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Kashuno posted:Ok so. Just finished Ch97 and saw Shanks coming back! I'm curious to see how that goes. Up to this point, the crew is a total blast. The One Piece world is one of the most well built and FASCINATINGLY complex of any shonen. Take your last post about the marines for instance. Yes a some of them are poo poo, but they're basically the law that protects you from rampaging pirates. A lot of really complex political stuff gets brought up way later on and I can only look forward to more posts as you read the series and see the characters actually grow and evolve in really tangible and complex ways.
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Nessus posted:I think that was when they realized they had a big-league franchise on their hands like Dragon Ball, not something middle tier. This. Things just escalated from there. It's still amazing how mundane Oda was about the whole thing.
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Jan 4, 2019 01:20
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Kashuno posted:Oh my god Zoro dunking on all these Baroque fools on the cactus island was incredibly good and satisfying. It seems like these might be the main baddies of the early Grand Line, since they have a boss no one has met and I think there are more of them out there. I feel bad that Nami was like ALL MY NAVIGATION IS COMPLETELY USELESS and hope she learns to navigate the Grand Line in a good old fashioned way, but the way they do it now gives a good excuse for the crew to hang out on each island for a bit. Sanji being Nami’s willing slave owns. Usopp is pretty lowkey right now Oh it gets better. Are you reading the colorized editions or the classic B&W?
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Jan 4, 2019 03:31
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Kashuno posted:Black and white which I thought would bother me but I kinda like it There's a digital recolor. Check it out if you ever get a chance. Ditto for some of Oda's Color Walks that include a lot of pre one piece concepts. One of my favorites was one of Nami weilding an axe and having a mech arm and leg. 
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Jan 4, 2019 05:39
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Blaze Dragon posted:Hopefully it'll be as good as Z then, because Z was some drat good One Piece. Probably my second favourite movie after Baron Omatsuri, which is very different from normal One Piece yet super good. Have not watched ANY of the movies except Strong World since I kind of stopped on the anime(might get back on that horse at some point), but that one in specific I like the least. Everything about it just doesn't feel like One Piece on top of being creepy as gently caress and having some weird character models.
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Jan 5, 2019 05:20
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Mraagvpeine posted:Just check the release dates of the movies and whatever was the most recent volume released at that time and you shouldn't go wrong. This. I've not watched any of them since they sound a bit spotty at times in terms of quality, but Strong World is 100% Unfiltered Awesome.
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Jan 5, 2019 06:45
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LostRook posted:That's true of many of the major pirates in the new world so far. Blackbeard is opposite Luffy, Kidd is evil Luffy, Law is serious Luffy, Shanks is grounded Luffy, Kaidou is drunken angry Luffy. You forgot Big Mom being hungry Luffy.
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Jan 9, 2019 17:25
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Tir McDohl posted:I could sorta see it finishing at like volume 120. No I really can't see One Piece ending at volume 120. There's just so many things that it would feel incomplete unless it's a HUGE troll job by Oda where he makes a sequel continuation similar to Naruto being followed by Shippuden.
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Jan 12, 2019 10:22
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Bleck posted:all the blood in my body just rushed straight to my penis and my roommate had to call an ambulance We still need to see Elbaf. Like actually have an arc there. And there are still so many things that we need to see like Lucci and the CP9 guys come back and I mean REALLY come back. Ditto for Crocodile and whatever he and Daz are up to now.
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Jan 12, 2019 10:40
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Supersonic Shine posted:The thought of Luffy reproducing feels wrong to me. I can only see him as a cool/weird uncle instead of a dad. Same. This also kind of applies to the crew in general. The idea of them having kids just feels so...off.
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Jan 13, 2019 20:27
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Begemot posted:I feel like every since we got to the New World, there's been a constant tension between Oda knowing that he has to start working towards finishing this series, and him just loving world-building and designing characters and giving them goofy stuff to do. By the end of an arc, there's so much forward momentum and everything could come to a climax in just a few short weeks, but then we get to a new island he just has so many ideas. I 100% feel the same way. Ditto for seeing what past characters are up to. Those are always some of my favorites about this series that it revisits old characters showing how those people and islands are doing showing that they actually meant something more than just a throwaway piece and actually still mean something to the greater plot.
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Jan 20, 2019 10:33
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Mulderman posted:This is the type of effort I wish the anime showed more often. Same. There are times where they tweak a few scenes here and there the mess something up thought usually by adding some bit of filler that contradicts something later on. And I loving loved that scene for how depressing it was. Like you FEEL every instrument leaving the song.
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Jan 25, 2019 10:38
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RealFoxy posted:I wish I could re-read the arc you're on right now with no memory of what's happening. You're going to be on a wild rear end ride from Waters 7 to Punk Hazard. I rewatch the Water 7 Arc to Marineford from time to time. That stretch is some of the best manga story writing EVER.
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Jan 26, 2019 10:29
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Grouchio posted:I always imagined Oven and Katakuri as Kaidou's kids. I've seen theories about that and it makes sense as they seem to match in physical resemblance to him and are both strong as hell.
