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Often times if you don't see Sanji for awhile he's in the background making things happen.

Franky transforming into a reverse centaur had me dying. I rolled off my bed laughing the first time I saw it 😂

"It's totally obvious who it is." Yeah, at first I was confused by Kaku seemingly joining the strawhats as a favor to Usopp, but it ended up working out perfectly.

Sanji used knives to fight! That alone justifies Wanzo's existence.

I love the repeated gag of insisting that Usopp and Franky are crewmates, it is fantastic especially because of how I felt the same way xD

@AJPiece I think the main reason people love Sanji's little "real men forgive the lies a woman tells" is that he appears to understand she's lying and has already moved past it, having already forgiven her. Every other character including Chopper are still questioning why Robin is abandoning them, giving some weight to her lies. Sanji appears to already see through it all.

1:05:30 "Power of friendship done in the best way possible" Enies Lobby: "Hold onto your strawhat"

The Luffy speech when making the alliance with Galley-La and the Franky Family is one of my favorite underrated moment. Glad you liked it and see how it shows Luffy's growth as a leader. #AJPiece.

The skypiea dancing scene with wolves is also Oda's favorite panel!

I haven't even watched yet, but I know I'm about to cry at least once listening to this

#AJPiece about a year after the first time i watched water 7, my grandmother passed away. She was hospitalized for a while beforehand but without going too far into gruesome details everyone knew she wasn't going to make it. As silly as it sounds, what helped me through that grief is the story of water 7 and the death of the merry. It helped me in knowing to grieve as much as i was capable knowing nothing can be done and that my grandmother did as much as she could do be with us. There are so many moments throughout one piece that can have this sort of effect on anyone because of how incredibly human the characters are. No matter how bizarre the story can get, one piece uses that bizarre nature to let its characters feel more fully then any more realistic story ever could and it's a beautiful lesson for oda to teach, especially considering the target audience of one piece being young boys, who usually are taught to bottle in their emotions.

why is it never enough for me to hear your review even for freakin straight two hoursssss? right, listening to Aleczandxr is now my hobby. I'm very much agree when you said Wyper is underrated. he's a beast. thank you for keeping him in your top 10 :)

#AJPiece I appreciate you editing in a segment to talk about the good aspects of Sanji vs. Wanze. I completely understand being grossed out and annoyed by Wanze, though to me personally, the goofy humor Oda goes for really works amazingly. To me it's one of the most entertaining fights in the series. But beyond that, I think it adds incredible thematic depth to Sanji in a very subtle way. Like you said, it's great to see how Sanji talks about self-respect and honor as a chef, and not wasting food. But my favorite detail is that Sanji is willing to fight with knives here, essentially becoming the equivalent of a swordsman, because he's in a kitchen and using them against food. It's not just a clever moment, but ties back into the core themes with his character all the way back from Baratie. Sanji is a man who sticks to his principles, even when it's almost undeniably a bad idea to do so, because that's what principles are for. He won't fight women, even though sometimes you obviously would have to if the enemy is a woman. He'll feed even his enemies, even if they'll attack him afterwards. And he won't fight with his hands, even though he'd be stronger doing so. What Sanji vs. Wanze shows is that if he was willing to fight with his hands, with swords, he would actually have INCREDIBLE skill, possibly even keeping up with Zoro. After all, he never even practices using them to fight, and yet shows off insane prowess this one time. This gives his choice to never use them (outside this specific context) even more weight; we see the depth of what he's willing to sacrifice for the sake of his principles.

#AJPiece In Japanese, Tom’s catchphrase is “Do it with a Don” where “don” is a taiko drum sound effect that Oda uses a lot. Viz translates it as “DOOM” or “BOOM” and is used at the end of every episode for reference on what it sounds like. Keep an eye out for it as he uses it multiple times every chapter.

Usopp didn't don the mask after being ashamed of the moment of cowardice and the things he said... The things he said were the lies... what's he's salvaging with the mask is his pride as a man. He desperately wanted to fight for Robin and save her, but his pride wouldnt let him go back on his words, he said he was no longer in the crew, so he couldn't just forget everything that happened and join them. Enter Sogeking, and Usopp wins both ways, he does what he wants, and he "kept his word".

