I’m a big fan of survival thrillers, especially when they’re set in brutal conditions that test everything will, strength, and character. Ice Road: Vengeance hits that mark with frozen precision. It’s more than just trucks on ice; it’s a tense, emotional, and downright chilling ride that throws you into a blizzard of betrayal and justice. Liam Neeson returns, not just with fists and grit, but with raw emotion that carries this film beyond just action. If you love stories that blend suspense with heart and make you hold your breath till the last frame, this one deserves a spot on your must-watch list.

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The Storyline

Set in the unforgiving wilderness of Canada’s frozen north, Ice Road: Vengeance picks up after the events of the first film. When a tragic accident involving his brother triggers a deeper investigation, Mike McCann (played by Liam Neeson) is forced back onto the deadly ice roads. But this time, he’s not just racing to save lives he’s hunting for answers.

As Mike follows a trail of lies and sabotage buried beneath layers of snow and corporate cover-ups, he uncovers a chilling plot that connects his brother’s death to a powerful mining company willing to do anything to protect their secrets.

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The Plot

The tension kicks off when Mike receives an anonymous tip suggesting his brother’s death was no accident. Unable to shake the feeling that something darker is at play, Mike teams up with a fearless female trucker, played by Yvette Monreal, who has her own reasons for seeking the truth. Together, they sign up for a dangerous delivery through one of the most treacherous routes in North America one that’s already claimed lives.

As the journey unfolds, sabotage, ambushes, and deadly terrain test their resolve. But it’s not just the ice they need to survive. Corrupt executives, hired mercenaries, and haunting memories turn every mile into a battle. With each turn of the wheel, Mike inches closer to exposing the truth and facing the men responsible.

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A Shocking Truth

What begins as a simple delivery mission transforms into a quest for justice. Mike learns that the mining company orchestrated a massive cover-up involving unsafe drilling practices and illegal dumping, which led to environmental disasters and loss of lives including his brother’s.

But what hits hardest is the emotional core: Mike blaming himself for leaving the job behind, thinking it would protect his family. The truth cuts deep. It’s not just about revenge. It’s about closure, and the weight of guilt that’s been driving him all along. Every blow he lands, every icy corner he risks it’s fueled by pain, love, and the need to make things right.

The Action, The Drama, The Thrill

If you thought the first Ice Road was intense, this sequel cranks everything up a notch. The action scenes are explosive yet grounded. A truck chase across cracking ice during a whiteout storm is as nerve-wracking as it gets. There's also a brutal close-quarter fight inside a collapsing snow tunnel that will leave your jaw on the floor.

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But the real star is the emotional tension. Neeson brings a quiet rage that simmers throughout. Every decision, every stare, is soaked in grief and resolve. Yvette Monreal adds fire to the ice, delivering a performance that’s fierce and vulnerable all at once. Their dynamic adds depth, and you never doubt the danger or the stakes.

Why You’ll Love This Movie

Ice Road: Vengeance isn’t just a cold-weather action film it’s a story of redemption and truth in the face of corporate evil. It's about the limits of human endurance, both physically and emotionally. If you appreciate films that combine adrenaline with emotional depth, you’ll connect with this one. The cinematography captures the bleak beauty of the north, while the sound design makes every ice crack feel like a threat.

The ending ties everything together with a mix of triumph and heartbreak. Mike finds what he’s looking for but at a cost that reminds us real justice is never clean. It’s a movie that stays with you, not just for the action, but for the message beneath the ice.

Rating: 8.8/10

It’s raw, chilling, and deeply human. Not just a movie. An experience carved in ice.

The final season of Squid games is here and get ready for some spoilers. Don't say i didn't warn you. So, after a lot of waiting, one of the biggest shows out there, the time finally came. Squid games is a Korean series on Netflix that, out of nowhere, managed to attract a lot of people.

The concept, in case you have no idea what i am talking about, is the following. In today's world, we have some people who are desperate for money, maybe because they were unlucky in life, maybe they were too greedy or made some wrong decisions.

