HEY GUYS! It's been awhile. Hope you guys are doing well~ I lurked here and there but I took a break from One Piece. Though, it feels great to be back and feels even better to be absent and still being proven correct :happy:

Let's see if I can remember all of them:

Big Mom having great intel (just from Luffy's short interaction with her) due to comparison with the Four Heavenly Kings. (http://forums.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=42110&p=3500232&viewfull=1#post3500232)

Me bringing up over and over in this forum about the food in the series and their exaggerated health benefits (it's a lot more emphasized during Luffy and Brook's "gag" scene).

Prediction of the next arcs using Samsara. Zou arc being next (animal realm; though to be fair this was an easy guess from when I made it), whole cake island (honestly, I'm still trying to make the connection with the human realm), most likely Wano next (Asura realm; check my Haki thread, mostly about Zoro stuff) then God realm next, which you know… the arc is kinda obvious -hint- Vivi -hint-

Then of course, the use(rs) of CoO. Maybe some of you remember but I was the one who tried to explain what Haki is (the kind that isn't said in the manga clearly itself), due to being inspired by a post off another user from another forum. However, my definition of CoO came from my own deductive abilities and guesswork. Pretty much, what I said was CoO is that the GREAT users are "caring" individuals. My old Haki thread http://www.arlongpark.net/showthread.php?t=42907 under "Observation"–though it's a thread that is still not proven wrong in any way so don't be afraid to read it).

Which leads me to reply to this idea.@sonnet:

Imo was pretty clear from the beginning that Sanji will get a huge power-up from this arc, which will be the awakening of his super-human powers (like the rest of his brothers).I don't see him beating now Katakouri mostly because they need to escape fast and beating Katakouri would require too much time which they don't have.So the full fight simply won't happen.

As anyone else, I hope Sanji does get a power-up this arc, or anytime. But the awakening of his super-human powers–UNLESS he keeps his nature, there IS NO point to it regarding his character. You see, you can understand Sanji's kind nature externally from various examples throughout the series: giving food to Gin, diving underwater first in the Arlong arc, sacrificing himself in Skypeia, and tried to against Kuma-- there's plenty of examples, you get it. Point is, Sanji is kind (even though he's perverted most of the time and that's his fault as a person) and in this arc, Oda tried to make that clear, but this is only something you understand even more if you make the connection through Haki. As I mentioned earlier, GREAT CoO users are caring individuals, I still don't know how it could possibly evolve since I haven't thought about the series in a while but maybe we'll see a glimpse of it in this arc (besides you know seeing into the future). With that said, Sanji being the way he is, is a contrast to his brothers, so maybe he'll gain superhuman abilities who knows, I'm not ruling it out, but the guess I would make is that he would show them up through his use of CoO. Which is attributed to his nature. You guys get it.

Anyways, good to be back!

@Clessenur:

I think they are, those faults are something the other Straw Hats comment upon. E.g. When Brook was talking to himself (entertained himself) Franky noted it and when Robin is reading while doing something else they often comment on it. I mean Robin does drink coffee all the time at nights, but nobody has ever said anything about it so it can't be it.

Overall I would say Jinbe is either a sleepwalker who will go with Luffy to rob the fridge or this another heavy hint towards Bonney. And I can't believe we are getting another greedy member, although like you said it could just be that they likes money so that they can donate it.

That would be pretty hilarious lol. Let me use this to clear up a little something for everyone by the way, the Five Precepts are about morality, sixth and above are about discipline - I'm guessing it's also why they're older members after Chopper.

@sggupta:

great!i especially like your take on the dynamic between sanji and zoro.if we look at before the ts,i think this also fits in with many of their roles and actions.sanji decided to play mr. prince,using cunning and strategy which really helped out the shs.zoro decided to take on 100 bounty hunters in whiskey peak by himself,so that the others could rest.likewise,many of their actions had similar motives,but quite different methodology.so(which is why sanji is proficient in observation,and zoro in armament).so their appearance being shown as contrasting to their previous mentality after ts shows a sort of growth.
but,do you think that means their roles will change?as in,now sanji is more likely to do actions that zoro would have done earlier,and vice versa?
personally,i don't think so,just wanted to know your thoughts.
also,about the health benefits(exaggerated) of food,as we have been explicitly shown that sanji has learned a lot of new recipies from iva,what potential use do you see for them,apart from the obvious fitness,health and endurance?do you think that there is a chance that some recipes will affect each crew member distinctly,and cause specific changes?i am really interested in these recipes,and how they are used.