#AJPiece I find it beautiful how our entry into enies lobby is basically the summation of the crew's will having swelled back to it's peak just as the aqua laguna hits it's own towards the end of water 7, kokoro has a line that really encapsulates the strawhats' journey throughout the saga when she says “The stronger the ebbing is, the larger the waves are that will come back". Water 7’s a city that's constantly sinking and one that should've been swallowed by the aqua laguna long ago, it’s survived time and time again becoming a thriving metropolis thanks to it being constantly rebuilt on the foundations of the original town. I think it’s really impactful and integrative how the setting itself is a metaphor for this coming of age tale the crew undergoes holistically, they have to be able to adapt and build themselves as the upcoming obstacles demand. The further the crew begins to fall apart as incident after incident pushes them to the brink, so too is that mirrored in the aqua laguna's approach with their morale being at it's absolute lowest as the tides ebbing, then the climactic deciding moment for the crew was through learning about Robin's true motivations, that everything she's done was to protect the crew giving them new life and a sense of conviction despite everything that happened. Always love watching these reviews and thanks for the work you put in as always.

#AJPiece Love the analysis as always, so thanks! I feel there is one thing you could've talked and you didn't is Zoro's intervention during the call between Sanji and Luffy on the trains. It's not the first time we see Zoro worry for Sanji but this direct is a first and it shows that deep down, they care for each other as much as the other crewmates. It also highlights Luffy's innate empathy and understanding for his crewmates when he allows Sanji to go all out on his own and in contrast highlights Zoro's fear for his crewmates' wellbeing when he's not around, I think it's great

Didnt not surprise me at all seeing you putting ussop at number one after water seven. I see Water Seven/Ennies Lobbie as one giant arc. Since I know what is coming I am pretty sure Robin will shoot up a ton after the next one. I really love your reviews since you really tend to dive deep into the strory and eventhough you are only 400 chapters in you understand the strory and its themes far better than most veterans on KZfaq who usually only tend to talk about theories and powerscaling with a few exceptions. Keep it Up, Alecz!

#AJPiece I love how Oda insert real life stories and people into One Piece. Klabautermann is a germanic fable, afro-Luffy being the boxer or all the admirals being based on actors Oda likes (Aokiji is based on Yusaku Matsuda, which is also the inspiration for Spike Spigle from Cowboy Bebop) and many more (cant wait for you to meet Tim Curry insert). It create connections that are fun to discover and you can see how many things influenced this masterpiece

For anyone interested, Enies Lobby Part 1 is up on Patreon early access, and it's 1 hours, 42 minutes in length :-)

Odas favorite scene is actually the crew dancing with the wolves and visually there's a lot of foreshadowing in that panel it's so great

#AJPiece The sea train is the embodiment of Tom's heart. He knows he is doomed for helping Roger but asks for time to build the train because he want's to save the island regardless. Franky knows and respect's him for that commitment. This train represents to him the values of his master. Seeing Tom get taken by the train make my heart ache every time and it's even harder to see Franky so desperately trying to stop the train. The sentence "where are you taking your creator" underlines the conflicting situation so beautifully: the train was created to bring hope the people of water 7 but is now carrying the town's savoir to it's demise.

#AJPiece I’m a bit late but still wanted to give my thoughts on the scene with Nami. Not only do I find it to be beautifully fitting that Nami who was the last member of the crew in dire need of saving, returns the favor by letting Luffy know Robin does need to be saved. But also how it fits with the theme of the crew each having their own roles to play. Usopp left because of his own insecurity as a crew mate, thinking he can’t possibly do what the others can and will just be left behind. But Nami, who like Usopp isn’t the strongest, shows there is more than just beating the strongest opponent. Luffy could not have left the East Blue without Nami by his side, and here he could not stand up to Aqua Laguna without Nami telling him the truth about Robin. It’s why it’s one of my favorite underrated scenes, especially as a Nami fan.

Hey Aleczandxr, I just wanted to thank you so much for making these AJ piece videos. I genuinely look forward to them every couple weeks and they are one of the only reasons I open KZfaq anymore. I love the content and glad to always see you upload. Can’t wait for the next one!

