Hi, I joined this forum a few days ago, been reading a few threads in Arlong Park on and off since I started getting into One Piece. This place probably has some of the more interesting conversations about One Piece from what I remember, haha.
I like to read chapter discussions because it gives me an idea of the overall consensus of the chapter, plus, it sometimes points things out that I may have missed, which I really do appreciate. ^^ It's even more fun when something out of the ordinary comes along like this four week hiatus, since people tend to say different things when faced with an unpleasant and unwanted situation, haha. Yes, I've read every single post in this thread, except maybe for the ones the mods deleted before I got that far into the thread, although I was able to read some of those posts too. ^^
I really liked chapter 597. It was interesting and full of information. Since it tied up some loose ends without adding too many new ones, it was a really nice set up for the four week hiatus. (Yes, I know, what everything will be like the One Piece two years from the current time is technically a huge cliffhanger, but it didn't feel so bad like some of the more recent cliffhangers Oda has left us hanging with. ^^)
While I am really curious as to what chapter 598 will bring, In a way I'm more curious as to what people's reaction to the new chapter will be. Well, I'll probably be more of a lurker rather than a poster, but I figured I should at least post once. ^^