Summit War Saga, Episode 2: Arrival on Sabaody Archipeligo! The Eleven Supernova Have Arrived!

Apr 2, 2021

We cover episodes 390-396 in this episode.

Chatting with the hosts starts at 2:52. We discuss all manner of stuff.

• Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson- it's really good! The Worldbuilding, as usual, knocks it out of the park. Fantasy Die Hard in a magic tower? Heck yes.
• Jade City by Fonda Lee- magic plus gangsters, be sure to check that out. Kat doesn't go into much details about what she loves about it, but she loved it a lot.
• Re:Zero – Joel fell for the series HARD. He knows its overhyped, but he likes it anyways. There are memorable characters, both lovable and detestable, the character does get some great growth. Don't believe you should watch it? Here's a video essay about how it's brilliant
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger – it's a Sentai season about dinosaurs. It's a lot of fun, though Joel feels it starts off slowly, but the ending more than makes it worth the wait
• Kamen Rider Drive - a Kamen Rider season with perhaps the best opening ever.

The regular episode starts at 15:08, and we met a parade of new characters. Silvers Rayleigh wins the world's sexiest grandpa award, and we meet 9 other rookie pirates with exceptionally high bounties known as the eleven supernova. We don't get a lot of time with them, but they have larger than life personalities and seem like they'll stick around. And then, we have to discuss fishman racism, and how the world didn't even consider them sentient for a long time. The Dark themes rear their ugly heads in this one.