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Edens Zero #5
EDENS ZERO 5
THE HEART OF A HERMIT In order to restore the heart of the Shining Star Hermit, Shiki and his friends have visited the virtual planet of Digitalis. The once thriving digital landscape is now at the mercy of the mass murderer Jamilov, and death in this fictional space leads to death in the real world. To make matters worse, there may be a spy among our heroes’ ranks. Can Shiki and his crew defeat Jamilov and get Hermit safely back to the EDENS ZERO?
200 pages, Paperback
First published June 17, 2019
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About the author
Hiro Mashima
1,494 books1,943 followersHiro Mashima (Jap: 真島ヒロ) is a Japanese manga artist.
He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.
Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.
Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
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December 12, 2024
Our heroes are currently dealing with mass killer Jamilov, who can kill avatars and their owners from the real world while there are others who will defend or kill. Meanwhile the group have found the fourth Shining Star named Hermit who is an android. At first, she has a cold demeanor to them given her harsh past but soon will become an important part for their victory. A (100%/Outstanding)
September 16, 2021
What a stunning volume! The Edens Zero crew do not disappoint. Shiki, Rebecca, Weisz, Homura, Happy and Pino are honestly everything. In volume 5, we are in Digitalis and from the last novel, continuing the adventure unfolding there. Absolutely stunning series! Stunning characters! I have come to love Hermit, she is just a beautiful character with a design reminiscent of Wendy from Fairy Tail, and love her just the same. Overall, 5 stars for Volume 5 of Edens Zero.
November 26, 2020
hanno annunciato che questo manga diventerà sia un anime (aprile 2021) che un videogioco e, sinceramente, non vedo l’ora!
la storia è carina, in questo volume si ‘scopre’ la backstory del mio personaggio preferito -per il momento;)- e non vedo l’ora di leggere i prossimi volumi.
lo stile di disegno è migliorato un sacco, le tavole sono piene, le scene di combattimento sono molto dinamiche.
per il momento lo consiglio (all’inizio non avevo alcuna aspettativa, lo avevo perché avevo notato che i personaggi di ez sono uguali a quelli di ft -uno dei tanti es. erza (ft) ed elsie (ez), sfido a trovare le differenze-).
la storia è carina, in questo volume si ‘scopre’ la backstory del mio personaggio preferito -per il momento;)- e non vedo l’ora di leggere i prossimi volumi.
lo stile di disegno è migliorato un sacco, le tavole sono piene, le scene di combattimento sono molto dinamiche.
per il momento lo consiglio (all’inizio non avevo alcuna aspettativa, lo avevo perché avevo notato che i personaggi di ez sono uguali a quelli di ft -uno dei tanti es. erza (ft) ed elsie (ez), sfido a trovare le differenze-).
December 30, 2021
Uff, this one really tugged at my heartstrings. That Hermit backstory...💔😭
September 19, 2019
War jez wieder kein schlechter Band, aber auch nix wirklich neues. Einfach gute Unterhaltung für zwischendurch.
August 12, 2021
"nggak semua manusia jahat.. tapi tetap tidak bisa mempercayai manusia.. kalau begitu percayalah pada dirimu sendiri"
Kali ini Shiki dkk mendapatkan banyak rintangan. mulai dari musuh baru, perang besar, penghianatan seorang teman, bahkan masa lalu Hermit yang ternyata sangat menyedihkan. 🥺
Kali ini Shiki dkk mendapatkan banyak rintangan. mulai dari musuh baru, perang besar, penghianatan seorang teman, bahkan masa lalu Hermit yang ternyata sangat menyedihkan. 🥺
December 22, 2021
Encore une fois c’est un tome qui m’a convaincue. Cette série à un gros gros potentiel je trouve. On est déjà au cinquième opus et il y en a pour l’instant . Et je prends un plaisir monstrueux à chaque tome. J’aime vraiment beaucoup l’univers que le mangaka nous offre. J’aime également beaucoup les différents personnages que l’on côtoie. Bref vous l’aurez compris, ce manga me plait énormément.
