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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- man that guy's son with the bum chin is annoying! |
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| Tell me about it. |
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| Hey, at least he'll be gone after the next episode... Or, he will show up again later, but by that point, he'll be a lot less annoying. |
| i never gave this anime much of a chance after watching a couple of the dubbed versions of it but im glad i decided to watch the subs because after only watching the first episode it already has my interest. |
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| really starting to lik this series |
| I liked it. Luffy was awesome. |
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| Luffy is such a likeable character. Although I still like Zoro more. |
| Woah its morning already! |
Live well - Laugh often - and Love much |
| Ah I woulda beat the crap outta Helmeppo as well, hate people like that. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| I don't know if i can jump on this bandwagon. So far I don't care for this series. It seems really silly I can't stand the kid with the pink hair who wants to be a marine. A friend told me it gets better around the tenth episode, i don't know if i can last that long. Zorro seems like an iteresting character. |
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| This was an awesome episode, the introduction of Zoro one of my favorite characters :p Yeah you will either be turned off by the weird character animation or find it as something unique. I my self found it as something different and learned later that you can't judge a character's power or strength by his appearance as there are many different variety of characters that you will meet that have the strangest looks you can think of but yet are some of the most dangerous characters in the series. |
ArtimesGamerDec 29, 2009 1:37 AM
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| lol an Ass for a chin >.< |
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| Zoro sounds AWESOME in Japanese. |
It's not breaking in if the door is unlocked. |
| That kid was really annoying |
| Hope the son dies. |
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| Looks like Toshiro's Seiyuu was in this before Gintama. Great to see some of the talent behind this. |
| For any who care, the anime is pretty consistent with the manga. I have read 100 chapters into the manga and I decided to check out this anime. It is a pretty good representation. I am a little disappointed with the quality of the animation, but I hope it will get better over time. |
| Blunt force doesn't hurt him, bullets don't hurt him, what does? Blades are the only things I can think of that might work. |
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| Good lord that was an epic episode! 5/5! On a side note, TheSilverHawk said: Looks like Toshiro's Seiyuu was in this before Gintama. Great to see some of the talent behind this. This. Love Toshiro's Seiyuu, so Zoro is already a cool, relatable character. <: |
| Oh well. |
| Helmeppo is very annoying -,- |
| I think I'll really end up liking this. |
| Awesome episode c: |
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| I love how the story's slowly developing, the plot is great yet every episode individually is so interesting as well ^^ Zoro's so cool. That pink-haired guy is a bit annoying, not as much as Capt. Morgan's son, though. One Piece <3 <3 |
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| haha luffy and zoro make an awesome combo :D |
| Good episode, Luffy cracks me up. |
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Manga & Anime differences:
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RothOct 24, 2023 5:48 PM
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| Yeah, Colby is a bit whiny here, but he has more guts than even the marines stationed here. I think the base idea established in this early arc is that the morality of the series isn't black and white. The Marines aren't automatically good and pirates aren't automatically evil, despite the common stereotypes the population seems to have. It's funny, because even here at the beginning Luffy seems quite overpowered compared to "normal people". His base abilities as a rubber man certainly are useful. Zoro's earnestness, genuineness, and perseverance are all presented right from the get-go. |
| So this feels like recruitment arc. I am guessing the girl will also be joining Luffy soon. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| [size=90]Hijikata-san <3 I wonder if the blue haired girl from the past is the same girl as the orange one? |
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| The faces when Luffy knocked the statue down... priceless! :D |
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| That bum-chin Helmeppo.. despicable but it makes it all the more fun to see him get whacked |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Episode 2: Luffy meets the infamous Pirate Hunter and show off his rubber rubber abilities :3 |
"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!" |
| Episode 2: The Great Swordsman Appears! Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zorro. Luffy overconfidence and fearless attitude towards anythings is great, after a bit we meet Helmeppo, a spoiled kid who does nothing by himself and his Marine father with a corrupt system in town, when he is the supreme authority. We see Coby with a good sense of justice (tried to untie Zorro, when he understand that not all marines are good.) Zorro with a strong determination for what Zorro seems like an ok guy, with some past. Next Episode: fight against Morgan. |
ArakitoNov 4, 2016 1:14 PM
Faederwulf said: I'm surprised this discussion has so few posts. Luffy's line at the end of the episode was great. well it's a pretty old episode so it's naturally that people would discuss the current events than discussing the past (to them) :3 |
| "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!" |
InefableAtaraxia said: Episode 2: The Great Swordsman Appears! Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zorro. Luffy overconfidence and fearless attitude towards anythings is great, after a bit we meet Helmeppo, a spoiled kid who does nothing by himself and his Marine father with a corrupt system in town, when he is the supreme authority. We see Coby with a good sense of justice (tried to untie Zorro, when he understand that not all marines are good.) Zorro with a strong determination for what Zorro seems like an ok guy, with some past. Next Episode: fight against Morgan. Yes a pretty good episode ;3 |
| "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!" |
| Enter Zoro, one of the most badass swordsman in all of anime |
| “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 |
| Got to say re-watching this and reading the manga alongside it, that it was a great decision to include Nami in these early episodes. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| What a father and son duo those guys are, they're asking for their asses to get kicked by Luffy and Zoro. |
joe_g7Oct 18, 2017 12:51 AM
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Luffy and Coby finally arrived at the Marine Base to find Zoro and it looks like Nami followed them too. Compared to Alvina, Morgan looks awesome and has a sturdy basis for his narcissism but it looks like he usually leaves the work to the cronies. Aside from Zoro being a good guy despite being pretty bloodthirsty, his willingness to eat sugary riceballs that were stomped on and finding it delicious was a surprise even if he hadn't eaten for 3 weeks. Once he gets out, he'll be able to eat some real food hopefully. |
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| Way better episode than the first one |
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| Bye bye statue! xD Think I'm gonna love this show.. |
| Ah I remember disliking buttchin in the manga as well. Good episode. Loooooove Zoro's VA. |
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| finally watching it ! (cant find the first episode's discussion so im just gonna pile that up here too) first ep was a good introduction ep, rly like luff yand zoro so far, wonder how nami's gonna join the gang |
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