Hey. Just a reassurance that the man is fine and in good spirits. Sending get well letters to the SBS/Usopp Gallery address would be appreciated I'm sure.

Boy that was not fun to keep to myself. Remind me never to hold a secret for six years again. Next time 2 max.

Just quick re: the Kaido FB.

Don't sweat it. Not something to lose sleep over bc it's coming. We'll understand Kaido ＭＵＣＨ ＢＥＴＴＥＲ after we see what happened at God Valley. That will be the true Kaido FB, or at least deliver exactly what everyone wanted.

It's coming.

The rest of the points, yeah, pretty much.

Nope!

If we're going to argue in hindsight about what it should be for accuracy, it should be 'The Five Elder Heavenly Bodies'. That is the most accurate translation.

It's also a mouthful.

In Japanese you have

惑星>wakusei>planet
and
恒星>kousei>star (fixed)

But both of these contain the kanji 星 that we commonly translate as 'star'. Although I can't speak on the origins of the kanji being used in both (as well as other heavenly objects), my bet would be that the overarching theme is that they appear as luminous points in the night sky while the preceding kanji determines what kind of object it actually is.

Certain characters in anime/manga who are attempting to be poetic or dramatic may refer to a planet as a 'hoshi' but it's still wrong according the language and only suggests the image of a bright object in the universe.

If we're to refer to a star as the English star, then 'hoshi' is most commonly used in Japanese however since the term 'hoshi' is used/understood as meaning both, it fits more with the term 'heavenly body' in which case, it's accurate in both English and Japanese.

My bet is that Oda could easily have intended it to be our 'planet' but even so, without 'wakusei' the most accurate representation would be 'Heavenly Body'.

In that sense, when a melancholy character wistfully calls their planet a 'hoshi', what's a translator to do?

Did the author intend the hoshi to make a planet analogous to a star because it represents shining hope to them? Were they being sarcastic and suggesting it's lost it's sheen? Were they just....wrong?

If you have someone being poetic or highfalutin, then utilizing 'star' even though it's 'wrong' is still the best choice.

Funny we were just talking about ambiguity because here it is once again ^o^

I have no allegiance to 'Elder Stars' other than it's what it has been but I mean....so was Raftel ^O^ So who cares!

The Five Elder Stars
It sounds ancient, poetic, and holier-than-thou. If Saturn's naming is a theme, then it's also technically wrong. But so is literally every soppy antagonist speaking woefully about their loss of hope in civilization in every anime.

The Five Elder Planets
Perhaps what Oda intended literally but maybe not poetically. It does carry an eldritch horror theme which is bonus points.

The Five Elder Heavenly Bodies
The most 'correct' term maybe and what it 'should' be but also a disgusting mouthful.

The only other option as close to being 'right' as Heavenly Bodies would be 'The Five Elder Spheres' and that's almost as funny as saying 'Dragon Balls' except even more gross.

Thematically? Stars seems to fit with how Japanese language (incorrectly) refers to planets in a poetic fashion. There are no 'wrong' choices among these, just ones that are better than others for reasons of brevity, flow, and theme.

@FatDogForMidTerms said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

@Greg said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

Like that.

You do realize that if the show doesn't succeed, your uhhhhh kinda smug answers to people who have negative feelings about the show will also look kinda silly?

They said smugly.

Which is why it's popcorn.

Being unflinchingly negative about the series is no longer about critical analysis, it's about proving someone wrong or proving oneself right.

There was always going to be that subset and for them, succeed or fail, there will always be a bitterness attached to the existence of the series. Either: 'I was right, it was garbage' or 'Everyone else is wrong'.

And it's unfortunate to see bitterness increase in the world over such a thing.

As for everyone else, good to see we're having fun.

Daaaaaaaah ＦＩＮＡＬＬＹ ！！！！

Zoro is only 1/4 Wanoese.

So the 'Zoro has to be pure Wanoese!' BS Express can finally cease operations.

That was the bit of info I had years ago that made it clear how Zoro's lineage played out.

And yes, Oda's astigmatism is pretty nasty which contributes a great deal to artwork from recent years. When I found out I couldn't really critique the art the same way, nor could I just out and say that without him bringing it up. Health is health so, it is what it is. We're lucky we can still enjoy the manga!

@wolfwood
There was a trial on yakuza dealings in the US where they had a voice recording of the JP fellow agreeing to an illegal deal with 'hai' (yes).

