Chapter 977: The Party's Off!!!
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Bless, we're back <3
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I understand you want to leave the party for the end, Luffy, but shutting down the forum is going a little overboard.
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The forum! Almost gave up hope, thank god! Fantastic chapter of course!
Can't believe Jinbei returned and I couldn't watch everyone's reactions on here when it happened.That said though, huge thanks to the people who dealt with the situation to get the site running again!
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Cool to see the forum back, thank you all for getting it back up.
First and foremost… My heart goes out to the world of course, but Japan seems to be getting hit particularly hard, so... wishing everyone well over there.
Good chapter, it was great to see the Straw Hats back in action and, as I predicted, at the center of focus. Things are now back to as they should be, with the Straw Hats as the focus and the Scabbards and other side characters taking a backseat.
It looks like we'll be officially in Onigashima next chapter, and I've been waiting to see the full Flying 6 forever. More powerhouses for the Beast Pirates, can't wait. -
yay, we are back; party is ON
oh waitfo real i'm glad, apforums :)
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Not that this is a complaint, but this weeks chapter ended with a bunch of shoes.
…anyone else get a Bleach flashback or is it just me?
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Not that this is a complaint, but this weeks chapter ended with a bunch of shoes.
…anyone else get a Bleach flashback or is it just me?
I totally did, lol.
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YABADABADOO!!!! So glad Arlong Park is back! Thank you to those who had to deal with the issues to get things up and running especially during a time like this!
Seeing Jimbei there hugging and squeezing does my heart good! Seeing Carrot there s pretty cool and I thought it might have meant something if I didn’t see Wanda in the uncropped version. Then she didn’t get to join in with the brave 7 smashing up the lookout post. I guess she’s running back with Shishilian.
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Someone in the discord said that this could be some tobi roppo guys we see with Drake in chapter 793. If that ends to be true I think there will be nobody we know in the group and this is typical Oda fake suspense
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Feels Like Forever since the forum went down. Jimbei is back, kaidou has a son. Wtf
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I think these blobs are Carrot and Wanda
I doubt they're any of the Strawhats because this is a panel of them getting back on the Sunny and they were all on land about to toast in the previous panel, while these figures seem to be facing forward.
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YABADABADOO!!!! So glad Arlong Park is back! Thank you to those who had to deal with the issues to get things up and running especially during a time like this!
Seeing Jimbei there hugging and squeezing does my heart good! Seeing Carrot there s pretty cool and I thought it might have meant something if I didn’t see Wanda in the uncropped version. Then she didn’t get to join in with the brave 7 smashing up the lookout post. I guess she’s running back with Shishilian.
So much to talk about!The Jinbe stuff was HIGHLY needed, I'm glad we're getting lots of needed moments. Would've sucked if Oda waited 'til Act 4 to bring him back.
Oh also, the popular "Jinbe will bring the Grand Fleet with him" theory has been dismantled. -
Holy smokes, good to be back! Missed all of you bastards!
My favorite chapter in a while, and it's easy to tell why.
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Someone in the discord said that this could be some tobi roppo guys we see with Drake in chapter 973. If that ends to be true I think there will be nobody we know in the group and this is typical Oda fake suspense
Chapter 973?
I'm not sure we are are supposed to know anyone in the group aside from X Drake and Page One. Oda is just creating hype because they are an important group.
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Of all times for the forum to be down.
Anyways, I was hoping once the crew was complete, Oda would get the message loud and clear to us and was expecting it to happen at the end of this arc. With that in mind, I can only see Luffy postponing the celebration so they can have the biggest feast ever as exactly that: it will not just be the feast to celebrate a new member, but to wrap the crew (so whoever else wants to join better hurry).
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Glad AP is back! Reddit was driving me crazy. I'm a creature of habit. :) OT, good chapter. The last time the SHs were going wild as a group was like 9 years ago. :blink:
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Felt empty without lurking the site before and after a chapter. Glad it’s back up!
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Bit delayed for obvious reasons, but:
Welcome Home, Jinbe!
