I've been thoroughly entertained by this arc and am already about 20 chapters through a re-read. Looking back, there are only a couple things that I really didn't like. Doflamingo is very, very overpowered in sort of ridiculous ways. I'm down for whatever awakened devil fruit powers are and the clones, while a bit much, are acceptable, but the birdcage is one of the worst plot devices in One Piece history imo. I can't even imagine a good reasoning for how overpowered it is, but I'm welcome to anyone (including Oda) offering one.
Chapter 800: Follower Sake Cup
-
-
Pretty good chapter. I'm still not a fan of Oda stretching this arc out just for this one chapter, but I'm glad we're finally off of Dressora and I'd be ok with never hearing about that place again.
-
To be honest my biggest irk is Sugar´s ability, not Doffy´s. Specially because of the citizens
-No one wonders what happened to the father/mother of their kids
-No one wonders where did all these toys come from, or do the math to know they started appearing as soon as Doflamingo showed up
-People most likely have photos in their houses, don´t they ever wonder who are the people they don´t recognise? Does the Hobi Hobi curse make things like photos dissapear? I definitely don´t think so
-Toys that hang around their families /loved ones might not be able to make the others remember, but they should be able to prove they know them by the evidence they can find in their homes, or how they know a oddly specific amount of information regarding them
-People just accepts that one random day their king goes murderous/insane for no logical reason, and moments later a pirate shows up to save themI honestly think Dressrosa´s citizens are by far the dumbest we´ve seen so far
If anything, I think Sugar´s curse would have been better if the people turned into actual, inanimated toys, kinds like Hancock can turn people into stone?
-They can´t fight against Doflamingo nor reveal whatever they discovered
-Their loved ones or any other witness would be scared to attempt what they did: No one would mess with Doflamingo
-People might hang around with the toys, assuming that despite they can´t move or answer, they still can see, hear and feel whatever happens around them -
Pretty good chapter. I'm still not a fan of Oda stretching this arc out just for this one chapter, but I'm glad we're finally off of Dressora and I'd be ok with never hearing about that place again.
The arc is probably not over yet, though.
Also, this chapter was nothing special as everything in it was pretty much laid down in previous chapters. Don't understand this stretching arc nonsense.
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
If anything, I think Sugar´s curse would have been better if the people turned into actual, inanimated toys, kinds like Hancock can turn people into stone?
-They can´t fight against Doflamingo nor reveal whatever they discovered
-Their loved ones or any other witness would be scared to attempt what they did: No one would mess with Doflamingo
-People might hang around with the toys, assuming that despite they can´t move or answer, they still can see, hear and feel whatever happens around themI thought the whole point of toys were cheap slaves that no one would miss.
Not to mention, good luck making Kyros relevant as an inanimate tin sculpture.
-
Kyros was the hero of the colosseum and tons of people loved him and acknowledged him as the strongest. They would prolly think he´s the only one able to defeat Doflamingo. The goal of the arc could have been:
-Break the curse
-Get Kyros back
-Luffy/Kyros/Law vs DoflamingoThe tontattas would help as well because the King Riku helped them a lot, even if Kyros wouldn´t be there to lead them
-
Favorite part of this entire chapter was Sengoku and Fujitora.
-
The arc is probably not over yet, though.
Also, this chapter was nothing special as everything in it was pretty much laid down in previous chapters. Don't understand this stretching arc nonsense.
If you think Oda never planned to have this alliance formed in chapter 800 and that it was just a coincidence, then I have some magic beans I'd like to sell you. He always knew what chapter 800 would be and he worked backwards. This arc was severely bloated, but since he knew what chapter 800 would ultimately have, he stretched and elongated things that he shouldn't have (pushing birdcage rubbish, that old lady with the broken legs, Gatz and Riku speeches, etc.). I get it. It's his story, but that doesn't mean that he's invulnerable to criticism.
-
Kyros was the hero of the colosseum and tons of people loved him and acknowledged him as the strongest. They would prolly think he´s the only one able to defeat Doflamingo. The goal of the arc could have been:
-Break the curse
-Get Kyros back
-Luffy/Kyros/Law vs DoflamingoThe tontattas would help as well because the King Riku helped them a lot, even if Kyros wouldn´t be there to lead them
He beat the guy that killed wife, thats enough.
