#flashbacks like woah

[petrichal]

One Piece 1152 talk: 109 Years Back In Time

The number of times I've stood up and went "HUH" this chapter was crazy and suddenly there's so much I want to talk about help @_@

It's not necessarily a big thing to reveal but I found it funny how casually they told us that yes, Zoro really has Conqueror's Haki. At least from what I remember it hasn't been put to words- but we have seen him use Conqueror's, and what's really funny to me is how Luffy knows this and just never brings it up LMAO. Also, this rare instance of Zoro getting scolded someone else:

Bro is stunlocked, but also it's his first time hearing he has Conqueror's to begin with, and the fact that it's just "flowing out" of him is just???

On top of his usual demeanor, it's no wonder he intimidates people easily with just one look. (This also means that he's just been unconsciously using Conqueror's without an off switch since who knows how long and the fact that the Strawhats don't really give a shit about it is strangely wholesome to me idk)

Another point that stood out to me was this panel of Sanji to the left. Is anyone else finding this off-putting or is it just me? Like?? why is it there??

If it's a gag, Sanji would've just sulked like he always have when he saw Zoro's and Jinbei's latest wanted posters (similar to him in East Blue asking if he was on a wanted poster but it's just Usopp's head, seeing his own wanted poster back in Post-Enies Lobby- these are all gags; all dramatic, him on the floor etc.), but he's asking Gaban twice, like "hey, are you sure? what about me?", and there's a spotlight being shined here on Sanji's insistency at Gaban that felt unusual to me, that comes off just a bit desperate.

We know he's always looking for ways to be useful to the crew (even when he already is), and we know he's still dealing with the effects of putting on the raid suit (his whole internal dilemma back in Onigashima, wondering which version of himself does Luffy want around). Maybe I'm reading too much into it.

Also what in the world 😭 In the tone of Garfield's are you /srs or /j, Luffy, is this /fr or is this /that tree from thriller bark kinda situation sgsdhjk

(I got caught off guard because in my head, there was no realm ever that Loki was gonna join, because realistically, where tf is he gonna fit on the Sunny, and also I don't see Loki as the type of guy to call someone his captain) but obviously Luffy's gonna ask Loki anyways and my hand flew to my damn mouth I was surprised LOL

It also hit me that it's been a longgg time since Luffy asked someone that. Felt weirdly nostalgic, all in all.

Another moment I love. Monster trio never fail to crack me up, 10/10

Putting comedic moments aside, some panels before that, Gaban gives Hajrudin the go-ahead to unlock Loki from his chains, saying that there was more to Loki's story than what Hajrudin believes.

Now the first thing that came to mind from Gaban saying this was: How come he didn't bring this up to Hajrudin before and let him hate his brother/let Loki be chained up even when he knew more than he let on?? But I gotta be honest, I don't really remember the circumstances around Loki being locked up and how Gaban was mentioned to be involved (if he was ever), so I guess?? He just never brought it up until he felt the same surge of Haki again and got reminded??? (guess I'll have to read it all back again to refresh my memory, it's been chaotic ngl lmao)

edit: Just remembered it was Shanks that was mentioned to have "captured" Loki during the whole ordeal in Aurust Castle. If when they arrived to the throne room they were met with a sight where Loki can be blamed for Harald's death, then I guess there wasn't any other explanation for it, considering (if the main perpetrator was Imu/the Holy Knights) the people responsible can disappear in an instant.

EDIT: Shanks "captured Loki" YEARS AFTER HARALD DIED. Back when Loki was at sea 6 years ago! AFTER Shanks' period of visiting Dawn Island. Sorry for the misinformation I was looking at the wiki and was like "something is NOT clicking" asfhjsdhglsdf oops

I can already see some fan theories getting proven to be right with this flashback though. Loki wasn't ever the criminal everyone thought him to be, and he didn't murder Harald to get his hands on a devil fruit. Hell, he even called that Hajrudin wanting him to retell those events a "cruel demand". Wild that it took Hajrudin 14 years or so and a whole near-invasion of Elbaf to want Loki to tell his side of the story though, I'm JUST sayin'.

And so we pop right into the flashback- WOAH HEY SHANKS BATH SCENE

Crazy. Wow. Anyways. I got hit with a second vine boom looking at Shanks' fucking arm and seeing what looks like a World Government tattoo and realizing holy shit ITS THE ARM THAT GOT EATEN BY THE SEAKING

NO WONDER HE DIDN'T GIVE TWO SHITS ABOUT LOSING IT???

Obviously there's nothing 'foreshadowing'-ish about this, but Oda's ability to build a plotline/point on top of something that was established YEARS ago to give it a new meaning never fail to impress. It's such a small detail!! But there's so many layers to it!!

"My plan was to join up with Buggy and lead a laidback pirating life" yeah okay no need to rub salt into the wound. That's totally not sad at all, knowing that Shanks invited Buggy to be pirates together with him right after Roger's execution and remember how Buggy rejected him in the rain??? yeah man. okay. Cool.

