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break next week 😞

One Piece 1090 is out guys, unfortunately not on TCB as usual yet:
 
https://www.mangaread.org/manga/one-piece/chapter-1090/

Man that G5 episode was one of the worst thing I've seen. The animation reuse, the pacing, the incomprehensible action. The part where Kaido does a blast breath and then Luffy starts... floating or wtvr the fuck in mid air with some really wacky ass music felt so forced and out of touch. This is why I dropped the anime a long time ago. And this shit is getting progressively worse.

You are not wrong but the several of the other episodes prior to this were actually good to great. It is a bit shocking for such a momentous event the episode suddenly falters but I guess the style required may have caught the animation teams involved a bit out of sorts. Hoping like others said they get better by the next episode... cause we probably still have a few more episodes before Wano wraps up with that last attack. 

I wasn't surprised by the reused animation scenes, the framerate issues, and extra fluff added, it was a bit distracting but overall I still enjoyed seeing G5 Luffy being wacky and uninhibited. Hopefully next episode will be different and actually show the fight relatively uninterrupted. I miss the the pre-timeskip days where fights scenes were all razzle-dazzle and incoherent but actually felt like a real physical engagement a la Luffy vs Lucci though.  
 
 
I usually don't care to look at One Piece theory channels since they tend to go all the way out to left field with their fan theories or recycle old theories and pretend they're new. But this one caught my eye since it's from a Japanese youtuber who's apparently using an AI voice translator for his channel. He makes some very intriguing comparisons between ancient Western and Eastern mythology, and Oda's primary source of inspiration of One Piece was Viking/pirate/Celtic lore. I implore you to take a look when you have the time:
 
 
It might be that...
 

Having watched the episode before and the most recent one where Gear 5th is debuts... I ain't like it.
 
 

Another break Goda WHHHHHYYYY??!!!! ;_;

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7451/one-piece-chapter-1089?date=2-8-2023-11

I love how Lucci is just hanging out now.

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7451/one-piece-chapter-1089?date=2-8-2023-11

I'm going to be fair with this one. The casting for Zoro, Koby and Mihawk look pretty convincing... and that's the only positive thing I have to say.
 
They made Gol D. Roger look lame AF and the actor is delivering his lines like this is a Shakespearian play at a city hall theatre. There is no gravitas to the moment before his execution.  It's too early to measure chemistry but I didn't feel any between the cast, just them kinda phoning it in.  The special effects and choreography did nothing for me either and Arlong looks like a joke. But the greatest sin of all is Luffy. The actor doesn't do it for me at all, I'm sure he's trying but I don't feel Luffy's energy. 
 
Funnily enough, I've seen the live attraction One Piece in Tokyo Tower years ago and those actors looked more convincing as the Mugiwaras without the big budget and special effects. 

Aww here we go again...
 

It's back baby!

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7425/one-piece-chapter-1087

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7425/one-piece-chapter-1087

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7425/one-piece-chapter-1087

https://tcbscans.com/chapters/7425/one-piece-chapter-1087

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...