Yea I'm all caught up.
It's definitely one of the better mysteries in the 'anime'. That and the D in everyone's names.
I like how it ties to real life. It's got some 'Ancient Aliens' / 'Ancient Ap...
Yeah the alabasta arc was so obviously inspired by the Arab spring. The whole show is criminal anarchists saving people from problems partially or completely caused by the government. And the pirates are all individualists chasing glory and riches.
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