Oh man waiting two weeks for the next chapter is gonna be rough
especially where it ended
Oh man waiting two weeks for the next chapter is gonna be rough
especially where it ended
Oh man waiting two weeks for the next chapter is gonna be rough
especially where it ended
Its plenty of time to reread, rewatch previous arcs, or check out some other series.
I'm updating myself on OPM in the meantime.
Its plenty of time to reread, rewatch previous arcs, or check out some other series.
I'm updating myself on OPM in the meantime.
Any series you would recomend
I just caught up with Record of Ragnarok and Jujutsu Kaisen and I'm currently going back and forth watching Fire Force, Haikyu and Trigun (and thinking about No Game No Life and Re Zero) but I'm always looking for new ideas on what to watch
Highly rate this chapter , I had expectation of revealation on Rox or will of D looks like another postpone event we will eventually find out . Its interesting to note 5 of the members were previously on sabody as well fighting Kizaru and lost badly so this time they look far more than novice against Yonko .
Also thanks to Sandman the translation on red roc and Oa always refer his old manga point to point , Luffy 's upgrade on red hawk and his advanced Ryou will be put into test . However i am not sure how SN will counteract against Big mom . Oden's chunk in the prophecy is the 2nd Yonko this will really change evrything that was foretold and prophecy will eventually not fullfill but time and again this manga exhibits the story setting is more about Luffy's view of the world rather than some ancient prophecy .
Me and Robocco chapter made a big hommage to Oda this week ( it's a parodie gag serie that is currently serializing in shonen jump)
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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HAPPY CHAPTER 1000
What a great journey it has been. I'm so glad I made it. A big thank you for Oda, his assistants, and his editors for providing us great story, characters, and content for more than 20 years. Simply a stunning achievement.
Anyway~
Chapter 1000 is not only a huge milestone, but also the chapter where we finally see the Akazaya Samurai laid completely defeated and helpless by the hand of Kaidou. And so this chapter serves as the PERFECT opportunity to take a short trip down the memory lane of one of our dearest and most passionate members of Arlong Park forums who, for whatever reason (hmm, I wonder what it could be), has not been posting lately. This is quite the teachable moment for readers about making predictions. Let us proceed~
@JohnTnaig:
It's going to be hilarious when Kaido is near death from the scabbards and needs to get rescued by Big Mom and all the people who said Kaido was going to demolish them is suddenly going to be like "Oh I always knew he wasn't going to beat them I was just joking when I said that lul"
993: things get worse
next chapter the scabbards are totally going to get wrecked you guys
believe it
you heard it here first folks
Kaido spent the entire chapter getting destroyed and shitting his pants out of fear but apparently he was just "surprised" and "tanked" those attacks.
Haha ok
Kaido is not going to beat the scabbards not now not ever. He is weak and will continue to get beat up don't be surprised if he gets his arms cut off by Kiku
No one here is ever going to admit that Kaido is a weak jobber.
Gaimon could show up next chapter and one shot Kaido and there will still be comments about how this actually makes Kaido look stronger and that they're "satisfied" with the outcome.
You can't get someone who thinks one piece is a perfect work of fiction to ever admit a flaw or say something negative about it.
Scabbards aren't getting crushed.
Kaido will return to his "human" form and try the thunder bagua attack only for it to get easily blocked or someone will knock his club out of his hand.
He will then continue to get beat up.
Again…
Scabbards are going to beat him because Kaido is a weak jobber. The idea that he is going to get up next chapter be like "Heh…I've only been using 1% of my power!!!Time to get serious!!!" and then start taking them out is nonsense fanfiction to try and excuse Kaido's horrible portrayal.
next chapter kaido gets beat up again
Scabbards are like admirals! What would Luffy do faced with 9 Akainus ?
*994 Kaido gets beat up again"
Scabbards are like Roger! What would Luffy do faced with 9 Whitebeards ?
You're one to talk. Every week you've been going off about how Kaido is going to beat them and THIS WEEK the villains will turn things around. What was that famous saying about glass houses?
And most of the quotes above are only from chapter 992 threads, I'm sure there is way more.
