I’ve seen a decent amount of comedic anime throughout the years, but I find that they often don’t really land for me. I’ve seen the craze for Mashle and although I know quite a few people who think it’s a hilarious show, I felt insulted by its stupidity. That’s not to say I’m above stupid … Continue reading Why Sakamoto Days works so well
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One Piece Volume 104
Volume 104 is a volume of convictions. We start off this volume with a couple of chapters where everyone lays their personal convictions bare. Momonosuke is asked by his mother and the samurai to give them another chance to fight. As a young child he allows them to do so, tears streaming down his face … Continue reading One Piece Volume 104
One Piece Volume 103
Although I keep these blog posts free of spoilers for what happens after the volume in question, it does feel fun to me to read and write about a volume that has an absolutely major reveal in it right after the latest chapter was such a massive reveal as well. What that reveal is, you’ll … Continue reading One Piece Volume 103
One Piece Volume 102
The end is near. A lot of the smaller fights are done after we finished last week’s volume and the big ones are coming to a close in this week’s volume as well. Let’s go through all the interesting things happening in this volume. We’ll start with the fights that don’t take too much time. … Continue reading One Piece Volume 102
One Piece Volume 101
I don’t think we see Big Mom a single time in this entire 101st volume. Instead we focus on other characters and a big primary focus of the first half of this volume are the Tobi Roppo. Let’s give you a quick refresher and tell you all their fates. Roppo - I would wager - … Continue reading One Piece Volume 101
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
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
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
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
One Piece Volume 94
Volume 94 has a whopping 11 chapters worth of content which is quite a lot. That means there will be a ton of things happening in this volume so get ready for a long post. Cozy up by the fire with a hot drink as we recap this week’s One Piece volume. When Kaido, Caesar … Continue reading One Piece Volume 94
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