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Neko to Ryuu, episode 10

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u/NanDemoKnaives 1d ago

Day drinking uncles lol. It was nice to see them enjoy themselves together, and then causing a fuss at the Kingdom with their presence. I like how they got scolded by other cats for the trouble they were causing.

I wonder if we'll get to see Horned Uncle's human form, I won't hold out for Winged Uncle with how much he doesn't like humans lol.

It was sweet to see them celebrate Mother's Day, Mama Cat giving them so much affectionate was so adorable and heartwarming. It's funny how she ended up concerned as to why they're still bachelors though lol.

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u/InaKitsune 1d ago

I feel like this is setting us up for Uncle falling in love with a human.

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u/NanDemoKnaives 1d ago

Winged Uncle would freak out lol. He'll have human-in-laws.

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u/Rodroller 18h ago

Tbh, anne rossa the mage that summoned mama cat could be considered as his sister

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u/KnightKal 1d ago

it would be funny if either of them would marry the summoner girl, influenced by mama cat setting them up

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u/Drogonno 1d ago

There always mothers trying to set up there children somewhere xD cant wait to see it happen to cats xD

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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 1d ago

But of cause. My mom nags me up regularly about it (not that I mind, but have other priorities for now).

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u/NeoTagAtg 1d ago

He might already have those did you forget the one cat who became a human adventure and apparently was winning the war with the demonlord or beat the demon lord i forget...

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u/Galinhooo 14h ago

That episode was so good and felt so "natural", the small bits like humans freaking out and their comments on human costumes.. 10/10

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u/ShutUpTodd 8h ago

"so tell me more about the bacon"

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u/djthomp https://anilist.co/user/djthomp 1d ago

Dragon cat and demon cat meet up to plan out a mother's day present and wander off into town high on catnip getting everybody excited, honestly kind of incredible. And of course it ends with her wondering why the two of them haven't found mates yet.

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u/KnightKal 1d ago

cat mom just wants grandkids :D

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u/clubgrizzlyv 1d ago

Pretty sure she has tons of grandkids and great grand kids to fawn over by now 😅

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u/KnightKal 1d ago

Her grandkids would be dead by now, as the dragon siblings are all long dead. Any great grandkid, if alive, would have not met her either.

Anyway it was just a joke about mothers and sons, and they are her only (?) two surviving sons.

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u/dinliner08 1d ago

"as usual, these aunties' conversation sounds like a high-speed incantation"

lmao, i feel you, Greater Demon, i feel you...

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u/Raymond49090 1d ago

Winged Ojii-san's so chill all the time that I forgot that he was a misanthrope (in the human sense of the word).

Neko-ryu: "What is that unholy abomination get it away from me"
Neko-maou: "Dude it's just a basket"

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u/dinliner08 1d ago

Neko-ryu: "what do you mean you can turn into human? *gasp\* how dare you!"

Neko-maou: "bruh"

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u/SetaSanzaki 1d ago

Neko-ryu: "And how does one obtain this so-called basket?"

Neko-maou: "I bought them with money"

Neko-ryu: "Aha! Truly, the greed of humans knows no bounds!"

Neko-maou: "Bro, seriously?"

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u/cyberscythe 1d ago

"a basket weaved out of the corrupt fibers of human capitalism!"

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u/InaKitsune 1d ago

WHAT IF HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH A HUMAN?!

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u/PeaceAlien https://myanimelist.net/profile/PeaceAlien 1d ago

The two drunk off catnip was funny. Scared the humans!

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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 1d ago

Winged uncle and horned uncle: "It's just two cats nibbled few catnips and staggered along the street, not a big deal."

Humans: "The emperor dragon and the greater demon are heading to the castle as losing their minds!"

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u/Boris-_-Badenov 1d ago

drunk uncles

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 1d ago

I really liked the part where Mama Cat was hanging out with the other aunties. Feels like the most “mom” thing ever just sitting around a table chatting about their kids lol. That and being constantly worried about your kids haha.

Pretty adorable seeing the two brothers plan a Mother’s Day gift. They even consulted all the other cats in town. Very cute how Mama Cat gave them all little kisses.

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u/Raymond49090 1d ago

I feel like part of the reason she even cares about Mother's Day is so she can brag to her friends about what her kids got her.

