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27597 No. 27597
680 out http://www.mangapanda.com/one-piece/680/4
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>> No. 27636
>>27634
Smoker is pretty much just Clint Eastwood at this point. He's a loose cannon cop but DAMN IT HE GETS RESULTS.
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>> No. 27637
Smoker has lost 1 fight out of the many he's been in, and it was a struggle for both fighters not a curbstomp.

Tashigi has lost every real fight she's been in quickly.
And no she's not meant to be a goofy bumbler comedy character who loses in an over the top manner, she's just a female character who sucks in battle and loses for drama/so a guy can take over.

And whats this talk of fanboys out of nowhere? Is this the same person that keeps whinging about 'THE FANGIRLS!' whenever one of the supernovas appears on panel or someone else?
>> No. 27638
Tashigi is an awful character. I'm not going to say that ODA IS SEXIST PIG BURN DOWN JAPAN, but he definitely doesn't know what to do with her.
>> No. 27639
>>27638
I think the main problem in this arc is that he simply has too many good guys and not enough strong villains to occupy them all. Ever since the crew has reached more than like 5 members there's always been the issue of making sure everyone gets a matchup.

I wouldn't mind if the members who have functions that normally don't include fighting, don't have to fight. (like Nami. The whole lightning rod is pretty lame imo)

Then again this is still Shounen...
>> No. 27640
One a separate, non-whiny baby note, I really like Kinemon's role in the story. He fits in with the group, his antics are fun, and he's got pretty neat powers. He doesn't hog the spotlight like some other arc companions do, and his obvious overlap with Zoro and divergent goal and responsibility keeps the nakama talk away. Not to mention he quickly stopped being a combat liability as soon as he got put together, unlike pretty much everyone but Wiper and Jinbe. I think he's probably my favorite arc companion ever.
>> No. 27641
>>27640
I can't get over how tall Kinemon is. It's not really THAT huge and it makes sense that all his body parts had to be bigger to stand out on their own, but holy shit he is Brook's height and proportioned like a normal man. The guy's a little giant standing next to Zoro.

Also yeah, he's hilarious. Portraying him as some sort of country hick samurai was a great idea.
>> No. 27642
I can't think of many Japanese series where the character from Not Japan is one of the least dignified cast members.
>> No. 27643
Yeah, Kinemon is pretty r0xx0rs b0xx0rs. Even though Momonosuke is gonna turn out to be someone or something completely unexpected.
>> No. 27644
Aren't we being a little quick on the draw here? For all we know the next chapter could be Tashigi going "FUCK THIS BULLSHIT I DON'T NEED NO CHIVALRY" and hulking out.
>> No. 27645
>>27644
And then the dragon flies back and beats her down with one hit.
>> No. 27646
I want Robin to fight Monet; they both sneak up on each other and fight for 3 pages going ufufufu the whole time

also, Tashigi wouldn't be as noticably pathetic if Oda didn't have her fucking crying all the time now. God damn, she's spent 2 years in the most hardcore marine base as the subordinate for the most badass marine and yet she's been crying so damn much this arc.
>> No. 27647
>>27646
Ok, I don't think crying is a fair one here. EVERYONE in One Piece cries. ALL THE TIME. All of the Marines getting manhandled by Vergo are on the verge of tears! And why shouldn't they be? Their comrade, the one who gave them so much hope, has betrayed them and is about to kill each of them!
>> No. 27648
>>27647

The problem is that Oda makes a point to show how helpless and weak she is.

If she we're a dude, she'd be angry and frustrated about it, not "WAAAAAH I CAN'T MOVE".
>> No. 27649
>>27648
Or if she were a different woman for that matter. Nami, for example, would generally only cry at points of extreme anguish, like in Arlong Park.

