Anime: Straw Hat Reunion Arc- Episode 522

                                              

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First Thoughts 

First things first: so glad to be back in the review business! I missed this so much, and am overjoyed to have returned to this near-regularity once more. Things should get moving here soon, and more is still to come, so keep looking out for these Anime Reviews! Now, onto the episode, one of my favorites in this short arc.

The best part of watching this episode was the animation of Sanji’s nosebleed. That and Luffy’s reaction to his crew members made the episode excellent. To someone who had not read the manga in advance, this episode was filled with surprises and excitement, all of which were impressively brought to life from their ink and paper origins.

I tried something new for this review: I watched the episode then I read the chapter afterwards.  I will turn this into a habit in order to improve my understanding of the episode and my ability to convey what the anime improved or elaborated on from the manga.

Anime: Impel Down- Episode 425

First Thoughts
What were my first thoughts? Umm....Well....I had no idea what I was getting myself into for this episode. I knew that Mr. 3 was in this episode, Luffy going Third Gear and some animals.

I have to say this was a funny episode though. Well all One Piece episodes are funny..well most of them. Still this was a good episode. Humor. Action. Humor. What else is there to expect from One Piece?

Well not much on first thoughts. I wonder how the Thoughts section will be like.