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I'm not taking sides, but I will say if you don't like someone's arguments or feel they're not open to anything, just don't argue with them. Or report them if you think they're being deliberately...

But there's still no hook like any of those examples for Yamato. The cup's shadow, the name drops, those are hooks to something that can be built on later. The mask, some hint of it, something other...

And that's well and good. Yamato's a great character and deserves some spotlight. I just don't see it as being an indicator of joining the crew, since there's no shortage of great, important...

Chopper was probably the closest thing to an apprentice the crew could have had, but that was never his thing, and I don't believe it'll be a thing for the Straw Hats until maybe the epilogue of the...

It all makes sense, except that sixth thing. If there's anything Databook Green taught me, it's that his core group of Straw Hats has been firmly in place from the beginning. Could Yamato be a last...

Vol. 88: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91TV5hdNfAL.jpg

It's got two versions of Carrot when just the Sulong version would have been fine. On top of that, she, Jinbe and the...

Let's go back a bit to the boiling scene and the person who turned out to be Yamato. The outfit itself was so inconspicuous that the whole arc could have passed by and no one would miss that...

That's the whole point of my wager, to hold myself accountable for the stance I'm taking. If Carrot doesn't join when Wano ends, or if Yamato or someone else does join, the avatar I'll be letting...

Jinbe ended up on vol. 64 with the entire crew: that's the standard Yamato ought to match, but right now he's just with Luffy and the Akazaya. Conversely, Jinbe has yet to be on a single WSJ cover,...

This cover and the WSJ cover exemplify how Yamato is a strong ally for Luffy, but not specifically how or why he will be an actual crewmate, a part of his closest friends.

Author Comments 1/17/2021: https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/mangaka-musings-01-17-2021

Eiichiro Oda
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It's relatively rare for Straw Hats in general. Jinbe still hasn't been on a single one.

Sorry, that's not my unilateral power, but keep posting interesting stuff and who knows?

No, I only have my sig to offer now. The list of names will be in alphabetical order...

Yamato wouldn't have had a choice in the matter, and Kaido still plans on Yamato being his successor, despite his love of Oden. You just know he'd give his own child the most imposing fruit he had...

It's a well thought out idea, but I still feel that having too many characters joining at once does a disservice to all of them. Jinbe, despite everything that's happened, is only officially joining...

It started being built up as soon as he arrived at Wano when it wasn’t certain we would even see him again, both with the whole crew the first time, and even more so when he came by himself the...

Okay, looks like we're locked in. If it's cool with both of you, I'll let FolhaS pick my avatar if you guys win. Solid and I have the side pot of our user titles for Tama joining.

And depending...

Sunday's the last day if anyone else wants to get in on my wager: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=54818&p=4101482#post4101482

Kanjuro had the hat placed over him, a thematic equivalent of covering him with a shroud. There wasn't a need for any of the Akazaya to say anything: he's done.

Orochi has the potential outs of...

Brad Venable played Scratchmen Apoo, and he was so good in the role. What a loss...

It shows that he knows exactly who she is, and relied on her in exactly the same way as the rest of his crew in that moment. That happening right after someone actually died, rare as it is in One...

Mood yesterday:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh7BZf7D5Bw

Mood tonight


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZhVSWk9XI

Thanks, I'll get on it!

We've caught up to the anime, and from what I'm hearing, I guess the final season may come in two parts to fit everything? I don't know any story details, I literally only know up to the cellar from...

Think about all the insights we’ve gotten about Oda thanks to Greg actually talking with him, getting the chance to know him personally. There are things we’ve learned about his thought process that...

I'm not talking about obligation here, though that's not out of the question either way. I'm saying Yamato could want to stay because of his love of Oden, and wanting to be with the people from...

That's pretty much my point: Yamato wants to be Oden, and from that stems a lot of his other desires like exploring, protecting Momo, opening Wano, etc. Right now, it's not crystal clear where Oden...

So is he going to be Oden? Because that seems like the biggest dream he has.

Momo is as direct a living connection to his idol Oden as Yamato is likely ever going to get. A book can only take you so far into learning about a person; actually speaking to someone who knew them...

Yamato both wants and feels obligated to do a lot of things, and it's still hard to tell which parts stem from being Oden and which parts come from Yamato as his own person. AND it's hard to tell...