One Piece: East Blue Saga: “Syrup Village Arc” (Chapters 22 through 41) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 29, 2020, I started reading One Piece’s “Syrup Village Arc”—the third story arc in the East Blue Saga—and finished on October 30, 2020. For those who don’t know, this is my first time experiencing Big Daddy One Piece, and it has been a wild first experience so far.
Read MoreOne Piece: East Blue Saga: “Orange Town Arc” (Chapters 8 through 21) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 28, 2020, I started and finished One Piece’s “Orange Town” Arc. After reading the first two story arcs in one day, I decided to keep it reading to catch up with whatever the latest chapter will be in addition to watching only the anime’s exclusive filler arcs—of course, in chronological order—for that “extra content”.
Read MoreOne Piece: East Blue Saga: “Romance Dawn Arc” (Chapters 1 through 7) Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 28, 2020, I started and finished One Piece’s “Romance Dawn Arc”—the first story arc of this massive ongoing manga. After catching up with the Tower of God Webtoon—all 485 episodes—as a “warm-up” to this series, I found myself quite excited to read this manga—having never read it or watched the anime during my childhood.
Read MoreDigimon Adventure REBOOT Episode 34 "Hikari and Tailmon" Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Episode 34—“Hikari and Tailmon”—was structured similar to TK and Patamon’s centric episode from two weeks ago, which I enjoyed so much as it allowed both character and plot to develop organically. The relationship between Kari and Gatomon was definitely explored very similarly to TK and Patamon’s relationship, but there was more emotion involved with Kari and Gatomon’s since they’re still getting to know each other. Kari’s a great character still, and her loving nature shined bright.
Read MoreThe Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 4 Anime Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Synopsis: By the end of season one, Emma, Ray, and their 13 siblings escape Grace Field House, a false paradise, hoping for a chance at freedom. Instead, they encounter plants and animals they have never seen before, and are chased by demons. The outside world is so beautiful, but also cruel. However, Emma and the others refuse to give up. They are guided in their search for better lives by a message from Minerva and a pen Norman left behind in order to fulfill their promise to return to the Grace Field House to save those of their family—like Phil—who are still trapped within. Do they have what it takes to claim their happy endings?
Read MoreFate / Grand Order: mortalis: stella - Volume 2 Manga Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Synopsis: The Chaldea Security Organization is a group made up of high-level mages and brilliant scientists dedicated to preserving mankind’s history. One day, the organization learns the timeline had been changed and mankind is now set to become extinct by the end of 2016. After a horrific accident, one Master, Ritsuka, and one Demi-Servant, Mash are left humankind’s last hope. Do they have what it takes to save the future?
Read MoreunOrdinary "Tyrants Arc" (Episodes 200 through 212) Webtoon Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
From October 1, 2020 to January 7, 2021, the “Tyrants Arc” of the Webtoon unOrdinary—written and drawn by uru-chan—rampaged like a magnificent wildfire dancing through the halls of Wellston Private High School. The events of this arc were a long time coming. Now without further ado, let’s dive into my thoughts on unOrdinary’s “Tyrants Arc”.
Read MoreDigimon Adventure REBOOT Episode 33 "The Hikari of Dawn" Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Episode 33—“The Hikari of Dawn”—gave me video-game vibes similar to episode 20 of the reboot series. In other words, it’s action-driven, but with more exposition about the villains’ main goal. The followers of Millenniumon want to resurrect him using Hikari as the sacrifice. The reason Hikari willingly followed DarkKnightmon is also answered, but I’ll get around to that in the end. Let’s start with how amazing the video game boss fight was, and how it was a better version than the one against Velgamon from episode 20.
Read MoreThe Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 3 Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Synopsis: By the end of season one, Emma, Ray, and their 13 siblings escape Grace Field House, a false paradise, hoping for a chance at freedom. Instead, they encounter plants and animals they have never seen before, and are chased by demons. The outside world is so beautiful, but also cruel. However, Emma and the others refuse to give up. They are guided in their search for better lives by a message from Minerva and a pen Norman left behind in order to fulfill their promise to return to the Grace Field House to save those of their family—like Phil—who are still trapped within. Do they have what it takes to claim their happy endings?
