In this episode, Xan reviews a psychically powered gag manga that is completely insane. So sit back with some coffee jelly and enjoy as he reviews "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K/Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan" by Tatsuki Fujimoto As our host discusses the insane hilarity of this manga, he also discusses the strength of its side characters and why gag manga series work well. Hope You Enjoy This Episode ----more---- Music For Episode: Closing Music - Seishun wa Zankoku janai by Natsuki Hanai (Saiki K no Sai-nai OST) Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Do you have classmates this weird? #Spiraken #manga #mangareview #wheelofmanga #podcast #shonenmanga #saikiknosainaimanga #disasterouslifeofsaikik #gagmanga
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