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Dogakobo to Animate Mangirl! Manga for January Premiere
posted on by Egan Loo
The November issue of Monthly Comic Earth Star magazine announced on Friday that Dogakobo is animating the television series adaptation of Kagari Tamaoka's Mangirl! manga. The series will premiere on the Tokyo MX TV station next January, and the next Monthly Comic Earth Star issue will provide more information on the anime.
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