One Piece at a Time

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. The plans are falling apart at the seams with a week still left before they're supposed to go into action. But a surprise reveal might bring it all back from the brink, even if it leads to sacrifice. It's another shift in the storytelling as we...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. The Luffy training arc has begun! And it's so much more different than any other Shonen I've seen. But even that is a small portion of what's happening as things continue to shift and move in Wano. There's a lot of things being set up. H...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And this set likely establishes what we're in for going forward, at least in terms of the podcast. There weren't any crazy revelations but it's so packed with things happening that we can't help but talk about it all. Especially when the...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And we've hit episode 200! What kind of chapters do we have to celebrate? Well how about a surprisingly packed set with just a lot of stuff going on. That and a Oiran that is gorgeous and perhaps not as mysterious as Oda first tries to make her. Joi...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And after the appearance that everything will go smoothly in Wano, it's time to bring that idea crashing down. This is an Emperor they're challenging and a show of Kaido's strength is going to show just how hard their plan will be. But what...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. Now that we've settled into Wano, it's time to warm up the action with some light sumo wrestling, light resistance, and inspiring hope in young Otama. But the set still has surprises in store as we discuss everything in Chapters 916-920 of One P...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. But unfortunately we're missing this week due to illness. But we don't all of you to miss out so we're releasing one of our earliest bonus episodes from the Patreon. In it, Brandon and I rank all the Pre-Timeskip arcs in a Tier List. One Pie...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. We've reached Wano proper, but how does it actually begin? It turns out as kind of a throwback to One Piece's origins which is refreshing after so long. New characters, new hijinks, but already an undercurrent of something not being quite right....

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And everything is about to be recontextualized as the Reverie arc comes to an end. Who is this new power and what does it mean for the future? And what will Wano be like now that we've officially begun? Time to discuss it all as we cover Chapters 90...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And as Whole Cake draws to a close, we check in on the surprisingly bittersweet moments with Pudding and Brulee before diving into the fun reunion that is the Reverie. There's a lot of great world building to discuss as we cover Chapters 901-905 of...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And with the battle with Katakuri over, all that remains is to escape Big Mom's territory. But that is still far from an easy task. Join us as we talk about every little scrap of progress the Straw Hats make in Chapters 896-900 of One Piece! Support...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And the battle with Katakuri is reaching its climax as the two build respect for one another as they battle it out. There are some great moments throughout, but the final chapter is something I never saw coming. Join us as we talk about Chapters 891-895...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And it's time for Luffy to take a backseat while the rest of the crew desperately tries to survive Big Mom's onslaught. And that's not even the only great stuff as Bege and Chiffon showcase why they're an awesome married couple and even...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And while the plot may not be progressing, the fights certainly are! Especially when it comes to Luffy vs Katakuri. What kinds of twists and turns is Luffy in for? We definitely donut want to miss it as we chat about Chapters 881-885 of One Piece! Suppo...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. The Straw Hats may be out of the woods, but they are far from free. As Big Mom's forces close in, it's becoming clearer what it will take to escape Whole Cake and sacrifices will have to be made. There's a lot to discuss despite it being so...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And let the escape begin! The Straw Hats have accomplished everything they set out to do, now they just need to survive. And with every part of Big Mom's forces after them, it's no easy task. Fortunately it's Nami's turn to really step i...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And it's time for a peek at Big Mom's origins and what makes Mother Carmel so important to her. Naturally, it's so much more wild than we would have ever thought. There's a lot to take in with the implications her so join us as we cover...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And the wedding is on! The Straw Hats have had many plans in the past and they rarely go off without a hitch. But could this be the one to succeed and how will all the key players react? There's a fair bit to discuss and an agonizing cliffhanger ahe...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And all of sudden everyone has a plan to betray someone else...except for the ones that would be the most obvious. It's time to regroup, reunite, and prepare for the true chaos that's sure to break out. But how well is this shift handled? We bre...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And the break down of Sanji is nearly at an end thanks to some timely saves and killer plans. But really, just how good is Oda at planting the seeds of character development? There's a lot to talk about as we cover Chapters 851-855 of One Piece! Sup...

Note: We're sorry for the quality of Brandon's audio for the first 50 minutes. We have no idea why there's a scratchiness to it, but it does disappear eventually. We wish it didn't have to happen on this episode. Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And oh what a difference...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And the strength of Whole Cake reveals itself more and more between a hilarious Cracker fight, a shocking reunion with Sanji, and what could be the most romantic scene in Shonen. There's so much to talk about as we cover Chapters 841-845 of One Piec...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And the Straw Hats are officially over their heads thanks to the arrival of Cracker, one of Big Mom's Elite Sweet 3. But it's also the chance for Sanji to show just the kind of character we always knew he had. He just didn't always show it....

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And we're taking a break from the manga once again to go to the movies! The Straw Hats arrive on a massive casino ship that's filled with glitz, glamor, and the seedy underbelly that you'd expect. But with constantly shifting genres, a snapp...

Welcome to the One Piece at a Time Podcast where I'm joined by Brandon Bovia to read and discuss 5 chapters of the One Piece manga every week. And we've finally arrived on Whole...where things immediately go wrong for the crew thanks to a certain forest. But perhaps more importantly, we meet Sanji's dad and get a sense of just what his childhood was like with the Vinsmokes. There's...