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Power Nullifier
Superhuman Strength
Invisibility
Teleportation
Flight/Hypnosis
Shapeshifting
Gigantification
Plague
BB Pirates is collecting some great classic comic book Supervillain powers. Really fitting for protagonist archenemy.
Most of their power is basically just extension of their personality and appearance, so my prediction for Pizarro and Vasco just like what i said in spoiler thread is Lion Zoan and Alcohol Paramecia. Which is basically just a Beast Man and Disorientation in term of classical Supervillain power.
Sanji vs burgess seems to be the match. Like both got enhanced with superhuman strength but from different source.
So, a lot of random thoughts:
It's weird that we are getting back into world events before an arc ends. This leads me to think that either these events will affect Egghead directly (incoming Blackbeard?) or that Egghead is actually a shorter arc that will lead to the next big one.
I'm quite surprised that Law ran into Blackbeard. I was expecting that to happen to Kid! Kudos to Oda, because Blackbeard needs a major win, and we readers care way more for Law. This also leaves more room for Kid in the future. Now the question is: how will Law survive?
World events still in effect means we may still get more surprises. Blackbeard was there in Egghead's setup (Ch 1059), and now he's here. This gives me a bit more hope that Hancock may appear. She was talking about leaving, and was last seen hearing about her doppelganger.
Burgess' fruit reveal was underwhelming. It felt so bland... I hope there's more to it. But, now that we know his power, we may predict who he's a counterpart of. And, currently, it seens like it's going the obvious route: a battle of helmsmen against Jinbe.
I wonder how Oda will use Van Augur's fruit. I hope it has some catches, like Augur having to mark the destination with a shot before being able to send things to it. It'd be also interesting if it allows him to teleport his bullets so they come from unexpected angles.
Doc Q's power is in theory a really interesting one. Because this is One Piece, he can pretty much do anything to his opponent, and make it contagious to boot.
Known powers:
Blackbeard - Darkness/Quakes
Shiryuu - Invisibility
Jesus Burgess - Strength
Doc Q - Disease
Van Augur - Warping
Catarina Devon - Nine-tailed fox (shapeshifting)
Sanjuan Wolf - Enlargement
Still unknown:
Vasco Shot
Pizarro
Laffite - A bird zoan?
And there's the 10th...
The fact that Chocolat Town was completely frozen, with even civilians being attacked, makes me question if Pudding's kidnapper is indeed Kuzan.
I can see him defeating Cracker and taking Pudding, but not causing wanton destruction.
So, is that Aokiji... or was his power taken?
Also, we know there were two invaders in Chocolat Town. Who was the second one? My guess is Catarina Devon because: (1) Brulee thought it was Germa, and (2) even if not disguised, someone reporting her "a man and a woman appeared" could make her assume it was Germa.
I won't be surprised if next chapter we find Laffite leaving WCI with a copy of the poneglyph. It could even reveal his power. Or maybe it's just his flying silhouette.
Haki resisting the more outlandish DFs that target body/mind is something I was kind of expecting for a long time. It's like a Saving Throw/Resistance check from D&D. One could even say Armament is Fortitude (Body), Observation is Reflex (avoidance) and King is Willpower (Mind).
Can we even dare to predict 1064? No, we can't. 
I think we will be left hanging on the Blackbeard/Law fight, thought, and things keep escalating on Egghead.
I feel we may keep seeing unexpected people showing up as well.
This chapter didn't please very much. First, that Cop Kuma didn't really move the plot while providing a rather silly scene, although I concede that Bonney's cry was a strong panel. But what truly bothered me in this chapter was the sudden cut to Law vs Blackbeard because it lacked proper build up, even if it's an interesting development for sure. It doesn't help that the action was too short and condensed, kinda like chapter 1059. Not my cup of tea.
As for the new devil fruits, I'm conflicted. On the one hand, they're all powerful and classic powers (good), but on the other hand they feel redundant and uncreative. That said, I have to admit the potential is there. Overall, I think it's a positive and it can grow much more on me.
The highlight of the chapter was the new outfits. However, the "feminization disease" was a huge blunder by Oda. Disappointing chapter.
