In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan gets a sneak peek into the lives of two amazing individuals in the anime community. So sit back and enjoy as he reviews the comedy slice of life biography manga "Insufficient Direction" by Moyoko Anno Xan also discusses his upcoming involvement with Anime NYC, next week from November 17-19th in New York City At the Jacob Javits Center. Either way, hope you enjoy ----more---- Music For Episode: Intro Music - Misato by Shiro Shigesu (Neon Genesis Evangelion OST), Ending Music -Ultraman Come Back by Frogman (Insufficent Direction OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xbox live Gamer tag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: How geeky do you want your marriage to be?
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