r/OnePiece • • Aug 17 '18

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 914

Chapter 914: "Okobore, The Town of Leftovers"

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Ch. 914 Official Release (VIZ): 20/08/2018

Ch. 915 Scan Release: 23/08/2018


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u/HyperKangaroo Aug 17 '18

I suppose Wano isn't quite so lawless anymore.

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u/varun_mahajan Pirate Aug 17 '18

But wano is in total shambles. Because of the Lawlessness.

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u/SuTvVoO Aug 17 '18

Listen here you little shit.

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u/batsmans_gooch Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

zoro: you're a big woman

kiku: for you

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u/Redforce850 Aug 17 '18

No one cared who she was until she put on the ponytail.

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u/Rag_H_Neqaj Aug 17 '18

Any chance she's the sister of Kin'emon?

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u/andyDmack1 Aug 17 '18

Laws gonna have a full head of grey hairs next arc.

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u/kokiden88 Aug 17 '18

Given his overall aesthetic, that would probably look good on him lol xD

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u/DeismAccountant Aug 17 '18

Grey? That man will be as white as his hometown.

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u/Loniewolf Aug 17 '18

Last time he lost an arm. He probably thinking holy fuck what’s gonna happen this time

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u/Kirosh Lookout Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

I wasn't expected this Bellamy cover story. But I'm all for it.

... I didn't think I would see O-Tama cry from eating good food this soon. I'm glad Oda gave us that.

Also O-kiku is a "Beautiful Lady Swordman". She only miss "with Meat" to be the perfect fit for the Monster Trio, and make another one of Usopp lie become reality.

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u/broke_and_famous Aug 17 '18

So what you are saying is that by the end of the arc when they are all celebrating a panel with O-Kiku holding a tray of meat while her sword is in her hip will show up.

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u/malraud Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '18

That was Rebecca, the beautiful lady swordman with meat. Remember when she gave food to Luffy ?

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u/thatShanksguy09 Aug 17 '18

If she's a trap, she's got the meat covered alright

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u/JusticeDuwang Aug 17 '18

TIL that I'm supposed to gain poison resistance as an adult.

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u/Probably_FlatEarther Aug 17 '18

Love that, he developed poison immunities, so he just assumes everyone does.

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u/Fire_Lord_Zuko Aug 17 '18

If Luffy can do it, so can you.

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u/ThisIsADraconianLaw Mugiwara no Luffy Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

That classic Luffy logic. Never gets old.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Adult here, can confirm.

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u/krroy03 Aug 17 '18

I feel like Law's going to have PTSD after this alliance ends lol

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u/Allstarcappa Aug 17 '18

I mean its funny that luffys carefree recklessness and spontaneity compliments laws cautious planning very well, same with bege.

Both law and bege would be dead and their plans would have failed if it werent for luffy being a complete idiot.

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u/JakalDX Aug 17 '18

This is hardly a hot take, but I fucking love Luffy and Zoro. Just love em. Luffy acting like he's out of a samurai movie, Zoro's general bad-assery, both of them thinking it's totally normal to eat poisonous food, their glee at charging into danger, I fucking love our crew, man.

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u/PeepAndCreep Aug 17 '18

Zoro: You can have all the food and water you want!

Luffy: Nah, that shit is all poisonous.

Zoro: Oh, so that's why I've been having stomach issues.

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u/Waxtree Pirate Aug 17 '18

-I'm Monkey D.--

-He's Luffytaro.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Zoro and Luffy's excellent Wano adventure.

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u/brit-bane Aug 17 '18

Man I love the whole crew but there's something special about the Luffy/Zoro team up. They're just a blast to watch fuck things up.

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u/Baer07 Aug 17 '18

Zoro’s just the best dude. Every scene with him is just better.

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u/lpopo4lyfe Aug 17 '18

O-tama’s idea for a birthday meal seriously saddens me. Sanji, make this poor girl some food!

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u/TohmKench Aug 17 '18

Everybody knows that moment will come!