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Aug 2, 2019 13:59
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I'm legit curious what Crocodiles back story is. Him and Mihawk are the only two we know nothing about prior their careers as Warlords.
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Aug 10, 2019 05:30
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I think Crocodile got his rear end handed to him by Whitebeard? A couple of the Warlords are New World burnouts. He lost to Whitebeard, but other than that we know nothing else. And some of his dialogue to Luffy when they fought implied that he was like him to some degree, but then something changed. He also seems to have some kind of connection to Ivankov as well.
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Aug 10, 2019 05:39
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bobjr posted:There was a short lived theory when Ivankov was revealed that Crocodile was Luffy's mom, which I don't know how to feel about. God please don't remind me of that. Ugh! I also don't think Crocodile's ever been subjected to the gender swap since he's had character pictures of him as a kid and actual "what if" gender swap pictures done. All in all, that was just a loving TERRIBAD concept and idea and makes no sense.
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Aug 10, 2019 06:40
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Bleck posted:the whole idea is based on how crocodile's childhood art and his "what if" gender swap look more similar than crocodile as a man and young crocodile I remember the theory predating both of those by a good bit from some old discussions back when Summit War was still recent on the anime. This was years ago though so memory might be off. Begemot posted:We know from the Ms Goldenweek cover arc that Crocodile's true dream is to be the pirate king, which definitely points to him being more idealistic at heart. I remember that one. I liked it a lot.
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Aug 10, 2019 14:56
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Though could be wrongfooting us given Ivankov has been with the Revolutionaries and in Impel Down and probably knows a fuckload of secrets besides. Agree with most of these, but to start I think Blackbeard went after them simply because they were there and he knew their bases location and figured he could acquire powerful weapons and the such. Their discrediting the WG I think is more trying to discredit those at the very top such as the Celestial Dragons and Five Elder Stars since they discuss this in the short Reverie arc where Betty asks Koala about how she feels about things since Fishman Island is taking part in Reverie. Ditto for some mention about Alabasta as well in that regard.
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Aug 10, 2019 21:37
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Lord_Magmar posted:Yeah, considering Garp wanted Luffy and Ace to be marines, it's entirely possible he was much more hands on in raising Dragon, which accidentally pushed Dragon away from the marines by giving him a close look at the things Garp himself wishes he could change but lacks the power structure to enact. I'm thinking Dragon's change might have to do with Luffy's mom in some way.
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Aug 11, 2019 05:33
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Rich Uncle Chet posted:So my girlfriend has been going through One Piece for the first time over the past couple of months, and it's been fun revisiting the series and essentially binging it with her and revisiting a lot of little details I had forgotten about in the almost 20 years I've been following this. I've always been of the opinion that One Piece is the closest thing to a perfectly balanced shonen as we're ever going to get. It just has an amazing balance of action, adventure, comedy, and drama all sprinkled in equal portions across all arcs.
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Aug 11, 2019 07:52
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IShallRiseAgain posted:There is also the Okama Karate. Okama Kenpo and Newkama Kenpo. There's also the styles of the long arm and long leg guy from the Dressrossa arc the Hapou Navy Kung-fu.
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Aug 11, 2019 20:00
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drjuggalo posted:the vibration poo poo sai used was different from the long leg/arm fighting styles. we havent seen a specific long limbed fighting style yet Yeah I know. I meant that we've seen a bunch of different styles.
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Aug 12, 2019 02:15
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Ghost Leviathan posted:There has been the running theme that all of Usopp's old tall tales keep on coming true as he adventures through the Grand Line, he's even said that he's become able to do things he used to only boast about. I love that, especially the one about a Giant Goldfish who poops islands.
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Aug 13, 2019 15:04
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Bleck posted:if Elbaf is a kingdom of giants, how, like, big is it Big.
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Aug 13, 2019 18:16
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AkumaHokoru posted:every character doesnt need to be memorable. people wouldnt be able to name all of gallery la or the people in usopps hometown or the lower ranked people in brouge town ect ect ect. Peeply Lulu, Tilestone, and Paulie. The Franky Family is much harder since there were more name characters so I only remember the easy ones like the Square Sister Kiwi and Mozu, the King Bulls Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Kairiki Destroyers. I'd need to read the arc again to remember everyone else, but their designs I very much remember along with their backstories, just not the names.
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Aug 17, 2019 12:39
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It's not like One Piece doesn't love to introduce one-off characters with unique designs, fighting styles and superpowers. Hell, Zoro lost one of his swords to a character who never had any lines and didn't appear before or since. I remember that part. Guy was a captain and had the Rust Fruit. That's all I remember.
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Aug 17, 2019 16:52
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Other way around. Kitetsu's swords are weaker the later he made them, with Kitetsu I being the strongest (and possibly in the hands of the Gorosei*) and considered one of the greatest swords in the world, in the ranks of Mihawk's sword. I think Shiryu might've had one as well.
