Future Arcs Released by Non K-F [Archive] - Page 2

Aeon

Tue, 06-06-2006, 09:42 AM

Sheesh the recap lasted past the 6min mark and we still had the opening to take awaytime, I guess skipping weeks isn't enough to buy the manga time anymore. I hope this won't be a weekly thing. Anyways the ep was still good, I thought Zoro was ready to break into the island himself with the frog when they were on top of the train.

Rhombusaurus

Tue, 06-06-2006, 06:43 PM

I rather a weekly episode with recaps then weeks with no One Piece.

DarthEnderX

Wed, 06-07-2006, 12:26 AM

I rather a weekly episode with recaps then weeks with no One Piece.I dunno, I think I'd prefer it the other way around, especially for repeat viewing.

Watching it on disc, I'm gonna be fast forwarding more than I'll be watching.

FrogKing

Wed, 06-07-2006, 12:12 PM

Yeah, the opening was a little long winded, but with the wait between episodes and with all the other anime I am watching it is nice to have a little recap. As for the episode itself, I am really enjoying OP right now.
I feel as though the animation is better and the action was stepped up in pace. I especially like Luffy's new style and confidence (the Robot move was funny), but it was this move that really made me sit up:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a380/Y0jimb0/Luffy.jpg
I just thought to myself wow that was awesome and had to rewind it to get the full effect (and to notice that he is holding his hat the whole time). The Strawhats are gonna certainly give CP9 a run for their money...We have seen some of Zoro and Sanji's new stuff, now Luffy is on fire...Copper, Soge, Nami next?!
Questions: I thought the Rocketman didn't have breaks? Did Yokuzuma stop it? Are the others just waiting out front until the diversion is complete and then drive the train thru the gates?
I hope that Franky Family can get past the giants w/o the help of Zoro and company. It would be a testament to Franky's faith in his nakama and to Paulie's skills. Maybe they'll outsmart the giants somehow...can't wait!!! Is there another episode next week or are we waiting?

Fk

P.s. A BIG shout out to Wickio, Rhombus, Laeliel and eveybody else at ADC-Elites for getting this episode out so quickly to the non-japanese speaking OP fans!!!

Rhombusaurus

Mon, 06-12-2006, 12:24 AM

266 is up
http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/

Aeon

Mon, 06-12-2006, 01:49 AM

Must go to sleep
Must resist downloading the One Piece Greatness
I'll just click the torrent, grab a soda and watch some tv to kill time till it finishes since I obviously can't fall asleep. Rhombusaurus you and the rest of adc rule:).

DarthEnderX

Mon, 06-12-2006, 02:57 AM

Totally...fucking...sweet.

That episode rocked all kinds of ass. I don't think I've ever seen Luffy kick so much ass at once. Poor Spandam doesn't have a clue whats happening either.

And then there's Fuk, who apparently reads power levels...that's pretty cool. At least, it's nice they ranked the CP9 members for us. And they've got new fruits too!(Oh man, would it be sweet if the SHs got their hands on those fruits before CP9 could eat them!).

My only complaint...they stuck one of the new scenes(one with Nami and Sogeking) in the MIDDLE of the recap! Wtf, I only saw it by sheer luck! So now I have to watch the ENTIRE recaps to make sure I don't miss anything? God that sucks.

Aeon

Mon, 06-12-2006, 01:23 PM

This episode was awesome, I don't mind recaps that add new scenes in no matter the content. As far as CP9 goes there seems to be a huge power gap between the upper and lower tiers. Zorro will get to prove his awesomeness over Sanji once more by taking on a 2200 while Sanji fights a 630. And Califa's sexual harassment lines are great.

ChaosK

Mon, 06-12-2006, 04:33 PM

Quote of teh episode!: "Thats sexual harassment."

Augury

Tue, 06-13-2006, 04:59 PM

Are those pictures that change at the end submissions from fans/kids? They're getting better.

Jadugar

Tue, 06-13-2006, 05:42 PM

Well the latest recap was shorter than the last one, so that was a plus sign. We might be heading towards filler after this arc because the manga is still on Enies Lobby and it hasn’t finished yet. I hope I am wrong. The anime is buying some time by putting in these recaps and letting the manga go a bit further.

The episode was great. The Gallley-La and Franky Family are working very well together. The nailing operation was done so beautifully. Even Moze and Kiwi did something out of the ordinary.

Fukurou’s voice is growing on me. Is that bad? If it is then

Then I will open up my stomach and take responsibility for this.

Seppuku

Tekki

I can’t die!

Kumadori is such a drama queen. I want him to fight Ussop. It would be great.

Luffy is certainly enjoying himself on the main island. He is like the kid in fun fair who wants to try every ride.

Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, SogeKing and Nami are still waiting in the wings.

Aeon

Mon, 06-19-2006, 02:48 PM

It's time for the straw hats to have some fun. ADC just released 267, downloading @ 9kbs :(.

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_267_%5B4E809E02%5D.avi.torrent

DarthEnderX

Mon, 06-19-2006, 10:53 PM

Heh, I like how there's all these badass commanders and elite units on EL, and Luffy pretty much bypasses them all because by the time they're up and ready to fight, he's already blown by them.

Aeon

Tue, 06-20-2006, 12:46 PM

ChaosK

Sat, 06-24-2006, 02:05 PM

It was awesome seeing Luffy use all his attacks. I don't remember seeing his storm tech before but it was awesome. Zoro and Sanji owning all those people in an instant was great, I hope they have a competition to see who can defeat the most people.

Of course, except they don't have that much time to spare. Then again, I enjoyed watching them do it in Lord of the Rings....

DarthEnderX

Sat, 06-24-2006, 11:11 PM

It was awesome seeing Luffy use all his attacks. I don't remember seeing his storm tech before but it was awesome. It's the move he used to defeat Crocodile. But I don't remember it looking anything like that then. It just looked like an oversized Gatling Gun this time.

LaZie

Tue, 06-27-2006, 09:36 AM

According to ANN, we will be seeing Luffy's new moves next week :p

ChaosK

Tue, 06-27-2006, 10:52 AM

It's the move he used to defeat Crocodile. But I don't remember it looking anything like that then. It just looked like an oversized Gatling Gun this time.

Didn't he use it in one of the movies? or am I drunk.

Jadugar

Wed, 06-28-2006, 04:51 AM

Its here.

One Piece - 268-269 - ADC-Elites Fansubs (http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_268-269_%5B782DB2C4%5D.avi.torrent)

ChaosK

Wed, 06-28-2006, 01:31 PM

DAMN sweet (i hate you jadugar, i had it then you posted it).

DarthEnderX

Wed, 06-28-2006, 05:36 PM

Man, that was good. Especially where it ended. Blueno has been doing pretty much ALL the fighting for CP9 since Iceburg's house. Time to see if Luffy has gotten any stronger since...um...oh wait, I guess that was yesterday for him.

Also...Nami...those dials sure upped the power of her staff.

And Paulie was particularly badass this week. All of Galley-la was.

Spandam is a real dick. I get the distinct feeling that if the Government ever fired him, that CP9 would kill him instantly. And that his position is the only thing that keeps him alive.

Clip at the end was a waste of time. Time that coulda been used showing one of those mini-stories in the opening pages of the manga.

ChaosK

Wed, 06-28-2006, 06:39 PM

lol best line.

Sanji: Haha your an underling.
Zoro: Then aren't you loewr than that? Kaizoku A.
Zoro: Then B
Sanji: If i ever got a bounty, it'd make yours look insignifigant
Zoro: Then C
Sanji: LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY TALK!

The next episode is going to be sooo great. Luffy needs to make short work of blueno if he wants to stand a chance against Lucchi.

Aeon

Wed, 06-28-2006, 10:53 PM

Spandam need's to die now. He seriously needs to be pushed down the steps(which seems to be the only way to die) for hitting Robin and then beating her while she was down. I actually laughed at the random elephant in Spandams office.

TheNineTails

Thu, 06-29-2006, 01:08 AM

Spandam need's to die now. He seriously needs to be pushed down the steps(which seems to be the only way to die).

haha you said it he probably will :P, any way about the episode. The episode it self was preatty cool with nami getting her tools updated(lots of damage(Nice)), it was cool when rope guy jumped down of the monster and took those wolf dudes with him, i was like zomg xO. Next episode seems to be when luffy fighting the cow dude, maybe will get to see Luffy get all purple and shoot that thing out of his hand :D

DarthEnderX

Thu, 06-29-2006, 01:56 AM

Jadugar

Thu, 06-29-2006, 06:30 AM

The episodes are getting very good and you don’t realize when they finish and you are left with a desire to watch more. Even the two episodes didn’t seem that long because the action was so good and you seem to forget about the time.

I think elephant is Spandam’s pet just like Luchi has a pigeon.

Luffy v Blueno seems promising. Sanji’s kick couldn’t do any damage to Blueno so let’s see what Luffy has to say about that.

SogeKing is still keeping up his appearances but where the hell is he now?

ChaosK

Thu, 06-29-2006, 02:53 PM

Luffy v Blueno seems promising. Sanji’s kick couldn’t do any damage to Blueno so let’s see what Luffy has to say about that.

SogeKing is still keeping up his appearances but where the hell is he now?

Well Sanji's kick "pained" Blueno's tenkai. He almost broke it if I recall correctly, and I say Luffy's hits hurt more than Sanji's.

Didn't he fall off all the way back by the 2nd gate or something? So shouldn't he be surrounded by marines with nobody else? If so....he's screwed.

