#ep 100

We're officially 100 episodes in! Woohoo!

i love chopper. this angle is so funny.

koza having a personal grudge with the king was unexpected. thought it would be something more brutal, like a family member killed by the army or something.

wow, a king who actually cares about his people. this IS a fantasy.

BABY VIVI??? AND KAROO LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME I LOVE IT HAHAHAHA

god i love igaram, i wish he was real.

ugh, them being friends makes this conflict so much worse. i can only imagine what their meetup will be like.

the king wearing a fucking bandanna over his head is so funny. igaram literally has nothing. love it.

my heart. igaraam really really loves that child. good for him. he is a good man.

was not expecting this at all. the kids are alright. love that they acknowledge her difference but still treat her as one of their own.

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mid-episode eyecatch character tracker 1: vivi mid-episode eyecatch character tracker 2: luffy

running total: luffy: 84 zoro: 32 nami: 28 usopp: 21 sanji: 21 vivi: 10 chopper: 4

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damn this shit is getting intense. koza is definitely growing on me, kid is a certified badass from day one.

holy fuck i did NOT think they would show a kid getting sliced up, jesus.

love that the king and his right hand man have nothing better to do apparently

aww, even as a kid vivi cares about her friends. she was raised right. i do like how oda goes out of his way to demonstrate how pure of heart she is. i know that will be a big deal in the upcoming arc.

love how you can tell, both visually, and personally, what kind of person koza is going to turn into. like, he looks like a badass, and acts as someone who protects what he loves at all costs. so i can see there this is going...

It was great

My favorite speeches were Deb, Kevin/Lauren, Josie/Erica, Steve, and obviously both Carlos and Cecil

This month, to celebrate the big Episode #100, not only have I got a brand new guest to the show, GrantTheThief of The Blade Licking Thieves Podcast, but we’re going to be talking about one of the biggest, most influential shonen series of all time: Fist of the North Star! Not only that, but one lucky listener in the USA will win a copy of volume 1 of the new English manga release out this month, thanks to Viz Media! (Don’t worry, I tell you how you can win at the very beginning of the podcast & it’s super easy! Just be sure to get those entries in by July 5, 2021!) Listen as we give a relatively spoiler-free overview about what exactly Fist of the North Star is, it’s history, why we love it so much, our favorite Fist of the North Star memes, and why we think you might want to check it out, too, in this extra-long 100th episode extravaganza! 

Stream the episode above or [Direct Download] Subscribe on apple podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify

Relevant links:

Buy Fist of the North Star Vol 1 at Rightstuf, Amazon, or Kindle/Comixology!

Stream Fist of the North Star for free in North America on Crunchyroll, on VRV, and the movie on Tubi TV.

Buy the original Fist of the North Star TV series at Rightstuf & Amazon, as well as the movie at Rightstuf & Amazon.

Official site for Viz’s release of Fist of the North Star!

Official site for Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, the game!

Jason Thompson’s House of A Thousand Manga: Fist of the North Star (some great history/behind the scenes of Viz’s first attempts to release the manga)

My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their Twitter!

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Chan looking like a whole boyfriend ♡

+ a big hug from 3RACHA (つ´∀｀)つ