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[Shroob]

Ever considered reading faster?

Actually, it looks like a majority of ye olden sites are long gone, and a large majority of manga sites won't touch Viz properties....


And to read old chapters on the Viz site, you need to pay.




Maybe being poor has its benefits

 

[CannonStreak]

So, are you all excited for the Sonic Central tomorrow? Or the Capcom Showcase?

I asked a question. I know people have said things about them already but I did not ask for nothing.

 

[AndreaAC]

We first concepted this in August of 2021... and FINALLY the first Asteria minicomic is finished! AGH I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THIS!

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Noipoi Wademan94 TheMightyP Shroob M MooMew64 @Metal Shop X AndreaAC @Pokelego999

:3 Congrats on the comic, it looks great! I don't have time right now to read it thoroughly, but if I remind myself I might give it some time! Keep up the amazing work! u w u And more of the purple fluffy baby, the better.

 

[Jondolio]

Guys, I just want to say I am sorry. I have calmed down, but after what I said, I am not sure I can come back to this thread. Maybe I should remain in exile as this is the third time I have done this, not counting other threads. Who knows if this will happen again and when?

That's literally entirely up to you

Old man rant



I think my hang up with One Piece is just, it doesn't feel like it'll ever end.




One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach were the **** back in ye-olden 2000's, but the difference between these series is that Bleach and Naruto eventually ended(Albeit, now Boruto exists), yet One Piece is still... somehow going all these years later.


I do love the series, I deeply respect the series but



It's over 1k chapters long at this point, Jesus, Mary and Joseph

It's actually closer to being finished than ever now, like I imagine it's gonna be a good couple of years before it's gonna end but it feels like the end is in sight

Also with One Piece I kinda feel like it was designed to go on for that long unlike Naruto and Bleach. The scale is so unlike that of any other series that it'd be a waste to contain it to just several hundred chapters

 

[Megadoomer]

Old man rant



I think my hang up with One Piece is just, it doesn't feel like it'll ever end.




One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach were the **** back in ye-olden 2000's, but the difference between these series is that Bleach and Naruto eventually ended(Albeit, now Boruto exists), yet One Piece is still... somehow going all these years later.


I do love the series, I deeply respect the series but



It's over 1k chapters long at this point, Jesus, Mary and Joseph

It seems to be nearing the end, at least. The big arc that the series has been building up to for the past 10-ish years is wrapping up, and by the time that it's done, the main cast will have almost everything that they need to find the treasure that the series is named after.

Mind you, it probably doesn't help that the ongoing arc has been absurdly long - thanks to having a ton of side characters, subplots, etc., and Oda's output slowing down since he seems to get one break a month in addition to magazine-wide breaks, this one arc has lasted four years. Apparently, it's better to read it all at once rather than reading it weekly, but it's still been dragged out to a ridiculously large extent, even with several fights and other key events seemingly being rushed through.

 

[CannonStreak]

It seems to be nearing the end, at least. The big arc that the series has been building up to for the past 10-ish years is wrapping up, and by the time that it's done, the main cast will have almost everything that they need to find the treasure that the series is named after.

Mind you, it probably doesn't help that the ongoing arc has been absurdly long - thanks to having a ton of side characters, subplots, etc., and Oda's output slowing down since he seems to get one break a month in addition to magazine-wide breaks, this one arc has lasted four years. Apparently, it's better to read it all at once rather than reading it weekly, but it's still been dragged out to a ridiculously large extent, even with several fights and other key events seemingly being rushed through.

Yeah, except they’ll probably do something to extend the lifespan of the manga…again.

 

[Shroob]

That's literally entirely up to you

It's actually closer to being finished than ever now, like I imagine it's gonna be a good couple of years before it's gonna end but it feels like the end is in sight

Also with One Piece I kinda feel like it was designed to go on for that long unlike Naruto and Bleach. The scale is so unlike that of any other series that it'd be a waste to contain it to just several hundred chapters

I heard the exact same thing 10 years ago lol.



