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
Category: Anime & Manga
Quick Reviews – Winter 2024
Surprise, a bonus upload! I didn’t watch a lot of anime during the winter season. I say that, but I still kept up with more than a dozen of shows at all times. I guess it’s just not as much compared to the unhealthy amount I watched in the past. Of the shows I watched, … Continue reading Quick Reviews – Winter 2024
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
I consider myself to be an author. I write stories and I have been doing so since I was quite young, breaks aside. Whenever I read or consume other stories, I try to not only enjoy them for what they are, but I also like to look at what makes them work or what doesn’t … Continue reading Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Firefighters and vulnerability
Firefighter Daigo is an anime that is adapting a manga that is a sequel to a 90s manga. It’s about a trio of young firefighters and their training, first missions as well as some of the drama surrounding all of them. It’s an alright show. The concept is good and when it’s “on” it’s doing … Continue reading Firefighters and vulnerability
On Black Clover
Throughout the years, I’ve been trying to get better at worrying about my dropped anime. What I mean by this is that I don’t want to obsess about clearing out that list as much as possible. There’s something wrong with me that I want to finish every show I’ve started, even if I know I … Continue reading On Black Clover
My favorite things in January
I was originally going to call this post “My favorite things in January” as that’s how youtuber Super Eyepatch Wolf names his videos that serve the same purpose. Obviously he didn’t invent the concept of recapping media you consumed, but it does have a very nice ring to it. If that’s the title of this … Continue reading My favorite things in January
The unrivaled work ethic of Hiro Mashima
I talk about Hiro Mashima’s work a lot. Yet I’m also one of the people who is quick to call out problems with his work. It’s often aimless, repeats a lot, uses too much fanservice that doesn’t get anywhere and it’s far too clean when it comes to the stakes it tends to have. Despite … Continue reading The unrivaled work ethic of Hiro Mashima
The slow decline of the countryside
I live in a small town. But when I say that it’s a small town, that’s not giving away a whole lot. The town I live in has around 12.000 people living in it. Depending on your perspective that can be a lot or very little. For comparison, Amsterdam has around 800.000 people living in … Continue reading The slow decline of the countryside
The Promised Land that Never came
A few weeks before Christmas I got very sick with covid. I had to spend the week and a half leading up to Christmas mostly cooped up in my room. Once the worst symptoms had gone away, I needed something to take my mind off of how bad I was feeling so I decided to … Continue reading The Promised Land that Never came
The New One Piece Theme Songs
How was I not going to talk about this today? With the start of a brand new year and a brand new arc in the One Piece anime, Toei Animation delivered some amazing theme songs. Especially the new opening song is out of this world. Because it goes so heavily into the upcoming arc and … Continue reading The New One Piece Theme Songs
Opal Kaharis 