Whoever it was that called Kuma getting the last of his humanity Vegapunked out of him was spot on. I assume we'll be learning more of his story eventually.
WTF game is Doflamingo playing? I don't get why he's attacking Crocodile, unless it's just for fufuz. But Crocodile vs. Doflamingo is an epic-level pimp-off.
Whoever it was that called Kuma getting the last of his humanity Vegapunked out of him was spot on. I assume we'll be learning more of his story eventually.
WTF game is Doflamingo playing? I don't get why he's attacking Crocodile, unless it's just for fufuz. But Crocodile vs. Doflamingo is an epic-level pimp-off.
Whoever it was that called Kuma getting the last of his humanity Vegapunked out of him was spot on. I assume we'll be learning more of his story eventually.
WTF game is Doflamingo playing? I don't get why he's attacking Crocodile, unless it's just for fufuz. But Crocodile vs. Doflamingo is an epic-level pimp-off.
It didn't seem like Doflamingo was attacking Crocodile. Maybe I need to look at the chapter again but it seems like he used his yet to be know "string-like" powers to actually stop a punch from Jozu and try to get him to team-up against Jozu.
As for why Doflamingo would attack either Crocodile or Jozu? Well even if he was doing it for lulz both of them are technically against the WG.
I liked the chapter overall except for when reading around the internet I discovered its extended break. I'll definitely catch up on the Anime part though. I think the last episode I saw was when they were still back in Thriller Bark.
Well I suppose it is bit a of an exaggeration on my part. Especially compared to breaks other authors have had for a variety of reasons. Still I like the current arc and I know it is hard to manage so many characters at once while keeping the story interesting that I am being a bit selfish in wanting Oda to pump out the chapters.
But it is suppose to be something like two weeks before a new chapter comes out iirc.
Well I suppose it is bit a of an exaggeration on my part. Especially compared to breaks other authors have had for a variety of reasons. Still I like the current arc and I know it is hard to manage so many characters at once while keeping the story interesting that I am being a bit selfish in wanting Oda to pump out the chapters.
But it is suppose to be something like two weeks before a new chapter comes out iirc.
Yeah, there's no chapter next week but it's safe to assume that the week after that will have a release.
I honestly don't mind occasional breaks too much because being a fan of Hunter x Hunter has pretty much given me god-like resistance when it comes to waiting for new chapters of things.
They are NOT going to like Ivankov when he/she is angry. The Galaxy Wink was okamariffic.
My harebrained prediction: Mihawk takes out Luffy - people are shocked, Luffy is seemingly defeated - but he's thrown the key to Ace. Ace ditches the cuffs and now he has to save Luffy instead of Luffy saving him.
Or: Hancock throws herself in front of Luffy secret-service style and takes Mihawk's slash. Manly tears are shed, followed by lots of punching.
They are NOT going to like Ivankov when he/she is angry. The Galaxy Wink was okamariffic.
My harebrained prediction: Mihawk takes out Luffy - people are shocked, Luffy is seemingly defeated - but he's thrown the key to Ace. Ace ditches the cuffs and now he has to save Luffy instead of Luffy saving him.
Or: Hancock throws herself in front of Luffy secret-service style and takes Mihawk's slash. Manly tears are shed, followed by lots of punching.
I'm thinking Phoenixguy will intervene. WhiteBeard did tell him not to let anything happen to Luffy.
I'm still with the earlier predictions that Garp will somehow free Ace and sacrifice his life. However, it will probably segue to an immediate escape. If this continues too far the WG will be decimated even if they win, I doubt too much that Oda will completely eliminate one of the biggest threats to pirates in the New World in this arc alone. That or the WG will be decimated and the WG Elders will activate a super-serial-secret new set of Admirals that will kick all sorts of pirate ass. This may drive one of the friendlier admirals (Aokiji) to side with the pirates later on.
Mihawk v. Buggy would be my favorite one piece moment in a long time, MAKE IT HAPPEN, ODA!
And to everyone who says Haki would prevent Buggy's ability working, I was gonna type of a way too long response, but I'll just say that would be lame as hell, so it better not happen. I really don't want haki to be the deus ex machina of the series.
Wasn't it Diamond Jose who wasn't supposed to let Luffy die? Whichever one it was, I forgot about that. Now that I think about it that's probably more likely.
Luffy getting the key made Ace's chances of survival go up IMO. Now Garp and Whitebeard are at the top of my dead pool.
Wasn't it Diamond Jose who wasn't supposed to let Luffy die? Whichever one it was, I forgot about that. Now that I think about it that's probably more likely.
Luffy getting the key made Ace's chances of survival go up IMO. Now Garp and Whitebeard are at the top of my dead pool.
You......you honestly thought Luffy was going to die here, right at the halfway point in the story?
Really?
