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Nov 18, 2009 7:46 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Like is it me, or does this ep is completly off. I mean, weren't they at the Gate of Justice or something?!?!?
Dec 23, 2009 3:52 AM
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wow, been tryna catch up on OP for a while and this ep was classic, great filler, noone was who there really were and to see vivi again was great
Jan 15, 2010 9:03 PM
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Aw, talk about cruel and unusual punishment. Suspense towers and this! It's still amusing though.
Jan 23, 2010 3:31 AM
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Ahhh, Luffy's singing his "aho" song. XD
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Jan 23, 2010 8:29 PM
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lmao now this is funny

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Feb 14, 2010 2:39 AM
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Lol at the preview of 292: "I'm going to be the Head Cop!"

Kinda hilarious episode, at least I couldn't predict anything as I've read the Enies Lobby arc as manga already (note to self: first anime, then manga), so of course the main plot-line is sort of boring to me right now.
Apr 21, 2010 3:11 AM
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Wasn't expecting this at all, but I still loved it!


Jul 6, 2010 2:12 AM
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Look, I don't mind fillers. But fillers in the middle of an arc? C'mon
Jul 6, 2010 7:15 AM
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Strategy said:
Look, I don't mind fillers. But fillers in the middle of an arc? C'mon

yeah they were the worst fillers >< at least there was only 2 episodes
Feb 12, 2011 9:52 PM

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A Christmas episode.. i was totally lost in this one haha.. tot-san? panda? LOL

Poor zoro only had a few seconds of air-time :-(
Apr 18, 2011 12:53 AM

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Yeah, I'll skip this for now and finish the arc. Then I'll watch these two episodes. I'm glad I have the privilege of marathoning this series.
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Jan 30, 2012 11:48 AM

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totally kills the suspense gathered from chopper's transformation, but i don't mind too much. it's cool seeing everybody in feudal era garb, because the normal one piece has a very western feel. the plot line was a bit stale, though.

i like the bit about chopper being rudolph!
Mar 11, 2012 8:49 PM

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Lol I love how Rika found Zoro, just like in canon XD.
Apr 13, 2012 6:17 AM

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Yeah, I'll skip this for now and finish the arc. Then I'll watch these two episodes. I'm glad I have the privilege of marathoning this series.
Apr 22, 2012 7:27 AM

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watched only first 3 minutes...well it's very nice and funny, but NOT NOW!
skipped both fillers, I need to know what happened with Chopper and others!
Oct 20, 2012 8:12 AM

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Well i couldn't get into this episode..

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Nov 8, 2012 10:31 AM

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From what I've read, this episode and the next one correspond to a Christmas special they made in the original air (something that many shows do, so I don't see the reason to get specially angry at this). In that sense is how it has to be watched and I think works actually very well. If you are marathoning the arc I guess that will make this episode sort of anticlimactic, but I think there's more sense to it than the bunch of flashback episodes they randomly inserted. And it is quite funny, the replay of Luffy's song is glorious and Pandaman finally gets a role that fits his qualities as a character.
Aug 18, 2013 9:17 PM

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Well to be honest, I didn't really think much of the episode. The fact that I got to see Vivi again (she is one of my favourite female characters ) was kind of nice, but it was really out there having this random filler in the middle of the arc. Also the fact it is all in feudal era time with shoguns and old japan is pretty entertaining. I didn't think it was christmas-y at all tho, it was pretty random, also wtf is with Luffy, he has weapons? :P
Oct 4, 2013 7:21 PM

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Jeez, I hope this doesn't go on for too long. Fillers are like spices and should be used sparingly.
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Oct 4, 2013 7:24 PM

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Orochimaru9 said:
Jeez, I hope this doesn't go on for too long. Fillers are like spices and should be used sparingly.
One Piece doesn't have much fillers and the next episode is the last one for about 10 episode then you have one more and then no more until after this arc.
Nov 20, 2013 3:43 PM

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This episode makes me want to watch Gintama. It's nice for a change of pace but I'm looking forward to getting back to the main arc.
Dec 2, 2013 7:34 PM

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Haha, what appropriate timing for this ep. Totally worth it to see Luffy's song again haha.
Jan 10, 2014 4:54 PM

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..... ok .......
Jul 8, 2014 3:34 PM

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More Boss Luffy episodes? Meh.

The ending with Chopper was great though.
Jul 22, 2014 10:04 AM

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Huh,the only good thing was the showing of Vivi.

