Hmm, may as well start with a summary and then comments on the lastest episode.
One Piece mainly your typical Shounen anime. In terms of popularity, it has been the highest ranking show almost every week for the last five years, trumping shows like Naruto and Bleach. A large part of the reason is that One Piece is not centered around the action, like Naruto and Bleach are. It puts more emphasis on the story than the other two, and on the concept of "adventure" rather than fighting.
Due to this, it's become a hit family show that families get together to watch, rather than being a hit among younger children and Otaku in their 20's.
The basic premise of the story is about Monkey D. Luffy, (Nickname, Last name, Given name in that order) and his quest to become the Pirate King. When the first Pirate King, Gold Roger died, a era of pirates began as everyone set on a quest to find the vast treasure he left behind in the Grand Line.
Along the way, we see him pick up characters, the first two and most notable being Roronoa Zoro, a pirate hunter, and Nami, the Navigator. Along the way a few people join the crew, bringing it up to a current total of 8 as of the current fansubbed episode, 160.
One thing that is different about One Piece is the heavy emphasis on character development. I'll bring up the story arcs to explain how strong the developments are.
Captain Morgan Arc: Episodes 1-3.
Buggy Arc: Episodes 4-8
Kuro Arc: Episodes 9-17 (Ussopp Backstory)
Don Kreig Arc: Episode 18-30 (Sanji Backstory)
Arlong Arc: Episode 31-44 (Nami Backstory)
Buggy Side Story Episode 45-47 (manga filler)
Logue Town Arc: Episode 48-53
Warship Island Arc: Episode 54-60 ( anime filler)
Whiskey Peak Arc: Episode 61-67
Coby/Helmeppo Side Story: Episode 68-69 (manga filler)
Little Garden Arc: Episode 70-77
Drum Island Arc: Episode 78-91 (Chopper Backstory)
Alabasta Arc: Episode 92-130
Filler Arc: Episode 131-143
Jaya Arc: 144-152
Skypeia Arc: 153-195
As can be seen, a good amount of time is spent on character development, the only exception being Luffy and Zoro who have their story developing all throughout the series in little bits and pieces. And one current character that is being developed in the current Water Seven arc.
Links to torrents can be requested via PM. Please don't post it directly on the thread.
Discussion can begin on episode 160 in spoiler tags, I suggest anything relating to the Skypeia arc being in spoiler tags, and unspoilered for the rest of the story.
Anyone else think that this was going to be a post about bathing suits or something?
No, you're just a horny little kid. :p
Water Seven arc is what is being currently aired in Japan, which goes into Nico Robin's backstory. I decieded to avoid saying her name because it's a massive spoiler for the smarter folk among us who haven't gotten to Skypeia yet.
uh, don't read below. how do I make spoiler tags now?
Episode 160 Spoiler:
SPOILER:
Ok the Balls guy really annoys me just as he did in the manga. It should be illegal to make people as annoying as him. I'm a little annoyed that Luffy's being played around so much so early in this, especially considering we haven't heard anything about Enel yet. Other than he makes some very bad things come out of the sky.
AND WHY THE **** DID NAMI PUT HER SHIRT BACK ON ><
Ok the Balls guy really annoys me just as he did in the manga. It should be illegal to make people as annoying as him. I'm a little annoyed that Luffy's being played around so much so early in this, especially considering we haven't heard anything about Enel yet. Other than he makes some very bad things come out of the sky.
AND WHY THE **** DID NAMI PUT HER SHIRT BACK ON ><
Well, once spoiler tags are working I'm certainly down with discussing it every week. Provided we don't discuss things that are in the anime or haven't been subbed by KF yet(KF is the only one who subbed from the beginning and is still over a year behind the current japanese episodes). At least until KF catches up with the new guys at Gama.
that Mantra Ball guy is allmost as annoying as Ms. Merrychristmas.
ALMOST.
Oh, and I totally still hate Usopp. Even when I was in Tokyo at a toy store, the only figures they had left over were of Usopp. Even 11 year old japanese kids think he needs to be off'd, I guess.
I stopped watching around ep 150 because of the stupid filler arc that started, but I'm going to start watching again now that more episodes have been released. Please let them be better than the filler arc!
It's murder on the dance floor.. You better not steal the moves
Traverse - Asura Thief on Gates of Madness (GW2)
Pyrocat - 60 Troll Shaman (Project1999)
Straight Flush - 51 Gnome Rogue (Project1999)
I stopped watching around ep 150 because of the stupid filler arc that started, but I'm going to start watching again now that more episodes have been released. Please let them be better than the filler arc!
Skypeia is just about the best arc in the series thus far, but Water Seven is giving it a good run for it's money at least until it finishes.
I do. School began for K-F that's why they are slow. One of them is going for their Masters, I think the main translater Dythim is. And anoother is going for another degree.
Although, I am pretty thankful in general. Because of Gerusama, I'll have like, 60 episodes to sit through once K-F gets to around 210. I still love K-F, but Geru does a good job, especially on the animation since it's HDTV. I'll probably do that over 1 day :D Lots of coffee and a tube attached to my ****.
EDIT:
Like to mention I actually like the anime better, though. Seeing them in action feels much better. But, the manga is very good still, anyway. Especially when they are showing poses and emotion.
Because of Gerusama, I'll have like, 60 episodes to sit through once K-F gets to around 210. I still love K-F, but Geru does a good job, especially on the animation since it's HDTV.
