One Piece

[DarthEnderX]

Hybrid form is Brain Point. Chibi has the largest brain-to-body ratio.

[DarthEnderX]

1023

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What the fuuuuuuuck?!

[Assertn]

1023

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What the fuuuuuuuck?!

I know, right? Defeating a bad virus with a good virus, pshh

[neflight86]

Heh. Odin's gonna be a fake out for sure, or we're in for a four episode explanation flashback.

They did make a big deal of not showing who was treating the Samurai, though. I figured it was Robin since she was in the area...

If Kaido is the big bad and Big Mom is a side-bad, Queen is acting like the second in command, though I thought there was one or two who outranked him. Were they (the top three; Queen, Jack, and wings guy) all brothers?

Also super glad they didn't spend five weeks 'handing out' the cure to everybody.

I wonder if they regretted casting the same guy for both Hyogoro and the goat doctor? He doesn't have much vocal range...

[DarthEnderX]

If Kaido is the big bad and Big Mom is a side-bad, Queen is acting like the second in command, though I thought there was one or two who outranked him. Were they (the top three; Queen, Jack, and wings guy) all brothers?King, Queen and Jack(see the theme naming) are the Headliners, and are Kaido's top generals.

They're the equivalent of Big Mom's 3 Sweet Generals. But only Smoothie is here(since Luffy took out Cracker and Katakuri).

[DarthEnderX]

1025

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Surprising nobody, decapitating the hydra-man did nothing.


Glad Oden was a fake.

[neflight86]

1026

Three years ago, this would have been three episodes. It feels like the fight is coming to an climax, but where's the final hook?

[DarthEnderX]

There's no way Luffy takes out an Emperor without revealing some kind of 5th Gear or something. The Ryou ability is good, but it's only hurting Kaido, it's not taking him out. I'm assuming 5th Gear will use Ryou in some weird way the way 4th Gear used Armament Haki.

[neflight86]

Agreed, and the way you said that suggests it hasn't been spoiled in the OPs yet.

Are there any guns or cannons left to name a move after?

[DarthEnderX]

Are there any guns or cannons left to name a move after?I'm hoping someday we'll get a Gomu Gomu no Railgun.

[Assertn]

1026

Three years ago, this would have been three episodes. It feels like the fight is coming to an climax, but where's the final hook?

3 years ago the pirates would be running away from Big Mom for the whole year. Whole cake island was from 2017-2019, my guy.

[neflight86]

That's what I am getting at. The pacing is much faster, by One Piece standards, in Wano.

[neflight86]

1027

Big Mom's pretty obliging to Prometheus.

Color of the supreme king? That's new, right? We just had emperor before, I think.

[DarthEnderX]

As far as I know, that's just another translation for Conquerer's Haki.

[DarthEnderX]

1028

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Goddamn! They played We Are AND We Go during that attack.


So Luffy figured out he can channel Conqueror's Haki into attacks the same way you can charge them with Armament Haki.

I'd say that constitutes a sufficient powerup.

[Assertn]

1028

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Goddamn! They played We Are AND We Go during that attack.


So Luffy figured out he can channel Conqueror's Haki into attacks the same way you can charge them with Armament Haki.

I'd say that constitutes a sufficient powerup.

It at least puts him on par with Kaido, since he, too, can do that it seems.

[DarthEnderX]

I just loved the part where he's looking at his glowing fist and goes "The rest of you can go. This is a shonen battle now."

[neflight86]

Now it makes sense. I didn't connect the dots of infusing conqueror's haki; I thought it was just a different Wano version of armamaent.

[DarthEnderX]

I thought it was just a different Wano version of armamaent.That's basically what Ryou is.

Luffy just figured out "Oh, I can do Ryou with Conqueror's instead of Armament."

I wonder if it's possible to do Ryou with Observation Haki. Or maybe that's what he already learned from Katakuri.

[neflight86]

1031

Never did I expect Big Mom to have a gap-moe. So cute, in a (grand)mom kind of way.

I doubt she will remain an ally for long, and I also was surprised she even kept her memories from her amnesiac period. I guess they just blended together.

[DarthEnderX]

I wish the real fights would fucking start already!

Everytime I think the Strawhats have found their opponent, they go someplace else with different people again!

We got Kaido, 3 Lead Performers, 5 Tobi Roppo...everyone just fucking pick someone and GO ALREADY!

[Assertn]

dayumn, nice animation in this episode

[DarthEnderX]

For an episode where nothing big really happens.

[neflight86]

We got the soft reset of the battle, and Big Mom went full Cuphead with that combined attack.

I'm glad they rewound to explain how Zoro got in the body cross, because I seriously thought I missed something during the filler movie tie in episodes.

What OP villain holds the record for most rematches required for Luffy to beat?

[DarthEnderX]

Has anyone fought him more than twice before losing?

[neflight86]

You might be able to make a case for Gekko Moria, depending on how you count him trolling Luffy with shadow creatures and Zombie Luffy.

DonFlamingo had one tag-tam with Law, a pre gear 4th battle, and a break during the G4 aftereffects where they had to buy time for him to go at it for the finish (after DonF awakened his fruit).

Was the Katakuri fight a two-parter in mirror world, after the quick fight on the Straw Hats ship? If so, I think he also belongs in the three fight club.

Of course, this episode ends part 2 of the Kaido fight, so he'll get 3...

I also wanna say Rob Lucci may have had 2 small scuffs before his main fight as well.

I think 3 is the limit so far.

[neflight86]

1038

I'm surprised they didn't think to issue orders as they served the dango, but I guess that gave Tomo a chance to shine.

Great cuts at the end between Kaido and Yamato. Does this confirm her as the last crew member?

[DarthEnderX]

I'm surprised they didn't think to issue orders as they served the dangoThat would be really suspicious.

"Hmm, everyone that eats a dango starts taking orders from that little girl."

[DarthEnderX]

1042

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I no longer have any hope that Carrot and Yamato might both join the Strawhats, as they're too redundant.

Final Form: Sexy White Beastgirl (Lightning Variant)
Vs.
Final Form: Sexy White Beastgirl (Ice Variant)

[neflight86]

Just caught up. I felt all sorts of ways when someone name dropped the Rob Lucci and started transforming into a cat.

Assuming cat guy actually has two narratives, one being the origin of the gomu-gomu fruit, and the other with some slave/deity secret Jimbei's holding onto, this fight just got more interesting (to me) than the rest of Wano combined. Lore drops are a sweet nectar that Oda drip feeds me every year or so.

