I need a pirating for manga icon, statsara_tanaquilJuly 20 2012, 15:46:38 UTC
Sadness, indeed! I hate to think of you being hung up in the middle of Alabasta. I can't recall if there any particularly bad cliffhangers at the end of 19, but all of 18-23 kind of wants to be read together. (18 is mostly setup, though, that would probably be ok.) You might want to consider placing the next hold so you can get all the next batch together, though?
Pause to check: Oh god. OK, I would not advise starting 19 without 20 in hand.
I will keep my fingers crossed!
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PS, random cliffhanger story: gnine and I were marathoning Alabasta together over a weekend (episodes 90-130, no joke). At one point it was getting really late and we were both tired, and we were debating whether to watch one more before bed.
Me: "The next one dosn't end in a bad place, does it?" Gnine: "I don't think so? Not that I remember..."
We watch episode. At approximately 19 minutes into the 20-minute episode, SPOILER happens. (This would be further on in the manga, probably at least volume 22.)
Me: "AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!" Gnine: "I'm really really sorry! I didn't think it was coming up so soon! ^_^;;"
We gave up and went to bed. At least we knew we could continue the next morning. :-)
Re: I need a pirating for manga icon, statmangarooJuly 20 2012, 16:05:59 UTC
I would not advise starting 19 without 20 in hand.
And this is why we keep you updated with library notes (even though you were completely wrong about not needing volume 14). Thanks. I will pause after 18 if I don't have 20 in hand, and will place holds on 21-25 as soon as 20 clears tech services. I hope I don't have to renew volume 19 while I wait. Cycling this stuff back to the library efficiently has been kind of important to me, considering how much I'm checking out and that I make the poor library staff pull everything for the hold shelf rather than just checking the shelves myself.
Your marathon story inspired me to check where my One Piece DVD collection will leave off (if, y'know, I ever open them): episode 53. I'm already past that in the manga! No Chopper on DVD!! I hope TRSI offers more of the Funimation box sets at outrageous Christmas prices again this year.
Last also: whose flag is three scars over the skull's left eye? (It was mentioned in an SBS, and I couldn't recall. Was it the Baratie enemy's?)
Re: I need a pirating for manga icon, statsara_tanaquilJuly 20 2012, 16:15:51 UTC
I forgot you actually had the first couple of One Piece DVD sets (which, yay!). I will definitely give you a heads up if I see any crazy sales. I need to buy/pre-order collections 6 and 7, myself. Even though I think I might already have those episodes from the earlier printing, but I need the boxes on my shelf to match. /faceplam
I'm pretty sure the flag with three scars is Shanks'. (Shanks has three long scars over his left eye, which already appear in the flashback from when Luffy was young. Only hints about the origin of this injury have been revealed, all of them later in the series from where you are now.)
Happy library update: we now have clear sailing for 16-23. (I'm not requesting 24-25 yet, because...seriously. I have to go to work and do chores and run errands and stuff. It can't ALL be reading manga. I currently have 17 books checked out. I feel so hoardy.)
In other news, I've checked out some of the streaming One Piece on Hulu. I regret that I started by looking at the dub. I know it's a cliche anime-viewer response, but the dub voice acting is kind of awful. Especially for Luffy, Sanji and Nami. And Zoro and Usopp. Okay, I started by watching the episode where they leave Little Garden, and the only voices that didn't make me wince were the giants'. I'm scared to hear Chopper dubbed.
I feel like I have things to say about the animation, too (like "I understand why you prefer the manga"), but I won't feel I've given it a fair shot until I watch some subbed episodes. Nami's mikan trees won't look less fake in Japanese, though. :-(
Ugh, I can't stand listening to the dub (although I know at least half of that is my knee-jerk anti-dub prejudice). I don't honestly think the One Piece dub is worse than any of the other dubs out there, but I am much too attached to their Japanese voices.
(I can't recall if I've ever heard Chopper's dub voice? Scary!)
YAY! for plain sailing through Alabasta. (It should be fine to get 24-25 whenever you're ready; there is some good stuff going on there, especially in 25, but they are basically transitional into the Skypeia arc.)
I like a lot of things about the animation, actually (though the actual quality of animation can vary startlingly from one episode to another), but the main thing I dislike is the inevitable tendency to add filler and drag the fight scenes out. Still, some episodes I can watch over (and over, and over...).
Pause to check: Oh god. OK, I would not advise starting 19 without 20 in hand.
I will keep my fingers crossed!
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PS, random cliffhanger story: gnine and I were marathoning Alabasta together over a weekend (episodes 90-130, no joke). At one point it was getting really late and we were both tired, and we were debating whether to watch one more before bed.
Me: "The next one dosn't end in a bad place, does it?"
Gnine: "I don't think so? Not that I remember..."
We watch episode. At approximately 19 minutes into the 20-minute episode, SPOILER happens. (This would be further on in the manga, probably at least volume 22.)
Me: "AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!"
Gnine: "I'm really really sorry! I didn't think it was coming up so soon! ^_^;;"
We gave up and went to bed. At least we knew we could continue the next morning. :-)
(That weekend was SO much fun.)
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And this is why we keep you updated with library notes (even though you were completely wrong about not needing volume 14). Thanks. I will pause after 18 if I don't have 20 in hand, and will place holds on 21-25 as soon as 20 clears tech services. I hope I don't have to renew volume 19 while I wait. Cycling this stuff back to the library efficiently has been kind of important to me, considering how much I'm checking out and that I make the poor library staff pull everything for the hold shelf rather than just checking the shelves myself.
Your marathon story inspired me to check where my One Piece DVD collection will leave off (if, y'know, I ever open them): episode 53. I'm already past that in the manga! No Chopper on DVD!! I hope TRSI offers more of the Funimation box sets at outrageous Christmas prices again this year.
Last also: whose flag is three scars over the skull's left eye? (It was mentioned in an SBS, and I couldn't recall. Was it the Baratie enemy's?)
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I'm pretty sure the flag with three scars is Shanks'. (Shanks has three long scars over his left eye, which already appear in the flashback from when Luffy was young. Only hints about the origin of this injury have been revealed, all of them later in the series from where you are now.)
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In other news, I've checked out some of the streaming One Piece on Hulu. I regret that I started by looking at the dub. I know it's a cliche anime-viewer response, but the dub voice acting is kind of awful. Especially for Luffy, Sanji and Nami. And Zoro and Usopp. Okay, I started by watching the episode where they leave Little Garden, and the only voices that didn't make me wince were the giants'. I'm scared to hear Chopper dubbed.
I feel like I have things to say about the animation, too (like "I understand why you prefer the manga"), but I won't feel I've given it a fair shot until I watch some subbed episodes. Nami's mikan trees won't look less fake in Japanese, though. :-(
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(I can't recall if I've ever heard Chopper's dub voice? Scary!)
YAY! for plain sailing through Alabasta. (It should be fine to get 24-25 whenever you're ready; there is some good stuff going on there, especially in 25, but they are basically transitional into the Skypeia arc.)
I like a lot of things about the animation, actually (though the actual quality of animation can vary startlingly from one episode to another), but the main thing I dislike is the inevitable tendency to add filler and drag the fight scenes out. Still, some episodes I can watch over (and over, and over...).
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