Forum:Latest Episodes

Use this thread to talk about the latest episodes instead of making a ton of threads for every episode.

Episode 460
Who here loved Episode 460? BECAUSE I TOTALLY DID.

I know the animation was pretty... ugh, but this was the episode that featured Portgas D. Rouge who was so amazing! I thought what she did in the manga was really incredible, but seeing it animated really showed off her strength and love for Ace and Roger. And I absolutely love her now. ♥♥♥ I thought the island was beautifully depicted and drawn, and I liked seeing Garp's regret at Rouge's death which was caused by the Marines sticking around. Overall, I just really loved the direction and the part of the story it showed off. --YazzyDream 05:18, August 1, 2010 (UTC) No, not yet... you can't come out yet...

I liked it! Really good episode and I was glad and surprised that we actually got to see Rouge's face in full, didn't expect that, I thought we would see it much later in the manga first. It was really nice to see the first female D. whole face. And everything she did was incredible, she is now one of my favs in the series!^^

Chopperdude 05:59, August 11, 2010 (UTC)

Episode 461
Well, first off, 10 seconds into this episode and already the animation is a ton better than the last ep. I'm not saying it was great (it got better as it went along), but 461 was so terribly inconsistant and bad, this looked great in comparison. There were a few flubs (Shanks has his arm back!), but overall I thought it was pretty solid. I really liked the filler they included with Ace and Whitebeard's backstory. It was only a few panels in the manga and felt... hm... kinda rushed. So it was nice that they expounded on Ace's relationship with the crew, especially with Thatch. Oh, his death was so brutal. I loved it. And it felt like there was a more legitimate reason for why Ace went after Teach. It wasn't just that Teach worked under Ace, it wasn't just that Teach killed a comrade/nakama. Teach killed his friend. You know that if anyone killed any of Luffy's friends he'd go bat shit insane. So yeah, this felt a lot more in-depth than what we knew of before.

My one major gripe is that... um, in the beginning Whitebeard uses his power to make giant tidel waves... Hahahaha, what happened to them? They were missing in the end! --YazzyDream 19:03, August 9, 2010 (UTC)


 * actually concerning the waves it is exactly the same as in the manga : they will come back Kdom 21:53, August 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I know the waves did happen in the manga, but I mean at the end of the episode they're... not there... I think the animators forgot about them. YazzyDream 01:10, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * since aokiji froze them when they return they cannot have been forgotten, it's just that it has not been displayed yet ( the anime stopped at the p13) Kdom 06:00, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hm... maaybe. I'm gonna watch it again anyway, so I'll keep an eye out. But I could almost swear there's only blue skies everywhere and no water coming up. YazzyDream 09:11, August 10, 2010 (UTC)

Episode 463
The animation on the Marco/Kizaru fight was beautiful. It's nice to see Toei finally bringing thier A-game. All those painfully bad episodes had better be worth it. And hearing Kizaru's voice actor saying those lines, about how "scary" Whitebeard Pirates are, kind of gave me the chills. He seems nearly as psycho as Akainu.

Jozu was badass all around in this episode. First with Mihawk, then with that giant block of ice he just threw at the marines! He's quickly becoming one my favorite Commanders. Also, not gonna lie: Knowing the part Akainu plays in this war, seeing that magma fist makes me beyond nervous. And his grin. Omg, it scares the shit out me.

And when that "About-To-Kick-Major-Ass" music started up and Little Oars Jr. started marching into battle, my heart started pounding! That song gets me everytime. I don't think we've heard it in a while.

One last thing: Helmeppo said there wasn't any room for fledglings like them on this battlefield, which made me wonder exactly how strong he and Coby are. If one of them were to fight Tashigi, who do you think would win? Tashigi's been working with Smoker for... apparently a long time, and has a meitou. And although it's only been a few months, Coby and Helmeppo have been trained under Garp. --YazzyDream 03:02, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

Episode 464
When the screen got that red tint, that was intense! You really got the feeling of this bloody war going on, and since the anime does have color, it's great when it's utilized to thier advantage. I also like how they expanded on Coby's feelings. Here's this, basically, a kid, whose got big dreams, and he's feeling overwhelmed with all the chaos going around him. It's all very understandable, and I appreciate that they included those little bits.

Yay for the Giant Squad! I feel like we didn't get to see much of them in action in the manga, or maybe I just don't remember?

And finally seeing Hancock back in action! I missed that. Girl is brutal. ♥ That jazzy number they played when she was fighting was seeexy.

Seeing Oars Jr. getting beat up, was fairy horrific. Speaking of which, I'm glad they didn't censor his leg getting cut off. And the episode packed in an entire chapter again! I was worried that they were going to go back to stretching a single chapter into multiple episodes again. I think some parts did lag a bit, particularly the bits where the giants walk (but that's something they've always done on the show), so it wasn't too bad. Poor Oars Jr. :(  YazzyDream  04:04, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

I feel the same thing about the Giant Squad. I sure hope they become somewhat important characters much later on in the manga and that we get more information about them, like their names for example (only two of them has been given a name if I don't remember wrong), If we do, I sure hope we get to know more about that blond-haired woman, since she is the first female giant in the series. As for that part where Doflamingo sliced Oars Jr.'s leg off, it was fine but it was somewhat "toned down" compared to the manga scene (or maybe it looked that way since there was very little blood coming out). I'am not dissapionted or anything, I pretty much expected that, poor Oars Jr though.Chopperdude 07:21, August 29, 2010 (UTC)