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 both Luffy and Kaido pushed to their limit, it's time to bring this battle to a close. It's certainly more action-based than recent chapters but the big question is how satisfying is the end? And maybe, Oda can pull on the heartstrings one more time. Join us as we chat about Chapters 1046-1050 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 do you hear the drums? We've finally hit the moment that I've known about for years. I just lacked the context. And oh man the context! There's a lot to dig into regarding the emergence of Gear 5 but we can't forget to give Hiyori her flowers. It's one of our favorite discussions so far as we chat about Chapters 1041-1045 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 story has gone from an intense focus on Sanji and Zoro to teasing a widening world and deeper mysteries. Who is Joyboy? What does he mean to the current era? And even beyond that, is it really possible for Kid and Law to take on Big Mom? It's a lot of fighting spread through tantalizing tidbits of lore as we chat about Chapters 1036-1040 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 the climatic fights for both Sanji and Zoro, both of which have so many great character beats. As for the battles themselves? Well, that may take a bit more analyzing. And that's not even everything that happens as Wano hurtles toward its climax! We cover it all as we chat about Chapters 1031-1035 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 fights are happening as Oda continues to position even more pieces! It's that classic method of building up threats beyond the battles as the stakes are increased more and more and more! We talk about how the formula still works as we cover Chapters 1026-1030 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 who's ready to see what Robin is really capable of? Even beyond that, there's still so many matches to finish and even begin! And then there's Luffy and Momo, who makes a completely wild decision. There's a lot happening and that means all the more to discuss as we cover Chapters 1021-1025 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 at least some of the fights are drawing to a close as the manga showcases Jinbei, Franky, and at least a little of Robin. But leave it to Oda to drop the potential of more lore among all of this. We give our thoughts on all of it as we cover Chapters 1016-1020 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 matchups are beginning to get more focused as each character finds their opponent. But what about Tama, Usopp, and Nami? What will they have to deal with and does it reach its full potential? We give on thoughts on this and another Luffy declaration as we cover Chapters 1011-1015 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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. With the fight raging on the roof, the focus switches to handling some of the lingering threats to freedom fighters of Wano, namely Queen's virus. But there's far more than this as the Worst Generation need to devise a plan or else they're not surviving. We give our thoughts on the ongoing shifts as we cover Chapters 1006-1010 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social

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 battles have truly begun! How well can the Worst Generation handle Big Mom and Kaido at the same time? What about things elsewhere in Kaido's stronghold? There's some great moments as cover Chapters 1001-1005 of One Piece!Preorder my book "A Communal History of Metroidvania Video Games!" https://www.lostincult.co.uk/metroidvaniaSupport the One Piece at a Time Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DerrickBitnerCheck out more from Brandon Bovia! https://bsky.app/profile/brandonbovia.bsky.social