@Dranza:
Pretty much everything people said wouldn't happen is happening.
This chapter sure was crazy.
There won't be a bounty increase this soon we just had one. ODA: hold my beer.
We don't usually get bounty increases as soon as two arcs later, and only Luffy/Sanji getting them is very unorthodox. But I don't mind.
Sanji won't get a raid suit it completely goes against what he stands for. ODA: hold my beer.
…It still is. Hence Sanji's reaction this chapter lol. Oda can either win big or flop hard with this development when the time comes for Sanji to use it.
Luffy won't become an emperor he even said it himself he has much loftier ambitions and who's going to die to make space for him Yonkou to Gokou sounds retarded. ODA: hold my beer.
Jinbei is still not recognized as a strawhat, whyyyyy?. ODA: hold my beer.
Supporting characters can talk about that all they want, but what matters to me is when he starts showing up on color spreads, volume covers, hanging out on the ship between islands, and helping out against threats not related to Warlord/Fishman business.
Sanji will never get an increase higher than Zoro, Oda loves masturbating to Zoro and hates Sanji. ODA: hold my beer.
As somebody who has always believed that, I'm glad that is being proven wrong. But we'll see if he back up his game by finally giving Sanji a fight in Wano Country since we know Zoro has to get one.
Nami will never get Zeus it's just a throwaway gag exclusive to this arc. ODA: hold my beer.
I saw this coming.
Luffy won't become an emperor he even said it himself he has much loftier ambitions and who's going to die to make space for him Yonkou to Gokou sounds retarded. ODA: hold my beer.
I'm glad that Luffy is finally getting respect. But at the same time, I sort of wish it happened after Wano Country if Kaido is defeated there. Luffy's Whole Cake Island raid is huge news but it still feels a TINY bit early for Luffy to be considered a Yonko or Goko or whatever. Especially when winning against Kaido looks the most impressive if he looks like an underdog that is not on Kaido's status yet.
Luffy won't get an increase that exceeds a billion, doesnt matter if he beat commanders in that bounty range its too big of a jump. ODA: suck on deez nuts.
This big a rise surprised me, but I like it. I thought Oda would surely go for a billion here or after Wano Country since it looks like the perfect round number. He loves to play up Luffy as an underdog. Which is why both this and the fifth emperor title surprise me a LOT. But I'm completely cool with it. I'm actually glad that Luffy is finally getting the respect he deserves for the ridiculous stunts he pulls compared to everybody else.
Carrot is never going to join ever, what position is she going to fill anyway I mean just because she spends her entire time on the ship on the crow's nest doesn't mean shit you guys need to wake up and stop living in your head canon. GODA: ???
Wano Country can't get here soon enough to end this debate.
How about hush next time and stop talking like Oda is bound to these imaginary set of predefined rules and he will never break free of his own writing?
Somebody already said this to you, but theories need to be formed by evidence. The closest thing to evidence for storytelling is following patterns. And just because Oda can break free from his usual writing style does not mean his developments will always be good, and theories intrinsically try to point at possibilities that are interesting. Which is subjective, of course, but that can be done well if balanced with enough rational sense about how the author works.
But hey, everyone will love surprises that have good writing and art, so win-win even if predictions are not correct. That is what matters the most here.
Taeyeon:
