On the third volume of “The Great One Piece Readthrough” we go through the next five volumes of One Piece in three segments with hosts Zach and Ed! It’s time to go through the entire Alabasta story arc in one shot!

First, we go through the volumes in our non-spoilery segment: “The Read Line” with special guest Jason Thompson (author of Manga: The Complete Guide, writer at ANN and Otaku USA and former editor of One Piece for the English Shonen Jump, also check out his Kickstarter) and Dennis “Ichnob” (SK Cosplay). After that, we look at the little hidden gems and how things have changed in our segment that includes some spoilers “The Reverie” with Dennis, Ed, and Zach. Follow everyone on Twitter or follow the #OPReadthrough hashtag to see detailed thoughts as we go through the manga!

Volume #18: Ace Arrives

Volume #19: Rebellion

Volume #20: Showdown at Alubarna

Volume #21: Utopia

Volume #22: Hope!!

Volume #23: Vivi’s Adventure

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Important Links Mentioned in This Episode:

* Fort Knight: A Matter of Trust (Crocodile and Doflamingo) [SPOILERS]

Here’s your line-up for the second episode of The One Piece Podcast’s Great One Piece Readthrough:

0:00:00 Introduction

0:16:59 The Read Line

1:44:47 The Reverie

1:56:59 Next Time on the #OPReadthrough…

We’re going to be reairing the first 13 parts of our One Piece Readthrough series every Friday on the main podcast feed — and we’re going to have a special sweepstakes thanks to the good folks at VIZ Media to celebrate! We will be giving away five copies of the brand-new One Piece Color Walk Compendium: East Blue to Skypiea! This includes material from the first three Color Walk books in a beautiful hardcover edition, translated by our very own Stephen Paul.

Here are the contest rules: hashtag #OPReadthrough with your favorite One Piece story arc on Twitter. Give us a good reason: why is it your favorite arc? Who are your favorite characters in the arc? What makes it special to you? Don’t forget to tag @OnePiecePodcast and @VIZMedia! We will choose one winner each week for five weeks — the winners will be announced on Twitter and on the show every Friday. This is only available for those in the United States and Canada … but if you live internationally we will be giving away a chance to come on our show!

We will return next Friday for our next episode of “The Great One Piece Readthrough!” Next week we have special guest Alexis Kirsch, the current editor for One Piece and many other series for Shonen Jump joining us for Volumes 24-28 covering the Jaya Arc and the first half of the Skypiea Arc! We also have a brand new episode of The One Piece Podcast covering One Piece Chapter 912 and more this Monday!