#onigashima spoilers

[von-leg]

WINNING THE IJBOL WAR

[onepiecesb]

The Final Votes Are In!!!

After 6 weeks of polls…

128 votes…

First Place Goes To…

One Piece Volume Cover 9!!!

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Volume 9 Takes Place During Chapters 72-81 And The Strawhats Are Split Between Cocoyashi Village And Arlong Park! The Opening Chapter Title Is “Bunsōō”/“Proper Living”.

The Book Is 208 Pages Long And The Original Release Date Was July 2nd 1999. The English Release Date was January 3rd 2006.

Second Place Is…

One Piece Volume Cover 103!!!

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Volume 103 Takes Place During Chapters 1036-1046 And The Strawhats Are At Onigashima In The Wano Kingdom - The Land Of The Samurai! The Opening Chapter Title Is “Bushidō To Lu Wa Shinu Koto To Mitsuketari”/“Bushido Is The Way Of Death”.

The Book Is 232 Pages Long And The Original Release Date Was August 4th 2022. The English Release Date Will Be July 4th 2023!

Finally Third Place Goes To…

One Piece Volume Cover 60!

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Volume 60 Takes Place During Chapters 584-594 And Changes Between Luffy’s Past With Ace And Sabo And The Strawhats Scattered Along The Globe In The Present Day. The Opening Chapter Title Is “Kyōdai Sakazuki”/“Brotherly Pact”.

The Book Is 216 Pages Long (208 In The English Version) And The Original Release Date Was November 4th 2010. The English Release Date Was January 3rd 2012.

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[sualne]

he's fiiiiine.

[namsterart]

Can you hear the Drums of Liberation?

[themardlonk]

Kaido: 👒🍴���

Zoro: GET THAT OUTTA YOUR MOUTH

[silvadour]

[future-supertuna]

this is very in-text but i love that zoro gets attuned to kiku from the get-go not only because of this sword wielder code that he's followed through all extremes of the practice, from brook to kin'emon -- recognizing and respecting all masters -- but because her existence is the solid evidence, the living proof that kuina was wrong

[willlic]

Idk if other ppl will flame me for this or not, but I feel like they wussed out when they made it so sanji didn't hit the girl in wano, and revealed it was queen. It would have been so much better if it was sanji in my opinion. Think of the spiral it would have set off in him. It would be such a great opportunity for character growth, because that's one of his core personal rules. Redemption is a thing characters can do, and shit like that can be devastating but set up amazing personal growth and character development. And like, the crew would help him through it, usopp is no stranger to self hatred and depression. Zoro would actually probably be really helpful too. A lot of the crew has had moments like that before where it's such a huge moment of guilt/shame/failure feelings and it always leads to huge growth and a stronger connection to the crew. Usopp in water seven, zoro beat by mihawk, luffy with ace etc etc. Its not like it would be sanji being a malicious shitty person, it was clear in that moment he was dealing with what seemed like psychosis. But like, it could have been such a defining moment that would spur on character growth and I felt kinda robbed when I first watched that tbh.

[silversoulstardust]

what a beautiful winning shot 💛

[wesleysniperking]

One Piece Film: Red and What It Meant for Usopp

Part 1 (TL;DR)

(beware spoilers!!!)

I was catching up on the One Piece anime last night and a particular special, SP13 (aired a week before episode 1101) didn’t sit right with me. What bothered me was the lack of mention of Usopp (or even his alter ego, Sniper King).

The focus was on the CP9 agents, illustrating how far both the Straw Hats and CP9 (now CP0) had come. But the omission of Usopp’s significant contributions at Enies Lobby felt like a slap in the face.

Haters often consider Usopp and Sniper King as two separate individuals, ignoring that Usopp is the one behind Sniper King. It felt like reading a prejudiced abridged version (*cough cough* US History books *cough cough*) of a major historical event. They even omitted the part where Usopp inspired Luffy with his speech and told everyone to get on the Merry. It’s frustrating and disheartening, especially for those of us who are deeply invested in Usopp’s journey.

This brings me to my main point regarding Usopp’s role in the Wano arc and the Onigashima battle. There’s a significant amount of criticism and ridicule aimed at Usopp for his performance in this arc. I believe he did great, providing crucial support and not being a sitting duck. Yet, many fans view him as useless and fodder, fixating on the toad oil cream incident (he didn’t do anything wrong) and his plea to Nami to lie about Toko’s condition (there’s nothing wrong with that, I’d avoid fighting someone head on too! That should be the last resort). And the whole thing where he also wanted her to lie and say Luffy won’t be pirate king (so she—a friend—wouldn’t bite the dust!).

Some fans argue that Usopp should have showcased his marksmanship more during the battle. They blame Usopp rather than acknowledging that this might be a flaw in Oda’s writing. They say that all the Straw Hats got their power-ups and moments to shine, but this isn’t entirely accurate.

