Spiraken Review Podcast
For over 600 episodes, the Wheel of Manga has been our chaotic overlord. One spin could bring the cozy fantasy of Restaurant to Another World or the body-horror of Tokyo Ghoul—we just hold the microphone. But that's not all! Get our unfiltered manga hot takes, on-the-ground convention reports, movie reviews, and dive deep with our Monthly Book Club. Whether it's the slick action of Lupin III or the profound soul-searching of Vagabond, if it's a story with pulse, we've covered it. Your weekly dose of glorious uncertainty starts here.
Episodes
Dec 25, 2008
Dec 25, 2008
24 min
Merry Christmas, This is our holiday special, where you hear Xan say his version of the 12 days of Christmas, also there is a review about Itsudatte My Santa and also a quick description about what Christmas is like in japan.
Dec 23, 2008
Dec 23, 2008
30 min
Ep 23 and back to being just Xan at the Mic. Oh well. In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews the first story arc of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure- Part 1: Phantom Blood. Listen as he mangles basic plot and rants about how gay R.E.O Speedwagon looks. vampires, mayans, and Victorian England. Hope you guys Enjoy
Dec 18, 2008
Dec 18, 2008
34 min
22 episodes and still going strong. In this episode we have a guest host, one of our favorite listeners Suzie review Soul Eater, and Xan reviews Crayon Shin Chan. Also there is conversations about Gravitation, Wii games, and yaoi. sort of . hope you enjoy
Dec 11, 2008
Dec 11, 2008
29 min
Ep 21 is here and guess who's back for this episode. Yep May-san is back. So listen as Xan, may-san and wolf banter back and forth about Cromartie High School and the joys of pocky and other things. 100 boxes of pocky are gone but there is still time to win 20 boxes of pocky. goto our forum spiraken.rapidboards.com and post things. you can win alot of pocky and also it is a nice place to talk to other fans of the show.
Nov 29, 2008
Nov 29, 2008
39 min
Our 20th episode, Hurrah. we hit 20. One more episode and we can drink. Anyway. In this episode of The Spiraken Manga review, Xan Reviews Ah! My Goddess, discusses being a toll collector and asks a unique question. hope you enjoy . remember about our various contests
Nov 18, 2008
Nov 18, 2008
30 min
Episode 19 is up. and we discuss Western style anime/manga, and review Gun Blaze West.
Nov 11, 2008
Nov 11, 2008
1hr 23 min
The episode that many have been waiting for. Episode 18, featuring Guest Host Fightbait is one of our most enjoyable episodes. Listen as Xan & Fightbait attempt to review Eiken and Girl Saurus while getting off topic with such diverse subjects as the Opera Internet browser, Jungle de Ikou, Elfen Lied,The Wonderfulness of Kazuo Koike and... Kevin Smith?! hope you guys enjoy the episode and check out Fightbait's podcast, Fightbait Anime Podcast.
Oct 30, 2008
Oct 30, 2008
32 min
In this episode with special guest host Bell-chan, We review I Luv Halloween and Hell Girl.
Oct 28, 2008
Oct 28, 2008
29 min
Episode 16 front and center for your enjoyment. In this episode xan review D.Gray Man and gives some basic information about the news in the manga world. Sorry this episode is not super great but episode 17 will be awesome trust me
Oct 22, 2008
Oct 22, 2008
20 min
This is the standalone interview with Malcolm Wong from episode 15 "Dogeaters vs Archlords vs Roaches". It's a pretty cool interview where Xan and Malcolm discuss his upcoming manga creation "Dog Eaters" For more information check out www.dogeaters-manga.com enjoy
About Us
SPIRAKEN or Some Podcast Inventing Reviews About Kinetically Enhanced Narratives is a nerdy manga podcast that also talks about different geeky topics. Started in 2008 by Xan Villanueva and "May-San",this podcast is dedicated to inform our audience on what manga,anime,tv series, conventions or other nerdy thing is worth investing their time in.