After reviewing the longest arc thus far, it is time to wrap up the Sabaody Arc. We get some final glances of the crew prior to the 2 year time skip and Rayleigh drops some major knowledge on Luffy that completely changes the power scaling in One Piece going forward. The hosts get into a large conversation over who, of the many valid options, will get Captain of the Arc. Finally, we are wrapping up the arc with out classic character rankings. You can find the tiermaker on Tiermaker.com and search "The Going Merry". The Paramount War Character rankings will appear. Send us your tier list and also make sure to join our discord!

Next Week: Episodes 517-521

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Anyone's Comic Book Podcast: The Last Ronin with Garrett

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The crew is back this week in its entirety. Luffy makes a shocking return to Marineford and makes a statement. What kind of statement? That is in the eye of the beholder, but Vivi seems to have it figured out pretty well. Derek gets excited about some foreshadowing and Garrett gets bit by a fish. Amanda and Whitney use some amazing detective skills to figure out exactly how Luffy is contacting the clue. Now it is just figuring out what comes next. I guess we will just have to be patient until next week.

Next Week: Episodes 514-516

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Big thank you to Annabelle from the Variant Vendetta podcast for joining us this week as we come out of the flashback with a great group of episodes. Windmill Village reacts to the loss of Ace while Luffy himself struggles to deal with it. Luckily, he has some strong and caring people around him even if they havent known eachother the longest. We finally get the chance to check in with the rest of the crew as well after an extended period of time at Marineford. Speaking of Marineford...Luffy is going back?...uhhh what?..

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Our flashback to the Goa Kingdom continues as Sabo is taken back to his family and fights the morals of the inner city. An unexpected ally shows up and helps save countless lives. More loss that Luffy dealt with 10 years ago takes us back to present day where Luffy continues to struggle comprehending Ace's death.

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Our flashback continues as Luffy, Ace, and Sabo continue to get to know eachother and wreak all the havoc possible. A couple special visitors appear that has the Going Merry crew feeling all sorts of emotions. Amanda wanted to know last week how Sabo is dressed so fancily and she gets her answer this week, though it does come with more turmoil than she was expecting. A central character makes his appearance..or doesnt...depending on your point of view. Is he really central?...In other news, a celestial dragon is inbound to pay a visit to Goa Kingdom. That always means great things are on the horizon.

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Marineford ends in an unexpected and anti-climactic fashion. The marines claim victory, but should it really feel like a victory?Do the citizens of the world actually have reason to celebrate? What will the fallout be after this result? Boa takes Luffy, Jinbe and the Heart Pirates back to Amazon Lily where our favorite straw hat boy finally wakes up and must face the brutal truth. In the mean time, we get to flash back to see how Luffy and Ace truly met.

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As Marineford wraps up we get visits from MULTIPLE unexpected guests. Jinbe and the whitebeard fleet are still in an all out retreat as the marines continue their massacre. Derek FINALLY gets to reveal a couple large One Piece theories that he subscribes to. I encourage viewers to check out the youtube by Ohara that Derek references. Very very well done breakdown of the theory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH7RLD_AZDI&t=267s

Next Weeks Episodes: 489-491, 493-494

Episode 492 is filler.

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We are back with some killer moments from Whitebeard. Portgas D. Ace is finally free, but the success is short lived thanks to Admiral Akainu. Pirates are sent reeling as the battle that continues on. It is time to retreat, but the Marines are continuing to force pressure.

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Next Week: Episodes 484-488

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Longest title in the history of our pdcast...just had to make me do it Moria. Still a pain in my ars. We are back this week and Luffy is making massive strides in the eyes of the Marines and some of the strongest pirates in the world. Ace's execution is almost carried out twice, but he is saved by both Crocodile and Luffy himself, though the race toward the platform continues. Whitebeard still is one of the strongest men on the battlefield, but he is losing steam as the battle rages on. The marines have all the momentum on there side. Time to see if Luffy can turn it back and free Ace.

Next Week: Episodes 479-483

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Im pretty sure we reviewed the right episodes. Somebody check back to last weeks recordings and take a gander. Regardless, Luffy continues to run toward Ace going nowhere fast. Boa and Jinbe still coming in clutch while Marco tosses his hat into the ring of making a difference. Whitebeard takes a shot in the dark while Vista makes his presence felt as a swordsman. Admiral Akainu continues to show how ruthless he is as a leader and this battle is proving to be no holds barred.

Next Week: Episodes 474-478

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