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[pseudopigeons]

unhinged caffeinated koby let him cook

[cellspex]

10 Major Changes Fans Miss in Live One Piece

10. Sanji's Curly Eyebrow

Adapting animation is always a challenge given how much animation, especially One Piece, isn't restrained by the rules of reality. While Sanji's curly brow is hardly the most drastic visual change, not only was it his most unique identifying trait, but it would serve as the source of mockery in the frequent squabbles between Sanji and Zoro. Sanji did taunt Zoro with the iconic "Moss Head" in the series, but without his curly eyebrow, Zoro now provokes him by calling him a waiter, which Sanji has stated he never wants to be. (honestly I like this a little better)

9. Shoo Shoo the Dog

There’s a number of changes made to the Straw Hats fight with Buggy the clown, from shifting the location to a circus tent as opposed to running around the town, and we don’t have the impressive physical feat of Zoro carrying Luffy in a heavy cinder block cage while severely injured. But if there's one thing about One Piece that newcomers to the series won’t see coming, its that it has surprisingly devastating backstories, and that isn't limited to its main crew. During the fight they come across a dog named Chou Chou who doesn't move from the stoop of his owner’s pet food store as his owner has passed and he continues to guard it. The dog doesn’t even back down when the pirates pet lion wants to invade the store and gets viciously attacked defending the store in the process. His story greatly touches Luffy who delivered a massive beatdown to the lion. At least the lion was mentioned in passing. 

8. Jango

In Syrup Village, it might have been terrifying enough to fight the Freddy Kruger-esque Kuro as he stalked our crew around Kaya's mansion, but in the original story they had to fight against A LOT more opponents. Not only did Kuro have an entire crew of black cat pirates that the entire crew fought on the beach rather than the house, he had a partner named Jango, the vibrantly-dressed moonwalker who was Kuro’s first mate and technically took over the black cat pirates when Kuro wanted to retire. In fact it leaves a gap in the Netflix show as Jango has the power of hypnotism and used those power to make Axe-Hand Morgan believe Kuro was dead. While Kuro was fighting Luffy and the others, Jango went after Kaya with the goal of getting her to sign over her inheritance to Kuro before he kills her. There is a wanted poster of him on the pirate board in Episode 1. 

7. Sanji shows up a Snooty Customer

Sanji is introduced to the audience through a smooth but badass confrontation. A rich customer orders a fancy wine and describes to his date all the subtleties and flavors the wine, only for Sanji to reveal he switched the wines just to show his date he was a fraud. In retaliation the customer fakes there's something wrong with the soup, and when that doesn't get a rise he smashed the table and all the food on it. This brings out Sanji's berserker side as he breaks the table with his foot telling him to not waste food. This is given context later when he see how as a child, he nearly starved to death when the ship he was working on was shipwrecked. 

Sanji also is much more smitten with Nami as he is stunned and then drawn to her from across the room. In contrast to the Netflix series, Nami flirts back in hopes of getting Sanji to give her free food. 

6. Don Krieg attacks the Baratie

We do see Don Krieg briefly as he gets his fleet gets decimated by Mihawk. However in the manga he had a much bigger role. His crew member Gin that Sanji feeds at the Baratie is only the first one to arrive. Soon after, Don Krieg and the rest of his crew arrive, and they are all close to death due to starvation. Despite warnings Sanji feeds all of them, and after they've all regained their strength, Don Krieg declares he’s taking over the Baratie to take to the Grand Line, and there’s a long battle between his crew and Luffy and Sanji, This is separate from Zoro’s battle with Mihawk, who came to the Baratie to pursue Krieg, not Luffy. 

5. Genzo’s Pinwheel

Technically, the sheriff of Cocoyashi village does have a pinwheel attached to his hat if you freeze frame, but for the purposes of the story it might as well be gone. When Bellemere first adopted Nami and Nojiko, Nami cried when she saw Genzo’s scary face, so he attached a pinwheel to his cap to make her laugh. He still wears it to this day. As the closest person to a father that Nami has, when she replaces the Arlong Pirate tattoo on her arm, the design she picks is inspired by a tangerine for her mother and a pinwheel for Genzo.

4. Hachi the Octopus Fishman

Hachi was one of Arlong’s fishman pirates, but in contrast to other his sinister minions, Hachi was an oblivious and endearing space case, who was ‘accidently’ tricked by Zoro into letting him go. This does not change much in the current story, however Hachi would be a recurring character later and even play a role in one of the biggest upsets of the series. 

4. Zoro calls Nami’s bluff

After getting separated from the others and still wounded from his fight with Mihawk, Zoro is captured by the Arlong pirates. In contrast with the Netflix series where he insists Nami is a lost cause, in the manga Zoro is certain Nami is putting up a front. To prove it, he pushes himself into a nearby pool, and since he is tied up he can’t swim to save himself. Nami quickly dives in to save him, but punches him multiple times and imprisons him to keep up her act. Only a little time later, she unlocks his cell and tells him to get out. 

2. Nami “Killing” Usopp

After saving Zoro puts her under suspicion, Arlong demands Nami show her loyalty to him by killing Usopp who wandered into his camp. Usopp protests she wouldn't do this, but Nami takes a knife and appears to stab Usopp in the stomach and drops him in the ocean. However it was merely a prop knife and berries to simulate blood, so Usopp is able to swim away and tell the others that Nami's betrayal is all an act. 

1. The 4 Straw Hats March to Arlong Park

This is a quick moment that is ALMOST shown, we have the asymmetric shot of all 4 waiting for the call, but it is cut off before they all come together by an attack on Cocoyashi village. The image of the four other Straw Hats walking side by side up the road to Arlong to kick his ass is one of the most iconic shots of the entire first half of One Piece. It is the moment the group of them truly feel like unified crew with a common goal rather than a bunch of individuals that merely followed Luffy onto a boat.

[pherryt]

Crossover Fic Recs

I was thinking about the fact that I love Crossovers (heck, i have more then 20 that I've written and more in the works) and thought I'd make a Crossover Rec List. I know i've read a good number, but these are my biggest faves:

1 - Browncoat, Green Eyes by nonjon

Read on Fanfic.net or AO3

Fandoms: Harry Potter/Firefly

Ship: River/Harry

Rated: M

Words: 298,538

Summary:

Post Serenity. Two years have passed since the secret of the planet Miranda got broadcast across the whole 'verse in 2518. The crew of Serenity finally hires a new pilot, but he's a bit peculiar.

2 - By Your Side is Where I Belong by TexasBean / @texasbeanwrites-stuffhere

Unfinished

Fandoms: One Piece/Naruto

Main Characters: Zoro, Naruto, Gaara

Rated T

Words: 378,159

Summary:

All he was supposed to do in Konoha was collect the reward for the bounty and be on his way. But when Zoro defends some kid from a drunk during a festival, he didn't realize he'd get stuck with Naruto. Arriving in Suna, the pair meet Gaara, who ends up leaving with them when he sadly has no reason to stay. Luffy is overjoyed to get three nakama at the start of his journey… The world is much bigger than people realize, and the Straw-Hat Pirates find themselves wrapped up in the mysteries of the Biju, Ancient Weapons, and earning the ire of the World Government while they’re at it. The unwitting presence of one resulting in the absence of others has far-reaching consequences.

3 - Trust Me, I'm an Alchemist by @metisket

Fandoms: Full Metal Alchemist/Yuri on Ice

Rated : T

Words: 54,791

Ships: Yuuri/Victor

Summary:

In which Yuri Plisetsky began life with the name Edward Elric, and this has made the world of figure skating a significantly stranger and more alarming place. “Are you saying you lived a life of crime before you began skating?” “I’m gonna have to check the statute of limitations on a couple things and get back to you on that.”

4 -There May Be Some Collateral Damage by metisket

Fandoms: Bleach/Harry Potter

Rating: T

Words: 61,209

Summary:

Ichigo’s been ordered to go undercover at a magic school to bodyguard a kid named Harry Potter, and this would be fine, except that he’s about as good at bodyguarding as he is at magic. And he considers it a good day, magic-wise, if he hasn’t set anything on fire.

I first read Browncoat, Green Eyes on fanfic.net after my husband sent me the link and I occasionally checked AO3 to see if it was ported over since I don't use FF.net anymore and I found out literally TONIGHT that it's there, so marking THAT to read. I am VERY happy.

And I just realized that the rest of my faves were found by @socially-awkward-chocobo, so I get to blame her for them :D

*note - i tried to tag metisket, since I, for one, love knowing when I'm on a rec list but even though the tumblr shows as active, tumblr won't let me tag :(

[orieriee]

Writing Random Scenarios Based On a Prompt Generator! (pt. 1)

Author's note: might this as a mini series because I feel like writing! Hope you enjoy! I'll be doing Ace, Sabo, and Luffy first :D

Word count: 1.5k

Warnings: curse word on Ace's, fluff, grammar errors because english isn't my first language and I haven't write in a long time

Gender neutral reader! The prompt generator can be found here

[Part 2 here ft. Law & Eustass Kid]

my masterlist

For SABO:

It has been three months. No, maybe four, since Y/N and Sabo started dating. There's no rule in the revolutionary army that members can't date other members but for the sake of professionalism, you and Sabo had decided to hide the relationship you both have and keep it lowkey. Being recognized as the number 2 of the revolutionary army, it might be dangerous if people knew you two are together.

It's not like you can't defend yourself from things that could harm you. Sabo's just worried he might be the reason to cause you harm so it was just the right thing to do to hide your relationship. And you thought y'all are being sneaky about it. Truth is, the whole crew knew.

There's no secret that the number 2 likes you back because you both flirt back and forth all the time whenever you see each other. Whenever you two go out on a mission, that's just an excuse to go on dates while you're there.

"Sabo, the den-den mushi is ringing." Koala took out the telephatic snail and handed it to Sabo to answer it. It was from you who was reporting back the mission you are currently working so far for Sabo's next mission.

"Gatcha." the sound of the snail being picked up by Sabo as he greets the person behind the line.

"So did you get the information?"

"Yeah. I found out they're shipping off big loads of cargoes to the South. They're using a big blue ferry ship to ship out." You replied, thinking Sabo was alone on the other side of the den-den mushi.

"Alright. Got it." Sabo nodded even though you can't see him physically.

"Oh, if you're going to the south, I'm telling you that they got plenty of people guarding the ship so you have to be careful, love you boo, bye. Muah." you immediately end the call as some people were approaching.

The whole room was silent as they listened to your report so they definitely heard the last words before getting back to their plan.

"So- er… Did you guys hear the last message from Y/N? Hahah... " Sabo awkwardly asked as all of them didn't react the way he thought they would so he was a bit surprised. (His face is literally like: ヾ(〃ﾟーﾟ〃)ノ)

"Oh, we already knew you guys are dating and stuff."

Ace and Luffy below the cut!

For ACE:

The night in the sea can be very, very cold for most of the time. But despite the dark sea and the cold breeze, pirates have to guard their ship through the night for the safety of their crew and they usually take turns for the night duty. 

Y/N of the whitebeard pirates was definitely not the best watchman of the night but they can keep up for most nights. The usual spot where they usually do their late shift was the ship's crow's nest. 

It usually is cold up there but Y/N got their blanket and a fire lantern to keep them warm for the night. The time spent up there can be quite lonely sometimes as they only stare into the dark vast sea. Sometimes other members might join for a chat or for a late night snack, some other times it's just Y/N and the cold wind of the sea. 

As Y/N tucked in the blanket closer to their skin, they noticed someone coming up the crow's nest. It's not until a familiar orange hat popped up from the ladder and into the crow's nest, holding a basket in his hand. 

"Hot cocoa?" 

Ace, the second division commander, has brought a basket with cocoa powder, a carton of milk, a small pot and two glass mugs into the crow's nest Y/N was in. Carefully adding in the cocoa powder and milk into the small pot while heating it up with his own devil fruit power. 

"Can't sleep?" Y/N moved to the side a bit to let Ace sit beside. 

"Well, I woke up and then I can't sleep again. It's only a few hours until morning anyway so I thought I'll come up here to check on you." Ace smiled and scooted closer to Y/N, "Move, I want the blanket too." 

"Are you sure it's not because you're craving hot cocoa that Marco told you not to heat them with this pot?" You realized it was a pot that Marco used to boil his herbs. 

"Wait is it Marco's? Oh wait shit yeah." Ace realized he took the wrong pot to use, "Oh well, if we returned it before he woke up, he wouldn't know." 

After some bubbling, he poured the hot liquid into a mug and handed it to you. 

"It would be better if you add, what are those puffy white thing called again?" 

"Marshmallows?" you reminded him of the treat that you guys bought from the previous island. 

"Yeah, marshmallows! That!" Ace's face lit up making you laugh at his adorableness. You took a sip of the hot cocoa but was too excited you burned your tongue, making you choked by the burning sensation on your tongue

"Woah there, careful!" Ace took your cup out of your hands before you spilled it on yourself. You gave out a few choked out cough and try to surpress it but it gets worse instead. 

