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Toonami |Aug15| You know, Luffy, we really are One Piece
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BassForever
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We did it for Valvrave about a year ago. Here's a pic summing our reactions.
This is literally EVERYONE'S reaction to Valvrave
Speaking of which, at the start of this thread, I mentioned how I was in San Antonio for San Japan and asked if I should buy Casshern Sins on the spot from the Funimation Booth because I had $20 on me ready to get it. By the time I got an answer the Dealer's Room had already closed. I was hesitant because I wasn't sure if it was one that I wanted to get a physical copy of and watch repeatedly. I got Gankutsuou The Count of Monte Cristo instead the next day, lol.
They're jobbers when they put on the mask! It's an instant power kill. I bet Ino could whoop ANBU Itachi.
Dominican Power
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Up to chapter 259: Zoro vs Braham.
Now I know why Skypiea is so long. It's all these fights. Oda trynna ratchet things up.
Now I know why Skypiea is so long. It's all these fights. Oda trynna ratchet things up.
It's true. And Ino lost to Sakura. Sakura.
CrazyDiamond
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Hope you enjoy entire chapters of Luffy stuck in the proverbial rejuvenation chamber while proverbial Freeza curbstomps the shit out of everyone. Or entire chapters of Luffy running through the proverbial Snake Way.
Wasn't a big fan of Skypeia as a whole, though Enel's power being completely ineffectual against Luffy was so satisfying.
mightynine
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I think it's important to understand that M&H is not (the following might be considered spoiler-y, so I'll black it out)
If you would prefer not to have someone's opinion about M&H pepper yours on the show, I would recommend not reading the above.
As for the other shows:
DBZ Kai - Fun. It's just a fun show.
M&H - An underwhelming episode, not a fan of Michiko basically trying to find ways to get rid of Hatchin because she's interested in some guy.
AGK! - Very 90s feeling all the way around. Mood shifts are way too sudden, though I would occasionally get a chuckle. Seems like this would be the anime I would like if I was in my teens and wanting to find something "edgy" to be different.
SAOII - Should've just called it "Prologue". Basically a bottle episode. I'm interested in the idea of putting Asuna front-and-center for an arc, but I have no faith in the show pulling it off.
One Piece - As I mentioned during the airing, it was so refreshing to have the Straw Hats back on the Merry, doing pirate-y things and working together, bouncing off each other with one-liners - it feels like it's been forever since we've had that, because, well it has! But based on the next episode's title and remarks made so far, I have an idea of what happens next week, and I hope I'm not right about it.
a plot-driven show. It's very much episodic in the Bebop/Champloo vein, although it does have more episodes dealing with the plot - if that makes sense, it's just all very loose - more of a road-trip, get into stories show.
I think once Satoshi returns (he was mentioned in the two-parter we had recently), the show will pick up a bit. I know I was underwhelmed with this last episode when I watched it the first time.
Ultimately, M&H is a show that I liked, but not loved. I think that's why you don't hear a lot about it. I had a feeling that the thread would find itself losing some interest after a hot start, because that's kind of how I felt after watching it.
I think once Satoshi returns (he was mentioned in the two-parter we had recently), the show will pick up a bit. I know I was underwhelmed with this last episode when I watched it the first time.
Ultimately, M&H is a show that I liked, but not loved. I think that's why you don't hear a lot about it. I had a feeling that the thread would find itself losing some interest after a hot start, because that's kind of how I felt after watching it.
If you would prefer not to have someone's opinion about M&H pepper yours on the show, I would recommend not reading the above.
As for the other shows:
DBZ Kai - Fun. It's just a fun show.
M&H - An underwhelming episode, not a fan of Michiko basically trying to find ways to get rid of Hatchin because she's interested in some guy.
AGK! - Very 90s feeling all the way around. Mood shifts are way too sudden, though I would occasionally get a chuckle. Seems like this would be the anime I would like if I was in my teens and wanting to find something "edgy" to be different.
SAOII - Should've just called it "Prologue". Basically a bottle episode. I'm interested in the idea of putting Asuna front-and-center for an arc, but I have no faith in the show pulling it off.
