@Cutty Jewboy @Gladwing0 Absolute stonks for Franky Gigachad enjoyers right now.
But then again Franky has been non stop impressive, admirable and entertaining since he joined.
I thought this might be a serious moral conflict arc for him for a few reasons but honestly i'm enjoying this direction and thus Franky meeting his idol and getting to geek out, as I'm sure Oda is doing himself too ofc. Oda for sure reliving his childhood nostalgia and thus influences here, tapping into his inner child and geek.
This arc feels very Shonen in nature but there are girls who love tech, science, robots etc too but it is a very stereotypically boys hobby thing too. Boys toys as they say?
I'm actually in heaven this arc too myself, much like early Wano and Onigashima, having to pinch myself and believe its actually real. My inner child/fanboy/geek is also having a whale (-shark fishman gigachad Jinbae) of a time with this arcs aesthetics, setting, tech, robots, science wank, Vegapunk themselves and thus the sheer nerdiness and technological wonder/spectacular of it too.
I really wish Kidd was involved in this arc, I pray to Goda unironically that he shows up later somehow. Kidd would be in HEAVEN and literally in his element here!