@sabinis:
I just gotten idea.
I love pictures of opened up volumes of One Piece- like opened on some favourite action scene or some kind of reveal or dialogue.
Can we all post here pictures of pages that we really liked while re-reading One Piece in volume format ? At least from time to time.
It is like sharing experience of re-reading in bit different way than only through discussion without picture.
I'm not good at posting pictures but if someone could do it for me I think that's a good idea.
Leo franky tank nice thread idea. Made me go back to read.
I'd like to do a small bit of battle prowess flashback if possible to do so in a civil manner.
Like how would Don Kriegs weapons fare against arlong. Not so much power level, but I can honestly see him in a disguise ship firing his poison gas at arlong park.
The walk to arlong park for me was actually better in the anime to me. I was surprised how short it was in the manga.
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! > That's cool. I did see one that made me think Punk Hazard recently. Richie (lion from Buggies crew) was dreaming he was on a small boat (looked a lot like going merry), heading towards an island with a Dragon standing there and flames covering the land.
Well finished the Baratie stuff. Besides Krieg being forgettable, I forgot how good the arc was. Gin was a cool character, who despite being known as a Demon (like Zoro) has a soft side. In some ways, he makes me think of Bellamy in Dressrosa, where Gin admits looking at Krieg as his hero was a mistake, then after seeing Luffy in action becomes a fan of his. I really would like Gin to reappear again, as he wanted to meet again in the Grand Line, but it never happened. Wonder if there is a ever so slight chance he is the seventh shikibukai.
Sanji's backstory was the most brutal one we had seen yet, but the more interesting thing was how he contrasted with the prior members. Most of the rest were trying to achieve their dream/goal. Sanji had given up on his dream because of Zeff, but he still wished to see the all blue at some point. He also couldn't understand why Luffy and Zoro would go so far to keep fighting for their dream, as he said they should just give up. Luffy and Sanji's determination, along with the cooks, reignited his desire, allowing him to ultimately move on.
Also, I wonder if Pearl was to foreshadow Diable Jambe. Pearl covered his whole body in fire for fighting, and with the parallels of Baratie and Galley-La, seems like a good time for Sanji to make his debut of copying someone.
For those who are reading this thread, even if you don't want to reread the series, or are farther in rereading the series, please post your thoughts on this stuff. It doesn't have to be in depth, just if there were certain aspects you liked or didn't like, and other thoughts. This thread will be boring with no responses. If there is a certain part you are waiting to talk about, let me know and I'll try to get to that part a little faster. Though that will be hard since now it's time for Arlong Park, which still to this day is damn good by One Piece standards, and is usually the arc that cemented readers to the series.
A lot to say here. This got me to start with baratie arc. It along with sanji is one of my favorites. So much
good. Gonna write some more later but I'll just start with the humor. The booger joke is gold and had me laughing. The fly in the soup, good level of detail. Really warm humor in the arc. The presence of the characters is like that of an actual diner. Luffy smashing dishes like an idiot. It all feels organic.
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@jazzflower92:
How about in the beginning of the series that Devil Fruit powers were rare instead of being common like they are now. Looking back then you can see how it confirms how weak East Blue is in comparison to the Grandline and is in pale to the New World.
I agree. Especially compared to north blue where doflamingo grew up. There were some crazy fruit users.
Although east blue had alvida's fruit somewhere in it. Which could have a lot of possibility to it. One thing I order though is why smoker wasn't more mobile with his fruit. He could've ended the arlong pirates easily.
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@Ordinary:
On hindsight, the chapters with Laboon and Crocus feel really weird. Like, it's so out of place, even 700000000 chapters later.
Like, crocus lives on a boat inside laboon, and there's hallways and corridors and metal pipes running along Laboon's veins? Vivi's is totally different, and catching a whale for food seems like a completely unnecessary thing for Baroque works to do
Rereading that today/yesterday. It makes sense they'd need food if you consider how often the feed pirates. And also correlate mr 3's plan to get money from bounty heads as another incentive for promotion.
Laboons insides are a mystery but hey, that island inside him is crazy in itself.
Isn't it It interesting to think though, no matter how big s creature is, everything's a speck compared to the ocean or a landmass.
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! > Very true. It is different as in many questions one might have during an arc will be known. The discussion is very different as you can read some chapters and compare it to later stuff, seeing differences and similarities. So while many of us will never get to have the discussion like we have with the current stuff, still great stuff to discuss with a reread. Speaking of Enes Lobby/Water Seven.
One thing I've been noticing with rereading is how the villain of the arc/island has a certain trait they share with the character that joins the straw hats. With Morgan and Zoro, it's their name/status. Morgan uses his fame to control people in fear, and abuses his power. Zoro is feared because of his strength, but he is a nice guy in the end and he dreams of becoming bigger than his name already is. With Nami and Buggy, you have the idea of greed, but Buggy is ruthless and will harm anybody, while Nami only goes after pirates and won't go as far to kill, even if she hates them. With Usopp and Kuro, you have lying. Kuro knows how to make people believe him using tricks, which ends up almost killing the village. Usopp is up front and makes obvious lies, which almost back fires. As we learn in the end, the villagers did like Usopps lies, as it became a sort of morning ritual.
So what does this have to do with Water Seven/Enes Lobby? Well, considering the fact that Usopp rejoined, we had a parallel with him and the villain again. We have Usopp the liar who has finally gone on his own adventures, but still lies about stuff. We then get a Kuro 2.0 in the form of Lucci. He worked as a carpenter for years, building up trust until the right moment. He is subtle and low key like Kuro, where once the betrayal happens it is a shock to everyone. His main mission is to take a person Usopp cares about and have her killed for circumstances that were beyond her control (Kaya and Robin parallel). Like with Kuro, Usopps job is to not take on the bad guy, but rescue the one he cares about. In the end, like Kuro, nobody finds out the truth about him. With all these parallels, it seems like foreshadowing that Usopp would join once everything was over.
One thing I noticed this time around was that we learned why Morgan had a metal jaw, and how he got his status. He wasn't a great person by any means, as his status to captain was by Kuro's plan. Kuro smashed Morgans lower Jaw, and through hypnotism, got him and a random person to believe about Kuro being captured. Adds more to the Zoro/Morgan aspect, as Zoro earned his fame truthfully, while Morgan got his fame from a crafted plan that killed the wrong person.
Besides the villain and new crewmember having similarities, each arc where the crew member comes in we learn about their "treasure", and get an idea of the islands "treasure". With Zoro, he treasures his swords, especially the one Kuina gave him. This is reinforced through the Meow Brothers, when one of them just tosses the swords. With Nami, it is actual gold, but she has standards when stealing. For Usopp, he values who he is. After everything is over, he wishes for the town to continue to see him as a liar, and not have them know about what went down. He also doesn't deny his pirate legacy, going so far to go violent when he is berated for it.
One last thing I will say for now is that this is the first arc where a character quirk is a foreshadowing tool for Oda. We first meet Kuro as Khaladore, who we notice pushes his glasses up with the palm of his hands. What seems like a quirk later comes to show to be developed as a habit from his fighting style. Using swords as claws, he needed a safe way to readjust his glasses with his swords still on. We later get some quirks that have a much bigger meaning for a character, especially in Dressrosa with Baby 5s wanting to help others, and Senor Pinks attire.
How do you think Zoro got so famous? I remember something touching upon it but I'm not sure if it was filler or canon.
