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DemonDragonJ
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I have not posted on these boards for over a month, so I hope that this thread is not deemed a thread asking for reccomendations, which I have discovered are currently banned.
I am constantly searching for a new Japanese animation television series to watch, to avoid growing bored of the current series that I follow. I am currently watching Bleach, Naruto, Zoids Genesis, and Digimon Savers, but I have watched countless others in years past. I am a nineteen-year-old male, so thus I usually prefer shonen series, but I do my best to not limit myself to one genre. I am wondering if One Piece is a series of which I may be fond. I very much enjoy Bleach and Naruto, and I have often seen One Piece compared with these two, so I may possibly start watching this series, since it seems to be popular currently, and I do not wish to be left out of a current craze. I do, however, have several questions about this series before I begin to watch it. First, does the anime ever depart from the manga (i.e., are there fillers)? If so, at what episode does this occur and what manga chapter should I begin reading at to continue the manga's storyline? Second, are there any significant differences between the anime and the manga? Finally, does the manga appear to have an end in sight? I have checked on this website and eslewhere, and I have found that the series currently has 296 anime episodes and 441 manga chapters. That is a massive amount of storyline to catch up with, and I do not want to spend too much time doing so. I apologize if a thread such as this violates any rules, but if it must be closed, I ask that at least an answer be provided to my questions before it is locked. Thank you very much. Last edited by DemonDragonJ on Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:24 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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penguintruth
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You shouldn't bother. There are currently no legal means to watch a completely uncut, subtitled version of One Piece in R1.
Given the rules of the forums, I needn't say more. |
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LydiaDianne
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And most One Piece fans would rather jump off the Empire State Building (or whatever is nearest to them of a similar height) without a parachute than watch the creation called the 4kids dub. |
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DemonDragonJ
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What is the point of what you just said? I was not in any way asking for links to download sites, for I am perfectly capable of finding such sites myself. I was being very polite and was not violating any rules, for I was merely inquiring for the opinion of other people about a currently very popular anime series. I am of the opinion that you are being somewhat rude in your response, for answering those three questions will not violate any rules of this site, as far as I can tell. EDIT: thus far, I have two responses and no answers to my questions. What is up with that? 
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frentymon
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Not H-anime this time around, eh?
Anyway, while most people I know enjoy One Piece and I myself am fond of it as well, it is acquired taste in a way in terms of both its art style and the competely silly behavior of some of the villains. Being a shounen action series, it does share many similarities with Naruto and Bleach, but is somewhat more comedy-oriented. The thing to know about One Piece is that it starts off kind of shaky and a bit questionable (misleading in a way), but gets progressively and exponentially better with each arc (more serious as well) until about Episode 30 (the "Arlong Arc) in which the story really goes somewhere, and the following arcs stay at the same quality of storytelling. I would say that it gets even better after that, but there definitely would be people who would disagree with me (as opposed to the series getting better and better until the Arlong Arc, in which I have never encountered someone who disagrees with me about that). Not to say that it was just unenjoyable until Ep 30, it was still a great and fun series, just that Ep 30+ was what really got me incredibly hooked to the point where I'd just marathon in big blocks because I was so eager to see the next episode. So, overall, I'd say give One Piece a try, the art and storytelling might be slightly different than what you expect, but it is a really great series, with a strong story and a great cast of well-developed characters.
Yes. Since the series is arc-based by nature (go to one place, short/long/extremely long adventure there, next place), it is very easy to incorporate entire arcs of fillers. There are also fillers incorporated into manga arcs as well (which are generally not very long and actually worth watching, IMO). The first fillers occur at Ep 50-51, and is incorporated into a manga arc. I found these fillers to be pretty good and I didn't even realize they were fillers until I read the manga and found that this part was absent, and I think that's a good sign. The next occur at 54-61, and is an entire arc of filler. It's pretty awful in my opinion, so if you'd like you could skip right over it once you finish Episode 53. I don't think it deters from the storyline in any way, and you certainly won't miss anything. I think it would be a good idea to watch 61 though, as half of it is pretty significant. The next fillers are 98-102, and are again fillers incorporated into an arc (this time, a huge arc, lasting more than 40 episodes). They were all standalones, and some of the were kind of entertaining (with some others being absolutely abysmal), but they were mostly pretty forgettable. Next fillers 131-143, seperate arcs of fillers. I skipped over them (glad I did) because I heard they were just AWFUL. 196-206 after that, another arc of fillers. Heard it wasn't too bad, but probably not worth watching. 213-216 next fillers after that, and occur within a manga arc. They were okay, from what I heard. 220-226 is another filler arc, I actually have no idea about this one. 226 seems to have parts of the main storyline though. And that's all for fillers. It's actually a good thing to spread fillers out into big arcs, so they can be skipped over quickly and easily. The fillers are generally not too bothersome, and don't drag the series down much overall.
