One Piece 51
Shabondy, yay! This is one of those arcs (kind of like Jaya, vols 24-25) that can be overwhelming at first and is probably better on a re-read, but even on a first read, it is still made of multiple layers of awesome.
( Volume 51: Eleven Supernovas )
( Volume 51: Eleven Supernovas )
It's amazing to me how easily I can handle accents and sarcasm and misdirection in English writing, but I need everything in Japanese to be textbook and transparent. (Although sometimes I will catch a subtitle that goes overboard in its contextualizing, and think "he just said 'fuzakeruna,' not 'don't give me [whole sentence recapping what the last person said].'")
they are both captured two panels later.
That was kind of hilarious.
his eyes have turned to takoyaki
Everyone should have their own eye-gimmick. Chopper's can be books. Haru's can be mackerel. Sorry, mixing up my texts.
"Don't thank me. Captain's orders."
See, these are the kind of Zoro moments that have a huge impact on me. Like…pirate hunter turned superpirate or something? The pirate code?
If you're wondering exactly what just happened, wait another forty chapters or so…
Haki? Or the bison is in love with Luffy.
Someone points out that he REALLY shouldn't try to wink when he's not used to it.
I totally don't get the winking joke. Is this something sparkly guys do in manga that I haven't noticed?
["Everyone, remember where we parked!"/Star Trek 4 reference]
::hearts:: Best Star Trek!
Chopper: "I wanna ride, too! Is it not allowed, then?"
Thank you for fixing Viz's translation.
I was even looking for it, and I still totally missed it first time around.
I'm going to be sacrilegious and say I think it was poorly done. I mean, I like that it's there, but given how it's picked up later, it needed to be more obvious.
[Luffy, you had ONE JOB…]
Like following that dictate was even remotely a possibility. Can't even call it foreshadowing.
LOL! over Sanji and Usopp begging Zoro not to go, and Zoro misreading the grove number.
Afterwards, the whole party is sickened and subdued.
As is the reader.
Shakky says information is power.
Shakky and Robin need to meet.
Every writer knows, ALWAYS save the best for last. Not that I'm a drooling Trafalgar Law fan or anything.
Somebody is, because that page is torn out of my library copy. I thought you were ff'ing to the auction house. I missed Law's Oda-box! *pout*
OMG GIRAFFE SLIDE
Hee! Only part of this cover arc I like. LET LUCCI DIE.
Chopper and Brook are sipping tea and eating cotton candy.
This made me as happy as the slavery scenes made me sad.
And thus is born legions of fanfic.
About Kidd and whom?
Hee, by fate or blind luck, even Zoro is asking the way to GR #1, because he thinks that's where they left the ship.
The moment they revelaed the slave auction was in grove 1, my only thought was that Oda is a genius. (Except for the way the nobles were introduced and Luffy falling from the sap bubble.)
Nami is prepared to spend every penny they've got if it means they can get their friend back.
Yessssss…
Fire Fist Ace, has been scheduled for public execution.
So much plot to drop on top of needing to rescue Camie and kick some world noble butt and meet 9 other superpirates.
Hachi :-(
[*whew* And now I can walk the books back to the library tomorrow.]
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Like…pirate hunter turned superpirate or something? The pirate code?
Zoro is totally a pirate samurai!
Haki?
Ding ding ding! It won't be more fully explained for a while though. (That bison looks too traumatized to be in love. Although, Luffy is really good at winning over animal pets.)
I totally don't get the winking joke. Is this something sparkly guys do in manga that I haven't noticed?
I guess? Honestly I don't get it if it's supposed to be a specific cultural reference, I just think it's hilarious that poor Duval is still 100% dork behind the new pretty face. (We like you that way, Duval. Never change!) And also the way his face kind of shatters when he tries to do the winking thing.
Thank you for fixing Viz's translation.
I did think Viz missed the boat a bit there. It was a subtle difference, but there was something so poignant about Chopper assuming that he couldn't go because Keimi couldn't. Kind of like a child's-eye view of racism.
(In Viz' defense: I caught about a dozen errors in my own summary through reading the English. It is just amazing, the amount of stuff I can screw up.)
I'm going to be sacrilegious and say I think it was poorly done. I mean, I like that it's there, but given how it's picked up later, it needed to be more obvious.
I would agree with you except for the fact that One Piece fans are insane. I've started reading discussion boards for the current manga chapter, and the details that people pick out to comment on, you would not believe. I sometimes think Oda plants things just for the insane people.
Shakky and Robin need to meet.
I'm convinced Robin will BE Shakky when she's older. (Shakky is awesome!)
Somebody is, because that page is torn out of my library copy. I thought you were ff'ing to the auction house. I missed Law's Oda-box! *pout*
Nooooo! I mean, yay Trafalgar fans, but BOO to desecrating library books. That's pretty low.
It links to a scanlation, but Trafalgar page:
http://i15.mangapanda.com/one-piece/498/one-piece-1693879.jpg
And the back of the page, which must have been missing as well - I guess you didn't see Urouge and Killer's boxes?
http://i8.mangapanda.com/one-piece/498/one-piece-1693876.jpg
Hee! Only part of this cover arc I like. LET LUCCI DIE.
Not that I have any deep investment in Lucci's survival, but I did kind of love how the whole group pulled together for him (even if he doesn't deserve it). [ETA because I accidentally commented on something from the next volume, ignore spoilers!]
About Kidd and whom?
The main one I'm thinking of is an epic Kidd/Law fanfic which is still ongoing (and it's actually surprisingly good), but slave-fic in general is distressingly popular, and this provides the perfect in-canon departure point for it.
The moment they revelaed the slave auction was in grove 1, my only thought was that Oda is a genius.
You are so smart! I didn't anticipate that at all.
So much plot to drop on top of needing to rescue Camie and kick some world noble butt and meet 9 other superpirates.
No kidding! One Piece demands an awful lot from its readers.
Speaking of which - I mentioned at the top of the post on 52 that 52 ends in a cliffhanger, which it does, but I forgot until I started working on 53 that 53 doesn't really help. You could go on to 54, but then there's *spoiler* which leads to *spoiler*, and honestly the best plan is to get used to being in suspense until volume 60 or so. I will try not to take two years to get through the summaries. (Two years! Oda is a cruel master.)
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