b4bysnails asked: which arc is your fave (and why)?
For me that is a very hard question.... I'm not good at choosing favorites (as some of you probably noticed) so I'll say Skypiea/Enies Lobby and right after them Alabasta .
SKYPIEA
I know Skypiea gets a lot of hate but I really liked.
First of all the story of Noland and Calgara's is one of my favorites the bond between the two, the difference in culture that results in many obstacles in their friendship, the tragic end on both sides.
While Noland was executed under false claims by that asshole king.
Calgara keppy waiting for Noland to show up while they were knocked up to the sky and had to fight for their land.
We don't know what exactly happened there but we do know the outcome, it resulted in the Shandians defeat.
We know Calgara was the strongest warrior so even if he didn't die during the first clash, the rest of his life were spent fighting to retake his homeland, and we don't know what he lost in the process.
He was strong enough to defend himself but what about his wife? daughter? son in law? he might have had to deal with their deaths.
Something else that I really loved is that both descendants somehow had "heard" and fullfiled part of the will of their ancestors..
Not only to mention, Skypiea, in my opinion has a major role in the future of One Piece especially when it comes to the "true history".
We know Roger and his crew know the the "true history" but theywere not the one who enabled the reunion of Calgara's and Noland's descendants.
(more like they couldn't because the descendants of both of them were not part of the equation).
I'd like to see it like Luffy not only inherited Roger's will but also someone else's probably joy boy and after learning the truth or even before, Roger knew he is not the man of the prophecy and so he inspired people to get out to see. (just my stupid headcanon).
As I see it Luffy is the link between races, between past and future, the link between two wills.
We get so much information from Skypiea and that's a big part of the reason why I love this arc.
Enies Lobby is a great arc for me, what it represents, Robin's past, the epic fights, the humor and the great side characters *cough*PaulieandKaku*cough*
We learn so much about both Robin and her dream which is one of the most interesting parts of One Piece: "The True History".
In this arc the bonds between the strawhats deepens and so is my love for them.
The friendship between the starwhats and Saul's words to Robin are something that helped me so much during difficult times and thanks to it I learned to appreciate the friends I have as flawed as our relationship is. (though I also gained awesome friends from all over the world that I cherish very much).
That is the shortest explanation I can give I already wrote too much.
I'll stop now I wonder if anyone will read all of it
if someone did send me an ask saying I love (your favorite character) the most. Or Luffy's an idiot
you know what whatever random shit that comes to your mind..
I wonder is there actually someone who'll read all this?