There are some people are monitoring this situation and are looking for these people in order to participate in a series of game and in return, they will earn money. If there only 1 winner of just a few they will basically become millionaires.

The difficult thing, though, is that in these kinds of games, if you lose, you die, so out of the blue, the people are faced with a new reality where they will show their true colors.

So what happened in the last episodes of season 2 is in short that Seong Gi-hun became a player again while Hwang Jun-ho was out and was searching the remote island. As played he had to undergo again the same feelings and human greed and somehow during the middle of the games he did a small revolution, let's say, with some of the players.

This failed but instead of killing him like most of the people who revolted with him, they had him play again. He managed to reach close to the end but the small twist is that 3 people are left. Him, Lee Myung-gi and the child of Kim Jun-hee that the twisted mind of the frontman and the VIPs decided to enlist into the game.

Spoiler alert again, he manages to kill Lee but then instead of being greedy, he basically commits suicide in order for the baby to survive. At the same time the island is discovered but the frontman managed to destroy it with some bombs and save the VIPs as well.

In one of the last scenes, we get to see the Frontman giving the earnings of Seong Gi-hun or to be more precise the remaining money from his first victory to his daughter, informing her that her father had passed away. We also get to see the frontman in his car somewhere in USA, looking at an alley where another member of the Frontman's team, let's say playing a game with a desperate person.

The twist here is that the member is American, highlighting that the whole Squid games thing is universal, that there are other frontmen, that his games happen everywhere and that most likely we may see a Squid Games USA series.

Now to share my point of view as well, i enjoyed season 3, i enjoyed the games and sadness after certain deaths. I didn't like the VIPs or to better say it, their acting, but if you watch Korean shows most of the English-speaking persons are like that, i don't know why though. Also, i didn't expect the twist with the newborn but after that happened, i pretty much expected the ending so, having said that, i wasn't that excited as i was during the other seasons.

Btw i have mixed feelings of the new Squid games series that might come out. Even though there is a lot hated because people thing that it's like the La casa series and they may be correct, i believe that if it's done right it may be interesting. Ofc if we have like 3-4 different Squid game series i gonna end as quite boring i believe. Overall for me season 3 was like a 7/10 though.

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Hello, anime lovers! I am back again. So today's anime is Wolf Children; it's an exceptional movie that I have re-watched plenty of times. Today, I will be reviewing this heart-touching anime for you guys. It doesn't necessarily have a happy ending, but it's bittersweet.

If you have watched the trailer, then you can already guess by the name that this movie is about wolf children—children raised by their parents. That would be a lovely story to watch. Whenever I see the trailer, I feel like crying because I have finished watching this anime movie. The trailer is adorable; look how cute they are! They have a lot more than cuteness in the story. As the story unfolds, you will find some lessons within it.

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The story begins with a girl named Hana, who falls in love with a wolf man. They get married and have the best moments of their lives as they have a child together. It looks like a happy start, but unexpectedly, Hana's husband has an accident and passes away shortly after their second child, Ame, is born. Now, Hana is a single mother of two children: the older sister, Yuki, and the younger brother, Ame.

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It becomes tough for Hana to keep her children's identity safe because other human beings wouldn't let them live peacefully if they found out the children could transform into wolves. Hana decides to move out of the city so that they are not noticed. She tries her best to keep her children out of danger and tells them not to transform when there are humans nearby.

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Difficulties arise even though Hana tries her best because their father died, and she has no idea how to raise the children of a wolf. But she never gives up; she always tries to give her best. As the children are wolf children, they are sometimes wild and end up destroying their own home, which makes Hana frustrated, but she cannot do anything because they are her own children. The struggles of a single mother can be seen.

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This movie truly speaks to reality, presenting a totally different virtue of single motherhood. This is such a unique concept; moreover, the anime also shows us various types of emotions that are not easily captured by every mainstream movie nowadays. Well, from the bottom of my heart, this film tops it all. I really enjoyed watching this anime, and halfway through, I cried a lot. This anime will teach you life lessons. The way the characters are shown and the depth in their roles are absolutely excellent. Their uncanny details take the anime to another level.

