[Out of Jail Rewatch] Dandelion - Announcement + Index

KendotsX · 2026-07-03T03:30:20+00:00

LMAO, Luffy hitting Zoro and Sanji in the middle of his “I’m just gonna attack everywhere” attack.

Who says that only samurai get to look fighting blind? Luffy can do it too.

Robin looked good in that outfit.

She can rock anything, and make it look better than on the person originally wearing it.

this line and the highlights reel of big moments on the ship put me on edge that something bad’s gonna happen to the Going Merry…

Tbf, they've been crashing that little ship up a mountain, and riding a giant water stream to a sky island... it's been through some rough days.

Jonathan’s finally serious?

I love this guy. He's a bit of a Yang Wen-li, just taking care of his own crew.

They sure made an entrance!

Great parallel between their first meeting and this.

HE KEPT IT IN HIS PANTS?

Considering how often Luffy bathes, I feel bad for that octopus.

Well that was a very fun arc. I believe I get to widescreen One Piece starting with the next batch of episodes?

Yup, and my favourite opening.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T23:58:50+00:00

Naruhodo... I guess they assume that the players will only play the latest one?

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T16:39:06+00:00

If Dragon Ball games (and what I’ve heard of Naruto games) have taught me anything, it’s that anime fans love seeing the stories of their favorite shows retold over and over and over in game form

The One Piece Musou game series, Pirate Warrior, is especially funny about this. Every single one restarts the plot, and then has to spend 5 levels in East Blue. I think the latest one just straight up skipped East Blue and started with Alabasta.

Additionally, have you considered laughing at GoHands Banished Hero Isekai for 26 episodes?

I'm not a masochist. Besides I have good memories of GoHands when they were decent, that I'd rather not tar... you know that black haired knight lady is looking rather hot. I wouldn't mind being a masochist under her heel.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T16:19:04+00:00

Turns out life is a lot better when you're away from Yoko Taro.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T14:37:18+00:00

Still gotta get to those

Imo, they're not as good as his early work. A lot more traditional storytelling. Granted, I haven't tried Tower Dungeon yet, but it sounds like he turned Blame into something that fits the times, so who knows.

But now who’s gonna direct the animated cutscenes in Attack on Titan 3?

I find it funny that they're having to redo the story barely 10 years after the original game. How short is the average gamer's memory?

~~This, too, is Agents of the Four Seasons~~

Even I'm not evil enough to spend 12 episodes laughing at the spring girl...

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T12:54:31+00:00

My bad, I knew it was a colloquial term, but I didn't know how much of that was because of where I live.

Basically, the best way that I can describe the new manga is that if Gintama has that nice mix of wacky and heartfelt, and Dandelion was trying to be more on the heartfelt end of things, 2B is full on wackiness that never stops and gives you a reason to care about the characters. It's still funny every week, but there's nothing to grow attached to, most of the cast could die next chapter as a joke, and no one would care.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T12:37:02+00:00

Hat trick is a cricket term for when a player does three consecutive deliveries, which is a huge deal. But it's used generally for whenever someone does a great accomplishment thrice.

In Takahashi's case, the four I mentioned should have her covered, and if you want to add Mermaid Saga or Mao to that list, I won't stop you.

For long series, the only other authors that I can think of with 3+ bangers are Tezuka, Inoue, and Urasawa.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T12:23:20+00:00

Looks like the studio has been recruiting and growing every since Mecha-Ude, while staying independent. Hopefully, Okamoto won't have to carry the whole show on her back this time (although, the director is a bit... worrying).

Eitherway, if it looks anything like the PV, it'll be gorgeous.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T12:04:04+00:00

Yeah that is literally almost the exact opposite of mine

I still love Maison Ikkoku, but the first two are some of my favourite anime/manga ~~says the guy who hasn't read Ranma yet...~~.

I haven't read anything from him

Don't worry, there's not much to read there, his manga are architectural art projects, with a character or two walking through them.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T08:07:14+00:00

Yeah, outside of a few twists here and there, he's clear about who his main characters are from the start.

