Comments on: [One Piece] Through hard times, and fun times… Yohohoho… http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/ Anime fan forever Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:38:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: anime wallpaper http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-30604 anime wallpaper Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:54:27 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-30604 go all around the world with such friends. what else matter? great guys! great manga! go all around the world with such friends.
what else matter?
great guys!
great manga!

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24195 bateszi Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:51:53 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24195 <a href='#comment-24174' rel="nofollow">@neobanzia</a> - If it feels overwhelming, just take it slowly. Speaking as someone who didn't start One Piece until 2006, and even then, had to spend more than a 1.5 years catching up with Japan, all I can say is that if you begin to love the story and the characters, any worries about the sheer length of the series will cease to be an issue. One Piece is a timeless adventure, consistently entertaining, and remarkably, it improves with every passing year. The last major story arc, 'Enies Lobby', was the best by far. As for Shikabane-hime -- I'm actually enjoying it at the moment, it's very pulpy and exploitative, with some stylish animation and a moody ambiance. It definitely does feel generic at times, and the main characters seem to lack personality, but it is, fundamentally, an anime series about girls shooting monsters with machine guns, and that's fine with me. I might write more about it later this week. <a href='#comment-24186' rel="nofollow">@Protodude</a> - As you've been reading the manga, you'll know that One Piece improves tenfold with Arlong Park/Nami's arc, where the series' strongest themes of friendship and adventure crescendo with Nami's breakdown. Watch up until that point, at least. After Arlong Park, I knew I was a One Piece fan forever! Anyway, just to echo your note on the watercolors. I actually started watching One Piece because I'd read anime blogs and oogle at the colorful images. It's so bright and happy and refreshing. @neobanzia – If it feels overwhelming, just take it slowly. Speaking as someone who didn’t start One Piece until 2006, and even then, had to spend more than a 1.5 years catching up with Japan, all I can say is that if you begin to love the story and the characters, any worries about the sheer length of the series will cease to be an issue. One Piece is a timeless adventure, consistently entertaining, and remarkably, it improves with every passing year. The last major story arc, ‘Enies Lobby’, was the best by far.

As for Shikabane-hime — I’m actually enjoying it at the moment, it’s very pulpy and exploitative, with some stylish animation and a moody ambiance. It definitely does feel generic at times, and the main characters seem to lack personality, but it is, fundamentally, an anime series about girls shooting monsters with machine guns, and that’s fine with me. I might write more about it later this week.

@Protodude – As you’ve been reading the manga, you’ll know that One Piece improves tenfold with Arlong Park/Nami’s arc, where the series’ strongest themes of friendship and adventure crescendo with Nami’s breakdown. Watch up until that point, at least. After Arlong Park, I knew I was a One Piece fan forever!

Anyway, just to echo your note on the watercolors. I actually started watching One Piece because I’d read anime blogs and oogle at the colorful images. It’s so bright and happy and refreshing.

]]> By: Protodude http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24186 Protodude Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:53:43 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24186 I'm really digging the watercolor backgrounds in the first two pics. Awesome stuff. And now you're making me want to watch One Piece again! I got moderately far in the manga but I've decided to watch the anime instead. I've only seen the first 30 episodes and it's been a while since I watched one, but that just may change today..... I’m really digging the watercolor backgrounds in the first two pics. Awesome stuff.

And now you’re making me want to watch One Piece again! I got moderately far in the manga but I’ve decided to watch the anime instead. I’ve only seen the first 30 episodes and it’s been a while since I watched one, but that just may change today…..

]]> By: neobanzia http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24174 neobanzia Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:41:33 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24174 God I am so interested in watching this series. Everyone I know who has managed to get so far into the series has absolutely loved it. But the sheer amount of episodes/manga available is a little overwhelming. But I still feel like I'm missing out. You writing about it is sort of making it likely that i will. I should just go ahead and gauntlet as much as I can before the semester starts. Oh and last thing (because I just snuck a peek at your twitter feed thingy): Kurozuka = action packed awesomeness. Shikabane-hime - Dull fanservice-laden Dreck, which is shocking considering it comes from one of my most beloved studios. God I am so interested in watching this series. Everyone I know who has managed to get so far into the series has absolutely loved it. But the sheer amount of episodes/manga available is a little overwhelming. But I still feel like I’m missing out. You writing about it is sort of making it likely that i will.

I should just go ahead and gauntlet as much as I can before the semester starts.

Oh and last thing (because I just snuck a peek at your twitter feed thingy):

Kurozuka = action packed awesomeness.

Shikabane-hime – Dull fanservice-laden Dreck, which is shocking considering it comes from one of my most beloved studios.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24118 bateszi Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:01 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24118 @Lbrevis: Whenever Brook is eating and drinking, I'm waiting to see the food drop through his body. It never happens, though. Just one of Oda's quirks, I guess?! @qwertypoiuy: One Piece for life, damn right. @Lupus Inu: I hope something happens with Ace soon, or rather, I hope Ace isn't dead/going to die. Regardless, I can't wait to see what happens next. @Lbrevis: Whenever Brook is eating and drinking, I’m waiting to see the food drop through his body. It never happens, though. Just one of Oda’s quirks, I guess?!

@qwertypoiuy: One Piece for life, damn right.

@Lupus Inu: I hope something happens with Ace soon, or rather, I hope Ace isn’t dead/going to die. Regardless, I can’t wait to see what happens next.

]]> By: Lupus Inu http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24069 Lupus Inu Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:59:12 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24069 Wait until you get to the next mini-arc Paul, it's AMAZING, easily beats my previous favourite; Jaya Island. But yeah, the whole finale to Thriller Bark was worth it. Wait until you get to the next mini-arc Paul, it’s AMAZING, easily beats my previous favourite; Jaya Island. But yeah, the whole finale to Thriller Bark was worth it.

]]> By: qwertypoiuy http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24048 qwertypoiuy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:05:27 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24048 zoro the badass luffy the king oda the genuis one piece for life zoro the badass
luffy the king
oda the genuis
one piece for life

]]> By: Lbrevis http://www.bateszi.me/2009/01/14/one-piece-through-hard-times-and-fun-times-yohohoho/#comment-24047 Lbrevis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:43:55 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=836#comment-24047 I love that even though Brook is a skeleton he can still cry. And I love those moments of sublime happiness, as you aptly put it. What I wouldn't give to attend one of the Straw Hats' parties! I love that even though Brook is a skeleton he can still cry. And I love those moments of sublime happiness, as you aptly put it. What I wouldn’t give to attend one of the Straw Hats’ parties!

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