Yamato seems much more likely than Carrot; she was simply a long term rental. All Straw Hats have a Dream to set out to sea for... Carrot does not.

Did Yamato eat the "Mink Mink" fruit and this is her Sulong? What is this creature, if not a Pokemon?

[neflight86]

...I mean now I caught up to 1042

A mythical dog? Huh.

Also, sneaky way to stuff a flashback filler into this battle, Toei. Let's see you try that again.

[DarthEnderX]

Assuming cat guy actually has two narratives, one being the origin of the gomu-gomu fruit, and the other with some slave/deity secret Jimbei's holding onto, this fight just got more interesting (to me) than the rest of Wano combined. Lore drops are a sweet nectar that Oda drip feeds me every year or so.I can't imagine this guy is how they're going to reveal where devil fruits come from.

Unless you just mean, reveal who had it before Luffy.


Yamato seems much more likely than Carrot; she was simply a long term rental. All Straw Hats have a Dream to set out to sea for... Carrot does not.Carrot's "dream" is to carry on Pedro's will of ensuring that the Straw Hats bring about the new era.

And what Carrot has that Yamato doesn't, is a job on the crew. Lookout.


Did Yamato eat the "Mink Mink" fruit and this is her Sulong? What is this creature, if not a Pokemon?Based on the name of the fruit, it's a this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_wolf#Etymology

She's basically:
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/capcomdatabase/images/e/e4/%C5%8Ckami_Amaterasu.png

[Assertn]

Just caught up. I felt all sorts of ways when someone name dropped the Rob Lucci and started transforming into a cat.
Definitely fitting as Lucci's rival, though we did see Lucci not too long ago during the Reverie.


Assuming cat guy actually has two narratives, one being the origin of the gomu-gomu fruit, and the other with some slave/deity secret Jimbei's holding onto, this fight just got more interesting (to me) than the rest of Wano combined. Lore drops are a sweet nectar that Oda drip feeds me every year or so.
It's a shame that Jimbei just got suddenly offended instead of probing deeper into the conversation. "Sun god" Nika could be inspiration for the sun tattoo his old crew adopted.

[DarthEnderX]

It's a shame that Jimbei just got suddenly offended instead of probing deeper into the conversation. "Sun god" Nika could be inspiration for the sun tattoo his old crew adopted.I got the distinct impression that Jimbei already knows about it and it's something the Sun Pirates don't talk about.

Because they were all:
WW: "I'd like to ask you a question."
J: "Sure, go ahead."
WW: "It's about this sun god and the origin of your pirate crew."
J: "...no more talking!"

[neflight86]

1043

I forgot that Bink's Sake slaps harder than your dad's belt. It's really a great little shanty, especially when that violin goes ham. Nothin vibes like that.

Did Caribou eat the marsh-marsh fruit or the grocery-grocery fruit? Good thing he is too stupid to imagine getting in good with Kaido by finishing Luffy off. Good that Momo's fruit power will finally be put to practical use for the first time since... Punk Hazard?

[DarthEnderX]

Did Caribou eat the marsh-marsh fruit or the grocery-grocery fruit?It's food he stored earlier, because he can keep things inside himself.

[DarthEnderX]

1044

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Bout time Robin does something cool!

[Assertn]

Robin kinda trolled this fight. Why even take so long to undo her ability while Maria is wailing on the clone's face?

[DarthEnderX]

So they can recap every moment of Robin's story, multiple times. Obviously.

[neflight86]

I can't even follow exactly what happened. Did she use martial arts from her revolutionary friends, transform into a new form, do both or do neither (an illusion)?

[DarthEnderX]

I can't even follow exactly what happened. Did she use martial arts from her revolutionary friends, transform into a new form, do both or do neither (an illusion)?Both?

The new powerup wasn't explained. But it looked like her giant clone, but with black skin. So I'm guessing...Armament Haki?

[DarthEnderX]

1046

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ZORO LORE!!

It's been 1000+ eps since we've had Zoro lore!

If he really is a descendant of Ryuuma, he shoulda been able to keep Shusui.

[neflight86]

Was he an 'orphan', or just estranged from his parents?

[DarthEnderX]

Was he an 'orphan', or just estranged from his parents?I don't think they said. He was just a stray that showed up at the dojo.

[neflight86]

I really hope Zoro doesn't become some prodigious Wano bloodline survivor or something. The similarity alone is enough. I always liked that he was strong via effort and conviction alone. That's how Mikawk did it, as far as we know.

[DarthEnderX]

I mean, I assumed it was VERY obvious that guy was supposed to be Zoro's father.

[DarthEnderX]

1048

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Tragic childhood flashbacks? Dammit, Yamato IS going to be the next Strawhat...


Least she's got some cool backstory with Zoro's probably-dad.

[neflight86]

I dunno if a single episode long flashback qualifies at this point.

Did I miss the scene where Jinbei beat his Tobbi Roppo?

I'm fine with the insinuation that Zoro's dad was a samurai. I'll roll my eyes if they confirm it.

[DarthEnderX]

Did I miss the scene where Jinbei beat his Tobbi Roppo?I guess...that one big attack was enough to do it? Not a very impressive showing for his first official Strawhat fight.

Although, arc's not over. Maybe he'll get in another fight.

[neflight86]

1050-51

With Momo and Yamato set aside, we return to the main event, scheduled for... 18 episodes? Put your bets in here!

Sulongs one-shotting Perspero and Jack like side chumps...

[DarthEnderX]

Well, we aren't going to see the conclusion of the main event until the conclusion of the Zoro and Sanji fights happens.

[neflight86]

Think each will get an episode, or will they do 'em at the same time?

[neflight86]

1052

...what was I thinking? An episode apiece... lol.

I'm glad Oda never forgets this is first and foremost a kid's manga. I'm sure that has pulled One Piece through more than a few rough patches, because boy am I tired of Momo getting this much screen time, and he's only been in this form for like 3 episodes. I'm sure his levity is really entertaining to the younger crowd.

Are we supposed to recognize the markings revealed on King's face?

[DarthEnderX]

Are we supposed to recognize the markings revealed on King's face?I didn't. But after 1000 episodes I man have forgotten something.

[neflight86]

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of. No fair that One Piece's foreshadowing and references can be old enough to fall victim to IRL dementia much less the normal capacity of a person's memory.

[neflight86]

1053

Glad to see Rob Lucci is back in action; I hope he gets to be a villain again. He's my favorite in the series (with captain Kuro as a somewhat close 2nd).

