Manga: Chapter 687 (SPOILERS!)

SPOILERS!

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Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 501

This pretty much sums up the whole episode, in all of it's desperate glory. Only at OnePieceOfficial.com.

First Thoughts

This is an absolutely thrilling episode. The betrayal, the evil, the true muck of this kingdom…it is horrible beyond belief. The whole episode kept me on the edge of my seat, screaming, crying, wailing, exclaiming…it was all just too much for one school night, haha! The suspense, the horror, the corruption of the ruling nobles…all disgusting, and disgraceful. Not to even mention the surprise guest, who is indeed Amazing and astounding beyond words. I have not been this excited for a flashback episode in…well, a long time, haha! Exhilarating, and yet so horrifying, that such people can exist in the world, and what is worse, be in charge of a portion of it. It makes me literally sick to my stomach to think about how this was all going on. The sadness…the horror…it was just so much…especially Sabo’s final realization and admittance. That was the most impressive thing so far this whole flashback arc. Amazing.

Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 494

Be happy, it is a Chibi-Luffy! Only at OnePieceOfficial.com do you get such touching flashback-arcs and cuteness of little kids. Aw.

First Thoughts

Sora here, on time - who’d have thought? - and extremely excited to see this new opening! Gods, this opening was amazing! It absolutely blew the last two openings right out of the (proverbial) waters with the music, animation, and presentation of events. I love the part when Ace pushes Luffy towards the straw hat; it is portrayed really well in the suddenly zooming-out manner. Otherwise, this episode was

Oh, and whatever happened to episode 492? Did they just decide that that particular episode was bad, or did one of the animators find great offence in the number 492 randomly? We shall (probably) never know…

Review Piece: Baccano! (Secret Santa)

A life of crime can last forever...
Don't let nobody tell you there's no future in a life of crime, because some rackets can last forever. But we'll get around to all that immortality jazz later. A mafia turf war is raging on the mean streets of the Big Apple, a place where regular joes bounce between backdoor booze joints and the breadline. But this caper ain't about a simple gangland brawl. It's about hoods who can't seem to die proper after catching a bullet or five between the eyes. Sadistic hit-men and the dames they love, mad bombers going boom, monsters going bump and soul sucking alchemists bootlegging an elixir of eternal life.


Just remember, Baccano! ain't about beginnings and ends. It's about the twists and turns, bub. Paths don't cross in this story - they collide. Every Dick and Jane plays the lead and it's gonna be a bumpy ride.