Man, I love that One Piece arc where the Strawhats liberate a country from the clutches of a manipulative Warlord who the citizens regard as their hero. It's very cool how they manage to restore the kingdom's trust in the elderly king and the princess they befriended. And they also meet Luffy's brother! You know, the one who wears a hat and has fire powers.
I also really like that One Piece arc where the Strawhats visit an island 10k meters away from the surface that risks destruction at the hands of a crazy megalomaniac. It has powerful messages about oppression and a very emotional flashback about key figures in the history of the island.
Although my favourite One Piece arc has to be the one where a strawhat has to leave the crew due to their past catching up to them. It hurts them terribly, but they're forced to pretend to have betrayed the crew when in reality they're trying to protect them at the cost of a great personal sacrifice. But then I love how Luffy simply doesn't accept it and follows them into a vastly dangerous territory, where he fights and beats a very powerful and previously undefeated officer, and gets his crewmate back.
That One Piece arc where the Strawhats arrive at an island with a cool name where a crazy criminal is experimenting on people is also great. I particularly enjoy the climax of the final battle, where the bad guy imbues himself with his power to grow huge. And don't get me started on when that Warlod shows up by the end!
Of course, I can't overlook that short, transitional One Piece arc where the Strawhats meet a former crewmate of the Pirate King. They get to ask about the last island! There are also hints at Luffy having a special power, which is interesting. It's sad that they get separated at the end, though.
And let's not forget that One Piece arc about a massive war with hundreds of characters involved. The stakes are huge and it culminates in the defeat of two notorius names from the pirate world. Also Shanks shows up at the very end to prevent an admiral from going apeshit, and Buggy gets promoted despite having done absolutely nothing.
One Piece — "You're looking quite far… into the future!!"
From Volume 89 - Chapter 896/ Season 13 Episode 871. Katakuri has taken too many hits from Snake Man to stand. However, Luffy can barely muster the strength to stay up as well. They've both suffered punches, attacks, and stabs. The entire fight has gone for hours, and if they keep getting back up, it could quite possibly continue until they both die. Their ambitions endlessly collide with equal devastating force. To think a fight that challenged Luffy this much wasn't even against an Emperor of the Sea. Any other pirate would realize that if they're struggling this much already, they're not cut out for the New World. But, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates has an incredible gift of foresight.
not 100% happy with the design but I wanted to get it out of my system, I went for darker and more muted colors for Zoro while still utilizing the usual elemnts of his outfit like the sash and the haramaki. also the color palette for the full outfit turned out very tasty, like it makes me think of chocolate and sweets. not sure about the use of haramaki though, I feel like it makes the proportions a bit awkward when everything else is dark, but it does make the shirt fold nicely so I may keep it in the end
now that I'm further into WCI I think I should add a suit version as well for the wedding bit hmmm
My idea for this is after coming to Big Mom's territory and fighting her commanders they get to the Germa carriage just like in canon. Zoro watches Sanji fight Luffy, restraining himself from interfering. He respects Luffy's decision to not fight Sanji back, but the moment Luffy gets knocked down it's Zoro's turn to try and bring the cook around and he's not gonna hold back