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[blitzwolf215]

They should have started with skypeia.

 

[Slamtastic]

The sad thing is this is one of the better places to start One Piece.

Every place to start is inferior to, you know, the beginning.

 

[ckohler]

 

[Schadenfreude]

Someone want to explain the sea monkeys?

The One Piece world is full of random creatures.

Water makes him weak. He can't go into the sea for shit. It's like that for all Devil Fruit users.

I meant like propeller motion at the sails directly. If he twists his arms enough and then lets go, it could make a sizable amount of wind.

 

[LycanXIII]

Grand Line has weird creatures.

Well, I know that from what I've seen, but is there a reason they're running from them? Something happen earlier?

 

[Shard]

Ah the first ad break so that the majority of the audience can scoop up their brains from the floor.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Ugh, is it Soul Eater time yet? This show is lame.

Spoiler

Lol, but srsly, SE is more compelling

 

[Crash Station]

Should have just started at episode 1.

I don't know about that either, but it's definitely better than here.

 

[B-Dubs]

I feel like I watched a good amount of one piece and I'm completely lost.

If you didn't get up to at least Jaya then you won't know what the fuck is going on. Funimation put it all up on their website. Or you could read the manga to catch up fast.

Ugh, is it Soul Eater time yet? This show is lame.

Spoiler

Lol, but srsly, SE is more compelling

:lol no

Also this is in between arcs, you'll be singing a different tune come Water 7

 

[thetechkid]

Man this was a terrible place to start.

So much time spent on a villain introduced 100+ episodes ago offing another villain who was important to the past arc.

Just total confusion.

lol Welcome to One Piece

 

[Astral]

Spoiler

He's alive.

I know that. Which is why this scene was weird to me.

 

[BassForever]

I feel like I watched a good amount of one piece and I'm completely lost.

If you didn't finish the Jaya arc (though episode 151) you won't know about that last scene

 

[Doctor Decimate]

well, One Piece is trending in the US

 

[BatDan]

You guys all had one job. ONE JOB. Marathon the series on Funimation.
You have a couple months before it really gets to the real plot.

 

[Byronic Hero]

well, One Piece is trending in the US

As it should be.

 

[Amikami]

Should have just started at episode 1.

This, or somewhere closer. Watching over 200 eps in 4 weeks is just two ambitious for people with lives. That's right. I've got a life.

Partly my fault since I didn't start till last week. Only made it to 4. lol.

 

[ReiGun]

I don't have a life and still ain't doing that shit.

Every place to start is inferior to, you know, the beginning.

Yeah.

Is there any reason we're starting ~200 episodes in?

 

[Slamtastic]

i'm capable of separating actors from their performances

I can't do it with Piccolo/Krillan/Trunks in OP.

 

[lazybones18]

well, One Piece is trending in the US

Excellent

 

[RagnarokX]

So that guy was worth 55 million? And he gets taken out by this guy with almost no effort?

Damn

You should see what Luffy did to him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu41u7Y2H1k

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

You guys all had one job. ONE JOB. Marathon the series on Funimation.
You have a couple months before it really gets to the real plot.

Forgive them Batdan for stuff

 

[789shadow]

Yeah.

Is there any reason we're starting ~200 episodes in?

They couldn't do 2 eps a night, and starting at the beginning is just too far back.

 

[The Silver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMTB-_4LAVQ

Just once, I want Toonami to play this for the lulz.

 

[LycanXIII]

This is the first (and only) time they've shown up.

The world is full of weird fucking shit.

Wait, first time? Then why are they scared of them? I can understand not wanting to be caught in a large wave, but they're making a bigger deal of the monkeys than the wave.

 

[Raxus]

Every place to start is inferior to, you know, the beginning.

Hopefully when the guide Is finished this crazyness will be less crazy.

 

[Shard]

Sacrifices had to be made to get to this point.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I don't know about that either, but it's definitely better than here.

I feel like the absolutely latest they could have gotten away with was Laboon. There's simply too much continuity to start any later.

But I really feel like the beginning would have been the best place to start.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

I can see Toonami pulling a DBGT and going, "Erm, One Piece: The Lost Episodes! Figure out what the hell is going on now!"

