also-manga

[sturdy steeple]

And after Wano too

[glacial bear]

He does have aura

[ashen perch]

its meatheaded enough and just the right amount of clever without being too clever for Zoro

[hot cairn]

on the way to FMI and on the way to Egghead

[digital spear]

Why is his horse body white

[hot cairn]

Zoro vs Killingham soon

[haughty saddle]

Killingham is the coolest dude here

Period

He’s so fine…..

[fluid cedar]

Oda can’t shade colors

[sturdy steeple]

I like this guy better in his goofy form

[hot cairn]

I like the holy knights, Idk why people hate on them

[frigid gulch]

Kill-ingham

[haughty saddle]

Do people hate on them?!

[frigid gulch]

Death foreshadow

[lofty fern]

So he's going to destroy a whole village?

[haughty saddle]

Killing Ham 😔

[hot cairn]

yeah all the time

[ashen perch]

it should be empty now

[fluid cedar]

Only con is that they’re colored like a circus

[digital spear]

They expected all of them to be admiral level or higher 😔

[haughty saddle]

They’re stupid

[dapper tree]

It's not tho

[hot cairn]

the colors are cool

[lofty fern]

Why would this matter? There's no one in the castle anyway?

[golden valley]

This arc will end in nigh-destruction of elbaf, might as well start it off tbh

[iron oriole]

Killingham might have more than just the 3 standard Zoan forms btw, he's currently in hybrid but the first form we saw him in shouldn't be full zoan, it looks more like a hybrid 2

[hot cairn]

skill issue from their part

[ashen perch]

It mostly is, they were evaucating already but Jarul and a few warriors chose to stay

[haughty saddle]

@lofty fern have you read the Law novel?!

[hot cairn]

[lofty fern]

Sadly no

[obtuse imp]

I don’t like immortality being New World Logias

[digital spear]

I have

[haughty saddle]

Dude you gotta get on that shit

[ashen perch]

well the point was that he would take the Giant Pirates there lol

[haughty saddle]

It’s so fucking good

[hot cairn]

I dont think Oda would write something like that here

[haughty saddle]

I cried dude it made me cry 😭

[lofty fern]

I've heard it's now in English

[haughty saddle]

I love Bepo so much

[digital spear]

I couldnt resist reading what other backstories Law will make up

[frigid gulch]

The village and a castle is a small price to pay if it works out

[hot cairn]

I dont mind

[sturdy steeple]

They’re beating their asses and Elbaf allies with SHs to fight in the final war like that mural predicted.

[digital spear]

Same

[haughty saddle]

“Why did you let them beat you like that? You could surely beat them back with your size and strength?”
“I thought that maybe after they were done, they would want to be my friends.”

[frigid gulch]

Just gotta make sure no one falls tho

[lofty fern]

But that would just kick the can down the road? You're not killing them and they would just come back up. Especially with the rainbow bridges

[haughty saddle]

BABY BOY NO

[frigid gulch]

Besides the bad guys

[haughty saddle]

SWEET BOY

[lofty fern]

I'll have to see if its available near me

[haughty saddle]

It’s so good

[digital spear]

I felt so bad lol

Its so Bepo

[haughty saddle]

One piece is so good when there’s no pictures

[hot cairn]

I kinda wish the giants were on the WG side to make them more of a threat but I know that isnt happening

[ashen perch]

thats fine, it would save Jarul's life right now atleast and let them focus on the other enemies, the HKs and Imu

[sturdy steeple]

It’d be an interesting twist if they lost but I’m so tired of hearing the same shit over and over again. “SHs lose this arc” for the 5th arc in the row isn’t cutting for me. They are winning. Like always. Especially in such crucial moment where Nika has to fight the evil people directly.

[glacial bear]

That’s good. That means their heel heat is working

Villains should get hated

[lofty fern]

How many books is it?

[ashen perch]

HKs hate is 99.99% because of GV specific powerscaling takes

[haughty saddle]

I really like how being super pensive and hard on himself is a running theme, and as the novel goes on Law, Penguin, and Sachi start becoming more and more encouraging to him to compensate

[lofty fern]

It would only give them like 20 mins max

[sturdy steeple]

If SHs lost this arc btw it would mean really bad news for both Luffy and USOPP.

[haughty saddle]

Just one! It’s 4 chapters and an epilogue

I read half of it in like, 5 hours

[dapper tree]

Luffy will lose to Kata
The raid will fail
Egghead the SHs lose
Elbaf gets taken by Imu

[lofty fern]

Gotcha, looks like Walmart has it

[hot cairn]

this is the first time I would prefer if it happened but I get what you mean Imu isnt going to win

[hot cairn]

true

[hot cairn]

in what way?

[ashen perch]

eh probably a lot longer, I am sure that fall would hurt them bad enough to force them to regenerate for a bit as well

[hot cairn]

yeah it's just stupid

[haughty saddle]

Law learning how to use the Op Op was really cool and well detailed too. I liked how, even though it was written before G5, there’s similar themes between the two

And how the Op Op “spoke” to law via his heartbeat

[grand flower]

Bear in mind tho

It’s not hating when it’s Garling

[haughty saddle]

Bear in mind?!

[grand flower]

Garling is legit the most pathetic nigga

[grand flower]

Yeah, I like lumberjacks

[ashen perch]

he is pathetic yeah but theyve gotta respect Maffey

[iron oriole]

do you know how long 20 mins is in a manga?!

[hot cairn]

I didnt know people were saying Luffy will lose to Kata, seems that this cycle always repeat itself lol

[iron oriole]

thats like 60 chapters

[ashen perch]

her being cut by a stray slash from WB is not worth slandering her for

its ridiculous

[grand flower]

Facts look at them bazongas

[sturdy steeple]

In the way that Nika losing sets up a bad precedent that the nation that believes in him sees his failure directly.
And for Usopp it would mean that his character arc would be in shambles. He’s the guy who should round up giants to follow him into the battle, to motivate them, yada-yada, something like that. And it should happen NOW

[dense rapids]

Zoro can also use Foxfire since that’s Elbaph weakness

[digital spear]

I mean he doesnt seem to do it right now so maybe he would do it after they lose

[hot cairn]

fair enough

[dense rapids]

Flying Flames of Hell Slash Destroyer

[heady smelt]

But destroying the land won't get rid of Imu and the knights 😂

[glacial bear]

Almost misread that as Fortnite

[hot cairn]

but I dont see Usopp doing anything this arc (I'm coping and I hope I'm wrong)

[dense rapids]

It’s about separating the giants so you don’t get in between them

Scatter the pieces

[sturdy steeple]

That still means the first point is valid. These guys came to save Elbaf. And their group losing is just really bad for the plot this time.

[digital spear]

"Just kill all the giants so Imu doesnt have anyone to control and leaves"

[heady smelt]

Oh yeah sorry I didn't scroll up my bad lol

[heady smelt]

Hmmmm smart actually 🤣

[dense rapids]

They’ll survive

[haughty saddle]

If we destroy Elbaph, they can’t take Elbaph 🤔

[lofty fern]

Considering what Oda's been doing with time? It's hard to tell

[dense rapids]

Everyone who’s fallen to the underworld has survived in some way 🤣

[iron oriole]

its a lot longer than 20 mins put it that way

[sturdy steeple]

Like the whole situation revolves around children. If they lose that means the children are taken hostage and WG has the call to execute or torture them at any point. They have to win, lol.