On retrouve donc nos protagonistes au cœur du jeu virtuel à la recherche d’Harmit. On les a laissé au moment où ils tombaient sur le tueur Jamirov. On le retrouve donc en plein combat avec ce dernier. Ils finissent par retrouver Harmit mais contre toute attente elle refuse de les suivre… Elle déteste les humains et veut rester sur Digitalis. Mais en plus ce contretemps, ils doivent en plus faire face à la trahison d’un des leurs… Ce tome est encore une fois rempli de rebondissements et de révélations en tout genre.
J’ai adoré en savoir plus sur Harmit. Vers la fin du manga, on découvre pourquoi elle s’est réfugié sur Digitalis et pourquoi elle déteste les humains. Et le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est que je la comprends… Elle m’a vraiment fait beaucoup beaucoup de peine et m’a beaucoup touchée. J’espère qu’elel finira par changer d’avis et s’en remettre de l’épreuve qu’elle a subit.. Elle est tellement adorable en plus qu’elle mérite d’avoir de vrais amis.
Encore une fois, on a un tome qui est rempli d’action. Il y a des combats quasiment tout le temps et vraiment le rythme est vraiment intense à chaque tome. Et c’est quelque chose qui me plait énormément. On n’a vraiment pas le temps de s’ennuyer mais alors vraiment pas. Je trouve même que c’est assez rare d’avoir un manga avec un rythme si important. J’ai déjà hâte de lire le prochain tome!
On retrouve donc nos protagonistes au cœur du jeu virtuel à la recherche d’Harmit. On les a laissé au moment où ils tombaient sur le tueur Jamirov. On le retrouve donc en plein combat avec ce dernier. Ils finissent par retrouver Harmit mais contre toute attente elle refuse de les suivre… Elle déteste les humains et veut rester sur Digitalis. Mais en plus ce contretemps, ils doivent en plus faire face à la trahison d’un des leurs… Ce tome est encore une fois rempli de rebondissements et de révélations en tout genre.
J’ai adoré en savoir plus sur Harmit. Vers la fin du manga, on découvre pourquoi elle s’est réfugié sur Digitalis et pourquoi elle déteste les humains. Et le moins que l’on puisse dire c’est que je la comprends… Elle m’a vraiment fait beaucoup beaucoup de peine et m’a beaucoup touchée. J’espère qu’elel finira par changer d’avis et s’en remettre de l’épreuve qu’elle a subit.. Elle est tellement adorable en plus qu’elle mérite d’avoir de vrais amis.
Encore une fois, on a un tome qui est rempli d’action. Il y a des combats quasiment tout le temps et vraiment le rythme est vraiment intense à chaque tome. Et c’est quelque chose qui me plait énormément. On n’a vraiment pas le temps de s’ennuyer mais alors vraiment pas. Je trouve même que c’est assez rare d’avoir un manga avec un rythme si important. J’ai déjà hâte de lire le prochain tome!
January 4, 2020
Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail was the fourth manga I ever read. Although I was still sensitive towards fanservice at the time, and exclaimed “Mashima!” every time something stupid happened, I still loved its pacing and youthful energy to pieces. But in 2017, I- and many others- finished the series disappointed. The plot became so convoluted that it went beyond its own standards of suspended disbelief, and not even the fights were fun anymore. But none of that backlash would stop Mashima from creating a new series, Edens Zero (published in English by Kodansha Comics), not even a year after Fairy Tail‘s ending. Let’s see if it’s any good.
Shiki is an orphan boy who lives with robots in the abandoned theme park, Granbell. When a human girl named Rebecca appears, the robots try to execute her; he saves her and they escape into space. However, all of this was an act to get Shiki off the planet. This is the start of their epic quest to find Mother, who is basically a genderswap King of All Cosmos from Katamari.
A lot of people complained about Fairy Tail for making a drinking game out of the word “friendship”, and yeah… I’ll admit that it did get redundant. That redundancy still carries over to Edens Zero, now in the form of a meme where Shiki tries to touch everyone he sees like Patrick Star at a jellyfishing convention. I admit, it does get kind of annoying at times.
