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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Hell Yeah welcome back Robin Chan! It was wonderful seeing her smile and doing not so cruel things to the marines, Franky causes some havoc as well and the fight between Luffy and Lucci is at its peak! (although I confess I was expecting a little more now that Luffy was in second gear) |
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| Luffy's new moves are pretty awesome. But crap, now the buster call is occuring on enis lobby. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| It's race against time! Will they make it? Of course they will! But how? I'm so excited this is killing me xDD 5/5 |
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| wow, that was some of the best filler dialogue yet, along with some of the worse animation, haha. but at least the filler attempted to deepen the drama and not simply run out the clock, good jorb Toei! |
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| I didn't expect the marines to be to ruthless to their brethren.. there going to just blow up enies lobby without any questions or evacuate their allies.. shhzzzz. Anyway we finally know the secrets of gear second :-D but luffy's fight is starting to drag.. finish him off i would say! |
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reinwald said: I didn't expect the marines to be to ruthless to their brethren.. there going to just blow up enies lobby without any questions or evacuate their allies.. shhzzzz. Anyway we finally know the secrets of gear second :-D but luffy's fight is starting to drag.. finish him off i would say! You're kidding right? They nearly blew the hell out of Spandam's father on Ohara, so I expected this. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| I agree with reinwald, it is pretty ridiculous. I guess the really ridiculous part is that Spandam is in power, but it seems kind of weird that there's no taking back pressing the button. Like, seriously, the marines never even considered the possibility that someone could press the button by mistake? You could literally press a button like that simply by dropping it. Hell, an enemy could sneak onto your base and press the button, destroying the whole base no questions asked. If I were an enemy of the government, I would steal one of these and just press it when I got close to any of their bases. Someone didn't think this one through... |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| Bad animation in luffy's fight scene in this episode. I expect more next episode |
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| the whole thing with luffy shortening his life (when using gear second+) worries me a little, i hope when one piece ends (if that even happens..xD) he wont die ! ; ) |
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| yes an explanation for second gear! but the thing about shortening life span just made me sad. oh luffy. i always felt like robin was reacting more to her trauma from the buster call and that it was something the crew could deal with (meaning she shouldn't have made the whole complicating deal). but seeing it in action, i do see how devastating it is - the warships have range and thus are way off shore, luffy's not going to be able to take even one down by just punching it. |
| The buster call is looking mighty dangerous, and the bombing has just started. |
 Behold of my awesomeness~ controversial and/or sensitive topics likely devolve into the same repetitive, derogatory, abusive, and harassing comments can no longer be posted. But my feels. |
| The pumping blood around his body faster using his legs is a nice explanation and also explains why he's red and steaming.... cool ability. |
Seabury said: I agree with reinwald, it is pretty ridiculous. I guess the really ridiculous part is that Spandam is in power, but it seems kind of weird that there's no taking back pressing the button. Like, seriously, the marines never even considered the possibility that someone could press the button by mistake? You could literally press a button like that simply by dropping it. Hell, an enemy could sneak onto your base and press the button, destroying the whole base no questions asked. If I were an enemy of the government, I would steal one of these and just press it when I got close to any of their bases. Someone didn't think this one through... Apparently the Buster Call can be reverted (I recently read this part at the manga, and it's mentioned). Spandam didn't do so because he's an overly arrogant prick who can't allow that people point his mistakes, specially if it's Nico Robin, so he makes up the thing as if he actually did ask for it. |
| robin and franky kick some ass in this episode and its pretty satisfying. the luffy vs lucci fight has been dragging, but we know now about his gear second/ whats behind it. but how are the ones going through the tunnel gonna survive? especially during the buster call? |
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| I hope Luffy finds a way to stop gear second from shortening his lifespan :( Also, the buster call's existence is questionnable. Why would the marines have something like it? A measure to destroy an island no questions asked. I dunno, sounds illogical if you ask me. |
| "The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot |
| Luffy's gear second is awesome but when I see him red and steamy I feel like he suffers from a severe sunburn X( yikes... And also, I hope that he won't overdo it and damage himself!!! Let's hope he will manage to master it! |
| I love Franky! Franky Centaurus XD |
| Again with the fillers :/ |
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| things are getting dangerous now |
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greenmush said: are we gonna see the third gear again? and chibi Luffy?! xD Now that the Buster Call started, Luffy better end his match quick before its too late I want chibi luffy as well XD |
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| Robin manages her emotions very well I wouldn't just slap that guy And the next one it's a filler :( |
| Franky is awesome |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| People are questioning why the buster call exists and why it would be given to a man who doesn't revert the call due to his own arrogance and pride. This is why ever since it was introduced to have been given to Spandam I've been questioning it. Aokiji authorized it, remember this. And now, in this attack, he has his hands dirty again making a deal to kill all but Robin. Spandam got to his position through his dad, yes, but Aokiji was still the one who gave him the buster call. Aokiji who KNOWS and despises the brutality of the buster call itself, or at least did 20 years ago. He was the one who scoped Robin out to confirm she was with the Straw Hats and gave Spandam the ability to threaten her to come along with something that she was most afraid of. He also seems to have not even explained to Spandam that by calling it his life would be on the line too! There is so many questionable things going on here that ever since the start I've been viewing Aokiji as a puppet master of sorts, I referred to Spandam as if he was