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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ooh, a really good episode, especially if you didn't read the manga because you got some interesting information from the conversation between Kuma and Moria. Brook to the rescue! Man, things are starting to heat up. |
| Awesome animation ^^ Zoro kicked ass. And man One Piece fansubbers are really starting to pop up everywhere aren't they? o-o |
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mulderman said: And man One Piece fansubbers are really starting to pop up everywhere aren't they? o-o No complaints here, considering how fast some of them are :] |
| One Piece sure is awesome!! No wonder it's my favourite anime! I really need the next one, and the next....... I'm addicted to it :( |
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| This episode is one of those that make OP so great, the hearth of the story! BUT! ... the next episode looks more interesting. :D CAN'T WAIT!! |
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| Another great episode! Anyone else noticed that Chopperman made a cameo appearance? :P |
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| All this episode did for me was made me want to watch MOAR! XD For those not in the know, Chopperman appeared at around 20:45, right after the revelation of the Odz Bomber! (And right before Franky's robot poses. Those were pretty funny.) Also, Brook is back! Yohohoho! |
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| So... Ace was just testing blackbeard or something? or was it that blackbeard had to kill Ace to become a Schichibukai? |
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| Loved the flashbacks of the fight between Ace and Blackbeard. LOL Odz Bomber. "Nightmare Luffy" sounds epically epic. |
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Ironkarma said: So... Ace was just testing blackbeard or something? or was it that blackbeard had to kill Ace to become a Schichibukai? There is more info on that later on but if you want a better explanation I'll have to spoil things a small bit |
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| I really enjoyed this episode, things are getting more serious. :] |
| great episode. Chopperman!! can't wait for nightmare luffy |
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| First off, Chopperman cameo appearance was awesome. Second, good Shichibukai info and...congratulations to Blackbeard I guess? Third, I loved the animation this episode. And last, Brook is amazing. Very amazing. |
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| Epic conversation between 2 Shichibukai is Epic. I thought that that scene was one of the best moments of the Thriller Bark arc and to see it animated is truly awe inspiring. |
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| Indeed, and the kickass voice acting helped a lot. Moria just reminds me of a disney villain for some reason oO |
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| Kishishishishishishishishishishishishishi , moria's laugh is so annoying, other than that AWSOME Episode cant wait for the next & I want more info on Ace. Yours Truly, BROOK |
| "Every man shall reap what he has sown, from the highest lord to the lowest gutter rat. And some will lose more than the tips off their fingers, I promise you. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that" |
| Zoro was again kick-ass, showing off his new sword. Overall a great episode, with a few revealing facts (Blackbeard's new position). Can't wait for next episode. |
"Thousands have lived without love, not one without water." -Wystan Hugh |
| Amazing episode, Moria's voice is the best ^^ Zoro fighting against the Oz was incredible, and still showing the power of the new sword. |
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| Chopperman is going to use his Special Attack Three Down... What is this Nightmare Luffy i keep hearing about? The news about Blackbeard is not a surprise...They did setup for that it already in the fight with Ace.. |
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| Brooks entrance was so awesome. But Zoro's fighting, absolutely epic. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| Now this is getting REALLY good! Superb animation, action, plot development and surprises! Watching next episode... NOW! |
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| Wow, lots of story development in this episode. The conversation between Moria and Kuma was interesting. So blackbeard won the fight against ace and is alive and is the replacement for crocodile for the shinchubukai right? Moria is pissed because kuma thinks he might not be able to handle the straw hat crew. So the government is fearing the straw hats progress and the incident at ennies lobby. So they send kuma for clean up duty i guess. Damn i wonder how in the hell are they going to get out of this mess. This arc is definitely shifting gears now. Started off kind of slow, but now its getting epic. Introducing new plot points that connects to the main story. I am loving it. Also epic zoro action in this episode as well. Can't wait for next episode and this "nightmare luffy" |
