Brook’s panty gag does get old to me but that’s because I am way past those types of jokes. I do appreciate how Brook has overcome such loneliness. Robin is clearly one of the best. I love her sense of humor! I love knowing that she feels loved and accepted amongst the strawhats. Looking back, I always felt like an after thought to my friends. Now I have people who do prioritize me and I prioritize them!
I completely agree Hanners-kun, good to see you after so long! How's the little one?
I could not say it better myself too!
Brooks depression, guilt and loneliness and Robins outcast nature, being afraid for her own life and alone in it, trust issues, trauma, paranoia and demonisation/slandering hit way too close to home for me but that's why I love them too.
That's exactly my situation with some former IRL friends of mine for decades now . I supported them for years through cancer, bereavements of close ones, heartbreaks and such, but when I'm struggling and grieving for my dead grandmother (2nd anniversary of her death in a few days too sigh), they ironically GHOSTED my GHOSTLY ass and when I tried to tell them I was upset and such, their responses weren't exactly something I can overlook and forgive either.
Oda has become way too openly and proudly lecherous like the actual factual reputation and thus culture of Japan and its getting much worse as he probably thinks he's Jiraiya, Master Roshi, Happosai etc IRL (happosai is panties obsessed, way more than Brook too) but he's thr father of 2 young daughters and one of them even jokes about his boobs obsession to him, despite being not even a teenager herself never mind an adult? but it's wrong regardless of her age but especially so given her actual age too.
He's flanderised the SHs so much and made them so shallow and barely getting to interact as much and bond like they did pre ts and be silly, goofy in a less extreme, exaggerated way too. there's some fine moments post ts but it it's sparse compared to pre ts and theyve spent a few months together at most but 2 years apart entirely with no communication in between that too. absolutely insane.