Looking back on 1000 chapters of One Piece

When I first started watching One Piece it was already a behemoth of a show. I was new to anime and manga at this point, and One Piece with its flashy characters and strange powers looked very interesting to me. There was apparently a massive war going on, which I would later learn was the … Continue reading Looking back on 1000 chapters of One Piece →

Is reading manga the same hobby as collecting manga?

No. No it’s not. Now that that’s cleared up, see you all next Monday for my next update. A good part of my collection Fine, I’ll go into a little bit more detail I suppose. I’ll start this off by talking about my uncle for a bit. He’s a massive history and media enthusiast. He … Continue reading Is reading manga the same hobby as collecting manga? →

The Cruel Beauty of Arlong Park.

I believe that all anime fans, or fans of any other form of media have a very specific moment where they fall in love with it. I don’t mean the first time you watch something and think to yourself ‘yeah, I enjoyed that.’ No, the moment I’m talking about is something a lot more specific. … Continue reading The Cruel Beauty of Arlong Park. →

The good, the bad and the mediocre

Are enjoyable stories different from good stories, and does that matter? This is a topic I have been sitting on for a while, and I’m not sure what to think about it. Let me start by explaining what I mean with the title, and how the question sprung to mind.There are many stories out there … Continue reading The good, the bad and the mediocre →

The Webtoon anime adaptations were underwhelming

And here's why: I wrote the first draft for this about two months ago, when the Noblesse anime had just started airing and I was about one third of the way through the God of Highschool webtoon. When I finished writing it I wasn’t quite confident in what I wrote so I decided to put … Continue reading The Webtoon anime adaptations were underwhelming →

My Hero Academia worries me

And here's why: This contains spoilers for the My Hero Academia manga up to chapter 292. Shonen Jump is a beast of its own in many ways. It has delivered some of the most amazing manga I have ever read. It has its flaws but I will defend One Piece for the rest of my … Continue reading My Hero Academia worries me →