I've started Diamond No Ace. Really enjoying the first few episodes. Any other fans of the show here?
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Feel like rewatching Chihayafuru
Yep, seen both of them. While I liked Elfen Lied at the time (mostly because it was shocking and entertaining in an edgy way with all the blood and gore), it hasn't aged that well — probably because of the mediocre plot and inadequate character development. Same goes for the likes of Ga-Rei: Zero or or RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne or Mirai Nikki, or other stereotypical hack-slash anime — entertaining in a superficial way, but ultimately not very memorable.
On the other hand, I have a lot of time for Shin Sekai Yori — even typing that out evoked a sense of nostalgia because it's one of the most uniquely captivating anime in terms of its atmosphere after Mushishi, and profoundly unsettling wrt. its plot and narrative and take on morality.
Hmm...I've heard good things about Mononoke as well, though it's not exactly a horror anime from what I was told — more supernatural murder-mystery:
For horror, probably Higurashi (though the chara design can make people avoid it), maybe Shiki (I think it is more psychological though) and Ghost Hunt (it is the anime that scared me the most but half of the episodes are more comedy and half were scary, it depends on the stories, I think the first case isn't really good and not scary while the one of the last ones was the most upsetting).
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Wano is really living up to all the hype — keeps getting better and better! 
Wonder where Oda's going with the time travel bit in the grand scheme of things, but it's intriguing for sure...
The Samurai were mentioned even in Thriller Bark as a formidable cohort, so it's nice to see Shutenmaru holding his own vs. Jack, for now at least.
Kaido Oni-Beast/Shenron confirmed! That's the second time he's sent shivers down my spine, after the skydiving reveal vs. Kid and co.
The Samurai were mentioned even in Thriller Bark as a formidable cohort, so it's nice to see Shutenmaru holding his own vs. Jack, for now at least.
Kaido Oni-Beast/Shenron confirmed! That's the second time he's sent shivers down my spine, after the skydiving reveal vs. Kid and co.
Marineford arc is gonna be child play compare to Wano.
On side note, What a man Shanks supposed to be? He stood his ground against any of Yonko and Gorosei respect him. I want to see his true color asap.
On side note, What a man Shanks supposed to be? He stood his ground against any of Yonko and Gorosei respect him. I want to see his true color asap.
The cool part about Shanks...
is that he doesn't seem to have a devil fruit, unlike most of the other Yonko or Admirals — Shirohige had the Gura Gura no Mi, Big Mom has Soru Soru no Mi, Teach has Yami Yami no Mi and Whitebeard's Gura Gura after the War of The Best, the original Admirals have Logia fruits, Sengoku has mythical Buddha. Shanks appears to an an exception to the norm in the upper echelons of One Piece, ditto Garp from what we've seen this far — just how strong is their Haki, really? We've barely scratched the surface of Shanks' potential in wrt. Haki usage, like splitting the sky vs. Whitebeard and rattling Moby Dick with his mere presence — and like you, I just can't wait to see the full extent of his and his crew's immense power, but that might be a couple of years at the very least, unfortunately — maybe in Elbaf or Raftel.
He, Imu-sama, Dragon, and post-timeskip Kurohige are definitely the most compelling characters as things stand, IMO — I've tended to underrate Kurohige in the past, but stumbled upon a rather ominous fan-theory that suggests...
This Jolly Roger signifies his ultimate ambition of stealing three incredibly powerful Devil Fruits from each class.
Logia: Yami Yami no Mi
Paramecia: Gura Gura no Mi
Zoan? Possibly mythical type, maybe he will gatecrash the fight vs. Kaido and steal the Oni-fruit, if Kaido has one
The thought of him wielding darkness in one hand, creating large-scale seismic vibrations with the other and having the body/strength of the strongest creature on land, air or sea is frightening for sure — especially considering he fights dirty and has no moral filter.
