@Rocky1125:
Just because it prints money, doesn't mean they're gonna release the show without a single break throughout the rest of time - especially with a long series like One Piece. I just don't see how you guys expect them to keep on rolling with this series non-stop. Especially with how many other shows FUNi has to deal with and with how many of their actors have to reprise different roles.
I mean, if they keep going, then great! But if they don't… i'm not gonna raise a stink about it, because I totally understand the scope of how big this series is and how many other shows FUNi has. Another break wouldn't surprise me, that's all.
Especially now with this Colleen news. Luffy's a taxing role, so if she needs time-off.... that's obviously gonna halt the dub for a lil'.
First, I never said a break was impossible. What I have been trying to say (and for a great many months) is that they are not going to arbitrarily take a break. That if they do take a break, there is going to be a good reason for it. Simply deciding to take a break because they feel like it isn't good business. And though they don't fit the mold of what we in the US tend to perceive as what a corporation is (ie, evil and out for nothing but money) certainly doesn't mean that profit isn't still high up on the priority list.
Nice…that rum I've been drinking is starting to take affect...
And the statement that "they've got other shows" is such a weak argument that it's almost not worth responding to. Just because they have other shows doesn't mean they will stop on another for several months or a year. It might slow One Piece down, but not stop it.
If they do take a break, it's going to be for reasons such as Colleen's being pregnant. And in fact, if they really are only at the point that they are fighting Oz (really would have thought they would be further by now, honestly), then a push back on the first voyage of six would make sense....they would probably want to wait to start releasing a season until they knew they would be able to finish it on schedule instead of taking a break mid-season.
@Zephray:
The breaks are also to allow people to catch up if they've fallen behind. Some folks, for whatever crazy reason, can't afford 20$ every two months.
–- Update From New Post Merge ---
I'm curious of the new collection set will be any different from those we've gotten in the past. Will the discs still be the same, I wonder? I assume we would've heard about it if they put an english theme on, but I'll be checking for it just in case.
Eh, I can't see as that being a reason. Allowing people to catch up really isn't a reason to keep others waiting (and let's face it, those who can/will purchase release day will always outnumber those who can't/won't), especially with the collections and all.
As for English themes, as much as I would hope so, the realistic view is that if we still aren't seeing them on the voyages, we won't see them on the collections either, even for past releases.