There's some SBS info leaking around already. Nothing too interesting, and not real translations, just general info, but here it is:
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RE: Volume 106 Predictions/Discussion
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RE: Chapter 1061: Future Island Egghead
I think Vegapunk is a self-absorbed jerk.
Not evil, not willing to hurt people for nothing, still under some ethics.
But what he cares about is proving himself. He sets a goal, he will lose sight of everything else.
Like, why did he fix the climate in Egghead but not Baldimore? Because all he wanted was prove to himself he could. So, once his work was done in Egghead, he totally forgot Baldimore and went on to other endeavors. That's pretty much what I expect him to be.
Likewise, I think he will challenge the SHs because it's an opportunity to test his inventions against real targets. They are pirates, who care? This is the chance to prove the power of his creations!
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 9 - Yamato vs. The World)
@danie I don't ignore any of that, but I do check which events the story is spending time on.
You can see in every interaction that Yamato like Luffy to the point of worship.
But the story has spent no time showing Luffy's friendship with Yamato. That relationship was almost entirely build up off-screen.
That's a clue that the story emphasized Yamato's bonding with Momo way more.
There's a trope in fiction called Law of Conservation of Detail. In essence, what the story actually spends time and effort to flesh out is usually what's important to its resolution. Details that are skipped are more often than not less important, thus that's why there's no need to develop them.
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RE: Chapter 1073: Miss Buckingham Stussy
@Coookie I don't think there are more.
From a storytelling perspective, I feel the Seraphim are meant to represent the Warlords that the crew wouldn't fight anyway (thought Mihawk is debatable), so it's a way of showing how they'd fare against the crew.
From a in-story perspective, there are probably reasons why there aren't more of them. Maybe:
- There was just no time and money for more
- Doflamingo's may have been veto'ed because he has celestial blood.
- Moria may have been considered too weak and not worth the effort
- Crocodile may have been discarded because they couldn't replicate his logia power, and giving a clone anything else would potentially be subpar, as a fast-grown clone wouldn't have "genetic memory" to use it properly.
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 9 - Yamato vs. The World)
Merch is a very poor meter to see who would join. We had it work only once, with the Jinbe coin, and never before or again. Plus, it only worked on the Jinbe coin because the coins for the Straw Hats were gold-colored, and Jinbe was the only non-SH that got a golden coin. It clearly put Jinbe in the same level as the Straw Hats. Sometimes, I think it was a gambit of the company, much like the Yamato towel probably was, and not the result of insider knowledge.
Popular characters seel merch. Merch companies will do anything to boots sales. Shueisha and Toei will too. Yamato's debut in the anime came with a ton of merch, enough to make anyone think Yamato was sure going to be a crewmate. Yamato also got an anniversary post in the official Instagram, something only Straw Hats had gotten so far. But it came right during the full season of Yamato hype.
So, don't trust merch.
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RE: Chapter 1083: The Truth of That Day
Some details about the timeline:
- Ch 925 says the Revolutionary attack happened in the 4th (of 7) day of Reverie.
- Ch 956 has the "Alabasta incident" soon after the Reverie closed.
- Ch 1054 places the attack hours before the incident.
- Ch 1083 has the attack coming "during the Reverie", confirming Ch 925. Also, everything is in place for Cobra's death to happen soon, as in Ch 1054.
So, was Garp's info wrong?
Maybe it wasn't Oda's mistake, rather Cobra's death was hidden until the Reverie ended?
Another small detail most will miss: this helps us clarify the time passed since Luffy woke up.
- The Revolutionary attack happened in the 4th day of Reverie.
- 10 days later (7 after Reverie), there was the Onigashima raid.
- Luffy and Zoro woke up another 7 days later. Big party.
- Then the Straw Hats stayed in Wano for "a few days" before leaving.
- Then, we got another "a few days later" between them leaving and reaching Egghead.
This means the two small timeskips must have been at least 13 days in sum, but it probably took a bit more. Something between 2 and 3 weeks?
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RE: Yamato (spoilers for anime-only watchers and those not caught up with the manga)
The real question is why Oda kept teasing readers while knowing Yamato wasn’t meant to join the crew.
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RE: Chapter 1098: Bonney's Birth
@kevo_koma said in Chapter 1098: Bonney's Birth:
Also, who do you guys Bonney's true dad is?
I don't think the dad will be important, but if it must be a known character, I'd say only Saturn or Garling make sense right now.
@kevo_koma said in Chapter 1098: Bonney's Birth:
Just a quick question, what's the point of assistants if its not to cover for stuff like this?
Assistants also need time. If Oda is late, the work they can do before deadline is limited.
I think the heavy emotions in this chapter slowed Oda down. This was a painful read, and I bet it was a painful work to create as well.
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RE: Volume 105 Predictions/Discussion
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I believe Shimotsuki history will keep being developed in both Wano and the Revolutionary storyline.
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SBS hints that Sanji's whirlbrow shenanigans will keep being relevant
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I still think extending Wano for one more chapter to cover some questions (like Tama's lineage, Yamato's resolution, Carrot's farewell) would have benefitted the overall story
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I like the simplicity of Zoro's lineage. Not everyone needs famous fathers.
I'd love to know more about the Roronoa side of the story. Also, Zoro's mother Tera seems like she has an interesting history.
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RE: Chapter 1098: Bonney's Birth
@kevo_koma said in Chapter 1098: Bonney's Birth:
I never actually thought that authors/creatives get emotionally invested in their creations like that.
When I write heavily emotional text I do feel some of that emotion. Oda has also said things like that. He almost got late with the Chapter with Rebecca and Kyros reunion, and that was one time he said he doesn't write sad moments just to make the audience cry, because he also cries in them.
