#I’m watching one piece lmao

[micamicster]

Kinda loving how all the main characters are just running into each other for the first time while breaking into the same military base

[bobtheacorn]

I think the thing that’s most compelling for me about the live action iteration of Luffy is that they’ve stripped away all the expectations of the Shonen Protagonist.

Right away they let him have some character growth and vulnerability that we didn’t get from the manga until several dozen or hundred chapter in! He’s allowed to be indecisive and to make the wrong call and to NOT know what to do and to get comfort and reassurance and advice from his friends!!!

Everything goes to shit - Zoro is mortally wounded by Mihawk - and after they drag Zoro’s bleeding body into the galley, Usopp is running around looking for the first aid kit and Nami is trying to staunch the bleeding and Luffy completely detaches himself from the moment because it’s more than he can process! He never for a moment thought Zoro would lose and here are the consequences. Nami has to call his name several times before he can even answer her! And even when he runs into the Baratie’s kitchen, he’s so flustered and upset that he’s nearly incoherent and the pathetic way he says “My friend is dying” is absolutely heartbreaking!

It’s such an interesting take to see so early on, because the few instances in the manga where Luffy has lost a fight or not know what to do or royally fucked up have been because he didn’t understand the situation or he wasn’t properly motivated, etc. His authority as captain and the whole “playing at pirates” thing isn’t even something that gets called into question until WATER 7, and it’s Zoro who calls him out because he’s so ready to forgive Usopp.

To do it NOW? During the East Blue arc???

To have it be Nami who tells him he’s shit at his job and that he Needs to take it more seriously because Zoro is DYING??

I’m frothing at the mouth about it tbh because Luffy takes that shit to heart - because it’s after this confrontation that Nami LEAVES. Luffy says it himself when he’s talking to Zoro while he’s unconscious. HE lost the grand line map, HE lost Nami, and HE feels responsible bc he might lose Zoro too!

All those failures - all that guilt - bothers the hell out of him and we get to SEE that!

Part of Manga Luffy’s charm apart from his emotional intuition is that he’s a lil fuckin bulldozer and he’s so arrogant and selfish and that head is empty zero thoughts 98 percent of the time - to soften those harder (arguably less palatable) traits and make live action Luffy just so fucking earnest and thoughtful and intelligent is such an incredible take I’m just obsessed with it! I’m eating it up!!! Bc he’s still LUFFY at his core!

He’s goofy and smiley and charming and fun and happy and easygoing and he’s dumb as hell and he’s constantly hungry and he loves to fight and he’s KIND and he sticks up for other people and he believes in himself!

He believes in other people’s dreams!

He doesn’t think you should let anything or anyone stand in your way!

He cares so much about his friends and he LOVES them and he’d die for them in a heartbeat!

But he’s also allowed to have a fucking panic attack when his friend is literally bleeding to death and oh boy do I love to see it!

[thychesters]

i’m watching the asl bros flashbacks episodes now (and finally met sabo! there he is!) and people really did not hesitate to pass him off onto someone else. they don’t want to look after him so someone else can do it now. the only would-be parental figures he has have essentially played hot potato with him or just full on left, so this kid went from dragon -> garp -> dadan. (even shanks left. which, yeah, pirate.) there has to be residual trauma from that too, even if it’s been buried and he’s adjusted or viewed everything as a new adventure, there has to be a deeply rooted part of him that’s waiting for the other shoe to drop. no one wonder the guy hates being alone, and looking back at it that only adds another layer to his meltdown post-sabaody after he’s lost all of his friends. but these are people he has chosen and who have chosen him! they are friends, they are a crew, they are together, and they aren’t leaving him behind.

and watching the first few eps the only real physical form of touch luffy knew was violence, huh. people really did not hesitate to strike him, from adults to other kids. hell, ace essentially left him for dead a few times. then when he’s captured by bluejam’s guys and refuses to give ace and sabo up because “if i did i was afraid you wouldn’t be my friend” and “i don’t have anyone else” and this guy put on spiked gloves to beat him with. he spent enough time hitting him that another pirate said don’t you think this is a little much? it hurts and he’s scared and then ace and sabo bust in.

ace said “you want me around? you want me alive?” and the first thing luffy did upon waking on law’s ship was scream “where’s my brother?”

