I'm kinda astonished no one started to consider that this underground forest group of prisioners might use Luffy's break in to stage a major break out from ID.
I'm sure someone said something along those lines in the spoiler thread.
I'm kinda astonished no one started to consider that this underground forest group of prisioners might use Luffy's break in to stage a major break out from ID.
I'm sure someone said something along those lines in the spoiler thread.
I loved this chapter.
Jeez I leave the computer for 5 god dam minutes and my brother has to be an ass on here…
This chapter sucked…
Could you provide some slightly more constructive criticism than that? Why did this chapter suck? I enjoyed it, and would like to know what faults you found within it to reach this opinion.
Other than the lack of Christmas wolves.
I think since Oda had his hand in picking voices for the crew members, he wouldn't have Yao play someone he knew was going to join the crew someday. I don't think Oda just comes up with this stuff, and he probably has the final setup of the Strawhats already established in stone.
I think all this character development for Bentham may lead to his eventual sacrifice (of course he won't die.)
Neuro is obviously a homophobe who is against them doing anything cool.
Amajing chapter! \o/\o/\o/
Bentham is DA shit.
And it looks like the Haki worked on him as well, his eyes were pretty weird.
About the guy in the end, I am pretty sure it is not Iva-san, but one of the other missing prisoners. He will take both of them to where the others (including Iva) are… Buggy and Galdino will probably be there as well (accidentaly ended up there while runing from the wolves).
Oda specifically created Franky with Kazuki Yao in mind, BECAUSE of his mr 2 portrayal. Unless you want to argue that Oda only just now has decided Bon Clay should join …which is unlikely, since this is Oda we're talking about.
There's almost no way that guy at the end was not an okama, whether it be Iva or someone else. Perhaps the only prisoners that go missing are those converted to the okama way?
Thanks for the raw! ^_^
Thanks for the raw!
I think the real problem is when people state opinions without any specifics. If you say state exactly why you like or hate something, or you think something will happen, it can lead to interesting debate. Otherwise, it tends to be fluff or antagonism.
That said, I like Mr. 2 because he has such an extreme range of personality. At his worst, he can be the most annoying character in the manga. At his best, he can be just as intense and loyal as we've ever seen the strawhats. I guess it's a rather common trait in shonen manga to go from silly to serious (Young Goku, Kenshin, Yusuke come to mind immediately) but it's a new level to do it with such an… okama.
Still, I think he's too annoying to be a regular. He's at his best now, so I see why people may want this Mr. 2 as nakama, but I couldn't stand the other Mr. 2, the spinning, line dancing, singing, everyting exaggerated happy Mr. 2 on board the ship all the time.
Thanks for the raw!!!
Loving the character design for Queen Okama.
I'll have to agree with the people who say mr. Black n' White isn't Iva-san. For one thing (as stated before), the silhouette isn't right, and for another, I don't think Oda would leave such a major character without an introduction box (This could appear in the next chapter, though).
So… has the location of the real Hannybal been addressed?
Sorry Oda, this chapter failed to deliver…
Are you saying that because of no Christmas Wolf or did you really not like the chapter?
So… has the location of the real Hannybal been addressed?
Not yet, no. He's probably going to show up when they're breaking out to stop them in an attempt to make himself look better than Magellan.
All cant be winners :happy:
Are you saying that because of no Christmas Wolf or did you really not like the chapter?
I haven't read a scan yet, but from just the pics I've seen I liked it =(
ahem read my edit notes…
Whenever I see brennen communicate like this, it makes me wonder if I should be checking the source code on other posts he made, or at least highlighting it to check for invisible text, or reading them backwards or something. I did find it pretty hard to believe that any fan of the series could dislike this chapter, though. The page where Mr 2 fights the wolves… just proof that Oda does fight scenes just as good as the rest of them without needing to do big chapter-long ones every single chapter.
;__; oh scan, why do you elude me so?
edit notes…
Hee hee, I love the edit function. It's like carrying on two separate conversations at once.
i wonder if this tomson could actually be TOM…
translation by cnet,i hope scanlation will be out soon
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One Piece
Chapter 536: Level Five, the Freezing Hell
! 2
BonClay!Hannyabal: Say whaaaaaaat?!! // I mean… What foolishness is this~~~~?!!
