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.
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

Apr 26, 2016
Apr 26, 2016
24 min
In this con review, Xan and Jaxie give you the scoop on how was this year's Castle Point Anime Convention
This con was at Steven's Institute of Technology in Hoboken Nj On Saturday April 23rd and Sunday April 24th, 2016. There was so much which happened.

Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016
1hr 4 min
We Have Finally done it. We have reached Episode 200 of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast!So,to celebrate, Xan and Timbo talk about how the podcast has changed over time and more importantly review one of the Best Mangas currently out. So, sit back and relax as they reviews the Superhero Comedy Manga, One Punch Man by One and drawn by Yusuke Murata
Besides geeking out over the awesomeness of One Punch Man, our intrepid hosts talk about the MCU, Battlechaser, Netflix TV shows, sports manga and what will happen in the future.So Thank you for being with us for this long ride and we will continue to bring quality content to you. Check out our panels at AnimeNext 2016 and Hope you enjoy

Apr 13, 2016
Apr 13, 2016
25 min
Oh MY GOD! XAN IS BACK WITH A NEW MANGA REVIEW!!!!In this belated episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan gets a little existential as he review a manga about love, despair, psychological disorders and DID. So, sit back and relax as he reviews Sickness Unto Death by Hikaru Asada and drawn by Takahiro Seguchi
Being the 199th episode of the podcast, Xan is a bit somber in this episode as he discusses the nature of Despair, Life, Identity and a few other intelligent concepts. While this is not as light hearted as other episodes, it is still enjoyable. So Hope you enjoy

Mar 26, 2016
Mar 26, 2016
39 min
Let's get down to business and show you the world. In this episode of the Spiraken Movie review, Xan and Jacqie finish off the theme month of Family, Fantasy, and Fantastic Pixie Dust with not one but two great films from Walt Disney. Both of these movies have action, adventure, romance and an unlikely hero. The first is the great Chinese biography, Mulan directed by Barry Cook and starring Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, June Foray, George Takei & Pat Morita.

Mar 18, 2016
Mar 18, 2016
37 min
Twas Brillig and the Slithy Tove, Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. In this episode of the Spiraken movie review, Xan and Jacqie review the third film in our theme month of Family, Fantasy, and Fantastic Pixie Dust. So sit back and prepare to follow a white rabbit down a magical hole as our hosts review the Walt Disney Classic, Alice In Wonderland directed by Clyde Geronimi and starring Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna, Verna Felton, J. Pat O'Malley, Bill Thompson and Heather Angel
Besides discussing the potential psychedelic nature of this film, our hosts talk about how influential this film is and how the remakes can never compare to this classic film. Remember this film is owned by Walt Disney Pictures, Watch and support Disney Hope you enjoy

Mar 11, 2016
Mar 11, 2016
33 min
In this episode of the Spiraken movie review, Xan and Jaxie continue the theme Month of Family, Fantasy, and Fantastic Pixie Dust, with a magical film about fairy godmothers, glass slippers and true love. So let out your inner child and relax as we review the Walt Disney Classic, Cinderella directed by Clyde Geronimi and starring Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald, Luis van Rooten, Don Barclay, Mike Douglas and Lucille Bliss
Our hosts talk about the origins of this masterpiece and how is compares to the source material and its predecessor, Snow White.They also discuss Lady Tremaine's motivation and remind our listeners to check out White Duck Events "BBC Tea Party in the Park"on April 16th. Remember this film is owned by Walt Disney Pictures, Watch and support disney Hope you enjoy

Mar 5, 2016
Mar 5, 2016
34 min
Spiraken begins their Month of Family, Fantasy, and Fantastic Pixie Dust, with arguably the most innovate, beautiful and magical film ever created. So let out your inner child and relax as we review the Walt Disney Classic, Snow White & The Seven Dwarves directed by David Hand and starring Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Billy Gilbert, Eddie Collins, Moroni Olsen, Stuart Buchanan
Our hosts talk about the origins of this masterpiece and how is compares to the source material. Remember this film is owned by Walt Disney Pictures, Watch and support Disney Hope you enjoy

Mar 4, 2016
Mar 4, 2016
26 min
In this episode of Spiraken's chat cast, Xan & Jaxie talk about some brand new movie news
So besides talking about the latest news on The Dark Tower film adaptation, The BVS casting issues and predictions about the new Ghostbusters Movie, Xan rants about The US adaptation of Cardcaptor, remineses about old time anime and Jaxie shows her geek cred. Hope you enjoy

Feb 29, 2016
Feb 29, 2016
58 min
Xan is joined by Jacqie as they try a new version of the old Spiraken Rant Podcast. So Here's the First Episode of Spiraken's Xanchats, Where we talk about one topic per episode and discuss the pros and cons of such things
In This episode, Jacqie and Xan discuss the nature of Cosplay and how it affects people's body image. There is discussion on why it is ok to not look exactly like the source of your cosplay and why certain things happen the way it does. There is also talk about #29daysforblackcosplay and Jacqie answers a question about herself at the end of the podcast (Note That there is no editing to this podcast so there are lots of umms, uhhs and other mistakes but it is a more freeform podcast)
There is also two live stream versions on live stream. You can check out Let us know what you think about the show and if it is worth continuing. Also check out Xan's livestream for more cool stuff. Hope you enjoy

Feb 19, 2016
Feb 19, 2016
42 min
In This episode of the Spiraken Movie Review, Xan is joined by Jaxie once again. This time they get to review a live adaptation of a great anime series made in 2012, So sit back and relax as they review Rurouni Kenshin directed by Keishi Otomo and starring Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yosuke Eguchim Munetaka Aoki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Koji Kikkawa and many many more stars
This episode was great fun to record and we can't wait to review the manga to compare and contrast the differences between the two. either way Hope you 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.






