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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 15:40:58 GMT -5
Episode 406: "Feudal Era Side Story! Boss Luffy Appears Again!"
Well, at least it's not a filler arc insertion a la Bleach...
If you remember, we sometimes get filler episodes situating the One Piece characters into an Edo-era setting which we get this time for this and the next episode. And as always while it is neat as a filler concept, it makes it really hard to talk about since it exists within a different universe entirely.
I guess this time it is neat to see how they added Franky (a parade float builder) and Brook (somebody who has apparently worked for the antagonists previously) as well as the Thriller Bark field commanders (namely Hogback, Perona, Absalom and Cindry as members of the Thriller Company, an import/export company) to this and it is a funny and entertaining little episode but there is hardly anything to talk about here. Though I have to say that Onami's new waitress, Omao, seems too perfect...I wonder if she will play some sort of role in the next ep.
All in all, a decent episode as I didn't feel bored.
Manga Differences: -Sorry but your manga differences are in another castle since this is 100% filler.
See y'all morrow, laddies!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 15:07:24 GMT -5
Episode 407: "Feudal Era Side Story! Defeat Thriller Company's Trap!"
And Tararan's web glands continue to look like...ahem...certain parts of the female anatomy.
Yeah, the Side Story two-parter continues in this episode unabated. Surprising, Omao is not a secret agent for the Thriller Company but seems to be a genuine help at Onami's restaurant. That's certainly a surprising twist. Also love the flute version of "Binks's Sake" which sounds really good.
Otherwise, it is entertaining to watch but since it has no bearing on the main story there's hardly anything to talk about. The parade floats looking like Oars and the Thousand Sunny respectively was neat as was the reveal of the Sacred Treasure, the Golden Loincloth, but otherwise...no lasting impression one way or another.
Still, decent episode this one.
Manga Differences: -This ep is 100% filler guaranteed!
Mata ashita, yarodomo!
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Nov 5, 2018 17:37:07 GMT -5
Episode 405: "Eliminated Friends! The Final Day Of The Straw Hat Crew!" Geez, Wiki must have lied to me. It said there are now 860 episodes but apparently there are really only 405...and what a way to end a series on a depressing note... It indeed an episode that punches you straight in the gut. Luffy has to watch everyone of his friends disappearing at the hands of Bartholomew Kuma until he is the only one left. The VAs give it their all to lend some gravitas to this scene (with Mayumi Tanaka as Luffy putting the helplessness and agony across). Love the symbolism of seeing nine Sabaody bubbles at the start of the episode with them popping one by one as each crew member gets sent away. What really emphasizes this loss however is the filler scene with a still shot of the crew during one of their evenings together and the following montage of how each of the members joined, all set to a somber violin rendition of "Binks's Sake"...really tugs right at the heartstrings (though it is interesting that they go from Brook to Zoro instead of the chronological way). With the final bubble popping (and us pondering what Kuma told Rayleigh during their brief interaction), we end on a depressing note, not knowing how it will go forward. Guess we'll have to wait and see. All in all a very good episode for its drama and emotion alone. Manga Differences: -Besides the above mentioned filler scene, only the usual scene extensions apply here. Nothing else. Until 'morrow! Well.....shit.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 13:55:10 GMT -5
Sorry, hope I did not spoil anything.
Episode 408: "Landing! The All-Female Island, Amazon Lily!"
That's odd...I thought that island was always called Themyscira...
After a brief wrap-up on Sabaody (including further confirmation that Princess Shaluria of the Celestial Dragons is a Grade-A Bitch), we finally get to see what flying Air Kuma is all about. Well, not having any food or drinks on board on top of flying 3 days and 3 nights would put it in the bottom tier of ways to travel for sure. Luffy would probably say the same but he is obviously still distressed about the complete defeat his crew suffered at the hands of Kizaru, Sentomaru and the Pacifistas.
Despite that, the episode is mostly on the uplifting and funny side as soon as we arrive on Amazon Lily. It starts with Luffy being completely oblivious to a giant wild boar that tries to eat him (and who is obviously completely confused by this strange being that completely no-sells him). One could almost feel sorry when Luffy chooses him as his first filling meal (which also causes Luffy to flashback to his grandfather's training that he'd rather not remember). Apparently however that training did not teach him to not eat strange mushrooms which seems to seal his fate...
...until he gets found by some female warriors, members of the Kuja Tribe, who are all females. I have to say kudos to Oda-sensei...it would have been very easy to create a barage of fan service girls for the Kuja tribe, but he actually managed to showcase a wide variety of female designs that should satisfy anyone's dream girl fantasy. Though I tend more to the classic beauty design of Margaret (such a cutie) I am sure Sweetpea, Aphelandra, Belladonna and even Grandma Nyon have their fans as well. I mostly wonder about the snakes that everyone has...does every member has to tame a snake when they are young which becomes their pet as they grow older or something?
The highlight of the episode is definitely the bathing scene. Luffy should consider himself the luckiest man alive, getting a handjob from two females at once (though at the same he must be really tired if he does not notice somebody pulling very hard on his...crown jewels). Apparently no female on Amazon Lily has ever seen a man before and they thought it was just a mushroom they missed while they treated Luffy for his mushroom poisoning. When the realization kicks in, it is really hilarious to watch. Cannot wait to see what else awaits Luffy.
