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Dec 16, 2009 11:29 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Haha everyone gets along with Luffy so well. xD

Barb: "In the desert, nothing is inedible."
Luffy: "Haha, yeah I even eat off the ground"
Barb: "..you'll get a tummy ache."
Luff: "I'll be careful."

xD
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Dec 19, 2009 10:32 AM
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That was hillarious.

Dec 27, 2009 8:41 AM
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man the dung ball was so funny

Awesome Sig by Lailide
Dec 30, 2009 10:51 AM
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Lol poor Ace he's still lost.
Jan 26, 2010 2:32 AM
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Barb "We were going to eat the camel"
Luffy "You're kidding! You can eat it!"
XD!!!!


Feb 18, 2010 8:22 PM
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Seeing those sand boats zip through the desert reminded me of Star Wars, for some reason O.o

Ace sure can take care of himself easily.
May 17, 2010 8:35 PM
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Bitch tried to kill them. >:O

And lol @ Ace xD

4/5
May 27, 2010 3:30 AM
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that lizard was cool and poor ace he is still lost xD


Nov 22, 2010 11:51 PM
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Too rushed and overly dramatic. Bad episode is bad.
Nov 24, 2010 2:38 PM

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The episode was a waste until the scene with the girl and Vivi. But, really, it's a terrible idea to introduce a character and try to develop them in one episode. So, I agree with SkyZong.
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Apr 22, 2011 12:38 PM

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well rather boring episode, actually felt no drama or something in the story of Rasa. Honestly - I got sick of Vivi apologizing and crying -__-
the lizard was great yeah)
Apr 30, 2011 8:52 AM
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Vivi seems to takes everything personaly even when she has no control over the situation :(

I feel bad for Ace, lost in the desert with only a lizard as a friend.
Aug 5, 2011 1:58 PM

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I think what this episode was trying to establish was a connection with Arabasta for the viewer, that way the fight/struggle to stop the revolution is more important to us.

Lol I hope Ace finds his way back to the Straw Hats!
Sep 2, 2012 10:55 PM

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"You'll be crushed to death by their dung!"
...that is probably one of the worst ways to die.
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Sep 13, 2012 12:37 AM

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-Ace is just too Awesome

-Episode was brilliant!! <3

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tphrjnes said:
Barb "We were going to eat the camel"
Luffy "You're kidding! You can eat it!"
XD!!!!
Oct 16, 2012 1:46 PM

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Loved how Straw Hats were totally cool with eating the camel. I did not, however, like the whole Rasa story. It was thrown at us out of the blue. The drama was quite meh-ish.
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Jan 11, 2013 12:14 AM

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Here goes some poor writing again. Of course they have to incapacitate Luffy... AGAIN. Although I guess him drinking cactus juice does seem like something he'd do. Making Ace get lost was just stupid and unbelievable. Maybe if a sandstorm separated them or something. Instead, he just looks up and realizes that no one's around him. Come on... really?

Also, Vivi and Nami going far ahead of the group was stupid too. They always stay together, plus Vivi should know that the even without those pirates, that desert is dangerous, so why would she leave her bodyguards?

I'm not trying to be such a critic as I've enjoyed marathoning this series.... but this ep and the previous one.. seriously -,-

The latter half of the ep was fine, even though I'm not on board with the sudden drama at all.
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Mar 18, 2014 11:08 AM

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awesome episode
Jun 6, 2014 8:39 AM

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On to the next 1.

Jul 31, 2014 5:10 AM

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tphrjnes said:
Barb "We were going to eat the camel"
Luffy "You're kidding! You can eat it!"
XD!!!!
Dec 21, 2014 10:41 PM

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good ep
Feb 1, 2015 5:36 AM

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Good filler.
Jun 15, 2015 1:19 PM

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Nice episode :)
I finally saw some anime-only content ^$^
Mar 19, 2016 4:57 PM

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Every one but the girls and zoro wanted to eat the camel
And this thing
lol
Apr 2, 2016 9:51 PM

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Shit it was a filler? no wonder it sucked.
Jul 14, 2016 1:51 AM

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Ace getting lost was funny!
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Aug 3, 2016 12:59 PM
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Kind of odd that Nami and ViVi were taken prisoner yet they seem fully clothed and untouched by a huge group of pirates. Seems prettttty unbelievable.
Feb 7, 2017 8:34 AM

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BarBar Sand Pirates, whatta bunch of scrubs
“I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy
Apr 4, 2017 2:36 AM

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Ah, it was filler. That explains why it was such a weak episode compared to how good this arc has been so far. Even for a filler it was quite subpar though. Only good thing about it was Ace scaring the shit out of that lizard lol.
Aug 22, 2017 2:20 PM

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didn't see this in the manga so it definitely isfiller, also seems like Ace travelling with them was also added in?
Feb 2, 2018 6:50 AM

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Luffy admirably charging in to his crew mates tied up and taken hostage only to exclaim he's doing it for water was really funny. What this little desert segment needed was something like Barbossa. The last episode was fun, but it lacked anything memorable, this episode however was just as fun, it kept that feeling of effort and time spent traveling in the desert, but it had something deeper than that. And I adore how Luffy immediately gets along with anyone who has a sense of humour and a good heart. Alike how he immediately became friends with Dorry, in this case he and Barbossa bonded like it was in their nature.

