One Piece - Chapter 731 [manga]

[james0246]

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Since Marvel is doing something stupid like sleeping, or worse work, I'll start the new thread this week. Spoilers are apparently out and I guess all the Strawhats died or something considering how much hoopla is developing over this chapter.

[Terrestrial Dream]

I fucking love One Piece

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[aohige]

[GLOAT]
YEAH WHAT DID I SAY? EH?
Yeah uh-huh, I'd like to hear your excuse now![/GLOAT]

So yeah, quite obviously since day ONE, I've presented my case on why Sabo is alive, and likely with the Revs.
Here you are. Three years later, I'm proven right... AGAIN!

I didn't even need the sake cups and the SBS to present the case, all the evidences were right there on the very chapter he "died".

Koala being with the revs were a nice surprise, but makes complete sense!

[Terrestrial Dream]

See, unlike most people here I just read the chapter and don't really partake in any discussion, so I am usually out of loop on major discussion topic.

But whether Sabo being dead or not was an argument? Really?

[golgo13]

Oh boy. Can't wait to read this. The last page is quite epic.

[Eleutheria]

WHO? WHO? WHO? Was that??

Sabo is the new Obito.

That was the craziest Luffy face I've seen....at a loss for words

[Terrestrial Dream]

The kid from Fisher Tiger flashback. Damn this chapter... Oda is on a roll again.

[james0246]

Originally Posted by The Small One

Who was Koala again?

Koala is the human girl and former slave who was part of Fisher Tiger's Sun Pirates. Fisher was attacked and badly injured after returning her to her home.

She's in her 20s now and apparently part of the Revolutionary Army...so new crew member .

[Blackbeard D. Kuma]

Sabo being alive was a given. And Koala now being a revolutionary does make sense. But in all honesty, I'm more interested in what else this chapter has to offer.

[Bern-san]

Originally Posted by The Small One

Who was Koala again?

The girl who was a slave but was saved by Fisher Tiger and joined the Sun Pirates for some time.

So did anything happen in the chapter, or is "Sabo is alive" all that we got from it?

BTW, is there a break for New Year? If so, when will it be, next week or the week after?

• The loli is called Sugar and has the Hobi Hobi no Mi, which transforms people into toys with her touch. Her appearance hasn't changed since she ate the fruit and Trebol is always protecting her.
• Toy Soldier says that they're going to attack the factory using a tunnel, they took 1 year to build said tunnel. The name of the plan is SOP (Sugar Off-Guard Panic)
• Diamante tells Dellinger to leave Bellamy and go with Lao G to the factory
• Koala is a substitute teacher of Gyojin Karate in the Revolutionary army
• After talking to Sabo Koala aks herself if Robin is on the island, she misses her.

[mrShady]

Damn what an arc, after the Big Mom appearance last week we now get to see Sabo (sort of) and Koala, neat. This arc almost reads like a series final with all the different parties involved.
Awesomeness.

[omimon]

Only one way to describe this chapter

[ronin myael]

the new spoilers brought me back to this thread so i guess it's a good thing? lol

[RRW]

Sabo is going to replace luffy in tourney am I right?

[mrShady]

Originally Posted by RRW

Sabo is going to replace luffy in tourney am I right?

Probably, it also conveniently keeps Burgess's strength a mystery... Seriously Oda does know how to build an keep up the tension.

[paradox13]

Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

See, unlike most people here I just read the chapter and don't really partake in any discussion, so I am usually out of loop on major discussion topic.

But whether Sabo being dead or not was an argument? Really?

I think that was one of Whitemoon's 'theories'.

[Undertaker]

Sabo!!!!!!

But seriously though, Sabo survived really isn't an argument. It was weird anyone would think he really died considering that the flashback chapter pretty spells it out if you. That said it is a bit surprising he and Kaola pops up here and it seem Kaola is pretty close with Robin. This could be interesting when it get to the part on how Robin spend the timeskip alongside the revolutionaries.

BTW, I find myself rooting for Bartolomeo more and more, this might be the first time I've seriously wanted a male character to join the crew (Brook and Franky were pretty obvious)

And poor Bellamy...

[Kanon]

Sabo's survival was obvious but I didn't expect him to show up in this arc. Is he there only for personal business or are the revolutionaries going to get involved in this arc? This just keeps getting crazier.

[SOGESNAKE]

Yeah... Sabo being alive was a given... but I honestly didn't think he'd be back so soon...

Good to see he kept the hat~

[marvelB]

Geez, sorry guys! The spoilers came out a bit later than usual and I didn't catch them in time due to me being asleep busy! Er.... yeah, that's it!



Anyway, this ought to shut up all the skeptics who thought that You-Know-Who was dead (Luffy's Eneru face on that one page was GLORIOUS! ) Guess this means that we also found out who the Mera Mera fruit will go to in the end.



As far as the rest of the chapter goes, I liked seeing Barto protecting Bellamy from Dellinger. And at least we know who the toy fruit user is now (so I'm assuming that Sugar's ability is called the "Hobby Hobby fruit?). Koala becoming a rebel is great to learn, as well (though that pretty much kills the theory of her being the girl with 3 eyes from Big Mama's crew). Actually, thinking about it, does that mean that Hack (the karate fish-guy from the tournament) is a rebel, as well? There was a brief scene of him having a secret denden conversation in that underground room at the arena, after all.....



All in all, great chapter. Can't wait for the translation!

Originally Posted by aohige

[GLOAT]
YEAH WHAT DID I SAY? EH?
Yeah uh-huh, I'd like to hear your excuse now![/GLOAT]

Y'know, that also reminds me of how a while back you were ranting about how Ace's line about Blackbeard having "double lives" was mistranslated as him being twice Ace's age. Gonna gloat again when THAT gets proven true too, eh?