The fact that shuggy will probably get one of them dies while they were on bad terms ending makes my want to die

..... Gotta be honest, I actually really, really, really want one of them to die. I genuinely think it's going to be Shanks because bold of you to assume a dear beloved mentor that shows up every 200 chapters survives in a shonen manga. That for starters. Let's get ready to say goodbye to the silly redhead because that man is dying for sure. It'd make sense that Buggy died instead/too but whatever, one of them has to die and I will not have it otherwise.

But!!! But here's the thing. Do I want the angst of these two not being able to make amends and Buggy mourning Shanks' death? Buggy showing that he cares after Shanks' death? After it's too late? Maybe even seeking revenge because somebody killed him? Or perhaps hating himself a bit more than what he already does because he didn't reach out to him sooner?

Or do I want these two to make amends and get along for a little while, fighting side by side, to then witness Shanks' death and see Buggy suffer the loss of his best friend? This time accepting his death is easier but it still bothers him that they didn't have enough time to be together.

Oda loves Buggy's character too much to not do anything amazing and angsty with these two, so I am not worried about it. I just know that I'm gonna cry a whole lot and I am going to want to die right after seeing one of them dying. So I get it, anon, it kills me. But as a writer though?????? I need them to suffer. I will want to die, yes, but do you realize how good and angsty it would be???

I watched film gold the other day and it's been making me think about luffy's relationship with food wrt zoro and how it's been presented in different OP media.

Aside from the importance the riceball incident holds for the animanga and OPLA, luffy's specific reaction to zoro's injuries after the mihawk duel in the latter is so good. although the LA won't touch luffy's full backstory for a while, it's obvious he loves food in both the usual goofy manner and as something he associates with kindness or a lack thereof. it's why zoro eating the riceballs and sanji feeding gin is important in both iterations of the story. and not only that, OPLA also directly links luffy's appetite to his mood/feelings - when kid!luffy gets sad about shanks's upcoming no-return departure, makino goes out of her way to point out something's really wrong after luffy says he's not hungry. as it is, OPLA used this character trait of luffy's again to highlight how affected he is by seeing zoro (who, at that point, luffy hadn't considered could lose) truly hurt for the first time.

From I'm not really hungry right now, Nami amidst his rising panic, refusing sanji's food, admitting he'd eat his arms and legs to save zoro's life (in the context of what happened to zeff and sanji) and my gut hasn't been so great lately, the message is clear: luffy is not only worried about zoro's wellbeing, he's also very, very upset and willing to go crazy lengths if it means saving zoro. plus, if you watch the LA knowing about sabo and ace, imo it emphasizes further why seeing zoro in such a state makes luffy feel/act the way he does and how much he cares for zoro to react like that to begin with. I love it. I also love that though he rejects the food for himself, luffy admits while rambling that he wants zoro to eat and asks sanji to prepare food he believes zoro would like, even if he quickly concludes letting him rest is probably the best option instead.

That last part brings me to thriller bark, in the manga. It's not food per se and it's portrayed less seriously, but he still tries to have zoro - unconscious and wounded after You Know What - drink an entire barrel of booze because luffy knows how much he loves it (as much as luffy loves meat) and believes it will make zoro wake up/feel better. comedic as it may be intended to be, it's also kinda sweet. luffy's shown more than a few times to recuperate ridiculously fast and in an equally ridiculous manner from injuries by eating meat, so this is luffy's own way to show how much he cares and that he wants zoro to be well again imo.

This also brings me to the start of thriller bark itself! luffy's offered to share his food before (with nami, for example), yet ig what stood out to me during this part is how he just... offers to share his lunch with zoro simply because luffy wants him to come along. luffy rarely makes that sort of offer for specifically mundane reasons, so. squints.

(the fact that zoro fell right for it is so. lmao.)

And as for film gold - albeit not canon as most of the OP movies are, it's still interesting. for once, it's zoro who ends up in need of rescue. after the whole ordeal with tesoro capturing zoro and pushing the straw hats to try and buy his freedom before the public execution, luffy seeks out food.

And when usopp remarks zoro is more important than that? luffy immediately agrees, but insists that's precisely why he needs to eat.

This is a fun contrast to OPLA luffy though I'd say not necessarily a contradicting one. whereas there's little OPLA luffy can do wrt zoro's injuries, film gold luffy can't afford not to eat because here he needs to be at peak strength to rescue him. I like that the movie showed luffy's frustration too,

and how far he'd go to save him: jumping into a duct that's filled with "vicious golden bats" no one's survived from and launching himself straight against a moving, giant sea prism stone ventilation fan (all related to rescue plan) that franky has to bodily drag him away from before he gets more seriously wounded.

(Quite a reminder luffy's pretty crazy about zoro too!)

