New One Piece anime special news!

King Calamari

@Vegard:

But here's the problem: How does that help us? It's not like most of us here can actually get it… Hopefully, FUNi will license these specials and dub them. They have the rights for both One Piece and Dragonball, after all. (Also, if they get the Dragonball-special, I'll be praying for an accurate dub this time... Cause it's about bloody time they did SOMETHING right with that franchise.)

Are you kidding me? Some one will just get a hold of one and then rip it and put it on the internet like they do with the movies.

DartG

Well the movie doesn't buffer like a regular player so I've found out…even if you want to play it over it still needs to rebuffer. Someone with extremely good internet(I've got great internet but not that great)
I don't even think theres a way to view sources from the browser, unless someone else knows how?

Lord Starfish

@King:

Are you kidding me? Some one will just get a hold of one and then rip it and put it on the internet like they do with the movies.

Hits himself in the head with a brick for not thinking of that
I still hope FUNi will license it, though. Although come to think of it, I could probably get my local import-store to import the magazine for that particular issue…

Sonsaiy

Am I the only one who was left under whelmed by it?
However I totally appreciate Shueisha’s gesture of allowing the western world to not only view this but ALSO SUB IT!
Those complaining should just man up and get a faster internet connection and this is coming from someone who has a 1Mb internet connection.

Even though I didn’t enjoy Romance Dawn story, DB left me grinning form ear to ear.
I still can’t believe that Toei/Toriyama got it so right.

It was everything I wanted and more

J-Sack

@King:

Don't worry folks DVD releases have been confirmed for these specials.

http://www.jumpland.com/animetour/dvd.html

They'll be included in certain issues of the different Jump magazines in Japan.

It seems like you have to order them from things in the magazines judging from what it says on the bottom.

luffink

Did anyone notice the Maxim and that box guy in the ending? I love the song, I hope the release a single, or someone can rip it

EDIT: oh, wait, I just found a version (without brook) on youtube

King_Ty

@Sonsaiy:

Am I the only one who was left under whelmed by it?
However I totally appreciate Shueisha’s gesture of allowing the western world to not only view this but ALSO SUB IT!
Those complaining should just man up and get a faster internet connection and this is coming from someone who has a 1Mb internet connection.

Even though I didn’t enjoy Romance Dawn story, DB left me grinning form ear to ear.
I still can’t believe that Toei/Toriyama got it so right.

It was everything I wanted and more

for your info
i have a great connection. So you shaddup

Kay Five

@King_Ty:

for your info
i have a great connection. So you shaddup

For your info, no one gives a shit, so shut the fuck up faggit.

King_Ty

ouch youngbuck internet gangsta on the loose. Grow a pair and stop getting offended easily. Get some tampons and learn how to spell

anyways i watched it. It was pretty good, i liked the song at the end

J-Sack

Both of you idiots shut up.

Taking Screencaps (for those having problems):

(forgive my laziness of not cropping edges)

Tool used: SnagIt (free trial here)

King_Ty

iite, im done with him anyways

do you know how much the magazines will cost?

Lord Starfish

Question, since I am incapable of watching it with my terrible connection: Do the subtitles use the same terms as the website does? Y'know, Zolo, Cursed Fruits and all that nonsense?

King_Ty

It used Zoro, Devils Fruit and the norm terms

Luckett_X

Can someone rip the video or something soon please. The new Dragonball redone intro is up on youtube, so there must be a way of doing it, but this stuff is unwatchable with this absurdly awful browser and stream.

Youtube and stage6 were created how many years ago now? And yet the entire japanese web development industry is 100% incapable of decent video streaming. Pathetic.

What I've seen in 40 second bursts between buffering is good so far though!

Link-san

@Luckett_X:

Youtube and stage6 were created how many years ago now? And yet the entire japanese web development industry is 100% incapable of decent video streaming. Pathetic.

What I've seen in 40 second bursts between buffering is good so far though!

It's most likely because every body is trying to stream it at the same time. Give it a day or two to settle down and try again.

Dragon Warrior Steve

@King_Ty:

is it freezing every 5 seconds for everyone or is it just me?

Yeah it's happening for me as well.

Luckett_X

@Link-san:

It's most likely because every body is trying to stream it at the same time. Give it a day or two to settle down and try again.

