#MOMO NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR LUFFY!!! oh kaido going for the others now..... law could hear his voice too???

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LUFFY!!!!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN CONVERTED!!!! LUFFY BELIEVER FULL TIME!!!!! LET US WORSHIP THE SUN!!!!

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One Piece Chapter 979 - Initial Thoughts

Is anyone else nervous? I feel like we should be nervous...

After another week break we have One Piece, and I feel like these waits are gonna kill me before COVID gets close

But Spoilers for the Chapter, and Support the Official Release when it comes out

Another cover story bombshell, oh my fucking god! Just...How!? Pound you lucky son of a bitch how the fuck are you alive? The Will of P has not yet been snuffed out! Does that mean that Pedro and Pekoms may still have a chance at revival? What happened with Germa too, where is my Baeju!? Also the Tontottas finding him is gonna be hilarious, giant man and little people, hopefully we get a family reunion...and maybe some reverie news

Still very concerned about Law, he wasn’t cut from panel this time but he just looks very, solemn, like he’s about to do something he’s not all happy about

I find it odd that not everyone is clued in on Kanjuro being on Orochi’s side, sure it slows him down but even the people on the ships that were intercepting the scabbards were able to identify him as the traitor

Momo though has got some ideas, he knows how to use a sword but he’s only gonna be able to cut the rope before Kanjuro notices, I doubt he could even use it on Kaido. I dunno, Momo does not seem to be that kinda guy, also if he was able to control his DF he’d be able to escape those ropes much easier

We’ve got the Brachio Tank and Black Rhino back out, I liked the Fishman Island nod but this also means we’ll likely be getting Franky Shogun again, but Franky made note that there were upgrades so maybe it’ll be a new Iron Pirate/Super Armoured Me

Definitely laughed at the ‘He’s for sure gonna be spotted’ and ‘He’s for sure getting lost’ because it’s so painfully true. They have good intentions but they’ll sneak off, don’t be surprised if Zoro walks into the exact wrong room

Alas poor Sanji, you can’t get in the Harem Tank. Usopp does lowkey know how to be a ladykiller (though I doubt he thinks about it, he does have a doctor at home). But Carrot does work the Beast Pirates garb too, as does Robin...but as I said last chapter with Nami, you could put a paper bag on them and they’ll make it work.

Ooof, right in the Frobin there. We know what that was code for Franky, ride the back of your motorcycle you dog!

But Brook has to tickle my funny bone too by thinking it’s for him XD I guess the small victory here is that it reminds me of Grim Fandango; a giant beast that lives to build and upgrade riding a beast of a machine with a snarky skeleton at the back

Sanji still trying to get on the Tank though, he should really be using Stealth Black to find Luffy and Zoro, get a Monster Trio team up ¬u¬

But this does give Robin and Jimbei (whose Beast Pirates garb is cool but does nothing for being covert since it doesn’t cover his Sun Pirates tattoo at all) some time to chat, we’ve got a new formation as the Mature Duo, I would add Brook or Franky to that but the two do tend to do silly things from time to time

Someone is lurking though, which is a little worry, but I don’t think they’re enemies. I think if they were they would’ve jumped at the two at this point. Could be a scout, or it could be someone ready to throw another spanner in the system

Yup, I love Ulti, she tickles me with her dual personality. Also Sasaki’s cape is fire, kinda reminds me of Minato Namikaze from Naruto, I also think it’s a little telling that Who’s Who doesn’t have a cape or any long garment, it makes him stand out a little bit more

So King and Jack can now be accounted for, and the former is the one who summoned the Flying Six. It also seems clear that everyone knows that the Six want the Disasters’ spots

I will continue to add that Kaido keeps looking smaller and smaller, I mean, look at his debut panel

he’s standing in a crater and he still dwarves Kid, Hawkins and Apoo, but in the panel he looks like he’s about 3 times taller than Drake (who is 2.3m tall, about 20cm taller than Kid), his scale just feels reduced

Also on heights, Black Maria is taller than King. That is a Giant Woman

Bao Huang makes me feel like Oda’s been playing some Legend of Zelda in his spare time, though I ain’t mad at it

