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Aug 17, 7:44 AM
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Vegapunk’s the MVP with that command authority, but Bonney being the supreme authority feels way more fitting. And yooo, Bonney seeing Luffy as Nika!!! Hype shit. Along with her controlling the Pacifista and Seraphim

Also, Dorry and Brogy showing up is something I ain't see coming, the nostalgia is crazy. Elbaf escort is here.
Aug 17, 8:09 AM
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Will they ever explain how kuma knew that bonney was here?
Aug 17, 8:41 AM
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Some literally big help has arrived. Dorry and Brogy are like OG Strawhat allies.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Aug 17, 9:17 AM
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A lot of CGI in this one, thankfully the important parts still look great
Aug 17, 9:32 AM
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Bonney is more important than even ridiculous marine team or celestial dragons!

Is was very pleasure to see the Pacifists destroying the Marine ships!

And it exciting when Bonney see Luffy as Nika.

But the end of the episode is the most wonderful part. The mode how Dorry and Brogy appears was crazy!!

Aug 17, 9:36 AM
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Wow the CGI flames and explosions looked especially bad in this episode
Aug 17, 10:13 AM
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@Mahendra496 Exactly how does this episode have good pacing?! it was a drag. I was hyped up a bit watching the episode but honestly the pacing is so bad, we literally only had like 2 things going for the whole episode. This is honestly becoming unbearable, I really hope the future episodes are better or maybe they are saving it for the upcoming episodes.
Aug 17, 10:35 AM
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3boyass23 said:
@Mahendra496 Exactly how does this episode have good pacing?! it was a drag. I was hyped up a bit watching the episode but honestly the pacing is so bad, we literally only had like 2 things going for the whole episode. This is honestly becoming unbearable, I really hope the future episodes are better or maybe they are saving it for the upcoming episodes.

The problem is that this last 3 chapter in the manga were very small (10-12 pages). Since they have to adapt only 1 chapter per episode, its a little dragged because there isnt much content to adapt.
Aug 17, 10:39 AM
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this episode was slow as hell, the cgi explosions kinda ruined it all ngl and killed my excitement for dorry and broggy
Aug 17, 10:39 AM
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And there we are with another Toei moment where they change Sanji's feats to make him look worse than what he is. Yeeeee so happy...Its starting to become a problem. If before there were just 2/3 moments, the fact that they are continuing to add scenes where they want to make Sanji look bad is concerning. For those who dont know, here we see that Kizaru scratches Sanji with one of his Yasakani no Magatama, but in the manga Sanji BLOCKS the attack directed at him. Also Kizaru doesnt evade one of Sanji's kicks, that scene doesnt exist. We have to make Toei stop downplaying Sanji anytime they can...
Aug 17, 10:45 AM

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Giant pirates are finally here. Dorry and Brogy after so long.
Aug 17, 10:45 AM

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The Giant captains are finally back! and G5 luffy too

that said this episode's direction felt all over the place..
CGI on and off, phasing. all that lead to not feeling the vibe i had when reading the manga.

Aug 17, 10:49 AM
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Man the journey is so worth
Aug 17, 10:52 AM

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Gear 5 Luffy returns and reinforcements arrived! YEAH! X3
Aug 17, 10:56 AM

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Even though I know what's coming, the wait is gonna make me mad just like Wano arc 😭😭
Aug 17, 10:57 AM

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Reply to ultramb
The Giant captains are finally back! and G5 luffy too

that said this episode's direction felt all over the place..
CGI on and off, phasing. all that lead to not feeling the vibe i had when reading the manga.

@ultramb yeah, why do they have to use CGI !?
Niwaka-SamuraiAug 17, 11:37 AM
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Yet another episode stretched out like Luffy's arm. Expected more but it was my fault tbh
Aug 17, 11:03 AM
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This anime needs to become seasonal... oh my.
Aug 17, 11:05 AM

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@ultramb yeah, why do they have to use CGI !?
@Niwaka-Samurai could be a tactic for saving time to animate upcoming big fights. but this just ruins the quality. sadge :(
Aug 17, 11:05 AM
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Reply to Federik02
And there we are with another Toei moment where they change Sanji's feats to make him look worse than what he is. Yeeeee so happy...Its starting to become a problem. If before there were just 2/3 moments, the fact that they are continuing to add scenes where they want to make Sanji look bad is concerning. For those who dont know, here we see that Kizaru scratches Sanji with one of his Yasakani no Magatama, but in the manga Sanji BLOCKS the attack directed at him. Also Kizaru doesnt evade one of Sanji's kicks, that scene doesnt exist. We have to make Toei stop downplaying Sanji anytime they can...
@Federik02 IMO, it looked better in anime, because Sanji tried to do something. Not just tanking Kizaru's laser.
Aug 17, 11:09 AM