All in all, food is a very important aspect of luffy's character whether it's for a comedic or serious effect. though it's made more relevant in the WCI arc, I still love how it's something you can see portrayed in his relationship with zoro throughout OP too, be it in the animanga, the LA or in movies as well.

Welp, here I am again, new-old fandom in tow XD

So have some Fem!Luffy and angst/hurt :D

Line art, context to the picture, and other incoherent rambels are below the cut!

One Piece is probably the manga/anime that is the longest with me (15+ years at the very least). I remember the very wacky German dub and censorship and the iconic opening (seriously I listen to it to this day).

After the end of the Wano Arc/the one month pause I decided to re-read all of it (right now in chapter 820), and was reminded of an AU I had started like... five years ago?! This is basically fan/concept art for it.

The basic premise was that the World Government found out about Luffy and Ace when they were still with Dadan. Instead of doing the reasonable thing they did something that is much more in character; they decided that the whole island was to blame and send a whole ass buster call on it. Long story short Luffy and possibly Ace survived but her legs got burned nice and crispy. Shanks and Co. came shortly after, loaded everyone who survived on his ship and got their asses out of there . Turns out that her injuries aren't that easily to treat and now they search for a cure (read; "treatment plan that let's her keep her legs"). High-jinx entsuie.

I am not sure if there will ever be more of it (for the one and a half that are interested) but, withe the craziness that just happened in the manga, I can not see myself losing interest anytime soon!

(28.06.2022)

March Media Madness!

Hello and welcome to the post where I talk about all the movies, books, and TV I consumed this month in my seemingly never ending quest to shout my feelings into the void. And oh boy all the winter anime is ending so I feel dead inside.

*puts on sunglasses* Let’s do this.

Movies!

Bohemian Rhapsody: The one about Queen Freddie Mercury. And it’s pretty good. It’s a little weird seeing a biopic of a band with literally no struggles getting into the industry, and I wouldn’t say it does wonders for the negative stereotypes about bisexuals...but who cares because if you’re watching this movie, it’s because you just want to sing along to some Queen songs and see some big hair! 8/10

How to Train Your Dragon- The Hidden World: The third and final installment in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, in which Dreamworks pulls a Butterfree on us, but at least we get a happy ending. This franchise holds a special place in my heart for so many reasons, and I’m glad that this one stuck the landing. Each movie has its own specific feeling and message, and they all advance the story in unique ways. Apart from being beautifully animated and hilarious, it also packs the big emotional punch we all were expecting and ends on a satisfying note overall. But it’s still not perfect. The other riders are at their most useless by far, and this is coming from someone who never really minded them before. They’re a lot more irritating if you’ve watched the tv series and can see how they can be useful. And Astrid really only provides emotional support instead of her usual ass-kicking. The villain was...fine...but he didn’t really pack much of a punch. And I really wished they had kept some sort of continuity and embraced the television series (I NEED A DAGUR CAMEO)! But these are mostly small things. If you haven’t given this franchise a try yet, please give it a chance! 9/10

Ralph Breaks the Internet: The poorly named sequel to Wreck It Ralph, in which Ralph and Venelope must travel to the internet to save Sugar Rush and keep the game characters from becoming homeless. It’s a fine follow up, but it definitely doesn’t have the same impact the first one did. There’s a heck of a lot going on in this movie, and it feels like it tried to do too much in terms of plot and character arcs in favor of sacrificing the humor from the first movie. And I really miss Felix and Calhoun. But there are a lot of good things about it too. Everything the Disney princesses do is pure gold, Shank is amazing, and there is a ton of effort put into building the world of the internet. I’m sure it will be pretty dated in a couple years, but it’s not just a quick cash grab full of name dropping and references (even though Disney seems like it wants it to be). It’s still worth checking out. 7.5/10

A Quiet Place: A family must survive in a world where deadly alien monsters that are attracted to sound have invaded the planet. I am the world’s biggest wimp when it comes to scary movies, and even I was interested enough in the premise to want to see this movie. And yes it’s amazing! The performances are all incredibly moving and believable, we get good representation of a Deaf character, the sound design is so creative it should be used in film classes, and it tells a thrilling and heart wrenching family story in only an hour and a half. I think I liked it because the focus wasn’t on the monsters just going around killing people. It’s about a family and what parents will do for their children. People like to say there’s a ton of plot holes, but if you actually think about them for more than five seconds, you’ll see there’s really nothing to pick apart because their decisions all make sense in the end.