And who keeps an elephant as a pet? :rolleyes:

TheNineTails

Mon, 07-03-2006, 12:27 AM

And who keeps an elephant as a pet? :rolleyes:

I would keep it as a pet that would be fun but he wont be able to live with me in my house :( Any way yea sanjis kick was painfull to him and if i remember it right from the intro u get to see luffy using the special attack so he might be using it on him in 170 :eek:

Aeon

Mon, 07-03-2006, 04:56 PM

ADC just released 270 :D

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_270_%5B6B0948F3%5D.avi.torrent

LaZie

Mon, 07-03-2006, 05:19 PM

Finally, the fight we've all been waiting to see :p and the episode only starts it off :o

Aeon

Mon, 07-03-2006, 10:02 PM

The episode title was such a cock tease. Also Bleuno is seriously outclassed by Leffy he should just end it with gomu gomu bazooka or better yet storm(wanna see it again) and save his new move for Lucchi. Next week it looks like Kaku and Califa will be getting the devil fruits even though Califa didn't look like she wanted it.

DarthEnderX

Mon, 07-03-2006, 11:27 PM

Didn't the fat guy say that Blueno's physical power is like 500 and Lucchi is like four THOUSAND...and thats when he's NOT in cat form?

Looks like Luffy is just bearly strong enough to beat Blueno.

Good stuff with Sogeking though.

rotary7eaven

Mon, 07-03-2006, 11:31 PM

actually blueno's physical power is 820. take a closer look in the intro of one piece and you'll notice that luffy is using that new move against blueno in the intro.

Rhombusaurus

Tue, 07-04-2006, 02:39 AM

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/

Come get some. 201-206 should be up soon enough, so you can start deleting those HK-subs.

Rhombusaurus

Tue, 07-04-2006, 02:41 AM

if you take a closer look at the intro, you notice that Blueno is in the group shot of CP9.

BioAlien

Tue, 07-04-2006, 02:46 AM

erm.. i prefer waiting for the KF release...

We know Kaizoku-Fansubs are almost there, we know this may be considered as stepping on their toes.

We are also aware that they'll release the eps in better quality (.mp4). We are only releasing these episodes so that people who still didn't see the G8 arc can watch it and move forward.

That's why we agreed on removing these episodes from the bittorrent tracker and from our IRC bots as soon as K-F finish releasing their version. Same for direct download if we put one.

DarthEnderX

Tue, 07-04-2006, 03:03 AM

Wow, you guys musta been bored. Thanks!

Jadugar

Tue, 07-04-2006, 03:32 PM

If you take a closer look………………………………what ever

Yes. Luffy is fighting Blueno in that intro.

The episode was too short or the action is getting bigger. It looks like that Sogeking will be hitching a ride with the giants and the crew is almost near Luffy.

Jadugar

Tue, 07-04-2006, 03:34 PM

er....

never mind.

Parkalash

Tue, 07-04-2006, 08:07 PM

Just so annoying that the title of the episdode was like (get robin back luffy vs blueno).. and when they get get to to the fight yey.. 2min fight and then the episode end's.. god damn if they dont show us more then 2min of the fight next week im gonna cry.. and that the others would catch up to him this year ?..

Lucifus

Sun, 07-09-2006, 04:31 PM

Hellz ya! G8-Part 2 released. All hail ADC. Get it while its hot.:D

Eps 201-206 =D

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D%20One%20Piece%20201-206%20%28G8%20Part%202%29.torrent

Jadugar

Sun, 07-09-2006, 04:48 PM

Bud is going to crucify you making that post.

OP 270 raw is up so hopefully he will get subs tomorrow.

And we can’t say thank you enough to ADC.

kittyjen

Mon, 07-10-2006, 02:09 AM

There are many of us watching current water 7 arc which is subbed by Gerusama and there is no particular thread for it. I thought it would be better to make a single thread rather than individual ones for every single episode.

Water 7 arc begins at episode 229.

For those who havent seen it they can download it from here.

Gerusama (http://www.gerusama.com/index.php)

BitTorrent Files for Gerusam (http://gerusama.edwardk.info/)

IRC INFO : Server: Irc.rizon.net, Channel :#gerusama

Recently another group has started subbing latest One Piece episodes. They are

Anime-Elites & ADC-Heaven Fansubs (http://www.adc-heaven.com/)

BitTorrent Files for ADC Heaven (http://www.adc-heaven.com/test/index.php?page=cutenews/show_news.php)

IRC INFO : Server: Irc.rizon.net, Channel: #adc

They have started subbing One Piece from ep 253.

Great new characters have been introduced in this arc. The story is amazing. Also the action is one of the best I have seen so far. This is one of my favorite arc since Arabista arc.

If you are having any trouble watching any of the episodes then you might need to download latest codecs.

I would suggest downloading latest VLC media player because it doesnt install any new codecs and comes with its own codecs library.

VLC win32.exe (http://www.videolan.org/mirror.html?mirror=http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/software/videolan/&file=vlc/0.8.4a/win32/vlc-0.8.4a-win32.exe)

VLC win32.zip (http://www.videolan.org/mirror.html?mirror=http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/software/videolan/&file=vlc/0.8.4a/win32/vlc-0.8.4a-win32.zip)

So people start downloading and start discussing......

Hi there,

May I know how to download one piece as I am quite new to torrent.

Tks.

Deblas

Mon, 07-10-2006, 08:32 AM

Hi there,

May I know how to download one piece as I am quite new to torrent.

Tks.

Well if you're new to it then you should start with Kaizoku-Fansubs (http://kaizoku-fansubs.com/index.php) who are no doubt the best and they started subbing from eps. 1

To download torrent files you'll need a client that you can get here (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?t=9904).

Aeon

Mon, 07-10-2006, 11:27 PM

271 is out http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_271_%5B40A38DAC%5D.avi.torrent

Starts chanting **** him up Luffy, **** him up *Clap Clap*

DarthEnderX

Tue, 07-11-2006, 02:47 AM

So...fruits for Califa and Kaku eh...that's pretty interesting. Some informative stuff about fruits too. If you eat two, you explode. That's good to know. And also it apparently tastes like shit.

Also, all hail Sogeking the Giant Pimp

And Luffy vs. Blueno is managing to still rock ass even though they only show a couple minutes at a time.

Aeon

Tue, 07-11-2006, 12:14 PM

Lucci without his hat looks so cool, he has officially become my favorite One Piece villian ahead of Enel. And the bird looked so cool having a drink. I wonder if Califa fruit will turn out to be something like the man man fruit or something that turns her ugly. I can't see any other way that Sanji could fight her without falling for her.

Deblas

Wed, 07-12-2006, 02:40 PM

Damn, I just caught up. They really made Spandam a pyscho here.

rotary7eaven

Wed, 07-12-2006, 09:20 PM

because he is a psycho.

LaZie

Mon, 07-24-2006, 03:50 PM

272 is out by ADC!

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_272_%5B929C9575%5D.avi.torrent

xDarkMaster

Mon, 07-24-2006, 04:00 PM

Thanks for the link! Just to note, it currently isn't on their IRC channel so don't bother.

I hope we finally get to see more than 2 mins of Luffy vs Blueno.

Edit: Just saw the episode and it was alright. Once again the last minute is Luffy vs Blueno, however Luffy finally goes Gear 2 and next ep hopefully we will be able to see his new attacks.

Aeon

Mon, 07-24-2006, 04:42 PM

Downloading the ep now, does anyone know if ADC is going to do the latest One Piece movie?

Deblas

Mon, 07-24-2006, 04:49 PM

Downloading the ep now, does anyone know if ADC is going to do the latest One Piece movie?

Yeah, they're planning on doing it. They don't know when is it going to be done though. I heard Gerusama wanted to do it too.

272 is up on Irc btw...

Aeon

Mon, 07-24-2006, 06:27 PM

Thats good to know, I wanna see it cause from what I heard it has some info on Second Gear. Dunno if I was being lied to or not though. 272 had it's good parts like seeing Zoro and Sanji destroy that building in their way.

DarthEnderX

Tue, 07-25-2006, 01:25 AM

What...what the hell just happened?

Did Luffy just open up a Chakra gate? Cause that's what it looked like.

ChaosK

Sun, 07-30-2006, 04:14 PM

What...what the hell just happened?

Did Luffy just open up a Chakra gate? Cause that's what it looked like.

Something like that, it looks like he bounced his legs up creating force into the rest of his body, I suppose this makes him stronger?

And what a cocktease that ending was. :(

Jadugar

Sun, 07-30-2006, 06:02 PM

What...what the hell just happened?

Did Luffy just open up a Chakra gate? Cause that's what it looked like.

I hate to say this but its true, Luffy is using steroids.

Aeon

Mon, 07-31-2006, 10:03 AM

ADC has released 273, that means we'll finally get to see Gear 2 in action :D.

http://datorrents.com/download.asp?id=12582&name=%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_273_%5B8BD870B0%5D.avi.torrent

xDarkMaster

Mon, 07-31-2006, 12:28 PM

Thanks for the link!

Great episode, Luffy vs Blueno takes up half!

Splash!

Mon, 07-31-2006, 01:22 PM

WOW! Gear Second is awesome. And Luffy still has a technique (Another Gear most likely) left that he didn't even need to use against blueno. Blueno was outclassed so badly it wasnt even funny!