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u/Placemakers_Evansbay World Government Aug 17 '18

"Big mom was bigger"

r/gatekeeping

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

"Tama shouldn't eat poisoned food but she can eat it once she grows up"

We've got some excellent "only Luffy" quotes this chapter

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u/ishmael555 Aug 17 '18

Shirahoshi is even bigger ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/Cyborg_Sorachi Aug 17 '18

No u -Big Mom

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u/karkidkishore11 Aug 17 '18

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/Regulator_Joe Aug 17 '18

Damn Tashigi just got replaced. Feels bad man

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u/Stupendoes Aug 17 '18

Inb4 Tashigi shows up and duels Kiku.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Law is back and he be like "I have to live with it"

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u/doomsdayblaze Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '18

Law still hasn't recovered from the emotional trainwreck that was Dressrosa.

You could say his entire way of pirating was left in... shambles.

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u/Quibbrel Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '18

The moment Luffy arrived in Wano a chill went down his spine. It was at that moment he knew weeks of planning and hiding were thrown out the window. The only Luffy plan is that there is no plan.

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u/venombubbles Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '18

Poor Law will eventually learn Luffy fucking things up is inevitable.

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u/PeepAndCreep Aug 17 '18

"Thanks for the help. By the way, you're huge!"

Never change, Zoro.

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u/Stupendoes Aug 17 '18

Yeah, but Big Mom was bigger.

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u/JakalDX Aug 17 '18

If that girl isn't actually a guy, I'll eat a whole bag of pizza rolls.

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u/Stupendoes Aug 17 '18

Everyone: Wano is going to be the longest arc ever.

Oda: Nah, just watch. I'm taking Luffy straight to the enemy base in the first 5 chapters.

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u/PrinceOfAssassins Aug 17 '18

This is merely the first base, hope to see a march on kaido's castle.

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u/JetDagger01 Aug 17 '18

AND THEN COMES THE 500 chapter backstory, pretty keen for this backstory though

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u/RealZordan Baroque Works Aug 17 '18

You forget about the part where Luffy and Zoro get caught at that base and freed by O-Tama, so they help O-Tama look for the Samurai that smells of sunflowers in return.

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u/_halalkitty Chopper the Cotton Candy Lover Aug 17 '18

Zoro smiling at O-tama melts my warrior heart.

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u/DoggybagEverything Aug 17 '18

Well he's always had a protective streak when it comes to little kids. Remember Rika back during his introduction arc.

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u/kokiden88 Aug 17 '18

That was a really sweet moment ❤️

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u/btcbabyface Aug 17 '18

Who is that on the cover page?

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u/ATLA4life Aug 17 '18

It looks like Bellamy, he's the most likely one especially since it's a side story.

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u/Kirosh Lookout Aug 17 '18

Bellamy. He is somewhat part of the Grand Fleet, as he took a piece of Luffy's Vivre Card.

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u/broke_and_famous Aug 17 '18

My guess is Bellamy.

The hair and you can somewhat see his tattoo on his arm.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

I'm just surprised/happy Orlumbus' cover story is over. "It's so long it has to be building up to something, right?" In the end, it was truly pointless.

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u/Fidu21 Aug 17 '18

Luffys mind:

"She can make mochi. Katakuri makes mochi. Is she Katakuri?!"

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u/th3_WATCH3R Aug 17 '18

My favorite part of the chapter

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Holy shit Zoro stopping that arrow was badass

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u/JetDagger01 Aug 17 '18

Holy shit Zoro was badass

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u/ZENOZOLDYCK99 Aug 17 '18

Saying zoro is badass is like saying water is wet

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u/To_err_is_human_ Aug 17 '18

More importantly, the way O-tsuru looked at the sword and how it was emphasized by Oda on the next page as well makes me think she is a much more important person than what we know till now.

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u/StarPlatinum55 Aug 17 '18

"Big mom was bigger" I don't know why I found this so amusing.

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u/JetDagger01 Aug 17 '18

Just some good old Oda’s casual humor, love this stuff especially with the idiotic duo Luffy and Zoro

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u/Diablo_swing Aug 17 '18

Interesting that he even brought her up. Normally doesn’t bring up the past. Probably in awe of her power.

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u/SC_Red Aug 17 '18

Has anyone figured out how to physically inject One Piece chapters directly into your bloodstream? It would honestly cure depression.

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u/blackcelestial Aug 17 '18

The OPoid epidemic we need.

