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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- EPIC, one of my favorite episodes... |
| Just because of this episode, I'm going for it. I'm watching the whole show!!! |
| That was awesome this show is great just a shame I have hundreds of episodes left to watch but then again if its this good thats brilliant. |
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| omg epicness |
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| Epic episode Zoro is awesome, i knew i liked this show before, but it just made my top ten list. |
| Zorooo<3 |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| Amazing episode, everything about it was just epic :D |
| I've loved Zoro since he first appeared, but now he's one of my favorite Anime/Manga characters along with Luffy. This series pwns! I love Nami too, you never know what she's going to do next. Sanji seems pretty bad-ass too, can't wait to see more of him. |
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tphrjnes said: I've loved Zoro since he first appeared, but now he's one of my favorite Anime/Manga characters along with Luffy. This series pwns! I love Nami too, you never know what she's going to do next. Sanji seems pretty bad-ass too, can't wait to see more of him. Sanji isn't your favorite character ever since he appeared?? what wrong weith yas?? great sereis indeed, it will ONLY get bettar |
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| He just got to Sanji's arc lol you don't grow that heavily connected to him yet, he will though later on thats for sure. |
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| lol I remember this part in the manga, but geez. Honestly, watching that one-sided fight between Hawkeyes and Zoro was fun. Little tiny dagger versus three katana is win. Also, him respecting Zoro that much put a tear in mah eye. ;'D |
| I watched the first 16 episodes a couple years ago but I know if I had stuck too it and watched this episode that I would have kept watching. It was amazing to be able to watch Zoro take a huge leap in character growth. This has to be one of the best episodes I've ever seen so far. |
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| one word: WOW! |
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”Akira Kurosawa  |
| Anyone notice Usopp had six fingers on his left hand at the 5 minute mark? |
It's not breaking in if the door is unlocked. |
| My thoughts during this episode: After watching this, I've started to wonder if the entire episode dedicated to Zoro and his past was really needed. The flashbacks during the fight pretty much told the whole story. Ending was kind of predictible - the series would be over pretty quickly if Luffy actually stayed on that restaurant ship for a year :P |
| Good episode. Zoro is badass. |
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| Zoro :D |
| Hawk-eye is Invincible o.o |
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| Fucking Zoro |
| zorrrooooo! i hope one day ypo can defet hawk-eye!(don't kill him though because i like him) |
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| Ok I hate myself now, I'm liking this show, I'm gonna have to keep watching. I had hoped I wouldn't like it cos have how long it is and how many shows I could get through in time it would take to catch up...but what can you do I'm hooked. |
| The promise is made. Even after years of re-watching it over and over, This episode never fails to remind me... Roronoa Zoro, the greatest anime character of all time. I have been reminded of my purpose in life once again. East Blue arc is definitely the most classic, magical and heart-fulfilling. The nostalgia factor alone makes this one of my favourite arcs of all anime. I'll always end up re-watching it. For all of you first time watchers... IT ONLY GOES UP HILL FROM HERE. Well, it was nice taking a break to comment on 2 episodes, I'm going all out from here to relive the first half of my childhood journey once again! |
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| Hawk-eye is a respectable strong man. Zoro as well. And i love Zoro + Luffy team. |
| ahhh zoro is such an inspiring fighter ; - ; |
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| It's about time Luffy showed his powers to them. I like seeing people's reactions to it. And I'm glad he's finally finding a way to leave the restaurant. I knew he wasn't gonna stay a full year though. |
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| EPIC!!! One of the best episodes ^^ |
| epic episode |
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| Rewatched this on Crunchyroll. Mihawk's entrance never fails to disappoint. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| My favorite episode so far! n______n Both Zoro and Mihawk are awesome! |
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| Zoro got owned. |
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| Nice fight, I liked that swordsman a lot. I might start watchuing One Piece more frequently than once two months lol |
| Cool episode. I really liked the animation in the beginning when Don Krieg's ship was sinking. The sword fight was also pretty well done. Although, Milhawk is a bit of a weird character... his design and dialogue reminds me of Naruto villains (which is the last thing I want to be reminded of). I do like how he fought honorably with Zoro, though. RedRoseFring said: Rewatched this on Crunchyroll. Mihawk's entrance never fails to disappoint. Really? I didn't think it was very disappointing... |
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| Omg Mihawk's epic, great episode 10/10. |