"Hey, hey… Let me see. Did you burn yourself?" Ace put down the mugs and held your face, examining your face making sure nothing bad happens to your precious face. 

"It's ok, just a little burn on my mouth and tounge." you replied, eyes staring into his worried ones that were slowly landing on your mouth. Without hesitation, he gave you a quick kiss and then licked his lips to taste the remaining cocoa on your mouth. 

At this point your eyes went wide and you were burning with embarrassment. It's not because you don't like it but it was so sudden for you. 

"There. I kissed it better." Ace nonchalantly looked into your eyes while smiling, as if it was a normal thing to do "Should I go with the tounge too?" 

"Ugh. Get a room you two." turns out Marco had been listening the whole time when he's climbing the ladder to look for the pot Ace possibly had taken, "And give me back my pot!"

For LUFFY:

Luffy is definitely one to wake up in the middle of the night if he's hungry and smelled something good from the kitchen even when he's in bed. And there you were, being one of the mugiwara crews that has trouble sleeping for the night. 

You mostly stay up all night watching for the ship because you can't really sleep at night anyway. You usually spend your time on the deck, sometimes you train or mayne just play by the swing. Sometimea eating crossed your mind and you would have midnight snacks to get through the night. Sometimes Robin would be there or Sanji because he prepares for the food every very early in the morning. 

Your captain sleeps soundly most of the time but there are random times where he sleepwalks to the kitchen. Tonight however, was one of that random times so you have to guide your captain back to sleep. 

"Luffy?" the sound of the door opening and revealing a sleepwalking luffy got you down from the front deck, making your way to your captain. 

You knew was sleepwalking again this time so you tried to wake him up from his sleepwalk. 

"Luffy." you shook him a couple of times and tried to drag him back to bed. 

"Ngggmm nooooo I want to eat meat." instead, he wrapped his arms around the top balcony and launched himself up with you holding onto him, resulting you crashing into wherever he's landing to. 

"Ugh… Luffy. We're going to wake up everyone like this." you stood up, dusting off the dust and dirt of your clothes. Luffy was now laying in front of the kitchen door, completely asleep. 

Now waking up Luffy from his deep sleep is certainly a challenge because that man won't wake up unless you do a certain trick. 

"Luffy, come on. We need to get you back to bed. Not here. You'll catch a cold if you could." You tried to lift him up to no avail. 

"Nooo I want meat…." Luffy answered in his sleep. I'm surprised how this man can even reply when he has literally sleep bubble. 

Yeah, he won't wake up and go back to bed until he has his meat. And so what you usually do in the middle of the night when time like this comes is sneak into the kitchen and make some meat for Luffy. Just don't let Sanji know you fed your captain in the middle of the night. 

"Luffy. I got meat for you." Luffy was still laying on the floor near the kitchen door until you mentioned meat and that popped his sleeping bubble. He gained consciousness almost immediately and looked up at you. 

"Here. Your meat." you squatted down to look at half asleep sleeping Luffy. And when he finally processed, he gave a huge grin and took the slab of meat you took from the kitchen. 

"WOAHHH MEAT!!! THANKS Y/N!" His mouth is always watering when he took the meat from you. 

"Next time, eat before you go to sleep. Sanji is going to kill me if he knows that I'm feeding you the meat he saved for breakfast in the middle of the night."

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1031 - Initial Thoughts

And we return!

One Piece back at it again as we continue to escalate the story. If anyone who regularly reads these wondered where last week's one was, it is here I wrote it last week but I was subjected to a tumblr glitch which prevented me from making comments, I hope that also lead to my posts not showing up because 0 notes on 3 straight posts hurt my soul a little XD

But anyway, back into business fresh from Awakenings and things in motion, let's see what Oda has for us now

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release Too!

See that? This Keep Reading thing is all some of y'all need to hide your spoilers -_- I knew the colour spread and one of the panels already which was a bit of a shame for me, I don't like being a barrel of nerves waiting for the next day!

On that colour spread though, it was cool to see what's essentially the 'Number 2' of the major non-Navy forces; Beckmann, King, Killer, Marco, Katakuri, Rayleigh, Bepo, Sabo and Zoro. Shiryu surprised me though, I didn't doubt that he'd be a fitting opponent for Zoro but I didn't see him filling the same role on Blackbeard's crew, especially since Burgess and Lafitte have been around much longer than him.

We pick up where we left off with Big Mom vs Kid and Law, both guys tuckered out by their Awakened attacks

Kid being rather coy on how long his Awakened Power 'Assign' lasts, wonder if that will come to play later given how we recently saw that Kin'emon's slicing by Law retained its effects

I mean, I'm not surprised Big Mom survived that, but still it's mighty impressive

Oooh, Oshiruko or Life huh? Big Mom is stealing lifespan of those around her - even though one dude does try to barter Oshiruko - but I'd bet she used some of that lifespan to heal herself

I'm not sure I'm clear on what she did next though, she says she will 'use one year of my own lifespan', but it also looks like she ate it. So she either used her own lifespan again to power the homies or consumed 1 year of Lifespan from her main homies to power herself up, I think it's the latter but the wording was odd

But it seems now Oda wants to give us the real Big Mom, towering over everyone like a kaiju with energy bursting from her eyes. She's at least giving props to the 3 Captains - yeah including Luffy, but if he sneezes he'll give Kaido an opening - but now shit looks to hit the fan

Defiant though Kid and Law, they're not gonna back down

Between Big Mom and the fire there's not exactly a safe place in Onigashima, and that's not taking into account the fact that it's a floating bomb hovering near the Flower Capital

Yamato though attempts to take a shortcut through the ruckus, which turns out to be Apoo's man cave

Good on Drake though, I mean we expected him not to fall for it but still, opportunity was still there and instead he's decided to still fight Apoo to repay Luffy. It shows he's a good Marine and one who respects trust, Coby pestering teaching him well

Seems that Apoo can only attack in straight lines too, makes his powers less and less impressive as we go on, maybe because people got too overhyped about his power

Just when he brags about his Numbers backing him up though, Yamato bursts in

Sneaking around, Apoo tries to lure Yamato to his side by trying to reveal Drake as a marine, but Yamato is in a hurry and pays him no mind, then he tries to push through Drake anyway. Drake defended and pointed out he turned on Kaido too so he got an apology at least

Fuga the Number seems to be stirred though, that theory I read about the 3 Numbers being Yamato's cave samurai foster dads may not be too far from the truth

Looks like Fuga and Apoo are gonna be chasing Yamato, the other Numbers are being ordered to follow Apoo but can't be sure they'll listen, and Drake looks like he'll continue chasing Apoo down

I wonder what this will lead to then, because we could simply have had Yamato reach the Armoury alone...unless Apoo sets alight the explosives with one of his linear attacks...

Over to the second floor and CP0 have found Robin, but the Minks are trying to buy time for her

I wonder if the tall dude is using some telekinesis or something or if he's just discarding a mink

Brook makes a jump to try and skip floors, but it looks like one of them - I think it's white-eye but panels do imply it could be tall dude - seems to have done a Soru

But we won't see what happened because it's time for this Sanji angst period

Sanji finally found the pleasure hall women, but not the way he had hoped. They're all acting hostile towards him

He's being accused of hurting a woman!

Despite his denial the women say he was 'alone with her' (how would they know?) and doubt is sinking into Sanji's mind

It's blatant here too that Sanji's eyebrows have changed, guess Zoro was right about the eyebrows, but maybe it does symbolize his Germa Programming taking effect as he mulls over his anger at his brothers attacking Cosette

His weird feeling gone, Sanji is found by Queen, but he's trying to retrace his steps on what happened with the girl. Seems he blacked out on the important part and then next thing she's injured, looking at him with fear.

'Which version of me do you want around?' is a pensive albeit one-sided question. But it's one that serves as a vehicle for Oda to speak directly to the people who want Sanji to be able to fight women

Being given the raid canister, he makes his choice, and smashes it

As much as it provides awesome power and the ability to perv at the women's baths, the raid suit isn't something Sanji will allow to steal his emotions. He gives up his birthright and in essence the Germa name once more

You know Sanji's serious when he's asking Zoro a genuine favour. Sneaking a Den Den Mushi into his Haramaki (in case he got lost)

Still the reassured believe that they're going to win though, which is good morale

But there's the intense part, if Sanji loses himself he wants Zoro to kill him, that certainly got his attention

He agrees, with a bit of banter though shielding the brotherly care they have by telling him not to die until then

Sanji disappears, the effect says 'Vanish' so it is kinda like his Raid Suit abilities?

But when Queen continues to taunt, Sanji rages a Hell Memories attack on him: Now Sanji's Fight Begins

This was a great chapter, properly giving credit to some of the big players still in the fight.

Big Mom may often be treated like a joke in fandom, but she does not stay down for long. Now that she's fighting serious I fear Law and Kid may not be able to stand up to her.

Yamato's getting some company in their charge at the Armoury, which is where Kazenbo is also going so it could get crowded in the volatile storage facility, no update on Momo's clouds either.

CP0 chasing Robin feels like something else is gonna happen, you don't cut off there and not expect something to happen. Though given how Brook has leapt from the second floor it means he could be open for attack in the main hall, or rescue. Marco, Izo, Kawamatsu, Carrot, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Wanda, Franky, Jimbei, Nami, even Who's Who! All I'm saying is there are options. The threat CP0 pose need to be seen first, but I hope Robin doesn't get taken.

The main meat of the story is of course Sanji. I don't buy that he hurt that woman, but it is very suspect that his memory went hazy. That was until I thought about something...who can remove memories? Who could be tsundere/yandere enough to attack a woman who is even in Sanji's vicinity? Who is a jealous daughter of Big Mom? It's unlikely, but if Pudding attacked the girl and wiped Sanji's memory of her presence it would explain the scenario better, I feel like this incident is unrelated to Sanji's Germa changes it just feels that way because he was inside his own head.

It looks like Sanji is setting aside Germa to fight his own way, which I do admire. I know a lot of people want Sanji to be able to fight women, acting like his simp nature is a front and not genuinely who Sanji is, but frankly I think changing one of Sanji's core ideals would stop him from being Sanji, would we ask Zoro to stop using swords? Brook not to play music? Franky to put on pants? That's why I appreciated Sanji having this moment, it may seem repetitive because he wanted nothing to do with Germa anyway but he used the Raid Suit because he felt that they needed every advantage they can get, now when the advantage is needed though he decides against it because power shouldn't come at the price of humanity.

His message to Zoro is cryptic though, maybe he feels like he could still change further, or that this black out is indeed the Vinsmoke side of him, but I don't actually fear that Sanji will lose himself, let alone Zoro will kill him - his bones are basically crumbled anyway, once the mink medicine wears off he's gonna be KO'd like in Thriller Bark - maybe he'll joke about it but I don't think he'd do it.

But now we have more mysteries, more resolve, and the fights continue forward, but there's not much time left before the fall.

[likemymask]

One Piece Daemon AU

Presented with only slight spelling corrections and some elaborations, the mess of a One Piece Daemon/His Dark Materials AU that would not leave me alone and would only let me work on it at 1-3AM.

Also now I’m writing snippets for it just like my Gundam Wing and Star Trek daemon AU. Because.

Luffy: sea king with Conqueror Haki so they can’t be controlled. Separated but not because that’s as free as you can get. Fuck yea, she’s in north blue chilling the fuck out (heh) half the time and being absolutely chaotic as shit the other half. Her attitude is diametrically opposed to what Luffy is doing at the time. LOL she runs/swims into Shanks when Luffy’s still barely a pirate so he has no idea (not that the marines do either) one time. This 2000ft tall monster is squinting at him, and he thinks he’s about to get ate and then she goes “oh you’re so much smaller now!” Cause of course she spent her formative years as a baby version of his daemon. The entire crew is goddamn losing it, cause what kind of monster is this that even Red Hair’s Haki can’t control it, until Shanks yells out her name and then everyone loses it further still. I have decided Eastern dragon aesthetic but water/earth theme as opposed to Kaido’s air/fire theme. Still blue, but blue-green, tiger stripes cause camoflage and also badass and maybe she settles after Luffy meets Zoro’s daemon *whistles*

Zoro: tiger obviously normal colors or green and black cause why the fuck not, Zoro is not into stealth really. ”The only one who can call me stupid is me. “ “.....stupid” Cat vs sword fight ensues. Can be found cuddling Chopper when Zoro’s tired, super sloshed, both.

Nami: monkey? Lemur: small, fast, quick hands, caring but only when you prove you deserve it. Absolutely torments Zoro’s when she’s pissed because tigers can’t normally climb fucking main masts but a) she parkours and b) when has that ever stopped Zoro/her? Likes to hang out in the tree grove, absolutely pick pockets people while Nami plays distraction.

