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Thursday, June 28, 2018

One Piece Chapter 909 Review, Predictions for Chapter 910


Zorro doing Zorro-like things

Highlights of Chapter 909 as we finally enter Wano!

Nekomamushi meets Marco
I have been waiting for so long to see Marco once again. At my surprise, as with Garp, he is in good spirits. And who knew Marco was a doctor? I do think he is more of a physician than an actual doctor like Chopper and Law. The pair of glasses really look nice on him.
One thing I got right is that he is not far from Whitebeard's and Ace's graves. Probably the same village as a matter of fact. He has sworn to protect the last keepsake that Newgate calls home.
He said he couldn't leave and join Luffy's crusade while Whitebeard's true son Weevil is looking for him. Soon or later, they will cross paths. However, I get the feeling that Marco will indeed join them when things are most dire.
If I may add, we saw Marco using his flames to heal injuries. This is likely due to Awakening. Since Marco was always able to rise from the ashes by immediately recovering from his injuries; his awakening allows him to affect his surroundings, in this case to heal people to a certain degree.

Bakkin
New information that Bakkin and Whitebeard were once on the same ship. No need to jump here because apart from Luffy, Doflimengo, and few exceptions, most big shot pirates were previously crew members on pirate ships before becoming their own captains.
Remember Shanks on Gol D Roger's ship? We recently understood that Big Mom and Kaidou shared some time on a ship.
What we do need to know is who was their captain, and did they wipe the floor with the captain of Big Mom and Kaidou? Is he or she related to the dormant legend?

WANO
Wano is here! After making through various empires of planet earth (i.e. Dressrosa/Spain, Jaya Skypea/Ancient South American Nations (mayan, aztec, etc.), Alabasta/Egypt....), Oda sensei  is bringing us home. If you didn't get it yet, Wano is Japan, or more specifically Feudal Japan during the age of ninjas, samurais, and shoguns.
When I was kid, my dream was to become a samurai during those times. Unlucky me, I was born right in between the Sahara desert and the tropical jungles. Can't really complain, can I?

Our crew successfully blended in the crowds. Franky is doing what he was born to do, carpentry. Robyn wanna be a Geisha, those deadly femme fatales in ancient Japan. Ussop is doing what he was meant to be, the greatest Salesman/liar who is actually successful. And as for my man Zoro:
He did what Zoro is supposed to do, cut down and ask questions later. There was no way the infiltration team could have waited quietly until Luffy's team arrives. I just thought that the government official who was slashed by Zorro would have been Kaido himself.

Trivias
Once again, Oda did a trivia about Marco. As I said couple weeks ago, this reaffirms my assumption that Oda is wrapping up the series. A trivia serves as a quick reminder of what transpired during these last 20 years! So let us hang tight for the next last years before the E N D.

Predictions for Chapter 910

I bet we will see more of Wano, and the consequences of Zoro's actions which will undoubtedly reach Kaido's ears.Thus, the next chapter will be quite mouvemente and have more Zoro moments, which is great.

Friday, June 15, 2018

Chapter 908 Review, Predictions for 909


The Gorosei kneel before Im
 As I predicted in my last review of chapter 907, the Gorosei is NOT the highest authority in the world, and the shadow figure (named Im) is the one pulling the strings and sits on the empty throne!!!
 What else we learned?

The biggest princess meets the smallest princess
You know you have been around the world when your connections meet each other in your absence. Shirahoshi met her dwarf counterpart Manshelly.

The Reverie kicks off
With all 50 representatives present, the real G20 starts. Luckily, King Cobra was able to stir the conversation away about Luffy. Which makes me think they won't mention him during the real discussion.

Bartholomew Kuma
New information about Kuma surfaced! He was the former King of Sorbet Kingdom. This was not that surprising because it can explain the reason he joined the Revolutionary Army and opposed the World Government. What intrigued me however was his status of Shichibukai. This begs the questions:

Sunday, June 10, 2018

One Piece Chapter 905 906 907 Reviews, 908 Predictions

Chapter 905



GARP
I have to admit that I was surprisingly happy to see Garp all joyous. I was very upset at him letting Ace die during the war of the summit. How could he? How in the hell is your job more important than family?
He is truly Luffy's grand father, a man who doesn't give a cent about protocols and has zero complex in dealing with royalty.
Today, I understand why he categorically refused promotion to become an admiral in the past. The higher you go past being a vice-admiral  in the hierarchy, you command more power and men, but your hands become tied to the Celestial Dragons. So knowing that, Garp knew this was the best position for him to do whatever he wanted to do, but also avoid being controlled by the Tennryubuto. How could he stomach a Buster Call? You need to be blinded by absolute justice to do that.
Although being a vice admiral, he HAD the moral obligation to be present at the war. It saddened him, but that  was his duty. Which also brings me to say that Garp ordered young Ace and Luffy to become marines because that would have been the only way to save them from the World Government when they grow older. So I really have to give Garp my respect once again.
I will come back to him further below.

ADMIRAL GREENBULL RYOKUGYUU
We knew the name, but now we know the silhouette and more about his personality. The last admiral is a