Another day, another One Piece feature. This time I took a look at One Piece's use of music, which has really shone since Whole Cake Island. I've always enjoyed anime music, so seeing One Piece lean so heavily into its music is pure catnip for me. And I'll take any opportunity I can get to … Continue reading Crunchyroll Feature-The Special Way One Piece Uses Music to Enhance Its Stories
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Crunchyroll Feature-What Makes Katakuri Such A Great Villain? He’s Just A Regular Guy Who Loves Donuts
In celebration of last month's National Donut Day, I took the opportunity to write about one of my favorite One Piece villains: Katakuri. It's not often that One Piece has a villain who's also a genuinely decent person, and it utterly nailed the concept with Katakuri. Getting to write about him again was a real … Continue reading Crunchyroll Feature-What Makes Katakuri Such A Great Villain? He’s Just A Regular Guy Who Loves Donuts
Crunchyroll Feature Catch-Up
It's been a few months since I last updated, so there's a lot to catch up on. I've still been writing over these past few months, just over on Crunchyroll (for those who don't know, my articles there are published under my real name, Skyler Allen). Rather than do a bunch of individual posts for … Continue reading Crunchyroll Feature Catch-Up
Crunchyroll Feature-With the Wano Arc, One Piece is Finally Nearing its Endgame
For my latest CR feature, I returned to One Piece to write about Wano's significance in the broader story. Weird as it is to imagine, One Piece might just be ending soon(ish). We've still got a ways to go, of course, but with everything going on in Wano, it's hard to deny that the story's … Continue reading Crunchyroll Feature-With the Wano Arc, One Piece is Finally Nearing its Endgame
Crunchyroll Feature – One Piece’s Valuable Lesson on Being True to Yourself
Now that I'm back at Crunchyroll, here's my first article of the year for them! Even with the anime and manga in the middle of Wano, Whole Cake Island's message about being honest about who you are has always stuck with me. Three characters have to learn this lesson, and all of them are better … Continue reading Crunchyroll Feature – One Piece’s Valuable Lesson on Being True to Yourself
The Top 10 Anime of 2019
2019 has been quite a year, both in world events and for me personally. But we're not here to talk about that; we're here to talk about anime! This has been a fantastic year for anime, especially shonen. There've been so many great anime that quite a few that would make my top 10 most … Continue reading The Top 10 Anime of 2019
One Piece Film: Strong World – Ten Years Later
Originally published on The Fandom Post It’s no exaggeration to say that 2009 was one of the best years One Piece has ever had. Manga sales more than doubled from the previous year (which was already a record high for the series), the story was just starting the epic Marineford Arc, and Strong World, the … Continue reading One Piece Film: Strong World – Ten Years Later
One Piece: Stampede Review
Originally published on The Fandom Post What They Say: The world’s boldest buccaneers set sail for the great Pirate Festival, where the Straw Hats join a mad-dash race to find Gol D. Roger’s treasure. There’s just one little problem. An old member of Roger’s crew has a sinister score to settle. All bets are off … Continue reading One Piece: Stampede Review
One Piece 3D2Y: Byrnndi World’s Futile Journey
Shonen movies and specials like One Piece's 3D2Y have a difficult challenge: tell a satisfying story without doing anything to change the status quo. Nothing that happens in them can have a noticeable impact on the plot, the characters, or even the world outside of the context of the film itself. One Piece has circumvented … Continue reading One Piece 3D2Y: Byrnndi World’s Futile Journey
Crunchyroll Feature-QUIZ: Which Shonen Jump Anime Are You?
This week on Crunchyroll, I made a quiz to see which of the hit Shonen Jump anime best fits you. Take the quiz on Crunchyroll!
A Piece of Anime 