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Migration time
Ugh, LJ, what the hell ( Read more... ) -
One Piece 58
Under the wire - One Piece volume 58!
Despite one quick proofreading, this is probably full of typos and god-only-knows-what, but I wanted to get it up before mangaroo had to return her copy to the library. mangaroo, I hope you can at least scribble down some notes in the way of a response before you have to take it back ( Read more... ) -
One Piece 57
Lapsed, but not dead!
Japan is just over ONE WEEK AWAY (eek!), but I wanted to get at least a couple of these done before going. Then maybe I can use the post-Japan One Piece high to keep moving forward.
( Volume 57: The War at the Summit ) -
One Piece 56
This is probably still kind of rough, but I have a million things going on this weekend and wanted to get it up sooner rather than later. I'll be back to fix the rough edges.
Life since the week before Thanksgiving, so crazy!
( Volume 56: Thank You ) -
One Piece 55
Not sure if this is rushing things, but at one point mangaroo was hoping to walk 54 and 55 back to the library tomorrow, so I figured I'd better post it. Will see if I can get through 56 this weekend.
( Volume 55: A Buddha in Hell ) -
One Piece 54
You would think Impel Down would be one of my least favorite arcs, what with all the immature toilet humor. And I thought maybe I would like it less the second time through. Nope - it's still one of my favorites. So hilariously epic. And the comedy is kind of a welcome relief against the deadly serious backdrop.
Vol. 55 is waiting in the wings.
( Volume 54: No One Can Stop This Now ) -
One Piece 53
[Potentially spoilery comment on this volume (OK to read after reading the volume)]So, mangaroo, you're not super attached to any of the Strawhats besides Luffy, right? I mean, you won't mind if we don't see them for... a while? /facepalm
On with Volume 53! From Shabondy to Amazon Lily.
( Volume 53: Quality of a King ) -
One of these days the neighbors are going to call the police...
... on account of all the screaming when certain things happen in One Piece.
( Chapter 731 becomes Episode 663. BEWARE SPOILER ZONE. ) -
One Piece 52
I had forgotten how dense this volume was. (Maybe I should say "confusing." Once again, it was a lot clearer on re-reading in retrospect.)
Also, this could be considered rather a nasty cliffhanger. I will try to get on to 53 quickly.
( Volume 52: Roger and Rayleigh ) -
One Piece 51
Shabondy, yay! This is one of those arcs (kind of like Jaya, vols 24-25) that can be overwhelming at first and is probably better on a re-read, but even on a first read, it is still made of multiple layers of awesome.
( Volume 51: Eleven Supernovas )