Well OBVIOUSLY. Look at the credits, Gilbert's involved and everything! These are obviously his plans for Monkey Island 3 that he never got to implem---
Naah, everybody knows Monkey D. Luffy is the true Pirate King.
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Luffy is not a pirate. He is your typical Shonen anime star. He HAPPENS to have a boat and use the word "pirate" a lot, and there is treasure involved. He is no more a pirate than I am Soylent Green simply due to the common trait of being made of human flesh.
Pirates do not run around, grinning like madmen, with plot development only occurring to set up long speeches that amount to "Friendship is Good". As far as pirate stories go, One Piece isn't even on the list.
Well OBVIOUSLY. Look at the credits, Gilbert's involved and everything! These are obviously his plans for Monkey Island 3 that he never got to implem---
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Luffy is not a pirate. He is your typical Shonen anime star. He HAPPENS to have a boat and use the word "pirate" a lot, and there is treasure involved. He is no more a pirate than I am Soylent Green simply due to the common trait of being made of human flesh.
Pirates do not run around, grinning like madmen, with plot development only occurring to set up long speeches that amount to "Friendship is Good". As far as pirate stories go, One Piece isn't even on the list.
Well OBVIOUSLY. Look at the credits, Gilbert's involved and everything! These are obviously his plans for Monkey Island 3 that he never got to implem---
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Luffy is not a pirate. He is your typical Shonen anime star. He HAPPENS to have a boat and use the word "pirate" a lot, and there is treasure involved. He is no more a pirate than I am Soylent Green simply due to the common trait of being made of human flesh.
Pirates do not run around, grinning like madmen, with plot development only occurring to set up long speeches that amount to "Friendship is Good". As far as pirate stories go, One Piece isn't even on the list.
He's a treasure hunter, which makes him just as piratey as anyone else in his world. They're all pillaging, stealing, running from the Navy, trying to take over each other and countries and stuff, they have ships, they love the ocean, they drink rum, and they are all looking for treasures. You mentioned three things and passed them off as if they weren't all that was necessary. When did you miss the fact Luffy has a crew made up of a swordsman, navigator, sharpshooter, shipbuilder and cook.
It may be Shounen, but it is just as piratey as anything I've ever seen. It's just a different kind. Monkey Island was a different kind too; don't be so narrowminded. As far as pirate stories go, One Piece IS on the list, it's just not on YOUR list. Opinion. Opinion. Opinion. There are thousands of people on this earth who would disagree with you; so the general population consensus is there as well. A pirate story doesn't have to be normal and realistic to be a pirate story.
Pirates can sing.
X can sing.
Therefore, X is a pirate.
See where you're making mistakes? Just because X can sing, doesn't mean X is a pirate. That's like saying this:
All men are mortal.
My dog Checkers is mortal.
Therefore, Checkers is a man.
See?
Fine. I'll change it. Only cool pirates can sing. Cool is a matter of opinion, which means I can attach it to anything. For a pirate to be cool for me, he/she needs to be able to sing.
Plus, I was just thinking of a funny way to resolve the conflict. In that case you ruined it. Unless your "going along with the joke". That's fine.
Fine. I'll change it. Only cool pirates can sing. Cool is a matter of opinion, which means I can attach it to anything. For a pirate to be cool for me, he/she needs to be able to sing.
Plus, I was just thinking of a funny way to resolve the conflict. In that case you ruined it. Unless your "going along with the joke". That's fine.
The context hardly seemed jocular. Or at least it's hard to tell in these forums...
Sure, if you like the pussification of pirates and the Shonen genre in general. I know the stuff is for kids, but the SAME PUBLICATION published Hokuto no Ken for god's sake.
Like all the modern popular Shonen releases, it's gone on way too long without reinventing itself, leading to a repetitive story arc. Like MOST long manga series, it would work better as a one-shot, or a shorter series that could fit into one to four tankobon volumes. Then it'd be digestible, cute, and wouldn't overstay its welcome.
Sure, if you like the pussification of pirates and the Shonen genre in general. I know the stuff is for kids, but the SAME PUBLICATION published Hokuto no Ken for god's sake.
Like all the modern popular Shonen releases, it's gone on way too long without reinventing itself, leading to a repetitive story arc. Like MOST long manga series, it would work better as a one-shot, or a shorter series that could fit into one to four tankobon volumes. Then it'd be digestible, cute, and wouldn't overstay its welcome.
Too bad its in the top 2 mangas that are hot. I like the story and it has a lil bit of everything.
Too bad its in the top 2 mangas that are hot. I like the story and it has a lil bit of everything.
Well yeah, it sure does sell a lot. I can definitely give it that. I am quite certain that Shueisha and Toei are quite happy with the MONEY aspect of the series.
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Luffy is not a pirate. He is your typical Shonen anime star. He HAPPENS to have a boat and use the word "pirate" a lot, and there is treasure involved. He is no more a pirate than I am Soylent Green simply due to the common trait of being made of human flesh.
Pirates do not run around, grinning like madmen, with plot development only occurring to set up long speeches that amount to "Friendship is Good". As far as pirate stories go, One Piece isn't even on the list.
But they do sing.
Which reminds me...
Telltale, we needz a song-based puzzle for ToMI. We know you can do it. Food related love was great, but MI needs something even more!
Please?
He's a treasure hunter, which makes him just as piratey as anyone else in his world. They're all pillaging, stealing, running from the Navy, trying to take over each other and countries and stuff, they have ships, they love the ocean, they drink rum, and they are all looking for treasures. You mentioned three things and passed them off as if they weren't all that was necessary. When did you miss the fact Luffy has a crew made up of a swordsman, navigator, sharpshooter, shipbuilder and cook.
It may be Shounen, but it is just as piratey as anything I've ever seen. It's just a different kind. Monkey Island was a different kind too; don't be so narrowminded. As far as pirate stories go, One Piece IS on the list, it's just not on YOUR list. Opinion. Opinion. Opinion. There are thousands of people on this earth who would disagree with you; so the general population consensus is there as well. A pirate story doesn't have to be normal and realistic to be a pirate story.
Also Shounen=/=Not Pirates.
now THIS is constructive commenting, right ?
Not as much as pirates suck. Now ninjas; that is where it's at.
CAN this Luffy guy sing?
If there is any evidence of him singing, then the debate is over, he's a pirate, and we move on with our lives.
Huh? What flame war? Nobody was flaming anybody.
That's a logical fallacy:.
Pirates can sing.
X can sing.
Therefore, X is a pirate.
See where you're making mistakes? Just because X can sing, doesn't mean X is a pirate. That's like saying this:
All men are mortal.
My dog Checkers is mortal.
Therefore, Checkers is a man.
See?
You mean you've never heard of the dreaded *shutters* PIRATE X!?
Plus, I was just thinking of a funny way to resolve the conflict. In that case you ruined it. Unless your "going along with the joke". That's fine.
The context hardly seemed jocular. Or at least it's hard to tell in these forums...
I have a simple solution. I advocate that whenever anybody makes a joke on these forums or even online, they add this to their post.
Like all the modern popular Shonen releases, it's gone on way too long without reinventing itself, leading to a repetitive story arc. Like MOST long manga series, it would work better as a one-shot, or a shorter series that could fit into one to four tankobon volumes. Then it'd be digestible, cute, and wouldn't overstay its welcome.
Well, how did he become king then?
Too bad its in the top 2 mangas that are hot. I like the story and it has a lil bit of everything.