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Winter 2014 Anime |OT2| Waiting for Sakamoto
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@ C Warrior and OP GAF.
When's One Piece actually get good? Also are Strong World and Z pretty much alright to watch if I've only seen the first 10 episodes? I mean yeah I won't know fuck all of the cast outside the main 3 but like they could focus on them anyway in a 2 hr movie.
Also what episodes where the ones he was fighting the admirals in that uh...
I watched about 3 episodes of that and that shit was piff.
When's One Piece actually get good? Also are Strong World and Z pretty much alright to watch if I've only seen the first 10 episodes? I mean yeah I won't know fuck all of the cast outside the main 3 but like they could focus on them anyway in a 2 hr movie.
Also what episodes where the ones he was fighting the admirals in that uh...
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That's Marineford. I also recommend Impel Down Arc also.
strangedopamine
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Arlong Arc is the best of the early stuff and that starts at Episode 30.
holy shit it starts @ episode 457
Fuck I might just watch this arc by itself one day.
Ep 30 hey, does it grab your attention from the start or more of a slow builder?
fwoosh!
Well now. I finally see where that scene in Black Lagoon got its inspiration from.
strangedopamine
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Episode 30 is the set up episode. Episode 31 is where it starts going.
Watch this as well. If you like Mamoru Hosoda's stuff then this is a must see, it's the best One Piece film (although Strong World and Movie Z come close).
Nobunagun Episode 10:
I'll be honest, this was a pretty tepid episode, the foundations of DOGOO and indeed The Commander were really drawn out and boring and not much new was learned. Also, I fast-forwarded through about 5 minutes of shitty ship-teasing because I have had my fill of the stupid fucking practice.
I'll be honest, this was a pretty tepid episode, the foundations of DOGOO and indeed The Commander were really drawn out and boring and not much new was learned. Also, I fast-forwarded through about 5 minutes of shitty ship-teasing because I have had my fill of the stupid fucking practice.
R_thanatos
Member
fwoosh!
So this is where it comes .... Future dairy & sengan kagura did parody this then ...
Oh no.... strong world shouldn't be watched until quite late ...
Strong world shoudln't be watched UNTIL episode 381 and it recommanded to be watched after ep 429 ( toei did made 4 fillers episodes for it after all ) ..you'll lose a lot of surprises if you watch it before that point... It is the 10 th OP movie after all.In general , most One piece movies should be watched when they came out , except the movie 1 & 3 that you should skip because they aren't that great.MOvie 6 is also a MUST SEE
Crash Station
Member
I did. Was alright.
R_thanatos
Member
Hapiness Charge Precure - 02
Quite a solid episode i'm glad to have saved up for this start as the quality of the show is still strong it seems ... Gonna enjoy catching up .
I hope that toei will properly use those costumes aside from a marketing element... this episode example was alright ... i hope that they don't forget about them afterwards ( because i still remember the seeds habilities from heartcatch and that was a wasted opportunity )
Quite a solid episode i'm glad to have saved up for this start as the quality of the show is still strong it seems ... Gonna enjoy catching up .
You don't say
I hope that toei will properly use those costumes aside from a marketing element... this episode example was alright ... i hope that they don't forget about them afterwards ( because i still remember the seeds habilities from heartcatch and that was a wasted opportunity )
Crash Station
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For the first few arcs, each one is better than the last, but it doesn't become top tier until Arlong in the 30s.
The reason not to watch Strong World and Z early is because it spoils who joins the crew. If you've already been spoiled on that, go for it, but if you haven't and have any interest in watching the TV series, I'd hold off.
Dedication Through Light
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Detective Trap ought to have been a real anime especially with the op they give it. PCP is my favorite.
Crash Station
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If you look at it with a standard shounen eye, it's a combination training/tournament arc. You could definitely call it the former in the long run, but it's really atypical for the genre. For one, it actually introduces the method of fighting in the series rather than just improving the character's proficiency at it. That makes it arguably the most important arc in the series.
Then there's the setup for other stuff like Hisoka's relationship with the Troupe and all that. There's a lot going on in it.
Dedication Through Light
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Leo, Mizuki, Miyuki, Erika, and Tatsuya sound pretty good in the Mahouka short video explanations. Leo is a perfect fit.
Tatsuya & Miyuki
Tatsuya & Miyuki
One Piece is generally regarded as the "best" endless shounen series, so it's not a huge surprise - and conversely the more people love it, the more virulent those who dislike it feel they have to be. To be fair I think Hunter X Hunter also gets its fair share of mega-hype these days too.
I remain slightly amazed that people have watched all 600+ episodes. I doubt there are many people in the original target audience who've done that!
Early episode are pretty much character arcs before each members joins the crew it isn't until arlong park the crew comes together to function as one and the story beings to show it's more serious side.Before that it's good but gives off the impression of being goofy all the time.
I wouldn't recommend jumping around episode as one piece is heavily story driven to the point nearly every small detail is brought back & expanded upon and it also ruins a lot story surprises for yourself.
