One Piece hasn't been mentioned in awhile

[Aerozord]

After coming across this goodness (http://onepieceofficial.com/) I felt like bringing it up again. Oh and mods before you come at me with the ban hammer I'd like to point out these free subbed and dubbed episodes are not pirated copies and are 100% legal. So really hard for anything to be spoiler except the most recent manga chapters.

Also to state my love that, argueably the strongest person in the entire navy's "power" is he hits things WITH HIS BARE HANDS. You see all these people with supernatural powers and legendary weapons, and then you have Garp that lacks any of that and is still one of the biggest Badass on the planet. Anyone that punches cannonballs at you because its more effective then shooting them gets points in my book

[Premmy]

Is One Piece Still about adventuring? like, are they in a new town every episode/arc? cause my biggest beef with Shonen Jump shows is them losing their point halfway through, and One Piece seems more fun than the rest of them.

[Kyanbu The Legend]

I haven't seen One Piece in a long while. I had gave up trying to catch up to it after seeing how many Episodes behind I was but I might start watching it again since it's still freaking awesome.

Skipping to the most recent arc of course.

EDIT:
Is One Piece Still about adventuring? like, are they in a new town every episode/arc? cause my biggest beef with Shonen Jump shows is them losing their point halfway through, and One Piece seems more fun than the rest of them.
One Piece is about a young Pirate named Monkey D. Luffy who's trying to find One Piece, a treasure so great that who ever obtains it shall be crowned King of Pirates. But the way to the Grand Line where this legendary treasure lies is laced with danger and viscous foes. Along his way Luffy forms a small Pirate crew who like him each want to go the the grand line for their own reasons.

[Aerozord]

well I was about to say the most recent arc wasn't about adventuring, but it was still new locale after new locale, so yea seeing new strange places is still par for the course.

Oh and this IS the halfway point of the series. This will be a very long series

[Premmy]

Good, 'cause if Luffy got all caught up, in, Like, politics, or ancient conspiracies or some dumb shit Like Ichigo and Naruto did, I'd have been pissed, One Piece was fun when I watched it(Shortly before it stopped showing on basic cable in my neck of the woods) because When I DID it was all, like, "Go to new place, make new friends, solve the problems there, keep going to the Grand Line"
and If it had gotten all caught up in
"We gotta fight the evil emperor for the rest of this series!"
that would really suck.

[Aerozord]

well kinda, there is crap happening like that just, Luffy ignores it. Luffy just keeps going doing his thing

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Luffy doesn't seem to really have an interest in anything out side of his starting goal "reach the grand line".

[Jagos]

I've been reading the manga.

If you don't know Ace, realize he is VERY important to the story when you catch up.

[Premmy]

Ace is pretty awesome and I love his little boat thing.

[phil_]

viscous foes.Heh.

On Garp being the strongest man in a Strong World, what about Akainu? What with his whole punching through people repeatedly and surviving falling into a god damn lava-filled chasm? Not to mention his chin. You could forge an axe on that chin.

But, powerlevels aside, I'm looking forward to this week's chapter like I look forward to every week's chapter. Woo, flashback with ugly lady.

[Locke cole]

Hey, some of Luffy's foes are viscous. Especially the aforementioned Akainu.

And there is an ancient conspiracy, but only Robin is really pursuing info about it. Luffy's all about getting to Raftel (and reuniting with his crew at this point)

[Tev]

I somewhat lost interest when the core crew expanded beyond Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and Usopp. They had a good team-of-five thing going and adding a talking reindeer seemed really stupid to me at the time.

Anyway, when I left Shanks was still the guy who set the bar for badassness. I liked a lot of the enemy priate crews up to that point too.

[Donomni]

You shut the goddamn hell up Chopper is awesome.

Anywho, I've been watching it on Hulu, got up into the part of the Alabasta arc where Luffy fights the boss man for the arc.

I have to say, this series is pretty awesome, what with avoiding some of the dumbest shonen tropes, like spending a million episodes training.