[Box: Impel Down, Medical Room]
Doctor: There has never been a known case of a person standing up to Magellan… / ...being afflicted with his multiple poisons, and subsequently surviving. // A single poison is one thing, / but creating an antidote that can counter a number of his poisons at once is frankly impossible...!!!
BonClay!Hannyabal: And you still call yourselves the medical team?! / Stop jo~kin' around~!!!
Doctors: Eh?!
BonClay!Hannyabal: Ah, I mean... / Don't play the fool with me!!! Come up with something!!! / We are under orders to hand Straw Hat Luffy over to the Marines, ALIVE!!
Doctors: ...The fact is, rash attempts to treat him would likely only serve to hasten his death. / I'm afraid there is simply no way to save his life at this point......
BonClay!Hannyabal: ...............!!!
! 3
BonClay: Nghhhhhh......!!!
Buggy: You see...?!! There's no saving Straw Hat now!!
Mr3: Fighting Magellan and living to tell the tale... miracles like that just don't happen.
BonClay: ......"Miracles"...
Buggy: Hm??
BonClay: .........Of course! Right here in Impel Down... that person is being held captive…...!!! / The "Miracle Worker", Okama Queen Iva-san...!!! // .........Cases that doctors had abandoned as hopeless...!! / Countries on the verge of death...!! The one said to be able to save anything and everything... // The origin of the "Salvation Legends"... / The "Ultimate Star" of the Okama world, Iva-san!! // It's the only chance we have left!!!
Buggy/Mr3: Who?!
! 4
[Box: Level Four, Staff-Only Staircase]
Gaolers: To Level Five?
BonClay!Hannyabal: Yes, that's right. I mean to condemn these criminals to the freezing penalty!!
Gaolers: …......
BonClay!Hannyabal: (...There's nothing for it but to try!! Hang in there, Straw-chan!!! // ...but what really bothers me is this Level Five prisoner list... / ......What exactly could it mean...?)
Gaoler: Keep moving!!
BonClay!Hannyabal: ("Emporio Ivankov"... History's greatest Okama Queen... // ...Iva-san's name is crossed out!! Could Iva-san have been released already...? Or... executed...?!)
! 5
BonClay!Hannyabal: ...About this mark here... Has this prisoner has been released?
Gaoler: ...Ah... Ivankov...... Do you not remember, Vice-Chief? / It was a few years ago now... this prisoner fell victim to that.
BonClay!Hannyabal: Ahh…!! Of course... that!! I remember now!! / I'm sure we all know what that is, don't we?! You there - let's hear it!
Gaoler: …...But... We're in front of the prisoners...
BonClay!Hannyabal: No matter - spit it out!!
Gaoler: ............It refers to the mysterious disappearances that occasionally occur within Impel Down. / Incidents that are clearly not cases of escape... prisoners who have shown no sign of any movement suddenly disappearing, suddenly, without a trace. / The "demonings away".
[TN: "Oni no Sodehiki" - literally, "demon sleeve-pulling" ~~ No relation to "Onikakushi", Higurashi fans =p]
Gaoler: These incidents of people who would never be expected to disappear suddenly doing so… / ...are the cause of much fear... people say that they have been lured into the Gates of Hell itself... / ...and thus the phenomenon has come to be known as "demoning away".
Mr3: People... disappearing......?
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Buggy: (So cold...!!! ......And the door's not even open yet...!!)
Mr3: (Even with all this clothing.........!!!)
Gaoler: Here we are. Be careful of the extreme temperatures and the Wolf Unit, now! / ...Well, then, I'll be taking your things, as usual.
BonClay!Hannyabal: Hm? What??
Gaoler: Your weapons and coat, of course!! I always think this, but you truly are an incredible person!! The way you always make a point of "showing the prisoners just how tough the Vice-Chief really is"... / ...by entering the Freezing Hell wearing next to nothing... and with no weapons, as well...! If I may say, sir, all of the other staff are in awe of you!!
BonClay!Hannyabal: ............!!