Did Van Augur basically became Xigbar from Kingdom Hearts?
"Feminization disease". Christ, at least "Ma-lady" was a half-way decent pun, but this just flat out comes across as some something an incel would make up.
Even without that it's still a bad chapter; the lack of focus on either part hurts both. Nothing new is revealed in the first half and there aren't enough fun character moments or interactions. And the second half is unwelcome intrusion that could have come later.
Eggisland continue to be fun. I love the kuma police causing more trouble then Luffy in order to punish them for a couple clothes. I wonder if it listen to the government only or also Vegapunk.
The disease power and teleportation are cool. Although Im worried how Augur will apply it to his fights. The rest of the blackbeard crew power have been disapointing for their epic chasing of great devil fruits.
I doubt we will see the fight but I would have like this win being given to the crew of Blackbeard and not blackbeard. So they can start to establish some of their own personal threat.
I dont like the implications of Law being able to undo Doc Q transformation with haki.
Blackbeard should now have 3 ponyglyphs like Luffy. 2 from Law (Zou, Wano) and 1 from Aokiji (Cake island). With that their showdown is closer than ever. The question is now can he make Pudding awaken.
Law does look pretty cute as a lady, even though he’s usually a man.
Did sabo fuck up burgess's face or why he wears that mask on half of his face.
After reading the chapter in full, I was more invested on the first half than the latter. Give us more Egghead scenes, please Oda.
So is it possible we might go back to Wano soon in case Law escapes with the poneglyph info and Blackbeard goes to Wano to get the info another way? Maybe he’d even go there for Big Mom and Kaido’s fruits.
Blackbeard: I’ll take all your poneglyphs
Law: same back to you.
Law law law my poor law, you think that guy has any poneglyphs?.
Think about it law. Big mom had one, Kaido had one, the minks had one hidden and the other no one knows where it is. You just beat Kaido and big mom, the coward won’t get close to big mom or Kaido. I doubt he knows the minks got one. Law, this guy has nothing that you can take from him. He’s a hyena, a bottom feeder. He’s been waiting for Kaido and big mom to die of old age. He got lucky that you guys took down the emperors and now he sees his opportunity to take action. He thinks that he can deal with you guys not the emperors and even still he’ll do it in an ambush and with overwhelming forces.
My dear law, you give too much credit to that bottom feeder. You’re in a Lose lose situation. If your fruit has long distance teleportation, I advise you to use it now.
The anime is on episode 1036 and the manga is on chapter 1063.
I don't think Oda intends to bring Blackbeard and Law to Egghead, so that means the current arc won't be confined to 1 setting! I like it. It gives me hope that we will finally see Dragon doing something this arc. I want him to meet Luffy already!
As much as I'm liking the Straw Hats at Egghead, I'm always down for Team Blackbeard. Quite the surprise but maybe since we're riding closer to the endgame, Oda can't save world building chapters for the end of arcs only.
Yeah, the BB Pirates devil fruits seem simple enough but their applications are gonna make them shine. For example, I can totally see Burgess making his skin stronger for defense.
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Great chapter.
I can't wait to see the arc outfits for the rest of the crew. Chopper sure was quick to get rid of Tama's hat... (it will be magically retrieved later for sure lol).
I don't really care about the BB match-up predictions. As I said in another thread I don't expect the BB pirates to be defeated only by the SH so it's pointless for me to predict a SH opponent for each of them.
Learning about their DF in advance is interesting though. Van Augur's DF is perfect for a sniper and I'm looking foward to how he uses that fruit in battle besides warping himself.
Anyway, poor Law thinking he won the Log Pose roulette.
@Nectar said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
As much as I'm liking the Straw Hats at Egghead, I'm always down for Team Blackbeard. Quite the surprise but maybe since we're riding closer to the endgame, Oda can't save world building chapters for the end of arcs only.
Yeah, the BB Pirates devil fruits seem simple enough but their applications are gonna make them shine. For example, I can totally see Burgess making his skin stronger for defense.
Yeah, and I'm sure we'll see Yamato and the others soon too after Law re-appeared since Blackbeard might also be after Big Mom and Kaido's fruits, in addition to Zoro demanding Vegapunk cure the Smiles.
