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[Stealth Editor]

Yeah Luffy doesnt share his meat

 

[Lain]

Got my Love to the Utmost book and got done reading it. Usual Haruki goodness. This man deserves lots of praises for his art. And I say man, despite mangaupdates having Haruki's gender as female, because in the last words at the end of the book Haruki talks about a son being born in 2008 and him being happy to have become a father, among other things.

Sumomomo Momomo vol 10

Fuuuuuuuuuuck the end of the volume is rage inducing.
Koshi was annoying for a good part of the volume, as one would expect of such a wuss, but then he sort of grown a spine, which makes me hope for the next volumes, but I hope the bitch at the end of the volume will get a good ass-kicking when the time comes, because she deserves it.

 

[789shadow]

Oda simply can't let Hodi and co put up much of a fight against the SH...steroids or no, luffy fought against infinitely stronger opponents pre-time skip...now that he is in the big league, he should crush Hodi. I reckon Luffy is going to put the fishmen etc under his protection by the end of the arc...shouldering aside big mama

Luffy doesn't want to share the meat.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Oda simply can't let Hodi and co put up much of a fight against the SH...steroids or no, luffy fought against infinitely stronger opponents pre-time skip...now that he is in the big league, he should crush Hodi. I reckon Luffy is going to put the fishmen etc under his protection by the end of the arc...shouldering aside big mama

Luffy dont want to be no hero (hell he didn't give a fuck about Hodi wanting to be king until Hodi claimed he wanted to be the Pirate King)

 

[789shadow]

By the way, is it likely we'll have 3 new Warlords soon, or is Oda just going to leave those positions vacant?

 

[survivor]

If he adds 3 new warlords, I wonder if they will be all new characters or will he add some old ones. Maybe some of the Supernovas will join?

 

[Crash Station]

Suicide Island 5

Having a survival series focused around suicidal people is an interesting concept. The "solution" for dealing with Japan's suicide problem reminds me a lot of the "solution" used in Battle Royale.

Wonder how many deaths won't be suicides on the island. Kind of unusual for a survival series that the only thing killing these people are themselves.

 

[789shadow]

If he adds 3 new warlords, I wonder if they will be all new characters or will he add some old ones. Maybe some of the Supernovas will join?

I don't think there's any chance of Supernovas joining the Warlords. They simply aren't strong enough. It'll probably be 3 new dudes.
Thinking harder, there WILL be 3 new Warlords, or at least there should be. Given how anal the WG is about keeping the 3 powers in balance, and how quickly they added Blackbeard after Crocodile's arrest.......

 

[CoolS]

By the way, is it likely we'll have 3 new Warlords soon, or is Oda just going to leave those positions vacant?

One will mos likely be Buggy, but yeah I think we will at least hear about some of that after Fishmen Island.

 

[upandaway]

I'm sorry to hear about your dad though. Was he fired specifically because of his age?

Yeah definitely. Can't see any other reason after 30+ years.

I really wish mangaupdates RSS feed has an option to not include doujin releases. I'm getting tired of seeing 20 new items in my feed and all of them are just doujins. I think I should just follow the scanlators websites instead.

Eh I posted about a MU RSS feed that filters by your Readlist a while back. You could use that instead.

If he adds 3 new warlords, I wonder if they will be all new characters or will he add some old ones. Maybe some of the Supernovas will join?

Buggy?

A while back we saw pretty heavy evidence towards him being one (the bat being the same type that delivered Jinbei his Shichibukai invitation).

 

[789shadow]

Buggy? Really? I would think they'd get someone a LOT stronger....

 

[Sipowicz]

is kuma going to remain a warlord though?

even if we ignore the fact that he sat on his fat arse for two years protecting the sunny he's still a mindless puppet. at this point he's more a weapon than a privateer

Buggy? Really? I would think they'd get someone a LOT stronger....

strength has nothing to do with it. right now he's the man who rolled with shanks, served under the pirate king and has a crew made up almost entirely of impel down escapees

his name is worth a lot more than most other pirates

 

[789shadow]

is kuma going to remain a warlord though?

even if we ignore the fact that he sat on his fat arse for two years protecting the sunny he's still a mindless puppet. at this point he's more a weapon than a privateer

Everything about Kuma is really up in the air at this point.

 

[Kave_Man]

is kuma going to remain a warlord though?

even if we ignore the fact that he sat on his fat arse for two years protecting the sunny he's still a mindless puppet. at this point he's more a weapon than a privateer

Why not? He completed the surgery to become fully robot or whatever. He just had Vegapunk keep that last part in him to protect the Sunny until a Strawhat appeared. he should be loyal to the government 100% now.

 

[survivor]

Eh I posted about a MU RSS feed that filters by your Readlist a while back. You could use that instead.

Thanks. Now I should update my MU profile more often.

Buggy?

