Our episode this time is on Tandem Lovers (2010) by Kasahara Tetsuro, a manga that’s basically Maria Watches Over Us, if Maria was a five ton co-piloted war mecha.

Mechs discussed:

[Tandemine]

[Tandemcross]

[Tandem Tractor]

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Content warnings for this episode: allusions to war, mech-typical violence, fan service, student-teacher relationship.

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