Shaoran-kun, from CCS :D

Bonus with Sakura uwu:

Happy birthday, King Baum!

ONE PIECE CHAPTER 874

ONE PIECE CHAPTER 873

King Baum is back and he's being used again.

One Piece’s Best Running Gags of 2016

Luffy was less than amused by Joker’s lack of good jokes.

One Piecein 2016 was a more light-hearted affair. That is not to say that 2015 wasn’t enjoyable, but the built-up tension of Dressrosa made for a more serious read most weeks. Without the prolonged drama of a razed country under the strings of a mad puppeteer, there was ample opportunity to inject more whimsy, adventure, and laughs into…

One Piece YouTube theorist Joy Boy posted a theory today about Big Mom’s inconsistancies, mostly regarding Lola, an it made me think about a couple of things.

1. Sometimes Joy Boy really makes me want to throw things.

2. While I disagree with his conclusions this video (I don’t think Big Mom is going to be an ally I think Luffy is going to punch her in the face), I think it might be a case of barking up the wrong tree but in the right orchard. 

Joy Boy noted that people haven’t been talking about the big vivre card reveal this week and used it as a launching point for a discussion about how Lola’s situation conflicts with much of the information we’ve learned this arc so far.

They are (in no particular order):

* No one leaves Big Mom’s crew alive (per Praline)

* Big Mom chooses all of her children’s spouses (per Pudding)

* No one, not even Big Mom’s children, are allowed to have one of Big Mom’s vivre cards (per King Baum)

There’s definitely more we need to learn about Lola because especially after that vivre card bit, SOMETHING is up with her situation but I think it’s too early to know what because no matter how I look at it, something isn’t adding up. Someone is definitely lying, but here’s the thing - the person lying right now isn’t Big Mom. We haven’t actually heard any of this from her yet, it’s all second hand information from her children (including the extremely sketchy Pudding) so who’s to say WHAT her actual position is? This much we DO know for sure: * Big Mom ABSOLUTELY uses her children’s marriages to build alliances and these marriages overrule any other relationships the son or daughter in law may have (i.e. why Sanji would have to leave the crew). This seems to be the line everyone is touting.

* Big Mom is okay with people leaving her crew but expects a hefty price in exchange, we just don’t know how that works yet (i.e. what do all of the numbers and symbols on the roulette wheel mean?)

* No one is allowed to have one of Big Mom’s vivre cards - I’m inclined to 100% believe King Baum because of Nami’s control over him at the moment so I’m not sure he COULD lie about it. It’s also information he volunteered and that feels like a weird piece of information to volunteer as a lie.

In the case of Praline I think a couple of things might be going on: one, the Rolling Pirates are subordinates of Big Mom so she technically didn’t leave Big Mom’s crew, or two, Praline doesn’t know Lola is alive and assumes she didn’t survive her escape attempt.

As for Pudding (whom I think everyone knows I am currently not a fan of, at least not until we understand more about her character), her story isn’t adding up either. If Lola ran away and stole the vivre card then yeah I suppose it adds up . . . except then why the hell would Lola imply she’s on good terms with her mother when she committed a bunch of no-nos? On the other hand, if she didn’t “run away” and is on good terms with her mother why would she say her sister ran away (unless Big Mom just told everyone that for some reason)?