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 1110: Starfall
@hideoushorrendous said in Chapter 1110: Starfall:
He didn't even honor his hero with the cover page like he did with Kishi
Toriyama's death was announced March 8th. At that point, Ch 1110 was already being printed. It's very likely Ch 1111 was also finished at that point, and its colorspread was probably done way earlier. If there's any homage to Toriyama this week, it will have been added at the last moment.
It's more likely that JUMP will celebrate Toriyama in the issue after next one. Oda will probably draw something there.
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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 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)
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 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: 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 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: 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:
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: Official Egghead Thread
@Shiebs I don't think we will have the standard celebration. There are 5 dead Vegapunks, captured/left behind Sentomaru, probably also missing Stussy. This will feel a lot like the end of Whole Cake.
However, I do expect some sort of solace in Kuma's restoration, making it serve as the happy ending of Egghead and a reason to rejoice.
My guess for the remainder of the arc is something like this:
- Emet’s move (1122)
- Escaping the marines (1123)
- Worldwide reactions/events (1124)
- Post-battle in the ships, including Kuma/Bonney resolution (1125-1126)
- Big names making moves (1127-1129)
- New arc begins (1130)
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 10 - Egghead)
@Shiebs Yeah, it shouldn't take long before we get an answer.
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RE: Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era
@Shiebs said in Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era:
Man with the burn scar?
I bet on that.
And more, it may also be that mysterious Rocks member we only saw in shadow in Ch 1096.
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 10 - Egghead)
@Shiebs My opinion is that the theory sank as soon as Luffy's fruit changed name. Doubly so because "Nika" can be read as "2.9".
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RE: Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era
@King-Cannon The idea that the villain shouldn't try his best because the hero will stop him anyway is, frankly, stupid. By your logic, Saturn shouldn't use leg attacks, because they never work, nor should jump on the ship to begin with, because nothing he does ever works.
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RE: Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era
@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era:
He's not gonna nuke the ship he's in though.
Why not? He's immortal. I doubt he's afraid of the ocean, he jumped on the ship to begin with.
Also, his objective right now are Bonney and Kuma, Luffy surviving would make no difference for this.
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RE: Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era
@King-Cannon said in Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era:
I'll give Saturn a pass here because he's outnumbered and his gaze has never really been used on more than one target at once. His tentacle legs are probably the best he has in this circumstance.
The paralysis power affected Sanji, Franky, Vegapunk, and Atlas all at once, so it's a multi-target or area attack. Plus it's really strong, since it kept Sanji helpless.
Also, the poison bombs were thrown at Luffy and from afar before, he now has a pretty good range advantage. Hell, he could spit them on the ship and count on the explosion to spread the poison.
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RE: Chapter 1121: The Upheaval of the Era
@kouch_lee Also, the gaze attack still caused some blood spitting on Luffy. Why not use it on the giants in his way? Or even to halt Luffy for a second?
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RE: Next Straw Hat Crewmates (Vol. 10 - Egghead)
I think anyone still expecting Kuma to die or Bonney to leave her dad behind to have adventures with the crew will end up disappointed.
We are heading towards a happy ending, it seems.