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duolove

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Hetalia: Axis Powers
Hetalia: Axis Powers [TV] duolove gave it a 10.
Italy, once home of the strongest empire in the world, has changed. This is the story of Italy, now a cowardly pasta-loving fool, and his friends (other personified countries of the world) as they live through strange moments in world history.
3099 users added this.
Gundam Wing Endless Waltz
Gundam Wing Endless Waltz [Movie] duolove gave it a 10.
AC 196. Peace has spread through the Earth Sphere and the colonies are at peace.
2671 users added this.
Gundam Wing
Gundam Wing [TV] duolove gave it a 10.
First Gundam series to be dubbed into English, and extemely successful during its Cartoon Network run..
5539 users added this.
Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop [TV] duolove gave it a 9.
See You Space Cowboy is the titular theme of this space odyssey action show, Cowboy Bebop. Earning bounty rewards is one of the few profitable jobs outside of crime in the solar system - and Spike and Jet are just doing their work as they get mixed up with even more interesting people.
16184 users added this.
Trigun
Trigun [TV] duolove gave it a 9.
Known for its Space Western theme, Trigun is about a man named "Vash the Stampede" and the two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees who follow him around in order to minimize the damages inevitably caused by his appearance. Most of the damage attributed to Vash is actually caused by bounty hunters in pursuit of the "60,000,000,000$$" (sixty billion "double dollars") bounty on Vash's head for the destruction of the city of July.
10307 users added this.
FAKE
FAKE [Manga] duolove gave it a 9.
Meet Ryo and Dee, two New York City cops with an attraction for action, and for each other! When Ryo, a soft spoken officer, joins the NYPD's 27th precinct, he's soon partnered up with Dee, a cocky, confident cop with attitude to spare.
53 users added this.
Ouran High School Host Club
Ouran High School Host Club [TV] duolove gave it a 9.
Haruhi Fujioka is searching for nothing more than a quiet place to study in the most elite high school academy in all of Japan when she stumbles across the mysterious third music room. Inside she encounters six beautiful men, the members of the host club.
13656 users added this.
Gravitation
Gravitation [Manga] duolove gave it a 9.
The story surrounds an aspiring singer, Shuichi Shindou, and his band, Bad Luck (formed with his best friend Hiroshi Nakano, who is on guitar). Shuichi wants to become Japan's next big star, and follow in the footsteps of the famous idol Ryuichi Sakuma, lead singer of the now-disbanded legendary group Nittle Grasper.
256 users added this.
NANA
NANA [TV] duolove gave it a 9.
Komatsu Nana moves to Tokyo, following after her boyfriend Shouji to gain a life she has always dreamed of. The anime is about two girls named Nana, who are very different.
1949 users added this.
Dragon Knights
Dragon Knights [Manga] duolove gave it a 9.
Rath, Rune, and Thatz are members of a small group of dragon warriors who are sworn to protect the kingdom. But when dark secrets come out into the light, their whole world is turned upside down.
736 users added this.
High School Of The Dead
High School Of The Dead [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
A group of high school teenagers are suprised one day to find that the citizens of Tokyo are turning into zombies. They band together to stay alive and escape.
12491 users added this.
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts [Special] duolove gave it a 8.
Video gaming..
349 users added this.
Fooly Cooly
Fooly Cooly [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball, his brother leaves his homeless 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn`t know what to do about her.
2362 users added this.
DNAngel
DNAngel [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Ani.me's official listing has the DNAngel storyline, reviews, and DNAngel pictures that you need. Get to know everything about this Manga show.
195 users added this.
Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie: Black Dream Hole
Stand-alone story based on the fourth series. 1995.
714 users added this.
Sailor Moon S: The Movie: Hearts in Ice
Stand-alone story based on the third series. 1994.
639 users added this.
Detective Conan
Detective Conan [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Case Closed, also known as Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan), is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama and is serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 1994. The name "Case Closed" for the English language release results from "unspecified legal considerations" of the name Detective Conan.
2774 users added this.