Zoro has gotten way way stronger too. This is going to be one awesome battle Royale

xDarkMaster

Mon, 07-31-2006, 01:29 PM

Indeed. Imagine how powerful Luffy will be if he can use Gear 2nd without getting extremely tired.

docdan63

Mon, 07-31-2006, 02:27 PM

hey guys, kinda catching up on my OP. I need to find out where i can episodes from 205-on forward. And do you need Azereus to use them or bittorent and if so where can i get them? I'd really appreciate it. I davy back fight arc is great, and so is the water 7

Aeon

Mon, 07-31-2006, 03:12 PM

Gear 2 was so freaking awesome animated, judging by the length of the fight and how long Bleuno was prob in that door I'd say Luffy can only stay in Gear 2 no more then 5min. And to think he still has Gear 3 which looks like he was about to eat his finger or prick it Naruto summoning style.

As far as 205 on up goes if Azereus has the option to select individual eps(If not use Utorrent) then you can get ADC's batch of 201-206 and select 206.

For 207-219 its the 4th choice here http://www.isohunt.com/torrents.php?ihq=One+Piece+207&ext=&op=and&ihs1=11&iho1=d&iht=-1&ihp=1

Gerusama has 219 -253 http://www.gerusama.com/torrents.php

And ADC has 248-current http://www.adc-heaven.com/test/index.php?p=downloads

docdan63

Mon, 07-31-2006, 03:50 PM

thanks man, is there a list of torrents for all of the episodes past 200? Just curious. By the way just wanted to say Utorrent is sooo much better man , cleaner and more efficient too, thanks.

AndyisFrozen

Mon, 07-31-2006, 04:16 PM

o o o o o, er nvm -___-

No, you can't say spoilers, this discussion in here is for the anime only, as there are people who only watch the anime and don't read the manga.
Even though it is pretty easy to get, it shouldn't be said.

Spoiler removed.

Deblas

Mon, 07-31-2006, 05:55 PM

^
Pats for AndyisFrozen!! He knows what the other Gear is!

Uhh..no. You weren't supposed to say it. The anime hasn't reached that yet. =/

docdan63

Mon, 07-31-2006, 06:22 PM

can anyone tell me where i can get a list of the torrents for 200 on? i know i'm far behind.

Deblas

Mon, 07-31-2006, 06:29 PM

can anyone tell me where i can get a list of the torrents for 200 on? i know i'm far behind.

Aeon already gave you a list where you can get 200 and onward. Or am I reading your question wrong?

DarthEnderX

Mon, 07-31-2006, 06:43 PM

Holy shit, that was fucking incredible! I know it's lame to make DBZ comparisons, but Luffy just went Super Saiyan and it fucking ROCKED!

Goddamn that was awsome. Man, I'm gonna watch it again right now.

o o o o o, i know what the other gear is :D!! can i say it ? No actually, you can't. Not without violating forum rules.

docdan63

Mon, 07-31-2006, 06:44 PM

you aren't reading it wrong, but you are misunderstanding it, because Aeon didn't give me from 200+ he gave me different sources from 210+ scattered around and then they shoot to about 240+. i just wanted 200+

Deblas

Mon, 07-31-2006, 07:36 PM

ADC-Heaven has eps.200 to 206. After that they jump to 248. Just follow his links. Everything's there.

Aeon

Mon, 07-31-2006, 07:38 PM

For 207-219 its the 4th choice here http://www.isohunt.com/torrents.php?ihq=One+Piece+207&ext=&op=and&ihs1=11&iho1=d&iht=-1&ihp=1

Gerusama has 219 -253 http://www.gerusama.com/torrents.php

And ADC has 248-current http://www.adc-heaven.com/test/index.php?p=downloads

I gave you 3different links that have every episode from 196-273

*Edit*Deblas beat me to it

AndyisFrozen

Mon, 07-31-2006, 07:40 PM

we kaizoku fansubs might comeout with those episodes but its gonna take a while. all of their work is like higher quility though it is .mp4, and geru, adc makes WS HD.

ChaosK

Mon, 07-31-2006, 09:04 PM

o o o o o, i know what the other gear is :D!! can i say it ? o_o;; "

Why ask if you can, if you're just going to be a dumbass? Besides, I'm going to go on a wild guess and say Luffy has a 4th gear too! Maybe even 6!:rolleyes:

Spoiler removed out of quote.

Augury

Tue, 08-01-2006, 02:38 AM

docdan63: I don't think any one group has subbed from 200-current, so I doubt there is any single page or torrent that has all of them in a batch. Aeon's already listed the sites you can look at to get all of the episodes.

And I'll add an extra voice agreeing that Gear 2 animated was awesome! Speedy and powerful fighters are always fun to watch.

ChaosK

Tue, 08-01-2006, 03:32 PM

Wow, Luffy totally destroyed Blueno, he should've stayed in hiding down in his air door world. Also, shouldn't Spandam have stayed to watch Luffy beat the shit outta Blueno, so he would actually know the real strength of Luffy, instead of underestimating him, and thinking "haha, he only fought 5 people"

Also, was Luffy about to bite his thumb? :confused:

docdan63

Tue, 08-01-2006, 05:19 PM

just got to the Davy back fight arc, and now i'm screwed with ep's, lol. Thanks though guys

Jadugar

Tue, 08-01-2006, 08:39 PM

So I was driving my car this morning and it’s was good fun.
As I was changing my car gears, I was screaming : Gear One, gear two……
Although putting it into reverse and chanting, “Reverse Gear” did not sound right.
Also at work, I kept saying to my friends, you want to fight, Gear One.

I think One Piece has taken over my mind and life style.

Now the episode 273

It was a fucking great episode. I never had so much trouble downloading one single episode of OP. There were too many people downloading this episode on ADC IRC bot. In the end, I had to use bit torrent file and it was all worth the wait.

Luffy has grown much stronger and he simply owned Blueno. The poor guy did not have a chance against super charged Luffy. Cannot wait to see what he is going to do against other CP9 members. In addition, what was that last move Luffy was about to pull. Another gear?

It looked something like from Naruto. i.e. biting your thumb to draw blood for a summoning jutsu.

In addition, the comedy bits were also on par.

Chopper : Haa. Zorro ran off while we were not watching him!
Wait, Zoro! That’s not the right direction.

That cracked me up. Moreover, the next one followed.

Chopper : Zorro, Next time I will try to make a medicine!
A medicine for hopeless idiots.

Nami pointing towards Sanji

Nami : Make sure it works on him too.

OP simple ROCKS in every single way.

Luffy screaming Robin’s name at the top of building was so emotional.

Cannot wait for the next episode……..

DarthEnderX

Tue, 08-01-2006, 09:38 PM

Also, was Luffy about to bite his thumb? :confused:He was about to summon a giant frog.

Jadugar

Tue, 08-01-2006, 10:15 PM

But they have already brought a giant frog with them. :confused:

Geru Geru.......

Aeon

Tue, 08-01-2006, 11:26 PM

just got to the Davy back fight arc, and now i'm screwed with ep's, lol. Thanks though guys

How are you screwed with eps? Every ep has been linked to you. And nice to know I wasnt the only person that thought Luffy was about to summon.

docdan63

Tue, 08-01-2006, 11:47 PM

oh man, lol sorry guys. I didn't notice that you could control the ammount of episodes you download, or that they were bunched, sorry. Now i really do mean thanks.

Lucifus

Wed, 08-02-2006, 12:18 AM

Wow.....OP has always been and will continue to be the shyt(and my guiding light:p )

I wonder whos gonna join the crew? The rope guy, franky, tom, r even the entire franky family.:D

I want more Gear!! This show makes me chant alot..............:rolleyes:

ChaosK

Wed, 08-02-2006, 10:21 PM

I dunno Jad, I found the one where Zoro runs the wrong way at the base of the staircase a bit too much, ending three hallways away from Nami and Chopper was more believeable and I found that part hilarious. The Chopper medicine was great.

I'm glad Robin actually heard Luffy this time, because I think Robin will finally get the will to fight.

Onineku

Thu, 08-03-2006, 04:01 AM

didn't you see the preview of the next episode??

It looked more like she starts hating luffy or something...

AndyisFrozen

Sat, 08-05-2006, 03:02 PM

Also, was Luffy about to bite his thumb? :confused:

if u read the manga than u would know why he would bite his thumb, and what it would do xD
or he hasn't kick the habit wen he was a kid ? :P

Augury

Sat, 08-05-2006, 10:15 PM

Andy, the majority of this One Piece forum is Anime-only. Its nice that you read the manga - I do too, it's quite enjoyable - but if you ever feel the need to reference something from the manga then you should be in the manga discussion thread (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?t=10686) and not any other ones. People aren't stupid; even if you try to mask possible spoilers they can see right through it.

GLS

Sun, 08-06-2006, 09:50 PM

Ep. 274 is out!

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_274_%5B128ABB09%5D.avi.torrent
Direct DL: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FNC5AHR7

xDarkMaster

Sun, 08-06-2006, 10:29 PM

w00t! Thanks for the link!

Edit: As the others said, an cool ep. The wall scene was priceless. Also seems we get a Robin flashback next ep!

LaZie

Mon, 08-07-2006, 12:40 AM

This weeks episode was definitely a "cool" one. Not awesome but definitely cool :p

DarthEnderX

Mon, 08-07-2006, 03:20 AM

Oh yes. Cool definatly describes this episode. Especially the shot of them all standing on the wall. That's moneyshot right there baby!

