Okay so I watched the live action One Piece...
It was so good I genuinely couldn't believe it????
Like I liked? all... of it??
About halfway through the first episode I ended up sitting on the floor in front of the tv, eating chips, feeling like a ten year old watching Saturday morning cartoons. (Except I grew up without tv so I guess I felt more like what I assume a ten year old watching Saturday morning cartoons feels like. Perhaps that's why I enjoyed it so much? Who knows lol.)
I was ~captivated~ I enjoyed the whole experience so much. I haven't fully felt like this in a year and a half so it was genuinely nice to watch something that was familiar to me while simultaneously analyzing the differences. It was super fun!
There were even parts I thought the live action did better than the anime!
Shocking I know. But!
I loved watching Zoro and Nami bicker and actually like each other. I always got the vibe in the anime (at least early on) that they were cousins that only pretended to get alone for the sake of their other cousin that they actually got along with. (If they didn't try to get along Luffy would cry and neither of them can stand that.)
And Nami just being more chill and badass in general was super nice. I feel like her and Luffy were the two that were changed the least and it really worked for them.
Luffy! Perfect casting. Him not knowing wtf he's doing as a captain and then muddling through the best he could for the people he knew were depending on him. And figuring out his powers along the way? So interesting.
Usopp being adorable! He's trying his best! He's just some guy but the whole crew will gas him up! (also I screamed when he and Kaya kissed frfr.)
Sanji being bad at flirting? Amazing. Everyone he flirts with going "Ew no." was perfect. (Literally the most annoying part of his character is his over the top fawning over women like can you just chill? for once in your life can you just be normal? I love him when he's not being a hound dog and put up with him when he is but i'm rolling my eyes SO hard behind his back.)
Helmeppo and Coby trying to speed-run enemies to friends to lovers. I'm so here for it. (Garp and Coby playing go and Helmeppo going "Dude wtf he's playing u are u dumb" *chefs kiss*)
Buggy! His actor...👀 but Buggy himself 🤮 (jk he was great him being genuinely menacing in the beginning and then in the end flipping off both Zoro and Sanji and then running away was hilarious.)
And of course my wife Roronoa Zoro. That introduction scene was *fans self* something. I was iffy on his actor in the gifs i saw but him in action is... very nice.
And then that's not even touching on the actual real sets and the fun fight scenes and the practical make up!
Final thoughts:
They managed to condense 45 episodes into 8 in way that made sense while keeping the main story beats intact.
And they did a good job all around.
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anyways mutuals this is your call to go watch pokemon horizons its the series currently airing and for once you don't actually need to know anything about what's happened before. its a new series with new characters to follow in a brand new narrative style. and it slaps. and if genuinely incredible characters, beautiful animation, and riveting battles aren't enough to convince you- shinonome ena's va voices liko, one of the protagonists.
just. go watch the first two episodes at least. for me. ok thank you
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Once again i did notes (for my fics) instead of working on the very important work i have to do but this time its ok because i meant to take off today and rest anyway.
and besides i did something i had always wanted to do since fricken 2019!
I DID A POWER SCALE FOR THE MP100 ESPERS!!!
As you can see im still missing the 7th division claw members and the awakening lab kids (and others) buts its ok because i did the most important ones!
(also those missing are all around the same level anyway)
As i watched mp100 I ve always classified the espers in 5 categories(excluding mobs own) depending of their abilities in my mind which i put on the side and also they way i understand their powers (aka telepaths/seers/spiritists behaving differently)
(or at least the way i see all of this)
i included notes explainning why i put them the way i did (good luck understanding them) and even how their powers grew during the story!
even thought ive had this cale in my mind for years i never realized how much ritsu grows in it! (even though i did him so dirty lmao)
i made this mostly as a handy reference for myself but if you want to use it feel free to do it (ñ
or to askme if you are curious about anything!
... Except why Teru and Shou got extra lines... I don't even know it myself I just know they make sense
(I think besides their first appearance im also marking their status as of the world dominatiom arc and at the end of the story (dotted lines are the leaves they reach when pushed to their limits... Not recommended))
dunno when ill get to finish this but when i do it ill update it here or maybe in another post and link it... who knows
Edit: although I named the zone "can copy others special techniques" it doesn't necessarily has to be copied.
That zone actually is "can use more than 1 specialized technique".
I put "copy" because I believe each techquine is innate to some psychic somewhere and while yeah you could come up with a technique on your own different than the one you already have I think it's easier to do it once you see someone else doing it. Aka easier to copy techniques than to create them yourselves.
Copying techniques isn't that easy either (remember the scale is exponential) which is why Teru being able to do it on the spot is so remarkable and says a lot about his level of power.
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THE WEIRD AL-CANA - 14. TEMPERANCE- THIS IS THE LIFE
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one of my fave songs today! I know I probably say that a lot but, well. I have a lot of faves ok. this is the life might have been one of the first songs I ever heard by al- specifically, on an old anime amv. go figure. its at least one of the earliest i remember so its extra-nostalgic for me.
anyways temperance is a card all about moderation so i figured it'd be fun to contrast it with the most hedonistic outlook possible ;p
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