Animenext 2017: Ultimate Manga Recommendation for Grown Up List

So we are here at Animenext 2017 with several awesome panels 
today Friday the 9th we have
The Insane Manga Challenge Super Fun Edition in Room 302 at 12:00pm
Who Stole This Panel? Thieves in Anime/Manga in Room 311 at 5:30 pm
The Insane Manga Challenge Atlantic City Fun Edition in Room 303 at 9:45 pm
 
on saturday the 10th we have
The Ultimate Manga Recommendations For Grown Ups in Room 319 at 4:45 pm
From Under The Bed: Horror in Anime & Manga in Room 320 at 11:00 PM
 
and on Sunday the 11th we have 
Slipping through my fingers: Lost Love in Anime & Manga at 12:30 pm at room 319
 
we hope to see you at the various panels. we are giving away several prizes at some of the panels. if you want some, check out the panels. 
hope to see you there
Xan

It's been nine years since we started this podcast and we are still here. Let us know what your favorite podcast from the last 9 years was by commenting below
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happy birthday to us

Hey Everyone, Just got back from Anime Boston and I had a very memorable time. I'll be releasing a proper con review soon but before that I want to post the list of manga i recommended in my 22 Retro Manga Recommendations for Grown Ups Panel. For those of you who attended, thank you for being there, I had a great time talking with you,(even though we had to cut it short due to schedule conflicts.) Anyway, hope you check these manga series out and if you  have any questions about these manga, where to get them or have comments about my panel. you can email me at xan@spiraken.com or comment below on the post. Thank you
22 Retro Manga for Grown Ups
Lupin the III by Monkey Punch (Released in the US by Tokyopop Comics) Check Out Our podcast review here
Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (Released in the US by Viz Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka (Released in the US by Vertical Comics) Check out our podcast review here
From Eroica With love by Yasuko Aoike (Manga not available in the US)
Path of the Assassin by Kazuo Koike (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Domu: A Child's Dream by Katsuhiro Otomo (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics)
Cooking Papa by Tochi Ueyama (Manga not available in the US, Anime not available in the US) Check out our podcast review here
Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Mad Bull 34 by Kazuo Koike (Manga not availalbe in the US, Anime is Availalbe) Check out our podcast Review here
You're Under Arrest by Kosuke Fujishima (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Ah My Goddess by Kosuke Fujishima (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Dance Til Tomorrow by Naoki Yamamoto (Released in the US by Viz Comics)
Pink by Kyoko Okazaki (Released in the US by Vertical Comics)
Tropic of the Sea by Satoshi Kon (Released in the US by Vertical Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Gunsmith Cats by Kenichi Sonada (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Golden Boy by Tatsuya Egawa (Manga not currently available in the US, Anime is available)
Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura (Released in the US by Dark Horse Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki (released in the US by Vertical Comics Check out our podcast review here
Salaryman Kintaro by Hiroshi Motomiya (Manga not currently available in the US, Anime is available) 
GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka by Tohru Fujisawa (Original Series Released in the US by Tokyopop, Sequels released by Vertical Comics) Check out our podcast review here
Uzumaki by Junji Ito (Released in the US by Viz Comics) Check out our podcast review here
20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa  (Released in the US by Viz Comics) Check out our podcast review here

Just finished the Retro Horror in Anime and Manga panl at Anime Boston 2017 and it was pretty good despite some difficulties. For those of you who checked out the panel, thank you for coming and i hope you learned about some fun and amazingly scary series. so as promised. here is the list of anime and manga i talked about at the panel
 
List of horror series Xan talked about at the Retro horror in anime and manga panel at Anime Boston 2017
Gegege no Kitaro
Berserk
Perfect Blue
Guyver
Call Me Tonight
Genocyber
Nightwalker
Vampire Hunter D
Demon City Shinjuku
Wicked City
Lilycat
3x3 eyes
Midori
Barefoot Gen
Series that I was unable to show at the panel but talked about
Domu: A Child's Story
Gegege no Kitarou
Judge
Hell Target
Vampire Princess Miyu
Demon Lorde Dante.
 
If you would like to know about more manga and anime series that are horror, you can email me at xan@spiraken.com or leave a comment below
also check out the review for several manga here

Now that Xan is back from his trip to Japan, he is going to be releasing tons of new episodes...but first
 
He is going to Anime Boston 2017 from march 31-April 2nd at the Hynes convention center in Boston MA
He has 5 panels 
Retro Anime Themes on friday the 31st at 5:00pm in Panel Room A
Thieves of Manga on Friday the 31st at 7:30pm in panel room 306
Teachers in Manga: A Hazardous Occupation on Saturday the 1st of April at2:00pm in Panel room 309
From Under the bed:Horror in Anime & Manga on Saturday the 1st at 11:00pm in panel room 306
and finally 22 Retro Manga Recommendations for Grown ups on Sunday the Second at 10:30am in Panel room 207
Check them out and hope to see you there

So looks like Xan is off to Japan.
If you want to check out everything he is up to, check out our instagram at www.instagram.com/spiraken and our twitter www.twitter.com/spiraken
Good Luck Xan and bring us back pocky!!!!1

Xan is going to be living the dream!!
 
 
 
He Is going to be going to Japan for half a month in march. He plans to visit the manga musuem in kyoto, the studio ghibli musuem and a few other key sites that all us anime and manga fans know. Expect to see tons of pictures.