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[One Piece] Same day as Japan! er roughly.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! Registered User regular
    The translators have gotten so bad that I'm going to start getting this North American Jump online thing sometime next week.

    I know its behind and I'll read the bad translations anyways, but still, I don't mind paying and waiting if its ANY better than this.

    Could you give an example? I read both translations that came out today (and in past weeks), and haven't had any problems. I've also reread the chapters in Jump Alpha just to see how the translation differs, and the biggest thing I find is just spelling of names.

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  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
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    Best volume cover since the first one post-timeskip.

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  • RhalloTonnyRhalloTonny Of the BrownlandsRegistered User regular
    Thus continuing the trend of my not once being able to correctly guess a new character's hair color.

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    Man, that new cover is all kinds of confusing. Is that Smoker and Tashigi? Also, why does Franky have Magellan hair? Why not? I guess ^_^;;

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Interesting that Mone is the only villain on the cover.

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    mageormike wrote: »
    Man, that new cover is all kinds of confusing. Is that Smoker and Tashigi? Also, why does Franky have Magellan hair? Why not? I guess ^_^;;

    I take it you haven't been following the manga up to date?

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    Nope :D. I decided long ago that I enjoyed watching the show on a weekly basis more than reading the manga itself. I've been spoiled a few times, sometimes even in this thread but I definitely do not regret my decision.

  • MatriasMatrias Registered User regular
    vastly prefer the pace of the comic.

  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    I prefer the anime. Color, motion and sound are worth the slower pace, to me.

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    I totally agree. The soundtrack in particular is an essential part of the One Piece Experience for me.

  • SageinaRageSageinaRage Registered User regular
    I can't really watch any anime version of a comic. The pacing in comparison just feels like I'm walking through molasses. And there's no filler to wade through. I should try those movies they made that were remakes of Arabasta and ...whatever the other one was. I might like them more when they're more condensed and can have more time spent on them.

  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    I can't really watch any anime version of a comic. The pacing in comparison just feels like I'm walking through molasses. And there's no filler to wade through. I should try those movies they made that were remakes of Arabasta and ...whatever the other one was. I might like them more when they're more condensed and can have more time spent on them.
    I saw both, and I don't think they were worth watching. The Drum Island movie basically assumes that everything (Robin and Franky, etc.) happened before Chopper, but there's nothing much to see there and Wapol's brother is basically just filler.

  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Neither are terrible but the original animated version is way better. They are in the top half of the movies though which says something about the quality of those.

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    I will say that the pacing is felt far less if you haven't been reading. Though in One Piece's case there are definitely spots where you can tell when they felt they had to drag things out. Still the plus's outweigh the minus's in my mind.

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    The only three movies particularly worth watching are 4, 6, and 10 (Strong World). 2's okay, and they drop off from there.

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular

    It really varies from person to person to be honest. In the very beginning I definitely preferred the show to the comic, particularly because the first few arcs of the manga suffered a lot of problems in my eyes; bad panel placement, confusing setup/executions of certain concepts, etc. I watche the tv show up to around Skypeia, where the manga art started becoming solid enough for me to trust without feeling like I'm missing out on too much. Once things settle to Water 7 the manga art becomes rock solid and the show became more secondary.

    Each has it's strengths and weaknesses; scenes like Crocodile's epic takedown set to Dvorak's Third Movement of New World Symphony were outstanding and impossible to duplicate in the printed medium, much like how certain jokes get lost in transition when moved to animation.

    I will say that if you're thinking about jumping in to the series via show from the start, you need to invest a lot of time out of your schedule to make it work. That's something I had a lot more of back in my highschool days, definitely not now that I'm starting my mid-20's

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Which is the one with the obnoxious breast jiggling? That one is worth watching.

    Movie 7!

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    Oh god. That was a thing that happened, certainly.

    Other than Movie 6 and Strong World I don't believe any of the others are worth viewing. Hopefully this "Z" movie turns out at least as interesting as last years.

  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
    Season 5 (264-336) and Strong World just got announced by Funimation!

    Edit - 336 is Chopperman. I'm glad they're bringing in the sillier stuff too!

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    That's all of Penis Foyer and the filler afterword. I hope they can get all that done and released by next year.

    As far as the movies go all of them have that anime movie non canon filler but with more expensive animation feel. You'll know this feeling if you've ever watched a DBZ or Pokémon movie.

    1. Is short and sweet. Not great, but not terrible.

    2. Is sort of interesting.

    3. Is terrible.

    4. Isn't half bad.

    5. Completely unmemorable. Something about an island and a death curse?

    6. Was the best movie before Strong World.

    7. Besides the boob jiggle this isn't half bad. With the boob jiggle it is pretty good!

    8+9. Weird Remakes. Drum Island in particular makes no sense.

    10. Strong World. Oda has his hand in it. Still feels like a movie in that the events don't quite fit in with the storyline but it could have maybe been an actual OP arc. Maybe.

    11. Apparently Mugiwara Chase counts as a movie. It's really short and sort of reminds me of 3D Dragon Quest. It's pretty decent actually.

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    I wouldn't really expect all of those episodes to be out by the end of next year unless they put out the DVDs super fast.

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  • RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    mageormike wrote: »
    Oh god. That was a thing that happened, certainly.

