SolVanderlyn
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One Piece Manga |OT2| Four Emperors, One King, All Blue
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Ganzlinger
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Man, will we have a break after every three chapters now? 
Neoriceisgood
Member
Man, will we have a break after every three chapters now?
Could be like HxH.
The swords-woman with the really wide hat and the man with the tall black hat might show up now, also.
So like every island ever
UnemployedVillain
Member
It's almost like they're in the New World
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Lol welcome to the grandline
Ganzlinger
Member
I'm probably overthinking but I think Sanji's shirt looks suspicious this chapter. It's different from the one he was wearing before. Looks too feminine? Reminds me of Pudding's blouse with those flounces.
Not75Drops
Member
I just checked as well and they are similar, but not the same.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Yeah the Crocodile reaction made the chapter.
This arc has gone full trippy fairy tail. People mentioning Thriller Bark as a comparison are right but this seems much more twisted. Carrot also is likely to have Observation Haki as someone pointed outis she waa able to dosge an attack that fast.
By the way, what real life xountdo yoi think Whole Cake Island is based on?
This arc has gone full trippy fairy tail. People mentioning Thriller Bark as a comparison are right but this seems much more twisted. Carrot also is likely to have Observation Haki as someone pointed outis she waa able to dosge an attack that fast.
By the way, what real life xountdo yoi think Whole Cake Island is based on?
Quintin DM
Member
lol I was pretty convinced the next few chapters were gonna be not stop awesomeness, but I guess I was wrong. The chapter wasn't terrible, but it was definitely boring, and pretty confusing too. I'm sure the next chapter we'll get some info on why the hells going on in this forest, but unfortunately that's 2 weeks from now, which kind of made this chapter even worse for me.
Cloud Strife
Member
Also my thoughts.
There's a very very long list of questions I have and this chapter answered none of them.
All we learned is that potentially Pudding is fucking with the crew, and that Brook is now out of the picture. WOOOOOOW.
Lots of questions after that chapter. Really happy we'll be getting some time to just hang out and explore the island and its many nuances, I felt we were jumping from island to island a bit too fast.
Pretty bummed that Brooke's pairing up with Pedro. I'm sure that'll make for some fun buddy adventures between the two, but I really like when Brooke just hangs with the crew.
All these new characters are looking straight up nuts. I need to see that dude who likes being buried again, lmao. That was hilarious. Same to the alligator.
Pretty bummed that Brooke's pairing up with Pedro. I'm sure that'll make for some fun buddy adventures between the two, but I really like when Brooke just hangs with the crew.
All these new characters are looking straight up nuts. I need to see that dude who likes being buried again, lmao. That was hilarious. Same to the alligator.
The best Sanji returns.
Cloud Strife
Member
HAY YUU GAIUYS, I CEE DA RIVAH
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
This arc screams thriller bark,is sanji focused and has something to do with a yonko..yeaaa looking like my top arcs are about to get a shakeup
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Only you like that abomination. Although if someone does a coloring of it later I'll make the switch Xp
i'm not feeling it because we already had an enchanted forrest theme within thriller bark.
Ganzlinger
Member
"Draw me like one of your French girls."
VGChampion
Member
I don't understand some of you. Maybe it's because I re-read One Piece usually but I don't really care how slow a chapter is. I thought this chapter was hilarious and interesting too. This arc has been moving at a blistering pace so I don't think we'll be in the forest long. And I don't really see a comparison to TB besides the fact they're in a forest.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Surprised some of you are calling this chapter boring.
These are some of my favorite types of One Piece chapters. Mysterious adventures into an unknown place with wacky creatures and events.
-The large talking alligator (which led to TWO great tongue-in-cheek joke)
-The giant buried in the ground
- The Sanji look-alike that only some of the group can see
- That rabbit on a swan that we saw a few chapters ago appears again
- The mirror Luffy
- The creepy plants and trees trapping them in the woods.
Absolutely fun stuff.
Thriller Bark is every scary movie trope on steroids.
Whole Cake Island is Wonderland, Oz, and Willy Wonka on steroids.
These are some of my favorite types of One Piece chapters. Mysterious adventures into an unknown place with wacky creatures and events.
-The large talking alligator (which led to TWO great tongue-in-cheek joke)
-The giant buried in the ground
- The Sanji look-alike that only some of the group can see
- That rabbit on a swan that we saw a few chapters ago appears again
- The mirror Luffy
- The creepy plants and trees trapping them in the woods.
Absolutely fun stuff.
You're confusing a haunted, spooky forest with an enchanted, magical forest.
Thriller Bark is every scary movie trope on steroids.
Whole Cake Island is Wonderland, Oz, and Willy Wonka on steroids.
Okay, this is a bit weird for me, but...I'm actually into the aesthetic here.
I usually don't like One Piece's cartoonish design. However, this being alice in wonderland themed, something that's deliberately dreamy, so the cartoonish aesthetic here makes much more sense. Things like the crocodile, which would usually have me rolling my eyes, fit here better. Things don't have to make sense in a dream landscape. Combine that with Big Mom not letting her gender hold her back from being a badass and leader (so far....), I'm surprisingly enjoying these first few chapters more than I typically do. I even like the designs of the characters. The rabbit looks cool. I also want to see the swordswoman with the wide brim hat. The only real complaint I have is the Straw Hats themselves, but there's little to be done about that.
