I think a lot of these later One Piece arcs really suffer quite a bit from having a weekly release with regular breaks. Obviously that is no sleight to Oda, he works harder in a month than I do in a year and I wish him as many breaks and happiness as he wants. But … Continue reading One Piece Volume 64 →

Hello kids. Today we’re talking about good ol’ fashioned racism. If you thought Arlong Park dove into this topic enough, do I have some news for you. That was only the result of a much longer conflict and although I’m sure that Oda didn’t plan out this arc back in the late 80s, it does … Continue reading One Piece Volume 63 →

So my version of volume 62 wasn’t printed quite right. It’s not really an issue, but some of the sentences at the very bottom are a little bit cut off and there’s some extra space at the top. Let’s hope it’s just an issue with this particular volume and not with more of the upcoming … Continue reading One Piece Volume 62 →

After 60 volumes we finish up the first half of this journey as we set our first step into the second half of the story next week. Ending the paramount war by going through all of the aftermath is a good way to round off this part of the story, before we move on towards … Continue reading One Piece Volume 60 →

Volume 58 is a little bit special to me. The reason I got into One Piece was because my friend at high school - who I’m still good friends with to this day, more than fifteen years later - was talking about some of the events that happened during the paramount, including the cliffhanger we … Continue reading One Piece Volume 58 →

Volume 55 has us travel into the very depths of Impel Down before starting our ascent back up the impenetrable prison. Luffy, Bon Clay, Galdino & Buggy are still making their way through the prison, with Luffy getting distracted by food. This causes him to run in the direction of Magellan, the poisonous prison warden. … Continue reading One Piece Volume 55 →