I can't believe all the Sanji fanboys/girls. You're pissed cause he didn't leave to be badass but instead to safe friends? You fanboys/girls can keep all your hot sexy emotionless not giving a shit about humanity dream guy in your own head.
leaving for 2 chapters to save someone it a little OTT no? it takes 3 panels at most.
Saul was the only bloody giant during the Ohara buster call and he didn't act as one big hawking shield.
@psol: You just found that out?
i remember chimney calling her bassan than means old lady and grandma and i thought she was her grandchild but since kokoro is a mermaid what is their connection?
also aren't the BC ships way bigger than what they were in robin's flashback?
Exactly the same idea I had when I first saw Merry…
No way Oda could give another ship to Strawhat ... but It just confuse with Franky dream "as a new crew member" to build his own big ship ...
But somehow Iceberg could repair Going Merry and bring it back to here.
Yeah, that's what I thought too. Still seems like it would be a tiny bit contrieved, but it's better than some of the other scenarios possible in my opinion.
But somehow Iceberg could repair Going Merry and bring it back to here.
Merry definitely couldn't have been repaired, even if there had been time for that:
teh keel is broken
…merry's storage room is probably already full of water^^
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The keel is broken, and even if a replica of Merry was to be made, it would not be the same ship…I think Galley-la made that pretty clear no?
teh keel is broken
teh?????????????? what do you mean my dear friend????????????
also it was broken while they were on the ship sailing too,and it wasn't full of water,why????????
no, i don't think he's the best but quite ok^^
i hope none of them is stronger than lucci but i also hope they are going to attack soon.
we'll see how well your avatar fares in real battle :)))
edit: will you remove your avatar if scarface got his butt handed to him in split seconds^^?
Yeah, I intended to change it with Akainu's anime face anyway after the "reach for the future" episode.
End of off topicness.
ROFL @ Kokoro mermaid kick, surely owned that marine
The keel is the base of the ship, if its broken then the entire ship is fucked no matter what. This was all explained back in early Water 7.
Next chap : Flashback of G.Merry … :blink:
5 or 6 chapiters left for this ARc ... Hmmmmm
Thank you for uploading. Still can't believe Merry is Back!
No offense, Elric, but can you end a post without a ^^? It makes you look very smug…
Anyway, I had no doubts the Going Merry reappearing. It's gonna have one last final farewell by the crew. They'll get a new ship, but it won't be a crappy marine rescue ship (Since it was just blown up, anyway). And of course, it had plenty of time to get to Enies Lobby from Water 7. Bad weather aside, the whole fighting in Enies Lobby took about an hour, so that's 2 hrs the Merry had to get there.
The Franky Family not dying still has me angry. Unless they join the crew, it does lower the emotional impact on Franky. I know that Oda refuses to kill most people for some stupid reason (Yet people HAVE died in One Piece, people just refuse to admit it except for Mr. 11), but it still doesn't change the fact that it's stupid. Someone needs to die in the present so someone can have a reason to run away or change sides or join the strawhats, etc. Franky really had no reason to join with the FF still alive. Tom never joined the FF because he had Franky and Iceburg to take care of. It's the same type of deal. He doesn't have to go with the Strawhats to build a ship that sails to Raftel. Tom didn't. All the other Strawhat's dreams can be achieved only by travelling to said location and seeing it for themselves. All Franky has to do is build a ship and dick around until Luffy becomes Pirate King.
Hmmph... too damn predictable. sigh
I called it wrong, so long ago. I guess this needs to be changed.
Thank you for uploading. Still can't believe Merry is Back!
Ditto! Holy crap! I did not expect that…. but I guess nothing should surprise me after all this.
And who was it saying "this arc would be alot better if hte strawhats got chased away by marines while on a ship"? Well merry freakin xmas
@Fire Fist:
No offense, Elric, but can you end a post without a ^^? It makes you look very smug…
I almost always sport a slightly stupid grin and most of what i write and say makes me grin even more stupid^^ <–See^^?
If you don't add emoticons people don't know what's meant to be serious and what isn't so they're quite important.
...but would it make you feel better if i made these: gg?
please, don't reply.
