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Also I didn't play Other M and don't factor it into my interpretation of the character

Everyone is mad about this, but honestly isn't a stoic Mama Wolf Protector Goddess for humanity a more interesting character than "edgy hired gun"? Besides, are they even that mutually exclusive?

Me thinking about dating again

Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Anyway. Can't wait to get back to learning about the giants this flashback was supposed to be about.

Ah yes. "why hasn't Garp quit the Marines" has finally been answered. One of the great mysteries. Unfortunately, he seems unaware of the potency of the rank-and-file as a potential revolutionary force. Which is odd considering, y'know, who his son is. Is Garp even aware of Dragon? Like, as a person?

So this is the prequel I actually want to follow, and I wish more of the flashback could have been about this.

#OnePiece1165 Roger named his own son after his cool special move. Meanwhile, Garp cannot even be bothered to name any of his moves after his living, adult son.

Yes! Vibe shift for the late 2020s is snobmaxxing. We're looking down our nose at the slop served up by cynical corporate tastemakers. We're demanding things be made for grownups. We're exercising our judgment and our media literacy.

If you'd like an entirely different comparison, though, consider: Teach is the last survivor of a doomed warrior race, thrust into the world after a massive catastrophe, and forms a whole separate identity for himself... he's also basically GOKU. Oda shows his influences, but never as expected.

OH and Blackbeard is frequently implied to carry multiple "selves" within him, much like Smeagol/Gollum oh no I may be onto something here.

A panel from One Piece, depicting a young Kuma using his power to save Eris and Teach from a possessed Rocks.

#OnePiece1164 I wonder if this is setting Teach up as the Gollum of One Piece. In other words, the loathsome villainous figure who nevertheless ends up being the key player in saving the world. If so, Kuma's heroic act, much like Frodo's mercy, has tremendous meaning for the soul of the narrative.

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

I'm sure friends here can confirm, this happens like every opening weekend

A big reason why One Piece has become such a popular symbol of modern protest and resistance isn't just because Luffy topples dictators and rancid monarchies, but due to the way he effectively rallies the collective hope of the downtrodden. It's not only a story about him. It's a story about YOU.

Been seeing quite a few posts recently about the hit 90's mecha anime Martian Successor Nadesico, and while I don't really know why this has been happening, I just wanted to say thank you very much and please continue to appreciate and post about Nadesico. It's an actual Top 5 anime for me.

A dying monster girl gives a girl a little kiss on the forehead.

Kaedegami may be lost to us forever, but at least it departs with the finest top-shelf pristine degeneracy crafted with love for me and me alone.

The cover page of this week's chapter of Ichi the Witch, depicting the main cast looking spiffy.

So real talk, I am going to need all my theater associates to devote themselves to making projects where I can dress like any of these characters. Thank you for your cooperation.

I mean "wacky little guys chasing each other" is a central pillar of action comedy so theoretically those bits are not unfixable, the problem is One Piece's sequences often lack the stakes or framework to make them fun or exciting

We will achieve the dream of peace

For them

For all comrades who have struggled

🌈

Capitalism is dependent upon the threat of losing your home, livelihood, health and freedom to force you to work for someone else’s benefit. It’s a system based in terror.

“Not my job to educate you” either made you sound like such a sanctimonious cunt that people will just fucking hate you based on that alone, or at best, makes you sound like you have no idea what the shit you are talking about.

Absolutely fucking worse than useless.

I have never been invested in any one game of sportsball, but I am frequently deeply interested in my friends' investment in sportsball games

"Hold on... did you eat a baby via theatrical device?"

What I find so strange about middle aged people now is that many are completely unable to process that things they liked as kids were made for kids. They don’t have to magical think them into being “good” by adult standards. They did their job admirably, let them rest.

Do this and also expose yourself to more than just children's media and video games. I know it's easy to get trapped into nostalgic comfort but there's a whole world out there for you to expand into its horizons, waiting for you to pick up a hobby or visit a place.

So hyped for fall. This kind of weather is so cozy and wonderful. This pile of blankets and spooky books isn't ready for me

Side note (but something I’ve regularly bitched about) if you could also stop saying you’re looking for “women and nonbinary people” for projects, that would be swell, because the language just sits heavy as a “women and women light”.

For those reading along, on the Russian Revolution Timeline we're getting into 1905