After all, the series might most likely end in July 2025 anyway, so I don't think I'm out of line to suggest all this.
Those outfits are adorable. Jinbe in a Hawaiian shirt? What's he going to steal from Franky next?
Wait...didn't the official manga go with a different translation for Augur's name in the past?
@midod I seem to remember him being called "Ogre"! Not sure which one is right. I guess Augur.
@electricmastro said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
After all, the series might most likely end in July 2025 anyway, so I don't think I'm out of line to suggest all this.
Reading it like this makes it feel almost surreal. I know it matches what Oda himself has been saying for a while (and is apparently gearing up to try and achieve), but... I re-read Wano during the latest break and the Onigashima raid alone is 60 chapters. For present-day Oda that's close to 2 years' worth of publication and once upon a time I would have imagined the final war to be comparable in length. I can't begin to wrap my mind around the notion that some 120 chapters may contain both this arc, Raftel, the final war, and whatever comes in between.
@Seafarer33 said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
@electricmastro said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
After all, the series might most likely end in July 2025 anyway, so I don't think I'm out of line to suggest all this.
Reading it like this makes it feel almost surreal. I know it matches what Oda himself has been saying for a while (and is apparently gearing up to try and achieve), but... I re-read Wano during the latest break and the Onigashima raid alone is 60 chapters. For present-day Oda that's close to 2 years' worth of publication and once upon a time I would have imagined the final war to be comparable in length. I can't begin to wrap my mind around the notion that some 120 chapters may contain both this arc, Raftel, the final war, and whatever comes in between.
I’d least hope the final war isn’t just contained in a floating rock. I’d also imagine it would also be longer than the raid, but then again there is that three year idea Oda had, so maybe it would start before 2022 ends for all we know. lol
@realtenchu said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
Big mom had one, Kaido had one, the minks had one hidden and the other no one knows where it is
Unrelated to the current chapter, but wasn't the fourth red poneglyph last seen when Roger visited Fishman Island during the Oden flashback ? I seem to remember 2 poneglyphs side by side, one of them a darker grey in the manga. Since Big Mom mentioned during WCI arc how Roger stole a rubbing from her, I had assumed hers is a different one and what we see in Fishman Island is the 4th.
Unless Big Mom acquired the Fishman Island red poneglyph when she took the island under her protection? I'm unsure as to when this happened.
@Seafarer33 said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
@realtenchu said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
Big mom had one, Kaido had one, the minks had one hidden and the other no one knows where it is
Unrelated to the current chapter, but wasn't the fourth red poneglyph last seen when Roger visited Fishman Island during the Oden flashback ? I seem to remember 2 poneglyphs side by side, one of them a darker grey in the manga. Since Big Mom mentioned during WCI arc how Roger stole a rubbing from her, I had assumed hers is a different one and what we see in Fishman Island is the 4th.
Unless Big Mom acquired the Fishman Island red poneglyph when she took the island under her protection? I'm unsure as to when this happened.
Oh yeah, Big Mom could have easily moved the Fish-Man Island one to Whole Cake during the timeskip.
Right, so there's a chance we haven't seen it at all. More stories to tell and more Oda getting sidetracked, unless the Strawhats stumble on it out of sheer plot luck in Vegapunk's lab.
No doesn't add up. Roger got the first one from Big Mom, then went to FMI, then to Wano and Zou last. If Big Mom would've moved the one from FMI she would've had two when Brook took it.
Can Doc Q give people I'll-Die-If-I-Go-To-This-Island Disease?
@Zhenja said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
No doesn't add up. Roger got the first one from Big Mom, then went to FMI, then to Wano and Zou last. If Big Mom would've moved the one from FMI she would've had two when Brook took it.
You might be right.
Shanks probably has the other one.
Law must have only 2 rubbings: the minks and Kaido’s. I don’t think the strawhats had to share big mom’s with him. Did he even knows that they had big mom’s?.
He was referred to as Van Ogre before the timeskip officially, because オーガー could be romanizied as either Ogre or Auger; John Auger is the name of an actual pirate. This occurred before Oda revealed his preferred spelling; but it's been so long since either that Viz forgot or they decided to just go with Oda's and hope no one really cares.