All in all, a good episode and a definite moodlifter after the past few dramatic episodes we had.
Manga Differences: -The first scene with Duval training his winking and everything is anime filler. We don't see him in the manga until the scene where the Rosy Life Raiders are already at the Thousand Sunny. -Margaret, Sweetpea and Aphelandra approaching the scene where Luffy is (due to them noticing the fire he made for cooking the wild boar), where it is filmed as if it is the snakes who are talking (since we only see them in the picture), is also an anime-only addition. We don't see them until they have already found Luffy in the manga. -The bathing scene is a lot longer in the anime compared to the manga including Sweetpea and Margaret asking Aphelandra if she could pull it out, leading to them trying to decide whether all should pull or if they should put a fire to the "mushroom" as well as Grandma Nyon almost fainting when she realizes what Luffy truly is. -The usual scene extensions.
Till the day after today, laddies!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2018 10:57:04 GMT -5
Episode 409: "Hurry Back To Your Friends! The Maiden Island Adventure!"
OMG, Luffy has landed on the island of Rule 63 Gokus.
This episode gives us a brief overview over the land of Amazon Lily and its society. Most noteworthy is that pregnancies that the women who went outside Amazon Lily contracted always resulted in girls upon their return (though this seems more like a lucky coincidence than some sort of magic over the island considering that Luffy did not suddenly change sex when he arrived on this island) as well as the women considering those beautiful who are strong (so I guess they would not consider supermodels especially beautiful). Have to say that the Chinese-inspired architecture of Amazon Lily looks really great and is definitely another good set piece created by Oda-sensei.
The most important part of this episode however is Luffy's interaction with the female warriors of the island who are very interested in his...crown jewels...which they take at face value (asking him from time to time to show them his crown jewels). Friendliness quickly turns to aggressiveness when they sentence him to death since it is forbidden for men to be on Amazon Lily. Despite Luffy obviously not wanting to hurt them (since they saved his life from the poisoned mushrooms), he nevertheless manages to evade them in a pretty funny matter and is also able to take Margaret with him to ask her about his Vivre Card.
Margaret and Luffy manage to have a civil conversation despite the former continuing to be adorably confused about his ability to turn fat (his Gum Gum Balloon) and his continued aggressiveness regarding his refusal to show her his crown jewels. Finally, we learn from Margaret about the ruler of Amazon Lily, the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock who is admired by all the inhabitants of Amazon Lily. Interesting, I hope we meet her soon.
Another good and funny episode with some action this time around. After the dramatic episodes, it is certainly a nice change of pace to have some lighter episodes.
Manga Differences: -Not really that big a difference but...Kikyo from the Kuja Warriors looks quite nice in the manga while in the anime, they must have decided to hit her with the Homer Simpson Make-Up Gun. -Luffy's flight through the city is a lot longer in the anime including him snatching various food items along the way and Sweetpea trying an unsuccessful attempt to capture him. In the manga we immediately go to him snatching Margaret after Aphelandra's attempt at subduing him. -We get our first shot of the Pirate Empress and her sisters (albeit through shaded curtains) in this episode. Originally, we first see them during their encounter with the vice-admiral in the next episode. -Some scene extensions as per usual.
See y'all 'morrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 15:28:36 GMT -5
Episode 410: "Everyone Falls In Love! Pirate Empress Hancock!"
Haki seems to be something very versatile: it can cause a large group of people to fall unconscious, you can strengthen normal arrows with it etc.. I am sure a salesman could have a field day with it.
This episode is mostly an introductory episode for the titular pirate empress. I don't know yet what to think of her other than she is very vain, believing that she can do anything (kicking kitties, stealing treasure, turning a whole crew into stone with her Love-Love Beam, leaving the toilet seat up, leaving the elbow on the table during meal times etc.) and she will be forgiven simply because she is beautiful (I dunno, she is definitely pretty but I prefer Nami personally). OK, she can kick kittens all she wants but if she should ever kick a little pony...*shakes fist* We also meet her sisters who are not my type but not downright ugly (though did one sister accidentally fuse with a snake or something)?
Hancock's introduction via a meet-up with a marine ship led by Vice-Admiral Momonga (for those that remember stuff like this, he was also one of the five vice-admirals in the Enies Lobby Buster Call) also gives us further details about the hidden plot thread of Ace's public execution being set one week from today and there is the overlooming threat of Whitebeard attacking anytime to save his commander which is why all the Seven Warlords have to be assembled...not that it means much to Hancock who just stones his entire crew and leaves him there to ponder his fate all alone on the ship.
On the island meanwhile, Margaret has to struggle with her feelings towards Luffy (friendly, not romantic) and upholding the law of the island while telling him further information (like the island lying in the Calm Belt which as we know is an area without wind where Sea Kings roam, that the Kuja Pirate Ship is the only ship on the entire island). Gotta love how Luffy's antics infuriate Margaret since those are some fun moments. Ultimately, Luffy has to keep evading the Kuja Women while the Pirate Empress is fast approaching. What will happen next?
