In ep 112 of the Spiraken Manga Review, Kal returns to review a somewhat popular baseball manga Rookies by Masanori Morita , meanwhile Xan indulges in his high school zombie apocalypse series High School of the Dead by Daisuke Satō ----more---- As an added bonus, Xan and Kal discuss the pros and cons of Ken Akamatsu's idea for a free manga portal as well as the various comic book movie news and the recent Green Lantern Trailer. Remember to send us emails, check out fightbait.com and also a picture of Neil Patrick Stewart in a smoking jacket with a pipe. And for our fans who live in the United States, we hope that you have a safe and fun Thanksgiving day and that your black friday is not too hectic. Thanks and hope you enjoy Music For Episode:, Intro Music - High School of the Dead (TV Size) by Kishida Kyoudan (High School of the Dead OST ), Background Music -News (Freesounds.org ), Background Music -Kiseki by GreeeeN (Rookies OST ), Background Music -High School of the Dead by Kishida Kyoudan ( High School of the Dead OST ), Background Music -Infection by Mell ( High School of the Dead OST ) ,Background Music -Color Me Dark (TV Size) by Maon Kurosaki (High School of the Dead OST ), Ending Music -Kimi to Taiyou ga Shinda hi by Maon Kurosaki ( High School of the Dead OST ) 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 Kal.spiraken@gmail.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Voicemail 206-350-8462 Random Question of the Week: What are you doing on Thanksgiving?
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