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Sacr3D Level 8

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50 minutes ago, TheInfernoman said:

The wording makes it sound like the past 25 years have meant little to nothing until now. 🤣

 

But in all seriousness At MINIMUM we're looking at 3 years more before the end. I assume 5 to wrap up everything in time for the 30th anniversary 

Yeah it struck me weird that he told that new readers can start reading from this part. What about your hard work for the past 25 years? lol

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Reticently Level 16

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11 hours ago, Sacr3D said:

Yeah it struck me weird that he told that new readers can start reading from this part. What about your hard work for the past 25 years? lol

Nah, that was smart.  Guy wants maximum eyeballs on his magnum opus, so the last thing he wants is to gatekeep with 25 years of required prior reading.

 

Anybody getting hooked now is going to end up wanting to consume most of the prior arcs later anyway.  Like how my wife got hooked on Better Call Saul before she went back and actually watched Breaking Bad.

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Sacr3D Level 8

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https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/3821/one-piece-chapter-1054

 

 

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 Shanks:

 

  • Looks like Shanks has been playing the long game.  I wouldn't be surprised if he knows Laugh Tale's location in his heydays with Roger. 
  • I wonder if Shanks let his arm get bit off on purpose. The smile he had during the panel makes me think that.
  • Shanks prolly let the other emperor's clash so no one can really stand in his way except BB and ... Luffy depending on his ultimate agenda...
  • The Gomu Gomu No Mi (Hito Hito No Mi) was definitely targeted by Shanks. The flashback seems to solidify this.
  • He's giving me last boss vibes...

 

Sabo:

 

  • Something tells me that Cobra didn't get assassinated by Sabo. We know how good the World Gov can cover up stuff. The Celestial Dragons also seem to have pure jurisdiction over the Marines in the Holy Land.
  • Interesting that he's getting more recognition than Dragon and is even considered as a god now.
  • Vivi is probably with Sabo and knows the whole story

 

 

 

In any case Luffy seems to be in the middle of everything since he's connected with practically every major player. War is upon us!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wellman Level 14

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Just now, Maxx said:

Sooo im reading about a theory that shanks is actually a badguy.. Thoughts on this? 

Wouldn't be completely surprised, we all have been hyping Blackbeard or mystery Celestial Dragon connected Noble enemy but in the end wouldn't it be more impactful if Shanks is the final opponent Luffy has to defeat I order to achieve his dream?

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2 hours ago, Wellman said:

Wouldn't be completely surprised, we all have been hyping Blackbeard or mystery Celestial Dragon connected Noble enemy but in the end wouldn't it be more impactful if Shanks is the final opponent Luffy has to defeat I order to achieve his dream?

Shanks knew what the fruit was and its true nature. He also seems to know where the one piece is. It seems like they are headed into eachother, also him not wanting to see luffy is suspect 

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Reticently Level 16

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2 hours ago, Wellman said:
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Despite Momo saying otherwise his exact reason for Yamato to not fight is the exact reason I think Yamato stays in Wano when the crew leaves.

 

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I hope Yamato joins the crew.  Especially as the token parallel to Oden. 

 

The crew is dropping all the samurai characters who have been trucking along with them for years of real time at this point.  Plenty of room in the story to add a new face or two.  Particularly because this last part of the journey is probably going to require more heavy hitters to keep the Strawhats credible given the types they're going to be going up against.  The OG crew is great, but it's also going to be a numbers game.

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Sacr3D Level 8

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There  are too many hints and too much emphasis on Yamato joining. I'm 99% sure it will happen. And Yamato needs to finish what Oden started his whole legacy depends on it. Feels like Oden also part of the solution to whatever happened at Laugh Tale.

 

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TheInfernoman Level 16

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1 hour ago, Sacr3D said:

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/3934/one-piece-chapter-1056

 

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Bruh, what the fuck did Buggy do???

 

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The memes the internet made of Buggy foretold of the moment when he becomes legendary. But to have Crocodile AND Mihawk? Some alliance/deals were made to have his own ver of the warlords since the Government dropped it. 

 

- Wow Shinobu now really is a mature hottie 👀

 

- Unless some twist happens, seems that Yamato is going to be our next member of the crew

 

- Carrot to now lead Zou and the Minks eh? wasn't expecting that but ok sure? 

 

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Reticently Level 16

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6 hours ago, TheInfernoman said:
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- Carrot to now lead Zou and the Minks eh? wasn't expecting that but ok sure?

 

I think that was the easiest way for Oda to rotate her out of the crew.  Kind of hard to imagine her dropping the chance to keep sailing on with them just to go back home and be like, a subsistence farmer or some shit.