Robin: cat some kind of cat not big CARACAL. Looks aloof but absolutely ready to be ridiculous at any opportunity.

Franky: dog or dolphin. Something excitable loyal ready to throw down Newfoundland? Big, friendly, over-excitable, likes water and sailing...yes.

Usopp: Corvid or monkey; curious, intelligent, stubborn, inventive, tool solving/using. Lives in groups/troops and cares for others. Probably corvid, too similar to Nami otherwise. Crow most likely.

Sanji: swan. Black, and absolutely a viper and very sorry about Sanji’s attitude towards woman cause she’s more refined about it. Same intensity though. Will bite the shit out of you. Tiger vs swan fight, GO. Do also groom each other though cause human affectionate displays are stupid sometimes.

Fishmen don’t have daemons its another conflict and excuse for racism.

Law: wolf but like starved and Eurasian crazy with it. LONG leggos. Spiky black fur around the head, grey black white speckled cause T R A U M A

Ace: was a fire hawk, no actual fire but red as hell and BIG tail and wings. Her species not liked on most islands cause they don’t leave once they’re settled. They stand their ground. More angst ha ha. Never met settled Luffys daemon because I’M A MONSTER.

Sabo: never settled until he learned Ace was dead and then she settled as fire hawk because trauma and angst and also he knows who he is now. Not being settled was useful for a while when he did infiltration etc but now they’re both happy/sad about it.

Garp. Big dog. Bull mastiff dog. Not good with kids only with attacking things and defending but very loyal. Also big. “ Bullmastiffs are also difficult even for adults to control, so they aren’t a good choice if your child wants to help walk the dog. They like to please and crave attention, but they’re so big that even a well-intentioned nudge can end up hurting small children. ” HMMMMM RINGS A BELL, THIS DOES

Chopper: also no daemon or if so then monkey because HANDS. OH BOI THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A FUN THING. EAT SOME FRUIT, WAKE UP WITH A SOUL. Wait no people think he’s a pet. No daemon then.

Mihawk: literally whatever Shank’s daemon is he insists this is why they’re friends while Mihawk wine aunts in the background. He’s more refined though than Shanks and his soul (this is not a challenge). Like absolutely cold as ice until he cracks a pun, but no one believes the victim cause no way Mihawk would do that. Soooo proud, regal, loyal but willing to have a good time. Some kind of dog or cat. Big and fast and POWER. Could do big cat to be more like Zoro or a dog/canid to foil it. Maned wolf?

Vivi: it’s lazy to say her bird Caracue I can’t spell it’s one am but imma do it. KAROO HOW THE FUCK DID I MISSPELL THAT.

Crocodile: big fuck off alligator cause fuck you that’s why. HOLY FUCK I FORGOT HE HAD THE BANANA ONES IN HIS CASINO THAT’S GREAT

Logias turn to same element so Ace’s daemon is now a literal actual fire hawk, fuck the history books I’m writing this shit.

Don fuck face Flamingo: is what it is but like Kipo And the Age of Wonderbeasts it got TEETH, cause anything that survived acid water and shit is not cool. In fact, you know what, she’s albino and thinks that makes her special, honey you just don’t got shrimp vitamins, you buffoon of a bird.

All the dino Zoans are modern descendant of those animals so chickens. Or birds. Chickens would be so goddamn funny especially the 3 foot tall fluffy ones...fuck what’re they called(Brahmas). Oh wait. Emus. Ohhhhhhh fuck emus as an option.

Mammoth Zoan can have a Mammoth daemon because I want to see that on a ship.

(Makino) Bartender lady I can’t remember her name starts with m capybara cause she’s chill as shit and friend shaped. 

Dadan: is not friend shaped but is friend. Big fuck off bear or buffalo or wildebeest

Brooke: Laboon, Lampoon whatever Moby Dick. There’s some trauma, they had to leave him, but they didn’t want to and Brooke offered to stay but Laboon thought he’d be fine. Spoiler alert He Is Not. No one is fine.

Ohhhhhhh fuck bad good idea: Rogers daemon also a Sea King but the marines never goddamn figured it out, hoooooo my gods Shanks is having goddamn flashbacks. 

Momo and Kaido both have Eastern dragon daemons cause fake fruit.mythical zoan fruit but Momos is the size of a gecko and black so she’s hide-able. Kaido’s isn’t as big but is still Fuck Off huge. Red because I said so. 

Beastmen also do not have daemons because fuck the amount of significant characters in One Piece

Cora(zon): also had a wolf, because yay trauma and repeats and trauma bonding!But she was like, pretty yellow white and dog-ish up until the moment she ripped your throat out for offending her/harming her pack. Law learned much from her about appearances, being underestimated, and then for the most part did the exact opposite.

Slime man: *Aka Trebol* has a hagfish cause fuck him and Doflamingo

Boa: her snake weapon thing. Big noodley boy. The skull is for A E S T H E T I C

   Ace's daemon named Picaro: Spanish for naughty/badly behaved and that is a synonym for rogue cause MOMMA'S BOI and I keep misreading Rouge as rogue cause PIRATES, and this way it's a little better than naming the fire hawk Red though Ace does call her that sometimes .          You know what, he has the same daemon as Rouge/mom actually cause stubborn enough to not go into labor for 20 months is bonkers and that shit deserves recognition. Also because FUCK the number of characters in One Piece.              Celestial Dragons don't have special daemons but they do splice/separate cause they're fuckers that's why              AU of AU        Luffy's daemon close enough to WRECK MARINEFORD'S SHIT THAT'S RIGHT BABEY ACE LIVES, ASL REUNION AND SUCH          Sabo's daemon settles as a dog but one of the CRAZY breeds, like poodle or husky.

AU OF AU PART TWO: originally when thinking about a One Piece daemon AU Luffy was gonna have a cheetah; long, fast, use recoil to increase speed and change directions, males live in groups with their brothers and are highly affectionate. Tendency to run into walls. Has a fur pattern presentation named King Cheetah, looks like a more Armament Haki version.

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Various X Reader [Multi-Fandom Book]

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by Bonkers4hatter

Various scenarios, one-shots, and headcanons with your favorite characters. I take requests too. Just send me a message if you'd like to make one.

**All characters are 18+**

Words: 602, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Hetalia: Axis Powers, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler, Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball, One Piece, Haikyuu!!, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Dragon Ball, Free!, Trigun, Supernatural, Big Hero 6 (2014), ALL OUT!! - Amase Shiori (Anime & Manga), Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Yu-Gi-Oh! - All Media Types, Teen Titans (Animated Series), DCU, Leverage: Con Artists (TV 2019), Deadpool - All Media Types, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Venom (Movie 2018), Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Uta no Prince-sama, Soul Eater, ワンパンマン | One-Punch Man, The Umbrella Academy (TV), Once Upon a Time (TV), Naruto

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[narutomerch]

Naruto Uzumaki

He is a cheerful, hyperactive, strong-willed, and occasionally easy-minded young shinobi from the village of Konoha . Naruto’s high anime competitor One Piece, introduced the character of Sanji around the identical time that Naruto was getting its begin. Originally, the chef of the pirate gang was supposed to be named Naruto, however the creator of One Piece ultimately determined to take a unique route, as the plucky ninja was already going notable recognition. The headbands in Naruto are probably the most well-liked figuring out options of the principle characters. These headbands are very popular by the followers and let’s be trustworthy, we all had such a headscarf when we had been youngsters.

In the anime, Naruto set up a mission for Team 7 to infiltrate Hōzuki Castle to confirm the information about the Mujina Bandits supplied by Kokuri in exchange for defense. After dropping contact from Mujō, the prison warder who was working with Konohagakure, Naruto sent Sai and a team to investigate. Ultimately, the succeeded in returning "Kokuri" to the village to query him concerning the Mujina Bandits earlier than letting the man go free. In the anime, Naruto was notified that Urashiki was on the transfer again, being much more indiscriminate in his stealing of chakra.

But there is a cause for these headbands and it’s not because of the merchandise. In the beginning of the sequence, Naruto and some other characters wear goggles as an alternative of headbands. However, since it was too time consuming to attract the goggles, it was decided to draw headbands as a substitute of goggles. Follow the adventures of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja dreaming of turning into the Hokage . Watch Naruto Uzumaki struggle in opposition to Sasuke Uchida, lose and acquire loved ones, and develop and turn into stronger.

Also, each main characters are seen consuming each others' respective favourite foods, as Naruto is consuming meat, and Monkey D. Luffy is consuming ramen. Additionally, this chapter was released on the identical week as the discharge of the final two Naruto manga chapters.

With its reference to the Japanese mythology and Confucius values, it is a great manga sequence for anybody fascinated within the Japanese culture and graphic novels. Browse all 72 volumes of the Naruto collection, complementary reads, three-in-1 editions, and extra at Barnes & Noble. A Japanese manga collection written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto tells the story of a young ninja, Naruto Uzumaki, who seeks recognition from his friends and dreams of changing into the leader of his village. His first model of Naruto, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, quickly became the preferred ninja manga on the earth. The sequence would additionally spawn a number of anime series, motion pictures, novels, video video games and extra.

After their pre training periods, they were finally put to the take a look at of simply how grueling the world is and the way they need to use each ounce of there being to survive and likewise defend the individuals they love. As Naruto was born, his house village of Konoha got here beneath attack by a 9-tailed fox demon which was sealed in him at infancy to guard the individuals of the village. Due to this reality he grew to become distrusted and resented by the individuals around him during his childhood.

He is thought for his typically-used catchphrase "Dattebayo", and is linked to most other characters around him by both friendship or rivalry. Naruto Uzumaki is the principle protagonist within the well-liked manga and anime sequence Naruto.

I actually have seen how the fanbase has changed significantly over the previous 10 years of watching naruto. The characters in this series were in each sense of the word kids, growing up in a world full of adults that have been much more gifted ninja's both abilities and combat. Just that kishi needed to indicate the youthful era as the principle characters of the present and the older generation because the training shinobi.

He is a ninja who’s aim is to become the “Kage” or Chief of his hometown, The village hidden in the leaves. cheap naruto shop may be very totally different compared to different child ninjas in his hometown. He doesn’t have any special bloodline powers like another youngsters do, however when he was born he was cursed with the ability of the nine-tailed demon fox sealed within his physique.

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by Bonkers4hatter

Various scenarios, one-shots, and headcanons with your favorite characters. I take requests too. Just send me a message if you'd like to make one.

**All characters are 18+**

Words: 602, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Hetalia: Axis Powers, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler, Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball, One Piece, Haikyuu!!, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Dragon Ball, Free!, Trigun, Supernatural, Big Hero 6 (2014), ALL OUT!! - Amase Shiori (Anime & Manga), Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Yu-Gi-Oh! - All Media Types, Teen Titans (Animated Series), DCU, Leverage: Con Artists (TV 2019), Deadpool - All Media Types, Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Venom (Movie 2018), Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime), Avatar: The Last Airbender, Uta no Prince-sama, Soul Eater, ワンパンマン | One-Punch Man, The Umbrella Academy (TV), Once Upon a Time (TV), Naruto

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Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

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[onepiecesmosthated]

Biggest Coal Getters At Christmas In One Piece

As you know from this blog, I rag on the most hated characters in One Piece. At at this merry Christmas time, I want to show you all the biggest coal getters in this series.

12.  Stelly

With being such an arrogant, self-important, entitled, and asshole brat, Sabo’s adoptive brother, Stelly, makes the first on the list on our naughty list. One has to feel sorry for the Gao kingdom for being ruled over such a spoiled king, who even thinks he can order Garp around because he’s originally from there.

11.  Wapol

 Another king on this list, but one who also is the president of his own toy company is Wapol. Like Stelly he was quite a horrible ruler when he was ruling Drum Kingdom, especially when he left the island to fend for itself when Blackbeard invaded and horded all the doctors so he could force people to pay high prices for them. Though he is currently living high now with his new kingdom gifted by the World Nobles, Santa still is going to leave a nice lump that fits his dark heart.

10. Judge

Just like with the earlier two entries, we have another asshole ruler and this one is the father of Strawhat member, Sanji. The ruler of the Germa 66, a seafaring kingdom that is notorious for conquering islands and being paid assassins, he is a social darwanist, who caused great abuse to Sanji throughout his childhood because he turned out normal. The only reason why he wanted Sanji back into his life was to cement an alliance with Big Mom by offering him as a groom for her daughter, Pudding, which turned out to be a trap because the Yonko planned to kill him and the other Vinsmokes off to get their technology. And at the wedding when the Big Mom Pirates’ true colors are showed, all that previous super macho bravado is melted away to reveal a sniveling coward who cries when someone puts him into the situation that he put others under. And for that the Germa clones will shoveling a lot of coal for a while.

