Imperial Bishop
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Hey guys, One Piece is entertaining.
Cup of coffee in the big time!
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Cup of coffee in the big time!
Or any arc lately, really. That excuse falls apart when you realize that Zoro has no issues "shining" every arc. I think the awful notion is that Jump is for boys and boys have no desire to see females fight or get hit. Looking at other Jump manga, I don't think that's necessarily true, but Oda and his editors stick to it like an obligation.
But whatever, my point was moreso that problems with sexism would be greatly diminished if Oda paced out his arcs in a way that there would be less characters who get more time to develop.
gundamkyoukai
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Zoro is luffy right hand , in fact unlike the other crew members his sole purpose is fighting.
Changing the pacing of the arc or number of people in the arc not going to chnage anything .
This is all about people wanting females to fight and win until oda does that again people going to complain .
Imperial Bishop
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The current crew has been in the story for hundreds of chapters. Not all of them needs to have some type of development in every single arc.
It's the main reason why I'm not so bothered by Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Brook being absent for the past 50 chapters. Let's have some focus on these minor recurring characters for a while since this is building up to foundation of Luffy's New World Allies.
It's the main reason why I'm not so bothered by Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Brook being absent for the past 50 chapters. Let's have some focus on these minor recurring characters for a while since this is building up to foundation of Luffy's New World Allies.
Also, I'm sure everyone that wasn't around this arc will have a big role in the next one. For all we know the next arc could start with us following them as they escape from Big Mom and make their way to the next island, and their adventures there until Luffy and the others show up and things kick into high gear.
Imperial Bishop
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It's a combination of arc fatigue and the fact that most of these new readers have only recently started reading One Piece weekly.
These people wouldn't survive Weekly Skypiea or Enies Lobby
When the latter's chapters were coming out, people were complaining it was taking too long.
gundamkyoukai
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Let not forget the war when chapters were shorter and some chapters were nothing but double spreads .
Also oda was taking a lot of breaks then also , that arc had a lot of complaining .
NHarmonic.
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l Iiked Viola's bravery here. She knew she was going to lose and still decided to stop doflamingo those last seconds.
But then Rebecca entered and fucked it up...
Well, i'm getting tired of the arc i think. Redundancy, as it has been mentioned, it's a key word and resonates too much with me lately. I want to see the new world, more islands, more crazyness, and the lenght of the arc and the breaks between chapters make it really difficult to enjoy.
For me, Dressrosa has done all it could, now it's drained out.
But then Rebecca entered and fucked it up...
Well, i'm getting tired of the arc i think. Redundancy, as it has been mentioned, it's a key word and resonates too much with me lately. I want to see the new world, more islands, more crazyness, and the lenght of the arc and the breaks between chapters make it really difficult to enjoy.
For me, Dressrosa has done all it could, now it's drained out.
I've said it time and time again, One Piece is better in bulk than in weekly segments.
Hence why the volumes are major sellers in Japan. Reading 10 chapters at once instead of one chapter at a time has a better effect.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
"Why is this flashback in the middle of the action? I want to see Luffy kick Eneru's ass already."
"What do you mean Gear Third didn't finish Lucci off?! Ugh, this arc needs to end."
I've heard it all.
We still have maybe 6 or 7 chapters of Dressrosa left.
That Flashback of Lucci in the series was definitely oddly put in there....I mean that's one of the only backstories I skip over everytime I rereard or rewatch One Piece, it felt so "meh?"
"When are they going to get to Alabasta? I don't care for the stupid reindeer"
Next chapter will have Luffy finish off Doflamingo
Then a major wrap-up party. Cause it wouldn't be a One Piece arc without a big party.
That part wasn't in the manga. In fact, Oda wanted to include it but he felt the arc had gone on long enough. So he gave the details to the anime team and they used it.
So it's canon/non-canon at the same time...??
Imperial Bishop
Banned
There was only a single panel about Lucci's past in the manga, if I'm remembering it right.
don't think fujitora will let him die though. he will get defeated and fujitora will then save him and whoever is left from his crew. after that he will likely get his title stripped from him since the world government does not need a warlord who just got his ass kicked in front of thousands of people. the marines turn on him and then he escapes and that is when kaidou will most likely find him and put an end to him because he failed to give him his fruits.
Agreed - this whole birdcage nonsense is kind of painful, to be honest. Feels so dragged out. I imagine it would be better reading it in bulk.
