Whoever wins, everyone else loses.
Title: ''A Dangerous Encounter! Blackbeard and Shiryuu of the Rain''
Chapters Covered: rest of 542-543ish
New Characters: None
Animation Director: Takeo Ide (***1/2)
Time: 8:30PM EST
Whoever wins, everyone else loses.
Title: ''A Dangerous Encounter! Blackbeard and Shiryuu of the Rain''
Chapters Covered: rest of 542-543ish
New Characters: None
Animation Director: Takeo Ide (***1/2)
Time: 8:30PM EST
where did you watch this? It's not even out yet for my site.
Episode will probably end with Gandalf!Hannyabal's appearance.
where did you watch this? It's not even out yet for my site.
thats because it hasnt aired yet
This episode has promise. I hope it lives up to my expectations.
Oh Keyhole, you never fail to impress me with your increasing levels of shitty quality.
just enjoy the final four until 2 hours from now, then watch on funimation. thats what i'm going to do
I hope the preview will be movie quality.
I'm predicting an opening change in 4 weeks. That's when DBK episode 55 airs, the beginning of a new arc, which should logically speaking also get a new opening.
just enjoy the final four until 2 hours from now, then watch on funimation. thats what i'm going to do
Good idea!
Wait, they censored it where I live and waiting a full hour is just too much for me (it's 2:30 AM around here).
So no, Funimation is not an alternative for every single person.
I'm predicting an opening change in 4 weeks. That's when DBK episode 55 airs, the beginning of a new arc, which should logically speaking also get a new opening.
I dunno, we still have around five more chapters of Impel Down to cover, and after that they'll probably work on the Straw Hat coverstories. If anything, I don't think we'll get a new opening until they at least cover Luffy's arrival at Marineford, since that's as far as the current opening shows.
Yes, More of the adventures of Buggy and Mr. 3.
I dunno, we still have around five more chapters of Impel Down to cover, and after that they'll probably work on the Straw Hat coverstories. If anything, I don't think we'll get a new opening until they at least cover Luffy's arrival at Marineford, since that's as far as the current opening shows.
We Are changed to Believe before Dragon was shown though.
So far, nothing happened.
Someone at Toei must be one big Beethoven fan.
Female Iva with the same voice! Yay!
Yeah, music that isn't original to One Piece doesn't really happen that much. Real weird scene it was used in too.
I'm liking how the anime is showing the Blackbeard Pirates Invasion for each floor.
And damn, it looks next week, they are giving Luffy Vs. Hannybal the entire episode from the next episode preview.
preview has a bloody hannyabal , eventhough not as bloody as the manga…
still glad they didn't remove it completely
I'm going to guess that Shingaki is handling next week. I was kinda hoping for Tate, since the Hannyabal fight would look great in his style, but ah well.
Yeah, it's Shigefumi's turn next week. Dammit, looks like they are gonna drag the hell out of next week's episode.
I remember when everyone was extremely wary of the episode where the chapter of Gear 2nd Luffy vs. Boa sisters was handled. Just one fighing chapter in one full episode.
Next week is going to be half of that material.
Well, it is entirely possibly that there is more to the episode. The preview can only show us thirty seconds out of twenty minutes, after all.
Well, it is entirely possibly that there is more to the episode. The preview can only show us thirty seconds out of twenty minutes, after all.
I bet they don't add the staring moments in the preview.
Anyway, at least we might get Katsumi for
! Luffy Vs. BB the week after.
My greatest expectation from the end of Impel Down arc is that they should finally change this song/OP =_= I'm much more used to it than the first few weeks but if this "happy-go-lucky adventure" atmosphere is used in the next arc, it'd be a joke.
Freshverse wasn't so friendly with me this week, it lagged a lot more than before :P But from what I was able to watch, Sadi-chan vs Iva-chan was longer than the manga, it was pretty good for a filler. As for the Buggy-Mr 3 fillers, i liked them before but now they got a bit boring as it's dragged a lot..
Episode finished at the 8th page of 543.
It was a nice place to end things but I wish the anime would start using manga's cliffhangers because 549's final scene would make a great ending for an episode :/
=___= What a boring episode… How do they even manage to stretch things so much that pure awesomeness becames pure bore?
Good idea!
Wait, they censored it where I live and waiting a full hour is just too much for me (it's 2:30 AM around here).
So no, Funimation is not an alternative for every single person.
If you are watching the Final Foul, then most likely you're going to be in America to begin with.
I bet they don't add the staring moments in the preview.
Anyway, at least we might get Katsumi for
! Luffy Vs. BB the week after.
I bet that spoiler will be more of a staring and flashback contest :P
Wasn't that what it was to begin with? Exposition, a flashback, and two blows, that's all.
^Indeed now that I check it back seems that way.
However (with the talking and stuff) it covers around 10 pages. That'd be half of one episode, if not more so.
is the preview out yet?
I don't know why people are complaining about the recent episodes. I think the Impel Down arc is a great arc in both the manga and anime. I guess its just that my expectations aren't way too high.
I don't know why people are complaining about the recent episodes.
Because it's boring shit?
@People:
Because it's boring shit?
