For some reason was expecting the brain to be a lot bigger and tech-integrated, not just the top of the head in a fish bowl lol
The panels of the original chapter imply multiple Elders were speaking.I'm not disagreeing that Saturn was there after reviewing the chapter following this recent one and really focusing to see where shots of Mars ends and Saturn begins
My main point is the shot composition in the manga wasn't well designed so it was easy to have Mars's and Saturn's silhouettes confused. If Saturn was going to be the primary speaker in the conversation, he should have been the dominant visual in the initial establishing shot of the Elders communicating instead of Mars being the primary with Warcury and JuPeter being the secondary. It's compounded by Saturn showing in later frames he is in the exact same position as Mars was in the composition: right side of panel with the view being squarely at his left profile. The only truly distinguishing viewpoint is the shot at "That's a bold hypothesis" that Robin recognizes has Warcury more in the center with what appears to be NusJuro on the left, but that could just as easily have been interpreted as Mars again from a slight angle. It would've helped if we had more of Saturn's distinct visual tags like his curly hair or hints of his forehead scar.
My second point is it's not just a case of me being dumb and misunderstanding the scene on my own in a vacuum, as the anime version itself made the exact same mistake. Twice! It's especially damning with the most recent take during Shaka speaking to Robin about it as the voices were re-done with the current ones, particularly having Mars do all the talking. I believe it's pretty common for a mangaka to not be particularly involved, if at all, with the anime adaptation, but the Ohara flashback was one of the most important events of the series introducing elements of the overarching conflicts and its villains in the Elders. Oda and the anime staff should have done better to make sure visuals and voices were accurate for it, especially during this recent second take the anime did.
The anime is approaching Cobra's meeting with Imu eventually, so Oda better weigh in on what they're going to do with Imu's voice
We have literally seen Imu be responsible for raising the sea level, of course it's more lol. It's now also no longer a coincidence the CD's live on the Red Line, the literal highest point and York wants to go there etc. Etc. 'Climate change' ain' t it. They're literally about to reset the world and erase everything and everyone. For who knows the how manyeth time.Anyway... Hm. Was expecting more than "Climate Change is real"
Rubber ducky surelyThe one piece is a shower drain. That's my official prediction based on this chapter.
Years and years ago I made the prediction that the moon was going to be important to the endgame of One Piece. Now that we have rising sea levels, I'm being proven right.
Saturn being the guy who talked with Clover is so strange given the framing of the shots of the Elders in the manga and the anime back then very clearly implied it was Mars talking, with JuPeter ordering Clover killed. Saturn's "outline" wasn't even there, it was Mars, Warcury, and JuPeter. Worse, the anime just redid the Ohara scenes during Shaka's talk about the Ohara Buster Call and it had Mars's VA do the lines
Man, Saturn put his fingers in everyone's peanut butter then, huh?
He handled God Valley
He experimented on Ginny
He gave Bonney her Fruit powers
He ordered Kuma to be reconstructed
He killed Vegapunk....'s body (probably?)
And now he's the one that ordered Ohara destroyed
In a couple of weeks we'll find out he pushed Gaimon into the chest
That *crunch* has me worriedI doubt that shit was even able to hurt his base form and if it did doubt be any big damage .
Plus they always germa mode depending on how the damage is .
Like I said, I get that now and I was explaining how the paneling direction lead me to be confused, and that miscommunication or lack of communication between Oda and the anime staff screwed the pooch on that scene because Saturn is not there with them or is talking from under the sofa XDThe panels of the original chapter imply multiple Elders were speaking.
Mars is clearly the one talking here. He's leaning into the mic and is closest to the viewer.
The composition implies Saturn is the one talking here.
V. Nusjuro
"Ohara has learned too much! Give the order to attack!" - Saturn
Saturn talks the most during the scene and he's the one that ordered the attack. Robin was some distance away at the start of the conversation and ran to the Professor after he got shot, hearing Saturn's order.
It's an announcement that affects the world in the most literal sense. You NEED this to drive the point home. Everywhere we've been, everyone we've gotten to know over decades is, quite literally, going to disappear.Is it Vegapunk or Oda that's playing for time? Those pages and pages of reaction shots...
Like I said, it'll be fine when binged, but boy oh boy does it make the chapters feel slow.Is it Vegapunk or Oda that's playing for time? Those pages and pages of reaction shots...
Imagine when it gets animatedLike I said, it'll be fine when binged, but boy oh boy does it make the chapters feel slow.
Anime gonna add reactions for every character that ever existed to buy time
But all the reactions were on his coffee break ending.It's an announcement that affects the world in the most literal sense.
Teared up a little bit, the Straw Hats are the best
Odds are there's another twist in all this coming up. Could be that Imu was actually one of the good guys and went corrupt over the centuries. From there they take him down and then get faced with the exact evil he stopped way back when.Vegapunk's line about not wanting to proclaim who is good or evil is...interesting.
Yeah something is up. Between that, Joyboy's apology, and the way Gear 5 acts, now I'm wondering if Joyboy maybe wasn't all that good. It's tough though with people like the giants loving him. Its bringing me back to the anime making Gear 5's laughter and fun scary at some points. I know others have had that thought too but it feels like we're really driving somewhere with it. Could be the animators just having fun too but who knows!Vegapunk's line about not wanting to proclaim who is good or evil is...interesting.
The thumbs up is so good lmfaoDamn, so many chills and feels. Robin being saved was badass. I like that OP has great episodes without Luffy anywhere to be seen.
This is probably a top 5 OP panel lol
Consciousness split between the satellites, they give their lives to bring the main guy back. Heard it here first.I wonder what's up with Vegapunk's corpse getting dragged around. His brain is still fine, we have Mars wondering where Vegapunk's consciousness even is... I'm kinda thinking he might be back outside of just being survived by whatever satellites make it
With the rising sea levels being a thing, I'm thinking Laugh Tale might be on the bottom of the ocean somewhere.
It could be an Ancient Kingdom city that got sunk the first time the WG pulled this stunt, but wasn't completely destroyed
Heck, thinking about it now, the Ancient Kingdom might just be Atlantis