One Piece and Fairy Tail each devoted one major arc to an in-universe isekai adventure to Skypiea and Edolas, but one did it a little better. Most shonen anime stay grounded in one world so they can remain consistent and develop that world more deeply. One example is the multi-national realm that Naruto takes place in, along with the ever-expanding world of Attack on Titan, a grim mirror of the real world. However, other series have partial, in-universe isekai arcs to explore a fresh setting before coming back. Bleach did that once each with the “Soul Society” and “Hueco Mundo” story arcs, while the hit series One Piece and Fairy…
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A 24-year-old noble girl who gave birth to a fetus in a coffin more than a thousand years ago was discovered and excavated in the family crypt. A horror-sounding story true to the spirit of “Buried Alive” by Edgar Allan Poe. Archaeologists from the University of Oulu, Finland recently discovered an ancient chapel in the Vihti community in southern Finland. The building was built in 1785 and used to be the tomb of the Toll family of noble lineage. Burials were carried out here between 1785 and 1829. The remains that the scientists found were found to be a 24-year-old…
A 1,000-year-old mask discovered on the head of an ancient skeleton was painted using human blood, according to a new study. (Image credit: Adapted from Journal of Proteome Research 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00472) Archaeologists with the Sicán Archaeological Project unearthed the gold mask in the early 1990s while excavating an ancient tomb in Peru. The tomb, which dates to around A.D. 1000, belonged to a middle-aged elite man from the ancient Sicán culture, which inhabited the northern coast of Peru from the ninth to the 14th centuries. The skeleton, which was also painted in bright red, was discovered sitting headless and…
A well-preserved dinosaur embryo has been found inside a fossilized egg. The fossilized dinosaur embryo came from Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province in southern China and was acquired by researchers in 2000. Researchers at Yingliang Group, a company that mines stones, suspected it contained egg fossils, but put it in storage for 10 years, according to a news release. When construction began on Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum, boxes of unearthed fossils were sorted through. “Museum staff identified them as dinosaur eggs and saw some bones on the broken cross-section of one of the eggs,” Lida Xing of China University of Geosciences,…
Chinese archaeologists announced yesterday the discovery of an immense underwater treasure. They stated that they recovered more than 10,000 gold and silver items which had been sitting at the bottom of a river in southwestern Sichuan Province for more than three centuries. There Was More Than One Cleopatra in Ancient EgyptDiscovery Verifies Unproven Battle as a Historical Event Mr. Gao Dalun, director of Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, stated that the finds included a vast amount of gold, silver, and bronze coins and jewelry, as well as iron weapons such as swords, knives, and spears. The archaeologists that made…
Ground up bones rubbed into pots, possible skull binding, and alignment of megaliths for rituals involving the southern moon are coming to light with exciting new research into the enigmatic Beaker people of northern Scotland. These mysterious people arrived in Scotland about 4,500 years ago and brought bronze metallurgy, the wheel, and a new type of stone circle with them. Ancient Origins Top 10 Archaeological Finds of 2022 Like earlier people of the British Isles and Europe, they had megalithic stone circles, but the Beaker people’s circles stand out for having a large stone lying on its side (recumbent), surrounded…
In 2014, an American father declared himself king of a small piece of land in Africa to make his daughter a princess. The land no country wants Bir Tawil is the last truly unclaimed land on earth. It is a small piece of African land with no government, no permanent residents, and no laws governing it. This piece of land covers an area of more than 2000 square kilometers, located between the border of Egypt and Sudan. Bir Tawil is a complete desert with nothing To reach this derelict land is of course not easy. First, you have to fly…
She began teasing her very sexy new SKIMS lingerie collection last week. And Kim Kardashian showed off her gorgeous figure as she modelled her own range on her Instagram on Monday. The business woman, 41, looked incredible in the busty white bra which was teamed with sheer briefs and matching suspenders. Stunning: Kim Kardashian showed off her gorgeous figure in sexy white lingerie and suspenders from her sultry new SKIMS collection on Monday The brunette beauty teased a hint of her ample assets and toned stomach in the bra vest which came to just above the sheer panties which she wore high…
