#chapter 1106

[supernaturallyginger]

Luffy's not beating those cannibal accusations

[moongothic]

Saw this pointed out on Japanese Twitter, how chapter 1106, with its title and contents, answered a question asked by chapter 633's cover

(Note that a more literal translation of the chapter titles are "An enemy or an ally" and "Your ally" ("Teki ka mikata ka", "Kimi no mikata"), where the reference would be slightly more obvious (The official translations flow way better tho so it's fine))

Like last time we saw Dorry and Broggy, it was when they nuked Kid and his crew in chapter 1079, so there may have been this mild concern whether or not the Strawhats would have a pleasant reunion with Dorry and Broggy when they'd get to Elbaf. Like. Would they be friends or foes to Luffy and co? But indeed, Dorry and Broggy's return in this week's chapter did confirm that they are on the Strawhats' side, their allies. A question asked 443 chapters ago, finally answered. That's so cool

BUT BECAUSE I HAVE THE BRAINROT, I NEED TO ASK

Chapter 1106 title may have been in reference to Dorry and Broggy, but also. The fucking cover is Robin giving a crocodile a cute outfit. With a thumbs up.

Can. Can the title have a double meaning. Or triple, since it's also about how Vegapunk made sure Kuma would always be on Bonney's side. Could it also be hinting that Crocodile is going to be the Strawhats' side if shit goes down. I'm just saying. This was one hell of a time for Oda to put Robin with a crocodile on the cover, with a chapter title like that. Like I can't tell if I'm losing my marbles or if Oda really could be playing 4D chess here

[strawhatdyke]

Crazy how I can literally remember watching the little garden arc on tv when I was a kid and now over 20 years later Dorry and Brogy are just showing up calling our boy the Sun God.

One Piece really been emotionally supporting me for most of my life

[basedkikuenjoyer]

If Only There Were a Word to Describe the Enormity

Big doesn't quite cut it. So things went a different route, but walking a line along what our less recent arrivals did. This is a big, huge (no that isn't it) chapter for the Nika mythos. Sets the stage for a divine presence to cap off the end of another's story. I definitely feel that vibe with Bonney's role in all this, what a turning point and one that definitely reminds me a lot of little Otama. We've been here before with trying to predict Egghead. Opting for repetition of core themes, doubling down on what we had and making it bigger in scope over moving towards resolution. Interesting crossroads. This could swiftly turn towards that surface-level resolution but honestly I wouldn't be surprised at this point if we spin our wheels for a little more then go into that third cutaway, ending up with an arc around WCI-length.

The hook is an idea we're familiar with. Keep your eye on Luffy. Never see his eyes, how he just kinda leaps back in leaving this little gap about being fed and ending up downstairs unresolved. Mostly though, he's full-blown teeheemaxxing in a dire moment. Which is on brand for Nika but our whole idea is there's an undertone based on the notion the drawback to G5 is losing control. It all goes back to that observation our finale could be constructed a little more like a YuYu Hakusho type series than other shonen; you've gotten your ultimate power a little early because our ending will be more about learning to control it.

Oh hey, these guys. Seriously...nice. The Giants are very important to my fandom. Y'all know how much I love Miss Goldenweek and by extension Little Garden. Oimo & Kashi are where I caught up the first time. I remember being about two weeks away from starting freshman year of high school at the tail end of a summer binging the hell out of so many anime thanks to this newfangled DSL high speed internet. The way that came up again blew my mind, and seeing Dorry & Brogy almost twenty years later is so damn cool it makes me forget all about the not being the Grand Fleet aspect.

I mean, that was always just a specific and early guess. They still have sprinkled into these cutaway segments though. This pair just saw the paper and hurried over. Maybe they were expecting Luffy to head to Elbaf next after his time in Wano? Which is a very interesting concept when we've talked about Egghead being a somewhat "lateral" move with no clear goal set to advance our main progress through the Grand Line.

It's also pretty interesting to blend two long-running threads through this Nika lore. How do Bonney/Kuma & the giants intersect? Does it reinforce the need to pop the mystique of the spectacle? Does Luffy jump from one legendary story to another? The Fleet was the way to end it here. The giants tease it out more. At least as long as Shanks isn't following. But there's one last little element that makes me interested in the undertone like always, as we started off pointing out how that's still very much an element if you watch for it:

Robonosuke! Interesting how he's finally coming back around. It does look like he's reacting to the heartbeat but I'd point out we did let most of the chapter roll before showing this when Luffy went G5 at the start. The idea was always asking if that's a potential blip of something weird. The kicker with the Giants to me is how Dorry and Brogy seem to both be coming for Luffy and for the Sun God. We'll talk a lot more about them tomorrow and especially a titanic (oooh, yeah that's the stuff) wrinkle all around our beloved Strawhat Sniper Usopp I feel silly for not thinking of already. It's justified through what we learn of Elbaf in the Big Mom flashback.

Oddly enough, gets me right back to where I felt about Bonney right around the time this arc started. Remember? We're puzzled about Kiku's odd ending to Wano and all of a sudden Bonney picks up those threads in a big way. Now moving into more of that alternate protag space a lot like Yamato. Never forget, we know there was a rewrite behind that hiatus for a reason. So now...even if it's not the Fleet I can't help but notice how Dorry and Brogy specifically amplify the same ideas.

Either way, Robonosuke is coming online. We still have a little weirdness in the gaps. I'm curious as hell were it's all leading so bring on the big bois.

[migila]

???

What are those two doing there? What´s going on???

I´m Zoro -level lost right now.

[theviceadmiralswife]

one piece chapter 1106

Salute recruits and soldiers on this funky Friday ⚓🌊⚓🌊⚓🌊⚓🌊⚓🌊⚓🌊⚓

Here are some screenshots from chapter 1106 ...and oh boy luffy is back to challenge Kizaru for round 2. Also the giants arrive and make the buster call difficult for our marine men and women.

Oh yeah Vegapunk gets injured badly if not fatally.... hope it was worth it Vegapunk (sarcasm going rampant)

[eleni-cherie]

detective conan be like: you’re a lil kid, you can’t walk around crime scenes, but sit down and i’ll give you all the details to that case and even the details to a 17 year old case.

[moongothic]

Gotta say. Of all the people to show up in Chapter 1106, that is absolutely not who I was expecting. At all. BUT I'M ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED REGARDLESS