This text was originally written for Arlong Park forums’ discussion thread.

A pretty high quality chapter to return to a normal schedule from and a pretty hype ending for volume 92. Sanji talking a big game about swallowing his pride for a greater cause hints at the kind of character growth he’s needed for a long time. Now, if he could just make it apply to certain other hangups… The stealth powers were a fun choice, as much as I was hoping for a masked design that could make it onto his poster and somehow come round to bite Duval in the ass again, or something like that. Hopefully there’s a little more action left to show when we cut back to this scene next. And what are Drake and Hawkins up to?

The best part about the ninja scene is how casually Oda decides to just throw literally a dozen new characters into the story in a single spread. This is why the numbering on the Vivre Cards is designed to run into the thousands. I like the little guy whose headpiece looks like a thatched roof. And the catfish. Not the guy riding the catfish, just the fish.

That Big Mom twist is the last thing I never expected, but in hindsight, I’m growing to enjoy the possibilities it holds. I remember through Tottoland there was speculation the cake saga would end with Big Mom or her family forgiving the Strawhats and joining them to fight Kaido competing with speculation of how she could work as a returning enemy in a future saga. We’re kinda getting the best of both worlds. Surely this means Pudding has joined the trip to Wano, as a stowaway if nothing else. There’s no way we’re doing a memory loss plot for her mum that doesn’t involve her memory powers.