Recently updated. I'm trying to muster up some fucks about this arc, but I just ... can't. Hope it doesn't take too long.

 

We're just a few chapters into it, there's plenty of time for fucks to be evoked.

 

Chapter up.

We get it. This country is quirky and unique and interesting, sure. Can we move on now?

 

arc has at least 100 chapters to go most likely. Oda's pace has gotten way way way too slow. Its shocking to read earlier chapters.

 

I don't know about you two, but I loved this chapter.

What was exactly wrong with it?

 

We don't know. He left a letter saying where he went but it's contents haven't been revealed. Source. Chapter 807.

 

- edit - notice this today, Mangastream has it listed as comin out 2 days ago.

One Piece Party Chapter 3, retelling a Japanese Folk story (the legend of Momotoro) with OP characters.

It was pretty goddang funny.


Mod Edit: Don't link manga sites, they fall under Warez in the rules.

 

Do any of you guys feel that the beginning of the new arks are longer then they should be? If we take the most recent with Doflamingo everything until they actually startet the real, final fight was kind of "meh" for me. Sure things take time to get set up and resolved, but still I cannot get as excited as I was earlier in the series. Perhaps I am just getting to old

 

While I think there certainly has been some increase in set-up time, I think the majority of the irritation people feel is the difference between blasting through already established content vs. hitting the end point and being forced to follow week-to-week.

 

Yup. Hit me back in the Impel Down arc. Hard to believe I've been following this series week by week ever since.

 

It's hard to read the set-up week by week but if you read it as a whole, it becomes immensely satisfying. Oda takes a while to build up arcs but only so that you really feel and care for the characters he's built in each small world. You may feel aggravated that he spends so much time on the details of new islands, but that's actually core to the philosophy of one piece - exploration and adventure.

 

I love how in the New World the Yonko are always somehow looming in the background.

I think the Big Mom arc will follow the same pattern as Enies Lobby, in the sense that Sanji will take the place of Robin and Big Mom the place of the World Government. Which means we can expect some epic fights for everybody involved.

And then there is still this guy.

Spoiler

 

Chapter 814 (spoilers below):

Sanji's family was finally revealed. Didn't expect for them to be Assassins, and mostly no one else expected Assassins surprisingly (Odashadowing, where are you?). But this guy somehow did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kCasvZaCYg

At first I thought that Sanji's refusal to hit women was his Mafia family's stereotypical pride acting out, but Assassins should have no compunction killing anything. So there's another explanation, perhaps along the lines of an abusive father and lovable mother...

 

Eh. I suppose it's Sanji's time to play the 'Oh noes I must leave the group because reasons even though everyone knows I won't actually leave the group' role. Here's hoping it goes by quickly.

I'll admit to being interested in his family, though.

 

We're talking about Mr. Prince, here, Rep. He has a history of leaving the group to go on his own and solve shit like a boss. Right now, I doubt he'll act as the resigned-to-his-fate type.

Also, he's probably the most rational, perspective and level-headed of the Strawhats (except when a beautiful woman is involved XD). He knows there's no chance in hell he could actually leave the crew, 'cause Luffy wouldn't let him (unless it truly was his wish or something). My bet is he's already planning ahead. Either he handles things on his own or he knows his Captain will try and help in his usual reckless way.

 

I love how Oda plans this shit out.

The second Sanji gets a wanted poster that actually looks like him, this event occurs. Nobody recognized his original bizzaro one, but right after a real picture is used...