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ADV Manga Cancellations
posted on by Christopher Macdonald
Anime on DVD reports that the following ADV Manga releases have been canceled, Fantasy Land Vol. #2, Sky Blade, Sword of the Heavens 3 and Taimashin SP 1. ADV has not yet responded to our inquiry regarding this.
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