Heh, I didn't think much about Meryl in the anime, but somehow her manga version was a lot more awesome to me. XD And Wolfwood's death, oh, man. I was in love with the song they played during that part. And the fandom had so many different reactions to the death. Some insisted he didn't really die, others said they were going by manga canon because he didn't die there (though he eventually did) but obviously hadn't read it... it was great.

I can now totally see Bonney spitting pieces of food on, say, Sanji. Who'd still be all over her, no doubt.