where is gohan in this goated picture?
I think that was drawn by Toriyama before Gohan became a super saiyan, so he isn't in it.


Nami has no strength related goal...as long as she is doing her job as a navigator it is fine..her fighting capabilities are just bonus....she can take care of some fodders as long as it doesn't require strong haki....but Usopp is different...he aims to become a brave warrior of the sea...so at some point Oda has to let Usopp fight some strong foes and show his mettle as a brave warrior...and at the same time, he needs to surpass his father also....Oda can't do justice to Usopp without making him strong..
I don't think everybody *need* to be a combattant but Oda's the one who initially chose to turn Nami into a fighter when he gave her an unique weapon with unique moveset and constantly upgrading it... Nobody forced him to do that.

And Oda had a whole decade to do Usopp justice, maybe he'll get one rushed fight with Van Auger if he's lucky
 

Jew D. Boy

I Can Go Lower
@Jew D. Boy now's as good of a time as any to preach that monthly release agenda of yours :ihaha:
I think the part that bothers me at this point is that taking this many breaks really just delays the inevitable with his health…like, if he takes a month off, then he’s maybe more rested, but he ages during that time without progressing the story, so we’re still in a spot where he’s declining at the same rate as before but he’s also not moving the narrative along. With Toriyama’s passing, there should be even MORE urgency for him to either go monthly or take on a Totoyaro-like apprentice who can keep the franchise rolling if he shuffles off this mortal coil before finishing, but something tells me nothing will change and we’ll just keep hurtling uninterrupted towards the obvious outcome :josad:
 
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