Thank you. To answer your first question, personally I also don't see a huge difference happening, after all it'd be like changing their whole character and nature. What I was getting at is mostly just about the influence. After the time skip, Zoro is more cautious and in positions when he's shown his ability to analyze like in Ryugu Palace and telling Luffy to be careful in Punk Hazard. Sanji on the other hand is put into positions that makes him more reckless, unlike his usual disappearing acts from before the time skip, time and time again it always leads to some kind of trouble after the time skip. Of course they're examples that are always in character and present even before the time skip but it's being played as some sort of development to covering what the other lack.

After all, when you compare it to their pre-Grand Line selves, Zoro relied MOSTLY on brute force with a headstrong nature while Sanji got around on brute force but with some caution and suave analytical skills. Might not mean much right? But think about when Ki was introduced for each of them after the Grand Line. Zoro in Alabasta against Mr. 1, that was the biggest growth to him, both mentally and spiritually as he was becoming loyal to Luffy, wondering how the others are doing while in the middle of being cut by Mr. 1. For Sanji, it's hard to say if he's always had such an attack learned but when he first revealed some sort of Ki was in Enies Lobby and he was in extreme anger over a comment towards a friend. Both examples requires not only self-awareness but selflessness.

As for your other question about 'Cuisine of Dominance'.

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How it was introduced basically tells you that it's important to not only your body but your character – there's just too many similarities to Haki but I won't get into that. Sanji comments on that he could help improve his friends physique by the food he makes every day. So to answer your question, yes it's safe to assume Sanji does take into account individual crew members for their specific diet but would Oda show that? I doubt it, since it's an every day thing. However, when one of the Vital Recipe was first shown at the end of Punk Hazard, Sanji states that it's specific type - "Revival". [While I do believe what you eat helps shape you, to be frank though, I think the idea is a way for Oda to tell not only tell us that "Hey this series has health food benefits taken into account!" but also possibly open up RPG-style pots and buffs lol.

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It's actually more like the warning sign for Punk Hazard, you know, where they experiment with giants and had a giant skull revealed.

@Dranza:

Because that exact scenario you outlined of Zoro and Sanji being opposite to what they were pre-timeskip happened to some of the protagonists in the most recent chapters in seven deadly sins in order for them to "improve" their skills in battle. Frighteningly similar, almost word for word of what you wrote happened lol sorry didn't mean to confuse you.

I'll take your word for it but the way you're describing it, it seems pretty blatant lol.

@Archie:

What about that scene on amazon lily where Jinbei is stuffing his face on a meal Boa Hancock brought for luffy?

Maybe. I thought of that scene too and it is possible since Jinbei did say along the lines of "To eat is to live", though whether or not that was due to make Luffy eat is up for interpretation. I'm not against the idea though but remember.. Hancock only let him eat a handful (cause they were for Luffy) if I recall.

@Psycrow:

Rebecca: Least favorite to most favorite of many fans in 0.1 seconds
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I'll probably ruin some people's day for this but -coughs-

/runs

@Jabberwok:

Looking forward, I can't help but notice that Jinbe lacks the characteristics of any vacant precept. Perhaps that suggests that he won't join the crew or will be killed before he can formally join? If we see a flashback specifically of him or see more of his character that might change, but right now I can't think of any way he matches. All the Strawhats' precept flaws are a fairly apparent part of their characters with only minor exceptions.

-Coughs- (I was trying to avoid that topic) Don't worry Jinbei fans! He'll join okay? OK.

Well anyways, you've already said the problems and the possibilities of more character exposition. Jinbei is really honorable, I can't see him eating at forbidden times since he seems disciplined, can't see him sitting/laying around unless he's formally the lookout or something and that's not much reflected from his past rather than it would just be a job but.. maybe.. hmm.. he uses the money to free slaves everywhere they go? I don't know man. Shot in the dark.

@Dranza:

Do you read seven deadly sins? The part about Zoro and Sanji covering their pre-timeskip deficiencies was mindblowing haha I read through all your answers and was going to write my own when you posted those initially but there's way too much writing involved, interesting stuff though, 10 crewmates ftw, Bonney might actually become one eh?

I've read it, yeah but I don't actively follow it. Not really sure why you asked though. Yeah, Bonney crossed my mind lol.

@Jabberwok:

You could make a decent case for Franky being the Eighth of the Ten Precepts if you interpret it as condemning the alteration of the body's appearance. Franky first appeared wearing a mask, looked weird when we first saw him, and now post-timeskip doesn't look all that human. It's not exactly cosmetics but I think it could count. Coup de Boo as perfume?

