I am stoked! I really hope this comes to fruition. Worst case scenario, this show bombs and is cancelled half-way through the first season. It won't do any harm to the series we all know and love. If ya don't like it, do what any ordinary person would do and 1) don't watch it and 2) move on with your life! I am very curious to see how this will turn out. I think part of the reason these sorts of adaptations don't succeed is because the fans don't give them a chance. Granted, we have gotten some pretty terrible movies like Dragon Ball Evolution that are deserving of the criticism. But people need to understand that this TV series can leave out certain plots and characters, fuse story arcs together, leave out certain details and change certain things to better suit live-action and still make a solid adaptation that captures the spirit of the original manga. Take the Marvel Cinematic Universe for instance. Granted, this series won't have the budget of a Marvel movie, but if that's what you're focused on then you're missing the point. Also, I'm a huge fan of Prison Break, and while that show is the farthest you can get from One Piece in tone, I'm not disappointed to see that the same producers are behind this project.
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RE: One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced
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RE: Can a One Piece Y7-FV dub be done right?
I think it could be done right for the most part. If done 'right', I think a hypothetical Y7-FV dub could garner a huge following in the U.S like Yu-Gi-Oh or Naruto. That would mean more games and merchandise being brought over among other things. Of course I would only accept a Y7 dub if it were accompanied by an uncut DVD release. If One Piece could get the leeway that Naruto got on Toonami a few years back then it could be done easily and retain the story just fine. If you censor it more strictly, then some story elements like Belamir being killed right in front of her kids might be lost.
Anyway. Censor the blood, keep the language PG, and do the best you can to retain the story while keeping all the names, terminology & original background music intact with accurate translations, and do justice to the show in terms of voice work and direction then a Y7 dub could still do great. You don't gotta butcher the show, change names, terminology, replace the music, make terribly inaccurate scripts, take all Japanese culture out of it, and do horrible voice work to make a show kid-friendly. You just gotta take some of the violence and pervy jokes out of it.
Unfortunately, the time for that is long gone. 4K!Ds kind of ruined whatever chance One Piece had to become massively popular in the States. At least we have an uncut broadcast and uncut DVDs, that's really all you could ask for. I only wish One Piece were done right from the beginning so that it might be more popular, and it's future more secure. (they could be cranking out new One Piece episodes 10 years from now, hopefully the show's cult following will be enough to sustain DVD sales for that long)
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RE: Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
Well they certainly aren't against the idea of supporting each other. Viz's official One Piece site has a big ol' banner at the top of the page supporting the simulcast. Likewise, the Funimation site for One Piece has links to Viz's site and advertises Viz's release of the manga and is currently promoting that giveaway Viz is running. I don't think Viz and Funi would immediately shoot down a joint venture, especially if it has the potential of boosting sales of both the manga and the anime.
Also, the FUNimation One Piece logo has the VIZ "Shonen Jump" title on top.
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RE: Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
I'm OK with fanservice :wub:
ps: How much are the standard 4 episode Japanese dvd releases?About $50. They also have "Log Collections" (aka box sets) that are typically 10 to 14 episodes, and cost about $120. Yeah, anime DVDs are astronomically expensive over there. Well, I think movies (and maybe games) in general are like that over there. Their manga is a bit cheaper though.
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RE: Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
It would be ideal for the Toonami airings to be further ahead than the DVD releases. That's how it's supposed to be. We could tune in every week to see newly dubbed One Piece episodes, and then buy the bilingual DVD sets when they come out. I would love that. As it stands now; however, that won't happen unless they put the DVD releases on a pretty long hiatus or speed up One Piece on Toonami. A speed up would be awesome, but will probably never happen. Even if One Piece is really successful on Toonami, I think they will treat it equally with other shows and try to appease everybody instead of pushing One Piece too much.
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RE: Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
Funi gave us movie 8 when we were at skypiea (even though they hadn't dubbed alabasta,the arc b4),hell were getting movie 10 before season 5 finishes. Don't think that will be much of an issue.
Yeah, but the Alabasta arc had just finished airing on TV. Movie 8 didn't spoil anything. With movie 10, they're going so far beyond where the dub story is now that they'll have one or two more crew members to where they are now, one of whom hasn't been cast yet.
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RE: "Davy Back Arc" Toonami Talkback
Well, he sort of shamed the Straw Hat name by crying like a little baby in front of everyone. He didn't do himself any justice either. He's cute and fluffy, but he's a 'man' too. If you saw Zoro or Sanji acting that way, you wouldn't think anyone was being too hard on them. His whining also demonstrated a lack of faith in his crew to bring him back. So Zoro's speech was totally warranted, and bad ass if I don't say so myself.
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RE: "Davy Back Arc" Toonami Talkback
Enjoyed this episode a lot. I didn't care for the Davy Back fight when I watched through it initially but seeing it in English for the first time really renews my interest. And just the euphoria of seeing uncut One Piece on Toonami/Adult Swim is amazing.
Looks like its doing pretty well too. Did better than Soul Eater, which is a somewhat more established show over here with an untarnished reputation. After Naruto and before Soul Eater is a good time slot for the show. It grabs up people coming off Naruto and those waiting for Soul Eater to come on. Only way they could do better would be to give One Piece Naruto's time slot. In between Bleach and Naruto on top of airing 30 minutes earlier would be perfect. :happy:Plus these 'uncut Naruto' episodes have been on DVD for like 7 years. Dunno why they don't advertise One Piece as being 'uncut' like that since it's never aired even remotely uncut on TV before.
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RE: Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
Haven't seen the anime, but I reread the manga recently. Can't say it was too slow. Don't really see why people have a huge problem with it; unless they only have a problem with the anime.
Skypeia was wayyyy wayyy slower. Less happened and it was more fighting, yet I feel like I hear more bad about Thriller Bark. Just doesn't make any sense to me.
Also, you like it less than Davy Back Fight and Skypeia and Fishmen Island? Wow. That's harsh. The anime adaptation must be bad…
Skypeia's one of my favorite arcs, so I definitely like it better. Fishman Island is probably my second least favorite, but I like it more than Thriller Bark. I haven't seen the Fishman Island anime though. I guess there's the Davy Back arc which gets tiring quickly and is drawn out, but I was talking more about the bigger story arcs. Davy Back is basically canonical filler.
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Compared to the pacing we get these days being 1:1… That doesn't sound as bad as they say.
I suppose Skypeia's characters were more interesting (though Moria was more interesting than Eneru), but the plot of Thriller Bark was more engaging. Skypeia was just constant fighting.
Totally disagree with that. Thriller Bark put the character's in some tight situations, introduced us to an interesting new villain, and of course gave us a new crew mate. But I didn't find the plot more engaging. While watching I just wanted it to hurry up and end so they could advance to the next big adventure honestly. Skypiea's plot was more interesting to me. It had an intense backstory that really made you wanna see Luffy kick the seemingly unstoppable villain-with-a-god-complex's ass.
Iunno, just chalk it up to a difference of opinion I guess.
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RE: Funimation DVD Discussion III (Please Check First Post for FAQ)
Man, just think if FUNimation had licensed One Piece from the get-go. The dub would be on hiatus because we'd be too close to the Japanese airings. :wub: Or we'd even be seeing new dub episodes on TV before they come out on DVD. VIZ Manga would say Zoro. Ah well. I'm glad to be on Enies Lobby myself. Sucks we gotta sit through Thriller Bark before Impel Down and Marineford. No offense to TB fans but it's my least favorite canonical story and it drags on forever in the anime.