9. Spandam

This guy is the poster child on why we should have anti-neoptism laws. A snively cowardly shit Spandam when he was head of the CP9 tortured Robin all the while she was under his captivity, while arrogantly believing his CP agents were untouchable. He also has little regard for human life when he accidentally triggered the buster call and didn’t care that his subordinates could die. He even called them needed sacrifices. He was also the reason why Tom, Iceburg and Franky’s mentor, was killed due to a frame up job he did in order to obtain the Pluton from him. It’s a bit karmic seeing him be forced to take orders from his former subordinate, Lucci, but even then the clumsy klutz should trip on his black pile of gifts he will get.

8. Hody Jones

Think Arlong, but with none of his few redeeming qualities. Although Hody can be said to be a product of his environment, he’s still a nasty racist shit, who should rot in the jail cell he was put in at the end of his starring arc. With his New Fishman Pirates, they planned on taking over the kingdom and go to Reverie where they planned to massarce everyone there. However, the worst thing he’s done is assassinate Queen Otohime, because she dared to try to aim to bring peace between humans and seafolk. If you think there can be a reason for his racism, then he would answer it himself: “nothing”. Nothing happened to him to make him hate humans personally he just grew up with the toxic belief that hating humans was justified. And for that Hody spends Christmas in a jail cell, while sharing it with the number of coals that can keep him and the other withered New Fishman Pirates company.

7. Mother Carmel

To the world (and to this day, Big Mom), Mother Carmel was a saintly figure who fostered peace between humans and giants plus opened up an orphanage for children of all races. However, underneath that facade lied a wicked slaver, who pretended to be a grandmotherly figure in order to sell children to the highest dollar. Her famed action of stopping the Elbaf crew from being executed was a staged event in order to gain the trust of the giants. Her most notable so-called prized asset was Charlotte Linlin (who would later become Big Mom), who to this day doesn’t know her foster mother never truly loved her and saw her as merchandise to be sold. Even though she’s a deceased character, she certainly deserves to have her stockings filled to the brim with stone, cold coal.

6. Blackbeard

Although he’s more of a love to hate example, we all know that Blackbeard deserves to be on this list. For one thing, if you want to know why the post-timeskip is chaotic as it is it’s thanks to this guy. He for years pretended to be a loyal member of Whitebeard’s crew and acted like one of the family knit setting. However, it’s all an at to get at the Yami Yami No Mi/Dark Dark Fruit. He killed one of his own brothers/crewmates, then went off to form his own crew where he fought Ace and got him handed over to the Marines, so that he could become a Warlord and get into Impel Down. There during the breakout he recruited level six members to his crew, then used them to kill his former captain and father figure Blackbeard. And postimeskip he has been shown to now be hunting down devil fruit users for his fellow crew. There is a reason why people say he’s the anti-Luffy and what a real non-romanticized pirate is like. So, I have a feeling Santa will be stopping by on Hive Island with some hefty packages that could fit his namesake.

5. Ceasar Clown

Although he’s shown as a butt monkey after his first appearance, the record of his misdeeds cannot be forgotten. On his island he kept children captive after a mole in the marines lied to their parents about them dying at sea, which he then proceeded to experiment on them with drugged candy which made them grow giant sized and shorten their live spans. All the while pretending he was actually curing them when he couldn’t give a shit. He also is notorious for making chemical weapons of mass destruction which is used by amoral individuals like the Beast Pirates. In other words, Santa strap this asshole to a big lump of coal and drown him.

4. Doflamingo

One of the most popular villians in the series is Donquixote Doflamingo, former Warlord, top broker, and King Of Dressrosa. Man, you could have a long list of all the shit he’s pulled throughout his career and life. On the outside he might look like a gaudy Elton John rip off, but on the inside bleeds one of the scariest and ruthless characters in the series. No wonder because he was born of the World Nobles, who are a sociopathic and psychotic bunch. From his take over to Dressrosa to funding Ceasar Clown’s research, he certainly can make you scared of the color pink. And that is why we have to heep this birds feathers with a black sheen.

3. Orochi

While Doffy is pretty to look at and is flamboyantly fun, Orochi just embodies “hate sink” stereotypes. He’s just made to be obvious that this guy is not going to be a good person. Spoilers ahead: I know he was influenced into becoming an asshole but he is still an asshole who sold out his country for his own benefit. Not to mention currently it was shown he was heavily implied to be the one who killed Suriyaki and lied to everyone about being named a successor with the help of that strange woman. His 20 years of terror have caused nothing but hurt to everyone under his rule as he causes a famine due to the occupying forces of the Beast Pirates. All of his because he believed he was entitled like his grandfather to be Shogun. He also wastes food, as his country is starving and feeds a whole village of hungry people failed “Smiles” so that they can quit crying about their dead loved ones. I know Santa would know of a way to get into this closed off country, so that he can deliver this shistain a coal that is as big as a mountain.

2. Kaido

Here is the man of thousand beasts and leader of the Beast pirates. Even though Blackbeard himself is no saint, he doesn’t seem to want to destroy the world like Kaido does. An unstoppable juggernaut, he sees suicide as a way to kill boredom and is often on his ass drunk. He’s ruled over Wano through Orochi for 2 decades, as he has decimated it into a famine wide place except the capitol where the rich and his toadie lives. He uses the land to function his own war effort and has caused many of the Wano people to go through great periods of grief. Like with Blackbeard, he’s an unromanticed version of what a pirate is really like. So, Kaido be prepared for Onigashima to reign coal like it’s no tomorrow.

1. World Nobles (Celestial Dragons)

By default, you know these shitty bastards would top the list. The biggest reason because of the fact that they are above the law and are allowed to do anything they like because they are so-called “gods”. They treat the general population like crap, while blatantly owning slaves when it was supposed to have been illegalized 2 centuries ago. They are also supported by a thing called heavenly tribute which country of the world government has to give continuously, lest they get kicked out and have no way of defending themselves from pirates or slave traffickers. So I can say the biggest coal getters go to these fat pigs in their towers. Better yet they should coal statues made in (dis)honor of them.

[neverwatchedonepiece]

648-649: "Making a Sortie! The Legendary Hero Usoland!" and "The Fierce Battle Coming to the End! Lucy vs Chinjao!"

*looks into the camera like in The Office*

The fight between Luffy and Don Chinjao is finally over! I think after what happened, Luffy might have found a new friend. Law also made a stressful phone call to The Krusty Krab Sunny and ordered delivery of one ship to Green Bit.

Zoro and Franky have teamed up with Sol at Resistance HQ in Flower Field, and if Usopp keeps perpetuating his fantastic bullshit, the entire Strawhat crew will be elevated to God status in the Tontatta tribe.

Slightly worried about Law and the Strawhats stuck on Sunny but I’m seventy percent certain they will pull through and won’t be captured by any Donquixote family affiliates. (The thirty percent left over remains a huge, nagging doubt.)

Luffy’s Tough Love Fight Therapy

The Colosseum showdown between Luffy and Don Chinjao picked up at the start of episode 649.

The action was fast and furious. Luffy pulled out all his quick moves: jet pistol, jet gatling, jet stamp gatling. All defended against by Chinjao. The crowd went wild. It was one of the greatest matches the Colosseum had ever seen! Some cheered for Lucy. Others cheered for Chinjao. The atmosphere was electric.

“You’re quite a fighter,” Don Chinjao said.

“Yeah, you’re strong too, as I thought,” Luffy answered. You know. Being honest as he is.

Don Chinjao totally overreacted. “WHAT U SAY? STRONG? U TRYIN TO INSULT MEH??”

Luffy was, quite rightly, bewildered. “Wtf, all I said was that you’re strong?”

Apparently, this was a grave insult to Don Chinjao. A huge kick in the ego. Chinjao had been much stronger before.

“I’m no better than a wolf without its fangs now. A skin-headed man without his drill. A brat like you can’t understand how miserable I feel living my life like this. I’m frustrated, disappointed and sad. But you can never understand.”

I laughed when Luffy yelled, “How can I understand? You keep messing with me without explaining anything!” (He’s just saying what we were all thinking, right?)

“You really want to know why I’ve become like this?”

“No, I’m not that interested.” (Lmao! We meet again, harsh Luffy.)

“Well, I’ll tell you before you die, since you insist.” 

Don Chinjao is one of those old dudes that is TELLING you that long and rambling story even though you have showed zero interest and have been glancing at your watch for the past half hour.

Suddenly, Luffy the Fight Therapist was unwilling and open for business.

According to Chinjao, Garp punched his head in thirty years ago. Literally. As in Don Chinjao once looked like Dan Akroyd from 90s sci-fi comedy, Coneheads. 

That was until his resplendent, pointy napper met Garp’s fist.

The whole flashback was hilariously weird. Turns out Chinjao’s drill-like bonce was the only means to access his remote family treasure vault under an ice sheet. Once Garp took away the key, Chinjao fell into a deep depression. Heartbroken, he retired from piracy, a lifeless shell, just idling away time.

That was kind of sad. I felt for Chinjao then. He’s like the model of the old, proud working man who suffers a physical injury, can no longer work and slips into anger and depression. Since Chinjao knows and values nothing but strength, wealth and power, he cannot and will not see another way forward. Unlike Luffy, Don Chinjao got his ass beat and never found the strength to crawl out of the gutter and retrain.

Instead, he decided to lay the blame for his misfortune squarely at Luffy’s feet.

Luffy, naturally, was outraged. “Wtf are you talking about? Grandpa and I are different people. Look, mate. I’m busy. I’m gonna win Ace’s fruit at any cost and become the Pirate King. I have no time to be your therapist.”

Then Chinjao made two Big Mistakes.

Wow, Chinjao has Really Specific Taste

Mistake #1?

Chinjao laughed off Luffy’s chances at becoming Pirate King. The reason was typical crotchety old man talk: “the media lionised you worst generation squirts and it emboldened you. But none of you are strong enough to sail across the sea *we* fought on. After Whitebeard’s death, I ain’t expecting much. The only guy who looks good is Blackbeard Teach.”

At the mere mention of Teach, Luffy’s eyes became two circles.

“If I had to pick one, it’s him. But anyway, if you’re only good enough to compete against me, just give up!”

Oh, Chinjao, I thought. Ohhhhhhhh, you just goofed. You goofed big time. You do not mention Teach in a positive light within Luffy’s earshot. You just do not. Teach was the asshole who captured Ace and handed him to the Marines. He shares Public Enemy Number One status with Akainu. Tell Luffy you believe Teach will become Pirate King and your fate is sealed.

Mistake #2?

Chinjao’s fighting style is kinda lame. People who spin during fights in shounen anime are always fodder (the one that sticks out is that spinning top guy in the HxH Heaven’s Arena arc.) This was not his mistake. It’s just a side thought.

The Teach comment pushed Luffy’s buttons. But what Chinjao said next was even worse.

“You’re not too bad but if a guy like Rayleigh chose a brat at this level as the flag bearer for this generation, he’s not as smart as he used to be. The Marines were smart when they squelched the most evil one of the lot: Ace. That man had demon’s blood in his veins. Do you think you can beat the Marine admirals, the Yonkou and surpass Roger? That’s impossible!”

Demon’s blood? Most evil one of the lot?

*cue Kill Bill red-mist music*

“Stop whining over one punch!” Luffy yelled, as he wound up a Thor Elephant Gun attack. “I can’t count how many times I got punched by Grandpa!”

When the attack connected and that spike popped back out of Chinjao’s head, I laughed like a drain. Luffy hit Chinjao so hard, he turned the clock back thirty years.

I’m sure Chinjao will be ecstatic. Take the L with good grace, mate. Your conehead is back! Go and wreak havoc on the high seas again. Recoup that treasure. The world is your oyster!

Up on the balcony, Bartolomeo still has not revealed his connection with Luffy. Cavendish is still throwing a strop. Bellamy is lurking in the shadows, clearly in two minds about his new assassination mission. And Burgess, thanks to Cavendish and his big mouth, knows that Luffy is Lucy.

Thanks, Cavendish.

(And Burgess really does walk around chortling and flexing all the time. He’s like an evil All Might.)

Thus the Legendary Heroes of Green Bit were Born

This cast reunion based on Usopp’s total bullshit was so much fun.

I loved Usopp and Robin’s expressions when the Tontatta took them to their airport. They were starry-eyed. And so they should’ve been. It was a miniature version of a proper, fully-equipped modern airport. I wouldn’t be surprised if the place had Duty Free, passport control and Starbucks concessions.

But it was not a holiday destination Usopp and Robin were flying out to. The entire airport had been overtaken by a military operation. Cub, the yellow bee squad leader, and Bian, the pink bee squad leader, reported for duty. Usopp picked up the bee planes and kept saying, “I wanna show this to Luffy.” (They are such good pals, it warms my heart.)

Unfortunately, Usopp and Robin were too big to travel by bee plane, so they had to take the local number 20 bus to Dressrosa. The buses were cute, vulpix-like foxes with huge, fluffy tails you can sink right into for a comfortable ride.