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i never thought that ff and the others would die i always knew that (seems like Zoro knew) i just want to find out how the merry go got there and also i think that they will get a new ship after the merry go gets them away from the buster call (just like in the intro)
What's wrong with GM reappearing?
They've been in Enies Lobby for quite a while. You don't need an Eternal Pose to get to Enies Lobby, just follow the darned tracks. Besides, the keel was CRACKED and not broken. Yes, shipwrights did say that the ship cannot make it to the next island. But even Franky, the best shipwright along with Iceburg under Tom, has only heard rumours of the Klabautermann.
It appears that the presence of such a spirit is really rare, which says something special about Luffy and his crew.
Going Merry never got a proper farewell despite being a well-loved nakama for their voyage from East Blue. We never actually saw it fall to pieces, despite being an important character throughout the series so far.
Despite all that, I'm still dumbstruck by how Going Merry managed to survive Aqua Laguna.
I was thinking, if some one did remake Merry and the Klabauterman still inherited it, would it not really still be Marry in metaphorical spirit?
Also, Hyakamaru, I can download them now but can't open them, though I do appreciate the help.
soo cool!!!awesome!! by the way where the heck did paulie get that amount of rope to save even the giants!is he spiderman!?ehehe
Well, if Chimney really is Kokoro's granddaughter, that means that mermaids can [insert bow-chicka-bow-wow joke here] with humans.
…Sanji should be happy.
...Until Kokoro starts hitting on him.
OFFTOPIC:
Who was it again who had that signature where CP9 gradually got "PWNED"? I wanna ask him for permission to do that with my Buster Call sig.
Merry definitely couldn't have been repaired, even if there had been time for that:
teh keel is broken
…merry's storage room is probably already full of water^^
Maybe the little spirit fixed it and Mery float all the way from water 7
And of course, here comes the uproar. First six pages of this thread and already were off topic. =P.
Truth be told though I think I see were Oda going with this. Remember back in Water 7, Robin's main worry was that the MG and her crew was going to be targeted and blown to smitereens by Buster Call. Well now here we are ironiclly in the postion Robin feared 20 odd chapters ago. Hehe, now its time to see how this senerio plays out. Who knows, this could be Merry Go's finest hour and (if it is indeed the case) I couldn't think of a better final hurrah as saving her beloved crew.
And the FF? C'mon this is Oda were talking about here, you all knew there was a chance of this happening. Predictable yes, but hardly dissappointing. Just means theres a part they might play here. I've said it once I'll say it again, wait till the arc over.
Merry is V2 made by Iceburg :P
Yeah, I know you're kidding, but if anyone has any doubts, just take a close look at the scan. You can see the metal plating around the ship's figurehead and the main mast, patches on the rear of the hull and the glass on the port side porthole is broken. Clearly the original.
While some people have been disappointed by the reappearance of the Going Merry, it really make sense in some ways. The rescue ship was just one more large naval vessel. Even if they had managed to set sail on that ship, it would have been an easy target for the remaining Buster Call ships. The Going Merry is a caravel, and caravels are known for being small and highly maneuverable. That's one reason the ship has survived so many naval battles, and really makes it the only candidate for being small and fast enough to outmaneuver the huge Buster Call ships.
If I have any one complaint (and yeah, it's nitpicking 
) it's that all of the Buster Call ships are sitting there, pointed in different directions, with all of their main sails full of wind. If the ships are supposed to be stationary, firing at the Bridge of Hesitation, the sails should be raised. If the Going Merry then came in, full sail, it would have given the crew the upper hand in a getaway. Funny how that final blast managed to blow everyone in the direction of the Merry. 
Saul was the only bloody giant during the Ohara buster call and he didn't act as one big hawking shield.
@psol: You just found that out?
He kind of did act like a sheild at least once there, for Robin in Ohara. With that scene there it laid the foundation for how durable Giants are even to a point blank Buster Call assault.
thanks, and this time even for a different person.
i think i was rather wtf'd about merry's reappearance.
i think i was wtf'd enough to yell her name out loud. which always makes me feel very smart. (no, this wasn't the first time a thing like this happened.)
but boy, am i glad to see mr. sexypants sanji again.
maybe going mary will be the one saving strawhats and the rest of frankys family from the bustercall and the kingbulls for the giants!it will be a mystery why goingmary appeared before them,and the bustercall cannot figure why they cant hit goingmarry inspite of damages they cant even after it..until they arrive safely at water7 then they will realize it was a sprite of the GM and turn to be a dramatic farewel of going marry!hehe but thats just me..
