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[zedreamcast]

Why do they still call him Pirate Hunter Zoro if hes a pirate?

"Not a pirate hunter anymore Zoro" doesnt have the same ring to it.

 

[UltraGunner]

Still better than Ragna's wanted poster

 

[BassForever]

Japan really loves english words, they think they sound cool, like really cool, even with words that we dont consider cool

The villain being called Pain is cool

 

[Imperial Bishop]

How many Ls does this make for Sanji?

 

[BatDan]

Sanji's gibberish is funnier in the manga since it's literally gibberish.

 

[Soulflarz]

He spent years as a pirate hunter and like 2 months as an actual Strawhat.

Also RULE OF COOL

Totally Rule of Cool

 

[Zonic]

I'M A DOCTOR, NOT A PET.

 

[B-Dubs]

Sanji just never has the luck with the Wanted Poster.

He was born under a miracle star or something :lol

 

[Grexeno]

Sanji's gibberish is funnier in the manga since it's literally gibberish.

It's literally Wingdings

 

[GaimeGuy]

Nyaaa nyaaa~

 

[Crocodile]

So what exactly was Kishimotos' excuse for the son of the 4th Hokage to live as an outcast like Naruto did again? Feels like a retcon.

It's not exactly subtle, though; it's just taking a long time. I exaggerated when I said it's been the same since episode 3, but the point is that the show set up this "they'l love each other eventually thing!" a while ago and stagnated for a hell of a long time. The "I'm sick of your shit" and "I'm here to rescue you" stuff has happened multiple times in this show; the circus isn't particularly special in that regard. I just don't see where the build-up is supposed to have been. It feels more like they just now decided this stuff can happen because they're getting close to the end; really, it could've happened after the bull fight.

You're right in that the "hot & cold" and "separate & rescue" narrative has been used over and over by this show but the circus escapade still stands out as special to me and how they interacted after said incident was different as well. I won't disagree that the writing of the show could have been better in several respects but I'm not sure how to do this better in an obvious way. Would you preferred something more linear than troughs & valleys with an upward trend?

 

[Man God]

Git gud Chopper.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

"git gud, chopper"

 

[UltraGunner]

Damnit Luffy, I'm a doctor, not a pet

 

[BassForever]

How many Ls does this make for Sanji?

All of them

 

[SparksterMeta0]

Considering all the hell she's been, Robin seems content with her new wanted poster.

 

[Moaradin]

important ass dudes

 

[Shard]

Meanwhile at the holy land.

 

[BatDan]

Hey look, the Navy Photographer. He's stealthy as fuck.

 

[GaimeGuy]

lmao

 

[Mik317]

lol

 

[Raxus]

That foreshadowing.

 

[zedreamcast]

She's done pretty good at running under the radar so far in the series.

I dunno that doesnt look very under the radar

 

[Imperial Bishop]

"Did you leave the lens cap on?"

LOLOLOLOL

 

[skLaFarebear]

lol

 

[B-Dubs]

Hey look, the Navy Photographer. He's stealthy as fuck.

He also forgot how lens caps work.

:LOL

 

[Seda]

wanted poster photographer,

you had one job

literally

 

[foxuzamaki]

The villain being called Pain is cool

It is, I consider his entire design really cool,

Spoiler

all six of him, talking about the "fake pain" design ofcourse

 

[Zonic]

.......so.....the lens cap....*sigh*

I still would like to know how that guy managed to get all those photos.

 

[Man God]

wanted poster photographer,

you had one job

literally

He got the important ones.

 

[Soulflarz]

10m to see a sheet covering the ship
Are we actually seeing it 10m in?

 

[grandjedi6]

I dunno that doesnt look very under the radar

She dun goofed

 

[BatDan]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

THE THOUSAND SUNNY!

 

[Schadenfreude]

Who the fuck was that supposed to be?

 

[skLaFarebear]

New ship :O

 

[GaimeGuy]

How do they get a sheet that big. And how does he have the strength to pull it off?

 

[BassForever]

So what exactly was Kishimotos' excuse for the son of the 4th Hokage to live as an outcast like Naruto did again? Feels like a retcon.

You're right in that the "hot & cold" and "separate & rescue" narrative has been used over and over by this show but the circus escapade still stands out as special to me and how they interacted after said incident was different as well. I won't disagree that the writing of the show could have been better in several respects but I'm not sure how to do this better in an obvious way. Would you preferred something more linear than troughs & valleys with an upward trend?

Make the show shorter, make circus episodes 5/6 or 6/7 with the finale being episode 12 or 13.

 

[SparksterMeta0]

And so we finally have Merry's successor!

 

[ckohler]

Extreme Makeover: Pirate Ship Edition

 

[B-Dubs]

IT'S SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

 

[Raxus]

Finally. The new straw hat ship. I had to do so much to avoid spoiling it.

 

[lazybones18]

looks pretty good

 

[Shard]

Meet The new ship.

 

[UltraGunner]

Well, you indirectly paid for it

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Talk about an upgrade.

 

[Man God]

It's a Lion!

 

[Zonic]

WOAH, did Iceburg's VA change? Or did he just actually emote for once?

 

[MetatronM]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

It doesn't have a name for several episodes...

 

[Soulflarz]

How do they get a sheet that big. And how does he have the strength to pull it off?

anime

 

[Grexeno]

They somehow put a lawn on the deck