Most manga don’t make it to fifty published volumes. I don’t know the statistics, but I’m confident that a lot don’t even make it to ten volumes. That makes it all the more impressive that after reading volume 50 of One Piece, we’re still not even halfway done with everything that’s out. And that’s not … Continue reading One Piece Volume 50
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One Piece Volume 49
We’re nearing the end of the year and with that we’re also nearing the end of Thriller Bark. I was originally hoping to finish this story arc in 2023, but it seems like the final fight will be left to next year. I know that the next volume also includes some material outside of the … Continue reading One Piece Volume 49
One Piece Volume 48
We continue our adventure on Thriller Bark this week and things get a bit more interesting. After the crew lost their shadows and was mostly defeated we get to see some pushback in this volume. A few things happen in this volume and just like with the last volume, I want to go through them … Continue reading One Piece Volume 48
One Piece Volume 46
Yohohoho, I am one day late with this post due to *gestures at my life being a mess*. I would cry about this but I am just bones and don't have eyes. Yohohoho. Enjoy this recap of volume 46, posts will become somewhat more regular in December as we ramp up towards the end of … Continue reading One Piece Volume 46
One Piece Volume 45
With volume 45 we finally finish up on the best arc that shonen manga has to offer. Water 7 and Enies Lobby are over. But we still have a few important things to get through, so let’s have a look at everything that happens in this volume. Let’s start with the crew themselves. They get … Continue reading One Piece Volume 45
One Piece Volume 44
Volume 44 covers a whopping 11 chapters. I’m pretty confident that’s above average and at this point in time Oda’s chapters were still longer than they sometimes tend to be now. Let’s ignore how unhealthy that work ethic was and appreciate what we’re about to read. The conclusion on what is probably Oda’s best arc … Continue reading One Piece Volume 44
One Piece Volume 41 – Peak Fiction
One Piece Volume 41 is the single best manga volume ever written and it’s not even remotely close. This entire Water Seven Saga has been a blast from the very start, but this volume has one of my absolute favorite moments in the entire series as well as the backstory of my favorite character whose … Continue reading One Piece Volume 41 – Peak Fiction
One Piece Volume 40
Volume 40 is aptly titled ‘gear.’ If this is your first journey through One Piece, the meaning of this volume title will get clear as we continue, but if you’ve been here before, you know all about the gears. We also continue the baroque works escape cover story this volume but the real meat and … Continue reading One Piece Volume 40
One Piece Volume 39
They took the rocketman, going anywhere~ Welcome back to our weekly One Piece manga recap. Today we’re looking at volume 39. Last week everyone set off towards the dangerous Enies Lobby to chase after Nico Robin who has been captured by CP9. Luffy, Sanji, Nami, Robin and many of the people they met on Water … Continue reading One Piece Volume 39
One Piece Volume 38
Wow.When I first got into anime and manga I always said that One Piece was my favorite and that would never change. As the years have gone by that sentiment has definitely weakened. If you were to ask me for my favorite manga now I would probably hesitate and maybe say something like 3-gatsu no … Continue reading One Piece Volume 38