Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 500

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Thoughts
Well here we are. At big episode 500. Nothing super special but except that we finally return canon. Kind of strange to say that we are back to canon after having a few filler episodes. Then again this has been an amazing well done flashback so far. The anime has once again taken the material that Oda has provided and animated it nicely.

Along with coming back to canon we also see many creepy and disgusting people that came from within the mind of Oda. It is episodes like these where I wonder if Oda is trying to make a statement about society in his 'simple' boys manga.

Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 498

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First Thoughts
Meh....To tell the truth we get filler a lot via other animes we saw and though Marineford.  So I guess the above statement is a bit of a lie. Still as mention before not all filler is bad since it kind of help fill in the cracks that Oda left behind.

I figure we would get some filler episodes but I was kind of hoping that I will not work on said episodes but I guess I was wrong. At least this week's episode had cooler manga contend then this week's. The episode mostly seems interesting and surely somebody at Toei is milking young Luffy for all that he is worth. haha

Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 496

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First Thoughts 
There are a lot of scary things in One Piece. Some of those things include villains who have horrifying powers while others include beasts that have fangs that can rip your stomach out. Still this episode of One Piece had maybe one of the most horrifying this that will ever grace the pages of this series.

Sabo's mother.

Did you see her face? It was freaking creepy. The worse part was that we got a close up and personal view of her face which made it even scarier. There are just somethings that shouldn't get a close up and personal look and the face of Sabo's mother is one of them.

Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 495

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First Thoughts
So we are only five episodes away from the big 500. Yep...The big 500. Wonder if Toei is going to do something special for this episode. Wonder if Funimation going to mention something. I wonder if anybody is going to complain how episode 500 wasn't exciting due to the material that the episode covered. Yeah....That what most likely will happen.

Oh yeah....We talking about Episode 495 which is five episodes before Episode 500. What is there to say? Hmm....It was good. I guess you can read the rest of the post to find out my thoughts since I have nothing here.

Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 493

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Thoughts
Hey hey! Mikey back to doing the anime post and it just so happens to be the one with the new opening! Damn! I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing but either way I am here to discuss the new opening along with the new episode.

The opening just happens to start as we begin Luffy's flashback. So the two kind of  goes together in a way as the opening gives a look at Luffy's past and story so far while we are currently looking at Luffy's past. Something interesting to think about.

Mikey's Note: Due to the new opening, this post will be image heavy.

Anime: Post Marineford Arc- Episode 491 *Late*

It is always a sad time to say goodbye to this grand Arc. Of course, WE can see what happens after the fighters disperse right over at OnePieceOfficial.com…

First Thoughts

Sora once more, seemingly in a pattern of school-dazed lateness…but with all good intents and purposes, this episode sure did lift my spirits considerably! Well, erm, sorta. After all, in all of the ways this war could have ended (and people recuperated in the aftermath), it turned out rather well. For some people. But not Luffy. As this episode so easily points out, the aftermath of the Great War is certainly not the end to piracy, or even a break from it. Hancock has an actually important decision to make here, and even with her newly-found Real Nice-ness, it may not be enough to see Luffy through…all-in-all, not what I was expecting. Much, much better!

Anime: Marineford Arc- Episode 483

First Thoughts 
Mikey: So here we are. After so many long years, One Piece has finally seen it's first real time death. Some people may say that we have seen death in real time but really this is the first real time death of a character that we knew. A character where the overall objective was to save him and along the way we saw some development via flashbacks and appearances.

Kind of hard to put what I want to say in words. This was an amazing episode that had an ending that left me speechless. Just like the last few minutes where there was no music playing to create silence, so was everybody else who were watching this episode.

To join me in this post I have Neku and Sora. Say hi guys.

Superneku: Hi everyone.

Sora: 'Sup.

Mikey: Also I guess the opening image for this post is a bit strange but I wanted to use the same scene that was used for the manga post which was done almost a year ago. Still for now sit down as we try to go over the events of this episode.

Anime: Marineford Arc- Episode 482

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First Thoughts

Sora’s back, and more freaked out than ever. I finally get to the point where I am seeing raw footage (stopped reading at ch. 572) and THIS comes out of nowhere. This episode blew me away. Honestly, if I hadn’t had my trusty pack of spoilers (from my 'wonderful' friend…curse you…) I don’t think I could have watched this without screaming in agony and/or fear...even though I still did. Of course, the entire episode is extremely exciting, and it really does keep you waiting until the very end, then BAM- springs the surprise on you like a crazed fangirl at a convention. Except, more serious.

{And, in accordance to Episode 480, the LOVE episode, this is dubbed the HATE episode. If you watched the episode, you should know why.}

Anime: Marineford Arc- Episode 480

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First Thoughts

Sora here, proud and happy to announce that this is the last episode to cover a manga chapter I have previously read! Huzzah!! Now (minus the spoilers I already have regarding major events) I can actually be SURPRISED again upon watching my weekly One Piece episode. HUZZAH! Plus, this episode was amazing all on its own. Really surprising, blew me right out of the water, and had a perfect “One Piece” ending to the episode. Covered a lot of material as well, a lot of huge events occurred that were sure to freak out people who hadn’t already known what to expect. What I especially enjoyed was how quickly they moved the episode along, because they covered a lot of material here and it all went together so well, even with the few flashbacks.

{Oh, and I have non-officially dubbed this episode “The LOVE Episode”. Way too many instances of affection (brotherly, parenthood, friendship) to not have it be mentioned.}

Anime: Special Retrospective Pre Marineford Arc- Episode 457

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First Thoughts

Hey y'all! Its my first Anime recap and I am pumped! Mikey shall be doing the manga recap for this week and hopefully the normal cast roles shall be restored pretty soon.

There wasn't anything too special or unique about this episode, its your standard recap filler episode but the fact that this recap is integral to the current situation and features some of the best arcs/episodes in the series so far but admittingly because of the fact that they placed full scenes of these makes the episode drag a little bit, but heck at least its GOOD filler.

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