In our latest episode, Xan once again reviews a manga adaptation of one of Makoto Shinkai's amazing films. This time it is from one of his latest films. So,enjoy as he reviews the supernatural romantic drama manga "Kimi no Na Wa/ Your Name" by Makoto Shinkai Xan compares this manga to the film it was adapted, discusses the element of Saudade used in this film and talks about how the switching concept would be awesome or weird. Either way, hope you enjoy this episode. ----more---- Music For Episode: Intro Music - ZenZenZense by Radwimps ( Kimi no Na Wa OST), Ending Music -Nandemonaiya- by Kashiwa Daisuke ( Kimi no Na wa OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our tumblr http://spiraken.tumblr.com/ 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: Would you Touch yourself if you swapped with someone else?
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