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Jan 25, 2007 12:36 AM
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It's out and subbed by Vegapunk. Very well done version. Definitely get it.

Decent episode I guess. Nothing really happened aside from the buster call and a few punches thrown. I don't know about everyone else, but that buster call seems awfully wussy. I hope Luffy and the bunch can just wipe the floor with it.
Jan 25, 2007 1:46 PM
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I always thought it sounded wussy too, seems like Robin makes to big a deal of it.
Jan 27, 2007 9:21 AM
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The first one by Vega was really out of time, the 2nd released HD version was good though.

Any of you read the manga? cough*another possible new nakama*cough (not talking about Franky)
Want to hear more?
Jan 27, 2007 6:42 PM
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I don't recommend making manga spoilers. I read the manga (RL does too I think), just not the recent ones lately. Make a thread in the manga forum if you like.
Jan 27, 2007 6:58 PM
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LOL, I just read the most current one. Thats very very funny, I doubt he would seriously join though. In any case, yeah, if you want to discuss it further it would be better to make a topic in the manga thread.
Jan 28, 2007 2:00 AM
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Jan 23, 2010 5:25 AM
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Spandam is stupid.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Jan 24, 2010 12:57 AM
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another buster call, oh well , Luffy's crew will get out of it somehow

Awesome Sig by Lailide
May 30, 2010 11:24 AM
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Spandam is really stupid. But he made things more interesting and it seems like he's gonna die in the end... xD

5/5
Jun 14, 2010 11:38 PM

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Lol, Paulie is tied up and somehow still smoking a cigar.
Dec 15, 2010 3:33 AM

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Damn things are finally getting serous now.

Though yeah i agree with most of you, ive seen luffy take out battle ships single handily. What is so dangerous about 10 battleships? I don't get it. I can see how robin sees it as being a destructive power cause thats a scar that she has that will never heal, her whole home island being wiped out. But honestly they have actually been in worse situations then 10 battle ships.

Luffy could probably easily take them out. Now if the battle ships had like 10 devil fruit users commanding the ship, then yeah it would be a serous serous threat. But there just normal ordinary vice admirals which don't pose much of a threat.
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Dec 16, 2010 2:59 PM
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Don`t forget that Luffy hasn't taken out any battleship commandeered by a vice-admiral, also the battleships would likely have stronger attacks than the ships luffy met in the past..We dont even know how powerful the vice-admirals are, compared to admiral Aojiki.
Feb 14, 2011 6:29 AM

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its getting intense now! wow! we'll be offered a glimpse of a buster call! i guess the straw hats can use this to their advantage as all the marines have evacuated. now lets finish all the cp9 fights already! pleaseeeee
Apr 3, 2011 4:51 AM

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babler said:
Lol, Paulie is tied up and somehow still smoking a cigar.

Lol I didn't notice that xD

Yeah things are gettng intense, but that was a lame excuse to bring in the Buster Call..
Serously! accidently! they should've put some glass cover over the button so this kind of things don't happen.... if it was that serious, that is.. maybe Robin is really making a big deal of it because that's how it looks like.
Jul 20, 2011 7:14 PM

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Normal episode
Jan 30, 2012 12:31 PM

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spandem's so loathsome it's actually ridiculous, like it's for comic effect but i'm just getting pissed. i think he should be less of a moron because it's really hard to take him seriously; it doesn't feel realistic that he's in such a position of power when any superior could smell the idiocy and incompetence from a mile away.
Apr 13, 2012 8:09 AM

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neenalie said:
spandem's so loathsome it's actually ridiculous, like it's for comic effect but i'm just getting pissed. i think he should be less of a moron because it's really hard to take him seriously; it doesn't feel realistic that he's in such a position of power when any superior could smell the idiocy and incompetence from a mile away.
hes the son of a marine so yeh..
Aug 7, 2012 4:59 PM

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LOL spandam is stupid. Making the buster call is going to end his life too, but he is still thinking about promoting. Actually the buster call is nothing to be scared about except that there will be 5 vice-admiral. I wonder how they are going to deal with it, cause the CP9 are still around.
Oct 20, 2012 10:44 AM

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Saving robin was tough, now they have to survive from a island sinking..

