I Received A Lot Of Asks In The Past Few Days! I'm Very Thankful Obviously, I Love Interacting With Other

"And they were roommates"

I'm sorry

redrew some of my (many) favorite manga panels of sabo from chapter 1082 to 1086 in honor of those chapters getting animated soon!! i can't wait to see my bobo in action once again <3

he's so fucking insane. i'm terribly in love with him

This man I stg I saw him once and instantly fell omg I wanna kiss his NOSE AAA

I have maybe stupid thought/question. It’s thought that changes into question. And it could be dumb so I choose anon option.

Let’s go! “it channels strength, in a way that is characteristic of shanks throughout the whole manga.” This got my attention because maybe I’m an idiot but a lot of those moments are shanks mask. He is playing big bad emperor, he needs to do it to protect his fleet. We see it more recently. I understood this that way. “mihawk isn't afraid of shanks, but he's still alert while approaching him”. That also. Tbh I always saw them as two close friends who occasionally spared for the title. But this looks weird to me now? I just thought shanks face is a joke because he is just hangover but acts like something big is going on. But your interpretation seems to be more into shanks is channeling his emperor persona. And yes mihawk is dangerous but I never thought he would attack shanks? He constantly is against that. I’m not sure why, can we trust him it’s only arm or something more? Does he care about shanks that much? Not attacking luffy would point to it. So if that’s the case why is shanks like that? Putting this strength face on? Sorry if it’s stupid.

it's not stupid at all, i see your point of view and all your questions are valid to me.

i think when talking about shanks we necessarily have to split between two separate readings of his character, and look at him from two different points of view: the one of the readers and the one of the other characters.

it's obvious that shanks has two sides to him; his emperor persona is in direct opposition to his sillier, more carefree side. when we see shanks in the manga, we always look at him from the point of view of other characters, mainly luffy, buggy or, like in the case we are talking about, mihawk. as the point of view varies, so does shanks's demeanor, depending on what type of relationship he has with said character. after a brief menacing introduction, and after luffy's wanted poster is revealed, we see a side of shanks that is adjacent to the one we see in luffy's flashbacks: mihawk is an old friend of his, so he invites him for a drink and makes space for him to celebrate with his crew. the air felt thick before mihawk mentioned luffy, but only because his visit was sudden and unannounced. don't forget mihawk was a warlord at the time, so of course shanks got defensive. they weren't exactly on bad terms, it's true, but they're both two affirmed figures now, so it's fair for them to be more cautious in the presence of the other.

if we hop behind the fourth wall and look for a non-diegetic explanation, then, it's more or less what i explained in my previous post. we, as readers, have a more global understanding of shanks. we know shanks puts up a front, an armor of sorts: behind his façade lies a more solemn version of himself, one that takes his place very seriously and appears more meditative and resolved. is this side of him a travesty, too? there's no way to know as of now.

i love how puzzling shanks is, it's my favorite part of his character. he's unpredictable, sometimes basically indefinite. it's not a character flaw, though. everything we know about him passes through other characters' visions, which contributes to the confusing outline the readers have of him. it's a tool that helps us know him without ever seeing his side of the story.

however none of my kid pirates related theories ever end up becoming true so eh. i just wish they'd get a cool ass storyline like this because they deserve it </3

by the way i'm a firm believer in the "gunko is victoria" theory. i know it's far-fetched and honestly sounds pretty insane, but i'm praying for it to be true simply because of the massive angst potential for kid and killer. like, i'm sure it's not going to be real but i still hope it is, you know?

by the way i'm a firm believer in the "gunko is victoria" theory. i know it's far-fetched and honestly sounds pretty insane, but i'm praying for it to be true simply because of the massive angst potential for kid and killer. like, i'm sure it's not going to be real but i still hope it is, you know?

i'm still gonna call shamrock "stabs" instead

LMAOOOO that's honestly a cooler name, surely gets stuck in your head more easily than shamrock

i don't know why, but in my mind i've always subconsciously associated shanks with four-leaf clovers. i think it's because of shuggy and a particular song that makes me think of them which mentions four-leaf clovers ???

so when i realized what shamrock's name referred to, i was pleasantly surprised. it might make more sense narratively once we know more about their past, but for now, i'm choosing to believe shamrock is the three-leaf clover because he wasn't actually meant to be the "chosen one", but shanks was.

BEPO!!!! BEPO IS HERE!!!!!!!!

this is our first time seeing a member of the heart pirates in more than one year if i'm not mistaken... i'm so happy i could cry... it fills my heart with joy seeing bepo safe and bandaged up. i can't wait to find out who's taking care of them, and most importantly i can't wait to see law again </3