While they made their way through the tunnel, Master Roshi - the pervy little Tontatta chief - emerged from Robin’s cleavage. He bore dire warnings. “I should tell you because you will risk your lives for our cause.”

Usopp was thinking, “I ain’t gonna die for you but go on...”

“Doflamingo has been causing our tribe a lot of pain recently, but our connection with him goes way back before the last decade. Nine hundred years ago!”

Then the narrator interrupted and I was like, “So you’re just going to leave it there when I was about to get Doflamingo family history? I am not at all mad about this. No, sir. Not one bit.”

The action cut to Flower Field, where Franky and Sol descended a secret stairwell. Said stairwell led to the Resistance Army HQ! Some soldiers ran up to Sol and addressed him as “Captain”, so Sol is a Big Deal in the Resistance.

Franky was like, “Why are all these small people swarming me?”

Sol explained. The Tontatta people were called fairies in town, how they moved faster than the human eye could detect and how they were immensely strong. Franky put two and two together and realised one of them stole Zoro’s sword!

And guess who reached Flower Field before Franky? Before any of the other Strawhats!

That’s right. It’s our boy Zoro. (So proud he learned to follow directions.)

Zoro, hilariously, had made himself at home and was watching Luffy vs Chinjao on the big screen TV. He was absolutely fuming. Why hadn’t Luffy told him there was a fighting competition? THE BETRAYAL. Will he get over it? Probably.

He must’ve been distracted by the fight, as he completely forgot 

Then some intelligence scouts ran up. They had a report for Sol. “We already know what our enemies and Sugar are doing!” (Sugar? Who dat?) “And with the battle close at hand, some legendary heroes have appeared at Tontatta: Usoland and Robiland. They have brought with them Luffyland, Zoroland, Namiland, Sanland, Chopperland, Fraland and Boneland.”

Franky and Zoro exchanged a Look. They knew instantly Usopp was on the bullshit wagon again.

“Um, I think I’m Zoroland,” Zoro said. (Lmao, better get into character quick.)

“And I’m Fraland. Nice to meet you!” Franky added.

It was round about then that Zoro remembered that Nami, Chopper and Brook were in serious trouble back on Sunny. He now wants to skip the battle (he doesn’t yet know about) and rescue the other Strawhats.

I wonder how this will go? Wicka did say she would let Zoro go back to Sunny once he’d taken her back to Resistance HQ. But Leo and the others back on Green Bit were suspicious of Robin and Usopp escaping. Will they let Zoro go or will he have to fight the battle first? Hmmm... I’m fifty/fifty about this.

God damn it, Caesar

*curb your enthusiasm music kicks in*

Meanwhile, back on Green Bit, Law was under heavy bombardment. Fujitora took a step back in this episode and Doflamingo stole the limelight. The cool music from Enies Lobby (as I call it in my head. I have no idea what the real title is) played as Doflamingo pursued Law. 

As Doflamingo was about to land a finishing blow, Caesar shrieked, “OI, JOKER! Before you kill Law, I need you to take something back for me. Law took my heart and I don’t know what he’s gonna do with it!”

Doflamingo looked round like, “Wtf... are you talking about?” And while he was distracted, Law shambled his way out of trouble.

Doflamingo was furious. FFS, CAESAR. I bet he wanted to say that but couldn’t. Gotta keep your cash cow scientist happy..

Please send help. Our art teacher has locked us in class.

Unfortunately, Law didn’t have time for a breather. He had an urgent phone call to make.

While Nami, Chopper and Brook were brought up to speed on the Humans Turning Into Toys situation by Giolla, the ship’s DDM rang. Chopper hilariously ignored Giolla and answered the call (she was maaaaad).

It was Law. He said, “Is that Nami-san?”

To my disappointment, Chopper did not answer, “No, this is Patrick.”

“I don’t care what’s going on over there,” Law said. “Listen carefully. I need you to sail Sunny to Green Bit right now. I wanna leave Caesar with you guys. No time to explain. Bye!”

Okay, so I added in the “bye” part. Law abruptly hung up.

I like how he has faith that Nami, Chopper and Brook will be able to handle the situation, but their weapons have been rendered usless by Giolla’s Art Art Fruit power. I have no idea how they’re going to get out of this one (and I’m keen to see Oda’s creative solution).

The shitshow that is Law’s current existence continued once he hung up. Doflamingo is Doflamingo. He caught up with Law again near the end of episode 648. With that slasher smile, he shot Law with a string bullet and demanded to know who Law had called for help.

Doflamingo must be confident he has Law where he wants him because he spilled the beans on his diabolical plan to snare Luffy. “Give me back Caesar’s heart already. It’s so meaningless for you to keep hanging on here. Strawhat has already walked into the trap I set. He’s fighting in the gladiatorial contest at the Colosseum. Tough contenders from all over the world come to fight in it. Outlaws only. It’s a deadly competition. When someone loses, it’s a one way ticket to hell! He will never come out of the Colosseum alive! It’s the end of your alliance, Law. Just give up!”

I wonder if Law will use the heart as leverage. Maybe he’ll give up Caesar’s heart to escape, regroup and stop Doflamingo the old-fashioned way: with Tontatta military might. (Doflamingo better not kill him off...)

Don’t worry, Chinjao. Luffy will beat you until you feel better! :D

[yoshi4sushi]

(purupurupuru) (purupurupuru) (click!) (coo!) (coo!)

 Happy Monday, minna-san! I hope everyone is surviving the cold winter. Spring is coming soon so hang in there. With that, we’re on schedule and ready to report so you know the drill. First off, last week’s chapter is in jeopardy. Robin is face to face with Oniwaban ninjas lead by a jerk name Fukurokuju. He demanded her to reveal her reason for snooping around. She then states “ox-three boy.” With that, the ninjas attacked her, but luckily it was her clone. She then runs off to a safe location and gets in touch with Shinobu, Nami, and Brook to confirm about the Oniwaban protecting the castle. The ninjas then scattered to find Robin. Shen then was able to return to the banquet and Orochi calls for her with no means to escape except to blend in. Komurasaki then keeps on flirting with Orochi. Other men feel jealous towards him, but Kyoshiro tells them that she is a high courtesan that doesn’t fall for anyone. So then they start talking about the trouble occurring in the capital (note: Sanji’s trouble). So Orochi says that they make a toast of the death of Lord Oden and how his wife, Lady Toki, spoke of some revenge that will come someday with the help of the nine samurais of the Kozuki clan. He claimed all of Oden’s followers were killed by Kaido and the trouble occurring in the capital would be Kinemon’s doing. So everyone’s believing that some of Oden’s followers and Momo still live and must be destroyed by all means. The rest of the guests don’t believe in the return of the Kozuki clan, but Orochi apparently believes they’re alive. Suddenly, a huge laughter bursts out of nowhere and it was none other than the cute O-toko-chan. Everyone’s is in shocked while the courtesans are trying to keep her quiet. Hearing here laughter made Orochi angry and walks towards to her to kill here. However, Komurasaki stepped to speak on her behalf, but Orochi tells her to keep quiet and strike at O-toko-chan, but missed. The courtesans begged the guests to save her, but refused. At the end, Komurasaki slapped him hard leaving everyone in utter shock. One of them yells at her to apologize and bow to Orochi, but she refused saying she is in her right to defend. He tells her that he was going to marry her, but she refused and says that she is a woman of honor and daughter of a warrior that won’t yield to authority. Orochi got angry and transformed into a nine-headed dragon yelling at her that she is nothing but a concubine with no rights. Everyone panicked. Robin grabbed O-toko-chan, but was found by one of the Oniwaban ninjas with Kyoshiro ready to fight. GUA! So much scary trouble! Who is this Komurasaki? What is her purpose? Who is this ox-three boy everyone speaks of? Is Kyoshiro a bad guy or an ally? GAH! So many questions! Don’t miss this week’s chapter! Next, last weekend’s episode had everyone on their guard as all of the siblings ready to kill Luffy when he comes out of the mirror. Meanwhile, Pekoms tells Luffy he will at all costs make sure he survives and use his sulong power to keep the siblings away from him. However, he worries that his transformation might make him lose control, and that Pedro was the only who ever reached out to him. At sea, Nami and the gang reached Cacao island, but with many fleets of Big Mom pirates surrounding them and behind Smoothie’s fleet also on pursuit. Finally it was 1 am! Pekoms comes out with Brulee and transformed into his sulong form attacking everyone. During his transformation, Luffy comes out of his clothes. Sanji then comes in to scoop him out, but was chased by the other siblings. Pekoms helped them, but also attacked Sanji. Just was he was about to strike him, he heard Pedro’s voice and tells Sanji to leave while he backs them up. Poor Pekoms was trapped and injured and at the end, just when the boys was about to meet their end, Germa comes in to the rescue. Next time, a final goodbye to his Germa family as they try to help Sanji and Luffy escape to Sunny. Don’t miss it! Now on with the goods! First, look who came to drop by in this cold weather, Tongari-san! Let’s make it quick so you can keep yourself warm, my friends. Tells us what’s the jig? Tongari-san says more awesome stuff has been announced to celebrate the 4th anniversary. First, more goods! Tower will be selling these anniversary buttons of the Straw Hats including a special anniversary button. All will be in random package. Next, they’ll sell this double side folder with the tower and Luffy on both sides, this long anniversary towel, and this pricey glass clock of Luffy. The store will also have a sticker campaign on the first day until the 31st. They’ll be giving out lottery tickets to the first hundred people so it’s first come, first serve, and will post the lottery numbers. If you see the number on the ticket, you will receive a free ticket by making a 500 yen purchase. Lastly, the awesome Oda-sensei drew this new design for the shopping bags of Luffy getting his eye poked by Ussop’s long nose. GUA! So much fun stuff. If you’re visiting the city, be sure to stop by to join the fun. Next, this Thursday, all arcades will be stocking this new figurine of Luffy from G x materia. Get those coins ready and put your crane skills to the test! Next, more new stuff at stores! First, store in Shibuya and Osaka will be taking reservations to design silver rings from DIY Jewelry. You have the choice to choose one symbol to be engraved on your ring. They have 65 designs. Only will take phone reservations. Next, more Tamago goods! Stores will be selling these new adorable tamago plushies of Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, and Ussop, these hand towels of Luffy with his bros, Koala, Law, & Bepo, and this yellow one with only Law & Bepo, and these double side pillows of Ace/Sabo & Law/Bepo. Moving on, Tokyo Chocolat were selling these new Valentine chocolates and were sold out immediately. If you spot any Tokyo Chocolat shop in your part of the city, be sure to check in the store to see if they have any left. It’s a great gift for a friend or for yourself. Next, OP game app, Thousand Storm, is having a small Valentine campaign. Win enough points you will receive Tashigi and Vivi w/ Karue in their Valentine outfits. You would also receive your prize image of the girls as well. Last, but not least, new DVDs! First, here is vol.19 of WCI that has Luffy in snakeman mode. It will be released in April. Next, here are the covers of the special Log Collections of the ASL brothers. If you order either of it, you’ll receive a double side coaster as a gift. Luffy will have episodes of Nami, East Blue, Chopper and the sakura miracle, and Alabasta which will be released on March 29th. Ace will have episodes of Sky Island, Merry-Go-Round, and 3D2Y which will be released on April 26th. Lastly, Sabo will have episodes of Hand Island, Bond of Brothers, Adventure in Neverlandia, and Heart of Gold which will be released on May 24th. Phew! I think that’s everything. Tune in next week for more news and all. Special thanks to Tongari-san. Stay warm, my friend. Boys! Let’s call it a night.

[sanjiafsincedayone]

My top 25 favorite SaNami moments – Part 2

This post only includes manga moments, and though it was supposed to only be a top 10 I ended up having many more moments. This is the second part which is the actual top 10, so if you haven’t read the first one you can go HERE to read about number 11-25.

Also I’m not saying all of these are romantic, or proof for SaNa, but simply even as nakama these are some of the moments I’ve really liked between them. Some might be big, some might be small, it’s simply my own preference after all.

I’ve put my favorite ones in this post, but I am not completely sure of the order, and I might have forgotten some. It’s up until chapter 892, so spoilers for Whole Cake Island.

Long post following under the cut.

10. Nami’s concern and I’m coming with you

Nami’s constant worrying in Zou and Whole Cake Island as she pushes the others to go after Sanji. It’s not really one particular moment, so I’m just mentioning it in general. Particularly I also really like that she went with Luffy to learn about Sanji’s family and that she cries thinking of Sanji’s situation. When Nami demands to go with Luffy to WCI and says she feels responsible for Sanji leaving her worry is obvious, and Oda’s insistent use of Nami in this type of moments always make me love her more.

9. Sanji’s sacrifice at Drum Island

This is where Sanji’s love for Nami steps up its game from casual flirting and differentiates her from other women. He’s ready to die for her and puts her above everything else. He reminds Luffy of how he has to be careful and protects her with all means he has. It’s also quite cute how Nami worries about him later and even lets him rest his head on her lap.