No, its poor coding and an awful flash video solution. Countless japanese sites seem to use them for little to no reason, when far better alternatives exist. Hell, the basic Flash CS video player alone is better than half of them, for the one simple fact:

It caches what you are streaming. The grey bar fills up as you let it stand, allowing you to then watch it all the way through. For whatever inane reason, this and many other japanese flash videos don't cache anything at all and its a rocky buffering experience all the way through.

kewl0210

It'd be nice if somebody could convert the three videos to avis…. but yeah, the problem probably comes from everyone trying to see them at once.

XMURADX

I just saw the OVA…It was okay. G3 was very nicely done.
The Art was Okay and Animation was nice...Although there was a scene for like 2 minutes, where it had Ishizuka's style. I think the OVA was done by Takeo Ide.

The Still shots at the ending credits were really nice...I wish if I could get a hold of them.

BTW, it took me 2 hours to watch it. I always Hated streaming.

Kay Five

@King_Ty:

ouch youngbuck internet gangsta on the loose. Grow a pair and stop getting offended easily. Get some tampons and learn how to spell

Offended at what? Your lame comebacks? How the hell can you grow a pair and then use tampons Did that do something for you, and you want me to try it? lol Everyone, Queen_Ty just confirmed his faggotry.

I might learn how to spell after you learn how to type a proper sentence

About the thing with people doing the same thing at once, I wish people would wait their turn.

Kay Five

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Imitorar

Wait, you mean… watching these are gonna be slow every time? There's no way to let it buffer so I can watch the specials at a normal, not-pausing-every 20-seconds pace? Ugh. I REALLY hope somebody fansubs the DVDs...

King Calamari

@luffink:

Did anyone notice the Maxim and that box guy in the ending?

Gaimon? I didn't but I did see the Maxim and one of those robots from Enel's cover story floating by on a balloon.

luffink

@King:

Gaimon? I didn't but I did see the Maxim and one of those robots from Enel's cover story floating by on a balloon.

I´d swear Gaimon was the guy hanging on the balloon…

King_Ty

@Kay:

Offended at what? Your lame comebacks? How the hell can you grow a pair and then use tampons Did that do something for you, and you want me to try it? lol Everyone, Queen_Ty just confirmed his faggotry.

I might learn how to spell after you learn how to type a proper sentence

About the thing with people doing the same thing at once, I wish people would wait their turn.

Kay Five

Damn, I didn't mean to get you like that lol

King_Ty

u done now kid? time to move on. No one wants to read this shit

Strongbad456

WTF! I can't watch! When I download the special and click on it, it tells me: "Cannot play because the valid date of the comic has expired, or the time setup of the PC might be mistaken." What the hell does that mean? I've got the browser. Then when I click OK the file deletes itself.

Kay Five

@King_Ty:

u done now kid? time to move on. No one wants to read this shit

Why not be done, I had your emo ass crying and shit. You're right, no one wants to read your pathetic comebacks. At least you know that. There may be some hope for you

Captain Shmeckie

Both of you shut the hell up…! Geez...!

Kay Five

No one was talking to you :wassat: Geez…!

King_Ty

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Strongbad456

Alright, I finally got it to work in the browser but now it starts skipping every 30 seconds. I just can't win.

PirateBeck

Well, i've made some screen caps for you thanks to that program that was suggested earlier! Enjoy!

For Luffy-Silk fans (if there are any…):

For Nami fans:

Dragon Warrior Steve

@ThegreatPirateKing:

Well, i've made some screen caps for you thanks to that program that was suggested earlier! Enjoy!

I'd totally use that for a PSP wall if my PSP wasn't so screwy.

dirt monkey AL

Hahaha, I love the both of these specials so very, very, very dearly.

Is it just me or was Luffy's flashback redone for this?

Strongbad456

@ThegreatPirateKing:

Well, i've made some screen caps for you thanks to that program that was suggested earlier! Enjoy!

For Luffy-Silk fans (if there are any…):

For Nami fans:

Ah those are some really cool scenes. And they actually showed Roger's eyes. Maybe it'll run better for me tomorrow and I'll be able to watch it.

dirt monkey AL

I guess I'm a lucky one - it didn't skip at all for me.

