In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan is joined by animediet.com writer and con goer Animemiz aka Linda Yau. So sit back as they enjoy as Xan finally reviews one of his secret shames. So relax and enjoy as our hosts review that romantic rock and roll manga series, Gravitation by Maki Murakami And despite its more shonen ai nature, Xan explains why its a good story and how to cope with it. Linda also explains the finer points of enjoying yaoi and bara and explains to Xan the wonders that is J drama. There are also tangents galore, so sit back and relax as we discuss this music filled manga. Hope you enjoy Music For Episode: Intro Music -Super Drive by Sakanoue Yosuke ( Gravitation ), Background Music - Rage Beat by Kotani Kinya ( Gravitation OST), Background Music - Shuichi's Theme by Daisuke Asakura ( Gravitation OST), Background Music - Super Drive (Silent Beat Mix) by Sakanoue Yosuke ( Gravitation OST ), Background Music - Sleepless Beauty (Sacred Beauty) by The Seeker ( Gravitation OST), Background Music - Glaring Dream (Secret Dream a) by Sakanoue Yosuke ( Gravitation OST), Background Music - Sleepless Beauty by The Seeker ( Gravitation OST), Background Music - Spicy Marmalade by Kotani Kinya ( Gravitation OVA OST), Background Music - Shining Collection by Iceman ( Gravitation OVA OST), Ending Music - Glaring Dream by Mad Soldiers( Gravitation ) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Cohost's Email Linda@animediet.net Cohost's websitehttp://www.animemiz.com/contact Our Twitter Spiraken Co Host's Twitter animemiz Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Who is more awesome Shuichi or Ryuichi?
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