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#67 - envinite

Reply+248

(07/13/2013)[-]

********

#79 to #67 - formerlyaceseleven**User deleted account**

Reply+11

(07/13/2013)[-]

"plot"

#85 to #79 - suagrshayne

Reply+27

(07/13/2013)[-]

Sadly enough it does become a plot point

#88 to #85 - formerlyaceseleven**User deleted account**

Reply+9

(07/13/2013)[-]

that was the dumbest part of the series for me. even the davy back fight wasnt as dumb as that.

#212 to #88 - snowshark

Reply+8

(07/13/2013)[-]

The Davy Back Game was actually very clever. It was harmless fun that expanded the universe and the relationships between the different pirate gangs whilst giving the main characters something interesting to do each. It didn't hurt the rest of the series but it did chew up a lot of pointless time.

Sanji's nose is unforgivable though. There could have been any number of reasons why someone needed a blood transfusion... maybe show Hordy and his gang as being something of a threat and wounding one of the weaker characters like Usopp or Robin or Nami... Oda tried too hard there.

#437 to #212 - formerlyaceseleven**User deleted account**

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

i thought 6+ episodes was way too much. i think 2-3 wouldve been perfect.

#439 to #437 - snowshark

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

Agreed. That wasn't worth a month's worth of manga time.

#383 to #67 - newforomador

Reply+4

(07/13/2013)[-]

Well, you can say the same about bleach

#440 to #67 - spyisspy

Reply-1

(07/14/2013)[-]

i call ******** on the international comittee of bullshut

#112 to #67 - theodusderstark

Reply-1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Except when the show started they were all around 15, now they are about 20. I would say thats an acceptable amount of growth. By anime standards anyways.

#184 to #112 - stanleys

Reply+6

(07/13/2013)[-]

They have only aged by two years actually, they didn't age at all before the timeskip

#399 to #112 - anon id: e49550ac

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

her boobs turned to a double G after the 5th episode or so. timeslip just added a bikini

#222 to #67 - rainbowtacos

Reply-2

(07/13/2013)[-]

To be honest, that's been there the whole time, but they don't play it up like they do on some shows *cough fairy tail cough*

#105 to #67 - diabolicgnome

Reply-3

(07/13/2013)[-]

ya because 2 ******* YEARS WENT BY

#28 - pappathethird

Reply+148

(07/13/2013)[-]

one piece master race

#102 to #28 - imaan

Reply+9

(07/13/2013)[-]

#220 to #102 - DiabloStrawhat

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Holy ****, what's the source of that gif??

#247 to #220 - adu

Reply+3

(07/13/2013)[-]

One Piece Movie: Strong World

#183 to #28 - stanleys

Reply+6

(07/13/2013)[-]

Damn right

#249 to #28 - adu

Reply+5

(07/13/2013)[-]

#186 to #28 - flaggerfighter

Reply+4

(07/13/2013)[-]

Just finished eneies lobby. ******* loving it so far

#218 to #186 - ratiller

Reply+6

(07/13/2013)[-]

you my friend have some amazing things ahead of you

#219 to #218 - anon id: 8bb58dba

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Or watching, either's good.

#224 to #28 - anon id: 1780e8b7

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Only 5 years old faggots watch One piece.

#15 - suagrshayne

Reply+97

(07/13/2013)[-]

That is exactly why I love One Piece. It continues evolving but never goes over the top or forgetting what made people like it in the first place. It also keeps the focus on the main characters and not the million side characters. (GIF semi related)

#225 to #15 - dantemp

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

say wot m8?

OP is always over the top and it ALWAYS focuses on the other character. Luffy straight up admits he is nothing without them, whereas the 3 other MC's are overpowered as ****.

And that's why One Piece is still the ******* best!

#326 to #15 - ilovetocuddle

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

why... why wold she do that.

#29 to #15 - dragontamers

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

"It continues evolving but never goes over the top" I don't think it can get any more over the top than it already is.