Another good episode in a row of them.
Manga Differences: -The flashback to how Momonga defeated the Sea King is anime filler only. That flashback does not appear in the manga. -Luffy comparing those women to Nami including a flashback to some moments where Nami has hit him (a really hilarious moment) is also an anime only addition as are most of the hunting scenes in the jungle. -The usual scene comparisons.
Later days!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 15:02:57 GMT -5
Episode 411: "The Secret Hidden On The Backs! Luffy And The Snake Princess Meet!" I hope Amazon Lily has a good chiropractor. The Snake Princess will be in need of one if she continues doing that "looking down on others" pose. This episode serves as further introduction to Boa Hancock...and she seems less like a member of the reptile family but more of the mammal variety....or more precisely she's a... I mean, destroying a statue of her that children built with all their heart? Throwing an old woman through a window? Just goes to show that even a beautiful outside cannot hide a rotten core. Too bad the other inhabitants of Amazon Lily seem to have lesbian tendencies, given that they also make lovey-dovey eyes at the snake princess. We also learn some more about Amazon Lily, namely that it's the Snake Princess's title of warlord keeping them safe from the persecution of the marines, that the strange Granny Nyon was the empress some generations ago and that Hancock and her two sisters are revered because they were cursed by a Gorgon they slayed which provided Hancock with her Love-Love Beam power. Have to say that the scenes involving Granny Nyon and the Snake Princess are by far the most entertaining, otherwise it is just watching this unpleasent person be a female dog to most everyone (including taking a bath at mealtime, causing most of the soldiers to leave the castle). On the Luffy side of things, he evades his hunters and actually shows some intelligent thinking for once, noticing that a ship would be useless without Nami's navigation skills (I see it as a small homage to the very beginning of the series as well as the Arlong Arc) and in his quest to speak with somebody important...falls into the Snake Princess's bath. But why does he seem to recognize something that he sees on her back? A decent episode this time around, not on the same level as the previous ones. Manga Differences: -The reception at the harbour gives us the names of most of the prominent members of the Kuja Pirate Crew in the anime (which we only get in the manga via a fan letter page). -A short flashback to the girls bringing the statue of Hancock to the palace is anime filler only that does not appear in the manga. -The scenes of the "evacuation" of the castle as well as Hancock entering the bath are much longer in the anime. -Most of Luffy's chase scene is anime addition only, especially him getting dragged through a river by a fish and him getting bitten by the Kuja's snakes. -The usual scene extensions. See y'all 'morrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 15:41:37 GMT -5
Episode 412: "Heartless Judgment! Margaret Is Turned To Stone!"
Mental note: Should I ever have to fight Boa Hancock, I just have to think about Barney wearing a bikini. That should save me.
Luffy finally gets captured in this episode...though not by Hancock surprisingly. As implied, her Love-Love Beam only works if her opponent is aroused by her beauty so if the latter has no reaction at all to her, it is useless. I guess that Luffy is more concerned about his friends than having lustful thoughts at the moment (better explanation than others not safe for this site). Gotta love how Luffy thinks it's Foxy's Slow-Slow Beam at first and the confused reactions of everyone afterwards. I am still wondering though how Hancock's Pistol Kiss works.
The capture is actually done by Granny Nyon who incapacitates Luffy long enough for the Kuja Pirates (who, despite being the elite warriors of the country, also only know shooting arrows at their opponents) to catch him. Though Granny Nyon mostly did this because she saw his picture in the newspaper the Kuja Pirates brought.
In the fighting arena, as the title suggests, Margaret is turned to stone (and the other two but I guess the title writer deemed them too unimportant) after pleading for Luffy's life and Hancock turns her to stone in a despicable act of bait-and-switch that manages to piss Luffy off fiercely (and causes Hancock to have a stroke or something over Luffy continuing to no-sell her beauty). After getting rid of a large panther with one hit, Luffy has now to contend with Hancock's sisters Marigold and Sandersonia who possess devil fruit abilities as well. How will he fare against them?
All in all a good episode again.
Manga Differences: -The whole chase scene after Luffy gets hit by Hancock's pistol kiss until he is in the arena is anime filler including the whole Granny Nyon sequence. Originally, the manga made it appear that he was captured instantly after being hit. -The whole interaction between Hancock and Margaret is longer in the anime compared to the manga. -The usual scene extensions.
Until the day that follows today!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 16:20:05 GMT -5
Episode 413: "A Difficult Fight For Luffy! The Snake Sisters' Haki Power!"
Since the Kuja Tribe views only the strong as beautiful, I guess those who fainted now will be considered uggos from now on?
This fight deals exclusively with the fight Luffy vs the Snake Sisters, Marigold and Sandersonia who are both Devil Fruit users that consumed two types of the Snake-Snake Fruit: Model King Cobra and Model Anaconda. As the title says, the fight is very strenuous for Luffy since the Sisters are fervent users of Haki as well: using it to hit him despite him being rubber and also to foresee his attacks (odd...this is almost like that Mantra thingie the priests on Skypiea used...is there a connection?), leaving him at a severe disadvantage. Not to mention the hostile crowd he has to fight in front of.