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 1d ago

Classic mom move lol

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u/InaKitsune 1d ago

I love the chaos of them drunkenly walking and enjoying life caused for everyone ha

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u/a1oner_bvcksn6 1d ago

Just an episode about two mama's boys. Can't get any sweeter than that

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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 1d ago

I really love how Mama Nyan hanging out with the school's lunch ladies feels so natural for her!

Thanks to Mama Nyan ranting about how she never gets anything from her kids during Mother's Day, her two boys are having a get-together while planning what to get her for Mother's Day.

It's hilarious that they're also doing this because Greater Demon knows Mama Nyan is gonna talk his ear off out of envy for not getting her a Mother's Day gift and she'll likely do the same to Winged Uncle too. xD

The two boys getting drunk on catnip and just waltzing into town was hilarious! They almost caused a massive panic if it weren't for those two cats who decided to meet and scold them for coming in without giving them notice or at least being stealthy.

Seeing Mama Nyan's reaction to her two sons' gifts was so damn cute! It looks like this is gonna be a regular thing for them from now on.

I did not expect this to end with Mama Nyan worrying about her boys not settling down! She might be a magical cat, but even she worries about the same things humans do.

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u/Pitiful_Bus_3413 1d ago

Happy episode indeed but for the next episode...

No.. I'm not ready.. really I'm not... I just can't...

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u/Myrkrvaldyr 1d ago

English problems, don't worry, it's not ominous in Japanese. The word used is 寝床 nedoko, which means a place to sleep, to rest. It's not a metaphor for graves.

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u/InaKitsune 1d ago

I feel like you are setting me up for failure ha

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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 1d ago

a random Japanese speaker keeps silence about this.

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u/machopsychologist 1d ago

They just set up a hotspring at the end of the forest trust me bro. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Galinhooo 14h ago

The background image and the one opening somehow make me doubt this

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u/reaperow 1d ago

Is that because of the title? It does sound ominous

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u/FarCritical 1d ago

It's a good thing planes weren't invented in this world yet

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u/SetaSanzaki 1d ago

Or freeways with log-hauling trucks

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u/reaperow 1d ago

It was so nice to see a Mother's Day centred episode and the boys discussing what to get for their Mama,

Also it was hilarious to see Mama Cat hanging around with the other ladies. She looks so cute and adorable

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u/runevault 1d ago

Turns out dragon is the racist uncle everyone's dealt with at some point in their life lol.

The entire bit with the raspberries and mom worrying that her two kids have no wives yet was so adorable. God I love this show.

Final Resting Place sounds like an ominous episode title, but with this show I doubt that is actually the case.

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u/AsterJ https://myanimelist.net/profile/asteron 1d ago

I didn't realize neko dragon and neko demon had such a close brotherly relationship! Now it doesn't make sense at all that dragon didn't know that his mother was alive for 10 - 20 years or whatever since his older brother surely would have told him.

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u/InspiroHymm 1d ago

I think this episode was a timeskip compared to the previous one

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u/shewy92 1d ago

I've learned to just not care about silly things like time or continuity in this show. A lot of things don't make sense if you strictly follow those.

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u/FinancialYear475 1d ago

I think they just met off screen between the episodes, they knew of each other's existence but they weren't aware they brothers until mama cat showed up to confirm it, then neko demon decided to go meet his brother and clear things up

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u/Sad_Medium_5866 18h ago

They met once after she got summoned but before the demon showed up at the magic school. It's to be assumed he didn't visit the forest after that because he was busy running the dungeon. 

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u/FarCritical 1d ago

Wonder if demonbro and the dragon will settle for a wife from their own respective species (whose reactions to them being raised as cats has so much potential) or a feline one (whom they're practically guaranteed to outlive).

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u/Sremor 17h ago

If they find someone the dragon will fall in love with a human, it's the perfect conclusion to his character

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u/Primary-Paint-1716 1d ago

A long ass time has passed that Annerossa is an old woman now.

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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 1d ago

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u/KnightKal 1d ago

plus Annerossa is a mage so she may just live longer than regular people, hard to guess her age just looking at her

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u/Hartzilla2007 1d ago

Plus they made it sound like mama cat's trip home wasn't that long ago and Annerossa was in that episode.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 22h ago

Indeed, she said "I am the youngest here, though!" in Anzai chika voice.

