Yamato

This is not a hostile question btw!!! I’m just genuinely interested. Please forgive me if this is phrased awkwardly

Why do you think buggy’s grudge against Shanks is kind of justified? Do you think Shanks is at fault in their fall out?

Thank you!

talking about shanks and buggy's breakup is always tricky to me, but i'm glad you asked this, maybe writing about it will help me reorganize my feelings on the whole thing lol

when i look at it objectively, the whole situation reads just as a big misunderstanding. both shanks and buggy weren't transparent with their feelings, but couldn't hide them anymore in a moment of great distress such as roger's execution. they were both stupid teenagers who didn't think about the other's feelings and ended up paying the price for it.

however, looking at it from a subjective point of view, i just can't help sympathizing with buggy. he always felt outshined by shanks, but he had no reason to blame him for it. buggy trusted him: he trusted his judgement, he trusted that he would do great things in the future, but most importantly, he trusted him to stay by his side and protect him, as a partner but mainly as a friend. after all, shanks was buggy's first and only friend, of course he would think of his sudden change of heart as betrayal, and that's an harsh event to recover from.

not only did buggy just witness the death of his captain, but he also had to realize shanks was failing to meet the very high standards he held him to; for people who are as emotionally dysregulated as buggy is, that's going to be really hard to come to terms with. he also had no other plans for his life besides sailing with shanks, so there's that too. his worldview was basically shattered in a matter of minutes, and that's going to be devastating for anyone.

i know shanks probably felt a very similar way in that moment, but i still feel like buggy was the one that suffered the most because he wasn't held to as high standards as shanks was, so he probably didn't feel capable to come up with a new plan for himself as easily, but also because of, well, the way buggy is. that sudden perceived betrayal completely broke him, and that's why he acts the way he does now; i think that's enough to comprehend how much shanks truly meant to him and how essential shanks was to his life. i can't help but feel bad for him because he lost the person he trusted most, the only person he felt connected enough to want by his side, the person he swallowed his pride for and abandoned all his biggest dreams for. buggy basically let shanks rob him of his future once, and now he has to experience it all over again. that's too heartbreaking for me. at this point, i would find a way to excuse literally every single one of his actions. yes, even the time he damaged luffy's straw hat. after everything buggy endured because of shanks, that's a reasonable and justified crashout to me lol.

if after the most recent op episode you start to take a liking to ahiru (belo betty's subordinate), and you want to draw her or create any fan content of her, please keep in mind she has already appeared in the anime and THIS was her original color scheme (she looks the same in the official colored manga if you're wondering) !!!

toei whitewashed her and changed her whole color scheme for the newest episode:

so this is how she appears now, apparently.

as we all know, the one piece anime is notorious for whitewashing its characters. i think it's incredibly important to keep using ahiru's original color scheme in fan content, because she was originally a person of color and it's vital that we as a fandom do not succumb to toei's attempt at erasing other races and ethnicities.

to all op artists, please draw fanart for ahiru and please use her original color scheme!!! don't let the new one replace the original one!!!

...did luffy basically just debunk the "shanks and buggy see each other as brothers" theory lol

toei realized law fans were succumbing to starvation so they had to intervene

what's your favorite op arc?

WELL. my answer changes pretty frequently to be honest. but i think my favorite manga arc right now is impel down!!! i like the pacing and most of the characters are really enjoyable, plus the dynamic between luffy, buggy, galdino and bon clay makes me love it even more <3

when it comes to the anime, the arc i find myself rewatching the most is wano, i love the storytelling and the regular pov changes help me stay focused. but once again another reason i like it so much is because of the characters... i love the luffy + kid + law trio too much

it's not easy for me to choose a favorite arc overall because my way of engaging with media is through the characters; every arc is good to me if i get to see my favorite characters doing their thing on screen!

⚡️💖 LET'S JAM! 💖⚡️

I wish I could like buggy and mr3 but after he made fun of buggy suffering I can’t like him… so unnecessary of him, even Alvida was nicer and she would sell him for a chip in a second 😭

Also I think cabji is much more less known? I see some buggy3 art or bugvida, never heard of cabaji in ships

omg really? i swear i've seen a handful of buggy x cabaji fanart over on twitter, but never anything with buggy and mr. 3

also, ships are very personal, taste is subjective, it's alright if you don't like them! personally i read that moment as a throwaway gag so i didn't think much of it...

YAMAHIYO WIN???

I hate shanks twin so much

this made me laugh out loud, thank you anon

seeing he's the leader of the god's knights it's a sentiment i completely understand and share. however i'm still excited to see how this whole thing plays out, it might be an appealing subplot storyline, and i also can't wait to see how shanks will react to all this lmao. i love analyzing shanks through his reactions and this seems like it will be quite the wild ride for him lol

This screenshot is sending me

Law tried to do one of his classic smirks but was actually too excited and wound up looking a bit like a frog