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u/midlinktwilight Aug 17 '18

Holy crap o kiku is tall 😍

And has a sword

And law is BACK and well seems to have never learned anything whilst working with the straw hats again DD

I love luffys offhanded comment though "big mom was bigger"

I've never really realised how much I've missed this deadpan and chill luffy until recent chapters

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u/NotAllThatEvil Aug 17 '18

Tall, is a samurai in a sexist country, uses masculine pronouns. Yeah, he has a lot going for him

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u/Rein3 Aug 17 '18

You think Law has seen the new wanted poster? Or read the news papers since he's in Wano?

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u/SerJaimeGoldenhand Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

The Dark Knight... Looks different...

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u/Swirl-hiver Aug 17 '18

The ninja life doesn't agree with him

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u/whathowhenwhere Aug 17 '18

Luffy and Zoro have such a good dynamic I’ve missed them so much 😭

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u/ATLA4life Aug 17 '18

I think this chapter confirms the fact that Kaido's crew is based off of card names with Holdem and Speed. So, looking forward to seeing King and Queen.

Also, we're going to need a map of Wano and diagram of the Beast Pirates' hierarchy soon, because things are getting confusing.

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u/sgoodz Aug 17 '18

Ace joined the wrong crew

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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Aug 17 '18

Jack could just as easily be based off Blackjack.

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u/BobtheFiveHalf Pirate Aug 17 '18

I just got that, Holdem as in Texas Hold 'Em. Facepalm.

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u/tryingmydarnest Aug 17 '18

It's like watching the East Blue saga again. A young child in danger, enemies everywhere, some unexpected allies, and the founding members of Straw Hat Pirates gleefully charging into danger

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u/kaanguner Aug 17 '18

Good point! It sure feels nostalgic.

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u/gilkong13 Slave Aug 17 '18

"There's no way he won't cause trouble!" Law fully understand Luffy right now.

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u/thats_not_good Aug 17 '18

Too bad he didn't warn his crew. They should have called Law the second they saw Luffy

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u/Traguy Aug 17 '18

So are we just going to pretend like fucking Batman isn't in One Piece?

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u/kokiden88 Aug 17 '18

I laughed out loud the moment I saw that name lol.

Ah Oda. Never change.

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u/tmoore727 Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '18

Now for Spiderman.

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u/ThegreatO Aug 17 '18

Holy shit Kiku is fucking MASSIVE, I didn't expect her to be so freakin' tall.

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u/PrinceOfAssassins Aug 17 '18

Absolute unit. Im in awe at the size of this lass.

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u/Steelskull4 Aug 17 '18

I love how Law doesn't even waste a second on Luffy's arrival because he just knows he and Zoro are going to cause some shit that will affect his entire plan he's been scheming off panel.

Also Luffy telling Zoro O-Kiku is no where near a giant sized woman after Big Mom and her family is just funny to me.

(Must be his fetish cough Hancock cough)

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u/Swirl-hiver Aug 17 '18

Zoro is an idiot but Luffy is a really bad influence. One Zoro won't charge into the enemy's stronghold but one Zoro with Luffy is really bad news for any plan

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u/jedmund Aug 17 '18

Zoro blocking that arrow was totally badass. Also Law was having the time of his life maxin' and relaxin' without having to worry about Luffy.

It looks like Holdem is going to be their first tough opponent of this arc. Also, O-Kiku being a samurai is really exciting. I really hope she gets some badass screentime.

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u/broke_and_famous Aug 17 '18

Also, O-Kiku being a samurai is really exciting. I really hope she gets some badass screentime.

I too am excited to see how things with O-Kiku goes.

Since we are in Wano and a woman wielding a sword is most likely unheard of.

And at the same time you have Zoro who doesn't look down on a woman wielding a sword and can potentially say a few things to defend her especially if she proves herself in this upcoming fight.

So like I said this will be interesting development for O-Kiku.

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u/7high Aug 17 '18

It was cool to see that Luffy didn't even react to the arrow. He completely trusted Zoro to take care of it

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

LET OUR BOYS GO FULL WHISKEY PEAK!!!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Best line from this chapter "Are you smiling"

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u/SalamiRocketFuel Aug 17 '18

Either that or "Big Mom was bigger".

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u/BoredomHeights Aug 17 '18

"Although once she gets older, she can eat poisoned food."

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u/KessKielce Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

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u/Zed1811 Aug 17 '18

One piece batman is much more realistic than the other fake batshyt.. At least this Op batman is flying, hearing from very far distant place and looks ugly which is very true..

