Do you like axolotls?
Title: ''Unite! The Luffy-Law Pirate Alliance!''
Chapters Covered: 668
New Characters: None
Animation Director: Katsumi Ishizuka (****1/2)
Time: 8:30PM EST
Watch It: www.onepieceofficial.com
Do you like axolotls?
Title: ''Unite! The Luffy-Law Pirate Alliance!''
Chapters Covered: 668
New Characters: None
Animation Director: Katsumi Ishizuka (****1/2)
Time: 8:30PM EST
Watch It: www.onepieceofficial.com
http://www.justin.tv/cc0721cc#/w/5580831232/2 The stream. Probably the longest it's been up.
No pictures in the 2chan thread…
I saw some changes in the opening. At least in Usopp's clothes in the beggining. Also, there was a ''burn'' efect when we see the Sunny and the crew appearing.
That's got to be the shortest recap we've had in years.
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The booger flicking was rather nasty lol
but
! Smiley was animated really nicely
I'm really liking laws facial expressions…
Ahaha finally the choppalaw moment XD
Nice and fun episode. I liked the pacing for an ep with a very short recap.
Smiley looked great.
Loved the animation on Smiley, very fluid (no pun intended). Can't wait to see how the anime goes with him.
@Galaxy:
That's got to be the shortest recap we've had in years.
Shh! No! Don't post that image!
You will awaken…...THE ZACHRI
Episode was ok but Law trying to take down a Yonkou… HAHAHAHAHA
I think that this episode was just perfect. I thought the animation was great, and the pacing was good too. I wish every episode could be like this.
Very nice episode. Everything from the pacing, humor, animation and music was just great. I'd give an ass cheek to have every single episode have this solid quality.
Zachri….where are you? :ninja:
Great episode.
Man, the part where Luffy flicked his booger on Chopper's face killed me. I almost fell face first on the ground.
The Chopper hat scene and Law's expressions were done very well.
The animation for Smiley was better than I expected. Let's hope it stays that way consistently for the next couple of episodes.
Keychain Chopper is the best keychain.
I do have to agree this is one of those better episodes and do wish it'd stay like this for a while, guess will wait and see what happens in the future eh? I've been dying to see this chapter get animated and was its even one of my favorites of the anime now, good animation and nice funny moments. I hope they do up coming fights like this, but
I've been waiting for Law's expressions to get animated…this was just perfect.
Luffy was really hilarious too. Ahh they were all really great in this! :happy:
Loved it~
Pretty good episode, they handled smiley's animation quite well. Ah reminds me of kinjite and venom demon back in impel down
All in all pretty good. Everything with Chopper in this episode was amazing. Luffy immediately believing Law about betrayal was handled well. Smiley's also being animated well, especially the translucent parts. Though, now that I think of it,
! isn't he supposed to explode when he gets in contact with fire?
Only complaint is that some of the characters looked off-model at times. Robin was the worst offender.
Just awesome. The best part is still the Smiley parts that are being fleshed out. The animation is doing a good job of filler.
Let's just hope that they don't create another "Hordy" plot hole with this much filler.
I saw some changes in the opening. At least in Usopp's clothes in the beggining. Also, there was a ''burn'' efect when we see the Sunny and the crew appearing.
Also, when Smiley appears, the screen vibrates.
The best episode since some long time. I enjoyed it a lot!
God, when people were saying it was the shortest recap, I was thinking maybe a minute at best. But this thing was like 30 seconds…! Seriously, when was the last time we had an episode this well paced?! It was great all around. The art and animation seemed pretty consistent and Smiley was animated beautifully. Even the added filler flowed with the canon material perfectly this time.
If this is a sign that the rest of this arc will be done justice in the anime and we may get a small filler arc later, I'll take it.
This is the last time I'll comment on the opening issue since I'm just beating a dead horse by now, but I'll return to One Piece Official when this mess gets straightened out. I do love We Go, but I can't bring myself to watch that opening anymore knowing there's supposed to be a new opening.
The episode was little boring at the first half but overall it was decent. Loved Law's interactions with straw hats!
I especially liked how they showed unleashing Smiley, tough they could have used different music. Also isn't it weird that
! Smiley directly touched fire even tough he's supposed to explode when coming in contact with it. Seriously Toei! :getlost:
May Punk Hazard go on like it has!
