Yes, Episode 207 and up are in widescreen. The only episode in Season 4 that is not in widescreen is Episode 206.
Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
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@Skull:
Sorry if this has already been answered, but are the episodes starting with 207 in a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio on the Funimation dvds? I would assume that they where, but some of the DVD descriptions on Amazon say otherwise. They also say no Japanese audio for some of them.
they all have Japanese audio
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@Skull:
Sorry if this has already been answered, but are the episodes starting with 207 in a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio on the Funimation dvds? I would assume that they where, but some of the DVD descriptions on Amazon say otherwise. They also say no Japanese audio for some of them.
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If it is a FUNimation One Piece release it will have Japanese audio on it, this is mentioned on the FAQ at the beginning of the thread too.
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If it is a FUNimation One Piece release it will have Japanese audio on it, this is mentioned on the FAQ at the beginning of the thread too.
Ok thanks guys. I guess someone labeled the Amazon pages incorrectly for the DVD descriptions, which is what I thought. I just wanted to make sure.
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Ah excellent! I was right! So with no real break we start seeing thriller bark in may.
ALSO, interestingly this means we are only 6 episodes away from when the simulcast started in 2009, which at the current schedule means we will see dubbed saobody(sp) in 2015… 8 years of catch up lol this also means though that at that point ALL subbed episodes will be streaming online, nice n legal.
Wonder who they'll get for jinbei...
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I was thinking black and purple-ish myself. Or at least a reverse black and white of what we have now.
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Ah excellent! I was right! So with no real break we start seeing thriller bark in may.
ALSO, interestingly this means we are only 6 episodes away from when the simulcast started in 2009, which at the current schedule means we will see dubbed saobody(sp) in 2015… 8 years of catch up lol this also means though that at that point ALL subbed episodes will be streaming online, nice n legal.
Wonder who they'll get for jinbei...
Well yeah besides the Toriko and DBZ crossovers(492,542 and 590). Pretty sure those won't get licensed when the time comes either.
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Well yeah besides the Toriko and DBZ crossovers(492,542 and 590). Pretty sure those won't get licensed when the time comes either.
I hope Funimation keeps the episode numbers the same on the DVDs if they do have to skip the Toriko and DBZ crossovers. Maybe they could just explain why they where missing instead of changing the episode numbers to seem like there are no missing episodes.
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Viz did an interview with Josh K. a while back in WSJ and they asked if Funimation would be getting the cross-over episode(s) - Funi's reply:
**: If popularity soars from airing on Toonami, will we get more One Piece merch? Also, how about those collabs with Toriko & DBZ?**FUN: The mass popularity of a show unlocks many more doors when it comes to what can be created for a series. More merch is definitely one of them. As for the crossover episodes, there’s always a possibility for those if the demand is high enough.
(Link to interview: http://shonenjump.viz.com/node/1599)
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I can't say that I really care for the crossover specials personally, I was never that crazy for them. But if they manage to get them at some point then that's cool with me.
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Viz did an interview with Josh K. a while back in WSJ and they asked if Funimation would be getting the cross-over episode(s) - Funi's reply:
(Link to interview: http://shonenjump.viz.com/node/1599)
Perhaps it will happen. Personally I'd like to see the episodes included on the sets as extras (including the actual Toriko episodes paired with the One Piece episodes).
Anyway, I made it through the Post Enies Lobby filler episodes. While the three episodes aren't spectacular in any way, I'll at least say they're better than other stand-alone episodes in the past and the legend of the yagaras, while out of left field, was interesting. The mother and Zoro episode was always One Piece on crack but it made me laugh, even if Zoro was acting ridiculously out of character. Sanji's episode only reminded me that he actually has a dream and that Oda really needs to start developing Sanji better (especially in the most recent chapters).
As for the commentaries… Well, again, why they didn't do one with Patrick Seitz for Franky's join episode is beyond me, but that aside the commentaries were decent at best. I respct Jerry Jewel and all but both his commentaries felt incredibly sarcastic to me, and while funny at first started getting a bit annoying. Did anyone else feel that way or did you enjoy them? I just feel like Mike does a better job directing these commentaries.
