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Anyone else getting bored with One Piece? Not sure if it's this arc or the pace of things. I only watch the anime but I'm just not as excited as I once was for it.
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Aug 24, 2013 02:29
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Gyges posted:I'm almost certain that Usopp/Nami use the term Monster Trio in conversation. That's neat, really thought that was a fan term. Wait a minute, say Jimbe did join the crew and since he's around the same level as Sanji wouldn't he be apart of this trio effectively making it a "Monster Quartet"?(!) Suspicious Lump posted:Anyone else getting bored with One Piece? Not sure if it's this arc or the pace of things. I only watch the anime but I'm just not as excited as I once was for it. I thought this arc's been pretty good, waaaay better than the Fishman Island. You could always try reading it 
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Aug 24, 2013 02:43
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I am starting to get bored, yeah. It's not the same as it used to be. There's no stories of true treasure or Luffy showing up and giving people the courage to stand up for themselves and then stepping in and helpping them and then taking all the blame so that someone else becomes the hero. There's no sense of old fashioned pirates, instead there's robots, WMDs, and video conferencing. It's all kind of not One Piecey any more. And the powers for the main characters are getting kind of really dumb like I was saying. Why does Luffy have a fire punch now? Zoro's still cool; as is Sanji. I still can't believe that Nami can control weather, not that it's new, but now she is an accepted combatant. And originally she was using a device Usopp made when he didn't have time (despite any reason to believe he understood science or even weather [also he made it as a party device, even though she asked for a weapon. <And why didn't she read the manual BEFORE GETTING INTO BATTLE WITH IT?!>]). It seems her new version (how did she even build that? She didn't build the first one) now just shoots lightning. Usopp has a bag of whatever vaguely fits the problem. An exploding wolf tree? What the gently caress is that? The dials were cool because you knew what types there were and they all seemed fairly reasonable. So it was cool to see good uses of them. Now he just makes poo poo up. There's nothing clever, and there's no reason to believe these plants could defeat these people. He got them all from some island, but I would surprised if somehow Usopp could conquer an island of these things, yet find them useful enough to defeat everyone else. Chopper's like 3 years old and has the Human Human fruit, but I've complained about him enough already. I just rambled about Robin. Franky is a cyborg, which was pretty cool at first, but now he just shoots lasers at everything. And all his giant tanks and things are starting to get stupid and annoying. Brook was pretty cool at first, but his hallucination power was super weird and way drawn out. The ice sword is pretty cool, but the ghost mode never seems to actually accomplish anything. Also, how did he know he could walk on water? Did he test it first? That seems like a dangerous thing to do when he was floating all alone for 50 years. I wonder if Jimbei is going to join the crew. Also, Vivi and that guy in a box from the first 10 episodes. Too bad that Cerberus died. Also the earlier episodes had a lot less of the thousands of useless armies of redshirts that even Nami defeats effortlessly. It made me laugh when Coby was talking about becoming a marine and how it was his dream, but then you see there are trillions of them and they seem to be completely impotent.
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Aug 24, 2013 03:16
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Suspicious Lump posted:Anyone else getting bored with One Piece? Not sure if it's this arc or the pace of things. I only watch the anime but I'm just not as excited as I once was for it. You should probably just switch over to the manga and revisit the highlights in the anime. It's the only sane way to go considering what the pacing has become.
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Aug 24, 2013 03:17
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Shadow0 posted:I am starting to get bored, yeah. It's not the same as it used to be. There's no stories of true treasure or Luffy showing up and giving people the courage to stand up for themselves and then stepping in and helpping them and then taking all the blame so that someone else becomes the hero. There's no sense of old fashioned pirates, instead there's robots, WMDs, and video conferencing. It's all kind of not One Piecey any more. Shadow0 posted:Franky is a cyborg, which was pretty cool at first, but now he just shoots lasers at everything. And all his giant tanks and things are starting to get stupid and annoying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9USIR_1xt4
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Aug 24, 2013 04:09
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Franky is the crew's musician.
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Aug 24, 2013 04:40
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Suspicious Lump posted:Anyone else getting bored with One Piece? Not sure if it's this arc or the pace of things. I only watch the anime but I'm just not as excited as I once was for it. Seriously, read the manga. Way better pacing, way better art, yes you lose voices and music and "animation" but after a few chapters you won't even miss em. I'm honestly shocked people have lasted this long without switching over. I thought Marineford would have persuaded even the most die-hard anime fan to consider giving the manga a read...
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Aug 24, 2013 05:35
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SatansBestBuddy posted:Seriously, read the manga. Way better pacing, way better art, yes you lose voices and music and "animation" but after a few chapters you won't even miss em. I liked marineford. The pacing was garbage and generally unpleasant but it is one of the stronger arcs plot wise and contains my favorite OP character (Whitebeard).