45Dunc

Damn it all!
fuck my friend for putting linux on this damn computer.
rips where?!

JulieYBM

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Ao Kiji

I have a shitty connection and it worked just fine.
It was a little skippy in the beginning so I just paused, let it buffer for like 25 seconds, then watched and it worked perfectly.

But…am I the only one who watched Letter Bee?!! I'm saving OP for last and about to start the DB one, now.

King_Ty

I think it has something to do with Disc Space because on my comp it would freeze every 5 seconds, regardless of loading. But then i watched it on my laptop and it worked fine, and the laptop has almost nothing installed on it besides, microsoft office. I had the internet open and everything

Kaizoku Mele

@ThegreatPirateKing:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7…rawhatsoj7.png

Soo using that for my desktop.

Kaboom

So the awesome DragonBall special's already been ripped and downloaded a thousand times over already… any similar opportunities yet with the One Piece special?

fps_anth

@Kaboom:

So the awesome DragonBall special's already been ripped and downloaded a thousand times over already… any similar opportunities yet with the One Piece special?

This.

It would be awesome if someone could rip the One Piece special with subs. I'm downloading the DB special right now.

Dark_Kaomi

Where are you guys downloading it from?

Imitorar

Wait, you can DOWNLOAD these? Where?

Anyway, I just watched the Dragon Ball and One Piece ones, I'll do Letter Bee later. (Actually, is Viz gonna call it Tegami Bachi or Letter Bee? The logo says both, so they could go either way…) The Dragon Ball one was... Well, perfect until the fighting started. Then it was okay from an entertainment standpoint, and to see a new bit of Dragon Ball, but it had fusion and cheapened Super Saiyan, but I don't think it's worth criticizing the series over this. Goku, Vegeta, Hercule, Roshi... All of them were so much themselves. A great thing to see. And I LOVED the new version of Head Cha-La.

The One Piece one was also so very One Piece. I loved how Luffy did his usual bit about forcing someone to go all out for their dream, to realize how much they care. I also liked his ignoring Silk's dream until it became important, and I really felt... horrified when Galley started crushing the straw hat. And I noticed something in the opening, Roger said "I've left it everywhere". Viz translated the line as "But you'll have to search the whole world!" Every other translation I've seen (e.g. Stephen's and Kaizoku's) has translated it as "I left everything I own in that place..." or something like that. But now it's not just Viz, so maybe they actually gave a valid translation after all. If so, that could change our understanding of what and where One Piece is. We've all assumed it was at Raftel because of the "that place" line, but if the line means or could also mean "everywhere", then it means it's either not at Raftel, or it means more then just an item that's at Raftel. It's something to think about. Also, did Eisaku Inoue do this special, because the breasts were huge... Not Movie 7 huge, but still...

Dark_Kaomi

Actually, if someone could just stream these, you know upload them to veoh or something, that would be better.

Crossword

I'm going to wait until Romance Dawn is Youtube'd before I watch it in full. Way too much skipping. I want to say that some totally new person did the art, because I don't recognize the style one bit. It looks like the lovechild of Ide and Hisada's.

The Dragonball one is already Youtube'd, so I did get to watch that one. It was fun, and nice to see Dragonball done with modern animation techniques. Though I had to cringe whenever Gotenks opened his mouth. Ugh. It's quite jarring to hear Dr. Kureha's voice (same seiyuu) coming out of Goku after years of hearing the DBZ dub.

Lord Starfish

@Imitorar:

And I noticed something in the opening, Roger said "I've left it everywhere". Viz translated the line as "But you'll have to search the whole world!" Every other translation I've seen (e.g. Stephen's and Kaizoku's) has translated it as "I left everything I own in that place…" or something like that. But now it's not just Viz, so maybe they actually gave a valid translation after all. If so, that could change our understanding of what and where One Piece is. We've all assumed it was at Raftel because of the "that place" line, but if the line means or could also mean "everywhere", then it means it's either not at Raftel, or it means more then just an item that's at Raftel. It's something to think about. Also, did Eisaku Inoue do this special, because the breasts were huge... Not Movie 7 huge, but still...

Nah, it was just poorly translated here. The line "Kono yo no subete wo soko ni oitekita" translates to "I left everything in this world there". So he definitely says that it was all in one spot.