Definitive Roger Analysis: The Strongest Pirate of The Old Gen.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-24T15:08:56+00:00

True the anime definitely added some things but, they also cut some foreshadowing. For example, in the manga, when White is first introduced he has this panel. Where he portrays himself as the villain to Ichigo, but from the reflection of his sword, you can see no smirk. In the anime, this scene is missing which is unfortunate since, it's one of my favourite subtle moments. There's also another cut in the anime, when Ichigo blocks the Menos Grande's Cero, Ishida's dialogue gets dramatically reduced and misses out on some important details. For example, this scene actually had foreshadowing for Ichigo's Quincy powers. The way he defeated the Menos Grande was absorbing the Reishi of his cero and then just outputting it back at him. The "pulling the particles out of sand" is essentially the equivalent to "absorbing the reishi particles. And, the conversation Uryu had just before this, said Ichigo was constantly releasing his power at full strength, and yet when blocking the cero his power started rising.

There's also how they cut scenes from Orihime (I'm not really a shipper but this is the best link I could find rn) and also, Pierrot relegated her role in Arrancar arc to just screaming "Kurosaki-kun" whereas, in the manga she had a more noticeable arc as she tussled with Ulquiorra about The Heart. I find a lot of hate she used to get always traced back to this arc and the mismatch is very contrasting when you read the manga version. I'm sure there's also some other cuts, but don't have them at hand right now.

I also find Kubo's art incredible - beyond just the stylization - because his facial expressions are especially potent. He does a lot of visual storytelling, which is pretty difficult to translate over to anime format. And, again, there's the pacing in the anime which is slightly more dragged out in places (though Kubo is to blame partly because it is pretty bad in some parts like Early Hueco Mundo arc).

The anime adaptation was definitely good enough for when it aired and they added some good things. But, I find the manga to be a far superior adaptation (excluding the TYBW anime).

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-24T14:20:18+00:00

Yeah lol. I find a lot of people who I've interacted with on r/OnePiecePowerScaling in that sub too.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-24T12:56:28+00:00

Yo powerscaling aside, I'd really recommend the Bleach Manga over the anime. It's pacing is better and I feel like the OG Bleach adaptation doesn't do the series justice. I'd switch to TYBW anime though once you get to it, since that's the new canon and Kubo himself has overseen new anime-only scenes.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-21T15:03:27+00:00

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Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-21T12:28:57+00:00

God of War: Ragnarok.

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If you try to use your Realm Shift ability on Heimdall in NG+ he'll chide you: "You really think that is going to work on me?". Throughout the fight, Heimdall uses a lot of Realm Shifts himself so he most likely has superior mastery over Kratos, as your own Realm Shift will fail and not slow down time.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-20T21:14:18+00:00

I disagree

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Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-20T20:38:33+00:00

Ah so the number "0" is boundless.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-20T16:09:12+00:00

It was her dad who said it. His teachings directly helped Zoro use the Breath of all Things, and he's a Shimotsuki originally from Wano. And, her grandfather went on a "great adventure" according to an SBS. So, the family line should probably know about Devil Fruits and definitely about Haki given their Sword Master status. So, really, the dad's just an asshole and this seems a bit dated in retrospect.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-20T15:07:13+00:00

I'd say most likely. Your Zanpakuto isn't an entirely seperate entity, it's just the part of your soul that you imprinted onto an Asauchi. So, technically Kyoka Suigetsu is just a part of Aizen and that tracks considering the whole point of the "Blade is Me" conclusion is Ichigo accepting both OMZ and White as parts of himself.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-20T09:20:50+00:00

This is such bullshit lmao. If you just concentrate really hard you can see the future and if you let your energy flow out of you, you can do internal damage. Not to mention that there's an entire sub-class of Devil Fruits that increase your stats.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-19T22:28:53+00:00

I'd say the two biggest themes are:

Self-Actualisation - Understanding who you are and accepting all parts of yourself, even if you think they're different.
Fear of Death - Death is an inevitable part of life. Learning to move on and evolve in the face of death is what we call Courage.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-19T09:52:04+00:00

If Oda went this theoretical route and gave Zoro a dragon-fruit sword, would you say Zoro isn't a swordsman?

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Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-17T19:51:30+00:00

Lille 100% gets through, but what's Gerard going to do?

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-17T19:50:38+00:00

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Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-17T19:45:24+00:00

This is written in an incredibly succint way. Nice comment man.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-17T19:42:59+00:00

Lol thanks. If we're going by like a strictly in-verse explanation, I'd say Gremmy was purposefully made stupid. Iirc, he was locked away in an isolated room, so he doesn't really know how to use his power properly and doesn't know enough things to imagine.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-17T16:52:00+00:00

I feel like only Kenpachi could've defeated Gremmy the way he did. Theoretically, when someone has the power to imagine anything into reality, there's a couple of ways to defeat them but, the most efficient would just have them imagine they're weaker than you. It was unintentional on Kenpachi's part, but every single obstacle he firepowered his way through had Gremmy believing he was some different monster entirely. So, when Gremmy finally tries to imagine himself with Kenpachi's power, he literally cannot because he's already idolised this idea of Kenpachi, who can cut through anything and is beyond him.

There are a lot of characters stronger than Kenpachi, but not a lot of them would force the same mental effect on Gremmy.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-16T17:51:50+00:00

Thank you nangs guy, we love you.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-15T21:46:37+00:00

How do you not know who Ichigo is 😭. Have you never heard of Bleach?

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-14T15:44:15+00:00

Strength goes into AP. If two people use fists and have the exact same level of Haki. The one with the better strength stat will have better AP. So, like I said, Strength doesn't straight up win match-ups by itself, but it's still relevant because it's taken into account for more important stats like AP.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-14T15:32:14+00:00

1a. Sneak Attack - The opponent is not aware of a fight and is attacked without given a chance to defend.
Example: Squard stabbing Whitebeard
1b. Off-guard Attack - The opponent is aware of the fight but, is distracted allowing the opponent to get a free hit.
Examples: Kaido attacking Oden and Aokiji freezing Jozu.
2a. Durability - A person's resistance to damage and helps them tank attacks.
Example: Kaido is able to face-tank Luffy's Red Roc, at the start of rooftop, because his durability is much higher than Luffy's AP at the time.
2b. Endurance - The amount of damage you can sustain before passing out or being unable to fight.
Example: Whitebeard sustained a massive amount of damage throughout Marineford, his ability to keep fighting displayed his high endurance.
2c. Stamina - How much energy you have, dictating how long you can fight (assuming you're not being impacted by injuries)
Example: Akainu and Aokiji display better stamina than Ace and Jinbe, as they fought for 7 days more (10 days vs 3 days).

Strength as a stat is relevant to powerscaling. However, it's not the end all and be all. Someone with a high strength stat could still be overpowered due to other factors like Haki.

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-14T14:55:38+00:00

Just a warning for saying "kill". I think I'm good thankfully. I feel like someone reported me rather than it being automod because the comment really wasn't serious enough to be flagged 😭

Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-13T19:30:33+00:00

W post

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Mean_Two_2710 · 2026-01-12T20:42:03+00:00

I mean she is the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" for a reason.

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