So let's see what the power ups are here.

Luffy: Training with Rayleigh probably
Zoro: Fighting supermonkeys
Sanji: Defeating newkama kenpo and learning a cooking secret to power up everyone else through a diet
Ussop: Still not really sure yet
Nami: getting that weather rope to cause wind based weather attacks and hopefully some other shit too
Chopper: researching "strong medicine" which will probably a power up ball
Robin: still don't know yet
Franky: probably rebuilding himself with high tech technology
Brooke: we already know he composed a new song but hopefully he'll get another powerup

so far it looks like they'll be fucking strong after their powerup.

FUCKING TRAINING ARC AUGH
DO NOT WANT. Seriously this best be short. I mean, I am glad they're making advancements in strength and getting better at their actual jobs and shit, but seriously I do not want endless training arcs, I just want my crew back together baw baw baw.

>>10485

I doubt it'll even be an arc proper. I strongly suspect it'll just be an introduction to what each one is doing, and then a cut to the conclusion/reuniting.

most likely course of action:

we get updates on the crew and how they'll be getting their upgrades
something like "2 months in the future the crew begins to assemble again" and they'll set sail

>>10486
yeah we'll probably see the beginning of the training, then cut to after the timeskip and reuniting. BUT we still won't see the powerups until their first fights at the end of the arc. So we'll be cockteased out of powerups for like 9 months or something.

Bonnie in a a compromising position, that is all.

Moria was said to 'disappear'
Absalom confirmed for bro of the year

>>10491
I suspect it's Kuma's doing...

The "training" arc might be Luffy going on some kind of adventure with Jinbei and Rayleigh. The progress of the crew will probably be shown in short bits on the side as it was before.

>>10485
Same, so freaking tired of training arcs and timeskips.

Colour spread was cute though, 'Tatoo's for everyone! lol got your hat! the crew actually together and just hanging out !!!

>>10491
Well, that or he switched with his shadow.

There will not be a time skip or a training arc most likely.

This will probably be the crew going on adventures that help them get strong while we see the world change and shift through to the new age.

I'm 95% sure Oda has said before that there wouldn't be any training arcs.
That shit can happen off panel as far as I'm concerned.

well...I don't imagine anyone will be shipping BB/pinky....right?

So will the next chapter be made up mostly of strawhats having 'moments' like this? Will Nami get one or will her thing from before count?

NOOOOO
MAI WAIFU ;_;
Fucking Blackbeard, I just hope that wasnt the last we'll see of Bonnie

>>10495

Keeping his shadow at a safe distance in case something dangerous were to occur.

That seems like something he would do.

>>10500
Doubt it since she seems important to Akainu/the government, he ain't going to kill her.

When Bonnie says You People, he's referring to his parents
Akainu confirmed for concerned DILF

THE HOTTEST ANAL FISTING KNOWN TO MAN

I don't think that this will be like a traditional training arc, but even if it is I'll be okay as long as it doesn't drag on. We need some cooldown time after the war.

>>10504
What we NEED is some MUTHAFUCKAN STRAW HATS

Seems more like an incoming timeskip.

>>10506

My thoughts exactly

Bonney is looking to be one of the most important Supernovas, along with Law and Kidd. Between how emotional she got with Whitebeard's death and now this she certainly has some major connection and plot line.

Yeah, I think there's gonna be a timeskip.

Which will officially end on Chapter 600.

>>10503
> HOTTEST

>>10508
You're forgetting Drake, man, he WAS a marine who went AWOL, most likely because he ran into something really corrupt. Plus he knows a shitton about Vegapunk

MORIIAAAAA~
Woo.

Anyone know what the fuck Shiliew means?

Hm it seems like there is a pattern of "Good Supernovas" and "Bad Supernovas".

>>10516
Hm, so how do you think things will end this arc? Did Luffy's message say "Stay put and power level guys, lets meet up in a few weeks"?