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I feel that animes like this are very underrated. As an audience member, I would suggest that if you would like to have a perfect 2 hours of your next day, then you must watch it without any hesitation. This anime has shown how a mother sacrifices for the sake of their children. To be honest, I feel blessed to watch this brilliant piece of art.

Ratings: 10/10

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Cold War, which the American military-industrial complex sorely missed and so many influential Boomers in US and other Western governments wish to reignite, evokes nostalgia for the “good old days”. Unlike today, nuclear weapons at the time were in the hands of leaders deemed more mentally stable than today’s, reducing the risk of global apocalypse. This global conflict also provided far richer terrain for spy thriller and action film writers. On one hand, there was a relatively clear division between Good Guys and Bad Guys; on the other, there was a wide array of exotic locations where bizarre plots and eccentric protagonists could unfold. Even artsy, highbrow filmmakers like Luc Besson couldn’t resist this allure—his 1990 blockbuster La Femme Nikita, one of the last major films to capitalise on the Cold War’s legacy, epitomised this trend. Though this premise has been remade multiple times across film and TV in the decades since, today’s best candidate to revive it would be Atomic Blonde, David Leitch’s action film starring Charlize Theron.

The film is based on Coldest City, a 2012 graphic novel by Antony Johnston. It captivated Theron, who campaigned for years to adapt it and also produced the project. The plot is set in Berlin in the winter of 1989, just before the dramatic events that would lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the communist Eastern Bloc. The protagonist, Lorraine Broughton—a MI6 operative—is sent to West Berlin to investigate the murder of her colleague by KGB agents from East Berlin, while also attempting to recover a list of double agents held by Spyglass (Eddie Marsan), an East German intelligence officer planning to defect to the West. Her mission is complicated by David Percival (James McAvoy), an eccentric MI6 station chief in West Berlin whose loyalty is questionable, and by becoming the target of surveillance by Delphine Lasalle (Sophie Boutella), a young French intelligence agent whose motives are not purely professional.

Atomic Blonde primarily targets fans of 1980s action films—specifically those nostalgic for movies rated “R” by today’s Hollywood standards. This includes over-the-top stunts, explosions, gunfights drenched in blood, and scenes of nudity and sex, which, of course, must be lesbian. The filmmakers also aim to showcase musical taste, flooding the soundtrack with 1980s pop hits, including clever references like Tetris, which helps older audiences relive the “good old days”. The content is delivered exceptionally engagingly, especially in the film’s visceral fight scenes, where the quantity and intensity of violence are balanced with realism. A narrative structure centred on flashbacks further enhances this, with the most striking opening scene depicting the protagonist taking a bath in an ice-filled tub, revealing numerous bruises on her bare body.

While the film is gripping and deserves applause from genre enthusiasts, it will disappoint those expecting a plot resembling the complexity of John le Carré’s novels. Decades of global ideological conflict are reduced to cheap slogans spat out by a CIA official (played by the always reliable John Goodman), and the plot itself is overly simplistic—relying on a MacGuffin that might belong in a parody. Neither the character dynamics nor the plot twists will surprise audiences. The film’s only “deeper” resonance lies in geopolitical allegories: suggestions that the US-German alliance (hinted at by a protagonist named “Merkel”) represents the sole effective bulwark against the evil Russians, unlike the inept “Brexit”-sympathising Brits (embodied by the protagonist’s incompetent superiors). The KGB antagonist (played by Danish actor Roland Møller), who mocks Western culture and Eastern Germans alike, bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain real-life Russian counterpart. Still, all this pales compared to the film’s core nostalgia for an era many might consider distant history, whether fondly or not.