a puppet being controlled by those above him(Aokiji) and those below him(CP9) all while giving him the illusion that he has any kind of respect or control. To answer why the buster call exists in the first place- it's for the times they need to nuke a place that's out of control essentially. Recall, they used it to get rid of the scholars and those who knew them so that no one could know the truth about the world government. It's for times like those, or perhaps a time where they locate a serious enemy group and feel like taking out the entire island as to take them all out with no doubt is the way to go. It seems Spandam is obviously using it at a poor time here but Aokiji would know that that was a possibility! I suppose Aokiji could have authorized the buster call purely to get Robin with them because he knew she would act along with them out of fear. That's the simplest answer to why he would authorize Spandam with the buster call, Spandam getting the position to chase after Robin both from his past with Tom and his dad. However, I would not be surprised if there was something even crazier going on! For, there is a lot of confusion. I love how Zoro and Sanji were concerned for Usopp's life and had a little tsundere moment after they realized he was alive right after they showed some pretty big despair over losing a friend. The problem with shounen's predictability in how everything will end up going in the good guy's favor to a pretty big degree is that from the moment the tower was shot to Usopp's landing I was casually eating spaghetti and waiting with 100% confidence for the scene that showed how he ended up being okay. This isn't really a problem, it's just the sense of stakes can fade and moments like this can leave me bored whereas their intention is to be intense. The navy marines running from Franky centaur was a hilarious sight. I was laughing pretty hard. I'd run too! I didn't notice Chopper on Kokoro's back?! Wasn't she carrying him?! Did she drop him?! Am I misremembering?! Choppy where are you! Someone actually explained to me that Luffy was blood doping and it's something awesome, really. It's a technique that pushes his rubber ability incredibly far and it's something only he could do. It's awesome. It's something I've been wanting since Crocodile explained his spheal about mastering your power that a long time ago. However, I still rolled my eyes when Lucci and Luffy teleported around like super saiyans. It's really not that Luffy can do it that bothers me. We saw similar stuff with garbage villains like Bellamy. Instead what makes me roll my eyes is that Lucci's shave doesn't come from his power. It's just something everyone can do. And the only reason Luffy can do it is that he's emulating that. I love that Luffy can emulate stuff, he's instinctual and a great fighter it makes sense, but the inclusion of superhumans like this that doesn't play off of devil fruit strategy bothers me. I'd much prefer if Lucci's speed was due to his zoan fruit and he had super good strength because of it too. And if Luffy had increased strength and speed but to a lesser degree. I hope when we go forward villains use smart uses of devil fruit powers that can be countered with good thinking, or train their bodies in a way that still feels believable in a One Piece setting, or we god forbid get someone who doesn't have crazy strength but instead has great wisdom and tactics. If in the future all the fights devolve into DBZ style teleporting fights between super strength, super speed, iron bodied meatheads I'll be really sad. The six powers inclusion alone is what takes us to this territory. I want to stress this isn't necessarily bad but it's in the opposite direction of what I've loved from One Piece fights. I did love the crazy face Luffy had while confronting the claim that he's killing himself by using the form. The line he gave is a reminder on why I love him so much. "It's better than losing all sorts of things right before my eyes!" The straightforward and stubborn approach he has to maintain his values and protecting those he cares about is always great to see. But, I also loved Lucci's response to this by calling him overly ambitious with his words.. and actions. Him flooding the tunnels was a way of showing him in every way he could that Luffy was wrong. That no matter how much work he puts in, all his friends will still die, and he will end up killing himself for no reason. Lucci is as brutal as ever and it spoke volumes about how much he disagreed with Luffy there. That was my favorite part of the episode. The brutality and the meaning of filling the tunnels. I can't wait to see Spandam's face when he realizes the buster call isn't on his side. Lastly, this episode was noticeably ugly a lot and none of these pictures were in-betweens. |
| Even just one cannon ball from a battleship summoned by the Buster Call's seriously bad news... I wonder if the knocked out bodies of the members of CP9 would be able to survive this onslaught. I hope that the cannon fire would end up hitting Spandam directly in the face kek Lucci explaining how Gear Second definitely reinforced how awesome it is but it can also shorten Luffy's life so that's a really big price... He has a point in wanting to prevent to the loss of everything he holds dear to him before his very eyes though. He better defeat Lucci quick since his friends will be in big trouble if he takes too long. |
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| how tf they gon escape this |
| I couldn't help but jolt when Lucci deliberately flooded the place. He was after all, a devil fruit user. It made sense when his intention was to drown Luffy's friends in the tunnel though. |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| Buster Call has been started. |
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| Oh no the Battleship is already here 🤦♂️ |
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| Lucci made the water flow into the tunnel... I hope Luffy deals with him as soon as possible because they really need to escape already >.< |
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| Some good Robin and Franky action this episode, but I don't know why either of them haven't just killed Spandam already. With all the crap he gave Robin and all the history he has with Franky, you'd think one of them would just finish him off. Luffy seems to be struggling still even with second gear. That power up reminds me of the Shingeki No Kyojin. If you know, you know. I don't want to spoil anything. And damn I hope our Nakama can make it through the tunnel after Lucci decided to flood the damn place |
| First time they talk about an ability shortening lifespan... I think as Luffy fights harder and harder battles he will need to resort to more and more extreme measures, maybe... then he will be doomed to die except Chopper to the rescue ;) Aokiji letting the buster call happen is bizarre to me. Maybe Robin really is that important. |
| the power of alcohol is amazing huh? LOL well said Chimney woot woot more filler next ^_^ i bet filler really annoys the people who haven't read the manga though because they keep shoving it in at climactic points in the story LOL |
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