I agree with Fire Fist Ace. Franky's reason to join just got at least half as impactful, and his dream can be fulfilled without him being present. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see Franky build the Strawhats' next ship, but then stay with Iceburg, while Paulie joins the crew and takes care of Franky's ship.
Well. Maybe.
I still think Franky joins, but this chapter was a bit disappointing, with regard to the long term.
How could this ship possibly sail like a hundred miles (through the deadliest sea you've ever seen) on its own, past some really deadly warships RIGHT between a tower and a bridge, which just happened to be destroyed in some deadly explosions a few minutes ago, appearing in front of its former captain in the single moment in which he really needs it.
IT'S THE POWER OF LOVE
Wtf. Seems you were right… XD
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Hmm, I got to wondering while I should be paying attention to my lecture in class instead. On the size of the Going Merry, how could all of the Franky Family, giants, etc fit onto the ship? A buster call ship will have to be stolen.
dammit, this stupid compy won't open the .rar files.
thanks elric,im just a newbie..
Still doubley disappointed.
- Because Sanji never left for anything important.
- Because Merry's alive
Huh? :wassat: I can understand the second point, but Chopper was still lying immobile on the deck of the rescue ship (and Chimney is just plain funny/cute). Out of all of the crew members Sanji seems the logical choice to me. Any better suggestions for Chopper's rescue, or were you hoping for some grand scheme for Sanji to save everyone?
admit it <aldrich>, you just want to promote your avatar^^</aldrich>
LOL … Well, he does have a cool avatar. I wonder if the VAs are apathetic because of their power level, or are they just adhering to strict military protocol and concerning themselves with only the mission and nothing else. OTOH, if there are DF users amongst the captains, then surely a VA would have something special to offer in the way of fighting ability?
Aw, the Franky Family and Galley-La survived. I was really hoping for a mini-arc where they explored the pit beneath Enies Lobby and try to find their way back to Water 7.
I'm glad Enel got his mini-arc, though. I always wanted to know what happened with him and his trip to the moon.
The chapter is really good. Even better than I thought it would be.
Man, I was happy Luffy got it done last chapter, but some victory. The only thing he had over Lucci was the ability to squeal.
I think this chapter explains enough where we know next chapter will be the real escape.
And this arc will finally be coming to a close.
Have u notice that in the cover it is not written "shot sth"? Maybe next cover story is about eneru and his journey
My thoughts? I think Merry just couldn't die without making sure that Usopp and Luffy got back together again. I don't think it will stay there long, just long enough to bring Luffy back to everyone. Then everyone will clear out a buster call ship and go home. (After Usopp shoots down the other ships.)
But hey, anything could happen.
If I think I'm insane, does it mean I'm not? Because a truly insane person wouldn't know that they are insane?
Thanks for the chapter!!
Pandaman appearance: yeah! My favourite character is back!!
Kokoro kicking marine guy: awesome
sanji: disappointing so far
going merry come back: weird, don't like it
The Merry speaks as well.
This is good stuff. Can't wait to see the explination next week
Glorious chapter~! Luffy not being able to move. Sanji rescuing everyone! Usopp rallying everyone again! The Frankies and Galley-La safe! (GO PAULIE!) Merry!!! Oda, you're brilliant!!
Which character said ships couldn't heal themselves and get stronger like people can way back at the beginning of Water 7? But what if… Merry is like Pinocchio and is a 'real little boy' now? If the Straw Hat's determination and love rubbed off enough... Merry (via the Kalublautermann) could be a real member of the crew now too.
Which means... maybe no carpenter needs to join at all... oi... that might start a few arguments here, eh? snickers
What the heck was Sanji up to? Ahhh… have to wait for the translation...
If I think I'm insane, does it mean I'm not? Because a truly insane person wouldn't know that they are insane?
Anybody else notice how Zoro already switched swords out again? Hahaha, that was pretty cool in my opinion.
