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What a way to start of One Piece this year. This chapter was paced with so many big moments that I thought we wouldn’t see until the end of the arc.
Part 1: Ebisu Town
The chapter begins with Zoro entering Ebisu town. The town is very odd. It’s filled with people that are always smiling and laughing despite the harsh and unfortunate conditions they live in. They want to show that no matter what, they won’t let their circumstances affect them. On the surface it seems honorable but I can’t help shake the feeling of true sadness in them. They are screaming for help in silence but are actually afraid of what will happen. The townspeople are talking to Zoro and giving him things and he is just quietly observing. He knows that something is off. The title of the chapter is Ebisu town o you know that the town will have significance to this arc.
Part 2: Enter Big Mom
OKAY OKAY OKAY. SHE’S HERE ALREADY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? YOOOOOOOOOOOO. Okay sorry, I couldn’t help myself. But yes, Big Mom is already at the gates of Wano. Through her information network, she has figured out how to enter the country. Kaido orders his men to stop her but her crew keeps pushing through. They even get as far as the peak of the waterfall and from there it seems like oh shit, she’s actually going to enter no problem. BUT THEN. BIG BOY KING COMES IN AND YEETS THEM OFF THE WATERFALL IN ONE BLOW. King has an Ancient Dragon devil fruit model Pteranodon (similar to a pterodactyl). Very impressive coming from King. Big Moms crew seemed concerned as soon as they saw him.
Part 3: Go go Sanji
The last scene of the chapter cuts back to the Flower capital with Page one and the Soba shop incident. Page One is going around destroying any Soba shop he sees to try to weed out Sanji. He is harassing innocent people and saying out loud for him to come out. As Page One is about to attack a woman Sanji comes in and gets a good kick on him. Page one doesn’t know who Sanji is so Sanji tells Law and crew that he’ll take care of him fast before anyone could figure out who he is. Oh, and it looks like he is about to use his raid suit to do it too. Did not expect him to use the sit so early in the arc but we will finally get to see Sanji fight someone after so many years.
Predictions
Sanji will defeat Page One with relative ease as Drake enters the scene. Drake may cause a little too much trouble for Sani and Law has to use room to get him out of the situation. I could also see Zoro coming in last minute to help out Snaji if Drake does come in to interfere. Hawkins would also show up as well and Law would be forced to act. I also believe we will get a portion of the chapter focused on Luffy and Kidd in the end with a reveal of who the secret prisoner is. Act 2 seems to be leading to it’s climax soon.
Conclusion
Fantastic chapter. Foreshadowing, epic clashes, and great setup. From the ominous scene with Zoro, to Big Mom trying to enter Wano, and Sanji going on the attack on one of the top 6 headliners, Wano is not disappointing at all.
TO BE CONTINUED X
~S