also-manga

[brittle basin]

save these in a folder plz

[cunning narwhal]

Aint no way there was english op discourse in 2004 😭 what the hell man

[torn stirrup]

luffy just goes "JOIN MY CREW" to Charloss of all people

[knotty pilot]

• we know that the parents or kids won't die (still a good moment tho)
• elbaph is on fire but still no one is gonna die
• the giants will get back
• the dream monsters was nice ngl
• the story never had many stakes tbh

[solid stone]

sichibukai arlong

[dark nymph]

first ever luffy glazer spotted

[solid stone]

i love that

[knotty pilot]

fair, i just think that his existence as a character is a bit forced

[solid stone]

that's genuinely really cool

[mighty quarry]

Man confused Jinbei with Arlong. Racism was everywhere in 2004 smh

[brittle basin]

so there are stakes, but the actual tension isn't too high i would personally say.

[hot cairn]

that's crazy lol

[ashen perch]

Nah, exactly what I expected and its mainly because Oda often adjusts the pace slightly to land things at a certain point. The first chapter of volume 116, 1178, is the chapter that I have thought is being saved for Imu and Luffy's confrontation for a while and it actually was true lol

[prisma yacht]

there was definitely a chance of a successful kidnapping lmao

[hot cairn]

yep, 100% agreed

[knotty pilot]

the stakes don't have long lasting consequences

[mighty quarry]

Whitebread

[hot cairn]

oh, hope you feel better

[ashen perch]

Its literally been prophesized in the Harley, not exactly something that can be doubted. Jarul said the same.

[dark nymph]

Shanks on par with Mihawk? now that's the correct way to look at it

[solid stone]

for context, i don't think the arc fully dived into just how bad the CDs were yet. and i believe the line of thinking was that the CDs would be a new villain group and we'd get a franky/robin-type situation where a former antagonist joins the crew

[torn stirrup]

seeing the term bum still used here in this context is hilarious

[brittle basin]

i'm confused on the jarul part

[ashen perch]

He said it like 3 chapters ago

[solid stone]

oj btw

arsal

or any mods here

were there any art contest submissions with crocokid yet

[calm wave]

luffy's bro's name is actually Hi Fist Ace

[brittle basin]

"Demon King." This dude was a prophet /s

[solid stone]

this is a server 10th anniversary contest, i expect to see server-specific easter eggs!!

[olive sun]

I mean at the time people also thought the worst generation was gonna be a group of villains to fight on the island

[solid stone]

yep, saw that too lol

law vs chopper

[olive sun]

The ending of sabaody wasn't expected lol

[solid stone]

doctor vs doctor

[buoyant quartz]

Finally a great Usopp moment (blew himself up)

[fallen meteor]

the special 10th anniversary thing will be Arsal buying nitro for everybody
really nice of him!!

[hot cairn]

ahh I see, wow those must've been fun days to interact with the fandom

[solid stone]

would've loved to experience sabaody to post-war weekly

[knotty pilot]

sabaody was great

[wraith mantle]

I would be interested to see if Oda goes the route of domi reversi’ing Loki

Like he did his dad and idol

Well his dad was possessed

[solid stone]

tell em!!

[mighty quarry]

Lmao

[brittle basin]

i'm still hoping for just imu fighting, but i'll probably be wrong

[cunning narwhal]

The pioneer

[solid stone]

also woah, this is before the official english release

real OG right there

[brittle basin]

https://tenor.com/view/netflix-mihawk-gif-16017751859179581136

[hot cairn]

LOL mihawk agenda since before I was even born

[wraith mantle]

This fight is going to cause so much destruction I don’t think elbaf will survive the aftermath

[prisma yacht]

I was specifically talking about the usopp scene one moment we see him with the sanji nami grp and the other he's been shot down by imu.... everything else was fine paced and yes u right imu confrontation was also perfectly placed

[brittle basin]

rip the heaven realm?

[knotty pilot]

(it will)

[prisma yacht]

buffy what day are u on in the list

[wild viper]

it's the perfect way to make loki a strawhat. he's gonna accept that luffy is stronger than him

[wraith mantle]

Or maybe they will move the fight to the heaven realm to keep the Sun realm safe?

[knotty pilot]

loki is not becoming a strawhat

[wild viper]

sure, because luffy asked him for no reason at all

[prisma yacht]

did you vote today

?

[brittle basin]

yeah for zoro

[prisma yacht]

bro I swear they gave me 2 votes for 19th

[knotty pilot]

luffy also asked that tree in WCI

[fallen meteor]

York when

[lime terrace]

Part of it does, the guy already stressed enough as it is handling the manga, I'm not saying he shouldn't, but it's just the consequences

[torn stirrup]

holy shit

[wild viper]

nope

[wraith mantle]

[solid stone]

which site you lookin through harde?

[knotty pilot]

in thriller bark mb

[brittle basin]

Rufi. jesus how old is this?

[pine ridge]

luffy has asked a bunch of people

[wraith mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/york-one-piece-york-vegapunk-punk-06-yosuyosudraw-qazira-gif-211912794502877691

[solid stone]

oldest threads i've found were from end of LRLL

[torn stirrup]

december 2001

[brittle basin]

damn i forgot this somehow

but the harley doesn't suggest that. is this added text by jarul?

[calm wave]

i need york to eat me like this

[prisma yacht]

ok nvm my vote for 20th isn't updated yet

[torn stirrup]

https://web.archive.org/web/20011212101615/http://ryokurin.swoo.net/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=One+Piece&number=6&DaysPrune=45&LastLogin=

currently this one

[ashen perch]

Eh not a big deal, some time passed between the chapters and he just left between them. Thats fine. Oda does things like it all the time.

[brittle basin]

Reading One Piece three months after 9/11.

[lime terrace]

Oh boy I'm not that kind of person, up until egg head I think it's good, entering elbaf is where things start to lose quality especially after the flashback

[prisma yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/joe-joe-coin-joecoin-emotiguy-emoti-gif-10591833367459445720

[ashen perch]

I think Robin only read the first second and third world parts, but the Harley is a collection of all Elbaf legends and stories

Its a big book

[brittle basin]

ah ok

i was thinking the mural specifically

[fallen meteor]

its at least one ch appart so its ok

[ashen perch]

Surely not just 3 passages that Robin read

[solid stone]

appreciate it

this is pre-viz stuff, that's freakin dope

OG scanlation readers out here

[prisma yacht]

no....we see usopp in 1176 with nami

[torn stirrup]

https://tenor.com/view/interstellar-no-no-no-gif-15094791629266170630

[ashen perch]

When did you catch up lol

[lime terrace]

I'm weekly broski

[ashen perch]

No I mean since when

[lime terrace]

What do you mean since when?

[solid stone]

which year did you catch up

[fallen meteor]

i mean
yeah
we on 1177
one chapter apart

[prisma yacht]

yeah 1176 is where usopp gives that reaction panel

[brittle basin]

What chapter did you catch up on.

[prisma yacht]

silly me

[brittle basin]

I caught up on the chapter where BM and Kaido split the skies in Wano for example.

[prisma yacht]

its still supposed to be some distance away right like where brook is rn

[lime terrace]

Caught up to reading?