8. Sanji talking about Nami’s past with Jinbei

A moment that marks how involved and strongly Sanji feels about Nami. It shows how he remembers details about her past and how he is affected by the pain Nami has been through. Nami also steps in and shares her own thoughts, making them both closer due to their shared experience. It’s a moment that logically perhaps should revolve only around Nami, but Oda still decided to include Sanji.

7. When Nami gets a fever

I know the sacrifice in Drum Island is a pretty big deal, but if I have to choose I personally love the scenes when they’re all still on Merry and Nami gets sick just a little bit more. We get focus on Sanji worrying about Nami and Oda lets us see his reaction before anyone else’s. I also really like his reactions when Nami comes out to talk about the fastest way of getting to Alabasta. It’s a small moment, but I think it truly show’s how well Sanji knows Nami by this point. It also gave us a SaNa piggyback, which was really sweet.

6. Nami fighting with Zoro

Nami is almost desperate to have the crew go after Sanji and her fight with Zoro where she actively defends him is just a really great moment. It shows how much Nami worries and cares about Sanji and is in the end the trigger for the crew going to get him back. It’s not a gag moment like many of Nami’s “fights” with the crew, but rather a serious feeling coming from her because of the things Zoro says about Sanji.

5. Sanji’s sacrifice in Skypiea

I think what I like the most about this moment is the fact that Nami was actually there to see it. We got a reaction from her that finally proved how much she also cared about Sanji. People have always tried to downplay the relationship between Sanji and Nami by saying that Nami is annoyed by him, and that she doesn’t like him but rather simply tolerates him. This moment definitely proves otherwise.

4. The hug in Whole Cake Island

When I started this list this moment didn’t exist yet, but how could I not include it? It’s the first hug they share since in Baratie, and it’s initiated by Nami. It shows how happy she is to have him back and her gratefulness to be saved. It’s a grouphug with all the Guru-wara so it’s a really nice moment between nakama. But I like that Oda focused on Nami and also added Sanji’s comment about “I love you too Nami-san!” This feels to me like Oda is adding more to SaNami that might point to them actually becoming canon some day.

3. Bridal carry at Thriller Bark

This is the most romantically thematic moment between any of the strawhats in my opinion, and I remember the almost shock when I read it for the first time. What truly makes this one of my favorite moments is also the buildup to it. How Sanji consistently strived to find Nami and worried about her throughout the whole arc. The scene in itself also once again proves what Sanji is ready to sacrifice for Nami as he takes a knife in the back for her. It has Albsalom taunting Sanji with Nami and the whole arc had interesting romantic undertones.

2. The slap

Another scene that is a lot about the buildup to it. Nami has by that point been worried sick about Sanji since he left them on Zou, and she is so happy when she finally gets to see him again. Only to have the rug get pulled out from under her feet, as Sanji acts cold towards her for the first time ever. It marks a shift in the way she views Sanji as it’s the first time he isn’t kind and loving towards her. Not to mention his behavior towards their captain. It’s a shock and hurt that Nami wasn’t at all prepared for and it added a tension in their relationship that is interesting.

1. Nami compliments Sanji’s chivalry

She finds it stupid that he won’t fight women, but in the end still gives him credit for it, even though she acts very tsundere about it later. It’s just something really quiet and nice about the understanding Nami shows for Sanji in this scene. And when she also steps in to take over his fight for him that’s another bonus. “I won’t let you get away with this” has a rather nice ring to it. I still think this is a really important scene that in a simple way shows that the bond Nami and Sanji shares is more than just two people on the same ship. It also shows that Nami has no problem with Sanji being soft towards women, but is still frustrated that he would get hurt or even die because of it.

And those were my favorite SaNami moments from the manga so far. It wasn’t easy trying to pick and rank these moments, and since it’s been a while since I read the whole manga I know I have missed quite a few that maybe deserves their own place on this list. What did you think, do you agree? 

I hope you had fun reading and that we will get plenty of more good Sanji x Nami moments as the story continues. <3

[jollyinha]

Soooo... I saw an One Piece tag in Reddit, and for some reason I really like doing tags, even though no one gives a fuck about it. Since I have nothing better to do, LET’S ANSWER IT!

1 - Who is your favorite character and why? (Additionally, who is you fav Straw Hat?)

Most people would guess that it’s Sanji, since I’m crazy for this boy literally since I put my eyes on him... But my favorite character is Luffy, because without him, I wouldn’t stay interested in One Piece for much time. I kept watching the anime because I thought he was a funny and interesting protagonist, and it changed my life.

Besides, he is everything I love in a character (Especially in a protagonist): Dreamer, determinated, funny loyal and dumb. He inspired/inspires me in many, many ways, and I just love this strawhat boy.

2 - Who is your favorite villain and why?

That’s a tough one... Arlong impacted me the most (I hate, haaaaate his guts!) and Lucci akuma-no-mi is pretty cool. But I’m saying Crocodile. I mean, c’mon, the guy tricked an entire kingdom, defeated Luffy TWICE (I think it was twice, correct me if I’m saying shit), had an entire organization... And had banana crocodiles and a cool casino. And his akuma-no-mi is badass too. I kind of hope that he appears again in these recents arcs, even if it’s very unlikely!

3 - What is your favorite quote or statement? 

Oh man, there’s so many of them... Screw that, I’m making a small list.

-  "When does a man die? Does he die when he's been shot? No. Does he die when he's ravaged with disease? No. Does he die when he's been poisoned? NO! A man dies when, and only when, he is FORGOTTEN! “

-  "A man's dream will never die!"

- “The government says your existence is a crime, but no matter what kind of weapons you may hold, just being alive isn't a sin! THERE'S NO CRIME IN LIVING!!!''

-  “Don't start a fight you can't finish.”

4 - Who is your favorite female character?

Urgh, I love all my girls! I love Robin, Vivi and Nami nearly equally, but I’m saying Nami. Her backstory was the first one that actually made me cry. It’s amazing to think that he was stealing from pirates that could kill her, even though that she was just a child! That moment when she asked for help... Damn, it brings me chills. 

And I also love how even though she was already extremely important for the crew while being only the navigator, she still wanted to become stronger, and asked for Usopp to create the Clima Tact. She uses her intelligence to fight, fights for her friends when it’s necessary and still saves everyone’s butts by being the amazing navigator we know!

5 - What is your favorite fight? 

I gotta say the fight against Lucci. Not only was a very intense battle and it was the first time Luffy used a Gear, but I love its meaning. If he needs to kick the World Government’s ass to save a crewmate, he will absolutely do it. Nothing shall stand in his and his nakama’s way!

6 - What is your favorite episode? 

Well, I don’t ACTUALLY watch the anime since Alabasta. After that, I’ve only watched a few loose episodes, so I don’t know a lot about the anime. But I’m saying the episode that Brook joined the crew. The expressions and the voice acting are just on point!

7 - What is your favorite One Piece opening?

We Are!, of freaking course. It’s the only opening that I never skipped while I watched the anime. Although We Go! comes in a close second. Believe in Wonderland is good too.

8 - What is your favorite movie, special or "episode of"?

I did enjoyed Strong World and 3D2Y a lot, but Gold was amazeballs, starting with that freaking catchy song in the beginning. The animation is GORGEOUS, Tesoro is very interesting in my opinion, the outfits are amazing, and the final battles were pretty cool too. I didn’t liked Carina very much, tho

9 - What is your favorite arc in One Piece?

Alabasta, without any doubt. Baroque Works was freaking charismatic, the scenarios were interesting as hell, Vivi was an amazing character in general, the battles were intense and fun, and it’s such a funny arc! I really like the filler were Ace spends a while with the Strawhats too. Water 7 comes in a close second place.

10 - What is your favorite One Piece videogame? 

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3. It’s so much fun to play with characters like Hancock, Ace, Law and Tashigi! The story log is very nostalgic and the dream log is addicting as hell.

11 - If you were in the One Piece universe, who's crew would you join and why?

What kind of question is that? Strawhat Crew, of course! They all have this sense of one for all and all for one, and they really look like a family, and this is very heart-warming to me.

12 - What is the saddest One Piece moment?

Weeeeeeell... I’ve been stuck in Dressrosa for a while, and the saddest moment in my opinion is at Whole Cake. I took EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE SPOILER of this arc, though. Without hesitation, it’s Sanji’s backstory. I feel like crying when I only see PICTURES of his backstory... I don’t even want to think what I’m going to feel when I actually get in Whole Cake. Sanji occupies a very special place in my heart, so it hurts a lot to see that this was his past. Congratulations, Oda, you completely broke my heart once again. Also, Pudding can stick her finger in her third eye and go to hell

13 - What is the most shocking moment? 

The third scene that made me cry in One Piece: Usopp VS Luffy in Water 7. These two are such good friends! That’s why I remember that I was freaking out when they began to fight. 

14 - What is the funniest One Piece moment and who is the funniest character?

There are plenty of funny moments in this beautiful story, so I’m going to say more than one. Zoro getting lost, Luffy’s impressions, Robin’s imagination and all the “Can you poop?” moments. And of course that Luffy is the funniest character.

15 - What is the most memorable moment? 

That moment when Luffy gets Zoro’s swords, and he defends his captain for the first time. C’mon, it’s the beginning of the crew!

“Nice, Zoro!”

“It was no trouble, Captain.” 

16 - What is your favorite ability in One Piece?

Hana-Hana No Mi. It’s elegant, has many uses and it can be powerful as heck. I totally want it! Emperor’s Haki is a close second, tho... 

17 - Do you own any One Piece merchandise? (Official or not)

Many of them! All the mangas that were/are being released on Brazil, the special editions (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green and Wanted!) an giant wallpaper, plenty of posters, many figure actions, an Sanji cosplay, a flag, a strawhat, a keychain and a notepad (The last two actually came from Japan!), a necklace and a shirt.

18 - Do you prefer watching One Piece in sub or dub?

As I said up there, I’m brazilian... So I never actually had acess to the english dub, and the portuguese dub (It’s a very good dub, btw) came out before I knew One Piece. So, it’s sub.

19 - What is the #1 thing you love the most about One Piece?

I’m a sucker for this kind of thing: The whole dreams, freedom, friendship and bravery message that it passes. I keep the lessons that One Piece gave me deep in my heart. They give me hope and happiness in hard moments.

20 - What is the #1 thing you hate the most about One Piece? 

There’s two of them: The brazilian fandom and what they did to Sanji after the timeskip. Brazil’s fandom is full of toxicity, arguing, homophobia and sexism. And Sanji was so smooth and serious before the timeskip, but I feel like he became a gag after the timeskip. Where’s the suave Sanji, goddamnit?!

21 - Does One Piece take your number 1 spot in your top 10 animes? (If not, where?)

Absolutely yes. One Piece saved me from dispair countless times. Its jokes, its lessons, its characters... And if it weren’t for One Piece, I wouldn’t have known half of my friends, and honestly, I don’t know where I was going to be nowdays if I didn’t had them. In many aspects, One Piece saved my life. I’m eternally grateful to Oda. One Piece is a huge inspiration to me in both emotional aspects and in a writer’s point of view. Watching One Piece was the best choice I ever made, because that silly strawhat boy changed my life and took me out of the darkness many times. I love this masterpiece with all my soul.

[arkus-rhapsode]

Comparison: Haru Glory and Natsu Dragneel

Okay so if you forget, I did one of these before with Acnologia and Endless and I thought about it and I really wanna do Haru vs Natsu. Now this is a comparison of these two character, so this isn’t meant to feel like an attack on anyone who likes these two.

So many people have a lot of ill-feelings towards FT and one of those things is Natsu Dragneel. Natsu Dragneel is often critiqued as an standard hot-blooded shounen protagonist, gets away with too many awful things, is treated like the big damn hero who is infallible, boring to sit through in battles, never being affected by anything that happens to him, and not developing beyond who he is from chapter 1. Now I will definitely defend Natsu more than the average Joe, but at times, it is surprising to see how he ended up. Because like a lot of Fairy Tail, if you read Rave Master, there seems to be a lot of stuff done better, one of them being main protagonist, Haru Glory.

Haru seems to be a complete reversal of Natsu and a lot of that seems to be a detriment to Natsu. So let’s compare Haru to Natsu on a lot of these subjects that Natsu is often said to be a bad character for.

