The Strawhats - Blog Posts

i finished fishman island!!

although i wasn't hooked from the beginning, this arc really grew on me! i really loved seeing the straw hats together again after their 2 year break. considering how emotional i was from everything that happened in marineford, it took a while to adjust to the new change of pace in the series! but seeing how strong & confident the members were made me feel so proud!!

each member of the grew worked hard to become stronger individuals for themselves AND for their captain/crew. some members trained to become physically stronger, some took the time to educate themselves, and some did both! zoro, nami, luffy, & robin are my personal favorite straw hats, so seeing them as better versions of themselves made me really happy!!! i love how hard everyone worked, and you could see it all pay off in this arc!

once i read/watched more of this arc, i started to really enjoy the plot! It was a very different side of one piece that we hadn't seen yet, other than in the sabaody archipelago arc. it expanded on the prejudice & discrimination that fishmen faced throughout history. how the hatred finds its way to the children, which creates more hatred. i really loved the narrator's monologue during the scene where jimbei gives his blood to luffy. it perfectly summarized the painful history between humans & fishmen. with jimbei's selfless act, it begins a new path for fishman island.

personally, this arc isn't in my top 5, but i really did enjoy it! i found it to be fun and the plot very interesting. i also really liked that we found out what the ancient weapon actually was in this arc after hearing about it for so long.

overall, i really loved how this arc showed us how much the straw hats grew during the timeskip. everyone did their best to become stronger so they could be prepared for the journey to the new world. i find it beautiful how devoted they are to each other and to their captain. i'm looking forward to what's next!

ever since i started impel down, nearly every episode has made me cry. especially episode 444, where the admiral tells ace, “this is the last time you’ll see the sky.” then ace just closes his eyes and soaks it all in.

it’s so upsetting knowing how kind & gentle ace is while the government condemns him as a “terrible criminal”. every scene before this arc, ace is seen being sweet, strong, & silly yet now he’s completely defeated. he isn’t meant to be chained up, he’s meant to be traveling the seas enjoying his life of adventure.

while ace is being sent to his death, luffy is doing everything he can to reach him. he nearly died from poison, yet his fighting spirit is still strong. no matter what, luffy isn’t giving up on his big brother. it breaks my heart to see luffy so desperate, but i hope he’s able to see ace before the worst happens.

just thinking about how well Yamato would fit into the Strawhats…

Talking with Robin about books, working out and being a muscle headed himbo with Zoro, being over all goofy and playful with Luffy, listening to Usopp’s stories and lies, playing with and doting on Chopper, Fanboying and being overall hyped about any new Franky inventions, joking with Nami and telling her any cool navigation things from Oden’s journal, laughing (way too loudly) at Brook’s jokes and singing along with him, joking with and bugging Sanji with Luffy and bonding over their shitty dad’s locking them in exploding cuffs and being an annoying yet endearing little brother-like figure to Jinbe and asking to hear his stories..

he’s perfect

if Yamato ends up joining the crew (still so fucking excited about that lmao i legit almost cried while reading) and Sanji and Brook keep fawning over him then i’m gonna start telling people they’re both confirmed bisexual because of it. you can say what you like about it and idrc but i just think it’ll make dudebro’s super upset and honestly i’ll say and do almost anything to see them get overly pissy

“not all men” you’re absolutely right, Luffy would never

i LOVE the wano arc, like seriously, it’s one of my favourites and the characters and fights have been absolutely awesome

but, oda, PLEASE GIVE US DOMESTIC STRAWHATS POST WANO. GIVE US JINBEI SETTLING INTO THE CREW AND EVERYBODY BEING CUTE AND RELAXING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SO LONG HHHH