[solid stone]

think I caught up somewhere before the SMILE/Kamazo reveal

[fallen meteor]

this is so interesting to me too
like why does usopp go there alone
did he use his observation and decided brook needed support

[ashen perch]

I caught up sometime before the Sabo reveal

[fallen meteor]

was it a 'no time to waste'

[prisma yacht]

yeah lol

[solid stone]

sick

[olive sun]

I thought Buffy was an older reader damn

[solid stone]

well

[dark nymph]

around when Sabo started fighting Fuji

[solid stone]

he is an older reader

[ashen perch]

Yea I was gonna say

[solid stone]

just not an Older Reader

[lime terrace]

You mean giving one piece a break and then continuing?

[ashen perch]

He is an elderly reader

[hot cairn]

crazy

[ashen perch]

Not an older reader

[brittle basin]

Yeah. What arc and/or chapter did catch up to the point where you were reading each new chapter as they released weekly.

[ashen perch]

(Sorry Buffy)

[hot cairn]

well, buffy is kinda old

[olive sun]

Where my 2004 bros at

[hot cairn]

I caught up the chapter Franky and Brook ran over Big Mom, right at the start of the raid

[mighty shell]

i started reading yesterday i like that zolo guy he's got aura

[hazy turret]

He’s old alright

[prisma yacht]

but marin honestly I don't think much wld come from this 🫩

[solid stone]

sorry bon, 2000-and zoomers rule the world now

[lime terrace]

Uhhhh punk hazard maybe? After the marineford I think I had a busy year or two

[fallen meteor]

is he ancient weapon old

[prisma yacht]

hopefully we do get something tho

[ashen perch]

It does feel crazy now. Back when I caught up, a Dressrosa reader was treated like a baby.

[hot cairn]

you've been a reader since 2004?

[solid stone]

[olive sun]

Watcher since 2004
Switched to the comic in 2007

[brittle basin]

It's complicated:
-Saw bits of the anime in 2004
-Read the manga in 2010-11, stopped at the beginning of Skypeia as the library ran out of volumes
-Picked up again and took seriously for the first time in 2019. Been caught up ever since week-to-week.

[fallen meteor]

hopefully

[mighty shell]

i think i caught up to the anime when it was finishing up whole cake and then the manga during act 2

[solid stone]

please tell me someone drew crocokid for their art contest submission

[brittle basin]

ok so you've been week-to-week for a number of years now

[prisma yacht]

brother I was born that year.....

y'all uncs fr

[hot cairn]

did you expirence the dressrosa fatigue? or was that something that only happened to anime watchers

[solid stone]

i would do it if i found out about the contest sooner enough

[hazy turret]

You’re asking me to leak confidential information

[solid stone]

well yeah you're a spoiler mod

[lime terrace]

Yeah, used to use my language translation tho, so the quality is kinda shit

[hazy turret]

There’s still time……….

[ashen perch]

2004 is like what, Water 7?

[prisma yacht]

long ring

[solid stone]

i'm going to be very busy unfortuantely

[prisma yacht]

and the start of water 7

[hazy turret]

You know I actually didn’t read spoilers this week

[solid stone]

wth

[hot cairn]

that's crazy, it's been 20+ years and we're not even that close to getting to laughtale

[mighty quarry]

I saw the anime in bits in 2004 as well. Thankfully it was eps from Arlong Park arc so it always stuck in my memory until started reading one piece in 2012

[ashen perch]

Oh I FELT FELT it. Hated the Grand Fleet, because I didn't understand why they were getting so much screentime while half the crew was gone.

[prisma yacht]

basically water 7 started during May 2004 i think

[torn stirrup]

i'm fucking crying

[calm wave]

that's when i gave up the anime buddy

[solid stone]

hold on harde, lemme find something real quick

[hot cairn]

how did it feel

[brittle basin]

Naw, pin this shit.

[fallen meteor]

they should pin this

[hazy turret]

Meh

[prisma yacht]

so the binge experience is really great

[fallen meteor]

mods should spin this

[prisma yacht]

spin on

[hazy turret]

[solid stone]

actually nevermind, I think that's the context for this old screenshot LOL

[prisma yacht]

gurren lagan

[fallen meteor]

holy shit

[solid stone]

317 was released in April '04

[ashen perch]

Yea and its not even like close.

[mighty quarry]

Dai BUGGHA?!

Excuse me

[solid stone]

[torn stirrup]

dai buggha my beloved

[solid stone]

they mispelled buddha i think lol

[brittle basin]

like whitebeard.........

[hazy turret]

Arsal

[ashen perch]

Tbf I believe this is a lie

Rokaya

[fallen meteor]

who is dhai buggha

[solid stone]

with an usopp pfp is funny

[solid stone]

likely a typo for "Dai Buddha" (Sengoku)

[fallen meteor]

dhai buggha the man marked by flames

[ashen perch]

Oda in 2002 mentioned that he can keep on drawing the series for the next 20 years

Now that was an Oda lie

[mighty quarry]

But.... D and G have an F in between on keyboard...

[brittle basin]

he kind of did

[fallen meteor]

so the quality decline was after 2022

[ashen perch]

But this post is specifically a lie

[brittle basin]

oh

arsal tricked me smh

[ruby cape]

Dai Buggha would be a sick rap name for Sengoku

Marineford concert

[torn stirrup]

no way

[ashen perch]

No the 20 years thing is true, that forum post saying its the middle point is lying

[hot cairn]

LOL, it's crazy to imagine you not trusting in Oda. But that was a good move from him, introducing the grand fleet in that way I mean. They're important for the future of the story.

[ashen perch]

Oda called the end of timeskip the middle point

Nothing else

[hot cairn]

LMAO

[prisma yacht]

Loflumingo

[hot cairn]

I dont blame you

[fallen meteor]

lofulamingo lmao

[hot cairn]

I didnt start with the anime, I read the manga

I wasnt going to watch 900+ episodes lol

[pine ridge]

he's not wrong

[fallen meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/kuma-gif-3523780914200471908

[mighty quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/kuma-gif-3523780914200471908

[solid stone]

rofuramingo

[hot cairn]

damn

[pine ridge]

!godsofpirate

[tropic nova]

https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/NHj-akUMx-UxKF_SYSYvpo735tsfFfcAnz567SIFNno/https/media.discordapp.net/attachments/164971940648321024/426453180621127693/Screen_Shot_2018-03-22_at_18.52.29.png

[prisma yacht]

Lofulmingo

[ashen perch]

I mean tbf I was new and I was young, which can be said about most of the fanbase now too. Even as late as Wano, I was pretty annoyed by the weekly read lol

[ruby cape]

Bisoromi Bear

[spice cairn]

Work break

[hot cairn]

was it tho, it's been almost 30 years

[spice cairn]

Lets talk about Ussop

[fallen meteor]

oh

[prisma yacht]

[spice cairn]

Me and Marin when Vira isnt happening

[solid stone]

[ashen perch]

I mean its been 24 but he's gonna keep going for 34 years, not 20 like he said

[mighty quarry]

Wtf

[hot cairn]

it's crazy that we're about to hit exactly 598 chapters since the timeskip started

[solid stone]

side note but is spiritually XD

[vital heart]

Did you know

This post

Was made

Before I was born

I was born in 2005

[prisma yacht]

same

[vital heart]

I was born on the day the Aqua Laguna chapter came out (Chapter 363)

[solid stone]

meek as old as AP Forums

[ashen perch]

1196 is the next chapter to keep an eye on btw

[hot cairn]

I dont remember you being annoyed in Wano besides the ending

[vital heart]

i been saying this before you

[brittle basin]

Meek born when i was looking into colleges

[ashen perch]

Remember this when I am right again like I was for 1178

[solid stone]

speaking of

[vital heart]

@ashen perch

[vital heart]

its 1194 not 1196

[ruby cape]

Big 05 gang

[ashen perch]

But have you been saying that it'll be the next timeskip

[vital heart]

srsly?