What does "Child of Fate" even mean? I tried looking into the JP version and he said 「お前は運命の子だな」/Omae wa unmei no ko dana, which, depending on the tone, could just mean "You really are a child of fate" or the translation above. Admittedly both are lost to me, idk what the hell he's trying to imply LMAO (My first thought naturally went to "huh? Like, from the D clan??" which doesn't seem likely).

This is unbearably cute btw. She just wants to see him at an eye level and wants to grow old with him, it's so cute. I want all of them to be alive by the end of the arc or so help me god

And as if one flashback wasn't enough, how about another!? A flashback within a flashback!?!?

Genuinely, going this far back in a flashback (Garp wasn't even alive this far back holy) when the giants were the most powerful in the seas reminded me a lot of Vicky the Viking for some reason. Pirates from Elbaf that greatly resembled Vikings in our reality being absolute terrors in the Grand Line just pillaging and raiding until they were the unanimous answer to the question, "What is the most frightening thing in the sea?".

I wonder what happened to make "Lowlife scumbag" King Harald turn over a new leaf to become a pacifist. Dorry and Broggy were part of the same crew as well, and when we met them back in Little Garden, they were friendly. Even in Elbaf, at the time of his death, Harald was "worshipped like a god" and got along with Shanks back in Maryjoa, dissimilar maybe to how he acted 109 years ago, when he claimed himself as a "god" after toppling over a kingdom for no reason.

Something happened in the course of 109 years to make him reflect and rip off his own horns, but that something also, probably?, is the cause of him siding with the government? Which Loki hates him for?Which Hajrudin also claimed that Loki technically did?? Idk man, Elbaf's history is unbelievably rich and I'm all here for it.

[everyitachi]

[tekitothemagpie]

Stain gets lost in his past sometimes.

[thursdaysyme]

i’m effectively the Oldest Child, due to circumstances, but sometimes that middle child in me pops out with a vengeance. like oh girl i haven’t seen u since i was 8 wtf are u doing in my house

[cedarw00div]

redeemed Gort au....He gets tadpoled instead of durge....hregrgrggrr...

[reylosaurus]

the bad batch spoilers

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rampart saying they’re all in this together like bro thinks he’s part of the team

[naruto-reread-maxxing]

Adorable little guy who doesn’t know what’s coming for him, the horrors, they await < 3

[feedingfrenzy2-shipwreckshowdown]

Can't believe that the second half of Mickey 17 is just Nausicaä, and that I managed to start paying attention literally right before it started happening. I'm always on the lookout for Nausicaä, but usually it isn't nearly as obvious, and it's especially uncommon outside of anime.

[siamesedreamgirl]

i just think @literatureisdying needs like an award or smth for never accidentally unfollowing me despite the fact that i am almost always sitting in their biggest fans list

[mysticruinedme]

thank GOODNESSSS i have my top posts turned off cuz i turned them back on for a second and the most RANDOM posts that i forgot i even made were there and the flashbacks were so intense it caused me physical pain. NO MORE!!!!!

[crunchycrystals]

getting better at figuring out what's killing the pacing of a scene and killing my darlings !!!!!!

[eightspringdays]

i'm just at the beginning of season 2 of arcane but by seeing the takes from here and twitter.. oh, we haven't learned anything from the voltron era

[potatoesandsunshine]

solas disguising himself as evelyn so her dream will let him in to hopefully resolve the whole 'possessed' situation: i just have to get in there and wake up my surprisingly thoughtful possible friend. she always listens to me, surely she'll listen to herself

the scene:

[monsterbisexual]

heres the larry screencaps i took n doodled on (due to my faggy nature) watching 7

[takeaguessbuddy]

“What do you like about yourself?”

[aturzz]

interviewer : oh, you must be the another manager of Blue Lock!

reader : yeah, i am.

interviewer : can you tell us about a typical day or your typical day in Blue Lock?

reader : (having flashbacks about kaiser and isagi just fucking fighting over an ice cream while ness and kurona secretly tries to take it for them with others watching outside) well, i go around the facility to check if everything is still working properly. then i go visit the stratums to see if the players need help. usually, they don't.

interviewer : that's cool! and who's your favourite player?

*bluelockers peeking to eavesdrop in the background* reader : i'd say Noel Noa, he had this calm demeanor in whatever situation. i like how he solves everything out.

bachira : i didn't know manager-chan have a thing for grown man- what are you doing?!

kunigami, banging his head against the wall : ignore me

chigiri : woah. didn't know i need a shower that much.

isagi : i had come to a conclusion... kaiser, you hit me!

kaiser : no, you hit me first!

ness : *incoherent sobs*

otoya : i thought manager-san is better than that. right, karasu?

karasu who's sulking on the ground : WHAT??

yukimiya fixing his glasses calmly : i think my glasses just broke.

rin : fools.

shidou : what's that liquid flowing down your cheeks?

rin : none of your business.

oliver : dang, it seems that i lost this match.

sendou : it's literally 10-0 bro...

oliver : shut up we're going to a bar.

barou grunting : i'm staying at my room.

niko : *hiding somewhere with music on*

noa with a rather proud expression : hm.

chris : god i wanna be like that too.

reader : GUYS WHAT THE FUCK?!

interviewer : interesting.