I too would go for Hands Up! Shame it didn't even air stateside and only lasted a short time. The last two OP's have been ok at least. War of the Best had a string of great OP's.
Kappei: The Zou arc is mostly told through flashbacks, so there arent many events in the present to move things forward. Are there any challenges you face in that regard?
Fukazawa: Lets see. We strive to reveal the events told through the flashbacks as surprisingly and shockingly as possible. Also, the Dog Storm Musketeers dont fight much in the manga, but we want to display their strength and how cool they really are, so we asked for Odas approval to let them fight more when its possible.
October 9:
One Piece episode 759: 「夜の王 ネコマムシの旦那見参」
“The King of the Night! Master Cat Viper Emerges!”
October 16:
One Piece episode 760: 「首都壊滅　ぐるわらの一味上陸！」
“Destruction of the Capital – Twirly Hat Crew Arrives on Land!”
October 23:
One Piece episode 761: 「刻限迫る　ミンク 族と一味の絆！」
“Race Against Time – The Bond of the Minks and the Crew!”
Screenplay: 「冨岡淳広」 Atsuhiro Tomioka
Episode director: 「上田芳裕」 Yoshihiro Ueda
Storyboard: 「上田芳裕」 Yoshihiro Ueda
Animation director: 「松田翠」 Midori Matsuda, 「久田和也」 Kazuya Hisada
October 30:
One Piece episode 762: 「悪童帰郷　四皇ビッグマムの刺客」
“The Rascal Returns Home – Emperor Big Mom’s Assassin”
November 6:
One Piece episode 763: 「失踪の真実　サンジ驚愕の招待状」
“The Truth Behind His Disappearance – Sanji’s Shocking Invitation”
It depends.
The next three episode have good animators working on them (Hisada, Ito, Takara), but we don't know how many cuts they will be working on or how long they will be.
I say keep an eye out for the next three episodes. And the one that aired yesterday (760) was pretty solid.
It depends.
The next three episode have good animators working on them (Hisada, Ito, Takara), but we don't know how many cuts they will be working on or how long they will be.
I say keep an eye out for the next three episodes. And the one that aired yesterday (760) was pretty solid.
October 23:
One Piece episode 761: 「刻限迫る　ミンク 族と一味の絆！」
Race Against Time The Bond of the Minks and the Crew!
Midori Matsuda is a really new rookie animatior that started his career in dressrosa, did the zoro fight in One piece heart gold and worked One piece film gold.
The first part of the episode will be his animation director debut, in a tv anime.
October 30:
One Piece episode 762: 「悪童帰郷　四皇ビッグマムの刺客」
The Rascal Returns Home Emperor Big Moms Assassin
November 6:
One Piece episode 763: 「失踪の真実　サンジ驚愕の招待状」
The Truth Behind His Disappearance Sanjis Shocking Invitation
Really nice to see how Oda knew very well which Strawhats would fit best saving the Minks / dealing with the aftermath to help them get back on track.
Even small details like Momonosuke staying in dragon form if he's stressed were shown previously again and again and now it pays off by him (initially) not outing himself as a Samurai, which would interfere with the rescue / current plot.
The only contrived thing is not telling what the hell happened to Sanji even after Nami broke down crying about it
btw I assume the black horned people ate the artificial devil fruits? Really seems like a bastardized version of Zoan so it would make sense. Curious that they actually gain such horns though, I guess devil fruits really have that otherworldly connection.
Caesar's troll face is great. Felt like this could have easily been multiple episodes so I'm glad it wasn't.
Randomly felt like rewatching Punk Hazard so I've been doing that lately. I've actually been enjoying it a lot so far (about halfway through), although I remember it drags on later.