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Wasn't it Diamond Jose who wasn't supposed to let Luffy die? Whichever one it was, I forgot about that. Now that I think about it that's probably more likely.
Luffy getting the key made Ace's chances of survival go up IMO. Now Garp and Whitebeard are at the top of my dead pool.
You......you honestly thought Luffy was going to die here, right at the halfway point in the story?
Really?
Reading Comprehension are good.
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Wasn't it Diamond Jose who wasn't supposed to let Luffy die? Whichever one it was, I forgot about that. Now that I think about it that's probably more likely.
Luffy getting the key made Ace's chances of survival go up IMO. Now Garp and Whitebeard are at the top of my dead pool.
You......you honestly thought Luffy was going to die here, right at the halfway point in the story?
Really?
Reading Comprehension are good.
Hah, whaddaya know, I was wrong.
It's like having my pants fall down with my junk flapping in the breeze!
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Wasn't it Diamond Jose who wasn't supposed to let Luffy die? Whichever one it was, I forgot about that. Now that I think about it that's probably more likely.
Luffy getting the key made Ace's chances of survival go up IMO. Now Garp and Whitebeard are at the top of my dead pool.
That guy was Marco, the pheonix man. Whitebeard's right-hand guy. Though I didn't see him in this chapter...
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
sadly it's more likely marco will pop in and take on mihawk for a bit. After all he already blocked that one attack from mihawk earlier and whitebeard told him to help luffy... I don't think the "fight" between luffy and mihawk will last more than 4 pages.
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
sadly it's more likely marco will pop in and take on mihawk for a bit. After all he already blocked that one attack from mihawk earlier and whitebeard told him to help luffy... I don't think the "fight" between luffy and mihawk will last more than 4 pages.
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
sadly it's more likely marco will pop in and take on mihawk for a bit. After all he already blocked that one attack from mihawk earlier and whitebeard told him to help luffy... I don't think the "fight" between luffy and mihawk will last more than 4 pages.
MARCO IS NOT JOSE. seriously people
whitebeard was talking to marco not jos.
Edit: nevermind you were right. jos stopped that attack. marco stopped some other attack.
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
sadly it's more likely marco will pop in and take on mihawk for a bit. After all he already blocked that one attack from mihawk earlier and whitebeard told him to help luffy... I don't think the "fight" between luffy and mihawk will last more than 4 pages.
MARCO IS NOT JOSE. seriously people
whitebeard was talking to marco not jos
JOSE blocked mihawks attack, MARCO blocked Kizaru's
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
sadly it's more likely marco will pop in and take on mihawk for a bit. After all he already blocked that one attack from mihawk earlier and whitebeard told him to help luffy... I don't think the "fight" between luffy and mihawk will last more than 4 pages.
MARCO IS NOT JOSE. seriously people
whitebeard was talking to marco not jos
JOSE blocked mihawks attack, MARCO blocked Kizaru's
Come on guys, it's obvious what's going to happen between Mihawk vs Luffy. Luffy doesn't really care about fighting anyone right now; he's mainly concerned with getting to Ace and every fight he's gotten into so far someone else has stepped in to "take care of it" so that Luffy can keep moving ahead (Jimbei vs Moria, Hancock vs Smoker, and Iva vs Kuma of course). I don't really see that changing here so it'll be a standoff for a bit (with Luffy either holding his own or barely keeping up, it doesn't really matter here) until, either through a humorous misunderstanding or his own grandiose plan, the great Buggy the Clown steps up to take on Mihawk, allowing Luffy to keep on moving forward while simultaneously helping Buggy with his plan to boost his reputation and "take the attention back from that Straw Hat guy". It really is almost too perfect, and with all the fun Oda has been having with Buggy I don't see him passing this up.
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
sadly it's more likely marco will pop in and take on mihawk for a bit. After all he already blocked that one attack from mihawk earlier and whitebeard told him to help luffy... I don't think the "fight" between luffy and mihawk will last more than 4 pages.
As others have said it was Jose who blocked Mihawk's attack earlier, but as he's a bit tied up with Ol' Crocy boy at the moment I don't really see him interfering
Marco on the other hand is a definite possibility, but I just think that the Buggy thing is too hilarious and doubt Oda will pass on the opportunity to have everyone's favorite clown deliver another completely over the top moment. Hell, both situations could easily happen with Marco stepping in initially then Buggy objecting to the Whitebeard pirates "hogging the glory" or some such nonsense and challenging Mihawk (all this hinges on Buggy's newfound confidence + faith in his inability to be cut outweighing the soul crushing fear of Mihawk that he is sure to have).
And I doubt the Hawkeyes/Luffy fight lasts even 4 pages at all, as I said Luffy is pretty determined to get to that platform as fast as possible. I'm sure he'll find someway around, world's greatest swordsman or not.
