Bleach, Naruto, OP, Manga

[William-CL]

After the Soul Society Arc, 've been losing more 'n more interest in Bleach (Turn Back the Pendulum was nice, though) ...
I'm just glad I got into OP ^ ^

I can't really get into OP. I seen the first couple episodes of the Anime, and it just didn't click.

its called plotkai...and its worse than naruto cause Ichigo pulls this stuff out of his ass all the time and gets extremely OP as a result completely upsetting the power balance...sure he looked cool but those chapters were like a big "i SUCK AT WRITING STORY AND CHARACTERS" message to all the fans...

Ichigo is the only one whos power constantly Grows. All the other Captains are pretty much the same as when they were introduced. Ichigo has been strong since he got his Shinigami powers, he just hasn't been able to use them to his full potential or even control Reiatsu. One could argue that his power continues to increase due to his battle experience. He learns as he fights. Much better than DBZ in which case power levels went from around like 1000 to 100 million...

As for Naruto, The only upset is how they focused on a Few character in Shippuuden and left the others in the Dust. For instance. Neji, Rock Lee, Shikimaru. Whom were all big players before Shippuuden. They were some of the strongest and now they are hardly mentioned.

[IceCrash]

give em time, give em time(H)

[XemnasXD]

Ichigo is the only one whos power constantly Grows. All the other Captains are pretty much the same as when they were introduced. Ichigo has been strong since he got his Shinigami powers, he just hasn't been able to use them to his full potential or even control Reiatsu. One could argue that his power continues to increase due to his battle experience. He learns as he fights. Much better than DBZ in which case power levels went from around like 1000 to 100 million...

As for Naruto, The only upset is how they focused on a Few character in Shippuuden and left the others in the Dust. For instance. Neji, Rock Lee, Shikimaru. Whom were all big players before Shippuuden. They were some of the strongest and now they are hardly mentioned.

See this is where things are wrong. Ichigo fought against the captains, not only did he fight them but he beat or came close to beating several of them. Later on though we see the captains fighting Arrancarr that even Ichigo was having trouble with, and they're doing it with relative ease. If you want to say the captains haven't grown then explain this...

During soul society Ichigo=Kenpachi
During Karakura town Ichigo<Grimmjow
During Heuco Mundo Ichigo>Grimmjow
During Heuco Mundo Grimmjow (#6)<Nnitoria(#5)
During Heuco Mundo Nnitoria< Kenpachi

????

So in that time between arcs we see Ichigo gaining a tremendous amount of power. Its exactly like DBZ in that he goes from not being able to handle a fight with Grimmjow to beating Grimmjow to beating Uliqoria who was the only known espada to have evolved twice and displayed far greater destructive abilities than the #1-3 espada. If we're to believe and follow the ranks than the #1-3 are still stronger than Uliqoria despite his massive power gain and therefore stronger than ichigo without his uberhax hollow form. But the 1-3 lost to the very same captains that had trouble killing Ichigo during the soul society arc...see what i mean. There is no consistency in power. As the manga progresses Ichigo faces tougher and tougher foes, each one miles stronger than the last and each time he wins. Also the captains face some of the same foes and they win as well only since they don't have hollow forms there newfound extreme power is explained in other ways (two hands lulz)

If the captains strength doesn't grow like you said then there is no way Kenpachi, who tied with Soul Society Strength Ichigo, should've never been able to fight evenly with Nnitoria for so long. I find it hard to believe that people who've been alive for centuries are suddenly gaining power as fast as Ichigo either, in fact its noted early on the series that this quick power gain is what makes Ichigo so special and different and why they're all impressed by him.

The only difference between this and DBZ is that power isn't displayed in numerical form but both these series suffer from extreme, unexplained growths in power that diminish its quality...i like to see characters grow and develop as much as the next guy but Kubo ignored this in favor of quick fixes and then forgets to apply them elsewhere...oh ichigo is so strong now cause he's got hollow form...well why are all the captains so strong now too ...oh tousen pwns arrancar like its nobodies business...then why did he get killed by a Lt. lvl character ...oh Aizen has the power to cut down captains with ease...then why didn't he just kill them all in Soul Society Arc, he didn't even need the Espada he made cause they all died without killing anyone and he killed the last one himself

[William-CL]

I still stand by that Ichigo has had the power since He became a Shinigami. He just lacks the experience to use it to it's full and when he needs it the most it answers him so to speak. And his hollow side can probably use his power to his full which would explain the huge boost when he masks up.

