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[OP] E1076 Reactions & Review/Thoughts
🕑 Added 2023-09-18 16:27:16 +0000 UTCYou are obviously here to watch my reaction/listen to my review and have already seen the original episodes on legal streaming sites like Animelab, Crunchyroll, Funimation or Hulu.
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Watch my reaction on Google Drive or Dailymotion (starting to read/compare the manga at 1:33:45)
Summarily (because yes, I talked a lot) for a OP conclusion/final-moment-of-the-fight (so far as I know) type of episode, it was an 8/10 considering the long, long wait and build-up for this moment. It's a bit difficult considering the peak moments during the fight... I guess I was expecting the end to surpass that. But I mean, thinking about it, it's almost impossible to surpass the hype we had earlier in the fight, like:
- Law, Kid and Zoro all fighting with/around Luffy was so exciting
- Big Mom being involved and her dynamic with Kaido during the fight
- Red Rock/episode 1015
- Luffy's DF reveal and SUN GOD NIKA
So all in all, it was for sure a great episode, but I'm still not really sold on Kaido as a villain, because I did expect to be more invested in him than villains like Crocodile, Eneru and Doflamingo (for example). I'm not saying he's objectively not interesting - as always, this is my opinion/feelings on the matter. And yes he is insanely strong compared to all previous antagonists, but I just expected more (story-wise) from him since that is where OP shines for me (stories more than action/fights).
I know there is more to come in this arc, it's not officially over, and sometimes the best story stuff gets revealed in the aftermath, but it's been well over 100 episodes so far and this (as far as I know) is the FINAL PUNCH. I'm just trying to expand on why I didn't feel as satisfied as I did during other episodes like this one (e.g. the last punch/move in Arabasta, Skypiea, Dressrosa etc.).
Anyway, this is as short as I can make my thoughts, but if you have time and you are interested, you can definitely listen to my thought process in the video and spirited discussions with the live chat (I just think that considering it's a live reaction, it's always a bit tough to give the right words to how I feel in that moment, but I do enjoy the process).
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Comments
Jolly D. Joestar
Yeah only Luffy and Oden were the flashbacks to surpass 10 chapters, but 2 pages was too short and we still don’t know much about Kaido. All in all it was a rare Loda moment
Kyogln
I think only Luffy’s. Which was 15 I think but he’s the main character. Needless to say, they were in copium.
Animaechan
5 to 10 😂😂 holy crap. Has any straw hat even got a flashback that long??
Kyogln
I’ll never forget the community’s reaction when this chapter dropped in the manga. For context, people were expecting kaido’s flashback to be 5-10 CHAPTERS. And the fact that it was just 2 pages was hilarious. Even if we do get more, it won’t hit the same. I personally was not invested in kaido’s character, so I was not disappointed. Pretty much came out as hallow as I thought he was. But it was interesting seeing other peoples perspective at that time and investment in him. Anyways, dope reaction and discussion as always
Animaechan
I already responded to your other comment with my thoughts on this (just replying in case Jin wants to reply there and make it one thread instead of two separate ones). Not that a response is needed :3
Animaechan
As I said, I wish there was more focus on exposition for this story content in 180- something episodes rather than literal crumbs and then ending it like this 😅 I mean regarding kaidos flashback paralleled with the final punch, I know the arc isn’t officially over so let’s see if we get a few more crumbs afterwards - but that still won’t change my mind about this episode. It doesn’t get close to other “final punch” episodes in the series.
marmoset123
I dont know. Given Kaido's experiences in life, it's understandable if his only goal is to get even with the world and destroy it. But he said in the Manga he wants to rebuild the Oni Race. He seems to hate humans too. To fulfill that dream he needs to get rid of humans and rebuild from scratch.
Jin Kazama
Tbh, many people felt similarly regarding Kaido and the fight when the Manga was coming out. So you're not alone. I prefer to keep any additional discussions until the arc is over 🙂
marmoset123
Kaido did say in the Manga that one of his goals is to rebuild the Oni Race, and that Yamato and the Numbers are all part of that plan.... Also, to quote the Dark Knight, " Some men can not be reasoned with. Some men just wanna watch the world burn"....when you're in a video game, and you've finished all quests, maxxed your level and stats, sometimes you just wanna mess aroubd and destroy stuff.