-
he stretched and elongated things that he shouldn't have (pushing birdcage rubbish, that old lady with the broken legs, Gatz and Riku speeches, etc.).
These are all things that were meant to, you know, create emotions in the reader and make it more than some all out brawl. It's what Oda has done throughout the entire series. I highly suggest trying to read through that part of the arc all at once, since it may have seemed slow in the week to week format, but all at once, it flows much better.
So no, the myth that things were stretched for some arbitrary number just isn't true. Because not a single chapter other than 100 has been a documented special chapter just for the sake of a number. Big moments happen all the time in this series, and not just in "00" chapters.
-
I find it ironic and fascinating that a lot of people got into one piece during the Punk Hazard/Dressrosa period, and that the fanbase mirrored the Strawhats in terms of growth in numbers (and maybe even in experience, since all this fleet for now is ready to grow just like the new people in the fanbase itself).
They did? I didn't know that. I was a casual fan for years but became a hardcore fan while Impel Down Arc was the newest arc. But that's me.
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
Totally agreed.
Oh yeah, like someone pointed out earlier, it's quite reminiscent of the narration boxes after the fight between Ace and Teach, which was obviously a huge, huge moment in the series.
The big question now is….what will the big incident be?
Will it be the overturning of Kaido's zoan army? A massive battle against the fleets of Blackbeard? The EoS war?
Place your bets.
A huge battle involving Luffy and Law and the entire Grand Fleet against Kaido at the same time as the revolutionary army are somehow involved while at the same time the Kid Alliance is fighting Shanks. That's my theory anyways
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
@uniaka:
The question now is whatever will Fujitora do?
Akainu said he can't return without SH's head.
And the biggest thing this arc needs to solve. Where is Burgess? Did marines capture him? Will Fujitora bring him instead of SH so Akainu forgives him? Will Green Bull be on the move soon? Did Big mom eat Sunny team yet? Did Kaidou eat Kidd's team yet? Did Oda forget about Bartolomeo's briefcase?
And you aren't a man unless you drink a cup of Sakazuki's lava:ninja:
There's also the question of where's Bellamy disappeared to?
-
@Galaxy:
These are all things that were meant to, you know, create emotions in the reader and make it more than some all out brawl. It's what Oda has done throughout the entire series. I highly suggest trying to read through that part of the arc all at once, since it may have seemed slow in the week to week format, but all at once, it flows much better.
So no, the myth that things were stretched for some arbitrary number just isn't true. Because not a single chapter other than 100 has been a documented special chapter just for the sake of a number. Big moments happen all the time in this series, and not just in "00" chapters.
I'm just gonna have to disagree. I've followed every single chapter thread of this arc and several people have pointed out how bloated this arc was. There were several chapters that could've been combined or stories that could've been streamlined and I refuse to believe otherwise. The fact that Oda started Dressrosa at chapter 700 and had the SH alliance formed in chapter 800 is no coincidence. And since it's not a coincidence, it's my belief that Oda stretched and pulled things in this arc to make it all last 100 chapters. You can tell me that it all flows better when it's read consecutively (and it may be), but if you tell me that Oda couldn't have possibly told the exact same story in less than 100 chapters, then I just don't believe it. He started at 800 and worked backwards. This arc has had more stalling and filler than any other arc ever and it's apparent why.
-
When are people going to learn 700-800 isn't 100 chapters? It's 101 chapters. It's like every other page someone needs to be corrected.
-
He beat the guy that killed wife, thats enough.
You´re missing the point of my last two posts, I was coming up with an idea of mine wherein Dressrosa could´ve been a shorter arc and the DF of Sugar look less broken
-
I'm just gonna have to disagree. I've followed every single chapter thread of this arc and several people have pointed out how bloated this arc was. There were several chapters that could've been combined or stories that could've been streamlined and I refuse to believe otherwise.
And even then, you run into the issue of some things being said to be too rushed. Plenty of people complained about the quick resolutions for each of the Donquixote Family fights, including the officers!
