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  I love One Piece but I almost never talk about it on here! Since I am mostly caught up with the story I thought I would share who my most favorite characters are.  I actually have a lot of ideas for One Piece content in the future! I just need to make the time to make and post them. I do not own One Piece. One Piece is written and illustrated by Eichiro Oda.    

So I somehow forgot this tag existed until I saw people I follow in Instagram do it. As it turns out I did do this tag for the first time back in 2023. So if you interested in those year's answers you can check them out here .     

  I do this tag every year! My answers to the previous 4 years can be found on the Navigation page.   

  I do this tag every year sometime in June.  Check out my answers for the previous years on the Navigation page! 1. Best book you read so far this year? I've got two: The Witch Who Chases the Sun by Dawn Chen and Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura   2. Best sequel you read so far this year? Amari and the Metalwork Menace  by BB Alston and Under All the Lights by Maya Ameyaw.   3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to.  Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae 4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. This is actually a revised edition of a book originally published in 2009, but The Diaries of Emily the Strange: The Lost Days is coming out in September 2026.   Another one is the second book of the Kiki's Delivery Service series (yes, it's a whole series) titled Kiki and the New Magic . The author is Eiko Kadono.  The book was originally published in Japanese back in 1993 and getting an English release i...

The One Piece anime is back! But I am still in the Wano arc as of writing this.  Anyway, I finally read One Piece: Heroines Volume 2 ! Just like the first one, this follows a bunch of short stories about different girls from the One Piece universe. The girls this time are: Boa Hancock, Tashigi, Reiju, and Uta. We also get a bonus chapter of Nami and Robin! My favorite story is Uta's story--it was really sweet! My second favorite was Reiju's because it made me emotional. Tashigi's story is cool, too, and so is Nami and Robin's. I didn't really like Hancock's story--it was a little odd. So I gave the book 4.5 stars . But if you're a One Piece fan like me, you'll probably like this too! I heard that the Heroine's novels are getting an adaptation soon, coming out this July.      

  I read a total of 8 books and only DNF 1 .  Here they all are: The 5 stars: 1. Sakura Saku Volume 9 (the last volume!) by Io Sakisaka 2. One Piece: Law's Story by Sakagami Shusei and Eichiro Oda 3. Shadows House Volume 8 by Somato 4. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi 5. When it All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw     The 4.5 stars: 1.  Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura 2. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan 3. Shadows House Volume 7 by Somato    The 1 DNF (because I thought it was bad):    The Island Volume 1 by Gordon Korman

Omg this might be my favorite One Piece spinoff novel so far! One Piece: Law's Story by Eichiro Oda and Shusei Sakagami is the story of the character Trafalgar D. Water Law on how he met his closest crew members (Bepo, Shachi, and Penguin) and formed the Heart Pirates. He learns a lot about doctoring and martial arts, but especially life, love, and kindness from his new guardian, an eccentric elderly scientist named Wolf.  I can't get too into it because you'd have to be very familiar with One Piece to understand it, but let's just say this book warmed my heart so much! It's very emotional and well written, and it definitely made me love Law even more as a character. I am so glad we get books like these to get to know certain characters in the world of One Piece more. That's because in the main storyline, we only get bits and pieces of other characters backstories, but books like these put it all together.  So yeah, I gave it 5 stars . It's a must read f...

  I've officially decided to make my wrap up posts just like what I have over on my Instagram. It's more colorful and eye-catching, anyway. And you actually get to see all of the books I read.  

  But like anytime I talk about One Piece on here, I keep it mostly vague since not everyone reading this has watched or read the main series. By the way, these particular volumes were written and illustrated by Boichi , but it was overseen by the original creator, Eichiro Oda .   Volume 1, in short, is about how Portgas D. Ace, Luffy's (the MC of One Piece) adoptive brother, kicks off his pirate journey. From meeting his closest mate Masked Deuce to eating the Flame-Flame fruit, we see him and his new crew, the Spade Pirates, travel most of the world. We also see Ace's motivations to fight the man whom he will later join, Whitebeard. Volume 2 continues with Ace's desire to fight Whitebeard and prove his strength. In this volume we spend more time seeing Ace interact with Whitebeard's main pirate crew, as well as Ace's own insecurities. As you can imagine, he does join Whitebeard's crew, and said captain becomes his father figure. We also get a little bit of Bl...