#30 to #29 - suagrshayne

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

When I said that I meant like jumping the shark. An example being DBZ having frieza as this ultimate being then Cell then Majin Buu, or Bleach having Ichigo constantly gaining a new ridiculous power. Luffy gets stronger but its always foreshadowed that he will need to get stronger for the future things he has to face

#32 to #30 - anon id: 69cf36d9

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

I guess it's also the setting, that helps with that, though.
In DB, at first, there was the tournament. Then the world and soon enough, they didn't have anything bigger than the galaxy to protect. They were just too fast to move the scale upwards.
In One Piece, there is the journey. As far as I know, they have only just come to the other half of the world. The JUST started the other half of the journey.
And in this half, you can imagine bigger and greater things as you go along, because it's not the ******* world as a whole.
Who knows how big the One Piece-world is?

In DBZ, they just got to the maximum to fast.

(Hope you catch my drift; English is not my mothertongue..)

#18 to #15 - darkoblivion

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

there's nothing wrong with side characters getting to have the spotlight now and then, bleach overdoes it with some of the secondary characters i admit, but i still appreciate the time spent on the lesser characters i love. Hisagi Shuhei ftw

#20 to #18 - suagrshayne

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

I love seeing some depth to secondary characters but Bleach and Naruto have given more and more focus to the secondarys to the point that the main characters are almost forgotten. This is why the war with Aizen was three years long when it could have been shorter

#211 to #20 - snowshark

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Actually the problem's a little different to that. It's not that they give focus to the side characters so much as they have too many side-characters to focus on. Naruto started out well enough. First there were 9 then in came Lee, Neji and Ten Ten (who has done nothing of any worth in the series) and then Gaara, Temari and Puppet guy.

That's a nice, robust cast and it shows it's worth in the Chunin exams where most of the characters get a time to really shine and especially chasing down Sasuke. The problem comes from the fact that as time went on the story began dropping the side-characters in Naruto's case and then adding more and more in the case of Bleach.

Naruto's story got more and more naruto-centric meaning we had to wait a while before we got to see any of the side-characters really do anything. When we get to the Battle for Konoha arc very few of the side-characters get a chance to shine with Hinata coming the closest to being important (... let's forget that nobody mentions the confession of love nor the selfless sacrifice thing again for now) with the others doing very little. Konohamaru gets a swing but even then it's all down to Naruto to defeat all the Pains.

At that point Naruto has become so strong that nobody else can keep up with him so throwing more time to the side-characters is pointless as they'll all get shoved aside as Naruto's problems are too big for them and vice-versa.

Bleach though puts a reasonable amount of time into most of it's many, many side characters. 10 humans, 13 captains, 13 lieutenants, various seated members, 10 espada + fraccion + other arrancar and now Quincys. The only time we saw them tone down the side-characters was in the fullbringer arc which I maintain could have been the best arc in the series if it hadn't been rushed out by discontented fans.

OP gives things time to breathe and introduces things at their own pace and well in advance for the audience to acclimatise. It's good writing.

#17 to #15 - thatnigger

Reply-2

(07/13/2013)[-]

One Piece is still incredible long and the entire plot of the show hasn't moved much since the beginning. It's a bad thing but it's also a good thing because it means One Piece can only get better and if you enjoy long anime then even better.

#21 to #17 - suagrshayne

Reply+2

(07/13/2013)[-]

I disagree about it not moving but I partially see what your taking about. And atleast all that extra time is spent either building onto the story's world and its characters rather than spinning its wheels with overly long fights and pointlessly long fillers( if you watch the anime)

#23 to #21 - thatnigger

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Well of course the general story of Luffy trying to get to One Piece has moved a lot. He's more than half way there in fact. I meant more to do with the past and also what is happening in the present, rev army/shanks etc. There is so much that we want to know but we'll have to wait a long time before we get told any of it.
To be fair I'd love to rewatch One Piece because it's a lot of fun and I'm not too bothered about them not telling us everything.

#24 to #23 - suagrshayne

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Oh yeah, its going to be a few years before we learn about Shanks, the Revolutionarys, Blackbeard, the world goverment, the void century, etc but I excited for when we do and we atleast get bits and pieces rather than huge exposition dumps

#27 to #24 - herosoldier

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

we already know somewhat about the void history because of the ohara episodes, and i feel that i already know enough about shanks and that they don't really need to elaborate on him too much more.

#2 - saiyajinwarrior

Reply+71

(07/13/2013)[-]

I loved Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

#226 to #2 - dantemp

Reply+2

(07/13/2013)[-]

it's cool mate, me too

I haven't even watched GT though...