The film’s greatest flaw is its lack of ambition. While its homage to 1980s action aesthetics is sharp—especially in fight choreography and its Tarantino-esque visual flair—the script’s ideological laziness undermines its potential. Comparisons to Inglorious Basterds (with which it shares parts of its soundtrack) reveal how the film resembles what Tarantino’s work might have looked like if transplanted to the 1980s and stripped of its signature wit. For all its style, Atomic Blonde remains a hollow vessel for nostalgia, trading substance for spectacle. It’s a thrilling ride, but one that never transcends its genre roots—a reminder that even the Cold War’s faded glamour can’t compensate for weak storytelling.

RATING: 6/10 (++)

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Hello Movie Lovers 🎬🍿🎥❤️ It's has been long I really enjoyed an Epic Adventure movie to this extent, the Cinematic experience with Dune exceeded my Expectations, I totally love it. I will rate this movie the same Level with Lord of the Rings (Fellowship of the Rings). So I my Data was about to expire some days back, so I went on a downloading spree, I downloaded a lot of movies on my Phone, adventures, Sci-fi, Action, Thriller, and Horror. So I decided to Watch a movie with a blend of Adventure and Sci-fi. I started with Dune 1 movie, this is because I read some reviews online about it, some very positive reviews, so I was super interested. I am not gonna lie, I was stuck to my seat from the beginning to the end.

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The movie is an adaptation of Frank Herbert's iconic novel, Dune, and I'm still reeling from the experience.

This film is a thought-provoking and visually stunning exploration of politics, ecology, and human nature that left me eager for more.

The Plot : A Gripping Story

The story takes place in a distant future where humanity has colonized other planets across the galaxy. Paul Atreides our Star actor, played by Timothée Chalamet, is the son of Leto Atreides, the ruler of the planet Caladan.

When Paul's family is tasked by the Emperor to take over the control of Arrakis, a desert planet that is the only source of melange (Spice),Spice rare and valuable substance extends human life and enhances cognitive abilities,

However, this assignment is a trap set by the Emperor and the rival House Harkonnen to destroy House Atreides.

The native Fremen people of Arrakis become a crucial allies for Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica, as they navigate the treacherous landscape of Arrakis.

Breathtaking Visuals

Let's us talk about The film's visuals. Honestly every Scenery are breathtaking, with stunning cinematography that captures the harsh beauty of the desert planet.

The production design is equally impressive, with intricate sets and costumes that bring the world of Dune to life. I was blown away by the attention to detail and the immersive experience that Villeneuve created.

A Talented Cast The cast delivers strong performances, I firstly like the strong presence of the Reverend sisters: the part where she interrogated Paul was so intense, she is one of my favourite cast.

Also Timothée Chalamet (Paul Atreides) bringing a sense of vulnerability and determination to the Character of Paul. Oscar Isaac and Rebecca Ferguson shine as Paul's parents, while Josh Brolin and Stellan Skarsgård bring depth to the complex characters of Gurney Halleck and Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. I was impressed by the chemistry between the actors and the way they brought the characters to life.

We have the wrestler turned actor Dave Batista also playing the leader of the Soldiers of Harkonnen. We also Have our Very own Jason Marmon in the Movie too.

A very Thought-Provoking Themes

The film explores several themes that resonated with me, including: The consequences of imperialism: The exploitation of Arrakis and its native people by the ruling powers serves as a commentary on the dangers of colonialism and the importance of respecting indigenous cultures. Also it highlights the intricate balance of the ecosystem on Arrakis and the importance of preserving the natural world. And finally it Explores the complexity of human nature as Paul's journey is being influenced through exploration of the human condition, with all its complexities and contradictions.

My Rating: 8.5/10

I Totally recommend this movie If you're a fan of science fiction, epic storytelling, or Denis Villeneuve's work, Dune is a must-watch.

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Hello Movie Lovers, Feeling down, nothing is happening in life, sometimes you want to lose? So what to do? Watch a movie, quickly. What movie? Tourist Family. Where to get it? It is available on Jio Hostar.

Now after watching this movie, you will keep thinking about one thing over and over again - am I the worst in the world, or is there someone in a worse situation than me? But they are trying to survive, they are trying to live together, they are trying to start their life anew. So should I lose so easily? If I were in that person's place, what would I do? Many such things will keep revolving in you, and that for a long time.

