In this episode, Xan reacts to the passing of a favorite manga creator and reviews a new sports manga series that has been nominated for tons of awards. Is it worth the hype? Well grab your soccer ball/futbol and find out as he reviews Blue Lock by Muneyuki Haneshiro and Yusuke Nomura. As our host goes over the battle royale type setting for this story, he also goes over the many manga releases by Seven Seas entertainment, discusses the death of Kentarou Miura and talks a bit about our plans for Animenext 2021. 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 #shonenmanga #bluelock #kodansha #muneyukihaneshiro #yusukenomura #bluelockproject #podcasthq #manga #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: Closing Theme- Game Plan by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library) 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: What sport would you want to see do a Blue Lock Project in a manga?
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