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Little Garden Chapter One: Zoro and Sanji have precisely zero chill over gathering food.
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Zoro being a cocky little shit getting Sanji riled up and just... boys plz
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I heard that apparently a lot of people think it's one-sided Sanji having a beef with Zoro. It's anything BUT one-sided, a lot of the time Zoro is actively instigating
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Yeah, seriously
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Yeah, the whole Zoro and Sanji thing is definitely not one sided.
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still sore that they cut Zoro calling Sanji Mr. Prince in the dub
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BUT ANYWAY. It's also crazy just what devil fruit powers appear and what is actually threatening
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like, how did this series make candle wax a legitimate threat that nearly killed two members of the crew plus Vivi
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I think this still holds true, One Piece is probably one of the most imaginative pieces of fiction out there
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I still wish that not every "hot" girl was so freaking thin, to the point where it looks kinda grotesque. give these girls actual waistlines, people, they're allowed
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I also love that, while Luffy does mostly take care of THE big bad, everyone gets important battles that allows them to show their talents and abilities, and I know I've said this before but the fact that the power scaling in one piece is accessible to literally everyone if enough effort is put in (regardless of devil fruits and thanks to haki) helps to make
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it charming and adds to the appeal of what's going to happen next
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I mean FFS Usopp has literally no special powers or super human strength, the only thing odd about his abilities might be just how much punishment he's able to take and even then it feels like he's still within human limits 99% of the time. And he's STILL a big player all the time!
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He doesn't even use Haki. He uses that big 'ol brain and imagination of his to experiment and make things that can take down the opponents he needs to
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(Usopp is my favourite example to use for this reason, he's a standard human being and that never changes)
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oof, paint trap. and Usopp vs. Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine
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for some bizarre reason Ms. Valentine always reminded me of Ino from Naruto. It's probably the appearance because personality-wise they're nothing alike
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and Usopp having a big brain moment and realizing that wax melts under heat. See I love him
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aaaaah the jazzy fight theme tracks <3333 I am a huge sucker for those
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but yeah it's no lie to say Usopp saved the day here
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seriously!
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fun fact: the manga volume where most of this arc happened, vol 14, was the first One Piece volume I actually purchased
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it wasn't even helping take down a flunky (not that Chuu didn't deserve to be taken seriously and that was a hella bad ass fight in its own right) but literally everyone would've died if not for Usopp
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(I'd read them at the library before then)
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oooh nice
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yeah!!
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like... Actually I think Usopp beats out Ace. He's my second favourite. Might even beat out Smoker. and I adore Smoker.
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Nami was my first favourite but then Usopp overtook her
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he's a good bean.
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oh god Sanji talking to Crocodile
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so look Sanji is forever Mr. Prince to me because of this arc
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also with Broggy sobbing I'm reminded yet again that the manly men are allowed to ugly cry in this series and I am so happy about it because YES THESE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO EMOTE
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the fact that we've seen Zoro the super bad ass cry at least once is great. Emotions aren't weakness.
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this!
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"Hello, this is the shitty restaurant" Love that :-D
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the first of Usopp's lies coming true, the giant goldfish!
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... WAIT A MINUTE
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DID THE GOLDFISH POOP TURN INTO THE ISLAND ROBIN WAS TRYING TO POINT THEM TO BEFORE LUFFY DESTROYED THE ETERNAL POSE FOR IT. INTO NOTHING AT ALL ISLAND.
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HOW DID I NOT CATCH THIS BEFORE
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holy shit xD (and yes that word choice was intentional)
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(also why does goldfish poop have an eternal pose)
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Yes it did!
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This is one of those things I didn't realize myself but other people doing in-depth re-reads have pointed it out
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As for why it has an Eternal Pose... like Sanji says, the sea is sure a mysterious place
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(LOL) I think it's safe to say that One Piece HAS to be one of the most imaginative pieces of fiction on the planet to date
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like I knew the goldfish poop island was a clear reference to Usopp's lie
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I just didn't realize it got mentioned explicitly by Robin like that
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or rather I missed that
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it's very easy to miss!!
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time for Drum Island. Luffy just sent Wapol flying, and they should reach the island soon
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just got to Nanohana. oh man super excited because the next episode is THAT moment (LOL)
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I burst out laughing every time it actually does not get old
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Smoker at the restaurant?
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yes
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