[Locke cole]

Shanks still is.

To give you an idea of how awesome Shanks is: the world of One Piece is considered to have several "great powers" one of these is the Navy as a whole. Another is the Shichibukai, and the third is the "four Emperors", four extremely powerful pirate captains and their crews.

Shanks is one of the four. Whitebeard is another.

[Tev]

You shut the goddamn hell up Chopper is awesome.He was a dumb concept.....even for a show based around the idea that certain people gain powers from eating magical fruit and mostly all become pirate captains disregarding the initial plot-point that eating said fruit removes one's ability to swim.

[Aerozord]

I think all the training is done either mid-fight or off screen. Eventually Luffy developes two new techniques and the first you see of it is when he uses them. I mean when you spend 90% of your life on a boat you dont have much else to do, and would be pretty boring to watch. So they just skip over that stuff.

Oh and http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm102/letjes/LuffyAfro.png

[Locke cole]

Best part is he actually did win the fight 'cause of the afro.

[Jagos]

You shut the goddamn hell up Chopper is awesome.


Three words:

Go (Five) - Ton Hammer

Usopp pwns Chopper like nobody's business.

[Osterbaum]

He was a dumb concept.....even for a show based around the idea that certain people gain powers from eating magical fruit and mostly all become pirate captains disregarding the initial plot-point that eating said fruit removes one's ability to swim.
Shut up, Lev.

[Tev]

Shut up, Lev.
I'll say it again: The stupid reindeer detracts from the awesomeness of the show in every objective and most subjective ways.

[Aerozord]

well most of the animal transforming zoan fruits seem weak compared to the others. Until you get into the rare ones, those are awesome

[P-Sleazy]

its not so much that they ignore the training, the show and manga just gloss over it. Like in passing scenese you'll occassionally see Zoro either sleeping, or lifting weights, but they don't focus on it. Just kinda show what everyones up to and you happen to see Zoro lifting weights and Sanji cooking, Usopp tinkering in his lab, Robin reading etc etc. So its not that they just ignore it, they just don't focus on their training but acknowledge that it still happens.

Also, I don't give a shit about Garp, Magellan is a badass.

[phil_]

you'll occassionally see Zoro either sleeping, or lifting weightsOr doing both at the same time, 'cause that's how he rolls.

Magellan poops a lot.

[Jagos]

Yep, only character on OP that is literally full of it.

[Aerozord]

Once I actually calculated it and found that the number of reps Zoro does are in fact impossible in the time he is given. Often he'd have to be doing push-ups for days on end, while thats certainly possible, it normally shows that only a few hours had passed

[Art of Hilt]

I'll say it again: The stupid reindeer detracts from the awesomeness of the show in every objective and most subjective ways.

He is a reindeer who is a doctor and his backstory is heartwarming and breaking at the same goddamn time! Show some respect!

Anyway, I've been reading the manga. Is the anime doing justice to what's going on around now?

[Osterbaum]

The anime is reall doing every possible thing to make each episode have as little actual storyline in it as possible. It's fucking tedious at this moment.

[P-Sleazy]

I don't know...they seem to be going through it a rate of one chapter a week just so they don't bump up against the manga so that they don't have to do insanely long and boring filler arcs like Bleach.

[Donomni]

He is a reindeer who is a doctor and his backstory is heartwarming and breaking at the same goddamn time! Show some respect!

His is properly known as a Pirate-Doctor-Reindeer-Man.

[Jagos]

The anime is reall doing every possible thing to make each episode have as little actual storyline in it as possible. It's fucking tedious at this moment.

Honestly, Oda just has too many ideas. I'm telling you, when you get to the Davy Back Fights...

Well, let's just say he could have added a helluva lot more than he did.

[PCD]

Can we still talk about One Piece in here? Because holy fuck I love this series and how did I miss this thread when it was on the first page.

Let me also say I am fucking sick of the latest arc. I feel the focus on Ace is a pain in the ass and I want more of the Strawhats, I understand that this arc is important for the tone of the next part of the series but this arc has lasted for nearly two goddamn years.