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I can't say that I really care for the crossover specials personally, I was never that crazy for them. But if they manage to get them at some point then that's cool with me.
Even if I partially agree with you I feel it'd be nice to see them dubbed and the collector in me will feel incomplete without them.
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Perhaps it will happen. Personally I'd like to see the episodes included on the sets as extras (including the actual Toriko episodes paired with the One Piece episodes).
Anyway, I made it through the Post Enies Lobby filler episodes. While the three episodes aren't spectacular in any way, I'll at least say they're better than other stand-alone episodes in the past and the legend of the yagaras, while out of left field, was interesting. The mother and Zoro episode was always One Piece on crack but it made me laugh, even if Zoro was acting ridiculously out of character. Sanji's episode only reminded me that he actually has a dream and that Oda really needs to start developing Sanji better (especially in the most recent chapters).
As for the commentaries… Well, again, why they didn't do one with Patrick Seitz for Franky's join episode is beyond me, but that aside the commentaries were decent at best. I respct Jerry Jewel and all but both his commentaries felt incredibly sarcastic to me, and while funny at first started getting a bit annoying. Did anyone else feel that way or did you enjoy them? I just feel like Mike does a better job directing these commentaries.
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Even if I partially agree with you I feel it'd be nice to see them dubbed and the collector in me will feel incomplete without them.
yeah the zoro episode was fun to watch sabat had to have more fun than usual recording that episode
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Perhaps it will happen. Personally I'd like to see the episodes included on the sets as extras (including the actual Toriko episodes paired with the One Piece episodes).
As for the commentaries… Well, again, why they didn't do one with Patrick Seitz for Franky's join episode is beyond me, but that aside the commentaries were decent at best. I respct Jerry Jewel and all but both his commentaries felt incredibly sarcastic to me, and while funny at first started getting a bit annoying. Did anyone else feel that way or did you enjoy them? I just feel like Mike does a better job directing these commentaries.I agree with you on the commentaries. I think there were some missed opportunities, Franky joining, the wanted posters, Garp and Coby, and Usopp rejoining all would've been better choices for episode commentaries IMO. I really like Jerry as well, but I also agree the commentaries didn't seem very enthusiastic. Also, only having the filler character's VA as the guest confused me as well.
I thought the In The Booth segment with Colleen was phenomenal though. I can't wait to see more of those.
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Yeah, Oda really doesn't give Sanji enough love. I'm hoping Oda develops his crew a bit more- no need for only one arc each of character development (ex: Nami- Arlong, Robin, Enies, etc)
I'd like to see any One Piece dubbed, but I don't think they should bother dubbing those special episodes unless they get the other special episodes. I'd buy a set with all the One Piece specials on it. It would be equivalent in content to a voyage, anyways. I wonder if those sorts of deals are harder to swing because they're more individual entities than the episodes.
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Yeah, Oda really doesn't give Sanji enough love. I'm hoping Oda develops his crew a bit more- no need for only one arc each of character development (ex: Nami- Arlong, Robin, Enies, etc)
I'd like to see any One Piece dubbed, but I don't think they should bother dubbing those special episodes unless they get the other special episodes. I'd buy a set with all the One Piece specials on it. It would be equivalent in content to a voyage, anyways. I wonder if those sorts of deals are harder to swing because they're more individual entities than the episodes.
agree totally on sanji feels like oda has shafted him as a character since after enies lobby
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I agree Sanji needs more development even though he got some during Baratie. But I also think Zoro should get more development, hell I think he needs it the most.
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To be honest, when was the last time any of the Straw Hats mentioned their dreams recently? Outside of Luffy, Zoro and sometimes Usopp?
Nami almost never talks about drawing a world map, Chopper never talks about creating a panacea, Robin's only mentioned the Rio Poneglyph a few times in the last 400 episodes, etc. -
To be honest, when was the last time any of the Straw Hats mentioned their dreams recently? Outside of Luffy, Zoro and sometimes Usopp?