Oda has enough female characters with enough different personalities that one of them being a weak fighter and emotionally fragile isn't really that notable.
>> No. 27650
>>27648
Sounds like Coby.
>> No. 27653
>>27648

If she was a guy he'd still be crying like a baby at being manhandled by a stronger dude, just like big bad Blackbeard did when papa Whitebeard beat the crap out of him. Also nobody would give a shit about him to begin with and this stupid argument wouldn't have even started. Dang, Tashigiro got beat up again and started crying! Haw haw what a pussy!

>>27650

Damn, you though up a better example of what I was saying while I typed. Scratch that last part and just paste "Tashigiro" over any Coby mocking you see. Especially when it's about Coby getting one-shot by Luffy or him hiding and crying when he felt people dying with his haki.
>> No. 27654
>>27647
of course its a fair one. Weaker characters tend to cry yes but its more often used as a humourous effect, the same with some of the stronger characters.

but Tashigi is just straight up crying a lot, no humour involved. She's been continually pretty useless and now cries more than ever despite being a captain for the toughest marine base.
>> No. 27656
Nobody gives a fuck about Tashigi. Stop your whining. Who cares.
>> No. 27657
>>27656
Obviously quite a few people do
>> No. 27659
>>27630
Herp derp my fanfic predictions are canon for the sake of my arguments.

Are you god damn stupid son?
Stop it.
>> No. 27661
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27661
>>27656
>> No. 27662
>>27659
aren't you the guy who kept arguing about the blatantly obvious apple-into-devil fruit sequence being just a close-up or whatever long after you were proven wrong?

because if you are, think harder about throwing them stones, bro.
>> No. 27663
>>27661
Yeah I'mma beat you up. You wanna go? Throw down, brah. I'll be waiting outside.

>>27662
Yes, yes he was; don't even bother, I'm pretty sure he's a troll. Or truly and earnestly a fucking retard who pays no attention to the plot of what he's reading.

Law's plan is to capture and kidnap Caesar Clown. Why would they allow Smoker to just take him away?
>> No. 27665
>>27643
Mononosuke = SABO!!8!

>>27646
Robin vs Monet could actually work. They can both fly, right? Whoever is the most apathic, wins.
>> No. 27666
>>27665
Robin can't really fly, just glide for a bit.
>> No. 27667
>>27666

She actually CAN fly. As in, she can actually go up for a bit. She just doesn't actually do it much because her range is so short that there's almost never a time where it would be useful. On the other hand, all the strawhats fall almost as much as they run, so the wings end up used parachutes a lot.
>> No. 27668
Or robin could just lock her wings and break her back.
>> No. 27669
>implying Oda's ever going to have another girl vs. girl fight again
>implying he won't just give them background fodder forever

oda y
>> No. 27671
>>27669
We will, but don't expect it to be a regular thing. It's not like ussop or chopper always get 1v1 fights either. Only the big three get consistent fights.

I expect blackbeards crew will be one of the only 1 v 1 crew fights we'll get left.

Also, I'm not sure Robin and Monet will have a reason to fight. No one really knows whose side Monet is on now.

I'll be happy if I just get to see Tashigi FIGHT someone and not get one shotted every time. At least Coby got a hit on luffy after cp9.
>> No. 27674
>>27666
I'm pretty sure she can fly now, but I hope she doesn't because that move freaks me the hell out.
>> No. 27678
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27678
>>27674
there is nothing to be afraid of my friend, they're just hands
>> No. 27689
I hope they have that giant party to celebrate their arrival in the New World like Zoro wanted when this arc is over

I'd like to see an arc that starts off slowly for the first time since the time skip. Learn some new, mysterious lore about the New World and then get into things instead of shit exploding immediately
>> No. 27690
Honestly I'd just be happy if Tashigi could win against SOMEBODY who's reasonably important.