Especially with Sogeking with a new weapon that just materialized out of fucking nowhere?!

I just hope Robin is done resisting. I'm REALLY getting fucking sick of that.

ChaosK

Mon, 08-07-2006, 03:32 PM

if u read the manga than u would know why he would bite his thumb, and what it would do xD
or he hasn't kick the habit wen he was a kid ? :P

Leave you fucking wanna-be manga prophet.

Lucifus

Mon, 08-07-2006, 05:50 PM

O hell ya, that wall scene had me cheering.:D You all know how f*cking "awesome" the next few episodes are gonna be. Should be better than the Arlong Park eps. Can't wait to see Luffy and Zoro tear it up. And o ya, I've been waiting for some eps on Robins background.

Excellent Ep.

@DarthEnder- I'm pretty sure shes done resisting once she saw them line up.:cool: Man that was kool....

Aeon

Mon, 08-14-2006, 08:40 AM

Yes 275 is out, finally we get to know Robin's past. I predict her past will surpass both Nami's and Choppers.

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_275_%5BA95E826D%5D.avi.torrent

Lucifus

Mon, 08-14-2006, 12:49 PM

Just got back, downloading.:D

Oh f*ck!! Damn....
"I'll leave you with a bit of info concerning the next episode. 276 will not be airing next sunday, nor will it be airing the sunday after that, or even the following sunday! That's right, the next episode is slated for a release on the 10th of September, so please, please, do not ask when there is no immediate release, it will be another few weeks until the episode airs, so just sit tight."

O ya, and OP 275 Megaupload link - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HD64C8SN

DarthEnderX

Mon, 08-14-2006, 02:24 PM

Facinating episode. Finally they're showing Robin's past, which is great. I wasn't expecting Robin to already have eaten the fruit when she was just a little kid though.

And the Giant! And one in Luffy's family to boot! I wonder what relation he is...

One thing I found wierd though was Robin's voice. It sounds like they actually used a child to do her voice, which is different from all the other little kids on the show. So she sounds wierdly out of place.

And...4 weeks to the next episode?! Jesus christ!

ChaosK

Mon, 08-14-2006, 03:19 PM

And the Giant! And one in Luffy's family to boot! I wonder what relation he is...

Perhaps a Grandpa or a Uncle.

xDarkMaster

Mon, 08-14-2006, 03:49 PM

Awesome ep, I am already liking Robin's past.

Robin's mom is hot. <3

Aeon

Mon, 08-14-2006, 05:41 PM

I guess I have to pick Naruto up again, One Piece was the one show that I was watching that really entertained me and made me watch right after download. My Mondays will be lacking now :(. I'm betting Spandam's dad? is prob a real jerk and is the one that ordered the first buster call.

Robin's mom is hot. <3

Quoted Just Because

Jadugar

Sun, 09-03-2006, 03:35 PM

Just another week to go....

Aeon

Fri, 09-15-2006, 05:41 PM

It's finally here

http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_276_%5B4BA30D93%5D.avi.torrent

Lucifus

Fri, 09-15-2006, 11:28 PM

Nice ep. Guess thats all I got to say. :eek: Can't wait for the fights.

DarthEnderX

Sat, 09-16-2006, 01:41 AM

Nothing really happened this episode that we didn't already know was gonna happen. So...I dunno, wasn't very interested. I wanted to hear what Clover was gonna say about the history, but I guess I'll have to wait another week.

Aeon

Sat, 09-16-2006, 11:00 AM

Aoi Koji is back, knowing that he will be in this flash back has increased Robin's past by atleast 20 cool points. Anyone else find it weird that Robin turned her head when her mom was looking at her even if she didn't know it was her mother?

.noname.silent

Sun, 09-17-2006, 10:31 PM

Anyone else find it weird that Robin turned her head when her mom was looking at her even if she didn't know it was her mother?

no it's just you that's wierd. as far as the fights go after this flashback...seems like to me the fights are going to be long, longer than the alabasta arc. there were three fights in the manga was impressed, the guys that read the op manga know what i'm talking about.

oh and darth...the history wont be revealed until the end of op. so that week is going to wait longer than you think.

Stoopider

Mon, 09-18-2006, 01:26 AM

Stoopider

Sun, 10-01-2006, 09:28 AM

http://www.otakara-island.com/%5bADC-Elites%5d_One_Piece_277-278_%5bFB3FBBCD%5d.avi.torrent

New one Piece Up! Download!!

Aeon

Sun, 10-01-2006, 10:15 AM

If anyone is having trouble getting the torrent to start, rename the extension from .avi to .torrent.

Lucifus

Sun, 10-01-2006, 12:55 PM

Argh!!!!! I can't get ahold of the torrent anywhere! :( T-T

Edit: Ahhh, finally got it. =)

Edit:Goddamn those two eps owned!!!! Well worth the wait. =D

xDarkMaster

Sun, 10-01-2006, 03:54 PM

Good ep, hopefully we will start to see some fights soon.

Is it just me or was Robin's voice really...off at the end when she was screaming?

Stoopider

Sun, 10-01-2006, 07:28 PM

My link didn't work? oops.. SOrry.

http://www.adc-heaven.com/test/index.php?page=cutenews/show_news.php

Aeon

Sun, 10-01-2006, 07:44 PM

That Vice Admiral that blew up that ship looked cool with his hood on. I wonder if he advanced and became one of the 3 Admirals also. And the ending was just so cool, they really know how to make you want more. If this show wasnt so good I would love to skip some weeks so I could just marathon.

FrogKing

Sun, 10-01-2006, 10:01 PM

I thought the begining of the episode was a little slow (kid Robin was a kinda, well, corny), but the ending...so great! And here I thought that 274's ending was the best in memory; the ending scene in 278 was absolutely...well ONE PEICE! I can't wait for the upcomming episodes and the beat down of CP9!
Ao Koji was good also, the whole absolute justice bit was good. And yeah, who was the other Vice Admiral with the hoodie? I wonder if he is one of the 3 Admirals now. I think maybe he is the Red dog Aka Inu. Doesn't seem to be the Yellow Monky Ki Zaru.

edit: move over Chunin and heeelllooo ANBU!

DarthEnderX

Mon, 10-02-2006, 12:27 AM

Your all forgetting the best part!

CERTAIN KILL FIREBIRD STAR!!!

Sogeking is a fucking pimp yo.

And thank god, Robin is finally done fucking up her own rescue.

Stoopider

Mon, 10-02-2006, 01:31 AM

.noname.silent

Mon, 10-02-2006, 10:40 AM

The best episode of One Piece imo. Shit I'm in tears.

Dereshishishishishishishishi...

Here's an interesting question considering Luffy just burn the flag and declared war on the World Government... (I've posted it again in the manga discussion section)

Does the Shibukai work with the government? I would assume so as they are pirates keeping pirates in check. Now that Luffy has declared was on the World Government, would the 7 Shibukai's be after Luffy's crew as well?

Luffy could certainly apply for the Shibukai for his tenacity and power on the ocean, but they've already declared war on the government, and they carry Nico Robin and Frankie, who can resurrect the weapons. And no way would the Government allow the to roam free.

I hope Whitebeard and Red Hair Shanks aren't affiliated with the Shibukai. If not we're in for one hell of a batlle to come! :D :D

Luffy could apply to be a shichibukai, but won't do it even if he didn't declare war on the World Government. Not trying to be rude, but were you watching the last 2 episodes that [ADC] put out there? The World Government is more concerned about Robin uncovering the truth that was kept from the people on 'void century' than the weapons.
Also, I thought shichibukai are pirates that are recognized by the world government as a threat. At the same, as long as those shichibukai give the world government a share of their profits and keep the other pirates in check it's okay. I cant wait for what happens after this arc.

p.s. I doubt there are 7 shichibukais now that Sir Crocodile was defeated by Luffy.

FrogKing

Mon, 10-02-2006, 11:04 AM

p.s. i doubt there are 7 shibukais now that crocodile was defeated by luffy.

Well, Marshall D. Teach (aka Blackbeard) is vying for the spot left vacant by Sir Crocodile, but yeah there are 6 at the moment.

@Darth: The SogeKing part ruled and how Luffy called upon him, "SogeKing..."! I guess he is now a StrawHat now (woot! Ussop is back) not that I ever thought that he wouldn't be.

.noname.silent

Mon, 10-02-2006, 01:40 PM

Well, Marshall D. Teach (aka Blackbeard) is vying for the spot left vacant by Sir Crocodile, but yeah there are 6 at the moment.

I agree, in my opinion though, I highly doubt that Marshall D. Teach will get the 7th spot lost by Crocodile. I think that M.D. Teach will only go after Luffy because of the high bounty put on him and M.D. Teach thinks of that as a way of getting his status as a shibukai.

Aeon

Mon, 10-02-2006, 04:44 PM

Declearing war on the World Government doesnt exactly mean that the Shichibukai are after them. The Shichibukai seem free to do what ever they want as long as it's against pirates. If they were under orders to attack all pirates I doubt Mihawk would've went to meet Shanks to show him Luffy wanted poster. I wanna know who is if there is anybody over the Admirals, there has to be somebody thats so powerful that the Shichibukai work with them.