Because this movie will stay somewhere inside you for a long time. You will not be able to forget this movie even if you want to. Tourist Family is such a movie. Watch this movie. Quickly, you will not even know when your mind will get better.

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Story Overview

Let me tell you the story this time. A very simple story is being shown here. There is a family in Sri Lanka. The situation there is very bad, they are not able to survive there. They are coming to India and want to start a new fight to survive in India. Better Future is here.

They are trying to find. Now there are two sons, a wife, a husband in that family. After they come here, suddenly a bomb blast occurs, and their name gets associated with the bomb blast, and they are called a terrorist family. Now how this family is converted from a terrorist family to a Tourist Family, this is the whole movie.

Positive Aspects

First here is the positive side—the screenplay writing. Look, I have been saying this many times in the video. I have been saying in many videos that a story can be simple. A story can be a very basic story, very basic thinking. But the job of a screenplay writer is to present the story in an interesting way to the people, so that people can enjoy the simple story. The writer of this has done just that. The way the screenplay has been written here, you like the simple story too. It can provide moments. This whole story can emotionally engage you. You will like to see this family. You will feel like I keep listening to the story of this family. What are they doing after this? Even after the movie ends, you want to know what happened to this family after this? This is how the movie captivates you. Even though its story is simple, it was a very simple story. But the way it has been written as a screenplay, the way it has been made engaging, is very good.

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Acting & Performance

Everyone's performance here, especially the lead hero here, his performance and his little boy, that one is not a boy, that one is not a child, that one is a ball of fire, right. Bangta boy is number one. That boy entertained me, outstanding. Moreover, everyone who acted here is very good. The acting of the little boy is the best. You will laugh, this little boy who pulled off comedy, well, well, big actors can't do it. Everyone's performance here is very good, and the emotion comes out because of the performance.

They are coming to a new place, mixing with new people, where their language is not the same, their rituals are not the same. They are coming from another place. How do they mix in one place? Are they able to mix till the end? These things that grab you emotionally, they are so beautiful. There is a man here, the lead hero, who will take the job of a driver in that man's house. You will see that man. How beautiful it will grab you emotionally. That, yes, there are many people like that, who may not speak sweetly to you, who are very raw, who tell you what is true in front of you. Those people may be bad in everyone's eyes, but those people do not wish anyone harm. That is the way they speak, I will say what is clear. Then you may feel bad and it is good, I will not be able to say bad things about you behind your back.

These things, this relationship between husband and wife, this relationship between two brothers, this eldest son of the family coming here and befriending a girl. These relationships can create moments. Something or the other is continuously providing you. And with that, the way the movie emotionally attaches you, your eyes are bound to water in several places. And your mind will become heavy. Sometimes, the outstanding screenplay writing, along with how the emotion and drama have been piled up, how beautifully they have shown it, is worth seeing.

Engaging Story Telling

With that, it is a drama film. There are not many edge-of-the-seat moments here. But the way the edge-of-the-seat moment is kept in this movie, and the way it works, the way the edge-of-the-seat moment is provided to you in the very last 15 minutes, you will say, brother, I was watching a drama movie, it was providing good moments for so long, it was emotionally attaching. How does this thriller portion enter in all this, in so much drama, in so much emotion, in so much love? And after that entry, how does that thriller portion work for people?

And another good thing in this movie, where it gives the social message, that—look, wherever you are, whatever language you speak, whatever kind of person you are, your identity is in your work. What you are doing, what you do, how you see people, how you respect people—you will get those back in life. If you give respect, you will get respect. If you treat everyone politely, look at everyone with a good eye, then people will also look at you with a good eye, respect you. The way that thing is shown here, in that—a person can easily lose if they want, but they don't want to lose easily. And what they have to do to survive in this battle of life, the way that message is presented, the way that struggle is presented, is outstanding.