Holy shit, I love that last theory.The cool part about Shanks...
is that he doesn't seem to have a devil fruit, unlike most of the other Yonko or Admirals — Shirohige had the Gura Gura no Mi, Big Mom has Soru Soru no Mi, Teach has Yami Yami no Mi and Whitebeard's Gura Gura after the War of The Best, the original Admirals have Logia fruits, Sengoku has mythical Buddha. Shanks appears to an an exception to the norm in the upper echelons of One Piece, ditto Garp from what we've seen this far — just how strong is their Haki, really? We've barely scratched the surface of Shanks' potential in wrt. Haki usage, like splitting the sky vs. Whitebeard and rattling Moby Dick with his mere presence — and like you, I just can't wait to see the full extent of his and his crew's immense power, but that might be a couple of years at the very least, unfortunately — maybe in Elbaf or Raftel.
He, Imu-sama, Dragon, and post-timeskip Kurohige are definitely the most compelling characters as things stand, IMO — I've tended to underrate Kurohige in the past, but stumbled upon a rather ominous fan-theory that suggests...
This Jolly Roger signifies his ultimate ambition of stealing three incredibly powerful Devil Fruits from each class.
Logia: Yami Yami no Mi
Paramecia: Gura Gura no Mi
Zoan? Possibly mythical type, maybe he will gatecrash the fight vs. Kaido and steal the Oni-fruit, if Kaido has one
The thought of him wielding darkness in one hand, creating large-scale seismic vibrations with the other and having the body/strength of the strongest creature on land, air or sea is frightening for sure — especially considering he fights dirty and has no moral filter.
@Invictus
Wasn't Blackbeard setting up to attack Dragon's headquarters tho with Burgess stumbling upon their HQ after he was stranded by himself.
Oh yeah, the theory is a slightly far-fetched and the logistics are a bit off, but the Burgess part was back in Zou — and IIRC, Blackbeard's crew had already left Baltigo in Whole Cake Island arc — so you never know.
That latest chapter of One piece. Holyshit @Invictus
Will hopefully watch Mirai next weekend - hope it doesn’t disappoint
That latest chapter of One piece. Holyshit @Invictus
RIP Luffy 1997-2018, it was nice knowing you!
My God the latest chapter is even more crazy
Every chapter on this arc seems like it ended at a perfect point
I think I might just wait until this arc has finished and then marathon it all.
Yep, love the pace of Wano Kuni thus far!My God the latest chapter is even more crazy
Every chapter on this arc seems like it ended at a perfect point
Since we've swiftly established that Luffy is waaaaay in over his head vs. Kaido with that one-shot decommissioning, I wonder what's in store for him now. Law could shambles him out of there I guess, or perhaps Kaido will throw him in jail with Kid? Would prefer the latter route because Kid's character hasn't been explored in great detail after a very promising start at Sabaody (in comparison with Law) — really think he could be the Shiki to Luffy's Roger and they need more time together. Also, what's up with his apparent grudge against Shanks? That has always intrigued me...simply trying to take on a Yonko, or is it more personal (Red Hair and all)?
Honestly, the biggest takeaway for me is that Big Mom is more of a joke.
Charming film, would recommends. Not quite there with the recent classics (Kimi no Na wa & Koe no Katachi) but still very good.
My God the latest chapter is even more crazy
Every chapter on this arc seems like it ended at a perfect point
I forgot there was a chapter out this week. Yo, Oda is not holding back with Wano
It seems like Oda's going back to his initial Alabasta formulae of having Luffy confront his enemy early on, get beat down and then eventually succeed after a while ( this time at that fire festival).
Lots of interesting theories (regarding the structure of Wano arc) floating around. This one makes a comparison between Kaido and Typhon, and how that might parlay into the plot...
Love the Monkey D. Dragon angle to take out “The Dragon Yonko”! Considering he's the most Dangerous Man in the World, the father of Luffy and the son of marine hero Garp, anything less than at least old/sick Shirohige level in terms of combat ability would be disappointing. Have read some theories that suggest he's in possession of Uranus, too.
Love the Monkey D. Dragon angle to take out “The Dragon Yonko”! Considering he's the most Dangerous Man in the World, the father of Luffy and the son of marine hero Garp, anything less than at least old/sick Shirohige level in terms of combat ability would be disappointing. Have read some theories that suggest he's in possession of Uranus, too.
Nice prediction @Invictus with
Luffy joining Kid in prison. I wish Zoro gets something meaty in this arc rather than just fighting the second strongest member of the respective opposition. It really needs to happen.
