In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan & Lethal review some intriguing thought provoking manga brought to us by Vertical Inc. So, sit back and relax as they review 7 Billion Needles by Nobuaki Tadano and Utsubora - The Story of A Novelist by Asumiko Nakamura ----more---- They also discuss deadlines, upcoming conventions, murder mysteries and various games they are playing Hope you enjoy Music For Episode: Intro Music -Utsubora by Hatsune Miku ( Vocaloids ), Ending Music - Billions of Needles by The Good Good ( The Good Good ) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Cohost's Email lethal@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Do you prefer subs or dubs?
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