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Reply to Federik02
And there we are with another Toei moment where they change Sanji's feats to make him look worse than what he is. Yeeeee so happy...Its starting to become a problem. If before there were just 2/3 moments, the fact that they are continuing to add scenes where they want to make Sanji look bad is concerning. For those who dont know, here we see that Kizaru scratches Sanji with one of his Yasakani no Magatama, but in the manga Sanji BLOCKS the attack directed at him. Also Kizaru doesnt evade one of Sanji's kicks, that scene doesnt exist. We have to make Toei stop downplaying Sanji anytime they can...
Federik02 said:
For those who dont know, here we see that Kizaru scratches Sanji with one of his Yasakani no Magatama

I double checked and it looks like Sanji evaded all of Kizaru's light attacks, I'm pretty sure that was Franky who got scratched, since we see him scream out in pain right after. If Sanji had been scratched we surely would have seen him react to it.
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Aug 17, 11:11 AM
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i think that thay don't have to use cgi in anime cuz this is not one piece art style and it didn't feel like one piece at some point.what your thoughts tell me
Aug 17, 11:12 AM

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I just started the episode and noticed the CGI explosions. I don’t think they looked good and they didn’t really match the art style of One Piece. There were also frames with hand-drawn flames, and those looked much better. If they had kept it consistent with animated flames everywhere, it would have been perfect, but well, it can’t be changed now.

There were also other parts where CGI was used, like for camera movements and character shots, and those were actually done really well. I think CGI in those areas made the scenes look even better.

I don't know how Toei manages to cook this level of quality every week, that 6-month break definitely paid off.
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IkemenSenpai said:
I just started the episode and noticed the those CGI flames, I don't think it looks good and it doesn't matches the art style of One Piece , but well it can't be changed now.

yes i agree but i hope that they don't use CGI in future
Aug 17, 11:20 AM
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Okay, I understand that it's wasted potential episode, but I saw a lot of toxic fans that said some kind of sh** like "Fire this director". The point is that episodes are made within a set timeframe and with a set amount of resources. And many directors don't get as much of it. Throughout the episode it was clear how they saved on everything.
Aug 17, 11:37 AM

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@Niwaka-Samurai could be a tactic for saving time to animate upcoming big fights. but this just ruins the quality. sadge :(
@ultramb I hope that's the reason.
Aug 17, 11:50 AM
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quasi tutto filare
Aug 17, 12:24 PM
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I have watched one piece for years now, and finally I can't take the pacing anymore. The last 2 episodes was 10 seconds of the story. The last 5 episodes could have been 1 episode. The repeated flashbacks, non-stop over every little thing is tiring and takes away from the continuation of the story. We literally watched the Kuma/Bonney backstory 10 episodes ago, we dont need a 1-2min flashback about Kuma talking about Nika again. Every scene and interaction is so over emphasized now that it has to take minutes when it could be a couple seconds. Fights are drawn out over tens of episodes, sometimes not even seeing the development of the fight for weeks, instead of showing it in a continuous way, and this just removes the intensity and impact of the fight. I wish they would just get on with it. I don't remember the pacing being this drawn out in the early parts of one piece. It feels like it is just being milked non stop in order to just make it longer or for the manga to get ahead. I'd rather they had seasons per year with breaks than having to watching this drawn out brain numbing episodes.
Aug 17, 12:27 PM
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@Mahendra496 Exactly how does this episode have good pacing?! it was a drag. I was hyped up a bit watching the episode but honestly the pacing is so bad, we literally only had like 2 things going for the whole episode. This is honestly becoming unbearable, I really hope the future episodes are better or maybe they are saving it for the upcoming episodes.
@3boyass23 Duuude 100%. They are literally taking 10-30seconds of the story and making it take 2 episodes long. It's so unbearable at this point Im losing investment in the characters and story. The CGI explosions were such trash as well
Aug 17, 12:28 PM
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The best intro with gigants
Aug 17, 12:34 PM

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THE STRETCHING IS FINALLY OVER. LUFFY LANDS A HAKI-EMPOWERED PUNCH ON BORSALINO, BLOWING HIM AWAY WHILE LAUGHING AND DANCING, AS BONNEY WATCHES IN DISBELIEF AND SADNESS THAT HER FATHER DIDN’T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE IT. OHHH MYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD.

