One Piece Chapter 578

[poopdeville]

Yeah, anybody with CP-9 techniques can throw shockwaves around. It's not surprising the strongest marine can make big ones.

[rockmanj]

maybe Croc's a cross dresser himself?

Maybe Croc is really a woman? He is quite the snazzy dresser.

[FireEmblem]

Yeah that's what I was getting at! He could be a fairy!

Law's ship is pretty cool though. It probably does provide a big advantage in sea warfare, kind of how U-Boats did when they first came into action. So both him and Luffy captain very special ships...

[kyubisrage]

Anyone think luffy is going to get a major power up soon.. Maybe we can see where the rest of the crew is and maybe even a time jump where luffy comes back looking more mature and more deadly.

[Tofu #2]

Its not farfetched for Law to be here. He probably was, like Kid, following the videos. When they were first cut off he probably decided to go and see for himself how the world was changing. It helps he is a doctor as well.

yes, they showed this in one of the chapters

[rockmanj]

Anyone think luffy is going to get a major power up soon.. Maybe we can see where the rest of the crew is and maybe even a time jump where luffy comes back looking more mature and more deadly.

I think someone posted Oda saying that we aren't going to see 17 year old Luffy for too much longer.

[Archangel]

I think someone posted Oda saying that we aren't going to see 17 year old Luffy for too much longer.

I call bulshit

[rockmanj]

I call bulshit

Wow great chapter, huge pay off after years and years of build-up. Just about confirms that one piece is linked to the will of D as well as the old world history.

I've heard that in the manga volume 0 there was a quote from oda that said enjoy the 10th movie again and again because it's the last time you'll be seeing Luffy as a 17-year-old.

My guess is that we're getting a big old time jump very soon. Who knows maybe the remnants of the white beard pirates will train luffy and give him another power-up.

Love it how blackbeard has effectively become the anti-luffy with his evil pirate crew. Something tells me that the final arc of the series will be the straw hats fighting against Blackbeards pirate crew over one piece.

-From the OP 576 thread.

[Archangel]

I remain incredulous

[rockmanj]

I remain incredulous

*Incredulity attack +500!!

http://mangahelpers.com/news/details/292

[RyougaZell]

Im with Archie.
I don't want a timejump in One Piece. If Luffy grows I want to see it happen, not through flashbacks. Plus, I want to see when the Straw Hats reunite.

[Assertn]

I think its safe to say that Luffy won't become the pirate king as a 17 yr old, so it'll happen sooner or later. A timeskip now might be practical, as it would allow Oda to skip the formalities that would likely pale in comparison to the action we've already has these past two arcs (ie. reuniting the strawhats back at shabondy).

Also, just imagine how badass Luffy would look when he's closer to Ace's age.

[animus]

Even Oda knows how ridiculous it is to have a 17-year old best all these Warlords that are all much older, wiser, and stronger than Luffy.

Not everyone can be a super-powered Shonen anime hero before becoming a full adult.

[Splash!]

I think its safe to say that Luffy won't become the pirate king as a 17 yr old, so it'll happen sooner or later. A timeskip now might be practical, as it would allow Oda to skip the formalities that would likely pale in comparison to the action we've already has these past two arcs (ie. reuniting the strawhats back at shabondy).

Also, just imagine how badass Luffy would look when he's closer to Ace's age.

Yeah I agree that a timeskip here would be the best. Given the events that just unfolded (the deaths of Ace and Whitebeard), it will probably take Luffy a long time to recover emotionally and accept what has happened. While all this will definitely add to his character development, I am not so sure how I would feel about having to watch him go through it all. At the same time, it would be a bit ridiculous if it took him only a couple of weeks to get over it, which would probably be the case without a timeskip as the story would need to progress.

I am sure Oda will handle it well though and we will probably get to see lots of interesting flashbacks of events during the skip.

[FireEmblem]

With a time-jump we can also have a look at the age of Blackbeard. He's probably going to have to defeat a lot of other pirates along the way, right? He may think he's the most powerful, but we have seen him get pretty owned by experienced and strong fighters 3 times in this arc alone. (Magellan, Whitebeard, and Sengoku)

[Death13a]

If there's going to be time-skip, I wonder will Oda ignore Movie 10 or it will take place during time skip?