Rasa nearly killed Vivi because she wanted some proof to her and her fathers promise of coming back to help her no matter what I presume? A bit extreme... In fact, her crying scene was the first real 'sad' scene in One Piece which didn't have proper build up or any character exploration before hand. I almost want to call it melodramatic, but clearly it wasn't. It was a very tragic story and a confrontation with someone who only wants to be a good leader for her people. Of course it'd be sad, but I wish it had been built up slower, or differently at least; perhaps a brief understanding of who Rasa was before that. Right now as it stands, I felt really odd watching that scene and definitely lacked any feelings of sympathy.

Also, note that Luffy saw someone crying and struggling but he didn't step in to help. He recognized that it wasn't his place to speak, wasn't a problem he could fix or relate with, and didn't say a word knowing Vivi would take it. Never change.
May 1, 2019 11:18 AM

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Those Sand Pirates were a really curious bunch but they're actually pretty good guys after all. Rasa might've put Vivi and Luffy into a dangerous situation to see if fate really did see their lives as valuable but it was nothing they couldn't handle. Her backstory was already sad enough but it looks like the Princess felt sorrow five times more than I actually did.

Ace is still stranded but at least he has that lizard for transport.








Mar 12, 2021 7:25 AM

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Ace got lost. LOL
Those sand pirates are nice.
Apr 16, 2021 9:35 AM

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immuslim said:
Kind of odd that Nami and ViVi were taken prisoner yet they seem fully clothed and untouched by a huge group of pirates. Seems prettttty unbelievable.


maybe because it's a cartoon xD
Sep 21, 2021 10:14 PM

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im just trying if i post a something in this old thread of old episode of old anime, will i get a reply?
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Oct 1, 2021 4:09 PM
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Hey, I'm super late to this but I just started watching one piece pretty recently so, yeah. Overall I think the episode is pretty good. I thought all the Ace bits were funny and I really liked the sand pirate guy. However Rasa's character annoys me. I understand her being upset but I don't get why she's upset with Vivi they were both kids. It just seems a bit weird that she was holding Vivi to her fathers promise even trying to kill her over it. It also just feels kinda forced I read other comments before writing this, so I saw the one saying it was probably to show the relationship between the citizens and such but still.
Apr 12, 2022 8:36 PM
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La conversación y pasado de Rasa y Vivi fue lo mejor del capitulo.
Aug 18, 2022 9:27 AM

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Welp the pirates seem pretty friendly lol. Still weird how they can move literal ships on the sand.

Rasa has personal enmity against Vivi and the King for not keeping their promise. I feel bad for her.

Poor Ace lol. At least he has a pet lizard to accompany him now XD
Sep 20, 2022 6:30 PM
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Luffy gets along with others well lol
Jan 6, 2023 9:03 PM
Nekogirl~

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They have this power to get lost /loosing the group all the time that is outer space.
Also, is it just me or does Zoro have to steal some new swords in like every arc lol


Apr 10, 2023 2:20 AM
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Oh wow if i didn't look it up, i wouldn't know this was a filler.

Still enjoyable though.
Sep 4, 2023 3:41 PM

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Sep 21, 2023 7:30 AM

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Hahaha, Luffy's tripping so hard! Sad moment in the oasis, I hope she can forgive Princess Vivi and I hope Ace finds the crew.
Oct 4, 2023 12:53 AM
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yea, pretty good. Alabasta arc is ok, ngl.

Nov 9, 2023 6:00 AM
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it was good because its one piece
Jun 1, 2024 2:38 AM
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awsome watching it for my bf since its his fav anime
Jul 27, 2024 7:37 PM

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nope, I didn't get wat the whole rasa's issue was... just some parts of it. but I was in tears during it so it wasn't so bad. 3/5

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Aug 30, 2024 7:35 PM

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So we meet some new pirates out in the desert and I like the fact that their ship was moving on the sand and it gave me sort of Jabba's sail barge in Return of the Jedi there. The whole Rasta thing? I honestly am in two minds after thinking things through on one hand, yes her backstory forced upon us and she deliberately put Luffy and Vivi in danger just because she didn't Vivi for whatever reason. On the other hand? I feel like it was a way to have Vivi connect with one of the populace of Alabasta but at the same time it does feel very random and out of nowhere now that I think about it.

I mean the episode was good, the stuff Ace was amusing but I feel like we should've had more time to develop the backstory for Rasta rather than shove it all in before the end. And yet I still felt bad for her when I was watching the episode, Rasta I mean. Overall I'll say the stuff involving Rasta has left me rather mixed to say the least. It's just strange to me looking at it. A decent episode but a bit weaker compared to what I've seen of this arc so far.
Sep 24, 2024 6:33 AM

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Desert land is free always
Nov 30, 2024 12:31 PM

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The crew’s support for Chopper is heartwarming, showing their unbreakable bond.






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