The tide changes when they threaten to break the statues of Margaret, Sweetpea and Aphelandra, causing Luffy to unintentionally release something called the "Conqueror's Spirit" by the Kuja Warriors, causing Marigold and Sandersonia to back away in fear and several warriors to faint. It seems to be the attack that Rayleigh used previously to cause everyone around him with a weak mind to faint and which apparently only 1 in 1 million can use. We also learn that Boa Hancock can also use the Conqueror's Spirit. Finally, it seems that Luffy is now ready to fight them with full force.
A good episode all in all with some well-done fighting scenes, drama around whether or not the Snake Sisters will indeed break the statues and some more world-building with the introduction of the Conqueror's Spirit. Not to mention some more humor in Luffy's reactions towards Hancock.
Manga Differences: -The reaction by Granny Nyon towards the fight are anime filler. Originally we don't see her in the crowd until the very end of the arena scenes. -The flashback to Sentomaru being able to hit Luffy is also anime addition that did not happen in the manga. -The usual scene extensions.
We shall see each other tomorrow again!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 11:18:52 GMT -5
Episode 414: "All-Out Special Power Battle! Gum-Gum vs. Snake-Snake!"
Darn, if Luffy possessed Gear Second during the Sky Island Arc, the priests would have been flattened in 10 seconds flat.
The fight against the Snake Sisters continues with Luffy now being able to fight them on equal footing through his Gear Second form. It is a pretty entertaining fight due to the Snake Sisters continuing providing awesome moves like their ultimate attacks "Salamander" and "Eight-Headed Serpent" (although they prove futile against Luffy's Jet Gatling) as well as Luffy's fast moves and enhanced strength proving to be a decent countermeasure against the Sisters' Haki. It goes to show that even a clairvoyant ability like Haki loses its superiority if one is not gifted the speed to keep up with a fast opponent.
At the end of the fight, Luffy's thinking-outside-the-box proves to be useful when he remembers the sisters saying they would rather die than let anyone see what's on their back, covering Sandersonia's back to keep her mark from being shown, triggering a change of heart in the sisters and even the Snake Princess itself. What is the meaning of this mark? Guess we have to find out next episode.
Another good episode with a very well-done fight sequence as well as a satisfying conclusion. Though I have to ask Luffy: how is it safer for the Margaret Statue to stand just a bit farther away while still being within the fighting area? Guess that's one thing he did not think through.
Manga Differences: -The whole part during the fight related to Marigold's poison is anime filler. Originally, after bringing Margaret to a safe spot, Luffy immediately went into Gear Second. -The flashbacks Hancock has are also anime only additions that were not in the manga. -Granny Nyon's observations, as noted in the last episode, are also anime only.
Lettuce meet again tomorrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 10:10:40 GMT -5
Episode 415: "Hancock's Confession! The Sisters' Abhorrent Past!"
I hope Sanji never hears of this or he will forever curse Luffy for having seen Hancock in all her splendour.
Luffy's out-of-the-box thinking continues to pay off for him since when given a choice by Hancock whether to turn Margaret and her friends back to normal or give him a ride on her ship to the Sabaody Archipelago, he chooses Margaret's release without any hesitation, causing the snake sisters to be even more confused by him. Not to mention him being more disappointed in there being no food behind the curtain in the palace and it just being Hancock in her birthday suit.
Most of the episode then deals with the backstory of the sisters where we also learn more things in addition: that Celestial Dragon slaves are branded with their mark (which is the mark that Hancock and her sisters bear on their body), that Celestial Dragons are really as disgusting as they showed previously (seriously, forcefeeding little girls Devil Fruits has to come from a mind that is purely made of septic tank remains), that Hachi's mark on his forehead is connected to the incident where the sisters were freed and we also learn of a fishman named Fisher Tiger. Regarding the latter, I don't know what to think of him yet: On the one hand, he seems to be as much a speciesist as Arlong (given that it is mentioned that he despised humans as a race) but his act of freeing every slave regardless of race speaks of a noble character. Hope to see him in the show to get a better understanding of him. Finally, we learn that it was Granny Nyon who brought the girls back to Amazon Lily due to her being abroad during that period.
Ultimately, we do get a better understanding of Hancock's character in that all her arrogance and vanity, she is always afraid of her secret being found out which is why she takes these measures. And with one final word by Luffy that he does not look down on her since he hates the Celestial Dragons, Hancock shows a genuine smile for the first time and she is now ready to give him a ride to the Sabaody Archipelago. I guess nothing can stop Luffy from going there now...right?
A good episode that served as a great character piece for Hancock. Very nice.
Manga Differences: -The very first scene of the episode with the immediate aftermath of the evacuation before Sandersonia apologizes to her sister is anime filler. -Hancock going down to the arena to free Margaret and the others as well the scene in the flashback where they try to apologize to the Snake Princess to only get told that they should continue dedicating themselves to the protection of the country is also an anime-only addition. After Luffy thanking Hancock and Granny Nyon's comment, we immediately go to the outside in the manga and the flashback only shows Luffy asking Margaret if she is OK. -The usual scene extensions.