There’s also a lot of that Mashima “WTF is going on?”. Volume 1 ends with a brief, 20,000 year time skip, then volume 2 starts with a cute space girl telling the reader that time holds no meaning in Edens Zero. Then, our heroes end up on this planet that’s fifty years in the past, while the rest of space is still in the present. Plus, there’s all this intrigue surrounding the Demon King that raised Shiki, and what Mother’s role is in the story. In the afterword, Mashima’s stated that he’s improvising Edens Zero more than Rave, but not as much as Fairy Tail, which puts it right in the middle in terms of story planning. It’s impossible to truly tell what happens at this juncture. Even though it seems that they’re one MacGuffin away from being able to start the final arc (after five volumes), it IS still a battle shounen, and those always find a way to not end, even if it would’ve been within reason to.
Characters are always the bread of battle shounen (with art being the butter), and Edens Zero has some seriously whole grain bread. Shiki is your average, dumb shounen protagonist, but he has the power of gravity on his side. His ability doesn’t just affect mass; he can also change its direction, bringing himself away from opponents, or bringing those opponents closer to his fist.
Rebecca is pretty much Lucy from Fairy Tail, except she’s a space YouTuber- called a B-Cuber- and goes on this whole quest just for more subscribers. Happy makes a return from Fairy Tail, except this time he’s a robot that turns into guns. They also recruit a young professor named Wiesz, with his ability to modify any machinery in a flash, and Pino, a cute loli-robot that can use an EMP to stop machinery in its tracks. A cute Best Girl named Homura tags along; she’s super powerful, but has the hilarious quirk of speaking her thoughts out loud without meaning to. There are also some good antagonists, but most of them, so far, are throwaway villains, with the more interesting looking ones merely being teased (such as the new leader of one of Fairy Tail’s Dark Guilds that’s managed to survive into the space age).
Oh, and if you looked at any artwork for Edens Zero and thought you saw Best Girl Erza Scarlet, you’d be wrong. That’s the space pirate Elsie Crimson. She seems to be just as brawn-over-brain as the beloved Erza, but she hasn’t done much in the story at this time.
Mashima’s art is as good as ever. He’s always been great at drawing cartoony, expressive characters (especially cute girls), and the sci-fi setting lets him try some crazy new ideas. The action scenes are as flashy as always, even if there isn’t much emotional tension early on. But there is still a lot of that Mashima fanservice, and it’s amped up by the designated sexy, body-tight clothes of the future.
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Current Verdict: 8.7/10
Edens Zero is great so far. If this manga doesn’t get axed, and actually ends on a good note, it’ll likely surpass Fairy Tail in every way. I highly recommend it to any battle shounen and Mashima fans!
Shiki is an orphan boy who lives with robots in the abandoned theme park, Granbell. When a human girl named Rebecca appears, the robots try to execute her; he saves her and they escape into space. However, all of this was an act to get Shiki off the planet. This is the start of their epic quest to find Mother, who is basically a genderswap King of All Cosmos from Katamari.
A lot of people complained about Fairy Tail for making a drinking game out of the word “friendship”, and yeah… I’ll admit that it did get redundant. That redundancy still carries over to Edens Zero, now in the form of a meme where Shiki tries to touch everyone he sees like Patrick Star at a jellyfishing convention. I admit, it does get kind of annoying at times.
There’s also a lot of that Mashima “WTF is going on?”. Volume 1 ends with a brief, 20,000 year time skip, then volume 2 starts with a cute space girl telling the reader that time holds no meaning in Edens Zero. Then, our heroes end up on this planet that’s fifty years in the past, while the rest of space is still in the present. Plus, there’s all this intrigue surrounding the Demon King that raised Shiki, and what Mother’s role is in the story. In the afterword, Mashima’s stated that he’s improvising Edens Zero more than Rave, but not as much as Fairy Tail, which puts it right in the middle in terms of story planning. It’s impossible to truly tell what happens at this juncture. Even though it seems that they’re one MacGuffin away from being able to start the final arc (after five volumes), it IS still a battle shounen, and those always find a way to not end, even if it would’ve been within reason to.