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| Interesting episode and I like how it ties into the over arching story. Very well done animation, as already said. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Yours truly, Brook to the rescue! hehe so Kuma is a World Government loyalist.. for some reason these Shichibukais' are big in size haha.. Didn't like the lame idea of Odz bomber with Moria in the cockpit.. but nonetheless who can not be excited with Chopperman! wahahaha Just a one-hit punch with Chopper Spark and its all over LOL |
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| Good episode but it's about time Luffy started fighting |
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| a second epic episode! i'm so excited now and enjoying this arc like i have with other ones. zoro testing out his sword was amazing; the animation was great. then there was that awesome conversation between the shichibuki. i love learning about world/greater scale events. didn't expect moria to be in oz's stomach. this is definitely the climax with the tension ramped up and stakes high. |
| UNF, dat zoro animation. so awesome. and BROOK! AWESOME. YOHOHOHOOH. |
| I still can't get over the fact that Ace lost... and what his upcoming fate would be :'( |
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| They can win.. just need to get a full crew together. |
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| Got a glimpse Blackbeard vs Ace! though, the outcome's already been spoiled to me. The fight was literally epic. Gotta love Brook's entrance. 'Yours truly, Brook' ♥ |
| looooved that conversation between kuma and moria. it was interesting as hell. since brook has the salt now, i wonder if they really can defeat him....... |
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| Great episode indeed. Awesome conversation between Kuma and Moria, Zoro was epic as always (loved it when he takes charge :P) and fantastic Brook's entrance. But F**K, that shithead became a Shichibukai???? Damn I really hate him... |
| Damn,Zoro is such a badass with his new sword. |
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| I remember loving the mystery around Kuma when he came to deliver the news. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| things are getting exciting |
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| Brook is back! *-* Yohohoho! Yohohoho! Yohohoho! Yohohoho! |
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| Aww yeah Brook is here!! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| That art and animation was awesome af...really liked that style they went with. It just works great with the whole outlandishness of the arc! Interesting exchange between Moria and Kuma, especially since I'm an anime-only. Lots of stuff going on outside of the Straw Hats' misadventures, and the whole world is taking an interest in them for better or for worse. I have no idea what the World Government are thinking...exactly what criteria do they have for making someone a warlord bc the ones we've seen so far are all terrible people (aside from Shanks & Mihawk)?!! Luffy's definitely taken a backseat for the majority of this arc, but that's actually a good thing in this case. It's quite interesting to see the dynamics of the rest of the crew without their captain's presence! |
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| I seriously love the direction this arc has taken... I had slightly criticized Luffy chasing the shadow for being a plot device that was woven in with character writing but that was jaded of me. As Zoro pointed out everyone here is deceptive and I hadn't realized but Moria's goal was to keep Luffy busy, kinda like how Usopp wanted to keep Oars busy. He wants to wait them out for the sun to burn them to a crisp or severely limit their options. Not only was Luffy chasing the shadow and being tricked indicative of who he is, but it was also indicative of Moria! I now have no problem with it. I think it was really awesome to do it that way. With Brook saving Usopp and coming back with salt, which makes sense with how he's actually the one who's most familiar with Thriller Bark, it seems we very well will get the Straw Hat crew beating Oars without Luffy and then being forced into the shadows as Luffy fights Moria. That should be phenomenal honestly and I sincerely hope it goes that way! Brook's introduction here had my jaw drop. I love him so much! I had thought Zoro just wanted to fight Oars to prove to himself what a swordsman he was by testing himself like that and that he wanted to see his legendary sword in action yet that wasn't entirely the case. He's doing it because he's already thought about the worst case scenario, he's already analyzed the types of tactics these people use, and he's ready for all the danger involved. So, he knows Moria is going to trick Luffy and even though he fully believes in him he knows Luffy's lack of foresight can get them all killed here. I love how it showed just how smart and observant Zoro is when it comes to analyzing danger. It's one of my