This is a lot iffier but perhaps Robin could be the Ninth? She's often seen reclining aboard the ship.

That's awesome. I actually missed that.. Franky did alter his body (beautifying) and for all we know continues to do so.

The Robin thing, to be honest, when I was first trying to match them, I arrived to the ninth for her as well since cosmetics isn't rather special for women in the series but the Franky thing is pretty ingenious. I'm still not entirely sure if she does match but it is the highest probability as far as I can tell. It also does seem to match what seems to be a "cause and effect" in the things they do when it comes to the precepts - mainly things from their pasts. Nami stealing, Usopp lying are obvious, but Sanji being a pervert due to being raised by only men, Chopper's humanity resulted into the creation of the Rumble Ball, Zoro killing in his path towards his own ambition and promise (not to mention he was eager to fight with real swords even in his past), Franky altering himself to be reborn, Brook, well we can only guess his full past but from what we know in his past he played his songs to cheer up Laboon and his crew. As for Robin, she ran from the World Government/Marines since she was 8, it makes sense she's sitting and relaxing a lot enjoying her books.

So if ALL that is correct, that still leaves "eating at forbidden times" and "accepting/using silver & gold (money)".

Welp. Since it's been 30 pages and a lot of time has passed, I'll just end up giving the answers to my own questions.. again lol.

@_Hayato:

By the way, who here is up for a game? I was gonna post some of this down eventually but instead of the usual explanations, I figured it'd be fun as a game (either that or my definition of 'fun' is off). This will be a question and answer deal and it'll cover (exaggerated) science and/or spirituality.

Three (simple enough) questions! (Oh and these aren't jokes lol)

[Exaggerated Science]
1. Why hasn't Sanji gotten lung cancer?

[Exaggerated Science AND Spirituality]
2. This would technically only be exaggerated science but to avoid any copying (just in case) I'm gonna be adding and ask 'the purpose' to cover the spirituality. So the question is Why does Zoro and Sanji only have one eye and what's the purpose?

Oh and just in case anyone is thinking it, forget the "left hand & right hand" of the King stuff, that's obvious. Also, the spiritual meaning of "the left being the shield and the right where the manifestation of Ki comes from", not that either.

[Spirituality]
3. Excluding Luffy, where does the "flaws" of the Straw Hats derived from?

If no one decides to play, well that's that, but if anyone gets all three answers correct, they'll earn my respect. (I really wish I have a cookie or a star to give.. and sorry but I can't give my LIFELONG respect since it's just simple questions.)

Answers.

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@_Hayato:

LOL. I think "meant for boys" isn't exactly the same as hentai. If so, then One Piece's fanservice would be close to something like Fairy Tail without. A series without any actual relevance or redeeming messages. But what do I know? Anyone who actually still follows FT is free to tell me if I'm wrong though. Speaking of fan-service, the difference with this series are there are explanations to Rebecca's armor as Oda's given the weight limit and but also that she was still technically a prisoner who was made to excite the fans. Not that kind of excitement.. I meant her shedding blood, less armor, higher chance of fatality. Nami as well, she was poor with secondhand clothes, also being raised with a shameless mother as Bellemere (Happiness Punch!). Also, wasn't one of the reason Sanji wanted to learn Attack Cuisine was so he could… uh.. enhance Nami and Robin? The series actually has a lot of exaggerated food benefits as I mentioned before and in my thread but let me stop there before someone figures out that.. was a big hint. If you're saying though that "Oda goes too far even with actual reasons/excuse" then I agree lol.

And from my thread.

@_Hayato:

You might find this ridiculous and rightly so but these are one of those exaggerated scientific explanations I mentioned in the beginning. (Red) Meat, for instance are rich in Vitamin B-12 which helps make DNA and the formation of the nerve and red blood cells and keep them healthy. Red Meat is also an excellent source of Zinc, which keeps the immune system working properly. It contributes to the development of bone tissue, stimulates the growth and division of cells, tissue regeneration, reproductive function and brain development. If you're wondering, is Luffy the only one who benefits from such things? No, of course not, there are more obvious exaggerated health benefits from the consumption of food in this series, like Brook's milk, Nami's mikan (though all of you should know that serves a double purpose and not to just prevent scurvy), pretty much anything Sanji can make to the not so obvious, like Zoro's sake, even Chopper's cotton Candy and Franky's cola - though in his case it's really just a drink that both fuels and sustains him.