[ashen perch]

True, 597 is when it ended, 598 is the start of post ts

[solid stone]

i know folks don't like a lot of OP channels/"celebrities" here, but it is cool to see real OG fans having involvement with OPLA

[hot cairn]

is that the exact point that it'll be 597 chapters since the timeskip?

[prisma yacht]

1196 is also the thrice of the chapter no. when the ancient kingdoms name was mentioned

[torn stirrup]

holy shit weekly Foxy discussions

[vital heart]

need a source on this one

[vital heart]

💀

💀

💀

[ashen perch]

Yea, I guess 597 was the last pre ts chapter

[brittle basin]

Yep. I entered college officially in 2006.

[vital heart]

I was 1

[solid stone]

bro died in asura mode

[vital heart]

HOLY SHIT

[vital heart]

IM 21 IN LESS THAN A MONTH

[mighty quarry]

Internet and communication used to be precious back then

Sigh

[solid stone]

can you believe it?

[brittle basin]

Meek will have his alcoholic arc soon

[solid stone]

it still can be :3

[hot cairn]

what do you think we'll happen that chapter, the end of elbaph?

[torn stirrup]

congrats in advance

[solid stone]

little did they know...

Sef is a funny translation

[wraith mantle]

did no one actually get selected for staff in this last round? lmao

[hot cairn]

"this whole arc would be pointless" Enter Aokiji lol

[vital heart]

I didnt apply

But I didnt get in

Why?

[solid stone]

I like to think there was an American OP reader that read his name as Seth back then

"Red Leg" Seth

[vital heart]

chomper

[olive sun]

I don't think usopp and brook are out for the arc either they'll get back up to do something significant

[pine ridge]

is chomper chopper or wapol

[solid stone]

oh wait that's prolly post-drum

[hot cairn]

I guess this was before the baroque cover story

[olive sun]

I just wish Oda handled usopps presence during the entire rising action of the conflict better

[spice cairn]

Ok guys

All that's left is Bonney

[brittle basin]

you and me both

[solid stone]

okay resuming the chapter

[spice cairn]

Surely they save the best for last right?

[prisma yacht]

ok it was 395

[solid stone]

did i miss dorry and brogy returning to normal

[hot cairn]

lemme know what you think

[knotty pilot]

she was so cute with franky

[vital heart]

395 * 3 = 1185

soon

its soon @radiant hare

[mighty quarry]

That happened last chap zyph

[prisma yacht]

395*3 = 1185

[vital heart]

its soon @prisma yacht

[hot cairn]

chapter 1395 start of the VC flashback fr

[solid stone]

wait

did i read last chapter

[vital heart]

I TRANSLATED THE WHOLE CHAPTER THIS WEEK FOR TCB

Let me know if you have any comments, questions, concerns, or criticisms! @solid stone

[solid stone]

[mighty quarry]

What the

[prisma yacht]

11 chapters nack to 1185 is 1174 where lokis df is revealed

back

11 chapters after 1185 is 1196

[solid stone]

of course

[hot cairn]

this reminds me of evil buggy

[solid stone]

i don't think i did

[prisma yacht]

this is his

lmao

[brittle basin]

Meek, how do you say this in Japanese?

[urban lodge]

I miss him

[prisma yacht]

hes been saying this for months now

[vital heart]

Did you know this is on urbandictionary

[brittle basin]

incredible.....

[solid stone]

ah that's it, i never finished it

[solid stone]

forgot about this

[brittle basin]

which one of you wrote this?

[solid stone]

was it macks or mushy

i forgot

[vital heart]

idk

[hot cairn]

true

[iron oriole]

Meta answer is Meek did it himself

[spice cairn]

Her uncle

[fallen meteor]

very fun panel

[hot cairn]

what happened to Seltz

[prisma yacht]

cutest panel after fb

[brittle basin]

No clue.

[low blaze]

Sad nika
Sa D bo

[urban lodge]

Is that upscaled or is it from a different scan? Luffy's expression is different in tcb

[prisma yacht]

we had baby blackbeard during the fb ❤️

[knotty pilot]

fr. best thing in that chapter were those 2 panels

[mighty quarry]

DLSS 5

[prisma yacht]

pat pat

[mighty shell]

why are there so many versions of this

[urban lodge]

Lmao

[spice cairn]

Its the new epic meme

[solid stone]

[prisma yacht]

"we need to kill this dude"

"damn"

[brittle basin]

it's one of the funniest panels lately

[brittle basin]

the expression and chibi-ness of luffy is perfect

[prisma yacht]

hes so round in it

[urban lodge]

Best panel in the chapter by far

[torn stirrup]

https://forums.animesuki.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29&order=desc&page=54 here's the one i'm looking through now btw

[solid stone]

oh yeah, i've crawled through that one before

[fallen meteor]

for different situations

[solid stone]

how'd you bump into the other one btw

[torn stirrup]

Found it on a reddit thread about the oldest surviving discussion forums

[solid stone]

oh same but with animesuki lol

[urban lodge]

Oh I just noticed the Ragnir edit lol

[solid stone]

might be a newer post

[iron oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/rocky-and-bullwinkle-handshake-gif-10141423972549534827

[prisma yacht]

we gonna kill him

[solid stone]

trying to remember the name of that google thing

[torn stirrup]

"Yokozuna will join the crew" is now my favorite outdated theory

[solid stone]

has some old discussions from pre-2000

[torn stirrup]

link it if you find it

[wraith mantle]

How often do yall sharpen your kitchen knives

[olive sun]

I remember thinking at the time the south bird would stick around on the ship because parrots and pirates go together

[urban lodge]

It should have

It had an incredible dynamic with Zoro

[solid stone]

i would still be down for a crew pet

chopper doesn't count!

[vital heart]

I NEED A MOD

[brittle basin]

fun fact: there kind of are technically two yokozunas in the story: water 7 frog and the sumo wrestler in Wano (i just don't remember if the sumo wrestler was Yokozuna by name or title).

[vital heart]

RIGHT NOW

[prisma yacht]

yeah hes food

[vital heart]

@ashen perch I NEED YOU

[ashen perch]

Nah no chance, 0 chance. I have an idea but it's kind of far too early to say it lol, I'll keep it to myself

[iron oriole]

Yokozuna vs Jimbei... only 1 spot open for a semi aquatic race

[torn stirrup]

title i think lol

[ashen perch]

Relax

[vital heart]

I need a mod TO MAKE THIS A STICKER

RN!

[ashen perch]

No

[fallen meteor]

oh my god

[ashen perch]

No.

