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The Rising of the Shield Hero S1
enSeptember 15, 2021
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About this Episode
In this episode we step into the dark world of revenge fantasy, defense focused abilities, magical electric torture tattoos, and... bird girls? You guessed it! Ryan and Tommy are reviewing the heck out of The Rising of the Shield Hero.
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