Adding to the "not so obvious" would be Sanji's. In this case the exaggerated effect and health benefit of black tea, which protects him from getting lung cancer. To complete the list on the Straw Hats though and adding to the "not so obvious" list would be Usopp's and Robin's.. which is kind of sad.. Let's start with Usopp. Fish has a lot of benefits but specifically it helps keep your heart healthy and reduce the risks of heart attacks and strokes. Now you might ask, why is that sad? Think about all the times Usopp's has been scared - from his so called "diseases" and Perona messing with him by grabbing his heart. It could just be him having a 'weak heart' (not brave) but possibly it might be hereditary as a heart condition since it was never stated or specified as to what his Mother died from.

For Robin, there are also many health benefits to coffee but in her case, what stands out are the increase of energy which improves her brain and cognitive functions and.. possibly the effect that coffee can be used as an anti-depressant.[/hide]

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@_Hayato:

I thought about this a long time ago and actually there's a lot of meaning to that. Maybe I should add it to my thread but I only write about the spiritual.. well let's leave that out since I already wrote about it. What I'm about to say will include small details that you may have to look up yourself to confirm. Besides the spiritual meaning, there are (theorized) scientific explanations as to their change of appearance - which is the left-right brain hemisphere functions.

Do note that the left brain hemisphere is processed by the right eye and controls the right side of the body and the right brain hemisphere by the left eye and the left side of the body. Let's start before the time skip. Zoro is seemingly left-handed, his swords on the right hip and he uses his one sword style with his left hand and Sanji I'm not exactly entirely sure on since he seems to use both hands. This might sound ridiculous but the more meaningful to this interpretation is Sanji's style of hair and Zoro's earrings as those are one of the leading and modern take on the subject. As the 2nd image shows that the right brain is feminine (seeing with your left eye) and that the left brain (seeing with your right eye) is masculine. What that means is how others perceive you, the left earrings is believed to be masculine due to others perceiving it more from the right eye (and the left brain). The same as parting your hair people do it to the left to be perceived as more masculine while to the right believed to be feminine (both of them being masculine but especially emphasized in Sanji's case due to how he was raised). The images pretty much describes how the two characters was before the time skip - Sanji is more left brained (he sees with his right eye) while Zoro doesn't favor any eye but is seemingly left-handed (usually attributed to being right brained).

After the time skip, Zoro seems to be favoring the usage of his right-hand more (left brained; you guys can check it yourself) - even in one sword styles. While Sanji, after spending time in Kamabakka Kingdom parts his hair to the right and sees with his left eye (right brained). Besides the more obvious status of Luffy's right hand and left hand and the spiritual meaning behind it, the two seems to be covering for their previous weaknesses, as Zoro after the time skip is more left brained and Sanji the right brained, but that also helps with their own respective way of "powering up" - as Zoro's is to stay collected and Sanji's is more emotional.

So yeah, whether Zoro has some angsty demonic eye, I will not say it's not possible but there are other ACTUAL meanings behind it.

To clarify more since I made that post, first of all, Sanji is most likely right handed or at least he leads more with his right leg, but with his occupation, he could easily be ambidextrous. Sanji being left-brained is not exactly a surprise though since he's covered the left side of his face and saw with his right eye pre-time skip and a big part of his character is saving the others through planning. Secondly, Zoro, as naturally as Sanji was being left-brained, is right-brained - which adds more to their contrast and rivalry. After the time skip, besides the more obvious way of them powering up and transcending their limitations, when I stated "the two seems to be covering up their weakness", what I meant was that the right-brain is more ambitious (remember what Zoro mirrors in Luffy is their ambition, as what Sanji mirrors is his resolve to chase a dream that may or may not exist) and uses feelings and emotions while the left-brain is more analytical, cautious, logical and is more based on reality (remember what Sanji said on Baratie as Zoro fell into the sea?)

Pre-time skip, the two were not exactly missing those traits and characteristics, but they were lacking – if you really want to say it another way: "they truly complete each other". ALSO, as SOME of you already know, Haki ties to the very character themselves. When Oda said that Zoro specialized in Armament Haki and Sanji in Observation Haki, that meant it ties to their nature and characteristics, as Zoro is ambitious and Sanji is more aware. What might be confusing and what you might ask yourself right now is "Does the right-brain = Armament and left-brain = Observation?" that would be a simple nooo. It's not that simple, it would be a lot easier if it was lol but remember both Observation and Armament are Haki, which is Ki in foundation (and can be seen/felt as feelings) but Haki on it's own are based off your ambition and aspirations, which also sometimes means you take the necessary risks, in short, it's definitely right-brained. This is where what I said before that the two are covering for their weakness starts to matter. Zoro, even if he specializes in Armament would not exactly be a complete character or even a complete "second" (to the Future Pirate King) if he didn't have left-brain functions/traits, as well as Sanji who specializes in his observation/awareness needed to be more right-brained, both being covered after the time skip.

