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"ref": "1997, Helen McCarthy, The anime movie guide",
"text": "Having deprived her of both her mecha and her lover, Masato looks set for a nasty end, but Miku arrives to save him.",
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"ref": "2007, Frenchy Lunning, Mechademia 2: Networks of Desire",
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"ref": "2011, Kensuke Okabayashi, Manga For Dummies, page 275",
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