Dec 28, 2014 9:57 PM
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I thought Chopper was unconscious from eating those three rumble balls and he was dreaming up this episode until Buggy appeared.
Jun 1, 2015 6:25 AM

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skipped! not a single fuck was given
Dec 16, 2015 3:48 PM
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Sooo i hate this sort of fillers inside an arc with no reference to the stuff that is happening.
aaaaaand it was just average ._.


Jul 20, 2016 10:43 PM

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According to the Wiki this and episode 292 are Specials that air in continuation with the series.. This is the first time in One Piece's anime run that it's happened but that doesn't mean this is the first time they've done year-end specials.. chill out guys

As for the episode itself I liked it!
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Apr 22, 2017 1:05 PM

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I wanted to watch this episode but I didn't know it was a filler and at the worst time too.
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Aug 18, 2017 8:26 AM
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I'd love to wait and watch this ep on Christmas Eve, but its still August and I wanna catch up as soon as possible. I'll just rewatch this ep on Christmas Eve I guess.
Oct 11, 2018 12:29 PM

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Wow, after finishing Water 7 I came back to watch this filler. I skipped it due to its seemingly awkward placement but this makes so much sense! It's a cute Christmas special breaking from the horribly intense tone of the main arc. More than that, it's definitely one of the best fillers, maybe the best after Navarone!

It's a really fun ancient Japanese retelling of One Piece, a story that could not be told outside of filler or one-off stories! It brings together all of our friends and enemies from the past arcs in a way they haven't been seen before. It's really a blast even if it's super simple. This is a nice Christmas special filler if you ask me. It even had Panda Man as a major character at play!
May 17, 2019 10:47 AM
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Well, then we are fighting with the true power of chopper. Not a bit later they are the police and work in a restaurant. Fun to see vivi back in the story and all the other old characters.

Realy don't know how to feel about it, but it was a fun filler but let's go back to the action..
Nov 21, 2019 9:33 AM
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It's so annoying that they put so much filler in this part of the show. The episode itself was quite amusing. AU filler arcs are definitely more enjoyable than flashback filler arcs of things we've already seen. It was cool to see some old friends and foes as well.
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Jun 7, 2020 11:56 AM

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It might be filler that was placed in between one of the most intense moments that are inappropriate as hell to interrupt but it was pretty fun and it's good for those Japanese viewers who just want to relax in the Christmas season without missing anything important.

I missed Vivi and I didn't expect to see her again like this lmao








Aug 24, 2020 3:38 AM

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I don't mind fillers much as long as it doesn't bore the hell out of me. But the thing is, they inserted this filler in the wrong moment! They should've at least finished the Enies Lobby Arc first!

She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did!
May 20, 2021 12:40 PM

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Luffy and his song never fails to make me laugh.
Aug 8, 2022 4:59 AM

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absolute fucking garbage shit tier nonsense AGAIN
this entire arc could have been 12 episodes
Feb 10, 2023 8:28 AM
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It was the most filler episode i have ever seen
Feb 10, 2023 8:29 AM
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It was the most filler episode i have ever seen
May 13, 2023 1:34 AM
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One Piece Edo Period? i love this..
Jun 28, 2023 6:15 AM
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Although these fillers are better than the last ones they put them in at a very annoying point.
Jul 12, 2023 1:58 PM

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I don't mind fillers, but the recent ones' placement is bothering me. :/

Even so, this filler was absolutely adorable! I genuinely enjoyed it. Seeing some of the old characters brought back such wonderful memories (especially Vivi, I miss her so much <3).
Jul 20, 2023 6:08 AM

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I’m feeling like I just watched an episode of Gintama in the middle of an important One Piece arc. It was an okay episode.. but terrible timing. Think I’m just going to grind through the filler anyway as I don’t like skipping anything. May as well get it out of the way and just look forward to getting on with the rest of the story.
Jan 9, 12:20 AM
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For a filler episode, this was actually a pretty interesting watch. I liked seeing some of the older characters come back for a cameo ^^ Felt nostalgic
Apr 9, 7:38 PM

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now that had to be the strangest most random filler they've pulled yet, kind of fun though! hehe Vivi ^_^ <3 and they really had the audacity to make the random panda a character
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So that’s actually one the better fillers. Cool to see so many old characters like Vivi, eyelash, etc. I didn’t know one piece did holiday specials. I feel like at the time of airing it would have been better around Christmas vs me binging it and wanting to see current day lol. Cute episode

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