There is no flippin' way Luffy's gonna stick around to fight Mihawk. That specific Shichibukai has plot armor until end-game material. Luffy's only option is to get the fuck out of dodge, or he's completely slaughtered.
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There is no flippin' way Luffy's gonna stick around to fight Mihawk. That specific Shichibukai has plot armor until end-game material. Luffy's only option is to get the fuck out of dodge, or he's completely slaughtered.
Yeah, well even now I think his reaction is going to be "I'm not going to fight you, you are Zoro's ambition." Because Luffy is consistent about dreams and shit.
Also the Kuma story may be the first retroactive tearjerker for Oda. "We will never meet again." That's fucking tragic. God, his story is the most interesting sub plot going.
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WTF game is Doflamingo playing? I don't get why he's attacking Crocodile, unless it's just for fufuz. But Crocodile vs. Doflamingo is an epic-level pimp-off.
That was me.
Suck on it bitches.
As for why Doflamingo would attack either Crocodile or Jozu? Well even if he was doing it for lulz both of them are technically against the WG.
I liked the chapter overall except for when reading around the internet I discovered its extended break. I'll definitely catch up on the Anime part though. I think the last episode I saw was when they were still back in Thriller Bark.
Japan should have made a national holliday for Oda by now for all his back-breaking work.
Well I suppose it is bit a of an exaggeration on my part. Especially compared to breaks other authors have had for a variety of reasons. Still I like the current arc and I know it is hard to manage so many characters at once while keeping the story interesting that I am being a bit selfish in wanting Oda to pump out the chapters.
But it is suppose to be something like two weeks before a new chapter comes out iirc.
Man, I just reread the chapter and realized that his name was hawk eyes.
I've been internally calling him mohawk this entire time.
Regardless, I'm still referring to him as mohawk for humor's sake.
Yeah, there's no chapter next week but it's safe to assume that the week after that will have a release.
I honestly don't mind occasional breaks too much because being a fan of Hunter x Hunter has pretty much given me god-like resistance when it comes to waiting for new chapters of things.
It's "Hawk Eyes" Mihawk
Mihawk
My harebrained prediction: Mihawk takes out Luffy - people are shocked, Luffy is seemingly defeated - but he's thrown the key to Ace. Ace ditches the cuffs and now he has to save Luffy instead of Luffy saving him.
Or: Hancock throws herself in front of Luffy secret-service style and takes Mihawk's slash. Manly tears are shed, followed by lots of punching.
I hope it's the punching.
I'm still with the earlier predictions that Garp will somehow free Ace and sacrifice his life. However, it will probably segue to an immediate escape. If this continues too far the WG will be decimated even if they win, I doubt too much that Oda will completely eliminate one of the biggest threats to pirates in the New World in this arc alone. That or the WG will be decimated and the WG Elders will activate a super-serial-secret new set of Admirals that will kick all sorts of pirate ass. This may drive one of the friendlier admirals (Aokiji) to side with the pirates later on.
And to everyone who says Haki would prevent Buggy's ability working, I was gonna type of a way too long response, but I'll just say that would be lame as hell, so it better not happen. I really don't want haki to be the deus ex machina of the series.
Luffy getting the key made Ace's chances of survival go up IMO. Now Garp and Whitebeard are at the top of my dead pool.
Really?
Reading Comprehension are good.
Hah, whaddaya know, I was wrong.
It's like having my pants fall down with my junk flapping in the breeze!
I just hope we get to see a bit more of what Whitebeard and Sengoku's respective plans are, as well as what the new world captains are up too.
And oh, I just remembered, isn't one of the more popular theories out there that Mihawk is the former second commander for Whitebeard's crew (the position that Ace took after "it had been empty for a while")? That could add an interesting dynamic to a Buggy/Mihawk showdown, what with the fact that they might have met during one of Roger and Whitebeard's past battles.
Edit: nevermind you were right. jos stopped that attack. marco stopped some other attack.
Marco on the other hand is a definite possibility, but I just think that the Buggy thing is too hilarious and doubt Oda will pass on the opportunity to have everyone's favorite clown deliver another completely over the top moment. Hell, both situations could easily happen with Marco stepping in initially then Buggy objecting to the Whitebeard pirates "hogging the glory" or some such nonsense and challenging Mihawk (all this hinges on Buggy's newfound confidence + faith in his inability to be cut outweighing the soul crushing fear of Mihawk that he is sure to have).
And I doubt the Hawkeyes/Luffy fight lasts even 4 pages at all, as I said Luffy is pretty determined to get to that platform as fast as possible. I'm sure he'll find someway around, world's greatest swordsman or not.
Also the Kuma story may be the first retroactive tearjerker for Oda. "We will never meet again." That's fucking tragic. God, his story is the most interesting sub plot going.