Luffy achieved Gear 5, Sanji embraced his genetic enhancements, Zoro mastered Enma and burst his haki, Robin enhanced her Devil Fruit to defeat Black Maria, Brook showcased new abilities, Nami summoned Zeus, and even Jinbei, Chopper, and Franky had their (notable?) contributions. However, everyone besides the monster trio got only a small slice of the spotlight. Yet, some fans still defend the non-monster trio Straw Hats while putting Usopp down as if he’s a pariah.

When fans praise Wano and the Onigashima battle, it feels like being at a party where everyone had a great time except you. They continue to talk animatedly about their experiences while you sit there, knowing you had a terrible time. It’s disheartening.

So, I had to look for a pick-me-up. I had to focus on what Wano and the Onigashima battle actually meant for Usopp. I needed to find the light at the end of the tunnel, hoping there’d be a light.

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[katvaramell]

I just got to the death pact episode (omgggg)

The entire onigashima sequence is so gay it almost hurts 🥸

Law is rushing around his boyfriends like the homotron 3000 that he is

Kid and killer could not be more in love if the tried (they canonically call each other partner like come on)

And Zoro and sanji are doing their taking care of each other and protecting each other, while still trying to keep up appearances thing. It’s amazing

I was absolutely gagged when it happened, especially because I always assumed it would be in person???

So curious to find out how it’s going to develop. Especially concerning sanjis eyebrows and the start of a germa 66 cover story shortly afterwards.

[petrichal]

FUCK YEAH IT IS!!!!! SPEAK YOUR SHIT!!!!!!

Love this scene sm!! ngl this was cooler in the manga bc the speech bubble was overlapping the shot of all three captains so it was like BAM!! all at once, and the dialogue (as I remember it) went like;

"When you're at sea.... You fight with pirates!!"

-which is significantly way cooler imo, but it's still so so cool!!! man I love pirate shows.

[nature-nerd-sarah]

New cover story time! Are we gonna see Kaidou and Big Mom waking up and floating to the surface, or are we gonna see some Fish-man or Mermaid finding their corpses?

[chenziee]

Five

@lawluevents - Day 6: Conqueror's haki/Hand holding

@onepiece-bingo: Sound of Drums

Alternate summary: 1044 because of course it is :)

Alternate summary 2: write Nika Luffy without him turning into a giggly murdering maniac challenge

! MAJOR SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 1044 (ENDING OF ONIGASHIMA) !

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Luffy never thought about losing. He refused to think about losing. There was too much on the line in Wano and if he lost to Kaido, then all of it was going to be destroyed. He promised he would win and smash the night to pieces—to Momo, to Tama, to Yamato, to Kin, to his crew, to Torao. He promised to win no matter what. 

And more than that, he himself couldn’t forgive Kaido.

He couldn’t afford losing to this man.

And so, when he did lose…

He was shocked to find out that he wasn’t upset, disappointed… or even angry.

No; instead, he was happy. Who knew losing would be so much fun? 

A giggle bubbling out of his chest, Luffy got to his knees. There was blood dripping off his face and staining the ground under him but he couldn’t feel any pain. He felt too giddy, too excited to get back to fighting.

What was that DOOM-DUT-DA-DA rhythm resounding all around him? A drum? Sure sounded like one… but that didn’t feel right. Oh, was that his heart beating?

“Okay, that’s funny!”

A new wave of giggles overcame him as he finally got to his feet; he felt so light now, like some invisible restraints had been lifted, giving him all the freedom he ever wanted. He was sure he could do everything he wanted to right now.

Looking at his hands, Luffy clenched and unclenched his fist a few times, testing. What if I make it bigger, bigger than Gear Third?

He barely finished the thought before his fist blew up into giant proportions—big enough to make it seem like he could just reach out and grab the moon off the sky, and big enough to make Luffy himself stumble at the sudden shift in his centre of gravity. Quickly shrinking his hand back to normal size, Luffy grinned.

“This is amazing!” he laughed happily, jumping up and down. He didn’t even notice until now but did his clothes turn white? That was so weird! “I really can do anything!! I can totally fight a bit longer like this! This is my peak. This is Gear Five!!”

Taking a deep breath, Luffy focused on his surroundings. He could feel countless people down below him, scrambling around as the battle went on. There were several strong Voices—Kaido’s was the strongest but he could hear Sanji, Yamato, Jaggy, Momo a bit further away… Zoro’s voice was weak but also there, just like several of the Akazaya samurai.

If at all possible, Luffy’s smile widened even more when he found his Torao.

He knew he and Jaggy would win. Torao was strong, after all; much stronger than stupid Big Mom.

His presence was comforting; hearing his Voice was grounding, keeping Luffy’s mind from getting off-track. He really was the last one to wrap up his fight, huh? That wouldn’t do! He couldn’t keep everyone waiting like this!

