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That's a top-tier Chopper face

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Robin looks so pleased about helping blow a man's head off

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Again, this is horrifying

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I don't have a lot to say about the beat by beat action from this fight, but like the Oars fight it's one of my favorites in the series because of how well the Straw Hats work together. They're like a party perfectly executing against a high level raid boss. It's too bad that afterwords they immediately face off against another, even stronger raid boss that they're completely under leveled for.

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Looks like we've got a bit of a continuity error. I suppose this attack from Chopper could be a random effect like what was seen on Enies Lobby, but you'd think that'd be something Oda would draw more attention to if it was the case

When going against the real Kuma, Chopper will instantly go into Monster Point, which fits with him using his Rumble Ball against these random marines

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Of course Sanji notices and is worried about Zoro's injuries. Some things never change.

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It literally occurred to me just now that Kizaru wears sunglasses to protect his eyes from his own power

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It wouldn't surprise me if Oda hit on the Sacred Treasures attack name because he realized that A: some mirror related shenanigans would make sense for a Light character, and B: Swords made of light are cool as hell. And then figured "I've already got two of the three."

yeah, out of universe it makes sense, but in-universe it remains odd.

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I don't put much stock in attack name symbolism, but it's a little interesting to me that Kizaru's attacks come from the sacred treasures of Japan. It's just a little fancier than I'd expect from a laid-back guy like him.

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In theory Kizaru should be able to put himself together as fast as other logias--faster, since he's light--and presumably doesn't because he's, well, Kizaru. It makes for some pretty unsettling imagery

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I like that Apoo has the self awareness to know that his attack, despite blowing a man to smithereens, isn't enough to take out an admiral

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If I'm Perospero, I'm suing for copyright infringement

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The piano teeth looking like braces is a legitimately brilliant design concept that would terrify me if I ever saw it in real life

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This panel makes me laugh more than it has any right to

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case and point

Someone needs to tell Hawkins that lots of bad things can happen to you that don't ultimately kill you

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I love Hawkins' power so much

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I think that this panel is blacked out like this mostly to censor the violence of a dude getting his head bitten off, even if that dude is mostly a robot, but also because the silliness of a dinosaur wearing a pirate hat and leather coat would take away a little of the inherit badassery of the image. During this whole scene Oda is very careful about what angles he draws a transformed Drake from, and I honestly think it's because he hadn't worked out all the design kinks of his various forms yet.