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Taro Wanted to Become Water
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Taro Wanted to Become Water

2021-03-29 · 5 min · Not rated

Animation · Comedy

Taro, who looks like a skull, doesn't stand out at school, but he is blessed with friends like Yasushi, who has a head that looks like the inside of a clam, and finds meaning in seemingly meaningless things as he goes about his daily life.

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Kenji Iwaisawa
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