#AJPiece I absolutely adore how Oda contrasts beliefs, not just through characters but also through different circumstances, environment, and how characters live their lives. A fine example of this would be with Franky and Iceberg, not only do they contrast each other through this theme of power and through their personalities, but it's even more reinforced by their differing life styles. Franky ends up living at the bottom where he devolves into building only distrust, fear, and disrespect towards his name. Meanwhile Iceberg has become the president of Galley-La and the mayor of Water 7, making a respectable name for himself. The reason I think this further nails in their opposing beliefs is because Iceberg ended up building a community, economy, and a productive market, however one thing he never made was weapons. Contrast to Franky, instead becoming a dismantler, never to build again (at least until he found the echoing spirit of Tom in the straw hats) due to his self repentance and is exactly what led to him fully embodying Toms ideals and becoming a weapon that could never be used by anyone but himself. Just these little details put into characters really plunge you into this world even more, making them feel like real people that could exist in our world. The more and more little details Oda puts in this story, the more and more it builds up and up into a huge, expansive, and detailed world. I'm so happy you're talking about my favorite story ever, it has changed my outlook on life completely and you always give me more insight and appreciation for stories, so I'm always very excited to watch these videos! Much love to you and your videos! (also Sogeking is the best superhero ever written.)

#AJPiece So now that you're a healthy chunk into One Piece and have seen how imaginative Oda can get, I was wondering if there were any settings you would like to see for an island? The settings of arcs are a lowkey favorite part of One Piece for me. Oda is great at creating fascinating worlds for each arc. Sorry if this has been asked before. There's been a lot of episodes and I''m a bit forgetful.

being a patron is SO worth it!!!

Wyper in your top 10 is so amazing.

This section is so damn good leading up right before Enies Lobby with Sanji going back to his Mr. Prince days boarding the train by himself leaving a note for the rest of the crew while Sogeking who lives in our hearts from Sniper Island and Franky doing a reverse centaur lmao then T bone may he RIP got cut down by Zoro

The extreme in-depth analytical lens through which AJ is experiencing One Piece has me curious about how he’ll view the current events. I can’t wait to see it.

#AJPiece I think Cutty Flam/Franky denies his ships out of shame more than trying to shunt responsibility. He built these ships originally for the purpose of defending people from SeaKings. The fact that they were used to harm people was so antithetical to their creation that Franky felt violated by this. Also I want to point out the crowds jeering and calling Tom 'Fishman' reflects on Aarlong. This reaction implies that Fishmen are discriminated against just like Aarlong discriminated against humans. I won't say any more, but I've really been enjoying these reviews and can't wait for Eniss Lobby

Enies Lobby and Water 7 are one arc.

And Luffy is going to continue to grow as a captain, ussop in this arc is so good

#AJPiece I wanted to ask you a bit about Zoro, who is probably my favourite One Piece (and also Anime/Manga) character of all time. I love that you always pick up on the subtle looks and glances he gives that Oda always makes sure to include as reactions to things that happen in the story. In my opinion, he plays a tremendously important role in maintaining the vitality of the crew and the story as a whole, and that's maybe epitomised in Water 7 and Enies Lobby. I was just wondering if you had any particular thoughts on the role Zoro has played thus far in this arc and what has both preceded and followed it, especially regarding his function as a 'first mate' to Luffy. As always, thanks for the amazing videos and streams that have made my life just that much more interesting and enjoyable over the past 6 months

#AJPiece this is probably too late to be read in a video but just wanted to share, but I kind of love how in the same arc where Usopp leaves the crew, he kind of pseudo-recruits Franky. Like he steadily becomes invested in all of them over the arc, but Franky's first point of contact with the Strawhats is Usopp, and they have a lot of good meaningful moments in that time over The Going Merry. While Luffy is inevitably the main boss and finishes winning Franky over alongside Robin, I find it very insightful into Usopp's potential to truly be the brave warrior of the sea he wants to be (and in some ways already is). God I love Usopp, he's also one of my faves and has been since Alabasta

A small blink and you'll miss it detail is that in 354 towards the end there is a couple panels for the maiden voyage of the completed puffing tom that show kiwi and mozu riding it for its first voyage which is nice but more importantly there is a kid watching from the shore with a familiar set of goggles on him who is most likely Paulie. Later on when Luffy asks about the potential of another train Paulie nonchalantly says no the puffing tom is unique only a master can build it. As an example of revering history and inheriting will I think its very beautiful that someone who never knew tom can still look at toms accomplishments and derive a dream and ambition from it (similar to Luffy and roger). So much so that when he grows up he aims to learn from the closest person he knows to the legendary shipwright Tom, being Iceberg. Toms dream had a resolute don in people he didnt know whether he wanted it to or not. This is one of the reasons why on my initial read I view him as a potential straw hat.

I’m so glad you posted one of these while I am sick, your voice is very calming, as always.

Thanks for listing the character rankings on the screen definitely helps!

I love how both Tom and Iceburg ideologies influence Franky to this day. He makes himself a cyborg so that only he could use his weapons and became proud of all the things he makes including ships.

