I resisted the spoilers and almost stayed up all night… the chapter is finally here. Lets dig in, shall we?
Color pages. Holy fucking shit. We haven't gotten any of those since, like, Drum. I was sure that we'd never get any ever again, considering all the super important moments we've had over the years. Guess Oda wasn't vacationing for the entire 4 weeks
They look fantastic, of course. Couldn't think of a better way of kicking off the second half of the story. "I'm not marrying you! Thanks for the food!" is an amazing line
I thought we'd get a color spread of the crew's new designs, and we did. Let's break it down
Luffy: I thought Luffy's face would become a bit more mature looking, to be honest. Instead, LOLSCAR. I guess they weren't willing to change him all that much. And I'm digging his One Piece equivalent to Jerry Seinfeld's puffy shirt
Zoro: LOLSCAR. You didn't expect anything else from Zoro, of all characters, did you? He was going to get a scar. It was inevitable. Didn't think of the eye, though. Lookin good my man.
Sanji: I think we all knew facial hair was coming. And I gotta say, he looks fucking PIMP with it. Fuck yeah Sanji.
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HOLY SHIT HE HAS A LEFT EYE
Usopp: Again, we all knew he'd drop the weight, and become relatively ripped in the process. I like the longer hair… he's stuntin' like his daddy.
Franky: OMG, THE ACE VENTURA HAIR IS GONE D=
I'm disappointed at the moment. I kinda hoped they'd stick with the Terminator look (as freaky as that would be :lol ), but instead they went with a buzz cut? Not digging it. However (and I'm not sure if the color spread is to scale), he looks fucking MASSIVE. I mean, he takes up like half the spread. Looking forward to seeing him in the actual manga.
Brooke: We all knew he'd get new hair and new clothes
Chopper: lol
Nami & Robin:
Oh, there's a chapter too?
- Had a feeling Brook would be getting to Sabaody due to his "music career". So ridiculous
-HOLY SHIT THE LEFT EYE! IT EXISTS!
-Teasing the new Fleet Admiral. I still hope it's Akainu, even though Sengoku suggested Aokiji.
-I laughed out loud at the Impostor Straw Hats. Those are some ugly mother fuckers Oda Also, just goes to show how big of a player Luffy has become since Marineford.
-The way Oda draws Nami… it seriously looks like half of her ass is exposed.
-Nice entrance Usopp... nice.
-"You've gone up another level yourself"
- I love how blatant Usopp is. "I've graduated from the weakling trio" basically translates to "I won't be a part of comic relief fights at the end of arcs anymore". Love it :D
-The second group of impostors was too much Fucking midget Robin reminded me of the impostor of Lisa Simpson and the dog with the stache
-Cool ending.
All in all, fastastic chapter. Well worth the wait, and I couldn't be more excited to see what happens during the final act of this story. Well done Mr. Oda. Well done.