Jinbe — April 12–15, 2018 — Did He Stay Behind to Die So the Crew Could Escape?
Chapter 901 finally points the Straw Hats toward Wano.
But instead of relief, Japanese readers were left uneasy.
Did Jinbe just choose death… and what exactly happened to Sanji?
- Jinbe’s Popularity Spike + Morgans Talk
- “Captain’s Word Is Absolute”
- Jinbe Death Flag Anxiety
- Morgans as the Real News Boss
- “Escape” vs “Retaliation” Fear
- Sanji vs Zoro Gap Complaints
- Oven + “Jinbe Joins?” + Urouge Stock
- What Still Needs to Be Shown (Big Mom / Sanji / Pudding)
- Jinbe’s Farewell Paneling Praise
- Kaido vs Big Mom Power Talk
- Sanji & Germa Doubts + Oven Strength Debate
- “Where’s Sanji?” Panel Hunting
- Ship Swap Gets Exposed + WCI Arc Verdict
- 👉 Why Japanese Readers Smell “Farewell” Here
- 👉 What This Thread Says About Expectations Going Into Wano
- Jinbe’s Popularity Spike + Morgans Talk
- “Captain’s Word Is Absolute”
- Jinbe Death Flag Anxiety
- Morgans as the Real News Boss
- “Escape” vs “Retaliation” Fear
- Sanji vs Zoro Gap Complaints
- Oven + “Jinbe Joins?” + Urouge Stock
- What Still Needs to Be Shown (Big Mom / Sanji / Pudding)
- Jinbe’s Farewell Paneling Praise
- Kaido vs Big Mom Power Talk
- Sanji & Germa Doubts + Oven Strength Debate
- “Where’s Sanji?” Panel Hunting
- Ship Swap Gets Exposed + WCI Arc Verdict
- 👉 Why Japanese Readers Smell “Farewell” Here
- 👉 What This Thread Says About Expectations Going Into Wano
Jinbe’s Popularity Spike + Morgans Talk
246: Anonymous Pirate
Jinbe’s popularity is definitely gonna explode.
And while we’re at it, Morgans — who foreigners treat like a gag character — too.
“Captain’s Word Is Absolute”
275: Anonymous Pirate
Once you’ve joined the Straw Hat crew, the captain’s word is absolute.
Luffy’s order there was badass.
Jinbe Death Flag Anxiety
285: Anonymous Pirate
Jinbe’s gonna die. This really feels like it.
Morgans as the Real News Boss
317: Anonymous Pirate
So Morgans really was the kingpin of the News Coo after all.
“Escape” vs “Retaliation” Fear
396: Anonymous Pirate
Even if they manage to escape like this, won’t they later hear in Wano that the Sun Pirates, Germa, Pekoms and others were executed?
She’s a Yonko — there’s no way she just lets them go.
Brutal retaliation is coming. Is this really okay?
407: Anonymous Pirate
>>396
Jinbe and Aladine get captured and executed on Fishman Island →
Luffy storms Fishman Island, retrieves the “island in flames” prophecy, and settles things with Big Mom.
Sanji vs Zoro Gap Complaints
426: Anonymous Pirate
Since entering the New World, Sanji hasn’t taken down a single named character.
Meanwhile Zoro, who was called his “wing,” beat a Shichibukai executive and is Worst Generation-tier.
The gap is getting ridiculous.
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Oven + “Jinbe Joins?” + Urouge Stock
584: Anonymous Pirate
Didn’t expect Oven’s true value to be at sea.
585: Anonymous Pirate
Luffy said he wanted ten people.
Two more new characters seems impossible, so somehow Jinbe the whale shark is probably joining after all.
635: Anonymous Pirate
More than beating former Sweet Commander Snack,
Urouge escaping Big Mom’s territory boosted his stock.
When Luffy invades WCI again to beat Big Mom, maybe he’ll ally with Urouge.
