Category: Manga

  • The Great One Piece Journey (Part 24): Punk Hazard

    The Great One Piece Journey (Part 24): Punk Hazard

    I’m not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but here goes: this is my least favorite arc of One Piece. Not to say that it’s terrible. But I definitely felt my interest wander more than once. The Straw Hats successfully have entered the New World and are ready to begin their new…

  • In Defense of Nina (Berserk)

    The list of loathsome Berserk characters is almost as long as the series itself. Griffith. Wyald. The Count. The Snake Lord. Guts. So why is it that this girl gets so much more hate than they do? For those unfamiliar with her, or those who have simply forgotten, Nina was an important side character in…

  • Berserk Manga Review (Part 6): Nosferatu Zodd

    I love this section of Berserk! It’s a perfect microcosm of everything I love about Berserk. You’ve got horror, you’ve got action, you’ve got spectacular character writing, this section of the story has it all! And to top it all off, it introduces one of the best demon characters in the series! The Band of…

  • Berserk Manga Review (Part 5): A Wind of Swords

    Pointless little fun fact: my copy of the manga had a typo in the table of contents, calling this chapter ‘A Wind of Words’. Which is honestly almost just as fitting as the actual title. I don’t know if this is a common issue, and it isn’t a big deal. I just thought it was…

  • Berserk Manga Review (Part 4): The Golden Age

    Now, to be clear, I’m not going to cover the entire Golden Age in this review. I’m going to cover each of the different sections of this arc as they are dictated in my copies of the manga (the deluxe hardcover edition). Here, I’m going to cover Guts’ childhood up to him joining the Band…