[SNAPPA77]

It's been speculated that Kenpachi didn't go all out with Ichigo.

Just speculation though.

[XemnasXD]

I still stand by that Ichigo has had the power since He became a Shinigami. He just lacks the experience to use it to it's full and when he needs it the most it answers him so to speak. And his hollow side can probably use his power to his full which would explain the huge boost when he masks up.

you can stand by it all you want that doesn't change the facts and contradictions i listed above...

also if kenpachi didn't go all out on ichigo why he he collapse after the fight, i mean he may have just been enjoying it and not wanting to go all out but when that happened with Nnitoria he just went two hands and ended it...

[Smi!ezZ]

tl;dr

[William-CL]

I still stand by that Ichigo has had the power since He became a Shinigami. He just lacks the experience to use it to it's full and when he needs it the most it answers him so to speak. And his hollow side can probably use his power to his full which would explain the huge boost when he masks up.

you can stand by it all you want that doesn't change the facts and contradictions i listed above...

also if kenpachi didn't go all out on ichigo why he he collapse after the fight, i mean he may have just been enjoying it and not wanting to go all out but when that happened with Nnitoria he just went two hands and ended it...

Anime is all full of Contradiction. Ichigo is a combat evolver. What your saying is that he shouldn't get stronger by fighting stronger opponents. He in fact did get a hole ripped in his chest and has lost battles before.. Coming back stronger is in his character. If a character didn't evolve in an Anime then he wouldn't stand out.
And I mean the captains are pretty much the same as they haven't grown in an outstanding way like Ichigo.
Ichigo's Strength isn't that Surprising considering Ulqiorra #4 put a hole in his Chest without to much strain technically killing him and Captain Shunsui Took out Stark #1 without any near fatal wounds.

Who ever said Noitora could kill Grimjow? They haven't fought once.

[XemnasXD]

I still stand by that Ichigo has had the power since He became a Shinigami. He just lacks the experience to use it to it's full and when he needs it the most it answers him so to speak. And his hollow side can probably use his power to his full which would explain the huge boost when he masks up.

you can stand by it all you want that doesn't change the facts and contradictions i listed above...

also if kenpachi didn't go all out on ichigo why he he collapse after the fight, i mean he may have just been enjoying it and not wanting to go all out but when that happened with Nnitoria he just went two hands and ended it...

Anime is all full of Contradiction. Ichigo is a combat evolver. What your saying is that he shouldn't get stronger by fighting stronger opponents. He in fact did get a hole ripped in his chest and has lost battles before.. Coming back stronger is in his character. If a character didn't evolve in an Anime then he wouldn't stand out.
And I mean the captains are pretty much the same as they haven't grown in an outstanding way like Ichigo.
Ichigo's Strength isn't that Surprising considering Ulqiorra #4 put a hole in his Chest without to much strain technically killing him and Captain Shunsui Took out Stark #1 without any near fatal wounds.

Who ever said Noitora could kill Grimjow? They haven't fought once.

Im not saying he shouldn't get stronger by fighting stronger oppenents, my problem is the way he gets stronger. Ichigo is a boring hero because he's unstoppable, the same way Aizen is a boring Villian because he's unstoppable. This is like talking to a brick wall so after this im not reply but my problem stems from his DBZ growth. Ichigo basically goes super saiyan and if ever that should fell SURPRISE!, theres a Super Saiyan 2 WHOA! and then he just wtfpwns whoever is in his way. I really don't see how you can read Bleach and watch DBZ and not see the obvious comparisons with the way characters get stronger and unstoppable.

