User blog comment:Chopper4PirateKing/Jinbei will join!/@comment-206.188.84.8-20111124190446

Honestly my favourite thing was "Why didn't Vivi join. My response..fuck vivi" HAHAHA..In all seriousness I have to agree with you. My main points in believing this is Luffy saying, when he set off with his little fishing boat, that he wanted "a crew of at least 10". Going to the New World it probably wouldn't be that hard to find somebody who is as strong as they all are now (Post Time-Skip), but harder to have somebody join with all the "tribulations" that come for fighting for Luffy. In the manga it shows Luffy totally throwing himself on the line for Fishman Island which gives Jinbei a reason to fight for Luffy. Also another point being, all the crew members have a significant style of fighting and Karate is really one of the only untapped ways to fight left. Your reasons are pretty much the exact same as mine and I completely agree with you. Now it's just a matter of waiting for the next 2 issues to come out announcing it :P