One Piece Volume 72

Last week we introduced a whole new colorful cast with all the participants in Doflamingo’s big coliseum. And let’s not forget what’s on the line: The Mera Mera no Mi. Ace’s old devil fruit grew somewhere and then Doflamingo got his hands on it. Luffy of course doesn’t want this fruit to go to the … Continue reading One Piece Volume 72 →

American Beauty/American Psycho

It’s that time of the year again. What time? It’s time to talk about another Fall Out Boy album of course. It’s been a little while since I wrote my defense of Mania and some of the songs have definitely grown on me since then, but I still think it’s my least favorite album. What … Continue reading American Beauty/American Psycho →

Chapter 22 – The Sapphire Respite

Where both the Topaz Slumber and the Ruby Observatory were impressive in their own rights, each of them prioritized function over form to an extent. The same couldn’t be said for the Sapphire Respite, whose designer had strayed away from the tediousness of function and opted to instead turn the hall into a spectacular sight. … Continue reading Chapter 22 – The Sapphire Respite →

One Piece Volume 71

Ladies, gentlemen and others, welcome to the coliseum. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of named and important characters in One Piece then hold on to your seatbelts as we’re about to ramp things up to eleven. Although both Fishman Island and Punk Hazard are part of the New World in One Piece, … Continue reading One Piece Volume 71 →

Entering the New World (One Piece Fishman Island/Punk Hazard recap)

Out with the old and in with the new. After our crew suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Sentomaru, Kizaru and Kuma, they were spread out across the world. We only learn later on that Kuma spread out the crew to save them from certain defeat, but at the time it seemed like … Continue reading Entering the New World (One Piece Fishman Island/Punk Hazard recap) →

No chapter this week

As the title says, there will not be a Hesitant Hero chapter this week. Due to unforeseen circumstances - these being me getting a bad cold - I didn't have the energy or focus to put the finishing touches to the chapter and since I think these few chapters are very important I'm deciding to … Continue reading No chapter this week →

The Necromancer’s Daughter – Chapter 17

Purple Flame Layla IIThe journey through the underground tunnels that led deeper and deeper into the Zargahal mountains was an exhausting one. Not so much due to the distance, Layla was somewhat used to traveling, but mostly due to the atmosphere. After traveling through open plains and forests, she now found herself slowly walking down … Continue reading The Necromancer’s Daughter – Chapter 17 →

Chapter 21 – Irkan culture and history

Salandra’s eyes went wide as they entered the clearing.Grac gave a nod, not really sure what to say.“You mentioned that you were interested in Irkan history and our friend here is from Tas’Irkan, so I figured the two of you could chat.” Cobal said sheepishly.Salandra spun around and hugged him. “This is beyond what I … Continue reading Chapter 21 – Irkan culture and history →

One Piece Volume 70

It’s the final volume of the third box set and also the final volume of the Punk Hazard arc. Both Punk Hazard and its predecessor Fishman Island are pretty low on my arc tier list, but the upcoming arcs - long as they may be - will be a lot more interesting I think. But … Continue reading One Piece Volume 70 →

It’s Monday Again

It’s Monday again. To be fair, it’s Monday every week, so that shouldn’t come as a big surprise to anyone, but it sometimes feels more headache inducing than other times. I’m back in the swing of things after a pretty decent May break and although my body has been betraying me every step of the … Continue reading It’s Monday Again →