Gaoler: Oh, and of course, it would be laughable to allow the prisoners to wear coats, so...
Buggy/Mr3: !!!
Gaoler: ...Well, then, take care!!! // Don't forget, the Den-Den Mushi don't work down here because of the extreme cold, so do be careful!!
BonClay/Buggy/Mr3: ...............!!!
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Everyone: G... / Guaaaahhhhhhhhhh!! // Aaghhhh... So... cooooolllldddd......!! / It burns!! The chill... it burns!! // Hm?
Wolf: Grrrrrrrr...!!!
Buggy: One... two... three... four of 'em...! You... don't think those could be the Wolf Unit, do you? I mean... you've heard why none of those beasts are stations up on the Beast Floor, right?
BonClay!Hannyabal: No... why?
Mr3: Oh - I can answer that one! / It's because when they tried posting them on Level Two, they went around eating the Basilisk and the Sphinx and all the other beasts!!! They're absolutely brutal!
BonClay!Hannyabal: !! // Well, then, let us do battle with stout hearts!! We're getting Straw-chan out of here no matter what!!! // Whaaaaa?! You're running?! Already.........?!!!
Buggy: I'm not getting eaten by those monsters, dumbass!
Mr3: You go fight them on your own!!!
Wold: Grrrrrr...
! 8
[Box: Freezing Floor, inside the Central Tower cells]
Luffy: Nggahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! // pant / cough!! // pant // pant… pant... pant......!!
Prisoners: ............ // ............Man, this guy's a hopeless case if I ever saw one. / What, are they trying to put us in charge of identifying the time of death or somethin'?!
Luffy: Unghhhh.........!!!
! 9
Luffy: It hurts.........!!! / pant // pant // Ughhhhhhhh......!!!
Flashback!Nyon: You would be as an ant leaping into a raging storm... / You may well simply be flung around, unable to do a thing, until you meet your own end...
Luffy: pant......... pant // .................. // Ngahh!!!
Prisoners: It's no good... just give it up!! There's no way you're going to survive after taking all that poison. / Looks like your eyes are a lost cause... can you hear me, at least?
Luffy: pant // pant
Prisoners: You should just lie there and accept your inevitable death...
Luffy: pant... pant... // .........NO!!! // I WON'T DIE!!!
! 10
Luffy: I'm not... gonna die!!! / Not until I save Ace...!!
Prisoners: What, you want to save someone...? You're beyond saving yourself, you know... / What, you got some friend back in another cell or something...? Forget that crap... / When you're in this place, you're best off just thinking about your own hide...!!! // There ain't no help coming... it's every man for himself...!!! // In a sea of flames, you climb on the heads of the people around you to survive... / When you run into a monster, you throw the guy next to you to it as bait while you get the hell out of there...
Luffy: pant
Prisoners: Start worrying about others, and you're as good as dead!
Luffy: pant
Prisoners: So don't you go spouting that crap about wanting to save people!!! / You make me sick... // Hahah.........!!!
Luffy: ...cough ...pant ...pant
Prisoners: Hey, check it out... there's someone outside. // That's no gaoler... doesn't look like staff, either... // ......... // Half-naked...?!
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BonClay: STRAW-CHAN!!!! ...............!!! // I'M HERE TO SAVE YOU!!!! ......!! / pant // pant / IN...!! IN THE NAME OF...!!! FRIENDSHIP...!!!!
Prisoners: ?! // The hell is this guy...? He's soaked in blood...!
BonClay: .........I'M SO SORRY...
Luffy: pant // pant
BonClay: ...FOR RUNNING AWAY BACK THERE!!!
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Prisoners: ...............!!! // Who the hell... are you?
BonClay: A PAL!!!! // Straw-chan......!! // I'm not going to let you die!!!
Prisoners: ............!! // He...... left the keys behind...... // Running away, huh......? Never thought about doing that before...
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Prisoners: Iva-san~~~?! / Like I know where that okama freak went off to! / Who the hell are you, anyway?
BonClay: !!!
Prisoners: Emporio Ivankov.........!! / Sure, that "guy" was in here, ages back... // Dead, I'd reckon. // Huh?! What're you doing, searching for someone who's not even here?