@JohnTnaig:
@All:
John, you're actually believing that Kaidou will be defeated by side characters WITHOUT Luffy's involvement whatsoever. Tell me how that is consistent with how One Piece arcs had been told.
Seriously here, John. Are you even gonna own up to all your past posts when (in your terms, "if") Kaidou makes a come back?
Yes actually I will unlike a lot of other people who just ignore their past failed predictions. If and that is a very, VERY big IF Kaido actually does snap and take them out like a boss then yes I will admit I was wrong.
Where do powerscalers always get this infinite confidence from?
Where do powerscalers always get this infinite confidence from?
This whole thing so weird cause power scalers or not some of this stuff so easy to see.
The good guys will get there time and then the bad guys etc etc
Same thing will happen again , so it weird to see some people can't see it when it happens in so many forms of fiction not even shonen only .
Don't know if it's been said already but could Big Moms shocked face on the last page not be because of the punch Luffy delivered on Kaido but because the silhoutte of Luffy holding his hat reminds her of Roger? I mean the time Rox was still a thing was long before Shanks was with the crew so technically Roger should still have been the owner of the strawhat back when they were a rival crew to the Roger pirates. Anyways, just a thought.
Sanji cutting dragon fish with sword. Are oda and that food wars mangaka trolling or random coincidence with dragon fish kaidou.
Don't know if it's been said already but could Big Moms shocked face on the last page not be because of the punch Luffy delivered on Kaido but because the silhoutte of Luffy holding his hat reminds her of Roger? I mean the time Rox was still a thing was long before Shanks was with the crew so technically Roger should still have been the owner of the strawhat back when they were a rival crew to the Roger pirates. Anyways, just a thought.
Yes, i think that´s the intended implication. Shanks was not born yet when Roger and Garp beath the Rocks crew.
This whole thing so weird cause power scalers or not some of this stuff so easy to see.
The good guys will get there time and then the bad guys etc etc
Same thing will happen again , so it weird to see some people can't see it when it happens in so many forms of fiction not even shonen only .
I mean the thing that I find with powerscalers they create their own reality and stick to it and then are really smug on insisting on their perceived read on character strength and then call foul/plotholes whatever when the story goes against that.
Personal experience bias and all but I just don't feel the same kind of smugness from people defending their new crewmate. It's all just so odd because some person xyz getting a single punch/hit in can trigger a real weird tantrum.
Or like here people just simply not having the big picture in mind at all or the patience to see something go through fully first.
Yes, i think that´s the intended implication. Shanks was not born yet when Roger and Garp beath the Rocks crew.
In the flash back he had on his pirate hat but maybe she saw him with it before that i guess.
I'm very happy with this 1000th chapter. There is no big revelation but we have the start of a very hyping moment : Luffy about to reach the top of One Piece world.
The scene where he just ignores the 2 emporors to care about his friends is so touching and smart. Then a big slap on the face to Kaido to say I'm not the one you oneshot 2 weeks ago :-)
The flashback scene which reminds us that Luffy has a very specific dream that we don't know about is also a nice touch for the round chapter. For me, it decreases the chance of Yamato becoming a crew member. It would feel really strange to have a know-it-all character be part of the crew.
I mean the thing that I find with powerscalers they create their own reality and stick to it and then are really smug on insisting on their perceived read on character strength and then call foul/plotholes whatever when the story goes against that.
Personal experience bias and all but I just don't feel the same kind of smugness from people defending their new crewmate. It's all just so odd because some person xyz getting a single punch/hit in can trigger a real weird tantrum.
Or like here people just simply not having the big picture in mind at all or the patience to see something go through fully first.
It's infinitely weird to see people actively rooting for the villains, like they don't realize that the entire reason for the presence of Kaido and BM is for Luffy and co to beat them. Talk about setting yourself up for disappointment!
Powerscaling has to be the most joyless way to watch anything, imagine reading 1000 chapters just to fill in your little datasheets and find "L's" for imaginary characters and losing your shit when things contradict your expectations (which no shit, Oda's entire job is to swerve your expectations when it comes to shonen fighting)..
