One Piece Volume 36

We’re really here. We’re at the absolute apex of shonen storytelling. I’ve been a little bit sad this past week as I was waiting to continue my weekly One Piece journey. You see, I still love One Piece up until today, but there’s definitely a moment in the story where I think it peaked. And … Continue reading One Piece Volume 36 →

Spice & Wolf: Reboot & Town of Strife

Spice & Wolf was the very first light novel I ever bought. I bought this even before I ever bought a single manga volume or figure or anything related to anime and manga. The original Spice & Wolf anime was probably the first anime that really stuck with me. For a long time I considered … Continue reading Spice & Wolf: Reboot & Town of Strife →

Chapter Thirty-Three – Eliana Tidesinger II

“After we decided which six of us would go and explore the ship, we left camp and went back. There was a small distance between our camp and the ship, maybe a ten minute walk. Now when I say there was a ship made out of bone, let me clarify a little bit what I … Continue reading Chapter Thirty-Three – Eliana Tidesinger II →

Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 – Episode 9

The unfortunate downside of Fukichi abandoning his search for Aya is that he can now aim his attention elsewhere. And that ‘elsewhere’ turns out to be the Detective Agency members. To be more specific, Tanizaki and Kunikida are in big trouble. But it seems like Atsushi is in even bigger trouble. He’s being held captive … Continue reading Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 – Episode 9 →

One Piece Volume 35

As I’m writing this it is pouring rain right outside my window. Summer has officially ended here in the Netherlands and I’m feeling two ways about it. Being able to hang out outside in a shirt is very nice, but the feeling of putting the duvet back in the cover and reading manga in the … Continue reading One Piece Volume 35 →

One Piece Strong World: Chapter 0

One of the fun things about buying a box set instead of individual manga volumes is the bonuses that come with the boxes. For One Piece, these are small posters - which are folded so there’s no way they’ll ever look great on a wall - and small manga volumes of extra stories. When I … Continue reading One Piece Strong World: Chapter 0 →

The Necromancer’s Daughter – Chapter Nine

Fear, Pirates and Cervello Island Meloreana IV“I see what you’re saying.” Scarlet said. She was pacing around the room, as if to polarize Mel’s calmness. “So how do we get to this Opal Kaharis you speak of?”Mel smiled widely. “That’s the difficult part and it’s quite complicated. Fortunately, your task in this is quite simple … Continue reading The Necromancer’s Daughter – Chapter Nine →

Chapter Thirty-Two – Eliana Tidesinger I

If the transition from last chapter to this chapter feels a little bit odd, that's because I decided to change it after I already uploaded last week's chapter. I debated going back and editing last week's chapter on the website but ultimately decided to leave it up as is. In the final version, Eliana won't … Continue reading Chapter Thirty-Two – Eliana Tidesinger I →

Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 – Episode 8

Almost unsurprisingly after the hints we got last week, Teruko is definitely still an enemy. After Atsushi comes across an inconsistency in her story, he gets turned into a child by her powers. That’s right, we’re jumping straight into it. The opening plays early this week as well, I hope that’s a sign that there’s … Continue reading Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 – Episode 8 →

One Piece Volume 34

Comparing last volume to this volume is like comparing apples and oranges. They’re not even in the same league. The optimist in me wants to say that the only reason the Davy Back Fight exists is so that Oda could spend a little bit more time on working out the logistics of Water 7 because … Continue reading One Piece Volume 34 →