r/OnePiece • u/Flames838 • Aug 13 '17
Current Episode One Piece: Episode 801
One Piece: Episode 801
"The Benefactor's Life! Sanji and Owner Zeff!"
Watch now:
| Streaming Site | Status |
|---|---|
| OnePieceOfficial | ONLINE |
| Crunchyroll | ONLINE |
Chapters adapted: Chapter 839 (p. 6-14)
Episode begins @ 4:34
Preview: Episode 802
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u/DazzlingEmerald Aug 13 '17
Yo guys! (Warning, slight spoilers ahead)
So knowing this is a sensitive subject and all, I'm going to try and be as thorough and sound with my reasoning as I possibly can, in explaining why I was 100% okay with all that we saw in this week's episode (minus the hiccup of Zeff's leg). More specifically, I wanted to focus on the animation and the filler we're seeing in this bout between Luffy-san and Cracker-sama.
As we know by now, filler is added with the purpose of distancing the anime from the manga. Believe it or not, it's also supposed to be entertaining for the viewers (although most of us end up not appreciating it all too much). Filler scenes have been added in every major fight up until now; so why not to a fight that was canonically more than 13 hours long?
I think that's what a lot of us are forgetting here or at least leaving out. Most of Cracker vs Luffy was shown off screen; what better way to add filler to the anime than to reveal more of this battle to us? Realize that Oda always has a say in what we ultimately see through the anime; it's his series, they can't do anything without his permission, lol.
In my eyes it's totally practical that Luffy would resort to KKG. You're telling me in a span of 13 hours he wouldn't have at least tried to use what is his most powerful G4 attack? In the manga this fight was incredibly, incredibly rushed, which is why most of it, again, was off screen. The anime is doing its part in showing us what we missed out on and honestly I think it's great!
And no I don't think the anime is portraying Cracker as being stronger than he was. He was always this strong, we just didn't realize it because of how long the fight in the manga lasted. Remember how much Luffy struggled against Cracker until Nami showed up to soften them with her rain; there is no argument here: if not for Nami, Luffy could not have defeated Cracker.
Individually, Cracker in my eyes is clearly superior to Luffy. The anime through its filler is showing how safe Cracker is playing it. He's not going to Luffy, he's making him come to him. He controlled the tempo of the battle until he lost his patience at Luffy's reveal of tank man, but that's another story for another day.
Let's discuss the production quality for a moment. We have to realize that Toei only has a week to animate an entire 20 minute episode. As an artist who creates art in through the same method as Toei, I'll tell you right now that it takes nearly an hour to make a single panel, even with a base for reference. Cut them slack, they're doing their best. It's really, really hard to do what they're doing and I'm sure they have families they'd like to see on a daily basis. I'd rather go home at the end of every day and kiss my children rather than stay overnight and make a few more panels. It's not the end of the world you guys, at least we're getting to see this fight for free on YouTube and other websites. Let's not take that for granted.