[lofty fern]

You channeling your inner demon I see

[lofty fern]

regen from fall damage or anything like that takes seconds. We see that from Saturn

[heady smelt]

Bepo in mind as we say here

[ashen perch]

eh theres a difference in heights here lol

[iron oriole]

"let the kids fall, we dont care! we'll still kick your asses"

[ashen perch]

but the point is, it will stall them long enough to deal with the HKs

thats the whole idea here

[iron oriole]

wtf why is the quality so bad for that ss

[lofty fern]

AI infected it

[iron oriole]

probably true

damn clankers

[hot cairn]

yeah this is why I dont see them losing

[lofty fern]

I don't think "dealing with the HK" is going to be some walk in the park and I think it will take longer than 20 mins

[dense rapids]

[tidal onyx]

Let’s goo I have had this theory for so long lol

Ever since I saw the tree

[digital spear]

Wyper returns with 100 reject dials so they can bring the Adam tree to fall like the Giant Jack

[lofty fern]

https://tenor.com/view/i-dont-think-thats-a-very-good-idea-sir-craig-tucker-wendy-testaburger-kyle-broflovski-south-park-gif-20853771

[tidal onyx]

If Uranus comes to elbaf and nukes the top of the tree we could see Zoro cut the top of the tree

[dark nymph]

Zoro commits mass genocide 🥹

[iron oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-burn-letitburn-gif-11493949

[final trench]

Holup that could be a w plan

[pulsar path]

Zoro needs a big cut double page spread

Another

I miss days of pica

[dense rapids]

Next chapter

[lofty fern]

Zoro makes all of Elbaph homeless and much more succeptable to Imu's control. All because of Zoro

[sturdy steeple]

They still want the children

[lofty fern]

[wraith mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/wolf-of-wall-street-no-fuck-no-absolutely-not-absolutely-fucking-not-gif-20904092

[lofty fern]

I don't think that's what he was saying lol

[iron oriole]

he is trust

[wraith mantle]

Lowkey you right that arc does lack all 3

[iron oriole]

the kids deserve to fall for being little shits anyway

Colon the only cool one

well and the speech girl

Ronja or whatever

[wraith mantle]

The depressed girl is also cool

[iron oriole]

the one that people thought was gonna be Loki's kid?

[sturdy steeple]

Collun is the reason why they’re still a hostage so

[glacial bear]

What about Road’s lil bro

[wraith mantle]

Think she’s an ancient giant

[final trench]

I mean the adam tree could fall on the demonic giants

[wraith mantle]

Yeah

[glacial bear]

Road having a redeeming quality for once is nice to see

[wraith mantle]

Jarul’s grand daughter is also adorable

[digital spear]

Writing: Kuros genius plan
Hype moment: When Luffy and Usopp beat Kuro and Jango at the same time
Aura: Wuro
What more do you want?

[glacial bear]

He at least cares about his brother

[hoary steppe]

Holy shit, this is the most zoro mindset I’ve ever heard

[wraith mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/get-a-load-of-this-guy-dad-laughing-son-school-shootinf-gif-14240041446762665712

[final trench]

It can work

Or zoro goes into the abyss and cuts the ties with the demons, bringing the original souls back into the giants 👁️

https://tenor.com/view/zoro-gif-20520187

[iron oriole]

King of Hell cuts their ties

[fallen meteor]

YC this sounds so gpt generated

[digital spear]

LMAO

Chatgpt probably could think of more thins

[fallen meteor]

i think only the Wuro part saves it

[digital spear]

maybe im just an AI programmed to push the Kuro agenda

[fallen meteor]

if you throw one of those dashes uhh em dashes or whatever it would be 10/10

[wraith mantle]

Is the odyssey coming out this year or next year?

[prisma yacht]

This

[wraith mantle]

Big

[fallen meteor]

Huge

[prisma yacht]

Humongous

[lofty fern]

Collun nearly got his dad killed

[iron oriole]

uh? based?

[prisma yacht]

[iron oriole]

Gaban should have been faster, simple as

[sturdy steeple]

I would disown Collun ngl

[iron oriole]

outsped by Gunko

[glacial bear]

I wonder if Ace visited Elbaph

[lofty fern]

If Collun spent more time in class maybe he wouldn' t be such an idiot

[lofty fern]

Probably

[prisma yacht]

Another ace fb incoming

[lofty fern]

He's been around the world at this point

[iron oriole]

Ace was actually friends with Gunko

[lofty fern]

I can see Gaban having met Ace at some point

[ashen perch]

where did Ace meet Oars Jr anyways

[iron oriole]

he's just part of WBs fleet no?

or well was

[prisma yacht]

Heaven realm!?

[ashen perch]

I think we saw them on an island though, meeting for the first time

[prisma idol]

We have a bunch of people waiting for us up there

[glacial bear]

What if it actually is heaven

[prisma yacht]

no wonder he needed that huge hat for the shade

[glacial bear]

And Ace returns

[prisma idol]

We bring Ace and WB and Roger all back to life

Roger teaches luffy a super secret haki technique

[prisma yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/clash-of-clans-witch-rise-skeleton-gif-4169647

[ashen perch]

okay I guess this was just with the WBP

also Oda is insane, I forgot he had directly namedropped Wano here

[prisma idol]

I mean wasn't wano name dropped before then

Oh you mean the Ace thing right?

[ashen perch]

yeah

him having been to Wano, he already had that in mind

[prisma idol]

Tama foreshadowed Goda

[ashen perch]

this reminds me of an argument Oli had for T4N

[prisma idol]

T4N was simpler times

[ashen perch]

that she was foreshadowed here because she's meant to be a future SH

[iron oriole]

T4N = Tama for Nakama?

[ashen perch]

I actually did quite like it

yea

[iron oriole]

i wanted it tbh

better than Yamato

[ashen perch]

the idea of her being an apprentice like Shanks and Buggy, that was fun as hell

[iron oriole]

give Luffy an apprentice

[glacial bear]

Tama would solo Ragnir with her devil fruit

[iron oriole]

true

[ashen perch]

so true

thats actually one possibility with Usopp and Ragnir btw

Usopp did get a lot of dango to convert the Gifters

what if

he still has some of it?

though, it would require a regular squirrel to have eaten a hammer fruit

[iron oriole]

wont matter

[ashen perch]

idk if that would be a thing

[iron oriole]

Tama needs to give orders

[ashen perch]

right true true

[iron oriole]

Usopp could feed the dango but he wouldn't have control over Ragnir

[final trench]

???????

[ashen perch]

okay he can just befriend him the old fashioned way, thats fine too

[dark nymph]

Tama would have been cool, would do better than Usopp

[spice cairn]

https://x.com/i/status/2017293092877934870

Cora 𒌐 -comms open- (@Corarima1)

Daily 30 minute sketch: Mayor Boodle

#ONEPIECE

X · Jan 30, 2026, 5:45 PM

[final trench]

One kick from gunko wouldve disintegrated tama

[iron oriole]

Tama negs Imu so false

[spice cairn]

Mayor Boodle buff incoming

[dark nymph]

why was he so cold tho

[spice cairn]

Hes always tuff

[dense haven]

cant believe I survived a 2 month break for this mid ass chapter

[dense rapids]

Someone gonna ride the Holy Land elevator and see a moment exactly like this during the final war 😭

[scenic dirge]

Well we're about to go on a 6 month break so buckle up

[dense rapids]

GODA

[hot cairn]

it wasnt mid it was

alright

[rich hornet]

Kinda good ngl

[fallen meteor]

nothing crazy so like a 6

maybe

just maybe

a..

7

[hot cairn]

I gave it a 6 too

[scenic dirge]

What’s the point in even rating a pure setup chapter

It’s not meant to be strictly good or bad. It’s just necessary

[fallen meteor]

i was rating just to say 67

[hot cairn]

https://x.com/ToeiAnimation/status/2017296935279837573?s=20

Toei Animation (@ToeiAnimation)

On this day, January 30th, 2011 - Whitebeard (Edward Newgate) confirmed with his final words... THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!

X · Jan 30, 2026, 6:00 PM

[scenic dirge]

I’ll allow it

[hot cairn]

damn that was long ago

[hot cairn]

yeah you're right I guess

[scenic dirge]

Actually tbf

This chapter isn’t pure setup

The Jarul speech is genuinely a good scene

[dense haven]

yea it would hit a lot harder if we didn't see him get mogged by 5yo linlin

[brittle basin]

Young BM really fucked up the powerscaling for Elbaf.

[hot cairn]

yeah it's pretty good, it lowkey sets up the giants standing against the WG

in the future

[hot cairn]

LOL

[brittle basin]

I believe Snod and someone else proved that was AI coloring a few weeks back

[fallen meteor]

who is this

like actually

?????

