- So there you have it, Komurasaki is clearly the masked woman we've been seeing throughout the arc. Glad to see that it was an actual character, and not some weird meta thing. Maybe its setting up a reveal later down the road that the events of the arc itself is being told as a story to people.
- I didn't expect the mask to have a deeper meaning to it. Could just be that the song itself makes her cry for some reason, and she uses the mask to hide her tears.
- Kudos to those that called her being clever enough to use a clone beforehand, it made for a really dope panel seeing half of her body disappear.
- These ninja are so cool. Hope they live up to the slight hype Shinobu's given them.
- I didn't expect Nami, Shinobu, and Brook to be assisting Robin here, so that was a fun surprise.
- I don't know how Robin still expects to pull off her mission, but I'm all for this Robin focus in general, so... good luck.
- Kyoshiro truly is one of my favorite new characters this arc. We already knew he had a relationship of some kind with Komurasaki (I guess he owns the brothel?), but I didn't expect him to defend a prostitute, or be all about that family life regarding his Yazuka underlings.
- They can call Orochi delusional all they want, but he is hilariously spot-on about everything.
- As we see Orochi hype up the Red Scabbards and Kinemon, friendly reminder that we haven't actually ever seen Kinemon go all out. Actually, given the way he goes on about Kinemon, perhaps they'll fight.
- I like the detail that Kyoshiro is the only one to actually say anything aloud while Orochi rambles on about the prophecy.
- The slap heard around the world. Nice.
- Thank GOD for Orochi's Zoan form, as that dude is so damn ugly otherwise. Looks appropriately huge, menacing, but with a dash of derpiness from a few of the heads.
- I like how every chapter Orochi gets some focus, there'll be like one or two things highly implying he's pretty weak (his men laughing at him, shamelessly trying to cut down a child), but in the same chapter there's that one thing that makes it not yet 100% confirmed. (His Zoan form, him being completely right about Kinemon's plans) I'll do him the courtesy of waiting to see what he can do in his Zoan form before making a final judgment. Well, assuming we get to see anything cool from it next chapter.
- Komurasaki gets an ellipses reaction to the idea of Momo still being alive, and later on states that she's the "daughter of a samurai". Signs continue to point heavily towards her being Hiyori, it's like 97% confirmed at this point. But... I'm actually still a little skeptical, especially given how she's acted towards Orochi this chapter.
- In this week's Kyoshiro Alert: The man is apparently itching to dive into the current chaos, shown by him clutching his sword. He even gets to end the chapter on a cliffhanger. Will we finally get a grasp of how strong he is? Stay tuned to find out!
- That said, I find it odd that Kyoshiro is getting involved. The ninjas work for Orochi, and they've discovered Robin. Orochi just transformed and has cornered Komurasaki. He's not really needed here. So... who the hell is he aiming to strike down?