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Description Britt: It's been awhile so I thought why the hell not? I'm supposed to be working on school stuff, but instead I'm not. Be ashamed of me people.
Anyway, there's a lot of Pokemon shipping's I dislike, but this meme can only hold 5. So here's the 5 I decided to choose:
Advanceshipping, Penguinshipping, Pokeshipping, Ikarishipping, and Amourshipping.

I have nothing against anyone who ships any of these, I just personally do not and I hope you can all respect that.
Here's the original meme: japanesegodzilla1954.deviantar…

I suppose I'll explain why I don't care for these particular ships now. *Ahem*

5. Ash x May (Advanceshipping): Now, don't get me wrong, I liked May. But me liking her or disliking her has nothing to do with my shipping preferences. I (personally) don't think Ash and May were that close. I remember Ash sharing a ribbon with her and in the Manaphy movie I remember him risking his life for her, but that was about all the "shipping hints" I could possibly remember for these 2. And for that second thing, Ash would've risked his life for any one of his friends, so I think that hardly counts. Even without taking into account that I ship May with Drew and think they actually liked EACH OTHER, I just feel like Ash was more like a teacher/mentor to May, and that's about as far as their relationship went for me. Ash didn't even attend all of May's contests (at least, he didn't sit through them all. He'd catch them in the middle or something since he was off training for a gym battle instead.) I dunno. I just don't see this one that much.

4. Dawn x Kenny (Penguinshipping): I honestly thought this was just another one of those childhood crushes tropes, and I wasn't too big a fan of it. People will say that Dawn has shown she likes Kenny the same way he likes her, but I (personally) remember her friend-zoning him ultra hard. He seemed to always be trying to impress her, and she seemed to shrug off his advances. I remember when Kenny said that he'd battle Ash, and if he won the battle he'd want Dawn to travel with him from then on. First off, I don't think he should get to decide who she travels with, but that's beside the point. I don't remember who won the battle (Ash or Kenny) but either way, Dawn chose to stay with Ash. I dunno, I just consider this another one-sided crush and some people think she owes Kenny or something so she SHOULD like him back. But that's just me.

3. Ash x Misty (Pokeshipping): I've talked about this pairing before, but I think I'll explain why I dislike it once more. Again, my feelings towards one of the people involved in the ship has nothing to do with anything, since even though I dislike Misty, I still ship her with some one. No, the reason I dislike this pairing is because it's borderline abuse and these 2 hardly EVER got along. Sure, you could say they acted like an old married couple, but their constant bickering and Misty's constant hitting and smack talking Ash didn't scream "WE'RE IN LOVE" to me in the slightest. But I explain why I dislike this pairing a bit more here: cbcanime.deviantart.com/art/To…

2. Dawn x Paul (Ikarishipping): I will never for the life of me understand this pairing. I just...I can't even comprehend it! My mind goes blank whenever trying to figure out why on earth anyone would ship Dawn with Paul. Dawn is a sweetheart. She's kind, but she has a temper, and wouldn't put up with anyone's snarky attitude. Paul is an asshole who can't even bother to remember Dawn's name, and she was actually willing to beat him up because of that! Sure, opposites can attract sometimes, but this? I just...can't see it. They're TOO different. They gotta have at least ONE thing in common. I see nothing but hatred between these 2. If they ended up together, the relationship would probably be more abusive than Pokeshipping! I just cannot get behind this pairing. It's impossible for me.