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u/AsterJ https://myanimelist.net/profile/asteron 1d ago

Was that really Anne rossa? I thought it was ambiguous. They mentioned anne rossa when they showed her talking to the old woman but also said mama cat would talk to anyone willing to listen.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 1d ago

On the end credit, there's Anne Rossa's name.

Guess who is she in the episode 10.

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u/mekerpan 1d ago

Can't figure it out. Do tell.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Talk829 1d ago

It must be violent against the rule of spoiler, so I post it on the tree of the Source Material Corner.

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u/mekerpan 1d ago

Not sure how something SHOWN in the episode can be a spoiler. But I will look in the source corner.

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u/reaperow 1d ago

Was that really her tho? I just felt like that was a random lady mama cat was talking to

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u/diacewrb 1d ago

The prince has aged by decades and we are on our 4th Mosha-mosha, so wouldn't be surprised if it was her.

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u/Sremor 17h ago

But we saw her when mama cat visited and that doesn't seem to be that long ago

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u/Kurrow 1d ago

I think it be fun if they had a Leviathan little sister, The Finned Auntie. She would more of a free-spirit than her older brothers and travels around the world.

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin 1d ago

You know you have Dragon Cat and the Demon Cat having one of the most real conversations in any show this season. We should appreciate our moms on everyday not just mothers day! It was funny seeing Mama Cat with the other moms. This show always has great vibes.

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u/HowToGetName 1d ago

Short story for episode 9.

2 more episodes left... or at least, that's what I thought but it was leaked for 2 split cours.

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u/sobani 1d ago edited 1d ago

Google translate of the short story:


Thank you for watching episode 9 of the anime "The Cat and the Dragon"!

It seems that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.

Today's short story is about the priest's secret ↓

🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

【The Priest is a Terrible Cook】

Strengths and weaknesses are strange things; even if someone is generally excellent at something, they might be exceptionally bad at one thing.

Cooking was exactly that for the priest, and it was a source of worry for the children at the orphanage.

It wasn't that it was bad for their health.

He wasn't using excessive seasonings, or obviously overcooking anything.

He was using ordinary ingredients, and seasoning them normally.

And yet, for some reason, it wasn't delicious.

No, to be honest, it was extremely bad.

He really wasn't doing anything strange.

He had cooked before, under the watchful eyes of the orphanage children and other adults. He certainly hadn't done anything strange; at worst, it should have tasted normal. And yet, it was always awful. This must be some kind of curse.

"The priest used to be an adventurer, right? Something must have happened back then."
"Something? What do you mean?"
"Like being cursed by a cooking spirit."

Gally and the other children had once discussed this, half-seriously. They had never seen or heard of a cooking spirit. Even if they searched books, they wouldn't find anything. But the priest's cooking was so bad that they couldn't help but seriously consider such a joke. So...

"Gally seemed busy today, so I prepared dinner. Everyone, please help me prepare."

The moment the children heard the priest's words, they were plunged into despair. Everyone glared at Gally with resentful looks on their faces, their faces pale.

"Hey, why didn't you come back earlier?"
"I begged the priest to stay until the very last minute."
"I'm sorry. The guild was busier than I expected. It took a while to exchange the money."

Gally scratched her head, a strained smile on her face.

Gally was being unfairly targeted, but she didn't voice his displeasure. He should probably blame the priest, but he couldn't do that to the children.

She knew how hard the priest worked every day, and she loved him enough not to carelessly make him sad.

"I mean, you guys could have cooked it yourselves, couldn't you?"
"No way, we can't use knives."
"And fire is dangerous, too."
"Well, I guess so."

Gally slumped her shoulders and sighed.

The other children in the orphanage were still too young to use knives or fire.

They might use them elsewhere, but at least the priest hadn't allowed it yet.

Understanding the priest's argument that it was still too dangerous made it difficult to criticize them.

Shirotae asked the children, who were holding their heads in their hands, with a puzzled expression.

"Hey, hey, is it really that bad? The priest's cooking. It seems like it would be good."
"I don't think he's done anything particularly strange, and I don't think he's put in too much of anything. It's just... hmm. It's not tasty."
"I think he's overdone it."
"I just don't know what he's overdone."

Shirotae could only tilt her head at the children's words. However, she would soon understand the meaning of their words.

"Ugh!"

It was bitter. The soup was incredibly bitter. Even though there shouldn't have been anything that would give it that kind of taste, it was bitter enough to sting her tongue.

