There's probably nothing I can say about this chapter that hasn't been said already, except that I thought it was awesome. I was also surprised to see the return of Sanchezbeard (yes, that's what I call him), though I shouldn't have been since Oda has a habit of introducing characters in unexpected ways and having them reappear in the story further down the line (especially with Rayleigh).

Great chapter, I also noticed that Oda pulled a couple of fakeouts before actually showing Big Mom herself (so to speak). She looks to have a rather interesting and funny crew. As for Big Mom herself, she isn't very funny at all. In fact, I was quite disturbed by her. She's a gigantic, cannibalistic monstrosity who eats her crewmembers for no reason and destroys entire islands for candy. The last part we learned in the previous chapter but still, combined with the other things we learned about her just confirms that she's insane!

Honestly, I haven't been this freaked out over a One Piece villain since Akainu!

Also, this song definitely fits Big Mom…

BTW, thanks to Baou Zakurga, for pointing out Zoro's and Sanji's reactions to Luffy raging at Big Mom over the Transponder Snail (LMAO I haven't seen Zoro grin like that since… EVER).

LOL@Hody getting owned by arthritis when he tries to bend the bars.

Great chapter!

@Renegadesoul:

Zeo used to were pants… SHOCKING!!!

Yeah and he's the first fishman I've seen NOT wearing sandals (he's wearing boots).

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What can I say about this chapter that hasn't been said already? The things that stood out for me is Arlong becoming the extremist of the crew, Jinbe's brutality and slight hints at his change-of-character, and Koala, who is a quite an unfortunate product of slavery, to say the least.

It's been known that Fisher Tiger despised humans but it's interesting to see that he doesn't go out of his way to seek revenge against them (despite his inner Arlong wanting otherwise) nor does he want to kill them. I thought it was cool to learn that pretty much went Rambo on Mariejois for one simple reason: SLAVERY SUCKS ASS. I can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter.

BTW, you just KNOW Franky's gonna build something epic with those Legos.

I like Otohime, she'll break her fin off in someones ass (literally)! It's interesting to see a noble character who's willing to stoop down to the levels of common folk to teach them the error or their ways (even if it's something silly like a snotty nose). Also, seeing Shirahoshi as a baby, all I could think was "Wisky… Please" (Simpsons joke), though she was probably conceived like a regular fish. If so, then how big was the EGG???

As for the Fishman Pirates, I was thoroughly confused when Arlong told Jinbe to lay off the unconscious human. Obviously, there was a turning point that made him an even bigger dick towards humans, Fisher Tiger's death must have had something to do with it. Speaking of Fisher Tiger, I guess his epic one-man-army attack on Mariejois was too epic for even Oda to illustrate.

Damn, while making my post I forgot to mention Kuroobi's epic afro!

Oda just blew my fucking mind with this chapter.

-Gaimon and Sarfunkel… It took me a sec to see what Oda did there, but I LOL'ed anyway.
-The New Fishman Pirates are already beginning their takeover of the island and I had no idea that Ikaros Muhhi was so damn big. Also, I can't wait to see Zeo and Hyozo in action!
-Sanji getting serious about the Jinbe/Arlong situation was pretty cool (not to mention the hilarity of him passing the third teacup with his foot after holding it in his hand seconds before)
-Also, the additional looks at Nami's past were a great touch. I got a bit emotional when it showed that Arlong's henchmen pretty much fed her scraps and when she got shot in the arm by the pirates she robbed.
-Regarding Queen Otohime and Fisher Tiger, they obviously had opposing viewpoints as to how to handle the discrimination from humans. We know how FT died but I wonder what happened to the queen.
-Finally, the true significance of Arlong Park makes so much sense it's almost scary (I read the livejournal link someone posted before)!

LOL@ Luffy drinking Nami's tea. Odds are he's gonna completely ignore almost every aspect of Jinbe's story and focus on the main details. It'll be just like when Vivi told the Straw Hats about the crisis in Alabasta, all he cared about was the big picture: CROCODILE. Hell, he wasn't even interested in Nami's life story, all he knew was that she was in trouble and some asshole named Arlong made her cry.

I can't wait to see the significance this flashback will hold for the present.

@No:

It's long dead though.

Yeah, I know. I just haven't seen it in forever.

Yeah, I've seen that show. It's been years and I only caught a few episodes so my memory of the show is extremely vague, at best. All I remember is that the main character masqueraded as a guy and she fought mutants or something). Also, I apparently forgot just how gorgeous the animation was in that show… Wow!

Long live the Fox Kids Network (That's where I saw it)!

Zoro: "Nothing…...! Happened!!!"