Well I stopped downloading One Piece during the post-alabasta filler arc and I am now downloading episode 144 and up where the fillers stop for now. So Im gonna start skipping fillers but I need to know something.
Which fillers are actually good to watch even tho it has nothing to do with the story? Aswell of which filler episodes are mostly filler but have stuff that isn't in it?
Look at it this way: if you have half an hour to kill, the fillers will do you well. I thought that Usopp's was the best, by the way. Can't remember which one it was, though; I no longer have that batch on hand.
There was some filler involving a character named "Bayan" whom could manipulate people using music. I thought that was interesting.
The best filler, though, appears to be the G8 arc following Skypiea.
There was some filler involving a character named "Bayan" whom could manipulate people using music. I thought that was interesting.
That would be the 2nd special.
Episodes 131-135 are each about an individual member of the crew (the first one is sort of Chopper and Robin), and I mostly liked those. I like the Usopp one the best also, and maybe it's bias, the people at K-F seemed to think it's the best one too. 
Of course not everyone agrees, but whatever. Then there's two mini fillers, one is about an old guy with lots of goats, and then there's the dreaded Rainbow Mist arc. If you want, try out the Goat one. But do not under any circumstances watch the Rainbow Mist one, it is an awful monstrosity.
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But do not under any circumstances watch the Rainbow Mist one, it is an awful monstrosity.
What exactly is so hideous about it? Please do not roast me, though; I've not seen it, so I have not experienced the alleged toxicity of the arc first hand.
What exactly is so hideous about it? Please do not roast me, though; I've not seen it, so I have not experienced the alleged toxicity of the arc first hand.
Shall I broil you instead? 
J/K.
Let's see, what's so bad about it….Well, for one thing, the premise of going through this mist into some sort of other land where time stops, while it might sound like a good idea, it really falls flat IMO and there are some plot holes that leave things unexplained. Also, it has some of the most annoying little angsty children ever. Children in One Piece aren't necessarily a bad thing; sometimes I like them. But these particular kids are really irritating. And there are really bad out of character moments, like Nami forcing Sanji to hold on to her shopping bags and therefore forcing him to get electricuted over and over was really wrong. Nami isn't THAT callous, and she too smart to risk her shopping bags like that either.
And then there's just these really horrible sappy moments that are so forced and campy that it makes me want to puke.
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Generally, listening to people gripe about horrible programming, or just their impressions/after thoughts of such, is quite funny. However, I interpreted what you said as…well, terrifying. o_O
Well, then I suppose I got my point across well.
oh god… yeah i tried watching the rainbow mist arc.... it made my brain hurt... don't know if i want to finish that and just continue w/ skypiea....
if anything, i did like the usopp and zoro episodes... partially because there was that one part in the zoro ep (135, if i'm not mistaken) where robin tries to put a blanket or a jacket on zoro and he gets all defensive (inner fangirl was screaming in excitement for some reason...)
didn't care for sanji's episode though...
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I saw chopper & robins aswell as sanjis episode but Im just gonna skip to episode 144.
134 is Usopp's, which was my favorite of the single-ep fillers.
135 is Zoro's.
Those were the top two in the poll we had on the old K-F site, and I'd recommend them.
Paku Romi (Al from FMA) also guest-starred in 135.
Neither of the filler arcs was worth watching in my opinion, but it is sort of dishearting to have worked so long on them and have them snubbed .__.
I thought the Louge Town Fillers were the best. Usopp vs Daddy and Buggy in the resturaunt were the best parts. I havent seen 134 yet.
oh, i also liked that one filler in alabasta when luffy, zoro and chopper get separated from the rest because of luffy's stupidity… that was a funny episode!
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I liked Usopp and Zoro's mini ep thignies. Nami's sucked and so did Sanji's… Robin n Chopper's was kinda cute and I can't remember Luffys.... I liked Zoro's just for the simple fact... Yosaku.with.long.hair. end of XD
I didn't mind Rainbow mist arc... it had its moments but it seemed to Peter Pan for me? XD I liked the Memory Loss arc if thats what its called.... where that kid and that freaky seahorse steal people's memories... I found that filler highly amusing XD
I just really hate Apis and Coby filler...
