In this, our Four Hundred and Seventy Fifth episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a seinen manga that is a mix of a suspense story and freaky Friday. Is it a great thriller? Well sit back and find out as he reviews Island in a Puddle by Kei Sanbe. As our intrepid host goes over this manga, he also goes over the unique elements of the narrative and discusses the latest panel that he will be running at Otakon. Also if you want to find out more about one of his awesome panel testers, check out her twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/i_littleluna_i . Remember to Like, Share and Subscribe. Follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, subscribe to this podcast and our YouTube channel, Support our Patreon and if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Also join our discord and Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #mangareview #wheelofmanga #thrillermanga #seinenmanga #islandinapuddle #murdermanga #keisanbe #erased #kodansha #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme-Trendsetter by Mood Maze (Uppbeat) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: YEPNB5COHX56JVES WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Patron https://www.patreon.podbean.com/spiraken or https://www.patreon.com/spiraken Our Discord https://tinyurl.com/spiradiscord Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: Do you think this manga sounds too stressful?
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