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
Jan 27, 2010
Jan 27, 2010
41 min
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan reviews the famous Osamu Tezuka Medical Drama Series, Black Jack
Jan 20, 2010
Jan 20, 2010
26 min
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan reviews a Clamp knock- off series, the angelic fantasy romance manga, Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki
Jan 13, 2010
Jan 13, 2010
40 min
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan geeks out over the first true Magical Girl Sci-Fi hero. So listen as he reviews the female protagonist Shonen Adventure Series, Cutey Honey by Go Nagai!
Jan 6, 2010
Jan 6, 2010
28 min
Happy New Year, Xan did not expect this podcast to last this long. Good Times. So, in this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan reviews the confusing and oddly arousing manhwa series, Jack Frost by Jinho Ko
Dec 29, 2009
Dec 29, 2009
24 min
Happy Holidays, Xan celebrates the holidays and the birth of his nephew. He also reviews the super cute seinen series, Chi's Sweet Home by Konami Kanata
Dec 23, 2009
Dec 23, 2009
30 min
In this episode, Xan observes and reports about one of the longest manga series that was written in the 1980's. So listen as he reviews this adventure fantasy horror manga , 3x3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada
Dec 16, 2009
Dec 16, 2009
20 min
Ep 81: Misleading Title In the 81th episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a crappy manhwa , P.K. by Lee Jong-Kyu and illustrated by Park Chul-Ho
Dec 8, 2009
Dec 8, 2009
21 min
In the 80th episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reflects on the dramatic slice of life seinen manga , Bartender by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo
Dec 1, 2009
Dec 1, 2009
24 min
In this episode, Xan learns what it's like to be homeless and an alcoholic in this slice of Life autobiographic manga Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma
Nov 25, 2009
Nov 25, 2009
33 min
In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan takes a look at the legend of the second member of the Joestar family in his review of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 's second story arc Battle Tendency by Hirohiko Araki
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.