My only question is about the cochlear device the daughter (Regan) uses. Was the dad (Lee) trying to make a new cochlear implant? Did Regan already have the internal component implanted in her cochlea? Had she been using one since before the monsters came? Did it break earlier because of the monsters’ connection with electromagnetic waves? Because if not...CIs don’t really work like that. I’m just confused about that situation. But that’s kind of nitpicky when this movie is still amazing. Even if you hate horror movies, I’d highly suggest it simply because of how creative its production is. 9/10

Mary Poppins Returns: It’s exactly what it sounds like...Mary Poppins returns to help the now adult children of the Banks family with the help of Lin Manuel Miranda. It’s fun, but it definitely goes on too long. Though I appreciate Emily Blunt putting her own spin on the character. Odds are if you like the original, you’ll probably like this too. 8/10

Fantastic Beasts- The Crimes of Grindelwald: The second movie in the Harry Potter prequel-verse, where Grindelwald basically becomes wizard Hitler and Newt is more concerned with winning Tina back then saving the world. Okay...this movie is not great. Structurally it’s a mess, the fun is being sucked out of the wizarding world, the characters make decisions that don’t align with previous behavior and make no logical sense, and there really is just the bare bones of a plot. There are also several characters that don’t need to be there and are just thrown in for fanservice (for now anyway). I found myself constantly saying how things don’t work like that and asking why things are happening. But even so, there are still good things about it. Visually it’s...fantastic. Jude Law makes a good young Dumbledore, and even Johnny Depp embodies what I always imagined Grindelwald at the height of his power would be like...I just wish it wasn’t Johnny Depp. I also wish it had more humor, because what was there was funny. It’s really just a transition film, which proves this franchise should never have been five movies, and Rowling should have focused on a Marauders era series or on young Dumbledore and Grindelwald. You just have to form your own opinion. 6.5/10

Maquia- When the Promised Flower Blooms: An immortal girl becomes a teen mom to an orphaned baby after her clan is killed. It’s basically a high fantasy version of Wolf Children. I honestly don’t know what to think about this movie. It does the family relationships so well and really drives home what it means to be a parent. However, its setting really throws me out of the movie because it tries to focus so much on the politics and background of this world without really succeeding. And because it is about a baby growing up, the pacing is so fast it will give you whiplash. But it is beautifully filmed and animated, and I would have bawled my eyes out at the ending if I wasn’t so distracted by how much I didn’t like the other characters and things that were happening at the castle. So...yeah, it’s a well animated, hard hitting movie that will probably mean more to parents overall. I just wish it was a TV series or a trilogy or something other than a two hour film. 7.5/10

Free Solo: A National Geographic documentary covering Alex Honnold, a man who is attempting to climb up the 900 meter side of El Capitan at Yosemite national park...without ropes or safety equipment. Yes, this is an incredible feat and the actual climbing portions are gripping and super intense. But personally, I found who Alex is as a person much more fascinating...and not necessarily in a positive way. Honestly, he can be a jerk. This sounds horrible to say considering he’s a real person and he’s doing something amazing, but seriously watch this movie and tell me this man is not one step away from being a sociopath. It’s completely understandable why he thinks the way he thinks, but it’s not exactly healthy for the other people in his life. I would be just as interested to see a two hour therapy session with him as I was with his climbing. Anyway, if you love gorgeous scenery and butt-clenching thrills with a side of psychologically interesting perspectives, watch this on the biggest screen possible. 8/10

The Matrix: REALITY IS AN ILLUSION, THE UNIVERSE IS A HOLOGRAM, BUY GOLD BYE

Yeah I’d never seen The Matrix, but I really didn’t expect it to be EXACTLY like the Oto arc in Tsubasa Chronicles. It’s too long, Neo’s an incredibly flat protagonist (but I feel like that’s on purpose to serve some sort of self-insert fantasy), and it seems like a YA dystopian fantasy series from 2013...but in an endearing sort of way. And hey it’s got a lot of cool slow motion fighting and neat body horror if you’re into that sort of thing. 7/10

Books!

Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman: What happens when California literally just runs out of water one day? A group of teens go on an apocalyptic field trip to find some of course! I’ve only read one other Neal Shusterman series before, but I’m sensing a pattern of how well Shusterman can propose a theoretical question and then build an entire world around it. And this duo knows how to cover as many bases as possible because every time I ask a question about how something world work, the authors answer it almost immediately. This is a great story with very well written characters, and it even has a small hilarious twist in the end that makes you completely rethink everything about one of the characters. Most importantly it doesn’t follow the Scythe series’ formula of terribly written romance. However...it’s definitely a major bummer. It’s very interesting to think about, and it’s a roller coaster of a story...but the roller coaster only goes down and makes you want to scream all the time. If you like books that make you question human behavior and society, definitely check it out, but get ready to start hoarding all the water you own. 8/10

Jackass!: Okay this one’s a manga, but I’m still counting it. Honestly I don’t even know how to describe the plot...there’s two boys...there’s pantyhose...there’s a fun side character who is openly gay and doesn’t take shit from anyone...there’s introspection about how to deal with developing feelings and realizing you care about someone. It has the most awkward premise ever, but it’s unfairly good I promise. The less you know going in the better. 8.5/10

TV Shows!