I agree that some things in the arc probably could've been combined (some of the running in the late 740s and early 750s for sure), but there's also various things that could've been expanded upon (a lot of the flashbacks minus the Corazon flashback were just way too fragmented. They should've been longer).
The fact that Oda started Dressrosa at chapter 700 and had the SH alliance formed in chapter 800 is no coincidence. And since it's not a coincidence, it's my belief that Oda stretched and pulled things in this arc to make it all last 100 chapters.
And what if something else had happened in this chapter other than the fleet forming? What if it had been 795's events with Kaido and the Swirlyhats, or 793's events with the Gorosei and Sakazuki, or even Doflamingo's defeat? It boils down to a state where literally anything can fill in the blank and said to have been planned to be at this chapter number from the start.
It's merely coincidence that this exact big event fell on this exact chapter.
but if you tell me that Oda couldn't have possibly told the exact same story in less than 100 chapters, then I just don't believe it. He started at 800 and worked backwards. This arc has had more stalling and filler than any other arc ever and it's apparent why.
It's just silly to call it all planned from the start and stretched just to reach an arbitrary number, especially since the majority of it was fully setup throughout the arc, set up fully in Chapter 799, and finalized in this chapter. I'm sure Oda planned for all these characters to join the fleet from the beginning, but did he plan it to fall exactly on 800 2 years ago? No way.
Not to mention the arc isn't actually fully over yet, with there still being a few leftover plot elements to cover.
-
The interesting thing is, when it came to Loguetown, Oda actually rushed that arc because he wanted 100 to be the Grand Line chapter. Daddy Masterson was originally going to be in the manga.
~I'm not agreeing with the 100 chapter conspiracy, just the opposite I'm saying it's interesting that some people think an arc was extended to reach a number when earlier Oda actually did the opposite of extending to reach a number~Anyway, I was kind of hoping Dressrosa would show us Noland's adventures on Green Bit like Skypiea did for Jaya, but I guess that's not going to happen :(
-
That narration at the end… gives me goosebumps.
-
I really doubt Oda padded it out just to have this as chapter 800. 800 despite being a multiple of 100 is kind of an arbitrary number. 100 was a special chapter, meant to take place on 100, to which Oda admitted. 100 is more more notable number anyways. Even if he did pad it out to make this 800, It was probably only the last few chapters that were made to pad. and if he wanted this arc to be 100 chapters long, he could have ended it with the previous chapter. If Oda says he did any of this on purpose I'll believe it, but otherwise it is all likely coincidence.
-
I'm just gonna have to disagree. I've followed every single chapter thread of this arc and several people have pointed out how bloated this arc was. There were several chapters that could've been combined or stories that could've been streamlined and I refuse to believe otherwise. The fact that Oda started Dressrosa at chapter 700 and had the SH alliance formed in chapter 800 is no coincidence. And since it's not a coincidence, it's my belief that Oda stretched and pulled things in this arc to make it all last 100 chapters. You can tell me that it all flows better when it's read consecutively (and it may be), but if you tell me that Oda couldn't have possibly told the exact same story in less than 100 chapters, then I just don't believe it. He started at 800 and worked backwards. This arc has had more stalling and filler than any other arc ever and it's apparent why.
You know this was the 101st chapter of the arc right?
Dressrosa is already past the 100th mark. And there's the big possibility that the next chapter will still focus on Dressrosa, as Riku still has to announce his return to the throne.
And what if this chapter was Doula's defeat? Or Kaido's intro? Would you say it was stretched as well just to meet those events?
The true 100th chapter of the arc had Luffy getting blown away by Fujitora and then the crew announcing that they had decided to make the fleet. It was pretty much just a setup chapter for the 101th.
-
I really don't see how BellaLame will show up in the middle of this party to know what his path is gonna be from now on.
He probably just left already and we will only see him getting away alone.
You don't see how BellaGoat could have went off to a secluded part of the ship to sulk and then talk with Luffy later?
-
Nawwh, he's still douche enough to steal a Ship/boat and get away without saying a word, he's not as cool as Gin.
-
Nawwh, he's still douche enough to steal a Ship/boat and get away without saying a word, he's not as cool as Gin.