What Still Needs to Be Shown (Big Mom / Sanji / Pudding)
737: Anonymous Pirate
The Straw Hats escaping is basically confirmed,
but they’ll probably still show:
– what happens to Big Mom (does she weaken and stop chasing?)
– what happens to Sanji (thinking about Pudding?)
That stuff should get drawn.
Jinbe’s Farewell Paneling Praise
813: Anonymous Pirate
Boss Jinbe is so damn classy. That was cool as hell.
I honestly thought this would be the route where the Fishman Pirates get wiped out so the Straw Hats can escape, but maybe they’ll survive.
814: Anonymous Pirate
>>813
Two pages after that tense goodbye, there’s a whirlpool blocking the way.
That paneling really sells it — “we don’t lose at sea.”
Kaido vs Big Mom Power Talk
898: Anonymous Pirate
Is Kaido actually lower-tier than Big Mom?
904: Anonymous Pirate
>>898
That’d make Kaido look lame.
Luffy’s been way too cocky — he deserves to get completely crushed by Kaido.
Sanji & Germa Doubts + Oven Strength Debate
52: Anonymous Pirate
Didn’t Sanji say he couldn’t abandon Germa?
Is this really how it ends?
82: Anonymous Pirate
>>52
Sanji doesn’t even know Germa’s in trouble right now.
The situation’s totally different from the tea party.
55: Anonymous Pirate
They’re probably dragging out the escape to make the Big Mom Pirates look stronger than past enemies,
but since they can’t finish them off, they kinda look weak instead.
57: Anonymous Pirate
Still, Oven’s way too strong.
Wouldn’t it make sense for him to be a Sweet Commander?
58: Anonymous Pirate
>>57
Using Cracker as the standard, Sweet Commanders are Gear 4-level.
59: Anonymous Pirate
>>57
Snack got demoted and they didn’t even replace him, so probably not.
Even if it’s not a strict vacancy system, they clearly don’t see Oven as commander material.
60: Anonymous Pirate
>>57
He took real damage from a single kick by Sanji, though.
“Where’s Sanji?” Panel Hunting
98: Anonymous Pirate
Sanji’s actually there for like two panels.
You never see his face — he’s basically part of the background.
He’s the only one drawn like that.
101: Anonymous Pirate
>>98
I only noticed him popping out of Wadatsumi’s mouth.
Where was the other spot?
104: Anonymous Pirate
>>101
When he’s inside Wadatsumi’s mouth, and when he comes out.
After that, he’s weirdly absent.
118: Anonymous Pirate
Here’s the panel where Sanji is.
124: Anonymous Pirate
>>118
It’s weird how he ignores Nami.
Sanji’s usually the first to save a lady.
Feels like he’s thinking about something else.
132: Anonymous Pirate
>>124
Yeah, I thought the same.
In scenes like this, Sanji usually helps the women or Devil Fruit users first.
Ship Swap Gets Exposed + WCI Arc Verdict
145: Anonymous Pirate
The ship swap got exposed immediately.
Makes you respect how Urouge actually got away.
183: Anonymous Pirate
Whole Cake Island arc ended with Sanji having zero good moments.
👉 Why Japanese Readers Smell “Farewell” Here
This thread reads Chapter 901 like a “cost is coming” chapter.
Even with the whirlpool save, Jinbe’s goodbye hits like a last stand, and readers immediately jump to “execution,” “retaliation,” and “later bad news in Wano.”
It’s not that they want him dead — it’s that the chapter’s emotional staging screams separation more than victory.
👉 What This Thread Says About Expectations Going Into Wano
Nobody’s relaxed.
People are already power-scaling Kaido vs Big Mom, tracking whether Big Mom’s chase has consequences, and (most loudly) arguing that Sanji’s arc feels underfed.
Chapter 901 points toward Wano, but the vibe here is: “We’re not done paying for Whole Cake yet.”
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