I would say start from where you left off (ep10) it's intended to be experienced from the beginning to get maximum enjoyment from it, you'll understand what I mean when the story starts to over deliver and continues to blow you away.
Strong world is targeted at those that have seen up to impel down(400 eps or so) and film z those that seen up fishmen island(570 eps).
You know maybe people aren't been hyperbolic.
Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda 9
Posting pictures of the actual best part of this episode (Kate <3<3<3) would probably get me banned, so instead here are a few moments that vaguely amused me.
Butyeah, great episode. Though I was a little disappointed that
Posting pictures of the actual best part of this episode (Kate <3<3<3) would probably get me banned, so instead here are a few moments that vaguely amused me.
Asuta did you just eat a satsuma whole?!
White Light have some remarkable technology. Their masks even have a blush function built in!
That monkey is one cool customer.
Butyeah, great episode. Though I was a little disappointed that
even though Renge found out all the secret identities, Asuta still has no idea about hers.
Crash Station
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I'm sure more people have switched over to the manga at this point. Reading 700 chapters at around 3-5ish minutes each would take a lot less time than watching 600 episodes at 20 minutes each (10-15 in the later episodes because of recaps).
Sakura Trick - 08
Awesome episode like always. This show is junk food for my heart.
Should've had more Kotone x Shizuku in the second half. Kotone's outfit was so stylish and wanted to get more shots of it.
Still the purest and cutest show of the season.
World Conquest is everything I was hoping it would be so far.
R_thanatos
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i've watched + 476 episodes ... i stopped because i didn't have enough time ( and screw fillers ) i still plan to go back to where i stopped and watch them one day , but for now i'm following the story in manga only.
We get a lot people on the Op thread that start from ep1 and go through all the episodes in a few months, people usually only start reading the manga once they run out of episodes to get there op fix.
Me I watch the anime then read the manga along side it, as I really like how the story developments are presented in the anime(direction,music,animation & voice acting) then the manga for cover story,art, colour spread,sbs Oda Q&A and comparison sake.
strangedopamine
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That's what happened to me. I got up to roughly Episode 530ish and lasted for only a little while longer before I stopped watching the anime and started reading the manga. It's much more convienient to read the chapters than to watch the anime which later on starts to spend roughly 5 minutes recapping everything.
Psycho_Mantis
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Best shounen arc is probably DBZ Frieza arc. Bleach Soul Society arc was also amazing as was the Sasuke Retrieval Arc which ended with imo was one of the best fights I have ever seen in an anime series (Naruto vs Sasuke).
Count me in as another person who caught up on OP through the anime, but ended up switching over to just the manga in the end.
I kept following the anime as well as the manga for quite a while, though. I think it was around episode 300 or so when I caught up, but I didn't completely give up on watching it until somewhere around the mid-400s.
Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore 9
That was a cute little love story they came up with. A-ko is precious.
I like how Q-kun's hair forms a subtle "Q", as well XD So contrived, yet perfect.
That gimmick of turning everything into a multiple-choice question would get really old really fast, though >.>
I kept following the anime as well as the manga for quite a while, though. I think it was around episode 300 or so when I caught up, but I didn't completely give up on watching it until somewhere around the mid-400s.
Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore 9
That was a cute little love story they came up with. A-ko is precious.
I like how Q-kun's hair forms a subtle "Q", as well XD So contrived, yet perfect.
That gimmick of turning everything into a multiple-choice question would get really old really fast, though >.>
Frieza was the last time DBZ was any good, I felt. That or Cell. But by Buu saga even 12 year old me knew it was time to quit.
ZachDeKoromaru
Banned
Tsugumi a best, don't fight it!
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I'd say Cell saga but Frieza arc was definitely where DBZ peaked.
Yeah, I can be at peace with that summary of it. It just got harder and harder for me as a kid to accept that Goku could fight a dude like Frieza who had conquered numerous planets but couldn't take a robot, and then they were like "BTW HERE IS MAGICAL CHEWING GUM." and I was like "OUT. I'M OUT."
R_thanatos
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The recapping was fine during the first hundred of episodes and then around ep 230 , it got trully awefull .
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Phi brain Puzzle of GOD S3- 23
This episode actually delivered pretty hard on the fan service but not the petty fan service , no it was character fanservice.
Girl talk is the best
So the truth is out , but it's not a big deal since the plot require it and we do have some plot device to soften the blow... What should have been an angsty spiral of despair for the 2 main characters became a very impressive display of good dialog for characters that i've grew fond of since the start
And if you add the numerous great moments , like iwashimizu-kun "i'll be back" or Ana ,
Oh Ana , it's especially intresting to see that ratsel actually stole your role ( that was usually to bring kaito back on her senses if nonoha wasn't able to ) only to force an extra bond with ratsel like nobody except ana could.
Trully girl talk is the best : ) Wait ......
