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NS: THE ONE PIECE IS REEEEEEEAAAAAAAAL
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Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece debuts today! Are you going to watch it or no? Feel free to talk about it below, and remember to mark your spoilers.
My favorite One Piece scene
Nov. 16th, 2016 02:18 pmlocuaticoI was considering doing a retrospective of the series starting with Volume 1 sometime in the future, but i thought it would be nice to post this as it's own thing.
( This is the tale of a clumsy doctor's farewell to his gifted student and son )
( This is the tale of a clumsy doctor's farewell to his gifted student and son )
lego_jokerSure, DC and Marvel have their Elseworlds and What-Ifs out the wazoo, but for my money, the little alt-universe omakes that Eiichiro Oda drew for the One Piece databooks beats them all.
Sure, they were all literally three pages long, but they were often funny as hell and cute as hell, and really, should we expect more from a comic?
... don't answer that.
Anyways, my favorite of those omakes is probably Jinginai Time (loose translation: "No Respect" Time). Why, you ask?
Because the only thing cooler than manga pirates is manga Mafia pirates.
( There should probably be some Godfather joke here, but I don't know any. )
Sure, they were all literally three pages long, but they were often funny as hell and cute as hell, and really, should we expect more from a comic?
... don't answer that.
Anyways, my favorite of those omakes is probably Jinginai Time (loose translation: "No Respect" Time). Why, you ask?
Because the only thing cooler than manga pirates is manga Mafia pirates.
( There should probably be some Godfather joke here, but I don't know any. )
lego_jokerTo be honest, the Straw Hat Pirates almost got this one, by just a hair, but their two most recent members don't really do much for me, and I've started liking all of them a whole lot less since the timeskip. Besides, I've always liked villains better than heroes, anyway.
So let's put our hands together forrrrrr... Baroque Works!
( Behind the cut: the kookiest collection of cutthroats you've ever seen! )
So let's put our hands together forrrrrr... Baroque Works!
( Behind the cut: the kookiest collection of cutthroats you've ever seen! )
lego_jokerThe state of things in American superhero comics being what they are, I couldn't really find a dead character I wanted to revive without making my post look horribly dated. Death has been a revolving door at DC and Marvel since almost Day One, as it should be, and you never know who's gonna be pulled away from the River Styx next.
So let us journey eastward, where comics generally don't have to deal with things like "shared universes" or "characters too iconic to stay dead". In particular, to a world of endless oceans, sea monsters, and pirates of every shape and size.
( There be spoilers ahead, Matey! Last chance to back out! )
So let us journey eastward, where comics generally don't have to deal with things like "shared universes" or "characters too iconic to stay dead". In particular, to a world of endless oceans, sea monsters, and pirates of every shape and size.
( There be spoilers ahead, Matey! Last chance to back out! )
The End of an Era
Mar. 3rd, 2012 10:35 pmskjamThe final issue of Shonen Jump USA, April 2012, is now out. Thus the last monthly manga magazine in America passes away.
It's being replaced by Shonen Jump Alpha, a weekly online release at http://www.viz.com . Only available in North America at this time, alas.
As is appropriate for a final issue, it's a bit oversized.
( four random pages from the issue )
Staying in the line-up for the new iteration are Bleach, One Piece and Naruto. Bleach looks like it's finally wrapping up though, so may need to be replaced within the year.
Dropped are Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (mercifully) and Psyren (which apparently had a sudden drop in popularity and has already ended in Japan.)
Replacing them are Bakuman, Toriko and Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan.
I'm saddened by not being able to get a manga magazine fix monthly any more, but let's face it, we all knew this day was coming.
Your thoughts and comments? Favorite Shonen Jump moments?
SKJAM!
It's being replaced by Shonen Jump Alpha, a weekly online release at http://www.viz.com . Only available in North America at this time, alas.
As is appropriate for a final issue, it's a bit oversized.
( four random pages from the issue )
Staying in the line-up for the new iteration are Bleach, One Piece and Naruto. Bleach looks like it's finally wrapping up though, so may need to be replaced within the year.
Dropped are Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (mercifully) and Psyren (which apparently had a sudden drop in popularity and has already ended in Japan.)
Replacing them are Bakuman, Toriko and Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan.
I'm saddened by not being able to get a manga magazine fix monthly any more, but let's face it, we all knew this day was coming.
Your thoughts and comments? Favorite Shonen Jump moments?
SKJAM!
