Mfw it's the UK edition. For context, the series' US edition sold out in literally under 30 seconds, and is somewhere between crazy expensive and impossible to acquire now.
Before you declare your top 2, reminder that Lazarus's finished version starts tomorrow (the American "simulcasters" somehow managed to screw it up and take unfinished versions of the episode)
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I agree with your sentiments here in thinking that this might actually have the ingredients to be something well worth watching. I've been meaning to start the novels, but alas I'm constantly sidetracked to other series...
You know, it sucks that I keep getting back to you so late. Anyways...you're right on the money here. I'm still not sold on Kazuki's casting in the anime, though...
I cackled at this one. Well done!