Director: Konosuke Uda
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2015/i/151109-i201.html
Director: Konosuke Uda
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/fujitv/news/pub_2015/i/151109-i201.html
I'm actually interested in this special, since I do like Foxy and his crew.
"Adventure of Neverlandia", I think it is?
"Episode of" is dead, long live "Episode of".
This sounds rather interesting
Two hours of Foxy and his crew of schmucks?
Yeeeeah, no thanks.
Why not Skypiea Toei :sad:
Director: Konosuke Uda
It may be Foxy, but this is what REALLY catches my interest. The original director has returned for this special!
https://one-piece.com/news/detail/20151109_2963
Yes I know, you already know this; just re-posting just in case. Oh and a island that cancelled out devil fruit powers? That is some thing that should appear in the canon story. Great ideas that should be canon often goes to a filler department, what a disappointment. And why Foxy? Toei really liked that guy
What is it with Toei and Foxy? This is the third anime appearance he's made.
It may be Foxy, but this is what REALLY catches my interest. The original director has returned for this special!
Seems like a waste of a return, but I'll wait for a preview trailer to see what he'll bring to the table.
I like Foxy and this will a nice funny special I'm sure.
no thanks i'll pass
Foxy is back
Return of Noro Noro Beam. I hope the Afro also returns!
Return of Noro Noro Beam. I hope the Afro also returns!
from what it sounds like he won't be able to use the Beam (nor anyone else their DF) which leaves it wide open for the Afro Return …
Since it nullifies Devil Fruits, shouldn't Chopper turn back into a normal reindeer?
Foxy's subordinate "Komei" is probably based on Syokaturyo Komei (諸葛亮孔明 Zhuge Liang), one of the greatest strategists in Chinese history.
This guy below seems like Komei judging from his feather fan.
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I for one loved Foxy, I found him to be very likeable. I hope the special turns out good.
@joekido:
https://one-piece.com/news/detail/20151109_2963
Yes I know, you already know this; just re-posting just in case. Oh and a island that cancelled out devil fruit powers? That is some thing that should appear in the canon story. Great ideas that should be canon often goes to a filler department, what a disappointment. And why Foxy? Toei really liked that guy
Apparently, it's covered in a mist of sea water that nullifies devil fruit powers. Which sounds completely bogus.
http://onepiecepodcast.com/2015/11/08/one-piece-adventure-of-nebulantia-original-tv-special-airs-december-19th/
Another case of Toei playing around with established DF knowledge to wiggle in a plot device.
Phew!At least sea prism island has a chance to appear in the cannon manga instead of appearing in a special!
this couldve been a great filler arc but Toei is playin'
Yeah that would be a great filler arc but love it anw way
Oh, this might be cool. Better than more rehashing I suppose. Though I do like seeing older things with new animation. Though I think I would prefer to have it as a short arc in the manga. Then we would probably get a timeskip design for the Foxy crew.
"Adventure of Neverlandia", I think it is?
"Episode of" is dead, long live "Episode of".
Looks like One Piece now has 2 specials per year. The Summer special will be called "Episode of" and the Winter special "Adventure of".
Bets on whether Luffy is immediately annoyed by Foxy or just doesn't remember him at all?
You can't forget his split head just like that :ninja:
Looks like One Piece now has 2 specials per year. The Summer special will be called "Episode of" and the Winter special "Adventure of".
If that's true, then God help whatever talent is left on the actual anime.
If that's true, then God help whatever talent is left on the actual anime.
Yep that's what the podcast article says
Honestly I was expecting Foxy to return in a filler arc so the concept is wasted, but I'll still watch it. Knowing Oda will have nothing to do with this means I won't take it seriously at all but it could be fun as long as they don't go full retard with Foxy like in those pre-Water 7 fillers.
Hoping to see some Foxy pirate design changes to accommodate the time-skip, but what a waste of content, it could have been used as filler. What else can they do to fix the current anime without at least some filler?
4 episodes of filler to coincide with the film in 2016, calling it now.
^And some post Dressrossa arc fillers. Around 2 or 3 episodes during the lost 3 days of Dressrossa.
Hahaaa! The return of "Spaltkopf" (AKA "Splithead") :3 Foxy pirates, we missed you. Can't wait!