  As a One Piece fan, I had to pick these up. This is not going to be like my typical reviews since there isn't much to say about these two books. I also can't get too into them because I know not everyone here has read or watched One Piece. Wanted! is just a compilation of random comic stories that creator Eichiro Oda wrote before he officially started One Piece. The last comic, Romance Dawn, is basically a rough draft for One Piece! i gave it 4 stars . One Piece Heroines Volume 1 is a light novel of stand alone stories set in the world of One Piece following four of the female characters: Nami, Robin, Vivi, and Perona. They are pretty lighthearted, so they're great for reading if you want a break from the intensity of the main One Piece storyline.  Or if you're in the mood for something more chill. I gave it 5 stars .

  (I made this in Canva and the pic of the book was found on Google Images) This is the third installment of the Mary series by Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton, and Jodi Meadows! My Salty Mary is a historical fantasy story where The Little Mermaid doesn't actually turn into sea foam after the man she loves weds another woman. She, now living as a human named Mary Read, instead decides to disguise herself as a man and join a pirate crew. She eventually works her way up from cabinboy to captain, and joins a contest to be the next Pirate King (One Piece reference maybe😂???) after the most notorious pirate Blackbeard dies. Mary deals with many other things along the way, such as being torn between her new life as a human and a former mermaid (especially when her father, the Sea King, wants her to come back home), dealing with a new found love with Tobias (who is her navigator and one of Blackbeard's sons). At the same time, Mary's cousin Jack (his mother is the Sea Witch, who is ...

  The first time I did this tag was last year! Here's the post if you missed it. This is a new version with updated questions. Like last time, @books.below.stars over on Instagram tagged me in this. And as usual, I don't tag anyone, so feel free to go ahead and do this tag! 1. heather (popular book you love) The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz 2. movies (book with an adaptation) The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 3. alley rose (book that made you cry this year) Willa of Dark Hallow by Robert Beatty 4. people watching (book you can relate to) Speak Up! By Rebecca Burgess 5. memories (non-bookish item on your shelf) A mini Funko pop of Nico Robin 6. never ending song (longest book you own) Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson 7. fainted love (fave book from this year so far) So many! A Little Princess, Bloomability, Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything, A Sign of Affection (series), Call the Name of the Night (series), The Dos and Donuts of Love, Mon...

  Here's the thing: today's poem is inspired by One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. And today is One Piece's 25th anniversary!!! Yay!!!  However, One Piece has sooo much music surrounding it, since it is a 25 year franchise. So instead of one of the openings or other random songs, I decided to share a video of the live-action actors having fun. Ironically, I haven't seen the live action version yet. I do follow the official page and most of the actors on Instagram, though. This will be one of the last poems I will post in a while. I will resume with more anime/manga poems in December.  Poem: Come with me to the colorful world Of colorful people Of colorful fruit And all things magic Doesn’t matter who you are You’re never too old To follow your dreams So start sailing! Pirate or marine Or…something else Go find the one thing You’re looking for You’ll run into some jerks—oh yes Jerks are everywhere, they say But with the found family that you found Y...

  It's been a while since I talked about anime I liked! Here are 4 more.  Parts 1-3 can be viewed here: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 1. One Piece This is pretty obvious if you know me in real life. 😜 I don't need to explain what it is about since it's one of the best selling manga series of all time. Pretty much everyone knows what it's about. 2. Skip Beat! A young woman named Kyoko follows her childhood friend Shu to the big city where he's become a star! Unfortunately, she finds out he was using her the whole time to boost his own career. Feeling hurt, she decides to get revenge on him by competing in show business as an actress. Along the way, Kyoko meets new friends, including one mysterious guy named Ren. She learns to start doing things for herself instead of trying to please others. I've only watched the anime for this so far! I plan on reading the rest of the story through the manga sometime.  3. Magic Knight Rayearth In 1994 Tokyo, at the Tokyo Tower to be...