I don't comment on stuff often but just wanted to express my love and joy of hearing you experience one piece for the first time. Love how you dig into the themes of the series

Don't know if others have told you this but the high tide was impacted by the Strawhats on long ring long land. Aokiji freeze's this part of the ocean for a week. But, yearly this low tide happens in long ring long land. The reason Aqua Laguna is spectated to be so affected is Aokiji freezing a large part of the ocean changing the tide.

Can't wait to settle into this with some tea.

these videos give me life

It’s been so long since the last video came out that I forgot you were doing this series

2 hours exactly. Can't wait.

It's been a busy week so it took me 5 days to finish this video, i know that's not great for the log but i wanted to leave a comment sharing how much i love the video! Thanks for everything!

Watching you hear the Sogeking song on stream was unbelievably amazing.

Great treat right before my business law final lesgooo

Thanks . Glad you liked it .

#AJPiece Thank you for always giving me a better perspective in understanding one piece aj because I think sometimes I forgot how densely packed this story with ideology and story telling nuances because how simple Oda drawn his character and a light-heartedness of the crew. I always wanted you to cover one piece after I followed your anime analysis for years. It was a gift for me. For me, Tom fear for Nico Robin and Iceberg perspective and ideology aligned more with antagonist is the same things with the thematic ending between Calgara and Noland & Wipers and Gan Fall. Oda never tells his story in extreme or preached others at one side of ideology but he always shown your action or intention is what makes the ideology bad. Iceberg perspective on the dangerous power shouldn't exist is not morally wrong but when come to CP9 and Spandam their destructive action and intention is bad what makes your ideology extreme. Same with Calgara you can be as religious as you want but when you willing to sacrifice your own daughter it was bad to do so. Same goes to Noland wanted to save the village but cutting down something that precious to a group of people without properly asking permission and discussing it with the people there is what's make Noland feels bad. And Oda do this without preaching or explaining to us what we should do. Just show as what a good person do. In larger perspective this is what I think Luffy ideology for freedom stand for. He want freedom but he never use it to harm others directly and he also never blame a governmental structure when they don't do bad things as shown with Luffy befriend a good leader of each Island and fight the bad one. Ideology and differences what make human progress and your bad action is what held it back. Your prespective and ideology can never be bad but watch out your intention and action. For me that's the overall thematic themes of one piece. What do you think AJ? And what I find funny is they try to punish Tom for building a pirate ship but at the end the whole economy of Water 7 revolve around repairing and building ships mostly for pirates. In a sense you are right, Tom never dies because it live bigger than ever as Water 7 itself.

#AJPiece One amazing piece of subtle and consistent world building I've always loved is Aqua Laguna is directly related to and connected to the lowered tide at long ring long land. Oda never seems to fail at keeping background world elements consistent. What parts of the world or world building have you found particularly eye catching and/or which parts of the world are you most excited to learn about? By the time you're reading this you should be headed to Thriller Bark, I can't wait for you to experience the arc where Nothing happens!

Awesome as always Aleczandxr, an amazing review of this masterpiece of an arc. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Enies Lobby, for sure it¿s going to be epic.

I just realized now, it's pretty special that the Going Merry incarnated as a Klabautermann after only a few months with the crew. #AJPiece

The Wanze roast was hilarious, thank you

44:09 it is interesting the problem with that is Tom has no idea who Robin is only what he read in the use that she is from the island of Ohara that research for the secret weapons and that's why he warned Iceberge and fear her, why else would you read the Ponygliph. Tom is a Fishmen which is another race and from Arlong Arc we know there is racism going on an animosity between humans and fishmen, that's why the public view on Tom shifts drastically as humans see them like animals and wild and Tom hitting Spandam add to that idea. 50:57 not an island but a large abandoned ship so he used its parts.