Not sure if this will ever happen.. but if you think about it.. it might really be possible… the whole [eye reveal power-up]. I mean it makes some sense in this series since well.. Sanji always needs to cover up one of his eyes so in his case, him seeing through the left eye (right-brained; Haki) is more beneficial to him but for Zoro whose scar might just be an ornament (by that I mean like Rayleigh but speaking of him and this is really just a shot in the dark but remember the small instance we saw him meeting Roger? We never did get if he had his own ambition at the time like Zoro, he seemed content at the time like Sanji– makes you appreciate which side the scar on his face is at, huh?), if he does open his eye and.. since it's a manga and all, it might add to his Haki.. I don't know man.

I'll add one more example on how this theory applies to what we've seen in the series so far. It's actually very simple and something we all know by heart (or you should). In Marineford. Uh-huh, I'm going there. Whitebeard. Did you get it yet? Well this might already be obvious to some by now as to where I'm getting at but Whitebeard vs Akainu. Akainu taking out half his face, specifically the left side of Whitebeard's face and in extension - his brain. This was after Akainu already has killed Ace, so obviously Whitebeard would be angry but what I'm getting at is, remember the functions of the right-brain and what did Whitebeard proceeded to do?

Fashion-wise, there's another and rather small example I'm thinking of that can add to a theory with an already huge following. Now remember in my quote, I stated that the modern take on this theory is that parting your hair towards the right and wearing an earring only to your right is feminine– due to others seeing it more from their left eye (right brain and ergo feminine) while the opposite, hair towards the left and earrings on the left etc etc is masculine. Well look up the most flamboyant character we have so far in the series - Doflamingo, not his hair but specifically his earrings, how many does he have? Two? Good. You're seeing what I'm seeing.

Okay now look up Crocodile (not an actual Crocodile, but "One Piece Crocodile" preferably adding the keyword "manga"), what is really interesting is that most of his appearance in the manga he is shown from the right side of his face which shows us (and seems to emphasize) his single right earring. Feel free to look up Crocodile's wiki page to make it easier but the most notable example really would be the only time his face was never shown in Chapter 0 - not only was his face hidden as the panel was showing us the back of his head but it was also the right side of his head (and again showed us the earring). So yeah.. by that theory with an already huge following, I obviously meant that Crocodile being a woman.. or at least having some feminine traits.. but hey, it's not like Romancing Saga 2 didn't already make that clear - as the villains are most likely the inspirations to the original Shichibukai.[/hide]

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Okay we're almost done. Thank jebus. Honestly, I think I would've been beyond impressed if someone had to type all that to answer my questions.. I see now that was asking too much lol.. Anyways, I'm getting lazier so let me just speed things up on this one.

When I asked the "fault" of the Straw Hats, excluding Luffy, I was being loose on the word 'fault'. Anyways, the answer to the third question is the Five Precepts [. You might ask, why is Luffy excluded? This is because these are things that the Straw Hats doing and continue to do - which are against the precepts making it well.. faults (like I said, loose). Luffy not killing is something he does so he would be following the first precept but it wouldn't match the others doing what they have been doing for most of the series (like Nami stealing, Usopp lying, Sanji.. being a perv) so instead you should be asking "Who kills?" That's easy, Zoro. It's more notable during Jaya that he does kill when they were looking for the South Bird.

Anyways, another possible question would be "Why is Zoro not the fifth precept?" because while it matches Zoro's drinking, that precept covers not only alcohol but also drugs, now ask yourself "Who takes drugs in the crew?" That's right, Doctor Chopper. Okay now this is where it gets tricky or interesting, depends on how you view it, really. The Five Precepts eventually becomes the Eight Precepts](. You might ask, why is Luffy excluded? This is because these are things that the Straw Hats doing and [u]continue[/u] to do - which are against the precepts making it well.. faults (like I said, loose). Luffy not killing is something he does so he would be following the first precept but it wouldn't match the others doing what they have been doing for most of the series (like Nami stealing, Usopp lying, Sanji.. being a perv) so instead you should be asking ) [and 2 of those precepts splits into 2, making Ten Precepts](and 2 of those precepts splits into 2, making Ten Precepts [url][link] - [b]IF you haven't noticed yet[/b], yes this is ALSO a possible hint on how many crew members there are and will be. The Eight Precepts ('The Eight' chapter title referring to Brook) becoming the Ten Precepts would match in Oda's interview that new members will successively join - meaning that it strongly hints at least TWO more members, making ten.