The look and feel of this movie is also good. Rooted, very look and feel. It's not a very big budget movie, because the thing is best in one place. Still, it's nice to watch the thing. Whatever budget was needed, the budget has been provided here, and it's quite nice to watch. Every character has been established here. In a two-hour movie, you can slowly understand what each character is doing, what they are thinking, what they want to do—those things. You can understand what's going on in each of their heads. These people on the screen can do such and such things because they were established from the beginning.

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Character Development

So, every character has been held and kept here. Not many characters have been shown. There are, but still, those who have been kept have been established well. It's not like I opened up a lot of stories, and after opening them, I couldn't put anything together properly. There are many small things happening here. But they are being shown in small pieces. And you shouldn't have high expectations from them that, well, this is all I will see of this character. That is being told to me from the beginning.

That's the main thing. A big story, focusing on it. Each character is doing a little bit of work in supporting that story. That's why I really liked the character build-up. So, let's talk about writing, performance, look and feel - the emotion that works here, the drama also works. The way the character build-up has been done, everything is very good. Starting from the color tone to the BGM, everything fits perfectly with this entire movie.

Final Verdict

Those who are a little sad, those who are a little sad, watch this movie. I hope this Tourist Family can give you a little peace, can give you happiness. This was the review of the movie called Tourist Family. Who has seen it, please comment.

Those who have not seen it, I highly recommend it, go, go and check out the movie. Don't forget to tell me how you liked the review. See you in the next review. Until then, bye bye, take care and be safe.

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Hola amigos, buenas vibras para todos.

Hello friends, good vibes to all.

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As usual Hollywood appeals a lot to sequels, prequels and spin-offs for lack of originality to create new stories. There are films that are not at all necessary but there are others that could be saved from that judgment. I think The Accountant 2 is an example of those films that are fine to exist because the first part was very good and because there was a story that could continue to be told. The combination between Affleck and Bernthal is very good, as characters they obviously complement each other very well and as action actors as well, they both did a good job here.

We have Christian Wolff (Affleck) who is a person who is on the spectrum, he's someone special. He's an accountant but secretly he's a killing machine. After the events of the first part Wolff learns of the death of an acquaintance who expressly asked to look for him to solve a missing persons case. When this accountant realizes that this job will not be so simple he decides to call his brother Braxton (Bernthal), who is even more lethal than Christian, to help him on the road to find the missing family. The reality is that the criminals behind this seem to be members of a cartel along with organizations that deal with white slavery (women).

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The comparison is odious but it has to be made and if we see the two films personally I'm left with the first one. This does not mean that this sequel is bad, it is not, but for me this second installment was another action movie, and the novelty factor that in this case was the condition of Wolff goes to the background and the plot focuses on the development of the relationship between the brothers and is that they had many years apart so there are things to solve. Speaking expressly of that the way the two interact is very cool and even natural, there is an implicit comedy that makes you laugh with the dialogues and the treatment between them.

The second part of the plot is undoubtedly the action. I have to say that I expected a little more, not that it is nonexistent but it was very generic, I missed the hand to hand fight that happened in the first one. The only thing that looks interesting is the typical exchange of gunfire in a desert area between these two and a group of men. And it's like I said, the movie might get a little slower as a result of the deepening relationship between the brothers. The plot is basic and linear, it is true that there are a couple of interesting plot twists being one of them really unexpected while the second one was more expected. The plot I'm talking about opens up the film and helps us to understand many things about Wolff and the way he operates.

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Anyway, it's a good sequel but personally I came with higher expectations, I give it a 7.5/10. I leave the trailer below. It's over two hours long, that's another not so nice point, I think it's unnecessarily long. Anyway if you liked the first one, make the closure and watch this second one.

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Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!

Well my people, that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡Hugs to all of you, see you next time!

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Autor Kadokawa Corporation. Mangaka Apogeego. Género aventura, ciencia fantástica, drama, post-apocalíptico, recuentos de la vida. Estudio de animación EMT Mizushima.

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Author Kadokawa Corporation. Mangaka Apogeego. Genre adventure, science fantasy, drama, post-apocalyptic, retellings of life. Animation studio EMT Mizushima.

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