The first is the standard battle manga protagonist. Natsu is a character similar to Luffy or Naruto, he’s loud, brash, very eager for action, and when it comes down to pinch you see that they are people who stick up for what they believe in. Haru falls into a different category, the straight man like Yusuke or Ichigo, he’s more reactionary to the new world around him, he’ll think things out, and ultimately it’s their goal that pushes them to continue through the unfamiliar. There’s nothing wrong with a protagonist being like either of these options, the standard hot-blooded shounen protagonist is considered a trope because it is effective. With shounen being a demographic aimed at adolescent boys, so it would be easy for them to make a connection to this very boisterous character, the thing is that being a standard hot-blooded protagonist is easy to help have fun and quickly identify with them, but it’s harder to keep the readers interest if that’s all they are like throughout the series. We’ll get into this later, but characters like Naruto and Luffy overtime became more nuanced than just that standard character they were introduced as and became unique characters separate from other standard shounen characters like them. Natsu however, isn’t like that. There isn’t any layers to him throughout the series, the most I could identify that separates him from other manga characters like him, is he was raised by a dragon. Haru on the other hand, like other straight man characters, is able to more clearly cut out their identity. Haru and Yusuke are a bit different in that, while they can act very reactionary to the world around them they still are able to fit in goofy moments when the tone calls for it. (Unlike  Ichigo who ends up coming off as a stick in the mud most the time). An interesting about Natsu and Haru is that Natsu is introduced along with Lucy, so it had to balance out the time spent on each character, but Haru is unique in the sense it took 5 chapters before he was joined by another permanent cast member, so you really get a good grasp of who Haru is early on.

Now on to the next thing, Natsu gets away with too many awful things. Alright this is something I don’t want to entirely blame on Natsu as a character, but more a fault of the world created around them. In the world of Fairy Tail, this world is considered well govern to the point it has a multitude of legal guilds across, and that the villains are either treated as one man operations that act as rogues, such as bandits or swindlers, or the are more like terrorist organizations with large numbers of individuals trying to take over the world. The thing is, criminals and dark guilds are more like isolated incidents, those who wish to disrupt the already peaceful world, because wizards while capable of combat, are also tasked to do menial things. There’s no hint that guilds and mages are tasked to go out and fight other countries who are waging war, or have become corrupt, because Ishgar seems like it is secured. So when Natsu (or anybody in the series) does something like destroy public property, unless it’s a base of a villain (like the grimoire airship) or a tool in the possession of the villains (like Nirvana), there is no reason for characters like Natsu to escalate it as much as they do. So Natsu comes off as an inconsiderate jerk, because most situations he’s put in doesn’t justify destroying things. He breaks into Sabertooth’s lodgings in the GMG because of how they treated Yukino. While it’s admirable how cares about someone who isn’t part of his guild, he takes to an extreme by breaking in and not only brutalizing several innocent members of Sabertooth, but also endangering his guild of staying in the tournament. It’s not like Sabertooth was a guild from another country that had machinations to assassinate the king, at worse they were just a bunch of jerks. I mean instead of doing the sensible thing and showing how Natsu cares about how guilds treating their members by using Yukino’s excommunication as added motivation to beat Sting and Rogue, he looks like a bigger jackass taking iit to an extreme level. The worse thing is, he’s never punished. It be one thing if he kept up with these headstrong moments and learned from them after seeing it endangers others, but also he keeps getting punished, but nope, off scot-free.  Now the world of Rave is not a heavily organized world, while there is a world government, there are still individual kingdoms and areas that have their own ethics, and the villains he’s facing exploit that by setting up in areas of the world where they won’t be compromised by the world government. Lets compare, Haru breaks into the residence of Lance, a murder and commander of the Demon card organization. Lance like Jiemma is a dick (even more so because of how he murders and kidnaps people), but he lives in the Song continent’s punk street, an area where you can get your hands on tons of weapons and has little oversight by the government. It also doesn’t help that Lance had captured Elie and threatened to murder her. In this world, it’s a lot easier to justify why Haru would break in and why he should fight this guy. Due to the nature of the world, Haru is never a jackass for breaking rules in a lawful world like Natsu.

Next up is infallibility. Okay, I will say Natsu is not all that “hero worshiped” like some claim. It’s more Fairy Tail itself is consider great and inspirational, not just Natsu. In fact, if I had to rercall, sole Natsu worship only comes from his team when he’s talking about how awesome Fairy Tail is, Romeo who I can understand why he looks up to Natsu because of how he saved his dad, and Sting who alternates between how Natsu changed him to how Fairy Tail changed him. It’s less Natsu is infallible because of all his inspiration ad effect on others, but more he never gets in trouble like with the shit he does. Which as I cover above, is very annoying. Whereas Haru does have hero worship, like when the mermaid Celia bows and calls him “the sword of the world” and how he’s going to save the world The thing is this is not an often occurance like with the worship for Fairy Til and more related to the world created in Rave. Haru is considered the “sword of the world” because he’s the Rave Master, all that greatness came from the Rave Master before him, Shiba who saved the world 50 years ago and the the fact that Rave is the only thing that can destroy Dark Bring, which again makes it a lot more palatable when someone says he’s going to save world.

Now on to, boring to sit through in battles. Okay, Natsu’s power is fire. An ability that almost every battle shounen has a character who uses fire. Bleach-Yamamoto, Toriko-Starjun, JJBA-Abdoul, Black Clover-Magna, One Piece-Ace, MHA-Todoroki, FMA-Roy, ect. FIRE IS A STANDARD POWER! Now, there is nothing wrong with the main character using fire power, but with Natsu, there’s no growth in it. His fights often end with a giant flaming friendship punch. He doesn’t feel like he earned this win. Whereas Haru on the other hand, has a sword with 10 forms, but he does have access to all 10 at the start, he gradually unlocks his swords, only starting with 2: A standard large metal sword (Eisenmeteor) and a sword that makes explosions (Explosions). Haru wins a lot of his fights creatively, in his first big fight against Lance, he utilizes something as simple as the power to make explosions in creative ways, like using it to propel himself or make smokescreens. In his fight against the zombie Crush Cookie, Cookie has the power of Gildarts in the fact that what ever his body touches he can break apart and disassemble, so Haru uses the wind sword Mel Force that normally he uses to blow opponents backwards, paralyzing them shortly, but Cookie says it doesn’t matter if Haru tries to hit him his sword will be destroyed. But it turns out that by using the wind to push Cookie back, COokie hits the wall of the ship their on and he falls out of it, burning up because as a zombie he’s weak to sunlight. If you want another example, let’s compare Natsu vs Jellal, and Haru vs Sieg. Both fights occur at at about a fifth of the way through their series. Natsu takes a blind chance on eating Etherion to give him the power to defeat Jellal. It’s just raw power on how he beat Jellal. Whereas with Haru vs Sieg, Haru can’t match a master mage like Sieg because of Sieg’s magic, so Haru uses the magic sealing sword, Rune Save. However, this sword only cuts what can’t be cut, like magic, gases, or water, but it can’t cut people. So Haru has to get unique and and while destroying the magic, he alternates between his normal sword, Eisenmeteor, and uses that to damage Sieg. Haru also growing in strength, not just with new swords, but also the power of the Rave, so it feels like his combat style is growing with the progression of the series. But Natsu is just the same thing, Fire->friendship->bigger fire->win. As I said, fire can be interesting, like his fight with Yuka, where he used his power to ignite his elbow and push him further through the wave and it be cool to see Natsu grow from just fists coated in fire, but maybe focusing his flames on top of each other, kinda making a make-shift flame spear or drill. Or how about focusing on the heat of his fire and not just the flames, that way he could melt obstacles. Or he could use the fire to coat his body to act like armor. It’s not impossible to make fire an interesting power. So with this formulaic nature Natsu is seen as undeserving of a lot of his wins, whereas Haru we see effort go into it.

Now on to the big one, never being affected by anything that happens to him. Natsu  has the basis for things in canon to effect him and develop him beyond what he was introduced as. This isn’t brand new stuff that’s made from whole cloth AU either, there are multiple instances in canon to develop him. Natsu is introduced as looking for his dad, but past chapter 1, we don’t see that effort ever again. Natsu in the tower talks about how Erza is the strongest person he knows, does that evolve into something new than their previous relationship? No. He admits defeat to Gildarts and learns to accept being scared. Only for that to be completely forgotten in his fight with Zancrow and then after that going to challenge Hades even though just a couple minutes ago he was getting his ass kicked by Bluenote. Natsu watches his dad die in front of him. Okay is this a motivator for him to kill Acnologia? Nope, he’s still same old natsu. Haru on the other hand, gets a lot of development. In the first few chapters we find out that his dad abandoned him and his sister and he resents him for that. But then when he remeets his father and finds out how Gale left due to circumstances beyond his control, we see Haru remorseful for hating his dad. His dad then dies protecting him and we see in the mermaid peril arc where the mermaids who use what little magic they have to save him from being turned to stone, and he gets flashbacks of his dad dying and starts to cry to stop sacrificing their lives to save his. Haru also is defeated by Doryu the first time they meet, then next time he actually has learned from his fight with Doryu just how strong the sinclair pieces are. Then there is also Haru’s stance on not killing people, he eventually has to make piece with that and bring himself to kill Lucia for the sake of the world. So Haru feels like he as a character is growing from all the things he’s gone through, but Natsu is still the same. Natsu motivation and arc don’t really amount to anything in the end. Now the thing about development isn’t, oh Natsu has to be a some saint who no longer picks fights with people in the later story, but there should be nuance in both his mannerism and demeanor, like with Haru. Development isn’t you becoming a brand new character, but rather a character growing from the events of the story.

Which all leads into the end, Natsu seems like the same person he was at the start of the story. The sad thing is, this is entirely true. Natsu is the same guy he was in chapter 1 as he was in 545. He’s happy, loud, gets into petty fights with Gray, and pays no mean to distrubing someone else’s living space. Only now he’s strong enough to take a 100 year quest. Nothing about that is different from how he entered the series. Haru on the other hand, went from a kid on an isolated island who when he finally set foot on the mainland got robbed and disliked his father, to a noble knight-like hero who admired hos father. If you see Haru in capter one you hear him say, “My sister taught me...” when jumping into help. He’s doing the right thing only because of his upbringing taught him that it was bad to hurt people or mistreat animals, but by the end of the series he’s telling Lucia about how he’s taking away everyone else’s life and how he loves this world and just because he was wronged doesn’t give him the right to call it a “fake world”. Haru is different from chapter 1 to 296, that’s the sign of development. Something Natsu didn’t do.

Oh boy, this post may seem like a giant shitting on Natsu, and while it kinda is, I wanted to bring attention to the fact Hiro can create a good protagonist. Despite his flaws Natsu holds a soft spot in my heart, but it’s very easy to understand in objective terms why Natsu fails as a protagonist. And I also wanted to point out there was opportunity for Natsu to be more, he wasn’t dead on arrival. Anyway that’s my Comparison of these two polar opposite characters.

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Day 1: Character

Hi all! So, instead of posting in order here is number one, proceeding number 2... 

Anyways, the prompt was characters so i aim to please! There are obv spoilers for p much everything so please dont spoil for yourself. 

Monkey D. Luffy was a mystery inside an enigma. He was unusually idiotic but smart at the same time, in his own way.

He had little regard for the system of so called ‘justice’ or the world, for that matter.

He could lift his middle fingers up and say fuck you but he wouldn’t. No, he would become the king instead.

King of the Pirates and give the world the biggest fuck you he could.

Wherever he went he made friends; it was as natural as breathing, he was just…

There’s just something about Luffy.

Was it his charisma?

Was it the way he would kick anyone’s asses if they screwed with his nakama?

Or was it something written into their DNA, tying them with the free boy.

Makino watched over Luffy first for Garp but then she took a more parental role, allowing him into the bar as much as he wanted, the patrons simply adored him. But Makino saw the sadness in his eyes as he was clearly more lonely than the boy would let on.

Shanks was a pretty chilled guy so when the squirt had demanded he tell them stories of being a pirate he had indulged him. Who’d have thought that he would end up like this? He thinks, watching the blood, the carnage and more importantly, the fire-cracker that was Roger’s son.

Garp loved his grandson despite the fact that his good for nothing son had just given the babe to him without a backward glance. So he watches as he grows and finds himself more attached, he loves Luffy, he loves him more like a son than a grandchild.

Ace loved Luffy more than he loved himself despite the hatred he had for the rest of the world. It is why he couldn’t bear the thought of a world without his light so he moves and watches as his light flickers and floats away, the only regret heavy on his soul is that he will not see his baby brother become Pirate King.

Sabo loved him because he lit up the world and made Ace believe in himself. Years later and their pledge of brotherhood has not diminished. Sabo cries and sobs because ACEACEACEACE. But then he remembers someone else who believe he is alone, beingalonehurtsmorethandeath, and he pulls himself together.

Coby loves Luffy like a brother, it was only because of him that he had the courage to stand up to Alvida and say no. He becomes a marine for Luffy-san and when he sees him at Marineford… despite knowing that Ace is his brother, this is the path they have both chose. Later he tries to stop Akainu and meets the Yonkou himself, it is a befitting finish, he thinks.

Zoro joined him because of a promise and because he saw Luffy. And because of a promised dream, he will become the world’s greatest swordsman. He will make Luffy the King of the Pirates. He now follows the boy, no, man, because of all of the shit they’ve been through together.

