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| Now the real matches are starting to form, some of the first fight parings seemed a little odd but now it looks like all the piece's are falling into place. |
| I hate it how sanji has every time to "loose" against female chars -.- |
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| Wow Sanji wonder what Kalifa's new powers are.. she hawt |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Always wondered what'd happen of Sanji got pitted against a woman when he's such a white knight. Ofc the outcome was obvious...but I bet people were pretty mad when this initially aired. But Sanji's not gonna beat up a lady! It'd go against everything we've seen of him so far & honestly I'd lose respect for him if he harped on about his chivalry and then changed tune right at the last minute. Lol it was surprising enough that he called Kalifa a witch and actually fought at all 😂 I love the irony that in trying to defend women, Sanji ends up getting his ass saved by one- Nami. Anyway, can't wait to see Nami vs Kalifa...now that is a fight I'm pretty hyped for. I always like seeing Nami fight...oh and Zoro too. Mainly bc we see a lot of their thought processes during battles. Like Zoro's development usually occurs when he fights and Nami's ideas are always fun to watch! |
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| Kalifa +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 |
| Leaving aside that Kalifa is supposedly one of best assassins in the world and Sanji won't treat her skills/strength with respect. Sanji is still a shallow ass. He is in a situation where it is either Kalifa or Robin -by choosing not to fight Kalifa, he by default chose to not to fight FOR Robin. Which implies that his feelings to save/protect women close to him (ie. Robin) rivals his feelings for any random attractive women, even superhuman murders. Also more of the 'the only person who can beat a women is another (weaker) women' BS. |
| Even the recap was hysterical mixing in together all the best moments of last episode. Now that Usopp is cuffed with Zoro my dream of Zoro cuffing himself to one of the baddies is gone but it creates an even cooler situation, potentially. Assuming the two will fight before getting freed it's created a set up where Zoro and Usopp will have to show their teamwork while cuffed together to excel and beat two non cuffed allies who refuse to work together. Kaku and Jabra remind me of Sanji and Zoro's relationship. I loved how Kaku and Jabra tried to uncuff them for their own sake so they could each have one. And Chopper confirms my suspicion! He's out of play here to be a support in all the fights and that's really cool. Nami already lost and if not for Chopper she would have been dead. It's expected the Straw Hats will come out on top but with Chopper being key in this it makes it so that the way they will should be unpredictable. It's kinda crazy how comedic this showdown has become. I was expecting something far more intense, however, even with a comedy-centric showdown it's still intense. I can't quite place why this works so well yet. Franky's line about how Iron Body won't work because no matter how close they get his fists are real iron, was awesome. It's also a reminder on how much Nero must have hurt getting punched with some pure iron like that. I enjoy how Khalifa is the only CP9 member that decided to stall for time by non violent means. She made tea and flirted with Sanji instead. Also, if Sanji threw the moral code he lives by out the window for one fight because it got tough I too like many others here would think far less of him. It's impractical but he's decided to stick by it. Is it stupidity or chivalry? Either way, I think it's respectable to some extent. Plus, seeing him win against Khalifa numerous times in theory without laying a hand on her sent a message that I hope affected her. I wonder what her power is that made Sanji look like a doll... I think there is some good truth to the question of "how did the Straw Hats get this strong?", but I think it's excusable. Like one poster here @reaght put it, the first time they got in a fight with them they were completely off guard. They had no idea people could even do the things they were doing. Further, at this point in the series they didn't have the go ahead on protecting Robin, they didn't know how she really felt and they could not give it their all. Lastly, Zoro did say each and everyone of them naturally got much stronger without even realizing it. To them they've just been adventuring and taking the battles as they've come, just like how we've thought of it. And, I think to put us in the same situation as them, it's cool. Just like they didn't realize how strong they got, we didn't either. All that said, it could have been done better no doubt. It's just definitely excusable and maybe even good, we'll see in time! :) Lastly, Chimney came to the rescue once more!!! She's the real star of this arc. |
| Kaku and Jabra at least considering unlocking Usopp and Zoro's handcuffs was a really funny thing. It's too bad that they didn't have the right keys. As much as that Kabuki weirdo is ridiculous, he really nearly killed Nami in a very brutal way and that's pretty screwed up. It's miraculous that Chopper was able to save her at the last second. The same goes for Chimney walking into Luffy drowning but in a sillier way. I hope that dreadful experience with Kalifa would teach him to fawn over the right women instead of every single one including the crazy bitches that openly try to kill him but it's nice of Nami to understand Sanji's predicament anyway. |