ChaosK

Mon, 10-02-2006, 05:08 PM

The Shichibukai are pirates the World Government fears. I'm sure that they would admit Whitebeard if he was willing; however, whats up right now is there are pirates, much like Luffy who would rather be a pirate than be a "dog of the government". The Shichibukai, dont exactly take orders, they just dont go around sinking marine fleets for no reason like they might had they not agreed to being Shichibukai. I doubt Hawkeye was ordered to take out Don Kreig, he said he did it because they disrupted his sleep. Besides, Hawkeye seems to be good friends with Shanks (who we still haven't seen his power, I mean for anyone to challenge Hawkeye to a sword fight...) and probably wouldn't lay a hand on Shanks. (how did he find where the Red-haired pirates were anyway?

Stoopider

Tue, 10-03-2006, 05:31 AM

I dont think the Schibukai's take orders. But I thought they we're the pirate god heads keeping other pirates in check.

----------

Oh by the way. Chopperman story is out, together with One Piece episode 279!!!!

http://www.adc-heaven.com/test/index.php?page=cutenews/show_news.php

.noname.silent

Tue, 10-03-2006, 12:15 PM

on some occasions, flashbacks need to die. in this case, this one needs to die.

ChaosK

Tue, 10-03-2006, 05:56 PM

Uhh...what's chopperman?

Augury

Tue, 10-03-2006, 06:39 PM

Oda does little three-page sidestories that uses the strawhat crew as characters in weird alternate universes. Chopperman is one of the sidestories where Chopper is a "hero." Chopper flying around in the ending of recent eps is Chopperman.

EDIT: One Piece 279:
I was pretty surprised to see the first opening (or something very similar?) starting the ep, but it all made sense five minutes in...

Looks like October is going to be flashback month. Oh well, this had to happen eventually since bad things occur if an anime catches up to the manga. I have a small gripe about them not explaining Franky's "departure" from the tower in more detail, but perhaps it'll be re-shown when they're done examining all of the crew's feelings.

Stoopider

Tue, 10-03-2006, 09:55 PM

Yup, the anime's catching up with the manga, and hence the flashbacks. Kinda irritating. But I guess people in Japan, the anime's don't re-run. Whereas for us, we've been either buying or downloading the episodes so we can always watch the past episodes at will.

DarthEnderX

Wed, 10-04-2006, 02:16 AM

This episode was a total cocktease.

Also, why does it look like Franky is falling off the building at 5:17?

Stoopider

Wed, 10-04-2006, 02:24 AM

He jumped as well I think.

Aeon

Thu, 10-05-2006, 10:34 PM

This episode was a total cocktease.

Also, why does it look like Franky is falling off the building at 5:17?

When I watched the ep I was thinkng how he got free and what made him jump without Robin. Also I havent seen Luffy this fired up and ready to kick someone's ass since he found out what Arlong did to Nami. I don't think he was this focused against Croc.

Deblas

Sun, 10-08-2006, 06:45 PM

URGENT REPORT!!!

This is a very important piece of news, so it needs to have attention brought to it. As sudden as this is to both you and us at ADC, Laeliel has made her decision to relinquish her position as translator of the group. Due to these unforseen changes of the situation, we are now left without a Japanese to English translator.

If you, or anyone you know, would be able to fill this position, please feel more than free to email both myself at wickio@hotmail.com and Rhombus, at rhombusaurus@hotmail.com with the topic header: ADC Translator Position. Until the position is filled, we will be unable to make any releases, so please, if you or anyone you know could help, stand up to the good cause, and carry on the legacy!

We all wish Laeliel the best in whatever she carries on to do, and hope you all appreciated her work.

So anyone here fluent in Japanese?

FrogKing

Sun, 10-08-2006, 10:58 PM

Holy shit! Didn't we just go through the stress of no ADC translator just a couple of months ago...I hope they land one soon. I think there are a limited number of fluent japanese that frequent an anime sub group forum, but i'll keep my fingers crossed!

ChaosK

Sun, 10-08-2006, 11:34 PM

God damnit again?!

We'll all suffer from OP withdrawl now!

Stoopider

Mon, 10-09-2006, 01:13 AM

GOD WHY!!?!?!!?!?!?

But hope is not all lost. Right now we're watching flashbacks... maybe in time we'll get one! Huhuuhu.

Jadugar

Mon, 10-09-2006, 01:00 PM

ADC doesn’t have a translator.

Not AGAIN.

Why O why?

This is the greatest arc that OP has produced and we don’t have a translator. This is just the end of the world ( well nearly we still have the manga). However, I need to see the anime.

People spread the word and find a translator. This is top priority.

Zati

Mon, 10-09-2006, 01:58 PM

Yes hope ADC can find a good translator soon. I need my fix of One piece every week but the only good thing is these next episodes are flashbacks so they can have some time.

docdan63

Mon, 10-09-2006, 10:50 PM

yeah that's a good point man,lol

anyway, good ep's and i hope to see many more coming up.

by the way what program is better, Azureus, or another one? let me know

Zati

Mon, 10-09-2006, 11:29 PM

Utorrent is the best program right now I think.

ChaosK

Tue, 10-10-2006, 05:04 PM

Yes hope ADC can find a good translator soon. I need my fix of One piece every week but the only good thing is these next episodes are flashbacks so they can have some time.

Weren't the flashbacks ended last episode?

FrogKing

Tue, 10-10-2006, 06:09 PM

^The preview for the next episode implied that Zoro and Ussop were next up for the flashback series. That means we still have yet to see Nami and Chopper.

Stoopider

Tue, 10-10-2006, 08:59 PM

And possibly Sanji and Franky!

FrogKing

Tue, 10-10-2006, 11:19 PM

^Definately Sanji and hopefully Franky (it did look like he jumped). I am hoping for Franky as the new Shipwright/musician/Strawhat!!!

Zati

Wed, 10-11-2006, 01:57 AM

The Kaizoku link is discussing the latest raw episodes of One Piece this might be spoilers to some I think but its flashbacks now so I just looked to see what flashbacks are next.

Not sure but this can be spoilers to some I guess. So don't go to this kaizoku link if you can consider this spoilers for discussing latest raw episodes but to me its just flashbacks anyways.

Page 67 near the bottom someone posted some info about upcoming episode titles if you want to know. Not sure if his right though but you could also try seeing the anidb site and look at the upcoming episode titles for One Piece it could help too.
http://kaizoku-fansubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15&p=1

I think most of you know these websites already but here is the info about the ADC translator issue and the reason
http://www.adc-distro.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1740

http://www.apforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=40

Stoopider

Wed, 10-11-2006, 03:30 AM

*sniff* She wants to get a life! How horrible! Please don't get a life! Come back to the true World.. The Wonderful world of One Piece!

ChaosK

Thu, 10-12-2006, 10:30 PM

For those who were too lazy to go there...

279 - Luffy Flashback
280 - Zoro + Usopp Flashback
281 - Nami Flashback
282 - Sanji + Chopper Flashback
283 - Robin Flashback (??)
284 - Franky burns the Blueprints

So...What's this Franky burning shit?

FrogKing

Thu, 10-12-2006, 11:06 PM

283 - Robin Flashback (??)

WTF! Didn't we just see her flashback...do we need to sit thru a Miss All Sunday flashback now? Man, I don't want to have to sit thru a bunch of Alabasta scenes for a whole episode.

xDarkMaster

Fri, 10-13-2006, 03:59 PM

Agreed. I would much rather have them skip eps for a few weeks again rather than show flashbacks.

Zati

Fri, 10-13-2006, 07:45 PM

Yes I agree too but its probably because of the time slot change in Japan. Anyways I think that makes it about three more episodes of flashbacks not sure what the Franky one is but don't think its flashback and I think its new. I hope ADC finds the translator they are looking for during this time so we won't miss much but I'm already grateful and don't mind if I have to wait awhile.

The flashbacks most likely are result of the time slot change. They're exposing the show to a new demographic and they want to make sure they're caught up on the story. They would have made up some filler otherwise, they know flashbacks aren't popular with existing fans.

Stoopider

Fri, 10-13-2006, 11:42 PM

I want to watch the One PIece theater! More Chopperman please. :)

.noname.silent

Sun, 10-15-2006, 12:41 PM

adc-heaven is getting the ball rolling again. apparently their website news reports that they have received several applications for new translators. expect One Piece 280-281 to be released once the applications have been reviewed and accepted.

DarthEnderX

Sun, 10-15-2006, 08:10 PM

Thank GOD.

docdan63

Wed, 10-18-2006, 09:03 PM

i'm about to hit the Water 7.Was wondering what's best, gerusama or another torrent site,because i don't have those eps yet

Aeon

Wed, 10-18-2006, 09:12 PM

Just stick with Gerusama till 253 since that's where they last stopped I believe and then move on to ADC-Elites.

docdan63

Fri, 10-20-2006, 04:05 PM

Just stick with Gerusama till 253 since that's where they last stopped I believe and then move on to ADC-Elites.

good idea.What group is best known for HDTV episodes.Because i really like those episodes and the both the font and translations are great.

Zati

Fri, 10-20-2006, 04:23 PM

What group? Only Gerusama was releasing HDTV episodes up till 258 and thats it there is no other group that is subbing it 259+ except ADC-Elites so thats the only choice.

docdan63

Sat, 10-21-2006, 12:40 PM

hey peoples.Just got into the last leg of the Davy Back fight,but i have a question.Do i have to watch ep's 213-216,because i've heard those are filler eps.Or do i need to watch them to get he full story?

I'd like to skip over 217.Also, so i have to watch the Ocean drum arc?Or are those fillers too?

By the way Utorrent is the best program,thanks Zati

Augury

Sat, 10-21-2006, 01:05 PM

I havent actually watched the Davy Back arc yet, but episode 213-216 is pegged as filler - they added in an extra round.