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I’m so glad AP forums is back, missed you guys
Also have you guys heard the theory that one of the flying six is Gin, apparently one of the sets of shoes looks like his
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So I've recently fallen into the trap of watching various people reacting to One Piece (the anime). And I was reminded of so many early scenes that made me emotional and actually care about the characters. I think it has been a long time since I've had that with One Piece. Until Jinbe showed up. That felt really good.
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Damn this place was down for much longer than I expected, glad it's back though.
Jinbe being back is excellent news, and I certainly did not expect Kaido to have a son. Wonder if he's a fighter…
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so who found the reason for Jinbei to be held back a bit underwhelming ?
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It's either Jinbe or his crew, and you can't have them just leave an Emperor's territory unscathed. And I guess you wouldn't want Jinbe's first time with the crew to be affected by injury…
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so who found the reason for Jinbei to be held back a bit underwhelming ?
I'm still waiting for a bigger meta like reason. Like someone in Wano Oda didn't want Jimbei interacting with just yet.
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We might get extra information when they meet Big Mom… or not.
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I’m so glad AP forums is back, missed you guys
Also have you guys heard the theory that one of the flying six is Gin, apparently one of the sets of shoes looks like his
Shoes with buckles aren't such a rarity.
I'm more suspicious of the fact Gin had Kaido on his jacket!
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We might get extra information when they meet Big Mom… or not.
''Jinbe? I can't believe you're here after what happened.'' ''I'm not a man that would be stopped by that.''
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Shoes with buckles aren't such a rarity.
I'm more suspicious of the fact Gin had Kaido on his jacket!
The return of Don kriego as a gifter lol.
''Jinbe? I can't believe you're here after what happened.'' ''I'm not a man that would be stopped by that.''
From a man that wishes to die, to a man that can't properly die.
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I'm still waiting for a bigger meta like reason. Like someone in Wano Oda didn't want Jimbei interacting with just yet.
i really am not sure we will have more than what we had already.
All in all it sounds like Oda didn't find the good way to handle the joining party for Jinbe since he couldn't do it at the end of big mum arc with an incomplete crew and he didn't find a way to have a moment with the crew being together in wano so he decided to postpone it at the end of the arc -
Shoes with buckles aren't such a rarity.
I'm more suspicious of the fact Gin had Kaido on his jacket!
I was just pointing out that people were saying that, I’m not really believing the theory
Although I would love to see Gin renter the series at some point in the near future
If it was him though I’d say Sanji vs Queen would no longer likely to happen
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Oh thank God, AP is back. Best. Forum. Ever.
And along with Jinbro, this last chapters kind of give me the vibe that the crew is complete already, but I'm open for surprises.
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I was just pointing out that people were saying that, I’m not really believing the theory
Although I would love to see Gin renter the series at some point in the near future
If it was him though I’d say Sanji vs Queen would no longer likely to happen
Personally, I think Meadows is Kaido's son.
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I dunno what's weirder, people thinking Gin is part of the Flying Six, or them believing Kaido's son is actually dead.
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Hooray for AP! It's a big shame that it was down when Jimbei came back and joined; I would have loved to see the live reactions from folks here. I saw way too much angry bitching about it for some reason in some other places. :getlost: Still, to the folks in charge who got AP back and up running, thanks so much for all your efforts!
Since I'm assuming this thread can act as a reaction to both of the previous chapters, under the circumstances: Jimbeiiiiiiii :wub: That made my heart so, so happy when he finally showed up. So excited to have him on the team going forward.On a different note, I liked in this chapter how Law showed that he's learned from experience with the Straw Hats. "Listen, those dummies are gonna Leeroy Jenkins the shit out of everything no matter what, so let's just include that in the plan from now on."
And Kid's reaction to Jimbei joining the Straw Hats kinda cracked me up, too. He's just like "C'mon, are you friggen for real right now?" Good luck continuing to try to pretend you're anywhere close to Luffy's equal, Kid. Though on a different note, that moment that showed that the other Kid Pirates have adopted Killer's laugh to show some solidarity with him was surprisingly sweet.
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And Kid's reaction to Jimbei joining the Straw Hats kinda cracked me up, too. He's just like "C'mon, are you friggen for real right now?" Good luck continuing to try to pretend you're anywhere close to Luffy's equal, Kid. Though on a different note, that moment that showed that the other Kid Pirates have adopted Killer's laugh to show some solidarity with him was surprisingly sweet.