Tomorrow will be a break for One Piece Manga Volume 55, so see you all on Thursday!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2018 16:02:22 GMT -5
Episode 416: "Saving Ace! The Next Stop: The Great Prison!"
Goddammit, Luffy really gets all the ladies!
This is an episode that definitely takes you to highs and lows. High in the first act dealing with Luffy taking part in the Great Banquet celebrating the great haul of the Kuja Pirates and becoming really quite popular with the ladies of Amazon Lily (well, except Kikyo really). Really sweet seeing Luffy sing "Binks's Sake" again and him goofing off with the Kuja ladies who warm up to him more and more...so much in fact that everybody wants to touch his body much to his chagrin (perhaps the only man in existence thinking that way). Luckily he gets saved by sweet sweet Margaret (she is just so cute).
The low starts when Luffy finally gets up-to-date on the events dealing with his brother Ace, causing him to make a hard decision: instead of meeting up with his crew, he will first go to rescue his brother which is indeed presented as a choice that Luffy did not make easily considering how deeply he cares about his crew. Most of this part of the episode is nothing much to talk about, dealing with talking about the events we already know about and talking about how to go to where Ace is imprisoned: Impel Down, the Marine Prison which lies in the same triangle as Enies Lobby, the first Marine institution we went to with the Straw Hats.
Ultimately, Luffy goes to ask Hancock for help...but she seems to have fallen gravely ill? What has happened to her? Tune into the next ep to find out!
A good episode again that combined humor and drama in a good way.
Manga Differences: -The beginning part of the ep with Luffy still talking with the Snake Princess, Granny Nyon and the other two Gorgon Sisters is mostly filler. The only manga part is Hancock informing Luffy of the ship sailing tomorrow and that he should rest tonight which in the manga is presented as a sort of flashback. -The whole beginning of the banquet incl. the Kuja field commanders' attempt to attack Luffy until night falls and Luffy starts dancing with chopsticks in his nose is also an anime only addition. From the anime at least we get the reason for the banquet while in the manga it is never given (I assumed until today that it was just a banquet celebrating Luffy's one night on the island. -The whole next scene featuring Hancock (drinking wine while her sisters concernedly watch over her until she breaks down) is also not a scene from the manga. -Scene extensions as usual.
Until 'morrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 14:42:21 GMT -5
Episode 417: "Love Is A Hurricane! Love-Love Hancock!"
Well, if Whitebeard's ship is called the Moby Dick, might as well have a marine soldier exclaim "Thar she blows!" when she appears...
We finally get the reason for Hancock's sudden illness...she suddenly developed the hots for Luffy! Well, he might not look like the embodiment of manliness but he gets points on the character scale easily. This is again a more humor-driven episode as we watch Hancock getting hurt literally when somebody mentions "Tomorrow Morning" or even some of the syllables in Luffy's name, getting better immediately when told that Luffy wants to see her, getting all Fluttershy in his presence and being ready to embarrass herself while smuggling him aboard the Marine ship by covering for his stomach grumbling and sneezes (though in the latter scenes I doubt she minds much since she gets to feel Luffy tight on her body). She even overcomes her hatred for the Marine HQ in order to help the man she loves in saving his brother.
Otherwise, we take our leave from Amazon Lily for now with Luffy getting sent off with a hero's farewell and also learning via a scene at Marine HQ that Whitebeard is on the move...indicating that the arc that was brought into rolling with the Ace/Blackbeard fight about 100 episodes ago. How will this end? And where have I heard the name Jinbei before as if it was a long, long, long time ago...?
Again a good episode mostly due to the humor from seeing Hancock acting all lovey-dovey around Luffy.
Manga Differences: -We actually get to see Hancock calling Momonga to tell him that she will follow the summon for one condition only. This scene does not appear in the manga. -Margaret, Sweetpea and Aphelandra talking amongst themselves after Luffy has departed as well as Margaret flashbacking to her interactions with Luffy is also anime filler. After Luffy takes off from the island, we immediately go to the scene at the Marine ship in the manga. -Most of the interactions between Hancock and Momonga including Hancock covering for Luffy's stomach growling and sneezing is an anime addition as well. The scene only deals with Momonga agreeing to her condition and her releasing his crew from their stonedness in the manga. -The usual scene extensions.
Until 'morrow, laddies!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2018 15:06:16 GMT -5
Episode 418: "The Friends' Whereabouts! The Science Of Weather And The Mechanical Island!"
Darn, I bet Chopper wished that he'd be now where Frankie is considering how the latter's part ended.
So, in this and the next few episodes we take a look where Luffy's crewmates landed after being ousted off the Sabaody Archipelago by Kuma. Most of it is filler material which is why my usual column will list what is actually manga content. A neat concept since the respective manga parts give enough dialogue to get a grip unlike the chapter title stories so that the writers do not have to work that hard.
But first...we get to see Hancock turning into a "Senpai noticed me" schoolgirl right before our eyes. Have to say that I thought negatively of her when she was introduced but seeing her so giddy and romantically fantasizing about Luffy really warms me up to her, especially considering her haughty and arrogant demeanor previously. The funniest part of the episode definitely.
