Spiraken Manga Review Ep 620: Kindergarten Wars

In this episode, Xan enrolls in Kindergarten Wars by You Chiba,

a shonen action-comedy that takes the "assassins at school" premise and cranks it up to eleven. Set in a kindergarten for VIP children where the teachers are ex-criminals working off their sentences, this manga knows exactly what it is—and runs with it. Does it carve its own identity, or does it feel too familiar? Let's find out.

In This Episode:

• Discussing the familiar "assassins and school" setup and how it compares to series like Assassination Classroom, Mission: Yozakura Family, and Full Metal Panic—while doing something distinctly its own.

• Why Rita, Convict #999, makes for a surprisingly hilarious and compelling protagonist.

• The latest manga releases for the week.

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"If you had to teach at a school for assassins, what subject would you specialize in?"

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Music Credits:

"Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat)
License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES

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