“I find it quite frankly preposterous that this outsider is even allowed to sit with us during these meetings.” The venomous sound he put on the word “outsider” was accompanied by a look in Mana’s direction, who was sitting at Cobal’s right hand side. He didn’t miss that she flinched at the bombardment of negativity … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 1 – Tension
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One Piece Volume 99
99 volumes of manga on the wall, 99 volumes of manga.Take one down, pass it around, where am I again?Good morning everyone and let’s take this moment to acknowledge how crazy it is that we’re 99 volumes in! Admittedly we didn’t manage to do one every single week, but we’re pretty close, right? With only … Continue reading One Piece Volume 99
The Hesitant Hero Volume 3 Recap
I had an absolute blast writing this volume. As much as I love some chapters in the first two volumes (the very first chapter of volume 1, the meeting with Dionil and the time spent in Fitseren in volume 2 come to mind) I feel like Marsolin as a setting just spoke to me. The … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Volume 3 Recap
One Piece Volume 98
Volume 98 is here and with it the raid on Onigashima is in full effect. The forces gather on both sides and after the Ayakaza Nine start their surprise attack on Kaido things truly kick off. Before we get to that point we have three major events that happen so let’s take a step back … Continue reading One Piece Volume 98
My favorite things of 2024
Now that we’re settled into 2025, let’s look back on the past year. It’s my first year medicated and that definitely helped me throughout. I got out of some slumps I was in and really managed to get a hold of my life. And throughout this all I’ve been consuming media. Some of these pieces … Continue reading My favorite things of 2024
The Hesitant Hero Volume 2 Recap
Volume 2 is probably my least good one of out the four drafts I’ve written up. I don’t want to be too negative about something I made myself, but I feel like it lacks a proper throughline and doesn’t really do much. It’s kind of like the second book in a trilogy where not much … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Volume 2 Recap
One Piece Volume 97
The raid on Onigashima has started and with that the final act of Wano is underway. It’s a long act with lots of fighting and action, so let’s take this opportunity to approach this recap a little differently. Instead of going through everything like we normally do, let’s do a sped up version and then … Continue reading One Piece Volume 97
Quick Reviews – Fall 2024
I was browsing my anime planet account the other day to look back on 2024 and I realized that I watched very little throughout the year. I knew I watched less anime than previous years, but I was surprised it was as little as it was. I did end up getting into more manga though, … Continue reading Quick Reviews – Fall 2024
The Hesitant Hero Volume 1 – Recap
Although the Hesitant Hero was originally a side project while I tried to figure out some of the plot points of my main story, it quickly developed into the biggest writing project I’ve ever attempted. As of December 2025 there are rough drafts of four volumes written, totalling well over 250.000 words. A lot of … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Volume 1 – Recap
One Piece Volume 96
Good morning and welcome to 2025. I hope your holidays were pleasant and full of good food. Now it’s time to wind down and relax with everyone’s favorite manga. That’s right, volume 96 has arrived! We continue where we left off last week, telling Kozuki Oden’s story. Spending time among the Whitebeard pirates hasn’t tempered … Continue reading One Piece Volume 96
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