220-226 is a filler arc, but there a bit of canon material in 226 before Water 7 starts off in 227.

docdan63

Sun, 10-22-2006, 05:08 PM

Deblas

Sun, 10-22-2006, 05:21 PM

actually started the uTorrent downloads like crazy lately,can't stop.Great program for OP junkies.

Whats with the cP9?Who are they?What do they do?Whats thier deal?

I've heard Lucci is the strogest Zoan fruit user,and someone capable of killing one of the straw hats.Can anyone verify if theres any truth to that?

If you watched up until ADC's last release then you should already know just who is CP9. If you haven't then just wait....

As for your second question I can't really say he is the strongest Zoan out there. There just might be stronger ones. He is incredibly powerful that's for sure and if the strawhats don't watch out he could surely kill them all.

ChaosK

Sun, 10-22-2006, 05:22 PM

docdan63

Sun, 10-22-2006, 06:41 PM

how is it that Lucci can physically beat Luffy?I mean Luffy has taken on everyone, but a giant cat man is easily able to beat the crap out of him?whatever

When do i get to see Aokiji?

ChaosK

Sun, 10-22-2006, 06:50 PM

how is it that Lucci can physically beat Luffy?I mean Luffy has taken on everyone, but a giant cat man is easily able to beat the crap out of him?whatever

When do i get to see Aokiji?

WATCH THE FUCKING ANIME!

Lucifus

Sun, 10-22-2006, 06:59 PM

Rofl, docdan63....

"WATCH THE FUCKING ANIME!"

Couldn't have said it better myself. :rolleyes:

docdan63

Sun, 10-22-2006, 07:46 PM

when do you guys download these episodes? I can't get a good 4 episode chunk of them because my little brother needs the bandwith for his WoW.

Whats a good time to start the download?middle of the night?

Deblas

Sun, 10-22-2006, 09:04 PM

Uhh...what? There's no time of day where it's best to download anime. =/ Do it whenever you feel like it...or when your brother is not playing WoW...honestly I'm having a hard time believing you need tips for when too download episodes. :confused:

Zati

Mon, 10-23-2006, 12:29 PM

Yeah download whenever you want or keep your computer on during the night. I just download off IRC if they have a bot for me its much easier and faster but if they got no bot then go with torrents.

Other news :

It seems ADC-Elites have multiple translators now which means that they have backups and more staff to help out.

Stoopider

Mon, 10-23-2006, 08:08 PM

Strongest Zoan? I would think it might be a bear or something.

Could be the Schibukai, the guy who's name is like a bear. Can't remember his name that drags along a bible. He could be the strongest animal zoan user i reckon. :) Just a prediction.

Barthelomew Kuma (Bart Bear). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shichibukai

Hohohoho!

ChaosK

Mon, 10-23-2006, 10:11 PM

docdan63

Tue, 10-24-2006, 02:09 AM

interesting point.

However seeing how Lucci possess' a cat fruit,and coupled with his ammount of power and size,i would think some where later on, that there would be another large cat user somewhere who would be able to defeat even him or match him in power.I'm thinking maybe a Lion fruit?

And i don't think that bear guy is considered a zoan fruit user.He just looks like that.Good point though

DarthEnderX

Tue, 10-24-2006, 03:56 AM

how is it that Lucci can physically beat Luffy?I mean Luffy has taken on everyone, but a giant cat man is easily able to beat the crap out of him?Cause that's how the manga writer wrote it?

Also, if your using torrents to DL the episodes, it doesn't matter when you download, because even if your brother shuts it off, when you next turn it on, it picks up right where it left off.

So just queue up all the episodes, and turn on your torrent everytime you see it isn't on, and wait.

Stoopider

Tue, 10-24-2006, 04:53 AM

Just download it man. Just cap your download speeds. Whats your speed? Give your brother like 30kb/s and I think he should be fine playing WoW. Hahah.

ChaosK

Tue, 10-24-2006, 05:52 PM

Or you know, do the smart thing and go to IRC.

docdan63

Tue, 10-24-2006, 06:15 PM

isn't IRC complicated and dated?

xDarkMaster

Tue, 10-24-2006, 06:35 PM

Complicated, maybe.

Dated, no. DL speeds on IRC bots are usually much faster than on BT.

ChaosK

Tue, 10-24-2006, 08:05 PM

Complicated, maybe.

Dated, no. DL speeds on IRC bots are usually much faster than on BT.

Well...usually. Brand new episode releases depending on peers and seeds may spike up above, but on IRC most bots consistantly give you 100kb/s

Zati

Tue, 10-31-2006, 04:20 PM

Yes! Its flashback but ADC-Elites have started back again!

Here is Episode 280

Epsiode 280 - ADC-Elites (http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_280_%5B881B9FEA%5D.avi.torrent )

Jadugar

Tue, 10-31-2006, 05:41 PM

Flashbacks or not, its still OP so I am gonna watch it.

Its been too long.

Direct Download :

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HSTAP1HE

animus

Wed, 11-01-2006, 09:54 AM

Does anyone know when the recap episodes are gonna come to a halt? And get back to the main storyline?

Jadugar

Wed, 11-01-2006, 10:40 AM

We still have to go through Nami’s flashbacks, then its Sanji and Chopper, not to mention Robin’s past as well. So we are looking at about three more episodes.

That’s about a month.

FrogKing

Wed, 11-01-2006, 02:22 PM

@Jad: You are correct about the number of episodes, but not the time. Because of the ADC snafu with the translator, we had a lapse in the subbing of RAWs. Hence as of this last Sunday Saiyaman was up to episode 283. Combine that with the quote from ADC's website, "Anyway, expect 281 very soon!" and I think we'll be caught up to at least 284 by sometime next week.

Now according to ANN it is titled: 284.The Blueprints Aren't Entrusted! Franky's Decision. I think the question is that the title of a Franky flashback, and more importantly does that mean Franky is a new Strawhat?!!! I hope so. Bottom line, another week maybe week and a half of flashbacks.

My 2 cents...:P

animus

Wed, 11-01-2006, 02:59 PM

Read the manga! =P

ChaosK

Wed, 11-01-2006, 04:57 PM

Read the manga! =P

Completely off topic and doesn't contribute to the discussion of when we're getting back to the Enies Lobby story.

On another note, if ADC can work at the speed they do each week for these episodes, and they released 280 yesterday, then we can probably expect 284 to come out sometime around next Wednesday-ish.

.noname.silent

Wed, 11-01-2006, 05:46 PM

Completely off topic and doesn't contribute to the discussion of when we're getting back to the Enies Lobby story.

On another note, if ADC can work at the speed they do each week for these episodes, and they released 280 yesterday, then we can probably expect 284 to come out sometime around next Wednesday-ish.

i'm just going to say i dont know on this one. every OP episode is released each week followed by ADC sub afterwards. to sub 4 episodes in 7 days, isn't that strenuous? you know they do have lives to live.

ChaosK

Wed, 11-01-2006, 06:23 PM

That's what I meant. If they keep up the 1-2 day(s) per episode, then it'll be sometime around next Wednesday.

On another note, that was a pretty pointless episode. We pretty much just saw the episode where Zoro was introduced, and the bad parts of the Usopp introduction. :p

In fact, the whole episode was made from clips of other episodes...

Stoopider

Wed, 11-01-2006, 06:48 PM

It is flashbacks afterall, If I wuz them I'd be lazy and steal the old episodes from Kaizoku-fansubs, and change the wording abit, and put different colours for the subs. :D

What I want to see is more chopperman!

Oh yeah, I found all the Chopperman Series on Youtube all Subbed. This isn't spoilers btw, because it has nothing to do with the current on going anime series. Rather its just for fun and giggles. :)

One Piece CHopperman Time Special 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Dl7ywTouk
One Piece Report Time Special 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwSlJaDw-Y
One Piece Obahan Time Special 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1LEPzuZOXw
One Piece Jinginai Time Special 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRBXPYZWJtQ
One Piece MOnster TIme SPecial 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L2UqfBIOPI

Deblas

Wed, 11-01-2006, 07:00 PM

My favorite ones are Monster Time and Jinginai Time. Don Luffyone and Dragon FTW!

animus

Wed, 11-01-2006, 07:57 PM

Completely off topic and doesn't contribute to the discussion of when we're getting back to the Enies Lobby story.

On another note, if ADC can work at the speed they do each week for these episodes, and they released 280 yesterday, then we can probably expect 284 to come out sometime around next Wednesday-ish.

My post was in response to FrogKing's question about Franky being a Straw Hat or not. Besides I was the one who brought up the topic of discussion anyways. Don't have to be such an ass about it.

Jadugar

Thu, 11-02-2006, 12:04 AM

Chaoskiddo is still sobering up from his birthday party so ignore him.

And yes, FrogKing is right about ADC’s timeline of catching up to the latest RAW.

MORE choperman !

FrogKing

Fri, 11-03-2006, 07:29 PM

More OP this week...alas more recaps:

ADC-elites episode 281 (http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_281_%5B12AC5EC8%5D.avi.torrent )

Jadugar

Fri, 11-03-2006, 07:46 PM

Yay! More flashbacks.

Well, this one was better than the last one.

ADC is catching up fast, which is good. I hope they don’t suck up their new translator dry. We need him more than ever.

Augury

Fri, 11-03-2006, 08:16 PM

Huh, Nami's voice has changed a lot since Arlong Park.

