One Piece 58
Under the wire - One Piece volume 58!
Despite one quick proofreading, this is probably full of typos and god-only-knows-what, but I wanted to get it up before mangaroo had to return her copy to the library. mangaroo, I hope you can at least scribble down some notes in the way of a response before you have to take it back ( Read more... )
Despite one quick proofreading, this is probably full of typos and god-only-knows-what, but I wanted to get it up before mangaroo had to return her copy to the library. mangaroo, I hope you can at least scribble down some notes in the way of a response before you have to take it back ( Read more... )
Aw. What a giant heart.
I just realized I cannot follow the action that splits across two pages. (I mean, I can't follow 90% of the action anyway, but the binding is too great an obstacle for me to overcome.)
I am not sure the Viz translation gets this? They seem to think that the "pain" was Whitebeard's, but I'm pretty sure they're thinking about how much it must have hurt Squardo to doubt his father.
Oh, I hope you're right. Though I do wish the translations would stop being wrong.
If only I could remember any of the Supernovas other than Bonney and Law.
Seriously? Like Oars wasn't enough of a sacrifice the FIRST time?
If Luffy didn't already have a surfeit of fathers, Whitebeard would totally adopt him. (Except Luffy wouldn't allow it because he's going to be King of the Pirates, not Whitebeard or Ace. *sniffle* x 2)
Because height MATTERS, yo.
Look, this could break out into sportsball at any minute, and then we would need to know.
...I do not understand Japanese bra sizes.
"You'll figure that out by living."
Ugh, why does Viz ruin everything? "time" ≠ "living," especially in these circumstances.
A half-conscious Luffy tells "Iwa-chan" that he has one last request.
Really? Iwa-chan? That's not going to confuse me at all. *Tries to think of two more different characters than Ivankov and Iwaizumi. Brain breaks.*
Yay! An SBS to explain the laundered punning pirates.
I took it that Kuma is in fact acting, like Boa, to help Luffy here. Discuss y/n?
Hrm, seemed pretty clear-cut to me that the cyborg is programmed not to harm allies and lacks the subtle thinking skills to appreciate that an ally assisting an enemy is not an ally. In short, I think he stopped the attack because Boa was there. But it would be cool if you were right and Kuma were protecting Luffy, because that would hold out some hope for the "real" Kuma re-emerging.
*sigh* So many panels split across the binding. Stop the insanity.
...do we like any admirals other than Aokiji?
Wait...where's the ice lady pirate in the SBS that lists all Whitebeard's division leaders?
"That explains why people are so drawn to him?" So haki is a form of charisma?
Luffy: "I don't know anything about that old guy Whitebeard. I only had one reason for coming here!"
Never change. Please, never.
Gramps is serious business. I appreciate how he motivates Luffy by saying he has to fight Garp or Ace will die (to teach Luffy he's going to have to do difficult things he doesn't want to do to achieve his important goals). Still a parent, indeed.
LUFFY ON THE EXECUTION PLATFORM. YAY!
Did we see her do this? It's revealed now, at any rate.
Yes, in 57. I think right before the hug?
*sniffle* Mr3 honoring Bon Kurei.
ACE IS FREE!
Oh, the picture of the brothers fighting back-to-back.
Gah, Buggy. Whitebeard is being super-legendary right now.
Please, Ace, I get the honor thing, but don't let Akainu provoke you. Do what Whitebeard wants. Live to rule the new age. Then you can stab Akainu in the face with flames.
Ace's tiny scrap of vivre card begins to burn away to nothing.
No. No, no, no. He was free. We were going to get out alive.
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This is the biggest reason I want to hold onto my bigger iPad, even if I end up getting a mini eventually. One Piece does the most amazing double spreads, and the mini just isn't big enough for that. (I bet they would look really good on an iPad Pro... SHUT UP, SELF)
Though I do wish the translations would stop being wrong.
To be fair to them, a lot lies in the grey area of interpretation.
Ugh, why does Viz ruin everything? "time" ≠ "living," especially in these circumstances.
But yeah, I have to agree they dropped the ball on that one.
...do we like any admirals other than Aokiji?
Ugh, no. Although I admit to finding Kizaru's sheer laziness mildly amusing. He is too amoral to "like," though.
*sniffle* Mr3 honoring Bon Kurei.
YES. That was such a nice touch. *sniffles with you*
Oh, the picture of the brothers fighting back-to-back.
If I ever own any figures, it will be this. Because they should be immortalized like this always.
No. No, no, no. He was free. We were going to get out alive.
This might be Oda's cruellest blow. *sobs*
No, I take it back, the cruellest blow is *spoiler*. Which is cry-inducing in exact proportion to its awesomeness, and we're getting there.
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Everything about this arc seems like it's leading up to Luffy rescuing Ace. Even the moment Ace gets hit (given the rest of the series), it seems like it can't really be happening, which, I think, is why we get the title of the next chapter telling us, yes, it really is happening.
I have more to say about this cruel switcheroo, but not until much, much later.
No, I take it back, the cruellest blow is *spoiler*. Which is cry-inducing in exact proportion to its awesomeness, and we're getting there.
If you're thinking of the moment I think you are, that certainly made me cry harder, but I wouldn't call it a "cruel blow."
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I had the same reaction. (Though I'm pretty sure Luffy was already calling him this and we just forgot.) Sportsball has changed us.
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