Official One Piece Discussion Thread

[Rex Kamex]

Well, since the other One Piece thread is over a month old, I decided to make a new one. So, does anybody here watch One Piece? (Well that's a dumb question.)

Okay, two things: First of all, new One Piece episodes should start premiering again in America, the first one being on Saturday. And second, apparently the Japanese One Piece has a new intro called "Brand New World", by D-51 (whoever that is). The source is Anime News Network, but this should be right.

 

[Kecleon Freak]

Do I really have to say how much I love this anime?

I'm hoping the new intro will be good, but from what I've heard, they're a hip-hop group, and I've never been a fan of that genre.

 

[Megchan]

I watched a few episodes of the subbed version on YouTube, really enjoyed what I watched. And I'm obessed with One Piece in general right now. X3
I don't really like the dub version...Though I haven't met anyone yet who does like it.

 

[milowner]

Death with 4kids, etc etc.

In just about a month I have grown to love this anime so much. The characters and plots are wonderful. I might put that quote Kecleon Freak put in the Fav Anime Quote thread in my signature.

 

[RomanMack]

Well, for those who watch the dub, these are the next crop of dub episode titles... I've posted them before... But since this is a new topic, might as well put them here...


# Episode 065: Humps, Bumps, and Chumps
# Episode 066: The Sand Trap
# Episode 067: Tough Bluff
# Episode 068: Kids of the Kingdom
# Episode 069: Scorpion
# Episode 070: Secret Beneath the Sand
# Episode 071: Odd Numbers
# Episode 072: Zero
# Episode 073: Chase to Rainbase
# Episode 074: Caged
# Episode 075: Kingnapped
# Episode 076: They Call Me Mr. Prince
# Episode 077: The Great Escape
# Episode 078: Zero Tolerance



New episodes start this Saturday, at 9:30pm.

In other news, I can't wait to see the sixth opening.

 

[Megchan]

On the Arlong Park forums, people are wondering how 4Kids is going to handle the Water 7/CP9 arc, and the Skypiea (sp?) arc. I wonder myself. :/

 

[RomanMack]

On the Arlong Park forums, people are wondering how 4Kids is going to handle the Water 7/CP9 arc, and the Skypiea (sp?) arc. I wonder myself. :/

Water 7 will be handled the same way they handle most of the other arcs....

Skypeia, however, is a toughie. It has ALOT to do with religion, and even other dubbing companies would have a problem with it. Instead of Enel being God, he'll be the "Supreme Lord" or something...

 

[MugenKeiji]

It's like wiping your *** with bread and serving it to schoolchildren.

I'd probably go Flint (from Mother 3) on Kahn right about now with a plank since the rat (bleep) won't listen to anyone who isn't a (valued) shareholder.

Recently I ran into some likeminded folk at the Japantown Sakura Festival in San Francisco, both Kendo loving, One Piece and Naruto fans like myself along with common racial and personality trait that makes me feel like I'm not alone.

I mean it's not everyday someone brings up episode 183's perks without either of us having to explain what is happening or who the characters are.

My main concern is no longer 4Kids and One Piece (doesn't mean I'm dropping the hate, it just means I won't rag on it a lot), but rather Itoi, Nintendo of America and Mother 3.

So don't expect a lot of posts from me here, unless someone wants to talk where K-F is at (I don't watch the raws...and here I am playing an RPG entirely in Japanese. I'm not touching the HK subs because experience has taught me that they're full of caveman English)

So...yeah!

 

[Kecleon Freak]

I just recently met some dubbies who thought that the dub was awesome. I told them about how $Kids butchered it, but they said that they thought the original was stupid because it was in Japanese. -_-

The only real changes I forsee in Skypiea are the changing of names, and changing God and Priests to something else. (and removal of all religious overtones the arc has) And of course, the usual blood edits, and removing one of my favorite quotes from the series (The quote found in the Quote thread and in milowner's sig.