Am I the only one who wants the other BB members to get two devil fruits like Teach, I know it only seems to be tied to him exclusively but it would still be cool
@Shiebs said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
Am I the only one who wants the other BB members to get two devil fruits like Teach, I know it only seems to be tied to him exclusively but it would still be cool
Yeah, like if he manages to get Kaido and Big Mom's fruits. Now that would really get destructive.
@Zhenja said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
No doesn't add up. Roger got the first one from Big Mom, then went to FMI, then to Wano and Zou last. If Big Mom would've moved the one from FMI she would've had two when Brook took it.
Ah right, the rubbing he got was specifically a red one I think.
4 BB Pirates left when it comes to fully revealing their abilities. Will each have a DF, idk. 5 if counting the mystery captain. As BlackbeardPirates mentioned on the other page, comic book abilities. They fit the bad guy crew so well.
Just imagine having to try and escape a submission move from Burgess. I can see multiple counters to someone with so much force and strength. Oda can also stack sickness that are known to create certain disease. On the flip side, that can be the limitation. If he's targeting multiple characters, he can't stack. I'm bias and already like the warping more than the others. More because of who got it than the ability itself.
Yeah, i'm not trusting those clothes for now. Probably collecting their data without permission.
2 SBS from now, need to know which BB Pirate killed someone for their DF ability and which ones just ate a DF.
Jinbe is such a sweet soul. He is so unbothered and enjoying the moment. Just a pleasant energy to be around. Rarely snaps at anyone and if he does, it's justified.
Oda explored the idea of cutting away to global events during an ongoing arc using Wano's intermissions but even those were made distinct and separate from the arc surrounding them. For the final saga, he takes it further. Any scene break could lead to anywhere in the world and any kind of event. The rule of saving these things for the post-battle portion no longer applies. We're in unexplored territory.
And on that topic, the cover story is showing some pretty extreme relevance to current events this time around, strongly suggesting another piece of Blackbeard's plans. Usually these things take years to come back around. A shame for the anime-onlies, not being able to see that extra layer unfold, unless something changes by the time the series gets to here. Anyway, I was a big denier of the two figures who showed up at Chocolate Town being from the Blackbeard Pirates, but I have been proven sorely mistaken. Even last week I was thinking that Kuzan, not being an official member of the crew, might be acting on some other agenda. But there's no mistaking the intent behind Pudding's kidnapping. At some point I want to try and pin down the timeline of all of Blackbeard's recent moves relative to current events. The part where said he would go claim something during Wano's first intermission was around day four of the Reverie, which by my reckoning should be long after when this cover story is taking place. I have a gut feeling that it's going to be hard to make events fully line up. Blackbeard making a move on Tottoland is something the Marines should have mentioned during the Reverie arc if it happened in that timeframe. The crew seems to have moved around a lot in a relatively short amount of time as well, but given Van Auger's new fruit, that might be a feature instead of a bug.
Getting into the actual chapter, I like the new outfits for Luffy's group (despite the questionable practicality of Bonney's 'combat gear' and I'm looking forward to seeing how the lab actually functions, with the locals appearing from nowhere and Atlas's job seemingly being to cause chaos. How does that fit into the science? The Recycollie is a great addition as well. And it makes sense for the lab to be harsh on thieves, given what we learned from Lilith about their funding.
Something about the sequence of panels where the Pacifista spots Luffy and charges had me thinking on my first look that the he'd run in the opposite direction instead of charging. The camera breaks the 180 degree rule of staging, making for a slightly awkward sequence on the first look. The action that follows is pretty cool though. I love the panel of Luffy and Jinbe making cool landings while Chopper just faceplants.
It's interesting that Luffy is so confident the Kuma here is just a Pacifista. Of course, we know he's right and the real one is with the Revolutionaries, but can he sense something about the copy that gives it away? Maybe this is a sign that Luffy's Observation Haki is that much better than Bonney's, or maybe she was (understandably) just too overwhelmed with emotion to reach out rationally with her senses.
