Zoro has no lack of a target to slice as he fights monstrous Pica, but the strikes have little effect as Zoro's enemy hides in the earth. TheStraw Hat's pirate hunter will have to take drastic measures to end his opponent's seemingly endless rampage.
The Good
Look through the past half dozen or so chapters, and we've had just a string of defeats of the Don Quixote Family. One of my biggest issues has been that these victories have been from the peanut gallery, but at least they've been going by quickly and largely written very well. Now that Zoro has taken the spotlight with both hands, we get a spectacular display of sword fighting action, and a serious case of anticipation for the coming chapter.
We never really get a look into the inner workings of Zoro's mind. He really is more a man of action than words. It's something I respect about him, but this made for a great read to see how he breaks the situation and settles on a course of action. Not surprising, he picks one of the simplest methods that sounds insane and is sure to make one hell of a conclusion.
The Bad
I honestly believe that I would have enjoyed the previous chapter far more, if they had included the opening scenes of this chapter into the one from last week. There's just something that I enjoy about the idea of Scarlet's grave marker getting that last hit in on Diamante. I'm not entirely sure why that moment was extended into this week. Perhaps Oda thought it was too comedic and would have undercut the climax of last week, but when has he ever been one to shy away from adding some humor to a scene?
Verdict 4/5
This chapter is not much more than an extended set up for Pica's inevitable defeat at the hands of Zoro next week, but, oddly enough, I don't have a problem with that. Not when Zoro -- or pretty much any of the Straw Hats -- is allowed to shine so well. This end just screams that a new technique is on the horizon, and I'm almost giddy to see it.
I do get the feeling that the pacing of the chapters is a bit off. These more recent chapters keep bleeding into the following week, and it gives me the feeling that these are being specifically designed to be volume closers. Meaning that you'll have to buy the next issue when these are published in their volume editions. That happens a lot in manga publishing, but it's just started standing out more prominently to me here.
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