Volume 88 is upon us, and whenever I see the number 8 in something Japanese I’m reminded of the famous movie “Hachi”. Have you guys seen that? It’s based on a true story about a loyal dog named Hachiko that followed his owner to work every day, and continued to wait for him to return … Continue reading One Piece Volume 88
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Hesitant Hero 3 – Afterword #2
Hello friends, As it turns out, I’m not quite done talking about this latest volume, or the series in general, so you can expect a few more of these posts over the next couple of weeks. This time in particular I want to talk a little bit about Salandra Fevezar, our lovely scribe who helps … Continue reading Hesitant Hero 3 – Afterword #2
One Piece Volume 87
Hi friends, I've been pretty ill for a couple of days with a really bad stomach ache. I'm doing a bit better now, but that's why this post has been delayed, I had other priorities. Here it is, enjoy. After a disastrous failed assassination attempt, everyone is stuck inside Bege’s body and is having a … Continue reading One Piece Volume 87
Hesitant Hero – Afterword
Hello friends. Another year, another volume of the Hesitant Hero. When I started writing my very first draft for volume 1 of this story, all the way back in November of 2021, I had no idea I would ever get to this point. I had tried a couple of very different approaches to this story … Continue reading Hesitant Hero – Afterword
One Piece Volume 86
Volume 86 marks the 20th anniversary of the One Piece manga. For those of us who can do math, that’s about 4 volumes a year, with a little bit extra. Oda at this point in time admits that maybe he should start taking the series a bit more seriously. Which he then contradicts almost immediately … Continue reading One Piece Volume 86
One Piece Volume 85
We join the gang as they get out of their predicaments from the last volume. To an extent, at least. I love how a lot of these stories are very meticulously crafted so that the volumes work out having good cliffhangers. Writing consistent weekly chapters is a skill already, but also having both the chapters … Continue reading One Piece Volume 85
One Piece Volume 84
How do you fight against someone who is able to make solid, unbreakable cracker soldiers? Well, the solution is quite simple really. You just make them wet and then keep eating them. You see, Luffy’s gear four takes a lot of energy, but if he can continuously refuel with cookies, then that solves the problem. … Continue reading One Piece Volume 84
One Piece Volume 82
Volume 82 is upon us and when I look at the cover I get the feeling some interesting stuff is about to happen. Who is that in the background? That blue haired princess that we haven’t really seen much of in a while. I guess we’ll have to read the volume to find out!Also, I’ve … Continue reading One Piece Volume 82
One Piece Volume 81
Zou is upon us. Oda’s worldbuilding and eye for detail are at full display here. We have already met several characters from Zou throughout our story, most noteworthy of them are Bepo, who is Law’s crewmate and Pekoms, who works for Big Mom. We get to see both of them again in this arc so … Continue reading One Piece Volume 81
One Piece Volume 80
We regularly see Luffy wearing a shirt with the numbers 56 on them throughout the series. That is likely because those numbers can be read as Go Mu in Japanese, making them a reference to Luffy’s Gomu Gomu no mi. That makes it extra clever that Bartolomeo’s crew has exactly 56 members. He’s such a … Continue reading One Piece Volume 80
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