One Piece - As I mentioned during the airing, it was so refreshing to have the Straw Hats back on the Merry, doing pirate-y things and working together, bouncing off each other with one-liners - it feels like it's been forever since we've had that, because, well it has! But based on the next episode's title and remarks made so far, I have an idea of what happens next week, and I hope I'm not right about it.
Dominican Power
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Null scans suck. Uses 36 Pound cannon instead of Sanjuroku Pound Hou
Dominican Power
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I'm a stickler for keeping things as Japanese as possible.
That's just poor translation and localization work, dude.
Try telling that to fans of TV-Nihon...
Dominican Power
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I'm up to chapter 260, how many chapters do I have left until Skypiea is done?
It always seems to come back to them, they really fucked with the series a lot.
More than a few, but less than a lot. What is going on plot wise?
Dominican Power
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Until recently, Skypeia was the longest arc by number of chapters.
Also who the fuck is Waipa. What kind of absurd scans are you reading.
One Piece also has terrible luck with wishy washy fan translators on both the manga and anime sides of things. Groups never got good enough with the anime and no one really did a good job with the manga until about 5 years ago.
The anime in particular suffered badly. Lots and lots of awful groups handled it and the few good ones that were available dropped it for one reason or another. It was a god send when One Piece started simulcasting. Pretty much the best thing Naruto ever did was getting simulcasting to become a thing.
EDIT: I'm the Viper. I've come to Vipe your Vindows.
The anime in particular suffered badly. Lots and lots of awful groups handled it and the few good ones that were available dropped it for one reason or another. It was a god send when One Piece started simulcasting. Pretty much the best thing Naruto ever did was getting simulcasting to become a thing.
EDIT: I'm the Viper. I've come to Vipe your Vindows.
You're still a way's off.
He means Wiper, that dude with the bazooka.
A MAGICAL FAIRY WORD THAT CAN NEVER BE ACCURATELY TRANSLATED INTO FILTHY BAKA GAIJIN LANGUAGES
Dominican Power
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Null scans. It says Waipa.
So it's Wiper? Fucking shitty scans. That kind stuff discourages from reading it.
Well, I'm pretty sure it's Wyper or something.
CrazyDiamond
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Friend, Comrade, Partner, Crew-mate, I dunno it seems that there are a lot of equivalent words that are useful for different scenarios. It doesn't always have to be the word friend.
I still don't really like the use of "friend" in most instances where "nakama" is used in a way that carries some particular weight.
I'm not saying you should use "nakama" because, well, that's silly, but I feel like there has to be a better word than just "friend." Like Luffy shouting from the top of Arlong Park "NAMI, YOU ARE MY friend" just doesn't really do it for me.
NO
YOU ARE A STUPID BAKA GAIJIN WHO CANNOT COMPREHEND THE WONDERFUL MEANING AND SUBTEXT OF THE GREATEST WORD OF THE GLORIOUS NIPPON LANGUAGE
No, you feel like it doesn't carry the same weight for the same reason behind sub-preference in all cases: you don't understand the language. You feel like "friend" doesn't quite carry enough weight, but "nakama" likely carries the exact same amount of weight in Japanese, but because it's Japanese it's not really possible to understand that.
Dominican Power
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You're conflating friends and acquaintances. Acquaintances can't be your friends.
CrazyDiamond
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I'm talking about the lowest level of friendship and its deucedly difficult to put into words. A long term acquaintance that you are on good terms with? Someone who you wouldn't go out of your way to keep in your life but still enjoy the company of? I just use friend for that, friend.
In that case, then comrade should have more weight. You stupid BAKA, KONO YARO~
Dominican Power
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Well, I'm still annoyed that I have to navigate through shitty translations. Nitoryu was so much better.
Because we know exactly what friend means, but we don't know exactly what nakama means, which makes it sound more mystical and important.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Concept of nakama is different, probably
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Sounds really stupid when you don't translate it for the sake of not translating it.
What the fuck....
Imperial Bishop
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That's exactly the type of mindset some fans have been fooled into thinking.
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