#ch384

[alexc1ting]

Have He Tian’s perseverance finally won? Little Mo doesn’t seem to mind being touched by him anymore ^_^ 

He Tian you did it, you son of a bitcoin! (*Jeff Goldblum meme)

[opbackgrounds]

This reminds me a lot of the Usopp v Chu fight on Arlong Park, the implication being here that Usopp sees the Water 7 lads fighting and is inspired to courage

But whereas the Arlong Park fight is a major moment in Usopp’s development, this is more of a side note to this scene. He’s able to come around to his courageous side much more quickly despite this being a more dangerous situation. Usopp isn’t just stronger, through his adventures he’s gotten braver, too. 

[every-sanji]

[iiloffy]

[opbackgrounds]

Ah, the halcyon days when when being surrounded by thousands of enemies posed a threat to the Straw Hat Pirates

[opbackgrounds]

I was curious why Oda went with eleven jurors instead of twelve, so I googled to see if the Japanese criminal system had a different number only to learn that juries are not only a relatively new thing in Japan but they incorporate lay judges as part of the process. All of which has nothing to do with One Piece but I did find interesting.

[opbackgrounds]

It’s probably coincidence, but it’s interesting to me that the giant’s jolly roger is a horned skull reminiscent of characters like Oars and Kaido. 

Also, this is the exact same ship Dorry and Broggy used when they were pirates, which makes sense

[opbackgrounds]

It’s hard to tell when Oda does something just because he thinks its funny or is making some deliberate political satire, but the Baskervilles definitely feel like the latter. We all know that “reasonable authority figure” that’s supposed to balance leniency with punishment that ends up being anything but