Not really. There's some scene swapping here and there (one scene before the next scene), but no, it's actually very similar, and the anime follows the manga really faithfully.
I don't think so. I remember hearing somewhere that the author said that at this point, One Piece is about slightly more than halfway done, so there's probably a long way to go. Last edited by frentymon on Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Shonen Bat
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If you enjoy adventure series, I would definately reccomend One Piece. The story is almost at 300 episodes and is still going strong. The blend of action and story is what has kept me watching it. But just a warning: If you plan on starting at episode 1, you may be a bit bored for a bit. It starts to pick up during the Baratie Arc though. Don't watch the dub either as it may turn you off of One Piece and it shames the name of this wonderful series.
I hope that helps a bit. |
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LydiaDianne
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Well, to clarify what I was trying to say, is that you will more than likely NOT like the dubbed version of this anime. It is heavily edited and names and items have been changed to the point of being nonsensical in some episodes, according to what I've read. Now...if by some chance an uncut version of One Piece should magically appear on your computer... ...from everything that I've read about it on this forum, since you do like Naruto & Bleach, you should enjoy the heck out of of One Piece.
EDIT: And others have now beaten me to it and have given really good answers! Trust Frentymon & Shonen Bat! |
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DemonDragonJ
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I thank you very much for that response, Frentymon; that is the sort of reponse for which I was hoping.
In light of what you have just said, is the current arc of the anime, episodes 227 to present, a filler arc? Although One Piece is older than either Bleach or Naruto by several years, I now think that I will likely enjoy it very much. Thank you again. [EDIT: Please do not excessively quote. If you're going to reply to frentymon, just mention his name, then make your comments. No need to quote his entire post just to reply with a few words. -TK] |
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frentymon
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Nope. The current arc takes place in a water metropolis of sorts, and to the best of my knowledge, is completely filler free. |
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DemonDragonJ
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I see. Although I have over two-hundred episodes to watch before that, I shall eagerly await that arc. EDIT: what did you mean with that comment about hentai anime earlier? Did I, months ago, ask a question about such anime? Last edited by DemonDragonJ on Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:11 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Riyousha
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 That would be considered suicide.
Anyways, One Piece is as good as Dragon Ball Z and Naruto. But the 4kids version is not really that good. There was no blood, no weapons, no alcohol, no nothing. But luckly, 4kids gave it up. Now if only there's a way for FUNimation to re-license the show without extreme censorship. Also, I don't think that's a recommendation thread. I see it as a thread asking if a certain show is in anyone's taste. |
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GoodLuckSaturday
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Episodes 279-283 are character history recap episodes that can be skipped over. I think it's probably better to skip past them as to avoid killing the momentum that was built up in the previous set of episodes. I really hope you enjoy One Piece if you check it out DemonDragon. It's a lengthy series to commit to, but I also feel it's one of the most rewarding series out there. I love shonen anime and manga more than any type of anime myself, but I think One Piece is in its own level with its shonen peers. |
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ChronoBall X
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Exactly, not to mention they cutted 30 episodes skipping 3 arcs(whiskey Peak arc, Laboon arc and the Little garden arc), because they wanted to cash in on the tony chopper ploy to rival pikachu. and digitally editing weapons to look like Hammer guns,squirt guns and Harmless Suction Cups, it's an embarrassment to the real deal. X_X We like to refer to the 4Kids Hack as DUB PIECE, it's a million times worst than what Nelvana did with they're Cardcaptor Sakura Dub Avoid DUB PIECE at all cost!!!![/b] Last edited by ChronoBall X on Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:50 am; edited 4 times in total |
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fighterholic
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It is worth watching, if you ask me. I've seen the original version, and it does a pretty good job of trying to keep with it's manga counterpart. Though it strays from the story at times for fillers, some of those fillers are actually seen throughout the manga, thanks to the author. Like LydiaDianne has been saying though, is that the 4Kids edited version of One Piece was so bad that a lot of true fans to One Piece absolutely hated it, myself included. And just a while ago 4Kids announced that they cancelled the show, which means they're not going to dub anymore or edit anymore episodes.
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frentymon
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Yep. Jiburiru the Devil Angel Questions About Hentai Anime I had thought that you had made more threads on specific H-series, but I guess not. |
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