*.:White ShadoW:.*

Finally Oda's back in action! All in all another incredible chapter!

@Infernoman And my bad bro! I missed your message. These last 2 chapters have been !

This gets even crazier, the time compression he did in order to gnaw a tree into a baseball bat, paint it, get a baseball helmet from hammerspace and return all the venom droplets in one swing is pretty much reality warping. Luffy seems to be getting more used to his Toon Force capabilities and becoming more free. With the Gorosei, their immortality I figured is due to the Ope Ope no Mi immortality surgery performed on them throughout the ages, but the way they regenerate doesn't seem to be organic but transcends biology. They're literally reconstituting limbs from thin air. It makes me feel that their existence or abilities are born from Imu itself and not traditional mythical Zoan abilities. It also makes me wonder how ridiculously OP Imu is. Another thing I noticed is Jinbei's reaction to their haki, all of them are crackling with conquerors haki in general and their speech bubbles seem inhuman. Makes me think that their human forms are almost to suppress their bestial forms, which is something I theorized Kaido to have earlier. Nusjuro's speedy half-transformation made me think this could be true, but who knows? (I really hope to see Nusjuro vs Zoro in the future!) BTW, if anyone is keeping a tally— Lucci is currently 0-3 vs the Strawhats. It's a pity Zoro couldn't finish the job.

It's crazy that I forgot about the giants halfway through this chapter!

THE PLOT THICKENS! https://tcb-scans.com/chapters/7660/one-piece-chapter-1107

New Chapter is Out! https://tcb-scans.com/chapters/7594/one-piece-chapter-1104?date=18-1-2024-16 KAMI!!!!

One Piece has had its share of irredeemable d-bags but Saturn just managed to earn his face on Mt.Shitmore. But now the reason why Akainu the merciless let Bonney go and why JayGarcia wasn't that eager to kill her initially. As for Kuma, his legendary status is secured regardless of what happens henceforth. I know he doesn't have the strength left to win vs Saturd but I hope he makes him bleed. One thing that interests me is if a portion of Bartholomew's memories were returned back to him, or it's just that his Haki as a father has drove him to save his daughter unconsciously, similar to how even an unconscious Luffy was projecting his wrath at Kaido and knocking his subordinates out with Haohshoku Haki? Although Kizaru is the most logical culprit to be the one helping Luffy, I think it's more likely that he chose not to interfere when witness the person who helped. An overlooked point that was dropped is the fact that the original Devil Fruit was used to transfer its abilities to Bonney is now inactive, hinting that the recyclability of the DF is gone for good. This might be game changing, because unlike Vegapunk who transferred the essence of living users of currently active DF users, this is almost creating a one-off transfer which could lead to the fruit's extinction. This might've been the Gorosei's goal in ending "Dreams" or anything that can challenge their power. Which leads me to my final point. I was thinking that St. Saturd's ability to freeze his opponents in place was due to some inherent but advanced DF technique, but maybe this is a form of ancient science that he knew before the Void Century? The whole sapphire scale phenomenon is likely more than a disease but a side effect of some kind, one caused by manipulating the Lineage Factor or the like?

A normal paced One Piece without rushed/ reused animation would be a dream come true. If there is a multiverse there's a generation of fans who grew up watching One Piece animated by UFOtable.

A cool idea, but then if it was Vegaounk's gene manipulation it wouldn't explain how she can use moves like "Oil Shock" which can age objects to the point of corrosion and her "Distorted Future" attack gave Luffy his "bad future" appearance we saw in the SBS as opposed to his good future. Showing more of a time manipulation than it being a gene therapy thing. Not saying you can't be right down the line and Vegapunk made some tweaks, but I think the evidence more points to her imagination than anything.

Please Oda staaaawwwp, this is too painful... I hope we have one more chapter before the year's through, don't forsake us KAMI!!!

Even his wise actions leads to suffering, truly a saint...

I didn't think it was possible but Oda has finally made a villain I hate more than Akainu... Something I've been pondering regarding St. Jaygarcia Saturn and the other Gorosei...

Latent Lunarian genes activate! But don't forget about the...

What a chapter indeed! Also I need to catch up on my Japanese mythology... We eatin' good this week boys!

Aw dang... No break next week, thank you kami!!!

As soon as ... Now on to more Lore Piece that I wanted to get to weeks ago— The fact that even emotions like love (e.g., S-Snake crushing on Luffy) can carry through the Lineage Factor hearkens back to earlier when Lilith was complaining that the Cyber-seakings still retained their bestial instincts despite being controlled, their intrinsic nature remains strong. Judge Vinsmoke also sought to eliminate the humanity out of his brood's Lineage Factor with Sanji's being his "failure" This hints that it's possible that The Will of D is something that can carry through indirect family lines, even though the original concept of that will has been lost to history. Essentially meaning as long as the desire for freedom exists in these individuals, The Will of D will never cease to be.

