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One Piece - Chapter 1037 [manga]
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Happy new year, friends! So, as it turns out, an early spoiler has been out for a few days, now! AP is still down for the moment, but credit still goes to Redon and co. for the info: -Chapter title is "Shuron Hakke" (something like "Booze Dragon Bagua"). The Germa ministory continues on the splash page, featuring the Vinsmoke family. -At the Flower Capital, the festival is nearing its end. Meanwhile, Luffy's battle with Kaidou rages on! During the fight, Kaidou drinks some booze, which affects both his mood AND fighting style. He uses various drunken techniques, such as the one referenced in the chapter title. -Meanwhile, we suddenly cut to.... MARIEJOIS!!!! The Gorousei (aka Five Elder Stars) are having a discussion about current events, including the Reverie, the Wano situation, and Nico Robin. Back at Wano's borders, someone from the WG battleship fleet stationed there (presumably CP0) reports that a huge shadow is approaching them. Back to the elders, they bring up a certain Devil Fruit, which had officially been given a false name in order to hide its true nature from the world (whether or not it's the Gomu Gomu fruit is unclear). At the end of the chapter, it's revealed that the gigantic shadow approaching Wano is none other than Zunesha, the colossal elephant who doubles as the island of Zou....!!!!!! Last edited by marvelB; 2022-01-13 at 12:02. |
2022-01-11, 22:29 | Link #3 |
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A, very, rough translation of the chapter is out and it does not specify what fruit the old men are talking about, but it also does not rule out the Gomu Gomu no mi. The translation just heavily imply that the special fruit is currently on Wano.
The biggest issue against it being the Gomu Gomu no mi is that the old men's dialogue could be taken as them just finding out that the fruit is active which wouldn't match with how notorious Luffy has become. |
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I hope it's not the gomu gomu no mi since Luffy already has enough going for him to make him special.
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Summary updated! Though, there's barely much to add, since the chapter was mostly devoted to the fight, heh. But man, the artwork is freaking incredible here. And in retrospect, it makes sense that alcohol would influence Kaidou's fighting style, since he was even drunk when Luffy faced him back in Act 1. Nice throwback, there. And yeah, it's pretty unclear what fruit the elders are referring to at this point.... it could be Gomu Gomu, but it may also be related to our colossal pachyderm friend. Speaking of, I'm guessing that Zunesha is transporting the Straw-Hat Grand Fleet to Wano. It was even foreshadowed that they would be involved in a "big incident" at some point, and I can't really help but think of one much bigger than liberating Wano from the WG's control!
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2022-01-13, 19:09 | Link #7 |
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Ok, having seen the chapter, I think I get it now.
Gorosei are discussing the situation in Wano and how it'd be nice if that/those person(s) got erased, then we cut to the Marine fleet spotting Zunesha so the next bit of their conversation happens off-panel, and then back to them again. I doubt they got the report about Zunesha being there already, so I'm pretty sure the conversation and what's happening on panel is unrelated. I imagine the conversation went like this: "It would be nice if that person got erased" "Straw-hat Luffy? It certainly would be, who would have thought he'd become strong enough to fight on par with Kaido?" "You don't think he could possibly awaken the <insert true name of the fruit>?" You know the rest. I'm just going to assume the mystery fruit is Gomu Gomu, that way I won't be disappointed if it's revealed to be it, and if it turns out not to be it, I'd be pleasantly surprised. I'm pretty damn sure it's it though. There's a reason Luffy's awakening has been delayed for so long, and the groundwork for the Gomu Gomu being special has already been laid out during the fight against Who's who.
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The biggest issue I have with the Gomu Gomu no Mi being special is... it feels like a HUGE Retcon. Or at least, a possible Deus ex Machina- something very rare for this series.
See, in an interview Oda gave many years ago (probably from when One Piece was less than 10~20 volumes in), Oda said he used it as a form of "comic relief- even if the story gets dark, you have this silly ability that can lighten the mood". So to me, that reads as "it's humor even in the midst of a serious story" I'm not saying Oda can't have changed his mind, but he's been pretty consistent about the story with just minor changes here and there. And it's only been this arc that we've even had a hint the Gomu Gomu no Mi could be something special, which feels heavily inconsistent.
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Pretty great fight chapter. Just not sure why everyone's locked into concluding that the Gorousei was talking about the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Nothing about what they described matches anything Luffy's fruit has displayed.
Everything about the page screams to me that they're talking about Zunesha.
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2022-01-14, 08:56 | Link #11 | |
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Zunesha is misdirection. Their conversation is unrelated to what's happening to the fleet.
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Yea I really hope it's not Luffy's fruit. It doesn't seem like they're talking about Zunesha either. Hard to tell at this point, but my guess would be the Gomu which I'm not looking forward to if true. Maybe the Ope Ope? |
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Seen the chapter, Luffy vs Kaido is advancing, the World Government is worried about Wano (they still don't say what happened to Sabo), and the giant elephant appeared, now the question is, what is the fruit that the World Government mentioned? Well, waiting for the next chapter.
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Well I have my theory and it is... the Hito Hito no mi of Chopper. Why do you ask:
-The high command of the government surely spoke of a fruit that has already been shown in the series, it could be Luffy's (but as they said above it would be somewhat forced) or Law's (I think on more than one occasion it has been said that is very valuable), but both are already very famous, if their fruits are SO valuable, it would have been mentioned earlier. He also discarded Big Mon and Kaido's fruits (as well as their crews') for the same reason and Yamato, the World Government shouldn't know about his fruit since he hasn't left Wano. So why do I mention the Chopper fruit? Well, it is true that at first glance it seems like a simple fruit, but what if a monster like Zunesha (to name one) ate it in the past?, if you think about it, that fruit is the key to how to transform humans into another thing (make them bigger, their arms stronger, their body faster,even gain intelligence, etc.). That would explain why his human form doesn't give him the appearance of a normal human (perhaps his fruit is something like a primitive human caveman) and why he's so versatile, and indeed, I don't think any other zoan fruit user has as many transformations as Chopper (he doesn't even need his pill for most of them anymore). It would also explain why it wasn't mentioned until now, since not many know what fruit Chopper ate (most think of him as a Tanuki) and he's not that famous. That's why I think that fruit in the hands of the right creature, could do something that had such an impact on the World Government. Well that's my theory, do you think it's crazy?. Last edited by Gerard07; 2022-01-14 at 19:22. |
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Hey, why can't the RA be part of the raid, too? Though I'm not entirely sure we'll see Lindbergh since he snuck into Mariejois with Sabo, along with Morley and Karasu.... so they could have been captured, as well. Really, I'd just expect Ivankov and Belo Betty to be the only RA commanders present if they're indeed part of the raid. I guess Dragon could be there too, but I sorta think it more likely that he'd focus on rescuing Sabo, first (that, and I still don't think it's quite the right time for he and Luffy to meet just yet, though that moment is definitely just beyond the horizon). |
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Not to take sides on the "Which fruit are they talking about" debate, but I'll just point out that Luffy is almost certainly the luckiest man in the world. Fortune smiles on him and it always has. So, him getting a devil fruit that just happens to be uniquely special in some as-yet-undisclosed way would not be at all surprising to me.
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That said, regarding this specific matter, it would make perfect sense for no one to notice or care about his DF since its true name was erased from history! I'd say only Imu (who has Luffy on his shit list), the Gorosei, and Shanks know. That's why it can't be Law's fruit: it's highly prized and quite a few people know what it can do. Not to mention, Law has already awakened it, and the mystery fruit being awakened is exactly what they fear.
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