In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a spin off of the amazing series "Golosseum" starring the primary antagonist. Does it hold up, well sit back and enjoy as he reviews "The Ride-On King" by Baba Yasushi Besides discussing the absurdity of this manga, Xan also discusses his favorite part of Animenext 2019, why he is getting burnt out on the isekai genre and cool art ideas. Hope You Enjoy This Episode ----more---- Music For Episode: Ending Music - Russia Anthem/ Rasputin(OTAMATONE VERSION) by The really Sully G (https://www.patreon.com/TheRealSullyG) 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: What kind of animal would you want to ride?
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