Like other years, japanese will have a new One Piece TV Special. This time will be "Episode of Sabo" and will be broadcasted 22th August.
Like other years, japanese will have a new One Piece TV Special. This time will be "Episode of Sabo" and will be broadcasted 22th August.
Oh. I'm not surprised, but they're truly taking advantage of the Sabo hype train.
Im interested.
so it is an original story? I'd prefer this to the previous specials. Will we get sabo/luffy/ace flashback though?
sunglasses >goggles ?
This looks cool.
Sabo's the main guy?
Neato more Koala and more Sabo. I hope it takes inspiration from spy movies.
Its canon ? If not its useless
Are we sure those aren't the same glasses Nami wore in Z?
Wait ?! Nami was wearing something in this movie ?
That's cool. I like Sabo and Koala. I mean, the Enies Lobby and Luffy specials were pretty crap (just like the anime has been for a long time), but still curious about the specials cause they are new stuff and could potentially be really well animated.
So "Episode of Sabo" was/is the big news?
Thanks one piece for cheering me up from Game of Thrones
Episode of Sabo…
I would have prefered a Episode of Barto <3
So was this the 'big news' they were going to reveal in WSJ? Looks interesting, just surprised they didn't do an Episode of Ace before Sabo, I guess this is more fitting for the current Arc.
So "Episode of Sabo" was/is the big news?
Did u even check the World Record thread?
Edit: Dropper too
Hoply we see how Koala joined him in a short flashback.
Hmmm.
It could be good, in theory. It just needs to mostly focus on the ASL flashback, with a side non-canon story, and I'll be cool with it.
The flashback doesn't need to be retreaded. It's only four years old and was perfectly competent; just a quick review like the Marineford stuff in the last one and things'll be fine.
I guess it just really depends on how interesting the story they write is. I just can't see a special like this happening without some kind of 10-20 minute retreading of it. Or they'll save that for a future Episode of Ace, but who knows.
Also, there's an additional image apparently:
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Episode of Law imminent
No episode of Law instead they'll make the next feature length film about Law, as well as a Law spin off series where he models various jeans
I'm surprised they haven't made one already.
Me too.
I assume if it does happen at all it'll have to be after his backstory is fully aired.
For some reason, I have never been able to watch the previous specials. I happen to drop them halfway through. I'm hoping this time it will be a different story.
Hmm looks like the world isn't ready for Episode of Apis.
Episode of Law imminent
I can see this occurring sometime after Dressrosa or something, sorta in the style of Episode of Chopper/that movie.
bUT LAW? HQ ANIMATED STYLE?
AHN.
SLAY ME NOW AND LAY ME TO REST ON HIS ABS
Luffy looks awesome with that palette, way better than the regular post timeskip anime.
I guess they aren't skipping Episode of Ace after all!
Wait, how is Ace fitting into this?
I wonder what's going to happen in this special? It's a pity we have to wait until August 22.
Ooookaaay….
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Well, I'm thinking this will be something like The Episode of Luffy, in which this will be half rehash, half original story (roughly speaking). In this case, I'm looking forward to it. Just hoping we don't have yet another lengthy Marineford recap. Ace's death may be the most animated sequence in the whole series.
But maaaan, Sabo's gotten a major marketing push this year from many areas. And it is most baffling because Sabo right now is such a cardboard cut-out cool heroic character that it's hard to really get excited about it. Only the shades of madness shown in some the manga panels hint at a more interesting personality. However, the marketing just keeps throwing him at us like this awesome new character that is beloved by all.
Hoping this special makes Sabo at least somewhat interesting.
Damn, I was hoping Koga Gou was working on Dragon Ball Super.
Looks like there's some Koala. I'm always down for some more Koala.
@Mr.:
However, the marketing just keeps throwing him at us like this awesome new character that is beloved by all.
You know that he was voted as the 5th most popular character of the series, right? It doesn't look like. He is in fact a character beloved by all!
Also about personality, don't forget that you have the backstory! He isn't just a totally new character.