I guess I forgot that Sanji supposedly got none of the enhancements of his siblings (until now). Good power up. I was expecting a suit feature reveal.

I also appreciate that Queen's onsey is made to perfectly fit all of his bulbous forms. Its like a visual gag on its own now.

[DarthEnderX]

Is his powerup Wolverine regeneration?

[neflight86]

Since they're skipping a couple weeks broadcasts for some concurrent sporting events I hear, I'll post my impressions of the One Piece: Red movie that just came to streaming:

Not great. Aside from having generally weak animation (for a theatrical release), the plot makes little sense (even by OP standards) and leans far too heavily on fanservice, like Stampede did, to obfuscate the bizzare structure of the story. To be clear, this is fanservice of the 'remember that character?' type. Uta wasn't likable hardly at all, and the 'twist' may have sprained my retina during the eye roll, it was so contrived. Shanks was put to no good use and his character wasn't hardly explored at all, which was a big let down... Unsatisfying all around.

It wasn't all bad, though. I'd say 4 of the 6 songs were banger, and Admiral Kizaru's permanent troll face always brings me joy.

In short, youtube the music numbers If your down for some j-pop and skip the rest.

[DarthEnderX]

Edit: Oops.

[DarthEnderX]

Edit: Double oops

[DarthEnderX]

1054

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I was just thinking "What if you cut him in the arm Kid doesn't have?" Was the fact that Kid was missing an arm not obvious? Did they think the junk arm was a stylistic choice?

[DarthEnderX]

1057

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But your invisibility!!


Zoro should have been like...

Sanji: "If I lose control, I want you to kill m-"
Zoro: "Okay."

[neflight86]

Fugu has good taste.

I'm glad Sanji made peace with his potential loss of humanity with his new power. Some character drama can survive slow pacing with the impact intact; that did not and I was getting fatigued by the padding.

I thought CP-9 was supposed to be the best/strongest intelligence sector, though it has been over ten years, so I might have forgotten?

[DarthEnderX]

I thought CP-9 was supposed to be the best/strongest intelligence sector, though it has been over ten years, so I might have forgotten?CP-0 has been stronger since they introduced it. And Lucci and Kaku were both reassigned to CP-0, so that makes sense.

[DarthEnderX]

1059

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Sword lore!

[neflight86]

...the one thing I don't track at all!

Queen should know better than to only tell half a story (about King); real jerk move.

[DarthEnderX]

1060

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Zoro lore!


So Zoro's village was founded by a Wano samurai. Makes sense.

I assume the guy in Yamato's flashback that looks like him is his dad, so he must have lived there at some point as well.

I can't tell if the pirate that founded the village is the swordmaker, or Zoro's maybe dad.

[neflight86]

I suspect the swordmaker founded the village. Leaving Wano illegally sounds like 'became a pirate'.

Was Zoro's ultimate solution to the sword sucking his haki until he dies was to give it more? That's stupid and also very One Piece, but I wish it didn't take 3 episodes to come to that revelation.

[DarthEnderX]

It's weird he's having these revelations now anyway. This is all old info to him, and we spent, like, 100 episodes in this country before this battle even started.

[neflight86]

1061

This episode got me thinking I missed an episode a while back. Did we ever see this interaction where it looked like Sanji backhanded the geisha with the mouse?

Queen was undone by being a scorned simp... can we get an "f" in chat?

[DarthEnderX]

Finally, some progress.


Did we ever see this interaction where it looked like Sanji backhanded the geisha with the mouse?Yes. It was while he was freaking out about becoming a monster.

[DarthEnderX]

1062

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Big Mom and Kaido are the only serious threats left now.

[DarthEnderX]

1066


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Fuck you, TBC!

[neflight86]

That was the worst one in a while.

[DarthEnderX]

1068

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Hiyori smarter than 99% of the characters in the series...


Looks like we're finally at the main event. Only Kaido remains.

[neflight86]

I forgot just how much characters in One Piece tend to let themselves go (see Gekko Moria). I presume Big Mom was older than Kaido, then, when he joined the "Rox"? Now I understand how she got pregnant the first dozen times. By the time the looks were gone, she had the power.

Hiyori didn't come off as vengeful so far, so the double fake out was surprising. I was expecting 'this' Komurasaki to be a government agent or the like.

[neflight86]

1069

Not how I expected that fight to end. Twice now Kaido's gotten interference in pivotal battles. As I see it, the disappointed look in his eyes is that he didn't get to act out the survival of the fittest again, and I don't think he can take it.

[DarthEnderX]

Yeah, that expression is really something. Just...complete despair.

That CP0 guy is probably SUPER fucked.

[DarthEnderX]

1070

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Oh yeah! Next week shit's poppin' off!


That CP0 guy is probably SUPER fucked.Hell yeah he was! And he knew it too.

[Assertn]

1070

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Oh yeah! Next week shit's poppin' off!

Hell yeah he was! And he knew it too.

Aww yeah, drums of liberation. What a hypey beat.

[neflight86]

At least CP0 took it like a man... dark justice forever!

What machinations are conspireing this time? We've heard Joyboy before, is this an implication that Luffy is a reincarnated 'chosen one'? Strangely enough, 1000 episodes in and he's not been anything special other than a "d".

Thankfully they didn't stretch the Luffy resurrection for weeks of filler. I'm sure some kids cried when he lost.

[DarthEnderX]

I wish there was more of an impetus for him to take on a new form. I don't much care for it when the only requirement to getting your next powerup is getting killed.

[Assertn]

I wish there was more of an impetus for him to take on a new form. I don't much care for it when the only requirement to getting your next powerup is getting killed.

It's the classic shounen comeback story. It gets the people goin'

[DarthEnderX]

1071

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FIFTH GEAR!

So...the "Rubber" Fruit was actually the "Jim Carey's The Mask" Fruit the whole time?

It's weird that Nika is a "Sun God". His powers don't seem very sun-based. Shoulda been the Loki Fruit.


The WG response here feels like a huge plothole. They consider the Gomu Gomu Fruit a huge threat, and have known for years that Luffy had it, but they've barely given a shit about him till recently.

If it's so important why wouldn't they have put a huge bounty on him and send Cipher Pol to hunt him down as soon as he emerged in East Blue?


I was getting pissed off at the animation. Not because it was Loony Toonsie(which, unlike in Naruto vs. Pain, actually makes sense here), but because I couldn't follow what was happening.