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Oooh so One Piece Dragon Dream is based off a filler huh? I might just have to watch that filler.
I don't know, I guess I'm different in some way, because there really hasn't been any filler that I've totally disliked. The main cast is enough for me to sit through them all, because most of the time everyone's still got the same charm and humor they would have in a normal episode.
Hell, first time I watched through One Piece on HK DVDs, I had no idea what filler was, so the Apis arc was just another part of the series for me.
The post-Alabasta fillers were okay. They got really bad around Goatsex and Rainbow Mist. The only character episodes I didn't like were the one with Rice Rice (I think that's the name of that annoying salesman), and the one with Sanji and that annoying Marine chef kid.
I really didn't mind Rainbow Mist. I had the patience to watch all of it instead of skipping ahead to Jaya. Sure, there were those boring moments when I thought I'd need duct tape to keep my eyes open. But, all in all, it was the worst filler arc.
I disagree with Rainbow Mist being the worst. I found most of the fillers tolerable. The only one I hated was Goatsex. I mean the only thing I continued to watch it for was the hope the old fart would die like Chopper said he would. At least that's what I think.
Neither of the filler arcs was worth watching in my opinion, but it is sort of dishearting to have worked so long on them and have them snubbed .__.
Yeah, it's easy to forget that they were worked hard on by people to get them released, sorry about that, I don't mean to snub your efforts. I did watch all of them. I guess everyone should just watch them and decide for themselves how bad the episodes are. Besides, if you don't see them, you can't relate to the rest of us when we start talking about the really crappy things that happen in those episodes. XD
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Oooh so One Piece Dragon Dream is based off a filler huh? I might just have to watch that filler.
And that filler was based off of a game. Full circle.
I just really hate Apis and Coby filler…
If you mean the eps after Whiskey Peak, that wasn't filler.
yeah first it was the ps1 game then filler then dragon dream too bad i havent seen the filler then maybe dragon dream would make more sense while playing it
That reminds of when people say that the filler in DragonBall or DragonBall Z is crappy which is just complete & utter BS (the criticism) at least in some exceptions.
…...DBZ has fillers? See, I wouldn't know that cause I was a big fan of the anime and hardly read the manga.
Didn't like the rainbow mist arc too much. It just didn't do anything for me. I didn't like the Apis arc, either (same reason). I haven't seen the Dream arc yet, but it looks pretty promising. I'd like to see a few more of each character's memories. Has anyone seen it yet, what's it like?
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Are you talking about the one where they lose their memories? It's ok, I liked it up until the last episode, where it got kind of wierd and paid homage to the Apis arc.
@Sandai:
That reminds of when people say that the filler in DragonBall or DragonBall Z is crappy which is just complete & utter BS (the criticism) at least in some exceptions.
Are you kidding?
The filler in DB and DBZ does suck.
All of it IMO.
Well alright, Piccolo and Goku learning to drive wasn't so bad…..
I like the first episode of the memory loss arc. Probably somewhat because of the refreshing new OP atmosphere brought about by Gerusama/new drawing/animation/whatever style, but it's interesting to see what the characters have to say. I guess up until the point where everyone figures out what's going on is the point that it turns into sterile filler.
I didn't even know what filler was really until the middle of Skypeia. I even went on to Gerusama's subs not knowing what filler was, actually thinking memory loss had to do with the real story somehow. Maybe another reason why I think the first episode of the memory loss filler is the best. Though when most of the fillers came and passed without me knowing I was just like, "well I guess it's time for the author to wind down again!" Little did I know that the author doesn't wind down using such methods…
Doesn't it take more effort to make fillers since there's no scenery, ideas, etc., from the manga? Must still be good money, but what do I know.
It is good money. I figure that they figure that they would lose more money by not airing episodes or catching up to the manga quickly.
Toei handles filler arc vs manga arc pacing pretty well, in my opinion. Certainly better than Naruto and probably better than the upcoming Bleach filler.
Yeah, I'm wondering how the Bleach fillers are gonna be? Since they're so close to the manga, i think they'll have at least half a year of fillers like Naruto. They'll not become worse then the Naruto fillers, though, cuz those are way too bad. Haven't watched a naruto ep since naruto vs sasuke.