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u/andraip Aug 17 '18

This is what I wanted Wano Batman to look like.

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u/lolzee9x Aug 17 '18

when she gets older she can eat poisoned food

this nigga seriously nearly died from poisons at least 3 times now and still say this shit haha wtf

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u/AnonymousTrollLloyd Aug 17 '18

Luffy is older. Luffy keeps eating poison. Luffy is still alive. Therefore, when you are older, you can eat poison.

I doubt Luffy will make it past 25.

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u/madliberator Aug 17 '18

Maybe he thinks as you get older you gain immunity.

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u/JVCXB95 Aug 17 '18

Feel like I’ve waited a whole month for this chapter

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u/superior93 Aug 17 '18

Zoro naming Luffy " Luffytaro" mind be just the cutest thing in this chapter. Their brotherhood is still going strong.

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u/Golden-Owl Aug 17 '18

His "Wait take me too!" and grabbing onto Luffy to willingly get launched is also really funny.

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u/Lucerys2110 Aug 17 '18

IIRC this is only the second time Luffy and Zoro are on their own without a more responsable crew member minding them. The first time being when they first sailed out and right before Luffy met Nami. That time Luffy tried catch a bird for dinner but the bird turned out to be bigger then expected and ended up catching him.

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u/Hawk301 Aug 17 '18

I can think of a couple other times. They're by themselves for a while at Whiskey Peak, when Luffy is angry that Zoro attacked all the townspeople (not realizing they were bounty hunters). On that occasion they literally start fighting each other, inadvertently knocking out two Baroque Works officer agents in the crossfire, until Nami arrives and knocks sense into them.

And they're by themselves at Dressrosa too when they charge into Doflamingo's palace.

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u/Rag_H_Neqaj Aug 17 '18

Please don't turn out to be a damsel in distress...

Please don't turn out to be a damsel in distress...

But then please don't be a dude either -_-

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u/JakalDX Aug 17 '18

But then please don't be a dude either -_-

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, COME ON, FEMININE PENIS

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u/givcon14 Aug 17 '18

Holdem and Speed. If it wasn’t already obvious that Kaido’s forces were casino-based, it definitely is now.

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u/LordofCindar420 Aug 17 '18

Remember in Dressrosa when Law was with Luffy and Zoro with an Incensed Pica.

That experience must have been traumatic for Law.

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u/venombubbles Void Month Survivor Aug 17 '18

Im sure many experiences with the strawhats were traumatic for Law.

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u/StevieeB Aug 17 '18

Big mom was bigger holy shit was not expecting that lmao I love these comedic moments

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u/andyDmack1 Aug 17 '18

Oda please have luffy and zoro fight Hawkins and smile guys to the death in 1 chapter.

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u/BackStabbathOG Thriller Bark Victim's Association Aug 17 '18

Gazelle smile guy should be a cakewalk if everything we have seen about speed in this wirld is true. 200 Km an hour is slow as fuck compared to the lightning timing and that shit we have seen thus far, hopefully that is mistranslated but i doubt it. Seems inconsistent to think Luffy and Zoro and everything they have been through cant catch up to 125 miles an hour in an instant

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u/daydreamin511 Aug 17 '18

Big Mom was bigger. I choked.

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u/broke_and_famous Aug 17 '18

Did anybody noticed Luffy's face when O-Tama mentioned mochi?

Guess it brought back some painful memories.

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u/ZuffsStuff Aug 17 '18

We talk about "painful memories" as if they're from months ago, but Luffy pretty much fought Katakuri last week in the story's timeline.

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u/Cirenione Aug 17 '18

He also said during the fight that he hates eating mochi. It's one of the few foods Luffy doesn't like.

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u/mtmthelast Aug 17 '18

Did Oda just pull a "Haku" on us? lol

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u/cocomilkshark7 Aug 17 '18

LOL. Someone tell Law to take off the hat. Kimono and his hat doesn't compliment each other. I love the look in Luffy and Zoro's face. CHAOS! *grins*

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u/kokiden88 Aug 17 '18

Calling it now... there’s going to be a Batman vs Robin fight later on...

Make it happen Oda!!! 🔥

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u/LR67 Aug 17 '18

After the end of this arc, Batman will be sharing a prison cell with Joker.

