>>27353

Kind of a let down, but had a few good moments.

Kidd has a 470 million bounty now? What'd he do, shove a few more civilians over? All he needs too do now is "injure" a small puppy and he'll probably surpass Ace's bounty

>Sanji gets boost of energy by...
You know what, no. I'm not spoiling it. It's too good.

>>27356
This is probably the most exciting chapter yet. What the hell constitutes as a good chapter to you?

10 bucks luffy is gonna surpass to the "500" bounty kid has going for him first.

Brownbeard for nakama.

Idea.

Law wants to take down an Emperor. He's also dealing with Doflamingo. Doflamingo is a shichibukai with far-reaching New World influence and so much power he has Vice-Admirals at his command and cares nothing for the Warlord title.

What if Doflamingo is Kaido?

>>27364
Wouldn't moria recognize him then?

It would make more sense if Kaido and doflamingo were in alliance It think.

Also: ALLIANCES! WOO~

>>27366

Maybe Kaido's just a puppet (hehe). A figurehead to divert attention from the dude who is really controlling his little empire.

Kidd's robotic arm is confirmed. There's his mobile weapon.

Everyone's back together, finally! Now the show can really begin!

>>27369
Well, everyone but Franky.

>>27364
Except Kaido is a world-recognized famous entity. People like Garp, Sengoku, Whitebeard, Shanks and Moriah all know Kaido as well as Doflamingo. That's like saying "what if Michael Jackson was really Nelson Mandela?"

>>27364
Then Doflamingo wouldn't have been standing with the other Shichibukai at Marineford and Shanks would have said something to him since Shanks fought Kaido shortly before the war started

So we have the full might of the SH crew, supplemented by Smoker, Tashigi and Kinemon against Ceaser, Monet and Vergo.

Seems a little stacked, though I see a lot of potential for group brawls and teamwork.

>>27373
you better believe there will be random powerful as fuck monsters conveniently appearing out of nowhere

also the yeti bros

I highly doubt we'll be getting paired-up matches like Alabasta, Enies Lobby or Fishman Island. There just aren't that many opponents for so many people to fight. And I'm still not sure if Monet will be fighting at all. Caesar vs. Luffy and Law, Vergo vs. Smoker and Tashigi. That's probably it. Kinemon is still my only and biggest mystery player.

Luffy and Law would be a devestating combo, Law can use his powers to swap in fresh air for Luffy. Great support ability.

>A random Vegapunk appears

it's be cool to finally see him since this is his former island, his inventions have played some big roles in the series and I'm curious to see how he and Franky would get along

So what's the general belief about Vegapunk? Evil nazi scientist, amoral crackpot who just makes stuff to see if it can get made with no thought to the consequences, or Leonard of Quirm-style manchild scientist who can't imagine anyone would use his work for evil?

>>27378
I remember reading something about him possibly being like a Leonardo Da Vinci of One Piece, which I think could fit. He's an unsurpassed genius who basically invented cyborgs and whatnot so I'm guessing he's pretty eccentric at least

I just pray that it isn't something bullshit like one of the Marines or members of the World Governemnt threatening his home island or a loved one or something. He should be some kind of mad genius

people keep talking about this supposed double issue that was gonna happen

so is there gonna be a double issue sometime soon or not?

>>27372
Except if he ordered Kaidou to keep Shanks away so things could go the way he wanted. Doflamingo might have been happy to see Whitebeard go, since he represented the old age of pirating, while Doflamingo always goes on about the new age.

>>27378
>or Leonard of Quirm-style manchild scientist

That's EXACTLY how I've always imagined him. Who knows, maybe there's also a Vetinari out there among the WG.

>>27381

Uughghgh I lost my copy paste explanations when I switched to my new computer so I'm going to have to type it out AGAIN FFFFFFFFFFF

Shonen Jump Double Issues

Shonen Jump is a weekly magazine that is numbered accordingly. So first week is #1, tenth week is #10, etc. Sometimes, due to holiday or some other reason, Shonen Jump isn't released for a week. However, the magazine doesn't just, say, skip from #6 to #8. What they do is relabel "Issue #6" into "Issue #6 - #7" and call it a "Double Issue." These double issues are usually a bit longer than usual since they often contain the full roster of manga series, however THERE IS ONLY ONE CHAPTER OF EACH, the same as usual. Essentially you get double the waiting time for no additional content. Fun!
However, double issues do have an effect on release schedules, albeit one not readily apparent if you're not paying attention. While double issues are shipped and scanlated the same as any other issue, the issue AFTER is shipped early. Usually, what this means is that scanlators can get the chapter out 3-4 days early. When it's just a single series on break this can't happen, since the magazine ships as normal. Basically, instead of 14 days of no chapter then regular releases, it becomes 10 days of no chapter then 10 more days of no chapter.

TLDR Double issues are a hiatus except the next chapter might come early. This chapter which was released on Saturday is actually the chapter that is supposed to be released this Wednesday. The double issue was chapter 676.

TLDR 2 TLDR HARDER: No chapter this week.

>>27379
The fact he openly defied World Government regulations by helping not only pirates, but the Strawhat Pirates, seems to indicate they might not have him on that much of a short leash. If anything, we already know he's an honorable person of his word. My guess is he's in some sort of symbiotic relationship with the World Government. He gives them some of his creations while they protect and fund his work.

>>27386
These theories are insane by insane One Piece theory standards. Stoppit.

>>27390
Hey at least I'm not dragging Sabo into this.

Doflamingo is Sabo

Oh sweet, OP is out ear-
>Mangapanda
...I think I'm okay waiting for Wednesday, actually.

>>27394
Who has been Sanji all along.

>>27398
And since Sanji is Nami, that means Rukia can use the Sharingan without Android 17's help!

The treasure One Piece is actually love and respect for your fellow man

>>27401
It's actually going to be TWO ha'pennies!

Where's chopper again?

And what the fuck is Caribous purpose? All he does is get whipped by EVERYONE in the series. Does oda have an endgame plan for this guy, because fishman island could have gone over without him completely.

>>27399
Guess what?

Sanji IS Nami

>>27403
He's the buggy of the New World.

>>27403
Don't forget Caribou is the only person other than the Strawhats who knows Shirahoshi's secret. And he said he was off to tell "that guy" about her -- AKA "Joker." My guess is this coverstory's purpose is to have Caribou sent to the surface again.

>>27406
>"that guy" aka joker
Fucking. Stop.

>>27403
Chopper was told to lay low by a mysterious piece of paper.

Caribou is Kaido, he's scouting out the competition before heading back to the New World

>>27409
Hey princess, Caribou is a slave catcher and trader. This is not a secret to anyone. All slave traders report directly to Doflamingo (Disco during Sabaody). If Caribou knows the mermaid princess is also a fucking weapon, he's going to want to report it to the highest echelons to get the best money for himself. What part of this is too nonsensical?

>>27403
Caribou's point was to show that Logias are no longer automatically a big deal in the New World just by virtue of being logias.

>>27412
Guys, we covered this. Kaido is Dayman.

I found, and still find, it curious that Smoker has been dubbed "Stray dog".

Do you think he will really be cast aside?

>>27417

he's "Stray Dog" because for the past two years he's been running around the Grand Line looking for Luffy and he's been kind of doing whatever he wants. I mean, he told the higher ups to EAT SHIT and he still gets promoted.

>>27417

the metaphor's slightly lost in translation, a "stray dog" is a "loose cannon" in japanese. think a guard dog off its leash.

>>27419

But a damn fine cop

smoker-kun does have a sort clint eastwood as dirty harry quality