This isn't even recency bias. This is the best FB Oda has done or at least top 2, Law's FB comes close to this.
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Oden’s is my personal fav but Kuma is a close second
wait i forgot Noland’s hmmmmmm
lot of good flashback
lot of good flashback
Oda's strong suit is his FBs. Idk how he dropped the ball with Oden and Kaidos lol
Kaido I do think sucked but I’m surprised you dislike Oden’s, I thought it delivered on every front
I don't think Oden's FB is particulary bad, it's just on the low end of what Oda is capable of, a lot of CiS moments there.
I think this is partly due to him not wanting to show things that are connected to people's FB. He's done this with Kuma as well where Dragon's character suffers from Oda's lack of wanting to show things.
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Emotional Strain Piece is finally over(for now). The timing's been terrible with all that's been going on in my country and how it affected my personal life, so I'm practically as emotional as a pregnant woman(in addition to already being an emotional dude in general). The ending though? Super bittersweet, I'd wager even stronger on the sweeter side.
I think it was brilliant how Oda used Kuma's POV to take us back to some of the most character defining and heaviest hitting moments in the series. It feels like a farewell letter before we enter the climax of the story, the final stage which will be driven by whatever is going to happen probably next chapter or two, the infamous "Egghead incident". It was the best, most natural way to pull these off.
And the ending...I fucking loved it when Vegapunk said to him "Living is nothing but trouble, wouldn't you say?" just for Kuma's last flashing memories be the faces of his loved ones and their best moments in his incredibly difficult, misery filled life and go out with a smile on his face. Their final interaction sums up the entirety of One Piece and from Kuma's montage POV those heavy hitting moments we were thrown back into gives us a clearer perspective of how they together also sum it up, which is something that the Live Action's showrunner understood from the very get go. This is what he said when he sat down for dinner with Oda, and I'm 100% convinced that's when Oda realized he was the best man for the job:
I'm sorry for ever doubting him.
I think it was brilliant how Oda used Kuma's POV to take us back to some of the most character defining and heaviest hitting moments in the series. It feels like a farewell letter before we enter the climax of the story, the final stage which will be driven by whatever is going to happen probably next chapter or two, the infamous "Egghead incident". It was the best, most natural way to pull these off.
And the ending...I fucking loved it when Vegapunk said to him "Living is nothing but trouble, wouldn't you say?" just for Kuma's last flashing memories be the faces of his loved ones and their best moments in his incredibly difficult, misery filled life and go out with a smile on his face. Their final interaction sums up the entirety of One Piece and from Kuma's montage POV those heavy hitting moments we were thrown back into gives us a clearer perspective of how they together also sum it up, which is something that the Live Action's showrunner understood from the very get go. This is what he said when he sat down for dinner with Oda, and I'm 100% convinced that's when Oda realized he was the best man for the job:
I'm sorry for ever doubting him.
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Great Potato
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The Warlords don't miss.
My favorite so far. Even better than Law and Robin
Yeah, so far it's Kuma >> Law > Hancock = Jinbei > Doflamingo
Lets see if Mihawk, Moria and Crocodile can match those
Doronbo_Shirake
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It seems next anime episode will be the destruction of Lulusia.
And for me, Kuma flashback is better than Oden's.
Anyone else thinks that Imu has Sapphire Scales?
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Merry Christmas guys hope you're all doing great and had a great 2023
Doronbo_Shirake
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Also, now that Bonney has Kuma's memories, she might remember Laffite.
Merry christmas to you too, Greg!
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I hope you all stay blessed during the holidays
Doronbo_Shirake
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So, we will have Saturn vs Kuma in future chapters. Maybe Saturn will use the self-destruction device that Kuma has in his body.
RAWS are out
This shits fire
10/10 chapter
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Will be interesting to see if Kuma accomplishes anything against Saturn, a massive increase in his stocks if so considering Sanji is currently looking worthless against him.
If Kizaru is the one responsible for giving Luffy that food then he came ahead in their exchange. Being able to move around and operate while your opponent is still incapacitated would be a victory in a battledome setting, and that behavior should imply that he was sandbagging in his attempts against Saturn.
If Kizaru is the one responsible for giving Luffy that food then he came ahead in their exchange. Being able to move around and operate while your opponent is still incapacitated would be a victory in a battledome setting, and that behavior should imply that he was sandbagging in his attempts against Saturn.
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Kizaru sandbagging is very obvious, especially after the Nika dance in the flashback. Luffy still needs to fix his Stamina issues to be a solid Top Tier without Plot Armour
And if Kuma manages to do anything against Saturn, we will only need Doflamingo to be retconned once again when he reappears for all Warlords to have a potrayal above YC(not counting Buggy or Law who was a newbie warlord)
And if Kuma manages to do anything against Saturn, we will only need Doflamingo to be retconned once again when he reappears for all Warlords to have a potrayal above YC(not counting Buggy or Law who was a newbie warlord)