In this episode, Xan reviews an awesome reverse Isekai manga about a famous Chinese strategist becoming a manager of a techno pop singer. How crazy does it make you? Well Sit Back and Find out as he reviews the comedy music manga Ya Boy Kongming! by Yuto Yotsuba with art by Ryo Ogawa. As our intrepid host geeks out over this manga, he also goes over the basic history of Kongming, the great concept of the story, the latest manga releases and more importantly, his schedule for Otakon 2023, Next Week. Remember to Like, Share and Subscribe. Follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, subscribe to this podcast and our YouTube channel, Support our Patreon and if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Also join our discord and Thank you, hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #mangareview #wheelofmanga #seinenmanga #comedymanga #musicmanga #zhugeliang #yaboykongming #yutoyotsuba #paripikongmei #kodansha #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Warning Music -Be Crazy For Me by Eiko (Paripi Kongmei OST), Closing Theme-Trendsetter by Mood Maze (Uppbeat) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Patron https://www.patreon.podbean.com/spiraken or https://www.patreon.com/spiraken Our Discord https://tinyurl.com/spiradiscord Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@spiraken Our Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Do you listen to music when you read manga?
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