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 →

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 →

One Piece – Volume 33

I’m not going to sit here and sugarcoat things. This is definitely my least favorite volume of One Piece up until this point, and probably will be my least favorite volume by the time I’m done with all of them. This volume is straight up bad. The entire volume is dedicated to the Davy Back … Continue reading One Piece – Volume 33 →

The Politics of Skypiea

I’m probably going to do one of these for each upcoming arc, but the next two arcs make for one big arc, so I think I might combine those. Either way, that’s a problem for the future, and knowing how long this next arc takes, I might not even have to think much about that … Continue reading The Politics of Skypiea →

One Piece Volume 32

Volume 32 is the first volume that is marked on the spine as being part of the Water Seven Arc. Unfortunately for us, we don’t quite get to Water Seven in this volume, but we do finish up Skypiea. I would have still labeled the volume as being purely Skypiea, but the back does include … Continue reading One Piece Volume 32 →

One Piece Volume 31

Last week we moved quickly towards the big clash between Luffy and Enel. With almost everyone being down for the count and Usopp and Sanji having pulled off a risky rescue mission, Luffy and Nami make their way back up the beanstalk to go to the Maxim. Luffy being made out of rubber makes him … Continue reading One Piece Volume 31 →

One Piece – Volume 30

I received the following letter:“Oda Sensei, you’re such a weird, irresponsible person. Just to be clear, I’m always writing silly things in my comments these days, but in my youth there was a boy who was always being praised by all the adults in the neighborhood. He was a genius when it came to schoolwork … Continue reading One Piece – Volume 30 →

One Piece – Volume 29

Most One Piece volumes are pretty similar in size and don’t take all that long to read. Probably less than half an hour on average. Volume 29 is a hefty one. Let’s not waste time and let’s jump right into it. We can summarize the first couple chapters pretty easily. Robin defeats Yama, the leader … Continue reading One Piece – Volume 29 →

One Piece – Volume 28

Where last volume we were bombarded with lore and worldbuilding, this volume we spend most of our time with fights and scraps in and around the island. I’m guessing this recap will end up being a lot shorter than some of the others, but that’s fine too. Wapol’s mini-arc gets completed in this volume by … Continue reading One Piece – Volume 28 →

The Ancient Magus Bride – Volume 18

The cover for this volume shows us Chise, Philomela and Alcyone. But who is Chise reaching for here? I was going to write more quick reviews for this week, but then something landed in my mailbox that took priority. I have been patiently waiting for this eighteenth volume of The Ancient Magus Bride and I … Continue reading The Ancient Magus Bride – Volume 18 →