whisky peak feels like a cozy filler arc, that you then find out is super relevant

labooooon!!!!! genuinely, one of my favorite story line and reveals.

the volumes are really weirdly made. We have the end of Arlong park arc and almost the entirety of Loguetown.

ps.: i am number one marine hater

the fights are so much better in the manga! this is where, in the anime, i started getting tired of the pace. Not a huge 'fighting scenes' fans, so i am loving how fast and compact everything in the manga is.

i'm reading these volumes/chapters so fast i'm struggling to keep up with the reviews!! thankfully that me and i'm enjoying myself! Nothing of the story is new to me but i am loving re-analyzing dialogues and subtexts!

and we're off to sea again! Luffy's emotional intelligence is more and more prevalent as the story goes on. With Nami's arc, it's where we get truly acquainted with it. I love my straw hat crew!

i am enjoying the fights way more than in the anime (i know, i'm weird). I think it's because the pacing is simply better. As a fan of the premise more than the complex fighting sequences, i am loving reading this!

'when a man is hungry, i feed him.'

• a pervy cook

we're finally getting to the action sequences of the Baratie arc. I'm interested in seeing how i like it. While watching the anime, the fighting was always the most boring/slow for me. I always enjoy lore, character study and plot advancements, over long fighting sequences. It's a struggle being a shonen anime but i'm pulling through! Can't wait to compare with the manga.