#43 to #2 - anon id: 6652ec2d

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

don't you think that is enough stop posting on that account and logging onto another or going anon to pretend that everyone hates it it i so ******* old

#44 to #43 - saiyajinwarrior

Reply+5

(07/13/2013)[-]

The **** are you talking about?

#46 to #44 - anon id: 6652ec2d

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

you know damn well what I speak of

#47 to #46 - saiyajinwarrior

Reply+5

(07/13/2013)[-]

No, I don't. The only times I post as anon is when I forget to log in, and I don't have any other accounts in use.

#48 to #47 - anon id: 6652ec2d

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

yeah sure, keep playing dumb all you want, it wont change the truth

#50 to #48 - saiyajinwarrior

Reply+5

(07/13/2013)[-]

Okay, I guess.

#4 to #2 - anon id: b8c6b912

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

liking any kind of dragon ball is stupid. thumbed down

#12 to #2 - lolibear

Reply-3

(07/13/2013)[-]

I don't really care about DBZ one way or the other and I went on animemanga.

#13 to #12 - lolibear

Reply-3

(07/13/2013)[-]

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#3 - anon id: b8c6b912

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Everybody loves Dragon Ball. Most people hate Dragon Ball Z.
Everybody loves Bleach up to the Soul Society. Everybody hates Bleach post-Soul Society.
Most people hate Naruto and Naruto Shippuden.
Everybody loves One Piece.

#11 to #3 - triforcefox

Reply+56

(07/13/2013)[-]

It makes me sad that people hate Naruto. I love Naruto.

#285 to #11 - EnergizierAnon

Reply+2

(07/13/2013)[-]

I second your comment. i also liked bleach up to when they killed Aizen.

#299 to #285 - anon id: 7af90c98

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

they never kill aizen

#301 to #299 - EnergizierAnon

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Ok fine. "Imprisoned Aizen". nearly the same, he's out of the picture, because that's where i stopped watching.

#148 to #11 - anon id: 159afea1

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Agreed, but all the filler between the ending of the pain saga and the rebuilding of konoha is RETARDED

#204 to #148 - srapture

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Jesus Christ, it was a whole season. A whole god damn filler season. That was ridiculous.

#290 to #204 - EnergizierAnon

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

i also hate those Psuedo-fillers they are doing, where they are continuing the story why having flashbacks in the episode.

#298 to #290 - srapture

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

The ones with that stupid ******* kid who controls the weather... If I didn't know when the fillers were to end, I might have just stopped watching it at that point and leave it for a few months so I can just skip the ****.

#300 to #298 - EnergizierAnon

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

I watch one here and there, i skipped over that weather kid almost completely though.

#68 to #11 - anon id: d61a7850

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Don't worry, DBZ is hated more than Naruto is.

#41 to #11 - anon id: e09a2a6a

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

You'll have to agree with me on this one: the producers ****** my patience sideways, raped it in the butt, scatted all over it and then tossed it in the ground. I was patient, thought it was turning me on, but it just making me nauseous after a while.
tl;dr I don't like fillers

#69 to #11 - kokkodellrrisch

Reply-2

(07/13/2013)[-]

IMHO Naruto is an overrated generic shonen with a mediocre plot and unlikeable characters, But at least the fight scenes are pretty good.

#420 to #3 - kanpai

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

more like: everybody loves dragonball z . most people don't even watch dragonball

#386 to #3 - anon id: 337ae421

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Post soul soceity is ******* awesome man what the **** ?? go watch some anime

#373 to #3 - shoryuken

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

#251 to #3 - anon id: 2cce909d

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Im pretty sure thats just you.

#234 to #3 - dantemp

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

DB was always stupid, but did cool things first and we were in awe, hence we will always have a sweet spot for it.

Bleach never had a really good plot and the fights weren't that smart either, but it all looked very cool and that what kept us before the screens. I'm sure that the new arcs will pick up the pace.

Naruto us awesome and the only reason to hate it is because of the slow parts. If you are smart like me and wait for a big pack of non-filler episodes you'll be just fine.

One Piece is freaking awesome, no question about it.