Nami almost never talks about drawing a world map, Chopper never talks about creating a panacea, Robin's only mentioned the Rio Poneglyph a few times in the last 400 episodes, etc.I guess Oda needs to start developing all of the crew. I know he's the main character but Luffy's development in recent episodes far outweighs his crew.
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What are you guys talking about "Zoro needing more development?" Remember when he couldn't make his way to a door if he was staring right at it? After two years of hard training he can accurately recall which direction a lake is. Dude's come full circle, there's no more room to improve.
Also Sanji learns
! how to fly.
Boom. Done.But in all seriousness, I can see what you're saying but I also disagree that we need more development. We don't literally need to know every crew member's life story. We know what they want and the events in their lives that led to them joining the crew. After that, the story becomes more about what they do as a crew and how that affects the lives of others and the rest of the world.
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To be honest, when was the last time any of the Straw Hats mentioned their dreams recently? Outside of Luffy, Zoro and sometimes Usopp?
Nami almost never talks about drawing a world map, Chopper never talks about creating a panacea, Robin's only mentioned the Rio Poneglyph a few times in the last 400 episodes, etc.More often than not, the only times Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp ever mention their goals is when they need to psyche themselves up for a battle or intimidate another opponent. It's a fairly common trope in shonen to yell out your goals during a fight to help you win. Usopp's can be argued otherwise, but Luffy and Zoro's goals are by far the most ambitious sounding dreams out of all the SH's so it works for them to scream it out loud every 5 seconds.
The goals of the others don't really serve the same "hype factor" when in the middle of some desperate struggle or fight. Yelling out that you want your ship to sail the whole world or that you want to draw a world map probably won't make your enemies fear you. They're not the kind of goals that require them to get stronger and stronger to achieve either, so screaming it out loud wouldn't really help them to beat their enemy.
I'm not saying that I agree with it, in fact I think it's pretty silly but that's probably the reason why Oda rarely ever mentions their dreams.
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@Zek:
What are you guys talking about "Zoro needing more development?" Remember when he couldn't make his way to a door if he was staring right at it? After two years of hard training he can accurately recall which direction a lake is. Dude's come full circle, there's no more room to improve.
Also Sanji learns
! how to fly.
Boom. Done.But in all seriousness, I can see what you're saying but I also disagree that we need more development. We don't literally need to know every crew member's life story. We know what they want and the events in their lives that led to them joining the crew. After that, the story becomes more about what they do as a crew and how that affects the lives of others and the rest of the world.
Learning new attacks isn't really character development. I'm talking Water 7 level character development. Usopp's and Robins.
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^ I was joking. The other characters don't have the same flaws as Usopp and Robin did at that point, so I just don't quite see what there is to "develop."
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@Zek:
^ I was joking. The other characters don't have the same flaws as Usopp and Robin did at that point, so I just don't quite see what there is to "develop."
Characters don't need to have flaws to become more complex. Character development isn't about fixing personality flaws, but about becoming different in some way. Marineford's events with Ace gave Luffy development (with and without the flashback); Usopp vs Luffy gave Usopp development; Robin's decision to live and love the Straw Hats fully gave her development. I can't tell you what it should be, but it's about time Oda gave some characters a bit more development. They grow static if they become the same gimmicy characters for too long.
Basically, what I'm asking for is an arc with more emotional investment. Marineford was the last arc with that. Cp9 was probably the best arc because of that.
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Characters don't need to have flaws to become more complex. Character development isn't about fixing personality flaws, but about becoming different in some way. Marineford's events with Ace gave Luffy development (with and without the flashback); Usopp vs Luffy gave Usopp development; Robin's decision to live and love the Straw Hats fully gave her development. I can't tell you what it should be, but it's about time Oda gave some characters a bit more development. They grow static if they become the same gimmicy characters for too long.
Basically, what I'm asking for is an arc with more emotional investment. Marineford was the last arc with that. Cp9 was probably the best arc because of that.
