Category: One Piece
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One Piece chapter 1188 review
Holy shit, what a chapter. You can’t even get too analytical about a thing like this, it’s just great action and a huge story beat. I think the Jump cover and colour spread here are very nice bits of art (I’m understating it, the colour spread is gorgeous), but they don’t really scream anniversary to…
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One Piece chapter 1187 review
Oh we’re here, it’s happening. The final fight of Elbaph is finally in motion, and surely there can be no more food breaks or flashbacks. At most, a pause with a fakeout defeat to set up some Gunko/Shuri reveals. With Egghead being structured so different, it’s been legitimately more than four years since we were…
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One Piece chapter 1186 review
Oda? Hey, listen to me. Oda. Oda. Hey. What’s up with you and stabbing people through the head lately? You know that’s an event that should leave at least one long-term side effect, right? You’ve already got a reputation for not killing off characters who probably should have died and you have got to know…
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One Piece chapter 1185 review
Oh, we’re three for three on Brook’s songs being the chapter titles. I think they’re gonna go for the whole flashback! I would love for Oda to do things like that more often. The flashback steps up its pacing substantially as we cross the midpoint of the volume here, probably setting us up for the…
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One Piece chapter 1184 review
(Posting late because of some weather-related internet issues at my place this week.) I think this chapter is going to be unpopular among a certain kind of reader. It’s short, it doesn’t move the main plot forward and it has the misfortune of landing right before a break. And that’s a true shame, this one…
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One Piece chapter 1183 review
It’s a treat to be back with a 19 page chapter, a colour spread and a Jump cover. Not to mention an out-of-nowhere Brook flashback! I’m a little disappointed that Oda didn’t take the chance to give us colour art of Imu, but I recognise that was always kind of a longshot. Oda has never…
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One Piece chapter 1181 review
Okay, it’s another dialogue-light fighting chapter. These can be tough to get through on the weekly read when there’s too many of them in a row. But for now, the spectacle of the giant battle retains its novelty. I think it would have been cool to see a little more background and environment during the…
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One Piece chapter 1180 review
If the last chapter was all about setting the atmosphere, this one is here to really lock in the first impression. Make Imu walk the walk and establish himself as the final boss candidate he really wants to be (even if I’m still ultimately team Blackbeard). I’m glad we get the standing shot of Imu…
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One Piece chapter 1179 review
I’ve been saying for weeks that something else had to be coming, but this beyond my wildest expectations. I thought this chapter would be a big one for Elbaph, but instead it’s a titanic moment for One Piece as a whole. Oda spends every page he had this week building slowly to the final reveal…
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One Piece chapter 1178 review
Rather than committing to the big battle that the last chapter promised, Oda switches gears into a setup mode disguised as a cooldown mode. He even has Sanji lampshade how abruptly things seem to be ending. But the next stage, whatever it’s going to be, isn’t the obvious thing. Should have known Oda wouldn’t be…
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