[Assertn]

Maybe if they spent 5 less minutes on Luffy bouncing and laughing, they would not have had to condense the fight animations so much. I dunno. The Gear 5 reveal was so hype, a studio could completely butcher the pacing and still get an overwhelmingly positive response. Is it even possible to have a worse time to wrap up the Hiyori/Orochi story?

[DarthEnderX]

Maybe if they spent 5 less minutes on Luffy bouncing and laughing, they would not have had to condense the fight animations so much. I dunno. The Gear 5 reveal was so hype, a studio could completely butcher the pacing and still get an overwhelmingly positive response. Is it even possible to have a worse time to wrap up the Hiyori/Orochi story?I agree with all of these complaints.

[neflight86]

In a meager defense of the WG, apparently there is no way to extract the powers of a devil fruit from the living unless they enlist a person with the D. name? Nika apparently wasn't a concern unless the fruit awakened in the first place, and Straw hat hadn't so it wasn't a concern until his fight with Kaido pushed him.

That said, I also hate the whole 'renaming' of the gum-gum fruit for a power up, even if Oda tried to shoehorn in a foreshadow. Oh well, gear fifth is here so that is indeed hype. I did completely forget that Luffy hadn't awakened his fruit yet, though. I wonder if all fruits are, eventually, people when awakened? Just another mystery we can ponder on the way to the retirement home.

[DarthEnderX]

In a meager defense of the WG, apparently there is no way to extract the powers of a devil fruit from the living unless they enlist a person with the D. name?Not sure what a D. has to do with it. They've already shown that when someone with a Devil Fruit dies, a nearby piece of fruit transforms into that Devil Fruit. Which I assume isn't common knowledge, but one assumes that the WG knows that.

And even if you couldn't take the fruit from him, why wouldn't you go out of your way to capture him immediately? As soon as Luffy had his first wanted poster, an entire fleet should have been after him to throw him in Impel Down. Instead of dicking around until he was too powerful to stop.

[neflight86]

I think it was implied that a D. named person is 'built different' back when Blackbeard killed Whitebeard and got under the sheet during the war. I think Marco mentioned it like what he did was not impossible.

The straw hats have been constantly on the move/run for the series. Luffy's had a bounty since Arlong Park. It could have been higher, but maybe they didn't know exactly what devil fruit he had till Morrigan's 5th emperor article? Travel isn't that fast or free even for the WG.

When did they mention the fruit nearby becoming a devil fruit on its owner's death? I thought it was a random fruit or one from the nebulous source of the fruits?

[DarthEnderX]

I think it was implied that a D. named person is 'built different' back when Blackbeard killed Whitebeard and got under the sheet during the war. I think Marco mentioned it like what he did was not impossible.The thing that was impossible was him being able to have 2 fruits at once, and is probably specific to Blackbeard himself.


When did they mention the fruit nearby becoming a devil fruit on its owner's death? I thought it was a random fruit or one from the nebulous source of the fruits?It was shown when Smiley died. An apple that was laying nearby transformed into his Devil Fruit.


So Blackbeard likely just killed Whitebeard while having a fruit on his person, and when it turned into the Quake Fruit, did...whatever he does that allows him to eat another fruit while already having one.

[Assertn]

That said, I also hate the whole 'renaming' of the gum-gum fruit for a power up, even if Oda tried to shoehorn in a foreshadow. Oh well, gear fifth is here so that is indeed hype. I did completely forget that Luffy hadn't awakened his fruit yet, though. I wonder if all fruits are, eventually, people when awakened? Just another mystery we can ponder on the way to the retirement home.

Afaik, the renaming was part of the WG's attempt at downplaying the fruit, since if they can't have it, at least they can make it seem like a pointless power to seek.

Both Katakuri and Doflamingo awakened paramecia-type devil fruits. The main commonality is the ability to manipulate the surrounding environment into a material resembling their powers. Kinda like how Luffy can turn the rocky terrain into rubber, they were turning theirs into mochi and string. The plot twist of Luffy's fruit being a human-human ancient deity type fruit, however, makes his more comparable to Sengoku's Buddha fruit.

Also, for DarthEnderX:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/15nhb2a/one_paced_the_ep_1071_fixed_pacing_audio/

An actually well-edited fix of the episode.

[DarthEnderX]

Also, for DarthEnderX:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/15nhb2a/one_paced_the_ep_1071_fixed_pacing_audio/

An actually well-edited fix of the episode.A bit better.

[DarthEnderX]

1072

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Much easier to follow.

[Assertn]

Nami saying the next person to show from on top of the roof would be Luffy, followed by Luffy's big dumb face is comedy gold.

[DarthEnderX]

1076

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I expected more from Kaido's backstory. I wanted more Rocks Pirates.


No cool name for the final attack...

[neflight86]

Agreed. Flashbacks are the blurry crack through which I can take in the delicious world building of One Piece. No gambits or clever tactics; just big fist beats big dragon... Oh well, at least the battles are over and we can move onto clean up.

[DarthEnderX]

1077

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And it's done.

Are Kaido and Big Mom dead? Seems like they should be super dead. But also seems like they're just chillin' under the lava.

[neflight86]

That glimpse of their not dissolved bodies got my hopes up, but it seems like they're dead.

Interesting that Momo is directly contradicting Oden's desire to 'open up' Wano. I get why, to focus on restoration efforts and maybe do it later, but to voice it specifically makes it a 'thing' we have to pay attention to.

[DarthEnderX]

Yeah, what a dick.

Thanks for everything helping me realize my father's dream! Which I'm now not going to do.

[DarthEnderX]

1078

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Bleh, Yamato all but confirmed. That means no Carrot unless we're getting 2 at once.

[DarthEnderX]

1079

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It's cute Kiku uses the women's bath and Yamato uses the men's bath.

[neflight86]

Yamato almost killed poor Sanji.

Ending on the new admiral? Devious.

I'm calling that the new emperors are Luffy and Blackbeard... whatever he's been up to.

[DarthEnderX]

I'm calling that the new emperors are Luffy and Blackbeard... whatever he's been up to.Blackbeard has been an Emperor since the timeskip. He took Whitebeard's spot.

I think it's going to be Law and Kid. I think Luffy is going to take Shank's spot, eventually.


More people died in this than I thought. 2 of the Akazaya. And then Hawkins.

[neflight86]

Was he? Okay, then I'm guessing Luffy and... not Kidd or Law, so we get a curve ball. Maybe Weevil?

[DarthEnderX]

1080

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Why Buggy? Whyyyyy?