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Aug 18, 2019 02:15
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Darth Walrus posted:I doubt he'll get all three. Kuina's sword is too character-important and Ryoma's sword is too plot-important. This. I've always been of the thought that each sword represents a burden or dream he carries. Wado Ichimonji: His promise to Kuina and the dream to be the greatest swordsman. Shuusui: Ryuma's legacy and a successor blade to Yubashiri which was gifted to him to carry the dream of adventure forward by the sword seller. Sandai Kitetsu: The idea of his luck, fate, and destiny being more powerful that the swords curse along with a similar thing as Yubashiri. Seems to be his "personal" sword as it's the one he seems to go to first such as the time he was stuck in a chimney him asking Chopper for that one in specific as he could, "sense it". With this in mind, it would not surprise me if he upgrades his Kitetsu to one of the better grade ones.
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Aug 18, 2019 04:46
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ManSedan posted:This arc has been great so far but oh boy I’m confused. I have questions, but I’ll start with a simple one. https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Meito#50_Ryo_Wazamono_Grade_Swords 1. Supreme Grade 2. Great Grade 3. Skillful Grade 4. Grade Shuusui and Wado Ichimonji are both Great Grade while his Kitetsu is simply Grade. Yubashiri was a Skillful Grade by the way.
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Aug 24, 2019 03:17
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MonsterEnvy posted:And the numbers. There's also unlisted ones like Law's blade, Cavendish's blade Durandal, and Hawkins's sword. All of those are rather unique and seem to be of high quality.
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Aug 24, 2019 05:32
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Crasical posted:This tickles my funnybone for some reason. The world's most powerful swordsman in his spooky crumbling gothic castle, sitting back in a high-backed chair behind a desk in a study with quill pen and ink just penning inane old-lady letters to the editor about swords he's seen lately. I could also see him doing that for fine wines as well given that he's been shown drinking a glass a few times. That would actually be great character for him I feel like.
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Aug 25, 2019 06:12
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Rigged Death Trap posted:They call him hawkeye because he spots good swords from miles away. Itd be funny if he turns out to be a bigger sword (and wine) nerd than Tashigi No joke, one of the low key best moments in the series was when Mihawk casually walked up to Shanks to discuss Luffy's bounty and Shank's and his main crew don't even react like it's not a big deal and not worth them even getting up for. After what we'd seen of Mihawk, that scene just sold how badass Shanks and crew were.
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Aug 25, 2019 15:28
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I had a similar problem with Big Cake and I think it's that too many characters have similar titles(Samurai, Son #, Daughter#) and it makes it harder to keep up. Like I know who they are, but the names escape me.
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Aug 26, 2019 18:13
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...Well gently caress. That's a pretty hosed up set of circumstances to be in now.
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Aug 30, 2019 08:04
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RatHat posted:Seems like Drake has some sort of ulterior motive towards Kaido, since he intentionally sought him out and now he’s letting Law go. Maybe just wants to kill him but realized when he met Kaido that it’d be impossible even with a few supernovas so now he’s waiting for an opportunity? Also since Hawkins isn’t working for Kaido voluntarily he’ll probably help out once the raid starts. U-DO Burger posted:wait what This. What happened and where the hell did THAT come from? Eiba posted:I like how the whole chapter is a review of the surprisingly optimistic situation. The rebellion has come so far, we've met so many people who want to help, and it really seems like there's actually a path to victory for the first time in this grim arc. Same. All is going well and then out of nowhere bitchslap.
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Aug 31, 2019 00:09
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MonsterEnvy posted:They're mad about the cast of Dragon Ball reading some erotic fanfiction in the booth at some point in the past. (May in fact be 2001) The audio was leaked out, and some people are taking offence at private joke, and saying they should be fired and stuff. Read about it on Resetera. If it was recent then yeah that would be controversial, but it wasn't. It was from circa 2001 or 2002. Crass and offensive as it was(and still is), that poo poo was EVERYWHERE and no one batted an eye about it. Obviously it's not cool, but it was a radically different time and culture about a lot of things that we've THANKFULLY moved on from.
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Aug 31, 2019 00:51
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Bleck posted:like, have we, though To a much greater extent compared to back then I'd say it's a resounding yes. Obviously it's not perfect, but compared to back then it's clear that saying certain words is considered a big loving no no.
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Aug 31, 2019 01:19
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U-DO Burger posted:well poo poo, that really sucks Last thoughts on this, but given the age of the clip I wouldn't put much thought if any on it. Like I said, that poo poo was EVERYWHERE(sadly). You'd likely hear WORSE stuff in school yards. That's how normalized it was back then. If they haven't grown up from that poo poo then yeah it's a problem, but otherwise an apology, acknowledgement of its wrongness, and promise of improvement should suffice.
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RatHat posted:Seems like Drake has some sort of ulterior motive towards Kaido, since he intentionally sought him out and now he’s letting Law go. Maybe just wants to kill him but realized when he met Kaido that it’d be impossible even with a few supernovas so now he’s waiting for an opportunity? Also since Hawkins isn’t working for Kaido voluntarily he’ll probably help out once the raid starts. [spoiler]Drake has ALWAYS been a wildcard to me given his past as a Marine and I'm curious about how it'll pan out and what exactly he knows about things.
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