Also i don't see why you keep saying the captains haven't gotten stronger when we see them fighting opponents that Ichigo had to get stronger to face and Ichigo beat the captains, basically. When the Espada showed up they wtfpwnd ichigo and the captains, the captains had to "Lift the Limit" in the human world to fight Arrancar that weren't even close Espada level and yet chapters later we see them taking on Espada like its no big deal. How do you not see that unexplained growth in power. In order to fight the Espada ichigo haad to learn and perfect his hollow form which gave him a massive power boost. The Captains, the very same ones that Ichigo beat or came close to beating during the soul society arc never gained such a massive power jump and yet they are fighting Espada that Ichigo was having trouble with. But you're saying they've been the same strength the whole time. brick wall

also Nnitoria is stronger than Grimmjow based on the numbers...see how i put them in there. Nnitoria is the #5 which is a lower number than 6 so it means that he's stronger than Grimmjow. Even though Kenpachi tied which ichigo during the soul society arc and collapsed (before ichigo even got his hollow/bankai powers) he is able to fight Nnitoria and defeat him with ease, a opponent who is supposed to be stronger than Grimmjow and Ichigo couldn't be grimmjow without learning hollow and bankai powers...but you see don't see that as a clear display that the captains have gotten stronger without any explanation...

[Goseki]

I don't really think the captains got a power boost. They "trained" for this battle, but not much more than what they already had. The had to use limit release earlier, but this time, there's no humans in the vicinity. They can truly go all out now and not worry about evaporating nearby innocents. Also, Kenpachi is a simple man that loves to fight. He prob just didn't want to kill ichigo so pretended to fall so ichigo could escape and fight him again. Everyone always knew how insanely powerful Kenpachi is. He learned about 2-handed kendo long ago, he just never used it for the reasons he stated. In short, during the Soul Society arc, I don't think any of the Captains were really trying against ichigo.

[XemnasXD]

sounds like you're making lots of excuses and speculation for something that should've been stated or explained and wasn't...so none of what you said was fact...just speculation and guess work. Where was it stated the captains trained for their fight with the Arrancarr and then again for their fight with espada and if you're saying they trained then how can you say they didn't get a power boost? Where was it stated that even after lifting the limit on their powers they were still holding back? Why would Byakuya hold back when he was fighting Ichigo when he promised he would destroy him?

Theres a certain point where believing something is implied becomes changing events to conform or explain later parts of the story. Your guess work and speculation isn't implied anywhere in the manga, these are plot holes and plot holes are ok sometimes but Kubo makes a whole manga out of them. Its frustrating to see people look at plot holes and just keep grinning and pretending that they're not really there by just buying into BS...

[Barotix]

Power Creep.

[IceCrash]

i totally agree with Xemn

afterall, ONE espada should be ZOMGWTFRUNBAI and afterall, they were an easy task.

[Goseki]

sounds like you're making lots of excuses and speculation for something that should've been stated or explained and wasn't...so none of what you said was fact...just speculation and guess work. Where was it stated the captains trained for their fight with the Arrancarr and then again for their fight with espada and if you're saying they trained then how can you say they didn't get a power boost? Where was it stated that even after lifting the limit on their powers they were still holding back? Why would Byakuya hold back when he was fighting Ichigo when he promised he would destroy him?

Theres a certain point where believing something is implied becomes changing events to conform or explain later parts of the story. Your guess work and speculation isn't implied anywhere in the manga, these are plot holes and plot holes are ok sometimes but Kubo makes a whole manga out of them. Its frustrating to see people look at plot holes and just keep grinning and pretending that they're not really there by just buying into BS...

1) They did say they were gonna train. We need to get stronger, upcoming battle. Who goes into an upcoming battle without training.

2) Lifting their powers but still holding back is an assumption, but not a big one if you think about it. They fought over the actual town. Even released it would probably be dangerous to fight full force. They moved the town for a reason, this fight they would have to go all out. They moved the town not so Aizen can't get it, but so the captains can fight freely.

3)Pride. Byakuya wanted to crush ichigo but probably not with full strength. We see many time him looking downward upon Ichigo. I'm pretty sure his pride would've been hurt more if he had to resort to using full strength against someone as lowly as Ichigo.

Yes they are assumptions, but I didn't just wake up and pull them out of my ass. It's just one way you can take the story. Manga isn't usually as well developed as a book. The reader usually fills things in with his imagination. The author just gives you stuff to build on in your head.

The power boost thing though, I'm sure there's been a slight improvement since they all knew the war was coming. Although how much though we'll never really know.

