In this episode, Xan reviews a sports manga where having a long neck gives you dancing power. So turn on some classical music, get a dance partner and enjoy as he reviews "Welcome To The Ballroom" by Tomo Takeuchi Our Host compares this manga to Sesuji wo Pin (a manga we reviewed in episode 212), and also discusses the unique character designs of this series. Hope You Enjoy This Episode ----more---- Music For Episode: Intro Music - 10% roll, 10% romanceg by Union Square Garden (Ballroom e Yokoso OST), Ending Music - Maybe The Next Waltz by Mikako Komatsu (Ballroom e Yokoso 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: Would you compete in competitive dance? #Spiraken #manga #mangareview #wheelofmanga #podcast #shounenmanga #sportmanga#welcometotheballroom
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