Nami joined because of a mutual agreement but now she follows for she was encased within the charisma of the boy. She loves Luffy like a brother and cherishes his love whenever she sees him. He came for her even after everything.

Buggy wants to say he hates the bastard, well, he does. Partially. In Orange Town it was only fair that the bastard beat him, besides, it led to much greater things. Impel Down is hell and he unwittingly drags himself into a whole new mess following the rubber-bastard. And then Marine-ford… he hates it, the momentary grief he feels for the late Portgas D. Ace, son of Portgas D. Rouge and Gol D. Roger. So he helps the bastard out a bit whilst fighting World, it’s for a selfish reason but nonetheless he feels satisfaction as flames lick up the rubber man’s arm.

Gaiman watches the self-proclaimed mugiwara no Luffy hide the truth from him and he sobs, sobs that he wasted so much time here for those chests and now it was wasted. But he still loves the animals he is surrounded by. So, in two years time he will read the paper and jump in relief at the sight of the ‘Straw hats are back!’ emblazoned on the front page.

Usopp joined for adventure, he knows now that he never, ever wants to lead their band of merry misfits and he will cry and thank the man who saved him several times over.

Mihawk is impressed by the straw hat wearing boy, the one-armed, red-haired fool didn’t give away his treasure so freely. And then he recalls the rage in the boy’s face as he slashed the young swordsman. Then, at Marineford, fate smiles down on upon the boy and he escapes with his life.

Sanji joined for the ladies, well, that’s a lie and he knows it. He joined for his dream, but didn’t the rest of the fools in their tiny crew join for that as well? He remembers the hopelessness of being stuck on that island as his captain grieved and promises that he will never feel that way again.

Gin creates a new fleet, but, he knows that if Monkey D. Luffy, senchou of the mugiwara no ichimi, ever calls, he will join him.

Hachin watches in barely disguised confusion as he, and all of the other fishmen are defeated. Arlong had always taught him that humans were evil and weak. But then he will remember another before Arlong and cry for the man who is the hero of their country. He will try and defend the Sunny for a crew that is waiting for her.

Smoker ponders over the mystery of Monkey D. Luffy, son of the revolutionary Dragon, more than he probably should. He remembers the town of the beginning and end. But, more vividly the War of the Best replays in his mind and (he will never, ever admit this to anyone ever) felt his heart cry for the boy. But he is a Vice-Admiral and cannot ever endorse pirates so he will defeat Mugiwara no Luffy.

Dragon is proud of his son. He’s only met him once but Dragon watches from outside sources and the papers of what his son is doing to change the world. He might be doing it unintentionally but it is amusing to think about Sengoku’s reaction to his son. He will change the world.

Crocus knows that the crazy son of a bitch can do it, he has Roger’s smile, and the same air of confidence around him. Crocus cries and cries when he sees the news about Soul King, he shows an eager Laboon and the two cry in joy at the thought of one of their friends still being alive (was he really alive though?).

Vivi thinks that the Straw Hats are stupid, at first. She thinks they’re so dumb to be led into a trap like this, but she eats her own words as she watches a boy defeat Crocodile and save her Kingdom. She does not progress with him but watches through newspapers and den den mushi’s. (Her heart breaks at the battle of Marineford but she laughs when she finally figures out the meaning of the tattoo).

Tony Tony Chopper joins because, he isn’t a monster. He’s loves Luffy, his captain. He might be a naïve blue-nosed reindeer but he is Luffy’s doctor first and foremost. And if he has to be a monster to protect his nakama, then he will be a monster.

Crocodile is a shichibukai, he didn’t become one by slacking around. So he hates mugiwara no Luffy in the beginning, for such an awful good luck with Logia akuma no mi and watches as his plans fall to dust. He lost when he was a rookie, why should the overconfident bastard be any different? Although, he saves Portgas D. Ace, why? He doesn’t even know that answer… to piss of the Marines? Probable. Why did he save Monkey D. Luffy? He thinks it’s because the bastard will hurt more if he’s still alive after witnessing that.

Bentham never had many friends, ever. Not even when he was a part of Baroque Works, it was just how it was. No-one liked being friends with a queer. But after the fall of Baroque Works he protects the straw hat wearing boy because he is his friend. He feels like such a coward within Impel Down but… he knows he will have died to save Luffy’s brother.

Mr 3. Is unsure of the prowess of this boy, the powerhouse that took down his boss. He’s surprised when he runs into him again in Impel Down and even more surpised

Nico Robin is used to a life on the run. She joins the boy because he is stronger than a shichibukai, she will be able to use him to her advantage. But after so much, she can’t just let them die. And then… they come and she cries because her life has meaning. So, within their training she cries because her captain is alone.

Bellamy is a proud member of the Donquixote Pirates, he likes that, just mess shit up and you’re guaranteed a spot in Doflamingo’s crew. But the straw hat fool kicks his ass, just like that. And suddenly he is killing his friends, a cause of the flamingo and he cries, because he is given a second chance but is it really worth it? And then he wishes for the rubber fool to kill him, kill me. And he is proven wrong.

Blackbeard likes the kid, he’s got good fire within him, chasing his dream like that. But when he learns that the crazy kiddo is Ace’s lil bro he thinks well damn, one way to kill two birds with one stone. Later, after Marineford, he knows that he’ll have to kill the bastard, finish him off. It’ll be fun to watch him write in agony. He wanted to make him burn with his own brother’s akuma no mi but that idea is shot out as the bastard from the Revolutionaries beats him to the punch.

Montblanc Cricket is a crazy fool chasing a stupid dream. But that boy… he is just as dumb. But even so, when he hears the golden bell ring, he cries because thank you Mugiwara no Luffy.

Wiper thinks that the Straw Hat boy is a fool, and a weak one at that. But he is proven wrong as Enel falls and for the first time in a century, they are all at peace. He waves the straw hats away and knows that they will take the world by storm.

Aokiji is a fool, he knows this, but he does not care. He allows Nico Robin to live, he did, after all, let her escape all those years ago, it’s only fair if he lets the grandson of Garp live if he is willing to put his life on the line.

Franky joined because of his dream, they’re a crew of dreamers. And as his body becomes more metal than human he still loves their crew, he will become stronger so that his captain does not have to carry the burden of grief like that ever again.

Brook joined because he could. Well, that’s why he did in the first place, later on, it’s because the boy has bought his respect, as has the rest of them, so he sets sail and watches in horror as his crew is sent away because it is just like before. And when the tattoo comes through he starts a new career (temporarily of course).

Camie likes the pirates, generally, she doesn’t like pirates because pirates mean more abductions but one has to give someone the benefit of the doubt. And then she herself is kidnapped and then she’s on display and men and Tenryuubito and then Luffy. After the War of the Best she is sad for him but then when she sees him two years later she knows that he is okay.

Shakki has met many people over the years, both as a pirate and as a bar-tender on the Sabaody Archipelago. Monkey D. Luffy exceeds her expectations but at the same time fulfils him, she’s glad to see the straw hats come back together after two years of training.

Rayleigh is reminded of his own captain as he looks in the eyes of the straw hat bearing boy. A charisma of daring and challenge within him. It’s only proven as the brat single-handedly punches a Tenryuubito without any remorse. Afterwards, he’s glad when Kuma knocks him away because it means that they will not face utter annihilation. And then, he offers to train the boy because he has the potential but it is untapped. So he tries to help the boy heal and train.

Trafalgar D. Water Law isn’t sure what to think about Monkey D. Luffy when he sees the boy for the first time, he knows that the boy is a D, obviously. But he fights alongside Kidd and mugiwara-ya, decidedly impressed by the skill of the boy. Then the serious rage as he punches the Tenryuubito. And then he sees him broken and wonders if he will gain the courage to go on. When Law meets up with him later on, in Punk Hazard, he is amazed by the stupidness of the boy, but at the same time he is not surprised and he’s glad that he found a partner to take down Doflamingo down with.

Eustass Kidd dislikes the straw hat shit, because he knows that he’s going to be a pain in the ass to defeat when it comes to One Piece. And when the straw hats resurface two years later he laughs because, finally, someone worth defeating.

Jewelry Bonney thinks that the kid is certainly interesting, and then Marineford happens and she wonders whywhywhy, and that Blackbeard will pay. Her thoughts stray to the fool who didn’t surface until a couple of weeks after the war and rings the bell, signalling a new age. She likes it.

Kuma is first and foremost a revolutionary, he was secondly a shichibukai. This does not affect his day-to-day life and he fights against the injustices in the world alongside a man with a tribal tattoo. He watches as his leader looks to the East Blue every single time. He likes the Luffy boy, he knows that they’re not strong enough to face the New World yet so he flings them away and makes a promise for a boy in a straw hat.

Marguerite has never seen a man before in her life, but Luffy is the exception to this rule. And after he is brought back from the War she hasn’t seen a man so… broken.

Boa Hancock hates men, hates them as much, maybe more than Tenryuubito. But then Monkey D. Luffy comes crashing down into her life. He is a man, but… maybe. He can change her… And then… Then her Luffy is in such agony because his brother, his light, is dead. She knows how it would be to lose her sisters… For that to happen to her Luffy… But thankfully he seems to get over the pain of loss during the two years he trains.

Ivankov is an okama, he is also a revolutionary. But he simply adores straw hat boy, not just because of the strength of his spirit but also because he is Dragon-boy’s son. It is a depressing thought to know that the boy’s brother is dead but he knows that the boy will be fine, he has Rayleigh and Jinbe to stress over him.

Jinbe joined the man because he was asked, simple as that, Luffy is a man worthy of being followed by him and it is long past due that he flexed his wings as a pirate he is proud to be. So he reminds Luffy of what he has to live for and relishes in their meetings two years later, first at Fishman Island and then at Whole Cake Island.

Whitebeard is impressed by the cheeky brat, having the gall to challenge him and defend him from the Crocodile brat. So, he knows that there is a strong possibility that Monkey is the D Roger has been waiting for. And when a sacrifice is made of blood and fire he will enact his revenge and hope that his crew will protect the straw hat brat.

Marco decides that seeing as it was Ace’s final wish to protect his baby brother so he swoops down, deciding that Monkey D. Luffy will survive this, even if it means death. And then when his aid is requested long after the revenge war that they lost. He gives it, because Monkey D. Luffy asked, and he is the only link he can think of for Ace…

The Marines think that Monkey D. Luffy is suicidal for his actions at Marineford, any sane person would run away, tail between legs at the thought of fighting the Navy’s best. Although, he survives, so what does that say about their thoughts?

Fukaboshi thanks mugiwara no Luffy a lot, he is happy that the boy broke the law about the exchange of blood and defeated Hody of the New Fishman Pirates. He mended fishman island even if he didn’t think it. And the fact that the boy was going to contest for their territory with a yonkou… he owed a lot to the mugiwara no ichimi…

Shirahoshi has never left the tower she lives in for almost as long as she could remember. It is a condition of her living, but Luffy-san… he comes in and breaks her fragile world into little pieces and she is grateful for it, so very grateful. It is her dream to see Luffy become King of the Pirates now…

Doflamingo is a heavenly demon, he fell from the heavens to this ungodly realm. But he will rule this domain eventually. He hates the straw hat fool, ruining all of his plans and getting the stupid boy his revenge. His plan is in shambles but he laughs because he knows he will be released, he knows far too much.

Rebecca thinks that Lucy has a very good chance of winning, he is obviously very strong and agile. She is worried about winning the mera mera no mi, then she discovers just who Lucy is and resigns herself to her fate. And then her kingdom is free and she lives as free as anyone else, all because of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The Tontatta tribe is very secluded, has always been this way since the very beginning (after their release at least). But even so, they willingly commit to the Straw Hat Fleet, even if their commander did not agree, if the Straw Hats are ever in trouble they will come in all their forces.

Bartolomeo finally meets his idol and can’t help the tears swimming in his eyes, even so, he promises that he will win the mera mera no mi for Luffy-senpai! And then when he is officially a part of the Fleet he smiles for he may be needed by Luffy one day.

The Straw Hat Fleet is comprised of over 5000 members in total, none of them are officially bound to their leader for he did not want to oversee such an amount of people. Instead, they pledge themselves to him and promise to come if they are ever in trouble.

Admiral Fujitora, for the first time in many years, wishes that he had not slashed his own eyes, he wants to see Monkey D. Luffy’s face. See his smile, what kind of man must he be for an entire kingdom to protect him?

Carrot thinks that Luffy is funny, he smiles a lot and laughs a lot. He’s also super strong, strong enough to avoid the two elders on Zou! She was very excited to go on an adventure with the Straw Hat Pirates to save Sanji-san!

Reiju’s first thought is thank god Sanji ended up with such a crew. They’re so nice and she can’t help and hope that he had a semi-normal childhood after he left. She wishes it for Sanji, he was so nice and she couldn’t do much about Ichiji, Niji and Yonji otherwise they would hurt her.