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About Japanese anime television series
Genres neo-noir, space Western, comedy drama anime and manga, thriller anime and manga, post-apocalyptic anime and manga
Length 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 24 min each
Network TV Tokyo
Country Japan
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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