I'm being cautiously.... very cautiously....optimistic about this arc. Just based on the opening so far.
My advice is to try to avoid judging things in microsegments. It's what I do. It's always more about how everything comes together as a whole for me, so trying to rate a story chapter by chapter just seems wierd to me. Don't get me wrong, there is definitely an art and pacing to it, all the more because we get them on a weekly basis, but in my mind, I always just try to integrate the new chapter into the ongoing story and see how I feel about the entire thing thus far, rather than looking at them in isolation.
I don't disagree with you, this chapter is more slow. I wanted to see what Big Mom would do myself. But since everything was super fast before, for the sake of pacing, a little slowdown may be good.
I usually don't like One Piece's cartoonish design. However, this being alice in wonderland themed, something that's deliberately dreamy, so the cartoonish aesthetic here makes much more sense. Things like the crocodile, which would usually have me rolling my eyes, fit here better. Things don't have to make sense in a dream landscape. Combine that with Big Mom not letting her gender hold her back from being a badass and leader (so far....), I'm surprisingly enjoying these first few chapters more than I typically do. I even like the designs of the characters. The rabbit looks cool. I also want to see the swordswoman with the wide brim hat. The only real complaint I have is the Straw Hats themselves, but there's little to be done about that.
I'm being cautiously.... very cautiously....optimistic about this arc. Just based on the opening so far.
My advice is to try to avoid judging things in microsegments. It's what I do. It's always more about how everything comes together as a whole for me, so trying to rate a story chapter by chapter just seems wierd to me. Don't get me wrong, there is definitely an art and pacing to it, all the more because we get them on a weekly basis, but in my mind, I always just try to integrate the new chapter into the ongoing story and see how I feel about the entire thing thus far, rather than looking at them in isolation.
I don't disagree with you, this chapter is more slow. I wanted to see what Big Mom would do myself. But since everything was super fast before, for the sake of pacing, a little slowdown may be good.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
It's because of the fast pace up until this point that this chapter felt off to me. I was enjoying how each chapter really gave us something new, and this one feels like things have ground to a halt. There's nothing particularly offensive about it in isolation, and I know there's a lot of setup going on here, but its relative slowness stings after the rapid succession of the last few chapters.
Doesn't help that it's setting up some relatively boring and tried tropes: illusions and mirror matches. The "wow the land is made of candy" over and over also feels like a retread from the first Totland chapters, and really more of a retread of Skypiea than anything, with its "wow everything's made of clouds."
Just not feelin it! I'm sure it'll pick up.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I said it the moment they got to totland that this arc was giving me a thriller bark vibe. Which means I imagine so many people won't like it, I guarantee. It's going to be weird like really weird. It's going to be upbeat but at the same time pretty damn dark when you look at it. There's going to be a long flashback sooner or later(sanji). And I'll be loving every minute(thriller bark is my fav arc)
I also draw the connection to TB. The Nightmare Before Christmas aesthetic was really cool at first and also something I thought fit OP better than most other art styles, but it eventually got old and painful to look at for some reason. But I had that reaction to NBC itself as well, so maybe it's an art style I can only take in small doses.
I hope Totland doesn't end up like that. I like Alice in Wonderland a lot and I don't get sick of it's art style, so hopefully OP won't wear out its welcome with me like TB did.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Thats actually a nice comparison of thriller bark the nightmare before Christmas nice hadn't made that connection.
The thing here that might be good is that there seems to be a blend like oda just seems to be blending all those weird,fairytail stories together. So at one point like totland were feeling Charlie and the chocolate factory, throw in some Alice in wonderland with a sprinkle of Oz. Mashup some sanji back story,the poneglyph,fights, we may be in for a treat. The pacing has been brilliant as well the fact they're at whole cake island already boggles the mind I was sure oda would make them have to stop 2 or 3 times.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
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.
Not75Drops
Member
This cover story must be almost finished as it looks like it's focusing on people who are more friendly with the crew. The only people that I can think of that haven't appeared yet are Hancock, Coby, Helmeppo, Garp, and (maybe?) G5/the kids from Punk Hazard.
I'm thinking that the next one will be about Nekomamushi looking for Marco, since I don't see that getting any flashback, unlike Zoro's group in Wano.
I'm thinking that the next one will be about Nekomamushi looking for Marco, since I don't see that getting any flashback, unlike Zoro's group in Wano.
Cloud Strife
Member
They're deeeeeeead.
My bet is on Senor Pink or Doflamingo's crew overall.
My bet is on Senor Pink or Doflamingo's crew overall.
Man, will we have a break after every three chapters now?
It's been that way for the last few years actually. A break after every three chapters excluding the times when all of Jump is on break
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Punk Hazard isn't getting a cover story because everyone is either dead or with Smoker.
Senior Pink seems the most obvious for a cover story since the manga set up his plot line quite nicely for one.
Senior Pink seems the most obvious for a cover story since the manga set up his plot line quite nicely for one.
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