1. And my #1 least favorite Pokemon shipping iiiiiissss:
Ash x Serena (Amourshipping): I've talked about this pairing before, too. So I'll try to be brief. I'll just never understand the people who say this ship is canon on both ends and that Ash has returned Serena's feelings, when he (in fact) has not. Considering both Ash AND Serena are 10 years old, her crush on him should be something she'll eventually get over and move on from, since she's at an age where she THINKS she's in love, but she (in fact) is not. But of course, she's held onto these feelings for about 5 years and that is. not. HEALTHY. She's still a CHILD. And for her to be this obsessed with a boy who only bandaged up her knee and then never saw her again till about 5 years later, has me worried for her. Plus, I dunno where people get the notion that Ash treats her differently than his other friends, when he doesn't. If you mean different as in they hardly ever interact because Serena's too scared to talk to him and he's oblivious to her feelings the majority of the time, then yeah. Toooootally different. I just find this to be another cliche, one-sided crush. But again, I explain why I dislike this pairing more here: cbcanime.deviantart.com/art/To…
I don't want anyone to think that just because I ship Ash with Dawn, that that means I think that's the ONLY ship that even matters at all and that they're perfect for each other and only belong with each other or some other crap like that. No. I actually (on a few occasions) ship Ash with Lillie, and sometimes with Iris or Lana just for the fun of it. And I ship Dawn with Lucas sometimes and (if she were older) I ship her with Riley as well. Yes, Pearlshipping IS indeed my favorite ship, but I'm not one of those people that think you HAVE to agree with Pearlshipping or that Ash and Dawn should ONLY be with each other and that anyone who ships these 2 with anyone else deserves to be name called or threatened. That's NOT how I am. So please, DO NOT do that to me.




The next Pokemon related thing I do will be my thoughts on the Brock/Misty cameo in Sun/Moon when I finally get around to watching those episodes. After that, imma really gonna stop with the Pokemon. Unless something juicy happens.
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Comments: 99

fattglosh60 In reply to ??? [2017-12-30 09:10:17 +0000 UTC]

Serena is one of the few companions of Ash that does not have their own one-shot special episode which is saddening because she's a character that really NEEDS one. 

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AznKei In reply to fattglosh60 [2018-01-01 21:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, tbh I don't mind if the fanbase is divided about her, as I can understand that she doesn't appeal to everyone. But I don't get why the producers decided to break the tradition, like suddenly they're not treating every Pokegirls equally.

Anyways, I stopped believing the producers anymore ever since that issue. 

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JGM16 In reply to ??? [2017-11-08 00:56:42 +0000 UTC]

They might do it after Sun and Moon ends (The special episode)

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PoisonNet In reply to ??? [2017-10-01 06:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Im have mixed-opinions on her.
 
She has good development trought the series, but i REALLY dislike her crush on Ash, her slow development in the series, her personality can be bland sometimes and her fanbase is soooo DAMN ANNOYING...... but if she gets a special-episode i would see it, i want her to forget about Ash and she can't stop of take forever to do something like catch her pokemon.

my issues with her are a lot, but a don't hate her, i just think she is overrated, but i can say that she is not i even a bad character.

i want to see your fangame and see the scenario of her meeting the previous pokegirls

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AznKei In reply to PoisonNet [2017-10-01 11:36:21 +0000 UTC]

My fangame is a 2D bullet hell game. It's more gameplay focused than story driven, because I wanted to mess more with the game making engine. Anyways, here's the link: www.mediafire.com/file/qkha799…

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SapphireZX [2017-09-28 14:37:35 +0000 UTC]

AdvanceShipping was fine, and I'm neutral towards AmourShipping.... but the rest, I couldn't agree more

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LeoFan85 In reply to ??? [2017-09-28 04:33:49 +0000 UTC]

Agreed with #3 - #1.  I also ship Misty with someone else (Rudy) and I'm pretty much OC x Canon trash for Serena.  Both Advanceshipping and Penguinshipping are my OTPs, so we're not going to agree on those.

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CBCAnime In reply to LeoFan85 [2017-09-28 13:36:46 +0000 UTC]

That's fine lol
Glad we agree on some of em at least

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LeoFan85 In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-29 04:19:31 +0000 UTC]

Okay.^_^

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ForeverEvanescent In reply to ??? [2017-09-28 02:04:52 +0000 UTC]

God, I have not watched Pokémon in a long time, but I never really thought of shipping Ash with anyone. 

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CBCAnime In reply to ForeverEvanescent [2017-09-28 02:40:35 +0000 UTC]

Eeeeeh, it can be fun sometimes to ship him with someone. Though there are people who take it too seriously 

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ameth18 [2017-09-28 01:25:18 +0000 UTC]

I agree with Ash x Serena. I ship Ash x Misy and Clemont x Serena, but I respect you're opinion.

