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Samurai Deeper Kyo and Juuni Kokki Licensed

posted on 2003-01-27 22:31 EST by Daniel DeLorme

Media Blasters have announced through Anime on DVD that they have acquired the rights to Samurai Deeper Kyo and Juuni Kokki, and that they plan to release them in 2003.

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