Though even then...
gundamkyoukai
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If we go by vols it only going to be 3 chapters out of 10 to 12 chapters depending on chapter page count.
All leading to the don ko.
The next volume (78) comes out next month, and it will have Chapters 776-785.
That covers:
Kyros defeating Diamante
Zoro defeating Pica
Luffy "defeating" Bellamy
The Birdcage begins to shrink
Law severely wounds Doflamingo, but Doffy heals himself and the battle with Luffy begins
Well, almost. Trebol is still there, but Law takes care of him. Now the battle really begins
GEAR FOURTH
That covers:
Kyros defeating Diamante
Zoro defeating Pica
Luffy "defeating" Bellamy
The Birdcage begins to shrink
Law severely wounds Doflamingo, but Doffy heals himself and the battle with Luffy begins
Well, almost. Trebol is still there, but Law takes care of him. Now the battle really begins
GEAR FOURTH
Imperial Bishop
Banned
The birdcage actually started shrinking at the end of 780. It's been about 10 chapters.
That's 2 and a half hours worth of the anime, not including the opening, recap, and flashbacks that Toei likes to use that aren't present in the manga.
blue_phazon
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Everyone here is complaining about something or other, and I'm just sitting here hyped as fuck for next week.
Imperial Bishop
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MadraptorMan
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Disappointing chapter made more disappointing by the break. I just want the arc to be over at this point.
grandjedi6
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If he doesn't use some variation of gum gum no storm, I'll be pretty disappointed. Luffy's 2/2 so far for using it against warlords as a finishing move.
TheGreatDirector
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Nope. It's gonna be Kong Gong, an updated version of Luffy's bell attack.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
I'd rather have these occasional breaks than a year or more hiatus.
Y'all don't know about that Hunter x Hunter suffering.
Y'all don't know about that Hunter x Hunter suffering.
Emperor_Uriel
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She kicks ass for that man. Eren is a whiny, petulant child. Mikasa is stoic, courageous, unflinching and, yes, in love.
Unlike the characters in OP, being in love doesn't immediately make her melt into puddy and become useless in a fight.
BobTheFork
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?? Love made Hancock turned people into stone and hit their fucking torso off.
Mikasa sucks!
pelicansurf
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1 hit eliminates Gatling and any multiple hit moves.
Bazooka, rocket, gong; something new would be nice.
Bazooka, rocket, gong; something new would be nice.
gundamkyoukai
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Mind you she still gets save and use to hype male characters .
Luffy will finish don with a new animal name attack if he goes into gear 4.
A crocodile name base attack would be nice.
BobTheFork
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Wasn't there speculation that Doffy is missing or is blind in one eye?
Yeah, that he's blind/semi-blind in his left eye.
Yep. The theory is that he's blind in his left eye.
Another recent hint was Luffy using Rhino Schneider on his left side.
If luffy is going to take out doffy in one blow... does that mean the next issue is going to be 80% people pushing back the birdcage, or even a flashback? There's no way it doesn't END with doffy's KO, if luffy does what he promised.
I'll also be disappointed now, if luffy DOESNT get him in one hit.
I'll also be disappointed now, if luffy DOESNT get him in one hit.
gundamkyoukai
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Your going to get luffy setting up the move.
If this goes like other arcs you also going to see don doing his last big attack.
BobTheFork
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So going by all OP history, once Doffy is out cold the cage will stop I guess.
One thing I always loved about Hunter X Hunter (my favorite series) is that it's established that knocking someone out doesn't cancel the power. In fact killing someone could make the ability they used on you much stronger and vengeful.
One thing I always loved about Hunter X Hunter (my favorite series) is that it's established that knocking someone out doesn't cancel the power. In fact killing someone could make the ability they used on you much stronger and vengeful.
Imperial Bishop
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Gear 4th: One-Punch Man
Emperor_Uriel
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Being devoted to a man doesn't equal being defined by one. Sakura didn't suck because she was devoted, she sucked because she was blindly devoted to a man who didn't care at all about her.
Mikasa knows that Eren isn't perfect, and she does her best to make up for his flaws. She's badass on her own, Eren is just her motivation. The love that makes it worthwhile for her to get up in the morning.
This devotion could be seen as negative if Eren were some masculine paragon, but he isn't. Sure, Mikasa loses her will to live when she thinks Eren died, but Eren loses his will to live on a regular basis for far less.
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