BonClay: ............
Prisoners: More to the point... how did you get out of your cage? / Get me out of here too, yeah?!!
BonClay: I'm searching for a prisoner called Iva-san!! / Hello?!!
Prisoners: You see that forest, way over there? / There's a Gaolers' Office over there that's not being used any more. / I've seen a strange man appearing from over there from time to time.
BonClay: Really......?!
Prisoners: I'd say it's worth a look...!!! // That forest... you dirty bastard!! That's the wolves' den! // Oh? ...Is it really? ...Heheheh...
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BonClay: (The "Gates of Hell"?! As though I could let Iva-san just disappear because of some ridiculous reason like that!!! // Sure, we've never actually met, but Eva-san has caused any number of miracles in the past... I have faith that this time will be no different!!! // O, Eva-san... // ...God of the Okama world!!! // .........I pray to you now... save Straw-chan's life somehow!!!)
Luffy: Ughhh... / Nghh!!!
BonClay: (If there is truly no antidote to this poison... // ...then you are the only one who can save him!! // Right now...!! // There is nothing for me to do but keep believing in that chance!!!)
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[no text just wolves and bonclay being epic]
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BonClay: ?!! // Nnhh!! // Guah - // !!!
Wolves: Grrr!! // Grrrrr!!!
BonClay: Aaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
! 17
BonClay: Waaaghhhhhhh!!!
Wolf: Grauuuhhhhhhhhh!!! // Grauhh!! Grauhhh!!
Luffy: pant… / pant...
BonClay: ......!! Straw-chan......!!!
Luffy: ...What the hell do you think you're doing...... // ...to Bon-chan...?!!!
! 18
Luffy: GET BACK!!!!
Wolves: ?!!!
BonClay: !!! // .........!! // Wha......... // S... // Straw-chan... // What... on Earth... // ...was that...?
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[Box: Twenty-six hours remain… // ...until Ace's public execution...]
[Insert text: Just who is this figure…?!]
…the Christmas Wolf:
No X-mas wolves. What a travesty! I'm gonna start a rampage.
I was really looking forward to that as well. I even started referring to them as christmas wolves back in the spoiler thread. I think i'll continue to refer to them as xmas wolves even now. hehe!
Man, Bon-chan is da man! er… woman...err... queer! There we go.
Can't think of anything new to add. Seems like most of the important things have been addressed. I'm most interested in Hannyabal right now though, we know he's been out to get the warden in trouble, but would he really be willing to hide while all this goes on. It seems a little much. I'm thinking now that bon-chan tricked him somehow.
i think the next time we see Hannyabal i hope that oda willl give some few panels to see what hapen between him and Bon-chan
Excellent chapter. The first Magellan-fight chapter was the lowest point of the series since Sabaody for me (as far as chapter-quality) and here we have such a fast turnaround to a chapter packed with new locations, characters, information, and haki use.
I don't think the character on the final page is Iva, if only because there's nothing explicitly okama-ish about him. Bon Clay usually has his tutu (and always has lipstick), and the denizens of Peach Pink Island all have distinctive womanly hairstyles, clothing, makeup, and stubble. This new guy has none of that.
And I wanted Luffy to actually bite through the wolf and kill it. Oda has never had a problem killing animals before, and if Luffy can bite through steel cages…
Other interesting points:
-Oda wrote "Ivankov" romanized, but the katakana says Iwa. If we're supposed to pronounce it as "ee va" then shouldn't the katakana read as "イバ"?
-Here's hoping that "Tomson" really is Tom. It was never stated anywhere that he was executed (was it?).
-Interesting that Oda would put another character named Black in the roster when we already have Kurohige and C.Kuro.
-Blatant pandaman "easter egg" is unusually blatant.
i actually think that the black n white guy is that Iva guy. he's dressed as half black and half white. and being an okama, he's half male n half female. and he seems weird enough to be an okama king/queen or whateverbut we'll see next week i guess (hoping that there will be a chapter next week)
cnet128's translation's out.
Bentham/Bon Kurei/Mr.2 for nakama.