Hard cut to Law in battle with the Blackbeard Pirates, which is honestly and truly the last thing I expected to see in this chapter. I would have put money on Law not showing up til the post-arc section at least, or there even being years before his next appearance. It really feels like Blackbeard is disrupting the status quo here, moving around and hunting down fan favourite characters personally in a way the other high level adversaries, even the pirate-hunting Marines, never really get to. The man is dangerous and he could be anywhere. The endgame really does feel close when you've got the presumed final boss mobilising like this.
Fem Law sure is something. So thanks to the Seraphim being childlike versions of the Warlords, we're seeing the 'draw so and so as a kid' SBS asks being gradually canonised, now we get one of the gender ones too. I have to wonder if Bonney's powers will be used to put the aged-up versions of different characters from recent volumes in the manga as well. It's great how Oda can weave these things into the story. Personally, I'm not bothered by the Feminization Disease, at least for being what it is. This is a series where hormonal manipulation can result in on-the-spot sex changes, giant heads and bodies rewired to unpoison themselves. Plenty of real world diseases throw the body's hormones out of balance. It's not out of line for someone with a disease fruit to be able to do this kind of thing.
Where I do take issue is it being kind of a boring way to use such a high-potential fruit. Maybe Oda just didn't want to repeat the grim, zombie-like progression of mummy and ice oni viruses from the last arc, but it still doesn't feel like a power being used to its maximum potential.
Actually, all the Blackbeard Pirates' new powers have this issue. Burgess has a strength related power? Given how strong humans in this world can get through training alone, I have to ask what the point of that is. Think of the iceberg Jozu through, or Garp's iron ball weapon. Law's powers were able to levitate a mountain far larger than what Burgess lifts here all the way back at Punk Hazard. Burgess needs an attack with at least the gravitas of the (allegedly) Emperor-felling King Punch (which was done fruitless by Elizabello) to justify a power like that. A warping fruit? Either Kuma or Law's powers offer similar benefits with far more utility. And a pegasus zoan given to a horse? Come on, that's just a flight fruit with nothing else to offer. Give it to a human they might get horse stamina, deadly hooves or powerful back leg kicks, but Stronger should have already had all of that. All he gets is the wings. These are strange choices, truly.
Part of me wants to have faith that there's a plan for these underwhelming reveals, that the crew has min-maxed in some way around their basic powers. A sniper with a warping power and a doctor who can make diseases feel like decent starting points. Another part thinks Oda may have pinned down the powers he wanted the final pirate enemies to have early on and hasn't changed them as the other fruits shown got crazier and crazier. I lean toward the positive interpretation. One Piece so rarely lets me down.
Despite his recent feats, I'm not seeing much chance of Law coming out on top of this one. He probably won't die, as One Piece characters rarely do, but he's not winning. He's probably not getting away with his Poneglyph rubbings either. This plus the Pudding bit from the cover really give off the feeling of Blackbeard's plans coming together, really making him a rival for the home stretch. The only question is, has he glimpsed that missing final Poneglpyph already, or will there be a race to reach it?
Despite its short length, this was another incredibly compelling chapter that's likely to turn out pivotal for the final act of the story. As always, strongly looking forward to the next chapter and all the unknown territories it could sail into.
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
Oda explored the idea of cutting away to global events during an ongoing arc using Wano's intermissions but even those were made distinct and separate from the arc surrounding them. For the final saga, he takes it further. Any scene break could lead to anywhere in the world and any kind of event. The rule of saving these things for the post-battle portion no longer applies. We're in unexplored territory.
And on that topic, the cover story is showing some pretty extreme relevance to current events this time around, strongly suggesting another piece of Blackbeard's plans. Usually these things take years to come back around. A shame for the anime-onlies, not being able to see that extra layer unfold, unless something changes by the time the series gets to here. Anyway, I was a big denier of the two figures who showed up at Chocolate Town being from the Blackbeard Pirates, but I have been proven sorely mistaken. Even last week I was thinking that Kuzan, not being an official member of the crew, might be acting on some other agenda. But there's no mistaking the intent behind Pudding's kidnapping. At some point I want to try and pin down the timeline of all of Blackbeard's recent moves relative to current events. The part where said he would go claim something during Wano's first intermission was around day four of the Reverie, which by my reckoning should be long after when this cover story is taking place. I have a gut feeling that it's going to be hard to make events fully line up. Blackbeard making a move on Tottoland is something the Marines should have mentioned during the Reverie arc if it happened in that timeframe. The crew seems to have moved around a lot in a relatively short amount of time as well, but given Van Auger's new fruit, that might be a feature instead of a bug.
