New To Love-Ru Book Appears to Be Selling Out as Fans Rush to Buy It
Nearly a decade after To Love-Ru Darkness ended, the franchise’s newest manga release appears to be attracting strong demand in Japan, with copies disappearing from at least some stores shortly after going on sale.
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