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[–] gullible@kbin.social 80 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Asking about the one piece anime is a good litmus test for potential friends. If they hate it, they have decent taste. If they like it, they’ll probably accept my extended, meandering tangents.

[–] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I used to read shonen jump when I was a child and I remember reading the debut of the English translation when it came out. I fell off anime and didn't start watching it again until a few years ago.

My mind was fucking blown that they were still making new episodes. It wasn't even a spin off, it's the same show.

Eta: when I say "child" I meant I was 8 or 9. I turned 30 last month.

[–] elouboub@kbin.social 70 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] zen404@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago

I'll thank you now, I've been wanting to get into one piece but the ridiculous length was keeping me off.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 69 points 2 years ago

I've seen 46 anime series and movies in the time it would take me to get 2/3 the way through One Piece

[–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The pacing is completely fucked most of the time, production quality varies over time (mostly because it's spanning a decade now) and I wouldn't recommend the show over the manga (which has none of these issues) aside from some key highlights, but I don't think I'll ever understand the disproportionate hate for the actual story of One Piece. Of the popular, long-running shonen series it has an original setting, a ton of world building and a romantic atmosphere. It's not for everyone, but it does take an edgy contrarian to act like it's dogshit with no redeeming qualities.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One Piece sucks and you're a pedophile for watching some show about a little boy

Sneed & cope and my inevitable downvotes will be proof that I'm right

I like the part when luffy says it's one piecing time and proceeds to gomu gomu over everyone

[–] TheControlled@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Lol I get it

[–] DrQuint@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago

If I say this outside of shitpost subs, I get attacked.

[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

One Piece is the anime on every TV in purgatory.

[–] greenskye@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One summer in college I watched the first 500 episodes in an extreme binge session. Probably 18 hour days of nothing but one piece day after day. Then I ran out of episodes. I keep thinking I'll watch the rest someday, but I struggle up even remember most of what I watched back then. And now watching 1000 episodes feels like an impossible challenge

[–] deus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Just keep going from where you stopped. You might remember a few things you forgot and even if you don't it's fine. I've been reading the manga weekly for a decade and I've forgot a lot over time but it didn't make it any less enjoyable.

[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All they do for 99% of each episode is talk about how they gonna defeat this enemy who is standing on the other side of the screen staring menencly at the protagonists

[–] Venutianxspring@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh thought we were talking about One piece, are we talking about Dragonball now? Jk, they both have that annoying shit

[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Just started it last week. Enjoying it so far.

Is the main character autistic or something? He seems kinda oblivious to social queues

[–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just a heads up I think you mean "social cues". A cue is an indicator. A queue is a line waiting for something.

Unless the main character has issues with queueing, I guess. I dunno, I've never watched One Piece specifically because of the bonkers number of episodes.

[–] kernelle@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago

Luffy wants a stocked fridge, to honour his friendships and to be king of the pirates. He just doesn't give a single fuck about anything else

[–] TheCee@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, total waste of time.

goes back to playing DCSS

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, Dicks, Chicks and Slick Sticks for N64.

[–] drislands@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup?

[–] TheCee@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Yes. While its breadth is amazing, the devs seem to keep changing everything which keeps me from exploring anything.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

honestly I'm almost halfway through the anime and it's pretty good

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago

the latter half of Naruto Shippuden or Bleach be like