Its an explosion of plot waiting to happen. I'm shaking in my boots in anticipation. And Ace is Gold's son! WHA? Good stuff. Can't wait.

SERIOUSLY! The recent chapters are so amazing!! I can't wait for Wednesday/Thursday for the next chapter *w*

Wow. The war begins. This is most certainly gonna be hell. Literally. Whitebeard ate a devil fruit? Somehow, I'm not surprised. And being able to destroyu the world?! This gonna rock, people.

Can't wait for next week to see who strikes first. Luffy may join the party a little too late. And he knows who's Ace's dad? Oh well. He and those who carry "D" in their names are full of surprises.

i've just read it.luffy already knew that ace wasn't his brother and he was roger's son.well basically the chapter is focused on ace's life,it is like a quick flashback....the best part is in the end,wb who ate the gura gura fruit makes something like a tremor and the chapter ends with a tsunami 'enveloping' the headquarters from both sides.......the battle just began!

it hard to predict one piece but it still has some predictable elements. I knew that there was gonna be a devil fruit power dealing with earthquakes due to japan's frequent tremors. Mangakas always put Japanese symbolism into stories. I am sure that someone is gonna have devil fruit powers dealing with control over sky and wind, another trait constantly referred to in Japanese culture. I believe this to be dragon. There has to be someone able to control the elements like fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, wood, light, darkness. However Oda is good at incorporating creative powers. I just can't wait for the next chapter.

Hot damn, the action is non stop all over. The admirals and even Hawkeye go in for it. Seems Whitebeard and his allies have tricks up their sleeves. This should be very interesting.

Yes,ch 553 is already out...the opposite sides line up.Aokiji freezes the tsunami and the sea around Mobby...the pirate captains are against the vice admirals...the best part however it's in the end.Hawkeye wants to measure his power against wb but the 3d squad captain stops his attack!!!!!and the same thing happen with kizaru against the 1st squad captain....just read it it is really good

though you've gotta wander what'll happen once luffy and the others arrive, whether ther'll be anyone left to fight by then, and what'll Boa Hancock to about luffy, she's supposed to fight with the marines?

Wow. Luffy goes all out. And nothing surprises the rest of the world at this point, even saying Dragon is his dad. What's next? Oh right: onward with the assault to save Ace! Guess Whitebeard won't let either D. bros dies yet.

So Hancock steps in to help Luffy (fangirl alert there) and Kuma's dead? Could it mean he was experimented on or something? At least Ace will accept whatever fate throws at him now. Live or die? I say the former.

he'll live :D

what you say of the next member being hancock? she would be chased down so she probably wont go back to her people.. its a possibility right?

Oh boy. Hawk-eyes now stands in Luffy's way. This won't be pretty. And Kuma is already a freakin cyborg, so it's a waste to reason with him. No chapter next week, huh? Eh. The wait's usually worth it.

I hope Luffy doesn't beat Mihawk in a straight-up fight. It'd suck if the person Zoro wanted to beat more than anyone was taken out by Luffy.