[brittle basin]

Cloud logia

[rose rune]

me noticing there's lyrics in the corner of the album I'm listening to, and it makes no sense

[hot cairn]

gerd

[wraith mantle]

Love how ai gave usopp back his melanin

W ai

[tidal onyx]

It’s luffy lol

[brittle basin]

AI has defeated Oda

[fallen meteor]

nahh bro ai sees something else

let em open paint

[tidal onyx]

Wait never mind it’s gerd

[hot cairn]

the more I think about the more I like Jarul's speech, it def hits harder after he told Loki to not fight the WG last chapter

[glacial bear]

So true

[tidal onyx]

Yea it makes me think back to the authors note like Loki chose to chained up by shanks to protects harald legacy

[runic dock]

Na words don’t matter

Only hype, aura and strength

[glacial bear]

[fallen meteor]

AI saw this dude

[dark nymph]

it saved the chapter

[runic dock]

Maybe gerd

[rich hornet]

That’s ganfell

[runic dock]

Optionally it could also be Waldo

https://tenor.com/view/waldo-wheres-waldo-hello-search-find-gif-2157892872039338563

[rich hornet]

No Waldo is on laugh tale

[runic dock]

[rich hornet]

That’s why no one can find him

[brittle basin]

Waldo, my beloved

Waldo is the Pandaman of Waldo.

[runic dock]

I think one piece did a collab with Waldo

In a magazine once

[brittle basin]

Pandaman is the Waldo of One Piece.

[dense haven]

yall genshin is coming to fortnite before one piece

[brittle basin]

It's fine. One Piece fans deserve to suffer.

[rich hornet]

Good. Fortnite is filth, don’t let it sully one piece

[brittle basin]

Yeah I remember that. Super cool.

[runic dock]

One piece is finally coming to Fortnite but I don’t care they’re 5 years too late

[spice cairn]

Find Tama

[iron oriole]

found Waldo

found Pandaman too

[hot cairn]

is don chinjao's head still back to normal?

[rose rune]

didn't sai ruin it again?

[haughty saddle]

not before Leslie Knope and Young Sheldon

[hot cairn]

wasnt it Lao G? I dont remember

[rose rune]

maybe it was

[hot cairn]

Leslie Knope is goated

[haughty saddle]

I’d unironically buy a Leslie Knope skin

[ashen perch]

It was Sai

Thats why he was declared the leader of the Happo Navy, he was deemed worthy of succeeding Chinjao with that feat by Chinjao

Sai and Baby 5 were having this whole argument because Baby 5 actually nearly killed herself when Sai jokingly told her to do it and Chinjao was like "just let her do it" and Sai kicked him for it lol

[glacial bear]

Honestly forgot that 😭

Crazy reaction by Chinjao

[ashen perch]

Yea lol

[graceful grove]

that was some underwhelming chapter Oda fell off?

[ashen perch]

No

[latent hamlet]

its a setup chapter

we havent had those in a while

[ashen perch]

And a good chapter at that

[hot cairn]

oh lol yeah now I remember

[hot cairn]

twas a set up chapter, those type of chapter always come around

[ashen perch]

The reactions have actually been positive here, I'm glad

[iron oriole]

a nice reset, setup & mini recap on loc chapter

it was nice

calm before the storm

[brittle basin]

its fine

[muted hedge]

i was afraid that people were going to become spoiled by the flashback

[ashen perch]

We're still the normal part of the fanbase, its nice to see

Twitter was going insane over it, acting like Oda dropped some filler

[muted hedge]

typical

[ashen perch]

Well a good setup chapter

Is what I meant

[iron oriole]

standard twitter behaviour

[maiden charm]

This might sound crazy but I didnt care for the flashback

https://tenor.com/view/godfather-family-guy-i-did-not-care-conversation-gif-19568330

[iron oriole]

Oda could drop the best manga chapter in all of manga & twitter would still say Oda fell off

[muted hedge]

i think that's fair too

at the end of the day, you're reading the manga for different reasons

[hot cairn]

I went in there to see some reactions and it's like people dont know what series they're reading

[muted hedge]

some read it for lore, some for fighting some for both combined

[iron oriole]

i read it because i love One Piece

[maiden charm]

I am actually loving what's going on right now mostly

[graceful grove]

exact opposite is also true. he could drop the biggest stinker and some will still glaze it

[fallen meteor]

you are the elbaf war?

[quasi wigeon]

People if a chapter doesnt have boobs or combat slop

[fallen meteor]

oh

[ashen perch]

Jesus man its been ridiculous over there lol, every single take makes me scratch my head because how did we as a fanbase get there

[fallen meteor]

boobs (balls) or combat (guns) slop

i see it

[maiden charm]

No malrin smh

[fallen meteor]

no no marin is right

i should unaify myself

[muted hedge]

personally, i've enjoyed both aspects there's been so much new stuff spoon fed to us from the flashback, knowing that we still have a major conflict in the present not solved yet it has brough out a sense of excitement for what's next no matter if it's the flashback or present time

[glacial bear]

I like the characters in one piece

[hot cairn]

the thing you said about Brook being evil is crazy lol

[long hazel]

We’ve made fun of “setup chapter” detractors in this server since before the pandemic. There’s always going to be that side of things unfortunately

[hot cairn]

ILLU IS TYPING??????

[long hazel]

Lies

[maiden charm]

I align with this more or less. It was just Rocks in particular I didnt care for.

[hot cairn]

YO

my guy what's up

[ashen perch]

I am not sure which one it is? People having short term memories? Or just not reading at all? But being so offended by a kind of chapter that Oda has dropped a million times over the course of the series has me shocked.

[muted hedge]

that's understandable, considering that it came outta left field more or less

[tranquil blade]

I knew twitter would call this a filler chapter, I predicted it the second I read it

[ashen perch]

But thats the thing yknow, I thought people would be more accustomed to the idea of it by now

[hot cairn]

they should expect this type of chapters from time to time tho, it's kinda silly

[wind monolith]

We've been getting gold these past few years and all they want to talk about is what we're not getting.

[long hazel]

Life shifted around a bit so I got more time to pop in lol

[ashen perch]

Also yea welcome back illu, long time no see

[maiden charm]

Wait huh, we are making fun of set ups now

[muted hedge]

too much gold, makes you stop appreciating silver

is a quote a read somewhere, feels fitting

[iron oriole]

setup/recap chapters like these are needed when we have 12 different things happening across the island and shit

[maiden charm]

We've had setups since alabasta tho

[long hazel]

fandom dynamics never change, regardless of franchise

[wind monolith]

Did you hear gold and silver crashed in the stock market today, much to think about.

[hot cairn]

I dont understand their mentality, this is part of every single arc. Maybe it was because of the long december and January breaks that made people react like this to this one specifically.

[muted hedge]

no, lol
i've got no eyes on the stock market

but that's interesting

[hot cairn]

nice

[stone tulip]

You can blame leak culture (especially worst gen) for this

[ashen perch]

Its funny because the pacing has only gotten faster and faster, you wouldn't just have one setup chapter just 10 years ago, you'd be having whole stretches of setup chapters

[iron oriole]

did people actually expect we wouldn't get a setup/recap chapter after coming out of the fb?

[long hazel]

Syrup Village arc was like half setup chapters lmao

[ashen perch]

And readers would be more justified in complaining back then for sure but now...