Now there ARE problems with the precepts, mostly the fact that after the Eight Precepts, other than Brook, it doesn't seem to match the others, yeah I don't know either but take into account that at the time, Chopper and Brook was foreshadowed, because well.. they needed (and wanted) a Doctor and Musician. A lot of those from the Ten Precepts seems to fit more of what Luffy does, especially sixth and ninth, I know.. I'm pretty lost myself, but hey if you catch Robin and/or Franky doing any of the other things, feel free to let me know lol.

Actually hmm.. thinking more about it now.. what if those the sixth and the ninth precept that Luffy is covering is saved for the next 2 members? meaning that the eight and tenth actually covers Robin and Franky respectively.. I mean Robin does use makeup (not like that's a big deal lol) and Franky DID steal their gold when they first met him.. I don't know, I might be reaching but if I'm not then the next two members will cover what Luffy has been - eating at forbidden times (man this is giving me vibes for a certain pink haired character....) and lying on high/luxurious places.[/hide]

Now to wait one more week..[/link][/url]) [- IF you haven't noticed yet, yes this is ALSO a possible hint on how many crew members there are and will be. The Eight Precepts ('The Eight' chapter title referring to Brook) becoming the Ten Precepts would match in Oda's interview that new members will successively join - meaning that it strongly hints at least TWO more members, making ten.

Now there ARE problems with the precepts, mostly the fact that after the Eight Precepts, other than Brook, it doesn't seem to match the others, yeah I don't know either but take into account that at the time, Chopper and Brook was foreshadowed, because well.. they needed (and wanted) a Doctor and Musician. A lot of those from the Ten Precepts seems to fit more of what Luffy does, especially sixth and ninth, I know.. I'm pretty lost myself, but hey if you catch Robin and/or Franky doing any of the other things, feel free to let me know lol.

Actually hmm.. thinking more about it now.. what if those the sixth and the ninth precept that Luffy is covering is saved for the next 2 members? meaning that the eight and tenth actually covers Robin and Franky respectively.. I mean Robin does use makeup (not like that's a big deal lol) and Franky DID steal their gold when they first met him.. I don't know, I might be reaching but if I'm not then the next two members will cover what Luffy has been - eating at forbidden times (man this is giving me vibes for a certain pink haired character….) and lying on high/luxurious places.[/hide]

Now to wait one more week..](- [b]IF you haven't noticed yet[/b], yes this is ALSO a possible hint on how many crew members there are and will be. The Eight Precepts ('The Eight' chapter title referring to Brook) becoming the Ten Precepts would match in Oda's interview that new members will successively join - meaning that it strongly hints at least TWO more members, making ten.

Now there ARE problems with the precepts, mostly the fact that after the Eight Precepts, other than Brook, it doesn't seem to match the others, yeah I don't know either but take into account that at the time, Chopper and Brook was foreshadowed, because well.. they needed (and wanted) a Doctor and Musician. A lot of those from the Ten Precepts seems to fit more of what Luffy does, especially sixth and ninth, I know.. I'm pretty lost myself, but hey if you catch Robin and/or Franky doing any of the other things, feel free to let me know lol.

Actually hmm.. thinking more about it now.. what if those the sixth and the ninth precept that Luffy is covering is saved for the next 2 members? meaning that the eight and tenth actually covers Robin and Franky respectively.. I mean Robin does use makeup (not like that's a big deal lol) and Franky DID steal their gold when they first met him.. I don't know, I might be reaching but if I'm not then the next two members will cover what Luffy has been - eating at forbidden times (man this is giving me vibes for a certain pink haired character....) and lying on high/luxurious places.[/hide]

Now to wait one more week..)

@Nitwit:

True. But there's a few things wrong with this person's mind. Rule of 3.

1. He loves the Rosario Vampire manga so much! That he wants Toei Animation to do a adaption of the Manga faithfully… ?

No comment.. no, wait, no, Toei what.

2. His art is very terrible and he even charge his crappy comics with actual money instead of points!

The one with Trunks? That reminds me of middle school when my friend made his own comic series that was basically a rip off of Pokemon but he was smart enough to call it something else due to possible copyright issues.. but he still only charged 50 cents!