 

Shame though, because I thought she was a nice value add to the cast as a minor character who could occasionally punch above her weight if the storyline needed the crew to come up with another B+ tier fighter.

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Wellman Level 14

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Great chapter.

 

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I knew Kin'emon was dumb but lucky but damn this chapter drives it home.

 

Also why is that fool Caribou not dead yet? One of the worst things about the New World even if he partially helped saved Luffy this past arc. Now he once again gets info on another ancient weapon which means he will still have more to do with the story. Ugh!

 

I have to wonder who's idea this was, between Croc or Mihawk, it is obvious they are using Buggy as a rep shield.

 

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On 8/3/2022 at 2:36 PM, Reticently said:

Honestly, the anime for OP has always been hit-or-miss for me.  I mostly only hunt down the episodes with specific fights or scenes rather than trying to slog through it.

 

Yes Zoro's Kyuutoru "Jest of the Dead" attack was soooo overdone in the anime that the impact of the strike felt less cool.

 

I've been gone for a while because I got a new laptop and couldn't remember my password. -_-

 

Anyway the recap...

 

I liked that Yamato got to prove his mettle to his compatriots and gain some self-confidence. I liked that Green Bull showed heightened defenses towards obvious weaknesses like fire, and the scene of the Monster Trio casually relaxing to the scene, confident in their skills was god tier flexing. Which leads me to a minor gripe about the latest chapter, I don't think Carrot's appointment into being the leader of the Minks is well-earned as she has shown no prior interest, made no exceptional sacrifices compared to her peers nor any intrinsic leadership qualities. The contrast between Momo's and Carrot's journey makes this even more apparent. But it is what it is...

 

Most importantiy... I've been calling Shanks a "Haki God"  for years, and the fact that he could send his Conquerors Haki directly to Green Bull who got shook by it enough to get the hint. *bows*

 

Sabo and the Revolutionaries wrecking shop, which makes me wonder what Dragon is doing? I feel like he might have his own solitary agenda. I always speculated his fury has to be about what happened with Luffy's mother, who I wouldn't be surprised is/was a Tenryuubito.

 

Also Oda promised us Vegapunk's reveal after Wano was over, as well as the full explanation of what Devil Fruits are and how they work. It's funny how Vegapunk thought Momonosuke DF was a failure when it's pretty much an X-Copy of Kaido's in almost every way. 

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Wellman Level 14

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1 hour ago, *.:White ShadoW:.* said:

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Also Oda promised us Vegapunk's reveal after Wano was over, as well as the full explanation of what Devil Fruits are and how they work. It's funny how Vegapunk thought Momonosuke DF was a failure when it's pretty much an X-Copy of Kaido's in almost every way. 

 

Vegapunk: This is a failure, abandon the experiment.

Assistant: But sir! All the test seem to indicate a success?

Vegapunk: I wanted a RED dragon, this one is probably pink.

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Sacr3D Level 8

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1 hour ago, Reticently said:

I'm a little disappointed, honestly.  Thought it was going to be a good addition, and Oda had already cut down a TON of characters from the narrative space just by getting us out of Wano.

 

Oh well, at least we're on to brand new business next week!

Which characters? Only one I can think about is Hyogoro 

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Reticently Level 16

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24 minutes ago, Sacr3D said:

Which characters? Only one I can think about is Hyogoro 

I just mean all of the characters where we no longer have to actively follow everything that happens to them.  Every Red Scabbard, every Mink, Law, Kid, Killer, random Wano acquaintances, etc.

 

We're back to the essential crew + Jinbe.  Which really is a good thing for pacing in general, but surely there's room for one or two people more people just to keep the banter fresh.  Wouldn't really have mattered if it was Yamato or Carrot or whoever, but that boat has literally sailed.

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Wellman Level 14

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Honestly I was never convinced too convinced Yamato would join, although the anime and it's focus on Yamato's past almost convinced me, until the chapter before this one. That panel reminded me of Vivi and the end of Alabasta. Which is fine cause like Vivi and many other characters it can be expected Yamato shows back up before all is said and done.

 

But yeah, Oda definitely cut down on folk and resolutions to finally end this arc. I am kind of glad but I do wish we could see some things. But hey it will give the anime more things to use as filler (if they are wise and creative enough to use it). 

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Wellman Level 14

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Hard knock life for them new Emperors.

 

1058 is out

 

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Strawhat bounties

- The lack of respect for Chopper with the bounties 

-Franky now that I think of it has not been on his bounty photo since the time skip. Last time it was General Franky and now just the Sunny.