According to the last line of it, I think it's kind of proven that the misterious guy isn't Ivankov:
Bentham/Bon Kurei/Mr.2 for nakama.
[Insert text: Just who is this figure…?!]
For the editor to put a phrase like that at the end, plus the silhouette which is nothing alike…
Bentham/Bon Kurei/Mr.2 for nakama.
It's more likely to be an henchmen than Iva himself.
I loved how Mr. 2 went ''Oh crap.'' when he learned that Hannyabal braves the cold shirtless.
Yeah, lol. But the best part of – maybe I should say worst part -- the chapter was this:
great chap… I dont think those cruella de ville guy is eva at all... it is too soon, after those conversation being eat by the hell gate and all
Yeah, lol. But the best part of – maybe I should say worst part -- the chapter was this:
pic
Even it's a quite serious page I still love Luffy's minotauruslike stealth attack. The shadow just looks funny
Hypocrite…
You're always welcome!
I'm kinda astonished no one started to consider that this underground forest group of prisioners might use Luffy's break in to stage a major break out from ID.
Reeks of Lola and here shadow collecting crew. :ninja:
scanlations still not out correct?
That guy is fucking weird at the end.
Also, I'm starting to believe that Bentham will join the Straw Hats, specially after a little thing I found in the crew.
while we are here admiring bon clays awesomeness lets look back at another great moment…
anyway from reading the script it seems like iwa-san was just another prisoner that disappeared with out a trace so that means somebody broke him out. wonder who that prisoner is? could it be somebody gold lion freed when he broke out and he stayed behind? what could this prisoner be planning if he indeed exists?
scanlations still not out correct?
Scan is out,thanks to franky house
http://franky-house.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8734
and thanks to you i know ty
truly a wonderful chapter.
Bentham's iron resolve was amazing! I cannot wait to see that animated. I loved the moment where the fat prisoner was lecturing Luffy on caring for others… and then Mr. 2 comes up, bloody and freezing and speaks the truth.
thanks for the chapter …and damn pandaman! awesome
Excellent. A scan is already out :) Thank you FH.
i dont think that's iwasan either.
he just looks different
I hope it's not Ivasan.
Plus, he looks nothing like silhouette.
I hope it's like his assisstant or something like that.
He doesn't look like his silhouette, but these silhouettes normally doesn't match up with the original design - see Moria and the Shichibukai.
But even if this guy isn't Iva-San, then who could it be?
@iSheep:
He doesn't look like his silhouette, but these silhouettes normally doesn't match up with the original design - see Moria and the Shichibukai.
But even if this guy isn't Iva-San, then who could it be?
If it's not Iva, it can either be one of Iva-San's lackeys whose going to bring Mr. 2 and Luffy to Iva or the real person who is behind all the disappearances.
Probably is Black or Tomson, the prisoners that appears in the list.
Disappearances? remind me of Bleach anime or TBP
Isn't that mysterious character excentric enough? I mean a prisoner running around with a glass of cognac or wine with decent clothes on and an interesting face is excentric enough remembering that we are actually in ID where you don't have much material for make-up and clothes…
From what we got i will say it is ivan san :)
Wow. There was so much in this chapter. It was an amazing chapter. We see more of the Level 5 prisoners and their resolve. They have resigned themselves to their fate and escape never crossed their minds until the key was literally in their hands. Bentham was the epitome of a friend here. He showed that he would sacrifice self preservation for the life of Luffy, fighting wolves that could kill basilisks on the freezing hell with no shirt on.
I'm sure Buggy and Galdino will go back up to the other level and possibly run into Daz Bones in his cell. I can't imagine Oda showing us Mr. 1 again only to have him stay stuck in his cage. Also, Luffy's resolve is just as strong as ever, if not MORE so. Also, we got some haki in there, of which I wasn't expecting. The prisoners that are "Demoned Away" are most probably a bunch of inmates that find a way to escape and are waiting for their moment to strike. Or, I just thought of this, maybe they're a bunch of prisoners that Hannybal snuck out so that he could find the best chance to let them cause a lot of havoc/escape to get Magellan fired. Oda has plans for where he is going with this, and I can't wait.