I have to question, if the story's 'almost over', what'd be the point of adding a new character this late into the story.



One Piece ain't gonna end before this decade's over lol.

 

[Jondolio]

Yeah, except they’ll probably do something to extend the lifespan of the manga…again.

Whenever I see people make these types of jokes, that's an immediate sign that they've never read One Piece

 

[HyperSomari64]

If Mega Man X exists, where's Mega Man Y?

 

[CannonStreak]

Whenever I see people make these types of jokes, that's an immediate sign that they've never read One Piece

In my case, yeah actually.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

One Piece.

The Simpsons of Anime/Manga.

 

[CannonStreak]

One Piece.

The Simpsons of Anime/Manga.

I may not have read it, but I do wanna know when it will end already.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

I may not have read it, but I do wanna know when it will end already.

Probably never. At least not this decade at least.

 

[Jondolio]

In my case, yeah actually.

The author of One Piece seems to have planned a lot of the details of the story because it has stayed pretty consistent over the years and every twist feels natural. One Piece isn't as long as it is because of being artificially prolonged by Jump's mandate, it's this long because the scale of its world ans story can't be properly shown in just a few hundred chapters.

There is literally no way to extend it any further after they find the One Piece and take down the Government. One Piece will end by the end of the decade, or at least very early into the next one.

 

[Wademan94]

Gonna post really quick since I missed out on the Pac talk earlier

I hope you guys like my Pac-Man renders :] #pacman #blender3d pic.twitter.com/kMjtNxzang

— Clydie 🚺 (@deepfriedclyde) June 5, 2022

 

[CannonStreak]

The author of One Piece seems to have planned a lot of the details of the story because it has stayed pretty consistent over the years and every twist feels natural. One Piece isn't as long as it is because of being artificially prolonged by Jump's mandate, it's this long because the scale of its world ans story can't be properly shown in just a few hundred chapters.

There is literally no way to extend it any further after they find the One Piece and take down the Government. One Piece will end by the end of the decade, or at least very early into the next one.

I just want to see it end. I wish I could simply believe that.

 

[Megadoomer]

I may not have read it, but I do wanna know when it will end already.

Last estimate that I've seen is about four or five years, and that's been pretty consistent. The main problem is that the author keeps coming up with ideas haha - at the very least, there's still a lot of passion behind it, and it wasn't dragged out like Death Note was (where they seemingly wanted to reach a certain chapter count for symbolic reasons, and called themselves out on it in their next manga) or like Bleach was. (where the final arc lasted about four years, introduced tons of new characters that served no purpose, and ended extremely abruptly)

 

[Jondolio]

One Piece.

The Simpsons of Anime/Manga.

Nah, the Simpsons of Anime and Manga is Sazae-San. The anime's been going strong since 1969 and manga's been running since 1946. And unlike One Piece it probably will never end

 

[Shroob]

but yeah


My bet hinges entirely if this new person joins or not




And it's looking like I'm gonna lose.




Though again, I ask. What's the point of introducing a new main character in the "end" of the story

 

[Zinith]

ahem

I'm 31 years old and I got through the whole manga in about 3 weeks

 

[CannonStreak]

ahem

I'm 31 years old and I got through the whole manga in about 3 weeks

Damn son, how’s you do that?!

 

[Shroob]

ahem

I'm 31 years old and I got through the whole manga in about 3 weeks

I mean


I'm the same age as you



It's just finding the time/motivation to do so lol. You see that mountain and you have one of three reactions:


A) "I am going to overcome this."
B) "Oh god oh **** it's huge."
C) "I'll read some.....tomorrow.... for real this time, promise."

 

[Jondolio]

I mean


I'm the same age as you



It's just finding the time/motivation to do so lol. You see that mountain and you have one of three reactions:


A) "I am going to overcome this."
B) "Oh god oh **** it's huge."
C) "I'll read some.....tomorrow.... for real this time, promise."