Planning the story is one thing. Actually fleshing it out into words or images kinda has an emotional toll on authors.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@King-Cannon l’m saying it’s possible, not that it’s likely. However, if Hiyori appears it would make sense for her to have memories of it.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
There will be a 3-week break after Ch 1111. (And we will return just in time for the Golden Week breaks…)
I hope everything is right with Oda’s health.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@The-Light-of-Shandora
Flashbacks in coverstories:- As @Captain-M pointed out, Germa’s cover story had the MADS segment.
- Hachi’s had one cover of him remembering his child years with Chew and Kuroobi.
- Enel’s had the little robots’ remembering their origin
- If I’m not mistaken, Jinbe’s cover had the sea beasts remembering the incident that caused their rampage
There are probably others, I pulled these from memory.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@Captain-M said in Chapter 1110: Starfall:
Mars takes a shot at the barrier, and even though it doesn't work you know he's going to be there the moment it goes down for real.
Uh, I think it worked. Mars is not trying to destroy the barrier, because it's not a solid thing, he's just crossing it and tanking the lasers. We just don't see him emerging from the explosions, but he surely will be already inside the next time we see him. Luffy himself did the same thing earlier in the arc, albeit it was off-screened and he just talked about it.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@Goukan Yes, I think they can use some abilities in their human forms.
The thing about Imu being the attacker is that, while not impossible, the scene clearly shows the arrow coming from Cobra's left while Imu was in front of him. I don't think Cobra would be able to dodge even if he saw the attack coming, so why would the attack come from the side? The most logical answer is that the attacker was there.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@Goukan Wow, I'd love it if he displays multiple arms like that!
I also think the "arrows" that shot Cobra and Sabo may be from Ju Peter. The first arrow comes from Cobra's left, where Ju Peter, Saturn and Nusjuru were. The arrows also travel in whip-like maner, suggesting they are attached to something. I could see Oda using graboid worms (from Tremors) as an inspiration and give Peter some tongue-like appendages coming out of his mouth.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@Goukan I wonder what the hell the worm-hybrid will look like. A worm with legs and arms? Human-like torso with worm-like lower body (arms, but no legs)? Will the head be more human-like or more worm-like? And what cool moves can a worm perform?
Also, not a theory, just a random thought: what if the Elders' strange powers come from them somehow sharing their abilities with one another?
Like: the regeneration comes from Ju Peter (worm), so you need to take him down so the others can't regenerate.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@shadyagent I don't think one region receives better raws. What I said is that I believe they get the same raws, but each region gives them their own treatment (like deciding which resolution to release, or where the borders will be cropped), ending with different qualities.
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
@shadyagent This is probably the result of how each localization modifies the originals. They probably get a bigger resolution originally and work on that. It's not the first time we get differences between localizations (like that time one localization left the pages uncropped and showed that Wanda and other minks were in the Sunny with the Straw Hats on the way to Onigashima, while others cropped that detail away).
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RE: Chapter 1110: Starfall
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I was hoping the next cover story to be Yamato's! What we may see: Yamato wandering Wano and helping people, meeting foes, and gathering followers. Also, updates on several Beasts Pirates: Numbers (especially Fuga), Ulti and Page One, Drake...
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The Chamber of Power being empty disproves theories that the Saturn was really in Egghead, that the one we see there is a projection or puppet of some sort. Nope, the Elders are all there in person!
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Interesting: the summoning circles to gave different numbers. Nusjuru is "2", Warcury is "3", Mars is "4", so Ju Peter must be "1". This is the exact same order given in Ch 1086.. If it's some sort of powerscaling, then Ju Peter would be the strongest.
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No Devil Fruit names are given for the elders, just what critters they are. This could mean they really are demons, but I doubt it. I think Oda is just hiding they have their own kind of zoan, something even more exclusive than mythical zoans.
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Some people expect Zoro vs Nusjuro and Sanji vs Mars, but currently their locations make that unlikely. This may be a sign that there's still a lot of shuffling to be made in this arc (same with the need for the Bonney/Kuma/Saturn plot to come full circle).
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I thought the Sunny not being stopped would lead to only Franky, Zoro, Jinbe, Sanji and Luffy staying on the island. However, this is still likely to happen after Sanji ordered them to leave ASAP. Interestingly, the crew isn't aware of the importance of the broadcast yet.
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So, Sanji makes Zoro stronger, uh? Lol. Of course, this Zoro fight spawned controversy as fans can't admit he was having some trouble with Lucci. No, this is not a one-shot! The fight being off-screened do not make it a walk in the park. If anything, Zoro and Lucci were really close, but Zoro proved to be superior. We saw Lucci blocking Zoro's slashes bare-handed. We saw Zoro using 3-swords + "Hellfire" at some point. We saw Zoro and Lucci showing signs of exhaustion. We saw Zoro expressing to be in a hurry. And, finally, Zoro got a small boost (from Sanji, lol!) to finish Lucci off.
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And the closing act: Dorry and Brogy arrive. I can't shake off the feeling that they are about to be worfed by the Elders. We got Nusjuru and Mars showing off this chapter, so next in line are Ju Peter and Warcury...
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I thought Ch 1110 would be the final one for Volume 109, but this doesn't feel like it. I guess the volume will have 11 chapters instead, ending in 1111? If so, we may get a huge cliffhanger or reveal next week!
I'll be away from home and with limited connection this whole week, so I won't be online as often as normally. A pity, because I feel next chapter will be huge, with a color spread, a possible volume ending, and a special number that could mean something...
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