And, Tev, try again. It's crazy enough that you don't like Chopper, who is awesome, but you gave up before you could get to Brook, or even Franky. You can't understand how awesome this series is without them.

[greed]

Well after this flashback we're probably gonna get a very Strawhat centric arc, possibly without Luffy, as the band gets back together so to speak.

[Aerozord]

really its been two years? well I dont think they'll do much on them getting back together, probably have a time skip. I mean some of them aren't even on the Grand Line anymore

[PCD]

I've been figuring for months now, "It can't be long, he's got to bring them back soon," but he is certainly taking his time with it.

I can't be sure how the return of the crew should be handled, either. I know a lot of people are particularly baffled about Sanji's particular circumstances, but I think it would be a serious copout if there wasn't a lot of character development all around, which in turn makes for some odd things to figure out with pacing. I, for one, hold hope that what we've heard about Kuma isn't true, either, because I want some explanations from that paw-handed bastard.

[Aerozord]

my money is that Kuma (whom I think I'll start calling Paw-Paw Bear in hopes some one gets the referance) is pulling a post-humorous xantos gambit. He knew full well where things were going and seeing the Straw Hats and how they acted, going against things he himself was against, he sent them to places where they would grow stronger. Since he was about to lose his free will.

though I see no reason why he'd send Luffy there, was mostly luck he's even alive.

As for the reunion, probably cover stories. One already showed Robin being rescued

[Premmy]

Berenstein bears?

[Aerozord]

check youtube, not that hard to find

first link actually

[PCD]

...ahaha wow I wonder how many people that show offended.

It's pretty clear that Paw-Paw Bear had things in mind regarding them getting stronger at their locations. It's pretty obvious what he had in mind for a few of them, like Nami landing in the Weather land, or Franky showing up at Vegapunk's lab, but you got to wonder about some of the others, like what significance Brook has at a satanic ritual or Sanji in the island of transvestites beyond the initial lulz. And Zoro with Perona is just peculiar. The two-chapter title arcs gave us the briefest of glimpses, some more informative than others, and I'm ready to see more.

[Osterbaum]

Well Sanji landed on New Kama -land, right? Sanji could possibly learn a few tricks from New Kama Kempo. I guess.

[greed]

I always figured it would be some way of working around his inability to hit girls. Like next time he ends up going against someone like Kalifa instead of getting his arse kicked he crossdresses and that makes it okay for him to hit them.

[PCD]

I like that plan, greed. I, for one, an entertained by the idea of Sanji still being a crossdresser but still wholly attracted to women.

A lot of the people I've spoken to are avidly hoping that Sanji's just faking it and will still be the same womanizing 'gentleman' as before. A lot of the people I've spoken to are Sanji fanboys, as well.

[Aerozord]

here is my crazy theory. Maybe Paw Paw Bear, just doesn't like Sanji

[Jagos]

...ahaha wow I wonder how many people that show offended.

It's pretty clear that Paw-Paw Bear had things in mind regarding them getting stronger at their locations. It's pretty obvious what he had in mind for a few of them, like Nami landing in the Weather land, or Franky showing up at Vegapunk's lab, but you got to wonder about some of the others, like what significance Brook has at a satanic ritual or Sanji in the island of transvestites beyond the initial lulz. And Zoro with Perona is just peculiar. The two-chapter title arcs gave us the briefest of glimpses, some more informative than others, and I'm ready to see more.

The anime expands on these considerably.

[P-Sleazy]

It most definetly hasn't been 2 years. Its been about a year since they've landed at Sabaody Archipelago. And at that point they were still set on NOT going to save Ace, but continuing on their own adventure. It wasn't until they got split and he heard from Hancock that Ace's execution was so close that the focus changed to Ace. And overall, I'd say this story arc is going by MUCH faster than the "save Robin" story arc at Enies Lobby, which easily lasted 100+ episodes (starting from their arrival at Water 7 till they left it). The Save Ace arc is only at about 40 episodes in (and thats if you include ALL of the Amazon Lily as part of "save ace". So one could argue this has been going for all of less than a year.

