Board 8 > One Piece (spoilers)

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Of what I got through I liked Zoro and Sanji most.

Egghead is crazy, yeah. Shaping up to be a top 5 arc

hombad46 posted...

Egghead is crazy, yeah. Shaping up to be a top 5 arc

Does this still count as Egghead?

Was kind of hoping in didn't TBH because I actually really like all the current stuff you mentioned but did not like that.

Yeah Egghead rules

Also I voted Usopp

The live action Netflix series reviews are in and overwhelmingly positive.

I voted Zoro

But the correct answer will always be Luffy I guess

luffy duh

Zoro I guess, but I can vote for any of the first three on any given day.

And yeah, Egghead is top tier. Pretty refreshing too after the many layers and years of intrigue in Wano.

Surprised at Robin being so low but I guess my brain is still in pre-skip.

Voted Usopp, but Luffy and Zoro aren't far behind.

Since we're talking manga spoilers, I think I've settled on a theory for what the One Piece actually is now that we know the World Government can raise the sea level. I reckon it's a map of the world before it got flooded, when the world was still in 'one piece'. Seems like the kind of absurd thing Roger would laugh at.

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Surprised at Robin being so low but I guess my brain is still in pre-skip.

She is my third favorite and very popular. Just not a lot of people's #1

UshiromiyaEva posted...

Does this still count as Egghead?

Was kind of hoping in didn't TBH because I actually really like all the current stuff that was mentioned but did not like that.

I mean it's definitely all the same arc, maybe the Fandom will come up with a different name for it eventually.

queen robin <3

JackMan posted...

Since we're talking manga spoilers, I think I've settled on a theory for what the One Piece actually is now that we know the World Government can raise the sea level. I reckon it's a map of the world before it got flooded, when the world was still in 'one piece'. Seems like the kind of absurd thing Roger would laugh at.

I considered this too, but i dunno man... our expectations are always one way, but then oda always takes us wayyy the fuck somewhere else lmao

what do you you guys think the D stands for?

I think it's a reference to the name of the forgotten nation.

Of course we know it was an initial already in use when the World Government was founded. Maybe it was granted to a group of people, or a resistance movement?

My guess has always been dream, but knowing oda its probably something funny like a DO DO DOOO laugh or something

Interesting that Blackbeard isnt considered a real D tho. Theres a bunch of weird stuff with Blackbeard. Do yall think hes just swapping out triplets from within the black hole?

I hate the three souls theory but I can't deny it might be real.

And is he not a real D? I thought it was just stated he wasn't "the one Roger was waiting for"?

Has the govt always been able to do that though? I was under the impression vegapunk was the one that made the mother flame go, and that was why the sea level rose

Ivankov suggested it might be an ancient weapon that Vegapunk either reactivated or rediscovered. There are other clues too, the other nations with a super weapon, Water 7 and Wano, built up and away from the water, not to mention Mary Geoise being on the top of the Red Line. Also Joyboy left fishman island a whole-ass ark.

Maniac64 posted...

And is he not a real D? I thought it was just stated he wasn't "the one Roger was waiting for"?

Yeah I assume that's because he's not Joy Boy

i always liked the theory that the D was a smile turned on its side. so many connections there to laughter, to joy, to the will of D characters dying with smiles on their faces

So I started reading through One Piece for the first time last year and picked it back up recently at Dressrosa

Brook is the best and it's not even close

changmas posted...

i always liked the theory that the D was a smile turned on its side. so many connections there to laughter, to joy, to the will of D characters dying with smiles on their faces

my god thats ingenious. also explains why blackbeard isnt a true D, because he's an asshole. But then again rocks xebec is also a bad D, so maybe the twist will be blackbeard and rocks are backwards D's like a sad face because they bring misery instead of joy.

This is my new favorite theory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea6NieliCIU

Oda currently looks exactly how I thought he would.

TomNook7 posted...

my god thats ingenious. also explains why blackbeard isnt a true D, because he's an a******

Again, I don't think it was said he wasn't a true D

ctesjbuvf posted...

Again, I don't think it was said he wasn't a true D

i swear i seem to remembering someone saying something along those lines

I dont think theres any need for the D clan to be pure of heart or anything, if anything i feel like its more related to rebellion against the WG/Gorosei/Imu and events that happened in the void century (see: recent reveal about the Nefertari family). And though Blackbeard has his own nefarious goals, his ideals are not that far from Luffys in terms of dreams and freedom (in a bastardized way)

changmas posted...

