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.
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
In this nostalgic episode, Xan reviews an anthology series that is one part love letter to it creator and one part introspective study of mankind. Be prepared to go deep as he reviews the unique manga anthology Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon by Satoshi Kon.
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
It's Time For TV TUESDAY
In this episode of Spiraken's Podcast Releated to Television, Xan & Gretta discuss the latest episode of
"Dancing with the Stars"
S29 E5 "80s Night"
and "Lovecraft Country"
S1 Ep 9 "Rewind 1921" directed by Jeffery Nachmanoff
as well as discuss the latest episode of masked singer
S4E3 "Week 3"
As our hosts discuss the controversial setting for "Lovecraft Country"'s Time Jump, they also rant about if the seahorse is wearing a skirt.
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Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme- Easy Sunday by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library)
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Random Question of the Day: Is it a skirt or fins?
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
In this Halloween themed mini movie review, Xan and Gretta review the new Happy Madison film. So grab your thermos and enjoy as they review Hubie Halloween directed by Stephen Brill and starring Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Kevin James, Ray Liotta, Kenan Thompson, Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi, Shaq and many other people.
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan is joined by Gretta as they review a relaxing manga about pet ownership and daily activities. So sit back and enjoy as they review "A Man & His Cat/ Ojisan to Neko" by Umi Sakurai.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
It's Time For TV TUESDAY
In this episode of Spiraken's Podcast Releated to Television, Xan & Gretta discuss the latest episode of
"Dancing with the Stars"
S29 E4 "Top 13"
and "Lovecraft Country"
S1 Ep 8 "Jig-a-bobo" directed by Misha Green
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
In this episode of Spiraken's Anime Review Podcast, Xan & Gretta begin their analysis of the newest anime series to come out for this fall season of 2020.
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
In This episode, Xan & Gretta review the twenty third adaptation of a classic Alexandre Dumas story that created the revenge genre. So prepare for revenge as they review the 2002 action drama Revenge film The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Luis Guzman, Michael Wincott and Henry Cavil
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
In this episode of Spiraken's Anime Review, Xan & Special guest Darius Washington (twitter @Dwashington999) discuss the second five episode of the new Wit Studio Anime series Great Pretender directed by Hiro Kaburagi and released in the US by Netflix.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
In this episode, Xan reviews a manga that does something very unique for the genre but then adds a harem element to it. Either way, sit back and enjoy as he review Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest/Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō by RoGa and adapted from the light novel by Ryo Shirakome
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
It's Time For TV TUESDAY
In this episode of Spiraken's Podcast Releated to Television, Xan & Gretta discuss the latest episode of three television Shows
First they discuss the Disney themed third episode of "Dancing with the Stars"
Ep 29 E3 "Disney Night"
Then they discuss the truly intersteller themed episode of "Lovecraft Country"
S1E7 "I Am" directed by Charlotte Sieling
and finally they talk about the truly shocking episode of "The Masked Singer" Season 4
S4E2 "Week 2"
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.