#ch 1022

Are you sure, sir? You guys been going around and having random people die almost every other chapters hmmmmmm?

❗❗ one piece chapter 1022 spoilers ❗❗

we're all down, I'm thinking someone needs to help us from king or Queens attack and in my mind zoro is going to stop the attack or sanji or whoever and then WHITEBEARD PIRATES SECOND HAND MAN MR MARCOOOO COMES IN AT CLUTCH AND DOES IT AGAIN! I JUST NEED THIS ANIMATED ASAP

and then he says, and I quote: "it's time for the stars to take the stage" ITS TIME FOR THE STARS TO TAKE THE DAMN STAGE AND TAKE THE STAGE THEY DID WITH THE SIMULTANEOUS ATTACK

Killer chapter once again, pun intended!

First we get a nice little recap about both the Flying Six…

…and Luffy’s condition and also a reminder of where Onigashima currently is.

(Caribou in distress over there — Luffy must have really cleaned out his pantry)

However, it doesn’t look good for the nine scabbards. 

Although we still see some of them in action (wonder where Denjiro, Izo and Kawamatsu are going), Raizo’s speech doesn’t bode well.

Again the oft repeated imagery of a breaking dawn. And Kiku; once again your smile breaks my heart.

I wonder what Fukurokuju is thinking there. Realising deep-lying truths or despising Raizo’s bleeding heart?

A glimpse of the chaos captains!

Although I really dislike Hawkins, I have to applaud his ruthlessness in picking and using his shields. I wonder how his powers work? Does he have to touch his victim or is it enough that he’s close to them? Can he just think about who he wants to use and it happens?

And did Killer kill their whole crew, if Kid is one of the last ones Hawkins has left?

Seeing how quickly he realises Hawkin’s strategy, Killer truly is the brain cell carrier of the Kid Pirates.

I really like the panelling here, with Kid literally between Hawkins and Killer. The agression in Killer’s laugh and speech is also a nice touch – he can’t even show how angry he is because of the SMILE, so the only outlet he has is his laugh.

Sanji echoing Marco in chapter 1006 here, commenting on the difficulty of keeping two one billion bounty-pirates at bay simultaneously. You go, curlyhead!

I approve. Nothing more to say about this.

And finally, I have mentioned time and time again how much I admire Oda’s page transitions – and the last one in this chapter is pure gold.

Firstly, I wonder about the race living on the red line that Marco’s referencing. Maybe something to do with the giant straw hat in Mariejois? Secondly, we have the bandages being seemingly ripped apart by a great force, tiny Chopper being amazed, and you turn the page…

…to this.

Foreboding or promising, Zoro and Sanji’s last exchange there?

We’ll have to wait and see!

Thanks, Marco