In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews the Viz shonen jump manga Black Cat by Kentaro Yabuki ----more---- Despite this being a quick episode, our host also talks about the homages to other anime, manga, and video games that are within this manga. Hope You Enjoy this episode Music For Episode: Intro Music -American Money by Yoko Kanno ( Cowboy Bebop OST 2 No Disk), Background Music -Daia no Hana by Yoriko (Black Cat OST ), Ending Music - Namida Boshi by Puppet Pet ( Black Cat 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: What types of food do you like to eat?
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