And though Blackbeard has his own nefarious goals, his ideals are not that far from Luffys in terms of dreams and freedom (in a bastardized way)

Thats a really interesting way of looking at that actually

D could also have something to do with DON. Oda uses don with almost every reveal, and Tom talked about doing things with a don. It could be a word in any language that starts with "don," including even if that's just how it's spelled in katakana. Latin, Sanskrit, English, anything. Like some non-english katakana reading because he never wanted people guessing it easily, and an ancient kingdom would use an ancient language

But also the theory of the D being a smiley also works for Aces hat and death. Ace smiled in the face of death, while Blackbeard despaired.

AllHeDoesIsWin posted...

So I started reading through One Piece for the first time last year and picked it back up recently at Dressrosa

Brook is the best and it's not even close

And you are at Dressrosa still? Cause man are you going to have some moments to love in a couple arcs.

If you aren't caught up you should probably not be reading this topic though.

TomNook7 posted...

i swear i seem to remembering someone saying something along those lines

No, I'm pretty sure it's a common misconception. He wasn't the D Roger was waiting for is what Whitebeard said, but it doesn't mean he's not a real D. This is of course without us knowing fully what it means but yeah.

Maniac64 posted...

And you are at Dressrosa still? Cause man are you going to have some moments to love in a couple arcs.

If you aren't caught up you should probably not be reading this topic though.

I'm about halfway through Dressrosa right now. I know major plot points from future arcs because you just hear things through osmosis, but the finer things I'm still pretty in the dark about.

Robin > Zoro > Luffy.

Luffy's idiot moments are sometimes too much. Otherwise he probably would be my favorite.

Is it time to subscribe to Netflix again

Im staying open minded and optimistic about the show. Good casting, beautiful sets, right vibes. Lets do it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6kp780S-os

Oda is going hard on promoting it and all of the press out about it has been great. I have high hopes that at minimum it will be far and away the best live-action anime adaptation but it could be genuinely good on top of that

Kizaru is my favorite character, and its so hype to see him about to engage the straw hats finally

What if the reason kizaru is such a doofus is because he moves at the speed of light, so he's just interpreting the world as going really slow around him

I'm getting strangely hyped for the Netflix show? I don't even know why cause more likely than not it'll be bad lol

Speaking of I didn't realize it comes out tomorrow. Do we know when? Like will it be tonight?

it's 3am EST, midnight pacific

Ah, that's too late for me, I'll just catch it tomorrow.

Im partway through episode 1 of the Netflix show now and so far its great! The camp aesthetics work well and it looks really good - if this were on greenscreen it would appear terrible so thank goodness for the sets. First Zoro scene was amazing.

My internet has been acting up all night so I don't think it's happening for me

Watched the first 10 minutes or so though just to get a quick taste

Okay, my first episode thoughts:

-Overall its very good, great pacing, mostly looks terrific.

-The main cast is GREAT, but we already knew that. Really good chemistry when the three of them are together.

-The bounty poster cut-ins are a great way of introducing the pirates, especially the way they do the one at the end.

-Namis wig looks better than it does in the trailer, Zoros hair colour seems to look a little different so they may have changed the colour grading a little.

-Action is very well shot and choreographed, they do some tricks to make the stretching look better and not hideously expensive like having Luffy just off-screen.

-Soundtrack was surprisingly a highlight, will definitely be listening to this.

-Its not perfect, some characters look better than others. Morgans jaw looks kinda bad. Also I dont like that they have TWO teases at the end of the first episode rather than just one but this might just be a me thing.

-In the season preview, I like the way Arlong looks dont @ me.

8/10 good stuff. Reviews seem mostly very positive as well.

Most of the reviews that are out there so far complain that it's too faithful to the source material

that's what I want though!

SHINE_GET_64 posted...

Most of the reviews that are out there so far complain that it's too faithful to the source material

that's what I want though!

Perfect

Reviews seem positive, starting at 79% on RT with a more impressive average score of 7.3. For reference thats a little better than The Witcher season 1 and Wednesday, and much better than Cowboy Bebop, but well see where it settles.

Also I didnt realise that the narrator was being played by Ian McShane.

it's pretty wild though reading reviews of this from journalists who know nothing about One Piece and seeing them trying to describe what they've seen

including a few of them referring to Luffy as "Monkey" in their reviews

Monkey-chan

Episode 2 time.

Dat title card transition.

3 episodes finished and I'm really enjoying it! It's definitely got it's issues and I kinda can't see anyone not already into OP getting into it but I do like it for what it is. Kuro looks the goofiest so far to me though, he's got make-up caked on like crazy for some reason.

Also idk if it's just me but Usopp's actor seems... Bad.