[latent hamlet]

if anything we're going so fast some would say its too fast leaving behind more in depth stuff or something like that

[stone tulip]

Nah people react to that cause this chapter isn’t agenda focused

[ashen perch]

Exactly yeah

[tranquil blade]

god could you imagine what twitter would be like if dbz was coming out now instead of like the early 90's

it would be hell

[long hazel]

Imagine today’s fandom while Luffy and Co. were still on that goddamn ramp against the Black Cat Pirates for another damn chapter

[latent hamlet]

and z is the one that is the most gas compared to the others lol

[muted hedge]

i'm so thankful that it was spared from agenda

[stone tulip]

I mean beginning of Elbaf was pretty much set up chapters before holy knights showed up

[hot cairn]

I didnt notice the set up chapters until I caught up to weekly back in 2020, we might be spoiled lol

[muted hedge]

though the new Super news will undoubtedly recieve it's fair share of agenda posters

[long hazel]

People even back then were saying the Syrup Village battle was long in the tooth

[ashen perch]

We're going lightning quick now, as Oda himself said. Any faster would be straight up problematic, it even has been already honestly

[hot cairn]

lmao, people would drop like flies

[thick mango]

we can push it a tiny bit faster, i have faith

it can take a little bit more speed

[stone tulip]

Yeah Toriyama would get even more slander than any current mangakas right now 💀

[ashen perch]

Qbz you're not ever allowed to talk about this

[glacial bear]

Cross Guild finds the one piece next chapter

[long hazel]

Birdcage would be considered fandom genocide

[thick mango]

i get it, having objectively correct opinions just shuts down the discussion

[stone tulip]

Yeah it’s massive deal for sure

[glacial bear]

I like your Garfield pfp. It’s peak

[iron oriole]

i wonder how people would react to LRLL if it released today

[long hazel]

All Garfield pfps are peak

[glacial bear]

LONG RING LONG LAND BABYYYY

[muted hedge]

probably whining

[glacial bear]

Trueee

[hot cairn]

nah we're at the middle rn the perfect pace, I dont want to go fast

[muted hedge]

people wouldn't like Foxy, because he is too goofy

they'd say that there's no real threat

[iron oriole]

LRLL was great

[glacial bear]

Foxy has the St Chromotopia hair

[iron oriole]

loved it since before it became linked to Rocks

[ashen perch]

Qbz wants this shit to end in like 3 years I'm convinced

[rich hornet]

If we could speed up every fight a little I wouldn’t mind

[glacial bear]

https://tenor.com/view/tyler-the-creator-chromakopia-croma-st-chroma-tyler-dance-gif-16379570461906894239

[long hazel]

The debates about the Davy Back fight would be unbearable

“You edgelords just hate fun”
“Oda worshippers loving literal manga filler”

Etc etc

[thick mango]

about 120-150 chapters seems right to me, 4-5 years

[glacial bear]

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-pirate-festival-stampede-one-piece-stampede-one-piece-movie-stampede-gif-2272160384329228745

[ashen perch]

See like that's ridiculous

[grand flower]

Disappear again and ima get mad. Only warning

[muted hedge]

i remember enjoying LRLL a lot when i watched it in the anime, because if i remember correctly it had a animation update at the time when those episodes came

[tranquil blade]

7 years

[stone tulip]

Anyways speaking of Elbaf’s pacing and length https://x.com/emunopla/status/2017300054898299196?s=46

EMUNOPLA (@EMUNOPLA)

🚨Breaking :

📊 After the release of Chapter 1172, Elbaph Arc has now reached 47 chapters since its beginning, surpassing Punk Hazard Arc and officially ranking as the 11th longest arc in the history of the series!

X · Jan 30, 2026, 6:13 PM

[rich hornet]

It feels like cheating to include the god valley flashback

[stone tulip]

Yeah LRLL arc would be very miserable to experience that weekly in modern days 😭

[iron oriole]

crazy that a good chunk was just the fb

[muted hedge]

am i crazy to say that i wouldn't be surprised if Elbaph reaches Wano's length

[tranquil blade]

late 2032-anytime in 2033 is the time one piece will end

[thick mango]

a lot can happen in 150 chapters, we fighting ice oni 150 chapters ago

[long hazel]

It was our 3D2Y

[graceful grove]

its gonna be top 3/4 by the end

[rich hornet]

Yeah you’re insane

[stone tulip]

God valley flashbacks is still within Elbaf arc so they count

[glacial bear]

I think it’ll surpass Enies Lobby or Alabasta tbh

[stone tulip]

I am expecting that tbh

[hot cairn]

and waiting for the 5 mintues that it took luffy to get back in g4 LOL people would hate it to oblivion

[rich hornet]

I know but it’s like a detour. It’s not really Elbaph content

[tranquil blade]

So yeah bareminimum 6 years but probably more likely to be 7

[stone tulip]

Yeah and we still have shit ton of stuff that is yet to wrapped up too, Elbaf will be staying for a while

[hot cairn]

if it were up to you Imu would be defeated this same arc lol, so no, in this specifically you're tweakin

[stone tulip]

Definitely surpassing Egghead like at least I am expect 70 chapters at minimum.

[iron oriole]

i can see it be a 100 chapters arc tbh, but i think around 80-90 is where we'll end up

[hot cairn]

fr

[hot cairn]

nah nah we're good like this

[tranquil blade]

I think it'll be a little longer than Egghead, maybe Dressrosa length at most

[thick mango]

if i were the editor id probably shave down the beginning of elbaf just a tiny bit. say 3-5 chapters. Id also have shaved down the end of egghead about 5 chapters.

[ashen perch]

Yeah, but not all that you're thinking of. The war alone is going to be as long as you're thinking the remainder of the series will be.

[stone tulip]

It is elbaf content cause what happened at god valley is relevant to current day Elbaf and how it impacted Harald

[hot cairn]

I prefer that Oda takes his sweet time instead of rushing

[muted hedge]

maybe i am being tricked into thinking so, just because the scale of Elbaph in of itself
but right now it feels like one of the last giant arcs, similair to Wano with the rooftop and all that, we've got different layers on Elbaph too

[stone tulip]

Will surpass even Egghead

[brittle basin]

i prefer the final war not be uber long. MF was perfect.

[hot cairn]

tweakin

[tranquil blade]

Act 3 was like 100 chapters on its own, no way that final arc can be shorter than act 3

[thick mango]

things can go faster as threads converge. see marineford. The fact that there are more threads to converge doesnt change that principle it just slightly affects the scale

[ashen perch]

120 chapters, when Elbaf itself at the most minimum has 30 chapters left, leaves you to deal with the rest of the story in 90 chapters. How could that possibly make any sense

[graceful grove]

im hoping its 3 only if it ends up with the much needed upgrades and training they clearly need.

[muted hedge]

i count the start of Egghead, as the start of the final war

[thick mango]

id disagree elbaf has 30 chapters left

[long hazel]

Reading Elbaf is weird. It’s undoubtedly 10/10 content but it just isn’t hitting for me personally as much. I think I’m just not a fan of Viking stuff all that much. Loving the lore reveals and what not though. And Loki is the goodest boy and should be protected at all costs. Not a SH tho

[rich hornet]

Does post reverie content between Wano acts count towards Wano run time?

[hot cairn]

it's going to surpass Alabasta probably

[stone tulip]

Yeah like I don’t think it will be as long as Wano but Elbaf could easily be either Dressrosa length at most or WCI length at least.

[hot cairn]

yes

[tranquil blade]

I just dont believe Oda can get everything else done in like 50 chapters to have 100 chapters for the war because that's not enough time for that final arc or for any of the stuff leading up to it

[brittle basin]

ah i was counting the moment fists start flying in a physical battle at the new MF

[iron oriole]

yeah no matter what i think its gonna be top 5 length

[muted hedge]

understandable, the mention of the final war having been in the background ever since Vegapunks message has just stuck with me

[graceful grove]

it will be long. oda will make sure everyone is on the reaction piece xd thats been the setup since the start. MF and Egghead was mini test runs

[thick mango]

i think if some of yall had your way we'd still be going 20 years from now. And thered be another timeskip or two in there

[brittle basin]

i do, however, see Egghead as the start of the final saga

[stone tulip]

Yeah I think Elbaf might end up being one of the longest arc before the final one, but after Egghead I had learned my lesson to not underestimate how many chapters the arc will have anymore lol

[hot cairn]

you would be fired fr

[tranquil blade]

Earliest I can see op ending is like 1380's-1390's

[ashen perch]

Its funny to still say that the arc has 30 chapters left, cause thats what was being said 10 chapters ago too, and will be said in the next 10 too

[muted hedge]

oh yeah maybe that's more accurate

[iron oriole]

i see it as the prelude

[stone tulip]

Post reverie does 100% count in this

[muted hedge]

oh yeah, people thought Egghead would be anothe Zou

[brittle basin]

egghead does have an arguably slow start

[long hazel]

Fanbase still traumatized by 3rd act

[hot cairn]

Wano had literally two sections of set up with a massive cast of characters, it's not the same at all

[stone tulip]

Yeah and most likely Skypiea and Egghead too.