The Umbrella Academy: A family of seven children with super powers who were “adopted” by an eccentric billionaire become child superheroes. So naturally, they all grow into jaded adults who are now tasked with saving the world from the inevitable apocalypse. And it’s...amazing. Like, this should be the new Stranger Things amazing. It’s a Netflix original based off the Dark Horse comic series, and it has one of the most binge worthy plots I’ve ever seen. It is capable of pulling off some very weird things because it just leans into it. The setting and aesthetic is very similar to A Series of Unfortunate Events where different time periods seem to collide, and it works pretty well. It has (mostly) likable characters, interesting and/or empathetic villains, great use of music and editing, and Emmy worthy performances. The only thing I don’t like (aside from them killing off a perfectly interesting character for no reason at the beginning of the show) is the romantic relationship between two of the siblings. Because naturally they had to put a romance in it, and it just sort of conforms to the idea of “adopted siblings aren’t related so it’s not weird.” But even they have some great scenes together so I can’t be too annoyed. It’s amazing. Please watch it. 10/10

Ducktales (2017): The reboot of Ducktales, in which the three nephews of Donald Duck go on mysterious adventures with their obscenely wealthy uncle. I’m pretty sure we all know this as the cartoon where Scrooge McDuck swims in his giant pool of money. It took me a long time to get to, but I like it! Webby is an amazing character, and even though the boys can be annoying, at least they all have their own personalities. I just wish Launchpad was a little less...stereotypically clueless. I’ve never seen the original series, so I can’t compare them, but I’d recommend it for everyone who likes Gravity Falls style mysteries and satisfying story arcs. 8.5/10

Carmen Sandiego (2019): The Netflix original animated series that focuses on a master thief who travels the world stealing important artifacts before an evil organization can get to them first...AND HOLY CRAP WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS!? I don’t know anything about the original Carmen Sandiego franchise, but dang this revamp is awesome. Carmen is a great character who banters enough to be a Marvel protagonist, there’s unique animation, some mystery, and its own twists. The side characters may not be for everyone, but I like them...well, most of them. Apparently the purpose of the original franchise was to be educational, so they do sound like they’re reading the Wikipedia page for every new place they visit in the beginning of each episode, but at least the cultural things they mention always come back into play later. If you liked the new She-Ra or shows with great heroines, PLEASE WATCH IT! 9/10

Queer Eye (season 3): The third season of the ridiculous makeover show where five fabulous gay men rocket into people’s lives to boost their self confidence and keep them from living in filth. I hate that I love this show so much. I don’t like things that try to be overly emotional, but dang it, this show will just make you feel happy...and then sad...and then happy again. 10/10

Honorable Mentions

THE LAST SEASON OF STAR VS THE FORCES OF EVIL IS AIRING! Stop sleeping on this gem people!

Netflix finally released the rest of Arrested Development season 5

I started watching Yu Yu Hakusho because it’s a classic and the dub is hilarious.

I also started watching The Librarians. It’s...something that’s for sure.

And I’m currently reading Reign the Earth which is basically Avatar the Last Airbender set all in the desert.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 21 Review/My Thoughts!-Oh No She Didn’t!!!

Hi, everyone! I’m here back for my review of Episode 21 of “Boruto: Naruto Next Generations”!!

Once again, I’m sorry for the day delay BUT it can’t be helped! ESPECIALLY because I’m back in school again like I said in the last review. But in any case, since you all understand, let’s get this party started!

The episode starts off from last episode where Sasuke is about to have some nice old Sarada on a stick!

Before...she lets him know it’s her and he stops and murmurs about how it’s really her

After Sasuke gets over the shock of nearly shanking his own daughter, in comes a wild Chocho and Naruto while Sasuke’s outraged how Naruto brought them both there when it was originally supposed to be a talk between men

And I should also mention how Chocho’s Doki-Doki beats for Sasuke.

Huge player XD

But once all the silleness is over and done with Sarada asks if Sakura really is her mother while he’s somberly silent

And speaking of Sakura, as Sarada’s interrogation begins, Sakura wakes up in the hospital to find out Sarada left the village to find Sasuke while Sakura sighs sadly since she wanted to hide Sasuke’s prior criminal status from Sarada.

Haha, being the son of a criminal isn’t all bad! Just ask Luffy XD

But in any case, we go back to where Sarada is and she demands to know who Karin is as she shows Sasuke the photo he took with his homeboys back in the day

And Naruto’s reaction was really funny, OMFG XD

Ah, Naruto will ALWAYS be the lovable dumbass from Part I XD

But anyway as Sarada continues on with her questions, Sasuke finally replies with the best answer ever

Thus leading Sarada to say the G-Rated version of “FUCK THIS SHIT!” before she storms out of the room

Leading Naruto and Sasuke to remember a talk they had before Sasuke left the village years ago as he wants to investigate a danger “even worse than Kaguya”.