 

[Moaradin]

One Piece will grow on you all. It's fucking weird, and it's great.

 

[Crash Station]

Ugh, is it Soul Eater time yet? This show is lame.

Spoiler

Lol, but srsly, SE is more compelling

Buildup is a lot more important to One Piece than Soul Eater. It definitely has some of the highest highs in anime, but no arc starts out like that.

 

[B-Dubs]

I don't have a life and still ain't doing that shit.



Yeah.

Is there any reason we're starting ~200 episodes in?

The show is passing episode 600 in Japan.

 

[BatDan]

Wait, first time? Then why are they scared of them? I can understand not wanting to be caught in a large wave, but they're making a bigger deal of the monkeys than the wave.

Because they were creating the wave.

 

[789shadow]

Wait, first time? Then why are they scared of them? I can understand not wanting to be caught in a large wave, but they're making a bigger deal of the monkeys than the wave.

I cannot begin to say just how much you are overthinking the sea monkeys.

 

[Kaizer]

You guys all had one job. ONE JOB. Marathon the series on Funimation.
You have a couple months before it really gets to the real plot.

THIS. If anything, you really don't even need to pay attention to One Piece until October this year, when the real action starts up. That's plenty of time to catch up.

 

[Kusagari]

Every place to start is inferior to, you know, the beginning.

I actually think filler like G-8 might have been a good starting place since it would quickly introduce the crews personalities.

 

[Schadenfreude]

This, or somewhere closer. Watching over 200 eps in 3 weeks is just two ambitious for people with lives. That's right. I've got a life.

It was a month and one week. I watched 6 episodes per day. Skip the opening and the endings and that's less than 2 hours a day.

 

[Seda]

You should see what Luffy did to him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu41u7Y2H1k

in gif form (pardon huge size)

 

[commanderpepper]

Wait, first time? Then why are they scared of them? I can understand not wanting to be caught in a large wave, but they're making a bigger deal of the monkeys than the wave.

I think the monkeys caused the massive tidal wave. So whenever you see one, you better go in the opposite direction.

 

[Doctor Decimate]

I can't do it with Piccolo/Krillan/Trunks in OP.

i don't see why it's different from physical actors in a film

 

[LycanXIII]

They could have at least shown character specific episodes that are needed for this part. Or splice together a few 30 minute episodes to catch everyone up.

 

[Maron]

i'm capable of separating actors from their performances

Me too, honestly. I understnad it being a tad weird at first when you're hearing Usopp, Sanji and Zoro I guess but personally I don't really care that Sabat or Vale or Strait played so-and-so in an entirely different show.

 

[Jintor]

They made a decision they can't reverse.

Seriously though, I don't want to spend my free time on One Piece homework just so i can watch it with an online chat. Guess I'll just count it as another goddamn half hour before Soul Eater.

It's still kinda cool.

 

[Shard]

As I understand it this arc is just build up to one of the best arcs of all of One Piece.

 

[Raxus]

Ugh, is it Soul Eater time yet? This show is lame.

Spoiler

Lol, but srsly, SE is more compelling

We are 11 episodes into SE.

 

[MetatronM]

Wait, first time? Then why are they scared of them? I can understand not wanting to be caught in a large wave, but they're making a bigger deal of the monkeys than the wave.

They attacked right at the beginning of the episode after they landed.

 

[Slamtastic]

Luffy is as annoying as Naruto, easily.

 

[ReiGun]

This is one of the reasons I can't get into One Piece: the characters won't calm the fuck down. So much yelling.

They couldn't do 2 eps a night, and starting at the beginning is just too far back.

The show is passing episode 600 in Japan.

Meh. I'd rather just start at the beginning. Especially if I'm still going to have to watch 200 episodes on my own time to get all the context anyway.

 

[BatDan]

Luffy is as annoying as Naruto, easily.

*smacks*

 

[GaimeGuy]

CAN NOT UNHEAER PICCOLO

 

[B-Dubs]

Meh. I'd rather just start at the beginning. Especially if I'm still going to have to watch 200 episodes on my own time to get all the context anyway.

Just go read to catch up. You could easily catch up by next week if you read the manga instead.