In the 140th episode of The Spiraken Manga Review, Xan celebrates his big 3-0 and compares two adaptations of the Densha Otoko story with Densha Otoko A Shojo Manga by Machiko Ocha and Train Man - Densha Otoko by Hidenori Hara ----more---- Our Loyal listeners are also given the privilege of listening to Xan, Hope, Timbo and Mat sing Karaoke. There is also discussion about the Densha Otoko myth, what Xan did for this long holiday weekend and why 2 chan posters are better then 4chan posters. Hope You Enjoy this episode Music For Episode: Background Music - Foreigner'sJukebox Hero (Karaoke Version) performed by Xan, Hope, and Timbo ( Karaoke ), Intro Music -Twilight by Journey ( Twilight ), Background Music - Toto's Africa (Karaoke Version) performed by Xan ( karaoke), Background Music - Mr Roboto by polyestics ( Polyistics World Tour ), Ending Music - Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobundaze by Sambomaster ( Densha Otoko Drama 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 Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Voicemail 206-350-8462 Random Question of the Week: In the Densha Otoko drama, what song played whenever Kazuya Sakurai had a fantasy about Saori Aoyama?
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