One Piece Chapter 896 Review 897 Predictions

Katakuri is defeated

I loved Luffy's fight with Katakuri so much that I will need to revisit it. Though they were a perfect match up against each other, just like Luffy and Lucci, this time Luffy was able to stand up on his own after the rumble. The best part was Katakuri's animal reflex to stand up before Luffy could see him hugging the ground. Even better are these theories for the next chapter and chapters far far into the future:

1. Katakuri enjoyed fighting Luffy so much that he can't wait for ROUND 2 (I talked about this many times before). To meet a worthy opponent for the first time who actually evolved in the fight only to lose sight of them forever would have been too much of an heartbreak to handle. It seemed like he needed to

One Piece Chapter 893 Review 894 Predictions

Katakuri acknowledges Luffy as equal

One sentence: I loved this chapter. Now both Luffy and Dogtooth will enter the last phase of their battle with nothing on the line but their honor and their love to conquer the challenger. For once the entire chapter was dedicated to this keep-on-getting-better fight.
Three things we now know:

One Piece Chapter 889 Unknown MAMA

Super Big Mom in 889

We saw Big Mom use both Zeus and Promotheus to launch powerful attacks, but this time she fuses with the latter to enter a never-seen-before battle mode.
The new mama is slimmer (due to hunger), thus much more agile...and crazier. I think Sanji and co. will arrive in the nick of the time to save Nami's team in two chapters time. Though in a dire situation, I don't see anyone kicking the bucket this time.
In the next chapter, we'll get a glimpse of Big Mom's new powers and something is telling me Nami (and Brook) will surprise us again!

Why Portgas D. Ace Had To Die

This is a question that should've been asked a while ago, but since I closed out my blog on a whim and figured the above question is still relevant today, it's never too late. Let's get into then. 

One of the saddest moment in the history of manga was unequivocally the death of Portgas D. Ace. I haven't shed a tear ever since I read One Piece, Volume 59, Chapter 574  (and watching that part in the anime :-p). Well, I have been going through and through to understand why sensei [Eiichiro Oda] decided to kill off the character who stole the show ever since he first appeared during the Alabasta arc. And now that we've all witnessed with great pleasure Sabo's return, and seen how powerful the pirates sailing in the New World are, I came down to two major reasons why Ace had to die:

Why Does Trafalgar Law Trust Luffy and the Straw Hats?

729: Because 'D' will definitely bring another storm!

If you noticed, Law seemed to always have an admiration for Luffy. Not on the same level as Bartolomeo, but just a simple respect for Dragon's son. Perhaps, he has experienced something while young, or it has to do with his knowledge of "D".

Chapter 731: Sabo is Back?! Koala with him; How Does he Look Like Now?

Sabo Luffy Ace - Adults

YESSSsssss..... Sabo is back? It's been a crazy wait for this to happen. Sabo is finally back in business. I'm sure we were all patiently waiting for his return. Who could have believed that he was dead? Not me, but I admit that I might have shed few tears after seeing Luffy and Ace mourning him.

The questions are just flowing in now: How strong he is? Why didn't he join the Marine Ford Battle? What's his rank within the revolutionaries of Dragon? Did Dragon train him and all that? How does he look like now? and much more

Chapter 731 also showed us Koala. You remember her? Back in days with Jimbei and the Sun Pirates right before Tiger Fisher's death? yeah, that smiley looking slave girl!

I haven't been so excited about the recent chapters, but this one got me jumping all over the places.

Alright time to get down to my main point....Have we seen Sabo in his adult form before? I'm not talking about the cover page on chapter 596.....I think he was shown to us! Well, that's my theory. Read down!