Seriously that was great ..i'm not even Mad anymore since melancholy is back for an extra slot that only she can use .i mean
i certainly could accept the private plane easily , she was one of the financial support of the orpheus order after all , but i certainly wasn't ready for the submarine. If season 4 exist i want the space shuttle.
Overall this episode of phi brain will certainly won't please DTL but i loved it ...
Now it's puzzle of god time, i'm actually quite happy and surprised by the apparent rules, i was wondering what kind of puzzle they could bring to the table After hyping it up for like 73 episodes and they delivered ... i like the idea , not only because it's trully a puzzle only a god could make but because it's a duel puzzle and duel puzzles are always the best in Phi brain .
Sure back when it came out in the early 90s it was the shit(also love the android/cell arc), it's been dethroned many times since then, now best arc is some One piece arc (impel down,enis lobby,soabondy,marineford,thriller bark) or Hunter x hunter arc(chimera ant,phatom troupe).
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Obligatory Water7/Ennies Lobby arc is the pinnacle of the series in One Piece and has yet to be topped.
Easy when you spend 1 or 2 weeks of your middle school/high school break catching up on all the episodes and having a Sunday routine of watching the newest one.
Speaking of which...
EDIT: Well how about that.
No OP episode until next week.
Looks like I have a free 30 minutes to spend.
Easy when you spend 1 or 2 weeks of your middle school/high school break catching up on all the episodes and having a Sunday routine of watching the newest one.
Speaking of which...
EDIT: Well how about that.
No OP episode until next week.
Looks like I have a free 30 minutes to spend.
Theonik
Member
Fighting only prolongs the inevitable.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
hajime no ippo rising 21
Always bringing the hype!
Always bringing the hype!
PdotMichael
Banned
Sure, Shaft does have the best blush technolgy. It's like other studios aren't even trying.
R_thanatos
Member
i actually agree with this . Frieza arc was at the top for a long long time before someone could challenge it
Despite my love of One piece arcs that always have a great pay-off , the chimera arc in Hxh is unmatched on the sheer amount of things happenning that should have no impact of the plot yet did
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Noragami - Episode 10
Noragami never disappoints. It's nice to have a reliable fun action show with good comedy and solid animation every weekend. They're finally moving forward with the anime original climax, and it's looking good. Lots of really nice character perspective layouts like the one above today. A number of really nice Noragami comedy faces too. The action was better animated than usual with some really nice fluid movement and showy swordplay. The fight in the preview looks even better though. Looks like we're finally going to get a one on one sword fight in the series next week.
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Wizard Barristers - Episode 9
Plot plot plot plot. Not particular good plot, but at least it's going to move stuff into place for the approaching climax which will hopefully give us lots of kickass action. Summoning Lucifer. More random occult sacrifices. Cecil being totally incompetent at being an actual lawyer and investigator. The dumbest questions being asked. Random molestation by a talking frog. Yup, this is an episode of a show by Umetsu. Lolz.
Not a ton of action this week, but they're certainly setting up the stage for something big.
Noragami never disappoints. It's nice to have a reliable fun action show with good comedy and solid animation every weekend. They're finally moving forward with the anime original climax, and it's looking good. Lots of really nice character perspective layouts like the one above today. A number of really nice Noragami comedy faces too. The action was better animated than usual with some really nice fluid movement and showy swordplay. The fight in the preview looks even better though. Looks like we're finally going to get a one on one sword fight in the series next week.
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Wizard Barristers - Episode 9
Believe it or not, this guy is NOT Tokiomi Tohsaka. Or is he?
Plot plot plot plot. Not particular good plot, but at least it's going to move stuff into place for the approaching climax which will hopefully give us lots of kickass action. Summoning Lucifer. More random occult sacrifices. Cecil being totally incompetent at being an actual lawyer and investigator. The dumbest questions being asked. Random molestation by a talking frog. Yup, this is an episode of a show by Umetsu. Lolz.
Not a ton of action this week, but they're certainly setting up the stage for something big.
Ahhhhh it so tempting!
So good!
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Nisekoi - 09
Hot springs episode! Holy shit at Kyoko-sensei, I wanna see some artwork with her shipped with Tsugumi now. Tsugumi x Ruri would be nice too! Two new pairings found!
NeonZ
Member
Personally, most modern shounen series, like One Piece and Naruto (can't really comment Hunter x Hunter, as I've never read it) suffer from the authors thinking that they're greater than they actually are.
There's way too much focus on character motivations and backstory for something that'll just end in super powered fisticuffs anyway. Although one can say that it means the characters are more developed than Dragonball's, their development still isn't anything special, so the slow pacing seems mostly unnecessary and doesn't add much to the series.
Do tell.
dakkumauji
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Ace of Diamond 22
Oh man, that three runs combo done by the seniors was excellent.
Oh man, that three runs combo done by the seniors was excellent.
Basileus777
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DowngradeGate's next victim.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Hajime no ippo rising 21
Really interested in seeing where this story is gonna go, I feel something bad is gonna happen with the girl =/
Really interested in seeing where this story is gonna go, I feel something bad is gonna happen with the girl =/
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