The schedule seems a bit weird, Orochi has a speech after Kaido? I guess it’s just a welcoming address because Kaido will afterwards be announcing the Big Mom alliance

Kaido is keeping a secret, and that is actually quite intriguing...it also means that the Raid will not succeed for a while, since we are to expect to hear this Chekov Announcement

Kaido’s son is not seen, but we know his name: Yamato. It’s a very interesting name to choose actually; it can refer to simply the dominant ethnic group of Japan, the clan, the period, the province, the Yamato Dynasty prince Yamato Takeru, Yamato-damashiii, could even go Okama with Yamato Nadeshiko or even just the battleship. It could also be a corruption of Yamata, which connects to Yamata no Orochi

For my money, Yamato would be based off of Takeru. With some minor wikipedia research it does have some narrative notes that could fit being Kaido’s son, I doubt he would slay an older brother because Kaido calls him an ‘idiot son’, but Takeru’s father Emperor Keiko kept sending him to other provinces, I could see Kaido sending Yamato across Wano or the world to try and emulate Oden, the last man he respected. Takeru’s legend is also interesting because he gets the Kusanagi sword, which Susanoo fished from the Yamata no Orochi, there’s also a brief note of cross dressing and composing the first sedoka in the Kai province, which can tie in with the other Yamatos listed

Yamato must be strong though if the Flying Six see it as troublesome, Yamato could be the one hiding in the bushes behind Robin and Jimbei. Him being relative to the announcement makes me think that Kaido has an arranged marriage for him, since that’s how Big Mom does alliances, maybe it’s to Pudding, or Smoothie, or that bitch Flampe

Ulti again has no fucking fear, the steel balls of this woman. But Kaido knows when to dangle the carrot, Who’s Who definitely wants that All Star spot, which continues to add focus on him

LUFFY! How is it that you manage to get to the big ass crowd of people, and it’s not like Kid is hard to find, look for someone with a Metal Arm next to a guy who blurts out FAFAFA...and of course he almost gets his cover blown by some drunkard and gets distracted by food (his chest scar is back now though after disappearing last chapter)

Oh god...memories of sweet-baby Tama are found in the reflection of the spilled soup, the Beasts Pirates being clear about how they disregard and waste the food while others starve. I bet Zoro and Sanji would also react similarly in this state for their own other reasons, hell even Big Mom could have a word or two to say about it, she really enjoyed that soup

But when Luffy has that glare, few things are gonna stop him

So obviously, really good chapter. A lot of lines have been drawn in the sand and we’re eager to know what comes next. But as much as I am eager I am waiting for the main thing to go wrong. We’ve already split our Monster Trio, in fact the largest group of the crew are the Weakling Trio in the Brachio tank with Sanji who could disappear anywhere, Shinobu and Carrot, there’s still the uncertainty with Law as well.

I am keen to know more about Yamato (though I am a tad let down that Katakuri isn’t related to Kaido, only because I wanna see Katakuri again) and about the Flying Six, but it’s also gonna be a tough spot if Luffy causes a rumble right now, Apoo and Queen are in that area and BM’s crew, Orochi and the Numbers are all within earshot.

Alas, another week break, though when Oda made the announcement about COVID I kinda did expect it, I guess I’ll just have to toil about it in my own spare time XD But what’s important is that everyone stays safe, and an extra week can help with the fan theories.

