@Demon:
At first I hated the song, absolutely loathed it. Later tho I started to like it, and now I realize that the only reason I hated it was because I absolutely LOVE Brand New World and Crazy Rainbow greatly pissed me off because it replaced it after only 14 episodes. Plus, BNW is kinda perfect for Enies Lobby.
Also, I absolutely CAN NOT WAIT to see how FUNimation handles the…
! "I WANA LIVE!" Scene on the Tower of Justice
Yeah, same here. My jaw practically dropped when I saw Crazy Rainbow and part of me won't forgive it even to this day, even if I've come to like the song. Brand New World was perfect and should have lasted up until at least the defeat of CP9. Crazy Rainbow would have fit for Post-Enies Lobby, which is still a good 10 or so episodes.
Oh, and,
! I so cannot wait to hear how Stephanie Young handles that entire scene. Of course the I WANNA LIVE scene, but all of that entire half episode leading up to that, which is one of the most memorable scenes in the series in my opinion. By that, I mean the scene where the Straw Hats arrive leading up to Sogeking shooting down the flag and Spandam's outburst.
Some other season 5 scenes to look forward to:
! Luffy VS Blueno, Second Gear
Chopper Monster Point
Sanji Diable Jambe
Zoro Asura
Luffy VS Rob Lucci, Third Gear
Merry's death
Garp, Coby, Helmeppo
Franky joining
All of these things are my favorite moments of the season, and despite the long recaps and getting used to the long openings, are quite enjoyable and done pretty well. I didn't mention the filler arc Ice Hunter because it can't compare, but there are some amusing moments I'll look forward to from there as well.