#ch1100

[every-sanji]

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It's cool to see all the way Oda plays with paneling and perspective to make Perona feel absolutely tiny next to Kuma

Which I guess he is, at 22 feet and change to Perona's 5'3", but Kuma absolutely dominates the page in comparison to her

And it's interesting to compare these images to Kuma in his backstory, where his imposing frame is presented as protective instead of threatening. If anything, the Kuma of the past went out of his way to seem smaller than he really was

During his flashback, Kuma's often seen sitting or hunched over like this. In part so he can fit better into frames and around speech bubbles, but also because he's the sort of person who would go out of his way to appear less threatening to others. It also plays with the power dynamics between the various characters. Kuma may be ginormous, but it’s the World Government who hold all the cards, so he doesn't get to be presented as bigger than they are.