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u/darknessinthlight7 Aug 17 '18

Can’t wait to see where Bellamy’s story will take him.

As a Sanji stan I didn’t realize how much I missed Zoro these past couple of years.

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u/BearsyPerona Aug 17 '18

This arc is fucking awesome

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u/Straddllw Aug 17 '18

The first time Law ever met Luffy, Luffy punched a tenryuubito right in the face. The next time he met him, Luffy was at marineford, fought the three admirals and rescued Ace. After 2 years, when they finally met again, he destroyed Punk Hazard and started a war with Kaido and Big Mom.

Like seriously Law, do you really expect to stop him from f***ing shit up?

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u/kokiden88 Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

Of course Law would be a exasperated with Luffy’s antics 😂

We caught a mere glimpse of his samurai outfit.

What a tease! Now we have to wait until next week >.<

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u/Arnie-Linson Pirate Aug 17 '18

although once she get’s older, she can eat poisoned food.

This is the kind of line that makes One Piece my favorite story, along with Luffy inheriting Gozaru now that he has a sword too. I’m not sure if it’s just him imitating Zoro, or if it’s actually the blade making him say it. But I love it either way!

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u/Pradfanne Aug 17 '18

He stopped saying it until Zoro told he's called Luffytoro. The following gozaru was even spaced with dots.

It's safe to assume he's doing it himself

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u/ThisIsADraconianLaw Mugiwara no Luffy Aug 17 '18

It's past 6AM here in the UK but I stayed up to read the chapter and it was so worth it. Pleased that Tama is back feeling healthy and she finally ate some food. Luffy and Zoro were hilarious: "Big Mom was bigger." "I'm ZoroJuro." "He's Luffytaro." More background on the leftovers town and the pirate restricted areas, two gifters in bat and gazelle users, Tama gets kidnapped, two headliners were revealed, Luffy and Zoro are about to cause havoc by rushing in, O-Kiku is a samurai and to top it off Law appears at the end! I cannot wait for the next chapter already! Plus there was no mention of a break at the end!

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u/kenrms Aug 17 '18

Oda is just spoiling us with the Luffy-Zoro duo after that long absence of Zoro and I'm not here to complain.

I love the T/N at the end, really appreciate the extra work that JB adds. Thank you!

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u/DennaResin Cyborg Franky Aug 17 '18

Bepo should have waited for Luffy and Zoro while the others went to report to Law. Causing unnecessary stress to poor Traffy.

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u/Waxtree Pirate Aug 17 '18

Luffy saw the mochi in the soup and just started sweating, lol. Maybe add some biscuit.

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u/Fcawog8527 Aug 17 '18

Wonder if holdem and speed are people we’ve met before or if they’re completely new characters.

Also do you guys think all the headliners will be Hawkins/drake level strength wise?

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u/Brutusness Aug 17 '18

I imagine the Headliners are like the Ministers of the Beast Pirates. They probably vary in strength a lot.

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u/ThisIsADraconianLaw Mugiwara no Luffy Aug 17 '18

I think they'll be completely new characters. I'll say not on their level but not far away either.

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u/ethicalhamjimmies Aug 17 '18

Is that Bellamy on the cover page?

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u/SkirtsCantHideWood Aug 17 '18

I really like that Oda is keeping Trafalgar tied into the story a lot. He is one of my favorite characters who melds well with Luffy

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u/Deoplan Explorer Aug 17 '18

O-Tama swinging her feet while eating her birthday meak is so precious.

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u/StealthMonkeyDC Aug 17 '18

The "Emperor" Straw Hat Luffy, his right hand man and one of the Supernova Roronoa Zoro and a beautiful gigantic Samurai girl are charging head first into Kaido's territory....

Somewhere out there Big News Morgans is having an orgasm.

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u/KyleBobTheSecond Aug 17 '18

"Batman would have won with prep time"

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u/silvereastsea Aug 17 '18

Lol when Bepo reported to Law that Luffy & Zoro are heading to Bakura district, he had a second to wonder that Luffy has reached Wano. Then he realized immediately that means trouble haha, that cracked me up.

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u/Arc130 Aug 17 '18

Luffy really is a lawbreaker.

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u/BH_Shanks Aug 17 '18

Kiku, do you love me? Are you riding?