favorite qualities about him. And the way he quickly reasoned his new sword would be heavy enough to ricochet Oars fist off of him was honestly way too cool... I already went over it in the quote below but I want to briefly touch on how awesome the Kuma and Moria discussion went. It may have been my favorite part of this arc so far. It was so tense. Firstly, I think I was right about what it means for Kuma to ask where someone would like to go, it's a way of threatening someone, it's a way to plan out how he's going to take them down if they confront him or go against his orders. Moria took it that way by telling him not to mess with his powers around him. That was such a cool little piece of information naturally confirmed to us! Second, it also showed Moria's inferiority complex, he lost to that one guy as he mentioned before and it's what inspired him to fight behind his men(literally in the case of Oars), so when Kuma suggested he may help him so he doesn't lose like Lucci did he lost his mind! Cool! Lastly, I really love how their body shapes give such a different impression of the two. Despite both being giants Kuma's body weight is on his upper half. This gives him a monsterous, bear-like, intimidating body shape to go with his height, whereas Moria has all his body weight in his lower half with a skinny neck and head. He looks like a pear, or whatever Luffy likes to call him. This makes him goofy looking and unmenacing and it goes with his childlike and lazy attitude. They're both the same height yet they give off such different impressions from their body shapes alone. That's some effective design work! Strawberrycake48 said: I have no idea what the World Government are thinking...exactly what criteria do they have for making someone a warlord bc the ones we've seen so far are all terrible people (aside from Shanks & Mihawk)?!! Old post but replying for future peoples! It's been said that the World Government and the Warlords work together in controlling the sea so that the Emperors of the sea don't rule everything and become too strong. Since everyone wants total control yet the Emperors are way stronger than everyone else the Warlords have to be strong enough to help the World Government keep the three way balance and prevent them from becoming the main force on the sea! Moria even touched on this by speaking about how Blackbeard should bring "the balance" back yet Kuma claimed he thinks it will actually just throw it out of balance even further because Blackbeard has no intention of stopping his growth there and he implied he thinks he's only using it as a stepping stone. So yes, the Warlords are mostly awful other than Mihawk, whereas Shanks is actually an Emperor if I recall correctly, but the important part is their control and power not their morals because in the end it's about keeping balance. Also, the World Government isn't so sweet either. Interestingly we saw just how rocky the dynamic between the World Government and the Warlords are at their meeting a long time ago. The only people that went to it, if I recall, were Doflamingo, Kuma, and Mihawk. I forget if Mihawk went or if it just cut to him. Either way, it's cool because we can see how the others didn't have any reason to go, they work together purely out of necessity and not respect. Doflamingo went because he was bored if I recall and Kuma went out of duty from what we know now about him working voluntarily for the government, something none of the others seem to do! I love this dynamic between the powerhouses of One Piece, all would be at each others necks if it wasn't out of fear of one group taking full control if they did! It's basically the same thing set up as the Yuyu Hakusho "Three Kings Saga", and that was one of the coolest parts of that arc too. ^_^ |
| Daybreak is around the corner and it's only a matter of time until the sun will disintegrate any shadowless bodies in Thriller Bark now that the ship's making its way out of the Devil's Triangle. Blackbeard's become a Shichibukai without a bounty but he definitely fits the bill regardless of that. It's a good thing that Kuma won't be lending a hand to Moria since that'd make things impossible for them. Brook's finally here with the salt! |
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| Brook is here with the salt. |
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| Blackbeard is now a shichibukai... Moria + oars is dangerous af Brook got the salt and saved Usopp as well now all they need is a big piece of salty meat xD |
| I’ll be honest it’s kinda unfair that Blackbeard gets to be the new warlord when it should be Luffy since he’s the one who defeated Crocodile in the first place but again I feel like Luffy wouldn’t even be interested in becoming a warlord but the government should’ve at least asked him if he wanted to be a warlord but I guess there just too scared of Luffy |
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| So Crocodile gonna be replaced by Blackbeard?? 😱 Let's go Brook!! |
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| Brook saves the day by bringing salt!! |
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