In the flash back he had on his pirate hat but maybe she saw him with it before that i guess.
Thanks for confirming that. I don't have the image before me now so I don't remember what hat Roger was wearing then. But still this was specifically the God Valley incident. If they were rivals the Rox crew should have met them several times. Perhaps he had the hat back then. But anyways I might be off. Just somehow this shocked face struck me that way.^^
That was pretty nice. Like others, I appreciated Luffy walking over to Kin'emon to check on him.
So this is really it, huh? Kaido is going down here. I admit, it was obvious for a while now that it would have to happen in this arc but it's only just been solidified for me by a powerful punch to the face. Cool. Big Mom is still a wild card, mostly because of her ties to Elbaf. But I don't really feel like having her tag along for yet another island after all this.
And while I'm looking forward to the matchups, I'm a little worried that whatever the other strawhats will end up doing in their fights will just pale in comparison to the Yonkou battle on top. What does it matter if Sanji beats/disables Black Maria? She's not really a threat to the people who are taking on Kaido, you know? Same for everybody else. Or that's what it feels like at least. I hope Oda gives us something similar to the Enies Lobby keys that made the individual fights have some meaning behind them. Have the bad guys trying to self-destruct the island, I don't know. :P
And while I'm looking forward to the matchups, I'm a little worried that whatever the other strawhats will end up doing in their fights will just pale in comparison to the Yonkou battle on top. What does it matter if Sanji beats/disables Black Maria? She's not really a threat to the people who are taking on Kaido, you know? Same for everybody else. Or that's what it feels like at least. I hope Oda gives us something similar to the Enies Lobby keys that made the individual fights have some meaning behind them. Have the bad guys trying to self-destruct the island, I don't know. :P
Kaido implied that the floating island would kill wano people when it lands in the capital. The other strawhats can prevent it to happen
I wonder if this 5 v 2 is our final match up or if others will show. It feels pretty final. We got Law for Support. Killer and Zoro for slashing. Luffy and and Kidd for big punching.
Considering how much you need for a single yonkou(based on marineford), there is no way that these 5 are enough for two yonkous, with guys like kamazo among them. Marco said that they should be up there to brook and robin, not just zoro, and brook is the only one that can deal with bm's soul powers.
Wb needed all admirals, all BB pirates and shitloads of marines wounding him and heart problem to fall, but kamazo is enough for two and zoro that is similar level to ''can't get my weapon out of zoro's wound''.
And Toki talked about 9 shadows that will bring the dawn.
Chapter was everything I hoped for and more, I'm not gonna lie I was not composed at all when reading this. I actually did mostly predict this chapter… lol. So that's another big reveal I've gotten right. Post is available on another forum.
Anyway. I find this chapter hugely symbolic in a glorious way.
The New Generation taking over, or at least stepping up to do so, is something I've been waiting for for a long time in this series. A loooong time. It's been hinted, it's been foreshadowed that the new generation would take over the old, but this is the big MOMENT where it really starts to become very apparent that it's happening right now. The Supernovas + Straw Hats (Luffy, Zoro) standing against Kaido and Big Mom is a moment many have been waiting for with bated breath, and we finally got it and it's just awe-inspiring.
What had me really going crazy though was Luffy ALREADY making Kaido bleed. And him walking past 2 Yonkou giving them the cold shoulder was just full body chills. It really felt like I'm watching the new Pirate King in action -- more accurately, the man who is going to surpass the Pirate King.
All of that was already top-tier media, but to bring up Luffy's secret motive again really pushed this chapter over the top. I really appreciate that Oda did that, not everyone acknowledged it was a thing (in fact over 80% I'd guess thought he just said "LOL I'LL BE THE PIRATE KING") and it'll make Monkey King happy since he made a whole thread about it too. It was a thing. If something looks suspect in One Piece, it probably is, is the lesson to take away here. We should've realized long ago that Ace basically says he wants to be the Pirate King in that scene anyway, and didn't get bizarre looks for it.
