Samurai 8 is set in a Star Wars-esque fantasy-sci fi world in which humanity has become scattered amongst the cosmos. Maintaining the peace are the samurai. These powerful warriors are a combination of magic and cybernetics. They consist of those who have died, but had strong enough will to create a new body created from the energy of their fighting spirit, and wield their soul as weapons. Show Notes: Episode art by Alia Gestl (IG: aliagestl) Be sure to review us on iTunes to get a shoutout on the next episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shonen-flop/id1516326666 Asura’s Wrath final boss: The Weekly Cooldown: wkcooldown.com Act-Age Continuation Project: discord.com/invite/XF325aC The Anime Kings Podcast: anchor.fm/animekingspodcast A Podcast Most Fowl: twitter.com/PodcastMostFowl Mission Ignition, the best podcast on the show Van-Pires: twitter.com/bethevee He can't run! He can't eat hard food. You can't get any weaker than the boy named Hachimaru. But his dream is to become a samurai. For a boy who can't even survive without the help of his father, that dream seemed impossible. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life will change! A legendary manga creator and a rising star come together to bring you this science fiction samurai epic!
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