One Piece (A)

[thistlechaser]

(Someone asked me to mark posts that were about anime and nothing else, so I'm going to attempt to add a "(A)" to the subject line when that applies. Though I'd rather have everyone just start liking what I like, if you're not interested in trying that, you can use the (A) as a sign to skip the post if you don't care about anime. :) )

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Since I (once again) need a new series to watch, I finally gave in and downloaded One Piece. For as long as long as I've been watching anime I've been hearing about this series, and I've been wary about it just as long. With the main character being a boy made of rubber and named "Luffy"... well, it didn't exactly seem to be something I'd like.

I've watched the first four eps, and I'm not yet sure if I was right or wrong about it. It's very, very, very silly, which is not to my tastes. Some things go further than "silly" and hit downright "stupid" (the guy who wants to be the greatest swordsman in the world is named /Zoro/...).

The animation style is okay enough (though I hate the character design of Luffy), and the voice acting seems good. I can't tell much about the storyline yet.

I'm hoping it'll stop being silly in the later eps, but... The name "Luffy" really doesn't seem to hold much promise. I liked the ep about Luffy's childhood, that was somewhat more serious, but the rest of it... *twitch*

I have 20 eps downloaded. I'm going to try to make it through them all to give it as fair a chance as I can. I did giggle in a few places during the first four eps, but I'm looking for serious and emotionally deep things to watch, not silly...

Comments

[yachinami.livejournal.com]

One Piece really takes its time to unfold, but believe me, there are some VERY emotional parts to every arc. Tear inducing even. Well, maybe. Don't know about you ^^;

Sanji's introduction arc made me teary, and then there was the Arlong Park arc....ye gods......*sob*

Then again I cry quite easily at TEH ANGST. Ha ha...

[beckymarie.livejournal.com]

.....the end of Sanji's introduction arc made me literally tear up. I felt like such a dweeb afterwards. Arlong Park didn't make me cry, but it definitely felt like I'd been hit with a 2x4 during parts of it.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I've been crying surprisingly (disturbingly!) easy at anime stuff, so I'm probably doomed, too. :)

Thanks for the comment!