I still got chills when she was stabbing herself. Self-mutilation is freaky.

DarthEnderX

Sat, 11-04-2006, 12:10 AM

Yay! More flashbacks.

Well, this one was better than the last one.

ADC is catching up fast, which is good. I hope they don’t suck up their new translator dry. We need him more than ever.I really hope he's not trying to hard on these episodes. All you have to do is go back and look at the original KF episode and BOOM your 90% done.

ChaosK

Sat, 11-04-2006, 12:19 AM

I really hope he's not trying to hard on these episodes. All you have to do is go back and look at the original KF episode and BOOM your 90% done.

Like I said, these episodes are composed of scenes from different episodes. I doubt the animators spent more than like an hour finding all the clips and arranging them.

FrogKing

Sun, 11-05-2006, 02:17 PM

I actually liked this episode/flashback. It reminded ME why I watch OP. The Arlong Park arc is what reeled me in as a OP fan till the end! I think the emotion and action in that arc showed me what Oda could create.
As for the flashbacks, looks like we have 1 more episode...plz hurry ADC, the 284 RAW was released today!

.noname.silent

Sun, 11-05-2006, 04:02 PM

isnt there flashbacks for robin and franky too? aftewards its the strawhats v. cp9

Aeon

Sun, 11-05-2006, 04:20 PM

I actually liked this episode/flashback. It reminded ME why I watch OP. The Arlong Park arc is what reeled me in as a OP fan till the end! I think the emotion and action in that arc showed me what Oda could create.

Quoted for truthness, I was on the fence about One Piece only watching it cause I downloaded a huge batch file till this arc. Nami stabbing her arm and crying on the ground asking Luffy for help is such an awesome scene.

Phoenix20578

Mon, 11-06-2006, 01:10 AM

I'll admit that the Arlong Park Arc was what hooked me onto One Piece also, But I loved Robin's Back story more than everyone elses. It had so much more emotion in it than the others to me.

Kensee

Mon, 11-06-2006, 01:25 AM

I'll admit that the Arlong Park Arc was what hooked me onto One Piece also, But I loved Robin's Back story more than everyone elses. It had so much more emotion in it than the others to me.

I know this is a little late, but yeah I was looking up songs on you tube and came a cross this robin flash back one. If you haven't seen it before, hope you enjoy.

Everything Burns (Robin's Flashback) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjqs70U9suk)

Anyhow, back to catching up to the manga and anime ^^.

Stoopider

Mon, 11-06-2006, 05:32 AM

Talking about Music Video's. Here's some good one's/

One Piece - Pirates, (I think the songs from Pirates of the Carribean), it's kinda of a summary until water 7. Though I wish they have more fight scenes of the earlier episodes. They tend to put too many nearer the end which doesn't really matter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hczLlPqhJls

One Piece -Life's gonna suck - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFGHOxRrR34

ChaosK

Mon, 11-06-2006, 06:18 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hczLlPqhJls

Was that scene with Smoker and Tashagi vs Crocodile, in the anime?

Augury

Tue, 11-07-2006, 05:50 AM

I'm pretty sure that that footage is from a game.

Jadugar

Thu, 11-09-2006, 10:28 AM

Was that scene with Smoker and Tashagi vs Crocodile, in the anime?

Yes, its from the anime.

Augury

Thu, 11-09-2006, 04:11 PM

The torrent file for Episode 282 (http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_282_%5B116F9FCF%5D.avi.torrent ) has been released by ADC-Elites.

Lucifus

Thu, 11-09-2006, 04:17 PM

HellZ YeaH. I don't know about you guys, but I am loving these recaps. That Zoro/Usopp ep owned. Usopps the man. Nami and the knife, sheesh. Don't get me started. Dling, hoping this ones good too.:D

Aeon

Thu, 11-09-2006, 05:53 PM

Yes, its from the anime.

That scene was never in the anime.

AceAlpha

Fri, 11-10-2006, 03:10 PM

Stoopider

Fri, 11-10-2006, 06:39 PM

Hell they're killing me with the flashbacks, because I just watched all 278 episodes in 4 weeks :P. I rember every single flashback episode as yesterday hell! After this final last ep. 282 it's time for The WATER 7 Battle!

I misread it has 4 days. I spilled my coke on my lap. You bastard. :p :D Welcome to Gotwoot forums btw, glad to have you with us.

DarthEnderX

Sat, 11-11-2006, 01:53 AM

The next one is a freakin Robin recap...

How they gonna be recapping Robin.

They JUST god done showing us robins story before these recaps started! Who the hell can't remember 6 fucking episodes ago?!

Goddamn!

Jadugar

Sat, 11-11-2006, 05:07 PM

That scene was never in the anime.

Yes, you are right. I just checked the whole Arabista arc and that scene isn’t there. There is a scene with Tashagi and Crocodile but no Smoker. Smoker is nowhere near that final Arabista battle scene. The whole video has most or nearly all its parts taken from the anime, so I assumed that “the scene” was also from the anime. Also, I didn’t see any “life bars” on the top of the screen, which most “beat ‘em ups” have for their fighters. So I concluded that, it must be from the anime but it isn’t.

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The next one is a freakin Robin recap...

How they gonna be recapping Robin.

They JUST god done showing us robins story before these recaps started! Who the hell can't remember 6 fucking episodes ago?!

Goddamn!

Six episodes mean 6 weeks; some people just have very small short-term memory.

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Thoughts on ep 282 :

I hate these flashbacks. Why? The episode was going so well until Sanji, started crying and Chopper did the same thing and then I started crying. I hate these flashbacks. I think I will skip the Robin’s one.

ChaosK

Sat, 11-11-2006, 05:34 PM

There's a difference between backstory and recap. These are pretty much each character's recap. As in what they did in the anime and pretty much how they ended up with the Straw Hats, we won't be seeing Robin and Ohara again in the next episode.

Jadugar

Sat, 11-11-2006, 05:39 PM

Robin’s recap includes Ohara.

Zati

Thu, 11-16-2006, 05:47 PM

ADC release catching up!

Episode 283 - ADC-Elites (http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_283_%5B914B8E90%5D.avi.torrent )

Aeon

Sun, 11-19-2006, 12:44 AM

Stoopider

Sun, 11-19-2006, 01:23 AM

Azaz31

Sun, 11-19-2006, 05:31 AM

Opening 7 is now on Youtube. After having such awesome opening(Believe being my favorite) I'm disappointed in this one plus its super long which means they prob are continuing to not show an ending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCC9EgQy-o&NR

i think there is an ending, just that ADC is editing it out (because it's Chopperman specials) to show them all at once later on.

p0ltergeist

Sun, 11-19-2006, 09:12 AM

I wonder if their going to show fillers after this arc. Because the anime has been skipping some fillers I want to watch. Like what happened to the octopus guy (from Arlong), his brother Ace and the milk girl, and Eneru in outer space. I think i'm missing one more.. can't remember.. Oh yeah.. what happened to Crocodile's team.

The anime is actually very close to the manga right now, so I would think they'd go into fillers soon to gain some time. Furthermore, the new seventh opening has a couple minor "details" that suggest to me that there will be filler.

FrogKing

Sun, 11-19-2006, 02:12 PM

The wait is over!!! Welcome back to Enies Lobby and a big thanks to ADC for the sub...

ADC-Elites episode 284 (http://adc.fansub-torrents.com/%5BADC-Elites%5D_One_Piece_284_%5B7C1DE93B%5D.avi.torrent )

ChaosK

Sun, 11-19-2006, 02:31 PM

Opening 7 is now on Youtube. After having such awesome opening(Believe being my favorite) I'm disappointed in this one plus its super long which means they prob are continuing to not show an ending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCC9EgQy-o&NR

We're definitely seeing a filler soon, though I am glad they show Hawkeyes, Ace and Shanks. Robin is in it which has me assume they'll start fillers after this arc is over.

Azaz31

Sun, 11-19-2006, 03:10 PM

why does it make you assume that?

Aeon

Sun, 11-19-2006, 09:28 PM

I'm agree with him, it's not like One Piece can continue being a twice a mth sometimes once a mth anime. The next filler arc might be with the pirate ship that Luffy owns in the opening. I just hope it's as good as the G8 filler and isn't like those one time eps where we had to watch Sanji's cooking show.

HikenNoAce

Sun, 11-19-2006, 09:51 PM

why does it make you assume that?

Well what he says does make sense. I mean, although One Piece has done fillers in the middle of an arc before (arabasta) it doesn't seem likely in this case. The fact that Robin is in that sequence means she'll be with the crew for their adventure in the filler. I doubt that they'll have time to go to a seperate island, and battle with another pirate crew in as seen in the middle of Enies Lobby!

p0ltergeist

Sun, 11-19-2006, 10:44 PM

Damn One Piece and it's spoiler-filled openings. I remember when the 3rd opening first appeared, I watched it and said: "wtf... why is one of the villains suddenly in their crew?".

Then again, it's not like it was possible to doubt that Robin would rejoin them. The only alternative is for Robin to die... and no one has ever really died in One Piece. Even if they happen to be holding onto a very large bomb when it exploded.

DarthEnderX

Sun, 11-19-2006, 10:58 PM

There's not gonna be filler before this arc is over.

You people worry to damn much.

Episode ruled btw, even though they ended in the exact same spot AGAIN! At least there was alot of shit they added. Franky is the man.

Also, I'm real glad they put the opening before the recap again. I hated it the other way around, it was way too distracting.