- I think Nami will be the first one to make it back.
- What if Gecko Moria meets up with Perona, and teleports Zoro back to Shabody?

>>10517
Because she's the navigator?
It's a fair bet anyway, I'd say either Nami first or the order/reverse-order they joined the crew.

>>10518
Nami HAS to be the first one back, unless there are MORE weather tricks to learn.

>>10518
Can't be order, that would imply Zoro making it back first.

>>10520
Indeed! WHATTA TWEEST!

Reverse order works fine for that though

>>10520
Technically Nami was the first person to meet Luffy. They'd also be uselessly lost without Nami to drive the ship.

>>10522
Wasn't that only in the anime?

>>10522
That scene was anime only

Oh, the only female Supernova is the first one to go down.

Stay classy Japan.

>>10525
No way she's out of the game yet. Apart from Kidd and Law, she seems to be the one with the most connection to the plot.

>>10525
Bah don't be so quick to cry sexism, you devalue such claims when you resort to it over every little thing.
Much more important is why she felt the need to attack a crew so much more powerful than any of the supernova's just because they killed Whitebeard, indeed I'm looking forward to learning what her deal is.

>>10525
Actually, Beige was first.

>>10525
note-
She isn't the first of the bunch to be caught by an Admiral.
Not by a longshot.

>>10516
Capone has always seemed like a callous asshole given that his introduction involved stabbing one of his own men with a fork.
Kidd's a fucking psychopath; he and Killer are clearly the more traditional "rape and pillage" sort of pirates.
Hawkins, despite the creepy powers and occult motif, doesn't seem overtly cruel. While he had no qualms about killing Brownbeard, his introduction in Seaboady involved stopping his men from starting a fight over petty circumstances.
Apoo appears to be an opportunistic jerkoff, but no more evil than, say, Buggy. He's just enjoying the ride; chaotic-neutral you might say.

Bonnie tossed herself into Zoro's confrontation with the nobles and saved his life, although the act wasn't entirely altruistic. The breakdown at Whitebeard's death seems to reinforce the point that she's a genuinely good person.
Law risked life and limb to pull Luffy from the aftermath of the Whitebeard War. While it may be stated that he is a cruel motherfucker, there's also compassion and honor present.
Drake is inarguably one of the good guys. Stopping fights between Urogue and Killer, coming to his fellow Supernovas' aid during Kizaru's attack, and the whole bit about being an ex-marine appear to enforce this point.

Urogue? No idea.

damn, maybe it's just me but I really wanted to see Sanji learn newkama kempou and do some of the spinning kick attacks that Bon Clay used to do

I miss Bon Clay ;_;

>>10530
>> Zoro's confrontation with the nobles and saved his life
Uh dude, she only did that so her wouldn't go bringing an admiral down on HER head. She even got pissed off and said she would beat the crap out of the strawhats if she ran into them again because of what Luffy did causing trouble for her and everyone else.

And what do you mean 'saved his life'? He dodged the shot and was going to cut Charloss in half, do you mean she was saving him from the admiral? Not particularly, she was looking out for herself/her crew.

>>10532
Don't forget what happened afterwards. She called Zoro an idiot for wanting to help a random injured civvie. Told him pirates don't help people like that.

>>10532
>although the act wasn't entirely altruistic

Chopper trying to pull a Sogeking on the islanders was hands down the best part of the chapter. Other than that, good chapter, though I'm really excited to see the crew back together.

>>10535
>>the act wasn't altruistic
*fixed

>>10488
Blackbeard I am disappoint

And on another note, Oda needs to stop beating around the bush and just put a penis in Sanji's mouth. We all see it coming, it's no big deal.

>>10531
Hopefully Sanji makes it through without Ivankov turning him into a her.

>>10538
What will be the more common fangirl reaction?
Tears of Joy -or- Tears of Sorrow?

Well, it's finally been settled: San Juan Wolf is not functioning as the Blackbeard Pirates' ship, they're still using the raft and Wolf just swims alongside it.

