Review of Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) by Kyo 9 — 01 Aug 2008

Really funny, kind of sweet. Then again, I probably owe some thanks to Ai and Kimi for occasionally explaining what was going on...

This review of Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) was written by Kyo 9 on 01 Aug 2008.

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald has generally received very positive reviews.

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