-Robin and Usopp got big bumps. Usopp out here in 500k club and Robin treading up the front porch of 1 billion.

-Knew Sanji wouldn't be higher then Zoro but for Jimbei to eclipse him as well. Still outside of Luffy you got 3 billion plus heavyweights 

 

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-Poor chopper. The running gag of him being a pet continues

 

-I KNEW a deal of some kind was made. Croc and Mihawk are the real powers but allowing buggy to be the expendable figurehead works out despite the mistakes Buggy (or his minions) made. 

 

-So is it now the monster quartet? 

 

-Sabo didn't kill Cobra. I don't believe it. Foul play is at hand. 

 

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YES! After the endless online debate the word of Goda finally makes it clear...

 

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Mihawk is the superior swordsman to Yonko Shanks, It's likely that Red-Haired Shanks is primarily a haki specialist aka "Haki God" .  Also Mihawk's 3,590,000,000 Beri bounty solidifies his Yonko tier status.

 

Buggy's plight and his reaction to the Cross Guild posters showing him as the leader made me literally laugh out loud. I haven't laughed that much at a One Piece chapter since Luffy nonchalantly shoved that emerging zombie's head back into the ground in Thriller Bark. XD

 

Sanji keeps taking Ls even though he's now officially in the Billion Beri Boy's Club. Usopp keeps inheriting Luffy's old bounties as per usual, although this one doesn't seemed as earned as before this arc. Hopefully he can rise to the occasion next arc.

 

 

Now this is spoiler involving Shanks in OP Movie Red BE WARNED!

 

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Shanks apparently has an advanced Conquerors ability where they can cancel out Future Sight Observation Haki! He essentially makes them lose focus so they can't fully utilize Observation Haki. He is named "The Killer of Observation Haki"!

And interesting juxtaposition with "Hawkeyes" Mihawk huh?

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It's late but YO! 

 

1059

 

Fantastic!

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Honestly I know it is unlikely but I would prefer the next movie or if they are trying to kill time and can give it proper animation a three episode minimum  filler arc be based around the events that took place on Amazon Lilly, Amazon Lilly invaded by Marines and Blackbeard, new Vegapunk weapon that maybe clones and Rayleigh with the save albeit apparently at the cost of Koby getting kidnapped! This would be epic as hell if they expanded on the fights before the climax we saw where only Koby, Blackbeard and Hancock remained standing as Rayleigh shows up last minute. I have liked several of the last chapters but damn this takes the cake.

But yeah this sort of great story telling is also why I and many others can't see OP ending in just three years as there is no way all this and other story balls in the air previously provided can end with one arc.

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So this was a fantastic chapter! Pretty much  the type of exposition chapter that makes me excited for the future:

 

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First off, it seems Pot-Calling-Kettle_Beard has real plan behind collecting these rare Devil Fruits, even if he can't utilize them fully like Boa said he can donate the ability to a suitable crew member or sell it off to the highest bidder. In addition there's also the possibility that he can combine DF abilities simultaneously. Imagine using the vibrations of the Gura Gura no Mi as a medium for the Mero Mero no Mi's petrification! That'd be ridiculously broken and might bypass the need to enchant the opponent.

 

Mr. Zehahahaha isn't a fool either, him kidnapping Koby (who seems to have Luffy's pure-heartedness and unaffected by the Mero Mero no Mi) might not just be for intel/ransom purposes but also because he can detect his advanced Observation Haki and thinks it might be of some use. Even before Luffy could utilize haki properly back in Impel Down ore-timeskip, he could detect that Luffy's haki had increased. 

 

Now for my favorite part of the chapter— The new Pacifistas! Very smart on part of the World Government who have have ousted the Shichbukai from their ranks. It seems that Vegapunk has been manipulating the Lineage Factor of certain former slaves (Hancock, King, Kaido, etc.). Cloning King makes sense because of his crazy powerful  race but Hancock is definitely a surprise. With Kaido we can see Vegapunk managed to create a "failed" Uo Uo no Mi fruit that Momo consumed. Makes me wonder if we'll see an ancient giant Pacifista down the line. I'm still patiently waiting for Oda to reveal Vegapunk and finally hear the origin of Devil Fruits after literally 20 years of waiting. 

 

I loved how Oda just slid in how Shakky was the former princess that fell in love with Rayleigh and which is why he was uncharacteristically welcomed into the island. Now Hancock is afflicted with the same "disease".

Oh and Vasco Shot is a sleazy grapist... confirmed.

 

 

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