That was hilarious. It will be even harder for him if Luffy's little fleet decides to drop in on this arc.
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I'm still waiting for a bigger meta like reason. Like someone in Wano Oda didn't want Jimbei interacting with just yet.
Jinbe would've prevented Luffy from being separated at the start.
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That was hilarious. It will be even harder for him if Luffy's little fleet decides to drop in on this arc.
When that happens he will feel like a kid.
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Jinbe would've prevented Luffy from being separated at the start.
You're right. And Jimbei probably would have pulled the ship up the water fall himself. Cool but maybe not as adventurous if the wild coy aren't there.
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Well there has to be more about Jinbe.
I love that he is in finally but hmit feels so anticlimactic…
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Hooray for AP! It's a big shame that it was down when Jimbei came back and joined; I would have loved to see the live reactions from folks here. I saw way too much angry bitching about it for some reason in some other places. :getlost: Still, to the folks in charge who got AP back and up running, thanks so much for all your efforts!
Since I'm assuming this thread can act as a reaction to both of the previous chapters, under the circumstances: Jimbeiiiiiiii :wub: That made my heart so, so happy when he finally showed up. So excited to have him on the team going forward.On a different note, I liked in this chapter how Law showed that he's learned from experience with the Straw Hats. "Listen, those dummies are gonna Leeroy Jenkins the shit out of everything no matter what, so let's just include that in the plan from now on."
And Kid's reaction to Jimbei joining the Straw Hats kinda cracked me up, too. He's just like "C'mon, are you friggen for real right now?" Good luck continuing to try to pretend you're anywhere close to Luffy's equal, Kid. Though on a different note, that moment that showed that the other Kid Pirates have adopted Killer's laugh to show some solidarity with him was surprisingly sweet.
On the Jinbe joining topic: For me, it's one of those things like… The main thing people go for when they don't want him to join is they don't like his personality. For me his personality's always been fine, I've never gone crazy over it, but I've never had any negative reactions to it. But still, I can understand people wanting another weird person on the crew. Even though Jinbe's weird in a lot of ways, starting with the fact that he's a whaleshark fishman who knows karate. But regardless of all that. One thing that can't be denied is this dude's contributions. He's directly saved Luffy out of certain death situations at least twice. And then has saved the crew out of many dire situations. So like his personality or not, his contributions to the crew can't be denied. And for me, the crew's such a circus sometimes that a complete straight man is a great idea. And Jinbe's shown he's REALLY good at planning, so I'll be happy to get some uber-serious plans in the future.
On his joining moment (from other posters): He joined back in 2011. And again around 2016-2017. This was his "yay he's finally actually on the ship" moment. So all it's doing is cementing that he's on the crew, not meant to be some big moment.
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Hey hey hey, Kid could get new members for his crew after this too. if Law got Jean Bart, Don Sai got Baby 5, Cabagge got Suleiman, etc.
Besides he's obviously going to realize he needs a bigger crew, even if the Fleet doesn't show up.
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Did you see that? As soon as that blue potato man joined the crew the forum went down for like a month. Longest it's ever been down.
An ill omen; I told y'all him joining wouldn't be good. It's all downhill from here on out. -
The downtime was before the Joimbeitime, your argument is invalid.
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I go missing from the AP Forums for 10,000 years (or 2 years, I guess), to come back to a downed site. But thank god the site is back now! Now, with that out of the way… takes deep breath
JINBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEtakes another deep breathEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEI!!! He's finally a permanent member of the crew with no more leaves of absences! Though, Luffy might have to gorilla glue him to the side of the Sunny just to be safe lol.
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Honestly, I was kinda expecting Jinbe to show up around this time, because him coming in just in time to save the day would be way too predictable for Oda, since we already knew he was coming. That's why I'm pretty confident Nekomamushi is gonna show up in the very near future as well. Whoever appears at the last minute to turn the tides of the battle, it's gonna be someone we don't know it's coming.
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I wonder if any of the tobi roppo will break the mold or if they are all going to be dinosaurs.