[Manga] One Piece - Page 909

On September 10 2014 17:16 kanchome wrote:
Usopp having muscles isn't the problem, except that it's purely cosmetic rather than functional. You spend 2 years beating monsters capable of destroying people with anything less than $20 million bounty (at the least) and having muscles to show for it is rational. As a sniper he didn't need much muscles in the first place, but it doesn't hurt. 2 years training in a similar condition to zorro and luffy and the only growth we see is cosmetic muscles and magical beans.

As for boobs, I'm sure there's a big market of boys and men whose closest encounter to boobs consist of hentai boobs on 2D screen , but there's quite a lot of people who care for more for the story. Yes it's background noise, but it's the details that make something special. The difference between a miyazaki animation and animation done by I.G studios is details. Every thing in a miyazaki is uniquely drawn including the extras. I.G studios who have had decent animation done all fall short because the details are lacking. Of course miyazaki films are aimed at a different market, but the point still stands that the extra details in the background is what makes it stand out. Kdramas are the epitomy of dramas that focus on the plot and flashiness and have 0 concern for the extra details.

You'll see bookcases in kdrama in a doctors office filled with english lawbooks because the producers just rented out any old thickbook and thought that would be good enough. Surprisingly they are popular, but none of them are considered masterpieces because a director who couldn't care less about details/background isn't going to be picky about other things.

Writing fatigue and creativity blocks are common everywhere, especially in shows that have many seasons. US Office , prisonbreak, Lost being a few examples where midthrough the show the writers simply needed time to think and rest but didn't.

Oda isn't any different and if anything has a harder job because there's no such thing as season breaks in onepiece. The amount of detail onepiece put in the early half was good enough for me to be a masterpiece. Every character was uniquely drawn. Now the author simply decided that the fanbase already hooked onto the manga can ignore his complicity and focus on the storyline more. People in general rather play a beta game than wait for a polished game, and likewise people rather him write a new chapter every week then let him rest and put more thought and effort into his designs. I'm sure half the beserk manga fans have mixed feelings of whether the writer should continue for perfection for that reason.

Don't get me wrong. Even with the boobies and inconsistancies, I still very much enjoy Onepiece. I'm just let down by the fact it could have been a timeless piece next to berserk and instead I'm reading a dragon ball for the 21st century.onepiece today.

Masterpieces are never the most popular of any medium whether it's music , cinema or art. Phoenix, Osamu Tezuka best work is not something he is famous for though everyone knows astroboy and blackjack. Onepiece was unique in that much like alice in wonderland it was both popular and a classic at the same time which is a rarity in any art.(Hence timeless). Instead of the fine wine it once was, it's changed it's taste to bubblegum cola. Enjoyable but not memorable.