Luffy said and did many outstanding things during his Alabasta journey to prove why he’s the world’s #1 pirate captain and shonen hero. One Piece is split up into several sagas, each saga, in turn, being a large storyline broken up into several story arcs. Arguably, the best One Piece saga is the Alabasta saga, especially before the New World storyline began. The Alabasta saga was the Straw Hats crew’s first taste of the Grand Line. All throughout the Alabasta saga, all of One Piece’s best characters of the time took turns shining as true heroes, from Zoro cutting Mr. 1’s steel skin to princess…
One Piece set the standard for a good shonen anime timeskip. Let’s take a look at how it pulled it off so well. The time skip is most effective tool in a shonen manga’s arsenal. Used well, a time skip can completely revamp the world and characters of a series while also introducing new antagonists and plotlines quickly without having to do much setup. Many shonen have tried, succeeded and failed, including the perennial shonen juggernaut, One Piece. The series actually had a time skip of its own, and pulled it off seamlessly. Luffy and his Straw Hat pirates eventually took a two-year break in…
Kim Kardashian has admitted she’s started drinking coffee and alcohol again in a bid to ‘let loose a little bit’. The reality star, 42, who is known for her strict diets, said she’s not afraid to let her hair down anymore, after previously ditching alcohol because she ‘hates the taste’. Speaking to Gwyneth Paltrow on her Goop Podcast, Kim said she likes to indulge in some tequila shots every now and then after a busy day. ‘I just gotta let loose a little bit!’ Kim Kardashian revealed this week that she’s started drinking coffee and alcohol again at the age of 42 – after swearing off the…
Luffy being able to defeat the world’s strongest creature has created a problem with how the audience perceives the story and its antagonists. Luffy defeating Kaidō has been one of the biggest milestones of his career as a pirate. It officially made him one of the Four Emperors and established him as one of the strongest living characters in the One Piece world. However, this has created a problem for the story narratively. Now that Luffy is powerful enough to beat the world’s strongest creature, it’s unreasonable to believe anyone below that level can put him in any kind of danger. A similar problem will…
Kim Kardashian confessed that she considers her marriage to ex-husband Kanye West her ‘first real’ one after walking down the aisle two times before. Kim and Kanye – who recently settled their divorce – wed in 2014 during a lavish ceremony in Florence, Italy after three years of dating. ‘I feel, like honestly my last marriage was my first real,’ she confessed to Gwyneth Paltrow on the actress’ GOOP podcast this week. The REAL one: Kim Kardashian confessed that she sees her marriage to ex-husband Kanye West was her ‘first real’ one after walking down the aisle two times before; the pair seen in 2019 She was previously married to music producer Damon…
Here is every known time the World Government was under attack. The World Government is one of the strongest organizations in the One Piece world and it was created long ago, when 20 Kings banded together in ancient times to fight an enemy that is believed to have been the Ancient Kingdom. After emerging victorious and clearing all track of the war, the World Government was established and it has, since then, been ruling the entire world, with over 170 countries affiliated with it today. The World Government is incredibly powerful, however, there are still those who oppose it. As such, it has…
Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson were overcome with passion in photos from a tropical beach trip that she posted Monday to Instagram. The 41-year-old Kardashians star and her 28-year-old comedian boyfriend showed off their passion by sharing a kiss just off the beach. The reality star highlighted her incredible figure on the beach in a skimpy black bikini. Loved-up: Kim Kardashian, 41, and her beau Pete Davidson, 28, shared a passionate kiss on a beach in photos she posted to Instagram on Monday. Kim put on a busty display in her string halter bikini, which was partly obscured by her long dyed-blond…
LONDON, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that a 1,600-year-old Roman sarcophagus with an opened lid was unearthed at a construction site on Swan Street in central London. An infant’s bones and a broken bracelet were found in the soil near the sarcophagus. The 1,600-year-old coffin found near Borough Market is thought to contain the remains of a member of the nobility. Archaeologists have been unable to identify the body as the stone coffin has been left filled with soil after being robbed, experts believe. The sarcophagus will be taken to the Museum of London and the bones will be analyzed. The coffin…