#7 to #3 - srapture

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Also, as far as I can tell, no one hates Dragonball Z. The only time I've ever seen someone proclaim their own hatred for it (rather than pointing out all the other they assume hate it), is when I post a comment like this, saying that no one hates it, in which it's impossible to tell if they're actually being genuine because that's just what people do. For example:
Me: No one hates chocolate. It's great.
Anon: I totally hate chocolate.
People are constantly going on about how much others hate Dragonball Z, but where the hell are they getting their information from? Certainly not actual haters, that's for sure.

#8 to #7 - anon id: b8c6b912

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Don't worry, by claiming that nobody hates DBZ, you're bound to get several replies from both anons and users alike expressing hatred for DBZ.

#9 to #8 - anon id: e72df82a

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

You mean comments from the one user that has multiple accounts and likes to sit in DBZ content saying **** as an anon.

#16 to #7 - kuchikirukia

Reply-7

(07/13/2013)[-]

And how many 30 year olds have you asked about their tastes? 40 year olds? 50?
At 18 you live in a very narrow world. Don't think that because it's broader than when you were 15 that its scope is in any way exhaustive.

DBZ takes Disney-tier violence to the next level by actually having contact and some sort of consequence. The problem is that that is only "amazing" if all you know is Disney. When you get older and are now exposed to violence in a social/psychological context (where it gets its meaning), you just can't go back anymore. DBZ is, "******** and his cheerleading squad fight purely invented villains." 300 episodes of filler -- even the fights are 99% filler.

Violence is the final means to resolve a conflict. In adult entertainment, the conflict (story) is the point and the violence is merely a plot element. But in DBZ the enemies are created for no reason but to generate a fight. The violence is the only point. So you have completely scripted violence with no meaning after. The enemies had no logical place in the universe, no path, they're just there, and only there to be overcome by Goku. And Goku isn't real -- he's a brainless faggot who would never be able to make it in society. He's only there to be the clueless idealist to fight the bad guys.

It is banal and tedious.

#33 to #16 - dbzdbz

Reply+4

(07/13/2013)[-]

Bitching about Dragon Ball Z not dealing with social/psychological context is stupid. Why? Because it's a gag action action comic made for kids. Expecting adult complexity in something like DBZ is laughably moronic.

Dragon Ball Z isn't complex, but it wasn't supposed to be. It's like a roller coaster. You let it take you through all of it's twists and turns without having a care in the world.

Complaining about action being the first resort? In an action series? Yeah, seems legit.

You still believe that the enemies were there just for a fight? All of the main villains, excluding maybe Buu, had reasons behind their motives, and didn't just fight Goku for no reason whatsoever. Meaningless? The fight between Goku and Frieza meant avenging the Saiyan race and all of the other people Frieza killed. The fight with Cell meant deciding the fate of the Earth.

"He's only there to be the clueless idealist to fight the bad guys."? .......And Ichigo isn't? Regardless, Goku is still a likable character, unlike Mr. Bland Ichigo. He's not supposed to be a realistic character.

You are one of the most hypocritical people I have ever seen. Bleach resorts to violence first, but it's perfectly okay when it does it. Bleach has terrible amounts of filler, but it's okay when it does it. Bleach is just as shallow as DBZ is, but it's okay when it does it. This is your way of thinking, and it's pretty stupid.

#42 to #33 - kuchikirukia

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

>drawmypenis
>didn't read

#45 to #42 - anon id: d61a7850

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Nice argument.

#173 to #16 - srapture

Reply+3

(07/13/2013)[-]

First off, you can seriously go and **** yourself for all the "You haven't obtained the grand wisdom that I have in your puny years, child!!!" condescension.
Secondly, Dragonball Z is supposed to be simple. A guy with magic powers getting beat down and fighting his way back is something that people of all ages can enjoy.
Also, you say that DBZ's enemies were "created for no reason to generate a fight". You could say that about any ******* villain in anything, for example, "Bane was created for no reason but to fight Batman.".

