! @Davy:
! > And die a tragic death by Akainu's Hand. SPOILERS!
You may only be 15, but I assume you're old enough to read the rules regarding spoilers in an anime forum.
So, first off…. major boobage. I think that's the take away message from this episode. Other than that... uhmm... fantastic? I feel a little odd that amazing episodes like this get mixed reviews from manga guys based on expectations, while boring episodes may get universal praise just cause it looks pretty. But I guess that's to be expected, we watch the anime for two different reasons... you for the adaptation, and me for the story I'm seeing for the first time.
But this was an amazing episode for an anime only watcher. The flashbacks were nice, Hancock was ... hancock. Sengoku's transformation looked nice (yes he stood there for awhile doing nothing, but I didn't think it was THAT bad... noticeable but not terrible. I mean Ace wouldn't have been freed if it wasn't for Mr. 3)
Ace's escape was awesome too, well animated. Nice to see those fires again. 9/10
BY THE WAY: If guys like this keep spoiling this series, I will not be returning to these forums after the war arc. Fortunately I'm not pissed because I know the outcome of what happens, but I plan on avoiding manga spoilers from now on, and I don't want to frequent a forum where people blatantly spoil, or hint at things to come. I know it's hard to avoid and there will always be "griefers", but if someone like him isn't given a meaningful ban then I can't be around here if this kind of thing isn't enforced. This is not a knock at any of the moderators, but from a concerned anime only viewer, obviously we wish for this series to unfold the same way as our manga reading counterparts. When I find out important plot points, I want it to be on the screen, not a message board.