Nobody dies in One Piece.
Except in flashbacks. Everyone dies in One Piece flashbacks.
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One Piece Thread (redux)
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Except in flashbacks. Everyone dies in One Piece flashbacks.
unknownstranger
Member
Yeah tonight's episode was a whole lot of nothing. Still not caught up yet (on Punk Hazard arc atm) but is
going to start becoming a thing now?
awakened devil fruit powers
*shrugs* Doffy is the only person to have showcased that ability so far.
Though people suspect that Kuzan and Sakazuki have it considering how they left Punk Hazard after their 10 day duel.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the Impel Down guards. It was just kind of glossed over there.
Aaronrules380
Member
Technically it's been a thing since impel down, where the demon guards were referrred to as awakened zoans
unknownstranger
Member
This episode wasn't even a full chapter.
The chapter it's based on ended with Leo Bazooka
Still better than Doffy chasing Law through a forest for 10 episodes.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Nah, it's just that the episode director and animation director this week are some of the weakest on One Piece.
Codeacious
Banned
I didn't really see how the Birdcage could be prolonged to Namek levels at first, but now that I know Zoro's going to hold it off for a while (and Burgess is going to probably fight Sabo), I can see how this could go on for another 15-20 episodes.
Eh, the first half of the episode wasn't too bad. It just got really awful after the bumper.
Small spoilers:
iirc Zoro and the others barely hold off the birdcage at all, and Sabo absolutely destroys Burgess in a matter of minutes. So their fight is much more likely to be drawn out
Mikey Jr.
Member
I want to rewatch One Piece from the beginning again. I think it would be fun knowing who all the major players are, and picking up on things I might have missed.
Buuuut, I'd only do it with a "Kai" version of One Piece. I wonder if something like that will ever happen. Just strip EVERYTHING out. Filler, "flashbacks", and just general padding. Episode only turns out to be 5 minutes long? So be it.
Buuuut, I'd only do it with a "Kai" version of One Piece. I wonder if something like that will ever happen. Just strip EVERYTHING out. Filler, "flashbacks", and just general padding. Episode only turns out to be 5 minutes long? So be it.
Yeah, as enjoyable as G8 is, that aspect is just bizarre.
There's also Zoro's claim that there's "nothing he can't cut" in the Apis arc (despite that being an important plot point in Alabasta) or Chopper eating a second Rumble Ball shortly after the first in the Davy Back Fight filler.
Tathanen
Get Inside Her!
You are straight-up describing the manga. Check it out, it'd be a great way to re-experience the "true" story from the start.
I'm doing it with the manga right now and it's great. I highly recommend especially with the colour version out which adds a lot IMO. There are some scenes that the anime did better and some scenes that the manga did better. I liked the anime' version of Zoro vs Kuma at the end of Thriller Bark more for example but the Sabody Straw Hats vs Kuma felt better in the manga.
Highly recommend it. Oda does crazy foreshadowing.
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.
The color manga is so good. You're right in that some scenes are better in the manga vs. the anime and vice versa. It's nice to go back and read it again after so long and get a new perspective on things. The low key atmosphere of East Blue is so unique compared to the rest of the series.
Personally I feel as if Skypiea is the best anime adaptation of a manga arc; the music used was always on point, there was very little filler and the pacing was good.
Codeacious
Banned
I've done this (twice, actually), and I just ended up skipping past filler/episodes I didn't like (e.g. the entire Davy Back Fight, like I already mentioned on the previous page of the thread), and if an episode is a bit slow/poorly paced/showing a flashback I remember I just skip past those chunks. It does end up sort of making it a "Kai" version since a lot of later episodes end up becoming 7-10 minutes long with all the chunks I skip. Not all the filler's bad though- I actually really liked the extra Alabasta episodes (it really made it feel like the crew was crossing a long, harsh, unforgiving desert) and the Rainbow Mist mini-arc.
I just finished doing this myself. Skipped all the filler episodes and Im up to the timeskip now.
There is a Kai-like project called One Pace that I think is trying to make cut/combined versions of the anime. Lots of gaps though. It recommends watching the original anime up to Thriller Bark and then they're working on stuff after that. Will be interesting once it's completed / caught up completely.
unknownstranger
Member
Hopefully they edit Buggy entirely out of Summit War.
unknownstranger
Member
Why did Tashigi's boobs become massive when Law switched her and Smokers hearts?
Post-timeskip women got breast expansions all around.
Smoker hates shirts, so he unbuttoned Tashigi's blouse while he was using her body. Much to Tashigi's embarrassment. Of course being a Shonen manga for kids, Oda couldn't go all the way.
unknownstranger
Member
Do we ever get to see the Aokiji-Akainu fight?
Maybe in a flashback
SolidusDave
Member
The fight was probably not very even. How should Aokiji use his ice power to actually hurt Akainu? Even if he managed to freeze him the guy can just heat himself up to melt the ice. That and I doubt his attacks would do much against a magma shield or something while the other way around it would be quite effective. It's a bit like the Luffy vs Enel situation.
Sure, they both must have been using Haki but even then you see the devastating damage on Aokiji vs seemingly nothing on Akainu.
Sure, they both must have been using Haki but even then you see the devastating damage on Aokiji vs seemingly nothing on Akainu.
Though we have seen Aokiji in civilian clothes, but Akainu not in normal civilian clothes. So we could see more damage on Aokiji.
Yea we saw how Ace vs Aokiji fight was at a stand still why Ace got beat up by Akainu
unknownstranger
Member
Finally finished the Punk Hazard arc. I was pissed at seeing an episode called "Aokiji vs Doflamingo" and how it actually went. This arc in general lacked decent fights outside of 2 with Smoker. The filler at the end was stupid (why does a fucking otter know Haki?) but whatever. Losing a bit of interest but I'll finish catching up eventually.
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.
Punk Hazard is the new world equivalent of the random islands they went to during Arabasta. The real story starts now.
Punk Hazard to the next arc is like Jaya to Skypeia.
Except Jaya was awesome
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.
One Piece Episode 728 - Luffy! An All-Out Leo Bazooka!
Really good episode this week, outside of the usual opening & recap padding. Loved seeing Luffy destroy Doffy, I should've known the fight wasn't over just yet. That one move Luffy did where he cranks his head back was hilarious lol
I haven't read in the manga yet, so I'm hoping we get to see Sabo fight Doflamingo next week while Luffy recharges. On that subject too, having to wait 10 minutes for his Haki to recharge doesn't seem like that bad of a side effect. Turning chibi from Gear Third seems worse to me.
Really good episode this week, outside of the usual opening & recap padding. Loved seeing Luffy destroy Doffy, I should've known the fight wasn't over just yet. That one move Luffy did where he cranks his head back was hilarious lol
I haven't read in the manga yet, so I'm hoping we get to see Sabo fight Doflamingo next week while Luffy recharges. On that subject too, having to wait 10 minutes for his Haki to recharge doesn't seem like that bad of a side effect. Turning chibi from Gear Third seems worse to me.
Aaronrules380
Member
Considering he can also barely move on his own during that 10 minutes, I'd say gear 4's drawback is way worse.
unknownstranger
Member
I thought his fourth gear drawback would be that he couldn't stretch for awhile. This works out about the same.
We're in endgame. The arc ended in the manga.
However, the anime is about to enter a Namek-esque moment...
Thank god (Oda) it is over in the manga. I have read it. This is going too slow in the anime.