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 6: “The Time of Judgment” (episodes 22 through 26) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On November 24, 2020 to December 22, 2020, I read Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint chapter 6 parts 1 through 5. Chapter 6 followed the aftermath of Dokja defeating The Warden of the Dark and completing the sub scenario.
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 5: “Warden of the Dark” (episodes 19 through 21) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On November 3, 2020, I started reading Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 5: “Warden of the Dark” and finished the last part of Chapter 5 on November 17, 2020. I’m adjusting to reading this Webnovel weekly—without using Free Pass to stay consistent with readers who don’t use Free Pass either for the sake of these reviews—and it’s a bigger struggle than reading unOrdinary Webtoon weekly without Free Pass.
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 4: “Better to Be a Hypocrite” (episodes 16 through 18) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 30, 2020, I started and finished Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’s Chapter 4: “Better to Be a Hypocrite”. This chapter followed the aftermath of Kim Dokja successfully escaping the sea serpent and reentering the city.
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 3: “Contract” (episodes 13 through 15) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 30, 2020, I started and finished Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 3: Contract. This chapter followed the aftermath of Yoo Joonghyuk feeding Kim Dokja into a large sea serpent, where he is to escape and “prove” that he’s worthy of being partners with the “main protagonist”.
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 2: “The Protagonist” (episodes 7 through 12) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 30, 2020, I started and finished Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 2: “The Protagonist”. Chapter 2 begins to fully set-up the apocalyptic world, giving us an episode or two dedicated to some exposition.
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 1: “The Beginning of the Paywall” (episodes 2 through 6) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 30, 2020, I started and finished Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Chapter 1: “The Beginning of the Paywall”. Chapter 1—broken into five episodes—set up the story with how the world is suddenly becoming like Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World, the Webnovel Kim Dokja just finished.
Read MoreOmniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Prologue (episodes 0 and 1) Webnovel Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
On October 30, 2020, I started and finished the Prologue of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint—often referred to as Omniscient Reader—is an ongoing English translated Webnovel by Singshong and Sleepy-C .
Read MoreDigimon Adventure REBOOT Episode 32 "Soaring Hope" Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Episode 32—“Soaring Hope”—gave me hope. This episode had good character moments, amazing action sequences, and more foreshadow on the Holy Digimon lore. The episode was what I wanted the reboot series to be from the very beginning.
Read MoreThe Promised Neverland Season 2 Episode 2 Anime Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
Synopsis: By the end of season one, Emma, Ray, and their 13 siblings escape Grace Field House, a false paradise, hoping for a chance at freedom. Instead, they encounter plants and animals they have never seen before, and are chased by demons. The outside world is so beautiful, but also cruel. However, Emma and the others refuse to give up. They are guided in their search for better lives by a message from Minerva and a pen Norman left behind in order to fulfill their promise to return to the Grace Field House to save those of their family—like Phil—who are still trapped within.
Read MoreOne Piece “Four Emperors Saga Part 2 Thought Piece” — The Reading Journey Completed (Week #8 / #9) + Thoughts on CH. 1,000. Written by Aaron Ngo.
I survived 2020 and caught up with Big Dad D. One Piece’s first 999 chapters by Christmas Eve night. It has been an amazing journey with Monkey D. Luffy so far. I’m excited to read a 1,000 more chapters to see how the story will finally end.
Read MoreThis Is Us Season 5 Episode 6 “Birth Mother” Review. Written by Aaron Ngo.
I’m surprised the title of the episode wasn’t New Orleans. I’ll start there. The episode felt like an unofficial part two with season one’s “Memphis”, which centered around William and his life prior to dying in the same episode. Season one is the absolute best season, so this episode didn’t top that one for me, but there were definitely similarities. The biggest difference between William’s episode and this episode—Laurel’s—was the work needed to build Laurel up as well.
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