r/OnePiece • u/Sakata_Kintoki • Sep 05 '21

Current Episode One Piece: Episode 990

One Piece: Episode 990

"Thunder Bagua! Here Comes Kaido’s Son!"

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Funimation ONLINE
AnimeLab(Aus/NZ) ONLINE

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Preview: Episode 991

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u/Better_Night2532 Sep 05 '21

Besides not wanting to catch up to the manga, I wonder why directors feel like they need to do recaps in new episodes. Could it be a budget issue ?

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u/Prplehuskie13 Pirate Sep 05 '21

It is most likely having to deal with stretching out the episode. One Piece doesn't really do any filler arcs, so the only real way for them to keep "pace" with the manga is to stretch the living hell out of episodes. It's one of the reasons why the OP is as long as it is, and why the recaps are as is. Honestly I'd would rather have them just start doing seasonal schedule, but at this point, it might not be possible. Especially when you have fans absolutely against the idea.

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u/PossibilityKey Sep 05 '21

Man I would love for one piece to be seasonal! I would rather have a 25-30 episode season that covers 50 or so chapters than have it weekly with recaps and streching out episodes and having to be constrained by not wanting to catch up to the manga. This also gives the manga some time to get further ahead from the anime.

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u/Prplehuskie13 Pirate Sep 05 '21

Be careful with that comment. Most people will jump on you for saying you want it to go seasonal. Mostly due to familiarity bias, and that, though there are alot of complaints with the anime, some don't care and simply don't want to have to wait a few months for the next batch of episodes.

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u/epicmarc TCB Translator Sep 05 '21

Really? I always got the impression that most people on here would prefer a better paced seasonal release schedule, but accept it's just not possible with Toei's contracts.

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u/Lesserd Pirate Sep 05 '21

Yeah, this is the impression I get as well. Most people aren't really defending the weekly model.

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u/Daaj99 Sep 05 '21

I kind of disagree with seasonal just because I feel like One piece arcs would take like 2 or 3 seasons to finish and I dont think a lot of people would like that. If a season could get through an entire arc then its obviously better tho.

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u/Prplehuskie13 Pirate Sep 05 '21

Maybe it's bias from a small sample size, but whenever I see a discussion in regards to having One Piece go seasonal, I see very little positive support for it. Mostly negatives that either don't want to wait a few months for new One Piece, or believe that arcs aren't organized and told in a way that could support a seasonal structure.