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CBCAnime In reply to ameth18 [2017-09-28 02:36:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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ameth18 In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-28 02:46:05 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Serene-Rainfall In reply to ??? [2017-09-28 01:00:13 +0000 UTC]

Don't get me started on the rabid Poke and AmourShippers, but watch out for AdvanceShippers who'll claim Drew is an asshole. IkariShipping I avoid, but I've got no issues with your stance on PenguinShipping. Heck, I think Dawn wrote that letter just to tell him that they're still cool.

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CBCAnime In reply to Serene-Rainfall [2017-09-28 02:42:12 +0000 UTC]

I think I've seen some Advanceshippers that think that about Drew. I have no idea why, though. I feel like they might just be trying to bring Ash up and bring Drew down for their ship.
I agree on the letter Dawn sent to Kenny, though lol

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Serene-Rainfall In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-28 02:43:37 +0000 UTC]

Well, a few of them also pair Drew with Serena so that she's out of the way, so...

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CBCAnime In reply to Serene-Rainfall [2017-09-28 02:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.....I've seen those

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AznKei In reply to ??? [2017-09-28 00:50:05 +0000 UTC]

Among all the Pokemon region arcs, the only one that I managed to watch it fully is Kalos. So yeah, I might be biased towards Serena.

Anyways, I like her, especially when she's determined like the Eevee debut and the Skidoo racing episodes. Too bad I haven't seen much of her determined attitude during the whole Kalos arcs. I don't care about amourshipping or any Ash shippings because I'm tired to see Ash's antics, I care more about his companions developments, getting spotlights and be able to deal tense situations by themselves, especially that we only see them fully before they're gone once Ash goes to a new region.

I was looking forward to her post-Kalos special episode because I wanted to see her interact with the previous Pokegirls, regardless if she's stronger or weaker than them, it didn't happen. Eventually, I made a fangame about Serena fighting against her rivals in Hoenn and I'm happy of the results that I don't care what the anime producers wanted to do with her anymore. 

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-08 01:20:57 +0000 UTC]

I had to force myself to watch Kalos XD The only reason I did was to see why everyone kept calling it the best series ever, and I never found that reason. But, yeah I would like to see someone other than Ash get the spotlight. Ash is a good character, but he has LONG since over stayed his welcome. Whether it be an all new character or a former travel companions, I'd like SOMETHING new. Pokémon Chronicles looked like an attempt, but about half of it was focused on Richie. While I do like Sun and Moon, it is probably going to be the last Pokémon series I watch as it looks like it's going to continue the same never ending journey with Ash. I'll just stick with the games and Pokémon Adventure.

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AznKei In reply to JGM16 [2017-11-08 06:10:46 +0000 UTC]

XY(Z) wasn't so well received in Japan compared to SM, even though the latter is still ongoing. There's also a cultural difference between Pokemon fans worldwide. Some Western fans would most likely like XY(Z) more because they're seeing Ash as a badass character and there's alot of battles as well, which is not surprising since they're exposed to stuffs like WWE, UFC, or any other martial arts shows. They despise SM because the artstyle is too silly to be taken seriously, and they're not exposed with the slice-of-life stuffs that existed from other comedy anime.

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-08 16:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I am well aware of what they say, but I don't see it. Ash came off as kind of boring with more of an illusion of character development than actual development. (Let's be honest, he rarely retains what he learns from region to region anymore) Honestly, I think he was at his best in Sinnoh. I also did not care at all for the showcase, I'm sorry, it was just so boring. In Sun and Moon, I get some amusing characters and some actually funny jokes that at least makes me laugh.

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AznKei In reply to JGM16 [2017-11-08 17:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Tbh, the female idol stuffs which the showcases are based off didn't really bother me. I'm also a "Pump It Up" arcade dance fan and I'm exposed to these occasionally.

But I do agree, there's issues about the showcases, like they rushed most of the time, we couldn't see much of Serena's rivals routines, Serena's routines lacked variety and the outcomes were very scripted. Add to the fact, that the producers only allowed all the cool and action stuffs for Ash, the whole thing feeled restricted.

