October 24, 2023 - Reading time: ~1 minute - Category: reviews
I've never been a huge anime fan, mostly sticking to the classics like Dragon Ball Z when I do watch. That goes double for manga - I've never liked comics or graphic novels; and never even really gave manga a try besides a year or two subscription to Shonen Jump back in middle school. Recently I was feeling a little nostalgic for those days, so I decided to read a bit of One Piece, maybe the most popular series I've had zero exposure to.I read the colored edition, which looked really nice. The colors are really well done. The story is a bit juvenile, it is a shonen after all, but it's interesting enough to keep me invested, and these chapters are a quick enough read that you can knock out the entire volume in an hour or two.There's something to be said for some light fun reading that can be a breath of fresh air between more dense novels. I'm going to keep reading, but I don't see myself blasting through this series. A volume or two between regular books seems like a good pace that'll keep me from burning out on the style.