#chapter 1087

Hey hey! We have made it through Hiatus 2: Void Month redux. If you’ve read 1087 you know the big beat our first selection is leading up to. I don’t need to explain the significant parallel. It’s so on point and that’s always been Koby’s deal. We’re seeing where he’s at now by comparing it to an earlier point in Luffy’s journey. But here’s my big subtlety; the crane strikes again. 

That was one of our biggest foundational things for mystery about Kiku. One of her first acts in Bakura, right after we’re done setting the Crane Wife bit, is getting Luffy to slow down, take stock, and proceed with care. Izo was the one trying to calm Ace from Akainu’s provocation. Grus, Latin for crane, is the one trying to snap Koby out of falling for a basic damsel in distress ploy. All in all, it’s more of the same. I wondered if we’d get something hot returning to Egghead post-hiatus...but this one wasn’t like the last. Oda took time off for health. That’s what I was feeling up til the last page.