Join us for a journey through the 5 most memorable battles in the legendary Shonen Jump masterpiece - One Piece! ― The One Piece anime just celebrated its 20th anniversary—that's more than 900 episodes retelling Eiichiro Oda's best-selling manga, which chronicles the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew of pirates. Like any good shonen series, these adventures often involve beating up a lot of...

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The Mike Toole Show - O Big O, Where Art Thou?

Nov 17, 15:02

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Mike returns with an in-depth look at the history and legacy of one of the biggest mecha action shows to hit the early 21st century - The Big O! ― Twenty years ago, something remarkable happened: One Piece started airing on TV in Japan. Wait a minute, that's not what I was gonna talk about. I'm here to talk about what happened twenty years ago the week before One Piece started! On October 13th, 1999,...

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The Strange Tale of Panorama Island

Nov 16, 13:00

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"The evocative and lurid tale transposes the political with the obscene." ― Suehiro Maruo's The Strange Tale of Panorama Island has been out of print for years, but fortunately got a recent reprint by Last Gasp Publishing. The evocative and lurid tale transposes the political with the obscene, capturing the anxiety of Western influence that marked the Taisho era and commentates on Showa era's push to...

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This Week in Anime - The Gremlins and Beasties of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun

Nov 15, 14:55

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This week, Nick and Andy pay a friendly visit to the monsters of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun. ― Halloween may be technically behind us, but the holiday spirit lives on throughout the fall anime season. This week, Nick and Andy pay a friendly visit to the monsters of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the...

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Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story - Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku GN 1

Nov 15, 14:45

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"Hopefully things will pick up story-wise in the next volume – fans of both the original series and mystery in general stand to find a lot to like if this can steady its pace." ― Bungo Stray Dogs' chief conceit is that it pulls great authors from the past and gives them new life as modern-day detectives and gangsters with special powers, so bibliophile readers can experience the thrill of seeing F. S...