Congratulations to the fans and Oda for living long enough to make it to 1000, especially through a super brutal year. And congrats to the insane amount of accolades this chapter is getting on Reddit, the chapter thread alone literally made Reddit history. Utterly insane. Oda managed to live up to the hype of 1000, a task I would entrust to basically no other author.
I really wish I gave a shit about Kidd and Killer
And even if I did, I'd still find it odd that they get to be front and center of the big Face Off Spread after having such neglible presence in the arc. You can even say that about Law, despite him being the one to start pushing us down the Kaidou railroad tracks years ago. 'S weird.
Probably exarcerbating this feeling is that this chapter is directly referencing chapter 100 with its spread yet has the actual Straw Hat crew nowhere to be found in the chapter sans Zoro - plus the slightly underwhelming nature of Luffys big Kaidou-punch moment - , and this can't help but feel a bit…deflating. Like, I like the idea of the content in the chapter, but execution wise its a bit flat.
The last moment in particular, while it does what it needs to do, is schooled in every way by the elaborate ramp ups to Luffy punching Croc and Enel, but with how detached Kaidou has been from the misery of Wano, it can't be helped, I suppose. The flashback panel montage is a way of distilling said ramp up before the big punch, but even on that note it doesn't feel as emotional as it could've been- like, why include a panel of Kinemon just saying they came from the past, or the one of Hyogoro being contemplative? Does Luffy even know of Yasuie? Surely more resonant moments could've been found, like with Tama for instance, or of Kaiodu being mean and saying mean villain things (nothing of those readily come to mind, but there must've been something)?
While Luffy decking an emperor is a big moment to be sure, it's a bit undermined by the fact that we've just seen an extended round of other characters getting hits in on Kaidou, and well, I just don't get the big "Yessss take that you evil bastard, so satisfying that the evil bastard got punched" feeling. Like, its a power-feat, but I don't care enough about Kaidou as a villain for it to be emotionally cathartic in the same way Enel or Croc, or even St. Charloss getting decked were.
I liked that Oda didn't break the flow of the story for the sake of a big reveal; the Ace flashback is pushing it a bit, but the progression still feels mostly natural.
No but seriously, can someone make sense of why Kidd and Killer get to be front and center of that particular spread, I just don't get it
@Daz:
lolNo but seriously, can someone make sense of why Kidd and Killer get to be front and center of that particular spread, I just don't get it
lol
This is a chapter called straw hat Luffy which mainly concerns Straw hat Luffy, why on earth is he way off in the middle ground in the big Emperor-Supernova face-off spread. The eye is naturally drawn to the biggest most detailed character because the fact that they're the biggest, most detailed, most easily readable makes them appear most important. And in this case, this supposedly momentous spread of old generation emperors facing off with New Generation supernovas is mainly defined by…Killer and Kidd facing off with Big Mom? Why would you not put the star players in the front? I mean, Oda didn't put Croc and Luffy in the middle of their respective lineups on the vol 21/22 covers, right?
I really wanna see Kidd get stomped hard. I dislike him, he's too cocky and arrogant for a guy that got his arm cut off by the Red hair pirates, then got destroyed by Kaido.
@Daz:
No but seriously, can someone make sense of why Kidd and Killer get to be front and center of that particular spread, I just don't get it
I think the idea is more the supernovas facing yonkos then it is Kidd and Killer specifically.I dont care much for Kidd cause he seems like a lot bark with no bark but grouping him with Luffy and Law is pretty common and having the proeminent trio of the supernovas facing the 2 yonko is a cool image for your 1000 chapter.
It's basically the same trio then back then at the auction house at the archipelago. Like Law just randomly showed up there despite being on a side quest and Luffy path suddenly got easy and Kidd finally got enough metal and no problem getting there.
The chapter is called Straw Hat Luffy and the chapter lived up to the name. Did you never see Luffy so you need him "in the front".
He's in the middle so he can go in a straight line between BM and Kaido to see Kinemom. If he was in Kid's place he would have to go diagonally which would've been awkward. Come on. You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
Luffy's in the center because he's the one who's going to become Pirate King. He's the protagonist, he takes the center.