[neflight86]

Buggy? That's better than I ever could have hoped! He's like King from OPM; his reputation precedes him since the Impel down escape was pinned on him. Love it.

Surprised we get an admiral fight so soon.

[DarthEnderX]

I know Admirals are super badasses, but I can't imagine one all on it's own is a real threat to the entire Alliance at this point. A group that took out Kaido, Big Mom and all their minions at once should be able to handle one Admiral.


I just realized Smoothie got shortchanged. She's the only one of the 3 Sweet Generals that didn't get to have a big showdown with anyone. Even though she was in this battle.


He's like King from OPM; his reputation precedes him since the Impel down escape was pinned on him.At this point though, it's making me question Morgans reporting skills.

[DarthEnderX]

1082

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Lore dump! I like how all on Wano is built on top of Mt. Fuji.

3rd Red Ponyglyph and the 2nd Ancient Weapon located. That's some story progress.

[neflight86]

Leave it to Shanks to just decide to 'go and get' the One Piece like it's milk from the corner store.

[DarthEnderX]

Leave it to Shanks to just decide to 'go and get' the One Piece like it's milk from the corner store.Still hoping Shanks has the last Red Ponyglyph.

Daveyback Fight between the Straw Hats and the Red Hairs for possession of all 4!

[DarthEnderX]

1083

---

Fuck! FUCK! No Carrot! Dammit.


The Cross Guild explains why Buggy is an Emperor. But it doesn't explain why he's in charge.

Putting bounties on Marines is badass. I love it.

I like how they're all former Warlords. There should be 4 of them though. Ya know, like a cross.

They should get Boa to join. Though I'm sure she'd rather join the Straw Hat Grand Fleet.


I think I'm a little pissed that Chopper is going to leave Wano without having any interaction with sakura blossoms. They're kind of important to his backstory.

[neflight86]

Nothing says "Emperor" like a full color spread. WG spared no expense.

[DarthEnderX]

Nothing says "Emperor" like a full color spread. WG spared no expense.It's not a wanted poster.

Seems more like Buggy took out an ad in the paper. :p

[DarthEnderX]

1085

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Wait, we lost Carrot to make room for...NOBODY?!

What the actual fuck Oda?!


*sigh* I dunno. Maybe Yamato will join up, like, 3 arcs from now after taking care of her business. Like Jinbei did.

[neflight86]

Yeah, weird. Goodbye, Wano. It was fun, but I'm ready for something else.

[DarthEnderX]

1086

---

Well that explains that. Buggy is expendable.

Very fun episode.

Lol Sanji being 4th place now.

[neflight86]

As far as One Piece villains go, Buggy's ability to fail upward is thoroughly entertaining.

[DarthEnderX]

I'm enjoying the mini Baroque Works reunion. I just wish Mr. 2 was around for it...

[neflight86]

Thinking about it, it's strange that Crocodile got a bil+ bounty. Mihawk makes sense because he was supposedly above that station already, but wasn't he (crocodile) in the 300 mil range during Alabasta? Why the raise? Come to think of it, all of the warlords were sub billion back then. Did inflation hit the One Piece world, too?

[DarthEnderX]

Thinking about it, it's strange that Crocodile got a bil+ bounty. Mihawk makes sense because he was supposedly above that station already, but wasn't he (crocodile) in the 300 mil range during Alabasta? Why the raise?Well, now he's the right-hand man of an Emperor. Which put's him in King/Katakuri/Marco territory.

[DarthEnderX]

Oh, we didn't really talk about the Pluton reveal from a couple episodes back.

I feel like Blackbeard is going to end up with Pluton, given that his Quake Quake Fruit would allow him to bring down the sea wall and access the ship.

[DarthEnderX]

1088

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The One Piece is a spaceship, and Luffy's dream is to go to space. :p


I wonder if that Pacifista is a clone made from Boa and King DNA.

[DarthEnderX]

1089

---

Imu has Enel 2.0 powers...


Yay! Bonney is in this arc! Her and Monk Uruge are the only Supernovas that haven't done anything yet.

[Assertn]

Production quality was pretty nutty. Yeah, Bonney had a few short appearances in some of the older manga chapter covers. I think Blackbeard tried to marry her then handed to her to the marines at one point? I forget, that was around the time skip.

[neflight86]

1089

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Imu has Enel 2.0 powers...


Yay! Bonney is in this arc! Her and Monk Uruge are the only Supernovas that haven't done anything yet.

Was it Monk Uruge that beat one of Big Mom's Sweet Generals before the Strawhats arrived?

The best elements of One Piece right here. Good teasing and another bonkers introduction to an arc. I hope Sabo got his message out before dying.

[DarthEnderX]

I hope Sabo got his message out before dying.Pfft, Sabo ain't gonna die off like that.

[DarthEnderX]

1090

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So much titties!


I'm pretty sure we've seen parts of Vegapunk before, and they didn't look like that.

[Assertn]

Was it Monk Uruge that beat one of Big Mom's Sweet Generals before the Strawhats arrived?
Yeah, he off-screened a general, then had the wrath of Big Mom. I think he was healing up in a sky island when he saw Kaidou there doing his suicide-jump down to where Kidd's alliance meeting was.

[neflight86]

I'm pretty sure we've seen parts of Vegapunk before, and they didn't look like that.

Yeah; I expect her to be a gag reveal for the real vegapunk.

[DarthEnderX]

1091

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So did Vegapunk split his brain up into multiple bodies? Or are his minions also just called Vegapunk?


Those light gauntlets would be useful for fighting Kizaru.

[neflight86]

I'm guessing they took his name (maybe vying for his approval) and he's too eccentric to worry about it.

[DarthEnderX]

Also, the infodump in the post credits contained information I don't remember getting.

I knew Ceasar used to work for Vegapunk, but I didn't know Sanji's dad did too.

[neflight86]

1092

It's good to have Rob Lucci back again. I really missed him as far as OP villains go. He's just my favorite.

Interesting he's trying to kill VegaPunk. Likely because he has or is nearing the power to oppose that crazy power for a couple eps ago. At some point, we must see him/her recombined into the full genius if these are just weird clones.

I hope Bonnie doesn't have another meltdown when she finds out her dad has also been mass produced.

[DarthEnderX]

Is Lucci gonna be the main villain of another arc?

Blackbeard is making a real nuisance of himself lately.


I hope Bonnie doesn't have another meltdown when she finds out her dad has also been mass produced.How does she not already know? Those Pacifistas are everywhere these days.