Card Captors
Card Captors [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Ten-year-old fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto opens a mysterious book in her father's study and accidentally releases the magical Clow Cards. Created by the half-English half-Chinese sorcerer Clow Reed, the Clow Cards were sealed within the Clow Book upon his death and represent a combination of magic from Clow's mixed heritage.
2028 users added this.
Inuyasha
Inuyasha [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
InuYasha, also known as InuYasha: Feudal Fairy Tale (Sengoku Otogiz?shi InuYasha?
1472 users added this.
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Adventure [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Seven kids at summer camp are unexpectedly transported by digivices to a colorful and enigmatic world. Lost and alone, they are befriended by small digital monsters, Digimons.
5032 users added this.
Card Captor Sakura
Card Captor Sakura [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Sakura Kinomoto is appointed Card Captor by the Guardian of the Seal, Kerberos, when she accidentally opens the magical book of Clow Cards and scatters them to the four winds. To protect the world from disaster she must capture all of the Clow Cards with the help of her friend Tomoyo and Kerberos.
1291 users added this.
Shugo Chara!
Shugo Chara! [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
* Based on a shoujo manga by <a href="http://anidb.net/cr1312">Peach Pit</a>, serialised in Nakayoshi.
405 users added this.
Skip Beat!
Skip Beat! [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
The story of Kyoko Mogami, a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Sho Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and earn his living expenses, as he works his way to become the top pop idol in Japan. Furious and heart broken, she vows to get revenge by beating him in show business.
359 users added this.
Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose
Stand-alone story based on the second series. Toei Company, Ltd.
969 users added this.
Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt
Panty & Stocking are two angels who were kicked out of Heaven for bad behavior. Panty is addicted to sex and Stocking is addicted to sweets.
3518 users added this.
Black Butler
Black Butler [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Thee story of Black Butler follows one wealthy young aristocrat, Ciel Phantomhive, and his demond butler Sebastian, who is known as One Hell of a Butler. Just a stone's throw away from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom and its young master, Ciel Phantomhive.
11803 users added this.
Kuroshitsuji 2
Kuroshitsuji 2 [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
In late-nineteenth century England, one year and three months after the dramatic conclusion of the original series, Kuroshitsuji II introduces a new butler and young master. The sadistic yet cheerful Alois Trancy has faced some harsh times.
1217 users added this.
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Kiki’s Delivery Service [Movie] duolove gave it a 8.
When an apprentice witch turns thirteen, she must leave her home in order to hone her craft. Although Kiki's sole talent is broom-flying, she sets out for adventure with her cat Jiji.
3601 users added this.
Alice in the Country of Hearts
Alice Liddell is an insecure girl who is jealous of her sister's beauty and grace. During one of their outings, Alice's sister goes to get a deck of cards for a game while Alice falls asleep.
297 users added this.
Death Note
Death Note [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Light Yagami is an intelligent young man who resents all crime and corruption, and believes there is an unending increase in these things that he must try to stop. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground.
3669 users added this.
Chobits
Chobits [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
The series centers on the life of Hideki Motosuwa, a held-back student attempting to qualify for university by studying at Seki prep school in Tokyo. Besides a girlfriend, he dreams of having a persocom : an android used as a personal computer, which is expensive.
845 users added this.
High School Debut
High School Debut [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Haruna Nagashima gave her all to softball in middle school, and now that she's made her high school debut she's decided to give her all for a new goal. Getting a boyfriend and falling in love!
226 users added this.
W Juliet
W Juliet [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Sixteen-year-old tomboy Ito Miura has been chosen to play Romeo in ROMEO & JULIET! The problem?
39 users added this.
Ai Ore!
Ai Ore! [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Mizuki is the female "prince" of her all-girls school and the lead guitarist in an all-girl rock band. Akira is the male "princess" of his all-boys school and wants to join her band.
63 users added this.
Wild Ones
Wild Ones [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Sachie Wakamura just lost her mother, and her estranged grandfather has shown up to take care of her. The only problem is that Grandpa is the head of a yakuza gang!
42 users added this.
Hana-Kimi
Hana-Kimi [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
The series centers around Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano.
136 users added this.
Beast Master
Beast Master [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Yuiko Kubozuka is a high school girl who loves animals. Unfortunately, animals hate her and flee from her whenever possible.
