Tag Archives: One Piece

The Outstanding Villains of One Piece

After watching One Piece Film: Red, and my subsequent binge of the One Piece movies and specials, I found myself dwelling on the villains of this modern epic. Most of them are petty brutes and thugs with about as much depth as … Continue reading

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Ranking My Favorite One Piece Movies and Specials

I recently watched and reviewed the latest – and quite possibly final – film in the One Piece franchise. Afterward, I took a moment to pause and reflect how One Piece really is a massive series to behold, with several hundred hours of … Continue reading

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Sunday’s Wisdom #441: Life is Not a Dream

“Don’t wanna try Don’t wanna cry Wanna forget Just let me live inside a dreamland I wanna be free.” – From “New Genesis,” by Ado Translated to English by Brina Palencia This is the first song in the anime movie, … Continue reading

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One Piece: Red is Beautiful

Eiichiro Oda began his world famous manga epic in 1997. Twenty-five years, over one hundred volumes, over a thousand chapters, over a thousand anime episodes, a dozen specials, a few dozen games, and fifteen movies later, One Piece will go … Continue reading

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My Anime Dungeons and Dragons Party

So, there’s this trend going round a couple Facebook groups I belong to. The idea is to assemble a dream crew as a Dungeons & Dragons party. Some people have used characters from books, some from movies, some even from … Continue reading

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Slimes, Slaves, and Sexy Maids: The New Wave of Tropes?

It’s no secret whatsoever: when something new and unusual gets any sort of success, it gets copycatted out the freaking wazoo. Hollywood’s scramble to imitate the Marvel Cinematic Universe is but one outstanding example of that. There’s also all the … Continue reading

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Some REAL Quarantine Binge Material

A lot of us are staying home these days, for an extended period of time which has already dragged on for far too long, certainly longer than we were told it would when we went meekly into self-isolation, and which … Continue reading

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Anivengers Assemble!

Heh, just imagine this crew showing up together in Endgame! Awhile ago, I made a post about My Anime Justice League. The idea for assembling My Anime Avengers has been percolating ever since, but the timing never seemed quite right with the … Continue reading

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My Top Twelve Favorite Anime

In three days, I will hit my fifth blogging anniversary. Approximately one thousand, eight hundred, and twenty-two days ago (if my math is right), the second post I ever did on this humble blog of mine approached the idea of … Continue reading

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5 Happy Anime Moments

Let the good times roll! 😀 No story is entirely complete, I think, without adding a bit of happiness to it. Even if it’s a tragedy, it needs to be seasoned with happy moments. That is what makes us care, … Continue reading

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