[neflight86]

Unless this is actually her father playing (programed) beat cop on Egghead island, she's acting like its the first time she's seen his form since when she knew him as a human. She should have had plenty of chances to grieve at other pacifistas as you say, so I figure she doesn't get around much.

[DarthEnderX]

Unless this is actually her father playing (programed) beat cop on Egghead islandWe know it's not the real Kuma, because he doesn't have the paw pads on his hands.

[DarthEnderX]

1093

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Luffy should not have given Kid and Law all 3 Poneglyphs.

Giving them Kaido's? Sure. They helped get it. But they had nothing to do with finding the other 2.

Now Blackbeard is going to shortcut his way to the end.

[neflight86]

I skipped the special last week, and somehow the beginning of the fight where Law got 'infected'? Not that hard to catch up, but still jarring. I figured the older, pre impel down characters of Blackbeard's crew would somehow make up for not being flashy by being really strong, but nope. Nothing special about them, it seems.

Aokiji being on Blackbeard's team is surprising and hype.

Was Charlotte captured to lure Big Mom out, assuming she wouldn't lose in Wano? Also, too bad Brulee never got that kind of animation treatment 4 years ago, during the arc she was most relevant in. Looking back, Whole Cake was so fugly...

[Y]

Also, the infodump in the post credits contained information I don't remember getting.

I knew Ceasar used to work for Vegapunk, but I didn't know Sanji's dad did too.

I don't watch the show but Yonji explained that Judge used to work for the scientific group Vegapunk ran. This was on Whole Cake Island when he showed Sanji the Germa 66 cloning labs.

[Assertn]

I don't watch the show but Yonji explained that Judge used to work for the scientific group Vegapunk ran. This was on Whole Cake Island when he showed Sanji the Germa 66 cloning labs.

Yeah, Ceasar, Judge, and Queen all mentioned either an affiliation with each other or with their group, MADS.

[DarthEnderX]

I figured the older, pre impel down characters of Blackbeard's crew would somehow make up for not being flashy by being really strong, but nope. Nothing special about them, it seems.Burgess's fruit is particularly boring. Super strength in a show where people can already perform ridiculous feats of shounen strength without a fruit.


Aokiji being on Blackbeard's team is surprising and hype.It's a bit baffling though. Aokiji was the one Admiral that wasn't a dick. And Blackbeard's team is all dicks.

I wonder if it's a long-con to get a Marine spy into Blackbeard's ranks. Like Drake and Rosinante. Fake the falling out with Akainu at Punk Hazard, then pretend to desert.


Yeah, Ceasar, Judge, and Queen all mentioned either an affiliation with each other or with their group, MADS.Queen too?!

Just every evil scientist in One Piece was part of the same Nazi thinktank?

[neflight86]

It's a bit baffling though. Aokiji was the one Admiral that wasn't a dick. And Blackbeard's team is all dicks.


I always liked Kizaru and didn't think he had any specific animosity toward pirates. He certainly wasn't as aggressively sweaty as magma admiral during Marineford/war of the best.

[DarthEnderX]

1095

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Well, that explains why all the Pacifistas looked like Kuma. They were clones. And the new Seraphim seem to be hybrids of King and other former Warlords. Jimbei, Boa and Mihawk.

[neflight86]

1096

I'm relieved that Vegapunk seems like a nice guy... and just adorable as far as an old man goes. His scene instructing Luffy on the use of the hover boots and recognizing who both of them were were instantly endearing. He's more like a fun gandpa now.

I'm glad for the Oihara flashback as I'd gotten rusty on some of the details by now. Neat that the books were saved so that there could still be a reveal about the kingdom none shall name.

[DarthEnderX]

Weird way to "save" the books. Water isn't much better for books than fire.

[neflight86]

Well, when choosing between water and fire, that is the better option.

Also, is Vegapunk the first non-evil scientist we've met in OP? I'm so used to his old cohorts being twisted (judge, ceasar, queen) that him not being strikes me as a misdirect.

[DarthEnderX]

You can't be friendly and still be the kind of scientist that gives zero fucks about the human cost of your research.

It all comes down to whether things like Kuma-conversion was forced on him by the WG, or if he just did it "for the science!"

[DarthEnderX]

1097

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Aw yeah! That's that GOOD lore shit.

Vegapunk explained. Saul is alive. And the Wrestlemania sign for Elbaf gets pointed to again.

[neflight86]

Looks like that won't be the last of the the hard lore we're getting out of Egghead island! I wonder if we're gonna know way too much by the end of this arc?

Please, PLEASE give Lucci an appropriate power up!

[DarthEnderX]

1098

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Story revolves around Robin and Franky...Rob and Kaku are major villains...Buster Call's coming...

What is this, Enies Lobby II?

[neflight86]

If any arc deserved a sequel, that's it.

This arc is so lore heavy, it's great so far. Are we going to be leaving Egghead soon? Maybe this isn't the next major arc, like how Zoan was to Whole Cake + Wano?

Looks like old man Vegapunk is acting alone in dissapearing the Cipher Pol ships since he realized he knew too much!

[DarthEnderX]

1100

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Some Ultimate Defense there Sentomaru.

I wonder if that cloud thing that appears behind their back is going to be a common facet for Awakened Devil Fruits going forward. Like how Oda didn't think of the black skin thing for Armament Haki until several years after he introduced the Haki.


I just realized Luffy's fruit is a Zoan fruit now. Which means it should have 3 forms. I wonder if his current form is the hybrid form, or the full Nika form.

[Assertn]

1100

---

Some Ultimate Defense there Sentomaru.

I wonder if that cloud thing that appears behind their back is going to be a common facet for Awakened Devil Fruits going forward. Like how Oda didn't think of the black skin thing for Armament Haki until several years after he introduced the Haki.


I just realized Luffy's fruit is a Zoan fruit now. Which means it should have 3 forms. I wonder if his current form is the hybrid form, or the full Nika form.

Yeah so far we've only seen the cloud thing with awakened zoans. This is probably going to remain consistent since Kidd and Law didn't have cloud things with their awakened abilities that they used on Big Mom.

Though, also strange, despite Luffy and Lucci being awakened zoans, they are still completely different than the Minos we saw way back in Impel Down.

2084
A shame, would have been great.

[DarthEnderX]

Looking forward to Chopper's awakened form. Awakened human!

[Assertn]

Looking forward to Chopper's awakened form. Awakened human!

Human human no depression jutsu!

[neflight86]

I wish the workflow/technology that allows fights to be animated like this consistently existed 15 years ago.

[DarthEnderX]

I actually found this fight to be really ugly.