I'm starting to agree, the anime is not keeping up with the pacing in the manga, and ending the episodes on parts there were not meant to be ended on, though ending with Shiryuu last week was actually not bad since he's "somewhat" of a central character in this episode, but the week before there is absolutely /no reason/ for it to have ended with Croc breaking out Mr 1 >_> (though the episode before that, ending with Croc was epic) so the pacing seems to be kinda hit and miss every other episode, though it's still not as good as the manga… the excess fillers is boring me badly DX
Well, the Filler Fail Squad was pathetic as expected. The filler with Mr. 3's wax and the poison was decent, but went on for way too long. And those guards are just pathetic. It's not like the Blackbeard Pirates are small targets that keep moving around. Jesus…
Not a really great episode by any means, but there were a few parts that I liked, such as Ivankov's voice remaining the same adding to the whole absurdity of the situation, and the Luffy-shaped hole in the wall. Not really liking the altered pacing.
I'm starting to agree, the anime is not keeping up with the pacing in the manga, and ending the episodes on parts there were not meant to be ended on, though ending with Shiryuu last week was actually not bad since he's "somewhat" of a central character in this episode, but the week before there is absolutely /no reason/ for it to have ended with Croc breaking out Mr 1 >_> (though the episode before that, ending with Croc was epic) so the pacing seems to be kinda hit and miss every other episode, though it's still not as good as the manga… the excess fillers is boring me badly DX
I just have to say that your avatar is disturbing as hell.
I don't get the animators, they draw BB horribly each week. Why the hate?
Dear Toei:
RE: Fem-vankov's jiggle physics.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Decent episode. I'm still enjoying the series (even though I know what happens in the manga).
Good god, they're really dragging this out now aren't they? It's gotten so that even the Buggy & Mr. 3 antics are starting to get boring.
The ep was decent. I just wish they'd move things along a bit.
I just have to say that your avatar is disturbing as hell.
You should read the whole comic, and this panel alone becomes less disturbing once you understand why it has come to be XD
.. I actually thought the poop jokes were the funniest bit of the Buggy/Mr 3 filler, well except for the creatures farting on them, that was pretty funny too. They were pretty good comic relief when the action was really tense but now they're still getting a lot of time each episode when more important things could be going on, especially to get the pacing back to where it should be >_>
This one just dragged on :/ Definitely not one of my fave episodes of this arc.
And I'm starting to feel really bad for the Blugoris.
the only part that i really disliked was the 6 newkama guys group. i loved the slowly starting to worship buggy thing going on.
WTF was up with the animation there at the very end!!?! Failtastic D:
It took forever for me to get through because until half-way through, it would only buffer 2 minutes of show at a time and I had to wait 5 mins or so before the next part would buffer. Once it got midway it buffered like normal O_o strange.
Meh, again only worth watching for Shiryuu but why did they change his colors D:
I like how they showed Shiryuu:
! Walking up (or down or whatever) the stairs after the scene with BB & co because it gave a much greater illusion to his "betrayal" (its hardly appropriate to call it that) of joining up with Blackbeard.
They sure seem to be placing alot of emphasis on him, it could just be for the reason above that I posted in the spoiler tag but I'm not griping, he's kickass XD
You should read the whole comic, and this panel alone becomes less disturbing once you understand why it has come to be XD
.. I actually thought the poop jokes were the funniest bit of the Buggy/Mr 3 filler, well except for the creatures farting on them, that was pretty funny too. They were pretty good comic relief when the action was really tense but now they're still getting a lot of time each episode when more important things could be going on, especially to get the pacing back to where it should be >_>
I'm up with current events, but that is still disturbing, those eyes are just horrifying.
I liked this episode.
I'm up with current events, but that is still disturbing, those eyes are just horrifying.
Noooooo it has nothing to do with the manga, its a fan-comic…
Here it is, be educated XD: http://www.apforums.net/showthread.php?t=26807
Good god, they're really dragging this out now aren't they? It's gotten so that even the Buggy & Mr. 3 antics are starting to get boring.
The ep was decent. I just wish they'd move things along a bit.
yea ill say, i just want things to progress a little faster but it seems they are dragging out and adding on way more than the manga and what is even necessary. I also wanna see megallan back in action again but it feels like hes taking the slowest elevator ever
Well, I thought this episode was okay. It wasn't as good as 443 (of course), but I did enjoy watching Sadi-chan spar with Ivankov (and I'm quite happy that they used the same VA for both male and female Iva, good choice). Shiryuu was badass as usual, although I still wish they went with black for his uniform instead of blue–it's a minor thing, but I think black looks a bit more sharp/ominous. But I still find his segments to be a real highlight. Didn't really care for the obligatory Buggy/Mr. 3 filler this time, nor did I particularly enjoy watching Iva's candies try unsuccessfully to take out the Demon Guards (although Crocodile's subsequent disgust was very amusing ). The fillers are really beginning to drag this out for me a bit unfortunately, I hope they'll cut back on them soon. Animation seemed a bit spotty in some places, but good in others. All in all, it wasn't too bad I think, but definitely not one of the stronger episodes.
Here it is, be educated XD: http://www.apforums.net/showthread.php?t=26807
That still creeps me out. But in an awesome sort of way. XD