Like you said Xem, the way the story is written, there's too many holes for a concrete answer. If you want a concrete view, yours would be accurate. For me, I prefer filling in the holes with what I can see and what I infer in my head from my views of each character.

[William-CL]

you can stand by it all you want that doesn't change the facts and contradictions i listed above...

also if kenpachi didn't go all out on ichigo why he he collapse after the fight, i mean he may have just been enjoying it and not wanting to go all out but when that happened with Nnitoria he just went two hands and ended it...

Anime is all full of Contradiction. Ichigo is a combat evolver. What your saying is that he shouldn't get stronger by fighting stronger opponents. He in fact did get a hole ripped in his chest and has lost battles before.. Coming back stronger is in his character. If a character didn't evolve in an Anime then he wouldn't stand out.
And I mean the captains are pretty much the same as they haven't grown in an outstanding way like Ichigo.
Ichigo's Strength isn't that Surprising considering Ulqiorra #4 put a hole in his Chest without to much strain technically killing him and Captain Shunsui Took out Stark #1 without any near fatal wounds.

Who ever said Noitora could kill Grimjow? They haven't fought once.

Something long and Boring

I do see the way Ichigo grows. But it has been stated many times his reiatsu is infinite. With every battle he grows and learns to use more and more of his power. And he doesn't win every battle. He lost against Grimjow. He lost against Ulqiorra also. And only survived due to his hollow powers that have been there since his own Shinigami powers. When Ulqiorra and Yami went to earth the first time also... And who could forget getting cut down by Byakuya when he has Rukias powers still. and plenty more I'm sure.
So he's not unstoppable, but if they kill off the main char completely that would make for a crappy Anime......

I never said that captains didn't get stronger. I said they seem pretty much the "same". They don't have much more of a "pop" if you will as when they were first introduced.

[XemnasXD]

there are little to no plot holes in good manga, don't let BLEACH and Naruto set the standard...many mangaka actually take the time to fully develop characters and flesh out the plot and its background...

[CrimsonNuker]

Where them spoilers at?

[William-CL]

there are little to no plot holes in good manga, don't let BLEACH and Naruto set the standard...many mangaka actually take the time to fully develop characters and flesh out the plot and its background...

Naruto/Bleach/OP are the Top Viewed manga on a lot of different Sites. So the Creators are doing something right.

[Ningyotsukai-san]

Where them spoilers at?

guess no one noticed when I posted this...lol

There's something going on concerning "spoilers" of manga chaps. Last week's OP spoilers made it onto the news, where it was on some high traffic sites (youtube, etc), so there's gonna be a start of sending some C&D's (Cease and Desist) about ....so, some spoiler providers are laying low for awhile....so spoilers might be delayed, if not halted for a bit

[William-CL]

Lol this weeks episode was kinda funny.

Spoiler!

Kazeshini ends up Baby sitting a child lol

[Ningyotsukai-san]

Bleach ~

Spoiler!

ワンダーワイスはじじいの能力封じるためだけにつくられてその引き換えに
Wonderweiss was only created to seal Yama's abilities, but

言葉も知識も記憶も理性も失った。
he lost his speech, knowledge, memory, and reasoning.

じじいのピンチかと思われたが右の拳で殴り飛ばす（一骨という技名ぽい）。ＷＷの腹に穴ができるほど。
Yama appeared to be in trouble, but he knocks him down with his right fist. (technique called 'one bone' or something like that)
The punch is so hard that it creates a hole in WW's abdomen.

「流刃火を封じればワシを討てると思うてか」
"You thought you could defeat me by sealing Ryuujin Jakka?"

さらに自分が千年も総隊長を務めてるのは自分より強い死神が千年生まれてないからだという。
That he's been the Captain Commander for 1000 years means there isn't a shinigami stronger than him born in the last 1000 years.

愛染の懐に飛び込み拳を放つがＷＷが邪魔をする。
He aims a punch at Aizen's chest, but WW blocks it.

激しい戦闘が繰り広げられるが、ＷＷに両手をつかまれ、さらに両肩から生えた無数の手によって連続で殴打される。
An intense battle unfolds and WW grabs his two hands. A large number of objects resembling hands
sprout out of WW's shoulders and beat on Yama continuously.