>>10541
...which also confirms Wolf's not using a Devil Fruit, so I'd imagine he'd be just a brute force fighter. Not that he needs anything else, mind you.

The boat the Marines brought along with them must be absolutly GIGANTIC if it's meant to comfortably carry him on proper voyages

You know, Wolf acts kind of... not like you'd expect a fearsome pirate to act.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he WASN'T a fearsome pirate. Would not put it past the WG to cart him off to ID for accidentally sitting on something of theirs. Poor Wolf...

>>10543

...

Thriller Bark?

>>10543
Well, they had to get him to ID somehow, so they probably brought the boat they used for that.

>>10546
I kind of figured they just chained him to the boat then tugged him along (planning to do the same this time). He seems to be fairly buoyant.

The bigger issues remains to be how the hell they got him inside Impel Down and to such a low level.

Hey.


Wait a minute. If Bonnie is hiding her real age with her DF, couldn't she actually be an old woman?

Also, doesn't that technically make her immortal? (From natural causes at least)

>>10549
That's been a pretty common theory in the fandom, yes.
Good a chance as anything else it could be true.

>>10549
Yes, she could just as easily be older and look like a teenager because she likes acting young. By extension you could just as easily take >>10503 and figure Akainu being concerned about her to mean she's his wife, mother, etc. instead of his daughter.

>Also, doesn't that technically make her immortal? (From natural causes at least)
Depends on how it works. It could if it's semi-permanent (as in if she changes your age once but not back, you'll be that old and naturally age from that point on), but it may wear off after time or if she comes in contact with Seastone (in all likeliness that will be what reveals her true age if she's hiding it).

Either way though, she's a pirate on the Grand Line. Who lives to die of old age there?

>>10485

Beat, at most it's gonna be 4 issues. One for each of the two Strawhats.

That STILL puts us on track for reunion at 600, with one issue to spare.

>>10545
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

>>10542
Oars was bigger than multiple regular giants combined

Oars Jr was a fair bit taller than Oars

San Juan Wolf UTTERLY DWARFS Oars Jr!
SJW would be a walking/swimming ecological catastrophe, without even needing to fight

>>10554
Oars Jr. was bigger than Oars Sr.? How can you tell?

>>10544
Wolf is a bitch. He does nothing but complain.

Bonnie turns out to be a child, having run away from home on a whim.

>>10501

if he used his doppleman than his shadow would've been there and he wouldn't have just disappeared

maybe Wolf is just a simpleton, or clumsy or something. He certainly doesn't seem to be all that evil from what we've seen.

Being that large he could just accidentally knock out some marine ships or step on people or something.

>>10540
I really don't give a damn what the fangirls think, they already have more than enough.
What about making the fanboys happy?!

Making Bonnie a Noble run-away makes the most sense out of all the insane theories I've seen so far, since it seems we're going to start dealing with the Nobles a lot more from this point on, and they're becoming main players. Not to mention her story would mirror Sabo's up-until-now-completely-random-donkeyshit-introduction.

>>10563
If you start bitching and crying because Sanji turns out to be queer I will laugh at you, fanboy

I'm actually really enjoying this!

Fuck tha haters, I've been waiting for a Chopper upgrade ever since I started reading. He hasn't gotten a single boost in his entire existence--we've always known about the Rumble Ball, and Monster Point was more of a curse than a help before.

Also, supermedicine? I am intrigued!

Speaking of Chopper... will he now learn to control his monster form?

>>10570
Possibly. At the least he's trying to find a way to recover from it better so there are less drawbacks to using it.

>>10563
Wow you really thing One Piece caters more to girls than boys? What must it be like to live in your fantasy world. I bet the air tastes like bubblegum.

>>10570
Seems like the logical upgrade. His medicines being stronger is also important, though.

>>10565
You seem to have a great problem with reading and understanding statements.
I'd look into that if I were you.

