I've kept up with it for 15-16 years now and I regret it lol. I still like the series, I'm just bitter at the treatment of most of the characters. I'd say the writing up until Dressrosa and some of Whole Cake Island has been amazing, but I really don't like the way the writing has gone. Nami is my number one fave and please don't argue with me about Robin being better. I've heard it from so many people that it only reinforces my love for Nami now
Wano Arc spoilers! Don't read if you don't want to know lol.
Wano has been good, but it feels like Oda sort of wrote himself into a hole with most of the Strawhat crew. Usopp is completely forgettable outside of some heinous crap he did. Nami doesn't get any stronger AND she has to rely on Big Mom's power to upgrade her weapon. Chopper is Chopper, the doctor. Franky is kind of just there (fans actually pointed out that he and Luffy hadn't said a word to each other in the manga in like 200-300 chapters lol), and Brooke is alright, he gets some time in the light. Jinbe finally joins the crew and it's cool, but it's towards the end of the arc that he actually does anything. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and kind of Robin get pretty much all of the spotlight in this arc. I can understand Robin and Zoro because Whole Cake Island was all about the others, but dang it sucks that everyone else REALLY gets sent to the sidelines.
Anyway yes I love this series and I will talk about it for hours if I have a willing victim for it lol.
For me I started to see a pattern in one piece that though the characters storylines are unique and fun to watch but...for my taste too many characters story is just overkill for me. So I do not really mind spoilers and it is funny how in the USA showing of it they changed sanji cigar to a lollipop lol xD
With how long the story has gone, I think it's fine. I liked that the anime gave love to everyone because I liked being able to relate to what a character's motivations might be for being the way they are. Lol, the 4kids version of it still has my favorite edit which was turning Laboon into an iceberg. Then later when they met Brook and he talked about Laboon, Luffy recalled Laboon despite the fact that it was an iceberg lol
Lol.. For kids sure censor so many things but still I really liked it overall. I give you props for not giving up on it! Also do you collect the manga or just read it?
I mean I really love One Piece, it wasn't about giving up for me it was more like 'will I die before this series ends' lol. I just read it. If I collected it, I'd be broke lol. Plus I don't have a bookcase to store any books, so they'd just be gathering dust. I have a ton of artbooks, so I do want to get a bookcase eventually.
I just have a few collections and if we talking about hardcore like you the only one I did that for is Rurouni Kenshin...I bought the whole manga collection on my 2nd check of my first job..It cost me 210 bucks and bought it and have the movies and watch it all..xD But yes...Manga is expensive...Got to admit I bought the 86 light novel because I feel for the anime lol xD
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:06 pm
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I've kept up with it for 15-16 years now and I regret it lol. I still like the series, I'm just bitter at the treatment of most of the characters. I'd say the writing up until Dressrosa and some of Whole Cake Island has been amazing, but I really don't like the way the writing has gone. Nami is my number one fave and please don't argue with me about Robin being better. I've heard it from so many people that it only reinforces my love for Nami now
Wano Arc spoilers! Don't read if you don't want to know lol.
Wano has been good, but it feels like Oda sort of wrote himself into a hole with most of the Strawhat crew. Usopp is completely forgettable outside of some heinous crap he did. Nami doesn't get any stronger AND she has to rely on Big Mom's power to upgrade her weapon. Chopper is Chopper, the doctor. Franky is kind of just there (fans actually pointed out that he and Luffy hadn't said a word to each other in the manga in like 200-300 chapters lol), and Brooke is alright, he gets some time in the light. Jinbe finally joins the crew and it's cool, but it's towards the end of the arc that he actually does anything. Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and kind of Robin get pretty much all of the spotlight in this arc. I can understand Robin and Zoro because Whole Cake Island was all about the others, but dang it sucks that everyone else REALLY gets sent to the sidelines.
Anyway yes I love this series and I will talk about it for hours if I have a willing victim for it lol.
For me I started to see a pattern in one piece that though the characters storylines are unique and fun to watch but...for my taste too many characters story is just overkill for me. So I do not really mind spoilers and it is funny how in the USA showing of it they changed sanji cigar to a lollipop lol xD
With how long the story has gone, I think it's fine. I liked that the anime gave love to everyone because I liked being able to relate to what a character's motivations might be for being the way they are. Lol, the 4kids version of it still has my favorite edit which was turning Laboon into an iceberg. Then later when they met Brook and he talked about Laboon, Luffy recalled Laboon despite the fact that it was an iceberg lol
Lol.. For kids sure censor so many things but still I really liked it overall. I give you props for not giving up on it! Also do you collect the manga or just read it?
