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Oda plans a lot of things far ahead of when its actually important, but thinking that he cares about matchups so much that he planned them 20+ years ago just sounds ridiculous.

By the way, although I explained how it could make sense that Who's Who went to jail and Lucci didn't, I can't see how the Who's Who thing on its own will make sense. Because on one hand, the Gomu Gomu no Mi must be important enough to get escorted and also to throw someone into jail because it...

Simple: Who's Who might've been the highest ranking agent when guarding the Gomu Gomu no Mi, while the Enies Lobby incident was Spandam's responsibility. The only reason why Lucci and the others were chased is because Spandam and his father used their power, but I guess the higher-ups stopped...

Sure, but if Oda actually intended to have a pattern, then I would think that 15-30-60-30-15 or 16-32-64-32-16 would just look better and was also possible to do. Instead we get 16-31-61-31-16? I highly doubt that.

First of all: What's that about a pattern? I know it was "explained", but in reality it looks like this: Act I; 909-924: 16 chapters (not 15) Act II; 925-955: 31 chapters (not 30) Act III so far; 958-1017: 60 chapters (already, not next chapter) That's not really a pattern. It is close to one...

I gave the new chapter a 2 out of 5 for the first time since... I dunno, I'm relatively new here, but the last chapter I would've given that rating was probably at the end of WCI when the ship switching shenanigans happened. The difference between this chapter and a lot of things that happened...

Well, I don't really count people like the Yakuza bosses, the Mimawarigumi or the Oniwabanshu besides Fukurokuju as characters, because they didn't really get much focus - they just exist to make this feel like more of a chaotic war. If you scratch those that are more irrelevant than not, then...

Luffy will stop Onigashima from falling with his bare hands reminiscent to Oden lifting the Scabbards over the boiling oil and then awaken his Devil Fruit to bounce it away easily. And another shitstorm will commence. :shocking:

Because people thought that this would be the arc where every Strawhat gets their proper 1v1 fight and victory, like in the old days. Which is understandable, but expectations not being met or not having your wishes fulfilled isn't something you should criticize. Unless the author gives you a...

Then that just means that Nami wasn't supposed to overcome anything. Just because WE wanted her to, doesn't mean that it was Oda's intention to do it this way. He wanted to showcase that Nami isn't strong enough yet, but could be with Zeus. At the same time he wanted to show Tama's importance in...

The fact that we're in Act 3 pretty much confirms to me that there will be five acts. The epilogue of the arc like Post-Enies Lobby or Post-War will definitely get its own act, and I don't think there is a four act-structure in Kabuki. It's either 3 or 5.

Yes, I expect the intermission between Act 3 and 4 around August, so that's when we'll get Shanks. Maybe in Elbaf to solidify his role in that arc. :goyea:

Ah, you're right. Been a while since I reread parts of the story. Still, Kalifa's devil fruit is what stuck with me, not the Rokushiki usage. Kumadori or Fukurou were way better in highlighting that imo, same for Lucci and Kaku of course. But I at least see what you mean, I would've actually...

You mean the Kalifa bullshit where she completely relied on her new devil fruit instead of just using any Rokushiki technique? Yeah, that was brilliant. :gokulaugh:

Nami received that powerup over 100 chapters ago. A powerup that only boosted her strength, but now that Zeus is in the clima tact, it also boosts her versatility, so it fits her way better. Nami was far from ready to defeat someone like Ulti without Zeus (and rightfully so, her future opponents...

Luffy needs two powerups in the same arc and help from four other Supernovae and is still defeated by Kaido... Black Maria fights against two Strawhats at once... Who's Who fights an experienced and established Ex-Shichibukai... But yeah, let's make Nami defeat Ulti by herself, that would make...

Nah, that was it. Ulti and Page One by far had the most screentime and characterization of the Flying Six, their clash with Nami and Usopp was set up way earlier than the others and they had their Hybrid Forms revealed first. So it doesn't come as a surprise that they are defeated first.

Koala Marguerite Reiju Ulti Amande ...and probably many more. :myman:

1. Ulti 2. Sasaki 3. Black Maria 4. Who's Who 5. Page One Only Page One is bad though imo.

While I can definitely see Kaido dying in the end, I also think that Oda will throw a curve ball at us. My theory is: Kaido will be beheaded, but that doesn't kill him. I would argue that Kaido's decapitation was foreshadowed even more often than his death. Sure, you could say that it is one...