In this episode, Xan reviews a manga that has drinking, Strip Rock Paper Scissors, diving and college club antics. Sounds Crazy right? well wait til you hear the rest as Xan reviews "Grand Blue Dreaming" by Kenji Inoue and Illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka. As our host discusses the pros and cons of this wacky manga, he also goes over the many tropes it stole from other manga series, the latest manga releases and his overall feelings about the Demon Slayer Kimitsu no Yaiba final chapter. Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #mangareview #wheelofmanga #seinenanime #grandbluedreaming #striprockpaperscissors #kenijiinoue #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Grand Blue by Shonan no Kaze (Grand Blue OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/Our Email Spiraken@gmail.comXan's Email xan@spiraken.comOur Twitter SpirakenYoutube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spirakenOur Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Would you join a club as crazy as The Peek A Boo Diving Club?
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