128 users added this.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Movie (Movie)
Two years after the end of Final Fantasy VII the world is starting to get back on it's feet and is working towards a new future. However, there is a new threat from a new illness called Geo-stigma, and three men that seem to be seeking Jenova.
964 users added this.
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Tenchi Masaki was a normal 17-year old boy until the day he accidentally releases the space pirate, Ryoko from a cave she was sealed in 700 years ago as the people thought she was a demon. In a series of events, four other alien girls show up at the Masaki household as Tenchi learns much of his heritage he never knew about and deal with five alien girls who each have some sort of romantic interest in him.
1045 users added this.
Tenchi in Tokyo
Tenchi in Tokyo [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Tenchi decides to move to Tokyo in order to lead a normal life in the big city. While in Tokyo Tenchi meets a girl named Sakuyo.
910 users added this.
Dramacon
Dramacon [Manga] duolove gave it a 8.
Dramacon focuses on Christie Leroux, a fledgling teenage writer who is debuting her manga with her artist boyfriend, Derek Hollman, at her first anime convention. Christie endures Derek ignoring her along with the culture shock of men in schoolgirl uniforms.
88 users added this.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Aliens, Espers, and Time Travelers collide around a young girl with the most ultimate power. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is about a girl known as Haruhi and a boy she meets in school.
9133 users added this.
Pet Shop of Horrors
Pet Shop of Horrors [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Count D is the mysterious caretaker of a pet shop in Los Angeles' Chinatown. Each of D's pets, which all have strangely humanoid appearances, comes with a contract with three major points.
722 users added this.
Tenchi Muyo GXP
Tenchi Muyo GXP [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
15-year-old Seina Yamada was your average high school student..
2058 users added this.
Yu Yu Hakusho
Yu Yu Hakusho [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
YuYu Hakusho follows Yusuke Urameshi, a street-brawling delinquent who, in an uncharacteristic act of altruism, is hit by a car and killed in an attempt to save a young boy by pushing him out of the way. His ghost is greeted by Botan, a woman who introduces herself as the pilot of the River Styx, who ferries souls to the Underworld where they may be judged for the afterlife.
8639 users added this.
Cat Soup
Cat Soup [OVA] duolove gave it a 8.
Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime.
387 users added this.
The Big O
The Big O [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Set in a post-apocalyptic city called Paradigm City, where all of its inhabitants appear to have lost all their memories after a tragedy known as “The Event”. The city is governed by the Paradigm Corporation, and class inequity is evident.
3254 users added this.
Inuyasha
Inuyasha [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Kagome Higurashi, a normal 15-year-old girl, falls down a dry well--and finds herself in the feudal past, 50 years after her ancestress Kikyo imprisoned the half-human/half-demon Inu-Yasha. As the reincarnation of Kikyo, Kagome possesses a magic jewel that greatly increases the power of demons.
15281 users added this.
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke [Movie] duolove gave it a 8.
While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods.
9966 users added this.
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is a story about a klutzy, crybaby, 14 year old underachiever named Tsukino Usagi who was given some transformation items and super powers. Usagi transforms into the pretty, sailor suited fighter called Sailor Moon to fight against evil.
4322 users added this.
Lupin the 3rd
Lupin the 3rd [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Arsene Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsene Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.
823 users added this.
Kuroshitsuji
Kuroshitsuji [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge.
4964 users added this.
Escaflowne The Movie
Escaflowne The Movie [Movie] duolove gave it a 8.
Hitomi Kanzaki is tired of life. Depressed and despondent, she wishes that she could just fade away, to make the pain of living stop hurting.
1469 users added this.
Tokyo Babylon
Tokyo Babylon [OVA] duolove gave it a 8.
Psychic investigator Subaru Sumeragi is hot on the trail of a supernatural serial killer. When Subaru encounters a young girl placing a curse on his suspect, the mystery deepens.
155 users added this.
Angel Sanctuary
Angel Sanctuary [OVA] duolove gave it a 8.
A beautiful angel wages war against God - and loses the war. Reborn as a human boy, Setsuna struggles with horrific visions and supernatural powers.
