 Hello and welcome to the Grand Line Review, your source for everything one piece. Today we have a manga review of chapter 931, Osoba Mask. And there really is nowhere else to start this particular review than right at the very end with the revelation that Big Mom has a spot of amnesia. And just like Big Mom herself, this is absolutely massive. It seems to be causing a bit of controversy amongst the fans at the moment and for the record, I do like this development and I will explain why, but first I would like to flag that other people do have very valid concerns as using amnesia as a plot device is a very risky endeavor because it can go very bad very quickly. However, even if it doesn't, amnesia is one of those things that just feels a bit too convenient in any narrative context it gets introduced to. Like it's just such an easy thing to do to go ah well this character has amnesia now so it writes us out of some potential issues we would have had otherwise. A great example would be Sabo actually. His whole amnesia thing was just far too convenient in my opinion and it made Oda's writing feel uncharacteristically weak which once again is just my opinion don't crucify me. But what is the difference here you ask? Well in the case of Sabo, amnesia was used as a magical band aid to fix a problem with the plot, but in this case amnesia is being used as a device of intrigue to further the plot, as well as show us a new side of this character. Well maybe not completely new, but one more akin to Big Mom's flashback self. I've always thought of Charlotte Linlin as a very tragic figure really, having been used by Mother Caramel and heavily corrupted by the influence of Streisand. The idea that she could return to a state of relative purity intrigues me a lot because it may also give us a chance to properly explore whatever demonic presence of hunger resides within her and perhaps finally attain an answer as to why she is the way she is. With that said the obvious result that most people are realizing, whether they are in favor of it or not, is that Big Mom could now potentially join the Ninja Pirate Minx Samurai Alliance. Adding some incredible brute force and it doesn't stop there either because if Big Mom is still able to command her children then that essentially adds the entirety of the Big Mom Pirates to the Alliance as well, which Kaido himself said would result in an all out war. Of course you know the thing about amnesia is that it sets up a clock to the inevitable moment where the character regains their memory and this stage very much has to happen because in this case amnesia is being used as a device to add complications and as a result it must have a resolution. Knowing one piece this will occur at an incredibly chaotic moment ruining the plans of everyone in the immediate vicinity, but a resolution could also be formed through a fusion of Big Mom's old memories and her experiences whilst being an amnesiac. As much as she hated the straw hat pirates her time with them may give her a new perspective and forever change her character and this would mean that Big Mom no longer necessarily needs to be defeated because she may not pose a threat anymore or it could even lead to further tragedy as this new persona gets beaten and possibly even killed during the events of the arc. Many many options and it also comes with other little bits of intrigue such as the fact that it looks like Napoleon is also quite confused by what's happening here meaning that homies created from Big Mom's soul are potentially very much connected to her state of being so of course there's also Prometheus who could be affected but more interestingly Zeus as well who is currently enslaved by Nami. But what's even more interesting than that is the fact that if Big Mom does temporarily join the straw hats she could be dressed up in one overtire and even given a funky Japanese codename like everyone else. Something like Olinlin, Sharo Kurosaki or Big Mom in Osuke, lots of potential fun to be had. Although with that said my very favourite part of this entire thing so far is the final panel of the chapter showcasing a look of pure terror from Chopper. Now we've seen some scared looking Chopper in the past but this is a completely different beast. It's actually kind of a mix of confusion and terror either way I love it. As a doctor I imagine that Chopper will also have to uphold his oath and treat even Big Mom as a patient despite the fact that he did threaten to kill her in this chapter. So yeah look as much as Amnesia does make me a bit nervous I am completely on board with this and looking forward to seeing where it takes us. The next key point of interest is most definitely the activation of the Raid Suit and I am pretty thrilled with the results. Last chapter I had some speculation that Sanji's Raid Suit would turn out to be a joke from his brothers but instead he looks bloody amazing. And I really love that his primary colour scheme is black rather than yellow which I think we were mostly leaning towards in the past but the black is just really schmick and evocative of his classic suit. So despite the crazy superhero vibe it's still very much Sanji. I also quite enjoyed Usopp and Frankie's reactions to the wonderfully drawn transformation sequence. Took me a second to remember oh yeah they weren't on Holcake Island so they're not used to this kind of madness. I'd also be really surprised if this didn't intrigue Frankie into looking into crafting his own super suit. But of course the special ability granted for stealth black is invisibility which could not be more perfect for this particular situation. But it also lets Sanji achieve his dream of one day eating the suke suke no mi and as happy as I am for the guy this could result in some annoying sequences of him constantly trying to sneak into the women's baths and such. Although who knows maybe it'll have the side effect of Nami and Robin both developing observation harky simply to counter