SolidusDave
Member
Episode 706:
We are not supposed to know who that Drie boy is, right?
We are not supposed to know who that Drie boy is, right?
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One Piece Thread (redux)
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He is a character who has already been introduced.
He's X Drake
SolidusDave
Member
ooooohhhh, thx
Surprised nobody is talking about the new episode and special yet. I thought the new episode was pretty great. Looks like we're getting back to current events next week.
The special was alright. It's mostly a recap of the current arc with new animation and Sabo's perspective, so it didn't have nearly as much original material like 3D2Y did. Still enjoyed watching it and some of the fights with better animation was neat.
The special was alright. It's mostly a recap of the current arc with new animation and Sabo's perspective, so it didn't have nearly as much original material like 3D2Y did. Still enjoyed watching it and some of the fights with better animation was neat.
NHarmonic.
Member
That last chapter destroyed me :C
RIP Rocinante, forever in our hearts.
RIP Rocinante, forever in our hearts.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Episode 705 broke me at the end. The music they played during Cora's death scene was slapping the shit outta my heart.
Why are there so many awesome dead characters in One Piece? :_:
I enjoyed Episode of Sabo. The entire coliseum portion of the arc looked nice with re-animated scenes.
The ASL story is one of my favorite flashbacks, and it was cool to see it again in this special.
Why are there so many awesome dead characters in One Piece? :_:
I enjoyed Episode of Sabo. The entire coliseum portion of the arc looked nice with re-animated scenes.
The ASL story is one of my favorite flashbacks, and it was cool to see it again in this special.
Quoting my post in the manga thread, reagarding the Cora/Vergo situation being like the characters DiCaprio and Damon played in the movie The Departed:
I just realized how well this analogy works, because it means Jack Nicholson is Joker.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Special had more reap than I liked but I loved reliving Goa Kingdom stuff, still gets me everytime. ASL forever. https://twitter.com/_1_kazu/status/635092669614567424/photo/1
NHarmonic.
Member
Law recovering his voice, as the perfect prove of Corazon's passing, wrecked me.
One piece 706
good, night sweet prince.
It's typical of toei to always hit every flash back story out the park but the final scene was beautiful excuted, directed and written.
-liked how the canon fire was like a gun salute to crozon passing
-noticed doffy used the same gun he killed crozon with to shoot law with lead bullets in dressrosa my god what troll lol
good, night sweet prince.
It's typical of toei to always hit every flash back story out the park but the final scene was beautiful excuted, directed and written.
-liked how the canon fire was like a gun salute to crozon passing
-noticed doffy used the same gun he killed crozon with to shoot law with lead bullets in dressrosa my god what troll lol
Apparently, the Sabo special has spoilers if you haven't read the manga.
Will be skipping.
Will be skipping.
True, but more relevant to the flashback, it's the same gun he killed their father with.
Aaronrules380
Member
I didn't notice any for up to date anime stuff
SolidusDave
Member
I think there's one moment in the credits that implies that Sabo
and Burgess will fight again
But in principle it's safe to watch.
IMO it feels a bit too much like just a summary of Dressrosa and I'm kind miffed that they technically still don't show the moment of the reunion of the two brothers
This time there's more than in the anime but apart from one still it still cuts out lolPeakPointMatrix
Member
Man... I just got through watching episodes 403+404+405, or the finale of Sabaody Archipelago.
I'll just never understand the anime haters... Toei fucking knocked it out of the park with the animation in that set. Intense and emotional as hell, fantastic shots and pacing all around. I immediately went to read the equivalent anime chapters and it wasn't even a fraction as dramatic and hopeless as it was depicted in motion. (actually, there's so much happening per panel, I could barely make out the action..) Sure I guess the pacing is slow sometimes, but it is so, soo worth it for the highs it hits. I guess the end of Thriller Bark was only a hint of how intense things would get from then on.
Whoever animated Luffy's
needs a fucking award. Heartbreaking.
I'll just never understand the anime haters... Toei fucking knocked it out of the park with the animation in that set. Intense and emotional as hell, fantastic shots and pacing all around. I immediately went to read the equivalent anime chapters and it wasn't even a fraction as dramatic and hopeless as it was depicted in motion. (actually, there's so much happening per panel, I could barely make out the action..) Sure I guess the pacing is slow sometimes, but it is so, soo worth it for the highs it hits. I guess the end of Thriller Bark was only a hint of how intense things would get from then on.
Whoever animated Luffy's
emotional breakdown
Of course the first ep of this Amazon Lily arc looks like hot garbage, but I'll forgive it after such a dope set of episodes...
This is why I read the manga, and watch the anime. Best of both worlds really. Reading the story first then getting to see it animated eventually is pretty nice in my opinion.