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Nov 8, 2012 12:08 PM

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Nice episode. That Spanda(man) guy is the biggest idiot on Earth.

neenalie said:
spandem's so loathsome it's actually ridiculous, like it's for comic effect but i'm just getting pissed. i think he should be less of a moron because it's really hard to take him seriously; it doesn't feel realistic that he's in such a position of power when any superior could smell the idiocy and incompetence from a mile away.

Well, for not feeling realistic it actually fits more the current political reality of some places (my country included) than any other.
Jun 22, 2013 6:08 PM
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Spanda isn't the best villain, he is just the dumbest villain. How did that idiot get to where he is now?
Jul 23, 2013 7:14 PM

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that idiot invoked the buster call...
and he went ahead and yelled out how he doesnt care about the soldiers so at least there wont be anyone to hold the guys down anymore.
the luffy vs lucci fight is starting and the nami vs kalifa fight is getting interesting!
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Aug 19, 2013 2:06 PM

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Well things are going to get interesting now thanks Spandam being the fool he is and calling the in the Buster Call, I wonder which big names from the government will show up with the buster call (if any). Also I bet Pauly gets everyone out of the rope circle they are in, cause... well it's pauly, his skills are with rope.
Nov 21, 2013 4:25 AM

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I know that Robin is weakened by those seastone handcuffs but I think she could have managed to kick Spandaman in the balls.

Aside from the Buster Call this was really just another episode building up to the separate fights. The preview of Nami's fight looks great. Although I must admit it feels a lot like everyone got a lot stronger, especially Luffy, without me even noticing.
Dec 28, 2013 1:04 AM

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Cocoro's face is nightmare fuel.
Jan 3, 2014 10:37 AM

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Looking forward for that fight
Jan 11, 2014 8:11 AM

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Cause they didn't have enough problems already.... Spandam you idiot...
Well is time to enjoy Nami kicking Kalifa's ass :P
Jul 8, 2014 5:01 PM

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I can already tell Luffy vs. Lucci is going to be one great fight.
Jul 22, 2014 11:58 AM

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I can already tell Luffy vs. Lucci is going to be one great fight.

Can't wait :3

Apr 1, 2015 10:29 AM

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Why would Akoji give the right to invoke a buster call to such a moron
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Jun 1, 2015 7:33 AM

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damn spandam is stupid
Dec 11, 2015 10:59 AM

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So 30 minutes for a buster call, easily 10 episodes there's way to much stuff going on for this to wrap up quickly and I hope all the fights finish before Luffy vs Lucci really gets going.
Jan 6, 2016 4:56 PM
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Spandam is stupid.


can t stand him at all


Mar 2, 2016 5:14 AM

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nami as lame as always
Jul 21, 2016 3:45 AM

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Hah idiot Spandam, there's really no end to his absolute stupidity

A total coward who openly admits his life and promotions are above everything else, boy does One Piece know how to make detestable villains
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Sep 16, 2018 12:25 PM

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I like that when compared to Khalifa who really does have a 'womanly charm', Nami's tomboyish and abrasive side comes out even more prominently and I love it. She's really a great character.

Franky is immediately on his way to help out Nami against Khalifa. He's such a great dude!!! And, the fight against Khalifa may actually end up entailing Sanji, Nami, and Franky, again a big formula shift.

To continue with the theme of an unpredictable formula, Spandam accidentally pressed the buster call. He did it accidentally! I had even speculated it may be fake because I didn't understand how they would stop him. This proving it was real and truly authorized made something come to mind. Aokiji was the one who disagreed with the methods of the buster call slaughtering a civilian ship and he was the one who let Robin escape. Why would he be the one to authorize a buster call, something he seemed to despise, especially when it comes to authorizing in the hands of someone who is clearly not to be trusted. This puzzle is getting more and more confusing as we go on. It seems out of character for Aokiji and he is a smart person, it's not like this was a mistake. I'm curious to figure out the overall plan here, it really does feel like a puppet master is at play pulling everyone's strings.