it. That aside like I said I'm pretty happy for him because I think Sanji gets relegated to comic relief just a tiny bit too much in the series so it's always great to see him get a bit of a win. Oh and just before moving on I've seen a fair few comments from people who aren't keen on these developments being like aren't the raid suits designed to complement the genetic modifications of the kids and Sanji doesn't have any so well actually this is another case where invisibility is simply perfect. That's exactly what Sanji was good at he disappeared from the eyes of the world and furthermore his family absolutely do not want him associated with them so this is definitely the way to go. Discussion has of course also come up in regards to a future fight against Shiryu now a sort of battle of the invisible people which to be honest sounds like the most boring thing to ever be portrayed in a purely visual medium. As for a fight that is actually happening though the raid suit does seem to have given Sanji some enhanced abilities dealing with page one whose hybrid form was revealed this chapter and it's pretty much what I would have expected except for the giant page one tattoo across his chest. Although I actually do kind of prefer this to what we've seen of Drake's hybrid form actually potentially a controversial opinion there but page one just looks completely ready to wreck face in a very brutal way and I like that. I'm really keen to know more about this guy though because at the moment he's just some random dinosaur dude like I wonder if he was particularly infamous in the world prior to joining the beast pirates like Drake was. At the moment it doesn't look like lore knows much about him and he's pretty in tune with the happenings of the one beast world what lore does know however is about the concept of raid suits too much about the raid suits actually because he's from north blue which was a great little connection I really enjoyed the parts where lore stated that he disliked the germa and he's clearly quite a super fan of the comic. That was just great it's kind of incredible just how infamous the germa are actually I suppose a lot of that is thanks to the propaganda comic that was run in the world economic journal and I really would love to see them and their full forces in proper action at some point but that's getting away from the chapter. So after underestimating sanji page one gets a nice kick very satisfying to see even though we don't technically see it it's a great panel though with lore Frankie and Usopp running away while page one gets struck in the background it's a really nice piece of visual impact especially after seeing sanji way up in the air I do find it a bit unlikely that this is the end of page one though I mean it might be the end of whatever fight we get to see on screen and maybe Hawkins and Drake will show up to find page one defeated but it's probably not going to be from that kick although if it is damn sanji damn in that sense though one it was starting to remind me a bit of whole cake island like that entire arc up until the wedding day was very much about the big mom pirates being slowly and sneakily taken out so as to weaken their overall forces by the final conflict so yeah I wouldn't be surprised if one or followed a similar format finally though we have a bit of a catch-up with Robin searching for what I assume is the road point of glyph however she is caught by the Oniwa Banshu a group you might be familiar with if you've read any other manga based in traditional Japan they are essentially the secret agents of 17th and 18th century Japan kind of like their equivalent of cypher poll I guess often acting for the sake of intelligence gathering and security in this case we've got some tight security and their leader looks to have a dildo for ahead this may strike you as odd at first but his design actually looks to be based off Fukuro Kuju one of the seven lucky gods in Japanese mythology Fukuro Kuju also happens to be his name so yes it's a clear reference the rest of the Oniwa Banshu are a bit of a visual feast though the giant panel where they all appear around Robin is kind of overwhelming at first because we have a lot of really cool designs to take in Oda once again demonstrating that he can come up with compelling and unique characters with little to no effort whatsoever at the moment my favorite design is probably the guy on the far right of the big group panel who looks like a really awesome mixture of soga king gladius and eno and for some reason it looks like he's riding a catfish I mean what more could I ask for I'm sold give me more of that guy I'm quite pleased that we received a sudden expansion of the one of forces in general though something tells me that these are the sort of guys who are very likely to become allies should or achieve fall but just closing this portion out it would seem that Robin isn't entirely screwed and even though the Oniwa Banshu have correctly deduced that she isn't outsider she's been given the chance to explain herself so I very much look forward to seeing what she pulls out to get out of this one but that pretty much does it for chapter 931 absolutely solid piece of manga with great action cool new characters and a nice plot twist very nice trifecta of brilliance if you enjoyed this video and the content this channel produced in general then please do consider donating to the grand line review patreon because the sport of all of your amazing people is what continues to make this channel possible also do check out my teespring store if you're interested in shirts hoodies and other miscellaneous items with the proceeds going directly to support the channel as well and if you'd like to join the fun then please do head over to my discord server where a wide array of shenanigan retakes place on a daily basis and finally please do comment with your thoughts on chapter 931 this has been the grand line review and I'll see you next time