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| Showtime! Henry Thurlows directorial debut on One Piece, for such a monumental episode no less. He got many free lancers for this job. Built different would describe it perfectly. Aside from them we have the usual suspects like Shida, Chansart and Thurlow himself as animators. No wonder that the leakers went crazy with the amount of shared frames on Twitter this time. And this was truly a first time experience in many ways. The opening gave postcard memory vibes. A technique from the legendary Dezaki. The close combat with dynamique camera movement, the extra exhanges, Misery going full stand, the character acting during Damned Punk and the transition to the end card. Peak. |
FMmatronJun 25, 2023 1:31 AM
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
FMmatron said: I looked up Henry Thurlow because, while the name seemed familiar, I couldn't place it. I may not have known the name, but I do his work. I'm super excited now!Showtime! Henry Thurlows directorial debut on One Piece, for such a monumental episode no less. He got many free lancers for this job. Built different would describe it perfectly. Aside from them we have the usual suspects like Shida, Chansart and Thurlow himself as animators. No wonder that the leakers went crazy with the amount of shared frames on Twitter this time. |
| The b&w cells of Kid's memories were gorgeous. I especially liked the one of Kid, Law, and Luffy. I would love to have that framed. OMG that was the quickest episode ever. It felt like 10 minutes. They should've done a double episode. Edge of your seat exiting! The animation was exquisite. |
dragynfaerieJun 24, 2023 7:30 PM
| Henry Thurlow is the director for 1066, and as far as hes aware and said, there has not been ONE single non-Japanese that directed any Toei animation series/episodes. He's quite possibly the first foreign director that oversees episode 1066 of One Piece. Many other foreign teams that are under him had also worked on this episode. The episode has been stunning! After 571 episodes later, Big Mom will come to an end!  |
| August 6th 2023: Biggest upset ever, deception, selfishness, or scammed, manipulated. Heavy damage costs, and more. Days since: 15 Last updated: 8/21/2023 One Piece Episode 1041 & 1042 & 1047 & 1048 & 95.75%/1049 & 1053 were a mistake and Uta brought the salvation -AhriTheS3xyFox |
| The last sequence with Law & Kid vs Big Mom was great, and the start of the episode with the black and white drawings was solid too. Couldn't care less for the rest of it as far as Momo pulling the island and the flower festival stills. |
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| Wow, another fantastic episode! This episode was consistently visually stunning throughout, from the obvious Big Mom attack set pieces to even the short Luffy vs Kaido bit, to have this many perfect action based episodes in a row, One Piece is truly the best action anime to be watching this year. Kudos to Henry Thurlow and everyone else involved! |
| Law's puncture move as it own is just sick to think about. And it was perfectly animated thanks to the great staff under Henry. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Even the "To be continued" animation is pleasing to see. Now we wait for gear 5 |
| Kitan~! |
| Considering the pattern as of late, I knew we were in for another peak action episode after last weeks recap and they didn't disappoint. I especially liked the way the episode started, with all the flashbacks and the foreshadowing of the finishing blow. Dope creative decision there. Law and Kid teaming up to take down Big Mom lived up to the hype. Just incredible action all around from them. Didn't care for the Momo and festival stuff, but the main focus of the episode was great enough that I can overlook that. Your era is over, Big Mom! I'm just learning from previous posts that this was Henry Thurlow's directorial debut. For an episode of THIS magnitude to be your first shot at directing is a TALL task, but Henry fucking delivered. Bravo, he has a bright future ahead. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
craigmustdiee said: THE ANIMATION??? THE DIRECTION??? THIS EP WAS SO FUCKING GOOD I'M DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW Had moments where it was a 5/5 episode. Had moments where it was a 1/5 So much recap. |
| Big Mom era is over, Law and Kidd combo is sick. |
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| This episode really impressed and I don't know if its just me, but i noticed a bit of shaft style in this week's ep. So I wonder if henry has some association with shaft. Next episode is one of all time favorite moments ever in the wano arc manga. |
ArtimesGamerJun 24, 2023 9:40 PM