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Howdy Monday, minna-san! I hope everyone had a good weekend. As for us, we had a good time celebrating Law’s birthday that so many fans at the tower was so crowded to get first dibs on the goods. Good thing we got there on time otherwise who knows if the store planned to restock. Well, we said enough, let’s get through this week’s news. We have tons to tell. First off, last week’s chapter was unbelievable to believe. So Kinemon explains who Oden was and how he became a very well-known icon to the Wano country. He also explained that he was able to lead Kuri village, a lawless land, into a country of peace thanks to Oden’s stand up. Meanwhile, Zoro got lost again. I swear that marimo head is never gonna stick with people when he wanders off. Anyway, he stumbles upon a wharf thinking of hitching a ride. Then, at a beach in Kuri land, we finally see Duke, who is with his loyal musketeers. He remembers how he and Cat Viper arrived at the country and everybody feared them. However, it was thanks to Oden that scolded them for discriminating him and Cat Viper. It was a cherished memory of loving the very man that never turn them away. They looked so cute when they were kids. Back at the shed, everyone was fascinated to hear Oden’s story until it tuned into tears when Kinemon says that he was executed as a criminal. Since his death, he and the others had to head to the castle, but by the time they reached there, Kaido burned the palace like hell fire. They ran inside so they can rescue Momo, his mom Toki, and sister, Hiyori who were trembling. Kinemon says that Momo’s mother somehow is way older than they think that came from a very far distant past due to her devil fruit, the time-time fruit which only allows her to travel into the future, and not the past. So he goes on saying that she finally reached her final moments and used her power to send Kinemon, Momo, and the others into the future hoping they can still save Wano kingdom. However, their home they grew up is different. The Kozuki name is tarnished, starving people, polluted nourishments, and such. They tried to find people to help with their cause which they did as they all formed allies secretly to take back their country. Thus it went to the point how Raizo, Kanjurou, Kinemon, and Momo got separated being chased by Kaido, Doflamingo, and Ceasar, and thanks Luffy and the others for meeting and saving them. At the end, Kinemon tells them that they have to form an army in secret and get intel in the meantime w/o alerting Kaido himself or his goons. So in two weeks, they will gather for the fire night festival at Onigashima where they will finally drive out Kaido. Yikes! This is sure a lot to take in. Especially, with this whole time travel. With that said, what plans to the survivors of the Kozuki have planned? Will it go smoothly? Or will there be trouble? Guess we’ll see. No chapter this week it’s another two week wait. Be patient. Now on with the goods. Figurines! Figurines! Yes, new ones! First we have Premium Branpresto figurines of Thatch, Pengin, and Bepo. All three will be sold in a set. You can preorder it now. It will be released in February. You can also preorder the figurine of Law as well. Next, this year’s Branpresto World Colosseum Figurine contest has revealed new figurines. They’ll have two figurines of Ussop, Nami, Sanji, Sabo, Katakuri, Don Krieg, and and Jinbei. For now, these are the protoypes. Once it’s in color, details to vote will be released later. Next, this week, more new will be available at all arcades. First, last week, they released this new Glitter & Glamour Venus figurine of Robin in her bikini. Next, this week, they’ll stock this awesome Flag Diamond Ship of Perona in her cute outfit, new WCF mini figurines History of Sanji including Baratie restaurant and Chef Zeff himself. Next week, they’ll release this special figurine of Luffy wearing his brothers’ hats. Get those coins ready and beat that crane. Next, stores are selling birthday goods of Marco such as his tote bag and bromide card set, and for Law, they’re selling an art board and bromide card set as well. Store are also selling the limited ed. cups from the Hello! OP exhibition of Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, Ace & Law. They’re also selling a postcard set with a colorful case. Next, new luggage covers will be available at stores. This time, they’ll have Shanks, Nami, and Chopper in red, orange, and pink color in large and small luggage size. Next, stores have this new WCI folder with the original image along with Luffy and Katakuri. Also, the stores finally are selling this shiny hologram anniversary button that has the adorable gang in mugi mugi versions. If you purchase over 3500 yen, you’ll receive a free special anniversary mugi mugi tote bag. Next, here are all the complete set of the special rubber strap of Luffy that I mentioned last week. The last one released is Luffy with Shanks. You can preorder on Ami Ami. It will be released in Dec. Last but not least, the OP app game, Thousand Storm, will have a special campaign of WCI where you can now use Sanji and Brook. Earn points and level up so you can get them. oh, check this out! Nakai-san (Zoro), Mayumi-san (Luffy), and Yukiko (Robin), attended the funeral of fellow seiyuu of Kizaru, Unshou-san, who passed away not too long ago. He will be dearly missed. Well, that’s all we got for now. Tune in next week for more goods and all. Boys, let’s call it in.