And, as it was said, we still don't know much about Kidd and Killer and this is the fight that will show us why Kidd had a slightly bigger bounty in Sabaody and why he dared going against Shanks.
We know about Law and Zoro so they can be further way from the eye for this shot, the readers need to be reminded that the Kidd Pirates will be an important piece.
The chapter is called Straw Hat Luffy and the chapter lived up to the name. Did you never see Luffy so you need him "in the front".
He's in the middle so he can go in a straight line between BM and Kaido to see Kinemom. If he was in Kid's place he would have to go diagonally which would've been awkward. Come on. You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
I'm not talking about whether it is "logical", I am talking about what makes the spread more impactful and reflective of who the main players of the event are supposed to be. Like, why -in this case- would you want to see Kidd so prominently featured? Like, 3.5x Luffys size prominent, with the text about powerful pirates showing up over him, and him getting a line, but not Luffy? How does it enhance this spread, this moment?
The author has godlike control of the composition of the scenes in the manga, Oda could've composed it however he saw fit for maximum effect. As for Luffy moving diagonally,
a) this is a seperate moment temporally from the spread, which has a wind-up of Luffy clearly moving towards the emperors so whats the big deal, and
b) its not a fully joined spread anyway, theres a line dividing the spacing of the characters because of their size differences, so its not like their placements were necessarily 1:1 parrallel
c) even if you want to keep Luffy centralized, because fair enough, theres no need to have him so much smaller than Kidd/Killer, or to have them in the foreground over more prominent arc-characters like Law and Zoro.
and d) you're the one who cited a youtube video doing an elaborate breakdown of the reasonings behind this character placemenrt so whats the big deal indeed
Anyways, the pre-Enies lobby showdown spread also don't have Luffy as the biggest, but at least there he's in the actual center, he's the only one speaking which makes you drawn to him because the spread is more minimalist, he's not that much smaller than the biggest character, and those bigger characters have at least been extremely prominent in the arc, least of all series. Curiously, none of the characters bigger than Luffy here are all that emotive in the spread.
Also also, way back in 504 when Law, Kidd and Luffy lined up, they did so in that order, with Luffy as the biggest - though with all three characters at roughly comparable size. Curiouser and curiouser.
Basically what I'm getting at is that Kidd sucks and doesn't deserve to take up so much real estate on the spread.
This is kind of reverse logic. It's not 'why is a character like Kidd who isn't that important so prominent in this spread' . It's 'if Kidd is so prominent in this spread, then he must be important'.
Luffy is small before the punch because Oda was drawing the DragonBall chapter where Goku arrives to fight the sayans, and looks so calm that they don't even recognize him as a threat. (seriously, the scabbards are the surviving earth fighters, Law is the kinto, and Red Roc is Kaio-ken)
It's part of the composition, he's the smallest guy, he hits the hardest.
But I respect your beef with Kidd if that's why you don't like the double page.
@Daz:
While Luffy decking an emperor is a big moment to be sure, it's a bit undermined by the fact that we've just seen an extended round of other characters getting hits in on Kaidou, and well, I just don't get the big "Yessss take that you evil bastard, so satisfying that the evil bastard got punched" feeling. Like, its a power-feat, but I don't care enough about Kaidou as a villain for it to be emotionally cathartic in the same way Enel or Croc, or even St. Charloss getting decked were.
I agree that it didn´t feel as amazing as the others you´ve mentioned. Personally, as a badass opener, I would´ve loved it more had Luffy simply semi-casually Haki shield-blocked that slam (Ray vs Elephant), like "bro, having a conversation here…", instantly followed by Zoro blitz-cutting the off-balanced Emperor.
But yeah, he probably only learned advanced offensive Armament (penetration), not the shield one (protection), and I guess punching is by default cooler than blocking to the average teen.
The more I think about it, the more I believe Kaido OHKO-ing Luffy was a mistake.
I do have an explanation for him being "suprised" by Thunder Bagua or what it´s called - it´s a weapon technique similar to what swordsmen do when they rush their oponents (Zoro vs Apoo most recently).
So that part was OK, despite Luffy very recently upgrading his Observation, he´s not that used to fighting against weapons.
