Comments on: One Piece, thoughts.

By: Morghus

Morghus — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:21:34 +0000

What’s the word for bastard in Japanese, konnojaro or something? Atleast there’s quite a bit of envy rolling around here now ;P

By: Ingar T. Hauge

Ingar T. Hauge — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:46:35 +0000

I suppose I could always read the manga, but I actually prefer the anime. Something about hearing the Japanese language and the mood and the like.
I could always watch the anime unsubbed and just read the manga for the little parts and words I don’t get. Knowing Japanese does have some advantages after all:-)

By: Morghus

Morghus — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:41:36 +0000

Personally I’ve been following the manga since I lack the patience for the slow anime-releases, and KF-subs are HQ, but too far behind for my liking. Now I’m wishing I could see into the future too, to catch what’s coming.

A Sea-Sea fruit would be beyond powerful for her. Being able to bring to bear the sea (which renders any DF user unable to use their powers) on opponents would be immense. A sneaky fruit on the other hand sounds very likely, with the exception that it seems a bit superfluous with the way she was able to handle mirages and illusions in the fight against Calipha, so what stops her from using that to sneak around?

….errr…. you haven’t gotten that far, have you. Damn…

Go read, watch, and enjoy!
I think you’re missing out on alot of fun.
OPHQ has a pretty decent listing of high quality manga. If you use DC++ you can drop by stoptazmo.com’s place I think.

By: Ingar T. Hauge

Ingar T. Hauge — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:24:06 +0000

I wasn’t thinking of any particular Devil Fruit for Nami, but I will accept the challenge and try to think of something.

I am quite sure it would have to be some sort of Logia DF (element connection), sort of like what Hiken no Ace (Firefist Ace), Sir Crocodile in Alabasta or Eneru/Enel in Skypiea. A DF that could control the ocean’s water to your own liking would be the best. I hereby invent the Umi Umi no Mi (the Sea-Sea Fruit).
As an alternative, since she is quite a skilled thief with all the skills to folllow from such, she must be good with stealth. So how about a DF which increases that skill? Like make her invisible at will? That way she could sneak up on enemies, use the combat brutes as distraction and prepare some awesome Clima Tact actions. Henceforth, I present to you the Koso Koso no Mi (the Sneak-Sneak Fruit).

Personally, I would favour the first one. But I do not think Oda would allow such a fruit. A person with Umi Umi no Mi would just be too powerful a pirate that it would not even be fun.

I must confess something. I haven’t watched One Piece for almost a year now, and am still stuck in Water 7 before the great storm (episode 240, before the Enies Lobby). However, sitting like this make me realise how much I miss One Piece, one of the greatest shows ever.

By: Morghus

Morghus — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:28:36 +0000

(needed to do some research and thinking here, so late second comment)

Maybe, in the case of Usopp, you’ll see him take a step into “manhood” where he has to acknowledge that using a slingshot, however fancy, can’t compete with a real sniper rifle.

On the other hand I’m in doubt, because you can see, from the case of Enies Lobby, that he was able to make an impossible shot with that thing of his, effectively being Oda telling us that “His sling is awesome, now shut it :P”?

The three melee/havoc-engines, now there’s a difficult one.