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[BassForever]

Got it, asspull it is

It was an ass pull in skypiea when the ship magically repaired itself, then the next major arc how that happened was explained, and now this happened.

This is the same series where a character got hit by a train and was able to operate ON HIMSELF AS HE WAS DYING and turn himself into a cyborg.

 

[B-Dubs]

Armin is still one the smartest characters in this show and in anime in general. Dude just gets shit.

Nah, I gotta give that to Conan. Dude solves murder and spy shit on the regular with shit he learned from Sherlock Holmes stories.

 

[Crayolan]

That's exactly what it is! Franky explained this a while back when Usopp told him about Skypiea.

Same explanation for how it navigated the worst storm in recorded memory.

ohhhh my goooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Next episode is going to be amazing isn't it

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Well, only about half the foreshadowing is missing.

I wouldn't be surprised if the viewers forgot that foreshadowing. One Piece really relies on you remembering a lot of stuff that happened episodes ago and that might be too much for a casual audience this late at night.

 

[aspiegamer]

1.) Ships having a consciousness was introduced as early as Skypeia

2.) We never did see what happened to it after it fell out of Franky's workshop place.

We never saw it move before but we did see it repair itself IIRC.

I have no idea what a Skypeia is, but that would make more sense.

Okay. How did she get there that quickly? A scant few hours behind the ultra-fast sea train. I. No. Just don't bother. I'll assume that she installed a nuclear reactor. That's as realistic as anything else.

Spoiler

Still a total asspull.

 

[Soulflarz]

Is something an asspull if the world is established to run on non-physics and non-logic

I wouldn't be surprised if the viewers forgot that foreshadowing. One Piece really relies on you remembering a lot of stuff that happened episodes ago and that might be too much for a casual audience this late at night.

This too. I mean, OP arcs are very long, calling back to stuff that would have been 2 years ago if you watched one a week is a bit silly to expect your average person to remember on the spot.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Nah, I gotta give that to Conan. Dude solves murder and spy shit on the regular with shit he learned from Sherlock Holmes stories.

Well I did say "one of". I know he's not the best.

 

[Moaradin]

ohhhh my goooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Next episode is going to be amazing isn't it

The Merry returning does pay off incredibly. One of the best scenes in One Piece is coming up.

 

[grandjedi6]

I'm trying to even remember if Toonami even showed that scene about the boat getting fixed considering they dropped One Piece in the middle of that sphere guy fight.

iirc, it only aired in Cartoon Network Australia.

 

[Line_HTX]

I still don't know how to whistle loudly like what Jean is doing.

 

[GaimeGuy]

It was an ass pull in skypiea when the ship magically repaired itself, then the next major arc how that happened was explained, and now this happened.

This is the same series where a character got hit by a train and was able to operate ON HIMSELF AS HE WAS DYING and turn himself into a cyborg.

And where a normal man, the weakest of the strawhats, in fact, got hit in the skull with a 4 ton baseball bat, then got up and won his fight.

 

[BassForever]

I have no idea what a Skypeia is, but that would make more sense.

Okay. How did she get there that quickly? A scant few hours behind the ultra-fast sea train. I. No. Just don't bother. I'll assume that she installed a nuclear reactor. That's as realistic as anything else.

Spoiler

Still a total asspull.

They spent a scant few hours fighting on Enies Lobby...

 

[B-Dubs]

ohhhh my goooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Next episode is going to be amazing isn't it

We're gonna cry ALL OF THE TEARS

I wouldn't be surprised if the viewers forgot that foreshadowing. One Piece really relies on you remembering a lot of stuff that happened episodes ago and that might be too much for a casual audience this late at night.

This is true, it really needs to be on earlier in the night. There's too much foreshadowing for this time of night, especially if you aren't familiar with the story already.

 

[Man God]

I have no idea what a Skypeia is, but that would make more sense.

Okay. How did she get there that quickly? A scant few hours behind the ultra-fast sea train. I. No. Just don't bother. I'll assume that she installed a nuclear reactor. That's as realistic as anything else.

Spoiler

Still a total asspull.

FIGHTING SPIRIT!

 

[Schadenfreude]

The angel!

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Is something an asspull if the world is established to run on non-physics and non-logic

Eh, not really. The One Piece world doesn't run on toonforce. It just bends physics sometimes due to exaggeration (like CP9). It's still a fantasy for the most part.

 

[Raxus]

As good as this arc is I gotta tap out.

 

[RagnarokX]

To be fair, Toonami never really got to see that stuff. From the viewer's perspective, this really is an asspull since all the foreshadowing is missing.

But Franky explained what happened in Skypiea on Toonami, so not really.

 

[grandjedi6]

This girl also seems like she'll be important in the future. Or secretly evil. Somethings up with her at least.

 

[Man God]

Swerve, Christa is the female titan.

 

[B-Dubs]

Eh, the One Piece world doesn't run on toonforce. It just bends physics sometimes due to exaggeration (like CP9).

Eh, Luffy's powers, and a lot of paramecia abilities in general, run a little on cartoon logic.

