What’s the deal with Kuzan? (Spoilers)

We cannot talk about the former navy admiral without getting into spoilers for anything that happened up to and including the Egghead arc, so if you are not caught up on Egghead in its entirety, then I would recommend skipping this post. But before we get all the way to that point in the future, … Continue reading What’s the deal with Kuzan? (Spoilers) →

The kindness of language

I am a little bit of a nerd when it comes to language. As an avid writer and a language teacher, it kind of comes with the territory. I have a book on strange local terminology from all over the UK written by the biggest language nerd of all: Susie Dent and I regularly look … Continue reading The kindness of language →

Teaching the ’tism

An illegal Saturday post? On this blog. How out of the ordinary. Unless you count the numerous times I forget to upload on Friday, but we don’t count those right? Right? Well I wanted to take this moment to talk a little bit about a lesson I did earlier this week. You see, with it … Continue reading Teaching the ’tism →

Vol4: Chapter 12 – The grand return of Captain Eliana Tidescreecher

“I knew I would find you here,” Cobal said as he walked into the Iridescent Seashell. The cozy inn built around a circular central bar was filled with townspeople. For as scared and anxious as most of them had been when they first talked to Miyara at the docks, all of that seemed to have … Continue reading Vol4: Chapter 12 – The grand return of Captain Eliana Tidescreecher →

Deep Sea Currents (Spoilers up to end of Wano)

Although the story of One Piece mostly revolves around the battle between pirates, navy soldiers, more pirates and a corrupt government that seems to be basically demons incarnate, there is also an entire underground underworld within the world of One Piece. Brokers, shipping, slave trade and lots of smuggling are all handled within this shady … Continue reading Deep Sea Currents (Spoilers up to end of Wano) →

One Piece Wednesdays from now on

Hello everyone. With our journey of traveling through the world of One Piece from back in volume 1 all the way up to volume 108 coming to a close, it’s time for us to move on to the next chapter of this story. Instead of talking about a volume every week, we’ll look at recent … Continue reading One Piece Wednesdays from now on →

Autism and memory

A couple of weeks ago I found myself at a study day for work. We went to some sort of location where we had a guest speaker and then participated in a bunch of workshops. As is normal for work study days, everything took longer than it should have and although there was definitely a … Continue reading Autism and memory →

Vol4: Chapter 11 – You have changed

“Cobal, come quickly,” a voice sounded outside the door to his room in the inn. He got up, still tired. It was early in the morning, with only the first rays of light hitting the small window. He yawned and moved over to the door, finding Sebastian on the other side. “Is something wrong?” He … Continue reading Vol4: Chapter 11 – You have changed →

One Piece Volume 108

To celebrate reaching the last translated volume in this series and to close this series off - for now - with a bang, let’s have an extra detailed look at this one. After a short break, One Piece Wednesday will return with posts about different characters, locations and subjects we didn’t get to talk about … Continue reading One Piece Volume 108 →

Arise

Yeah, yeah, another Solo Leveling review, I’m sure those of you who are looking for these have seen a million already praising it into the high heavens. And for good reason. Solo Leveling has a lot going for it and the anime adaptation it received is a big step up from other shows based on … Continue reading Arise →