@BobLoblaw:
It looked pretty good. Animation was consistently good, which is extremely rare in OP these days. Maybe I was looking at a badly encode file, but it looked extremely washed out in several places. If that's actually part of the new filter, then ugh. One step forward, two steps back.
@Audity:
I was wondering the same thing. I guess it's supposed to be mimicking a certain canvas style, but seems to have come out with a little bit weird digital fading kind of feel. I had to look at multiple sources to confirm that I didn't get a badly encoded file, as well. Maybe it's supposed to happen the brighter the day/sun is supposed to be (noticed some in the opening and during the crab scene). Maybe the most enlightened part of the arc will be pure white! Ha ha. Actually the seppuku ritual scene might be the brightest we will ever see, for that reason.
I mean, using colouring to create atmosphere is a thing, that they literally did, for a scene, that literally ended, with the colour transferring to back to usual at the peak of the tension…
Like, it was an intentional decision, that corresponded with the culture of seppuku being demonstrated in the scene, with it literally being a cleansing.
I'm not sure how people didn't catch on to this being not only intentional, but symbolic directional decision used to create a unique atmosphere and meaning...
Its almost like One Piece was trying to, be nuanced or something...