I was so glad to see you post this, because the books have to go back to the library by Wednesday.
Iceberg, who is drawing plans to convert all of Water 7 into a floating ship.
Iceberg, you and rescue mouse are awesome!
Pop quiz! Name Garp's assistants. Oh, come on, it's only been thirty volumes since we last saw them.
Oddly enough, I didn't remember who Garp was, but I remembered Coby was with him and that formerly spoiled Zoro-enemy was with Coby.
all Luffy gets out of this is the news that Shanks is "genki" (doing well), so he's happy.
And we begin to suspect that Luffy and I are twins. Emperors…whatever. Yay!Shanks!
the punks that Lulu suspected of having killed Iceberg
I loved that. Also, that Zoro will accept directions from kids who try to mug him. And tigers.
Grown-up Coby is a cutie!
Agreed! I love his cheerful demeanor.
[This was the mysterious guy with tattoos on his face that appeared in volume 11.]
And this is why I wish I owned the volumes, because I have absolutely no memory of this. (Also, geez. Does One Piece or Once Upon a Time have the more awkward relationship trees?)
they don't go out of their way to target the government
[What would an after-volume be without an after-battle party?]
For some reason, I begin to picture Oda as the Dos Equis' "most interesting man in the world" spokesperson. "I don't always save the world from corrupt government officials, but when i do…"
What is haki?
When the two trade sword-blows, the sky literally splits open.
I love Shanks like nobody's business, but this was a little over the top for me.
Iceberg shows up to help Franky with building the new ship
Love, love, love. It's still got a ways to go to inherit Merry's spirit, but the Sunny was born from love.
[It cracks me up to remember just how LONG it will be before they actually GO to Fishman Island.]
I was ready for FIshman Island to start in the next arc. (Not a devastating spoiler to discover that it doesn't, just…loose lips and all.)
"I'm a pirate! I fought like a man! I object!"
He is! He did! Objection sustained! *huggles*
Iceberg thinks that it's because he's afraid he wouldn't be able to resist saying yes if asked to his face.
Hi, rescue mouse!
when one of them steals his swim trunks.
Oh, good grief.
The Franky Family shows up with Franky's luggage.
Which apparently will contain no briefs.
I know a lot of fans are really frustrated with Zoro's attitude here, but I agree with him.
And so does Sanji.
Luffy and Zoro claim that they can't hear anything.
So sweet, really.
[LOL at Aokiji sneaking a look from under his eye mask.]
And later, LOL at Helmeppo trying to stop Coby from cheering.
[This will be made clearer later on… MUCH later on.]
So it's okay that I don't know who Dadan is?
[WORST CLIFFHANGER EVER, OMG.]
I think only because you know what happens next. I'm all "yeah, Blackbeard, darkness, whatever." (Except I am worried for Ace because Shanks told me to be. Shanks crush!)
There's a lot of stuff in this volume that's not explained until much, much later, so I'm afraid you have some questions (and objections) that will go unanswered for the time being. I remember when I first read this volume I felt like I had no clue what was going on for most of it (didn't remember Garp or Helmeppo at all, was confused with all of the Whitebeard/Shanks/Blackbeard/Ace stuff), but rereading it in light of later events (and with a closer reading over earlier volumes) makes a HUGE difference.
I was so glad to see you post this, because the books have to go back to the library by Wednesday.
Yay, I made the deadline! Do you have any of 46 and following yet? (Maybe not, if you were expecting Fishman Island next... sorry about that!)
that formerly spoiled Zoro-enemy was with Coby
Not that you have a Zoro fixation or anything...
And this is why I wish I owned the volumes, because I have absolutely no memory of this.
I have no idea how Oda expects his readers to remember ANY of this. (And yet, they keep writing in to the SBS corners with even more insanely trivia-focused questions. "Hey, isn't this squiggly character in the background someone we saw twenty volumes ago?") But, yes, the long-term series continuity is a great reason to own the whole series in some form.
Ahem? BRING IT ON.
True, but when Franky complained in the last volume that he couldn't believe they went so far as to challenge the government, Luffy said they just wanted Robin back. And once they have Robin, he really could give two figs about the government... apart from the fact that THEY now want his head on a platter.
What is haki?
Like w_10_00 said, there's a ton of stuff in this volume that is dropped out without proper explanation (no, you don't know who Dadan is - I believe that's the first time the name has been mentioned).
All I can say about haki at this stage is that it it is a normal Japanese word meaning "ambition," but that is clearly not what Marco or Whitebeard mean when they use it. It will start to be revealed over, I don't know, the next 150 chapters or so? Also, Blackbeard used it once, in volume 25, without any explanation at all - I made note of it in the summary at the time.
I love Shanks like nobody's business, but this was a little over the top for me.
I kind of agree. But it's super dramatic! See how powerful they are! *rolls eyes*
And later, LOL at Helmeppo trying to stop Coby from cheering.
LOL, yes, I almost called that out. Their interaction is hilarious.
I dropped by the library today to pick it up, but volume 46 is checked out until May 13. I put a hold on it, but I figured there was no point in checking out 47+, since the person who has 46 would just end up recalling them.
