Monday, November 28, 2011

Manga: Chapter 645, 646, and 647 (SPOILERS)

SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!
Read Viz's One Piece or read online at JManga.com

Introduction:

I have been editing this site since August and I have yet to contribute an article of my own.  Though I am running late, I’d like to give you my review of the last three serialized chapters of One Piece. One Piece up to this point has been a wonderful Odyssey through the imagination of Eiichiro Oda. I have found it to be an inspirational work of fiction since I’ve discovered it in the later months of 2007. It has remained a constant reminder to me that friendship and adventure will always exist in this world.

        I cannot give an entirely unbiased review of this work of fiction as a whole, but I can take it apart and reevaluate my feelings about each particular chapter as an individual work of  art. With two chapters having been released since I came upon this assignment, I decided to analyze the three together over common themes. The common theme that is most obvious to me is that the Straw Hat Crew has overwhelmed their previous super humanity for bolder abilities required in the New World.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Anime: Straw Hat Reunion Arc- Episode 520

Cool down with a new episode of One Piece! Watch it on OnePieceOfficial.com!

First Thoughts
Brook has really been playing up the rock star personality. I guess that when you are a rock star, dumping a bottle of water on yourself is normal. This must have been portrayed in a different show but I can't remember where. Either way, this was clearly a Brook episode.

This episode had other noteworthy moments but Brook was the focal point. You did see a scene featuring Caribou’s brutality and some awesome moments with Franky but those moments weren’t the first things I remembered about this episode.

Whatever the reason, Brook the Rock Star was the reason why we watched this episode.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Anime: Straw Hat Reunion Arc- Episode 519


Franky is a pretty good model. I am in full support of him getting onto the cover of “Mega Men Monthly”. See this (and more?) on OnePieceOfficial.com.

First Thoughts
Although not sure as to what I should suspect for this episode, the return of the familiar bickering between Zoro and Sanji is a welcome relief. As for Chopper, well, I just hope he will not get himself in too far over his little furry head. He is so innocent, the only Straw Hat in no real danger and it made him even more trusting which in this case, could be disastrous. Chopper should have let the secret agents go, as they would provide a nice distraction for Robin, even if she didn’t particularly need it. I just worry for Chopper’s safety, and hope that he will find his real friends soon. Now, the only thing left to do is to watch the episode. That shouldn’t be too hard.

Monday, November 7, 2011