Clearly you aren't worth talking to about Bellamy.
-
Nawwh, he's still douche enough to steal a Ship/boat and get away without saying a word, he's not as cool as Gin.
He certainly has more interesting character than Sai.
-
You know this was the 101st chapter of the arc right?
Dressrosa is already past the 100th mark. And there's the big possibility that the next chapter will still focus on Dressrosa, as Riku still has to announce his return to the throne.
And what if this chapter was Doula's defeat? Or Kaido's intro? Would you say it was stretched as well just to meet those events?
The true 100th chapter of the arc had Luffy getting blown away by Fujitora and then the crew announcing that they had decided to make the fleet. It was pretty much just a setup chapter for the 101th.
Lol! Why are people talking about this being the 101st chapter? My point wasn't in it being the 101st chapter or the 100th or whatever. My point was that Oda knew what chapter 800 would be years ago and he's seemingly been stretching and padding the arc out to achieve it. That's my only point. And those what ifs are just that. What ifs. The fact is Oda started the Dressrosa arc at chapter 700 when Dressrosa first appeared. He had the alliance and the party at chapter 800. Neither of those are a coincidence. I don't care if it's chapter 100 or 101 since that wasn't a part of my original gripe.
-
methinks Oda did this on purpose. Stretching out the arc wouldn't seem nearly as bad though if you go back and read it all at once. And its his manga, if he wants big events to happen at the 100 intervals he totally can
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
Thanks mangapanda for Luffys 5 million bounty and Admiral Bastille who apparently got a promotion
That ending panel, very reminiscent of Ace vs Blackbeard ending….can't wait for this big incident to come....prolly him taking down a yonko
He obviously got promoted after fuji was kicked out/demoted
-
Lol! Why are people talking about this being the 101st chapter? My point wasn't in it being the 101st chapter or the 100th or whatever. My point was that Oda knew what chapter 800 would be years ago and he's seemingly been stretching and padding the arc out to achieve it. That's my only point. And those what ifs are just that. What ifs. The fact is Oda started the Dressrosa arc at chapter 700 when Dressrosa first appeared. He had the alliance and the party at chapter 800. Neither of those are a coincidence. I don't care if it's chapter 100 or 101 since that wasn't a part of my original gripe.
Or… it's just coincidence that one of many big events that we've had in the past 10 chapters happened to fall on Chapter 800. You're assigning unnecessary importance to a number he probably didn't think twice about. He hasn't in the past except with Chapter 100.
The what ifs do matter here, because if it hadn't been this way, you'd be saying whatever filled its place was what was planned as the 800th chapter. It's silly no matter what way you put it.
(Also, the Straw Hats didn't land on the island until Chapter 701. Someone could call that the start of the arc instead.)
-
Geez, can't wait for next chapter. Maybe by then this dead horse will be too beat to continue doing it.
-
People will always insist that the 00s chapters are important and planed to be that way, even when presented with these, or Water Luffy, or the non-climax of the strawhat reunion being off by 2 or 3 chapters. Only 100 was made that way, and we lost sanji having a cooking contest and Usopp's character development for it.
-
People will always insist that the 00s chapters are important and planed to be that way, even when presented with these, or Water Luffy, or the non-climax of the strawhat reunion being off by 2 or 3 chapters. Only 100 was made that way, and we lost sanji having a cooking contest and Usopp's character development for it.
Glad this was brought up again because it's super interesting, the stuff about chapters being cut for chapter 100, is there a source for this or anything? just out of curiosity's sake because I honestly hadn't heard about this until recently even though i've been reading up to date for over 5 years now and thinking about it, it makes total sense that stuff was cut.
-
You know this was the 101st chapter of the arc right?
Dressrosa is already past the 100th mark. And there's the big possibility that the next chapter will still focus on Dressrosa, as Riku still has to announce his return to the throne.
And what if this chapter was Doula's defeat? Or Kaido's intro? Would you say it was stretched as well just to meet those events?
