Politics in One Piece #1: Drum Island

Luffy is a terrorist. That’s right folks, everyone’s favorite rubber man is an anti-establishment freedom fighter that murdered cops and criminals alike. But I don’t think I ever got to that conclusion the first time I watched and read One Piece. Apparently I’m not the only one who didn’t get it initially. I recently watched … Continue reading Politics in One Piece #1: Drum Island →

One Piece Volume 16

We’re still in Drum Island folks. The village where Usopp and Vivi are staying is about to be swallowed by an avalanche so Wapol and his cronies get out of there as fast as they can. They climb up to the mountain in an attempt to catch up with Luffy and Sanji. Throughout all of … Continue reading One Piece Volume 16 →

Quick Reviews: Farming Life, In/Spectre S2, Angel Next Door, Reincarnated Princess

I know that we’ve already done two of these at the tailend of the winter season, but I watched a whopping 28 shows that season which means there’s still things left to talk about. If you missed the first two quick reviews I did, you can find them here and here. If you’re all caught … Continue reading Quick Reviews: Farming Life, In/Spectre S2, Angel Next Door, Reincarnated Princess →

Vol 2: Chapter Fifteen – The port town of Fitseren

Fitseren was a town of money and commerce and goods moving through at a rapid pace. Sailors came in and out, stayed in the cheap inns for a couple of days gambling away their money and then left again. Rich merchants stayed in the richer part of town and the workers living their day to … Continue reading Vol 2: Chapter Fifteen – The port town of Fitseren →

One Piece Volume 15

Today we’re looking at the 15th Volume of One Piece. Last week we read about the conclusion to Mr. 3’s candle wax statue and this week we continue to finish up the little garden arc. It turns out both giants are still alive. Their weapons are old and haven’t been able to properly deal enough … Continue reading One Piece Volume 15 →

Tsukumogami

Yesterday I talked about the anime Mononogatari. The subject of this anime is the complicated relationship between humans and Tsukumogami. These latter are spirits that live in the tools we treasure a lot. In this anime, these tools come to life and a lot of them turn out to be pretty good at violence. It’s … Continue reading Tsukumogami →

The things we hold dear

When I watch new anime at the start of a season, I tend to give a lot of different shows a start. Often a show will start off really fast and as the season progresses you realize that there might not be as much substance as you would have liked. On the flipside of this … Continue reading The things we hold dear →

Vol 2: Chapter Fourteen – Departure once more

With everything sorted and everyone ready for their journey the morning came. The sun was still in hiding when they all gathered by the gates to the palace. Only when Kimi, who was the last to arrive, got there did the first rays of sunlight peek out over the hills to the east. Right behind … Continue reading Vol 2: Chapter Fourteen – Departure once more →

One Piece Volume 14

Today we’re jumping straight back into Little Garden. I didn’t like this arc too much at the time but I’ve recently started to appreciate it a lot more for what it is. It does introduce us to some very cool characters and the concept of giants. The legendary land of Elbaf is one that’s been … Continue reading One Piece Volume 14 →

Spring is in the air

Can you believe it’s already April? It feels like the year has only just started but we’ll soon be one-third done with it. It’s always like this, time doesn’t quite work the way you expect it to. I’ve been doing a lot better with my health lately. I did get the flu recently, which was … Continue reading Spring is in the air →