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Aug 24, 2013 12:52
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The anime version of Marineford was a tragedy. The manga version had people frothing at the mouth for each new chapter and caused the series to practically explode in popularity around here, much moreso than I'd ever seen before. It was so jam-packed full in every single frame with interesting and unique new characters, fight scenes, and dramatic turns of events, that I'd often be on the edge of my seat as I read each chapter. It obviously would not have been as impactful without all the buildup from all the chapters preceding it, but man, it was intense. The anime version compared to that was an insult. It had the occasional scene of great animation but then half an episode of AAAAAAASSSSUUUUUUUUUUU and Luffy running at a glacial pace, the intensity and desperation of it all was completely lost in how slow everything seemed to be moving. I liked the One Piece anime for a while, but the last half dozen arcs or so have been shameful compared to early on.
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Aug 24, 2013 13:06
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The anime definitely has its moments here and there (and an amazing cast) but for the most part it takes a great series and makes it markedly worse. I do like reading the anime-only goons' reactions to the plot though!
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Aug 25, 2013 01:41
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Just got to Amazon Island (ep 408) and got "treated" to an extended dick joke  I would love to see a 4Kids version of the "mushroom-pulling" scene, though.
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Aug 26, 2013 10:24
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Bisse posted:It's just a visual representation so you know that the person is using haki, and where. Back before the timeskip, when it was still a mystery, things just randomly hurt people where it shouldn't for no apparent reason except that the attacker looked more smug than usual. Ya I know I was just trying to make a joke out of the scenario
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Aug 26, 2013 10:43
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Suspicious Lump posted:Anyone else getting bored with One Piece? Not sure if it's this arc or the pace of things. I only watch the anime but I'm just not as excited as I once was for it. Edit to clarify: While most of the story and scenes are of course the same and the problems that come with that, (e.g. robin is still just kind of there) the whole thing just has an energy that gets completely lost in translation to the anime. The jokes are short, quick and hilarious compared to drawn-out and repetitive. Action scenes (like RUNNING FROM THE FOG OH NO) are much better paced and much more intense. There's overall less of the chauvinistic problems, like for example in the anime fishman island, they ran the 'sanji got a blood transfusion from transvestites' joke into the ground whereas in the manga I think it might have been half a panel, at most one panel. Go read the Marineford war in the manga and you'll get it. Another prime example is Thriller Bark - in the manga it's got a really cool horror atmosphere to it, while in the anime its just this kind of stupid and drawn-out arc with characters running around in an out of little fights - the difference is huge even though most of the scenes are the same. Bisse fucked around with this message at 11:10 on Aug 26, 2013 |
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Aug 26, 2013 10:59
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You guys talking about the manga being so amazing suck. Which chapter is it on right now?
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Aug 26, 2013 23:00
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User0015 posted:You guys talking about the manga being so amazing suck. Like 712 or something. We're about 30 episodes ahead basically.
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Aug 26, 2013 23:36
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User0015 posted:You guys talking about the manga being so amazing suck. Just get weekly shoneni jump. It's like $25 a year and it comes out same day as Japan.
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Aug 27, 2013 02:05
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Bisse posted:Another prime example is Thriller Bark - in the manga it's got a really cool horror atmosphere to it, while in the anime its just this kind of stupid and drawn-out arc with characters running around in an out of little fights - the difference is huge even though most of the scenes are the same. Oh baby, I loved the atmosphere in Thriller Bark. It was wonderfully chilling. I mean just look at some of this:    And these are just a few pieces I grabbed real quick from the beginning of the arc. Just fantastic stuff, but the anime completely failed to catch the same feel for it. And that was way, way back when they were at least trying.
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Aug 27, 2013 05:11
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I think the anime started trying to make it too goofy even in the spots where it's supposed to be unsettling.
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Aug 27, 2013 05:18
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Scratchman Apoo posted:I think the anime started trying to make it too goofy even in the spots where it's supposed to be unsettling. Any transgressions were 100% forgiven if only for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i25e7UKSnMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ffLjm9NAXo Also the Zombie Night zombie dance.
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Aug 27, 2013 05:47
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I was curious how this translated from the manga, so I went and looked it up. The crews reaction is all one panel. The punch looks a lot nicer. But it's basically the same. The other two are better in the anime, I admit.
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Aug 27, 2013 06:31
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I've just gotten to the undersea prison (WTF is up with that forest on Level 1?) and the pacing of the show has been pretty good ever since Thriller Bark IMHO. Is that about to change? The pace usually goes to poo poo when there's a major fight.
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Aug 27, 2013 09:43
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Renoistic posted:I've just gotten to the undersea prison (WTF is up with that forest on Level 1?) and the pacing of the show has been pretty good ever since Thriller Bark IMHO. Is that about to change? The pace usually goes to poo poo when there's a major fight. Well, right after the prison you get to the biggest, most epic fight the series has seen thus far, so yeah... poo poo's about to get reaaaaaal slow. You can, however, find a fan-made "abridged" version of it online which is a lot more tolerable. Doflamingo fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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Aug 27, 2013 10:20
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Renoistic posted:I've just gotten to the undersea prison (WTF is up with that forest on Level 1?) and the pacing of the show has been pretty good ever since Thriller Bark IMHO. Is that about to change? The pace usually goes to poo poo when there's a major fight. If you don't want to go on a boring adventure, switch to the manga.