I didn't have much issues with the interactions and the comedy aspects from SM. I wished to see those stuffs from XY(Z) as well. I wanted to care about the Kalos companions as well, but the producers just don't delivered enough.

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-08 18:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Exactly. I want to like them as well, but there wasn't much to them They weren't bad but they were pretty much just there, although I hate Serena now, but that's out of spite due to her fanbase. Serena's rivals weren't interesting, and most of the time, nether was Serena and as a result, I just can't care for her showcase. At least in contests, there were some cool characters like Harley and Nando.

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AznKei In reply to JGM16 [2017-11-08 19:19:34 +0000 UTC]

I know. Still, I got involved with Serena related stuffs, because I made a fangame about her and I thought I could share it to the Pokemon anime community regardless if they like or hate her, you know giving a positive vibe to everyone.

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-08 20:45:51 +0000 UTC]

I see

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AznKei In reply to JGM16 [2017-11-08 21:38:42 +0000 UTC]

It was made at the time I was disappointed that the producers didn't make her post-Kalos special episode. I stopped believing and wanted to defy them that I could make some interesting things to her if the show status quo didn't get in the way. Whether they wanted to do something to her in SM isn't my concern anymore.

The game could extended in a way that I can put more Pokegirls to play as, more allies, more rivals, more Pokemons, but it depends of the reception. Otherwise, the current version could already match other 2d bullet-hell/shoot-em up games in terms of contents.

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-08 21:51:41 +0000 UTC]

She might get one after Sun and Moon. I do hope she doesn't appear in Sun and Moon as there is literally no purpose for her other than her pointless one-sided romance. Honestly though I don't care. Even before I started to hate her out of spite, I never really saw her as all that interesting. In fact, I saw her as pretty boring. Could they have made her more interesting? Maybe, but whatever.

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AznKei In reply to JGM16 [2017-11-09 00:08:53 +0000 UTC]

Since she's fascinated about Diantha and Aria because they're both strong girls/womens, there's no doubt she would have a reaction with the other Pokegirls.

Also, there's an OC in my fangame. She's apart to every Pokegirl/rival since she's from another world and can fight with superpowers without Pokemon aid.

So yeah, I went a little bit crazy on it, but it's fun.

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-09 01:31:24 +0000 UTC]

That sounds like one of those bad fanfictions. No offense but super powered humans in Pokémon are usually a turn off point to me

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AznKei In reply to JGM16 [2017-11-09 01:38:48 +0000 UTC]

Alright, it's cool. But I cared more about the gameplay than the plot/logic, and you have more control of the outcomes, that's the strength of a fangame. Besides, I'm a Let's Player from a GTA San Andreas mod community called DYOM (Design Your Own Mission), so we take pride of our creativity, we're more supportive to feedbacks, no matter how ridiculous they can be, as seen from this channel: www.youtube.com/user/AznKei1/a… . Tbh, I don't expect anyone from the Pokemon anime community to understand us.

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JGM16 In reply to AznKei [2017-11-09 01:52:02 +0000 UTC]

I see

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CBCAnime In reply to AznKei [2017-09-28 02:42:31 +0000 UTC]

I think the Sinnoh saga was pretty good. My favorite one actually

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AznKei In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-28 03:39:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I heard alot of things about Dawn and May although I didn't watch much of DP and AG. How they got alot of screentimes and how the producers showed us alot of their battling skills. Why they're not doing to Serena as well?

Heck, they're pushing Ash spotlights too hard yet they made him fail at the Kalos league. So why don't they balance the cast a little bit more instead of forcing Serena into the ship teases so that she can be "revelant" after her showcases is over?

To me, despite battling isn't Serena main interest, they made fun of her battle records and the "Team Flare Grunts minor Pokemon didn't flinch from Serena's Pokemon combined attacks" was an insult to her development.

Anyways, I just wanted to say I don't have an issue on who she likes and what are her interests. I'm more annoyed about the writers on what they wanted to do with her.