が、じじいには効いてない。「終いか？」とＷＷに尋ねたあと、ＷＷの両手を引きちぎる。
However, they are ineffective against Yama. "Are you finished?" he asks WW. He then rips off both of WW's hands/arms.

「せめても　童の姿でなくなってよかった。心後らず　打ち殺せる。」
"At least you aren't in the form of a child.　I can beat you to death without hesitation."

その言葉にＷＷがいつもどおりのうめき声をだすが、その声にはじじいに対する恐怖。
WW responds with his usual moaning, but it's with fear of Yama.

両の手の拳でＷＷの腹を衝いた（双骨という技）ところで次週へ
With both fists Yama pounds WW in the abdomen (technique called 'double bone').

Naruto ~

Spoiler!

表紙　ナルト　サスケが向かい合ってる
Cover: Naruto and Sasuke are facing each other

うずまきナルト。うちはサスケ。落ちこぼれとエリート。ド根性と憎しみ。0距離の闘争。
Uzumaki Naruto. Uchiha Sasuke. The drop-out and the elite. Valiance and hatred. A struggle with zero distance between them.

ついに交わった視線…
They finally exchange looks...

ナルト、サスケガン見
Naruto glares at Sasuke

サスケ、ナルトガン見
Sasuke glares at Naruto

隙ついてカカシ、サスケにパンチ
Taking the opportunity, Kakashi punches Sasuke

吹っ飛ぶサスケ、うまく着地。
Sasuke's sent flying and perfectly lands on his feet

カカシ『オレ以上にいいタイミングだよ…ナルト
お前まで来ちゃうとは思わなかったけど…とにかく助かったよ』
Kakashi: "You have better timing than me...Naruto. I didn't think that even you would be coming..but forget about that, you were a life-saver."

サクラ『あ…ありがと…ナルト』
Sakura: "T-Thank you...Naruto"

ナルト『サスケェ…　サクラちゃんは同じ第七班のメンバーだぞ』
Naruto: "Sasuke...Sakura's a member of Team 7, just as you are"

サスケ眼の色が薄い『元…第七班だ　…オレはな』
Sasuke: "Former-Team 7...I was"

カカシ『今ので分かっただろ…ナルト　サスケはもう昔のサスケじゃなくなってる』
Kakashi: "You understand how it is now, Naruto. Sasuke's no longer who he was in the past"

ナルト『サスケ…』
Naruto: "Sasuke..."

サスケ『…何だ！？』
Sasuke: "...What?!"

ナルト『イタチの真実ってのをトビって奴から聞いた！
ウソか本当かは　よくわからねェ…　けどどっちにしてもお前のやってる事は…』
Naruto: "I heard the truth of Itachi from that guy Tobi! I don't really know whether it's lies or truth...but whatever it is, all that you're doing right now..."

サクラ『！』（イタチの真実…！？）
Sakura: "!" (The truth of Itachi...?!)

ナルト『分かるってばよ』
Naruto: "I get it"

カカシ『！』
Kakashi: "!"

サクラ『！？』
Sakura: "!?"

サスケ『…！』
Sasuke: "...!"

サスケ『ナルト…　前に言ったハズだ…親も兄弟もいねえ　てめーにオレの何が分かるってな…』
Sasuke: "Naruto...I told you this before...how could someone like you, without parents, without a brother, how in the hell could you get me?"

サスケ、ナルトを睨む
Sasuke scowls at Naruto

サスケ『他人は黙ってろ！！！』
Sasuke: "Others should be silent!"

サクラ『！　ナルトはどんな想いでサスケくんを…！　どんな悪い事を耳にしてもずっと仲間だと 思ってた！
それに今だって…』
Sakura: ! "As if those are the thoughts Naruto regarded you with, Sasuke-kun! Whatever ill that was spoken of you, Naruto had always thought of you as a companion! Not only then but even now..."

サスケ『さっきだ…さっきやっと一人だけイタチの仇を討てた　木の葉の上役をこの場で殺した
…ダンゾウって奴だ』
Sasuke: "It was just right now....Just right now that I finally took vengeance on Itachi's behalf. I killed just one of Konoha's superiors, right at this spot...a guy called Danzou"

カカシ（…何…あのダンゾウを…！？）
Kakashi: (...What?...That Danzou has been...?!)

