In this episode, Xan reviews a romantic fantasy josei title about royal doubles, political intrigue and a pair of unreal blue eyes. How is it this manga? Well, sit back and find out as he reviews Nina The Starry Bride/Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina by Rikichi. As he gushes about this fairy tale style manga, he also goes over some updates with the podcast. Remember to Like, Share and Subscribe. Follow us @spiraken on Twitter @spiraken.bsky.social, 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 #joseimanga #fantasymanga #romancemanga #ninathestarrybride #Rikachi #Kodansha #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: 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 Bluesky @spiraken.bsky.social 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: Where Do You Think This Will Go?
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