Episode 169: The Deadly Reject! Warrior Wyper's Resolve
So new opening and ending! Well I do like the opening, not my favourite but it’s pretty good, I’d rank it 3rd, not too keen on the animation used, well for some of it notably the part where they were walking. As for the ending another pretty good one, I don’t know where I’d rank it as I can’t remember all of the endings but it’s maybe 5th or 6th.
This episode made me appreciate Wiper a little more, starting to get that badass vibe from him especially when he told Shura he could take his shoulder if he wished as he had no need for it. As for Eneru’s little prediction game I’m going to say that 21 people will survive as 21 is my favourite number. Elsewhere liked Luffy’s little song.
And just some quick things: Gan Fall’s lesson about the Impact and Reject Dials was interesting enough, wonder if we’ll see Conis again and who will fight Gedatsu and Ohm? I think maybe Zoro vs. Ohm and then maybe Robin or Nami vs. Gedatsu, I’d say Sanji but he’s already fought.
Score: 10/10
Episode 170: Fierce Mid-Air Battle! Pirate Zoro vs. Warrior Braham
Sure the main bulk of this episode felt like filler it was nonetheless good filler. Zoro vs. Braham was a decent battle and certainly managed to keep me entertained. On the other side of the island (or wherever Luffy is) it seems a little pointless to have Luffy and Wyper fight, not that I won’t enjoy the battle but Wyper’s rather random reason for deciding to fight him seems a bit out of the blue.
Elsewhere amazing cliff-hanger but did I miss something? I would have rather seen Sanji vs. Eneru than Zoro vs. Braham but still it sort of works better with it suddenly happening, guess we will get to see a former god vs. the current god after all. Mean whilst the goat soldiers are a little weird but they’re nothing spectacular and it looks like Chopper will fight Gedatsu.
So this episode it had the Cartoon Network version, it didn’t look edited apart from the name changes, now I’ve never seen the 4kids version properly, I saw 1 episode that I can’t remember all that well but I’m guessing Zolo, Wyler and Eneru being a king was all their work and Funi just continued using their names for consistency? Speaking of 4kids would someone be kind enough to tell me about the edits they made as if I know 4kids there will have been plenty?
Score: 10/10
Episode 171: The Roaring Burn Bazooka! Luffy vs. Warrior Wyper!
Perhaps the best first half of a One Piece episode yet, the stuff before the eye catches was amazing, afterwards not so much. The main highlight would be Luffy vs. Wyper which I thought was animated excellently and a fantastic battle; also Eneru on the Going Merry was pretty dam good although Satori’s brothers are a little too weird for my liking.
Some reasons I didn’t like the 2nd half nowhere near as much was it was easily forgettable and not remotely interesting bar the Chopper/Gedatsu encounter. So yep great episode but let down by boring scenes, if only there was a One Piece Kai and they could have cut out a lot of these uneventful moments.
Score: 8/10