[jellyjamheadobb]

[vivika-ka]

Probably most likely me being biased and still overwhelmed with Law’s current status, but I’m still salty Oda didn’t allow him to grow accordingly and clearly didn’t want to risk him being on par with Luffy.

Oda absolutely dismissed Law’s Devil Fruit powers as something innocuous and strange, “Meh, it’s just the power every doctor would want.” He definitely didn’t think of the ramifications and endless possibilities.

And we see how the foundation fell apart a little in Punk Hazard and Dressrosa. Oda presents new abilities with the Ope-Ope Fruit that opened so many doors that would allow Law to be an absolute menace (exchanging hearts and souls (?) being one of them). Only for Law to just…never use them again. That’s also not counting ways he could fight that would be too gory for a manga/anime like One Piece (this fits to Robin, too).

Certain things I understand—making Luffy win against Doflamingo because he was the main villain during the Dressrosa arc. But on the other hand, Oda making Law struggle in a fight against Hawkins…That doesn’t sit right with me. Especially considering he fights Big Mom alongside Kidd later on.

And yeah, I really love his newfound technique during the Big Mom fight, but I know he could be even more of a threat.

I know he defeats Hawkins, but why wait? He could’ve ended Hawkins and his men right then and there during their first meeting. If not by slicing, then exchanging their souls.

Why not allow Law to be who Whitebeard was to Roger, you feel me? Idk.

[cuteniaarts]

Small drawing collection of my latest creation Emran as a teenager/freshly minted Air Acolyte, for my dear partner in unhinged OC shenanigans @katkastrofa, as promised <3

[gralixe]

One Piece has so much gall giving so much screen time to characters I truly do not give a fuck about

[tetsuskei]

coworker knows i like anime and specifically one piece and showed me photos of his brother’s devil fruit tattoos, they were really cool

[rrandomtthings]

I NEED everyone to go out and watch the live action one piece

[pumpitupxx20thanniversaryedition]

damn avatar is such a good show I’m so glad no one has ever tried to make a shitty live action remake of it haha

[shima-draws]

Ghost Cora AU where he’s actually been following Law around ever since he died but nobody has been able to see him, so all he’s able to do is watch Law get hurt and suffer in silence. UNTIL, miraculously, the battle of Dressrosa ends, and for some strange reason—through some supernatural bullshit or maybe just fate—one person is finally able to see him.

Law is sitting on the deck of the Yonta Maria watching everyone party when Luffy comes trotting over to him. And Luffy plops down beside him and says, “I’ve been meaning to ask, Torao, but who’s that really tall blonde guy with the funny makeup that’s been following you around?”

And Law’s just like

[vampiremansionpoolboy-moved]

in advance apology for the person i’m gonna become when i enter my one piece era

[thychesters]

luffy and zoro really do share one braincell. they go off to do their own thing on drum island but they both take things to incredible extremes. now i’m waiting for them to meet up again to play catch up and luffy’s “yeah i scaled a mountain barefoot while carrying nami and sanji up it. tore my hands up and got frostbite but some giant carnivorous rabbits helped me out” can be met with zoro’s “lmao sick i decided to go for a swim in some freezing water and got lost and then got buried in an avalanche” “lmao”

[akkivee]

'RAWR XD' said kuukou's dragon

[pendorstorm]

Marathoned 2/3 of marineford last night and uh. Ace is gonna fucking die isn’t he

[cuteniaarts]

Trying to get past my art block by getting back into traditional art as well as testing out the markers I got for my birthday this year, featuring Kujou Sara from Genshin Impact because I do enjoy that game unironically and I’m tired of pretending I don’t because of public opinion/cancel culture in regards to ‘problematic’ media