Aw! Well, I am crazy busy at the moment, so maybe it's for the best. I recently finished reading 46, but summarizing activity is suffering. Do let me know if it shows up sooner than expected. I will take many One Piece volumes to the beach.
Iceberg, who is drawing plans to convert all of Water 7 into a floating ship.
Iceberg, you and rescue mouse are awesome!
Pop quiz! Name Garp's assistants. Oh, come on, it's only been thirty volumes since we last saw them.
Oddly enough, I didn't remember who Garp was, but I remembered Coby was with him and that formerly spoiled Zoro-enemy was with Coby.
all Luffy gets out of this is the news that Shanks is "genki" (doing well), so he's happy.
And we begin to suspect that Luffy and I are twins. Emperors…whatever. Yay!Shanks!
the punks that Lulu suspected of having killed Iceberg
I loved that. Also, that Zoro will accept directions from kids who try to mug him. And tigers.
Grown-up Coby is a cutie!
Agreed! I love his cheerful demeanor.
[This was the mysterious guy with tattoos on his face that appeared in volume 11.]
And this is why I wish I owned the volumes, because I have absolutely no memory of this. (Also, geez. Does One Piece or Once Upon a Time have the more awkward relationship trees?)
they don't go out of their way to target the government
Ahem? BRING IT ON.
that explains Spandam's sword, I guess
My very first thought! Funkfreed!
They promise to meet again in the New World.
[is this a spoiler?]So what rank does Coby have in volume 60?
[What would an after-volume be without an after-battle party?]
For some reason, I begin to picture Oda as the Dos Equis' "most interesting man in the world" spokesperson. "I don't always save the world from corrupt government officials, but when i do…"
What is haki?
When the two trade sword-blows, the sky literally splits open.
I love Shanks like nobody's business, but this was a little over the top for me.
Iceberg shows up to help Franky with building the new ship
Love, love, love. It's still got a ways to go to inherit Merry's spirit, but the Sunny was born from love.
[It cracks me up to remember just how LONG it will be before they actually GO to Fishman Island.]
I was ready for FIshman Island to start in the next arc. (Not a devastating spoiler to discover that it doesn't, just…loose lips and all.)
"I'm a pirate! I fought like a man! I object!"
He is! He did! Objection sustained! *huggles*
Iceberg thinks that it's because he's afraid he wouldn't be able to resist saying yes if asked to his face.
Hi, rescue mouse!
when one of them steals his swim trunks.
Oh, good grief.
The Franky Family shows up with Franky's luggage.
Which apparently will contain no briefs.
I know a lot of fans are really frustrated with Zoro's attitude here, but I agree with him.
And so does Sanji.
Luffy and Zoro claim that they can't hear anything.
So sweet, really.
[LOL at Aokiji sneaking a look from under his eye mask.]
And later, LOL at Helmeppo trying to stop Coby from cheering.
[This will be made clearer later on… MUCH later on.]
So it's okay that I don't know who Dadan is?
[WORST CLIFFHANGER EVER, OMG.]
I think only because you know what happens next. I'm all "yeah, Blackbeard, darkness, whatever." (Except I am worried for Ace because Shanks told me to be. Shanks crush!)
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But I will say:
So what rank does Coby have in volume 60?
We haven't seen New World Coby yet.
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Yay, I made the deadline! Do you have any of 46 and following yet? (Maybe not, if you were expecting Fishman Island next... sorry about that!)
that formerly spoiled Zoro-enemy was with Coby
Not that you have a Zoro fixation or anything...
And this is why I wish I owned the volumes, because I have absolutely no memory of this.
I have no idea how Oda expects his readers to remember ANY of this. (And yet, they keep writing in to the SBS corners with even more insanely trivia-focused questions. "Hey, isn't this squiggly character in the background someone we saw twenty volumes ago?") But, yes, the long-term series continuity is a great reason to own the whole series in some form.
Ahem? BRING IT ON.
True, but when Franky complained in the last volume that he couldn't believe they went so far as to challenge the government, Luffy said they just wanted Robin back. And once they have Robin, he really could give two figs about the government... apart from the fact that THEY now want his head on a platter.
What is haki?
Like w_10_00 said, there's a ton of stuff in this volume that is dropped out without proper explanation (no, you don't know who Dadan is - I believe that's the first time the name has been mentioned).
All I can say about haki at this stage is that it it is a normal Japanese word meaning "ambition," but that is clearly not what Marco or Whitebeard mean when they use it. It will start to be revealed over, I don't know, the next 150 chapters or so? Also, Blackbeard used it once, in volume 25, without any explanation at all - I made note of it in the summary at the time.
I love Shanks like nobody's business, but this was a little over the top for me.
I kind of agree. But it's super dramatic! See how powerful they are! *rolls eyes*
And later, LOL at Helmeppo trying to stop Coby from cheering.
LOL, yes, I almost called that out. Their interaction is hilarious.
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I dropped by the library today to pick it up, but volume 46 is checked out until May 13. I put a hold on it, but I figured there was no point in checking out 47+, since the person who has 46 would just end up recalling them.
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