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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ah, so Luffy and the girl meet at last.... Interesting back story, wasn't expecting it this early in the series. The first time I watched One Piece i thought it was pretty crap, but it's actually quite good :) |
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| Once "Arlong's Park" arc starts, Nami's story starts. |
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| Just started this show. I'm with Smiley up there. I didn't really give this show a chance at first, but now i'm starting to see that it's pretty good. |
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Smiley26 said: Interesting back story, wasn't expecting it this early in the series. The first time I watched One Piece i thought it was pretty crap, but it's actually quite good :) Actually, in the manga, Luffy's past was in the first chapter, so it technically wasn't even a "backstory". But I'd say this episode could be considered the first glimpse at what makes One Piece so great, and is generally one of the better parts of what I felt was an overall rather weak start. It's gonna get A LOT better later on, though. |
| The characters are very interesting in this anime, with there odd names and dress. Little Luffy is so kawaii! Nami was so surprised too! I'd have thought she would be more on her game with stealing that map. |
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| I liked it it was nice to see some of Luffys past. |
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| I really like Luffy's past. Flashbacks FTW :P |
| I love it how Shanks laughs it off. He's a real man. :) |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| This episode was awesome. Showing luffy's past with shanks and how he gave him the straw hat. Truly a memorable one piece moment. |
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| I have to be honest, I hated One Piece before this episode. I'm glad I stuck through it to get to this episode...the best one yet! I loved it. It was moving and hilarious at times. I really liked Shanks and Luffy as a kid was so cute. It was great to get some backstory, of his past. Helped me accept Luffy's personality more. I thought the music in this episode was really good, I actually noticed it and admired it. The story was kind of cliche, but i was still moved by it and the action was good. that was cool, Shanks facing the sea serpent. Zorro was funny at the end too. Awesome episode. |
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| Shanks is just a badass. |
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| lol Luffy being caught by the bird killed me! |
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| The first episode that truly got me into the series. |
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link9us said: I have to agree that episode made me want to watch this show shanks was so beastThis episode was awesome. Showing luffy's past with shanks and how he gave him the straw hat. Truly a memorable one piece moment. |
| Really good :) |
Soundtrack said: Shanks is just a badass. |
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Osianilist said: lol Luffy being caught by the bird killed me! Me too! As nice as that fluffy moving backstory shit can be, I have to say that was my favorite part of the episode. |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
| At last luffy meets Nami, is was time... |
| Great episode, love the backstory. Shank is such a great character. |
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| This anime series, just like in the manga, has tons of flashbacks and even more flashbacks within those flashbacks. |
Soundtrack said: Shanks is just a badass. I agree, he has a vicious stare, I was impressed! Very good back story too. I heard from some friends that this takes a while to get great, that kind of put me in the mind set that this was going to start off really bad. There are a few things that I dislike, like the cartoonish animation and childish script, but for the most part I am really enjoying it. I can't wait to see how this looks later on! |
| This episode makes me want to watch this now. Shanks is a true manly man. |
Scribbly said: The first time I watched One Piece i thought it was pretty crap, but it's actually quite good :) This. Very nice episode, we learned how Luffy became rubber and also how he got the straw hat! Shanks is badass :D 5/5 for this episode, it keeps getting better |
| Oh well. |
| cuute Luffy <33 |
| Starting to like this even more, hope it stays that way. |
| Awesome episode c: |
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| Maybe that is a stupid question but... how exactly did Shanks lose his arm ? |
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AngelShiva said: Maybe that is a stupid question but... how exactly did Shanks lose his arm ? The monster who attacked him and Luffy, bit off Shanks' arm. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Shanks is really awesome. And his relationship with Luffy is so heart-warming. I loved this episode ^.^ |
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| Watched this today... really beautiful flashback, back when it was all so heartwarming. And people getting killed by pirates. But still so hopeful and full of dreams. The one thing that's underrated about OP is the music , I think it's better than the other shounen's mostly. "To the Grand Line" I love this one. |