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Tuvieja1100 [2017-09-27 21:57:18 +0000 UTC]

This barely has anything to do with the post, but can we talk about that HD 4K 3D Ultra quality of the pics you used?
jk

As for the ships here, I can't talk to much about them since i'm not too much of a shipper. That being said, yeah... Not a big fan of this ones, with maybe AdvanceShipping being the only one I like sometimes. And as for the 
"probability" of these ships (as in, the chances they had about actually happening) they weren't high or anything..... But considering people ship characters that haven't even interacted once, it doesn't really matter.

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CBCAnime In reply to Tuvieja1100 [2017-09-27 22:09:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that's true. People do often ship characters that haven't even met each other too, so...
That's how some folks are lol

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CBCAnime In reply to Tuvieja1100 [2017-09-27 22:01:36 +0000 UTC]

Lol

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EvilAntauri [2017-09-27 21:54:09 +0000 UTC]

I am an Advancedshipper myself, though I can see Ash with most of his female companions in some way (notwithstanding that they are all 10 canon-wise).
my biggest problem with Armourshipping is really that they made it canon.

I just can't really get behind Armourshipping because of that. Not because I dislike Serena, although her crush is her worst trait in my opinion. I dislike it precisely because it's "canon" (this " " because honestly, other than Ash's stunned reaction after the off-screen kiss I remember nothing coming from his side).
Anyway, making any sort of love story involving Ash "real" really ruined a part of XY and Pokemon for me.

They dig themselves out of the hole that was Black an White and jump straight into a new one called "pointless executive decisions". Because while yes, fans love to speculate shippings, that was what made it great. The speculation, that there was no real proof - because that was not what Pokemon was about.

Pokemon is a kids show about a group of friends travelling the world with cute and incredible creatures. It was never about romance. And that the creators put so much time and effort into an idea that would obviously end at the end of the region, an idea of a plot-type that just isn't Pokemon (romance) is mind-boggling.

You wanna know when Ash is gonna settle down with a girlfriend? When he ages past 10, wins a league and is relegated to recurring/mentor character - not main character. That's what the show is about, Ash's journey, not his love-life.

I used to like finding other ships and discussing (not arguing, DISUSSING) why mine or their ship would work better, but now that Armourshipping is out and I get into an argument (yes, here it divolves into arguments) it always ends with the "it's canon" bomb and they won't hear anything else.
Newsflash, it's not canon. Ash gave no reaction aside of surprise and in Sun and Moon he's already forgotten serena anyway, just like his other travelling companions.

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CBCAnime In reply to EvilAntauri [2017-09-27 22:04:30 +0000 UTC]

Yes, you're right. I completely agree (except with the Advanceshipping part lol)
But what you said about Amourshipping is pretty spot on.

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EvilAntauri In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-28 09:14:12 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear it.

And honestly, I really don't mind people having different main shippings - it's what leads to itneresting discussions, new realisations and some pretty amazing fan-art.
It's the people who are to extreme and antagonistic about it that take the fun out of it.

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CBCAnime In reply to EvilAntauri [2017-09-28 13:35:52 +0000 UTC]

Yup. That's sadly true

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Lady-Anzu In reply to ??? [2017-09-27 21:10:30 +0000 UTC]

I honestly prefer Dawn and Kenny,Ash and May and Ash and Misty as friends but boy do I despise Ikarishipping and Amourshipping. ><

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CBCAnime In reply to Lady-Anzu [2017-09-27 21:19:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah. That's fine lol
But Ikarishipping and Amourshipping are HUUUUGE no no's for me    

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Lady-Anzu In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-27 21:23:11 +0000 UTC]

Those are my Pokemon NOTPs,next to **shudders* Gladion x Guzma and Gladion x Lusamine.

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CBCAnime In reply to Lady-Anzu [2017-09-27 21:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh. Ewww   

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Lady-Anzu In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-27 21:38:47 +0000 UTC]

Just why?

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CBCAnime In reply to Lady-Anzu [2017-09-27 22:00:57 +0000 UTC]

I have no idea. That's just wrong...

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Lady-Anzu In reply to CBCAnime [2017-09-27 22:01:11 +0000 UTC]

Indeed..

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