The friends we look at in this episode are Nami and Frankie. Nami landed on a sky island (darn, is it also 10,000 meters high?) landing with a weird old man who looks like Merlin after getting put in the dryer. Another fun episode with the old man trying to cheer Nami up but only making things worse. As it appears this sky island is occupied by people studying the weather...seems like something up Nami's forté.
Frankie meanwhile has landed on the winter island of Baldimore which is highly technological advanced with cyborg dogs and advanced cities. Frankie gets frozen (despite his dance exhibition), leading to him getting saved by a hospital...but only on the cost of tea (since they do not have any cola), turning him into some sort of sophisticated gentleman. How will he get out of his predicament? We shall see.
All in all a fun, good episode and I await how the others turn out.
Manga Differences: -The whole Luffy/Hancock scene is filler material. -The only part from the manga in the Nami episode is Nami sitting despondent in the corner while the old man asks about her condition and the scene demonstrating the wind knots (though in the anime the latter scene takes place during a meal whereas in the manga it happened while Nami was still sitting). -The only part from the manga in the Frankie episode is the scene from Taroimo, the cyborg dog, hitting him until he gets told by the father/son hunting duo the name of the island. Everything else is filler.
See y'all the day after today!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 14:41:11 GMT -5
Episode 419: "The Friends' Whereabouts! An Island Of Giant Birds And A Pink Paradise!"
Birdie Kingdom? Darn, Daniel Bryan's daughter comes around even at that young an age...
First, we start again with an episode of "Hancock In Love", this time dealing with meal times. It is again really adorable to watch Hancock imagining feeding Luffy and how school girl-like she gets (then again, considering at what age she got abducted by the slave traders, she probably never went through a phase like that. Well, as long as it makes her happy (although Luffy continues to no-sell it. Hopefully it won't break her heart).
As far as the episodes of Chopper and Sanji go, they are not that interesting compared to yesterday's ep. Chopper lands on an island with giant birds and apparently a primitive tribe of humans that live there and who want to make Chopper into a reindeer stew. Nothing spectacular happens here that is worth mentioning (neither funny nor sad) so let's skip to Sanji...
...who has landed at what appears to be the Pinky Land from the Orange Island area in the Pokemon world. But as it turns out it is more likely the birthplace of Mr. 2, Bon Clay considering the island is populated by transvestites. While some might consider the build-up to this reveal funny, I felt mostly bored with Sanji's chivalrous dreams and behaviour in his pursuit of Elizabeth and I found that transvestite humor not funny since the Mr.2 days (speaking of him, I wonder what he is up to these days).
Really, a decent to meh episode this time around mostly saved by the Hancock segment and the middling Chopper part. Hopefully the next episode will be better.
Manga differences: -Hancock noticing the two peeping toms and stoning them is the only anime filler in the Hancock/Luffy part of the episode. While we see the two stone marine soldiers and the others talking about them in the manga, the actual action by them is not shown there. -Chopper getting thrown off the nest by the birds, found by some huntsmen and brought to their village are the only manga-related scenes. The latter two are changed with Chopper getting knocked out (the manga only hints at him getting captured in a surprise attack) and the dialogue where Chopper clarifies that he is a reindeer and can talk occurs while he is being hung above the cooking pot (in the manga it happens as he is brought into the village). -Only the "Sanji gets chased by the transvestites on the beach while mentally writing a letter to Nami and Robin" is based on the manga.
Until 'morrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 15:15:51 GMT -5
Episode 420: "The Friends' Whereabouts! Bridging The Islands And Vicious Vegetations!"
I would kinda like a catfight between Hancock, Nami and Robin...
As always, we start these episodes with the Hancock/Luffy Happy Fun Times on the marine ship. This time, jealousy over the fact that Luffy has two female crewmembers on his ship, but Hancock pretty quickly gets her determination back. Again, these parts are really funny mostly in how Hancock appears as a complete opposite to how she acted before Luffy's appearance. Definitely something I like in these episodes.
Today, we focus on Robin and Usopp. With Robin, she seems to have had the hardest landing so far (well, besides Chopper perhaps), coming to an area that appears more like some Sowjet gulag area where people are forced to work on a giant bridge meant to connect islands. This is certainly among the most desolate settings we have seen so far in this show, really evoking the feeling of hopelessness and melancholy one associates with gulags. Though it also shows some hope with the character of the little girl Robin befriends for a short time and the women (well, except for the snitch) being fascinated by the stories of Robin and her travels (especially Skypiea). Ultimately, Robin sacrifices herself to keep further harm away from her saviour and is ultimately captured to be forced to work for the completion of the bridge as well. Definitely one of the darker whereabouts of this mini-arc (especially the leading guard tearing up the woodblock drawings of the little girl when she refuses to spill the beans about Robin).
The one small dent however is that it takes away from Usopp's story. Not only does Robin's story go into the second act, Robin also gets both eyecatchers...I certainly feel sorry for the poor guy. But I guess the anime makers could not get anything else interesting out of his scenario (stranded on an island with human-eating plantlife and a guy in a heracles beetle get-up who randomly puts "-n" at the end of words). Nothing particularly funny or interesting to see here.
