Who will leave the Stretch Bowl victorious?
Title: "Over At Last - The Outcome of the Battle Against Katakuri"
Chapters Covered: 896
Episode Director: Yutaka Nakashima (***1/2)
Animation Director: Shigefumi Shingaki (**1/2)
Time: 7:30PM EST
Watch It: www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece
Autocorrect keeps suggesting "shigella" for "Shigefumi." Ouch.
The Climax of the Intense Fight against Katakuri - Episode 871: https://yadi.sk/i/Nr_y-3wUKYDOvw
One Piece Episode 872 Preview
My only disappointment with this episode is that it didn't show us where Pekoms came from lol
The anime mixed up the names for the male decuplets, it seems like they don't know who's who despite having the sketches and informations about the entire Charlotte Family.
for how long that reveal took, the art sure is…... , mediocre on the Snakeman in the opening. Not only that but it looks like the effects actually killed the silhouette they were going for.
Like Sulong it looks better blacked out
I @Blissed:
My only disappointment with this episode is that it didn't show us where Pekoms came from lol
I don't think the manga showed it either
I I don't think the manga showed it either
It didn't. I wanted the anime to definitively answer that question lol
My only disappointment with this episode is that it didn't show us where Pekoms came from lol
The only way into the Mirror World without Brulee is through her house in the Seducing Woods on Whole Cake Island.
The only way into the Mirror World without Brulee is through her house in the Seducing Woods on Whole Cake Island.
I'm well aware, I just wanted to see it in the anime.
Pretty average episode overall.
The direction was good but could've been better tbh.
During some parts the art and animation was pretty jarring, which is even more accentuated given the Sakuga fest we got last week, though I was very surprised to see Shida and Yamamoto listed as KA for this episode. Yamamoto did the Sanji and Pudding flashback and Shida was barely noticeable (looked like Inoue and Ichikawa during some parts).
Next week looks interesting, Kitazaki doing the Sulong transformation and it looks pretty dope, judging from the pv.
This episode was excellent, just about as good as the last one although it covers less interesting material. The highlight was definitely Sanji and Pudding's scene, which I felt was executed perfectly - the flashbacks used were fresh and weren't overused, the emotion was real, and the end result was glorious in all its discretion. Luffy and Katakuri's scene was also very solid, and overall I can't think of anything that was particularly weak. Even Brook's panties joke was kind of funny.
I do have to say, the irony of Newshi getting called the wrong name in-universe and then correcting it to a name that is also wrong is hilarious, albeit frustrating.
Surprisingly enough, I enjoyed this episode.
he animation really isn't at all noteworthy this episode, and while a lot of scenes are really polished, it seems that they had trouble handle the scenes between Luffy and Katakuri in terms of art, presumably due to Katakuri being a hard character to draw, and animators not being used to it. Either way, although there was a nice tid bit of character acting by Takumi Yamamoto, the episode on a whole was very limited(which even the director commented on, describing the episode as "super static" in contrast to 870). Hell, even Shida made a contribution this episode, but for the life of me, I can't tell what he did.
Speaking of the director, I think that's really where the episode most shines through. I felt, while not perfect, the direction did a good job of capturing the very much calm after the storm feeling that was really necessary for the Luffy vs Katakuri fight this episode, and while I think it wasn't perfect, I think Nakashima did a proficient job of capturing the essence of what that scene was about. The emotional moment with Pudding and Sanji was really well captured I felt, and the episode I felt does a good job of leading into what will hopefully be a more animated and action packed next episode.
Overall, a proficient episode that had strong enough direction to carry the story beats( I particularly liked the feeling of ominousness captured in the aftermath of the clash between Luffy and Katakuri, with the clock ticking in the background as it went to the half episode break), however, not particularly animated, and was even rough around the edges at points.Next episode looks like it'll be exciting. Pekoms transformation and flashback in the preview look surprisingly animated, presumably by Masahiro Kitazaki as animation director.
