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Sanji with a gun. What will he do? // chaper 1091

[frobin]

Franky and Robin are the only Strawhats not present at ch 1091s colour spread!!

Not for the first time (remember Chapter 981?)… they are on a date of course.

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one piece 1091 spoilers (including things you won't see in viz)

Hey! Well everyone's going OPLA crazy, so 1091 might just fly under the radar, which is a shame, cos' it's a good chapter! I usually only do these commentaries on the chapters with Law, Kid, characters I really like (and I like the Straw Hats, but you know where my heart lies!), or small things that catch my attention like:

Is that Chuji (from Wano) helping Sanji out with the cooking for the crew? AND did

Doflamingo and one of his clones pop in to spice up the party? AND where

are Robin and Franky? Love seeing Jinbei helping out with the cooking, and Brook and Chopper politely enjoying themselves. Chapter's title is Sentomaru!

So the Pacifista and the weaponised sea beasts are taking on the navy (and the Vegapunks don't know that their defenses have been breached yet. The sea beasts are cute in a Big Mom way:

But never fear because

Doll is here! And another of the new vice admirals who was to the right of those two frames above. Beating up sea beasts, I think, and making their way to the Pacifistas (Doll already arrived!).

It seems that

if Kizaru hadn't breached the defences that the navy wouldn't stand too good a chance against the Robo beasts, OR, if Kizaru was with them, maybe they would. Also, love Usopp with his sniper specs (or whatever they are).

Also, it seems that Vegapunk is pretty blind to

the weakness in the control hierarchy. As shown earlier with the whole seraphim debacle, it's too easy for one person in the chain to wrest control. Then again, there is or was an assumption that everyone is trusted. Going out of order, but Jay Garcia Saturn Kizaru saying (thanks @darkspock)

that it would be good to keep Vegapunk alive (he is alluding to Vegapunk here, as Kizaru confirms he's set to kill him in the next panel) in the same way Jay Garcia Saturn says that

it was a shame to lose the weaponised beasts, and that losing them, and ultimately Vegapunk, because they are the less valuable or even dangerous assets, show how far removed he is from humanity. BUT, he does want to keep one Vegapunk! (Edit in: And I wonder now if Kizaru is talking about Sentomaru)

York! Love me a good villain. Ahhh. And also the power station, and Punk Records cannot become collateral damage. Elimination fo the rest of Vegapunk is the top priority. I still think the Victoria Punk might have a link to all of this too! (just from the name).

Anyway, back to the linear storyline. Before Sentomaru

bites the dust, Usopp, Nami and Brook sight Kizaru, and Brook mentions Sabaody. It's not forgotten, throughout the piece.

AND, I just had a thought, they weren't taken out by Kizaru this round, far from it, but Kid and Law (and all the other supernova, other than Bonney, Luffy and Zoro) were taken out by other forces before they got the chance to flee from (or fight) Kizaru again. It's a good way of showing the high stakes and who is left in the game. (Usopp still has his specs).

So Vegapunk is not aware of Kizaru's determination to let Sentomaru fight from his own morals, and Sentomaru's resolve to protect Vegapunk at all costs. The very small background story (we had some before) is sweet, as always, especially the relationship between "Uncle" Kizaru and Santomaru.

And speaking of cute and hoodlum and maybe awkward, but so at home in one's skin to not even be aware of it:

Young

Kizaru. SO Kizaru wipes out Santomaru and it affects

Stella Vegapunk (Atlas too?). But York is unaffected, and won't give up the code! (And Usopp has lost his glasses).

What if the "Old Friends" that Jay Garcia Saturn Kizaru refers to were

this treacherous bastard, and his now bubble-wrapped

colleague, Kaku!

Smart move on Sanji's part, but let's reel it back a little:

Rob Lucci takes Stussy out (and Oda did say in the most recent SBS that he finally learnt how to draw bums, so he's taking every opportunity to draw bums. Butt only female bums, apparently!) And declares:

that he and Kizaru are besties and everyone's days are numbered, BUT, what if Jay Garcia Saturn Kizaru was talking about Rob Lucci (and Kaku) when he said it was a shame to lose old friends. Lucci is one of those kinds of villains who should be on the most-hated list (like Spandam and Walpole). He's good looking for sure, and CP9/0 have sad stories, but dammit!

Also, Big News Morgans is not gonna be happy about Stussy. But Sanji's move against Kaku above was so swift and cool. And it's Nami declaring Stussy Chan, isn't it? I don't think it's Sanji, due to the positioning of the text bubble, but I could be wrong.

This guy (Zoro)

is on the offensive (looks great!). And so is

this guy! Also love that Luffy uses 'we' to describe the whole crew (the whole generation?) being stronger.

And Santomaru's Japanese attack names and their meanings, apparently won't appear in Viz:

T/N: "TIN: "SUMO STRIKE" IN VIZ.

