Celebrate 600 episodes of the Spiraken Manga Review! For this landmark episode, Xan tackles the controversial and popular Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave) by Takahiro with art by Yohei Takemura. Does this hit fantasy harem manga about a young man empowering a squad of super-powered women live up to its hype, or does it get... well, chained by its own tropes? We deliver a definitive verdict for this Yen Press title.

In This Special Episode:

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  A critical deep-dive into the series' unique power system and ecchi-heavy narrative.

  
  


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  Our honest "mid-tier" assessment and who this manga is really for.

  
  


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  A look ahead at the future of the Spiraken Manga Review!

  
  


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  The latest and greatest in manga news.

  
  

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Music Credits:

"Trendsetter" by Mood Maze (via Uppbeat)

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