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It's easy to condense SANDA to its trace element of 'funny buff Santa', but I'd be remiss to not give props to the complexity of Fuyumura. A large part of this is due to Umeka Shōji's brilliant performance, shifting effortlessly between her frightening, enigmatic highs to her naïve, childish lows.
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
It's easy to condense SANDA to its trace element of 'funny buff Santa', but I'd be remiss to not give props to the complexity of Fuyumura. A large part of this is due to Umeka Shōji's brilliant performance, shifting effortlessly between her frightening, enigmatic highs to her naïve, childish lows.
I got to the "Tell him to eat shit, Johnny" moment of Steel Ball Run, but no-one told me right after it was a panel of Gyro and Johnny going absolutely ga-ga over some roast beef sandwiches.
It's the little things.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I got to the "Tell him to eat shit, Johnny" moment of Steel Ball Run, but no-one told me right after it was a panel of Gyro and Johnny going absolutely ga-ga over some roast beef sandwiches.