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.
Episodes
Aug 1, 2014
Aug 1, 2014
8 min
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
Jul 15, 2014
Jul 15, 2014
33 min
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"
Jul 2, 2014
Jul 2, 2014
8 min
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"
Jun 17, 2014
Jun 17, 2014
10 min
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
Jun 16, 2014
Jun 16, 2014
42 min
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"
Jun 11, 2014
Jun 11, 2014
1hr 7 min
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!
Jun 11, 2014
Jun 11, 2014
24 min
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
May 16, 2014
May 16, 2014
26 min
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"
May 14, 2014
May 14, 2014
5 min
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
May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014
51 min
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
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.