That aside, cutting the episode right after the Giants arrive, goodness gracious! If that ain’t illegal, I don’t know what is! But what I do know for sure is that things are about to get hype! Are we about to start the Elbaf arc? Not entirely sure, but what I am sure of is that I’m super excited!
Aug 17, 12:38 PM
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goofy ahh smoke lmao

the giant goat pirates are finally here 😭😭😭



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Aug 17, 1:02 PM
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epise was :
our crew had been falling down (again?)
flashbacks
luffy shows that he is in gear 5 (okey we understood bro why it was half of the episode tbh)
giants arrived

yes that was 25 minutes

its going too slow
Aug 17, 1:30 PM
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the cgi explosions were so bad like really bad, also the pacing is never improving ig, egghead is for sure not ending any time soon lmfao
Aug 17, 1:31 PM
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I started watching in november 2023 and I finally caught up today, wooooo!!
Aug 17, 1:46 PM
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THE STRETCHING IS FINALLY OVER. LUFFY LANDS A HAKI-EMPOWERED PUNCH ON BORSALINO, BLOWING HIM AWAY WHILE LAUGHING AND DANCING, AS BONNEY WATCHES IN DISBELIEF AND SADNESS THAT HER FATHER DIDN’T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE IT. OHHH MYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD.

That aside, cutting the episode right after the Giants arrive, goodness gracious! If that ain’t illegal, I don’t know what is! But what I do know for sure is that things are about to get hype! Are we about to start the Elbaf arc? Not entirely sure, but what I am sure of is that I’m super excited!

elbaf ain't happening this year bro, the pacing is so dogshit it's unbelievable
Aug 17, 2:00 PM
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The Navy really think they can capture THE FIFTH EMPEROR?! IF YOU DON’T GET OUT OF HERE WITH THAT NONSENSE… Since Luffy is done eating, he quickly digests all the food in his belly and intimidate the Navy with his badassery and cause them to run for their lives while the Buster Call is commencing as we speak. Before they can even try putting Sea Prism Stone handcuffs on Luffy, he activates it, FIFTH GEAR, ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE THIRD TIME ON EGGHEAD AND THE FIFTH TIME OVERALL (HE ACTIVATED IT TWICE ON WANO). The entire island starts wiggling like rubber due to the presence of such badassery!

Vegapunk locks back in and gives Atlas a message to Bonney. Afterward, Bonney tells all the Pacifistas to help them escape from the island, and instead of aiming at her and Kuma, they shoot the Navy ships. As a consequence, St. Saturn stabs Vegapunk and he drops… Kizaru is ordered to go after Bonney, Kuma, Sanji, and Atlas himself, but he’s stopped by the badassery that is THE WARRIOR OF LIBERATION. KIZARU, STAND DOWN AND STAY OUT OF THIS!

Luffy’s badassery and joy is so contagious the whole island is bouncing alongside him. St. Saturn tries to act condescending with the whole “insects share the same fate” garbage, but none of that matters with Joyboy’s rhythm liberating the island. Everyone stops in complete awe of the greatness that is The Sun God, Nika! Vegapunk informs Bonney if this reality and now that she knows and understands, the power of her Age-Age Fruit powers will SKYROCKET!

All of a sudden, a giant ship comes from behind, with some familiar faces on board. It was rumored the Giant Crew disbanded 100 years ago, but they’re now back, better than ever. DORRY AND BROGY START CLAPPING SOME CHEEKS, NO HOMO! THE GIANT PIRATE CREW HAS APPEARED, AND THEY’RE HERE TO BACK UP THE FIFTH EMPEROR! SUCH AMAZINGNESS AND BADASSERY THAT LUFFY WAS NOT ONLY ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE GIANT ROBOT, BUT GET SOME GIANTS OVER TO EGGHEAD, JUST AMAZING!

I CAN’T WAIT FOR MORE ONE PIECE!
Aug 17, 2:08 PM

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Bigger than the ship! Dory & Broggy jumped on to a Marine ship and damn near sank it!! They're taller than the mast.