When it comes to One Piece the best filler is imo the G8 one. The rest ain't that good. They have their funny moments, but overall it's not that good. For future fillers I'm still waiting for Toei to animate some of the mini arcs, though.
Well I'll probably end of watching the fillers after Alabasta after I watch all the movies and special so K-F has more time to get more episodes out.
I actually like the Fillers, all of em. they are in no way as good as the main Story, but Seeing what Kind of Filler OTHER anime Has Got, I believe the one Piece Filler to be a godsend.
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- It never messes with the story or is impossible to the story and it always puts the characters RIGHT back where they were before it happened
Well, that's not totally true…
- they Don't Elongate things that normally only take 1 panel to the point of stupidity
Maybe not that bad, but there are some times when they really do drag a situation out much longer than it needed to be.
About the Zoro Thing, I read the manga Till Alabasta and Then Started watching the anime and Reading the manga. I havent actually seen the anime Before Episode 104, so i didint know
the DBF arc is actually one of my Favorite Arcs, and I'm kinda Glad they Dragged it out. I think the Reason they changed the Ending to the DBF was because In the Manga's Ending, they Pass up the oppourtunity to get a Carpenter EASY by stealing one of Foxy's and then in the Very next arc, go looking for one. I think it was just kinda making it less-obvious that they could have Got a Carpenter earlier.
The only other Thing they change is Aokiji appearing on Long Ring Long Run, They for some Reason Changed that, no clue why but The story still comes off the same, at least to me.
I havent really noticed a Difference in the Way the Characters are portrayed, but maybe that's because I dont always pay attention to that. Examples Please?
and hey, at least the Filler here is FAR better then the CRAP Toei Calls Dragonball Filler
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The only other Thing they change is Aokiji appearing on Long Ring Long Run, They for some Reason Changed that, no clue why
They had to add a filler arc before Aokiji.
at least the Filler here is FAR better then the CRAP Toei Calls Dragonball Filler
You do know that Toei produced both Dragonball and OP, right?
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I havent really noticed a Difference in the Way the Characters are portrayed, but maybe that's because I dont always pay attention to that. Examples Please?
Like I metioned earlier in this thread, like Nami forcing Sanji to to hold her shopping bags while watching him get electricuted over and over again. Nami is neither that stupid nor that evil and would never do something that callous. Or Zoro getting mad that Sanji "gets to hit on the chicks before he does" (ok, that was from a special, but still. ). And can Usopp really cook or what? I actually started a thread a while back just about out of character moments, I don't know where it's gone to now.
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Good examples of clear character differences are actually the way how they deal with filler enemies. For instance Zoro couldn´t easily finish off this Erik dude from the Apis arc. However before that arc took place he was able to finish off Hatchan and to oppose Arlong though he still didn´t recover from the fight with Mihawk. There´s no way that this Zoro would have problems with Erik so he clearly is written differently.
Same goes for Rainbow Mist Arc. Sanji and Chopper who took down Baroque Works special agents before couldn´t together stop Wettons Grandson. I mean no matter if he had the power of electricity on his side he was never an even match for them and yet they couldn´t finish him off. Totally out of character IMO.
Are You kidding?
The filler in DB and DBZ does suck.
All of it IMO.
It's better than jumping from one point to another making it seem like something's been skipped or not giving any explanation as to why something happened or shortening something that could've lasted a bit longer.
I mean you barely ever get to see Gohan or Piccolo do any training which really makes you wonder if they did any training at all before Vegeta & Nappa came to earth. And do not get me started on Vegetto vs Super Buu. (note all this refers to the manga)
I liked Usopp and Zoro's mini ep thignies. Nami's sucked and so did Sanji's… Robin n Chopper's was kinda cute and I can't remember Luffys.... I liked Zoro's just for the simple fact... Yosaku.with.long.hair. end of XD
I didn't mind Rainbow mist arc... it had its moments but it seemed to Peter Pan for me? XD I liked the Memory Loss arc if thats what its called.... where that kid and that freaky seahorse steal people's memories... I found that filler highly amusing XD
I just really hate Apis and Coby filler...
hee, you said amusing.
How amusing
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