The true 100th chapter of the arc had Luffy getting blown away by Fujitora and then the crew announcing that they had decided to make the fleet. It was pretty much just a setup chapter for the 101th.
do we really need to hear riku's speech?
is not like it's gonna lead to anything..i think we are done with dressrosa..no reason to go back..pretty much every plot point has been solved already@Yosemite:Glad this was brought up again because it's super interesting, the stuff about chapters being cut for chapter 100, is there a source for this or anything? just out of curiosity's sake because I honestly hadn't heard about this until recently even though i've been reading up to date for over 5 years now and thinking about it, it makes total sense that stuff was cut.
if i remember correctly,oda himself said that..don't ask me where or when though,it was a lot of time ago.
-
Very interesting chapter. So after Fujitora is banned from marine bases, bastille becomes an Admiral? Who saw that coming!
Luffys bounty confirmed as outsiders called 5 million. Not sure why they decreased it.
-
You know what's funny about bounties? The ope ope no mi was still worth more then some of top known bounties together. Would be strange if even pirate king luffy will have a bounty under that DF price.
I imagine because they would not want that DF to fall in the wrong hands. Like if someone makes a Yonkou immortal, or Dragon. Also Kaidou already look immortal-ish in a way at least.
-
Well they decreased it as he helped the marines and did their f….. job... xD just kidding....
Loved the chap though translations messed up badly again xD
Aohige thx for yours as always!!!!!!
-
Very interesting chapter. So after Fujitora is banned from marine bases, bastille becomes an Admiral? Who saw that coming!
Luffys bounty confirmed as outsiders called 5 million. Not sure why they decreased it.
Lol, that joke was old 10 pages ago.
They sure didn't waste time increasing Luffy's bounty, though. Wonder if Fujitora will have to suffer the consequences of his "incompetence". Maybe Sengoku will use his influence to help Fujitora. Even without it, I doubt HQ has a bunch of powerhouses lined up for the position.
Always wondered if Fujitora had his devil fruit prior to becoming an admiral. Or is it that WG stockpiles OP devil fruits to give to it's highest ranking marines.
-
Always wondered if Fujitora had his devil fruit prior to becoming an admiral. Or is it that WG stockpiles OP devil fruits to give to it's highest ranking marines.
Didn't he say at Green Bit that he ''wants to test his power a bit'' suggesting he got his DF not long ago? Also that may be one of the early panda stream translation.
-
The chapter was okay, it handled Luffy's reaction to the concept of getting allies as a Yonkou neatly. But it also really reveals the issues with Dressrosa even further. This chapter would probably have been not just okay or good but fantastic if these were all well fleshed out characters we actually really cared about. As it stands only like 3 of them are, and even among them I don't think the complete 180 of Cavendish has come off as believable at all. I just don't feel convinced by the likes of Ideo and Orlumbus suddenly being presented in this dramatic fashion when they had so little focus during the actual arc.
All because the shitty Riku family and dwarves ate up so much panel time this arc these characters weren't able to be given the attention they should've had to feel convincing in this moment. This moment could have been awesome, instead it's just OK. There's nothing bad about it but it's just not as well written and convincing as One Piece used to be. Dressrosa's problems still linger.
While the only two division commanders I like that much are Barto and Cavendish, I think all seven of them got plenty of screen time and we're plenty built up as characters. Ideo had his match with Dellinger. Orlumbus helped Zoro beat Pica. Just because they didn't win thier matches doesn't mean they didn't contribute and/or didn't get built as characters. Can you give me an example of how the others were built up more than they were?
One more thing I'd like to add- the Dwarves are a division in this too… so of course they got alot of time. That part of your complaint no longer holds weight as they're in this too.
--- Update From New Post Merge ---
After a re-read there's quite a few things I've missed. Like the irony of what Becca says to Kyros "you, crying again?" That's so rich coming from the greatest Crybaby of all time. The last spread where Law smiles on at first watching the celebrations and then he gets grabbed by Zoro to join on the celebrations and has this annoyed face he makes. Love the tiny details, I'm sure there are more.
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
Well somewhere down the line could mean 10 years from now, it's sort of in his genetics to become bulkier if Garp and Dragon are anything to go by.
Oh definitely. During his rookie days, Roger looked almost identical to Luffy. Remember the flashback of how Roger met Rayleigh?
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
@LordEnel:
Literally dreaming of a panel of sanji kicking big mom's boat away.