This was a good episode (a little too much Luffy jumping and the buildings wiggling for my taste), but I wasn't excited to the big boys showed up. Next week...giants, the ancient robot, and Zunisha will be on the move.

Sometimes I wonder if on some remote islands if there aren't pockets of supposedly extinct ancient races who have been waiting for Nika. I wouldn't be surprised to see more Buccaneers and Lunarians by the end.
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3boyass23 said:
@Mahendra496 Exactly how does this episode have good pacing?! it was a drag. I was hyped up a bit watching the episode but honestly the pacing is so bad, we literally only had like 2 things going for the whole episode. This is honestly becoming unbearable, I really hope the future episodes are better or maybe they are saving it for the upcoming episodes.

Also the graphic side was trash, mid animations and trash cgi
Aug 17, 2:22 PM
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Cinema with so many Peak moments,same hunger since episode 1,until to the next one
Aug 17, 2:58 PM

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So much questions. How did the giants know that nika would be there? How did kuma know about bonney? Could it be his buccaneer blood? Im so hyped to see the fight between luffy and saint saturn!!

Aug 17, 3:03 PM
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I hate pacing, they are supposed to made brake to wait for more material so they will had enough to make adaptation good again but they still drag everything so. I came back to watching because there was promise to fix anime adaptation but they dissapointed me so much. Kuma Flashbacks where so great but thats it, looks like rest of arc is going to be Dressrossa slop.
Aug 17, 3:19 PM
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Aug 17, 3:26 PM
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I have watched one piece for years now, and finally I can't take the pacing anymore. The last 2 episodes was 10 seconds of the story. The last 5 episodes could have been 1 episode. The repeated flashbacks, non-stop over every little thing is tiring and takes away from the continuation of the story. We literally watched the Kuma/Bonney backstory 10 episodes ago, we dont need a 1-2min flashback about Kuma talking about Nika again. Every scene and interaction is so over emphasized now that it has to take minutes when it could be a couple seconds. Fights are drawn out over tens of episodes, sometimes not even seeing the development of the fight for weeks, instead of showing it in a continuous way, and this just removes the intensity and impact of the fight. I wish they would just get on with it. I don't remember the pacing being this drawn out in the early parts of one piece. It feels like it is just being milked non stop in order to just make it longer or for the manga to get ahead. I'd rather they had seasons per year with breaks than having to watching this drawn out brain numbing episodes.

You could pretty much sum up the ep in 3 points: Vegapunk got stabbed, Luffy went into Gear 5, Giants arrived. That's 20mins... I genuinely have no idea how do some people still say the pacing is perfect and other crap.

I've been a weekly OP watcher since 2012 (around Dressrosa's start) and I really do like OP but like shit, if something is ass, I won't pretend that it is not and the pacing is exactly that. I also don't like G5 at all so it kinda makes it even harder for me to watch.
Aug 17, 3:45 PM

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I honestly fear for some of the upcoming episodes. The pacing can be categorized as "actions per episode" and it does not go above 3. The timeframe excuse is somewhat understandable, but these guys took 6 months and I cant believe they were made just for the Kuma flashback.

Later on there are slow chapters. I think the stretching will be too much.
Aug 17, 4:27 PM

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great episode

luffy is really a free man and I love that!!!

Vegapunk, not you!!!
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Aug 17, 5:30 PM
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Will they ever explain how kuma knew that bonney was here?
@Bimbo_soupEater kuma is buccaneer so one of the special traites that they have that thier soul is strong not only thier body
Aug 17, 5:34 PM
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Love vivi's mature looks/red dress in the opening. It looks amazing

But, luffy went from having to actually find the feeling to simply being able to transform after eating in like 1 hour time? All right I guess we're just gonna skip the whole progression part. Also not gonna lie that's seems pretty fun imagine the whole world being a giant trampoline. It would be a pain in the ass sometimes but it would also be really fun x)

it's also pretty amazing that they are falling for at most like 500 meters but they still manage to be in the air for like 10 minutes (That sound effect at the first punch was perfect though)/even if laugh annoying af by now lol

I do feel a bit bad for the normal Marines. I mean technically they are just average people who think they are doing the right thing. It's not like are evil^" X) Rip 100's
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bonney finally sees the warrior of liberation, it's beautiful. and the big boys dorry and broggy hell yeah.
Aug 17, 6:16 PM
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This might have been the slowest episode so far tho. Biggest nothing burger ever
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