I am not OK with that KO though, I wish Luffy would´ve been hurt badly by that, bloodied, down on his hands and knees, trying to get up.
He´s one of the most resilient characters in the OP world, usually standing up after a beat-down, no matter what.
The reason I see it as an issue now is that Luffy cannot get hit by that again here. It would be kinda BS if he suddenly could continue fighting like nothing afterwards. Yes Luffy has worked out in the mine but is that enough to tank such a hit?
I just think this is slightly different than upgrading something like Armament. I think Luffy had it already in him, he just didn´t know "how" to make it do "that", contrary to the ability to take hits.
Then again, even BM owned Queen in a similar fashion to showcase how overpowered Emperors are...although he was back up faster than Luffy.
Anyway, back to Bagua being a weapon technique, assuming Kaido goes for it again, I believe Zoro might be able to 3 sword block it next chapter.
The only other option, quite probable one, is Law acting as the puppet master and porting the good guys all around the battlefield into good offensive positions while they take no damage.
I don´t particularly care about Kid that much, that rivalry feels a bit forced to me, but one of the things I am actually looking forward to most is Kid fighting here, we haven´t seen him do anything but large metal arm punching so far, I hope he is more creative than that.
What else. I also thought about BM, her first reaction to Hellfire Fist Punch and the stuff she said last chapter to Kaido - kill as many as you want (implying she won´t participate or interfere), just leave Robin alive - might point towards her staying out of this fight.
And, when she sees that the kids are not going down but rather Kaido is struggling, that might be the reason for the foreshadowed "pirates will betray you" story-line.
Basically, I can see Luffy, Zoro, Kid and Law defeat Kaido after they move as one (completely cooperate) and use every single opening they get, but they´re nowhere near strong enough to beat them both.
In theory:
Law ports them, they take no damage,
Kid´s pile of scrapmetal might block some damage,
Zoro might block some weapon damage,
Luffy can hurt Kaido now,
Zoro can hurt Kaido now,
maybe if Kid has seastone in his pile, he might be able to hurt Kaido as well.
Very difficult fight, we haven´t seen all-out Kaido yet, impossible if their teamwork sucks and they start losing members fast.
More likely they gonna get pummeled first, then say we gotta cooperate or we´ll die.
@Daz:
No but seriously, can someone make sense of why Kidd and Killer get to be front and center of that particular spread, I just don't get it
Kid is obviously being groomed to become the newest member of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Subdivision: Tsundere Pirates (lead by Crocodile).
Here are some trademarked incoming one-liners:
"Don't let Kaido get his way!!!!" - while he stops Onigashima from dropping on the capital with all the garbage he collected. It will be really sexy and anti-heroish, prepare to swoon!
Alternatively:
"If you want to protect someone you have to do it properly!" - Do you understand? He doesn't want to protect anyone, but he's really mad that our protagonists are not doing it right!
No but seriously, can someone make sense of why Kidd and Killer get to be front and center of that particular spread, I just don't get it
Because somehow Oda knows that after Luffy, Kid and Killer are my favorite supernovas and for whatever reason wanted to make this chapter even more satisfying to me?
Kaido implied that the floating island would kill wano people when it lands in the capital. The other strawhats can prevent it to happen
Yeah, something like that could work quite well. Have them clear their individual obstacles before they can take care of saving people.
Again, Kidd and Killer is super underdeveloped like so much in this arc, but to be fair, they do have huge grievances against Kaidou. They tried to create an alliance to go against him where one of the members turned out to be Kaidou's loyal servant with the other member deciding to go to his side as well. He was betrayed, and because of it, Killer was directly impacted by taking a smile, being stuck in that state and acted as a slave essentially while Kidd was in prison. They have their gripes against Kaidou and it makes sense for them to want to be there. That Luffy and co. happen to be doing all they're doing just gives him his optimal opportunity to take him down. If I thought there was development there, maybe Kidd and Killer might have even opened up their hearts to trust allies again by being able to work with someone like Luffy (and Law).
