In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan and Kal discuss the finer points of psychology and imprisonment as they review two intriguing seinen manga, Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto , and Oldboy by Garon Tsuchiya ----more---- They also discuss the finer points of Trepanation, keeping oneself fit, the nutritional balance of chinese food, why being homeless is bad and the results of the first theme month for the Spiraken Movie Review. Hope everyone has a happy New Year. Remember to check out our forum and listen to our Sister Podcast The Spiraken Movie Review. Hope You Enjoy Music For Episode:Intro Music -Apollo by Porno Graffitti (Best Blue),Background Music -Victory Fanfare by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy VII Compilation ), Background Music -Melissa by Porno Graffitti (Best Blue ), Background Music -Think Music by Merv Griffin (Jeopardy OST ), Background Music -Look Who's Talking by Yeon-wook Jo (Oldboy OST ), Background Music -The Count of Monte Cristo by Yeon-wook Jo (Old Boy OST ), Background Music -Jail House Rock by Yeon-wook Jo (Old Boy OST ), Background Music -In A Lonely Place by Yeon-wook Jo(Oldboy OST ), Background Music -Look Back In Anger by Yeon-wook Jo (Oldboy OST), Ending Music -The Last Waltz by Yeon-wook Jo ( Oldboy OST) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Co-Host's Email kal.spiraken@gmail.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Voicemail 206-350-8462 Random Question of the Week: Would you agree to Trepanation for 7,000,000 yen?
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