    Other than Movie 6 and Strong World I don't believe any of the others are worth viewing. Hopefully this "Z" movie turns out at least as interesting as last years.

    Movie 2 would like a word with you...

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  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
    Was movie 1 the one that begins with the Strawhats going down a giant whirlpool?

    So far I've only seen that one, 2,4 and the first half of Strong World. I enjoyed all of them, but 4 and Strong World are my favorites thus far.

    At the Otakon panel, someone asked about the other movies, and Funimation said that they're considering bringing them, but no plans yet. They also said that Strong World is coming out in 2013, so we'll be getting a dub voice for Brook long before the anime reaches TB.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    I wouldn't really expect all of those episodes to be out by the end of next year unless they put out the DVDs super fast.

    End of next year for all that would be fine by me.

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  • mageormikemageormike Registered User regular
    Good news regarding the dvds! I'll be looking forward to purchasing those.

    RE: tonight's episode, man that was pretty sweet. Even spoiled ahead of time with Franky's new stuff I loved every second of it :D So far him and now Chopper have the most interesting new power ups for me.

  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    I'm watching all of the dub with a friend and we just got to Whiskey Peak. God all of the really early Grand Line stuff is good.

    Tonight's new episode was also amazing as usual. A new docking sequence for youtube!

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  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
    Let's get perverted!

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    Now I'm watching the subbed Davy Back episodes. So good. Prince of Morons.

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  • ZythonZython Registered User regular
    Turkey wrote: »
    Season 5 (264-336) and Strong World just got announced by Funimation!

    Edit - 336 is Chopperman. I'm glad they're bringing in the sillier stuff too!

    Woo! Finally. Been waiting to see that one forever.

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  • LockedOnTargetLockedOnTarget Registered User regular
    I wouldn't really expect all of those episodes to be out by the end of next year unless they put out the DVDs super fast.

    End of next year for all that would be fine by me.

    Like I said, don't count on it.

    They've got about 130 episodes to crank out in total, which will likely be spread out over ten or eleven sets. First one just came out, next one is in a few months. A set every three months means we're looking at two and a half years or so. Even if they start going once every two months(and I really don't see it going any faster than that), it's still gonna take till early/mid 2014 to get through to 336.

    A shame they can't do, say, 26 episode sets every couple of months. It would fit the pacing of the show a lot better and actually help us start catching up to Japan but I think if that were a viable way to go they'd already be doing it.

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  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
    I wouldn't really expect all of those episodes to be out by the end of next year unless they put out the DVDs super fast.

    End of next year for all that would be fine by me.

    Like I said, don't count on it.

    They've got about 130 episodes to crank out in total, which will likely be spread out over ten or eleven sets. First one just came out, next one is in a few months. A set every three months means we're looking at two and a half years or so. Even if they start going once every two months(and I really don't see it going any faster than that), it's still gonna take till early/mid 2014 to get through to 336.

    A shame they can't do, say, 26 episode sets every couple of months. It would fit the pacing of the show a lot better and actually help us start catching up to Japan but I think if that were a viable way to go they'd already be doing it.

    That's what it looks like. Season 5 has a Summer 2013 date, which judging by Season 4 means as late as next August. They will probably crank out a season a year for sanity's sake. While we will never catch up to Japan, as soon as Season 6 is covered we will have official translations for every non-special episode.

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  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
    Toonzone might have accidentally leaked Season 6 (337 – 451) and Film Z as acquisitions, with Season 6 launching on Summer 2014. Funimation has not commented on their Facebook page yet.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! Registered User regular
    Ho man, this week's episode:
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    Pink Floyd wrote:
    Tell me is something eluding you, sunshine?
    Is this not what you expected to see?
    If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes
    You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.
  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Well, SJA is going to have to find a new series.

    Bulge is bottom spot this week, and was bottom spot last week. :/

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  • GodfatherGodfather Registered User regular
    I think movie 5 was the one that focused primarily on Zoro. It was okay.

    I think movies 4 and 6 were the best. Strong World looked the best, but that's because they threw the entire budget into that one.

    Movie 2 was forgettable.

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Well, SJA is going to have to find a new series.

    Bulge is bottom spot this week, and was bottom spot last week. :/

    That's a shame, it's starting to pick up. I wonder if SJA readers will ever get to fill out weekly surveys? I guess that wouldn't be super helpful if our magazine remains 2 weeks behind forever, but one can hope.

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    Pink Floyd wrote:
    Tell me is something eluding you, sunshine?
    Is this not what you expected to see?
    If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes
    You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.
  • UrQuanLord88UrQuanLord88 Registered User regular
    We're fighting back! The new chapter is up!
    Spoiler:

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  • silence1186silence1186 Character shields down! Registered User regular
    Hoooooooooo real subtle Oda. Bravo at:
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    Pink Floyd wrote:
    Tell me is something eluding you, sunshine?
    Is this not what you expected to see?
    If you wanna find out what's behind these cold eyes
    You'll just have to claw your way through this disguise.
  • TurkeyTurkey Registered User regular
    I don't know if it was me just waking up, but I could not follow the chapter at all. It felt really chaotic.
    Spoiler:

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Also, many of the usual suspects are missing a page which helped the flow immensely.

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