[vital heart]

I know you want to

I know you like that panel

Many many people would agree with me on that point

[hot cairn]

fair enough

[solid stone]

put it in #emote-suggestions and make sure to tag juba with an urgent message

[ashen perch]

Many many people would yea but have you seen people

[solid stone]

it'll be added asap

[brittle basin]

me too, but it'll need to be edited to fit in a square format

[vital heart]

Done

[ashen perch]

Many many people were also telling me that Usopp would do nothing

[vital heart]

Not my problem

[ashen perch]

Where would we be if I were to listen to many many people

[brittle basin]

usopp hurt himself. that counts as something. actually what he did to gunko the first time was cooler cause it did more damage

[ashen perch]

Damage is irrelevant

Damage never was going to matter

[brittle basin]

lalalalaalal

[olive sun]

I don't need usopp to fight I need him to develop

[brittle basin]

it looked cooler to me

[olive sun]

This is finally a start lol

[ashen perch]

Luffy and Usopp are about to do the same amount of damage to Imu

[brittle basin]

bon is right though. i need an arc of bravery more than moments

[ashen perch]

This is indeed, about growth

[urban lodge]

Just don't revert his progress back to zero like every other arc and we're good

[ashen perch]

About standing up to the single biggest threat ever, and calling HIM a coward

[brittle basin]

the start was the first time against gunko. this is retreading the same thing just against imu/gunko instead with slightly more passion

[vital heart]

I sent smth in #other-series You guys should respond to it if you've read Bleach

[ashen perch]

No

[low blaze]

This chapter just screams usopp picking up ragnir

[iron oriole]

Usopp doing more damage to himself than what Gunkmu did to Usopp

[olive sun]

My problem was the past 30 chapters of him being Default Usopp acting as a second narrator and a reaction shot machine while virtually every other strawhat was being more proactive and making more meaningful relationships with the Elbaf locals

[brittle basin]

yes this is kind of an issue for him

[olive sun]

So dude finally got his drive I'm happy
I do think it was awkwardly handled tho cuz there was no build up

[prisma yacht]

meek self reacted the buggy emoji smh

[fallen meteor]

he kinda just spawned in

speed feat observation feat

[urban lodge]

Usopp should consider Yasopp a coward by what he said

[ashen perch]

I'd say its been bubbling up inside him, since Luffy said that he should've stood up and dealt with Iscat, and since he saw his beloved Elbaf nearly fall

[frozen ravine]

Yassop is a coward

[brittle basin]

oh yeah luffy did say that about the stupid fat cat

[hot cairn]

okay this is wildin fr

[olive sun]

I feel like there's been missed opportunities too. (Or maybe not missed the could still technically happen)

But like, in a more peaceful Elbaf where the kids don't have the necessity to become powerful like their parents, where Luffy was actually scary to em. Usopp would actually be a better role model for bravery and warriors spirit because his upbringing is closer to theirs

[solid stone]

ahhh I remember it now

[olive sun]

I expected more of him with colons group

[ashen perch]

Arc's still young!

[solid stone]

Google Groups @torn stirrup

[ashen perch]

I expect it too

[olive sun]

Its like 50 chapters!

[brittle basin]

1/5 of which was dedicated to Rocks

[ashen perch]

That's like a child arc in One Piece

[urban lodge]

More than 1/5th unfortunately

[ashen perch]

Also we should honestly just subtract God Valley

Have you seen the poll website?

They're treating it as a separate arc

[urban lodge]

That's great

[brittle basin]

all arcs are separate. i'm confused

[olive sun]

Watch the official designation become Elbaf arc, God Valley arc and Ragnarok arc or something stupid cuz of that total detour

[urban lodge]

That way I can still say Elbaf is like a 9/10

[ashen perch]

Officially, it isn't being considered Elbaf

[trim lily]

oh so is this is an on-island and off-island egghead situation

[hot cairn]

Arsal believes itll hit 100 chapters

[torn stirrup]

ah thanks

one last one i found to round out the discussion where it started

[olive sun]

I think the website is more concerned with character counts than anything tho and God Valley has a LOT

[solid stone]

can't find anything specific through it though

[urban lodge]

Oh yeah I haven't voted today yet

[prisma yacht]

i voted for

[olive sun]

Like east blue is one arc
Cuz it has a smaller cast per arc it doesn't need a whole page for orange town lol

[prisma yacht]

york and

[olive sun]

I think Oda doesn't officially consider Reverie an arc either and it's in there cuz of all the kingdom characters and Imu

[prisma yacht]

koala yes

[brittle basin]

would orange town even be a full volume?

[torn stirrup]

Its like 11 chapters i think

[solid stone]

i wonder if there's live action fans that feel this way

[olive sun]

Lemme look I got the volumes

[ashen perch]

True true, but it'd have been fine to just mention it as the God Valley incident. Calling it an arc specifically is different

[urban lodge]

BRO

[solid stone]

they're currently up to drum and seeing an increase in DF users

[urban lodge]

That's my 6th

[solid stone]

OP WT100

[prisma yacht]

spam voters smh

[brittle basin]

spam voters smh

chads vote equal opportunity

[urban lodge]

I'm only voting from 2 devices smh

[prisma yacht]

reals

[knotty pilot]

W lafitte

[olive sun]

Its a volume + 5 chapters

[brittle basin]

i vote from one computer, per day, per character
we are not the same

[solid stone]

i wonder if oda's gonna make another spread when it concludes

[ashen perch]

Oda and the showrunners actually talk about this

[ruby cape]

so far I’ve voted

• Woop Slap
• UK
• Saturn
• Big Mom
• Usopp (1)
• Spector
• Kiku
• Wapol
• Mihawk
• Luffy
• Franky
• Vegapunk Stella
• Kizaru
• Dragon
• Kuma
• Usopp (2)

[hot cairn]

man I wonder when will we see the outside world

[trim lily]

spector w

[prisma yacht]

uk😭😭😭😭

[ruby cape]

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[brittle basin]

Maz voted for the United Kingdom

[trim lily]

oh that reminds me i should vote for quincy

[prisma yacht]

😭

[ruby cape]

The dude in Kid’s crew!

[vital heart]

IS IT JUST ME OR DOES ANYONE ELSE NOT GAF ABOUT THE OUTSIDE WORLD

[brittle basin]

Thankfully, I have no memory of that crew.

[hot cairn]

I do gaf

[iron oriole]

Just you

[knotty pilot]

it's more interesting

[ashen perch]

Oda said that he really wanted Season 2 to be an escalation in terms of the fantasy element and how powerful everyone is, so that the further escalation in the next seasons feels more natural as it does in the manga

[trim lily]

they chose an awesome pic for her

[solid stone]

"That crew... never existed."

[vital heart]

I'm excited for s3, wbu?

[solid stone]

⚡

[brittle basin]

Translation: I hate Makino and her baby.

[ashen perch]

No I agree

[olive sun]

I exclusively care about Vivi

[solid stone]

oh wow, they went with the toei scheme too

[ashen perch]

I haven't seen s2 still ngl, but sure

[solid stone]

always pictured her with blue hair

[brittle basin]

Uh, on one handed they succeeded with the powerful part, but also not so much depending on the fight.

[trim lily]

i like the orange hair more

[solid stone]

definitely makes sense since we're stepping Into the Grand Line

[brittle basin]

I loved season 2 so much. Give me more.

[olive sun]

Luffy is the biggest problem with s2 fight choreography

Everyone else is fine tbh

[iron oriole]

Same

[brittle basin]

Zoro's whiskey peak kill bill fight was fucking awesome.

[prisma yacht]

I care about the bbp and garp and vivi and cg and koby and mariejois and what is garling upto and yeah that's pretty much it

[solid stone]

i love that OPLA's been a way for Oda to revisit these older arcs and an entire new audience to react as if the series is serializing for the first time

[trim lily]

i think they dont really know how to do him in live action (which i cant really blame him)

[olive sun]

This and Laboon are the best episodes

[iron oriole]

More Lera Abova in particular please

[olive sun]

Genuinely like em more than the comic versions

[mighty quarry]

Somethings also up in Alabasta

[solid stone]

seeing Netflix refer to Robin and Croc as exclusively Ms. All Sunday and Mr. 0 is cool

[brittle basin]

Laboon was well done.

