It's interesting that he mentions Zeff was probably the hardest character to cast for since he might have had the best performance of any of the supporting cast.
The original series was meant to only be 5 years long and Oda kept extending it when he came up with new ideas like the Warlords.
While it's true that the series was meant to be a lot shorter, I'm pretty sure the end would be about the same. The Warlords as a concept was thrown in (although I'm convinced Crocodile was originally a Yonkou, but that's baseless speculation), famously the Supernovas were designed super last minute with no concrete plan on their role etc, but I think he's got a skeleton beneath all this fleshing out that is being stuck to. We won't know for sure til years after the series is over though.
You mean the skeleton that showed up in his original sketch of the crew?
I'm convinced Skypeia had a lot of ideas that the original ending was going to use, based on what the manga is setting up now:You mean the skeleton that showed up in his original sketch of the crew?
Yohohohohohoho
But yes, you can see back in this original idea pretty much all the current crew is represented in some way - Robin is the only one that isn't really here, most likely because her joining the crew was a last minute decision and the original five year plan probably didn't have the whole mystery about the void century stuff.
Full agree with you
He even mentioned having a deck for the TCG. I wish I had people to play it with locally. It's fun!
Yeah, people figured out some of the demons from the silhouettes it seems. I like the theory that Imu is themed after the Umibozu:
That makes a lot of sense actually
Remember this arc introduced a chekov's gun in Lilith's bubble gun that can negate devil fruit powers. My guess is they'll hit Saturn with it and he won't untransform, confirming this isn't a DF but his actual form.
Blowing my mind right now. They could be Devils, straight up.
You mean the skeleton that showed up in his original sketch of the crew?
Yohohohohohoho
But yes, you can see back in this original idea pretty much all the current crew is represented in some way - Robin is the only one that isn't really here, most likely because her joining the crew was a last minute decision and the original five year plan probably didn't have the whole mystery about the void century stuff.
Oh snap! I actually posted elsewhere a few months ago how I thought for sure Imu was going to be an Umibozu and gave some evidence too,Yeah, people figured out some of the demons from the silhouettes it seems. I like the theory that Imu is themed after the Umibozu:
From Wikipedia:
Normally, umibōzu appears to sailors on calm seas which quickly turn tumultuous. It either breaks the ship on emergence or demands a bucket or barrel from the sailors and proceeds to drown them.
(Chapter 1095 spoilers) The Celestial Dragon shooting Kuma's dad right in front of Kuma was screwed up.
I'm curious if it means anything that it's possible for them to wake up and make amends, since we've seen every Donquixote (except the one...) do thatI think it's interesting how the Celestial Dragons are one of the few antagonists that are consistently portrayed as pure evil so far.
That moment is legendary for a good reason. Good times.
I kinda get it, of the 3 Alabasta has the best pacing in the original anime. It's the arc that least needs to be reedited. Personally, the most annoying thing is they don't have Syrup Village and Whiskey Peak dubs yet. Obviously there's a lot of the series they need to edit the dub in, but for my rewatch using One Pace thanks to the netflix show hype, having to deal with odd dub gaps is annoying.
does that mean Skypiea and Water 7 will be finished? Wasn’t sure how many episodes they have left.
Oh yeah, it's "only" 10 episodes of regular One Piece you'd have to watch of Arabasta if you caught up to the newest One Pace episode so it's not that bad. I just thought they might want to finish it first because it's a relatively small gap and then they'd be done with everything up to and with Jaya.
Skypiea still has 16 episodes left so there's no chance they will be done this year at their current pace. Water 7 is only missing 6 episodes so they could manage if they prioritize it but I don't think they will.
It put a whole new perspective on what he did to Zoro in Thriller Bark. I’m curious about how WG will slap him with the moniker “Tyrant”.
I'm calling it right now he's going to be the first to the lost one.
Absolutely. He’s stumble into an admiral and somehow knock them out on the way, too.
I've been really hoping he gets Weevil on his side, and they have this Hercule/Majin Buu type dynamic where he just worships Buggy and destroys everything that stands in his way, to the hooro of everyone around him.
Yeah, I always keep forgetting about him until he randomly shows up.
He saw someone win at a YCS with Exodia and is currently in the process of throwing those cards into the ocean.
I think Oda wants to characterize the kings of the world as "separate" from the really bad parts of the World Government. A lot of the country heads the characters run into are well meaning and care for their citizens, or even oppose the WG's harsh rule. I agree though that it's muddled and I'm not really sure where Oda is taking his characterization (especially given that he's based on Fidel Castro, who wouldn't think twice about committing such an act). But also it's a shonen manga and Oda has always portrayed the heroic characters as not seeking to kill their enemies.
