@karubiDON said in Chapter 1065: Six Vegapunks:
OMG how did I miss this… Shaka is clearly One Piece YouTuber… Yude-Ron.
I assumed it was Guy-Manuel from Daft Punk, but that makes more sense seeing how Yude-Ron is that one YTer that Oda watches a lot, right?
Though, I can see it being a mix of both, honestly. Oda does tend to base a lot of designs off of pop culture, or just stuff he thinks is cool.
@karubiDON said in Chapter 1065: Six Vegapunks:
OMG how did I miss this… Shaka is clearly One Piece YouTuber… Yude-Ron.
I assumed it was Guy-Manuel from Daft Punk, but that makes more sense seeing how Yude-Ron is that one YTer that Oda watches a lot, right?
Though, I can see it being a mix of both, honestly. Oda does tend to base a lot of designs off of pop culture, or just stuff he thinks is cool.
Imagine being in the cast and having to read a thousand chapters of the series to be taken seriously by the fans, haha. I mean, yeah, what else ?
Not that farfetched. I mean, Sean Astin read all of the Lord of the Rings books three times over to prepare for his role as Sam. Contrary to popular belief, acting is hard.
Anyway, love all the casting so far, Usopp especially. Dude just radiates the energy and vibe.
I'll be honest, this depiction of the banquet is way more different than what I had in my head when reading the manga, and that's a good thing, because I honestly felt like it was kind of stiff. This also hypes up the raid for me again because I was getting slogged by the manga's pacing.
Agreed. Swords are made of metal not because it's tough, but because it's malleable as well.
The only seastone weapon we've seen is a spear Capone had, but it makes sense since plenty of spears do use rock for the tip.
Wasn't Smoker's OG Baton also made of seastone? It seems it's more suited for blunt weapons than more intricate stuff like swords and martial arts weapons.
I wonder if Yamato's mother will appear in the story (maybe flashback?). She could take the role of Yamato's dead(?) mentor
I forget who made the theory, but there was a theory that before Jack was the current third calamity, there was someone before him, since he's the same age as Yamato and it could potentially be Yamato's mom/Kaido's wife/lover. Now, I don't know about the calamity being Yamato's mom, but it'd be interesting to see who that would be during the flashback, if at all.
I have have similar thoughts. Vivi will be there, as nakama, but not part of the ship crew. She won't get the same treatment as the crew, like, for instance, getting a Blackbeard counterpart.
Even if that's most likely the case, I'm still looking forward to Vivi's interaction with the crew, especially Robin. She is a testament to interesting characters trumping good fighters with 0 personality any day of the week.
cute pic Usopps VA drew to Tamas VA
Regardless of the topic at hand and how I feel about Tama's chances, can I just say it kind of warms my heart that Usopp's seiyu is good at art just like him? Makes him feel a little more alive, in that regard.
Someone posted on the One Piece Subreddit that apparently the poll's been featured in the New York Times pretty prominently, which is pretty insane to think about. I knew One Piece is recognized worldwide, but to reach such an extent is pretty nuts to me.
Anyway, voted first for Perona, because I feel like someone has to.
Yeah i know what you mean. Just struck me that some of these guys almost never have moments. Have Brook and Chopper ever had a moment? Or Sanji and Fuhranky? I can't really remember but they feel like the Phoebe and Chandlers of the group
I think it's implied that there's comradery we're not seeing being off-screened from the manga at large. Historically, sailing, especially piracy took FOREVER to get to places, so there would need to be mingling, lest the persons on board would go mad with boredom. Also of note is that it's subtle, but there's definitely long stretches of time on the Merry/Sunny we don't see when traveling from island to island, it's just that Oda has limited pages to create a narrative for EVERY crewmember to interact with one another on screen in a meaningful way. Would I love to see Robin and Brook talking about comparative histories of music on the One Piece world at large, or Sanji and Chopper discuss the bio-chemical pros and cons of cooking? You bet your ass I would, but it's just not in the cards from a meaningful way narratively, sadly.
As for Yamato, I think it's a tough call, especially from the lens of Japanese culture, which Oda is mainly selling to. We, as a mostly Western-centric audience, know of the importance of inclusion and acceptance of other peoples' creeds, ideologies and identities (provided they don't cause conflict or hostility, but that's a whole other chestnut to crack), but I'm not so sure how that works in more Eastern societies, especially ones more traditionally conservative like Japan. I'd have to get a better read on current Japanese culture at large to give a better take, but I think, for the most part, Oda is trying to be inclusive and respectful, even if he doesn't always hit the mark. Time will tell.
Also, the fact that they cropped out Wanda's part in the spread can't be a coincidence. Or maybe it is, and I'm looking into it too much.
