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Chapter 915: Bakura Town
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Sweet! Off to read
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I think Oda need to set up a time table here because if this takeover was 20 years ago, then we must look to Momonsuke who is supposed to be 10 years old so how does this fit? Oh and that roof must be a balloon but isn't the New World suppose to be a physic defying place?
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Bellamy, you can't make a hobby of dyeing jolly rogers and not yearn to go back to piracy.
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Bellamy’s the best now official.
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Shanks gonna show up and mentor Bellamy?
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@joekido:
I think Oda need to set up a time table here because if this takeover was 20 years ago, then we must look to Momonsuke who is supposed to be 10 years old so how does this fit? Oh and that roof must be a balloon but isn't the New World suppose to be a physic defying place?
Orochi takeover must have happened way before Kaido came and killed Oden. Wano needs to have its own problems that's are unrelsted to Kaido.
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I don't mind him settling down, but I do hope Bellamy returns to piracy, the sea is calling.
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Man, Luffy has some really killer faces this arc.
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I find everything about Holdem’s “power” disgustingly terrifying! If you have a chance of turning out like that I don’t see how anyone who has seen him would even consider eating a smile fruit.
I know he was supposed to be funny but having another living thing with a mind of its own growing out of your body is nightmarishly disturbing.Also the Yokozuna is such a hateable character and not even in the good way :ninja:
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This chapter was kind of a bummer after the last one. The pay off for Kiku at the end was cool and all, but the build up during the chapter was a little unexciting to me, even a little contrived… but let's see if next week's chapter will change my mind.
Besides that, I keep enjoying seeing more of Wano, but I'm also getting tired of all the exposition about Orochi's overly tyrannical reign. Less is more.
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The anouncer of the tourney has a Baby den den mushi. Until this chapter I thought snails are sth. "beast-pirates-exclusive" on Wano. And Wano doesn't seem to have Berry as a currency, since they are paying in Gold. That's interesting.
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Fantastic chapter, probably my favorite of the arc so far.
Interesting to see that Bellamy's retired from piracy, but it makes a lot of sense considering he threw in everything with the losing side. Wondering what sort of comeback awaits him.
Holdem was absolutely hilarious, the stuff between him and his lion was spectacular. I'm also glad that he got that joke of a power because it still leaves room for King the Calamity to have eaten the actual lion fruit. If that indeed comes to fruition, I hope Oda doesn't hold back.
The conversation between Urashima and Mouseman was also very interesting. I said in Kiku's debut chapter that I hoped Oda would devote some time to the themes of power hierarchies, and this is exactly the direction I was hoping to be explored. Not to mention that it provided some nice buildup to the climactic scene of the chapter, which was absolutely awesome. I'm liking what I'm seeing from Kiku so far and I REAAAAAAALLLLYYY hope Oda doesn't falter - he's definitely done it before, so there's a lot of doubt, but also hope.
I'd say this chapter is the one that's fully immersed me into Wano and hyped me for the ride. We had, what, three panels of raw exposition this time around? While the rest of the chapter was characters taking in the vibrant scenery and bouncing off each other in really fun ways. Alright Oda, you sold me. Let's see what you got in store.
Also, I hadn't really thought until now that since Wano's borders are closed, no one will probably know who Luffy and Zoro are (Zoro's nationwide notoriety aside) besides Kaido, maybe his top commanders, and the Supernovas in his crew. Not being burdened with their worldwide infamy here should give a lot of opportunities to the Straw Hats.
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I actually hope none of the Calamities has a Lion fruit, feels so cliche (especially considering his name) and dull compared to all of the other possibilities out there. He's already doing really well with Jack having an ancient Zoan, so I hope the others are just as out there.
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I actually hope none of the Calamities has a Lion fruit, feels so cliche (especially considering his name) and dull compared to all of the other possibilities out there. He's already doing really well with Jack having an ancient Zoan, so I hope the others are just as out there.
Same normal Zoan are being. Even ancient don't interest me so hoping King and Queen have a mythical ones if all the Calamities are Zoan users.
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This commoners vs noble talks remind me of the fishmen racism from saobondy archipelago. I don't know where Oda wants to go from here but I agree with theackwardstation that it's becoming to be a bit tiring. I would like to have a more grey story background for once.