サクラ『！！』
Sakura: !

サスケ『今までにない感覚だ　汚されたうちはが浄化されていく感覚
Sasuke: "It's a feeling I've never had. The feeling of the tainted Uchiha being purified-

腐れきった忍世界から　ちはを決別させる感覚
The feeling of breaking the Uchiha away from the rotted away world of shinobi-

ある意味　お前たち木の葉が　ずっと望んできた事だ　昔からうちはを否定し続けた
In a sense, it's what you all of Konoha have always desired, what you've continued to deny the Uchiha since the start-

お前たちの望み通り　お前たちの記憶からうちはを消してやる
Just as you all desire, I'll erase the Uchiha from your memories-

お前達を　木の葉の全てを　殺すことでな！　つながりを全て断ち切る事こそが
それこそが本当の　うちは再興だ！！』
By killing all of you, all of Konoha! Cutting off all those bonds will be that which brings the true revival of the Uchiha!"

高らかに説明するサスケ
Sasuke's explanation is ringing out

サクラ『サスケくん…』
Sakura: "Sasuke-kun..."

カカシ（…憎しみ　その積み重ねの歴史が今のサスケを作ってしまった…
…サスケもその時代の被害者なのだと　ナルトもサクラもハッキリとではないが肌で感じている
だからこそ…）
Kakashi: (...All that hatred piling up over history has formed Sasuke into who he is right now... it may not be clear to Naruto and Sakura that Sasuke's a victim of that era, but they can feel it in their hearts. That's the reason why...)

ナルト影分身する
Naruto does Kage bunshin

カカシ『これはオレの役目だ　ナルト…　サクラ…お前達はここから消えろ』
Kakashi: "This is my duty, Naruto...Sakura. Disappear from this place"

サクラ『カカシ先生…　でも！』
Sakura: "But...Kakashi-sensei!"

カカシ『ここに居れば見たくないものを見ることになる…　今のうちに行け！』
Kakashi: "If you're here, you'll see something you don't want to....Go now!"

サクラ『私は…！』
Sakura: "I...!"

歩き出しながらカカシ『シズネに教わった毒付きクナイじゃサスケは死なない…
大蛇丸に耐性を埋め込まれている…　それにもう自分の気持ちが分かっただろう』
Kakashi starts walking: "Sasuke won't die from the embedded poison you learned from Shizune that you put into your kunai...Orochimaru implanted him with the antibiotic resistance. Besides, [you] should already know how [i] feel"

サスケ千鳥準備しながら歩き出す
Sasuke prepares Chidori and starts walking

カリン（サスケ…　ウチが回復させたとはいえ…　これ以上は…　イヤ…もういいんだ…　サスケ の事は…）
Karin: (Sasuke...I may have healed you...but this is it...no...I'm through...through with Sasuke...)

ナルト『カカシ先生　それってば…　　　　サスケを殺すって事か…？』
Naruto: "Kakashi-sensei, so you mean to...kill Sasuke?"

カカシ『…行け！』
Kakashi: "...Go!"

影分身ナルト、カカシを羽交い絞め
The Kage Bunshin Naruto pins Kakashi's arms behind his back

本体ナルト螺旋丸作りながら走り出す
The real Naruto starts walking while making Rasengan

サスケも千鳥左手に作り走り出す『スキを生んだな！　容赦しない！』
Sasuke also starts making Chidori on his left hand and starts walking: "There's an opening now! I won't be going easy on you!"

カカシ『待て！ナルト！』
Kakashi: "Wait, Naruto!"

サクラ『ナルト！』
Sakura: "Naruto!"

真正面から、ガチンコのぶつかり合い
They clash right in front of one another

ナルト（もしかしたらサスケ…　お前とオレが逆だったかもしれねェ…）
Naruto: (Sasuke, maybe...maybe me and you were opposites...)

ナルト『螺旋丸！！』
Naruto: "Rasengan!"

サスケ『千鳥！！』
Sasuke: "Chidori!'

決着はつかず。。。
The conclusion isn't settled...

OP ~

Spoiler!

Chapter 576: The Great Pirate Edward Newgate





WB Commander: Pops!!!!
Blackbeard: Zehahahaha! Go forth, fellas! Shoot him full of holes!!





