@Bugs:

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-42858839

The fact the bill actually made it that far is… problematic.

The bill is mostly alright. It explicitly excludes scientific research or even artistic expression and is meant to stop actual defamation. No one ever denied that some Poles did denounce Jews during the the WWII, heck one of the most famous families (Ulm family) who helped hiding them was denounced (and later massacred, children included, by Nazis; yes it was the punishment for helping Jews) by a Pole. Said Pole was later executed by Polish Underground State (yes that was the punishment for helping in the Holocaust). Talking about people like this will not be punishable. Same goes for Jedwabne. It's a manipulation. Phrases like "Polish death camps" are incredibly gross manipulation, so is trying to insinuate that Poles as a nation are responsible for the Holocaust. Especially that Poland had never any kind of collaborative government (contrary to France, Norway etc.) and the Underground State, as mentioned before, punished those who helped Nazis, we had institutionalized help for Jews (Żegota) and it was us who tried to inform the world about the Holocaust (Jan Karski's mission), Roosevelt and many others dismissed it. If denying Holocaust can be punishable, then I don't see why lying about the real culprits behind it shouldn't be.

@Razh:

Law was out for the next chapter too. However Dofla implied he was still alive.

That shooting was still a cheap tool, though. Law was mostly beaten. Instead of using his STRING devil fruit to tie him with STRINGS, Dofla shot him 3 times just to make readers worried for a week.

I think we're talking about different incidents, from what you're saying, it looks like you're talking about first time Law was shot by Dofla, we mean the second time (much, much cheaper one… which is an achievement).

@K.:

Law wasn't dead even for one chapter. Didn't it end with Law talking to Luffy, or was that split?

He was dead for more than a chapter. 779 ends with Doffy declaring him dead, 780 ends with Luffy reaching Law. At the end of the chapter Luffy knows the truth, but we do not (Luffy has a flashback to 1 second ago hearing Law say something which makes it so much cheaper).

So reallistically, how long until we see the climax actually start? For now we'll probably stuck on Luffy/Katakuri for a while (I doubt it's a final phase though), then we have to see Bege/cake failing, some more chase of Sunny and only then things maye start to converge again. So, 10 more chapters? Giving room to possible more climax preparation like Pudding having to scan Streussen or something.

@ARC-1300:

Well that certainly would be the quickest way to do it. Go full on titanic in that bitch.

Also I do love the lack of Killua and Gon. Seeing as they got a ton of focus for the last couple of arcs.

It's cool, but I'd like Leorio to become an actual main character at last. He has always been either absent or the fourth in terms of relevance, aside of the chairman election when he was the second (and even that only because Gon and Killua were out… and he was very far second).

Better alternatives are still illegal alternatives. Don't get so high and mighty when you're essentially stealing from the very series you come here to discuss

You're actually wrong. It's a pirate manga; therefore, pirating it is the right way of reading it and something one should be proud of. Doing otherwise would be just like playing legal GTA or watching Highlander without beheading the previous owner of your DVD or whatever. Seriously, what's the point?

@Razh:

Btw, is anyone else getting tired of Luffy vs Katakuri? The fight had a nice momentum but then Oda started taking his sweet time with it, and now it's pretty boring. I can only hope Katakuri doesn't fall to some form of nakama powerup.

Yeah, it was kinda good until the merienda. After Luffy left mirror world the tension died and now it's just sorta going on. It'd work much better if it started later and could go on naturally without contrived breaks and having to wait until everything else is finished. Maybe Oda didn't now how long would he drag the pursuit? It'd be just like Oda if true.

@Count:

Don't forget that his suicide bombing was also an inferior version of Hililuk's death. Who stayed dead, still has one of the most unique and badass speeches, and had a better established relationship with a Straw Hat. Which is funny since a key argument against Carrot becoming a Straw Hat is being too similar to Chopper.

Heh, they even both had terminal condition (sort of). But still I wouldn't say so. Norland doesn't rehash Roger just because he was executed. The context was entirely different, with Pedro exploding to get his friends an escape chance and Hiluluk doing this because he was dead either way and wanted to go off on his own terms while keeping his blood of Chopper's hands. Pedro was a mix between Pell and Bon Clay (while inferior to both). It looks particularly bad since Pound's "death" which happened some time later had it's own tragic touch and uniqueness. That one sticking, I'd have nothing against.

So I recognize Bill, the-guy-who-serves-some-different-queen-but-respects-Oito (probably he has a name too) and… I think the guy talking through phone was the one who killed the snakes (maybe he has a name too). Otherwise I have no idea who is who regarding maids and bodyguards. Oh, on a second thought there's also that Theta(?) girl who's kinda in the limbo right now. Furthermore, I think I can name literally 5 princes as of now, Halkenburg, Wobble, Zhang-Lei, Benjamin and Tse... ok, make it 4 princes. I vaguely recognize one being named Momoze, but I don't know if it's the dead one or one of the twins. And now we have mafia families added. HxH is lots of fun.

I've been wondering about it for a while now, but after MajinArekkusu's post in chapter thread I decided to ask. (Un)Likeliness of Pedro's death has been discussed at length now, but for something different, how many of you would even want for it to be final? I mean, no matter how I look at it it's just half-assed Pell. They're often compared, but the key differences are:

*Pell manages to finally save his country from the threat established some time back and thwarting Croco-boy's plans with his sacrifice; Pedro saves Brook and Chopper from random Perospero's attack created just to give Pedro his moment to shine,
*Pell, while being a minor character, had established great loyalty for Vivi and saved her life two times, so the flashbacks we got just deepened the bond; Pedro's relationship with Carrot (the closest person to him present there) is never shown before, the most popular view of their relationship in the fandom was (I believe) that they kinda know each other through Wanda, but then suddenly he's revealed as her master after the "death" just to force a little bit of emotion onto us,
*the aftermath of Pell's death is Vivi's breakdown (which I believe Oda described as the most emotional scene for him); Pedro gets rehashed Jinbe's speech from back in ID (well, two in the prize of one!)
*Pell has basically no relationship with SHs, contrary to Pedro, (it's still the only thing Pedro has over Pell, though even this one isn't really shown in-depth )

Plus Pell's sacrifice was generally unexpected with him being such a minor character and seemingly taken out by snipers at that point, the surprise substantially added to (at least mine) experience, Pedro "dying" with his "death flags" was something that had to happen sooner or later which made it feel like Oda just checking another box on his arc list.

With how generic and bland the scene was the only reasons I could see for wanting it are either wanting anyone to die finally or thinking it boosts Carrot's chances of becoming SH if one is her fan. For the first, I really don't think author undoing great death scenes suddenly makes boring ones something good. For the second I don't really think it compares to SH's mentor's deaths, I don't see Carrot joining though.

I mean it's a matter of taste at the end of the day, but I'd like to hear people thinking why this one deserves to stay, I'm genuinely curious.