 

[Line_HTX]

Shiny blonde hair....

She's an angel. A Goddess.

 

[ckohler]

They're all thirsty.

 

[Soulflarz]

Shiny blonde hair....

She's an angel. A Goddess.

*bops you*

 

[Raxus]

Swerve, Christa is the female titan.

Swerve,

Spoiler

she is something even crazier.

Ugggh, said I was tapping out I MEAN IT THIS TIME....baka!

 

[skLaFarebear]

Callin it for the night. For the first (and obviously last) time KLK managed to be my show of the night.

 

[Zonic]

I wouldn't be surprised if the viewers forgot that foreshadowing. One Piece really relies on you remembering a lot of stuff that happened episodes ago and that might be too much for a casual audience this late at night.

Pretty much. I mean, it's been months & months since Franky was talking about that stuff. Even I forgot he was the one discussing it.

Granted, it's cool how stuff can be hinted at earlier on, but sometimes it can be so long ago, you forget.

 

[Man God]

Swerve,

Spoiler

she is something even crazier.

Spoil it please, AOT spoilers intrigue me!

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Eh, Luffy's powers, and a lot of paramecia abilities in general, run a little on cartoon logic.

Devil Fruits are basically "magic", so they can break all kinds of rules.

 

[RagnarokX]

They spent a scant few hours fighting on Enies Lobby...

And we don't really know how long Enies Lobby was since Enies Lobby is an island where it is never night... somehow...

 

[Soulflarz]

Spoil it please, AOT spoilers intrigue me!

Whats there to spoil, the current manga lost me when we starting doing politics/exposition dumping for chapters straight.

 

[Seda]

Armin is still one the smartest characters in this show and in anime in general. Dude just gets shit.

I actually liked in the last episode how he started shouting about his' best friend' being dead. It was bullshit but he knew the titan would hesitate, which allowed Jean to escape.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Merry has a soul, like a Klabautermann.

We saw it during Skypeia when the ship fixed itself.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Sorry, guy, you gotta be at least as cute as Armin to survive.

 

[blitzwolf215]

I actually liked in the last episode how he started shouting about his' best friend' being dead. It was bullshit but he knew the titan would hesitate, which allowed Jean to escape.

It also allowed Armin to narrow down the female titan's identity.

 

[Line_HTX]

And the 60 yard field goal is GOOD!

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Female Titan booty game too stronk.

 

[Man God]

Sorry, guy, you gotta be at least as cute as Armin to survive.

So...Mikasa, Sasha, and the angel also get to live?

 

[Zonic]

Merry has a soul, like a Klabautermann.

We saw it during Skypeia when the ship fixed itself.

I think Toonami dropped One Piece before that episode was shown, but yes, it was hinted at twice, once in each arc. It was teased in Skypeia, then Franky went into it more in Water 7 as Usopp was trying to fix the ship after being turned down by Iceburg & his "crew".

 

[MetatronM]

Oh, I actually don't remember this.

Worth keeping in mind that the conversation Robin and Sogeking were having at the time had basically NOTHING to do with this. This is just a thing that was happening outside the window.

(This was played as a vision Robin had of Merry burning and falling apart on its journey, but it was kind of apropos of nothing at the time.)

 

[GaimeGuy]

Pretty much. I mean, it's been months & months since Franky was talking about that stuff. Even I forgot he was the one discussing it.

Granted, it's cool how stuff can be hinted at earlier on, but sometimes it can be so long ago, you forget.

Christ if you think THAT was long ago, you haven't seen anything yet.

(No specifics on what is revealed, just on length)

Spoiler

Oda legitimately has callbacks to stuff from 5-10 years back.

 

[Soulflarz]

Okay I'm out. Going to play some DKCR3D then sleep, night guys

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Jesus, Funimation paid their money's worth for these repeat showings of Resurrection F.

 

[Moaradin]

Jesus, Funimation paid their money's worth for these repeat showings of Resurrection F.

Didn't BoG do pretty well in theaters despite only having a limited showing?

 

[Zonic]

Jesus, Funimation paid their money's worth for these repeat showings of Resurrection F.

If I didn't skip Naruto, I probably would've counted how many damn times they showed that commercial. Felt like you'd see it once or even TWICE per commercial break.

Didn't BoG do pretty well in theaters despite only having a limited showing?

I recall so.

 

[Crocodile]

Armin is still one the smartest characters in this show and in anime in general. Dude just gets shit.

Dude is small potatoes in the grand scheme. Most people in this show being dumb also makes him look better (though he is legit smart)

 

[Schadenfreude]

Why are they so hesitant to go into the forest? The ODM gear is better used with places to grapple on.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Didn't BoG do pretty well in theaters despite only having a limited showing?

IIRC, it did pretty good. Like #8 at the box office.

 

[B-Dubs]

Why are they so hesitant to go into the forest? The ODM gear is better used with places to grapple on.

Titan can hide behind the giant trees and ambush them?

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Levi continues to prove how much better he is than Eren.