A while back we saw pretty heavy evidence towards him being one (the bat being the same type that delivered Jinbei his Shichibukai invitation).

He will probably be one if that hint is correct. But that means the WG just wants someone of status to join instead of someone strong since I'm sure they know that Buggy is just too weak.

 

[789shadow]

Why not? He completed the surgery to become fully robot or whatever. He just had Vegapunk keep that last part in him to protect the Sunny until a Strawhat appeared. he should be loyal to the government 100% now.

OR IS HE?

 

[Stealth Editor]

Buggy? Really? I would think they'd get someone a LOT stronger....

The role of the Warlords is to intimidate other pirates. Buggy may not be strong but he somehow convinced everyone that he is.

So much foreshadowing, he's definitely in and I cant wait to see it

 

[Sipowicz]

Why not? He completed the surgery to become fully robot or whatever. He just had Vegapunk keep that last part in him to protect the Sunny until a Strawhat appeared. he should be loyal to the government 100% now.

again though, he's not really a fearsome pirate though. more a mindless puppet

the only thing that differentiates him from pacifistas is that he has better abilities. hell, unless there was someone next to him giving him orders he'd be useless in most situations

 

[Zoramon089]

Yes...that character appears out of nowhere and yet is treated with some big presence

The character development is very weak in the newest arc...the soldiers for the king are another good example, when they are getting beat up I don't really care because I have barely remembered their names. It's almost like a formula of # of characters introduced versus the amount of time spent, it's out of whack right now. I have read Japanese people complaining that they just want him to spend more time with the main characters and the big baddies - he teases them instead.

She appeared at the start of the arc when the SHs arrived in Fishmen Island...how is that out of nowhere? Was she supposed to be foreshadowed from before the arc? As for the soldiers, you're not supposed to care, that's why they're not named and their defeats are done quickly. I don't understand why people like stories where it's the main characters and NO ONE ELSE. In a fully developed world, how realistic is that? They're fodder and were treated as such

 

[789shadow]

The role of the Warlords is to intimidate other pirates. Buggy may not be strong but he somehow convinced everyone that he is.

So much foreshadowing, he's definitely in and I cant wait to see it

I can't see him lasting too long, in that case. Warlords aren't allowed to lose, or at least have a known loss.

 

[survivor]

I can't see him lasting too long, in that case. Warlords aren't allowed to lose, or at least have a known loss.

He will probably run away from all his fights.

 

[789shadow]

He will probably run away from all his fights.

Or Buggy Ball everything.

 

[Steroyd]

again though, he's not really a fearsome pirate though. more a mindless puppet

the only thing that differentiates him from pacifistas is that he has better abilities. hell, unless there was someone next to him giving him orders he'd be useless in most situations

Yeah but his name, is still feared and acts as a deterrant among the pirates, wether or not he's a weapon, hell the pacifista's in general are going to strike fear in the pirates.

 

[Stealth Editor]

Perhaps Enel is back from the moon after his 2 year vacation there and he will become a Warlord. Dont tell me that wouldnt be awesome.

Heck I still think it might be him that destroyed the Al Capone character

 

[789shadow]

Perhaps Enel is back from the moon after his 2 year vacation there and he will become a Warlord. Dont tell me that wouldnt be awesome.

Heck I still think it might be him that destroyed the Al Capone character

I don't think he'd have interest.

 

[survivor]

Unless he changed his attitude and personality, wouldn't he thinks he should take control of the marines instead of being their pawn? I don't think his "I'm a god" mentality works well with the marines.

 

[789shadow]

Unless he changed his attitude and personality, wouldn't he thinks he should take control of the marines instead of being their pawn? I don't think his "I'm a god" mentality works well with the marines.

I could see him coming back and being the bad guy for another arc in which he TRIES TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

 

[Stealth Editor]

I realize that he would need a Hancock type of instant personality change. 2 year on the moon would make me think about a lot of stuff.

I doubt he'll be the main villain once more, too redundant. Leave the rehashing of character to Naruto.

 

[Stat Flow]

Do people think Buggy is funny? Because I wouldn't mind if he never showed up again.

 

[SouthernDragon]

Do people think Buggy is funny? Because I wouldn't mind if he never showed up again.

Same. I don't really mind if he shows up for a chapter or two. He's irritating at this point, really.

 

[survivor]

I realize that he would a Hancock type of instant personality change. 2 year on the moon would make me think about a lot of stuff.

I doubt he'll be the main villain once more, too redundant. Leave the rehashing of character to Naruto.

That plus he is too weak now. Not only is he weak to Luffy based on type weakness, Luffy now can just smack him around with Haki.

 

[flintstryker]

I like buggy he harkens back to the old days of One Piece.