Foxy…
really....
unless he has had some crazy power boost, luffy could beat him with Haki
but i guess Luffy Will be plot-weakened to make this plot actually last the 2 hour special.
i rather have a 2 hour special with Enel powered up with what ever he has been doing these 2 years, since its a super low chance Oda wil ever bring Enel back into the plot
this couldve been a great filler arc
Yeah that would be a great filler arc
Honestly I was expecting Foxy to return in a filler arc so the concept is wasted,
but what a waste of content, it could have been used as filler.
This is ridiculous. The concept isn't wasted since it's being used and you all make it sound as if they're incapable of creating some generic filler story and that placing this in the anime somewhere would change anything about it. @DIO:
i rather have a 2 hour special with Enel powered up with what ever he has been doing these 2 years, since its a super low chance Oda wil ever bring Enel back into the plot
Enel will come back.
Question: How the mist will effect Chopper and Brook?
@The:
Question: How the mist will effect Chopper and Brook?
just as the water, making them heavy and moveless.
Foxy means it will be funny at least and iam in for that.
Guess random strong pirate from last generation or Foxy are the options Toei are using.
Why no bounty hunter already :(
Not excited for this, but I'll probably watch it anyway.
Small chance of Foxy appearing again in the manga then :(
First time I've been excited since Episode of Nami.
Always liked the Davy Back Arc and for that matter, Foxy himself. Really looking forward to this special.
I could hazard a guess and say he wasn't considered wasted potential for filler because the filler arc they gave him may have been one of the worst ones Toei ever concieved. The mere fact that he is given his own special is shocking in and of himself.
Toei really doesn't do full filler arcs anymore. The exception recently was Breed, the first original filler arc character in almost 5 years even though he was a thin carbon copy of Byrunndi World.
As for the plot, I am going to guess that Foxy somehow managed to amplify his beam in such a way that he becomes nearly god-like. I mean, the only flaw in his ability is that it moves in a straight line and at a dodgable speed. Otherwise, it was a massively hax ability that can still screw with the current crew.
My other theory is that the plot will simply be another Davy Back Fight on a grander scale featuring many different crews. In that way, those 2 hours will practically write themselves.
"Episode of" is dead, long live "Episode of".
I wouldn't call it that. The 3D2Y special broke that formula too and we still got another "Episode of." Lately those tend to be among their low-effort specials in which they can simply take huge chunks of plot directly from the manga without having to worry about writing an original script. Within a year we will likely get another one. Besides, "Episode of Buggy" is only a matter of time…
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Foxy's subordinate "Komei" is probably based on Syokaturyo Komei (諸葛亮孔明 Zhuge Liang), one of the greatest strategists in Chinese history.
This guy below seems like Komei judging from his feather fan.
If that is in fact the inspiration, that this tips the likelihood of a more "high concept" Foxy threat in which he for once makes a serious move for seafaring supremacy. Maybe his plan will be to "win" the greatest crew ever assembled as determined by Komei?
In which case, only Dagama could hope to stop him…
I'd give an arm and a leg for an Episode of Buggy.
To me it's really strange for Law to not be in. We're talking on fight some sort of tactician right? It would the best fit!
@S.C.:
What is it with Toei and Foxy? This is the third anime appearance he's made.
fourth .
I think I should reiterate that this isn't a part of the main anime, so there's not reason to count this.
A special focused on Foxy?? Eaux..
Well this should be pretty damn interesting (or at least i hope this will be since the foxy arc is one of my least favorite arcs). :)
Honestly I'm a fan of Foxy and think he's hilarious, IF done right. The Davy Back Fight as an arc was one of the weaker ones but it was still really funny in the anime, even the fillers. The only anime-original appearance he made that I liked was the spa island filler but he didn't have much of a presence there. I'll wait and see how this is done before judging. If done right it could be an entertaining side story and seeing a New World Foxy would be cool.
The fact that the anime uses Foxy all the time means Oda himself never plans to use the character again and has basically given the thumbs up for it, I guess.
I imagine Foxy will return in the manga, just not for any major reason. Buggy is also fairly prominent in Toei filler material, yet he's still kicking around in the main story.
Also, I completely forgot he was in the Spa Island episodes.