ASHIGARA IS THE MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEGENDARY KINTARO WHO INSPIRED SENTOMARU'S DESIGIN.

I'm sure I've missed a ton, but there you go! Oh, where's Robin? (and Chopper). Were they going to the Sunny? Also, these two scenes were superrr cute! Bonney and Luffy should definitely be besties.

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chapter 1091 🍕

[zonaenthusiast]

Fellow ZoNa enthusiasts, we are eating another week! Pun intended!

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That feeling when you go on the one piece tag because 1091 is out and all the top trending stuff is for the live action and your just like wow, how blessed I am to be a one piece fan right now!

[yamatohomo]

1091 SPOILERS

this panel goes so fucking hard get his ass luffy

[calekinnieplus]

And for the mastermind behind all of this, the greatest murderer, he would step up to the divine throne over piles of corpses, only to receive cheers and escape his mortal coils.

Can you accept such a development?

Can you accept such an arrangement?

Can you accept such an outcome?

After a moment of silence, Klein suddenly spoke with a deep voice:

“No, I can’t.”

This voice immediately echoed in the room. It was layered and interlinked:

“No, I don’t accept it!”

Klein has now strengthened his resolve. Oh, Klein...

(It's very easy to get caught up into the story. It can really tug on your heartstrings, huh)

[migila]

Luffy's always giving everyone weird but fitting nicknames, so why hasn't Kizaru gotten one? :(

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Sabaody Side Up

This chapter really crept up on me. It felt flat at first, like a lot of attention paid to ground we've already tread. At the risk of sounding like a bitch, it took a sec to catch that we do have to make these undertones explicit sometime. On the surface the theme of this chapter is hammering the Sabaody callback. But it's named for Sentomaru, whose story gets another degree more intertwined with our girl. Stussy will have a great moment as well, but we had her title chapter. Another of those interesting moments where talking with a friend who waits for the official was fun, seeing someone highlight the raw potential of something you know comes up next chapter is always a boost to thinking about it. Yeah, don't skip how the crew seems to react more to Sentomaru & Stussy's sacrifices. Recall we did that beat in Wano with Kiku's arm.

Sentomaru though, he keeps spiraling into being a great inheritor of the undertone to Wano Kiku built. And you see people starting to get this theme en masse. Even our powerscaling-inclined friends are catching on. How easy it is for the followers of these great men to get screwed over for that loyalty. How authority and obedience tear earnest bonds. But of course, it's how on the nose we get here. Sento is already so on point; a sumo-themed guy with a gag about not actually being as tight-lipped as advertised. Casual reference to an old school bit of folklore (Kintaro) and now...someone who just wanted a place to belong, a regular meal. Someone who was abandoned, now overlooked. Whatever this is, it's starting to really coalesce now. Especially leading up to...

Kizaru. Don't forget this line of Luffy & Kizaru does pass through meeting Izo back then. It really feels like Luffy is starting this one with Kizaru right where he wants him. Honestly, the stuff with the robot carrying the ship away isn't too shabby for inadvertently protecting someone who might be lying low there coordinating the Fleet for a big coup. Turning the Pacifista on the sea beast weapons certainly raises the stakes below in a way very reminiscent of the Raid on Onigashima. Tama pulls it off for the Straw Hats and fate allows Kiku to lend a hand towards preventing Queen from accomplishing the same via Ice Oni Virus. Sowing discord is extremely powerful when everyone is swinging such big weapons. But it would fit this "head of the snake" element of the arc.

But still, this fight. Luffy has Kizaru in a spot where he cannot easily make this about anything else. Gotta say though, this is an interesting tipping point. We still can't crack the dome, Lucci's decided now is the time to strike (nice quick thinking Sanji, especially since we know you'd react to Stussy being hurt) and it turned out we only had the illusion of the upper hand. Not to mention the finicky situation of not knowing the full stakes; there's a certain amount of cover you need to protect or the island just gets wiped out.

I hope this works out. The subverted Sabaody. If Luffy could have just beaten Kizaru how different would things go? I'll say this much. I was wavering on the Grand Fleet for the past couple of chapters...not so much any more. The Pacifista flipping is not an insignificant problem. I want to give Kizaru his proper due alone, since we do have such an interesting element in how we got here. See you for that tomorrow.

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Monkey D. Luffy // chapter 1091

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Sentomaru-kun 🤏✨

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Chapter 1091 spoilers

Little WIP

I’m not fully satisfied with the shading but it’s good enough to share with you lovely ladies

[curlybrow-kun]

I'm choosing to ignore this panel and still believe Luffy is nakey under his coat 👍

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Okay, my chapter commentary on chapter 1091, which I thought might give folks oversaturated on you know what, a break is NOT showing! I think it's cos' I save them as drafts when I'm working on them before posting? Who knows. It's under a cut, so that it shouldn't spoil any one. But I did the whole chapter—something I haven't done for a while—and writing those mofos takes time! So here, have a link!