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
Monday Jun 16, 2014
Monday Jun 16, 2014
In this supplemental episode, Xan and Baz geek out a bit as they review another recent anime hit. This one takes the magical girl concept, mixes it with a Shonen fighting series and throws in Fashion, so sit back and relax as they review Studio Trigger's "Kill La Kill"
Wednesday Jun 11, 2014
Wednesday Jun 11, 2014
In This awesome episode of Spiraken's Con Review, Xan and Baz talks about their awesome weekend at at the Garden State Exhibition Center in Somerset, NJ from June 6 through 8thThe Best Cosplay Xan Saw at The Convention. Inferno Cop!
Wednesday Jun 11, 2014
Wednesday Jun 11, 2014
In this episode ,Xan reviews another Lewis Caroll interpretiation, this one dealing with "Cyberland, so relax as he reviews Cyber Alice & Inabe Kun by Kusaka Shinya
Friday May 16, 2014
Friday May 16, 2014
In this supplemental episode, Xan and Baz are joined by newcomer,Caz as they review the recent hit sensation action horror anime series by Hajime Isayama "Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan"
Wednesday May 14, 2014
Wednesday May 14, 2014
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB.
In this episode of the new podcast, Liz gets to talk about a boy and an unusual mystery as she reviews the Whitbread Book of the Year winning novel "The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
Tuesday May 06, 2014
Tuesday May 06, 2014
Oh My Goodness, From lands far away, an old friend has returned. In this great episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, May-San returns to review a manga and Xan also reviews one. so sit back and relax as they review the great sequel manga Twin Knight by Osamu Tezuka and a cool sci fi manga Twin Spica by Kou Yaginuma
Thursday May 01, 2014
Thursday May 01, 2014
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB.
In this episode of the new podcast, Xan gets to talk about vampires and the far distant future as he reviews the Sci Fi light novel "Vampire Hunter D" by Hidayuki Kikuchi
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a slightly original take on zombieism, Life Is Dead by KOIZUMI Tomohiro
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
Saturday Apr 26, 2014
In this episode of Spiraken Movie Review, Baz and Xan geek out over their love on Ninja movies as they review the 2009 Ninja action movie, Ninja Assassin directed by James McTeigue and starring Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Lee Joon and the awesomeness that is Sho Kosugi
Baz relaxes up on his tangents as he embraces the violence of this movie. There is also discussion about Rain's legal issues, the fabrication of such an awesome weapon, and the proposal of a Spanish ninja movie?
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014
Wednesday Apr 23, 2014
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Baz and Xan listen to peer pressure and go with the crowd as they review that popular Dark Fantasy manga Attack on Titan/ Shingeki no Kyojin by Hajime Isayama
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.