The defense successfully argued that saying 'hai' doesn't necessarily mean 'yes' as it does in English. It can mean:

"I'm listening to what you said and confirming that I hear you, but not necessarily agreeing with what you say."

....successfully argued.

I like to post this every once in a while for fans who might not know it exists.

https://www.thegrandline.com/odatocLIVE.htm

Here's a ridiculously detailed and thorough look at every single comment from Oda, his editors, and about Oda from other authors on the authors' comments page of various comic publications from 1993-2013 after which they were regularly made available in English. Enjoy!

So yeah, audio commentary reveals everything I've suggested.
-Uta confirmed in 1055 so her existence is now canon, as expected.
-Her status at the end is still unknown, as expected.
-The director didn't want to make it a multiverse film so they tried to make it non-multiverse (and failed, unless it happens after Egghead) but he overstepped his boundaries by saying it was canon and admits that, that the only person who can decide the movie's canon nature is Oda....as expected.

Uta is canon and can easily show up if/when Oda wants and ignore the events of the film without disavowing them (ie. a text bubble-free panel of a reuniting OR just ignoring talk about the film's events). RED? Probably not canon but if it is, look for it to happen after Egghead.

Some time ago I was speaking with one of the editors about the topic of OP fans becoming editors.

Of course, it's impossible to have younger editors who didn't grow up w/o One Piece these days but there's a reason super fans can never be an editor. Oda specifically doesn't want big fans to be editors. The ideal editor is someone who sits down and reads One Piece on the toilet for a few minutes, smirks, flushes, and goes on with their day.

There's no point in pleasing fans who already like the series because if they are attracted to the characters, the characters are already established and (generally speaking) will not change. It is his constant battle to maintain the core feeling of the world that's unchanging while providing new and humorous situations for the characters. The 'new' is important because fans may become too caught up in a way it should be when, so long as the core isn't betrayed, there is no 'should' for manga if it's alienating new fans. Therefore the ideal editor for OP is a 'light' fan.

My wife might make a good editor ^O^

Boy that was not fun to keep to myself. Remind me never to hold a secret for six years again. Next time 2 max.

Krieg was revealed in costume via their online campaign.

music

Was already revealed that teaser music was made specifically for the teaser and isn't part of the series.

Speculate what that means for the trailer as you will.

PotC doesn't have a lock on sea shanties. Those existed for...quite some time...before PotC so expecting something that sounds like a:

Light
Youthful
Adventurous
High-spirited

shanty variant is not exactly asking too much from viewer expectation.

The composer also ran down the list of the many varities of music that will be included.

With the tone being decidely ONE PIECE, expecting something dark and brooding to hang over the entire series is a bit much.

As far as covers etc. that's not up to me to comment on, I'm sorry.

@hideoushorrendous

Quite a few conclusions drawn there. Let's wait shall we?

@kevo_koma said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

Surprised they cut out Krieg though.

They did?

@Cinder
Yeah, I think the 'bigness' of characters is something it will have to work towards. Not always cheap to do that and can, over time, be more troublesome/expensive than shots intended to be big displays.

If OP gets that juicy S2 ok, I think you'll see more of that woven in.

@FatDogForMidTerms said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

@Greg said in One Piece Live-Adaptation Drama Announced:

Like that.

You do realize that if the show doesn't succeed, your uhhhhh kinda smug answers to people who have negative feelings about the show will also look kinda silly?

They said smugly.

Which is why it's popcorn.

Being unflinchingly negative about the series is no longer about critical analysis, it's about proving someone wrong or proving oneself right.

There was always going to be that subset and for them, succeed or fail, there will always be a bitterness attached to the existence of the series. Either: 'I was right, it was garbage' or 'Everyone else is wrong'.

And it's unfortunate to see bitterness increase in the world over such a thing.

As for everyone else, good to see we're having fun.

Like that.

@NightGrinder

Yeah, which is pretty much what I mean.

The walls of text railing on it are now starting to stand out.

There is ＺＥＲＯ wrong with disliking it.

But when you see the pattern of unflinching negativity before and now when the tide is turning towards positive, it really sticks out.

But that never means criticism isn't welcome. It not only begs it, it deserves it. Just talking about stand-out cases.

The dug-in negativity is making for excellent popcorn at this point.

@Barkworm

Example didn't have to be GB necessarily. Coulda been Goonies, Gremlins, Temple of Doom, Adventures in Babysitting etc. any number of 80's comedies that little kids watched back then but parents today (depending on the family) might not necessarily let their little kids watch now for a number of reasons.