Now we understand why the World Government was so freaked out when Bonney escaped. She was the key to keeping a firm grip on Kuma, the ONLY reason he remained obedient.

Kuma is not just the stepdad of Bonney, he stepped up and ensured she is safe, healthy and happy even if it means sacrificing his humanity to do so.

Kuma had traveled all around the world to search for a cure for his daughter Bonney and imagine if he had unknowingly stumbled on Laugh Tale.... Only to turn around and leave as it's not what he was looking for.

clicked this video faster than kizaru😆.

the Ace thing not seeing Sabo is probably because, like Luffy, he doesn't read newspapers

I don't understand why people can't just accept that Sabo was just a spontaneous idea from Oda at some point. Over the years we have now found out that One Piece should actually have been a shorter manga. The same with the 7 Warlords of the Sea.Or the Super Rookies. Can small errors therefore happen? Yes. Did Oda still manage to connect all the dots? Absolutely.

For whirlpool theory, Kuma goes to village, Kuma finds baddy bad guy he must defeat, baddy bad guy escapes into sea, Kuma says "mate, that ain't gonna work", he flys into sky and Kuma paws sea, shockwave causes some rocks to shift a bit under Luffy without him seeing, and finally rocks fall to cause an opening in sea floor and make a whirlpool

I have never felt disappointed in Thriller Bark, it is one of my all time favorite arcs. It's a change of pace, different but familiar, it's fun, it's action packed, and it has great characters. I love this arc a lot.

Luffy is out here chasing a tiger while Kuma admires a wholesome village and wants a drink from Makino xD

Bonnie's piercing is the replacement for her 'jewels' as kuma dubbed them when she got cured.

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Drake made mention of the Pacifista using Kizaru's laser on Sabaody. That's probably why he was shown, to remind us that he was privy to the whole Pacifista development up to a point.

Sabo's amnesia could have been caused by Kuma - removing memories that were painful to reflect on or got in the way somehow. Did his memory coming back tie in with any Kuma related events that may count as 'death' or be a reason for taken memories to be ejected? Maybe the removal of all of Kuma's memories returned those not belonging to him to their original owners.

The thing about sabo is that oda coulda easily just made it to where sabo was saved by the revolutionaries, and realized he could begin his adventure with them, and wanted to wait and see his brothers when they were all out on their pirate journeys

i think its important to remember that its not just the fact that sabo seen aces face and made the connection. it was moreso to do with ace - dead connection firing the neurons in his brain. for instance in the real world we see celebrities on the tv everyday and think no more of it but when we hear about a beloved actor’s passing we tend to feel more emotionally connected and tend to look back on old movies and memories associated with them. just a thought:)

dont forget Sentamaru catching Bonney after Kizaru kicks her through the barrier means alot more after seeing the flashback...

Fun fact, I read thriller Bark in isolation cause I wanted to see Brook earlier than I would if I read in order. It was a fun read minus Absalom. It really is hurt being between two juggernaut arcs. Though it has value since it shows how powerful the strawhats were as a unit at that point, they really felt unstoppable until a bear eager to show us an album of baby pictures slapped them all for bullying a rich kid.

Alpha, the CP8 agent who was assigned to monitor Jewelry Bonney and keep her as insurance at Kuma over the deal he made, looks like Kalifa.

Whats heartbreaking is when you realize that pre mind wipe Kuma and Bonney were both on Sabody and either just missed each other or Kuma avoided her to protect her.

Can we just appreciate that with each chapter of Kuma flashback, Kuma scene at Sabaody Archipelago hits so much harder. When he saved Luffy and his crew from being annihilate and send them to islands he been on his journey for them to get stronger. His last words;