Spiraken Manga Review Ep 625: Old Boy Deluxe Edition

About this episode

In this episode, Xan reviews the Old Boy Deluxe Edition manga, discussing its themes, art, and impact compared to its film adaptation.

For our 625th episode, Xan returns to a seinen landmark: Old Boy Deluxe Edition by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. Famous for its explosive 2013 film adaptation, this brutal noir thriller asks whether a story about revenge, confinement, and raw desperation ages like fine wine or crumbles under its own weight. We revisit our original review and see how it holds up. In This Episode: A spoiler-light discussion of this groundbreaking story and its impact on the thriller genre. Praising the wondrous, visceral art that brings this dark tale to life. Comparing the manga to the iconic film adaptation and our original review from Episode 116. The latest manga releases from this week. Plus: Xan hypes his guest appearance on Paul Chapman (The Almighty Gooberzilla)'s Greatest Movie Ever Podcast at gmepodcast.com. Support the Show:Help us keep revisiting the classics: Gofundme Engage With Us: Subscribe! YouTube | Website Follow @spiraken on X (Twitter), Bluesky, Instagram Join the community on Discord Support us on Patreon Rate us on Apple Podcasts Random Question of the Day:"What's a revenge story that stuck with you—and why?" #Spiraken #MangaReview #OldBoy #GaronTsuchiya…

People in this episode

Host: Xan

Topics covered

• manga review
• thriller genre
• revenge stories
• film adaptation
• art analysis

Keywords

• Old Boy
• Garon Tsuchiya
• Nobuaki Minegishi
• manga
• thriller
• revenge
• noir
• Dark Horse Manga
• classic manga

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paul Chapman (The Almighty Gooberzilla)

Books & works: Old Boy Deluxe Edition, Greatest Movie Ever Podcast, Old Boy

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