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| Ep was fine. Not sure if I like the adaptation of this fight |
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| This ep was amazing, but the next ep is really the one that is going to surprise people. I really hope TOEI saves most of their budget for next week. We’re taking like potentially even 1015 or WCI ending equivalence. |
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wooooooo henry thurlow popped off on his debut! 5/5 episode for sure. manga panel-like flashback shots were fire.  there was no hype for this since last week was a recap, so this was a pleasant surprise. law's consecutive teleportation attacks from 3rd person's perspective was my favorite part. also, kidd getting beat up by misey with every hit being an impact frame. they really sent big mom's big ass flying then law's sword went all the way through onigashima lmao. big mom's era has come to and end and so if this fight. very well-directed episode and even the 'to be continued' looked cool. another week closer! |
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| Without spoiling anything, after seeing these fights in the anime, kind of prove even more than the manga how much further Shanks and Blackbeard are in power, compared to Kaido and Big Mom, |
| I'm actually blown away. What an insane episode. From the very beginning it felt very different, but in the best way imaginable. I don't think I've seen One Piece like this ever before, so big props to Henry Thurlow for his debut as a director. Especially the black and white drawings caught my attention, since they added such a uniqueness. In the last episode I was almost certain that Big Mom was beaten, but I couldn't have been more wrong. As Kaido she truly lives up the legend of being a monster. Law and Kid gave her severe injuries, especially here multiple broken arm looked super nasty. I was kinda in disbelieve that she's even able to heal her bones. The camera movement especially during Law's constant transitions was such a feast for the eye. But what caught me off-guard the most was without a doubt 3000 Leagues of Misery. Holy moly. From there the animation went through the roof. What followed were so many beautiful shots that I would have a hard time to even count them all. Once again Law showed why he has one of the coolest devil fruits and abilities in all of One Piece. With Puncture Wille his sword went through the whole Onigashima Island into the ground until it reached lava. What in the actual fuck? In the meantime Kid just created a giant laser canon which also seems to have great effect on Big Mom.         Overall I don't think that there was a single second with "bad" animation. Momo's dragon form for example has never looked better. Now I'm curious if Big Mom's time has finally come or if she can still withstand all of Law's and Kid's attacks. Can't wait for the conclusion. Btw, the transition into the TO BE CONTINUED was once again fire.  |
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| I actually laughed when I saw Oden, Hiyori, and Toki animated in the old DBZ style commercial break sequence. Twitter noticed it too. https://twitter.com/OP_SPOILERS2023/status/1672833057454456832?s=20 https://twitter.com/sommavbz/status/1672827442170298369?s=20 |
kevin_videoJun 24, 2023 10:25 PM
| I reject your reality, and substitute my own. |
| Misery was so cool, Big Mom definitely getting nerfed so hard with all these powers she has. |
| Henry for a first episode you did not disappoint. That was an awesome fight, the beginning of it with the black and white and Kidd's purple blood really threw me for a loop. |
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| I loved the action in this episode. Big Mom really is a terrifying villain. I absolutely loved the transition to the end card. |
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| Such sick animation visuals this week!! |
| Henry's first time directing the first EP of OP? That's pretty insane, albeit there are flaws to it but it didn't really hinder much of an impact the episode has given. The monochrome illustrations featuring the Kidd pirates at the outset added a captivating touch. The fight choreography, on par with Zoro's clash against King, took things to a whole new level. Particularly impressive was Law's lightning-fast utilization of Shambles to evade Big Mom's attacks while simultaneously launching devastating strikes. And Kidd at the end got me feeling good that the BIG MOM ERA IS OVERRRRR. |
| i liked the camera movement in law attacks |
| Combo tag team Kid & Law the episode was great. |
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| THE ANIMATION was insanely good...(ofc the pacing was still as bad as always BUT i enjoyed it nonetheless) |
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