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One Piece Manga |OT| ZEHAHAHAHA! The Name of this Age is Blackbeard!
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Mashin Haters
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awesome chapter thank you!
FireAndBlood
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We can't add too many crew members. Oda already divides up chapter time between too many characters as it is.
I say only two more will join to get that 10 + Luffy. Probably Jimbei and one girl. The girl will be because Oda will realize he can't make Nami's boobs any more bigger, so he'll compensate by adding two more boobs instead.
I say only two more will join to get that 10 + Luffy. Probably Jimbei and one girl. The girl will be because Oda will realize he can't make Nami's boobs any more bigger, so he'll compensate by adding two more boobs instead.
Mashin Haters
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I dont think the straw hats are gonna gain members but instead an actual fleet. Their gonna have their own army soon enough
Naah they'll probably have a group of people who will come to their aid whenever called upon.
I don't see Luffy as someone who will make a fleet. Any fleet that he'll have will be an unofficial one.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
yeah why would the dude who wants to be pirate king and take down the yonkou amass a pirate fleet? it's pure craziness.
there's like no precedent for it, and no foreshadowing at all. i could see it happening if maybe there was an arc where something like dozens of strong characters suddenly find themselves loyal to a Straw Hat and all of a sudden entire crews are being pledged to Luffy. how crazy would it be if an arc like that happened
idk, I'm just super convinced that that's where this arc is leading. romance dawn for a new era
Yeah It'll be like this series where all the coliseum fighters just started following him for some reason. The new whitebeard pirates will follow luffy too.
Sibersk Esto
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that's likely
FireAndBlood
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Luffy will become Pirate King and attack Marejois. A lot of allies will show up to fight the marines (remnants of whitebeard, some supernovas, a yonkou, some shichibukai, the revolutionaries). In 10 years, you'll all see.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I remember during Water 7 when everyone was super convinced Paulie was going to join. You had some people advocating for the rest of Galley-La before the big reveal, but most people were convinced Paulie was crew member material. Then the sea train and Enies Lobby happened and that got entirely turned on its head.
For all we know, Hack might become a temporary Straw Hat and then tie into Jinbei's return. Bonney might show up out of nowhere. I honestly never know what is going to happen in this series, anymore. Luffy even cooperated with marines for an entire arc.
For all we know, Hack might become a temporary Straw Hat and then tie into Jinbei's return. Bonney might show up out of nowhere. I honestly never know what is going to happen in this series, anymore. Luffy even cooperated with marines for an entire arc.
Watching King Riku's flashback in the anime reminded me how tragic the Dressrossa royal family flashbacks were. Oda's been in top "tearjerker" form this arc.
King Riku lost his country and the people's good will, Kyros lost his identity, his body, and his wife, and Rebecca lost her mother.
God damn Doflamingo is an amazing villain.
King Riku lost his country and the people's good will, Kyros lost his identity, his body, and his wife, and Rebecca lost her mother.
God damn Doflamingo is an amazing villain.
i hope doflamingo ends up having a terrible ending. crocodile and enel did some really bad things but they ended up not really paying for it in the end.
they are supposed to go to zou. that's where law's crew is at and where the samurais want to go.
And where Sanji, Nami, Brook, Chopper, Momonosuke and Caesar were heading when they ran across Mom's ship.
Huge Succeeded
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somebody is gonna kill the shit out of doflamingo
NHarmonic.
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I'd have loved to be around when the Water7 Arc was being released on the manga... I wonder if anyone rooted for Franky at the beginning...
Though not gonna lie, Paulie was amazing on that arc.
My money is on Kaido.
Oda sets up Doflamingo as this villainous character. Dark, mysterious background. Evil in every way and doesn't care for anybody and will do whatever he wants. Super strong, probably one of the most powerful people in the world and he can create exact clones of his self... just to have him get curb stomped and killed by Kaido, a man we've only seen mentioned a few times and never actually seen his face before.
It would probably be one of the most epic moments in One Piece history.
I don't know about that. I get the impression that he actually cares about his subordinates. He seemed really pissed off when Law took Baby 5 and Buffalo hostage. Though I guess it could be that he sees them all as his property and he doesn't like anyone fucking with that.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I'd love it if this was when a Mugiwara Fleet established. If Jimbei turned up in time, he could captain a 2nd ship with dudes like Bart and Cabbage aboard, Bellamy too.
Would be good potential for a spin-off manga as well.
Bon Clay as well if he ever resurfaces.
Would be good potential for a spin-off manga as well.
Huge Succeeded
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same here
he's gonna get left for dead and that punk ass admiral might not even take him in
Just finished the first half of the manga. What a fucking good ride. Its fun, funny, and tels a really engaging story. The art style is really endearing too, and the world building is surprisingly well done. Its very imaginative, and works in a way that the author can pretty much do whatever he wants. I think my favorite part is the rock solid continuity that rewards long time readers. Easily one of my favorite fictional works of all time.
I really only have two issues. The author's tendency to kill characters and then bring them back a few chapters later (This has happened at least five times now) is completely unnecessary and makes the story notably worse. That said, when the author finally found his balls and killed off two characters for real, it was impactful.
I guess the second issue is character development. The characters have really, really well done backstories. They aren't 2D characters. That said, after they are introduced, they don't really change. I think Zoro and Sanji are the two biggest examples of this, while Ussop and Robin are the exceptions.
It took me three months to do, but I finally reached the time skip. I'm going to stop here, even though I don't want to. I don't want to catch up to the manga and have to wait each week for a new chapter.
I really only have two issues. The author's tendency to kill characters and then bring them back a few chapters later (This has happened at least five times now) is completely unnecessary and makes the story notably worse. That said, when the author finally found his balls and killed off two characters for real, it was impactful.