[hot cairn]

Marineford is not a good comparison, I always say this

[graceful grove]

there are quite a few that don't want it to end anytime soon because they are not ready for it mentally

[brittle basin]

does Marijoa being on fire with fighting and foood shortage count as the final war technically?

[muted hedge]

i feel like it's similair, maybe not as many characters but the scale of Elbaph in itself is massive and we still don't have a clue on what's going on in the heaven-realm

[stone tulip]

Yeah, possibly even top 3

[brittle basin]

it's all i got for reference

[rich hornet]

Yeah if Enies Lobby is separate from W7, why not Onigashima and Wano?

[iron oriole]

good chance of it yeah

[stone tulip]

I was one of them lmao

[muted hedge]

i think a lot of people were

me included

[long hazel]

Final War is either going to feel dragged on or cut too short. Not underestimating Oda but I’m just setting my expectations to be surprised if it’s done well

[strong wadi]

considering we call the arc final war and not final battle, probably

[spice cairn]

Because Onigashima is labeled act 3 of Wano.

[brittle basin]

act 4 soon

[hot cairn]

the Viking aesthetic is def better than whatever egghead was imo, and yes Loki is the goat

[thick mango]

egghead being long doesnt mean every subsequent arc need be long. It being long means it covers more ground (introducing all gorosei, making everyone in the world aware of the stakes) and therefore subseuqent arcs can be shorter

[tranquil blade]

Wano is split into 3 acts including Onigashima and Onigashimo is still within Wano's borders

[strong wadi]

I'm hoping we just get it short and sweet from oda and then toei just extends it. Like we get like a bartolomeo fight against someone, we see maybe 2 panels in the manga, but maybe it's like 5 minutes in an episode

[long hazel]

I actually had the same feeling about Egghead lmao

[rich hornet]

Just seems arbitrary. I don’t think Wano should be split up, but Enies lobby should be considered a continuation of W7

[spice cairn]

Meanwhile W7 and Enies Lobby are conjoined but still exist as their own arcs.

Onigashima is literally the 3rd act

[hot cairn]

ridicoulus

[iron oriole]

W7/EL is one arc ngl, idc what people say

[muted hedge]

Jaya/Skypiea too?

[long hazel]

I can see your point but “Less is more” sounds real prudent until the things you wanted resolved get absolutely chopped ngl

We saw that in Wano

[hot cairn]

Wano had like 50 chapters of set up, Elbaph had like 10 before things started to roll. Not a good comparison.

[ashen perch]

I think the problem with the Marineford comparisons is that it was meant to be quite the one of a kind arc, the main focus is Luffy solo and everything surrounding him is just a massive storm that he's caught up in. Oda very comfortably gets away without showing much, admitting that each chapter of Marineford would be 60 pages if he did need to show everything. In reality its a 90 chapter arc condensed into 30 because of its nature.

[muted hedge]

i mean we're still in the set up of Elbaph, i feel

[strong wadi]

Eh, well i mostly just mean plot points are still worked out but stuff like fights are all condensed

[hot cairn]

we dont have a good reference of how the final war can go down tho, it'll be something massive

[rich hornet]

Jaya has a distinct conflict. W7 and Enies Lobby have the through line of CP9

[muted hedge]

Luffy and Loki aren't even on the main conflict yet

[hot cairn]

idk

[muted hedge]

true

[brittle basin]

Oda, use Uranus to kill half the cast and shorten the war

[fallen meteor]

i think i will only believe we are in the final war after it ends and theres no more wars

[ornate tartan]

elbaph conflict won’t be as long as ppl think

[graceful grove]

Oda would try to make it as short as he possibly can without compromising too much for rest of the series. age is not on his side and he would want to see the whole thing through. i can see the pace getting even faster at some point

[long hazel]

I feel you. If I HAD to choose I’d prefer more dragged out moments so that nothing feels like it’s missed. I feel like it’s going to be a mix of the two depending on the subject matter.

[spice cairn]

Doc Q can make the "Kill everyone that is padding the story" disease

[tranquil blade]

I swear if I see Kuro fighting in that war I'm done

[thick mango]

I think a similar effect will occur. Everything will not be shown. Some things will just be implied. I dont think showign every little thing is actually going to be good, thats what made the raid on onigashima bad. Well not bad bad but worse than it could have been

[hot cairn]

that's fair, if I had to choose between those two option I would prefer it to feel dragged lol. I hate when things are rushed because you're close to the finish line

[fallen meteor]

fuck fuck fuck
guys i just did a major fumble

[spice cairn]

Marin what did you do

[muted hedge]

huh

[fallen meteor]

went into my irl group chat and sent a whole ass message in english

[brittle basin]

who'd you kill?

[fallen meteor]

i crossed the streams

[muted hedge]

lol

[spice cairn]

You were caught englishceling in front of the hoes

[ornate tartan]

😂😂

[spice cairn]

Its over

[fallen meteor]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuck dude

[formal wagon]

the seahawks in 2015

[brittle basin]

englishmaxxing

[iron oriole]

Marin is never recovering from this

[graceful grove]

might be homeless soon

[brittle basin]

they're winning this super bowl

[rich hornet]

Redemption is coming

[tranquil blade]

This did happen

[long hazel]

You’re gonna get burger’d

[ornate tartan]

super bowl might be one sided this time

[spice cairn]

I think Oda should waste 60 chapters showing us the natural progression of how Den Mushis are made.

[formal wagon]

are they in the superbowl this year

[thick mango]

anyway im done lunch bye again. Im sure the reality will meet in the middle of these two extremes and both sides of the spectrum will have a mix of happiness and disappointment

[fallen meteor]

they are going to bond burger me

its so over

[brittle basin]

yep

[hot cairn]

eh, I dont think so

[formal wagon]

i haven't watched a single game but february is coming up

[spice cairn]

Bye bye

[formal wagon]

hope they lose agian

[brittle basin]

me too

[formal wagon]

i'll always root against them ❤️

unless its the chiefs then ill just frown so hard

[brittle basin]

Rams lost, so i don't care

[formal wagon]

who are they against

[hot cairn]

that doesnt mean things arent already set up

[brittle basin]

patriots

[ornate tartan]

patriots are kinda outta place here

[long hazel]

They’re playin the patriots correct yourself

[formal wagon]

no fucking way

[stone tulip]

Possible but usually in one piece arcs set up arcs tend to be shorter than the rest of arcs within sagas, Egghead is a set up arc so it isn’t far fetched to assume Elbaf might end up longer than that.

[ornate tartan]

they are like luffy in marineford😂

[rich hornet]

Patriots sre dangerous

[formal wagon]

i rooted for the patriots the first time

and my pages are full of drake may edits

[long hazel]

Fuck the Patriots anyways but double fuck Stefon Diggs so

[spice cairn]

I dont know what football is I just root for whoever is winning

[stone tulip]

Final war has a chance to surpass Wano in chapter length for sure if it’s the same arc as Laughtale.

[formal wagon]

pats fan 🥹

[long hazel]

Plus the Seahawks got Punished Darnold on a warpath

[spice cairn]

Would Luffy like the Patriots

Can anyone who likes football confirm this

[formal wagon]

I DONT KNOW

[ashen perch]

Man I didn't read this Onigashima that showed every little thing lol. A lot of things were offscreened, or very briefly shown. Even with that type of pacing, an arc of that nature that had to involve the entire crew and so many other characters and move through different stages of ups and downs for the good guys took 70 chapters, with the final war the scale is on an entirely different level

[long hazel]

5 year long arc LET’S GO

[spice cairn]

I hate One Piece tbh.

Can we end it already

[tranquil blade]

Would Luffy even like american football

[spice cairn]

He's a soccer guy methinks

The only one who would like Football is Franky

[hot cairn]

I'm convinced that the final war will include multiple arcs, there's no way it's just one huge arc with the amount of things at stake

[spice cairn]

He would mald over the Dolphins losing their 50th game

[long hazel]

I think he’d like both but hate field goals in gridiron

[hot cairn]

it might happen lol

[long hazel]

1 year long flashback for another Shanks triplet reveal

[spice cairn]

Foreshadowing of Brook in Eblaf

Wtf is he doing

[ornate tartan]

elbaph is panning away to other locations by 1190 @hot cairn
same arc but different viewpoints

[spice cairn]

Ks he teaming up with the other guy

[ashen perch]

I think the final war is going to be the most overly ambitious most annoyingly long arc in all of One Piece

[spice cairn]

Marineford but worse

[covert drum]

he'd punch people while holding the ball just like he used the katana in wano lmao

[brittle basin]

wasn't this a command?