Characters are always the bread of battle shounen (with art being the butter), and Edens Zero has some seriously whole grain bread. Shiki is your average, dumb shounen protagonist, but he has the power of gravity on his side. His ability doesn’t just affect mass; he can also change its direction, bringing himself away from opponents, or bringing those opponents closer to his fist.
Rebecca is pretty much Lucy from Fairy Tail, except she’s a space YouTuber- called a B-Cuber- and goes on this whole quest just for more subscribers. Happy makes a return from Fairy Tail, except this time he’s a robot that turns into guns. They also recruit a young professor named Wiesz, with his ability to modify any machinery in a flash, and Pino, a cute loli-robot that can use an EMP to stop machinery in its tracks. A cute Best Girl named Homura tags along; she’s super powerful, but has the hilarious quirk of speaking her thoughts out loud without meaning to. There are also some good antagonists, but most of them, so far, are throwaway villains, with the more interesting looking ones merely being teased (such as the new leader of one of Fairy Tail’s Dark Guilds that’s managed to survive into the space age).
Oh, and if you looked at any artwork for Edens Zero and thought you saw Best Girl Erza Scarlet, you’d be wrong. That’s the space pirate Elsie Crimson. She seems to be just as brawn-over-brain as the beloved Erza, but she hasn’t done much in the story at this time.
Mashima’s art is as good as ever. He’s always been great at drawing cartoony, expressive characters (especially cute girls), and the sci-fi setting lets him try some crazy new ideas. The action scenes are as flashy as always, even if there isn’t much emotional tension early on. But there is still a lot of that Mashima fanservice, and it’s amped up by the designated sexy, body-tight clothes of the future.
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Current Verdict: 8.7/10
Edens Zero is great so far. If this manga doesn’t get axed, and actually ends on a good note, it’ll likely surpass Fairy Tail in every way. I highly recommend it to any battle shounen and Mashima fans!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 10, 2020
Meinung
Shiki und seine Freunde suchen Hermit, die sich auf dem Planeten Digitalis aufhält. Doch leider möchte sie nicht mit der Gruppe gehen. Sie hat eine Abneigung gegenüber Menschen, denn diese waren in der Vergangenheit alles andere als nett zu ihr. Daher müssen sich die Freunde gegenüber Hermit erst beweisen. Als wenn diese Aufgabe nicht schon schwer genug ist, kommen auch noch neue Feinde hinzu, die sich ihnen in den Weg stellen.
Auch dieser Band hat mir wieder gefallen. Dennoch finde ich, dass sich Hermit viel zu schnell anders entschieden hat. Sie hat ihre Gründe vorgetragen, die auch mehr als nur verständlich sind. Ich hatte einfach das Gefühl, dass sie einen Schalter umgelegt hat. Sie hätte in meinen Augen ruhig skeptischer bleiben können und das auch gerne über ein paar Bände. Denn das würde ich irgendwie nachvollziehbarer finden und würde auch die Geschichte etwas spannender machen.
Das Thema Freundschaft und Zusammenhalt war in diesem Band wieder sehr schön herausgearbeitet und hat mir gut gefallen. Ich mag die Zusammenstellung der Charaktere total gerne, da sie alle so verschieden sind. Ich bin schon sehr gespannt wie die Geschichte weitergehen wird. Ich habe nur etwas Angst, dass es irgendwann zu viele Charaktere sein könnten und es dann unübersichtlich oder chaotisch werden könnte. Aber mal abwarten.
Ich wurde letztendlich aber wieder gut unterhalten und der Manga hat Spaß gemacht.