Eleven years after discovering a secret tunnel beneath the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico, Researchers uncovered thousands of ritual objects at the feet of what might be a royal tomb. Guarded by the remains of hundreds of sacrificial bodies, the entrance to the tunnel remained hidden until it was located by radar researchers from the National University of Mexico beneath one of Mexico’s most visited historical sites in 2003. Before eventually hitting the tunnel entrance in 2010, they spent years preparing the exploration and raising funds. It seemed that the tunnel was closed on purpose by the inhabitants of the city.…
Yep, 5,000 years. That’s older than Stonehenge. It’s older than the great Egyptian pyramids, too. And five millennia later, it hasn’t lost any of its wonders. Newgrange was built around 3200 B.C. — hundreds of years before the Great Pyramid of Giza (2500 B.C.) and Stonehenge (3000 B.C.). The massive hemispherical tomb is located in the Brú na Bóinne – Gaelic for the “palace” or “mansion” of the River Boyne. This 3-square mile area contains nearly a hundred ancient monuments, including two other large tombs, in addition, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. A map of megalithic monuments in the Brú na…
Paleontologists have uncovered a fossil that has preserved an insect inside a lizard inside a snake – a prehistoric battle of the food chain that ended in a volcanic lake some 48 million years ago. Pulled from an abandoned quarry in southwest Germany called the Messel Pit, the fossil is only the second of its kind ever found, with the remains of three animals sitting snug in one another. Earlier excavations have revealed the fossilized stomach contents of a prehistoric horse, whose last meal was grapes and leaves, and pollen grains were identified inside a fossilized bird. Remains of insects have…
What happened to the wood that made it that way in the beautiful petrified trees in the forests of Arizona? They believe that petrified wood is so old that in the prehistoric period it has emerged. But do you know how petrified wood was made? This guide will show you how. What is petrified wood and how is it formed? Fossil wood is considered to have grown when the material of the plant is buried by sediment. When the wood is buried deep in the muck, it is protected from decay caused by exposure to oxygen and organisms. Because the…
While the whole city often does not vanish, the Roman colony of Thamugadi was established in the North African province of Mumidia by Emperor Traian about 100 A.D., the city, also known as Timgad or Tamugas. Home to Veterans of the Third Augustan Legion, Thamugadi flourished for hundreds of years, becoming prosperous and thus an attractive target for raiders. After a Vandal invasion in 430, repeated attacks weakened the city, which never fully recovered and was abandoned during the 700s. The desert sands swept in and buried Thamugadi. One thousand years would pass before the city received a visit from…
The mysterious pyramid work in Egypt is even more mysterious with unexpected discoveries. Archaeologists shocked the world when they discovered an alien mummy in a small pyramid next to the pyramid of Sinusert II. Egypt hid alien mummies in the great pyramids of Giza Illustration. Photo source: vtc.vn Ancient Egypt has buried many secrets in its long history, and some histories have become difficult to verify over time. As one of the four ancient civilizations, although it has many cultural values that are difficult to decipher, it still has great research value. Egypt with ancient civilization is always a place…
An amateur treasure hunter has made a ‘stunning’ find from the Roman era in the south-west of England. With the help of a metal detector, the man discovered a golden ring at a site being investigated by local archaeologists. The Ancient Roman gold ring discovered in Somerset County, England, features an image of victory goddess Victoria The find is being hailed as very important and one of the most significant finds from the Roman-era in the area in recent years. This discovery has kindled a new excitement regarding the importance of the location where it was discovered and illustrates once…
This Polish mine has fascinated millions of visitors, from the underground pools to an impressive carved chapel and is made entirely of salt The Salt Mines of Wieliczka is located in the vicinity of Krakow and are on UNESCO World Heritage List since its construction in the 13th century, it has been explored by 45 million tourists. Sitting on everyone’s kitchen counter is the kitchen staple so basic it’s borderline boring. And as I write, I’m already thinking of salt more than I have in this past year combined. But the Wieliczka salt mine, near Krakow, Poland proves that salt can…