[hot cairn]

it's already building up to that

[long hazel]

Oda literally did the entire rest of the manga as a prologue with it in mind. Of course

[tranquil blade]

It's gonna be exhausting

[spice cairn]

This is what Jarul is going to tell Luffy when they lose completely to Imu without much resistance

[ashen perch]

Oh Marineford would look cute in comparison

[hot cairn]

wdym

[unkempt sable]

Get Franky on a football team he would go crazy

[final trench]

Leave it to luck

[tranquil blade]

Wano already made Marineford look cute tbh

[spice cairn]

I mean its going to be more of a spectacle but I feel like it won't live up to it.

[stone tulip]

Cause Wano itself is filled with multiple islands being formed as country including Onigishima, while Enies Lobby is whole different island all together separated from water 7 if I recall correctly.

[spice cairn]

That is my personal opinion

[long hazel]

What would Franky’s Gatorade hair look like?

[muted hedge]

https://x.com/Corarima1/status/2017293092877934870/photo/1

Cora 𒌐 -comms open- (@Corarima1)

Daily 30 minute sketch: Mayor Boodle

#ONEPIECE

X · Jan 30, 2026, 5:45 PM

[spice cairn]

Marineford despite its flaws is still a very unique arc.

[hot cairn]

this is what people who think one piece is ending in 150 chapters dont get

[ashen perch]

You have to understand that Oda has literally geeked out over this shit on 6 or 7 different occasions

He has been waiting his entire life to draw this final war

[ornate tartan]

cutaway to whatever is happening in the holy land
i don’t think imu will stick around for more then 15-18 chapters
won’t have a very long drawn out fight with luffy and loki either

[tranquil blade]

I hate you so so much

[ornate tartan]

maybe Loki actually gets flipped

[spice cairn]

Ok and I geeked out over Big Mom for 6 or 7 years

[stone tulip]

If it takes place on Laugh tale then most likely

[spice cairn]

And look what happened

[ornate tartan]

and that’s Luffy main fight in Elbaph

[brittle basin]

taking his sweet time smh

[hot cairn]

then the arc might just end by then

[long hazel]

One piece in Oda’s mind

[hot cairn]

I dont think it'll take place on laughtale

[ornate tartan]

imus possession of gunko seems different then the saturn one

[graceful belfry]

[stone tulip]

Would be ironic cause that was originally how Oda wanted to end one piece early on since it was first serialized

[brittle basin]

nasty burn lmao

[spice cairn]

Laughtale is the Teech arcm

[hot cairn]

LOL it might not be too far from that

[ashen perch]

but yea, Its gonna be the arc that he goes the most insane in, I genuinely, lowkenuinely, lowkirkenuinely wouldn't be surprised if it actually goes well over 200 chapters on its own

[stone tulip]

It’s 50/50 for me

[fossil nimbus]

Hopefully it isn't just clash piece

[spice cairn]

How do we tell them?

[hot cairn]

200 chapters is crazy

[ornate tartan]

it’s going to be clash piece unless u are one of the main characters

[spice cairn]

Especially with so many threads that are in front of us.

Is is 100% going to be clash piece

[rose brook]

200 chapters of haki clash

[hot cairn]

anime will extend the fights, I dont mind if we just clash in the manga

[ashen perch]

60/40, 60 being clash piece

[hot cairn]

we dont need to see every fight

[formal wagon]

60/70

[fossil nimbus]

Anime extending it with more clashes

[ashen perch]

I don't think so

[hot cairn]

I dont need to see Kreig fighting soldier number 7

[long hazel]

I used to remind people all the time that the Shichibukai arcs were like… literally not supposed to exist. We were supposed to get right to the Emperors lmao

[rose brook]

@fossil nimbus what would you do if zoro vs mihawk ends up being a single clash

[brittle basin]

200 chapters is like 6 year at his current pace, right?

[ashen perch]

Oda will get carried away with it, its an arc that will start at 130 chapters in his mind and go 220

[hot cairn]

yeah

[fossil nimbus]

If that happens I might just have to erase one piece from my memory

[ashen perch]

Yea 6-7 years of final war is the idea

[long hazel]

Oda literally can’t help himself when it comes to throwing in new content to ongoing arcs

[brittle basin]

oda getting closer to 60 as a shonen mangaka and thinking he can extend it to 200 chapters is funny.

[tranquil blade]

230 chapters left

[hot cairn]

Oda is old man

[brittle basin]

as if Oda is getting younger lol

[ornate tartan]

200 chapters of final war is way too much

[hot cairn]

it might not be 200 chapters long

[ashen perch]

Yeah

[ornate tartan]

the final war has almost begun technically

[brittle basin]

there is a very real chance Oda might die before finishing the series at this rate. welcome to the real world

[spice cairn]

200 chapters of the final war is insane

[ornate tartan]

he doesn’t have a successor

or does he?

[spice cairn]

Don't even entertain that lmao

[brittle basin]

don't bury your heads in the sand about this

[spice cairn]

Good thing hes been training me

[ornate tartan]

one piece would be left unfinished forever if that happened

[formal wagon]

final war will be 30 chapters

[spice cairn]

No it wouldn't.

[long hazel]

Ayo I love you Buffy but shut the hell up wtf

[formal wagon]

its not as important as wano

[spice cairn]

They plan this out well. IE Berserk.

[ashen perch]

Well I hope not is all I can say to that lol

[brittle basin]

no one wants it

[hot cairn]

Arsal think about it

[tranquil blade]

dont say it

[hot cairn]

how old is Oda

[spice cairn]

Nobody wants it.

[brittle basin]

51

[ashen perch]

51

[spice cairn]

Its a hard reality to think about it.

[hot cairn]

he wont do 200 chapters of final war

[brittle basin]

as of jan 1

[hot cairn]

it might be divided into sections

[tranquil blade]

He's my dad's age, the lack of sleep is the main thing I worry about

[graceful belfry]

[spice cairn]

Honestly his age isnt so bad till you remember his health issues alongside the copious of hours he spends.

[brittle basin]

oda should have someone willing to help. hell, he should be getting help now

[ashen perch]

My prediction is that at one point, Oda will make a permanent schedule change

[dark nymph]

Oda is COOKED

[hot cairn]

yeah his age isnt bad but he has a lot of health issues

[stone tulip]

Yeah plus Vivi, Rob Lucci, entire Super Nova weren’t supposed to be a thing either.

Hell Law wasn’t supposed to be that important at all.

[brittle basin]

lack of sleep, bad diet, stressful deadlines

[hot cairn]

he should let someone else draw while he still work in the story

[spice cairn]

He absolutely needs to take care of himself. Which is why I have never been angry of a break. In fact I actually think he needs it

[prisma idol]

Relatable

[graceful belfry]

I wonder if he smokes

[tranquil blade]

he sounds too relatable

[spice cairn]

I want him to take long breaks if he feels better after it.

[brittle basin]

i'd be happy if he sketched out the pages and got someone to ink for him

[spice cairn]

Doesn't he also have relatively bad eyesight too

[prisma idol]

[ashen perch]

Its gonna have to happen, no avoiding it at some point. I think that's key to longevity and he'll have to understand it

[spice cairn]

Or at least worsening faster than usual.

[hot cairn]

One Piece will never end if this happens

[formal wagon]

this is what clones are for

[brittle basin]

he used to be a chain smoker. oh, and mangakas are naturally sedative and probably get little exercise

[ashen perch]

Nah he did get eye surgery, its better now

[hot cairn]

he had surgery

[vernal ravine]

literally no fan would complain if oda did 2 chapter then break every single time for health reasons

it'd be more consistent

[hot cairn]

you know that OP would never end if that happened right?

