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I really like this panel from the double-spread: I know Oda's modern art (though I guess it's been like this for a long time now) gets a lot of flak for being much, much too busy, I think rightfully so, but I love this scene. With how many characters One Piece often has running around, these large group panels are one of the best ways Oda gives some characterization to just a whole bunch of characters all at once, and often all without saying a lot. Usopp is obviously still nervous and has his eyes glued on Shaka's security cams. Sanji and Brook (and Zoro) are fawning/necks-craning over (the very tall) York. Luffy and Atlas are acknowledging each other from across the panel, which is really sweet. Nami is stomping on Lucci as Robin tries to calm her down, which is a fun bit. Franky looks at Lucci/Kaku like you look at your cat bringing in a dead bird. Jinbe is, there. Like you can hear this panel. It's such fun to look at. As I've been reading more manga, I've consciously tried to slow down and really take in the art and how much effort goes into things like detailing and composition. And panels like these make it super rewarding.
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What isn't he worried about
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anime was right posted:wonder what usopp is worried about The Navy, hidden saboteurs, where Stella Vegapunk went, getting owned in general.
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I can't believe how many people of poor character we have here. Vivi already officially joined the crew long ago. The only question is whether she joined before or after Chopper.
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RuBisCO posted:I really like this panel from the double-spread: Though on the next page he's understandably smitten by Small Stussy: 
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Feb 12, 2023 23:09
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Waffleman_ posted:oh i didn't realize york was that big Yeah that was a surprise
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oddium posted:it's stussy vivi makes the most sense but this is why i asked i guess
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I wonder when we'll meet Stussy's brothers Big Dog and Big Johnson. Bet their last name is going to turn out to be Hypercolor.
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bengraven posted:Best girl is back, I nearly loving cheered. drat, high praise for Wapol.
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Oda has decided to criticize the news. Also, I believe that Kaku and Lucci are secretly awake and fake sleeping
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Lucci and Kaku are going to end up being dragged into being unwilling allies by the end of this arc
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Waffleman_ posted:oh i didn't realize york was that big She needs to eat for the other clones, big storage capacity
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Pureauthor posted:Lucci and Kaku are going to end up being dragged into being unwilling allies by the end of this arc Luffy: Back off, light guy, you can't kill pigeon guy, he's gonna join my crew! Lucci: Like hell I am!!!
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Infinitum posted:Seeing how there are new manga readers ITT atm This is rad as hell and I'm going to be so disappointed when Toei inevitably doesn't use those kinds of sound effects.
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Gyges posted:I can't believe how many people of poor character we have here. Vivi already officially joined the crew long ago. The only question is whether she joined before or after Chopper. I think the moment she "joined" was when she decided to prioritize Nami's recovery/health over getting back to her kingdom as soon as possible, so in that sense she joined before Chopper but was also instrumental in getting Chopper to join!
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loling at the gun that somehow ate a dog fruit in 184. I also like that when Ussop is just as confused as I am he is just told to shut up by the mole woman. Enjoying this a lot so far!
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Pureauthor posted:Lucci and Kaku are going to end up being dragged into being unwilling allies by the end of this arc
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I fail to see a scenario would Luffy would even humor the idea of being allies with Lucci, especially given Lucci's vow to chase Robin to the ends of the Earth so he can kill her. That's the kind of poo poo that Luffy never forgets. I'm not even sure who would/could convince him it'd be a necessary move to make, a la Ivankov with Crocodile back in Impel Down. I'm not against the idea (mainly cause Lucci would be given the front row seat to Strawhat Hijinx and that's always hilarious), but i'm gonna need Oda to write a REALLY good reason to justify it.
