Oda loves getting to draw new islands, and feels like he's been able to be free to draw what he wants with them ever since we entered the Grand Line. If asked what he'd want to draw more of is islands, but he needs to limit himself to finish the series within his lifespan
Here is also some cultural context on why Oda chose to go with a pun for this chapter, which might help you understand why the scene was structured that way
When is it that people die? When they're forgotten. That's why the Government tried to make the world forget about the ancient kingdom, to ensure that their ideals would die with them and their will would not be inherited
While I still enjoy the One Piece Volume 104 cover, I feel something more traditional focusing on all the characters of this arc would've felt more fitting to me
Btw are we gonna ignore how One Piece Film RED showed robots very much like the one from the end of this chapter? Especially when you consider what they've been guarding for the past 800 years...!! 👀
I've been seeing a lot of people throw around this quote from Oda about "Kaido won't be defeated just because of a strong punch", so I wanted to offer my insight on it and why I think people are misinterpreting it:
Highly recommend watching the latest two One Piece anime episodes before watching Film RED. Can guarantee it's going to make certain scenes hit a lot harder
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