3. He blocked me on Google+ due to his butthurtness of wanting Skyrim (A PC game release a few years ago.) to the PS4.

Bottom line is? Stupidity will come in all shapes and sizes. And in this case? I'm glad he's happy about his Pitty Console race. Cause PC is way better. XD

Yeah this seems like it's getting personal, man. We're also derailing the thread but in terms of Skyrim.. I don't know why anyone would choose console. It's not like it's any less buggy. Even the ones I know who has it on Xbox likes the PC version better. The mods and console commands just make it better. You can use a controller and play vanilla if that's your thing.

@Nitwit:

If you wanna see what caused me to lose faith in the anime Community as a whole. Than check this out. http://nazaru.deviantart.com

Please kill me? DX

I've seen worse. But damn, he really likes Rosario Vampire.. The MC for that I always hated (lucky ass). Mizore

@Sephi:

Don't get me wrong, I've still had loads of complaints with Dressrosa but I still love it I just find it so funny how a hatred for what Naruto had become brought me back to a series that frankly…even when Naruto was at its best..I think One Piece is still better!

If we're sharing then full disclosure. 2 years before 4Kids aired I tried the anime for One Piece, got to episode 18 with Gaimon (before Zoro's past) and dropped it. I was already iffy with the art style. After I heard some guys talk about the series in the bleachers and I've seen the first episode in television by 4Kids, I remembered that it wasn't like that (edited) so I tried again and this time I had a more open mind to it so after I finished Arlong Park, I decided I will definitely watch the rest of the series.

As I already mentioned I love Skypiea. I also ended up liking Fishman Island after I saw a more condensed version through One Pace and reading in bulk. It was the message that got me, mostly. The Punk Hazard arc though, I know it added a lot in terms of plot points but I would say that was the lowest One Piece has gone for me - which isn't all that low but I know others like it better than Fishman Island. Dressrosa being as long as it was I think needed to happen. I know Oda skipped fights and he prioritized story over action which I'm not gonna get into. However, the arc itself covered a lot of things: establishing allies, a precursor to what's gonna happen in the New World (which is why people are so keen on the time-line; with both Fishman island and the tea party, Punk Hazard with the gear being broken adding onto it) which resulted from taking down the strongest and characterized villain with the actual potential to be King in the series so far while also resolving the issues said villain has caused serving also as a parallel to other previous arcs, mostly Alabasta. It's understandable that it was so long.

@Psycrow:

A lot is said on sexism in One Piece and I don't usually comment but just want to make sure everyone knows about Oda's statement, something along the lines of "If One Piece were made with female readers in mind, it would be a lot different"… basically equivalent to "Yep, it's sexist. So is hentai. So what?"

LOL. I think "meant for boys" isn't exactly the same as hentai. If so, then One Piece's fanservice would be close to something like Fairy Tail without. A series without any actual relevance or redeeming messages. But what do I know? Anyone who actually still follows FT is free to tell me if I'm wrong though. Speaking of fan-service, the difference with this series are there are explanations to Rebecca's armor as Oda's given the weight limit and but also that she was still technically a prisoner who was made to excite the fans. Not that kind of excitement.. I meant her shedding blood, less armor, higher chance of fatality. Nami as well, she was poor with secondhand clothes, also being raised with a shameless mother as Bellemere (Happiness Punch!). Also, wasn't one of the reason Sanji wanted to learn Attack Cuisine was so he could… uh.. enhance Nami and Robin? The series actually has a lot of exaggerated food benefits as I mentioned before and in my thread but let me stop there before someone figures out that.. was a big hint. If you're saying though that "Oda goes too far even with actual reasons/excuse" then I agree lol.

I remember seeing a One Piece movie where the boobs of the women were even bigger and (very comically) made boinging sound effects whenever they moved and the boobs jiggled. It's an exaggeration of what Oda already does with One Piece, but it's like the reason Lara Croft is the star of Tomb Raider… it's "by a dude, for dudes".

Movie 7. That was the fan-service movie but it was also the one with the best animator if I recall. I think that was a preference by the animator, Oda had nothing to do with that as far as I know. But if you're saying boobs get bigger with Oda then yes. Not as extreme as the anime makes it but yes.

So any comments about Rebecca wearing a dress here have just been falling below the radar for what's already been discussed about sexism and One Piece, in my book. You could argue about that panel being intentional or not in that case, but it wouldn't be worse than anything he's done already, and with intent. That doesn't keep us from reading it, it's just what the guy makes.

I really can't pass this up. Explain what you mean?

@Md-Martin:

Perhaps he uses a version of Life Return. We saw in Enies Lobby how Luccy used it to slim his body at one point. Maybe Sanjuan Wolf can use it to shrink or grow

Actually Life Return is basically Biofeedback, Lucci used it not only to make his body more compact but I suspect it was also the cause on how he is able to control his tail so well. Sanjuan Wolf though? I don't know about getting in lol.. but getting out? How about Blackbeard's Devil Fruit?