I guess the second issue is character development. The characters have really, really well done backstories. They aren't 2D characters. That said, after they are introduced, they don't really change. I think Zoro and Sanji are the two biggest examples of this, while Ussop and Robin are the exceptions.
It took me three months to do, but I finally reached the time skip. I'm going to stop here, even though I don't want to. I don't want to catch up to the manga and have to wait each week for a new chapter.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I'm really excited to see the third admiral they mentioned. If he's anything like Fujitora, we're definitely in for a treat. I wonder what Japanese actor he'll be based on, lol.
And his color is green.. what logia ability would go with green? Perhaps a life fruit that can grow vegetation at will? I'd say poison, but Magellan has that covered already.
And his color is green.. what logia ability would go with green? Perhaps a life fruit that can grow vegetation at will? I'd say poison, but Magellan has that covered already.
Zoro hasn't changed, but he has had moments that really do a lot to reveal his character since he lost to Mihawk. The Thriller Bark segment where he takes Luffy's pain, for example, was a really good way to show how far his loyalty extends and just how tough he really is. Sanji has slowly been revealing himself to be one of the most intelligent Straw Hats and often goes off on his own to do things, showing a lot of initiative, like in Enies Lobby when he opened the gates, Skypiea when he infiltrated the Maxim, Water 7 when he went off on the Sea Train alone, etc. Neither of them have really "changed", per say, but we've gotten to know them better.
gundamkyoukai
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yeah the characters don't really change and that makes sense to me .
There core personality are the same , we just to see them grow closer as a group along with some other things.
They are adults and most of them set in there way.
This we chapter was nice and Don is a monster in term of power.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Man Doffy is a beast, but it was flashback time anyway.
Its interesting to see sabo and fujitora basically stalemated and went their separate ways. I might need to read the mangastream version to understand it better though.
Its interesting to see sabo and fujitora basically stalemated and went their separate ways. I might need to read the mangastream version to understand it better though.
Fight has cooled down quite a bit. Reminds me a bit of Luffys fight against Crocodile in the desert which was also a bit slower paced. Luffy probably has to figure out all their weaknesses first and then beats Doffy in the second fight. And it also looks like Luffy is going for Doflamingo while Law wants to take Trebol down (something about incapacitating him with his DF powers? Uhhh, can't wait).
Byakuya769
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Didn't Roger just have a small crew?
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
He was a one ship fleet at least. I don't think they've gone into details about his crew beyond a handful of people.
Sibersk Esto
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One Piece 760
Short, and Doflamigo's flashback wasn't very compelling (lol at little Doflamigo's sunglasses, c'mon Oda) but GODDAMN did Luffy and Law get taken down
Short, and Doflamigo's flashback wasn't very compelling (lol at little Doflamigo's sunglasses, c'mon Oda) but GODDAMN did Luffy and Law get taken down
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I still can't get over little doflamingo's sunglasses
And that's OK. I'm tired of bad guys being good guys at heart (not speaking for OP specifically). I want my bad guys to be bad, rotten and total scumbags so I can hate then properly, damn it.
So, Doffy is a Tenryubitto (spelling) wanting to end their rule (or the world itself, but whatever)? Doesn't that make him a revolutionary in practice? Not that he wouldn't want anything to do with that organization, but still...
Sibersk Esto
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His motives are completely selfish. He doesn't want to better the world he just wants to get back at the people who insulted him
Don Flamingo is just a piece of shit, and I love it. Not every enemy needs to have some kind of noble goal, and him being basically the personification of the world aristocrates in One Piece is just perfect.
Also, his father seems like one of the most interesting OP characters in a long time to me. Hopefully we'll discover more in the future.
Also, his father seems like one of the most interesting OP characters in a long time to me. Hopefully we'll discover more in the future.
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Yeah I don't think One Piece has an issue in this department. It's rare when a bad guy in One Piece is a "good guy" at heart vs being an outright scumbag, outside of the marines. Doflamingo is definitely on top though with everything he's done.
Chapter was pretty good, though it was expected for Doflamingo to get some good shots in after how last chapter ended. I really hope we get a proper flash back for Law and Doflamingo soon vs at the end of the fight/when the fighting really gets going.
Yeah I don't think One Piece has an issue in this department. It's rare when a bad guy in One Piece is a "good guy" at heart vs being an outright scumbag, outside of the marines. Doflamingo is definitely on top though with everything he's done.
Chapter was pretty good, though it was expected for Doflamingo to get some good shots in after how last chapter ended. I really hope we get a proper flash back for Law and Doflamingo soon vs at the end of the fight/when the fighting really gets going.
I'm betting he's blind guys. There must be a reason Oda keep Dofla with his sunglasses.
Man...Dofla seems evil to the core, what the hell. And we're entering a flashback now.
Damn tease!! Hope it won't be too long.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
doubt it, oda LOVES sunglasses
Yeah, it's totally OK. I'd say Hody and Lucci were also pretty unsympathetic in their backstories. I'm fine with having totally rotten characters as long as their rottenness is still rooted in something believable. Hody, Lucci, and Doflamingo clearly have reasons for their selfish, rotten behavior, even if it's not sympathetic. It doesn't have to be sympathetic to be good, it just has to be believable.
For me, it's more about what that horrible behavior represents. For Hody, it was the dark side of repressed racism. For Lucci, it was the dark side of absolute justice. For Doflamingo, it seems to be the dark side of unrestrained wealth, power, and entitlement. They're simple themes, but I think that's what makes one piece continually compelling. For all his faults, Oda usually remembers to stick to the basics of compelling, thematic storytelling.
FireAndBlood
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He already has the blind admiral.
Gentleman Jack
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Without the sunglasses he'd have Zoro's face. To keep the character unique he drew the glasses.
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