Shiki und seine Freunde suchen Hermit, die sich auf dem Planeten Digitalis aufhält. Doch leider möchte sie nicht mit der Gruppe gehen. Sie hat eine Abneigung gegenüber Menschen, denn diese waren in der Vergangenheit alles andere als nett zu ihr. Daher müssen sich die Freunde gegenüber Hermit erst beweisen. Als wenn diese Aufgabe nicht schon schwer genug ist, kommen auch noch neue Feinde hinzu, die sich ihnen in den Weg stellen.
Auch dieser Band hat mir wieder gefallen. Dennoch finde ich, dass sich Hermit viel zu schnell anders entschieden hat. Sie hat ihre Gründe vorgetragen, die auch mehr als nur verständlich sind. Ich hatte einfach das Gefühl, dass sie einen Schalter umgelegt hat. Sie hätte in meinen Augen ruhig skeptischer bleiben können und das auch gerne über ein paar Bände. Denn das würde ich irgendwie nachvollziehbarer finden und würde auch die Geschichte etwas spannender machen.
Das Thema Freundschaft und Zusammenhalt war in diesem Band wieder sehr schön herausgearbeitet und hat mir gut gefallen. Ich mag die Zusammenstellung der Charaktere total gerne, da sie alle so verschieden sind. Ich bin schon sehr gespannt wie die Geschichte weitergehen wird. Ich habe nur etwas Angst, dass es irgendwann zu viele Charaktere sein könnten und es dann unübersichtlich oder chaotisch werden könnte. Aber mal abwarten.
Ich wurde letztendlich aber wieder gut unterhalten und der Manga hat Spaß gemacht.
November 22, 2021
Terminé el quinto tomo de uno de los mangas que más he avanzado durante este año de relativamente pocas lecturas (estoy tratando de cambiar eso). Esta vez la historia continua exactamente desde donde quedó y toma desde ahí un rumbo que al principio me pareció algo anticlimático, pero que pronto tomó fuerza y consiguió mantenerme pegado desde la primera página hasta la última del tomo. La historia tiene muchas cosas pasando (algunas cosas que ni siquiera me esperaba y la verdad están bastante bien planteadas). Mashima consigue una historia bastante solida, con un buen desarrollo para el personaje de Hermit (aunque un poco descuidada para el resto del ejercito de personajes que conforman la tripulación de Edens Zero), además de dejar pequeñas pistas de lo que sigue dentro de la historia. Este arco me gustó bastante y sé que se vienen cosas bastante divertidas y al mismo tiempo fuertes dentro de la trama (el poder de construir una trama que se va poniendo cada vez más buena es algo que Mashima maneja). Ahora solo queda esperar y disfrutar de cada tomo, de las interacciones de los personajes como lo están haciendo hasta ahora.
October 20, 2020
Su Digitalis Shiki e compagni, prima di recuperare Hermit, devono affrontare un pericoloso nemico digitale ma non solo... Uno di loro li tradirà e anche Hermit non sembra disposta a collaborare con loro e tornare sulla Edens Zero. Shiki dovrà mettere in campo tutta la sua forza per vincere questa sfida. Un volume piacevole senza alcun dubbio e mi è piaciuto come il personaggio di Hermit e il suo passato siano ben sfruttati rivelarinsolo allultimo e in maniera spezzettata. Mi è piaciuta come anche la parte del tradimento che aggiunge nuovi elementi per il viaggio dei nostri personaggi che spero non si perdano per strada....
March 1, 2020
Healing troubled pasts with the power of friendship.
Facing off against Jamilov on the incredibly advanced virtual planet of Digitalis Shiki and his friends are on a mission to return with Hermit who has locked her heart in the virtual environment. We get to discover a sort of betrayal, insight into why Hermit is the way she is now, and some real life action in space as Jamilov returns for revenge after what happened on Digitalis. Plenty of action, feels, and some fan service await you as the crew continues their nearly impossible quest.
Facing off against Jamilov on the incredibly advanced virtual planet of Digitalis Shiki and his friends are on a mission to return with Hermit who has locked her heart in the virtual environment. We get to discover a sort of betrayal, insight into why Hermit is the way she is now, and some real life action in space as Jamilov returns for revenge after what happened on Digitalis. Plenty of action, feels, and some fan service await you as the crew continues their nearly impossible quest.
