In This episode of the Spiraken Movie Review, Xan is joined by Jaxie once again. This time they get to review a live adaptation of a great anime series made in 2012, So sit back and relax as they review Rurouni Kenshin directed by Keishi Otomo and starring Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yosuke Eguchim Munetaka Aoki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Koji Kikkawa and many many more stars This episode was great fun to record and we can't wait to review the manga to compare and contrast the differences between the two. either way Hope you enjoy ----more----Please send us any comments concerns and ideas on how to make this podcast better. Let us know so we can do something about it. Rate us on iTunes, check out the facebook fan group Spiraken Movie Review, purchase some stuff from our amazon store in order to fund this podcast and finally, listen to the primary podcast, The Spiraken Manga Review Music For Episode: Intro Music -Hiten by Naoki Sato (Rurouni Kenshin OST), Background Music -Akatsuki no Tataka by Naoki Sato (Rurouni Kenshin OST), Background Music -Kanryuu by Naoki Sato (Rurouni Kenshin OST),Background Music -Rurouni by Naoki Sato (Rurouni Kenshin OST),Ending Music -The Beginning by One Ok Rock (Rurouni Kenshin OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spirakenmovie@gmail.com My Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spirakenmovie Our facebook fan group Spiraken Movie Review Our Amazon Store www.amazon.com/shops/Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Random Question of the Week: Which of the three main characters has the best adaptation in their costume and design: Saito, Sanosuke or Kenshin?
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