@Nitwit:

Well… I'm not talking about just the big time YouTubers... There are also the smaller YouTubers who will praise Oda for being the best while condemning Naruto for being worse than Twilight. It's gotta to a point where rumors of Naruto dying made them happy for some reason? It's sickening and also Deep Web like to a fictional character alone.

These are also the same who defend Superman for beating Goku again the second time yet when people make fan animations about a Goku vs Naruto. They claim that Goku will wipe the floor out of him. -_-

sigh

I hate humanity sometimes?

I'm no stranger to that situation either. Well, first I gotta be honest, Naruto bombing did make me happy but not so much because I hated the series - it was fun for what it was, though messy around the end, I think even Kishi admitted to that? What turned me off are the fans and what made me happy is that the fans being disillusioned ([insert Infinite Tsukuyomi joke]). This is due to me being in an environment that while I follow many and all series, I do not have one friend that I could talk to about One Piece. It was always about Naruto, which I admit to loving back in the day (mostly due to the angsty and chuunibyou phase). Years passed, friends moving on and encountering new anime fans who loves Naruto only grew while One Piece fans was almost non-existent. I'd be fine with that but - and this is where that "something Naruto was" I mentioned in my previous post come into play. Whenever I encountered people in real life that would ask me my favorite series, when I tell them it's One Piece, they would either ask me "What is that?" or "Why?" and shoot me a disgusted look - these are people who hasn't seen as many series as I have and I talk to them about the series they follow but I get judged for mine. It's strange, no?

Anyway, I noticed beforehand that within every long-running series there are always 'tards' but the Naruto fandom really took the cake. It was a situation where these kids are being exposed to anime so it couldn't be helped. They would bash anything that wasn't Naruto and assert that Naruto was number one - in their defense any love for a series is understandable but asserting that their opinion and "taste" is better than others is part of that mentality that I and others have started to associate with the Naruto fandom. Don't get me wrong, the One Piece fandom also has it's share of 'tards' and will continue as it is a long-running series but unlike the Naruto fandom was who consisted of mostly newly exposed kids taking the form of assertive (angsty) 'genjutsu' victims who couldn't explain or have any actual argument on why "Naruto is number one!!!", the One Piece 'tards' take the form of elitists who have a lot of reasons to give.

These days, you will see people making it seem like One Piece is shitty just for the fact that it's associated with Naruto or because it's a shonen, a long-series or the art is shit. Most of those reasons have always been present since that's been case even back then over 10 years ago. But as the anime/manga community continue to spread becoming the 'cool' thing (…and people actually wanting/claiming themselves to be Otaku), it's becoming more "human", in the worst way, as segregation, groups and cliques are formed. There are people who will easily judge and think that their taste of series and titles are more refined than others based on genre alone. LOL. It's really nothing new but I can see where your hate is coming from.

If you'd like here's the list of what 'tards' can take the form in - in the case of shonen series. There's a lot more as fans of seinen series with authors llke Urasawa and even companies like TYPE-Moon who make both shonen and seinen have pretty much the same traits and qualities. Though I'm not gonna continue since it might become down-right insulting.

And there are people in a small Community that has a hatred of Naruto so much. That they would make videos about the creator of the manga and compared him to people like hitler or stalin all because 666 Satin didn't get an anime adaption.

This, I didn't know. Wow.

And don't think that I don't agree with you one bit. There will be a time where people will have to except that Rebecca will become a permanent Strawhat and move on with there lives… Probably not?

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I like Rebecca but I doubt she'll join. Her whole wish was to live with her Father, what is she gonna do, sail with the Straw Hats and a statue as a Father? At best, she'd run away with her Father but not sure that's much of a resolution.

Devil Fruit users cannot control their powers submerged in any body of water, it doesn't mean they lose their powers. For it to start showing signs of their discomfort, it would be enough to submerged them around the hips, if I recall (See Alabasta, trapped in a cage)

For Zoan, since it's a transformation based fruit, it's a little different, from examples taken from Chopper, it's that they become the form that they're either used to or their base form at the time. Let me explain, there are three base, Human, Animal and Hybrid (you can tell by how they stand and their feet/hands), Chopper's Monster Point is a Hybrid base, so when he was submerged he turned back to his base. If I recall, it was the same when he jumped out of the ship when Nami was angry in Jaya - "Jumping point", the base to, again, is Hybrid.