OKAY....more on this scene later.

But after the flashback ends, Naruto, being the best daddy ever, goes over to where Sarada is in order to console her and lets her know how everything will be alright

Speaking of all this baby momma drama, as Shizune tries to give Sakura more health tests, out Sakura goes from the nest XD

While all this “Who’s the real mom” stuff is going on, we see a shit of the mysterious cloaked leader along with Shin who reveals how his hidden goal is to revive the Akatsuki....

With his army of Shins....

Eh....more on this also later.

Also i should mention we get to see his glorious and sexy mug piece

Man I’d kiss that face :3

But in any case, Naruto’s "Talk No Jutsu” has proven to be ineffective on Sarada who’s now made a new goal of finding Karin’s location herself

You know this girl is becoming more like Sasuke everyday, OMFG.

And speaking of the sauce, Sasuke actually traces his fingers where his blade nearly impaled Sarada and we see him look very remorseful for his actions

Chocho (being the sweetheart she is) tries offering him chips to share and make amends with Sarada while he’s like WTF.

The WTF moment ends when a wild eyeball fiend and his son emerge from the sky to launch a frontal assualt on the Seventh Hokage

Though their plan went to shit XD

Even more so when Sasuke entered the fraze, although the eyeball fiend caught Sasuke’s sword with his hand

As the scuffle appears to be more in favor of the Leaf Village ninja, the eyeball fiend introduces himself as “Shin Uchiha” and is revealed to be the father of the other Shin

Before anyone can get over their shock of the new information, Naruto receives a carebear hug to his gut

Okay....even in the manga....I have to admit the way this scene was drawn made me laugh. I mean look at how bad awkward it looks!! XD

But in all seriousness, Shin decides to launch a set of blades at Sarada, leading Sasuke to be papa bear for her

Although......

I have to wonder??? Why didn’t Sasuke just use his Susanoo???

I mean I know his Rinnegan doesn’t have the Tomoe in it BUT Sasuke could use his Susanoo with his Mangekyou Sharingan

But that’s definitely being talked about later.

And as everyone looks bleak for our heroes, in comes everyone’s favorite Cherry Blossom who defeats Shin!

While everyone is happy at her arrival, Naruto and others manage to lick their wounds as Kurama chastises Naruto for letting something so small get to him

As Sakura and Sasuke try to rectify their familial issues, Sakura hugs Sakura as she happily says how glad she is Sarada’s okay

But.....in comes the mini Ten Tails clone who teleports Shin (who survived), his son and Sakura who pushed Sarada out of the way in the nick of time

Who then amusingly says how much of a sticky situation she’s found herself in

And that’s the episode!

Now my thoughts on it?

1.) The Soundtrack and Animation? The animation was watchable and I liked the soundtrack so those get a check mark XP

2.) Plot Progression? Given how we’ve now completed six of the ten Naruto Gaiden chapters I say we’ve made AMAZING plot progression in the story! From what it looks like we have two more weeks between we finish with Naruto Gaiden. That’s IF we don’t have other flashback episodes XP Although....

I have to wonder, what’s with the recaps in the beginning of the episode along with the last one? I mean are they really necessary?? Just something to nitpick XP

3.) Differences. By this I mean the differences in what we see of the Five Kage Summit Arc in the anime versus what we got in the manga.

Okay, so in this episode we see how it was essentially a conversation between Sasuke and Naruto ONLY.

BUT in the manga version of the episode we see how it was Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Darui, Kurotsuchi, Darui, Gaara and Chojuro

So why SP decided to change it to those two? God only knows...

And on a slight side note, I remember how there were some fans speculating on whether Sakura was pregnant due to how her tummy looked in one panel and so many waited on the anime counterpart on this episode in order to get their question answered although it looks like it’ll never be answered.

My thoughts? I don’t know and to be perfectly honest, I couldn’t care less XP

Another difference I noticed that I mentioned in my last review was how Sakura’s outfit in the anime is different between what she wears in the manga

Eh.....XD

And speaking of differences I REALLY liked how SP added Sasuke’s remorse to him nearly stabbing Sarada which wasn’t in the manga so that was a nice touch!

The last difference I really enjoyed was Sarada and Sakura reaching out to each other as Sakura was pulled away.

Really heartwarming as I felt that showed their bond with one another!

And so with all that said and done I give the episode a rating of a “good”!

Mainly since of good plot progression and next episode we get to see Sasuke’s homeboys again!

So until next week, I'll see you all then!