I'm sure we'll get it again soon FI was a arc to showcase the crew's new powers and PH was setup for the current one so it'll happen soon I'm sure
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I guess Oda needs to start developing all of the crew. I know he's the main character but Luffy's development in recent episodes far outweighs his crew.
Development doesn't only pertain to a character mentioning their goals more often, but I can see where you're coming from.
Although, I fail to see how exactly Luffy has gotten a lot development recently.More often than not, the only times Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp ever mention their goals is when they need to psyche themselves up for a battle or intimidate another opponent. It's a fairly common trope in shonen to yell out your goals during a fight to help you win. Usopp's can be argued otherwise, but Luffy and Zoro's goals are by far the most ambitious sounding dreams out of all the SH's so it works for them to scream it out loud every 5 seconds.
The goals of the others don't really serve the same "hype factor" when in the middle of some desperate struggle or fight. Yelling out that you want your ship to sail the whole world or that you want to draw a world map probably won't make your enemies fear you. They're not the kind of goals that require them to get stronger and stronger to achieve either, so screaming it out loud wouldn't really help them to beat their enemy.
I'm not saying that I agree with it, in fact I think it's pretty silly but that's probably the reason why Oda rarely ever mentions their dreams.
Except that shouldn't be an excuse for one of the main characters to bring up their life-long ambitions every once and a while.
They don't have to be blurted out during a fight, but since the crew always comes in contact with new people, new locations, new experiences, and generally do their own stuff when they're sailing, it couldn't hurt to refresh the reader's memory on why this particular character joined the crew in the first place. -
Development doesn't only pertain to a character mentioning their goals more often, but I can see where you're coming from.
Although, I fail to see how exactly Luffy has gotten a lot development recently.Except that shouldn't be an excuse for one of the main characters to bring up their life-long ambitions every once and a while.
They don't have to be blurted out during a fight, but since the crew always comes in contact with new people, new locations, new experiences, and generally do their own stuff when they're sailing, it couldn't hurt to refresh the reader's memory on why this particular character joined the crew in the first place.sanji for instance hasn't mentioned the all blue in forever we need to get moments in the future that show them either getting close to achieving those goals or at least more mentions of them
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It's not a big problem, but after a while, it starts to feel like some of the characters have forgotten their reasons for joining Luffy.
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sanji for instance hasn't mentioned the all blue in forever we need to get moments in the future that show them either getting close to achieving those goals or at least more mentions of them
Even if it was for a gag's sake, he did technically mention "All Blue" in Fishman Island. XD
In reference to the development of some charcters…I always see people hating on Sanji. Tbh, I can sorta see what they're getting at, but they sometimes prefer to just ignore all the other development that he's had throughout the series. People say that Sanji has stopped getting any development 'cause "Meh, he had a nose bleed that threatened his life as a plot point!" or "He only cares for the ladies on the crew (and not on the crew) and no one else!" But that's not true. Sanji was the only member audacious enough to literally kick his own captain at the chance that Luffy would blurt out for Usopp to just leave (W7). He saved Usopp and gave him some legit advice on how he can help save Robin (EL). Sanji was willing to legitimately give up his life for Luffy and not as just a "one-up" against Zoro (TB), he was plenty pissed off that the male members of the crew were getting separated by Kuma so much that he charged Kuma knowing there was no way to win (SA). Sanji endured "hell" for 2 years to learn techniques that can not only strengthen himself but the whole crew. And lastly, he was the only SH to show compassion to Kinemon (PH). Everyone else would've left him, but Sanji, the "ladies man", took it upon himself to take responsibility for a samurai who stated that he hates pirates and intentionally kept pissing Sanji off. And Sanji, despite his intention of saving Tashigi, still tried his best to save as many G5 members as possible and took the role as "temp leader" for them. People are so easy to jump on the train and say, "Sanji is one-dimensional 'cause he loves women and nothing more". But meh, this was just my two cents on how I've viewed his development.