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| Lol! I laughed at that part where Zoro said: What?! You got my hopes up, you jerks! |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| sanji is the omega simp god damn |
| Fuck I knew this would happen, Sanji is just hopeless. In my opinion Respecting whamen is good but if someone tries to kill you and that someone happens to be a whamen than that's a whole another story. |
| Sanji's chivalry is appreciable. |
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| these episodes are too funny and luffy is so smart and intelligent 🤣🤣 |
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link9us said: Is it just me or did like all the straw hats suddenly become alot more skilled and stronger. Excluding luffy with his gear 2nd of course. But its like during water 7, they never stood a chance in hell against the CP9, now suddenly there on equal terms with them. Especially zoro. he has really increased his fighting abilities to a huge extent, before water 7, he was never that great of a swordsman. It kind of seems a bit off to me. Though i won't deny it, the fighting scenes in this arc are incredible. Also where did luffy learn these new abilities suddenly like gear 2nd. Its weird because hes been with the crew members the whole time, he had no time to learn any new skills. Guess will find out bout that later. That's what I was thinking, too. I hope they will explain this 'cause it really doesn't make any sense. |
| Poor Sanji and his belief in never hitting a woman. While it is understandable, however, under this circumstance, he should really put that aside and focus on saving Robin. Even Nami made a fair point. Hopefully, he'll become stronger when facing any woman in the future. Nami vs Kalifa! Catfight! |
| Of course Sanji would lose to a woman... |
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| Luffy's... drowning xD thankfully Chimney's here to help. I'm not surprised that Sanji lost. However, I'm still a bit disappointed that he didn't put up more of a fight. I was actually excited for this one:D |
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| So Chimney’s found the route to the gates of justice, Nami has key number 3 and Franky seems to have no problem fighting Mr Chapapa. Meanwhile Luffy is about drown, Sanji is beaten to a pulp and Zoro + Ussop seem to be having fun. Lol I’m not sure how Nami intends on fighting Kalifa, but this should be interesting.. maybe Chopper will have to fight again? |
| You tell him, Nami. Sanji says it's how he was raised but I bet his naughty thoughts are doing 99% of the reasoning... after all, Robin is facing years of torture while Sanji is making heart eyes and tea at the enemy. I hope Sanji grows at some point but if this didn't do it maybe nothing will. I was hoping Nami would ask if he'd let her die to keep his chivalry. Is Nami gonna fight the woman? Or chopper? I wanna see the perfect climate rod in action... and I think chopper would also hesitate to hit a woman, I can't remember chopper ever hitting a woman. Chopper shape shifting abilities seem suited to handle tentacle hair man. |
Pure-SpiritDec 4, 2023 10:54 PM
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So Chimney’s found the route to the gates of justice, Nami has key number 3 and Franky seems to have no problem fighting Mr Chapapa. Meanwhile Luffy is about drown, Sanji is beaten to a pulp and Zoro + Ussop seem to be having fun. Lol
I’m not sure how Nami intends on fighting Kalifa, but this should be interesting.. maybe Chopper will have to fight again?
I’m not sure how Nami intends on fighting Kalifa, but this should be interesting.. maybe Chopper will have to fight again?
| @bingamu85 I wonder how many times Luffy has been saved from certain death. He's not very good at avoiding water. But it's always a gag. |
| CHIVALRY BAKA!!! |
| so that's the ploy Oda came up with to subvert the technical superiority the core group of Cp9 enjoys.Prepare a happy go lucky attitude confronting each other to create a level playing field while covering the (un)funny tropes of the crew so the audience zeroes in on that and in the midst of it scatter hints that the crew actually have a upper hand for reasons !! On how the water7 played out i hoped this would transcend the showdown of Alabasta ,disapponting to say the least. |
| I'm surprised that the 1v1 showdowns of the strawhats vs. CP9 haven't all been that exciting, and if all Sanji does when confronted by a female enemy is to prioritize his stupid chivalry, go heart-eyes all over, and let them beat him up, i hope he never fights a woman 1v1 ever again. It gets 1) annoying and 2) boring very quickly. |
| very sleep deprived |
| Tough start for our team. Luffy drowning (hopefully kid and rabbit can save him). Zoro and Usopp locked together. And sanji with the worst possible matchup. Good steal by Nami vs hair dude including a good hit by chopper. But Nami going 1v1 vs that girl will be tough. You know one the few times Nami has said she liked and attribute Sanji. I am curious if there ever will be a straw hat relationship. Sanji and Nami are only ones I could see. I don’t think it will happen, but I wonder if one of these days sanji will get a girl. |
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