P.S: Am I the only one who finds that Mini Ten Tails clone kinda adorable?? :3 I mean look at him!!

Spotlight #12  - BigenderZadkiel/Umbrakinetix (Shank)

Tell us a bit about yourself: I’m Caspian, or Shank in streams! I’m 18 years old, left-handed, and a Sagittarius. I’m hopefully starting university in the fall, and I’m torn between becoming a teacher or a doctor. When I was a kid, I went to a science & engineering camp, and every summer, without fail, someone would end up duct taped to the wall and/or barricaded behind several feet of paper cups and scrap metal. This is the reason I am who I am today. When did you get into the fandom and how did you stumble upon it?  Hmm… it was the spring of my sophomore year when I really started following SaM seriously, I think. I’d seen the original post on my dashboard before, of course- who hasn’t?- but I didn’t know there was more until someone I used to follow started posting about it! Even after that, I didn’t join the fandom For Realsies until early summer. I can still remember how I ended up in the stream for the first time. My beloved goldfish had been ill for some time, and I finally had to euthanize him that afternoon. I was heartbroken and looking for something to distract me on Tumblr, and Orange was streaming, and I just jumped in. The rest is history.When did you get into the fandom and how did you stumble upon it?

Who are your favorite characters/pairings? As for ships… Natan is almost a given, but I also like Graph, Raphriel, Ganthea, and I LOVE ZADKIEL AND MICHAEL SO MUCH END ME. Yup and Raguel are my precious sons, also, and Lucifer is… Lucifer. And I love him for it.

Favorite moment in the comic? WHEN LUCIFER CRIED OVER NAT’S BODY UWU but I also love every single interaction Lucifer and Michael have. All of them.

What is your biggest inspiration as far as your art goes? Usually, when I draw SaM art, it’s inspired by a potential shitpost that would be more elegantly expressed in an iconic form. On rare occasions, I’m inspired by music or a poem. When it comes to original art, though, I’m inspired by music and Serious Stuff just as much as I’m inspired by my own shitposting.

What would you say is your favorite piece that you’ve done so far? After the update where Michael threatens Gabe with the Tank came out, I drew the “I won’t hesitate” vine, but with everyone’s favorite dysfunctional archangel duo. It was garbage and my laptop gave up the ghost three times while I was working on it, but I thought it was funny. It’s still over on my old blog, @bigenderzadkiel.

What would you say is one of your favorite things to draw? Blood’n’tears :-) I love drawing battered, beat up, and discouraged characters so much. Also battered, beat up, and determined. I’m sure the human body can’t actually survive losing the amount of blood I like to splash around my drawings.

What do you think influences your art style? ...I hate to admit it, but anime. I try my best to branch out, but the stylized, overdramatic kind of art you see in anime and manga is just so fun to draw.

What are some of your hobbies you enjoy? Drawing and writing and reading, mostly. I also cosplay, and I’m an amateur vlogger.

Before joining SaM, what was a fandom you were part of and are there any fandoms you’re into outside of SaM? I’m not really big part of any fandoms beyond SaM. I was fairly active in the Homestuck fandom during the Golden Age, but beyond that I’ve mostly kept to myself. I’ve really gotten into Star Wars and Transformers this past year, though, so who knows? Maybe I’ll get more involved in those fandoms, too.

Is there anything else you’d like the fandom to know about you or anything you’d like to say to the fandom as a whole? *insert bee movie script here* But in all seriousness, sometimes all you can contribute to a fandom is bad jokes and conspiracy theories, and that’s ok. Not everybody can be a powerhouse writer, or an artist, or an cosplayer who defies all laws of physics. It’s the little things- the projects, the memes, the banter- that hold a fandom together. So keep posting jokes in the tag and the streams! I promise, you’re contributing something beautiful and unique and team-building- laughter*insert bee movie script here*

