Talk:Tsuru

A laundry DF ability? Are you kidding me? I can't speak to the original Japanese, since I don't read or speak it, but I'm guessing the panel where that idea originated from was a visual gag based on the phrase "hung out to dry", meaning that the people behind Tsuru were in a state of suspense/were abandoned. 24.22.69.249 04:26, November 6, 2009 (UTC)


 * While that could be the case, you have to however consider that One Piece is a manga/anime and not your typical western cartoon. True, there are some cartoon-like physics like eyes popping out, people getting super deformed, and what not, One Piece however follows some real world laws to a certain extent. One example is Buggy. With Buggy, when he gets slashed by a blade, he splits in different pieces in a rather cartoon-like way that is heavily integrated into the story. With every other character, when they get slashed by a blade, they bleed.


 * With Tsuru, while it may look like a gag, it however looks more like a DF power rather than a visual gag. The whole mood of the particular scene gives a somewhat more serious tone than one where a character is flattened for comedic purposes.Mugiwara Franky 06:29, November 6, 2009 (UTC)


 * Think about how Oda likes/loves puns and how he several times have used comedy in critical situations to "loosen them up". Sure this arc is the most crucial this far and the laundry-pun is the most "real world-law breaking" pun, but chanses are that this is a gag putting those elements to their extreme. Not her real ability --FifthDisciple 01:57, November 15, 2009 (UTC)


 * True Oda does that, however he usually doesn't do it to an extreme like in this case. If he intended it to be a gag, he would've at least shown Tsuru kicking the pirates asses or something like it to lead to the gag. Think of the structure of a knock knock joke. One of the most crucial parts of a knock knock joke is the first answer of the knocker to the guy behind the door. This answer leads up to the second answer which is the punchline. Without the first answer, the punchline is lost. The scene with Tsuru hanging the pirates follows a series of serious scenes. If it was intended to be a gag that doesn't affect the real world like eyes popping out, the punchline seems to be abit lost.Mugiwara Franky 03:15, November 15, 2009 (UTC)