Buster call being initiated is pretty crazy! If the admirals in charge of the battleships are strong and intelligent not unlike Aokiji to some degree and the battleships attack from afar like they did to Ohara this could be a really big deal and a game changer. I suppose the buster call will reach Enies Lobby as the fights are going on and it has me wondering, will the real final fights of this arc be against the buster call itself?! I'm not sure where this will go nor am I sure the strength of the battleships and admirals so I won't speculate too far here. It's super interesting to take the story in this direction though.

If my corrupt utilitarian analysis of CP9 wasn't clear, Spandam saying this episode "If 100 need to be killed to save 1000 they will be killed on the spot" absolutely confirms it undeniably. Corrupt because it isn't well guided and their results aren't certain and they are guided by greed in individuals such as Spandam. I did like how he doubled down after pressing the button accidentally, that was funny.

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Jun 7, 2020 1:59 PM

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Spandam is complete asshole as usual and an irredeemable idiot like never before in this episode. It was gratifying to see that his own stupidity was the one thing that ended up revealing how he deserves to get his head chopped off or have his ass thrown in Impel Down because of his horrendous incompetence and lack of respect towards his own men to everyone in Enies Lobby.

The only downside to that is the moron invoking a Buster Call by complete accident. The Tower of Law's already damaged enough and the last thing everyone in there would want is the whole thing falling on them while they fight. The tied-up allies of the Straw Hats would be in great peril too.









Jul 30, 2020 12:04 AM
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Luffy with 2nd gear would take out the buster call so easily
Aug 31, 2020 11:14 AM

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Spandam's recklessness and misfortune led him to reveal his true personality in the end. No marine soldiers would want to risk their lives for him now. And they certainly lost their reverence for him and the CP9. Only their own lives matter.

Enies Lobby is going to be in a great catastrophe soon!

She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did!
May 20, 2021 11:51 PM

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Another Buster call has been initiated.
Dec 26, 2021 5:07 PM

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Eh, Buster Call being sounded only because of Spandam's stupidity is kinda meh, but whatever, if it makes for a very entertaining showdown then it will be ok I guess.
Aug 7, 2022 1:41 PM

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Buster call definitely feels like a bit of a tickle. Even if this buster call has been initiated, everyone's going to somehow miraculously stay alive. So, meh.
Spandam needs to get punched in the face already.
May 13, 2023 1:37 AM
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Bruhh Spandam so dumb 🤦‍♂️
Jun 28, 2023 7:38 AM
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I didn’t expect the buster call to be pressed but in hindsight this is one of the best times to do it. The Straw Hats will most likely flee from the buster call and their bounties will be higher than they were already going to be.
Jul 13, 2023 12:21 AM

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Buster call is activated ._.
Jul 20, 2023 10:18 PM

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I know Robin is severely traumatised by the buster call, but since Spandam has gone and activated it anyway, I think she could at least put up some resistance against him. Regardless of the handcuffs. It’s painful watching her get beaten around by such a pipsqueak.

I don’t know how long Chopper’s forbidden form will be activated but I’m sure he can do some serious damage against CP9 and even the Navy ships from the Buster Call. I just hope he takes it easy on Ussop/Zoro.
Dec 5, 2023 12:54 PM

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Lol, Paulie is tied up and somehow still smoking a cigar.
Same VA as Smoker too lmao
Apr 8, 2024 8:44 AM

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who put that incompetent to handle a top secret agency of world government.Things about to get heated up
Apr 10, 2024 12:03 AM

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I have an idea... You are the renowned sword... Nose Storm.
moments like that are why Zoro's my favorite character
Oct 19, 2024 5:26 PM

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I am surprised Akoji gave the buster call to the coward. Akoji doesn’t seem like to bad of a guy. I wonder when the vice admirals arrive if any of them will investigate the situation before attacking. Most probably don’t know what’s going on.

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