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One Piece 1100+ Episode Details Leaked, Navy Captures Luffy And More The theory was posted on forum few months back and we just saw this and we wanted to share this with you guys, it’s shocking to see that some things are already came true as written in the story like Luffy beating cracker with help of Nami, Nami abusing the vivre card, Pudding helps Sanji, Jinbei finally joins strawhats and there are few things in this that are questionable however the story seems legit, it’s up to you, I just want to share it with you guys! I’m not adding the part that already happened in the manga, I’ll be continuing from what is yet to come. Jinbei also managed to join the Strawhats, they escaped big mom’s territory and went to Wano kingdom where preparations were made to attack Kaido. The attack was scheduled 2 weeks after Luffy arrived, so that Luffy can heal and then train his haki along with Zoro, and Sanji. Law is also preparing the strategy. 2 weeks later, preparations were made and their alliance were on the move ( samurais, minks, ninjas) they went to Kaido’s territory. they saw captain Kidd, Hawkins and Appo along with each of their crew displayed in big cages. Jack(one of the calamity and Kaidos right hand with a bounty of 1billion) suddenly appeared and attacked the Strawhats. Zoro,Sanji and Jinbei stepped in and had their hands full dealing with Jack, while Law and Luffy went straight to get Kaido. the other 2 calamities showed up. The 2 dukes of zou (nekomamushi and inuarashi) and the 3 legendary warriors of Wano dealt with the other 2 calamities. while the strawhat crew, Trafalgar’s crew, the mink, the samurais, the ninjas engaged in battle on the rest of Kaido’s army. Law and Luffy were finally able to get in touch with Kaido (who was sleeping while the battle happened) Luffy immediately used gear 4th and smacked his face. Kaido was grazed and woke up. The battle began against Kaido(a yonko with a 5.2 billion bounty). Law and Luffy were completely overpowered. Usopp released Kidd, Appo, and Hawkins along with their crew and were able to join the battle. the 3 captains (Kidd,Appo,hawkins) went for Kaido’s head and helped Luffy beat Kaido. it was a 5 vs 1. Luffy, Law, Kidd, Appo,hawkins vs Kaido king of beast. they were all still no match but they gave Kaido a hard time with their strategy. meanwhile, Sanji was knocked unconscious and had his leg broken but he dealt a big damage against Jack, Jinbei was also a big help but he took Jack’s stongest blow to protect Sanji who was already unconscious, Jinbei was completely defeated. now what’s left was Zoro vs Jack (battle of the right hand men). both of them were badly injured, but Jack still has the upperhand. Zoro was able to open his left eye which was preserved and only used as a trump card. it was a strong sense of observation haki so that’s why his agility and focus increased greatly, not minding his surroundings, big destruction and slashes were over the place affecting everyone. Zoro finally defeated Jack with his last final blow (his greatest attack) ”asura tensei”. the battle with the other 2 calamities were still ongoing. the dukes and legendary samurais were able to match the calamities, but at the end the calamities beat them all. The calamities were severely injured. one calamity (Jin with a bounty of 900million) was finally finished when Usopp, Brook and Robin stepped in. while the other calamity (Doom with a bounty of 800million) was also finished by general franky and monster chopper combo. the Luffy and Law alliance is winning the war with the help of the 3 supernovas and their crew that was captured by Kaido. the battle was ongoing for 3 days. Kaido’s crew was defeated but the Strawhats took great damage also with Sanji and Jinbei unconscious and on the brink of death along with the dukes. now what’s left was Kaido. the Strawhats and the others were resting at the battlefield, all of them were injured and couldn’t even walk properly. Zoro wanted to help but his body wont move because of a great fatigue caused by opening his left eye. all they could do was trust in their captains. Appo and Hawkins were severly injured after getting a direct hit from Kaido. Kidd Law and Luffy started to injure Kaido. Kaido started fighting seriously. destruction were all over. Kidd, at that moment was able to use his awakening and dealt a very big amount of damage to Kaido. Kidd used all his energy and fought as hard as he could, but Kaido unleashed a great shockwave. destroying half of the kingdom island and the sea was separated. Appo was the first person to be defeated in that fight. and then followed by Hawkins. Law was able to hold off Kaido but Kaido took care of Law in a split second using Kaido’s full power. Kidd was still able to damage Kaido and put up a good fight but Kaido broke his legs and Kidd was unable to fight. Kaido had taken the greatest damage and was starting to fall but he remained tough and strong. Luffy, who was also severly injured,started screaming all over the place and used his greatest technique which is only used for yonkos, the strongest technique Rayleigh taught Luffy. ”gear 5th” everything in it’s path was destroyed. Kaido was unable to keep up with Luffy because he is injured and can’t dodge attacks anymore. Luffy was able to do the finishing blow his gatling canon. everytime Luffy uses gear 5th, his body gets crushed because of the pressure. so for every attack he does, there’s a recoil damage to himself, breaking each of his bones. Luffy was able to maintain in that form for 45 seconds. Kaido was unable stand after that, but 45 seconds was still short to completely defeat an injured Kaido. even after the finishing blow Kaido still remains conscious. Luffy wasn’t able to stand up, he lost his gear 5th and tried his normal pistol punch before he pass out. Kaido also used his final attack. they exchanged blow. Kaido was unconscious and was completely defeated. Luffy also stopped moving after the great damage his body could ever taken. everyone was happy. and marine ship observers witnessed the fight and reported it to the whole world. while