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One Piece 42
This one might be a bit rough in terms of proofreading, but I'll hope for the best! I haven't started 43 yet.
As I thought, a lot of shounen fighting in this one. A few good moments too though. :-)
( Volume 42: Pirates Vs. CP9 ) -
One Piece 41
[Protected for excess use of tissues]I found volume 41 really hard to summarize for two reasons - because the flashback breaks my heart (so I had to keep stopping every few chapters), and because I find just about everything that happens so compelling, it was more like I was translating than summarizing half the time. Which is overkill and unnecessary, really. But anyway, I'm hoping ( Read more... ) -
Random Japanese reflections
I already did my chunk of academic writing today (dear god, I have no idea if any of this is any good), which means I get to kick back for a little while.
( Blah blah blah, I like using tech tools to learn Japanese ) -
One Piece 40
I am officially declaring Volume 41 to be the hardest to summarize after 35. I love so many things about it, but, DAMN.
In the meantime --
( Volume 40: Gear ) -
Japanese grammar question of the day
I'm gearing up to do more scholarly writing today, which of course means that I start out procrastinating over my first cup of coffee.
I have a random question for my Japanese sensei(s) (knowledge of One Piece is optional - grammar is the main thing here).
( Cut to spare people's eyes from scary long sentence structure ) -
One Piece 39
Finally, things are looking up! (I haven't started 40 yet... gotta get on that. But 41 is making me cry too much. ;_;)
( Volume 39: Contest/Struggle ) -
One Piece 38
This might be a little premature, because I'm not sure if mangaroo has had a chance to read 37 yet, but having finished a draft of 39, I'm starting to lose track of where I am. So, here is 38 for all my Monday morning commenters.
( Volume 38: Rocketman ) -
One Piece 36
I really think anything I could possibly say about this volume would be a spoiler.
( Volume 36: Justice Number 9 ) -
One Piece 35
I was going to put off posting this a little longer, but since mangaroo might have to take books back to the library soon, I decided to go ahead.
[This will cease to be a spoiler for Volume 35 by the time you hit chapter 2]I was SO excited to start Water 7 in the last volume. And don't get me wrong, Water 7 is awesome, no question. But I forgot one tiny detail, because I practice selective memory for the WIN: doing Water 7 meant I ( Read more... )