[solid stone]

like we're stepping back in time

[prisma yacht]

zoro getting ptsd♥️

[brittle basin]

And Chopper's backstory:

[prisma yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/pepe-heart-pepeheart-love-pepelove-gif-26590296

[solid stone]

Episode 7 was great

story will always be a tear-jerker

[iron oriole]

Chopper backstory episodes were done so well

[prisma yacht]

ep6 was awesome too

[iron oriole]

Hiriluk had me crying

Such a good actor for the role

[ashen perch]

Okay I'll answer that earlier question. I think everything before 1196 and after 1187 will be the big cutaway. 1196 will be the return to Elbaf. Trust.

[prisma yacht]

vivi stuff and robin

[latent hamlet]

"Nico Robin"
"mf what did I say about my name"

[mighty quarry]

We had no budget for Lapin tho

[solid stone]

(cue bounty poster reveal)

[olive sun]

Shoulda made the stupid Diablo enemy army into weird lapin humans

[solid stone]

i love the baroque works cards

[latent hamlet]

Also ngl
I feel like my feelings for usopp in this current chapter doesnt help when u got LA Usopp being like

"This fucking sucks....BUT 1V1 BAROQUE WORKS"

[brittle basin]

-My wife was tearing up and then I said "Seee? I told you. Read the manga."
-You know what she said in response to that? "NO"

[olive sun]

Those guys totally took me out of episode 8

[latent hamlet]

Even tho they only accepted for their own sadism but still

[calm wave]

bruh one piece's LA is a crime (tho the strawhats actors are pretty nice (idk about chopper yet))

[olive sun]

The show in general seems really bad at costume design when it's gotta invent one from scratch, Ms Thursday was also tacky

[prisma yacht]

my S2 ep ratings is prolly ep1>ep6>others

[latent hamlet]

"Why should they watch the LA? Read it or do anime"

[olive sun]

Which is weird after like 6 years in production you'd think they'd have their own style and pipeline figured out

[iron oriole]

I love that they have the characters interact with them

Like Zoro & Nami balling up Vivi & Mr 9's

[prisma yacht]

also

[solid stone]

yeah the original stuff can feel incongruent

[prisma yacht]

this was so fucking beautiful

[solid stone]

that island smoker and tashigi went to reminded me of world seeker though lol

[latent hamlet]

Some people say "they just look like meh cosplayers"

Im like
HAVE U SEEN WHAT ONE PIECE PEOPLE WEAR?

[brittle basin]

Oddly enough they worked for me. They were just so metallically Frankensteined together that I couldn't help but like them.

[hot cairn]

I see... I would love to see some outside chapters, we'll see

[brittle basin]

However, Zoro felt kind of nerfed in that fight in ep 8 right?

[latent hamlet]

The episode 8 metal soldiers i did think was kinda weird
But I think its a byproduct of wanting a final battle with a serious enemy

[olive sun]

I think they needed some random splotches of pastel coloring on em

Too green and brown

Look at the zombies on TB

[solid stone]

miss thursday and the old mr. 7 getting designs bc of OPLA is really cool to me

[olive sun]

Oda doesn't do "muted" ever lol

[urban lodge]

At first I was mad that we didn't get more outside world chapters before Elbaf but now I'm more invested in what's happening in Elbaf

[brittle basin]

They saved the color budget for the cherry blossoms /s

[urban lodge]

It doesn't help that what I wanted to see most was Cross Guild but Oda forgot they existed

[solid stone]

cherry blossoms my beloved

[olive sun]

Theyd be cool in a Deathstalker movie

[brittle basin]

Croc saying OP at the end instead of Pluton was a letdown. As was his shitty wig.

[iron oriole]

We'll still get CG vs the 2nd group of Seraphim trust Penny

[mighty quarry]

He probably felt bad about cutting down the former countrymen in front of Dalton, so maybe he held back a fair bit

[iron oriole]

Oda doesn't forgo

[latent hamlet]

Btw
Schizo Mihawk

Yay or nay

[iron oriole]

You mean the Zoro visions? I like it

[olive sun]

This is fine to me
Plutons a twist and since they're truncating the story they need to have villains actually gunning for the one piece actively before like, whole cake island?? lmao

[urban lodge]

120 chapters since their introduction and they still haven't done anything 😔

[prisma yacht]

W ptsd

[olive sun]

They can't be as decompressed as Oda with getting to the point

[brittle basin]

Ah, from this perspective I can see this. Was pluton revealed much later during Alabasta? Like at the end?

[iron oriole]

Lowkey wish Oda did it in the manga

[latent hamlet]

Plus a bit odd to drop it at the literal final bits of the season

[olive sun]

In the panel where robin reads the poneglyph

Its literally tail end

[latent hamlet]

Ye. Bro fantasizing what mihawk would say and training with his image

[brittle basin]

Cross Guild is literally going for the OP. What do you want to watch them do, sail?

they will appear soon enough-ish

[latent hamlet]

O ye and then croc goes on about "BRUH ITS ALL I FUCKING CARED ABOUT"

[iron oriole]

Yeah i think its great & works really well, makes sense that he'd be "haunted" by Mihawk after losing to him so severely

[brittle basin]

ah never mind, this is exactly when I thought. ok. i'll wait for the proper LA reveal then

[olive sun]

They killed #ourguy T-Bone

[hot cairn]

that's fair, I'm still intrigued at what could be going on outside

[urban lodge]

Well they do have a new ship so it would be nice if they used it

[hot cairn]

I have faith

[pine scaffold]

Predictions for next chapter?

I feel like we need to see Loki's hybrid form before he gets reversi'd

so maybe we could see that?

[hot cairn]

I have hope

[brittle basin]

I think we are going to see Imu turn the tide with frightening immediacy.

[olive sun]

Next chapter will focus entirely on Road

[brittle basin]

kill meeeeeee

and then road

[latent hamlet]

Ye cuz most of zoro training is just weight lifting

[pine scaffold]

This fight has been set up for a year almost now

[latent hamlet]

Instead he's shadow boxing with the memories of his most memorable fight

[pine scaffold]

which is wild to me

[torn stirrup]

"Ultra-Rare Gunko"

[mighty quarry]

Oda will just keep us hanging on wtf is up with Chopper huh

[prisma yacht]

i choose you

gunko

[brittle basin]

And I think - or rather hope - that Imu is going to make us go "oh shit," as if to suggest this is what the endgame is really like.

[pine scaffold]

I think we need it

Show us the power of the strongest character in One Piece

[frigid gulch]

Spams daggers and guns, DR Loki, dips

[brittle basin]

ooooor he just domi reversis Loki and then peaces the fuck out cause of brook.

[frigid gulch]

[olive sun]

Zoro has a real subtle buddhist spiritual journey thing happening with his random comic power ups but that's never gonna translate to a western live action that's significantly more grounded

[pine scaffold]

I wanna see some shit no top tier could ever do

[olive sun]

When he's not announcing every attack half of its basically lost

[pine scaffold]

an insane feat

[solid stone]

i'm very curious how asura would look

[olive sun]

Let mihawks force ghost carry him instead

[solid stone]

oh that's 100% happening in season 3

[pine scaffold]

DROP WORTHY

[solid stone]

at the end of the Mr. 1 fight

mark my words!

