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One Piece Chapter 1050 Review/Recap Ten years. That’s how long we have waited for this day. From Punk Hazard to Dressrosa, Zou, Whole Cake Island, and finally Wano, we have … Continue Reading THE YONKO HAVE FALLEN! WANO IS FREE!!
One Piece Chapter 1049 Review/Recap We’ve waited, and waited, and waited some more. Honestly, it feels like we’ve been waiting for more than a year. It was worth the wait, … Continue Reading Kaido Finally Falls! I Hope So, at Least
One Piece Chapter 1048 Review/Recap Orochi, please just die already. No, really, I want that parasitic tyrant to keel over and go to Hell where he belongs already. We have … Continue Reading Please Make Orochi Disappear! No, Seriously!
As the island of Onigashima continues to crumble around them, Komurasaki, AKA Hiyori, finally lets Orochi know just who she really is.
One Piece Chapter 1039 Review/Recap We all knew going into the Wano Arc that beating Kaido wasn’t going to be easy. In fact, it would likely be the toughest fight … Continue Reading I Think Big Mom Might Be Down for the Count
One Piece Chapter 1037 Review/Recap It’s taken us almost a year and a half to get this point, but the journey has been worth it. The raid on Onigashima started … Continue Reading So This is What a Drunk Kaido Is Like
WIth the preliminary rounds for the war for Wano now over, it’s on to the main event: Luffy vs. Kaido, for real this time!!
The fight between the swordsmen of the Straw Hat and Beast Pirates reaches its climax as the true face of King is finally revealed!
One Piece Chapter 1034 Review/Recap Over the last few chapters, Sanji’s been experiencing some personal changes regarding his body. As a result of using that Germa Raid Suit, it’s awoken … Continue Reading See, Sanji, We Told You You’re Not a Monster
One Piece Chapter 1032 Review/Recap This is just something I’ve noticed from years of reading and watching One Piece that needs to be said. The closer an arc gets to … Continue Reading The Chaos is Reaching its Peak on Onigashima
The moment when the anime starts the actual battle on Onigashima in earnest, I will be eagerly watching the whole thing. Thus far, the climax of the Wano Arc has seen the Straw hats and their allies fight unbelievable odds, and, despite some losses, they’re still winning! However, with the Flying Six now out, the biggest threat to the Alliance outside of the Yonko are the All-Stars. Luckily, the Alliance has two big stars of their own ready to take center stage.
For years, Robin has been unfairly known to the world as the “Devil Child”. But now, she embraces her moniker for the sake of her family!
Four of the Tobi Roppo, or Flying Six, Kaido’s Elite Guard, are down. They got felled by the Alliance, while X Drake defected to their cause. Now, the only one of them left is Black Maria, the spider woman, and she’s facing off against Robin and Brook.
If you’ll recall, several chapters ago, Queen unleashed a deadly virus that turns people into ice zombies. And that he didn’t care if it would end up hurting his own men in the process. The virus has been kept at bay for a while, but unless Chopper creates a cure, everyone will die. Fortunately, we all knew that Chopper wasn’t going to fail. Queen’s in a big surprise this week on One Piece.
Ever since we first met old man Hyogoro in Udon Prison, I liked him. He was the first friend Luffy made while he was on his “involuntary vacation.” Then it turns out he was once the badass leader of the Yakuza in Wano, and my respect for the guy grew even more. Luffy found himself a powerful ally and teacher in Boss Hyogoro, and now the old man’s repaying his debt to Luffy by helping to free Wano. But will it cost him his life in the end?
You guys ever hear the story of Momotaro? It’s an old Japanese tale about a boy born from a giant peach. In the legend, Momotaro goes to Onigashima to defeat the demons residing there. And during his journey, he convinces three talking animals to join him in exchange for the Kibi Dango he has. The four beat up the demons, take their loot, and come home as heroes.
Why am I bringing this up? Because the latest chapter of One Piece made me realize that cute little Otama’s the manga’s version of Momotaro.
