Category: Manga

  • Berserk Manga Review (Part 2): The Brand

    If chapter one established how grotesque and badass Berserk would be, then this is the one that shows just how tragic it truly is. Guts is on the road, but his constant battle against demons has left him wounded and tired. A curious and loyal Puck follows after him, despite Guts’ best efforts to push…

  • Berserk Manga Review (Part 1): The Black Swordsman

    Berserk Manga Review (Part 1): The Black Swordsman

    I’ve talked about Berserk many times on this blog. It’s one of my favorite stories of all time. Yet I realized that I haven’t actually taken the time to review the original manga. I had plans to do it earlier. A few months ago, in fact. Except… well, you probably know what happened. Miura’s passing…

  • In Defense of Puck

    In Defense of Puck

    Berserk isn’t the most pleasant manga ever written. I know. A series about demons that will kill you and rape you being fought by the angriest dude ever isn’t pleasant. It’s a dark series that explores complex themes with deep characters that suffer from horrible problems. Which makes this little dude kind of baffling. Puck…

  • Gol D. Roger: Building a Legend

    Gol D. Roger: Building a Legend

    This might sound odd, but I’ve always found the very first page of One Piece to be incredibly memorable. Or, for anime viewers, the initial lore dump that opened every episode in the early days of the series. It’s incredibly simple: here’s the pirate king, here’s how he died, here’s what he said, and here’s…

  • The Great One Piece Journey (Part 21): A.S.L. and 3D2Y

    I thought that meant American Sign Language for so long and I was unbelievably confused before I finally read this arc. After the events of Marineford, we’re treated to a flashback of Luffy’s childhood. Here, we learn what happened in the time between Luffy meeting Shanks and him setting out. Shortly after being sent off…