[pine scaffold]

I will cry if all Imu does is use a gun and daggers dawg

[iron oriole]

I think its gonna play a major role in Zoro vs Mr 1 & the whole cutting steel scene

[pine scaffold]

I hope we get a fight before this

[brittle basin]

I know the translator's note is there, but this is the most "a 12-year old named this attack" possible to an American's ears.

[pine scaffold]

the chapter can end with the domi reversi

[frigid gulch]

Jarul is right. It’s a beautiful move

[cunning narwhal]

oda will hit us with a silhouette of it and leave it as a cliffhanger 😭

[latent hamlet]

Sanji: IFRIT JAMBE, ULTRA FURY

[solid stone]

also a great excuse to use mihawk's actor again

[calm wave]

i think he will eventually as a sign that luffy and sanji have grown on him

[solid stone]

he was a really good cast lol

[pine scaffold]

100%

and we'll go on break

[brittle basin]

zoro downscale 😔

[latent hamlet]

"You think you can become the world's greatest swordsman? You can hardly cut through stone let alone steel"

[frigid gulch]

https://tenor.com/view/luffy-vs-kaido-gear-5-gear-5-luffy-gear-5-gif-gear-5-luffy-anime-gif-14890468281344588823

[brittle basin]

i LOVED that. i will watch anything with LA mihawk

give me a LA mihawk spin-off

[pine scaffold]

We need this in the manga

but its too late now

[iron oriole]

Agreed

[brittle basin]

agreed

[solid stone]

Cooking with Dracule Mihawk

[brittle basin]

goddammit oda

[solid stone]

Starring Steven Ward

[calm wave]

the only time oda has zoro morbidly kill someone on-screen is when he will be "revived"

[pine scaffold]

OP LA W @runic dock

[iron oriole]

Oda fixing his mistakes with the LA

[brittle basin]

we need to get a time machine so oda can go back and add shit from the LA lol

[torn stirrup]

he narrates a nature documentary about frogs

[prisma yacht]

maybe wit will add this

[pine scaffold]

the LA is honestly cinema

[prisma yacht]

[olive sun]

Build a time machine to remove the stupid ass Zoro vs Luffy fight

[runic dock]

Another fix

[brittle basin]

oh yeah lol that was removed

[pine scaffold]

it's actually a great change tho

[solid stone]

did earl say anything specific before

[iron oriole]

I love it, though i'm biased to anything OP

[pine scaffold]

Earl is a LA truther

[solid stone]

oh yeah speaking of which

[ruby cape]

How generous is the LA in killing characters off?

[iron oriole]

Removing Zoro vs Luffy was a great change

[hot cairn]

lmao

[brittle basin]

more generous than oda

[hot cairn]

that's funny

[brittle basin]

without spoiling

[ruby cape]

Tulip Pirates from that one cover story did die in the LA I know of

[latent hamlet]

I do think Luffy nerf is a bit too much but I think they wanted to add some tension in western media style

Maybe that was also Oda's idea

[cunning narwhal]

they aint afraid of killing people

[pine scaffold]

I'm so happy the Sanji gag is gone

[latent hamlet]

We dont know for sure whatever stuff LA makes is an Oda idea or not

[brittle basin]

The LA's willingness to kill off some tertiary named characters is a breath of fresh air.

[mighty quarry]

Robin kills like 30 marines in first 5 mins

Kills kills

[prisma yacht]

peak

[hot cairn]

peak

[brittle basin]

Sanji talking to Nami in ep8 had me in tears. just fantastic characterization and acting by Taz. 10/10

[ruby cape]

Dang

[prisma yacht]

every scene robin was in

[latent hamlet]

Tbf its still around but less "WOOF WOOF" and more "miss i have made a 10 course breakfast. Boys only got boiled eggs"

[ruby cape]

I said I’d give the LA a go but maybe after next week

[prisma yacht]

🙏

[brittle basin]

BRO. Robin is perfect, holy shit.

[ruby cape]

This dissertation needs to get finished first

[iron oriole]

Lera Abova is THE perfect Robin

[solid stone]

@runic dock Can't find a full clip of the investigation but didn't this base look like something from World Seeker? lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vI5A4d6Xc

[brittle basin]

But also Vivi is perfect too. Girl can aaaaact.

[iron oriole]

Nobody on Earth can play her better

[pine scaffold]

Way better that way

[solid stone]

oh wait

[ruby cape]

Yeah I’ve seen clips and I’ve enjoyed it

[solid stone]

thought this was a fight clip

[latent hamlet]

Robin leaning in to Wapol as she gave him the fruit was like

BEGONE FOUL TEMPTRESS, ICON OF LUST

[brittle basin]

Vivi and Luffy on the dinosaur was so sweet man

[pine scaffold]

Peak scene

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-live-action-miss-all-sunday-nico-robin-robin-lera-abova-gif-13475887366424145995

this was so good

[prisma yacht]

little vivi in ep6 was also nice

[iron oriole]

Man...

[torn stirrup]

I enjoyed Usopp a lot more this season compared to S1

[solid stone]

^

[iron oriole]

She's so beautiful...

[solid stone]

Usopp was great

[latent hamlet]

https://youtu.be/5isXNS-nooU?si=TLrFEzyivI8SI6_Z

[pine scaffold]

CROC WAS PEAK TOO

[prisma yacht]

usopp was very funny

[brittle basin]

big time. i liked him in s1. i love him in season 2. jacob is such a good actor

[pine scaffold]

Don't forget the Croc tease

[iron oriole]

Brb watching this 27 times

[solid stone]

I need Arsal's reactions to LA Robin

[prisma yacht]

"maybe he didn't hear the sure kill"

[latent hamlet]

Wasn't Croc played by Joe Manganiello?

[iron oriole]

Yes

[solid stone]

yep

[prisma yacht]

no

[iron oriole]

W casting btw

[pine scaffold]

They did Hiriluk justice as well

[vital ravine]

what was usopp thinking this chapter? "oh yeah let me hit the magical demon god with the exact same shot i used earlier that did nothing at all"

[solid stone]

who i just found out was Flash in the og Spidey movie

[latent hamlet]

Dood is basically the "jock but actually a nerd content addict" lol

Bro got like 2 minutes and was like ill make it count

Oh ye speaking of

[pine scaffold]

OOH MY GOD

LOL

[torn stirrup]

Usopp is a hard character to pull off with how a lot of his appeal is his long-term development, but S1 Usopp felt like he didn't have a lot to do despite the narrative insisting he was cool and capable, whereas S2 Usopp is given enough breathing room to be shown to actually be so

[iron oriole]

Henry Cavill v2

[solid stone]

what's got me excited was that music at the end

[latent hamlet]

Sanji saying he's Mr Prince to Croc

[brittle basin]

Croc's casting is solid. we just need a more slicked back wig.

[iron oriole]

You know he studied Crocs laugh

[solid stone]

they're teasing Symphony No. 9 👁️

[mighty quarry]

I also think his hair looked very off

[brittle basin]

i'm surprised how good Dorry and Brogy's laughs were.

[prisma yacht]

i mean all the chars are going to do the samething

[mighty quarry]

His coat was awesome tho

[solid stone]

I'm surprised they didn't use Ave Maria for Hiriluk's death

[torn stirrup]

David Dastmalchian just continues to show up in the most random places

[prisma yacht]

Dorry a beast bro

[solid stone]

oh Mr. 3 was great

[brittle basin]

Mr 3 was so perfect it hurts.

