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December 8, 2023

this is a post vomiting thoughts on how much i adore the mechanics of rabi ribi's postgame boss, irisu, on hard difficulty because this boss fight is now embedded in my brain ever since i finished it a week ago or so. there will be epic mechanics and plot spoilers for this bunny danmaku game. irisu…

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