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
Wednesday Aug 20, 2014
Wednesday Aug 20, 2014
In This awesome episode of Spiraken's Con Review, Xan tells you about his experiences and adventures attending the 21st OTAKONat the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD from August 8 through 10th
The Best Cosplay Xan Saw at The Convention. Sonochee from Redline
for more pictures, check out our flickr album for otakon 2014 So besides talking about some of the great events happening at Otakon, Xan also talks about what motivates people to attend a con and why certain cons are better than others. We will also be releasing the kill la kill cast interview next week. Either way sit back and enjoy the
show Music For Episode: Intro Music - One by Altima ( Sword Art Online OST ), Ending Music -Forever Love by Yoshiki ( X/Japan Classics ) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com My Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan SpirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: What was your favorite aspect of Otakon 2014?
Saturday Aug 16, 2014
Saturday Aug 16, 2014
In this supplemental episode, Xan and Baz finish out our prequel series to Spiraken's Anime Corner as they review an insanely creative, fun and addictive series about alternate worlds and playing games, so sit back and relax as they review AIE's "No Game No Life"
Thursday Aug 14, 2014
Thursday Aug 14, 2014
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB.
In this episode, Xan gets a little wacky as he reviews that comical fantasy book "Raising Steam" by Terry Pratchett
Friday Aug 01, 2014
Friday Aug 01, 2014
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB.
In this episode of the podcast,Xan reviews an award winning historical fiction novel in Arthur Goldman's "Memoirs of A Geisha
Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
In this supplemental episode, Xan and Baz join a secret group as they review a pseudo realistic story of lost memories, conspiracies and super phones, so sit back and relax as they review Production IG's "HIgashi no Eden/ Eden of the East"
Wednesday Jul 02, 2014
Wednesday Jul 02, 2014
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB.
In this episode of the new podcast,Xan reviews a class work of Horror Science Fiction in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
Tuesday Jun 17, 2014
Tuesday Jun 17, 2014
Welcome to the another installment of THE SPIRAKEN BOOK CLUB.
In this episode of the new podcast,Xan goes to a more depressing part of American History, as he reviews "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck
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
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.