Aaronrules380
Member
I watch the anime and read the manga. THe manga is absolutely better in my opinion, but the anime is still worth watching if you have time, especially early on. But the anime in general has been getting worse in several regards since that time. Pacing gets pretty atrocious in anime marineford for example. And animation and pacing in general suffer more and more as time goes on
PeakPointMatrix
Member
It's funny because people have been telling me to drop the anime since the latter half of Enies Lobby when they started doing only one chapter (or less!) per episode apparently. But besides some glacial pacing in a third of Thriller Bark, I'd say everything up to Sabaody has been handled more than adequately enough. Don't people say Marineford is their favorite arc though? Does the pacing hurt it that much?
As someone who doesn't read the manga, the pacing in Marineford got bad at times, but I was also watching it week to week.
You can binge it now, so it won't seem like such a big deal.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I just watched 704, and the scene where Rosinante infiltates Barrels' lair and steals the fruit was masterfully done. The music especially helped. That scene is where you really realize "wow, this isn't just some lovable goofball, this guy is a serious undercover agent." The way they play up his fruit to be useless right before showing how useful it can actually be helps drive it home that he's really good at what he does.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Also, does anyone have a clue as to what this music from the show is called? Haven't been able to track it down yet.
It's just called Pirate, lol. There's a couple different versions I think
Aaronrules380
Member
Probably because of his pentochromatic strings attack
*looks that up* ... How the hell did I miss that in the manga.
It still looks weird.
Viola: The end of the battle is not too far away.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
As a manga reader that made me laugh my gf was like whats the matter? Didn't have the guts to say the fight is like 10 episodes away
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
May just put the anime on hiatus now that Law flashback is done... no fun watching things drag out a second time.
Disclaimer: I am one of the few who enjoys the anime more than the manga due to voice acting and music, but it's def better suited to binge watching, especially if you've read the manga
Disclaimer: I am one of the few who enjoys the anime more than the manga due to voice acting and music, but it's def better suited to binge watching, especially if you've read the manga
Frozenprince
Banned
10 episodes before we get to the pre-amble. We've got
at LEAST 20 episodes if not more of all the lieutenant battles.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I'd give it five episodes.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Five? Hahaha not happening
Interestingly enough that scene was done by an Incredible animator by the name Ryo Onishi who started his anime career round the time of bounty hunter family/ thriller bark he quickly rose up to become main action animator of one piece in thriller park on wards he then got promoted after strong world to be the go animator for mega big Toei animated movies.
He returned to One piece recently to work on One piece Episode of sabo this month, he did a lot the big scenes.
ryo onishi sakuga mad
I see some times a few posters says how the animation got worse after enis lobby which is far from the truth animators like ryo onish, kenji kuroyanagi didn't join after enis lobby was over.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Im glad someone one mentioned this because as i follow the dub on its quest to catch i noticed the animation was never anything truly special to begin with it had its moments but so does the time skip
Realistically what else can they do? Next episode is Luffy stepping up to Doffy, he'll get kicked around for 2-3 episodes (MAYBE 4) as we resolve Zoro's fight and maybe Franky, then we get Gear fourth tease, a week break (it ALWAYS happens), then we get into final fight filler.
Well, that Injection Shot was a little underwhelming, haha.
You're going to need just a little more than that, Trafalgar D.
Luffy just needs to knock out Bellamy's ass and get him out of the damn way so he can take out that Black Knight. I'm ready for the real thing. Also, really excited about the conclusion to the Pica-Zoro fight even though Pica is a chump.
The rest of the fights are pretty lame at this point. They've really nerfed Don Chinjao. He went head-to-head with Luffy, but now he can't do a thing against Lao G.? Come the fuck on.
You're going to need just a little more than that, Trafalgar D.
Luffy just needs to knock out Bellamy's ass and get him out of the damn way so he can take out that Black Knight. I'm ready for the real thing. Also, really excited about the conclusion to the Pica-Zoro fight even though Pica is a chump.
The rest of the fights are pretty lame at this point. They've really nerfed Don Chinjao. He went head-to-head with Luffy, but now he can't do a thing against Lao G.? Come the fuck on.
that gif is awesome....I'll definitely be watching episode of Sabo tonight.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Hmmm do you read the manga?? If not i cant say what else can they do"
And yes kizarus dub voice is very good "hellloooooo hello?" Lol i love scratchmans voice too "Is this music reaching you, Admiral kizaru"
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Hey, I'm looking for a couple pieces of music that play in these scenes:
- When Rosinante invades Barrels' lair (ep 704)
- When Roger is executed in Ep 0/When they're mentioning the "star bounties" for the first time in Dressrosa
The ending of Sabaody is probably my favorite episode (next to the Arlong Walk) in the entire series, first time watching I couldn't believe what was happening, just an amazing episode with some of the best animation in the series
I was fucking shocked. I don't think I'd ever seen the good guys in an anime get owned so thoroughly before.
Aaronrules380
Member
Ahahahahaha