Ooh what's that? A lucky coincidence or does this mean that the anime got its shit together now? I'll let next week's episode decide whether I shall pick up the anime again.
I came into this episode expecting the usual subpar everything, but boy oh boy was I pleasantly surprised. This may be this arc's best episode yet. Ishizuka should direct every episode from now on.
Law-Strawhats interaction had me in stitches.
Really good episode this week. Best one in a while, it looked great at points, even if it did feel slower in the second half, the first half had great pacing. The interactions of the crew reminded me why I like the arc despite some of it's flaws. Fishman Island was pretty lacking on these. Just really fun stuff.
That's what I'm talking about.
@Galaxy:
Also, when Smiley appears, the screen vibrates.
I'm glad they fixed Luffy's hat not moving with the wind around the group shot at the end.
Just only now i got to see the episode(being mother day and all that).
The crew interaction at the beguining was realy good and lol at Law you should be the one to reconsider if you want form the alliance.
And i like the second part so much not that i'm biassed or anything.:ninja:
Looooooveeeeeeeee
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Luffy is just too great.
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@Light:
! Smiley directly touched fire even tough he's supposed to explode when coming in contact with it. Seriously Toei! :getlost:
! The same thing happened in the manga when he first appeared.
It needs to be engulfed in a large amount of fire for it to explode.
Smoker comes off manlier in Tashigi's body than in his own… I miss his old design.
Whoa, the animation and art direction is like a night to day improvement over last weeks 593. Instead of last weeks choppy, sluggish fight scenes and sloppy character artwork, the series is back to the very polished character designs and art/animation direction that most of the earlier PH episodes have had. This one in particular had an excellently animated debut of Smiley wreaking havoc on the poor fools that unwittingly let it loose.
The scene in which Law tells the name of the Emperor the want assistance in seeking was also handled rather well in using the environment to conceal from the viewer what was being told to Luffy and Nami. The comedy scenes also well directed in terms of timing and necessary pep.
Also, I can't be the only one that had this tune in my head during the last 5 minutes of the episode:
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Don't get too excited, we'll be back to dissapointments in no time. Its toei.
''If Zoro and the others wimp out, I'll convince them!''
http://i40.tinypic.com/34ruma9.jpg
''If Zoro and the others wimp out, I'll convince them!''
As great man who he's, Mansopp :happy:
This episode was nice. I liked the Law's face XD
Law's face is still priceless he all like "Oh god what have I done"
Lately Katsumi Ishizuka's episodes have been lackluster so this episode was a pleasant surprise. I'm hoping the animation for the rest of Punk Hazard stays at this level of quality.
O-chan
http://i40.tinypic.com/34ruma9.jpg
''If Zoro and the others wimp out, I'll convince them!''
Usopp is the man :D
Great episode btw!!!
http://i.imgur.com/EoSd77p.gif
Luffy is just too great.
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! The same thing happened in the manga when he first appeared.
It needs to be engulfed in a large amount of fire for it to explode.
Oh I loved so hard on that part hahah! And Law's faces during the episode - so freaking EPIC! Amazing episode
! I was waiting for that scene so much
! but it seems llike my memory tricked me and it wasn't supposed to be in this episode but at the end of PH.
Good episode, was a little bit too long for my taste at the end when showing Smiley, but maybe because I don't like him too much :P
Too early to dub this the best episode of the arc?
Everything was overall on point…......really I think the directing of the episode was what made it pop....from the gag scene faces to the mood-matching music playing when a) Law was explaining who Caesar was and b) the intro of Smiley. Again, good thing he isn't Magellan poison purple.
The snowfall blocking out the Yonkou name was a really nice touch.
Seriously who the hell let a 13 year old in the drawing studio? What were they thinking with Nico Robin's body in this episode. It looked absolutely rididuclous
But apart from this it was such an awesome episode. I am lovign Law's reaction :) Poor guy
This was such a solid well done episode. If only they could all be this quality.
Punk Hazard is very good so far. I like most of the episodes!
I think it's just that Fishman Island was so horrible (I think it was boring in both manga and anime), that people need a little time to get used to the good stuff again.