Tower of God Volume 1: “Zahard’s Princess” (Episodes 31 through 34) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On September 1, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 1’s eighth story arc: “Zahard’s Princess”. This arc took a backseat on Baam and the other characters to give its attention on Anak and Androssi, the two Zahard Princesses and their background stories. There was also a weird focus on the icebreaker friend list homework and food that tied into this arc’s main story.

Tower of God Volume 1: “Position Test” (Episodes 28 through 30) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 31, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 1’s seventh story arc: “Position Test”. After the three-day period, the next test became school for all the remaining participants. Baam was also lucky his classes were delayed while he was comatose, otherwise he would’ve lost points for “tardiness”. Everyone is divided into five categories for the Position Test:

Tower of God Volume 1: “Rest” (Episodes 26 and 27) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 31, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 1’s sixth story arc: “Rest”. The two-episode arc centered around the Crown Game’s aftermath and the three-day rest period before starting up the next test.

Tower of God Volume 1: “Crown Game” (Episodes 14 through 25) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 31, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 1’s fifth story arc: “Crown Game”. This arc was the longest one yet, and the most fun with an introduction of a bonus game to give the participants a chance to climb the Tower faster by allowing the winner to immediately advance to the next floor.

Tower of God Volume 1: “Yu Han Sung’s Examination” (Episodes 11 through 13) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 30, 2020, I started and finished reading Tower of God Volume 1’s fourth story arc: “Yu Han Sung’s Examination”. This story arc started by resolving the conflict between Lero-Ro and a stubborn Regular who couldn’t accept that he failed the pretest before moving onto the next official test.

Tower of God Volume 1: “Lero-Ro’s Test” (Episodes 9 and 10) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 30, 2020, I started and finished reading Tower of God Volume 1’s third story arc: “Lero-Ro Test”. While the arc only had two episodes, it introduced a Ranker named Lero-Ro, his pretest for the passing teams assembled on the Tower’s second floor to take the next official test, and exposition that explained the world-building of the Tower—and the Irregulars’ existence—for Baam and the reader.

Tower of God Volume 1: “Evankhell’s Hell” (Episodes 5 through 8) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 30, 2020, I started and finished Tower of God Volume 1’s second story arc: “Evankhell’s Hell”. While the number of episodes may seem short for these arcs, the episode length is actually longer than usual for a Webtoon. The more I read this Webtoon, the more I’m understanding why people compare it to long-standing manga series One Piece.

Tower of God Volume 1: “Headon’s Floor” (Episodes 1 through 4) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 30, 2020, I started and finished reading Tower of God Volume 1’s first story arc: Headon’s Floor. I had been hearing many good things about this Webtoon series and the anime, so I decided to check this one out as a “warm-up” before I dove into Big Daddy One Piece manga next. Like our main protagonist Baam, let’s see if I can also make it up the Tower!

unOrdinary “Vigilante 3 Arc” (Episodes 196 through 199) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On September 24, 2020, unOrdinary concluded its “Vigilante 3 Arc”. The “Vigilante” arcs are usually short, but they add tons to the plot momentum regarding EMBER, vigilantes, and the ability enhancers. This is the first “Vigilante” arc without Remi though—putting aside the ending—so it was indeed odd to exclude her, but it makes sense because Blyke wanted to train without anyone knowing.

Haikyū!! “Final Arc” (Chapters 370 through 402) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 27, 2020, I started reading Haikyū!!’s “Final Arc” and finished on August 28, 2020. Reading the last 32 chapters in this manga series had been an emotional rollercoaster ride, giving the reader immense payoffs on why we invested in the first place. The characters were given satisfying endings, and the buildup to such conclusions were well-earned and not rushed. Haikyuu!! also brought the story full-circle with Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama.

Haikyuu!! “Tokyo Nationals Arc” (Chapters 207 through 369) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 18, 2020, I started reading Haikyū!!’s “Tokyo Nationals Arc” and finished on August 27, 2020. What an emotional nine days I spent on this arc. There were many loose ends being tied up and character payoffs that I could feel the end was near regardless of how the tournament turned out. No matter what happened—win or lose—this would be Karasuno’s third-years’ last official high school volleyball tournament. It was pretty intense knowing that fact.

Haikyuu!! “Spring High Preliminary Arc” (Chapters 97 through 206) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 15, 2020, I started reading Haikyū!!’s “Spring High Preliminary Arc” and finished on August 18, 2020. Reading 109 chapters—experiencing the intense grind for Nationals—in three days… I have to say, not too shabby for someone trying to take their time on this manga series. Now having reached this manga’s halfway point (there are 402 chapters in this series), I must also say I didn’t expect to enjoy Haikyū!! to such an extent.

Haikyuu!! “Tokyo Expedition Arc” (Chapters 72 through 96) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 14, 2020, I started reading Haikyū!!’s “Interhigh Arc” and finished on August 15, 2020. While the previous arc—“Interhigh Arc”—was mostly action-driven with high stakes attached, this arc took a step back to give the Karasuno Team time to reflect and study for their final tests. Yes, school became a factor in this arc’s first part to determine if the players—particularly the first-year players—were allowed to attend a training camp in Tokyo with all the other teams they faced against for practice matches.

Haikyū!! “Interhigh Arc” (Chapters 36 through 71) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

On August 12, 2020, I started reading Haikyū!!’s “Interhigh Arc” and finished on August 14, 2020. Reading Haikyū!!—despite my dwindling interest in volleyball—had been so much fun. After finishing this arc, I have come to understand why this manga is really popular. I’m really excited to watch the anime series—the first two seasons out on Netflix—once I’m done reading all 402 chapters.

Haikyū!!“Karasuno High Team Formation Arc” (Chapters 1 through 35) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.

Synopsis: The story follows Shōyō Hinata, a first-year high school student who wishes to become the best volleyball player ever despite his short height. He attends Karasuno High School, where his idol “The Little Giant” went. After the “The Little Giant” era though, Karasuno lost its fierce volleyball reputation. Together with his first real teammates, Hinata works hard to restore Karasuno High’s reputation by making it to Nationals.