Any idea if Bleach will ever reboot and show the Thousand Year Blood War Arc in the anime? Have read the chapters and there's some brilliant plot sequences in there.
Zoro will probably get something meaty in terms of narrative or his character development considering Wano is supposed to be his domain as a swordsman and he's been fairly one dimensional in recent arcs, as you pointed out. Get a sense that Oda has been holding him back on purpose, and will unleash him in the land of Samurai.
In terms of combat ability post Pica too, he better start racking up some feats because he has to reach bona fide Yonko commander level by Elbaf, Shiliew or Mihawk after that, and approximate prime Rayleigh by Raftel as the Pirate King's right hand man.
In terms of combat ability post Pica too, he better start racking up some feats because he has to reach bona fide Yonko commander level by Elbaf, Shiliew or Mihawk after that, and approximate prime Rayleigh by Raftel as the Pirate King's right hand man.
Pierrot Co. has no motivation to do the Thousand Year Blood War arc — the viewership was at rock bottom:
The live action movie was an embarrassment and a half, and a significant portion of the fandom's momentum evaporated with the manga's conclusion (after declining quite heavily prior to that). Not a lot of ¥ to be made with Bleach any more.
The closest you'll get might be the rumored Tensei Productions! version (don't count on it, they're amateur “fan animators”): https://twitter.com/tenseiprod?lang=en
The last few episodes were soul destroying indeed, but as far as I remember ever since
Ichigo defeated Aizen
Soul King, Royal Guard, Quincy Invasion, Yhwach and his battles, some other great battles like Onuhana vs Zaraki, etc etc. Will be pretty much as good as the whole Arrancar arcs start to end.
Fullbringer arc isn't filler though. Just a tad bit shit.
Lots of interesting theories (regarding the structure of Wano arc) floating around. This one makes a comparison between Kaido and Typhon, and how that might parlay into the plot...
Love the Monkey D. Dragon angle to take out “The Dragon Yonko”! Considering he's the most Dangerous Man in the World, the father of Luffy and the son of marine hero Garp, anything less than at least old/sick Shirohige level in terms of combat ability would be disappointing. Have read some theories that suggest he's in possession of Uranus, too.
Sheeet, dragon coming in would be so hype.
Sabaody 2.0 coming with dragon playing Rayleigh's role?
A second Sabaody-esque training arc has been speculated by One Piece “theorists” for a while now...
But I think once the Straw Hats entered the New World, there was no hiding or going back — they must tractor their way through without a lot of down-time, so Dragon mentoring Luffy would be a bit counter-intuitive. Sabaody was necessary because Marineford Luffy was essentially fodder tier despite his strong will, now he can at least stand his ground and fight on equal terms with Yonko commanders. A few buffs in terms of his gear or observation haki should be enough as the next couple of steps in his growth trajectory — a proper mano-a-mano vs. Yonko tier opposition won't be necessary in the near future, so he doesn't need dramatic improvement.
Also...he has to be his own person now — the undisputed leader of the new era of pirates:
He must find a way somehow using his own alliances and guiding the other supernovae (which is supposedly his true power). Relying on his old man for training would go against that narrative, IMO. I'd rather Shanks trained him if he needs training because he's Luffy's idol and a former apprentice of Roger/Rayleigh so there's an ideological connection (would feel more organic wrt. the storyline — like Shirohige for Ace, Dragon for Sabo, Mihawk for Zoro and Garp for Coby).
Also...he has to be his own person now — the undisputed leader of the new era of pirates:
He must find a way somehow using his own alliances and guiding the other supernovae (which is supposedly his true power). Relying on his old man for training would go against that narrative, IMO. I'd rather Shanks trained him if he needs training because he's Luffy's idol and a former apprentice of Roger/Rayleigh so there's an ideological connection (would feel more organic wrt. the storyline — like Shirohige for Ace, Dragon for Sabo, Mihawk for Zoro and Garp for Coby).
I meant more in the sense that Rayleigh saved them from kizaru and I can see something similar happening here with dragon and kaido.
Agree with you that another training arc isnt needed particularly as we haven't seen the strawhats fully realise their potential from the first arc.
