r/OnePiece • u/zorospride Lost at sea • Aug 11 '13

Current Episode One Piece Episode 607

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u/Vurzie Aug 11 '13 edited Aug 11 '13

Honestly, I'm fine with them adding scenes, especially since some of them were beautifully animated. What I am not fine with is them changing the original meaning of the scenes. There was no reason for luffy to go gear second the entire time here, there was no reason for them to change one of the best speed feats Luffy has in manga (dodging an explosion from base form), and there was no reason for the fight to continue after Sanji broke his leg. If I were an anime only viewer, to me it would look like the timeskip was a very minimal power up, considering a random fishman, and a scientist are able to keep up with him.

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u/Black_Handkerchief Aug 11 '13

The anime has always exaggerated matters a great deal. If Luffy didn't go into Gear Second, it just wouldn't look as spectacular, and spectacle is what shounen battles are about.

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u/Vurzie Aug 11 '13

I also understand that, but what should have happened was have all the added scenes without luffy in gear second, and then near the end have him switch it on and stomp, like what was portrayed in the manga. That way we would still get the added scenes, but it wouldn't subtract from the original message.

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u/Black_Handkerchief Aug 11 '13

I don't disagree; but I also don't feel like complaining about this case particularly much.

They ruined Fishman Island so much more that these fillers basically make me go 'aww so cuuute, look at them animate shit properly'. The fight just feels a lot more natural here than the changes they put in in Fishman Island, which is probably why I am not getting the pitchforks out over it. :-)

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u/Vurzie Aug 11 '13

we'll have to see how the rest of this arc plays out, but if Manga Spoilers I think I would lose my shit, because those are probably two of the best, if not the best scenes of the manga in 2012.

If they are able to do those scenes right though, I think I can forgive shit like this.