*.:White ShadoW:.*

Oh if that's true then it changes a lot. Thanks for the heads up.
 
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As for the live action...
 
I hope Oda is getting a bag for this bullsh*t live action show, because that's the only good I can see coming from this. One Piece is one of those manga/ anime that doesn't lend well to live action adaptation because it requires a huge amount of suspension of disbelief to pull off in a real world setting. I think for my mental well being I will just have to pretend it doesn't exist like the live action Cowboy Bebop and Death Note (I plan to never see them, ever).
 
Also not a big fan of the overdone meta-commentary "modern" writing— like deconstructing calling out the names for special attacks. Yeah we get it, in real world it's superfluous  to announce the name of your attack but that's why we like it. We don't read manga/ watch anime for realism but for escapism. These "modern" writers think they're edgy by pulling down conventions in order to pat themselves on the back for recognizing them. I'm sure the series will be littered with stupid, insufferable quips like this to fill in any absence in actual plot development and pad runtime. 
 
Can't wait to see body-positive Alvida who never changes her figure after eating the Sube Sube no Mi to avoid "fat shaming" and other BS...
 
 
 
 

Yeah, it looks a tad better than I expected but I still think this is a bad idea....
 

The first chapter of One Piece... Romance Dawn.

Whoops I forgot to edit that part to be more specific. I mostly agree with you, it seems...
 
 

The first chapter of One Piece... Romance Dawn.

The first chapter of One Piece... Romance Dawn.

The first chapter of One Piece... Romance Dawn.

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7384/one-piece-chapter-1085?t=1685556000000
 
 

Also I've been mulling over the latest chapter and I think regarding a certain ancestor...
 
 
Also it just dawned on me that Imu is "Umi" backwards.  I know that "umi" means sea in Japanese, which means we might've seen Imu's presence pre-timeskip and didn't even realize it...
 

 
A veritable force of nature.

Also I've been mulling over the latest chapter and I think regarding a certain ancestor...
 
 
Also it just dawned on me that Imu is "Umi" backwards.  I know that "umi" means sea in Japanese, which means we might've seen Imu's presence pre-timeskip and didn't even realize it...
 

 
A veritable force of nature.

Yes! I've been saying this since post-Dressrosa. Too many flourishes and extended cuts ruins the visceral nature of the attacks. The seizure-filled special effects are blinding, distracting and borderline nonsensical at times. One Piece is a bit more gorunded and doesn't need all these auras and fluff. When we do see haki manifesting in black lightning and extra stuff like that it looks epic because you feel the characters had to reach a really high level just to manifest these effects.
 
If Zoro and Luffy can just generate DBZ SSJ auras casually it doesn't feel like One Piece. Hell, we didn't even see Zoro's direct attack that finished King, which in the manga was an epic ranged slash that sliced through King's Imperial Dragon. In the anime it's just blinding explosive flashes to the aftermath.
 
Look at Zoro vs Pica and tell me if this isn't more visually grounded while still being epic?
 
 

Also I've been mulling over the latest chapter and I think regarding a certain ancestor...
 
 
Also it just dawned on me that Imu is "Umi" backwards.  I know that "umi" means sea in Japanese, which means we might've seen Imu's presence pre-timeskip and didn't even realize it...
 

 
A veritable force of nature.

Yes! I've been saying this since post-Dressrosa. Too many flourishes and extended cuts ruins the visceral nature of the attacks. The seizure-filled special effects are blinding, distracting and borderline nonsensical at times. One Piece is a bit more gorunded and doesn't need all these auras and fluff. When we do see haki manifesting in black lightning and extra stuff like that it looks epic because you feel the characters had to reach a really high level just to manifest these effects.
 
If Zoro and Luffy can just generate DBZ SSJ auras casually it doesn't feel like One Piece. Hell, we didn't even see Zoro's direct attack that finished King, which in the manga was an epic ranged slash that sliced through King's Imperial Dragon. In the anime it's just blinding explosive flashes to the aftermath.
 
Look at Zoro vs Pica and tell me if this isn't more visually grounded while still being epic?
 
 

For those who watched the latest One Piece anime ep 1062. What do you think? As cool as the animation and fight was. I don't really like that it's not grounded in "One Piece Reality" . It's too much ... it's as crazy as DBZ it doesn't represent One Piece at all or what it should be.

I'm just glad we got at least part of this as a chapter...instead of an off panel convo. 
 
 

Also a neat thing I noticed:
 
That level of acknowledgement/respect:
 
He saw it coming a long time ago but it's still neat to see it. 

It's kind of funny that it's only when he's decapitated that Buggy shows the most backbone.

Now we finally know that when...
GODA still world building even when the series is near its completion...

Now we finally know that when...
GODA still world building even when the series is near its completion...

Now we finally know that when...
GODA still world building even when the series is near its completion...

One punch, man.

Oh and mild spoilers but Toei just leaked their official New World OST for a certain Yonko this chapter:
 
 
 

Oh and mild spoilers but Toei just leaked their official New World OST for a certain Yonko this chapter: