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 Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
In this crazy episode, Xan reviews a romance horror manga that is kinda crazy. So enjoy as he reviews "Yakedo Shoujo" by Kantetsu with art by Satomi Yuu
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
It's Tuesday, So It's Time To Talk About Some TV Shows!!!
Welcome to Television Tuesday.
In this episode, Xan and Gretta start a new series, so Enjoy as they Review The First and Second Episodes of "Lovecraft Country"
S1E1"Sundown" directed by Yann Demange
S1E2 "Whitey's On The Moon" directed by Daniel Sackheim.
They also get to review the season 2/Possibly series finale for NOS4A2
S2E10 "Bats" directed by Toa Fraiser.
And finally, they learn more about Klaus as they review the third episode of "The Umbrella Academy"'s second season
S2E3 "The Swedish Job" directed by Stephen Surjik.
s our hosts talks about these television shows, they talk about the potential endings for Vic Mcqueen's Story as well as what the Monocle is up to in Dallas Texas.
If there is a show you want us to watch and discuss email us at xan@spiraken.com
Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram,Check out our upcoming Panels at leagueofconventions.com also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.
#spiraken #wheelofmanga #televisiontuesday #lovecraftcountry #umbrellaacademy #nos4a2 #amc #netflix #HBO #spirakenreviewpodcast
Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Summer in the Neighborhood by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library)
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Random Question of the Day: Where you more scared of the police in Lovecraft Country than the monsters?
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
In this episode, Xan reviews a coming of age manga that takes place in an agricultural high school. Is it any good. Grab some overalls, sit back and enjoy as he reviews "Silver Spoon/Gin no Saji" written by Hiromu Arakawa.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
It's Tuesday, So It's Time To Talk About Some TV Shows!!!
Welcome to Television Tuesday.
In this episode, Xan and Gretta go over the Penultimate Episode of NOS4A2 season 2
S2E9 "Welcome to Christmasland" directed by Toa Frasier
as well as discuss the second episode of The Umbrella Academy's Second Season.
"The Frankel Footage" directed by Stephen Surjik.
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
In this eighteenth Installment of Spiraken's James Bond Marathon/Bond-o-thon, Gretta returns to help Xan discuss the First of the Pierce Brosnon Era Bond films. How does it stack against the 17 previous films? Well grab a martini, start clicking a pen and enjoy as they review the 1995 James Bond Film Goldeneye directed by Martin Campbell and starring Sean Bean Izabella Scorupco Famke Janssen Judi Dench, Alan Cumming, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Joe Don Baker and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In this episode, Xan reviews a manga adaptation of a light novel that shows what would happen if a dragon went against a tank. Sit back and enjoy as he reviews "Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri/ Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought There" written by Takumi Yanai and illustrated by Satoru Sao.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
It's Tuesday so that means time to talk about TV Shows!
welcome to Spiraken's Television Tuesday
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
In this episode, Xan reviews a perverted comedy that says it is about heroes but it really isn't. Find out as he reviews "RaW Hero" by Akira Hiramoto.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
It's Tuesday, So It's Time To Talk About Some TV Shows!!!
Welcome to Television Tuesday.
In this episode, Gretta Returns (YAY) to help Xan talk about some of the latest shows to come out this week.
First they talk about the latest episode of NOS4A2
"Cripple Creek" S2 ep 7 directed by Tricia Brock.
Then they discuss the penultimate episode of Stargirl Season 1
"Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E pt 1" S1E12 directed by Toa Fraiser
And finally they do a quick deep dive in the world of Competitive Baking as they review "Sugar Rush: Extreme Sweet" the third version of the Sugar Rush series on netflix
As our hosts talks about these television shows, they talk about the nice tribute Sugar Rush did for one of their hosts, debated on the new information revealed about Charlie Manx, and wonder how Stargirl's season finale will be.
If there is a show you want us to watch and discuss email us at xan@spiraken.com
Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode.
#spiraken #wheelofmanga #sugarrushextremesweet #televisiontuesday #stargirltv #nos4a2 #dcuniverse #netflix #spirakenreviewpodcast
Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Summer in the Neighborhood by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library)
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Random Question of the Day: Should Vic forgive Bing?
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
In this episode, Xan reviews a super popular and funny slice of life series. So sit back and enjoy as he review "Yotsuba&!" by Kiyohiro Azuma.
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.