Oda already focused too much on the other strawhats this arc compared to the M3.
The M3 haven't even done anything yet, they fought a cat at the start, then were sitting and listening during Loki's flashback while the rest of the crew fought the HK. Then they arrive, get 1 hit in, then get...
We're overdue for a Sanji flashback.
Oda mentioned to keep watching him and his flames after wano, the whole Power of Love thing, then there's the Vinsmoke Romeo war 300 years ago.
It's rehash in that he can't fight a woman and then has to get a nakama to do so, for the 3rd time. The whole "I do what you can't do, you do what I can't" rehash would be a repeat of wano/ennies lobby. It doesn't add anything new to Sanji that hasn't already been addressed in a previous arc...
And that would just be a rehash of what we got in Wano with Black Maria, which itself was a rehash of Ennies Lobby. It's the farthest thing from Character Development, it's just a repeat of the past. And it brings up the same question many have asked for 20 years, which is "what would Sanji do...
Brooke's story started as Sanji reached Zaza. Nami's group is on the opposite side, and they are near Gunko's ice block and not currently moving. Oda would've had them running towards Zaza's location for the transition when the flashback ends. It's safe to say they won't be involved with...
Yes, Jimbe and Nami will hold off Zaza while they listen to Brooke's story many kms away on the opposite side of the island, as Zaza is currently kidnapping the kids right infront of Sanji and their dying mothers. That makes sense?
Nami's group is more likely to get their rematch vs Gunko, with...
The strawhats saw Sanji "die" In a sea of black flames and just moved on? And now they are just standing around sharing stories as kids get kidnapped.
What's wrong with them?
We currently have 5 strawhats who would rather stand around and talk about a 70 year old story, and 1 more talking with an owl, rather than help save the kids, or destroy a magic circle, or even just flee before Imu shows up.
Only thing I would say is at least Gunko hasn't been portrayed as...
Zaza gonna have some connection to Vinsmoke past.
Now Sanji has to choose between breaking his chivalry and fighting a "fake" water woman. Or keeping it and letting the actual women around him die. Also letting the kids getting kidnapped.
Oda even made sure none of the other strawhats are...
Oda spent 7-8 chapters on Kuma, Ginny, and Bonney. 3 side characters, 2 of whom are dead, and the 3rd becoming an extra.
Oda's dragging things to get Luffy's entrance on a number like chapter 1200. I expect this chapter to be minimum 2 months long.
On one hand you have Imu struggling vs non-hybrid Loki.
But then, Blackbeard failed to beat Bepo (actually lost to Bepo), struggled vs Law, and was scared of Old Rayleigh who is far weaker than Loki.
Neither Imu or Blackbeard are final villain material anymore.
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