I mean I really love One Piece, it wasn't about giving up for me it was more like 'will I die before this series ends' lol. I just read it. If I collected it, I'd be broke lol. Plus I don't have a bookcase to store any books, so they'd just be gathering dust. I have a ton of artbooks, so I do want to get a bookcase eventually.
I just have a few collections and if we talking about hardcore like you the only one I did that for is Rurouni Kenshin...I bought the whole manga collection on my 2nd check of my first job..It cost me 210 bucks and bought it and have the movies and watch it all..xD But yes...Manga is expensive...Got to admit I bought the 86 light novel because I feel for the anime lol xD
You should make a manga thread! I have so many manga-only stuff I'd love to talk about. There's way too many manga that I read and never get a place to share them lol.
Never read a lick of Rurouni Kenshin, but I know it's good from all the hubbub about it. Lots of people I know have told me about it, but I always get so skeeved out by the author's p3do controversies sweatdrop
With how long the story has gone, I think it's fine. I liked that the anime gave love to everyone because I liked being able to relate to what a character's motivations might be for being the way they are. Lol, the 4kids version of it still has my favorite edit which was turning Laboon into an iceberg. Then later when they met Brook and he talked about Laboon, Luffy recalled Laboon despite the fact that it was an iceberg lol
Lol.. For kids sure censor so many things but still I really liked it overall. I give you props for not giving up on it! Also do you collect the manga or just read it?
I mean I really love One Piece, it wasn't about giving up for me it was more like 'will I die before this series ends' lol. I just read it. If I collected it, I'd be broke lol. Plus I don't have a bookcase to store any books, so they'd just be gathering dust. I have a ton of artbooks, so I do want to get a bookcase eventually.
I just have a few collections and if we talking about hardcore like you the only one I did that for is Rurouni Kenshin...I bought the whole manga collection on my 2nd check of my first job..It cost me 210 bucks and bought it and have the movies and watch it all..xD But yes...Manga is expensive...Got to admit I bought the 86 light novel because I feel for the anime lol xD
You should make a manga thread! I have so many manga-only stuff I'd love to talk about. There's way too many manga that I read and never get a place to share them lol.
Never read a lick of Rurouni Kenshin, but I know it's good from all the hubbub about it. Lots of people I know have told me about it, but I always get so skeeved out by the author's p3do controversies sweatdrop
Yea..that was hard pill to swallow. But it wont make me stop from liking it. xD and i do have a sub forum for manga..its in the top of this main forum xD
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:22 pm
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With how long the story has gone, I think it's fine. I liked that the anime gave love to everyone because I liked being able to relate to what a character's motivations might be for being the way they are. Lol, the 4kids version of it still has my favorite edit which was turning Laboon into an iceberg. Then later when they met Brook and he talked about Laboon, Luffy recalled Laboon despite the fact that it was an iceberg lol
Lol.. For kids sure censor so many things but still I really liked it overall. I give you props for not giving up on it! Also do you collect the manga or just read it?
I mean I really love One Piece, it wasn't about giving up for me it was more like 'will I die before this series ends' lol. I just read it. If I collected it, I'd be broke lol. Plus I don't have a bookcase to store any books, so they'd just be gathering dust. I have a ton of artbooks, so I do want to get a bookcase eventually.
I just have a few collections and if we talking about hardcore like you the only one I did that for is Rurouni Kenshin...I bought the whole manga collection on my 2nd check of my first job..It cost me 210 bucks and bought it and have the movies and watch it all..xD But yes...Manga is expensive...Got to admit I bought the 86 light novel because I feel for the anime lol xD
You should make a manga thread! I have so many manga-only stuff I'd love to talk about. There's way too many manga that I read and never get a place to share them lol.
Never read a lick of Rurouni Kenshin, but I know it's good from all the hubbub about it. Lots of people I know have told me about it, but I always get so skeeved out by the author's p3do controversies sweatdrop
Yea..that was hard pill to swallow. But it wont make me stop from liking it. xD and i do have a sub forum for manga..its in the top of this main forum xD
oh really! i don't use the guilds stuff too much so it's hard for me to see what's where lol. thanks for that!
yeahhhhh it was an even harder pill for me to swallow when Oda of One Piece fame helped him... i was like ayo? what the hell Oda?
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i watched it until little after Ace's death and he is my fave character
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i watched it until little after Ace's death and he is my fave character
About.... 8 years ago I started watching One Piece. Got about 250 episodes deep - or there abouts. At the introduction to Brooke.
I eventually lost track and it genuinly did not occur to me for about 5 years that I could google his anime 1st appearance to remember what episode I was on and then I was so bitter over my stupidity I just didn''t bother.
HOWEVER, now I am re-watching this. Finally. Since they have announced it's going to finally finish (still might take forever but the ending is coming) so I figured this was a great time to start again.
Only 10 eps deep but happy to be back on the bandwagon
