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Alright, we've officially departed from Water 7. God damn, that was a wild ride. Some very high highs, but also a few lows imo.

Arc definitely started to drag a little by the end, particular the Ennis Lobby half. The Water 7 half I think was overall stronger. CP9 honestly weirdly didn't feel like all that big of a threat in comparison to a lot of big bads in other arcs so far. Or rather, they did in Water 7, but in Ennis Lobby a lot of them honestly weren't that intimidating and went down fairly easily. That said, there were some really good fights still.

Favorite fights:
Chopper vs Kumadori
Kumadori honestly ended up being the scariest of the CP9 members to me just because of how fucking weird and persistent he was. Also was beating poor Choppers ass until he ended up going Beast Mode, which was amazing. It was great to see Chopper get a badass moment, and then become super scary in his own right. Chopper's still one of my favs, so I'm glad this fight gave some new dimensions to his character and showed off his abilities more.

Zorro vs. Kaku
Kaku ending up becoming a giraffe and just getting fucking roasted by everyone for it was already a highlight in its own regard. Couple that with a fun initial setup with Zoro and Ussop locked together, and then seeing Zoro have to adapt to such a weird and goofy style was a nice change of pace.

Sanji vs. Jabra
Good redemption fight for Sanji after his ass kicking from Khalifa. Also loved how much of a weasely jerk Jabra was, while still also being a competent fighter. Fun fight.

Franky vs Fukuro and Luffy vs Lucci were decent enough, but for Luffy's fight I honestly wasn't as invested in this fight as I had been with others. As for Franky, decent first fight for him, and the goofy stuff like his "Centaur" form were a lot of fun, but I'm def waiting to see him get even better fights (hopefully) down the road.

I've already talked a good bit about why I hated the Khalifa fight(s) so I wont repeat too much, but man, that fight fucking sucked (except Nami, she was cool during it), and the whole situation really cemented Sanji as my least favorite crew member. That said, Sanji did do some pretty cool stuff in the second half, and him being the only member to not have his picture on his wanted poster is fucking hilarious. Also poor Chopper only being worth 50 berries.

Glad Franky's part of the crew now. His recruitmen was defenitely... different than the others, but the show did a good job of making me hate him at first, but then slowly warm up to him, and having everything work out and tie together in the end. Him whipping his dick out all over town was weird, but either way, I think he's a good addition to the crew.

Ussop... Man, he singlehandedly was some of this arc's highest highs and lowest lows. He was really pissing me off with how he left the crew, was being a big ol' bitch baby, and even by the end I still don't really like him as much after that, but man. Sogeking is by far the best thing Ussop's ever done. It was hilarious, he actually did some useful combat stuff as Sogeking, and also had that badass moment of shooting down the Navy Flag. That def helped mellow out how much he annoyed me during the Water 7 portion.

I did love how Zoro laid down the law with how he could come back though. It could seem harsh to some, but frankly, he was right. Luffy couldn't show weakness there. Powerful moment for the entire crew.

Robin 's backstory was heartbreaking, I love her so much. She's for sure jumped up a lot in my crew ranking a LOT.

Also fuck Splenda, I hate him so much. Which I know we're supposed to, but god damn.