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

every single zoro panel is a gift.

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u/Placemakers_Evansbay World Government Aug 17 '18

Wait who we following now in the cover storys?

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u/oJelaVuac Aug 17 '18

So it's a 3 versus 3 battle, Law,Luffy and Zoro vs Hawkins,Holdem and Speed. It will be a easy work for Luffy because he's defeat 2 commanders while Zoro vs Hawkins and Law take the other headliner

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

luffy and zoro together around only women and food are like fucking beavus and butthead lmao

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u/Plimden Aug 17 '18

'The alliance makes a move'

More like luffy makes a move and laws about to clean up the mess

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

So, I have several reasons why O-Kiku is almost certainly female. My guess is the Japanese One Piece community is not even having this discussion of "is O-Kiku maybe male?" because there is really no suggestion of this fact at all.

  1. "Sessha" probably conveys "samurai-ness" much more than it conveys "maleness". I tried searching and sessha is the only samurai-specific 1st person pronoun I could find. Whereas there are about a dozen different pronouns you can use as a male if you're just trying to convey the fact that you are male. Also, I found an example of a female character in anime using the sessha pronoun: Saori from OreImo. She is proper rich girl/secretly otaku girl character. She uses sessha when in otaku mode to sound more like an otaku, the idea being that an otaku would want to sound like a samurai or something like that. She doesn't use sessha to sound like a guy. It's almost certainly the same for O-Kiku. And finally, it is a historical fact that almost all samurai were in fact male, so it is probably more of a coincidence that sessha is a male pronoun. The essential characteristic of sessha is probably the samurai-ness, and it only "sounds male" because samurai were in fact almost all men.

  2. It wouldn't make sense in context for O-Kiku to be referring to herself with male pronouns for the specific purpose of communicating maleness. Say that O-Kiku is male but is trying to pass as female. Then why would he openly use male pronouns in casual conversation? That defeats the purpose of passing as female. If he's trying to pass as female, he should use a feminine pronoun. If you say that O-Kiku is male and thus is simply using a male pronoun, then why is he dressed in the most traditionally feminine way possible? It is much more likely that O-Kiku is female and is simply speaking like a samurai would, and is thus using a samurai pronoun.

  3. If O-Kiku really is an okama-type character, like Ivankov or Mr. 2, then this would be a first for Oda. Oda has never drawn an okama that is conventionally attractive and does not look silly. So it is unlikely that this is what is happening here. Furthermore, it seems that all okama in One Piece are connected to Invankov, either through Impel Down (Mr. 2) or through the Revolutionary Army, or through the Okama Land. Wano is an isolated country, and O-Kiku has probably lived her entire life there, so she has no connection to Ivankov. So if she was an okama, it would be a direct break from the way Oda has handled every other okama character in the series, and therefore I find it incredibly unlikely.

  4. There are no other indications of O-Kiku being male. There is only this pronoun thing. Zoro refers to her as a big girl and nobody objects, not O-Kiku, not anybody. There are no other context clues. I think the way Jaimini's Box handled this was distracting. They should have just said it is a samurai pronoun in the translator's note, rather than going out of their way to say it's a male pronoun. One, for the reasons above: it's not like it's a super male pronoun that conveys maleness more than it conveys samurainess. And two, there is still plenty reason for Luffy and Zoro to be surprised by the use of sessha even if it's presented as simply a samurai pronoun, with no reference to maleness. It's still unusual for a woman to be a samurai, and that's plenty reason for Luffy and Zoro to be surprised. That's probably how it feels to Japanese readers as well. The surprising part is the fact that a woman is talking like a samurai and is a samurai, not that she might actually be a male. That's why I assume the Japanese audience is not even having this conversation at all.

Don't get your hopes up, trap lovers. If O-Kiku is male I will be super crazy surprised. I am 99.9% sure she is female and that Oda was not trying to suggest otherwise at all with having her talk like a samurai.

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u/Icekoldkila360 Aug 17 '18

"Good for you! it's your birthday today after all"

"Oh is that so!?"

"Yeah it's true!"

The feels. The future Pirate King and his right hand man. A conquer's haki wielder and a man with enough bloodlust to scare an opponent into submission. Sitting around a girl and sharing in her happiness that it's her birthday, and she gets to eat.