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sanji for instance hasn't mentioned the all blue in forever we need to get moments in the future that show them either getting close to achieving those goals or at least more mentions of them
It does pop up from time to time, but it's such an elusive concept that there's not much of a way to actively pursue it. The only thing to go on is that it's possibly in the Grand Line, so the more he explores it, the better his chances of finding it. Same with the others; the majority of their dreams aren't things that can feasibly be obtained in a short time or by pure drive alone. So as long as they keep improving themselves like they have been, their dreams will be fulfilled naturally.
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Development doesn't only pertain to a character mentioning their goals more often, but I can see where you're coming from.
Although, I fail to see how exactly Luffy has gotten a lot development recently.Except that shouldn't be an excuse for one of the main characters to bring up their life-long ambitions every once and a while.
They don't have to be blurted out during a fight, but since the crew always comes in contact with new people, new locations, new experiences, and generally do their own stuff when they're sailing, it couldn't hurt to refresh the reader's memory on why this particular character joined the crew in the first place.I agree completely, I really do wish Oda would focus more on the others' dreams.
Punk Hazard would've been the perfect opportunity for some serious Chopper development, especially if Mocha hadn't survived, or at the very least, been severely affected by the drugs. But as it seems, Oda totally ignored that chance.
It wasn't even Chopper that cured her, she had to be cured by Law which totally made Chopper seem like an amateur and not even close to achieving his dream anytime soon. Way to go, Oda.:getlost:
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sanji for instance hasn't mentioned the all blue in forever we need to get moments in the future that show them either getting close to achieving those goals or at least more mentions of them
Technically he's mentioned it as recent as fishman island, though it was fire the purpose of comedy.
In gonna be honest though any attempt to do so is gonna really feel forced, especially in the case of nami,chopper. I honestly feel as though these things really don't need mention, if anything the crew just needs more attention divided evenly Between each other is what I think people are really trying to say.
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Even if it was for a gag's sake, he did technically mention "All Blue" in Fishman Island. XD
In reference to the development of some charcters…I always see people hating on Sanji. Tbh, I can sorta see what they're getting at, but they sometimes prefer to just ignore all the other development that he's had throughout the series. People say that Sanji has stopped getting any development 'cause "Meh, he had a nose bleed that threatened his life as a plot point!" or "He only cares for the ladies on the crew (and not on the crew) and no one else!" But that's not true. Sanji was the only member audacious enough to literally kick his own captain at the chance that Luffy would blurt out for Usopp to just leave (W7). He saved Usopp and gave him some legit advice on how he can help save Robin (EL). Sanji was willing to legitimately give up his life for Luffy and not as just a "one-up" against Zoro (TB), he was plenty pissed off that the male members of the crew were getting separated by Kuma so much that he charged Kuma knowing there was no way to win (SA). Sanji endured "hell" for 2 years to learn techniques that can not only strengthen himself but the whole crew. And lastly, he was the only SH to show compassion to Kinemon (PH). Everyone else would've left him, but Sanji, the "ladies man", took it upon himself to take responsibility for a samurai who stated that he hates pirates and intentionally kept pissing Sanji off. And Sanji, despite his intention of saving Tashigi, still tried his best to save as many G5 members as possible and took the role as "temp leader" for them. People are so easy to jump on the train and say, "Sanji is one-dimensional 'cause he loves women and nothing more". But meh, this was just my two cents on how I've viewed his development.