AceAlpha

Mon, 11-20-2006, 01:45 PM

Ruled is a big word, it was a summary of the flashback episodes but now missing the flashbacks. But at the end with Franky it was cool again :D, waiting for the fights to start!

.noname.silent

Mon, 11-20-2006, 04:53 PM

i want to see the zoro and sanji fight.

ChaosK

Mon, 11-20-2006, 08:52 PM

Well I liked this episode because it explained why Franky was also flying down the waterfall with the Strawhats! :D

Also, it just occurred to me, when you declare war against the world government, I'm guessing your bounty tends to rise...EXTREMELY. I don't see One Piece ending here (and obviously with the filler opening it infers they'll get off Enies Lobby) so afterwards, if they all do survive (at least Luffy will) I see all of them getting bounties. When seven people declare war against the World Government, that's big.

I don't know about the other's but I see Luffy getting around 500million and Zoro raising to around 250million.

The funniest part would be if they neglect Sanji and give Nami a bounty and forget his. :p

.noname.silent

Mon, 11-20-2006, 10:11 PM

from 100 million to 500 million is kind of up there. i dont think thats going to happen.

DarthEnderX

Tue, 11-21-2006, 03:16 AM

Oh man, the "what everyones bounties are gonna be after EL" discussion.

Always a crowdpleaser.

Stoopider

Tue, 11-21-2006, 05:44 AM

HOhohoohoh.. because Bounties are cool. :)

AceAlpha

Tue, 11-21-2006, 07:04 AM

That means they get bounties at shibukai and higher level, think a bit to much :P
Luffy gets around 175 - 200 and Zoro around 125-150 and sanji probably 100-125 or nothing at all :D

Stoopider

Tue, 11-21-2006, 09:40 AM

I think Sanji would still be the man of Mystery. Mr. Prince. The silencer of the team.

Jadugar

Tue, 11-21-2006, 03:55 PM

I think the fillers are inevitable because the anime is too close to the manga. They have tried to slow down the pace of the anime by these recent flashbacks episodes and by introducing the long intros in each episodes but its not working. Something has to give.

So lets enjoy while he have the real thing at hands. When I was watching Skypia arc I thought to myself that Oda is not going to top Arabsiata magic again and how wrong I was. The water 7 arc has been wonderful and this Enies Lobby arc is just great. Looking forward to all the fights. Hope to see a better arc ahead of Enies Lobby. We believe in you Oda. I am sorry for not trusting you. Forgive me!

I too think that the higher bounties will be in effect after Luffy and crew are through with CP9. I hope that Sanji gets a bounty too. Its only been Luffy and Zoro so far taking all the credit.

el_boss

Tue, 11-21-2006, 04:56 PM

Woohoo I went on a spree and now I have caught up. Holy poop this is fucked up shit, I fast forwarded all the fucking annoying flashbacks so they didn't ruin anything for me.

omg I don't know where to start. Luffy is a super sayian and he can do a kame hame ha together with Zoro apparently. Robin's sad ass flash back made me shed a couple of tears. CP9 nine are awesome. It's difficult to see what kind of resistance the straw hats will meet after CP9. And some more stuff that I can't really recall now.

.noname.silent

Tue, 11-21-2006, 10:17 PM

...When I was watching Skypia arc I thought to myself that Oda is not going to top Arabsiata magic again and how wrong I was. The water 7 arc has been wonderful and this Enies Lobby arc is just great. Looking forward to all the fights. Hope to see a better arc ahead of Enies Lobby. We believe in you Oda. I am sorry for not trusting you. Forgive me!
lmao, you expected him to be worse than kishimoto?

dont expect the anime to catch the manga anytime soon. by the time a new episode shows up and manga will too. unless the anime shows two episodes per week.

Augury

Tue, 11-21-2006, 10:55 PM

Except that anime episodes normally cover 2-4 chapters of the manga instead of one, so a non-filler anime would eventually catch up to an ongoing manga. This is why the production uses flashback episodes or long recaps to slow down the series' catch-up speed in story arcs where they can't use filler episodes. If one anime episode really corresponded to one chapter of the manga, then Robin's flashback would've been 7 episodes long.

In Arabasta, the anime was able to stick in mid-arc filler episodes (remember the Sand Pirates?), but with the fast paced chasing in Enies Lobby, putting in filler material is impractical.

el_boss

Wed, 11-22-2006, 12:00 PM

with the fast paced chasing in Enies Lobby, putting in filler material is impractical. And boring ass flash backs aren't? Impractical that is.

FrogKing

Wed, 11-22-2006, 12:05 PM

@el_boss: I think you are missing his point. From a viewers perspective, flashbacks are impractical (although I would disagree, I liked rewatching Nami's flashback b/c the Arlong arc hooked me as a viewer) but not from a studio's perspective. How do you introduce filler in a fast paced arc like Enies Lobby? Maybe when Luffy went ahead of the Straw Hats he could, while evading hundreds of marines, run into a little boy, befriend him...wait! Only to find out that he went back in time to another island to help the boy. 4-5 fillers later, Luffy's task is complete and wakes up in EL only to realize that he was napping the whole time! I would take the flashbacks over a Naruto-esque filler.

Aeon

Wed, 11-22-2006, 06:17 PM

If they add any filler to the arc it will be in the upcoming fights for the keys. They'll prob be able to get about a good 3eps per fight. With Luffy getting maybe 5. I just hope they don't pull a Bleach and set up all the fights at once just to skip them off:mad:. Stopped me from watching that show.

Jadugar

Wed, 11-22-2006, 09:29 PM

Adding filler at this stage will just break up the flow of the whole thing. Everybody has chosen their opponent and they are ready to give it all.

The flashbacks weren’t that bad and they came about at the right time. They highlighted what everybody in Luffy’s crew was feeling.

lmao, you expected him to be worse than kishimoto?

Kishimoto has just fucked up the whole Naruto ( I am assuming you read Naruto manga).
There is no comparison between the two. Both have their own place in the manga but the way Oda has developed OP is just amazing. Naruto still has time to grow, so we will see how it goes.

p0ltergeist

Wed, 11-22-2006, 11:49 PM

Over time since it started, OP has been getting better and better. Water7 and Enies Lobby have been even better than Arabasta and Skypiea (which says a lot, IMHO). The post Enies Lobby arc so far is looking even better. Naruto on the other hand, has gotten worse and worse ever since it peaked at the Chuunin exam arc... The finale to Naruto part 1 was awesome, but that was only like 4-5 chapters. Naruto part 2 has been really weak so far.

Stoopider

Thu, 11-23-2006, 02:17 AM

Yeah? I personally don't find the Skypiea arc that great. Personal preference IMo. To me, One Piece has been more of an up and up, except not so up for skypiea.

But yeah, Naruto is more of a rollercoaster ride.

p0ltergeist

Thu, 11-23-2006, 07:32 AM

Well maybe... Skypiea may have been a bit too long, and almost completely irrelevant to the plot as a whole, but I thought it still had everything else that makes OP so great.

Deblas

Thu, 11-23-2006, 10:24 AM

Dark Dragon

Thu, 11-23-2006, 11:35 AM

The Davy Back Fight was great, if Naruto had fillers like that i would actually bother to watch them.

p0ltergeist

Thu, 11-23-2006, 06:00 PM

I really enjoyed Skypiea. Of course, when I started reading OP the arc was finished so I was able to read all the chapters without waiting for one weekly.

For those who had to wait a whole week to get a chapter during Skypiea, I can understand where they are coming from. The arc was long and that was because many things dragged on (the flashback, luffy climbing the beanstalk) but to say that it is irrevelant to the plot is something I just don't understand. I found it had all the elements of One Piece.

Now, If there is ANY arc that would be irrelevant to the plot it would be the Davy Back Fight. Seriously, that arc is a canon filler. =/

I said it was mostly irrelevant to the plot because they could have simply NOT gone to Skypiea at all, and absolutely nothing would be different in the story. In Arabasta on the other hand, Luffy defeated one of the Shichibukai, and as such drew a LOT of attention to himself and his crew. Water7 and Enies Lobby are shaping up the same way, with Luffy just having declared war on the World Government. The other (non-filler) arcs have centered around meeting new crew mates and whatnot. All that Skypiea really accomplished plot-wise, was reveal a little bit about the "Poneglyphs" and Gol D Roger.

Stoopider

Thu, 11-23-2006, 07:49 PM

Another progression... it gave Usopp dials, and further advanced Nami's weapons.

But I have to agree there, it didn't really make a big difference or huge impact, either than those. But I'm alright with it. It's not the best, but I'm glad there is such a arc. Sky island!

el_boss

Thu, 11-23-2006, 08:10 PM

The ship got fucked up in skypiea, that's why Usopp left the crew n shit.

I do agree though that the skypiea arc sort of felt like a filler arc.

p0ltergeist

Thu, 11-23-2006, 08:25 PM

If nothing else, it was time well spent with the characters. In the end, the characters are the most important part of any story, and I think Oda knows that well. Skypiea gave everyone (including the audience) plenty of time to get attached to Robin. And now Oda is reaping the benefits of that character-work. And it's good that you mention Merry too... with that ship carrying them to the sky and all, it's easy to see why the crew can be so attached to it.

Even though it was probably very painful for people to watch the entire arc one week at a time... I have to wonder if Water7 and Enies Lobby would be at all the same without Skypiea preceeding it.

I have come to the conclusion that Oda is a genius.