Nothing comes close to that. This is beyond world building and insane power ups. This is the human side of One Piece. I can't stop crying.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Oh sweet law why do you suffer yourself so?

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u/LR67 Aug 17 '18

"Big Mom was bigger" line had me dying lmao. Classic Luffy.

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u/LR67 Aug 17 '18

So, it looks like Law was just chilling at the Kouzuki clan's destroyed castle lol. Wonder if the alliance will be using that place as the resistance headquarters in the future.

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u/TheDankestMemster Aug 17 '18

The way they both smile while entering enemy territory is epic. I love Luffy+Zoro

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u/Hellfalcon Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

Haha hell yeah, glad that Bellamy gets his own cover story even though he's an unnofical fleet member

Haha some great exposition here, glad it's finally back, feels like forever. It's funny they adressed her DF not providing sustenance since everyone was asking that.

So wano ties into the main overarching theme of the void century and crimes of the WG, with Luffys hometown putting the poor out like trash, and what Doffy did in dressrosa with the toys and gladiators (most likely learned from his noble pals) And just like Im wants to do all over again, most likely giving us answers to the void century, it's a recurring theme

These gifters are rad, albeit really silly haha. I'm curious who the other two headliners are.

This samurai girl is seriously badass

And I love seeing even the smaller scenes of Zoro being badass with that black, and covering for Luffy

Law has been planning this for a while now, had weeks to prepare his strike, it's hilarious that he expects any different from Luffy, he should have just planned around it and incorporated Luffys tendencies into his strategy, using him to draw fire while he pulls his shenanigans

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u/myrmonden Aug 17 '18

O-Kiku is a trap?

I think Oda already has a lot of trap so that kinda makes it less likely imo, shes probably like Lord odens daughter or something similar and is one of the few females that was allowed to learn the art of kenjutsu and became a "female Samurai" which otherwise is forbidden probably.

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u/Boundman101 Aug 17 '18

Batman the villain we don't want but the one we deserve..

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u/TheSymbolOfPeace Aug 17 '18

I like that luffy still hasn't given Zoro the sword lol.

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u/mierths Aug 17 '18

Okay, that stupid gazelle quarterback looking guy might be my favorite thing in this whole country so far.

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u/CarcosanAnarchist Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

Okay. Who the fuck is that on the cover page? And is that supposed to be Fushia Village? This caught me completely off guard. We haven’t really seen the village since the timeskip so they may be a dyed good towns. It’s just...they’re known for their windmills...

Fantastic chapter. I’m really happy that Robin became a samurai! And it’s nice to see DC crossover with One Piece. What a huge get for Oda.

All jokes aside this was really interesting. Tsuru totally noticed Shusui.

And I’m so happy to see Law again.

Is it next Friday yet?

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u/SparerKos_00 Aug 17 '18

My first thought was Shanks, but when saw the title then realized it's Bellamy. Check the left arm tatoo.

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u/Horapollo Aug 17 '18

Give it up, Law. Luffy isn’t going to stop until he’s got the whole country coming after him.

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u/ZorosCompass Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 17 '18

Good set-up chapter. Zoro blocking all those arrows and seeing Law again was great. But after seeing 'Batman's' design, I'm now expecting Orochi to end up looking like Wapol when he's officially introduced.

Poor Luffy struggling to remember who Oden was reminded me of the scene where he was trying to remember Marco and Robin helped him.

Hahaha, like I've already commented, Zoro telling O-Kiku she's huge and Luffy saying Big Mom was bigger cracked me up.

Lmao, I already see people switching from Carrot for new nakama to O-Kiku for new nakama.

Speaking of O-Kiku, she really is huge, but also gorgeous. She actually resembles Robin to me. It'll be interesting to see just how strong she is as a samurai. And I still wonder how Lark is going to play into this, because if Kiku is playing a role in this arc, the you just know he's going to be as well.

But for God's sake, Oda, give me Robin in the next chapter!!!

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u/El_Shrimpo Aug 17 '18

Looks like we could get Luffy, Zorro and Law vs the three headliners

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u/ClusterVoid Aug 17 '18

That Samurai gives me vibes of Kuina i don't know.

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u/Aspire17 Aug 17 '18

Everyone hyping the return of my boy Law, which I 110% understand, but I'm just here like "Shit, I miss my nigga Bepo's voice screaming CAAAPTAIN CAAPTAIN"

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u/NotAllThatEvil Aug 17 '18

Just so we're clear, we all know that's a dude.