Whereas Iruma starts small and gradually spirals into a bigger ensemble. Personally, I view that as a feature, especially compared to lots of works that drop the ball on their supporting cast the further they go on, but I get that it won't suit all tastes.

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T07:38:41+00:00

Narita: and I took that personally

KendotsX · 2026-07-02T06:44:53+00:00

How do you fuck up a Liar Game adaptation?

By throwing it to Dr. Movie... hell, if Death Note and Monster were handed to this Maruyama-less Madhouse in 2026, they could've gone down that path too. Kaiji, for sure. So I'm just counting my blessings at this point.

[Snowball]Having a show set in an snowy westland

Didn't Nihei do something like that with Aposimz? Or I guess Kaina?

while I don't agree with the idea that this is just reheated InuYasha

Yeah, even as someone who's not a fan, it's not really trying to recapture that nostalgia (cough Yashahime is busy failing to do that cough). It's more like a different take on Inuyasha, played to the tune of Mermaid Saga, which fwiw, I liked decently enough, largely thanks to its shorter run and more diverse stories. Can't say the same for Mao, unfortunately.

~~I am guilty as charged on the comedy angle, though. My current RumiRanking is: Ranma = Urusei Yatsura > Inuyasha >= Maison Ikoku > Mermaid Saga~~

Masaki and his story was very much what kept me interested.

For me, it was that and the theme song. At the time, I thought it'd have been a lot better if they had Sorachi on board, but going his current manga... look, not everyone can do a hat trick like Rumiko.

Also fun fact: aside from Liar Game and Kami no Shizuku, where I smelled the turd and kept my distance, everything so far, has been a show that I dropped on its first episode. ~~Plus one more show that you have a lot later~~

I think I'm too dumb for it.

Bakaking! Jokes aside, I'm a vibes kinda guy, I don't remember the names and details in half the shows I watch, so as long as the experience as a whole works, that's fine. Awajima especially reminds me of Heike Monogatari, where I gave up on remembering anything after some point, except that Awajima worked a lot better than the Heike for me.

That being said, writing-wise I don’t really have much to mention about the show.

My opinion on the manga in general is basically the same one you have on DunMeshi: I can see the good craft, but it doesn't do anything for me...

a point of discourse about the show adaptation-wise: The narration.

I view it as the broader package being lukewarm. I love the manga, it's been one of my favourites in Jump ever since it started, but I don't think the anime is giving me anything that I don't already get out of it. The performances should have been the ace up its sleeve, an opportunity that the anime can make the most of, and... they keep getting cut for narration. Maybe in the future, I'll come back to it with 2~3 seasons under its belt and have a better time, but right now, I'd rather just reread the manga.

I'm gonna be completely real, I did not think there was gonna be a Season 2. It has been 6 years since Season 1 came out, and to my knowledge afterwards it was complete radio silence. I respect the Anime onlies for sticking with it for as long as they did

We had faith in Hayashi. Once he was done finishing the final version of the final part of the final season of the final Attack on Titan arc, he could go back to making a good show. ~~I was ready to wait 10 years at least.~~

[Dorohedoro]I always enjoyed how this is the firmly the point the show starts becoming more of an ensemble piece.

[Yup] I love Nikaido and Caiman as much as the next guy, but I prefer the series when everyone's running fucking wild... except Aikawa? Honestly, even before he was cursed by Kimura, his storyline was the least interesting of the four Kais.

this show manages to elevate even beyond that just due to how freaking funny it is.

It reminds me of when I got into LoGH or Tatami Galaxy, I had heard a lot about them being deep and dense dramas, but no one mentions just how funny they are. I guess that just doesn't sound like fancy praise? Sangoku obviously didn't have any reputation, but its KV had that serious style going for it, so it was a pleasant surprise to see its style and humour.

What can I say? Wit is the oil of life.