Overall. I'm very much enjoying where this is all going and the way its developing.

[PCD]

To be fair, I only actually got into One Piece in the middle of this arc, so I was able to read through all the other arcs quite quickly and maybe this one just seems extremely long in comparison to all the others, which I didn't have to wait every week for. But I do count the start of this arc being when the crew got separated, which was September of 2008.

Also, Jagos, remember that the anime has things like filler that aren't necessarily canon; those episodes aired at the same time the cover arcs came out, so the people behind the anime didn't even know about those little bits of plot yet. Franky in a tux was undeniably hilarious, but I won't consider it as having really happened until Oda goes back to them.

[Jagos]

And overall, I'd say this story arc is going by MUCH faster than the "save Robin" story arc at Enies Lobby, which easily lasted 100+ episodes (starting from their arrival at Water 7 till they left it). The Save Ace arc is only at about 40 episodes in (and thats if you include ALL of the Amazon Lily as part of "save ace". So one could argue this has been going for all of less than a year.

Overall. I'm very much enjoying where this is all going and the way its developing.

I'd say it's a ~liiitle bit further back. Namely, after the Davy Back Fights, when Robin met Aokiji was when the save Robin arc started.

Dear God was that one drawn out...

Also, Jagos, remember that the anime has things like filler that aren't necessarily canon; those episodes aired at the same time the cover arcs came out, so the people behind the anime didn't even know about those little bits of plot yet. Franky in a tux was undeniably hilarious, but I won't consider it as having really happened until Oda goes back to them.

??! That's news to me... Most of the stuff in the fillers is actually canon because Oda has a hand in them. The things that he puts as a one page mini arc are expanded on in the anime as filler when need be. That how we got Coby's mini-mission to be a top marine by Garp, as well as Hachi's sea rescue of Keimi to find the best tako sauce under the sea.

Granted, the entire Hiso-Hiso fruit was pure BS (I mean seriously?! You lose the ability to swim so you can talk to animals? And then Luffy can somewhat do it because he's simple minded? >_<) but mostly, he gets it into the show because he has that many damn ideas. I'm kinda jealous.

[P-Sleazy]

well, if we go by that standard of Robin meeting Ao Kiji, then the Save Ace fight would also go WAY back when we saw blackbeard and Ace fighting on the island.

Also, in the anime they've only been sepearated since June 2009 so its been less than a year for those of us following just the anime (me).

[phil_]

Really, this flash back doesn't seem like a new arc to you guys? Or, regardless of it being a new arc or not, you guys aren't digging some terrestrial adventure with pirates and bandits and tenryuubito, oh my?

Seriously, adventures in waste management is a breath of fresh air after six months of pure fighting in Marinford.

[PCD]

I dunno if there's ever been an official statement on whether or not the filler episodes are canon, outside of things like Coby and Helmeppo episodes which were expansions on the cover arcs. I actually skipped over the filler arcs (not to be confused with thriller bark), and should probably go back and watch them.

I am liking the break from the endless battling at Marinford, but the only thing I'm particularly curious about in this flashback is, who the heck is this Sabo kid and how does he die?

[Aerozord]

my money is a tenryuubito incident. though I cant help worrying about the area he is walking in. Course its completely in Luffy's character to have known about these unquestionable people and for him to simply never have cared

[P-Sleazy]

So, I might have missed it while reading the manga yesterday, but have we been told what the "D." stands for in thier names?

[PCD]

We know it's something important and epic, but no, the details are still a mystery.

[Jagos]

Yeah... Whitebeard knew but decided not to tell.

Blackbeard is one... technically. But judging from what WB was saying, he ain't the real thing like Luffy, Saul, or even Ace.

[P-Sleazy]

wait...who's Saul?