One Piece 1090 is out guys, unfortunately not on TCB as usual yet: https://www.mangaread.org/manga/one-piece/chapter-1090/

I wasn't surprised by the reused animation scenes, the framerate issues, and extra fluff added, it was a bit distracting but overall I still enjoyed seeing G5 Luffy being wacky and uninhibited. Hopefully next episode will be different and actually show the fight relatively uninterrupted. I miss the the pre-timeskip days where fights scenes were all razzle-dazzle and incoherent but actually felt like a real physical engagement a la Luffy vs Lucci though. I usually don't care to look at One Piece theory channels since they tend to go all the way out to left field with their fan theories or recycle old theories and pretend they're new. But this one caught my eye since it's from a Japanese youtuber who's apparently using an AI voice translator for his channel. He makes some very intriguing comparisons between ancient Western and Eastern mythology, and Oda's primary source of inspiration of One Piece was Viking/pirate/Celtic lore. I implore you to take a look when you have the time: It might be that...

Another break Goda WHHHHHYYYY??!!!! ;_;

I'm going to be fair with this one. The casting for Zoro, Koby and Mihawk look pretty convincing... and that's the only positive thing I have to say. They made Gol D. Roger look lame AF and the actor is delivering his lines like this is a Shakespearian play at a city hall theatre. There is no gravitas to the moment before his execution. It's too early to measure chemistry but I didn't feel any between the cast, just them kinda phoning it in. The special effects and choreography did nothing for me either and Arlong looks like a joke. But the greatest sin of all is Luffy. The actor doesn't do it for me at all, I'm sure he's trying but I don't feel Luffy's energy. Funnily enough, I've seen the live attraction One Piece in Tokyo Tower years ago and those actors looked more convincing as the Mugiwaras without the big budget and special effects.

Exceeding expectations...

Aww here we go again...

Oh if that's true then it changes a lot. Thanks for the heads up. _______________________________ As for the live action... I hope Oda is getting a bag for this bullsh*t live action show, because that's the only good I can see coming from this. One Piece is one of those manga/ anime that doesn't lend well to live action adaptation because it requires a huge amount of suspension of disbelief to pull off in a real world setting. I think for my mental well being I will just have to pretend it doesn't exist like the live action Cowboy Bebop and Death Note (I plan to never see them, ever). Also not a big fan of the overdone meta-commentary "modern" writing— like deconstructing calling out the names for special attacks. Yeah we get it, in real world it's superfluous to announce the name of your attack but that's why we like it. We don't read manga/ watch anime for realism but for escapism. These "modern" writers think they're edgy by pulling down conventions in order to pat themselves on the back for recognizing them. I'm sure the series will be littered with stupid, insufferable quips like this to fill in any absence in actual plot development and pad runtime. Can't wait to see body-positive Alvida who never changes her figure after eating the Sube Sube no Mi to avoid "fat shaming" and other BS...

So I finally have some time to process this chapter. First off, R.I.P. Saint Donquixote Mjosgard, one of the good things. What some may miss about his actions in saving Shirahoshi is that he knew of the consequences as everyone is away of the internal court system that exists for celestial dragons. The elevates his sacrifice significantly since he knew his fate was sealed the moment he colluded. The Gorosei's names are finally revealed but what I found most interesting are their roles. Do their appointed titles hint at their actual understanding of these areas of expertise or just their roles as "Warriors" in annihilating anything that threatens those areas. Science Warrior God Saturn is clearly going to deal with Vegapunk but will he be able to recognize the science he developed? If he can then it would tell us, the audience, that these men were definitely around either before or a little after the Void Century. This would also confirm that they certainly had the life extension surgery over time as well— a gift for their undying loyalty. The "Mother Flame" and Lunarian flame trait is not a coincidence. It's clear that this was the advanced power source the ancients had and likely incorporated into themselves, hence their invulnerability when the flame is alight. Dr. Vegapunk was most likely coerced into creating/rediscovering it under the naïve belief that it would be a power source to help mankind. Little did he know the Gorosei had other plans. That weapon might be Uranus Figarland Garling looks pretty badass even with that ridiculous hairdo. It wouldn't be surprising if he was Shanks' father as they share the same last name, but his age is ambiguous, especially since he was the former king of God Valley. His sword reminds me of Shanks which makes me wonder about the other God Knights, as we might be seeing more Figarlands in their squad. Another interesting point is Shanks' unique "future killer" Haki ability that prevents people from using Observation Haki properly. This might be something unique to his Figarland heritage and might hint that his bloodline might be unique among the Celestials, hence why he and Garling don't look like inbreeds like the rest. Lastly, did anyone else find it weird that S-Crocodile still had their stitches (and most likely a missing hand still) and S-Mingo wears glasses? lol Also S-Crocodile's gender looks slightly ambiguous, I remember Ivankov doing a favor for "Croco-boy" that he didn't want repeated out loud.

Whoops I forgot to edit that part to be more specific. I mostly agree with you, it seems...