You too huh. Man, thats gonna be like the greatest week ever. Getting 60-80 episodes all at once. Man, I can't wait. Long way to go for KF to get there though.
You too huh. Man, thats gonna be like the greatest week ever. Getting 60-80 episodes all at once. Man, I can't wait. Long way to go for KF to get there though.
Spoiler episode 162
SPOILER:
Well, for 161 too, but man, chopper slow-mo blowing the whistle with instant replay is the win. I'm having a tad suspense of disbelief in this episode (even as far as One Piece logic goes) that Gan Fall was able to kick around one of the priests, where luffy can't even land a hit. It's a little fustrating seeing Luffy so helpless and being played with.
And most importantly... NAMI FANSERVICEOMGERZWOOTERS!!!
Ah. K-F page is been actin weird fer me lately, cant access the forums unless I'm clicking on one of the direct thread links on the main page, and cant access the torrents unless they are directly linked to, either.
and today, i cant even load the main site. ah well.
i just read the last manga , and my god this arc should be freaking sweet to animate
[SPOILER="manga spoiler"]i don't think i remmber i saw that many agents and marine before , not only that but too many colorfull enemies ,dog riders , giants , just wow [/spoiler]
what would be considered anime spoiler ? after KF or after Gerusama ?
i just read the last manga , and my god this arc should be freaking sweet to animate
[SPOILER="manga spoiler"]i don't think i remmber i saw that many agents and marine before , not only that but too many colorfull enemies ,dog riders , giants , just wow [/spoiler]
what would be considered anime spoiler ? after KF or after Gerusama ?
After K-F, because that's what most people follow. Make sure to clearly differnate between manga, raw, and K-F recent release spoilers.
Starting with episode 162, we at #K-F will start using X264 to encode our episodes.
For those who don't know, X264 is a new codec which will eventually completely replace XviD. You can think of it as being higher quality for the same size file or lower file size for the same quality. There are several sites of comparison, but I won't list them here. Use Google.
X264 is harder to decode than XviD. If you cannot play the file without experiencing lag, you may need to upgrade your computer. One site recommends at least a 1GHz computer.
What do I have to do to watch X264 episodes?
First, install ffdshow.
We strongly recommend that you do NOT use the default options: Uncheck VFW interface on the first screen of options. Uncheck EVERYTHING except for the [ ] H.264, X264 choice on the second screen of options. Uncheck everything on the third screen of options. Uncheck everything on the fourth screen of options. Uncheck everything on the fifth screen of options. The rest of the installation you can decide options for yourself (it won't affect the playback).
Next, install Haali's Matroska Splitter.
This will enable you to play MP4 files in most media players (WMP, VLC, MPC have all been tested).
Why are you making me install ffdshow?
ffdshow is currently the best implementation of X264 decoding. It has several other very annoying quirks when playing other files, which is why we recommend against the default installation.
Why is there so much lag in the playback?
Chances are your computer simply cannot handle the additional processing load of decoding X264. You can probably get a better computer or upgrade pretty easily.
How do I know which version is which?
The X264 version is an MP4 file, and the XviD version is an AVI file. X264 can be placed in an AVI container, but it's easier to distinguish this way.
Do I have to install X264?
For now, we are releasing two versions of the episodes. This is only [i]temporary[\i]. In the near future we will begin releasing X264 exclusively, so you should take appropriate action before then.
Why did you decide to use X264?
This codec makes it much easier to make high quality encodes. Most people don't know this, but XviD often gives files which are too large because of the way it handles compression. I won't bore you with details, but if we set the target file sise to be 230MB, it may come out to be 240MB, which does not fit on a CD. This means we have to reencode with different compression settings. Using X264 will save us a lot of trouble.
Is X264 the same as H.264?
Not quite, but mostly. H.264 is a closed source codec produced commercially and not available to the public in general. X264 is the open source, public equivalent, a lot like XviD. ffdshow decodes both X264 and H.264. The current commercial H.264 decoder is extremely slow and would be illegal to distribute.
For some, this may prove to be a headache. But, so our saviors say, so it shall be. Fortunately, 162 is still availble in XiVD, but you might as well download the mp4 and **** with it until it works now because I doubt K-F will keep releasing it in avi for long.
EVERYTHING works with this. EVERYTHING. This is coming from a guy who watches 2000000 versions from 8000000000 groups, and I've never seen codecs better than this.
Woot, my subtitles had been screwing up on me recently, hopefully this will fix it. Only Subs i can see are the seperate .ssa files, and some single-audio files. imbedded dual-audio subs aren't working at all. *crosses fingers*
Yes Stalkyr, between posts i did the uninstall guide. thats why i posted again with 'still getting errors'
Managed to get OGM audio working, but subs are still MIA. AVI audio wont load at all for some odd reason, a file that was working yesterday just stopped today /sigh
Might have to bite the bullet, get a pack, and see if i can weed out exactly what I'm missing/is screwed up.
Yes Stalkyr, between posts i did the uninstall guide. thats why i posted again with 'still getting errors'
Managed to get OGM audio working, but subs are still MIA. AVI audio wont load at all for some odd reason, a file that was working yesterday just stopped today /sigh
Might have to bite the bullet, get a pack, and see if i can weed out exactly what I'm missing/is screwed up.
The CCCM codec is widely considered the best codec pack there is. With that and MPC (which is one of the two programs they endorse working fully with CCCM) I can play any file. I gave it a harsh testing and everything worked.
