In this podcast episode, Xan reviews another Makoto Shinkai Manga Adaptaion. This time Xan reviews the slice of life romance drama manga "She and Her Cat" written by Makoto Shinkai and Illustrated by Tsubasa Yamaguchi Xan discusses the early history of this manga, the love that a cat can truly give its human and why this manga is so important. Hope you enjoy this episode ----more---- Music For Episode: Ending Music - Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko- by Tenmon (Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko.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 Day: Are you a cat person?
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