I am actually expecting Captain Kuro to show up at some point and Saji's rival from Don Kreig's outfit

 

[flintstryker]

That plus he is too weak now. Not only is he weak to Luffy based on type weakness, Luffy now can just smack him around with Haki.

you seem to be forgtting he can use haki too, also part of the reo luffy was able to beat him was because he had no idea that something like rubber exists plus he's a logia by default he's one of the cheaper characters f the series.

 

[Stat Flow]

If Enel was given about 1 month to discover how things work on earth, he'd be able to whip some ass. That includes using Haki correctly, his Type weakness would be nullified if he used color of armaments. His Color of Observation had incredible range, so I imagine he could use armaments to block Luffy's attacks.

Buggy? He's still a Paramecia.

Enel.

 

[Luscious LeftFoot]

you seem to be forgtting he can use haki too, also part of the reo luffy was able to beat him was because he had no idea that something like rubber exists plus he's a logia by default he's one of the cheaper characters f the series.

Buggy? He's still a Paramecia.

Edit* Oops you're talking about Enel. Never mind.

 

[survivor]

I don't think Enel has Color of Armaments so he still can't get over his type weakness. And if both Luffy and Enel have Color of Observations wouldn't it nullify each other?

 

[Stat Flow]

I don't think Enel has Color of Armaments so he still can't get over his type weakness. And if both Luffy and Enel have Color of Observations wouldn't it nullify each other?

Wait, you can't learn Color of Armaments?

 

[survivor]

Wait, you can't learn Color of Armaments?

I don't know. Is Haki learned or you just have it and have to train to use it

EDIT: nvm seems everyone has the first two. So yeah Enel can probably learn it.

 

[Stat Flow]

I don't know. Is Haki learned or you just have it and have to train to use it

I believe Rayleigh said that everyone has the ability to use Haki, they just can't pull it out or something like that. The only one that people are born with (and can't be learned) is the Conquerer's/King's Haki.

 

[Metal B]

I can't see him lasting too long, in that case. Warlords aren't allowed to lose, or at least have a known loss.

I wouldn't surprise me, if Buggy has Color of the Conquering King. He has the ability to make new friends fast and overshadow his weakness before others, although he never seen to plan it at first and seen surprise that it works at all. Keep in mind that he is one of Odas favourite characters and has the counter ability to Luffy devil fruit. So he could be an surprising end boss for the series.

 

[789shadow]

I wouldn't surprise me, if Buggy has Color of the Conquering King. He has the ability to make new friends fast and overshadow his weakness before others, although he never seen to plan it at first and seen surprise that it works at all. Keep in mind that he is one of Odas favourite characters and has the counter ability to Luffy devil fruit. So he could be an surprising end boss for the series.

Not gonna happen. I fail to see how anyone but Blackbeard can be the Big Bad.

 

[Stealth Editor]

Not gonna happen. I fail to see how anyone but Blackbeard can be the Big Bad.

Yup. Only a matter of time before Blackbeard kills Shanks and all hell break loose

 

[789shadow]

Yup. Only a matter of time before Blackbeard kills Shanks and all hell break loose

Also, he has two DF's. TWO. And they aren't lame powers either. He is probably the most powerful character in the series at this point.

 

[survivor]

Also, he has two DF's. TWO. And they aren't lame powers either. He is probably the most powerful character in the series at this point.

I wonder if next time he faces an admiral, he won't run away. Now that he had enough time to train with his new powers.

 

[Lyonaz]

Man, you guys One Piece talks sound so weird, Haki, Color of Armamaments, Observations, bla bla. Maybe I should read it too to get in on the fun.

 

[789shadow]

I wonder if next time he faces an admiral, he won't run away. Now that he had enough time to train with his new powers.

He may still run away. He's odd like that.
But if he does fight, he'll win.

 

[Stealth Editor]

I love that the main villain isnt above running away when it makes sense.

You know, instead of just standing there, smirking, telling the protagonist that he's an ant not worth killing. Blackbeard is so full of life, I love that character

 

[Erigu]

[Genkaku Picasso]

The first couple chapters aren't fully representative of the whole thing, but do set the course for it (solving people problems through Picasso drawings). After them, it gets crazier, and I'd say deeper and more interesting. I only bought and read the first 2 books (waiting on the third next month) but I've loved it so far.
What I think is pretty great is the graphical representation of the psychological problems these people have as well as seeing these alternate worlds move and change as Picasso and the girl interact with them.

Thank you!

 

[Stat Flow]

There's something about Blackbeard that I don't really like. I don't know if I find him downright annoying or if it's that he's supposed to be annoying.

 

[Trevelyon]

I like Blackbeard well enough. For an arch villain, he's not a complete dead Aizen personality, he's a bungler and a goof but incredibly conniving and cunning. He's not infallible at all, he's constantly getting his arse whipped and doing stupid shit, he's a complete dirtbag and a coward at times, but I feel he can still be redeemed.

His design is also sort of off kilter and unique for a big baddy and his crew kicks all kinds of arse.