#AJPiece Just a supportive comment. Love your videos and streams ❤ I really appreciate how you point out the role of mentors in one piece btw. Dr. hiriluks quote is easily one of the most memorable moments for me too, just very special🥹

#AJpiece First of all thank you from the bottom of my heart for these wonderful reviews. You very much make me re experiemce and reafirm my love for the story and world of one piece in the best posible way. The way you go through the story chronologicaly and talk about all the emotions and feelings takes me back to the summer 3,5 years ago when i stayed up all night watching the water 7 and enies lobby arc. I just had to watch "one more" episode before hiting the sack. "I don't need sleep i need anwsers" is what i told myself. There are only a handfull of shows i can say that make me anxious about how much time is left of the episode, just wishing it would never end becuase i want this to go on forever. One piece is defenetily one of them and especially the water 7 and enies lobby arc. Going back and reviewing masterpieces like these never does get old! Sry about the rambling but i just wanted to share my thoughts a little bit. Now to my question. We learned In the water 7 arc and especially in Franky's backstory that the world gouvernment is very cautious and afraid of people and stuff that could pose as a weapon against them. Thusfore limiting freedom and techincal advancements in the sense that it could cause harm. So heres my point. Do you think there's a chance there once was a more techologialy advanced society on the sea than what we see today? Like in XC2. For example if there was easier ways for everyone to obtain information and spread information freely. Like how internet and social media works in our society today. Fascism countrys wants to eradicate the possibilty of free speach on social media cus it could pose as a threat to their reigm and credabilty as leaders. We also learned in east blue that treasures dont have to be in material fashion. Freespech and the abilty to spread information widly is a great treasure but it could also be used in malicious manners by spreading missinformation. So in short do you think the world was once more free and technologicaly advanced than as of now? Its hard to explain exactly what i mean but i hope you get the gist of it. Wish you a SUUUUPER day

The next arc is straight up 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you!

#AJPiece as much as I too hate Wanze and reading/watching parts with him, seeing other's reactions to him is ALWAYS hilarious.

something of note to me is that the "nice" marines are always still an obstacle to over come. regardless of who they are as individuals they are still a cog in a machine, no matter their personal ideals or kindness they still need to be defeated to move forward.

Experiencing this with you was something else.

1:31:20 Oh thank god you mentioned that mistake Felt ill during that entire fight just wanting it to be over

YOOOOOO!!! LET'S GO!!!! EDIT: It took me a second to realise this is only the second half of W7 and not even EN yet. And it's still 2 hours long. Holy cow we eatin' good today!

There will always be those who dare to brave the lightning's glow.

Thanks so much for these videos! Back when you were covering syrup village I was already thinking about how you’d react to usopp storyline this arc, definitely lived up to expectations #usopp1. I’ll try and catch you live, what time do you think you’ll read next? Sorry if you said when in the vid

Nobody respects poor Jerry. He was a champion on an island famous for its karate... a boxing champion.

#Ajpiece hey Aj I just want to thank you for this content, I had a 6 hours bus ride and when I didn’t sleep you sure kept me entertained, keep it up

I can't believe you didn't even place sogeking in the top 15

AJ's current arc ratings: Romance Dawn & Orange Town: solid - strong 7 Syrup Village: strong 7 - light 8 Baratie: solid 8 Arlong Park: Strong 8 (maybe light 9) Logue Town: solid - strong 8 East Blue: Solid 8 Reverse Mountain: solid - strong 7 Whiskey Peak: light 6 Little Garden: solid 7 Drum: very strong 8 (maybe very light 9) Alabasta: light 9 Jaya: very strong 8 (maybe light 9) Skypia: solid 9 Long Ring Long Land: 6 Water Seven: Solid 9 (at least)

I loved this arc, but I am really looking forward to the Enies Lobby videos.

Once you've fully digested one piece i'd love to see some of your regular introspection videos on the subject

1:28:45 This is a common mistake, mostly because of the nose, and that he arrives as soon as Usopp leaves, but this is Sogeking, Usopp's good friend. As opposed to Usopp, who is from Syrup Village in the East Blue, Sogeking comes from Sniper Island, which is in your heart. If you need an easy way to recognize them, here it goes: Sogeking wears a mask, but Usopp doesn't

#AJPiece thank you for your work. After your recent video on JoJo's and your points about how you aren't a fan of the fights, I wonder how you feel in general about One Piece's fights?

I hooted when I saw this in my sub feed

I think franky is , probably by exoperiences o loss and trauma, really way more emotional mature, and has that cheerful mood to hide, but really showing he understands like with ussop. An tom didnt jut build any ship for roger, he build THE ship of the pirate king An glad sogeking savd ussop ufff And i forgot sanji left tht clevr letter. Ooooh the ruins and that ar submerged go so well with, robin, an hitory and that.

Peak Piece

I'm confused, maybe someone can clarify, or if AJ himself sees it maybe he can, but when you mentioned that Tom believed that power isn't good or evil, only how you use it, but you were interested in how he didn't share the same perspective on Robin, I don't remember Tom ever commenting on Robin. Iceberg was the one who believed her knowlege was inherently dangerous, which is consistent with his perspective on the battleships in the flashback. Did you mean to say Iceberg? Or did Tom indeed think she was inherently dangerous too and I just forgot.