November 4, 2025
4.5/5 I really enjoyed volume 5 and this little mini arc in Digitalis. This whole volume is all about getting Hermit to rejoin the crew as one of the Four Shining Stars. We see how she was betrayed by humanity and why she doesn’t want to go back instead deciding to stay within the game world of Digitalis. There we meet a player named Jamilov who is killing players and NPCs alike. Just a fun volume I liked it.
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Shiki, Rebecca, Happy, Pino, Weisz, Hermit, and Jamilov all in their Digitalis garb on the cover of Volume 5.
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Shiki, Rebecca, Happy, Pino, Weisz, Hermit, and Jamilov all in their Digitalis garb on the cover of Volume 5.
August 15, 2023
3,5 ⭐
Le fan service me les brises...
Mais à part ça, c'est toujours aussi chouette.
Wise me termine, Homura à trop la classe et Shiki est toujours autant à l'ouest.
Hâte de voir ce qu'il se passera quand ils auront réunis les 4 étoiles.
Jvous avoue, ya des perso secondaires qu'il me tarde de retrouver 🙄
Le fan service me les brises...
Mais à part ça, c'est toujours aussi chouette.
Wise me termine, Homura à trop la classe et Shiki est toujours autant à l'ouest.
Hâte de voir ce qu'il se passera quand ils auront réunis les 4 étoiles.
Jvous avoue, ya des perso secondaires qu'il me tarde de retrouver 🙄
September 15, 2023
Vraiment dommage que cet arc narratif sur Digitalis soit rushé comme ça parce qu'il y avait grave du potentiel à en faire un arc plus épique. Mais bon des villains sont introduits, y a quelques petites révélations sympas. J'espère que la suite saura être moins précipitée. Intriguée par ce Drakkhen Joe, j'espère qu'il sera à la hauteur en tant que villain.
October 4, 2025
Ein komplett digitaler Planet der nochmal eine tolle Geschichte bereit hält. Der Band ist von der Stimmung her etwas düster, was aber dank der Rückblenden verständlich ist. Dabei lernen wir neue Charaktere kennen. Ein paar andere bekommen etwas Tiefe verpasst. Das Verhältnis zwischen Menschen und Maschinen wird etwas in den Fokus gerückt.
May 18, 2021
Shiki, Rebecca, and the others fight to protect Crysta from being taken over by Jamilov and his minions. Shiki beats Jamilov and they all return to Edens Zero. The hacker Spider hacks into Eden's Zero to try to destroy it with everyone on it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 8, 2021
Edens Zero continues to be this amazing adventure manga with fights and interesting characters. This is volume five; you should be hooked and know what the plot is by now. To clarify, it’s the end of the Digitalis arc.
December 18, 2019
Hiro Mashima, you succeeded. While reading I could not help but think, “Man, these villains are complete scum.”
January 20, 2020
The stench of being a manga geek is all over me after this one. Please no one tell coach.
April 4, 2020
hermit🥺🥺🥺
April 5, 2020
1.5 stars.
July 15, 2020
I've been really enjoying Hiro Mashima's new work as it comes out!
August 4, 2020
What a great arc, probably the best so far!
Hermits back story is so sad, like really sad it made me go all teary eyed!
I need more!
Hermits back story is so sad, like really sad it made me go all teary eyed!
I need more!
August 13, 2020
This is probably my favorite volume I've read of this thus far. I was hooked, saddened, disgusted, and rejoiced. That's a great volume right here!
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January 1, 2022
Una batalla se lleva a cabo y la tercera guardiana no cree en los humanos
February 28, 2022
A few very dark chapters in this book :(
May 12, 2022
Not what I was expecting? the whole arc was over and done in a single volume? Either that is incredibly short for a shonen arc or One Piece has broken me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 8, 2022
Poor Hermit, she just wants friends
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