[ashen perch]

I don't think so

[formal wagon]

they did surgery on an oda 😭 💀 🫱

[long hazel]

Picked up and dropped the habit last year, terrible thing to put on your body and does next to nothing to actually relieve the stress

[brittle basin]

stick to coffee like me

[hot cairn]

yeah man

[spice cairn]

Ah thats good.

But still he definitely needs rest.

[graceful belfry]

He needs to follow the path of Arakiism

[ashen perch]

I don't think he should rush towards the end at this schedule thinking he can just relax after its all done

[hot cairn]

what does he do?

[brittle basin]

damn he looks fantastic

[tranquil blade]

I wanna start drinking tea instead of coffee and energy drinks but I've never really had tea much

[ashen perch]

Araki is the main example that I always have in mind when I talk about schedules lol

[vernal ravine]

bro uses cheats

[graceful belfry]

Switched JoJo’s to monthly and is now making the best manga of his life at like, age 60

[brittle basin]

i love tea so much: black, oolong, green, and white.

[rose brook]

araki mogs oda

[hot cairn]

what does he do?

[ashen perch]

He's 65, doing monthly manga, and he's going strong

[wraith mantle]

Hope 1173 is actually a good chapter

[graceful belfry]

Art has never looked better

Story has never been better

Oda needs to take notes

[hot cairn]

oh

how long are the chapters

[long hazel]

Weekly manga is the chitlin circuit made mainstream

[wraith mantle]

White tea???

[tranquil blade]

Like 50 pages I think

No that's berserk chapters

[ashen perch]

His monthly shift was at like, age 40, and then he did his best work ever since then yeah

[brittle basin]

I imagine Oda still believes he can keep going at his current rate. and may be too prideful to ask for help

[hot cairn]

I feel like if OP goes monthly Oda would die before it's over @graceful belfry @ashen perch

[sturdy steeple]

Holy shit, Illu

[ornate tartan]

op isn’t gonna go monthly most likely

[spice cairn]

Yeah I second this. One Piece being monthly would be a mixed bag for me.

[wraith mantle]

Interesting

[vernal ravine]

the shonen jump dies if op goes monthly

[hot cairn]

if something happens to Oda it might

[wraith mantle]

Does it taste like vanilla?

[ornate tartan]

shonen jump as it is right now needs one piece more then ever

[spice cairn]

On one hand, Oda being able to rest monthly would be fantastic but I think this creates its own issues

[ashen perch]

But as I was saying Jesus, I think thats a flawed way of looking at things but I do think Oda probably agrees with you lol

[tranquil blade]

Nah it'd probably just be the equivalent of one less chapter a month in terms of pages, if the chapters are longer to compensate for being monthly

[spice cairn]

I think OP would be finish in my 60s in it happened

[grand flower]

Such as my sadness

[hot cairn]

it does

[brittle basin]

black, oolong, green, and white tea all come from the same plant: camellia sinensis

[wraith mantle]

Oda should drop one piece and start a harem isekai manga

Fully unleash his inner perv

[brittle basin]

a milder flavor than green tea

[wraith mantle]

Now I wanna try it

[tranquil blade]

I think monthly would only be really bad if it was still like 17 page chapters

[hot cairn]

I feel like he doesnt want to die before finishing, and doing it monthly would 100% end on his death before the manga is over

[brittle basin]

that would be pain

[ashen perch]

This schedule kills already

[grand flower]

I’ll reverse soul snatch Oda to keep him alive

[hot cairn]

what if it's like black clover and it's the same amount of pages

[ashen perch]

Weekly manga production is hell, see any mangaka's thoughts on it and they'd say the same thing

[tranquil blade]

but if it's like 50 pages a chapter once a month thats not that bad

[brittle basin]

read bakuman

[tranquil blade]

Idk what that means

[ashen perch]

Its lifespan shortening, its suicidal

[grand flower]

I’d weep from joy and fear

[tranquil blade]

I dropped black clover

[hot cairn]

Black Clover comes out every 3 months to 17 chapters lol

[tranquil blade]

Well that would be pretty bad yeah

[ashen perch]

I don't think thats true, it drops multiple chapters together

[tranquil blade]

I'd just drop the series

[stone tulip]

He ended up taking a surgery which resulted in one month hiatus during egghead

[hot cairn]

that's what I did

[tranquil blade]

Actually Jesus there's no way that's true

[ashen perch]

I swear I saw it drop 3 chapters together lol

[tranquil blade]

Well thats still pretty bad

[ornate tartan]

same😂

[vernal ravine]

publish every 3 months kills the hype tbh

[tranquil blade]

3 17 pages chapters every 3 months is still basically a 17 page chapter a month

[ornate tartan]

4 months wait for 51 pages

[grand flower]

https://tenor.com/view/problem-shook-shock-shooketh-worried-gif-7261199

[ashen perch]

But yea, the way I see it, going through this weekly hell for the remainder of the series is more likely to claim Oda than a monthly schedule ever could

[ornate tartan]

if u gonna drop 10 chapters a year, at least make them longer then usual

v jump chapters are around 35-40 pages monthly

[ashen perch]

Yeah it would take longer to end the series but he would be doing it on a healthier schedule

[tranquil blade]

Is it health issues that the author does that

[ashen perch]

And its worth it for that

[grand flower]

Fuck his health

[tranquil blade]

bro

[grand flower]

I want my manga

Give a damn

[hot cairn]

do it

[ashen perch]

You won't have manga at all if his health is fucked man

[tranquil blade]

You're starting to sound like socrates you might be him

[grand flower]

Wrestlers sacrifice decades to graps

[dark nymph]

no one will complain if its 1 chapter every 2 weeks

[grand flower]

Mangaka need to stop bitching

“Ow my back”

[brittle basin]

Oda gives himself CTE

[ashen perch]

Yea wrestlers are very stupid though

[hot cairn]

maybe they'll switch if Oda gets really sick

[grand flower]

https://tenor.com/view/okay-sounds-good-jim-halpert-the-office-good-point-gif-24321852

[ashen perch]

Well I'd hope they avoid getting to that stage lol

[vernal ravine]

there is people who complains when there is break after 3 chap streak just saying

[hot cairn]

it would literally never end

[tranquil blade]

but yes if Oda goes monthly, a roughly 50 page chapter every month would not be that bad

[ornate tartan]

oda hasn’t taken a extended break in a while

last time he was out for weeks is surgery

[grand flower]

Watch I get nipple cancer for saying this

[tranquil blade]

or even like 45 pages, either way

[dark nymph]

so true just get back to work and give me more OP fr fr

[vernal ravine]

the 1 month break in summer was a good idea but he stopped doing that

[dark nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-whip-angry-dad-gif-17511996347660987928

[hot cairn]

if an author dies does the series keep going?

[tranquil blade]

Uhh it depends on the series

[vernal ravine]

if this year he is involved in s3 of live action i feel he gonna take 1 month break again

[hot cairn]

I think the amount of breaks they give him is fine to avoid that

[ashen perch]

You don't give them breaks when it gets to a point where they can barely function, you give em breaks to avoid them getting there. This is the thing that always baffles me about Togashi's situation because it could've been avoided if the industry cared about its mangaka

[tranquil blade]

I mean he already does drop at most 3 chapters a month, and often less so it's not necessarily too bad compared to other mangaka but I'm sure it takes a toll still

[hot cairn]

so it's good that they're giving Oda breaks then no?

[grand flower]

I’ll finish OP if he does

[tranquil blade]

Oda probably gets more breaks than the average mangaka if I had to guess

but idk if there's a universal schedule at this point or not

[hot cairn]

I love you brother, but I would drop if this ends up happening

no cap

[grand flower]

I know what Oda is thinking

[ashen perch]

Yeah the industry has gotten better at this after the horrific stories that have come out but its still not quite enough I feel

[hot cairn]

no you dont

[ashen perch]

Oda also is stupid about this sadly

He'd rather there be no breaks at all

He's insane

[brittle basin]

Oda is like King Workaholic

[tranquil blade]

He's hardly the only one who thinks like that though

[graceful belfry]

Sui Ishida somehow got it set up to where he can release Choujin X chapters at whatever times are most convenient for him

[tranquil blade]

You could argue there's almost a culture in the industry to take as few breaks as possible and work for as long and as hard as possible

[brittle basin]

I think manga artists should be encouraged to write smaller stories on average. But that doesn't pay the bills. The longer the series runs, the more money

[ashen perch]

Yeah he isn't but I have never heard a mangaka say "damn I'd soon finish drawing 30 pages every single week if they let me"

Its like he doesn't care about himself

[tranquil blade]

Well that's because Oda just has too many ideas in his head

and he wants to do all of them but he cant

[hot cairn]

longer series are kinda better too

[tranquil blade]

He's overly ambitious

[vernal ravine]

at this times its almost impossible to a manga to run even half time as one piece

[hot cairn]

it feels like he’s been itching to get to the endgame for decades now lol

[strong wadi]

20-30 volume series is the realistic sweetspot for Shonen series, probably

[hot cairn]

I understand him

[brittle basin]

They can be. And then there are opposite examples like Death Note.

