Given how often dawn imagery is coming up with luffy now, the ancient Kingdom being called the Dawn Kingdom would not be shocking at this point. Given that Luffy is associated so strongly with the sun and Blackbeard is darkness, the symbolism is pretty clear.
For the question. The D is a name...
Dressrosa was the best post time skip arc before the current one.
The biggest issue was it's week to week pacing, taken as an arc in totality it was really great.
The only thing that felt like a threat from Big Mom's crew was the sheer number of them vs the Straw Hats and their allies.
So many of her most prominent members don't even fight. Other than Luffy vs Katakuri the best fight was Luffy vs Sanji.
Oh this has clearly been planned a very long time. Not one of the things like Haki where it's unclear of when it was conceptualized fully.
Like this is the kind of reveal that gets people to re-read the entire series.
Fiance and I are about halfway through Frieren: beyond journey's end. Easily the best anime I've seen in years.
She's also up to the start of Marineford in her first experience with One Piece.
Yeah after reading more into it this is it. Yeah and the only other clear use of mother flame/Uranus is Enies lobby which is right next to one piece Venice.
Also the Noah's Arc great flood symbolism is pretty clear.
As someone who has been around dragonball fandom for over 20 years, everything just cycles.
The biggest change occurred when the west got access to the manga.
The balance between the navy and the Yonko. The Gorosei would easily tip that balance.
I mean they're fighting Awakened Luffy so they're at least as strong, and they don't take any damage. Kind of like a buu situation with their durability.
She's Shanks/Buggy material for the Straw Hat crew...
There were only two options with the 5 elders, either they held political power only, or they were some of the strongest beings in the verse.
The only issue with them being stronger than Kaidou is why they bothered letting the yonko and shichibukai exist at all.