In this four hundred and first episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan is joined by frequent collaborator Doug Wilder of Animecons.tv (@nigoki on twitter) to discuss an anthology of stories by one of the best mangaka out right now. Is it good? Well grab a hankie and find out as they review the manga anthology Sneeze-The Naoki Urasawa Story Collection by Naoki Urasawa. As our hosts discuss the unique nature of this story collection, they also go over the latest news, discuss plans for the new year and rant about some rough news in the manga world. Hope you enjoy. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, Check out Doug's work on animecons.tv and at @nigokiwatches also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. also join our discord Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #mangareview #wheelofmanga #seinenmanga #vizsignaturemanga #urasawanaoki #sneezenaokiurasawa #vizmedia #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme- Leveled Up by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library) WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Discord https://tinyurl.com/spiradiscord Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: What mangaka would you want to make an anthology collection?
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