Agree with you that another training arc isnt needed particularly as we haven't seen the strawhats fully realise their potential from the first arc.
Ah, gotcha — as long as Dragon makes it from The Reverie, that kind of in the nick of time rescue is definitely plausible considering Dragon saved him vs. Smoker way back in Loguetown as well. Probably saved him from Buggy and the guillotine with that timely lightning bolt, too.
Nice touch by Oda! Reintroducing Kurohige on the 300th death anniversary of the real Edward Teach.
Another info-heavy chapter — official yonko bounty, Shichibukai system close to being abolished, and we get the first glimpse of Wildfire/Plague.
Another info-heavy chapter — official yonko bounty, Shichibukai system close to being abolished, and we get the first glimpse of Wildfire/Plague.
I wonder where King and Queen want Jack to go for the next trade deal. Great info dump chapter tho.
The muppet in me really want to see Mihawk and Marco...
in the Red Hair Pirates. Kuraigana Island might be targeted by the World Government with the scrapping of the Shichibukai system and Mihawk has great camaraderie with Shanks, and there's a theory that suggests Shanks can see parts of the future with his observation haki — so maybe this was foreshadowing by Oda:
Imagine a crew with Shanks (probably the strongest haki user in existence), Mihawk (greatest swordsman until Zoro surpasses him), Marco (right hand man of now deceased strongest man), Beckman (most intelligent person in East blue), Yasopp (presumably the surest sniper with Van Augur), Roo...
Imagine a crew with Shanks (probably the strongest haki user in existence), Mihawk (greatest swordsman until Zoro surpasses him), Marco (right hand man of now deceased strongest man), Beckman (most intelligent person in East blue), Yasopp (presumably the surest sniper with Van Augur), Roo...
The muppet in me really want to see Mihawk and Marco...
in the Red Hair Pirates. Kuraigana Island might be targeted by the World Government with the scrapping of the Shichibukai system and Mihawk has great camaraderie with Shanks, and there's a theory that suggests Shanks can see parts of the future with his observation haki — so maybe this was foreshadowing by Oda:
Imagine a crew with Shanks (probably the strongest haki user in existence), Mihawk (greatest swordsman until Zoro surpasses him), Marco (right hand man of now deceased strongest man), Beckman (most intelligent person in East blue), Yasopp (presumably the surest sniper with Van Augur), Roo...
Honestly, you've nailed the description. I'm a transfer muppet for pirate crews. I would love to see that happen, and have Zoro surpass Mihawk when Luffy surpasses Shanks (you would expect it to happen around the same time if your theory were to become true, right?). But seriously, look at the state of that crews, it's absolutely filthy. All likeable characters in their own way, and all somewhat enigmatic.
I think it would be cool if Luffy ended up having the rest of the supernovas under his banner in the end.
I've suggested the same thing Ode, he would literally be the Pirate King at that point. This has perhaps been foreshadowed by Mihawk's comment too. Traguy, Kidd, Monk, Bege, Capone, and Bonney are all ones I could potentially see sailing under him on the assault against the World Government. The others I'm not so sure about. But honestly, that would be so epic man.
Speaking of Capone, imagine if your baby came out looking like this:
Speaking of Capone, imagine if your baby came out looking like this:
I'd rather not imagine that.I've suggested the same thing Ode, he would literally be the Pirate King at that point. This has perhaps been foreshadowed by Mihawk's comment too. Traguy, Kidd, Monk, Bege, Capone, and Bonney are all ones I could potentially see sailing under him on the assault against the World Government. The others I'm not so sure about. But honestly, that would be so epic man.
Speaking of Capone, imagine if your baby came out looking like this:
Yep! I mean, I guess Oda is very particular...
about the balance of things and hasn't made any Yonko Crew too overpowered, but the addition of those two makes a ton of sense as we progress towards the War of Thrones.
