Manga: No New Chapter This Week (SPOILERS!)

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That's right guys, We've got another week without One Piece to (not) look forward to. Well at least Oda can maybe possibly take this time to relax a bit and the readers can catch up. Enough of that, time to recap summarize what has happened since the last break.

Basically; Luffy and the his crew, as well as the Royal Family and army, are continuing to hold off Hody and the rest of the New Fishman Pirates. Not only that, but there is also the giant ark Noah which is that continuing continues to fall towards the island. The Straw Hats each display show how strong they've really become after two years of training through each of their own fights. Suffice to say; it's bloody awesome. We also learn about why Hody has so much  prejudiced towards humans; he pretty much hated them since he was a child even after learning about there being some good humans  out there. It’s a very basic motivation, it works but at the same time it kind of doesn't completely explain the villains’ motivation(at least in my opinion). Although seeing the New Fishman Pirates as a KKK-esque cult in their early days is very disturbing and creepy.

Prince Fukaboshi goes into an becomes emotional state and begs Luffy to help them make a fresh start by through defeating Hody and his aspirations by any means necessary. Luffy explains that he considers him a friend and that he is emboldened  gains even more motivation  to defeat Hody and uses even more of his new techniques. As the fleeing citizens below watch, they realize that all humans aren't all bad, especially after remembering how Whitebeard used to protect the island when it was under his jurisdiction. Luffy manages to finish off Hody, ....maybe. I don't think he has ended the fight, since  because  we don't  haven’t seen his body like normally do for defeated villains. The latest chapter ended by showing offwith displays of more of the Straw Hat's new prowess, such as Chopper’s new ability being able to control his Monster form, now (which is KICKASS!).

I think we're definitely nearing the end of this fight. Of course, we need to finish the fights that each of the Straw Hats need to go through as well as a proper conclusion between  Luffy and Hody no one battle has reached a proper conclusion in this war. Not only that, but even after the fighting is done we'll probably get a  bit more backstory or foreshadowing which is pretty much a standard for an story arc when the fighting is finished after the climax. The only thing I want to see is what result is going towill come out of the Reverie, if the Fishmen need to fix Noah,  now that it's broken or what Madame Shirley's prediction really means. On top of all of the questions regarding the Fishman Island arc; where are the Straw Hats going to go next? I'd love to see some theories or debates in the comment section on what you all think needs to happen in this arc post-battle or after the arc is done altogether.

So in conclusion, I'm very pleased that we've got to see more of the Straw Hat's’ new abilities and powers post timeskip in much more detail than before, although we'll probably get even more of that before the fight end properly finishes. I'm also looking forward to the proper conclusion of Luffy's fight against Hody. I know that the fans have eagerly wanted this arc to end, already but I like the pacing of it, even if nobody else does, (and heck I didn't like it either at first). My only gripe is that Hody should've been givenhad  a better motivation for his hatred of humans, but I suppose I'll let the stereotypical villain trope  slide this time.

Really that’s all I have to say about this recap story . In conclusion , take Take the story for what it’s worth, enjoy the new Straw Hat powers and look forward to the inevitable conclusion of this arc. Remember guys, some comments I made are my own personal opinion, if you don't have to agree with me then that’s perfectly fine. Please leave your own in the section below, keep reading One Piece and have a great day.

Written by: Super Neku
Edited by: Dsaftler