As for Water 7, I don't forsee a whole lot of changes, but I fear what $Kids will do to [SPOIL]Luffy vs. Usopp.[/SPOIL]

 

[milowner]

[SPOIL]Luffy Vs. Ussop will be butchered so it looks like they had a staring contest[/SPOIL]

 

[Blues]

At first, I thought this anime looked really stupid, because of the stuff 4Kids did to it. When a friend said it was pretty good and suggested I watch it, I decided to give it a chance. After seeing a few eps (Right after Luffy finished off Buggy the first time), I didn't like it very much (I just couldn't stomach Luffy's voice). Then when I started coming here to Serebii, I heard that One Piece's Dub was BUTCHERED like no other. Just a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to see how the original looked, so I got some eps (via fansub). It was like being born again, it was so much better than the dub. I think I'm starting to get hooked on the show, since I'm watching all the eps that have already been dubbed (I just finished watching ep 30 today) and love it. WHY did 4Kids have to dub it T_T...?

My favorite part of it so far would have to be Zoro's fight against Mihawk, it pwned like. Even though Zoro (my favorite character so far) got the crap sliced out of him, he got a lot of character development. I don't even remember seeing that part in the dub.

 

[RomanMack]

At first, I thought this anime looked really stupid, because of the stuff 4Kids did to it. When a friend said it was pretty good and suggested I watch it, I decided to give it a chance. After seeing a few eps (Right after Luffy finished off Buggy the first time), I didn't like it very much (I just couldn't stomach Luffy's voice). Then when I started coming here to Serebii, I heard that One Piece's Dub was BUTCHERED like no other. Just a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to see how the original looked, so I got some eps (via fansub). It was like being born again, it was so much better than the dub. I think I'm starting to get hooked on the show, since I'm watching all the eps that have already been dubbed (I just finished watching ep 30 today) and love it. WHY did 4Kids have to dub it T_T...?

My favorite part of it so far would have to be Zoro's fight against Mihawk, it pwned like. Even though Zoro (my favorite character so far) got the crap sliced out of him, he got a lot of character development. I don't even remember seeing that part in the dub.

They kept that fight... It's just... You know... No blood.

 

[Rex Kamex]

As for Water 7, I don't forsee a whole lot of changes, but I fear what $Kids will do to [SPOIL]Luffy vs. Usopp.[/SPOIL]

Speaking of [SPOIL]Luffy VS Somebody[/SPOIL], why does Luffy [SPOIL]fight Vivi? I know there's an episode about it in Alabasta.[/SPOIL]

 

[Skiks]

Speaking of [SPOIL]Luffy VS Somebody[/SPOIL], why does Luffy [SPOIL]fight Vivi? I know there's an episode about it in Alabasta.[/SPOIL]

[SPOIL]They don't fight but more like knocks some sense into her.[/SPOIL]

 

[Kamex]

Glad Toonami's finally bringing One Piece back.

And I can already see the "controversy" over the new opening theme...

 

[Blues]

There's something I've always wondered...

Well, the strawhat crew have been sailing for a while, right? And Sanji's always smoking, where does he get his cigerettes? He must have a million of then stashed somewhere...

 

[Kamex]

There's something I've always wondered...

Well, the strawhat crew have been sailing for a while, right? And Sanji's always smoking, where does he get his cigerettes? He must have a million of then stashed somewhere...

I've only watched the dub, but I assume that along with the endless supply of 'lollipops' dub-Sanji has, and wherever Team Rocket keep their hot air balloon and mechas and costumes and everything else, etc., Sanji must get his cigarettes from no where in particular. Just a minor plothole.

 

[Kecleon Freak]

There's no plothole. Sanji probably gets his cigs from the same places the crew gets the rest of their provisions. They find towns on islands and stock up on stuff.

That, or he keeps them in the empty void that is his left eye.

 

[YoshiAngemon]

Well, I just hope they keep the scene where they beat up the camel. I saw some footage of that.

 

[Bloody Skull]

Well, I just hope they keep the scene where they beat up the camel. I saw some footage of that.

Heh. Knowing 4Kids, they'll cut it out >_>

Anyway, I love One Piece. I only watch the original, though, since I can't stand the dub. So far, I've seen the East Blue saga and the Baroque Works saga, as well as a few episodes from the Jaya arc. I also like the manga, which I've read the first five volumes of.