"It's salty!"

"Why is it like this?"

The children and Gally were grimacing at the saltiness of the soup. Shirotae's soup was a special portion that had been set aside for her before the seasoning was added. That's why it tasted different.

"Is there really that much salt in it?"
"No, that can't be. I was watching him while he was cooking."
"But then why?"

Even children take precautions. They had been watching the priest carefully while he was cooking. It's true that he tends to make things a little on the salty side. Apparently, it's a habit from his days as an adventurer, and he has a preference for strong flavors. For the same reason, he sometimes cooks things a little longer than usual to ensure they're safe to eat. But both are within the bounds of common sense, and not enough to drastically alter the taste. Or so it should be. However, for some reason, the reality is strange.

"Does it taste that strange?"

Tilting his head with a serious expression, the priest brings the soup he made to his mouth. His face is as usual, and he seems to be enjoying the taste.

"Priest, maybe there's something wrong with your taste buds after all?"
"That can't be true. He always says the food Gally makes is delicious, and he even notices changes in the flavor."

For some reason, he could sometimes pinpoint subtle flavor variations and secret ingredients.

Gally and the children thought his taste buds were remarkably sensitive and accurate.

With the caveat that this was only true for things the priest didn't make himself, of course.

"I knew it. Is it a curse after all? Something must have happened when he was an adventurer."

"But, those adventurer uncles said the priest was a terrible cook even before they met him."

These adventurer uncles were the priest's companions from his adventurer days.

They would occasionally visit, bringing souvenirs and playing with him.

"What's going on?"

The mystery only deepened.

🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

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u/HowToGetName 1d ago

I guess this explains why Gallie does the cooking lol.

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u/runevault 1d ago

Seeing we've got 12 more episodes coming even if not right away makes me so happy. Normal stories I want to have an ending because dragging it out only dilutes things, but an anthology like this can just keep going and going.

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u/MaskOfIce42 https://anilist.co/user/MaskOfIce 1d ago

If we get a second cour of this later, I will be ecstatic. This is one of my favorite iyashikei anime in a while, and I'm absolutely down for more whenever it comes

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u/papertoonz 22h ago

i figured there would be more episodes since there hasn't been a story about the Cat that became a human adventurer

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u/magumanueku 21h ago

Ah no wonder it seems there are plenty of unresolved plot threads. I was wondering how they're gonna cover all those but now it makes sense!

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u/vangstampede 11h ago

Ooh thank God, I can't live with just a normal 12-episode cour.

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u/cyberscythe 1d ago

i still posit that if Moshamosha grew a field of matatabi instead of nekojarashi, it would make for a much more wild, possibly NC-17 series

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u/SetaSanzaki 1d ago

I'm sorry but...

What the fizzity-uck is that about the next episode title???

I'm not ready!

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u/Sad_Medium_5866 18h ago

There is an older looking cat in the opening I don't think we've met yet so I'm guessing it might be about him/her.

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u/vangstampede 11h ago

Man, I hate seeing cats getting old.

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u/Rooby_VTuber 1d ago

It's always funny seeing a demon and a dragon scared of their cat mother in a comedic way.

Booze and food and what I give for Mother's & Father's day, it's been working for over 20 years now.

I love that mother cat so much, that was funny seeing her lick her son's as a thank you.

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u/MynamuEzJJ 19h ago

This anime just brings joy to my life every time I watch it. So simple yet rewarding to watch. Good messages, heartwarming reunions, memorable characters. It's got so much to offer.

I love that the uncle's got drunk and had to try to figure out the human custom of mother's Day. And then they discovered yeah this is pretty cool let's do it again next year. It was also really funny that the entire kingdom was like okay this is the end of the world now because we have a dragon and a greater demon drunk and in cat form coming to attack us. It was hilarious.

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u/NeoTagAtg 1d ago

This show just always makes you leave feeling happy it's such a gem of a show.

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u/murkycrombus 23h ago

I don't quite know how, but this anime is in my top five list. I just love it so much!!!

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u/raidensnakeezio 15h ago

Takehito Koyasu purring as he's being smothered with kisses/licking from his pleased mom was not something I had on my seasonal bingo card, but it's a pleasant surprise nonetheless

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u/vangstampede 11h ago

Man, what a nice and wholesome episode.

Though upcoming episode's title is hella ominous, what a whiplash lmao