-first thing of note is the Beast Pirate coverspread. It’s only the second time we’ve had one that doesn’t have a Strawhat in it- the other being one of all the pre-skip Warlords. I wonder if that means we’re not going to get a Beast Pirate Volume cover, since that colourspread is pretty much exactly what I’d expect from it. Unless the volume cover is all hybrids. Also, does it not look like King’s the main man in it and everyone including Kaido is his subordinate, lol?
-there’s good reasons for Sanji to go either way, he’s probably more needed with the Scabbards, but I expect him to go to Momo because he doesn’t know who Yamato is, and the gag potential is too strong for Oda to ignore. The geography of Onigahsima is slightly confusing me though- should’t Sanji have to go downstairs regardless of what way he wants to go, to go either to Floor Two with the Scabbards or outside the dome with Yamato? Obviously Onigashima is getting closer to the FC, but I’m not sure if it’s close close or if Mt Fuji is just so big it can be seen from anywhere
-conveniently, Perospero, the mad lad, offpanels Carrot and Wanda a few days after I said it wouldn’t surprise me. My thanks, creepy child catcher man. Him surviving that could answer the question of what Chopper is going to do since the Beast Pirate numbers don’t add up. Chopper was part of the WCI group, got beaten by him before, now his little sister has been battered. That’s a lot of setup for revenge. Is he strong enough? Not ordinarily, but it looks like Perospero isn’t entirely in good shape, and I think this Ice Virus could be a powerup for Chopper. Monster Point is old news and we saw what it could do to Hyo, who in his prime seems to have been a bit of a monster- RIP Orochi‘s Wano goons hype.
Chopper’s obviously going to get the cure in time for next chapter- could he then weaponise the virus for his own use? He’s already got it, maybe he could work out a way then to stay in Ice Oni form for a while as a powerup. Imagine Monster Point Ice Oni Chopper vs Perospero.
And tbf to the Rabbit- what a fucking line Perospero, absolute brutal takedown telling her to go eat grass and bitchslapping her, take a bow- she can come back and help out.
-Marco’s a bit of a monster, eh? He might have one of the coolest fighting styles in the series, I really liked his fireball thing. Looking forward to the anime covering this, since it’s a actually done a decent job with Wano. Can’t beat the two of them at once though. Time for Sanji to save the day there.
-Want to show me Jinbei vs WW next week, eh Oda? Only plotline that hasn’t really been touched since it started, just little bits and drabs. Get Hyogoro’s “miraculous“ recovery out the way quickly.