I'd love that!
16 characters
-
I did not read all the posts but… Am I the only one who was reminded of Godfather while reading this? I could almost see Barto saying "Be my friend?" hehe
Also, great chapter, I loved every single bit. -
So after Fujitora is banned from marine bases, bastille becomes an Admiral? Who saw that coming!
.In case you are not joking, that is a mistake by Panda.
-
Geez, can't wait for next chapter. Maybe by then this dead horse will be too beat to continue doing it.
It will probably stick around for the next 2 chapters. Why? Because people will need to rub on the rest how Dressrosa last past the 800 chapter and the other party will respond.
Probably will be on his dying breath when Zou shows up.
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
Lol, that joke was old 10 pages ago.
They sure didn't waste time increasing Luffy's bounty, though. Wonder if Fujitora will have to suffer the consequences of his "incompetence". Maybe Sengoku will use his influence to help Fujitora. Even without it, I doubt HQ has a bunch of powerhouses lined up for the position.
Always wondered if Fujitora had his devil fruit prior to becoming an admiral. Or is it that WG stockpiles OP devil fruits to give to it's highest ranking marines.
Akainu already ban him from everywhere. I doubt he can really do more than that since he value the image of the marines.
I think he referenced to testing and not having full control back in Green Bit. So I expect it to have come with the job.
-
When I saw that grilled fightingfish I wanted to know where is ucy
-
I don't know what it is but I found this chapter actually very underwhelming. I was expecting something cool to happen or entertaining but nope, nothing. I went back and looked at chapter 700 and it wasn't anything special either just Luffy talking to Mingo on the phone about Ceasar. Maybe it is my fault for thinking that double O chapters would be unforgettable turning points in the series.
-
Seems everyone already forgot about Sanji, Nami and the rest.
-
I don't know what it is but I found this chapter actually very underwhelming. I was expecting something cool to happen or entertaining but nope, nothing. I went back and looked at chapter 700 and it wasn't anything special either just Luffy talking to Mingo on the phone about Ceasar. Maybe it is my fault for thinking that double O chapters would be unforgettable turning points in the series.
Yeah, just like it's been discussed a couple dozen times already.
-
Nice chapter for what it was, and we'll probably get to see the alliance in action after the next arc.
And finally it's almost over. Hopefully the next chapter can wrap the last bits up, so we can move on.
-
Sanji as a prince, again. That is foreshadowing.
-
Perhaps I'm looking too deep into this chapter, but I feel that there is some nice depth to it the more I think about it. Mainly how Bartolomeo concludes about Luffy seeing the Pirate King as being the most free person, the way they then decide to become his underlings freely, and the party.
Before Luffy got his crew members, all of them were reluctant to join at first. Zoro wasn't interested, Nami hated pirates, Sanji felt indebted to Zeff, and so on and so forth. The tipping point started when they saw the true side of Luffy. Nami is the most obvious example where she saw Luffy help the dog, and decided to join him despite being a pirate. In this case, we have the various people wanting to pledge their loyalty for Luffy, but the only reason at the time was they knew his strength. We get a good glimpse of this where Zoro tell them it's pointless, who knows Luffy, while the others are angry and confused. This is where we what needed to happen for them to truly join, which was seeing who Luffy really was. They learned that Luffy wasn't in it for fame or control, but for freedom. Like the crew members when seeing his true colors, they came to like him even more. In a nice little reverse twist, they use Luffy's logic to become his underlings anyways.
The group party ties into freedom nicely as well. When I think of the various big parties the straw hats have been a part of, it always ties into the concept of freedom. The first major party they had was at the end of Arlong Park. Everyone was celebrating the fact that they were free from the tyranny of Arlong. They had a feast with the Alabasta royal family, now free from the fear of an all out revolution. Skypeia had Enel finally gone, Water Seven had Robin finally free of the guilt that weighed her down. In this case, not only are these people part of Luffy in some way, but they are free to do what they wish. The celebration of the defeat of Doflamingo also is for the people being free of his control.
