Did you catch what that kid Falco said when he got back into the bunker? Also, Jean at the end
unless Connie grew his hair out, I can't remember anyone else with that greyish beard. Gonna be sooooooo crazy if they are already in Marley 
Riveting stuff, you gotta love the 1000th.Can't get over how good this page is, it feels as iconic as luffy standing up to the 3 admirals at Marineford.
There probably will be some mangas/light novels coming out about the world of OP after the manga ends, heck Ace's journey already got a light novel, as for the other part:Riveting stuff, you gotta love the 1000th.
Do wish Yamato was there though, standing up to her father alongside the Worst Generation 5, instead of hovering around Momo. I mean, from a broader storytelling perspective, she just has to be there, if only for cathartic reasons and the fact that she is shown to possess Ryou hardening (which is presumably what is needed to take out the Big 2 in a no-holes-barred brawl). Perhaps she is being saved for the finale, or some sort of twist or surprise intervention — or maybe this particular raid is going to crash and burn, and she will be at the forefront of a renewed attempt? Can't wait to see what Oda has in store, sure hope she isn't just relegated to being Momo's chaperone, even a skirmish vs. Orochi, if he's still alive, would be a bit of a letdown for someone with so much potential — as it stands she has to be a Yonko commander level combatant, and as strong as someone like Kid, if not more so, considering that she was on a somewhat even plane with Ace back in the day.
On a side note, that first panel gives me an intense hankering for...
And a fleshed out backstory centered around him, and specifically the God Valley incident — just the single teaser panel for him and Garp vs. Xebec, Newgate, Linlin, Shiki, Kaido was far from enough. Hope Oda or one of his assistant mangakas release mini-chronicles concerning Roger, Dragon, Shanks, Joy Boy, Garp, Mihawk in the future, like maybe when One Piece proper is done and dusted.
Yep, lots of chess-like moving parts in the raid so Oda can be quite flexible in terms of matchups, and easily swap multiple parties in and out of brief skirmishes. King and Jack are definite concerns, and need to be prioritized by the best-of-the-rest from the lower levels — at face value, and from a power-scaling perspective, a mini-alliance of Marco (the ability to fly is going to be crucial even in a slightly weakened state, but is he going to involve himself in an overt way?) + X-Drake (stepping up from the Tobi Roppo) + remnants of the Worst Generation or other allies should suffice by the finest of margins, but you never quite know how things will shake up, do you?
As regards Queen, I really-really hope that he faces Sanji (once he evades Black Maria that is). Like, the guy specifically mentions ‟Judge's son” and seems to be a master of mechanical modifications, so there's some sort of history there involving him, the Vinsmokes and possibly Vegapunk — and Sanji overcoming him would be a seminal/character-defining event, on top of crystallizing him as a bona fide Yonko commander level character in the post-Wano period.
And yeah, definitely feels like an uphill battle as the Yonko are portrayed as overwhelming forces of nature — completely different echelon vis-à-vis the likes of Katakuri/Doflamingo...and lest we forget, not too long ago, Luffy was one-shotted and Kid held captive. Our protagonists couldn't possibly have improved that much in a short period of time? Squeaky bum time, I suppose...
and tbh I can totally see that happening Haha. First episode was not a let down.
Any watched yet? Kind of wished I followed suit and held out till the end before watching them. This week to week is going to kill me.
Not really, both have been done brilliantly and one of few anime's where the dub challenges the sub for authenticity for once. Some of the dub speeches deserve a medal.
Sounds whacky but somewhat plausible, considering Oda is infinitely whimsical...I'm saying a lot of talks from the fandom about what Luffy's other dream that had Ace and Sabo laughing could be, I even read some theories about it being going into space or something and people saying Raftel is on the moon or some other shit
There's a very noticeable difference, though maybe I'm just conditioned to appreciate the original voice-acting and sound-mixing. The dub is reasonably good for what it's worth...like maybe 7/10, but still rather awkward, standoffish and rough around the edges — whereas the sub is extraordinary, one of the few shows where I wouldn't hesitate to hand out a perfect 10/10, especially considering the script doesn't deviate even one bit from the source material. Yūki Kaji (Eren), Daisuke Ono (Erwin), Yoshimasa Hosoya (Reiner) and Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa) were bloody brilliant from start to finish, and then there's Levi by Hiroshi Kamiya (also voiced iconic characters like Izaya and Trafalgar Law in Durarara and One Piece). The fact that the original voice-actors were fans of the manga and sound more emotionally invested makes it even better.
I'm saying a lot of talks from the fandom about what Luffy's other dream that had Ace and Sabo laughing could be, I even read some theories about it being going into space or something and people saying Raftel is on the moon or some other shit
This was a post from December 2019. A year on, and I'd rank them as
Anyone know where I can watch the movie?
Correct. Can't wait until next week.
Quick bit of math...
Which gives us an average of ~1.5 chapters per episode. Extrapolating that figure for the 16 episodes of Season 4 gives us a total of 115-120 chapters, which falls spectacularly short of the projected total of the manga (rumored to be in the 140-ish range).
- Total episodes till the end of Season 3: 59
- Manga chapters covering that portion: 90
All of that leaves us with a few options...
- The pace of Season 4 is going to be seriously out of whack, as Mappa Studio will have to cover ~3 chapters episode (double of what we got with Wit Studio).
- There's going to be a Part 2 for the ongoing season, maybe in 2022. Goes against the FINAL SEASON marketing pitch, though?
- They're going to release movie(s) to account for that 20-25 chapter deficit, seems eminently plausible given the historic success of Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train (which will no doubt have a monkey see, monkey do effect).
Damn, shame they are not just doing all the eps at once and finishing it. Hope we don’t have to wait to long to actually finish the bloody show.
Quick bit of math...
Which gives us an average of ~1.5 chapters per episode. Extrapolating that figure for the 16 episodes of Season 4 gives us a total of 115-120 chapters, which falls spectacularly short of the projected total of the manga (rumored to be in the 140-ish range).
- Total episodes till the end of Season 3: 59
- Manga chapters covering that portion: 90
All of that leaves us with a few options...
- The pace of Season 4 is going to be seriously out of whack, as Mappa Studio will have to cover ~3 chapters episode (double of what we got with Wit Studio).
- There's going to be a Part 2 for the ongoing season, maybe in 2022. Goes against the FINAL SEASON marketing pitch, though?
- They're going to release movie(s) to account for that 20-25 chapter deficit, seems eminently plausible given the historic success of Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train (which will no doubt have a monkey see, monkey do effect).