Whitebeard? Blackbeard?: One Piece... really does exist!!!
Sengoku: ....!!! How dare you...!!!!!
Blackbeard: Zehahahahahaha!!
Whitebeard monologue: Forgive me my sons... I'm going to leave you behind with a horrible fool.... This is the end of the road for me...
You guys gave me everything.

Whitebeard flashback
Pirate: It doesn't make sense, a pirate who doesn't have any interest in treasures? What exactly is it that you want? Hey, Newgate!!
Young Newgate: There is one thing I always wanted ever since I was a child...
Pirate: oh, so you DO have something you want!! Tell us, man!
Newgate: ..... family.
Pirate: What the hell? Gyahahahaha!!!

Whitebeard: You have my gratitude.... farewell, my sons...!!

Vasco: hm?
Blackbeard: he's.... he's dead!! And still standing!!
WB Commander: Pops....!!!

Narrator: "Whitebeard" is dead!!





Even in death, Whitebeard's body never caves in.
Even with half of his head gone, he still destroys his enemies.
His statue could only be described as a "monster".

The number of sword wound he recieved in this battle... 267 slashes.
The number of gun shot wound he recieved in this battle... 152 shots.
The number of cannon blast he recieved in this battle... 46.

Yet all you could see in his proud back... or shall we say, his life as a pirate....
Not a single wound from fleeing could be seen!!!

[SwordCloud]

Bleach Spoiler:

Spoiler!

おーやっとつながった
ワンダーワイスはじじいの能力封じるためだけにつくられてその引き換えに
言葉も知識も記憶も理性も失った。
じじいのピンチかと思われたが右の拳で殴り飛ばす（一骨という技名ぽい）。ＷＷの腹に穴ができるほど。

「流刃火を封じればワシを討てると思うてか」
さらに自分が千年も総隊長を務めてるのは自分より強い死神が千年生まれてないからだという。
愛染の懐に飛び込み拳を放つがＷＷが邪魔をする。
激しい戦闘が繰り広げられるが、ＷＷに両手をつかまれ、さらに両肩から生えた無数の手によって連続で殴打される。
が、じじいには効いてない。「終いか？」とＷＷに尋ねたあと、ＷＷの両手を引きちぎる。

「せめても　童の姿でなくなってよかった。心後らず　打ち殺せる。」
その言葉にＷＷがいつもどおりのうめき声をだすが、その声にはじじいに対する恐怖。
両の手の拳でＷＷの腹を衝いた（双骨という技）ところで次週へ

I finally got connected.
Wonderwyce was only created to seal Yama’s abilities, but
he lost his speech, knowledge, memory, and reasoning.
Yama appeared to be in trouble, but he knocks him down with his right fist. (technique called ‘one bone’ or something like that)
The punch is so hard that it creates a hole in WW’s abdomen.
“You thought you could defeat me by sealing Ryuujin Jakka?”

That he’s been the Captain Commander for 1000 years means there isn’t a shinigami stronger than him
born in the last 1000 years.
He aims a punch at Aizen’s chest, but WW blocks it.
An intense battle unfolds and WW grabs his two hands. A large number of objects resembling arms sprout out of WW’s shoulders and beat on Yama continuously.
However, they are ineffective against Yama. “Are you finished?” he asks WW. He then rips off both of WW’s hands/arms.
“At least you aren’t in the form of a child.　I can beat you to death without hesitation.”
WW responds with his usual moaning, but it’s with fear of Yama.
With both fists Yama pounds WW in the abdomen (technique called ‘double bone’). That’s it till next week.

Yama is the strongest.

[XemnasXD]

there are little to no plot holes in good manga, don't let BLEACH and Naruto set the standard...many mangaka actually take the time to fully develop characters and flesh out the plot and its background...

Naruto/Bleach/OP are the Top Viewed manga on a lot of different Sites. So the Creators are doing something right.

by that logic Brittany Spears, Justin Timberlake, and 50 cent are all fantastic artist and should set the standard for music everywhere....just because they're top viewed doesn't mean they're the best. There is a difference between making a good shonen manga and making an effective shonen manga. A good manga is engaging and well developed, see DB and OP...an effective manga just has the necessary elements to keep people interested despite it poor quality...kinda like how Micheal Bay can make a movie with a retarded plot and just fill it with tits and explosions and alot of people will go YEAH!! Whereas a good movie with lots of actions say, The Hurtlocker, goes largely unnoticed by the public.