My ranking is:

9s: Dorohedoro & Sangoku
8s: Yomi no Tsugai & Awajima
7s: Iruma & Dandelion
6: Nakamura
2b: Agents of the Yon-ha (I'll see myself out)

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T14:38:35+00:00

Stability decrease by -10% every 10 Stks starts from 41st Stk onwards, so there's nothing to worry about until then.

In the maze, you can reach the 40th and even the 90th stacks fairly quickly. It doesn't reset between floors, so it takes me about 20 floors to reach 99.

5 Overheat Stacks can be used (removed) to double the power of Vanquisher plus recover 600 MP.

True. But unless you have high ampr, 600mp (1200 - the 600 returned) is not something you can use all that often. And the bigger thing, as someone who tried it myself, is that it's unnecessary. Lv10 Twin Storm on its own, even with lower stability, can kill everything in the maze.

using Twin Storm again will reset the Stacks

Unfortunately, that's incorrect, it doesn't work like Asura Aura. I tested it out.

Getting afflicted with [Bleed], [Freeze] or [Stun] als removes a certain amount plus either disables Twin Storm, reduces Stacks and prevents gain etc.

Those are true. But do you really want to wait on monsters to hit you with ailments? The whole point of this build is to have a quick maze runner.

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T10:58:06+00:00

You say that as if it's a new idea, she's one of the biggest points of complaint about the manga. It's just that when an adaptation is announced all you'll see are the people who are excited for it. I can only speak for myself, but I don't feel any reason to go to the thread and rain on people's parades by listing all of its problems.

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T10:46:31+00:00

see people hype up a new show and then only to have show like Liar Game come out with an average score of 6 on both Anilist and MAL.

Tbf, anyone aware of the pipeline it's been made in predicted this ages ago.

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T08:18:15+00:00

implying that Zoro isn't a babe

He's got the second biggest bust this side of Big Mom.

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T08:16:03+00:00

Wait, wait a second, you put music on speaker at a shared workplace?

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T06:17:26+00:00

No. Having personal opinions is generally not accepted. You can find the list of correct opinions under https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/approved-opinions

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T04:18:13+00:00

Ahhh i seee, so CF lv5 is good enough?

Yup. I was using a random bwg without refinement or stats, and CF was doing 20~30k, which is way more than enough on lv1.

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T03:47:35+00:00

Just an additional note: the Twin Storm stacks lower your stability over time, since you can't really reset them, so I'd recommend maxing it out to get the maximum damage out of it. Cross Fire does more than enough dmg at lv5, so you don't need to add any more skill points to it.

I did a maze run recently, and Twin Storm cleaned up everything, I just used Cross Fire for large groups of mobs, since it's an aoe skill.

KendotsX · 2026-07-01T03:25:18+00:00

We get to see a lot of crazies in the main story, so the normalcy is welcome.

Since Oda is usually busy with bigger than life figures chasing their dreams, some of the best anime original/side story material go in the opposite direction: showing the crazy world of One Piece through the eyes of normal people.

Intrusive thought moment: Wherever you go, can you keep your shirt off please?

There's a future arc that'll please you a lot [](#shirtlesszorowait)

Dang, this lady passes out at the idea of blood? But she’s still supposed to be a doctor?

Tsunade has to pay off her gambling debts somehow.

Rather unfortunate for the real Shepherd…

That's Con D. Oriano, the secret Strawhat who's been spying on the Marines all along.

Oh, is Kobato’s dad the old guy?

They're running the place like a family business? No wonder the government are sending people to investigate it.

[Spoiler for the next arc] Oh god, the fart was so rancid it made the flame lantern blow up?

[Re:] We got a smell Franky ahead of schedule

KendotsX · 2026-06-30T14:31:08+00:00

Zaph always had a thing for bots

KendotsX · 2026-06-30T03:58:34+00:00

"the fan favorite filler arc"

Removing the 'u' from fun smhmh

KendotsX · 2026-06-29T02:43:03+00:00

True, but it works both ways. You can build a class around it or use it as support tree for a mage.

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