At least Kiku last panel was great on that regards. She's a woman, she's a commoner but she's got pride.Does Holden need Tama to tame his lion belt ?
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I don’t think Luffy’s looked that murderous… ummm ever? I’m not sure what Oda was going for there exactly, but that panel of Luffy using Conqueror’s Haki was the first time I legit felt bloodlust coming from Luffy. Geez, Oda.
Apart from that, nice chapter, Holdem is amusing, hoping we’ll get introduced to Speed next chapter. -
https://www.mangasail.co/content/one-piece-915?page=8
Nice, we can see a henchmen wielding a Naginata for the first time in Wano iirc. I hope this sets up for some Grade Weapons revel besides swords.
Luffy vs Katakuri Full fight: https://www.docdroid.net/qrFOY9p/luffyxkata.pdf
Luffy vs Cracker Full fight : https://www.docdroid.net/Pk06JZL/luffy-vs-cracker.pdf
Luffy vs Doflamingo Full fight : https://www.docdroid.net/VDl3Ctf/luffyxdoffy.pdf
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She's a woman, she's a commoner but she's got pride.
Lol no. Her clan got deposed, but she is/was a samurai. Samurai aren't commoners.
Does Holden need Tama to tame his lion belt ?
That's a pretty interesting thought. Maybe not just Holdem. All smile fruits are probably wild to some extent, and Tama would be a stabilizing influence.
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@Lao:
I don’t think Luffy’s looked that murderous… ummm ever? I’m not sure what Oda was going for there exactly, but that panel of Luffy using Conqueror’s Haki was the first time I legit felt bloodlust coming from Luffy. Geez, Oda.
Apart from that, nice chapter, Holdem is amusing, hoping we’ll get introduced to Speed next chapter.Luffy is getting into being really STRONG. Like he is closing to likes of Jozu / Katakuri so people that can go toe to toe with an Admiral for quite a big fight. Since he landed in Wano he is smiling at fights a lot, he surely has fun feeling powerful.
Next chapter I imagine that we will see Luffy turning Gear Fourth Tankman aaand he will send Sumo Champion flying all over Wano.
Oh and that Sumo Champion feels like Sanjis 1 vs 1 later on in this arc.
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I used to think bm pirates are ther wierd ones, not anymore. They got nothing on Kaidou's crew.
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Will history repeat itself?
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Luffy is getting into being really STRONG. Like he is closing to likes of Jozu / Katakuri so people that can go toe to toe with an Admiral for quite a big fight. Since he landed in Wano he is smiling at fights a lot, he surely has fun feeling powerful.
Next chapter I imagine that we will see Luffy turning Gear Fourth Tankman aaand he will send Sumo Champion flying all over Wano.
Oh and that Sumo Champion feels like Sanjis 1 vs 1 later on in this arc.
I see Chopper vs him the tanuki must be avenged.
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Urashima retrieating because of an aura of Zoro. Yup, things totally going with Zoro having some sort of super powerful samurai linage.
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That's a pretty interesting thought. Maybe not just Holdem. All smile fruits are probably wild to some extent, and Tama would be a stabilizing influence.I had the same Thing in mind. Maybe the look of smile-users isn't the only down-side of smiles.
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Will history repeat itself?
I thought the same when I saw that huge SH in MJ.
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Holdem's gag got a big smirk out of me. Wano's really funny so far! I'm liking that the conflict of the arc is still looming in the background, yet Oda's still starting off relatively light with some great comedy. I can tell Oda's building up quite a tale here. Also I didn't find Luffy to look murderous, but rather extremely confident again, which is appropriate for his new bounty. We already knew the arc would be huge, but Oda's starting even more humble and small-scale than I thought, so from the way this start portion is going, we're gonna be here even longer than my already massive length expectations. My biggest surprise is that he's ACTUALLY intent on showing a large portion of the nearly 500 SMILE users, and that's quite a tall order as an author.
Croc or Enel would never.Wanna see the "ancient civilization destroyed" thing done really well? FFXIV did a great take on it. The bar's high for One Piece to beat.
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I wouldn't Count Urashima as fodder yet. His lovey dovey face showed that he wasn't expecting Kiku's attack at all.
