one piece

pyro_256 · Post by **pyro_256** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:43 pm

what's one piece about? and is it any good?

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:56 pm

To summarize:

It's a quirky comedy series about pirates.

BishounenStalker · Post by **BishounenStalker** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:08 pm

::Thread fires tractor beam! Must resist!....::

Ah, phooey.

Yeah, that's One Piece in a nutshell. Essentially it's Pirates of the Carribbean on crack. Lots of crack. Plus a host of other controlled substances. And don't even get me started on the grog 8)

But there's a bit more to the story than crack-happy pirates chasing a legendary treasure. I won't spoil anything, but I'll say be prepared to cry just as much and as easily as you laugh. There are very few series I've ever encountered that can combine side-splitting humor with heartfelt drama as well as this one. The only other one I can name off the top of my head that does it is Fruits Basket.

As for availability, you'll have to stick with digisubs, fansub VHS, or if you happen to have the money, import DVDs for now, or start subscribing to Shonen Jump for the manga (which is also excellent). Funimation has licensed it, but God knows when the American DVDs will officially hit the shelves. I've also heard talk of bringing it over to US syndication, but considering later episodes, they'd never get away with it uncut.

Warpwind · Post by **Warpwind** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:40 pm

Hmm sounds intriguing, I'll have to track it down
Plus it looked pretty amusing in those screenshots you had

Is it me or is there a bit of a pirate craze at the moment
I mean we have Sinbad, Pirates of the Caribean, Mutiny on the Bounty and....
Oh, I guess it's not that many after all
Just ignore me

VegettoEX · Post by **VegettoEX** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:53 pm

<I>One Piece</I> = crack.

I started watching it two/three years ago, and have been pretty much addicted, since. I say "crack" bcause it's the only show since DBZ that actually causes me to salivate in anticipation of the next episode. o.o;;

Pie Row Maniac · Post by **Pie Row Maniac** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:18 pm

Mmm, anime/drugs.

I might start watching that. Looks good.

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:09 pm

The more I think about it, the more I think One Piece could make a good RPG game.

BishounenStalker · Post by **BishounenStalker** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:14 am

VegettoEX wrote:<I>One Piece</I> = crack.

I started watching it two/three years ago, and have been pretty much addicted, since. I say "crack" bcause it's the only show since DBZ that actually causes me to salivate in anticipation of the next episode. o.o;;

Two words: ARLONG ARC!

::salivates::

[AV] ChOjIn 69 · Post by **[AV] ChOjIn 69** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 11:25 am

If I'm not mistaken, it is also the most popular manga currently running in Weekly Shonen Jump. Out of curiosity, how far along in the storyline and how many eps are there currently in the series?

BishounenStalker · Post by **BishounenStalker** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:21 pm

Well over a hundred last I checked. As far as the storyline goes, I'm not clear on later episodes.