Just give yourself a daily chapter goal and before you know it you'll be binging it

Speaking from experience

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

I'm worried One Piece is going to go in a similar fashion to Berserk with how long One Piece is. The mangaka ends up dying before the manga is even finished.

 

[MooMew64]

is now a good time to mention i personally believe the series fell off after Water 7 saga with some exceptions

 

[Shroob]

I'm worried One Piece is going to go in a similar fashion to Berserk with how long One Piece is. The mangaka ends up dying before the manga is even finished.

Wasn't Berserk's biggest issue was it was in a monthly serial, meaning there were long, long gaps between chapters?

 

[Megadoomer]

but yeah


My bet hinges entirely if this new person joins or not




And it's looking like I'm gonna lose.




Though again, I ask. What's the point of introducing a new main character in the "end" of the story

It happens. Mass Effect 2 introduced Legion as a playable character at the very end of the game, and he became a fan favourite.

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[cashregister9]

Yeah One Piece is long but also it is fantastic pretty much the whole way through so it never really feels that long

 

[Shroob]

is now a good time to mention i personally believe the series fell off after Water 7 saga with some exceptions

I do agree Water 7 was ****ing peak


But I'm a sucker for Thriller Bark



Between the ghost land aesthetic, and Brooke's story being sad af.

 

[Jondolio]

I'm worried One Piece is going to go in a similar fashion to Berserk with how long One Piece is. The mangaka ends up dying before the manga is even finished.

Pretty sure Oda has gone on record saying he has a contingency plan in the event of his death. It's pretty ****ed that it's a real possibility that he acknowledged, but that's the manga Industry for ya

 

[Zinith]

Do it for Laboon

 

[Shroob]

Do it for Laboon

I have

One

Week left



And like, I basically know I'm doomed because it'd be EXTREMELY unlike Luffy to turn her down at this point but



I'm not done yet.

 

[Jondolio]

I think my fate with One Piece was sealed when I was introduced to Usopp. I wanna see this kid become a great warrior of the sea. If he can do it then so can I

 

[Zinith]

Oh wait, I mean....

SO MUCH FOR THAT ICEBERG!!!

 

[Noipoi]

Do it for Laboon

Lookin ass

 

[Jondolio]

I have

One

Week left



And like, I basically know I'm doomed because it'd be EXTREMELY unlike Luffy to turn her down at this point but



I'm not done yet.

Luffy is unconscious right now so you might have to wait more than a week

 

[Shroob]

Luffy is unconscious right now so you might have to wait more than a week

But c'mon


It's ****ing obvious it's going to happen



She has the sob backstory
She has the promise with Ace
And she's literally just invited herself onboard right now

There's basically no way Luffy says "No" unless literally something happens that keeps her where she is.


And I think that'd piss a lot of people off at this point if Yamato's fan art numbers are anything to go by.

 

[Jondolio]

But c'mon


It's ****ing obvious it's going to happen



She has the sob backstory
She has the promise with Ace
And she's literally just invited herself onboard right now

There's basically no way Luffy says "No" unless literally something happens that keeps her where she is.


And I think that'd piss a lot of people off at this point if Yamato's fan art numbers are anything to go by.

Well, yeah. I only said it'll be a bit before we get full confirmation.

Do I think Yamato's joining the crew? Yeah

 

[Aurane]

I'm currently hanging out at my sister's house, enjoying her more powerful internet connection. Now I can re-download and install updates on my Switch.

I re-download Overwatch and Borderlands 2, and I plan on mayhap downloading something new.

But I had to make space on my Switch, and it pains me to say it, but Doom Eternal was a huge game. So, it had to go. I also removed Minecraft, and I promise that this is the last time I Uninstall Minecraft.

Also, Shroob is a big boy mushroom guy. I have nothing further to say.

 

[TheMightyP]

One Piece is loved by many and really does go deeper and deeper and seemsbto have no signs of ending.

You know who else is loved by many and goes deeper and deeper and has no signs of ending?