I get they're going for something artistic, but in practice, a lot of it looks like Home Movies squigglevision.

[neflight86]

Maybe because Luffy's rubberness is more pronounced in gear loony tunes.

Also, I forgot to marvel at the existence of a Devil fruit history record.

I associate that animation with the "once every 240 episodes" motion of yesteryear. The only time I thought it was jarringly ugly was when they did these weird little sweaty cuts during Dressrosa.

[DarthEnderX]

I'm honestly hoping that explanation for the origins of fruits is bullshit. The "coalesced will of the human desire for evolution"? That's fucking dumb.

He did say it was just his theory though. So hopefully he's wrong.

[neflight86]

I was expecting them to be a leftover product of the tech advanced country that got wiped from history, or for the fruit tree to be a supernatural manifestation of some sort- perhaps an actual devil or another wiped out race more so than 'human desire'. That does sound dumb.

[neflight86]

1103

Bonne really doesn't make for a sympathetic charact3er when she's throwing a literal child on the ground demanding answers she can't handle anyway.

Garp back in action? I look forward to his fight with Blackbeard, if he were home. I expect he's not returning there again anytime soon what with getting ponaglyph coordinates from a weak link like Law.

Wonder what Kidd could possibly do at Elbaf to forward the story along?

Good job getting multiple plates spinning; now can you keep them there?

[DarthEnderX]

Bonne really doesn't make for a sympathetic charact3er when she's throwing a literal child on the ground demanding answers she can't handle anyway.You...you know he's not really a child, right? He's the old man she thinks killed his dad. She just debuffed him.


Wonder what Kidd could possibly do at Elbaf to forward the story along?I'm hoping that's where the Strawhats where headed with Vegapunk.

Just, reinforce that Enies Lobby parallel. Only this time, instead of chasing CP9 to a second island, CP0 is chasing them to a second island. :p

[neflight86]

He is, until the effect wears off (nice to have that confirmed).

She's still picking on the weak, attacking while asking questions and not listening to any reason from a non-combatant. She used the fact that she knew he would try to help her when 'hurt', an endorsement of his character, to get the upper hand on him. Bonnie is trash. I believe she's only 13 in actuality, but her characterization is just the type I like least.

Interesting if this winds up being Water Seven part two.

[DarthEnderX]

1104

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Well that's an interesting twist.

A clone of Whitebeard/Kaido/Big Mom's old pirate crew, made by Vegapunk's old pirate crew.


I wonder if Kuma's body is trying to get back to his memories.

[neflight86]

That was the cp-9 lady, right? I thought her fruit power was bubbles? When did she get vampire powers?

[DarthEnderX]

That was the cp-9 lady, right? I thought her fruit power was bubbles?No. That was Kalifa.

Stussy was introduced as a CP-0 member.

The post-credits scene does a brief rundown of her.

[neflight86]

Oh, thanks for the clarification.

[DarthEnderX]

1105

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Hah, so Stussy is a clone of Weevil's mom.

Which means Weevil is probably Whitebeard's clone. Not his son.

[neflight86]

1108

So, it seems the seraphim aren't free of control, but one of the Vegapunks is a narc and their 'orders' given to kill err'body cannot be superseded by a higher authority because there is none? That seems like a silly design flaw if 'orders in' cannot be stopped by matching authority.

The slight scene jumping, like Vegapunk being in the holding cell, is throwing me off of the timeline, unless the old man Vegapunk we've been seeing these last few episodes is an impostor.

I'm thoroughly interested in where this is goin if nothing else!

[DarthEnderX]

So, it seems the seraphim aren't free of control, but one of the Vegapunks is a narc and their 'orders' given to kill err'body cannot be superseded by a higher authority because there is none?I don't think that's what's happening.

When they showed the tiers of Seraphim authority, the 5 Elder Stars are even higher than Vegapunk himself. And a few episodes ago, they showed one of them was on his way to the island. I'm assuming he snuck onto the island somehow and has overridden the Seraphim's authority.

[DarthEnderX]

1109

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Assume this means Mihawk doesn't have a Devil Fruit. Since they gave Snake and Bear the same powers as Hancock and Kuma, but gave Shark and Hawk new powers.


Shanks is on Elbaf, nice!

Luffy never should have given those guys his Poneglyphs. Law is gonna lose his to Blackbeard, and Kid is going to lose his to Shanks. :p

[neflight86]

Those cuts at the beginning of minihawk attacking Zoro were the best animated things I think I've seen this year.

[DarthEnderX]

Those cuts at the beginning of minihawk attacking Zoro were the best animated things I think I've seen this year.It looked a hell of a lot better than any of the Gear 5 stuff.

The animators also seem to looove animating S-Snake.

[DarthEnderX]

1115

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God DAMN. No mercy from Shanks.


His Observation Haki is, frankly, completely ridiculous.

[neflight86]

Good to see an expansion on the idea of Katakuri's 'observation haki can see the future' concept, after he upgraded from Enel.

Didn't expect Kidd to just go down like a chump in one scene, but such is karma for so much trash talk; pirate kings aren't so mouthy, it seems.

[DarthEnderX]

Didn't expect Kidd to just go down like a chump in one scene, but such is karma for so much trash talk; pirate kings aren't so mouthy, it seems.I'd say it's more karma for hurting Shanks's friends.

I think it's neat that Shanks's fleet are mostly weaklings that are just under his protection.

[DarthEnderX]

1113

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Neat. All the non-asshole Marines have formed their own, like, reverse Seven Warlords group.

[neflight86]

Didn't Blackbeard's crew used to have a woman in it from Impel Down? Did she get taken down in the fight with Moria?

[DarthEnderX]

Didn't Blackbeard's crew used to have a woman in it from Impel Down?Yeah, the big nose lady.

Blackbeard's crew doesn't seem to all be hanging out together. Some are with Blackbeard fighting Law. Some are on the island. She could be with either group. Or even doing something else entirely.

[neflight86]

That's riiiight. He's not there right now. The flashback confused me on time. I was about to complain that we never saw the end of the Law fight, but it still may not be over yet or at least should be revisited.

[DarthEnderX]

1114

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Garp going full PLUS ULTRA.

If Tashigi is here, where the hell is Smoker?


I don't believe for a second that Aokiji isn't a double agent.

[shinta|hikari]

EDIT: Wrong thread.

[neflight86]

Darn. Thought we had a convert.

I do believe Aokiji is legit on Blackbeard's team, but I expect the reason why to be more complex.