Getting into the actual chapter, I like the new outfits for Luffy's group (despite the questionable practicality of Bonney's 'combat gear' and I'm looking forward to seeing how the lab actually functions, with the locals appearing from nowhere and Atlas's job seemingly being to cause chaos. How does that fit into the science? The Recycollie is a great addition as well. And it makes sense for the lab to be harsh on thieves, given what we learned from Lilith about their funding.
Something about the sequence of panels where the Pacifista spots Luffy and charges had me thinking on my first look that the he'd run in the opposite direction instead of charging. The camera breaks the 180 degree rule of staging, making for a slightly awkward sequence on the first look. The action that follows is pretty cool though. I love the panel of Luffy and Jinbe making cool landings while Chopper just faceplants.
It's interesting that Luffy is so confident the Kuma here is just a Pacifista. Of course, we know he's right and the real one is with the Revolutionaries, but can he sense something about the copy that gives it away? Maybe this is a sign that Luffy's Observation Haki is that much better than Bonney's, or maybe she was (understandably) just too overwhelmed with emotion to reach out rationally with her senses.
Hard cut to Law in battle with the Blackbeard Pirates, which is honestly and truly the last thing I expected to see in this chapter. I would have put money on Law not showing up til the post-arc section at least, or there even being years before his next appearance. It really feels like Blackbeard is disrupting the status quo here, moving around and hunting down fan favourite characters personally in a way the other high level adversaries, even the pirate-hunting Marines, never really get to. The man is dangerous and he could be anywhere. The endgame really does feel close when you've got the presumed final boss mobilising like this.
Fem Law sure is something. So thanks to the Seraphim being childlike versions of the Warlords, we're seeing the 'draw so and so as a kid' SBS asks being gradually canonised, now we get one of the gender ones too. I have to wonder if Bonney's powers will be used to put the aged-up versions of different characters from recent volumes in the manga as well. It's great how Oda can weave these things into the story. Personally, I'm not bothered by the Feminization Disease, at least for being what it is. This is a series where hormonal manipulation can result in on-the-spot sex changes, giant heads and bodies rewired to unpoison themselves. Plenty of real world diseases throw the body's hormones out of balance. It's not out of line for someone with a disease fruit to be able to do this kind of thing.
Where I do take issue is it being kind of a boring way to use such a high-potential fruit. Maybe Oda just didn't want to repeat the grim, zombie-like progression of mummy and ice oni viruses from the last arc, but it still doesn't feel like a power being used to its maximum potential.
Actually, all the Blackbeard Pirates' new powers have this issue. Burgess has a strength related power? Given how strong humans in this world can get through training alone, I have to ask what the point of that is. Think of the iceberg Jozu through, or Garp's iron ball weapon. Law's powers were able to levitate a mountain far larger than what Burgess lifts here all the way back at Punk Hazard. Burgess needs an attack with at least the gravitas of the (allegedly) Emperor-felling King Punch (which was done fruitless by Elizabello) to justify a power like that. A warping fruit? Either Kuma or Law's powers offer similar benefits with far more utility. And a pegasus zoan given to a horse? Come on, that's just a flight fruit with nothing else to offer. Give it to a human they might get horse stamina, deadly hooves or powerful back leg kicks, but Stronger should have already had all of that. All he gets is the wings. These are strange choices, truly.
Part of me wants to have faith that there's a plan for these underwhelming reveals, that the crew has min-maxed in some way around their basic powers. A sniper with a warping power and a doctor who can make diseases feel like decent starting points. Another part thinks Oda may have pinned down the powers he wanted the final pirate enemies to have early on and hasn't changed them as the other fruits shown got crazier and crazier. I lean toward the positive interpretation. One Piece so rarely lets me down.
