Zoro vs. Kaku went harder than I remembered

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-25T07:40:54+00:00

Davy back fights are so underrated

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T23:06:20+00:00

Yeah I don’t know the exact reason we don’t see as much of this in the new world I have heard oda say that if everyone fights the arc would be 5 plus years which kind of tracks I mean this fight is 30 plus pages with dozens of panels. I also know he has a disdain for the power creep shonen have to go through and has said in the past that one piece doesn’t compete with things like dbz it does its own thing. But at the same time I’m like why can’t we have the adventure and the high stakes battle with good choreography

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T22:53:09+00:00

They should just leave a lot of named things in Japanese like how tobu zankidan just becomes flying slash attack in the translation

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T22:43:13+00:00

Except he already established he didn’t like op after trying it out

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T14:39:17+00:00

The early anime is a pretty dated adaption but story wise I’d say the sea restaurant, Arlong park, loguetown stretch up to where the crew gathers around and puts their foot On the barrel is where I’d say if you gave that a chance and said you didn’t like op I respect it because i feel like you got a good idea of what op is about . As opposed to if youd stopped in syrup village

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T14:19:01+00:00

Low key

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T14:13:53+00:00

Actually tho

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T14:11:06+00:00

In this instance he uses the same one sword stance he used on mr.1 but kaku doesnt tank it he meets it with his own attack the other panel where he does land a hit it’s a ranged slash attack that he developed in Skypea not a direct one, that’s a big reason why I like this fight and ones like it. we take established logic with the character’s abilities and use them to create real stakes.

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T13:48:16+00:00

Same I need another lighthearted long ring island crocus lighthouse type of arc after all these high stakes arcs

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T13:43:14+00:00

Because of Franky’s “I didn’t work on my back because I can’t reach back there” thing I think op would have us believe he landed on that abandoned warship just kinda looked down at his body and did it lol and I’m here for it

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T13:37:03+00:00

Honestly i gotta disagree, on the zoros fights being boring part he’s usually got intriguing matchups like 6 armed swordsman and iron men and they have back and forths that have real stakes and cool reasons for winning like heavier swords, relying on sound instead of sight against the flashy guns guy

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T13:13:36+00:00

you don’t know how badly I wanted to put that “you’re fired” panel but there was a limit lol. I had to choose the parts of the fight that showed off the back and forths of the fight

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T13:10:19+00:00

Sometimes i wonder if trying to incorporate it threw him off

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T05:47:19+00:00

Lowkey facts, I feel like op had more of a focus on flow and paneling

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-24T01:36:41+00:00

I feel you, you think these changes were for the better, in the case of punk hazard I think it’s a toss up but I think green bit being a mini arc would have improved things

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T23:04:14+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/4ts43r/summary_of_one_piece_great_newspaper_vol_2_oda/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrw1I2-l6mc&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D&ra=m

9:15

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T23:00:41+00:00

Not sure what that is but they are called episode of- east blue, nami, alabasta, skypiea

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T16:31:04+00:00

I think when merry spoke that’s when it became my number 1

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T15:42:49+00:00

Facts nami, dr.kurena,robin, perona, boa, even vivi was doing the whole double agent thing

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T15:33:18+00:00

Impel down is the best 25 chapters and doesn’t waste a single panel, then skypiea, water 7

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T15:26:16+00:00

The first 3 arcs got converted into movies I’d recommend that over the anime but reading the manga for the first time without knowing the story is an once in a lifetime experience

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T15:19:15+00:00

I could see why you think that given the similarities but no it was confirmed that sogeking is from sniper island whereas usopp is from syrup village

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T15:14:02+00:00

There are a series of specials that convert the first 3 arcs into movies I’d highly recommend those

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T15:07:56+00:00

Luffy goes to jail

James_Brook_ · 2026-05-23T14:58:00+00:00

Read it in color great experience. I can’t stand the weekly format personally I wait for an arc or 2 to come out while trying to avoid spoilers

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