In this episode, Xan goes to a melancholy place as he reviews "A Girl On The Shore" by Inio Asano. Despite the random nature of Xan's review, there is discussion of the ambiance behind the story and the realistic depiction of a relationship between two emotionally damaged individuals. Leave Comments below on your thoughts. ----more---- Music For Episode: Ending Music -Gather The Wind- by Happy End (Yudemen) 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: Should Xan take a break from reviewing these dark manga series?
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