All in all, due to the very engaging Robin scenario, a good episode still.
Manga Differences: -The whole bit with Hancock and Luffy this time is anime filler. -Only the scene with Robin talking with the foreman about the purpose of the bridge and her being sentenced to work on the bridge by him is an actual manga scene. -The whole start of the Usopp scenario until the predator beetle shows up is anime filler. The rest (save for the usual scene extensions) is from the manga.
Mata ashita, yarodomo!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 10:29:55 GMT -5
Episode 421: "The Friends' Whereabouts! A Princess's Negativity And The King Of Demons!"
Goshdarnit, Hancock! Have you no consideration for the people who have to clean the cabins afterwards?
In this last installment of "Where Have All The Straw Hats Gone?", we start again with the School Girl Diaries of Boa Hancock. This time, drawing a heart with two names in it (I guess since there was not a tree available to do this to) and covering for Luffy pretending to use vulgar language after having "eaten her meal". As always, Hancock is really adorable doing this and the payoff with the marines is pretty great too (won't spoil it for those who have not seen it yet). Though I would not trust a marine soldier named Stalker as far as I could throw him.
Finally, we get to see what Zoro and Brook are up to. Zoro has the "honor" of landing in the same old castle where Perona was sent by Kuma, where he has to fend off her constant tries to get him to stay with her (since she does not like being all alone in this castle). Some of those are...kinda creepy like when she sews Zoro into a Kumacy suit and cuddles him (that girl is really messed up, it seems). Still, it is funny to watch the two interact (Perona getting annoyed when Zoro is unable to find a door that is directly near him being one of the highlights) and it is definitely one of the better Whereabouts.
Brook meanwhile has him only landing in a Satan summoning ritual and him asking to see a girl's panties. Nothing much to say about that (although the stinger at the end is hilarious).
We also get to see a bit of the Marine getting ready for combat with Whitebeard and see some familiar faces (Captain T-Bone! Guess he survived the Aqua Laguna after all. Commander Hina with Fullbody and Jango! Captain Smoker and Lieutenant Tashigi! Even Commander Jonathan from the G-8 filler arc some 220 episodes ago makes an appearance!). We also get to see the Seven (or rather, Six) Warlords of the Sea having a feast where we also learn that Gecko Moria is now at least well enough to fight (despite the bandages all over him) as well as Blackbeard still liking cherry pie most of all. Finally, we go to Garp talking with Ace in prison who looks definitely pretty beat up (from his fight with Blackbeard or the torture endured in Impel Down we don't know)...but what does Ace mean when he refers to Whitebeard as father (if he is Luffy's brother, should not Dragon be his father?)? Questions over questions...
A good episode this one, preparing us to get into the thick of things right away.
Manga differences: -The part with Hancock drawing a heart on the wall and proclaiming not backing down to Nami and Robin as well as Lieutenant Stalker's first lines were anime filler. -Everything past Zoro's initial two sentences with Perona is anime only additional material. -The last line in Brook's whereabout is also an invention by the anime. -Of course, Jonathan never appeared in the manga version of the Marine assembly at Marineford, being an anime-only character. -The usual scene extensions.
See y'all 'morrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 10:41:09 GMT -5
Episode 422: "A Deadly Infiltration! The Underwater Prison Impel Down!" I guess Hannyabal read too many Iznogoud comics as child and now wants to be warden instead of the warden. We finally arrive at Impel Down, the second of the three main Marine institutions (after we visited Enie's Lobby some 100-150 episodes ago) and it definitely appears like a dreadful place with the inmates being tortured repeatedly, strict hierarchies in the cells and special punishment for those who cause uproar in the cells. Even entering it already gets you in the mood, having to endure a "baptism" in 200°C (or 392°F) hot water...I mean, I enjoy the regular onsen thermal bath water, but that is four times that! Yikes! Sadly, though, the anime version comes across a lot more sanitized than the manga version, "cleaning" up where there was lots of blood in the manga. For a moment, I thought I was watching the Funimation/4Kids version, but since an American dub never made it this far, it unfortunately means that the anime version really is that sanitized. The horribleness still comes across, that's not the problem, but it is hurt a bit. Last, black-white-striped clothing for the prisoners in 2009? Really, Oda-sensei? We also get to meet some characters of the Impel Down staff: First, Hannyabal who looks like he came straight out of a Pharaoh's tomb and where I think...this is just a bold assumption, mind you...but I think he wants to be warden instead of just being vice warden. We also meet Domino, the vice jailer, who seems to have sprung straight out of an "Ilsa The Wicked Warden" film or something. Meanwhile, some new developments are informed to us. Via a scene with his crew, we learn that Buggy is now also imprisoned in Impel Down (a scene that again reminds us just how much these characters have turned into comic relief but whereas it turned Buggy into a funny character, his crew is more or less annoying...well, except Alvida maybe) and also that he is currently escaping. At the same time, during the talk between Garp and Ace, we learn that the latter considers Whitebeard his one and only father while he has nothing but contempt for his biological father (wow, Dragon has it tough...one son does not know anything about him and the other wants nothing to do with him). Finally, Hancock and Luffy enter Impel Down but Hancock has to undergo a