oh I agree he's definitely not one dimensional hell IMO and I know I'm in the minority but mr prince>sogeking I always loved the behind the scenes or detective type work sanji would do would love to see more of it
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Even if it was for a gag's sake, he did technically mention "All Blue" in Fishman Island. XD
In reference to the development of some charcters…I always see people hating on Sanji. Tbh, I can sorta see what they're getting at, but they sometimes prefer to just ignore all the other development that he's had throughout the series. People say that Sanji has stopped getting any development 'cause "Meh, he had a nose bleed that threatened his life as a plot point!" or "He only cares for the ladies on the crew (and not on the crew) and no one else!" But that's not true. Sanji was the only member audacious enough to literally kick his own captain at the chance that Luffy would blurt out for Usopp to just leave (W7). He saved Usopp and gave him some legit advice on how he can help save Robin (EL). Sanji was willing to legitimately give up his life for Luffy and not as just a "one-up" against Zoro (TB), he was plenty pissed off that the male members of the crew were getting separated by Kuma so much that he charged Kuma knowing there was no way to win (SA). Sanji endured "hell" for 2 years to learn techniques that can not only strengthen himself but the whole crew. And lastly, he was the only SH to show compassion to Kinemon (PH). Everyone else would've left him, but Sanji, the "ladies man", took it upon himself to take responsibility for a samurai who stated that he hates pirates and intentionally kept pissing Sanji off. And Sanji, despite his intention of saving Tashigi, still tried his best to save as many G5 members as possible and took the role as "temp leader" for them. People are so easy to jump on the train and say, "Sanji is one-dimensional 'cause he loves women and nothing more". But meh, this was just my two cents on how I've viewed his development.
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Honestly, from what I've seen these days, most people who claim Sanji is a horrible character are clearly just jumping on the "Sanji hate" bandwagon. He may not be one of my favorite characters, at least not anymore, but he's not really as bad as ppl love to say that he is.
All the points you've mentioned is more than enough proof that Sanji has more use and depth to his character than probably even Zoro, I seriously mean that. I will admit he has his low moments, mainly his gag as being a pervert is so ridiculously overdone these days and not even funny. More than likely his pervert shtick is the #1 reason for why people can't stand his character.
I once heard someone on YT make a very good point, what they said basically went along the lines of Brook being an overall more effective and comical "obsessively perverted character" than Sanji is. I have to say that I agree with that statement. He was better off the way he began in the East Blue: being a suave, calm, and cool hopeless romantic on the outside while being a goofy, semi-perverted dork on the inside. That was when Sanji was at his best in my honest opinion.
In short, his personality has long since been deteriorating arc after arc. In recent chapters, whenever he's not completely degrading himself in front of Nami, Robin, or any other female for that matter, he's more often than not disrespecting, talking shit, and/or abusing just about everyone else that's not a female, even his own crewmates. He's lost his calm, cool, and collected demeanor since a long time ago and no longer seems as friendly or likable because of it, and it's a real shame too because early Sanji was the best kind of Sanji to me.
He still has some occasional kindhearted and semi-redeeming character moments, but they are way too few and far between to help bring Sanji out of the character development rut that he's unfortunately dug himself into all these years. Nowadays he's typically either just really, really angry at someone or something or he's being really, really perverted. It's not a very appealing personality and I truly believe this is mainly where most of the Sanji hate stems from these days. I have to admit though, that I more or less understand their perspective of Sanji. I still like him as a main character, but he's been pushing himself further and further down the ladder of favorite SH's, and favorite OP characters in general, since forever ago.
…And now that I've finally got all that off my chest, his piss-poor personality is really all I can gripe about for his character at the end of the day. He's still perfectly fine on all other fronts as far as I'm concerned, he's still a very strong fighter despite his recent "losses" during battle, even though he hasn't really been KO'd yet, which is what truly qualifies as a loss in my book. He's still serves an immensely important role on the crew, he still has his "Mr. Prince" moments where he solves every bad situation in like 5 seconds, and as I mentioned before he can still, albeit somewhat rarely, show his human side and openly express his gratitude, respect, love, and support for ALL his crewmates, not just for Nami, Robin, and sometimes Chopper.
TL; DR - Sanji's still a fairly good and enjoyable character that kind of doesn't really deserve all the massive hate he gets, but he still has some glaringly annoying character flaws that he needs to either work on or get rid of ASAP.