#181 to #173 - kuchikirukia

Reply-5

(07/13/2013)[-]

Sorry, but the bad guys in Batman actually have stories.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bane_(comics)

#200 to #181 - srapture

Reply+3

(07/13/2013)[-]

As does Dragonball Z. Frieza was a galactic emperor would ruled over many planets and was going to planet Namek to invade and take over that planet as well, but Goku and the gang step in to stop him. It's not all that complex, but it's still a story. It isn't just "Muhahahaha! I am evil and will kill you all! Die!" as you seem to think.

#413 to #200 - kuchikirukia

Reply-2

(07/13/2013)[-]

That's a position, not a story. Story would be how he got there; why he wanted the position. Instead we have, "I am a bad guy and I head the bad guys."
Seriously, the Rowdieruff Boys from the Powerpuff Girls have more of a backstory than that, and they were in, what, two episodes?

#421 to #413 - srapture

Reply+2

(07/14/2013)[-]

You don't have to trace a characters ancestry back to the point of the big bang for it to be part of a story. Also, I believe Frieza was acting as galactic emperor to follow in the footsteps of his father, King Cold.

#242 to #16 - sidnineonefourtwo

Reply+2

(07/13/2013)[-]

"Disney -tier violence." My sides!

#292 to #242 - kuchikirukia

Reply-4

(07/13/2013)[-]

How cute. And boring.

#296 to #292 - sidnineonefourtwo

Reply+3

(07/13/2013)[-]

Aww it's so cute.

#355 to #292 - hewhoepicfails

Reply-1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Dude, if you're going to put a picture to prove that there are more violent and gory scenes in different anime, then at least go for something violent. That way I can enjoy masturbating to it.

#367 to #355 - kuchikirukia

Reply-2

(07/13/2013)[-]

You missed the point.

#368 to #367 - hewhoepicfails

Reply+1

(07/13/2013)[-]

Then I shall get on point, baby man.

#453 to #16 - anon id: 6790cb52

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

No one will ever take your seriously with that username

#455 to #453 - kuchikirukia

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

>anon replying to >24 hour DBZ content.
Give it up, drawmypenis.

#6 to #3 - srapture

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

I love all of Bleach, all of Naruto, and was never much of a fan of One Piece, so each to his own, I suppose.

#210 - archangel

Reply+32

(07/13/2013)[-]

I was thinking of a pun about one piece but it was a bit of a stretch

#229 to #210 - saiyajinwarrior

Reply+2

(07/13/2013)[-]

#164 - absolutnignog**User deleted account**

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#167 to #164 - saiyajinwarrior

Reply+30

(07/13/2013)[-]

I'm pretty sure One Piece likes One Piece the best.

#170 to #164 - metajunky [OP]

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Sir, you know me too well

#174 to #170 - absolutnignog**User deleted account**

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#86 - neocortex

Reply+30

(07/13/2013)[-]

Well I think the beginning of Bleach was pretty lame...but then it got interesting, in many ways

Oh Rukia <3

#130 to #86 - elynichujy

Reply+3

(07/13/2013)[-]

Watch out. Kon is on the loose. unrelated gif

#375 to #130 - uberteddy

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Got anymore .gifs from bleach?

#434 to #375 - elynichujy

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(07/14/2013)[-]

#432 to #375 - elynichujy

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(07/14/2013)[-]

#435 to #375 - elynichujy

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

Just google "Bleach Gifs"

#433 to #375 - elynichujy

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(07/14/2013)[-]

#431 to #375 - elynichujy

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(07/14/2013)[-]

#430 to #375 - elynichujy

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(07/14/2013)[-]

#429 to #375 - elynichujy

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

I've got some.

#359 to #86 - anon id: 1780e8b7

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

Bleach sucks and has no plot. Deal with it Bleachfag

#362 to #359 - neocortex

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

There's more to anime than just half naked chicks with big "plot" so I couldn't care less.

But you're entitled to your own opinion anon and I respect that.

#452 to #362 - anon id: 6790cb52

Reply0

(07/14/2013)[-]

yes, all the female characters from bleach are there for enriching the plot

#320 to #86 - ggggotmethisname

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

will the anime ever return?

#339 to #320 - anon id: 66962a05

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

it is! it's currently on a break since kubo wants to finish the manga first while waiting for naruto, the anime, to finish (since bleach and naruto are the two biggest animes atm)

#323 to #320 - neocortex

Reply0

(07/13/2013)[-]

all good things come to an end at some point... ^^