[iron oriole]

Another W cast

[latent hamlet]

I do find it funny when Sanji fought the unluckies
Croc was like
I cant believe he's making me wait for 10 sexonds.....20 seconds....30 seconds...a whole minute....im killing him

[solid stone]

I loved a lot of the casting this season

[brittle basin]

Oh, also. Sanji's fight against the unluckies was funny as shit

[solid stone]

Tashigi was an absolute dork and I loved her

[prisma yacht]

i liked wapol too

[latent hamlet]

They shifted 3 and goldenweek from comedy to creepy lol

[iron oriole]

I saw a clip of Emily saying she thinks the cast was born for the roles & i find it hard to disagree

[latent hamlet]

Which kinda works for western media style

[olive sun]

I can't believe of all things they kept Vivis hypnosis belly dance

[brittle basin]

Goldenweek was great. Her actress really upped the game.

[solid stone]

same lol, i thought it'd be cut

[latent hamlet]

If Oda himself was picking, then it's not surprising

I mean look at Robert Downey Jr. He basically took over Iron Man's entire appearance in comics and animation

[mighty quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/david-dastmalchian-scared-psycho-worried-gif-15449604

[torn stirrup]

Wapol's actor without makeup is literally identical to an old boss of mine, its so uncanny

[brittle basin]

it looked kind of weird, but it was endearing i guess. we probably didn't need it though lol

[solid stone]

Mr. 8 on the sax tho

[pine scaffold]

Underrated actor

late night with the devil was peak

[latent hamlet]

O ye speaking of
Mr 3 killing Valentine

Yay or RIP

[brittle basin]

oh yeah

fuck that was dark

[latent hamlet]

Bro said FUCK MY ART STYLE, JUST DIE

[brittle basin]

Oh, big shoutout to Mr. 9's actor, he was amazing.

[solid stone]

Not the vibe I associate with Whiskey Peak at all but very groovy track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbCW8h7m_KU

[iron oriole]

I want to say RIP because i liked the cover story stuff but it makes sense

[solid stone]

do wish whiskey peak was exclusively night time and greener though

[latent hamlet]

Instead of exploding in failure he got to be a shoe stain

[vital heart]

Omg

[brittle basin]

this is so good. but the Pray to the Sun song is my favorite

[vital heart]

I just realized

[runic dock]

It does look a bit familiar to that yeah

[solid stone]

anime gave it a nice vibe

[vital heart]

1177 is the start of the final war

Officiall

y

[brittle basin]

it should've been me

[hot cairn]

why?

[vital heart]

Luffy v Imu

Finally

[latent hamlet]

Valentine really likes stepping on people in LA huh

[vital heart]

Starts

Luffy and Loki v Imu

Finally starts

[solid stone]

crap i gotta catch up and finish 1176

[latent hamlet]

If anything Valentine is the more sadistic 1 compared to 5

[solid stone]

i need to get to that luffy squirrel panel

[brittle basin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_R5X7HAooA

[runic dock]

That actor always throws his entire being into whatever role he plays

Loved Mr 3

[hot cairn]

I’m so hyped for the next chapter

[solid stone]

Brogy.....

his laugh fits in so well

[hot cairn]

oh you havent read 1176?

[solid stone]

GYABAGYABAGYABAGYABA

[iron oriole]

Apparently his kids are massive OP fans too so he put even more effort into it to impress them

[latent hamlet]

https://youtu.be/_e-K60lkD2s?si=yElIz3l7IZFE-3w7
That reminds me
This really was just an alternate design on Enies Lobby

[brittle basin]

early nika references too. this shit is so ass peak

[solid stone]

i started it last week but realized i never finished it earlier

[hot cairn]

“This fight shall dive the world” I wonder what does Imu mean by this

[pine scaffold]

PLEASE ODA

[solid stone]

i was wondering why dorry and broggy were back to normal in the new chapter

[pine scaffold]

just cancel the manga and focus on the LA

[latent hamlet]

I wouldnt be surprised if they've prepped for S3 as we speak

[iron oriole]

I like them because they only really matter for those like us that are caught up to the manga

[solid stone]

s2 and 3 both got greenlit at the same time iirc, and production should be wrapping up in summer from what i've heard

[hot cairn]

they’re shooting rn until June

[brittle basin]

game of thrones did 1 year between seasons with a 100 million budget. i assume OP might be harder to film though due to action sequences, but please don't do two years again.

[torn stirrup]

Guess my somewhat hot take about the LA is that i'm still not entirely sure how I feel about Inaki as Luffy

[solid stone]

gonna be a lot of post-prod doe

[hot cairn]

stfu

[vital heart]

I need a mod

[hot cairn]

I want my manga

[latent hamlet]

Makes sense. Probably their alabasta stuff and jaya

[pine scaffold]

???

[runic dock]

I heard that interview yeah! Amazing stuff, one piece got actors bonding over it now too, Jamie Lee Curtis herself was the one to recommend the other actress katey segal to play kureha instead

[iron oriole]

S3 was instantly green lit iirc, they started as soon as S2 finished filming

[brittle basin]

and pleeeease do 10 episodes. i'm tired of this weak ass 8 episodes shit. wednesday also did that

[solid stone]

same actually

[latent hamlet]

U know whats crazy

[pine scaffold]

This is a LA fan chat

sorry buddy

[latent hamlet]

People are hyped for a s3 of a LA

Thats unprecedented

[solid stone]

but i think it's more to do with the script and direction

[brittle basin]

i'm super excited for season 3. season 2 is all i could hope for

[hot cairn]

I love the LA, but that doesn’t mean I need to delete the manga be so fr

[knotty pilot]

a break from the manga would be good tho

[runic dock]

Same , do you think the entire season will be dedicated to alabasta?

[latent hamlet]

I think at least the LA is showing stuff that Oda probably wanted to do in retrospect but couldn't

[hot cairn]

no thanks, you can take one if u want

[iron oriole]

Yes! I think Katey did great, the pairing with Hiriluk's actor was 10/10

[latent hamlet]

The one piece remake might just steal LA ideas

Cuz its just Oda wanting a redo

[brittle basin]

definitely. i think it's a good way of having one continuous arc and whetting the new viewers' appetite on what to expect with OP arcs going forward as they get longer

[pine scaffold]

if Oda went on a year hiatus from the manga to focus on the LA, would yall be fine with it

[runic dock]

He did amazingly in the when does a man die scene , Oscar worthy

[iron oriole]

Truly

[knotty pilot]

weekly release is bad. a big break would be good lol

[brittle basin]

god no

[iron oriole]

He had me in tears

[hot cairn]

that’s never going to happen

[runic dock]

I almost teared up all over again

[latent hamlet]

Nah

[runic dock]

Yes

[brittle basin]

[iron oriole]

Every fucking scene with him felt so.... powerful

[hazy turret]

It just delayed the same feeling I get when reading spoilers*

[brittle basin]

Kureha was solid too, and I even liked the cackling laugh

[hot cairn]

again, you can easily take one if you need to

[torn stirrup]

Yeah, I think Inaki is amazing at playing Luffy's physical mannerisms (him intensely but blankly staring at Crocus brewing medicine and interrupting him, for example) but his demeanor and delivery is still sometimes off to me

[pine scaffold]

ok what about 6 months

[runic dock]

I swear to god the director told every actor to nail the laugh or they get fired lol

[pine scaffold]

I think 6 months is perfectly fine

[hot cairn]

what’s that feeling?

[torn stirrup]

also him singing to Laboon is just a genuinely great change

[brittle basin]

i'm all for oda taking breaks just for his health but not just to avoid working on the manga in favor of the live action.