It doesn't have to be a high level dude, it could even just be one of the bad guy's more memorably subordinants
>> No. 27691
>>27690

She's not a protagonist dude. If anything SHE'S the one who should get beaten up by, like, Nami or whoever.
>> No. 27692
>>27691
That, and like I said earlier, she really doesn't fucking matter.
>> No. 27693
But no seriously, she totally should have gotten beaten up by the strawhats. I mean, just look at this pathetic list of non-fodder antagonists this arc:

Caesar
Vergo
Monet
Rock and Scotch (punked almost immediately)
Brownbeard and the other named centaurs (completely worthless)
Smiley (currently an inanimate object)
...that's it. So 3.

Compared to the 12(!) mostly competent dudes they're up against, plus Tashigi, it's just too lopsided. Even the new 11 vs 5 that would have happened if the marines had stayed adversarial would be pretty weird, but at least it would've begun to approach seeming fair. It kinda feels like Little Garden, only now there are a bunch more people and instead of being in mortal danger the surplus good guys are just kind of chilling on a croco-bus.
>> No. 27694
>>27693
Actually, I'd argue Monet should be completely taken out of that equation. She's done nothing antagonistic or even threatening. It really is just everyone vs. Caesar and Vergo.
>> No. 27696
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27696
Dang, I've been meaning to say something about this for a few months but I just keep forgetting. Mangarule is a good site if you're patient enough to wait a few days yet somehow not patient enough to wait for shonen jump alpha. If you fall into this specific range in the patience spectrum you are rewarded with:

-Better translations from someone seems to actually read One Piece and speak english. No "Kehihihi in the Caribbean New World" in sight.
-Higher quality scans
-No stupid fanart that nobody gives a shit about
-No terrible watermarks ruining the art
-Both direct downloads and an online reader. I think I remember someone asking for something like this.

I mention it today specifically because new chapter is out, and jesus shit someone finally translated Vergo's fucking title. WAS THAT SO HARD?

http://mangarulereader.hostoi.com/MANGARULEREADER/?manga=One+Piece+WSJ&chapter=680+mangarule#page=1
>> No. 27697
>>27696
That link's uuh .. not really working, brudda. I think some dangs are in order here? Dang, dang.
>> No. 27705
>>27697

Dang dang, that's really weird. I can just click it and it goes to the page, or even middle click it to get it in a new tab.

Hmm...
Maybe this?
http://mangarulereader.hostoi.com/MANGARULEREADER/
>> No. 27706
>>27705
Still doesn't work for me. Says it can't locate the page. =/
>> No. 27707
>>27706

Only the most radically pure hearted may click on the mystic link to access the legendary phantom website.

I'm sorry. I'm really dang sorry.
>> No. 27708
Maybe try this one.
http://mangarule.altervista.org/blog/blog/
>> No. 27711
>>27693
smoker/law are wildcards. Technically antagonists from time to time.
>> No. 27714
>>27711
Yes but they're on the side of the "angels" right now. Ceasar still has that freezer room though to help even the odds, and all things considered he's held his own quite well.
>> No. 27724
ceasars a pretty powerful guy, fruit wise and ingenuity wise. I don't suppose he spent much time working out his body or haki.

Also, was Vergo using shigan? Guys a haki user and a rokoushiki user?
>> No. 27726
>>27724
Rokushiki is a standard marine moveset, it's not exclusive to CP9. Coby and Helmeppo both can use Soru.
>> No. 27728
>>27724

Just looking at the few higher ranking marines, it kind of looks like haki and rokushiki, (and swordsmanship?) are just a normal part of marine training. Off the top of my head I can think of Momonga, Dalmatian, and Coby all doing rokushiki.
>> No. 27749
>>27726
makes you wonder why cp9 were so special. Perhaps they were just more efficient at it?

That arc was so phsycial heavy, it was great.
>> No. 27751
>>27749
They knew all the rokushiki techniques, and most of them had specialized techniques within that. Even then they were assassins, not just brute force masters like an Admiral or Vice Admiral is supposed to be. Lucci's strength was something COMPLETELY unexpected.
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