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Aug 27, 2013 10:41
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OK, thanks! That's the impression I've gotten from the threads. I guess I'll switch over soon then. I'm glad I got to see "bishounen" Luffy though, that was hilarious. EDIT: Man, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the small stories in the title pages. EDIT: Mr 2 is back!  EDIT: Mr 2... 
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Aug 27, 2013 10:51
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Renoistic posted:OK, thanks! That's the impression I've gotten from the threads. I guess I'll switch over soon then. I'm glad I got to see "bishounen" Luffy though, that was hilarious. Everytime I try to get someone to read/watch One Piece they bitch because it is too long, I would be overjoyed if a super long awesome series existed that I managed to not see because getting to marathon through the whole series like that must be great.
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Aug 27, 2013 14:45
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Iunno I can understand being intimidated by the episode length if only because you could watch so many things in the time it'd take to watch all of the existing episodes. I think I'd have a hard time getting into it now (I started watching long ago when the fansubs were at the very beginning of Alabasta). I mean to put it in perspective, in the time it'd take a person to catch up to One Piece from the beginning, they could more or less watch everything Gundam (if you ignore the SD tv series, but those are terrible anyways). And that's just one example! It's a huge commitment that's definitely not for everyone.
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Aug 27, 2013 15:24
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I started reading the manga instead so I've gotten to the point where Garp joins the fight. This is ridiculous in all the right ways. Mihawk missing Luffy and slicing apart the whole iceberg in one swipe was insane. It really feels like all the chapters to now was all a build-up to the fight to save Ace / topple the Marines, and it's awesome to see both new characters and familiar ones like Buggy, Crocodile Smoker and smoker clash together. Not to mention we FINALLY get to see what White Beard, the admirals, and the Seven are capable of. I have a hard time seeing how the comic will ever be able to top this. The part I will always remember is Mr. 2's sacrifice, though. It has been years since I read the Alabastre arc, but seeing him in action again was great. Hopefully that wasn't the end of him... EDIT: I have been working my way through the series, shifting between the manga and anime, for over six years. Last time I took a break from watching the anime it had like +400 episodes. I can barely believe it has made it to over 600. It's utter insanity. EDIT: Holy crap Akainu is scary. For some reason the admirals seem more formidable than most of the Seven. EDIT: And now Black Beard turned into Cell from DBZ. Seems like the manga has a primary antagonist now. That was one hell of a ride. Are there any scenes the anime did justice? Renoistic fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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Aug 27, 2013 16:08
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Renoistic posted:Are there any scenes the anime did justice? They even managed to flub (only watch this spoiler after you've reached the end of this arc, when the war is over) Ace's death by making Luffy scream in grief like a stuck pig for upwards of 2 full minutes before collapsing. ...which is the exact opposite of the manga where it's more like his brain snaps and he just passes out, which was way better and had more impact.
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Aug 27, 2013 17:27
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What is a good site to read the manga on?
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Aug 27, 2013 18:23
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You can subscribe to Viz's shonen jump thing and sell the Yugioh cards you get from it to make it effectively free. It owns because the scan quality isn't rear end and also you don't have to deal with nakama and all sorts of scanlator bullshit (heck, last page or so someone posted an image from the manga and the scans left "straw hat" untranslated. That is how bad they are)
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Aug 27, 2013 18:26
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Why hasn't everyone here already subscribed to Weekly Shonen Jump. If you don't do it you're a jerk.
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Aug 27, 2013 18:29
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I wanna talk about Sabo but i'm afraid those "Sabo is still alive!" dudes will crawl out of the woodworks to remind me that Sabo is still alive. I treat them the same I treat one of those Bronies from MLP in seething pittance and rage. White Light fucked around with this message at 19:22 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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Aug 27, 2013 19:18
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Parrotine posted:I wanna talk about Sabo but i'm afraid those "Sabo is still alive!" dudes will crawl out of the woodworks to remind me that Sabo is still alive. Woah how is he not still alive?
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Aug 27, 2013 19:19
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Somebody give that man a cookie
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Aug 27, 2013 19:25
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Parrotine posted:Somebody give that man a cookie Really dude. What show are you watching?
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Aug 27, 2013 19:26
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Okay, now I know what i'm going to do with part of my afternoon today; re-read the Ace backstory to figure some stuff out But man that crap is so boring, this feels like doing chores 
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Aug 27, 2013 19:33
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What are you even talking about?
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Aug 27, 2013 19:34
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Didn't Sabo die in the anime?
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Aug 27, 2013 19:43
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Parrotine posted:Didn't Sabo die in the anime? Watch episode 504
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Aug 27, 2013 19:54
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The whole "Shanks being a Yonko"-thing confused me a bit when he showed up at Marine HQ. When does the show first mention the Yonko, and when is it mentioned that Shanks and White-Beard are members?
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Aug 27, 2013 20:15
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