558 users added this.
Chobits
Chobits [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
In an alternate version of the present day, we have computers known as Persocoms that can be designed to look like toy figures, animals, and even people. Our story focuses on one such Persocom named Chi and her new owner, Hideki Motosuwa, who is too broke to buy one and yet is lucky enough to have found Chi in the trash.
8188 users added this.
Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo! [OVA] duolove gave it a 8.
According to legend, a demon is imprisoned inside the Masaki Shrine in Kurashiki, Japan. When Tenchi Masaki, a student at the local high school and grandson to the shrine master, accidentaly breaks the "seal", he discovers that it is not just a legend!
2137 users added this.
Dragon Ball GT
Dragon Ball GT [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
After enduring trials that would have crushed any other soul, Goku is now faced with the most important journey of his life. The Black Star Dragon Balls have been scattered to the ends of creation!
8475 users added this.
Tenchi Universe
Tenchi Universe [TV] duolove gave it a 8.
Galaxy Police offiver Mihoshi's patrol ship is in hot pursuit of space pirate Ryoko, who is aboard her ship Ryo-Ohki. The two starships fight a space battle, and both are badly damaged.
1628 users added this.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, commonly referred to as FMAB is the second adaptation of the hit manga series Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. In 2003, shortly after the manga began its run, the first adaptation titled Fullmetal Alchemist was made.
26769 users added this.
Paranoia Agent
Paranoia Agent [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer who created the immensely popular pink dog Maromi, finds herself under pressure to repeat her success. As she walks home that night, she is attacked by an elementary school boy on inline skates.
1836 users added this.
Zoids
Zoids [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Zoids are beast-like fighting machines used in both everyday use such as transportation, and special use such as war. Some types of Zoids, know as Organoids, are miniature Zoids that are living organisms.
1042 users added this.
Gurren Lagann
Gurren Lagann [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. These villages have no contact with the surface world or other villages, and are under constant threat of earthquakes.
10338 users added this.
Wolf's Rain
Wolf's Rain [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
In a slowly decaying world, a small ray of hope takes form as an old legend. According to the tale, when the world’s end finally arrives, the gates of Paradise will open, and there everyone can live peacefully.
3368 users added this.
The Wallflower
The Wallflower [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Kyouhei, Ranmaru, Takenaga, and Yukinojou are beautiful, handsome young men living in a huge mansion. One day, their landlord, whom they call "Auntie", asks them a favor: to make her niece, Sunako, who's going to be living with them, into a respectable young lady.
805 users added this.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
In a lost age the world is divided into four equal powers: Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. In each nation there's a group of gifted people known as Benders who have the ability to manipulate their native element using martial arts and elemental magic.
8022 users added this.
Pandora Hearts
Pandora Hearts [Manga] duolove gave it a 7.
Oz Vessalius, heir to the Vessalius dukedom, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father.
593 users added this.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, also referred to as PGSM. Stealing people’s energy and trying to take over the world, the evil organization known as the “Dark Kingdom” is running rampant across the globe.
824 users added this.
Absolute Boyfriend
Absolute Boyfriend [Manga] duolove gave it a 7.
Rejected by way too many good-looking (and unattainable) guys, Riiko Izawa goes online and signs up for a free trial of a mysterious Nightly Lover “figure.” The very next day a cute naked guy is delivered to her door, and he wants to be her boyfriend!
342 users added this.
Demon King Daimao
Demon King Daimao [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
The story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society. On the day he is admitted into the Constant Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation .
1732 users added this.
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Goku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Frieza, Cell, or Buu, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race, Saiyan and is able to reach Super Saiyan 3 form.
18435 users added this.
Papa to Kiss in the Dark
Papa to Kiss in the Dark [OVA] duolove gave it a 7.
Mira Munakata is a freshman who, in the first scene of the anime, is going to his first day at Hakuou High School. He is in love with his father, Kyousuke Munakata, and the two of them are involved in a romantic and sexual relationship.
184 users added this.
Nana
Nana [Manga] duolove gave it a 7.
Small town girl Nana Komatsu has had her share of bad luck in love, so what better way to start fresh than to move to the big city, Tokyo? On the train, she meets a hip rocker chick also named Nana, and through a series of conicidences, the mismatched pair of single gals become roommates.