Yeah this is a matter of personal taste but story telling is an art so there are certain standards. Some stories are clearly better than other and people who actually care about how stories are written take notice even if the general public just gets caught up in the hype of whats going on. Just because people think Sasuke is cool and Ichigo is osm doesn't make them good characters nor does it mean their manga is good...


all that aside im actually interested in BLEACH this week...but im not getting my hopes up with it...Naruto is 18 pages of Naruto and Sasuke saying each others names and crying...also did anyone else think it was funny how everyone who shows up to fight Sasuke keeps saying its their duty to handle him

[Barotix]

Madara needs to save Sasuke's punk ass nao.

[William-CL]

there are little to no plot holes in good manga, don't let BLEACH and Naruto set the standard...many mangaka actually take the time to fully develop characters and flesh out the plot and its background...

Naruto/Bleach/OP are the Top Viewed manga on a lot of different Sites. So the Creators are doing something right.

by that logic Brittany Spears, Justin Timberlake, and 50 cent are all fantastic artist and should set the standard for music everywhere....just because they're top viewed doesn't mean they're the best. There is a difference between making a good shonen manga and making an effective shonen manga. A good manga is engaging and well developed, see DB and OP...an effective manga just has the necessary elements to keep people interested despite it poor quality...kinda like how Micheal Bay can make a movie with a retarded plot and just fill it with tits and explosions and alot of people will go YEAH!! Whereas a good movie with lots of actions say, The Hurtlocker, goes largely unnoticed by the public.

Yeah this is a matter of personal taste but story telling is an art so there are certain standards. Some stories are clearly better than other and people who actually care about how stories are written take notice even if the general public just gets caught up in the hype of whats going on. Just because people think Sasuke is cool and Ichigo is osm doesn't make them good characters nor does it mean their manga is good...


all that aside im actually interested in BLEACH this week...but im not getting my hopes up with it...Naruto is 18 pages of Naruto and Sasuke saying each others names and crying...also did anyone else think it was funny how everyone who shows up to fight Sasuke keeps saying its their duty to handle him

Did you seriously compare Bleach / Naruto to Britney Spears?.. you are really desperate to rag on them lol.
Fantasy vs Reality never makes a good comparison nor does it make any sense lol

[/Pi]

Did you seriously compare Bleach / Naruto to Britney Spears?.. you are really desperate to rag on them lol.
Fantasy vs Reality never makes a good comparison nor does it make any sense lol

lol. You missed his analogy. You made an appeal to popularity (argumentum ad populum), which in itself is a fallacy. You basically argued that Bleach/Naruto are good because they are popular. Xemnas' use of Britney Spears is perfectly valid to refute your argument.

[William-CL]

Did you seriously compare Bleach / Naruto to Britney Spears?.. you are really desperate to rag on them lol.
Fantasy vs Reality never makes a good comparison nor does it make any sense lol

lol. You missed his analogy. You made an appeal to popularity (argumentum ad populum), which in itself is a fallacy. You basically argued that Bleach/Naruto are good because they are popular. Xemnas' use of Britney Spears is perfectly valid to refute your argument.

My pointing out their popularity wasn't my main point. It was to support the fact that it has been growing rather than falling as a Manga. Google Manga and the first thing that pops up is
http://www.onemanga.com/ with the top 3 Viewed as Naruto/Bleach/OP in that Order.

I understood his analogy, but in turn it doesn't make sense in the fact that Britney Spears has great musical talent, but as a person she isn't very popular and constantly looked down on as well as shamed for her lifestyle. You can't really compare the popularity of a Japanese manga to that of a person unless it's as a whole and not a partial. There's a reason she's called a guilty pleasure.

[XemnasXD]

good god you are stupid...

[William-CL]

good god you are stupid...

Why do you feel the need to make it personal. You seem to be the one mistaken.. Your points are all off base so you compare it to Britney spears. Great speech really

[CrimsonNuker]

Yama-jii bones Wonderweiss. Really Kubo?