body search observed by surveillance transponder snails and also has to wear Sea Prism Stone handcuffs while on the premises. How will they get out of that? Though the episode ends on a funny note where they were obviously stalling for time and just do some panning over several settings to waste some runtime A good episode all in all. Manga Differences: -Garp mentioning Luffy's actions at Enie's Lobby and the Sabaody Archipelago are anime-filler mentions that do not happen in the manga. -The retort by the new inmate regarding the explanation of the cell rules is also an anime only addition. The other inmate immediately bashes his head in after finishing explaining the rules in the manga. -The shot of the guards in the monitor room lustingly wanting to watch the body search on Boa Hancock is also anime only. -Moji commenting on Richie's expressions regarding Buggy's fate is also only said in the anime. Moji does not comment about Richie at all (though we still get Richie's thoughts about food that were in the manga as well.). -The long panning shots at the end are also just filler material. -The usual scene extensions. Let us meet again the day after today!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2018 16:39:17 GMT -5
Episode 423: "A Reunion In Hell?! The Man Who Ate The Chop-Chop Fruit!" Guess who makes a flashy entrance back into the show in this episode...? Luffy's infiltration of Impel Down begins in this episode after a funny farewell from Hancock sending her into giddy bliss...what a simple correct pronunciation of her name and a misinterpretation of lip reading can cause in a lady. For the first part, Luffy is actually doing this rather intelligently, avoiding the guards and the surveillance snails, moving to Level 1... ...until he gets caught into Buggy's escape attempt and the two start sharing their mutual dislike for each other (although one cute moment has Buggy questioning whether Luffy came to Impel Down to rescue him). I guess the security measures of Impel Down are not that thorough if they did not even know that Buggy had Devil Fruit Powers (this actually explains away that plot hole in the manga where I always wondered how he was able to get rid of the Sea Prism Stone handcuffs...simply by not being given any to begin with). We learn one other thing that Buggy dislikes about Luffy as he did about Shanks...that both have that unbreakable optimism no matter how bad the situation gets. However, this causes something I'd never thought I'd see...Luffy and Buggy teaming up to fight off their pursuers. This episode also serves as further exposition to Impel Down where we are introduced to the first four floors by a good way of exposition, namely Hannyabal explaining to Hancock and Momonga how Impel Down functions. For now, the important thing to note is that on Level 1, the halls are guarded by Blugoris, specially trained gorillas who, as a group, are also able to take down a Sea King in one fell swoop. Looks like Luffy has a tough road ahead of him... Another good episode here. Manga Differences: -Hannyabal's lewd thoughts and intentions in regards to Hancock are an anime-only invention. The manga does not have any scenes of him showing any kind of sexual interest into Hancock. -Buggy outside of his cell, mockingly talking with his former cellmates is a filler scene. We don't see him in the manga until he gets spotted by a surveillance snail. -Hannyabal giving an introduction of Impel Down is also only in the anime. When they go down the lift after Hancock faints due to her girlish fantasies, this is the last we see of them until they get to the warden's office. -Buggy being hunted by Blugoris and setting off traps that get in Luffy's way is also invented by the anime. After Luffy enters Level 1 in the manga, we immediately go to the scene with him talking to some inmates. -The usual scene extensions. See y'all 'morrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2018 14:40:53 GMT -5
Episode 424: "Break Through The Crimson Hell! Buggy's Chaos-Inducing Plan!"
And here I thought the prisoners in Crimson hell were tortured by having to watch Crimson matches from TNA for 24 hours or more.
After getting rid of the Blugoris (well, mostly through Luffy since Buggy isn't really that strong), the two decide on a joint venture: Buggy leads Luffy down to Level 4 (the farthest level he knows) and in turn, Luffy gives him the bracelet Luffy got way back at the end of the Thriller Bark arc (which as it turns out is a treasure mark to the treasure Buggy has been looking for ever since arriving on the Grand Line). The pairing certainly leads to some fun moments with Luffy's naivety that still manages to confuse Buggy in spite of him being a backstabbing prick through and through. And his ability (which is explained to us in a refresher by the narrator) actually comes quite in handy for Luffy on this level's feature: the crimson forest full of Blade Trees and spikes covering the floor through which the prisoners are hunted by jailers until...they are dead or something? Don't know if that is meant actually as a torture device or something.
Otherwise, there is nothing much else to say here. We do get to see how Buggy ended up in Impel Down (although the other, newly drawn versions of older scenes with Buggy and Ace as well as Buggy exploring a cave with Moji and Cabaji are pretty pointless), another cute scene with Hancock as well as a look into the next stage of Impel Down, the floor of Hell Beasts...where apparently Mr. 3 also sits? Will he play a part in the upcoming episodes?
All in all, another good episode here.
Manga Differences: -As mentioned, the newly drawn flashbacks of Buggy meeting Ace and looking for Captain John's treasure are anime filler that don't appear in the manga. -The whole scene in the elevator with Hancock, Momonga, Hannyabal and Domino is an anime addition. We don't see them again until they are in the warden's office. -The usual scene extensions.
Until the next time tomorrow!
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