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One Piece Episode of Sabo ~3-Kyōdai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi~ (One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Resolve) will revisit the childhood past of the three sworn brothers Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, when they all dreamed of becoming pirates. In addition, it will depict how Sabo originally came into the kingdom of Dressrossa (which was not depicted in Eiichiro Oda's original manga or the television anime), as well as his reunion with Luffy from his point of view.
Oh nice, the flashback is getting heavily focused on after all. I'm not too sure how long those Dressrosa portions could possibly be though.
With the flashback's length, they should be able to fit in a lot of it without cutting too much.
Should be enjoyable though I doubt it will be as good as 3d2y
Ugh i am so jealous how they are giving much more attention to Sabo than they ever gave to Ace, the episode of Luffy was a big slap in the face when Ave only got a slight mention when Luffy saw his statue, and then in 3D2Y Ace was killed in what seem like 5 minutes or less. We really need an Episode of Ace so they show how Luffy and Ace trained during their teen years Ace 16 and Luffy 13. It was never mentioned or revealed how exactly Ace even obtained the Flame Flame fruit or learn to master it. It would not hurt to have some more extended battles where Ace faced off against the opponents he eventually made join Whitebeards crew. The one good thing that could come out of this special is if it shows how Ace and Sabo even met each other. i really hope an Episode of Ace gets made one day.
ooooooo interesting! X3 I wonder if that means we'll get to see Sabo training and his adventures with luffy's father Dragon from childhood to adulthood until to the current time in
Dressrosa? That's my guess at least
Ugh i am so jealous how they are giving much more attention to Sabo than they ever gave to Ace,
Ace has had several story arcs dedicated to him. What has Sabo gotten besides this?
the episode of Luffy was a big slap in the face when Ave only got a slight mention when Luffy saw his statue, and then in 3D2Y Ace was killed in what seem like 5 minutes or less.
Episode of Luffy being about Luffy and not Ace is to be expected. 3D2Y focusing on something in the 3D2Y time period should also be expected. They aren't given the titles for no reason. Ace is already dead.
Luffy and Ace trained during their teen years. It was never mentioned or revealed how exactly Ace even obtained the Flame Flame fruit or learn to master it. It would not hurt to have some more extended battles where Ace faced off against the opponents he eventually made join Whitebeards crew.
None of that is really important.
So, I'm hyped about this. I always seem to really enjoy these specials, a lot of the time I like them better than the anime to be honest considering it's new material that I haven't already read. I'm just worried about the context and the creative liberties Toei is going to take with this. It's still recent in the story since Sabo's been re-introduced and there is still a lot that Oda can reveal in the future about Sabo's past. It doesn't look like they are going to delve too much into specifically Sabo's story, I'm just curious if they ever ask Oda if he's ever going to cover information like this in the manga or if Toei just takes the initiative. Still excited though, and I'd love to see more of adult Sabo kicking ass in the world.
Neato more Koala and more Sabo. I hope it takes inspiration from spy movies.
Anything with more Koala is good in my book!
Ace has had several story arcs dedicated to him. What has Sabo gotten besides this? Episode of Luffy being about Luffy and not Ace is to be expected. 3D2Y focusing on something in the 3D2Y time period should also be expected. They aren't given the titles for no reason. Ace is already dead. None of that is really important.
You do remember for those arcs you mentions Ace was only sitting on his ass or seen as a child
You do remember for those arcs you mentions Ace was only sitting on his ass or seen as a child
Massive exaggeration.
Massive exaggeration.
Yeah, in his main arc he was just sitting on his feet!!
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(not so much) joke.
I hope they canonically show the backstory of Sabo here so the manga doesn't have to cover it in several flashbacks.
I hope they canonically show the backstory of Sabo here so the manga doesn't have to cover it in several flashbacks.
That's a highly unlikely scenario. Something that important isn't going to be shown first in an anime special (not the canon part of it, anyways). Nor should it be regulated to a special, since the manga pages are where it belongs.
Maybe they'll do their own small thing, but expect it to be different in the manga when we get to that inevitable explanation.