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Osianilist said: lol Luffy being caught by the bird killed me! |
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Vegard_Aune said: Smiley26 said: Interesting back story, wasn't expecting it this early in the series. The first time I watched One Piece i thought it was pretty crap, but it's actually quite good :) Actually, in the manga, Luffy's past was in the first chapter, so it technically wasn't even a "backstory". But I'd say this episode could be considered the first glimpse at what makes One Piece so great, and is generally one of the better parts of what I felt was an overall rather weak start. It's gonna get A LOT better later on, though. Yep, they left out a part though. In the manga, Luffy cut his lower left eye creating a scar to prove to Shanks he is a real man. |
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| Well that girl is such a bitch, stealing the boat. :D But nice episode. |
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| I really love how humble Shanks and his crew is, as well as how they treat people properly. I also think it's interesting how Shanks is portrayed as just a bit of a goofball. It serves as an excellent background for Luffy being the way he is, and explains where he got his powers and the straw hat at the same time. *Could be considered big spoilers depending on what you consider a spoiler. It's mostly expressed in allusions, but read at your own risk. |
| This episode is a huge step-up from the previous ones. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| So if Luffy only ate half the devil fruit I wonder what happened to rest of it. I do prefer the manga though, mainly because more gore and we see how Luffy got his scar |
| We get a glimpse into Luffy's past and find out why he was so driven to becoming the King of Pirates |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Episode 4: Luffy's past where we find out how he got his powers (Gomu Gomu no Mi), his fondness of his Straw Hat and why he decided to become the Pirate King. Who is that Orange haired Girl? "To Be continued" ;3 |
UltimateDeathSep 28, 2016 10:35 PM
"No matter what painful things happens, even when it looks like you'll lose... when no one else in the world believes in you... when you don't even believe in yourself... I will believe in you!" |
| Red Haired Shanks, nearly 800 episodes in at this point and we still know basically nothing about him |
| “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 |
| I'm officially hooked Hoping Shanks gets a lot more screentime, though he seems like the one character that will pop up once in a blue moon |
| What a great episode, that was one of my favorite backstories I've seen(that were actually focused on in an episode). Short, simple and sweet, but also meaningful, insightful and awesome. We can really see how much of an impact Shanks has had on Luffy's life. Luffy is his own person and definitely more happy go lucky than Shanks, as well as more easily irritated, but we saw as a kid Luffy had an ideal of what a man or a pirate should do in terms of fighting etc. With Shanks line "Whether I'm splattered with alcohol or food or even spit on, most of the time I'd just laugh and forget about it. But! No matter the reason, anyone who hurts my friends has to pay!" shows a philosophy that Luffy probably learned, one of picking your battles wisely. And Shanks is freaking cool, the moment where he told the bandit holding the gun to him that gun's aren't for threatening people, and they put your life on the line was so sweet. And the shot where it panned out after he had saved Luffy to reveal he had lost his arm was so shocking that it hit me pretty hard. I have to imagine Luffy was an orphan with no friends with the lack of focus on family/friends in the flashback. I'm assuming the bartender wasn't his mother. Zoro continues to be husbando tier with both him charging down Buggy's men, and his face when they told him they were taking over the ship. Don't mess with Zoro, man. |
| Shanks eh? I'm guessing this is the guy Mashima based Gildarts on, they're like twins. Buggy the Clown has also eaten the Devil Fruit, I wonder if he's going to be the first major villain of One Piece or will it be over quickly? |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| It's this early on and they reveal Luffy's history with the hat he got from Shanks along with an episode-long appearance from the original Straw Hat Pirate himself... And to think he just ate the Gomu Gomu fruit straight from the box like that xD It should've been expected that a bunch of muggers facing off against marauding murderers would've ended up really one-sided but killing them just like that was pretty shocking. The pirate world's no joke as seen by Shanks losing an arm that quickly but Luffy's resolve only strengthened. They better meet again! Instead of just walking or running past each other, Luffy just fell from the sky to make a real introduction. Nami's gonna join the party real soon~ |
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| People who watch this episode once starting probably won't realise how powerfull this episode really is after coming back to watch it after 900+ episodes. It really feels absolutely different than watching the first time |
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