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 crew has arrived in Dressrosa but what exactly is the country that Doflamingo leads like? Well, it's time for subplot after subplot as tons of new characters get introduced! We discuss how it's all balanced as we cover Chapters 701-705 of On...

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. Punk Hazard is at its end and already pushing toward the next arc, but the wrap-up here has a lot of solid moments. From the final interaction with G-5 to what may be coming in Dressrosa. And now Derrick is free to theorize so there's a lot to give our thou...

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 before we bring Punk Hazard to a close, it's time for the next movie! There's a lot to talk about in terms of the villain's characterization and the small stumbles it makes that keep it from being a perfect movie. But still, we are far from the rough or...

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 surprisingly, this is a set where other characters still get more to do and new ones are shown to have amazing gimmicks. But more intriguing than them all are the tidbits of Doflamingo's character. There's a lot to discuss as we give our thoughts on Cha...

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. Every mystery of Punk Hazard has been revealed and some of these are huge! Not only that, but there are plenty of characters getting a chance to shine. It's a fantastic set to celebrate 150 episodes as we give our thoughts on Chapters 686-690 of One Piece!...

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 Punk Hazard has reached a weird point where things are feeling more off kilter. Why is that though? We dive into the possible reasons while also gushing about an amazing return of a longtime looming character. It's time to give our thoughts on Chapters...

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 everyone is coming together as the Land of the Dead takes shape. It's another section of laying out the next act of the arc, but there's one particular reveal that requires a conversation. Does the rest of it hold up just as well? We give our thoughts o...

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 new wrinkle to appear in the form of Vergo, a powerful new foe that seems capable of overtaking Law. But nothing else is going well for the Straw Hats either as Caesar shows his true power and the poisonous slime draws closer. There's a...

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 Punk Hazard has introduced its first potential slip-up, at least when it comes to setting up villains. Everything else is pretty solid though with a big new threat and the promise of a potential pirate alliance. There's a lot to talk about as we give ou...

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 return of Law has thrown everything into chaos! We've got body swaps, the introduction of our new villain, and the dark implications of what's going on on this island. In what is often a maligned arc, we're have a lot of fun giving our thoughts on C...

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 Punk Hazard is in full swing! We've got dragons, centaurs, Marines, sick kids, a mysterious master, and a new Warlord of the sea! There's a lot of spinning plates very quickly but do they all work? We give our thoughts on Chapters 656-660 of One Piece!...

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 end of the conflict in Fishman Island is nearly at hand. How is the Island saved from Noah? And what revelations will pop up before the next arc? There's a LOT to talk about as we give our thoughts on Chapters 646-650 of One Piece! Support the 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. And the end of the conflict in Fishman Island is nearly at hand. How is the Island saved from Noah? And what revelations will pop up before the next arc? There's a LOT to talk about as we give our thoughts on Chapters 646-650 of One Piece! Support the 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. And it's time to finally discover what truly drives Hody and some of the real meat behind Fishman Island. It's shockingly prescient as we give our thoughts on Chapters 641-645 of One Piece! Support the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/De...

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 fight with Hody finally has a hook beyond the actual match-up as Vanderdecken has unleashed Noah, a massive ship set in motion by his powers. How does everything else stand up? Let's talk about it as we give our thoughts on Chapters 636-640 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. And the action is starting to pick up as Hody's full plan comes into view though so does Jimbei's. Who will win out? Will Hody finally stand out as a villain? He's getting there at least. Let's talk about it as we give our thoughts on Chapters 631-635 of On...

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 flashback coming to a close, it's time to return to Fishman Island's present. Has that fantastic storytelling carried over? Wellll, not especially but there are good moments! Let's talk about them as we give our thoughts on Chapters 626-630 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 it's time to finally see the history of Otohime and Fisher Tiger and, really, the plight of the Fishmen. It's a fantastic showcase of themes and character motivations which means there's a lot to talk about as we give our thoughts on Cha...

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 double feature as we cover the 30 minute movie(?) One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase as well as the usual manga antics! Does One Piece in 3D have any value? Is Fishman Island finding its footing? We give our thoughts on both as we tal...

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 around the two find themselves split. One is enjoying the arc even if it's not hitting as hard as past stories while the other is bored by it all. What's going on that we're feeling this way? We give our thoughts on Chapters 611-615...

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 time we're arriving on Fishman Island! But much like Thriller Bark, we don't have the best memories of this arc. Will this revisit shed light on what we may have missed the first time around? We give our thoughts on Chapters 606-610 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 after a little demonstration of their new abilities, the crew is finally off to Fishman Island! But it's no simple matter reaching it. How does it feel to have the crew together again after so long? We give our thoughts on Chapters 600-605 of On...

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 timeskip is finally here and there's a lot to talk about ranging from the explanation of Haki, what happened over the two years, and most importantly, the design changes of the Straw Hats! We give our thoughts on it all from Chapters 596-600 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 now it's time for set-up the episode as Oda must take the time to lay a lot of groundwork for the changes ahead, what the characters are facing, and how the characters may be changing. Does it all work? We give our thoughts on Chapters 591-595 o...

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. Luffy's flashback to his childhood with Ace and Sabo comes to a close as he must now look toward the future. What will it take for him to pick up the pieces? And that's just the story stuff as there's a lot of societal commentary worth talki...