User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/The Tenth Straw Hat/@comment-1595565-20150113024138/@comment-2226235-20150113042247

Part of the reason it's been the same 9 for so long is because they were separated for almost 100 chapters and Brook didn't get much time before that. Even with that, it feels like they're overdue for a new character (preferably female). They need something to balance out the current sausage fest.