Despite his recent feats, I'm not seeing much chance of Law coming out on top of this one. He probably won't die, as One Piece characters rarely do, but he's not winning. He's probably not getting away with his Poneglyph rubbings either. This plus the Pudding bit from the cover really give off the feeling of Blackbeard's plans coming together, really making him a rival for the home stretch. The only question is, has he glimpsed that missing final Poneglpyph already, or will there be a race to reach it?
Despite its short length, this was another incredibly compelling chapter that's likely to turn out pivotal for the final act of the story. As always, strongly looking forward to the next chapter and all the unknown territories it could sail into.
Yep, wouldn't doubt that Oda doesn't care to save important flashbacks for in-between arcs at this point.
@electricmastro I like it. Feels like an escalation of the stakes.
Before, things like this wouldn't matter to Luffy, so there was no reason to pull focus away from his current point of interest. Now, the Strawhats are big time movers and shakers of the pirate world allied with other big names. Geopolitical conflicts, both mainstream and criminal, aren't above their level anymore, which makes them feel all the more ready to charge into the endgame.
Kuma was said to be a king, but it looked as if he grew up poor.
@Bugs said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
@midod
This occurred before Oda revealed his preferred spelling; but it's been so long since either that Viz forgot or they decided to just go with Oda's and hope no one really cares.
Viz has been very loyal to their old wrong spellings, even when blatantly wrong, they probably have a checklist to refer to, rather than going from whatever the new translator feels like.
Laugh Tale is the only time I can think of they've changed an old wrong spelling, and that was a super significant story reveal so they kind of HAD to on that one. The only other example I think of is Rox/Rocks... and they only had Rox for like a week in the digital before it became a big deal the next week. (At the time they did that because in context of the one sentence "Rocks" was nonsensical in English as a proper name. Context was made much more clear the following week.)
So this is probably a deliberate choice... or yes it has just been so long that the editor forgot. Either way they can get away with BECAUSE it's been so long and most readers aren't going to go back 100 volumes to compare.
I guess we'll know for sure next time they show up. \
I didn't mean literally the next week, just super close together.
I wouldn't be surprised if Rox made it to the physical volumes. I've just been buying them the last few years, I generally haven't actually been reading them since we started getting the simul releases outside of looking at the SBS stuff.
I'm like 95% expecting for us not to see Law/Blackbeard next chapter since Oda is a tease, but on the off chance they do, that Law might be the one to see what;s so weird with Blackbeard's body.
@Johnny-B-Decent said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
I'm like 95% expecting for us not to see Law/Blackbeard next chapter since Oda is a tease, but on the off chance they do, that Law might be the one to see what;s so weird with Blackbeard's body.
I think it will really depend on whether or not Law manages to run away with the poneglyph info.
@electricmastro It's not looking good for him. The sub's been beat to shit, and Q has a Pegasus and Augur can teleport. And that's not even counting on the chance there's more of Blackbeard's crew along for this hunt.
@Johnny-B-Decent said in Chapter 1063: My Only Family:
@electricmastro It's not looking good for him. The sub's been beat to shit, and Q has a Pegasus and Augur can teleport. And that's not even counting on the chance there's more of Blackbeard's crew along for this hunt.
And if Blackbeard is still hunting, he might just try to go to Wano anyway for Kaido and Big Mom’s fruits too.
How do you guys think the Straw Hats will save Kuma
@Shiebs My guess is that Kuma's original brain is like "uploaded" into whatever device the Pacifista use for their own brain / processing device, and they just have to swap them out.
@Johnny-B-Decent you think he’ll get a body that looks different or will he have the same Kuma look
I’m torn because on one side his original look is iconic but on the other there’s like hundreds of identical clones who look exactly like him, clones who can be one shotted by most characters in the series now, it would be like having Darth Vader or Kylo Ren fighting in a storm trooper costume
What do you think?
Is Bonney going to be The Last Princess? What do you guys think? or will it loop back to Vivi.
edit: and omg hahaha Blackbeard is awesome. What a sleazy scavenger hyena motherfucker.