[shut ingot]

Oda HAS to have the plot written out somewhere in his room for someone to continue it

[tranquil blade]

Manga have definitely been trending to be shorter on average I feel, I dont think most of the new series mangaka want to go for as long as any of the big 3 did

[hot cairn]

he probably does but there’s probably too much

[graceful belfry]

He’s like the Charlie Day meme

[ocean sigil]

Mid chapter

Mid characters

[ashen perch]

Yea I have heard of that. This would be so good for the entire industry, honestly. Like people would initially miss the buzz generated by weekly or whatever but I feel like they'd get on board and maybe the further anticipation would generate more buzz? Idk, but still the ideal situation for mangaka atleast

[ocean sigil]

Mid piece

[shut ingot]

Otherwise there's gonna be a ton of video essays on "The overly ambitious author"

[brittle basin]

Can Shonen continue One Piece, the current story, without his consent if he were to theoretically quit?

[vernal ravine]

they tried many times to make parallel to the big 3 with the new generations but is difficult to think there will be another big 3

[shut ingot]

I'm convinced he's got a whole room for it

[ashen perch]

I doubt that tbh, but they'd never let him and he'd never anyways

[vernal ravine]

maybe the generations that start after one piece ends can do it

[hot cairn]

Oda would never quit

[shut ingot]

Oda's kid will continue the manga

[strong wadi]

Haikyuu could have gone on forever if Furudate wanted, but he had enough

[shut ingot]

in her artstyle too

[grand flower]

This me and Oda

[hot cairn]

????

[graceful belfry]

I wish more people were open to the idea of less hype in exchange for a simply better manga industry overall. You’d think everyone would want that, but there are some people too addicted to their weekly fix and some mangaka who are clear workaholics, which is a broader Japan issue really

[tranquil blade]

Togashi feels like a very unfortunate case even now, since he was clearly so talented it's just he cant really do it anymore

[prisma idol]

You dont want to pull a RaG

[grand flower]

I understand him

[brittle basin]

"they'd never let him" sounds like a threat

[hot cairn]

no wdym by “lower”

[strong wadi]

i dont need to know what that means but furudate is a good writer so it wouldnt happen

[grand flower]

Huh? Where you see that at?

[prisma idol]

Rent a girlfriend is RaG

[quasi wigeon]

I remember when Araki went from weekly to monthly on SBR and the difference was actually incredible.

[hot cairn]

I know your tricks

[strong wadi]

yes i know i was referring to the "to pull a RaG" part

[prisma idol]

Dragging

[grand flower]

[frail kindle]

https://tenor.com/view/tom-cardy-butthole-checked-your-butthole-gif-22237405

[tranquil blade]

I think some younger mangaka have just decided that they're gonna be done by a certain point instead of letting the series they're working on get to be like 500+ chapters long

[quasi wigeon]

Monthly chapters who are longer and better drawn are way better

[strong wadi]

just because something goes long doesnt mean it's dragging that's just the author being inept

furudate is not inept

[grand flower]

Yup, still furry

[frail kindle]

furry

[grand flower]

You asked

[tranquil blade]

Like I cant think of any new series that have the potential to go on for even 400 chapters

[strong wadi]

ichi the witch definitely can if it wants

[grand flower]

If anybody in here guesses my favorite song I’ll send you 10 whole dollars

[strong wadi]

i dont think it will, but it could

[rose brook]

We are socrates

[tranquil blade]

I'm like 30-40 chapters into it and idk I feel like it'll be 200 chapters at most

[rose brook]

We carry the flame

We fight for loki

[frail kindle]

Aqua - Barbie Girl

[rose brook]

We honour his name

[ashen perch]

Yea I think people don't consider that they'd get used to it anyways, their weekly fix is not worth the lives of these people. I also like Togashi's current schedule because its similar in letting him work at his pace but its unforgivable that his health got bad enough in the first place.

[vernal ravine]

is that manga actually good i read a couple times someone talking about it but not much more than that

[ashen perch]

Its unbelievable yeah, and he's 65 now and he's still going really strong because of that schedule

[grand flower]

Sounds like my type but no cigar

[olive sun]

The mega shonens with like 700 chapter continuous journeys were a symptom of the international anime and manga boom but younger authors have now seen the toll that kinda production has on said authors and the length of time they take to publish

They have other alternatives now

[prisma idol]

Ichi the witch can and might. The author already has a 400 ch manga

Nishi sensei

[hot cairn]

Kendrick Lamar

[brittle basin]

I wonder what the average corporation is like in Japan nowadays in regards to work-life balance. 'Cause we all know the stereotypes.

[trim lily]

i still can’t fathom how you work on two weekly series at the same time while also staying healthy

[prisma idol]

Dolfius... nishi said she started Ichi because she felt like she was being to lazy....

[trim lily]

scary

[strong wadi]

i'd say it's good. If you want to read more WSJ, it's one of the top 5 series serializing atm

[ashen perch]

Might be a silly thing to say as a One Piece fan but it'd be a lot cooler if authors that are actually so talented would produce more series at their own pace instead of tirelessly going at it on a single one for a thousand chapters

[wraith mantle]

Chat if you were in a fantasy world would you rather be an elite swordsman, mage, or archer?

[olive sun]

Mage

[ashen perch]

Its a shame that there may really not be another Oda series after One Piece

[wraith mantle]

Same

[strong wadi]

nah fuck that

[tranquil blade]

It's pretty decent

[trim lily]

i mean the guy will be like 60

[final trench]

Swordsman

Im tryna demolish shit

[ashen perch]

Maybe

[grand flower]

Not even a somg

Just the whole nigga

[final trench]

https://tenor.com/view/elbaph-rocks-rocks-one-piece-rocks-d-xebec-xebec-gif-7921250111547198384

[wraith mantle]

Nigga too violent

[final trench]

Swing my stick like the goat

[wraith mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/hype-dance-excited-lets-go-oh-yeah-gif-17953674

[final trench]

A mage more violent cmon now

[dense rapids]

This chapter is depicting what will happen atop the red line

[final trench]

You can inject niggas with random poisons and diseases and shit

You can set someone on fire

[grand flower]

Mage and use magic that lets me punch really really hard

[formal wagon]

"this"

[runic dock]

RIP Katherine ohara 😔

[grand flower]

Who is that

[hot cairn]

yep

[runic dock]

Home alone mom

[hot cairn]

send me the 10

[quasi wigeon]

I dont think most series should have more than 3 seasons

[runic dock]

she was my tv mom

[grand flower]

That’s a loss

I loved home alone

[spice cairn]

I think Big Mom should've been the protagonist.

[quasi wigeon]

https://tenor.com/view/i-saw-w-gus-fring-gus-gustavo-deleted-gif-25440636

[runic dock]

I can’t say the f word anymore

I was gonna curse you out

[grand flower]

You onto something

And I need the plug that gave it to you

[spice cairn]

Im always onto sometimes

[ashen perch]

Well they don't have to be too short, but I'd love to see more 200 chapters-ish series from them atleast.

[spice cairn]

Big Mom had the most shounen protagonist potential and Oda fumbled

[quasi wigeon]

I wish we had a big mom spin off just about what the fuck she was doing as a teen

[strong wadi]

nah the baccano writer will do anything except finish baccano, he can stop writing shitty bleach ln

[grand flower]

It’s called “Euphoria”

Or Shameless

Maybe Skins