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| Damn that was so epic, when Mihawk said "you have no idea how big the world really is" I got Goosebumps. Looks like Zoro has a long way to go if he wants to achieve his dream. |
| Damn that fight. Zoro got owned. Good episode, looks like I'm sticking this series out. |
| I think this is the episode that is going to make me see the series through. |
| Awesome episode~! Zoro will definitely get strong enough to take on Mihawk somewhere down the line! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Episode 24: Seems Nami have some connection to Arlong and from the look of things, it's doesn't look good at all :3 Pirate Hunter Zoro vs. Dracule Mihawk (The World's strongest Swordsman) Zoro fights admirably but in the end he has to accept defeat himself against the worlds strongest Swordsman :3 Dracule Mihawk becomes interested in Zoro and Luffy who stood aside and let his comrade fight Zoro makes a heartfelt speech to Luffy before leaving with Usopp to catch up with Nami :3 And the episode ends with Luffy and the Cooks prepares to fight Don Krieg and his men :3 A really great episode :3 |
"No matter what painful things happens, even when it looks like you'll lose... when no one else in the world believes in you... when you don't even believe in yourself... I will believe in you!" |
| I cant wait for their final battle to see who really is the best swordsman on all of the seas |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| I told my friend yesterday that One Piece does everything Dragon Ball does but better, except for the fights. This fight was top 5 anime fights ever for me, so it's a sign that One Piece may do literally everything better(except for villains maybe). The one thing I would change would be the flashback spam we got, we already saw his backstory, all that needed to happen was to flash that girls face and hear him think and say what he did. Complete spoon feeding, but at least it was only for a minute or so. Zoro is my hero officially. I loved when he turned around, arms open accepting death because "scars on a swordsman back is his biggest shame". You know he's the best when he gets Dracule(a) Mihawk's respect. This fight did not only have immense meaning, plot development, out of this world gar moments, and a heart warming ending, but it was also only one episode. My favorite kind of fight, short, sweet, powerful. Some thoughts I had: Mihawk is actually a pretty cool guy and I don't really see him as being a bad guy at all. In fact the guy he came to kill was one of the biggest bastards ever. More so I think he's like chaotic neutral. And secondly, I think Sanji may be Zeff's son! It just came to me, both have the same fighting style, both are blonde, both have the same sentiments, and Sanji wants to take over for the restaurant even though they don't get along at all. I can only imagine they're father and son. |
| Well, he didn't stand a chance against Mihawk, at least he didn't get his white sword shattered. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| That overwhelming fight with Dracule never ceases to amaze me. He was just reaching out his dagger arm while Zoro comes at him with three swords slashing at all directions and he still managed to stab him in the chest at close range. That's what happens when a new player challenges the last boss right from the get go and that taste of defeat made his resolve of never losing in another fight on his way to the top even stronger than ever before. Don Krieg trying to do a surprise attack on Mihawk after seeing what he's capable of is pretty dumb lol |
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Now 542 episodes in, I came back to this sequence and what a brilliant sequence it is. Zoro has some fantastic duels in the future but this is the epitome of what a duel can do. In a brief moment Mihawk takes up Zoro's challenge and sees the exceptional guts he has. He was starving to win but when even struck down he refused to back up, refusing to miss out on this fight no matter what and taking it wholly, as a win or death. When he sees that spirit he sees potential in Zoro and he sees him as more than a mere insect, asking for his name and deciding he's worthy of the strongest blade in the world. There is a conversation of spirit and ambition happening through action, and when Zoro loses he turns to embrace his death.
It's poetic, and striking and brilliant. So much is understood through so little, Sanji realizes the ambition these idiots hold, Usopp notices Luffy as he holds back Zoro's friends out of respect for Zoro's ambition and duel despite losing it in rage when he thinks he's died. Mihawk notices that Luffy held back and gave this fight to Zoro and when challenged with an even bigger ambition he gives words of approval to the duo. Then there's lines like, "Frog in the well, know how big the world is." When I first saw this I had thought it was super amazing and GAR and cool and said everything we needed to know about Zoro. But now I see this as even more than that. As a dialogue, a weird student teacher relationship forming in one powerful instance, and possibly Mihawk seeing a younger version of himself in Zoro. If all that's true, then one day when Zoro takes down Mihawk that sword may be passed along right to him. And I suppose his ambition will be met. |
| I LOVED it😍😍😍 Dracule Mihawk is a fucking badass and I love Zoro and his Three Sword Style. If it keeps getting better this will be my favorite anime of all time! |
| Wow, what a powerful episode. Was cool that Mihawk admired Zoro's resolve and spared his life. Shame he didn't kill Don Krieg though! Hopefully we see Zeff or Luffy do that in the next episode xD |
| Best episode so far, Mihawk is so cool! |
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