

I was expecting something far more intense, however, even with a comedy-centric showdown it's still intense. It's kinda crazy how comedic this showdown has become. 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. Nami already lost and if not for Chopper she would have been dead. I loved how Kaku and Jabra tried to uncuff them for their own sake so they could each have one.Īnd Chopper confirms my suspicion! He's out of play here to be a support in all the fights and that's really cool. Kaku and Jabra remind me of Sanji and Zoro's relationship. 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. 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.

they all did change outfits which was some sorta powerup as well? xDDDDĪlso on another note, it was pretty awesome seeing Chopper take on a saving role and save Nami =) And I'm glad he got his normal voice.some of those episodes he sounded so off.Įven the recap was hysterical mixing in together all the best moments of last episode. I get what your saying though, personally I didn't expect Sanji to even be able to keep up with Califa.kinda convenient. In regards to Zoro, he hasn't really fought much has he? He basically slept on the pirate ship, and then Lucci knocked both him and Luffy miles away. I did question about the sudden increase though Luffy did explain to Blueno that after observing them that he was able to pick up their super fast speed as well. Though i won' t deny it, the fighting scenes in this arc are incredible. he has really increased his fighting abilities to a huge extent, before water 7, he was never that great of a swordsman. But its like during water 7, they never stood a chance in hell against the CP9, now suddenly there on equal terms with them. Excluding luffy with his gear 2nd of course. Is it just me or did like all the straw hats suddenly become alot more skilled and stronger. Now that they know Robin wants to be with them, there is no holding back, and they are fighting at 100%.Įxcept for Sanji's perverted ass, who never ceases to piss me off, and Usopp, who I hope at SOME point eventually stops being a blatant coward. as Nami said to an enemy several episodes ago, one tends to hold back when they are unsure of something. Zoro commented several episodes ago on how they all got stronger without realizing it, but I think the main thing is. So I think its not a difference in strenght but more a difference in knowledge of the opponent. If you wathed Franky vs Blueno for the first time where Franky grabbed Blueno's face, you could already see they werent as invincible as they thought. They just were fighting half assed in water 7. Usopp left, Robin disappeared, and the CP9 uses skills they had never seen before. I dont think their much more powerfull, its just those CP9 guys caught them of guard. I'm sure there is going to be some flash back or something to explain at least the Gear power, but I was wondering about Zoro and crews abilities as well. Its weird because hes been with the crew members the whole time, he had no time to learn any new skills.

Though i won't deny it, the fighting scenes in this arc are incredible.Īlso where did luffy learn these new abilities suddenly like gear 2nd.