696 users added this.
Spirited Away
Spirited Away [Movie] duolove gave it a 7.
Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely-looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no workers or customers present.
16922 users added this.
Revolutionary Girl Utena The Movie
With a mystical sword, Utena duels her classmates to protect her strange friend Anthy, who is the key to a magical power that everyone wants and could make Utena's deam - to become a prince - come true. But their deepening friendship hides a terrible secret, and Utena must face the truth about herself and those she loves.
425 users added this.
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Bulma is a girl in search of the mystical dragonballs that when brought together grant any wish. In her search she bumps into the owner of one of these balls, a strange boy named Goku.
8781 users added this.
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts [Manga] duolove gave it a 7.
Sora is a young energetic boy looking forward to exploring the world with his friends, Riku and Kairi. The threesome is working hard on completing a raft that will allow them to leave their island but one day a mysterious force causes Sora to gain a special weapon known as the Keyblade.
417 users added this.
Descendants of Darkness
Descendants of Darkness [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Asato Tsuzuki is a shinigami with 70 years' worth of experience. He has the power to call upon twelve shikigami, mythical creatures that aid him in battle.
588 users added this.
.Hack//SIGN
.Hack//SIGN [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
.hack//Sign follows the story of a young wavemaster known by the alias Tsukasa.
2604 users added this.
Shugo Chara
Shugo Chara [TV] duolove gave it a 7.
Amu Hinamori is a student at Seiyo Elementary, where she has a reputation for being "cool and spicy"; however, her real personality is that of an extremely shy and easily intimidated girl. One night Amu makes a wish that she would have the courage to be reborn as her "would-be" self.
2348 users added this.
Puni Puni Poemy
Puni Puni Poemy [Special] duolove gave it a 7.
Puni Puni Poemy is a two-part original video animation spin-off from the Excel Saga manga and TV animation. It features some of that series' secondary characters and many of its staff, primarily director Shinichi Watanabe.
216 users added this.
s-CRY-ed
s-CRY-ed [TV] duolove gave it a 6.
22 years ago, a cataclysmic earthquake destroyed the preficture of Kanagwa and detached it from the rest of Japan. The region was know as the "Lost Ground".
1767 users added this.
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Revolutionary Girl Utena [TV] duolove gave it a 6.
After being fascinated by a prince she met during her childhood, young Utena decides to be one herself. The prince left him a strange rose crest, promising that someday they would meet again.
966 users added this.
Junjou Romantica
Junjou Romantica [TV] In Progress
Junjou Romantica: Takahashi Misaki is suddenly having some unexpected and odd problems. What started as a need for some college entrance exam tutoring has somehow led him to being romanced by a suave older man who also happens to be his big brother’s best friend.
1494 users added this.
Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail [TV] In Progress
A young sorceress, Lucy Heartfilia, travels to the land of Fiore to join the magical Fairy Tail Guild. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a teenage boy looking for a dragon named Igneel.
21023 users added this.
One Piece
One Piece [TV] Postponed
There once was a man named Gold Rodger, a pirate, and he was given the glorious title: ‘King of the Pirates’ for possessing the legendary treasure, One Piece. He had fame, fortune, and power, until one day, he caught and brought to the execution tower to be executed.
23221 users added this.
Soul Eater
Soul Eater [TV] Postponed
Shibusen, standing for Death Weapon Meister Academy (DWMA) the technical school for Reaper Armsmasters that operates from the deepest recesses of all the corners of the world, in order to prevent the second coming of the so-called Demon God who is feared upon bringing destruction of all humankind and envelop the world with nothing but madness and darkness. The reaper built this agency for weapons and for those who will be trained to wield them.
25442 users added this.
Naruto
Naruto [TV] Postponed
When a great demon fox attacked Hidden Leaf Village, a powerful man known as the 4th Hokage had sealed the demon inside a newborn named Naruto, who then grew up detested by his fellow Leaf villagers. As a child, Naruto is isolated from the Konoha community, who regards him as if he was the Nine-Tails.
30032 users added this.