everyone was rejoicing, they notice Law was shouting and crying. Luffy wasn’t unconscious,… but he was dead, his pulse has already ended for almost 5 minutes. willpower was the only thing that made Luffy fight back at the end even his body already gave up the fight. he was able to bring a miracle on that impossible fight. everyone was emotional. Zoro was in shock that he spaced out of what happened to heir captain. Law remembered that he has the ability to give immortality to a person but he also heard rumors that it could bring someone back to life in exchange for his fruit and the host’s own life. the marines arrived and tried to capture the pirates who were injured. Law has 24 hours to revive a dead body and can’t afford to battle against the marines again. Law then carried Luffy and turned Luffy and himself in to the marines, in exchange to let the others go. everyone was shocked and angry. Law shouted and said he will save Luffy no matter what, just trust in him. it was a good deal for the Navy to capture both Law and Luffy. The captain of the marine fleet respected Law’s decision and took Law and Luffy. Law explained to the Navy to let him operate Luffy. it was too much for a consideration, Law begged and bowed his head, crying, The captain of the marine fleet had a past and was saved by Garp when he was little. he always respected Garp. So he wants to return the favor by letting his grandson live just for a while because even if Luffy survives he will be executed in Marineford. he will take the blame for letting Luffy live. Law performed the operation and was a success. Luffy was breathing again but unconscious. Law then suddenly collapsed and was declared dead. the Navy was shocked of what just happened and made a big news about Law’s death for Luffy’s life. Luffy was then locked to impel down and was scheduled his execution. Luffy was grieving after hearing the sacrifice of Law. The news for the execution was spread all over the world, shanks was shocked that he beat Kaido but he was also shocked that Luffy died and then resurrected and is gonna be executed. but shanks decided that Luffy needs to overcome this trial and he will not help the war. the Strawhats got the news that Luffy was alive and gonna be executed. they were relieved but sad at the same time because of the loss of Law. Everyone all over the world reacted to the news and a war again was about to happen. at the date of the execution. the Strawhats made their first entrance at the frontline of Marineford, followed by the strawhat 5600 grandfleet. Zoro led the opening impression by shouting loudly directly to Luffy who was in the platform execution. Zoro said sorry and bowed his head crying. he swore that he would save Luffy at the cost of his life, he knelt down and swore his loyalty as his right hand not to let those horrible event happen again. pointing his sword to the Navy. he said he will kill himself if he fails. everyone was shocked of how the vice captain swallowed his pride for his captain. the Strawhats were crying and each made a vow. Bartolomeo also slammed his head on their ship and swore to be loyal to the Strawhats forever, and then followed by everyone. More ships came which no one expected even the Strawhats. the whole army of alabasta came, the army of king Riku from dressrosa, the army of fishman island led by the 3 prince, the former whitebeard pirates who wants to protect ace’s brother, the former prisoners of impel down who were with Luffy, boa hancock (who just resigned from being a warlord and joined help fight the Navy) with the kuja pirates and amazon lily warriors, the mink tribe led by the dukes, the Wano kingdom, and Trafalgar Law’s crew who were crying about the loss of their captain but they still want to protect what their captain protected. a huge island ship showed up at the side. it was the revolutionary army, monkey d. dragon showed up, the most wanted man in the world (everyone was shaking in fear the same way they did to whitebeard). he said he has no business with Luffy, he will step in the war if the pirate crew he hates the most joins the war (he was referring to Blackbeard). But he will allow ivankov’s and sabo’s division to join the war since they are Luffy’s friends. finally at the opposite side of dragon, the Blackbeard pirates showed up and said he has no plan on fighting the revolutionary, he just wants to see how the war will end. the revolutionary and the Blackbeard pirates were just observers on the war. a small ship arrived, it was Rayleigh. saying good job on defeating Kaido and he will help because his crew is outpowered. Luffy cried in tears and said he will never die, he will become pirate king. garp’s face was kinda worried of how it will turn out. he decided if Navy will be successful in defeating the pirates, he will have no choice but to step in and fight the entire Navy to save Luffy. he could not make the same mistake again. Navy was so shocked that many big time pirates and people showed up just for Luffy. No matter how people look at it, the people trying to save Luffy has the upperhand advantage, looking at the people, it has more reinforcement than whitebeard’s reinforcement during ace’s execution. the Navy was worried on how to deal the war. akainu shouted the Navy will win, a big ship came behind the Navy and it was the world government army along with the strongest officers they have the 5 heavenly bodies, which were the 5 old legendary men along with the agents cipher pol. dragon was shocked and said if the world government joins, so will he. the revolutionary’s goal is to take down the world government in the first place. people started calling it the war of the best of the best. Zoro started the war by giving a straight slash in which was blocked by mihawk. and the war began… As per this article this was the actual plot Oda had in mind. this was from a forum discussion. someone translated it from Japanese to English. He was a former graphic designer of one piece but he gave this information to a Japanese forum and later was translated to English. It’s up to you guys if you want to believe it or not but this is promising!