This tag has been going around lately! I first saw @nausicaa_requiem do it over on Instagram.  As always, feel free to do this tag if you see it! 1. Lust-A book I bought just for the cover. The Pirate Captain's Daughter by Eve Bunting 2. Gluttony-A book I can read over and over again. The Witch Hat Atelier series! 3. Envy-A book I want to live in In the world of One Piece! 4. Wrath-a book I didn't enjoy Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson 5. Pride-A big or challenging book. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. I did end up loving the book! 😀 6. Greed-a book I own multiple copies of None! 7. Sloth-a book on your TBR for too long Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

 TW: Mentioning of murder Whoa! Where do I begin? Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans is about Bianca, a nonbinary lesbian teenager who has a long list of fears. They spend a lot of their free time either secretly observing and making up stories about their neighbors, watching anime with their best friend Anderson, and birdwatching. But one day, Bianca witnesses something terrible happen to one of their neighbors: a guy they call Mr. Conspiracy. He gets murdered by a mysterious person wearing a bird mask. Bianca, Anderson, and later a girl Bianca has a crush on named Elaine all work together to solve the murder mystery.  This book got me hooked from page 1! And it might seem a bit odd, because I don't usually vibe with murder mysteries, but this author and this story made it work for me! The mystery part of it was cool. I think what I liked the most was the characters. They were all so likable and so relatable (well, the good guys, definitely not th...

Every book on this list was 5 stars! I'd love to know what your favorite books this year have been so far. Links to each book's Goodreads pages are provided if applicable. Here we go... One Piece Volumes 17,18, 20 and 21 by Eichiro Oda Avatar: The Rift Volume 1 by Gene Yang Witch Hat Atelier Volume 11 by Kamome Shirahama Akane-Banashi Volumes 2 and 3 by Yuki Suenaga They Called us Enemy by George Takei The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo Avatar North and South Volumes 1, 2, and 3 by Gene Yang Avatar Imbalance Volumes 1, 2, and 3 by Faith Erin Hicks If You Still Recognize Me by Cynthia So The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego Toph's Metal Bending Academy by Faith Erin Hicks If You'll Have Me by Eunnie Unfamiliar Volumes 1 and 2 by Haley Newsome

  I was tagged again by the wonderful  @books.below.stars   . As always, feel free to do this tag if you see this! 1. If I were a book... Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli 2. If I were a quote... “Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” ―  L.M. Montgomery,  Anne of Green Gables 3. If I were a book cover... Mandy by Julie Andrews 4. If I were a character... Vivi from One Piece 5. If I were a drink... Boba tea, of course! 6. If I were a season... Spring 7. If I were a time of day... 10 am.  8. If I were a color... Three colors: Purple, Pink, and Blue.

  I read a total of 11 books this month! You might notice I did not put any One Piece manga volumes here. That is because I decided to switch to the anime! So I am still consuming the story, but in a different format. I think the anime adaption by Toei is really well done!  Anyway, how did your reading go last month? Find any new favorites? 1. Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson. A middle grade urban fantasy book of a girl named Ellie who loves superhero stories. One day, she mysteriously gets magical powers to bring dead things back to life. Ellie tries to keep her powers a secret, but it isn't easy. I unfortunately gave this book 3 stars . Interesting premise, weak execution. You can read the full review here.  2. The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech. A magical realism novella set in a small village in Switzerland narrated by an eccentric unnamed guardian angel. We get to meet and learn about the people in the town, most notably an American girl named Zola, who...

All the books I read in February! I read a total of 7 books.  I've been reading mostly sequels lately, but they were all really good! Links to certain books will be provided if applicable. I hope your reading month went well, too! 1. One Piece Volumes 19, 20, and 21 by Eichiro Oda. 4 stars, 5 stars, and 5 stars, respectively. 2. Serafina and the Twisted Staff, and Serafina and the Splintered Heart, both by Robert Beatty. Both 4.5 stars. 3. Prarie Lotus by Linda Sue Park. A middle grade historical fiction book about the half-Chinese Hanna and her father going to live in a small new town in South Dakota. Hanna faces a new school, opening a new dress shop with her father, and some racism. Full review here .  4 stars.  4. They Called us Enemy by George Takei. A graphic novel memoir of actor George Takei's experience in the Japanese internment camps during WW2. Full review here .  5 stars.