>>10574
I don't have to "thing" about anything, because I never said it was.

Most likely upgrades (from my humble perspective):

* Zoro: Probably just some new sword techniques from fighting the mandrills.
* Nami: New tech for her Clima-Tact.
* Usopp: The only one I'm completely unsure of. New beetle-related weapons? New fighting style to incorporate fattitude? Search me.
* Sanji: I'll have to go with the majority here and say strengthened legs from running from the okamas. It looks as though he's hunting for new dishes to cook as well.
* Chopper: Again, majority wins. Controlling Monster Point. Increasing his medical skill would be good, but I doubt he'd get that from an island ruled by apparently nonsentient birds.
* Robin: No fighting powerup, rather, new information on the Void Century.
* Franky: Modify himself with Vegapunk tech.
* Brook: New musical fighting moves from the Longarms, maybe?

>>10584
> Zoro: Probably just some new sword techniques from fighting the mandrills.

Well either that or he recovers completely.

>>10584
>* Sanji: I'll have to go with the majority here and say strengthened legs from running from the okamas. It looks as though he's hunting for new dishes to cook as well.

They are Okama Kenpo masters and Sanji has to fight them to get the recipes, AKA in fighting super martial artist he himself will become a better super martial artist.

>* Chopper: Again, majority wins. Controlling Monster Point. Increasing his medical skill would be good, but I doubt he'd get that from an island ruled by apparently nonsentient birds.

The cavemen are actually VERY intelligent, it's just that the birds were fucking them up every other day till Chopper made peace on the island, now he has a huge library of books to study from.

>>10584
Have you not been keeping up with the new chapters?

>>10588
>>10589
Ugh, sorry. Didn't pay much attention to the Chopper section.

>>10583
Really?
>they already have more than enough
So fangirls get a lot..
>What about making the fanboys happy?!
And fanboys don't.

Wow it's almost like that's exactly what you fucking said. Also way to be! I think they give out awards for reading posts and correcting misplaced letters. Also for the use of !? by anyone not penning a young adult novel.

>>10592

wankwankwank

deafeating the newkama masters to powerup is a little too boring and predictable. My guess? Ivankov will be the 100th master, and he'll manage to get the sanji in the dress, which unlocks his maiden heart like it did in the cover story. Then, he'll be able to use newkama kenpo. Will it make him stronger? maybe, Sanji beat Bon Clay, who was using the kenpo though.

>>10606
Why would it matter if he managed to beat someone using it? Adding Newkama techniques to his own style could still make it stronger.

>that coverpage
>it's astounding
>time is fleeting
madness, takes it's toll

I really like that Chopper's island turned out to help him grow in diplomatic, social and now intellectual aspects.
I wonder if everyone else will use their respective islands to such great effect. Franky has to rebuild himself, but he didn't really learn any new behavior other than how to convert tea into soda through pure fighting spirit. Sanji's growth plan is obvious. Robin may just learn more about the revolutionaries and her end goal. Zoro may get some new skills from all of those awful beasts and Mihawk. Nami's getting some new tech and knowledge, but did she actually develop as a person? I think not. Usopp is getting closer to his manly dreams. Brook's plot is completely up in the air as far as I'm concerned. One of the Straw Hats will probably have to rescue him at some point. I also have a feeling Vivi is going to make her triumphant return and it will be great and everyone will love her forever.

Also you're all faggots. Shut the fuck up.

>>10666
I don't get it, Inazuma.

>>10669

Well, Usopp is a little crazy already (the whole Sogeking thing..). I bet the other guy he met on his island isn't actually real and it's just Usopp imagining how he'd like to behave.

Someone's got a case of the Fight Club theory.

>>10764

Most people tend to forget that he started talking to himself like actually unstable people would talk to themselves back in Thriller Bark, treating Sogeking as a totally different person. It's disturbingly more obvious in the anime, but he still does it in the manga.