[Jagos]

Robin's flashback, the giant former Vice Admiral Jaguar D Saul. (http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jaguar_D._Saul)

[Aerozord]

Will of D, is that the will, in this case meaning drive, ambition, determination, influence, ect, is passed from one "D" to another. This was brought up recently that even if you kill Ace it wont remove his 'danger' since his Will of D will just be inherited again. Like how Gol D Roger's will was inherited by Monkey D Luffy.

Still I tend to ignore it since litterally anyone can give their child the middle initial D.

[greed]

Yeah... Whitebeard knew but decided not to tell.

Blackbeard is one... technically. But judging from what WB was saying, he ain't the real thing like Luffy, Saul, or even Ace.

Yeah the fact that he basically pissed himself when faced with death rather than man up and smile like Roger, Luffy, Saul and Ace says something's different about Blackbeard's D.

Also yeah that Sabo kid is so totally dead. New character introduced for a flashback? Corpse.

[P-Sleazy]

Well theres this wiki-esque article about the will of D. that pretty much sumes up everything we know about it thus far.

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/The_Will_of_D

[Chocobo]

newest chapter

It looks like Sabo's going to join Dragon, and it looks like we may see Luffy's mom next chapter

[Grimpond]

I think that's Ivanakov who spoke up in the last panel

[Jagos]

As a full woman, with no fake Russian accent and calling Dragon babe?

I doubt they were on that personal a level.

[phil_]

As a full woman, with no fake Russian accent and calling Dragon babe?

I doubt they were on that personal a level.The "babe" was a translator trying to get across Ivankov's "???" in English. It's Ivankov.

Edit: Stupid freaking character mistakes. I wrote "WaYosmallTsu" in hiragana. The forum ate it. shiney needs to get on that jank.

[Grimpond]

I assumed it was Ivanakov cuz saying "babe" just sounded like how she/he would speak.

[Chocobo]

Oh. I thought it wasn't Ivankov, because if it was Ivankov, then why bother just showing the legs?

[PCD]

I immediately assumed it was Ivankov, since we know that the two of them worked together, and "babe" does seem to me like the kind of thing h'she'd say.

A friend of mine considered Sabo and the appearance of the guy hanging out with Robin on the first page of chapter 546. It's a bit of a long shot, but it would make a pretty nice callback, I think.

[Grimpond]

A friend of mine considered Sabo and the appearance of the guy hanging out with Robin on the first page of chapter 546. It's a bit of a long shot, but it would make a pretty nice callback, I think.

It does remind me of Kid Sabo's Hat, kinda.

[Amake]

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv324/immortalpictures/disforlotsofthings.jpg
So anyway, that save Ace operation sucked. Although it seems our heroes are making many new friends. I think Hawkeyes put it best when he so casually revealed that he possesses the greatest power in the universe. (He is aware that he's living in a Shonen manga.) "Ruffy is invincible cause he makes friends with everyone."

Also, I'm calling it now: We never get to know what the One Piece is. It's the Pulp Fiction briefcase all over again. Yeah, in finding it they will uncover the secret history of the world and possibly find out what D is for, but that's just going to be fringe benefits. It's going to end with the heroes looking into the shiniest treasure chest, fade to black, "One Tin Soldier" plays in the background.

[Aerozord]

I always thought the one piece was quite litteral and simple. It is ALOT of wealth. Gold, jewels, other shiny and rare things.

[PCD]

I always figured the One Piece was just a big load of treasure, too, but hey who knows. Oda seems like the type of guy who likes to tie things up, but in a way you'd never expect. I deem him impossible to predict. My eternal example: Brook and Laboon.

My friend made the guess that "the crew getting back together" is going to be the equivalent of "going to fishman island." That seems cruel and unusual to me, though.

[Chocobo]

Actually, before Whitebeard died, he said that after One Piece was found, a big war will erupt, so I don't think the story's going to end at them finding One Piece.

[PCD]

http://i48.tinypic.com/219109i.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/PCD/vlcsnap-2010-06-03-02h16m35s217.png
Oda is the god of WHAT THE FLYING FUCK