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Wait, does Aphelandra not get a snake bow? Is it because she's too tall, and there aren't any snakes big enough?

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It is interesting that the Amazon ladies even treated Luffy's injuries at all once they realized he was a dude. The smart thing to do would have been to execute him right away, but there's a little bit of that honor-based warrior culture when they don't try to kill him until he's recovered.

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The Amazons get all trigger happy because Luffy shouted at them, but despite what they say he's actually been quite polite thus far. More polite than expected, given his desperation to reach his crew

Unsaid yet implied is how upset they are that Luffy specifically yelled out that he's a man, setting up how terrified of Hancock and her rules for the island they are.

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I love the snake bows so much. Just an excellent example of Oda's sense of whimsy

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In Luffy's defense, I'm a girl and would also not be a fan of this outfit

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This is one of the few euphemisms that transcends languages, with "golden balls" being the Japanese equivalent to "family jewels".

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Sweetpea wearing the Straw Hat is one of those random things that forever trips people up when taking One Piece trivia quizzes

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This week in tiny environmental details that ultimately don't matter, I like that the plaster over the brick wall is all crumbly and falling apart.

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This "strength is beauty" idea is interesting when one looks at Hancock. When she says she can do whatever she wants because she's beautiful, you can substitute it as saying she can do whatever she wants because she's strong. And for someone who has gone through what she has, you can see how that'd be an attractive (pun fully intended) mindset.

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tattoo alert, and, again, as much as I wish there was more diversity in the type of outfits on Amazon Lily, I do like that the gonk characters are dressed the same as the traditionally attractive ones

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There's something odd going on in the Amazon Lily lady's genetics

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It is kind of sad that the big bad assassins are scared of a girl with a flower

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Really excited for us to get to impel down soon!

Do you have any moment from there you are anticipating?

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Cant say I do off the top of my head, but it's been awhile since I've read the arc

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what do you think the last cover story Oda does is going to be like?

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Same Anon as before, did you learn that Queen, Kaido's henchman, is apparently Franky's father ? It makes sense but it's so surprising that Oda would reveal this. Do you think we have more to learn about MADS in the current saga ?

I really don't care one way or another if Queen is related to Franky. I guess I would have preferred if it'd been just some random pirate who threw him overboard, but it changes nothing so I guess I don't care.

And we probably will see more of the Mads crew at some point or another. They were in a cover story, and cover story characters always come back

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#the fact that he knows about the laughing mushroom implies some interesting shenanigans during his childhood This + Luffy eating mushroom that would kill him makes for some very sad implications.

Luffy specifically didn't know what the parasite mushroom was before eating it. My boy needs to brush up on his Boy Scout handbook

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As foretold in the ancient SBS writings some 450 chapters earlier