Guess smoker isn't SHIELD, and doesn't care about Coby, though being away from Tashigi seems arbitrary. Last we saw him was losing to Doflamingo on Punk Hazard right?

More great sakuga as 'ususal'.

Blackbeard must have leveled up something fierce in the last 2 years.

[DarthEnderX]

Blackbeard must have leveled up something fierce in the last 2 years.So far, he's not very impressive. He started out cool, but he's pretty weasly since Marineford. He's relied a lot on the fact that he stole 2 of the most powerful Devil Fruits. And so far, we haven't seen any impressive Haki from him(though I'm sure he has it).

[DarthEnderX]

1115

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Dammit! I KNEW Chopper would be able to make a Sulong drug!

*sob* Why didn't you join the crew Carrot?!


So yeah, Law and Kid got themselves immediately curbstomped. So now we're in a 3-way race between Luffy, Shanks and Blackbeard to find the last Poneglyph.

[DarthEnderX]

1116

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I admire your hustle Buggy. But you got zero Red Ponyglyphs. You aren't in contention here.

Unless he just lucks into the 4th.

[neflight86]

Agreed. Even though he has no chance of beating out the others to the OP, he does have a charisma to spark hope in others, apparently... a new kind of emperor!

[DarthEnderX]

1119

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LOOORE!

It'd be funny if, after all this time, the last Strawhat ended up just being Vivi again.


It's weird that ALL of CP9 got promoted to CP0. Rob and Kaku I get. But the whole team failed miserably. I thought CP0 was more selective than that.

[neflight86]

Agreed. I figured they were the only two with 'potential' to remain relevant. Did the whole cp-9 get absorbed into 0 then? Come to think of it.... that's exactly how a government would handle such a massive public blunder to save face while keeping extraneous staff...

I wish the 5 minutes of lore was more substantial- D. fought against the puppet master of the world. Ok; they seem to fight anything that gets in their way, or rather, everyone does. Too vague to be exciting. It's still just a name after all.

The reveal that the 5 elders were just manifestations of Imu's power was pretty hype. Wait... they objected to Imu revealing themself, so they aren't one being, apparently.

Production/amination is back to power point for these reverie eps as well, but it was a unicorn to begin with so I'm over it.

[DarthEnderX]

I'm confused why they didn't just show all this during the Reverie arc originally.


The reveal that the 5 elders were just manifestations of Imu's power was pretty hype. Wait... they objected to Imu revealing themself, so they aren't one being, apparently.Or Imu's power lets him extend his power to others.

[neflight86]

1122

A sad day, indeed. Feels like Garp could have used a few more episodes for his send off, but he's gotten at least a few over the course of the series. At least he went out laughing.

Reverie and beehive are done, so now we're back to egghead island and massive lore dumps?

[DarthEnderX]

I mean, he's obviously not dead yet.

[neflight86]

What makes you say he's not dead? Does he still serve some narrative purpose in One Piece now that his baton has been passed on? Seems like an elegant end for the character.

[DarthEnderX]

What makes you say he's not dead? Does he still serve some narrative purpose in One Piece now that his baton has been passed on? Seems like an elegant end for the character.Almost nobody dies in the present in OP, and we didn't even see him die.

I'm not even fully convinced King Cobra is dead.

[neflight86]

Ok, that tracks, but I guess I figured that was an old trope at this point. At least 3 present deaths in Wano.

[DarthEnderX]

Okay so...they're apparently doing a 21 episode remake of Fishman Island next?


...why?

Like, if you don't want to do a filler arc, just go hiatus! Give the animators a break!

And why Fishman Island? Nobody even likes that arc!

[neflight86]

Sucks, for sure. See y'all in April.

[Y]

Okay so...they're apparently doing a 21 episode remake of Fishman Island next?


...why?

Like, if you don't want to do a filler arc, just go hiatus! Give the animators a break!

And why Fishman Island? Nobody even likes that arc!

It's not going to be fully remade, it's mostly a Dragonball Z Kai/One Pace edit of the existing material. Only some shots will be cleaned up. This is effectively a hiatus.

[DarthEnderX]

It's not going to be fully remade, it's mostly a Dragonball Z Kai/One Pace edit of the existing material. Only some shots will be cleaned up. This is effectively a hiatus.Good for them! Have a vacay.

[DarthEnderX]

When do new episodes start?

[Y]

When do new episodes start?

April 6 apparently.

[Y]

Also I just realized you said "no one likes" Fishman Island, what the fuck lol.

[DarthEnderX]

Also I just realized you said "no one likes" Fishman Island, what the fuck lol.Hody is considered, like, the worst big bad in the series.

[DarthEnderX]

1123

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Yay! It's back! And shit's poppin' off.

[neflight86]

Somehow, they dropped 2 episodes this week...

1124

A few answers are appreciated in getting us back up to speed with how things got turned around, and honestly, I'm glad the flashbacks we see weren't 6 or so episodes.

Looks like Boa's poor taste in men is, in fact, genetic.

I'm never going to get used to new Franky voice actor.

Sad that Rob had to narc like that... I was hoping for a team-up, but getting him back after all these years and not as a joke character is already more than I could have asked for.

I hope we get some more Bonny closure in the coming episodes.

Kizaru was always my favorite admiral, design and personality wise, so I'm pretty hyped to see him in action.

[DarthEnderX]

AH! Franky's voice!! At least try and find a sound alike!

I don't like how all those cliffhangers resolves as flashbacks...

I wonder if the Mother Flame is like a nuclear plant.

The Rob thing feels like a misdirect.

[neflight86]

1125

I'm loving the Kizaru showdown.

One the one hand, sad to see Rob Lucci 'betray' his promise to Luffy to not attack anyone till he beats him, but on the other hand, is a 'deal' with a pirate binding? Scumbag, but task focused straight for Vegapunk. Never thought I'd see him face off with Zoro.

[DarthEnderX]

1126

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Did the robot start waking up when Luffy 5G'd against Lucci?

[neflight86]

Nothing of the sort was shown, at the very least.

[DarthEnderX]

1128

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Demonic Mythical Zoan?


I think I've decided I don't actually like 5th Gear.

[neflight86]

I don't mind 5th gear, but it does tend to draw fights out into meaningless spectacle; but at least its well animated spectacle.

I didn't catch it. Is that his actual fruit notation?

[DarthEnderX]

I didn't catch it. Is that his actual fruit notation?They haven't said yet. But he's got that cloud ring that Awakened Zoans have, and he seems like some kind of demon.