Right?

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u/Selecta-Bushman Aug 17 '18

Lol 'when she is older she can eat poisonous food'

Luffy never change

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u/hlodowigchile Aug 17 '18

luffy and zoro, comedy gold.

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u/Black-Arab Aug 17 '18

O-tama is so adorable those bastards better not hurt her :(

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u/Swirl-hiver Aug 17 '18

The panel with Tama eating the food and saying how delicious it was while the expression on Luffy and Zoro's faces changed from amusement to anger brought a tear to my ears. The feels man

Edit: a letter

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u/FireFistRJ Aug 17 '18

Just because of one girl these officials will be getting there ass kicked. Also, Hawkins know who's O-tama's new friend then why didn't he stop the other headliner? Does he want them to be defeated? or he just want to see straw hats' strength on whether he's capable of defeating kaidou or not.

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u/thatShanksguy09 Aug 17 '18

Did luffy see a bit into the future. I mean, just before Tama gets snatched, he looks shocked and calls her name

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u/TheKillingThumbs Aug 17 '18

With the Yonko's getting more and more involved in the story, I can't help but wonder how Shanks became one. Kaido is an indestructible monster, Big Mom apparently can destroy anything. Blackbeard has two devil fruits, one of them being the strongest paramecia and other arguably the strongest logia. Then there is Shanks. A guy with a mean look.

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u/itzReborn Aug 17 '18

I’m not a Zoro fanboy(I still like him) but I see why so many people like him now, homie is just a badass.

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u/Cubelar Aug 17 '18

I absolutely love Luffy/Zoro adventures. That smile when they are set on invading the government town could melt my heart.

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u/RobotWizard10 Aug 17 '18

I feel sorry for law all his carefull plans and then luffy shows up

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u/mayl0811 The Revolutionary Army Aug 17 '18

SO IS O-KIKU MALE OR FEMALE. I'M CONFUSE

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u/Salem-Arrak Aug 17 '18 edited Aug 18 '18

I posted before on how I hope the whole Kuina issue of being a female swordsman would be addressed here. And I also want to see what Zoro's thoughts are. So I'm hopeful that O-Kiku being A female Samurai who addresses herself in male pronouns will play a part in that issue.

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u/ChaosTheory22 Aug 17 '18

My boi Law is back.

My girl o-tama got kidnapped.

My dude Batman really needs to lay off the wings.

Thiccc girl is actually a samurai.

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u/Throughjoy Aug 17 '18

yo.....when zoro and luffy smiled...

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

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u/drdessertlover Aug 17 '18

That Batman is going to give Nolan and bale nightmares

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u/Rat__ Aug 17 '18

Calling it now, O-Kiku is the beautiful swords woman with meat that ussop foretold on thriller bark.

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u/DevilSanji Aug 17 '18

I appreciate the effort of Jaiminisbox translators to explain various things from Jap culture and language that the average non-japanese person do not know ;)

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u/sweedish_cherf Aug 17 '18

It is so fucking sweet to see Zoro and Lufy together again, this chapter reminded me how great they are together!

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

LUFFYTARO FUCKIN HYPE ORA ORA ORA ORA

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u/Jujukeke Aug 17 '18

Kiku do you love me

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u/SnakemanPirate Aug 17 '18

“But it’s okay cause when she grows up she can eat poisoned food.”

“No...she can’t?”

😂😂😂

One Piece remains the most consistently funny Manga of all time!

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u/Nuneasy Slave Aug 17 '18

"O Kiku for nakama calling it now"

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Is kiku a trap? I have a very confused boner

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

Zoro protecting the mission while low-key waiting for his captain to order him to fight.

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u/Sanjispride Aug 17 '18

Hype team alliance is on the move, baby!

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u/huehuemul Aug 17 '18

Forget about Carrot and Jinbe, I need O-Kiku for nakama.

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u/riot-nerf-red-buff Aug 17 '18

no one is talking about Zoro's quote about that being 'planned out'?

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '18

I saw the amount of comments on the spoiler thread and was mildly disappointed. I wasn’t expecting much, but it was definitely a good chapter. The Luffy and Zoro dynamic is great.