Contrapositivity

This one will be behind a cut due to spoilers. Basically it's just me babbling on about the War. Please comment as you feel the need to as I'd like to see how others are viewing this arc now that we're at some remove from the initial publication.

( Chapter 550 to Chapter 597 )

So I finally caught up. I’m back to being current on One Piece having spent the past three nights reading from Franky’s joining in Water 7 up through the most recent chapter. What a whirlwind ride that was! And it has once again, although it’s never wavered, cemented my belief that Oda is the greatest Shonen writer at work today.

( Some summarized musings now: )

Okay and this is mainly for myself so I have somewhere to keep these - chapter by chapter note musings

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And so, yeah, I'm caught up and now I have to endure the weekly tense waits for new chapters with everybody else. Oh man, I'm so into it right now. Oda, you are the man!

400 chapters and still able to throw curveballs of awesomeness and put me on the edge of my seat.

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Edit: After finding a rough scan and trans of 388, I feel a bit better.

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Hmm, now I feel much better. Still annoyed but not nearly as much as before. Ah One Piece. You always brighten my day.