Luckily for him, she just went for his knot and not the whole head. -
I wouldn't Count Urashima as fodder yet. His lovey dovey face showed that he wasn't expecting Kiku's attack at all.
Luckily for him, she just went for his knot and not the whole head.I think that Luffy will used Gear Fourth Tankman on Urashima next chapter to win that gold. Sending guy flying while showing him being strong enough not to be thrown out from ring by base Luffy would be good.
Urashima smells like Sanjis enemy - forcing women to be his, throwing away food on top of being trashy evil disrespectful villain.
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I member Bakura from Yu-Gi-Oh, what does it mean tho?
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There is a floating piece of construction above Urashima. Like, it's magically floating
The doctor looks so ugly lol
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There is a floating piece of construction above Urashima. Like, it's magically floating
The doctor looks so ugly lol
Noticed that too. Wonder if it something to do with Kaido's crew abilities or is it something common in Wano.
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It looks like this SUMO guy will fight Chopper.
SUMO GUY: "I don't like racoons!".
Chopper: "I'M NOT A RACOON!"
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I think that Luffy will used Gear Fourth Tankman on Urashima next chapter to win that gold. Sending guy flying while showing him being strong enough not to be thrown out from ring by base Luffy would be good.
Urashima smells like Sanjis enemy - forcing women to be his, throwing away food on top of being trashy evil disrespectful villain.
I thought gear 1 would be sufficient for Luffy
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It looks like this SUMO guy will fight Chopper.
SUMO GUY: "I don't like racoons!".
Chopper: "I'M NOT A RACOON!"
Monster point and fight.I would like if Urashima will become punching bag for Strawhats - first Luffy will send him flying, then Sanji will kick his ass and then Choppers Monster Point would wreck him - I would like if we would have villain that gets beaten many times over one arc, could be funny.
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I thought gear 1 would be sufficient for Luffy
You mean base Luffy ? I thought about Tankman because we earlier seen Full Version against Cracker and base version of that should be perfect counter for Urashima sumo moves. Beside that sending him flying over Wano is good method to get rid of him for some time while not KOing him so he can be part of later "level" of Wano.
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It looks like this SUMO guy will fight Chopper.
SUMO GUY: "I don't like racoons!".
Chopper: "I'M NOT A RACOON!"
Monster point and fight.But he just said it he likes racoons.
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I think that Luffy will used Gear Fourth Tankman on Urashima next chapter to win that gold. Sending guy flying while showing him being strong enough not to be thrown out from ring by base Luffy would be good.
Urashima smells like Sanjis enemy - forcing women to be his, throwing away food on top of being trashy evil disrespectful villain.
His stature makes me think, that Jinbe could be a Fitting Opponent as well. Personality-wise, he is a Kind of "Anti-Sanji", but in the end Urashima could end up as Chopper's Opponent cause he wants to eat that Tanuki. I hope Sanji Ends up against sth even bigger than Urashima. I consider him a foe like Wanze.
If Luffy wins the Gold, he'd tell them to give it to the People in the Okobore-town. -
Urashima might need Sanji to teach him some manners, but i doubt he'll amount to much, the guy got scared away by Zoro just this chapter, he's due some quick trashing soon before disappearing, so unless Sanji is around to do the honors … The fact he hangs around gifters in a country with a supposedly strict hierarchy also points to his being common garbage.
I doubt the food wasting and woman disrespecting is unique to him, Sanji will have to miss on some sleep if he needs to reform all of Orochi's men, besides tanks make for boring fights, Sanji needs dynamic opponents to shine.
And it seems we'll finally get to know what's up with Zoro's aura, the whole striking fear in opponents' hearts seems common to elite swordsmen so far, we knew about Mihawk and also got to see Cracker do it not that long ago, but Zoro's illusions seem a step beyond that. -
I think Oda has been planning this arc for a long time and couldn't wait to get to it. It has started really well, reminds me of One Piece in its prime. Still early days though.
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Urashima is just this arc's Brownbeard. He's a scummy minor villain, and in the greater scope of things he's pretty harmless and might be of assistance. (Actually Brownbeard would kinda fit in this arc wouldn't he, being half croc now and all)
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Maybe losing his top-knot will unleash Urashima's fury, making him a dangerous foe.