[hot cairn]

no

[iron oriole]

I do kinda wish we still had Kureha chasing Luffy & Sanji around

[runic dock]

Getting the laugh correct is part of the job

[latent hamlet]

Plot twist: Oda is actually with the LA cast right now
Just drawing his next chapter in his own room while every1 is staring from outside like "WHAT COULD HE BE MAKING"

[knotty pilot]

not that easy, but if it were to happen would be good

[mighty quarry]

I think a lot of casuals/non manga readers just missed Kureha mentioning Gol D. Roger at the very end

[iron oriole]

Its the no. 1 thing you have to nail

[mighty quarry]

But I'm sure they'll catch on to that soon

[hot cairn]

not really

[iron oriole]

If anything OP is known for its unique laughs, you got to have them

[runic dock]

Oda should become the pandaman of the live action

[pine scaffold]

Do yall think its a coincedence how Chopper gets a massive moment this chapter and the LA just covered Drum Island

[knotty pilot]

elaborate

[latent hamlet]

Btw
Smoker vs Luffy

Smoker fought better than how he does in manga

[torn stirrup]

Well I think Oda drew the Unluckies' sketches lmao

[runic dock]

Same with Usopp

[pine scaffold]

yeah

[runic dock]

Goda timing

[latent hamlet]

Bro pulled out the suffocation tactic

[pine scaffold]

Oh and Dorry/Broggy

[latent hamlet]

Should have done that against Vergo

[iron oriole]

Oh yeah Smoker, they made logia's look so good

[hazy turret]

Err just reaction to the chapter. Like even if it’s some light hearted banter that’s described in the summary, I still get the same kick out of reading it when I had read the summary versus going spoiler free if that makes any sense

[runic dock]

The effects of the Gatling going through his smoke was superb

[mighty quarry]

Ace next season

[pine scaffold]

Dragon was aura farming in the LA

[latent hamlet]

Wait that might be a fun fight to see in LA

Ace vs Smoker

[iron oriole]

Sabo tease was good, better than him just randomly appearing

[pine scaffold]

The actor accidentally spoiled he got a df lol

[runic dock]

Ace’s actor looks the part of he just shaves

[pine scaffold]

but I mean cmon everyone knew he had one

[latent hamlet]

Ye he took down that post on Instagram and redid the description

But its very much like
U gotta be following his insta to begin with

[iron oriole]

Dragon & Smoker in LA sold me on a Wind logia ngl

[leaden rivet]

Exactly how I feel with it

I’ve tried a few times to go spoiler free and honestly it doesn’t feel that different

[pine scaffold]

Whatever it is, its 100% wind related

[latent hamlet]

They made it blatant instead of a conveniently placed rainstorm
Wait
IT WASNT EVEN RAINING AT THEIR FIGHT

[runic dock]

I like how the live action was teasing Roger possibly being luffys father , because when the manga was ongoing it was still a theory until post impel down

[iron oriole]

I was already like 90% but still

[mighty quarry]

What smoker actor looks like normally (presumably)

[latent hamlet]

Roger: the hero of god valley

[mighty quarry]

It'll be fine

[leaden rivet]

And plus the leaks discussions feel better than the manga discussions some of the times also

[latent hamlet]

Every1: HE SAID THE THINGGGG

[runic dock]

Yeah lol he doesn’t have white hair surprise!!

[hazy turret]

https://tenor.com/view/were-so-very-different-you-and-i-gary-oldman-gif-10281144

[ornate tartan]

I thought it was revealed post ennies lobby that he was dragon son

[pine scaffold]

Roger and Garp mentioning God Valley in the LA hits so differently now

its like dang

[mighty quarry]

No I meant about the shaving

[latent hamlet]

now u have to imagine
LA god valley flashback

[runic dock]

Somewhere around there I’m forgetting exactly , I just remember the convo they had on the way to marineford

[latent hamlet]

Just a tiny snippet of it

[iron oriole]

Great scene btw

[ornate tartan]

the one with ivankov yea in impel down

that’s the one u talking about

[runic dock]

Yeah

[ornate tartan]

they thought ace was dragon son too

[pine scaffold]

Yeah good stuff

[ornate tartan]

till he corrected them

[latent hamlet]

Imagine a ruined island, LA Garp and Roger in tatters and injuries

A dark shadow appears over a smokey cloud, with glowing red eyes

[runic dock]

Eitherway it was plausible speculation at the time for a long time that Roger was luffys dad

[pine scaffold]

I bet the LA will show Imu when we get the Gorosei introduction

you watch

[mighty quarry]

Post enies lobby is when Garp mentions Dragon dad

[ornate tartan]

u think it’s getting that far😂😂

[iron oriole]

Garp revealed Dragon was Luffys dead post EL yeah

[pine scaffold]

Oda will introduce Imu way earlier in the story

[ornate tartan]

actually it is easily

[latent hamlet]

They might show early elders

[ornate tartan]

gorosei were jaya right

[inner agate]

LA concerns me because xolo genuinely looks like hes inakis biological brother

[pine scaffold]

I mean, the gorosei only get introduced 200 chaps in lol

[pine scaffold]

ye

[runic dock]

Season 4 showing Blackbeard will break everything

He will be peak

[latent hamlet]

The LA isnt afraid to introduce future things quite early

They already did Garp in s1

[brittle basin]

Honestly? We are bare minimum getting the empty throne as a hint. Because the LA is not shying away from early foreshadowing.

[latent hamlet]

Barto and brook s2

Actually speaking of

[hot cairn]

taking a break from the manga is easy, just stay off social media and mute anything OP related. I don’t see why a 1 year break from Oda doing the weekly grind would be good. He takes breaks exactly for that, so why take a 1 year long break that will just make the ending of the manga even farther. He wants to finish the story

[ornate tartan]

I think it won’t go past marineford or return to sabaody

[latent hamlet]

Brook s2 might be one of the biggest hype in LA

[pine scaffold]

I think an early introduction to Imu could work really well

[ornate tartan]

one piece is too long for its own good

[runic dock]

Blackbeard may even be shown during a side thing mid alabasta

[latent hamlet]

Ye i think the last LA arc would be return to sabaody at best

[iron oriole]

Apparently Oda has an idea of how long he wants the LA to go

[pine scaffold]

I literally had goosebumps when BB got name dropped in the LA

[runic dock]

Zoro’s actor said so yeah

[latent hamlet]

Its probably return to sabaody

[hot cairn]

yeah I understand, that’s a first time for tho. Like hearing someone say that

[pine scaffold]

I completely forgot about Drum Island and what he did there

[runic dock]

Same

[brittle basin]

I thought it was a new addition, only to forget he was mentioned that early in the manga.

[runic dock]

Goda moment again: a theory from this chapter connects back to that

[latent hamlet]

Return to sabaody is a good stopping point I think
U get the climatic return of the SHs as they head off to New World

[runic dock]

Bb may have been looking for choppers fruit

[iron oriole]

It also leaves you wanting more though

[leaden rivet]

Me also, like the only true benefit I felt for not reading the leaks was some sort of satisfaction for resisting, like an alcoholic who skipped a drink and went for water this time

[pine scaffold]

its def special, since it neutralised Domi Reversi

[thick mango]

there is no ending other than the real ending that wont leave you wanting more

[latent hamlet]

There's frankly no arc that feels like a conclusive end tbh
So u should end it on the most optimistic

[runic dock]

The way it’s depicted after reading the chapter , yeah it seems something special with it