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Even if it was for a gag's sake, he did technically mention "All Blue" in Fishman Island. XD
In reference to the development of some charcters…I always see people hating on Sanji. Tbh, I can sorta see what they're getting at, but they sometimes prefer to just ignore all the other development that he's had throughout the series. People say that Sanji has stopped getting any development 'cause "Meh, he had a nose bleed that threatened his life as a plot point!" or "He only cares for the ladies on the crew (and not on the crew) and no one else!" But that's not true. Sanji was the only member audacious enough to literally kick his own captain at the chance that Luffy would blurt out for Usopp to just leave (W7). He saved Usopp and gave him some legit advice on how he can help save Robin (EL). Sanji was willing to legitimately give up his life for Luffy and not as just a "one-up" against Zoro (TB), he was plenty pissed off that the male members of the crew were getting separated by Kuma so much that he charged Kuma knowing there was no way to win (SA). Sanji endured "hell" for 2 years to learn techniques that can not only strengthen himself but the whole crew. And lastly, he was the only SH to show compassion to Kinemon (PH). Everyone else would've left him, but Sanji, the "ladies man", took it upon himself to take responsibility for a samurai who stated that he hates pirates and intentionally kept pissing Sanji off. And Sanji, despite his intention of saving Tashigi, still tried his best to save as many G5 members as possible and took the role as "temp leader" for them. People are so easy to jump on the train and say, "Sanji is one-dimensional 'cause he loves women and nothing more". But meh, this was just my two cents on how I've viewed his development.
Great defense here. I do tend to notice losts of small gestures from Sanji- the ones you pointed out. I'm waiting for more major moments, though. From any of the Straw-Hats, really. Oda just has so many characters that it's difficult to develop the main ones. The recurring characters develop way more than any of the Straw Hats, strangely enough.
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I'm sorry for my ignorance, but for some reason I've heard that Funimation has episodes up to impel down, is this true? All I've seen them confirm is season 6.
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I'm sorry for my ignorance, but for some reason I've heard that Funimation has episodes up to impel down, is this true? All I've seen them confirm is season 6.
Back in 2012ish when Funimation announced that they had licensed Season 5 of One Piece, they emailed out the press release to various companies/news sources. However, when they sent out the Season 5 Press release, they accidentally included additional information saying that they had licensed Season 6 as well, giving episode numbers to the end of Impel Down. Furthermore, it stated that they also had the rights to Film Z. Funimation, since they sent this out on accident and not officially, have just recently and formally announced that they have season 6 (through Thriller Bark). It is assumed that they still have up to Impel Down but are going to break up the seasons better and announce them in smaller parts rather than as a huge block of episodes.
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Back in 2012ish when Funimation announced that they had licensed Season 5 of One Piece, they emailed out the press release to various companies/news sources. However, when they sent out the Season 5 Press release, they accidentally included additional information saying that they had licensed Season 6 as well, giving episode numbers to the end of Impel Down. Furthermore, it stated that they also had the rights to Film Z. Funimation, since they sent this out on accident and not officially, have just recently and formally announced that they have season 6 (through Thriller Bark). It is assumed that they still have up to Impel Down but are going to break up the seasons better and announce them in smaller parts rather than as a huge block of episodes.
Is this a reliable source?
Also @ your rightsuf comment, isn't Amazon cheaper even after the sale?
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Just to clear things up, Sanji doesn't really get massive hate. It's just the vocal minority you usually see in the online community.
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Is this a reliable source?
Also @ your rightsuf comment, isn't Amazon cheaper even after the sale?
Yes, the press release came from Funimation themselves.
As for the amazon vs. rightstuf, Season 5 Voyage 6 for example is $33.98 on Amazon. The same set is $23.99 on Rightstuf, and with the GotAnime membership it drops to $21.59
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Yes, the press release came from Funimation themselves.
As for the amazon vs. rightstuf, Season 5 Voyage 6 for example is $33.98 on Amazon. The same set is $23.99 on Rightstuf, and with the GotAnime membership it drops to $21.59
Oh, I was looking at the collections, because on rightstuf after the sale they're $21. On amazon they're like $15-20. I Didn't look at the voyages, my bad!
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Just going to set that down right there.AND a question/theory, we usually get the voyage trailers one ahead of releases, so should we be seeing Season 6's first trailer when Season 5 Voyage 6 comes out?
