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La Blue Girl - Desire (GN 4)

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Title: La Blue Girl - Desire
Volume: GN 4
Pages: 224
Distributor: Central Park Media

Release date: 2003-09-17
Suggested retail price: $16.95
Age rating: 18+

ISBN-10: 158664887X 158664887X
ISBN-13: 9781586648879 9781586648879

Description:
Renegade Ninjas! The sacred treasure of Miko Mido's clan has been stolen, and it's up to Miko and Nin-Nin to retrieve it before the evil ninja Kugutsumen uses it for his perverted schemes. Miko has certainly got her hands full.

Story and art by Toshio Maeda.

(added on 2012-09-27, modified on 2012-09-27)

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