Hangout One Piece Mega Convo Thread

[zetsu banned]

I really like how Luffy bangs his chest when he's going into G5. It reminds me of how gorillas do it, sounding like the beat of Conga drums, which fits perfectly with G5. It's a nice touch that I appreciate.

Honestly surprised Oda himself didn't do the chest-beating thing first. I hope he saw that and back-ports it into a future G5 transformation scene in the manga.

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And I like the fact this fight in Gear 5th was requested by Lucci asking what his form was, not that Luffy needed that form to beat Lucci.

I seriously doubt G4 could beat Awakened Lucci. Frankly I'm really glad the fight didn't do the typical "protagonist inches his way through all his forms incrementally before using the trump card he should've used initially". Luffy's experienced enough at this point to know Lucci is easily worth going straight into G5.

 

[catagon87]

1100 was pretty good. Loved the crazy look in Luffy's eyes.

 

[Bandit99]

Guys, how far into the break are we? Life has been busy and I haven’t been keeping track.

 

[HereNThere]

Guys, how far into the break are we? Life has been busy and I haven’t been keeping track.

Next week we start living again.

 

[Bandit99]

Next week we start living again.

Hallelujah amen

 

[kcd]

I seriously doubt G4 could beat Awakened Lucci. Frankly I'm really glad the fight didn't do the typical "protagonist inches his way through all his forms incrementally before using the trump card he should've used initially". Luffy's experienced enough at this point to know Lucci is easily worth going straight into G5.

Would Luffy even need gear4 if he decides to use all forms of advanced haki?

 

[RaisinRisin]

Next week we start living again.

I hope you're right. I thought that was true, but when I checked earlier today, Viz said the next chapter is in 14 days (now it says 13 since it'd be a new day over there). Usually TCB and others have it a few days ahead of the official date.

 

[Vanshrimp]

Next week we start living again.

only to die after the 1112 again, if i recall, there is a break after the 1112

 

[zetsu banned]

Would Luffy even need gear4 if he decides to use all forms of advanced haki?

It's unclear because Oda threw everything out of wack when base Luffy was fighting Kaidou

I'm wondering if Oda's ever going to give at least a handwave explanation for why people who have ADCoC only use it occasionally. I guess it just costs a lot of haki... points? Sure didn't seem like it in the Luffy/Kaidou fight.

 

[HereNThere]

I hope you're right. I thought that was true, but when I checked earlier today, Viz said the next chapter is in 14 days (now it says 13 since it'd be a new day over there). Usually TCB and others have it a few days ahead of the official date.

Viz English releases on Sunday, so yeah, it's two weeks until it "officially" comes out. But we'll be getting spoilers and such through next week as usual with the early chap later in the week.

 

[Rein Avara]

Once again phenomenal episode, couple things to note.

1. When Lucci sent Luffy flying with that powerful strike, it reminded me of Kat's agility back in the Whole Cake Island fight. Luffy's mid-air flips echoed Kat's nimbleness in combat.
2. The animation team did a great job with the details, especially in scenes like Luffy's Gear Fifth transformation. The colors and Haki effects brought back memories of Yamato discussing Luffy's dreams and the Roger-Kid Luffy comparison scene. It was a nice touch. (More so the colours used remind me of that scene)
3. Watching Lucci's transformation, the way his sash moved reminded me of a leopard stalking its prey. It added a cool visual to the scene.
4. Rob's portrayal in the anime was impressive. The animators really captured his ferocity, making him look rabid and bloodlusted in certain scenes, with drool and all.
5. The anime also did a good job showing the struggle within Devil Fruit users. It highlighted how their base nature can sometimes overpower them, even though they still have some control. It added depth to the characters and their powers.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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More notes to come when I rewatch aganeeeeee

 

[Demonspeed]

When is the manga coming back? I have a dozen of chapters to read I don't want to catch up and wait too long.

 

[Rein Avara]

When is the manga coming back? I have a dozen of chapters to read I don't want to catch up and wait too long.

Next week

 

[zetsu banned]

Best part of Egghead is the print of Wafalo's artwork of the Gorosei coming soon. This person fucking rules.

 

[HereNThere]

Best part of Egghead is the print of Wafalo's artwork of the Gorosei coming soon. This person fucking rules.

I need to set up an alert or something because I always miss when their latest works go sale. I really wanted their BB Pirates collection.

I like this rendering of Jupiter much better than the manga version too.

 

[electricmastro]

I wonder if Kinemon will warn Yamato not to casually reveal her Kaido heritage to all the Wano citizens.

 

[Bandit99]

I wonder if sanji is ever gonna use any of those 99 attack cuisine recipes again

 

[shailks]

I wonder if sanji is ever gonna use any of those 99 attack cuisine recipes again

I don’t know about those 99 recipes but he definitely needs to make it 100 by learning how to make Hakarl from the giants. That alone would be massive boost for Luffy.

 

[DeadlyBeast]

I don’t know about those 99 recipes but he definitely needs to make it 100 by learning how to make Hakarl from the giants. That alone would be massive boost for Luffy.

Honestly with how well that worked, it made me wonder if Chopper can create condensed protein pills or something for Luffy. It would be like Luffy's personal senzu bean that he uses in his battles until he overcomes the G5 transformation.

 

[kkck]

I wonder if Kinemon will warn Yamato not to casually reveal her Kaido heritage to all the Wano citizens.

You'd think he'd ask her not to go around calling herself THE kozuki oden like a lunatic.