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Just going to set that down right there.AND a question/theory, we usually get the voyage trailers one ahead of releases, so should we be seeing Season 6's first trailer when Season 5 Voyage 6 comes out?
very likely didn't the voyage 6 trailer come out like a few weeks before voyage 5
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Just to clear things up, Sanji doesn't really get massive hate. It's just the vocal minority you usually see in the online community.
thats true I know for me I just want oda to stop making sanji a punching bag I honestly believe the only reason he didn't beat you know who in the PH arc was because story wise it made more sense for TL to beat him
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Just finished the last voyage of season 5 that's out right now and pretty much every episode on disc 2 was straight up FEELS FEELS FEELS. Man, that was great. That Usopp episode got me very emotional.
Back in 2012ish when Funimation announced that they had licensed Season 5 of One Piece, they emailed out the press release to various companies/news sources. However, when they sent out the Season 5 Press release, they accidentally included additional information saying that they had licensed Season 6 as well, giving episode numbers to the end of Impel Down. Furthermore, it stated that they also had the rights to Film Z. Funimation, since they sent this out on accident and not officially, have just recently and formally announced that they have season 6 (through Thriller Bark). It is assumed that they still have up to Impel Down but are going to break up the seasons better and announce them in smaller parts rather than as a huge block of episodes.
At this point, I think that really was a mistake, as weird a it was. It's way too weird that they wouldn't announce more episodes of season 6 than just Thriller Bark plus they didn't even know how movie 10 would have done at the time to consider licensing movie 10.
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At this point, I think that really was a mistake, as weird a it was. It's way too weird that they wouldn't announce more episodes of season 6 than just Thriller Bark plus they didn't even know how movie 10 would have done at the time to consider licensing movie 10.
How so? Like gyarados said, it's just a more natural split between TB and the SB/ID arcs. It would certainly explain why they're able to have S6 ready so soon after officially announcing it.
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Development doesn't only pertain to a character mentioning their goals more often, but I can see where you're coming from.
Although, I fail to see how exactly Luffy has gotten a lot development recently.By recently I was referring to Marineford, but I guess we're at the point now (already) where that's not so recent any longer.
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@LUFFY#1:
Just finished the last voyage of season 5 that's out right now and pretty much every episode on disc 2 was straight up FEELS FEELS FEELS. Man, that was great. That Usopp episode got me very emotional.
At this point, I think that really was a mistake, as weird a it was. It's way too weird that they wouldn't announce more episodes of season 6 than just Thriller Bark plus they didn't even know how movie 10 would have done at the time to consider licensing movie 10.
They've acknowledged the huge demand for Movie 10 in America for years and announced it at the same time the leak came about. And not only was the episode numbers showing us something going up to the end of 415, but we had accurate descriptions of the arcs that happened within them as well. I really don't think it was a mistake.
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I finally finished Voyage 5.
Man, those were two of the worst commentaries I've ever experienced. I don't know what Jerry Jewel was thinking choosing two unknowns who voice unimportant filler characters to do commentary on two lame filler episodes, when there was an abundance of plot important and character important episodes on this set. Nor do I know what Mike McFarland was thinking letting Jerry Jewel do the commentaries at all. It's clear he's not too strong in that department.
Imagine how cool it would have been to hear R. Bruce Elliot and Brandon Potter over the Whitebeard/Shanks episode. Or Brian Mathis and Bryan Massey in the Garp/Dragon episode. Or any of the Galley-La foremen on the conclusion of the story arc. What we got was fluff on two filler episodes.
If we don't at least get commentary on the Ace/Blackbeard fight on the next set (the ONLY canon episode on the entire set), I'm going to have to seriously question the sanity of the person at FUNimation who makes these decisions.
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On the subject of commentaries, I just recently watched Good Luck Girl! (Binbougami-ga), and this Funimation release contained a video commentary on one of the episodes with 3 of the main characters' voice actors and the director. It would be awesome if we got a video commentary like that on One Piece from some of the Strawhat voices in future sets.