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Urashima is just this arc's Brownbeard. He's a scummy minor villain, and in the greater scope of things he's pretty harmless and might be of assistance. (Actually Brownbeard would kinda fit in this arc wouldn't he, being half croc now and all)
They don't Need brownbeard this arc. They already have this komainu for Transportation ;). Aside from that I agree that Urashima is a warm-up Opponent for the bigger ones on Wano.
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Urashima is just this arc's Brownbeard. He's a scummy minor villain, and in the greater scope of things he's pretty harmless and might be of assistance. (Actually Brownbeard would kinda fit in this arc wouldn't he, being half croc now and all)
Yeah exactly. Not even need for Luffy gear one. Kiku will teach him a lesson and he will gain the background characters side. I really don't see him as a Strawhat adversary level. He is just a Sumo fighter.
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Urashima retrieating because of an aura of Zoro. Yup, things totally going with Zoro having some sort of super powerful samurai linage.
There's definitely something going on with Zoro and I don't think it's Haki.
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I wonder if urashima has a zoan, like real one. It would fit his fighting style, like hippo, rhino, triceratops. And he sure looks more badass now without his clothes.
But him running away because of zoro's aura sure drops the hype.
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There's definitely something going on with Zoro and I don't think it's Haki.
yeh man, with Luffy getting bigger and bigger feats to his descendence, Haoshoku, hearing the sea kings, Zunisha, the sworn enemy to God, and Sanji coming out to be nobility, an actual prince.
Zoro is staying behind in the M3, and we're just in the perfect place and moment to know about who Zoro really is, where he's actually comes from and what his heritage may be. -
Speakin of side chars: I like how Oda has put more effort into mouseman's face than into Batman's and Gazelleman's combined.
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yeh man, with Luffy getting bigger and bigger feats to his descendence, Haoshoku, hearing the sea kings, Zunisha, the sworn enemy to God, and Sanji coming out to be nobility, an actual prince.
Zoro is staying behind in the M3, and we're just in the perfect place and moment to know about who Zoro really is, where he's actually comes from and what his heritage may be.I've always considered Zoro to be the random individual that accomplishes great things through hard-work, perseverance and ambition alone.
For him to have a secret backstory behind him explaining some sort of fate would ruin this for me. The way he is portrayed as of now is part of what makes up the strength of his character and serves as contrast to Luffy who, as you said, has a destiny that keeps on being reaffirmed by new events.Besides, I've been exposed to "Sanji's past theories" way back when I joined online communities, and those were already established – and a deepened backstory for the character was anticipated by the fanbase even (long) before that. Being on a restaurant ship all alone with manners that were different to his colleagues', "Mr. Prince", being vague about his past... what happened on WCI was to some extent predictable, or at least hinted at.
For Zoro, Oda has done nothing similar.
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Im just gonna say it since I think others are thinking the same thing. Kind of weird for Kiku to get taken off the dog and go "kyaaahhhh" and then have her jump into action without much transition. Im glad she wasnt really kidnapped that easily and a damsel but I was a little confised why that happened, besides the zoro joke about not cutting naked men. And its not like they just knock her off they look like they've got her pretty secure and then she cuts urashima's hair. It could use definitely use another few panels pr a page of panels to better frame the movement
Chapter 437 Discussion after franky decides to join the Strawhats:
So who think Usopp is inside that duffelbag?
H x H Chimera Ant Arc / OP Manga Spoiler
Spoiler:
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The cover page is actually the one thing I am interested the most in this chapter.
Also, this chapter gave the last blow on my hopes for Chopper since Tama is basically playing exactly the same part I was hoping he would. I was totally seeing this scenario where Chopper Rumble Balls would make Kaido sought and kidnap him.
Btw, I wish that panel with Urashima telling Kiku about the tournament was actually there 2 chapters ago. Those small details make a hell of a difference.
Im just gonna say it since I think others are thinking the same thing. Kind of weird for Kiku to get taken off the dog and go "kyaaahhhh" and then have her jump into action without much transition. Im glad she wasnt really kidnapped that easily and a damsel but I was a little confised why that happened, besides the zoro joke about not cutting naked men. And its not like they just knock her off they look like they've got her pretty secure and then she cuts urashima's hair. It could use definitely use another few panels pr a page of panels to better frame the movement
So I was not the only one. Good.
