title: Kaiba
2017
Anime Roundup: June 16, 2017 June 16, 2017
'In This Corner Of The World' gets its first U.S trailer; Discotek blesses us with the likes of 'Kaiba' and 'HELLS'; and start saving up for the new 'Gurren Lagann' box set
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