Now for the Fujitora scene, I think this is a turning point for his character. Fujitora had these plans to overturn the Shikibukai system, allowing destruction to happen just for that cause. He was also ready to take in Luffy to get back in and continue with his plans. In this chapter, it has been confirmed that Fujitora will not be going after Luffy now. This fits nicely into another theme that is somewhat prevalent in the series, that being putting your dreams on the stake of someone else. The obvious on going one is Shanks entrusting his hat and dreams to Luffy. Last chapter, Fujitora realized what kind of person Luffy really is, through the fight and the citizens reaction. We also learned how he viewed the world, where is was so bad he blinded himself. With how the events of Dressrosa unfolded, and the tightness of the WG, he realized that he could not hope to make a difference. Like Law and many others, he saw the storm of D brewing in Luffy. Instead of killing the storm, he realized that it would be best to allow it to grow. Luffy will gain more followers and influence, and eventually that storm will change the world. By seeing who Luffy was, he decided that Luffy destroying the status quo would be the best thing to happen. As such, I see Fujitora doing what he did during the bird cage incident, helping in some small ways but allowing Luffy to do all the work. As such, I don't think Fujitora will be showing up except for cover stories and cover pages until the EOS war.
Finally, while not anything to say the little bit with Rebecca and Kyros was a nice little touch. It pushes home the fact that Kyros is over his grief, and doesn't consider himself too dirty to hold Rebecca. The scene also cemented my like of the overall theme and story between the two, even if I had some problems with them individually.
As for next chapter, I am wondering if there will be anything Dressrosa related or not. There was focus on Riku taking back the throne and showing concern about everything. It would be weird if there wasn't a little more focus on that aspect in the end. After what Fujitora did this chapter, we could also get a little focus on what he will do now, possibly telling Akainu to shove off, he ain't going after the Straw Hats. On the other hand, Riku didn't get a whole lot of time focused on the arc, and like Viola was shafted after a little while. As such I can see him not getting time for a speech. As for Fujitora, we know he's not going after them and any information we might want about him would be given later. I could see Oda having a Fujitora focused cover story for some adventures as an exiled marine once the next arc starts. At this point, I feel we can only speculate what will happen next chapter and will only know when next chapter comes out.
-
Sanji as a prince, again. That is foreshadowing.
I do think Sanji could be a celestial Dragon, he even has blonde hair like doflamingo and Corazon.
And Corazon is inspired a lot from Sanji, maybe that's a hint. If you remove his cape, hat, make up, he's like the twin brother of Sanji, also smokes a lot and even the same type of cigar. Another hint is that he had his duel with Dolfamingo in air, hinted that both come from the sky, gods( celestial dragons).
Also, the very fact that he can fly.
Just imagine, a celestial dragon, gods that are natural enemies of the Ds, is working under a D. -
@The:
Before Luffy got his crew members, all of them were reluctant to join at first.
Most, not all. Usopp had no reservations about joining… thought to be fair to you it wasn't a full out request of "will you join my crew?" from Luffy.
[hide] [/hide] -
Sanji as a prince, again. That is foreshadowing.
16 char of what?@uniaka:
I do think Sanji could be a celestial Dragon, he even has blonde hair like doflamingo and Corazon.
And Corazon is inspired a lot from Sanji, maybe that's a hint. If you remove his cape, hat, make up, he's like the twin brother of Sanji, also smokes a lot and even the same type of cigar.
Just imagine, a celestial dragon, gods that are natural enemies of the Ds, is working under a D.
the majority of people coming from north blue have blonde/light color hair
and only the dofla family had blonde hair of all the tenryuubito we saw until now ò_ò -
do we really need to hear riku's speech?
is not like it's gonna lead to anything..i think we are done with dressrosa..no reason to go back..pretty much every plot point has been solved alreadyif i remember correctly,oda himself said that..don't ask me where or when though,it was a lot of time ago.Uh, yes. We need to.
Oda especifically made the speech to happen this day for a reason. The arc needs its own closure chapter like Alabasta's (Straw Hats had already set sail by this chapter).
-
About the tea party:
Jimbei talking to Big Mom: ''Can I leave you so I can join SHS? please puppy eyes''
Tamago:'' here big mom, we got these from FI, from the SHs. explosion:ninja: