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[LotusHD]

#HachiDidSomethingWrongButWeEventuallyForgaveHim

 

[Ray Down]

#PuddingDidNothingWrongAndEveyoneForgaveHer

 

[LotusHD]

#PuddingDidNothingWrongAndEveyoneForgaveHer

More like #PuddingDidSomethingWrongButNoOneReallyCared

Instead, #SomePeopleReallyDon'tLikeTsunderes

 

[NHarmonic.]

To be fair on Hachi, he was always shown to be the member of Arlong's crew who disliked humans the least, and it always kind of felt like he was just doing bad stuff because Arlong told him to and because he was an idiot rather than out of malice like the rest of that crew

But ignorance and idiocy isn't an excuse for participating on that shit, tbh. He was vicious against the people on the village.

I mean, even nami forgave him but still. We've seen this stuff thousands of times already, Buggy, Mr 2, Robin, Gangster Gastino, etc. To different degrees but in the end, it's an element that i feel makes the manga special. Not everything being so Black and White i guess.



Edit: that's why Pudding for nakama please. PLEASE.

 

[LotusHD]

Imagine if this arc ends with Big Mom eventually deciding to follow them to Wano.

 

[Monochromaticx]

Imagine if this arc ends with Big Mom eventually deciding to follow them to Wano.

Let her weaken Kaido, then take Kaido out. 🤔

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Imagine if this arc ends with Big Mom eventually deciding to follow them to Wano.

I mean, what other logical conclusion is there?

I doubt Big Mom's rage at the Strawhats will end just from eating the cake. They ruined her plans to acquire the Vinsmokes technology, attacked her crew, and destroyed Mother Carmel's picture. She's going to follow them to the ends of the earth.

 

[NHarmonic.]

Imagine if this arc ends with Big Mom eventually deciding to follow them to Wano.

Yeah, this needs to happen. Keep the frenetic stuff from here till the end of the manga, lol.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Behold: One Piece in mainstream 90s form

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Hope was really great. I like it the more I watch it.
Such a showcase of animators, too! Takara, Shida, Tomita, Urata!

Not even surprised by Katakuri's color scheme. You guys know better than to expect Oda to give someone that cool looking a generic black hair color. It would have made him stand out too much from the rest of his family.

The special was mostly underwhelming except for the ACTUAL Sanji vs Luffy duel, which was handled wonderfully.

 

[LotusHD]

Let her weaken Kaido, then take Kaido out. 🤔

Yup.

I mean, what other logical conclusion is there?

I doubt Big Mom's rage at the Strawhats will end just from eating the cake. They ruined her plans to acquire the Vinsmokes technology, attacked her crew, and destroyed Mother Carmel's picture. She's going to follow them to the ends of the earth.

I dunno, maybe she shows up late after he's taken out lol

Also if she does show up there, I also wonder what could possibly happen regarding stuff like Elbaf, as there is no way that isn't getting tied up at some point. Additionally, I also wonder if Fishman Island prophecy has anything to do with her and Brulee.

Yeah, this needs to happen. Keep the frenetic stuff from here till the end of the manga, lol.

Would certainly makes thing lively lol

 

[kurahador]

I wonder when and how the flashback about Big Mom ate Mother Caramel will play out. I think that's the only way she'll be defeated.

 

[caliph95]

And Smoothie has white hair

Toei is so shit

Glad I don't watch the anime anymore

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Episode of East Blue was good until the super rushed Arlong arc. Highly recommend it for Baratie and Kuro arcs though

 

[DJwest]

Any theories as to the reason Aokiji has joined forces with Blackbeard? Also, do you think he would have defeated Doflamingo if he had not retreated?

 

[LotusHD]

Any theories as to the reason Aokiji has joined forces with Blackbeard? Also, do you think he would have defeated Doflamingo if he had not retreated?

Honestly, I got nothing. Could very well be a long-con kind of thing. What makes it particularly difficult for me to come up with a theory is due to how Aokiji has been characterized so far. We know that he's generally lazy, doesn't like to give effort unless absolutely needed. So to learn that he has pushed to the point where it felt it prudent to work with Blackbeard must mean that he has something big planned.

And yes, he would easily crush Doflamingo, just look at what he did to Punk Hazard.

 

[DJwest]

Honestly, I got nothing. Could very well be a long-con kind of thing. What makes it particularly difficult for me to come up with a theory is due to how Aokiji has been characterized so far. We know that he's generally lazy, doesn't like to give effort unless absolutely needed. So to learn that he has pushed to the point where it felt it prudent to work with Blackbeard must mean that he has something big planned.

And yes, he would easily crush Doflamingo, just look at what he did to Punk Hazard.

My best guess was similar to yours. Blackbeard must be doing something that Aokiji knows will wreck the entire world. Working with him must be his way of sabotaging his plans. Not sure he'll be successful though.

 

[Principate]

Honestly, I got nothing. Could very well be a long-con kind of thing. What makes it particularly difficult for me to come up with a theory is due to how Aokiji has been characterized so far. We know that he's generally lazy, doesn't like to give effort unless absolutely needed. So to learn that he has pushed to the point where it felt it prudent to work with Blackbeard must mean that he has something big planned.

And yes, he would easily crush Doflamingo, just look at what he did to Punk Hazard.

I never got that Aokkji was lazy quite the opposite really he just actively went against marine interests which resulted him in not pursue certain things as hard as someone like Akainu. Kizaru is genuinely lazy and prefers to do the bare minimum and has no reason beyond laziness as why he doesn't do something.

 

[Ogodei]

Or maybe Aokiji feels like the World Government is fundamentally corrupt, knows the Revolutionaries wouldn't take him in (given what we've seen of Sabo's zero tolerance for WG good guys), and wants to bet on what he sees as the next best chance for making fundamental change in the world.

 

[TheRealTalker]

I mean I never saw a group of people fall down a cliff in hype compared to the Vinsmokes

they started off as overly hyped

legends from stories, hired agents of evil, they had some class

but then they overall become to basic and non original, let alone Sanji's pop being such a disappointment in character

 

[Monochromaticx]

"Vinsmokes were a mistake, they are nothing but trash" -Oda

 

[Principate]

I mean I never saw a group of people fall down a cliff in hype compared to the Vinsmokes

they started off as overly hyped

legends from stories, hired agents of evil, they had some class

but then they overall become to basic and non original, let alone Sanji's pop being such a disappointment in character

I'm not sure if you've have read Fairy Tail then. That happens without fail in most of their arcs.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

The Vinsmokes never fells; they stayed exactly what they always were the whole way through. They're just a group of loser sociopaths, and the series never really portrayed them as anything but that.

 

[AgentLampshade]

That special was offensively bad.

 

[Veelk]

You have to kind of be in awe with how much a family has to suck to have Sanji be the best of them.

 

[caliph95]

I'm not surd if you've have read Fairy Tail then. That happens without fail in most of their arcs them.

Remember the Spriggan 12

The 12 of the strongest mages in the world who can beat entire guilds

 

[Ray Down]

You have to kind of be in awe with how much a family has to suck to have Sanji be the best of them.

Lmao this is good.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Remember the Spriggan 12

The 12 of the strongest mages in the world who can beat entire guilds

Can y’all not bring up this memory got how we’re all 12 of them trash like come on

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Can y’all not bring up this memory got how we’re all 12 of them trash like come on

Hey, they weren't all trash. That one guy who made the mistake of trying to attack Acnologia kept his dignity in tact (if not his stomach).

 

[LotusHD]

One had orgasm magic, one died because he saw his mommy, another died because she loved her daughter, one was used simply to hype up a dragon, another could freely control pause time yet still lost, etc., You get the gist.

 

[Ray Down]

Can y’all not bring up this memory got how we’re all 12 of them trash like come on

I can get rid of those memories if you want.

 

[GaimeGuy]

We still don't know the deal with the whole "Turn Back" message, right?

 

[Ray Down]

We still don't know the deal with the whole "Turn Back" message, right?

We do.

Pekoms wrote it when he was grabbed by Bege.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

We still don't know the deal with the whole "Turn Back" message, right?

I think we're supposed to assume it was written by Capone.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

One had orgasm magic, one died because he saw his mommy, another died because she loved her daughter, one was used simply to hype up a dragon, another could freely control pause time yet still lost, etc., You get the gist.

Lol this^^

 

[Mendrox]

Man the special was such a shitshow. I am so sorry for you blackleg.

 

[Ray Down]

The anime gave Blackleg a shit Judge fight and a shit special.

What else can they shit on for you?

 

[NSESN]

The anime gave Blackleg a shit Judge fight and a shit special.

What else can they shit on for you?

Show Zoro in Wano laughing for no reason in the episode Pudding mocks him.

 

[Ogodei]

So I can skip the first half of the special, right? Just recaps of the arc thus far?

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

The anime gave Blackleg a shit Judge fight and a shit special.

What else can they shit on for you?

Man the special was such a shitshow. I am so sorry for you blackleg.

I never felt so mad at the anime before

 

[LotusHD]

The anime gave Blackleg a shit Judge fight and a shit special.

What else can they shit on for you?

They can poorly animate the moments when Sanji save his family, as well as when he gives Judge a piece of his mind. Or add a lot of filler to it, either works.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

They can poorly animate the moments when Sanji save his family, as well as when he gives Judge a piece of his mind. Or add a lot of filler to it, either works.

They mess up the table moment I’m legit just dropping it

 

[TheRealTalker]

So I can skip the first half of the special, right? Just recaps of the arc thus far?

the second half is the same with more flashback with some bits that are present stuff

 

[Sibersk Esto]

At least the table moment is a still image, more or less.

 

[Man God]

A fun thing the anime puts forward that's not really present in the manga is that at least as children Reiju was way stronger than the psycho trio.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Watching 808 again, it's probably the best episode of the year. More emotional and had more weight than the chapter, which is rare for the anime.
Directing and execution were on point and above. And new music tracks to boot!

Noboru Koizumi even co-directed some of the animation.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

So I can skip the first half of the special, right? Just recaps of the arc thus far?

... Did that actually happen? lol

Does that mean the super hour special might just spend the first half recapping the tournament so far. Oh boy.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

... Did that actually happen? lol

Does that mean the super hour special might just spend the first half recapping the tournament so far. Oh boy.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

... Did that actually happen? lol

Does that mean the super hour special might just spend the first half recapping the tournament so far. Oh boy.

Probably not since Super doesn't have to worry about catching up to a manga.

Then again, you never know...

 

[Ray Down]

Show Zoro in Wano laughing for no reason in the episode Pudding mocks him.

This, Zoro can just feel the roasting

They mess up the table moment I’m legit just dropping it

They give Sanji the face from this chapter