Sanji in an espionage expert of Strawhat 🤣🤣

Amazing Wanze content in this video.

Reminder that Enies Lobby and Water 7 are one arc!

Aye make sure you check out the Sniper king song- Usopp

Did you ever notice that Wanze kinda falls on the Ms. Golden Week category? Doesn't have a devil fruit but has an ability that is very devil fruit-like

Sniper King my beloved

YYYYEEESSSSSSSSS LETS GO

Sniper island is in your heart ❤️💯

Ahhhhhh yessssss.

I think this might've been asked before but still - any thoughts about changing your top 15 character ranking to a top 20 now that the cast is expanded? #AJPiece

So has he started Post-Enies Lobby yet? That could be a video by itself lol

I definitely was being a bit hyperbolic, I think we’re on the same page regarding the Foxy Pirates even if I like them a little more than most.

Clearly pauli is the net strawhat aftr leading the franky family - galilea alliance, he will join with dream we will see. An maybe the mysterious ogeking, who even has his catchy theme song. I lie wanze if just because sanjis epic moment where he shows he will use his hands as eception, bcaue he i foof, plus i think in th anime its less gross. not that frankies fight isnt great.

Surprised Soge King disnt make it into your top 15. I guess hes only been around for a short time so it makes sense.

MY TIME TO SHINE.

#AJPiece I think one thing Oda excels at is nuance. Yes One Piece is an incredibly nuanced series, but it isn't just a simple thing is always good or bad. What I love about the themes of this arc is how it analyzes the different ways these viewpoints on power can go wrong and right. In the end, I think it's about responsibility which is what young Franky lacks. Tom clearly respects the creative mind Franky has in his constant attempt to outdo himself and improve. And even though Oda clearly lies more with Franky overall, it's more about the prejudicial overcorrection to power where it becomes an excuse to discriminate. I'd compare it to Chopper's arc, where he had to combine the idealism and drive of Hiriluk with the technical ability and knowledge of Kureha. Franky isn't in the wrong just for wanting to make these weapons, but for how irresponsibly he leaves them lying around, not giving a thought to his responsibility as a creator. That's what makes Tom's anger so amazing near the end of the flashback. He is clearly someone who puts a lot of thought into his works, spending hours drafting up his inventions, the sea train the product of him looking at the hopelessness of the people around him and trying to use his skills to bring hope and prosperity to everyone. But when Franky tries to abandon all connection to his creations, that's unforgivable. You cannot ignore your responsibility as a parent/creator to your children/creations. It was part of Franky's growth and made him who he was and to deny it is to deny himself as well. It's running away. And that's what makes Franky's own sacrifice so fitting. As a cyborg, he essentially has to recreate himself, having to become one with his own irresponsible creations of the past, being his own battleship as he learns how to wield his new power properly. His new battle power does more than just give him the swaggering confidence to be a tyrant, he clearly starts using it more responsibly as he brings the backstreets and underbelly of Water 7 under control, becoming a central figure to the town in his own way with his own power. In the end there's validity to what Iceberg says and thinks, but both him and Tom make the same mistake with Robin on deciding that knowledge can't be responsibly used. It's ironic since they both have the Pluton and are treated the same way as Robin despite both obviously believing they're different. As usual, the answer is in the middle, a mix of both the dreams to create something new and dangerous and the responsibility in wielding it and giving that power out to people you trust. Obviously Tom does not think he made a mistake in giving Roger his ship, now does Iceberg regret giving the blueprints to Pluton to Franky. And that's why I love One Piece, the optimism to believe in people and others while having the maturity to understand the limits of it.

#AJPiece Kinda great how Spandam is the face of Justice supposedly in Enies Lobby, and boy is it ugly.

As someone, who wholeheartedly loves both Usopp and Sanji as characters - for every time I get excited at you gushing about Usopp, my heart sinks a little at your (admittedly, not huge) distaste for Sanji's infatuation with women (the gag part). Oh well, you win some, you lose some. At least you liked the train station bit alright, I'll take that as a win. 😂

I usually don’t comment corrections but Franky found a ship created for a certain* scientific group. Franky made himself out of a special ship that will be relevant alla cover pages later. Really enjoy the series though :)

I can't believe you're still mentioning Koza lol

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