Luffy snickered, cracking the knuckles of both his hands before pulling his right arm back. “Here I go, Kaido!” Luffy called to no one in particular, letting his haki flow—

—only to startle at how effortlessly it came to him. Has his Conqueror’s haki always been this powerful? Did it always so free, so light, was it always so easy for him to control?

This form, this Gear Five… It was just so fun!

A grin on his lips, Luffy thrust his hand forward, letting it grow into the arm of a giant to easily bust a hole in the Skull Dome’s ceiling, grabbing for Kaido. He laughed at how tiny the dragon’s body seemed in his hold. Like a simple rope, just ready to be tossed around.

This was where the real battle started.

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“Idiot!”

“Huh?” Luffy blinked, pausing with where he was stuffing his mouth with meat to stare at Torao.

He was pacing all over the room in the Shogun’s castle that Momo let Luffy use while he recovered, his hair dishevelled from how he had been running his hands through it in frustration. He wasn’t looking at Luffy, only muttering something to himself about ‘reckless morons who never stop to think’.

“What did I do?!” Luffy asked, instead of doing something stupid like laughing. The sight that Law’s stress made might have been very funny, but Luffy also didn’t have a death wish.

Law clicked his tongue, his head snapping up to glare at Luffy. “Take a fucking guess,” he hissed angrilly.

Tilting his head to the side, Luffy thought hard about what might have caused Law to act like this but he was drawing a blank. “You wanted to eat this meat?” Luffy tried, offering him the half-eaten drumstick in his hand.

“No. Try again.”

Luffy studied Law’s face, taking note of how Law’s eyes flickered away from Luffy’s face to dart all over Luffy’s body—over his injuries—and suddenly, Luffy understood. And he couldn’t keep the warm, happy smile off his face as much as he tried. “Torao~” he sang easily.

That only earned him another glare and he had to bite on his lower lip to stop himself from giggling as he shook his head. Torao could be so cute sometimes.

“Torao, I’m fine,” Luffy said, trying to sound reassuring but he wasn’t sure how good a job he was doing with the way his voice shook. He was just so happy his Torao was so worried; it made him feel all warm and fuzzy in ways he didn’t bother deciphering. He simply basked in the feelings, and in the pissed off, adorable look on Law’s face.

“You died,” Law said flatly.

“Did not!” Luffy cried in his defence.

Clicking his tongue again, Torao sighed deeply. “You’re impossible.”

Unable to keep it in any longer, Luffy snickered—while ignoring the frustrated noise Law let out in response. Discarding his meat on the provided plate, Luffy quickly wiped his hands before he turned back to Law and stretched out one of his arms to grab Law’s elbow, forcing him to come closer to where Luffy was sitting on his futon.

Surprisingly, Law didn’t protest; he let Luffy drag him over to himself, only turning his eyes away so that he wasn’t looking at him. Embarrassed, and unwilling to show it, and Luffy grinned.

So damn cute.

Letting go of Law’s elbow, Luffy let his fingers slide down Law's arm until he found his hand, taking it in his own. Slowly, he brought Law’s hand to his lips, pressing a small kiss to the inside of his wrist—right at the edge of his soulmark—before lacing their fingers together.

“Torao, I love you,” he said in a teasing voice, making Law freeze.

He didn’t say anything for a long while, only standing there completely tense… until he clicked his tongue and finally deflated. Luffy wasn’t surprised when a moment later, Law flicked his forehead—armament haki and all—before he heaved a sigh and replied, “Don’t I-love-you me in this situation.”

“But it’s working!” Luffy said cheekily, sticking out his tongue.

Law narrowed his eyes. “How about I cut your dick off and toss it into the hole with Kaido. It’s not like you’re using it anyway.”

“You wouldn’t!!” Luffy gasped.

“Fucking try me,” Law growled back and Luffy gulped.

Maybe he shouldn’t be pushing Torao much further… Oh well!

“I’ll still love you though,” Luffy said defiantly, squeezing Law’s hand for good measure.

Law didn’t say anything to that… but when he squeezed Luffy’s hand back, that was all the answer Luffy needed.

[nanamis-bigtie]

y'know, I'm really glad Law got away out of this alive cause seeing how people reacted to his relatively positive situation (I mean?? he got away from Blackbeard??), I don't event want to think what would be happening if his situation would be as bad as Kid's

I know there's a big part of Law fandom who likes to roll in the angst, but I have a feeling we've read a completely different chapter? every day I thank god I didn't join fandom during Dressrosa arc, as I had a great opportunity to start One Piece then; y'all would drive me insane with your negativity and rubbing salt into your own wounds

[silvadour]

"I want...to create the world...where my friends can eat...as much as they want!!!" Luffy defeats Kaido!! - Gum-Gum Bajrang Gun!! One Piece Ep. 1076 - "The World That Luffy Wants" Episode Director: Satoshi Ito (伊藤 聡伺) Animation Director: Yong-ce Tu (涂 泳策) & Ziwei He Key Animator: Yong-ce Tu (涂 泳策)