Mihawk prefers to live in isolation and do whatever he wants, but the isolation has weakened him in a way (even at Marinford he wanted to measure the gap between himself and Shirohige, instead of being certain of his strength like Shanks when he entered Moby Dick). As for the “do whatever he wants” part, that's the official theme of the Red Hair Pirates, innit — they don't care about the One Piece (Shanks has already seen it with the Roger Pirates), or oppressing people and claiming territories like Big Mom / Kaido — all they ever seem to do is get wasted and lounge around, so there'll be very little pressure to conform — Mihawk could easily do his own thing while Shanks and co. are busy partying it up! And once the major battle towards the end is over and done with, he can go his own merry way. Significant characters should do significant things, IMO — thus far, Mihawk rekt Don Kreig, didn't go all out at Marineford and kinda trained Zoro — which is a meh output for someone of his stature, so an alliance makes sense for the time being because he can do only so much on his own (in comparison with what he could do with a Yonko in the thick of things).
As regards Marco, he lost his Captain/father at Marineford, his crew after the Payback War, mates like Thatch, Ace, Blackbeard over the years — and cuts a forlorn figure. He too can at least temporary ally with Shanks (like Crocus with Roger after his stint with the Rumbar pirates — coincidentally, Crocus was also a doctor). Plus, Shanks' main objective in terms of the storyline is to make sure that the “rightful heir” Luffy inherits Roger's treasure (that's why he sacrificed an arm when he could have easily used conqueror's haki on the seaking to begin with) — and Marco has ties to Luffy via Ace, so their objectives (for the time being) kinda align. Also, the Red Hair Pirates are likely to clash with Blackbeard at some point — which will give Marco the opportunity to avenge Whitebeard/Ace/Thatch.
Mihawk prefers to live in isolation and do whatever he wants, but the isolation has weakened him in a way (even at Marinford he wanted to measure the gap between himself and Shirohige, instead of being certain of his strength like Shanks when he entered Moby Dick). As for the “do whatever he wants” part, that's the official theme of the Red Hair Pirates, innit — they don't care about the One Piece (Shanks has already seen it with the Roger Pirates), or oppressing people and claiming territories like Big Mom / Kaido — all they ever seem to do is get wasted and lounge around, so there'll be very little pressure to conform — Mihawk could easily do his own thing while Shanks and co. are busy partying it up!
And once the major battle towards the end is over and done with, he can go his own merry way. Significant characters should do significant things, IMO — thus far, Mihawk rekt Don Kreig, didn't go all out at Marineford and kinda trained Zoro — which is a meh output for someone of his stature, so an alliance makes sense for the time being because he can do only so much on his own (in comparison with what he could do with a Yonko in the thick of things).As regards Marco, he lost his Captain/father at Marineford, his crew after the Payback War, mates like Thatch, Ace, Blackbeard over the years — and cuts a forlorn figure. He too can at least temporary ally with Shanks (like Crocus with Roger after his stint with the Rumbar pirates — coincidentally, Crocus was also a doctor). Plus, Shanks' main objective in terms of the storyline is to make sure that the “rightful heir” Luffy inherits Roger's treasure (that's why he sacrificed an arm when he could have easily used conqueror's haki on the seaking to begin with) — and Marco has ties to Luffy via Ace, so their objectives (for the time being) kinda align. Also, the Red Hair Pirates are likely to clash with Blackbeard at some point — which will give Marco the opportunity to avenge Whitebeard/Ace/Thatch.
Yes!
Another character I wanna see in Luffy's Grand Fleet is Katakuri — poor guy is bullied incessantly at WCI, and will be best served going no contact with his toxic family. And given his status as the 1st commander of a Yonko, he could be a quality training/sparring partner for Sanji (especially wrt. Haki usage considering Katakuri's mastery of that aspect).
Found some video of Parasyte me while I was watching something on Youtube. I said let's try, and I ended up watching loads of these anime videos in a row that I think I have spoiled most of it for me. Looked great and very very interesting, too much gory though.
Looked great and very very interesting, too much gory though.Anyone watched Arrietty? Watched it last night but was kinda underwhelmed.
Yeah, I think I liked it. I don't know about you, but for me with Studio Ghibli films and ones like them I think I'm more of a passive watcher and let myself get drawn into the films without thinking much about them. Most of the time anyway. And for me music is also important, so if it's to my taste, which most of the music from Ghibli and Miyazaki seems to be, then I think I'll be easily tricked into thinking an OK film is good. But yeah, can't remember disliking it.