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lucci is in a strange situation as a character because hes clearly unrepentantly evil and uses his position to be a licensed killed, but near the end of wano when we saw him he was talking in a way that showed he was understanding of the realpolitik involved in the situation and didnt personally approve of it or the government broadly, so he really could end up going in any kind of direction
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Paper Lion posted:lucci is in a strange situation as a character because hes clearly unrepentantly evil and uses his position to be a licensed killed, but near the end of wano when we saw him he was talking in a way that showed he was understanding of the realpolitik involved in the situation and didnt personally approve of it or the government broadly, so he really could end up going in any kind of direction Lucci supports the government because it lets him get paid for killing people, which he likes. That doesn't mean he necessarily likes the orders/systems that empower him, just the results of that. If the government provided sufficient impetus to his personal desires/interests, he probably would leave simply because he's got no loyalty to the system itself it just lets him do the things he wants and likes to do.
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Ah, so what you're saying is, Lucci is a cop.
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I feel like Lucci is probably going to try and kill the elder star guy before the arc is over in order to control the seraphim, whether thats due to disagreements in how to use them or because they get aimed at him Whether that ends up with him as an ally or just own his own team is up in the air
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MisterDuck posted:loling at the gun that somehow ate a dog fruit in 184. I also like that when Ussop is just as confused as I am he is just told to shut up by the mole woman. Enjoying this a lot so far! In one of the anime filler episodes they introduced a bazooka that are the alpaca fruit. His name is Alpacaccino, and it's fantastic.
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Gyges posted:In one of the anime filler episodes they introduced a bazooka that are the alpaca fruit. His name is Alpacaccino, and it's fantastic. This is the same filler arc where Luffy swallows a woman with a size-changing fruit and she grows huge inside him, which she says at some point she usually does to loving kill people but since Luffy is rubber he just stretches out to giant size. Anime filler arcs are either forgettably boring or weird as hell
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Also her fruit previously appeared in the show, also used by a giant. So that dude dead.
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:Also her fruit previously appeared in the show, also used by a giant. So that dude dead. Nah that guy was a video game exclusive character which is a whole other layer of non-canon
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Can't believe after so many years I caught with One Piece. Time to be on this ride with everybody else.
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Wellwinds posted:I feel like Lucci is probably going to try and kill the elder star guy before the arc is over in order to control the seraphim, whether thats due to disagreements in how to use them or because they get aimed at him It's been over 20 years since the Elder Stars were introduced and now, finally, one is potentially going to be in punching distance of Luffy. loving wild. Do they have moves? I mean they all have scars and poo poo despite being World Nobles, who the hell they all brawl with? Maybe being one of the 5ES has some combat qualifications, or does this tie into how they haven't aged since the O'hara Flashback and they're actually a bunch of Highlander assholes? Getting hyped here.
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Kinda interesting how there's a prevailing theory that they all had the immortality operation but Borsalino made sure his food was checked for poison - either it's a case of immortality != invincibility or the theory is wrong.
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Super Rad posted:Kinda interesting how there's a prevailing theory that they all had the immortality operation but Borsalino made sure his food was checked for poison - either it's a case of immortality != invincibility or the theory is wrong. Or people dont know they're immortal??
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Super Rad posted:Kinda interesting how there's a prevailing theory that they all had the immortality operation but Borsalino made sure his food was checked for poison - either it's a case of immortality != invincibility or the theory is wrong. I never saw anything that would make me think that it was any sort of invulnerability. The whole thing was presented as an operation via devil fruit that gives you low level functional immortality. The only external force that was debatable as to whether it'd mess your whole world up was sickness via viral or bacterial infection.
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:drat, high praise for Wapol. I was talking about Mansherry. She’s in second best girl Vivi’s back pocket so you can’t see her.
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Super Rad posted:Kinda interesting how there's a prevailing theory that they all had the immortality operation but Borsalino made sure his food was checked for poison - either it's a case of immortality != invincibility or the theory is wrong. Not sure immorality would stop you from making GBS threads your pants from poison, Magellan already established that's the prime side effect of poison in the One Piece world.
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socialsecurity posted:Not sure immorality would stop you from making GBS threads your pants from poison, Magellan already established that's the prime side effect of poison in the One Piece world. Other possibilities may have been floated but this one rings the most true. Gotta learn to think like Oda.
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