Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 568: Gokurakugai
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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Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
In This Episode, Xan reviews the prequel manga to Ai Yazawa's seminal work Paradise Kiss. Is it just as good? Well Sit back and find out as he reviews the drama, romance, shojo manga series Neighborhood Story by Ai Yazawa.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
In this episode, Xan reviews a sports manga about succeeding by hard work and the belief that you can prove everyone wrong. So sit back and enjoy as he reviews the seinen figure skating manga series Medalist by Tsurumaikada.
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
In This Episode, Xan reviews another isekai series, this time it's one where the main character uses low level spells. Is it worth reading? Well, sit back and find out as he reviews the isekai light novel manga adaptation Failure Frame I Became The Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Love Level Spells by Kaoru Shinozaki & Keyaki Uchi-Uchi.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
In this episode, Xan reviews a sci fi shonen manga about an alien from Planet Happy, who discovers the truth about consequences and the human condition. Prepare to be introspective as he reviews the manga one shot series Takopi's Original Sin by Taizan5.
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
In this ep, Xan reviews a shoujo manga about first love, tradition and trying to not be intimate. So sit back and enjoy as he reviews Let's Do It Already by Aki Kusaka.
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
In This episode, Xan reviews a post apocalyptic horror manga about turning, not into zombies, but rather into cats!!! How insane is this? well, sit back and find out as he reviews the manga Night of the Living Cat by Hawkman with art by Mecha-Roots.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
In This Episode, Xan reviews a manga about a hero who cannot defeat the Demon King, because of a cat. How is it? Well, relax and find out as he reviews the comedy action manga Cat on the Hero's Lap by Kousuke Iijima and illustrated by Shiori.
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
In this episode, Xan reviews a Josei manga about the what if's in your life and the regrets you have in your 30s. Is it worth checking out? Well sit back and find out as he reviews the rom com josei series Tokyo Tarareba Girls by Akiko Higashimura.
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.