But that's all rationalizations of Kidd/Killer on my end (though not much worse than the focus given to some of the 9 Scabbards so take that as you will), they have not earned their right to be given the focus other than their popularity by fans.
The Kid, Hawkins, Apoo alliance was not to go against Kaido it was to go against Shanks.
@Daz:
I really wish I gave a shit about Kidd and Killer
And even if I did, I'd still find it odd that they get to be front and center of the big Face Off Spread after having such neglible presence in the arc. You can even say that about Law, despite him being the one to start pushing us down the Kaidou railroad tracks years ago. 'S weird.
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No but seriously, can someone make sense of why Kidd and Killer get to be front and center of that particular spread, I just don't get it
From what I see it, each captain has his right-hand man to his right, so Kid has Killer to his right and Luffy has Zoro; Law doesn't have anyone since his guys are stuck on the sub off the island.
So basically, Luffy in the center with Law to his right and Kid to his left(+ the righthands at the rights of their captains).
The Kid, Hawkins, Apoo alliance was not to go against Kaido it was to go against Shanks.
Thanks. Seriously resolution this year is to reread the New World arcs (or pre timeskip Sabaody to current, seriously)
Still, I recall Kaidou crashing the party, and I gotta assume there were betrayals that occurred there. Just forgot if Apoo was with Kaidou already at that point or not.
From what I see it, each captain has his right-hand man to his right, so Kid has Killer to his right and Luffy has Zoro; Law doesn't have anyone since his guys are stuck on the sub off the island.
So basically, Luffy in the center with Law to his right and Kid to his left(+ the righthands at the rights of their captains).
Bepo is technically in Onigashima with Shachi and Penguin. We just don't know where they went.
can someone post the author's comments from this edition? I can't find it on mangaplus and I'd like to see what they wrote about Odacchi
Is there a break this week?
@Johnny:
Is there a break this week?
A Shonen Jump break, yes.
A Shonen Jump break, yes.
Sorry to ask further but do you know if last week an Oda break or SJ break?
@Johnny:
Sorry to ask further but do you know if last week an Oda break or SJ break?
WSJ does two break around new year, and these are the two breaks before and after chapter 1000.
What was harder for Kinemon?
One half being attached to a dragon while his head is sliced and imprisoned on an island he shipwrecked after leaving his island for the first time and having lost his comrades, being the furthest away to do what he set out to do.
Or being beaten to a pulp with all his friends barely clinging to life, while knowing one good friend was a traitor the whole time and all his effort was worth almost nothing against his sworn enemy.
Dude goes through tough times^^
I've been a member for a long time. I don't post often though. Thought I should at least have a comment in the 1000th chapter thread. I really enjoyed it. There were some great scenes.
I don't feel the same way Daz does about Kidd and Killer at all.
For me, I'm hyped to finally see them going all out on a high level against a tough opponent. I'm not a huge Kidd or Killer fan, by any means, but I assume Oda is planning on making fans out of many of us during this fight and that's exciting. While I'm not a huge fan, I do think Oda has done just enough to accept them as part of this battle, from Kidd's place in jail (foreshadowed sometime in Zou, I believe) to the reveal of Killer as Kamazo. I think that was really compelling stuff.
I can't wait for this chapter to be animated. The 5 Supernova climbing on top of the dome with the sound of Shiro Hamaguchi's Overtaken(Maximum Volume).
I don't feel the same way Daz does about Kidd and Killer at all.
For me, I'm hyped to finally see them going all out on a high level against a tough opponent. I'm not a huge Kidd or Killer fan, by any means, but I assume Oda is planning on making fans out of many of us during this fight and that's exciting. While I'm not a huge fan, I do think Oda has done just enough to accept them as part of this battle, from Kidd's place in jail (foreshadowed sometime in Zou, I believe) to the reveal of Killer as Kamazo. I think that was really compelling stuff.
That's exactly how I feel, excited to see them finally go all out. Also I'm glad they aren't fighting a Calamity in the end.
Big moment in One Piece history. 1000 chapters! Wow. Congratulations and thank you Oda for the journey!
Chapter content felt appropriate for the milestone. I thoroughly enjoyed it.