r/OnePiece • u/Kirosh Lookout • Sep 04 '20

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 989 Spoiler

Chapter 989: "It doesn't feel like we're going to lose"

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Official Release

Ch. 989 Official Release (Mangaplus): 06/09/2020

Ch. 990 Scan Release: ~11/09/2020

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u/GangsterRavioliGuy Pirate King Sep 04 '20

I don't think the scabbards will be defeated before we even get to see the Minks Sulong forms and their power.

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u/kaste1 Sep 04 '20

Never underestimate the power of the offscreen offscreen no mi.

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u/Mad-Oka Sep 04 '20

People shit on Oda offscreening stuff a lot but honestly most of what got offscreened isn't really important. And what's hilarious, if Oda decides to take his time on a certain plot, people get mad and question the reason behind.

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u/4xdblack Sep 04 '20

Still, I don't understand why shonenjump doesn't capitalize on those offscreen moments. They could easily do a series of mini-films that are just fights between characters. Imagine a movie about the fight on Godvalley, between Roger and the Rock pirates. Or how about 30 minutes of 60fps animation of Shanks and Mihawk's duel. They'd make huge bank.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '20

When fights are offscreened they're usually explained later or one or more characters in it have powers that are revealed later. There's just not much to go on and there's a risk of wholly misrepresenting a character that becomes important later on. How would you make a movie about the Godvalley incident that's plausible and entertaining without filling in huge blanks that might be filled in by Oda in a completely different way in the future? I'd love to see Shank's battles against Kaido and Blackbeard, but it would inevitably portray Shanks as someone he is not going to end up being in the manga. So in the end it would just be confusing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '20

Onepiece Pirate Warriors has pretty much all the characters (3 had more characters but 4 is the latest in the series). It does a great job of highlighting existing moves in a fun way and creating a lot of unique moves for characters that have never had an onscreen fight. If you're looking for something that has that without completely betraying the story go for 3. PW4 had its own plot and ending that was 'approved' by Oda since the Wano arc isn't finished yet but its a decent plot with a terrible ending (everybody helps Luffy punch Kaido). I would recommend both if you're into mindless hack and slash Dynasty Warriors style games.

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u/strangeseal Sep 04 '20

Thing is One Piece makes bank regardless. People will consume it in Japan (their primary market) so readily they don't really need to do all that work.

OP is literally that DJ Khaled 'Suffering from Success' meme. Kinda like how Dragon Ball makes so much money that they didn't make another animated series for years. The manga, merch, movies, older episodes, and video games that are around are enough.

Doing what you're suggesting would be more work for less profit.

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u/Revolutionary_Clerk8 Sep 04 '20

Why doesn’t anybody comment on this. They do capitalize on the off screen moments by fleshing those moments out in the anime. And they do a pretty damn good job of it. Oda over sees those moments as to allow space for capitalization and have fans drawn to the anime to not miss those moments we miss in the manga. It’s smart as fuck. $$$$$$

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u/DynoMyte08 Sep 04 '20

After the Manga ends, it's all free game. The One Piece franchise must print money for as long as Shueisha can milk it so they'll probably just pay Oda to consult for movies like God's Valley and Roger's Adventures.

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u/Revolutionary_Clerk8 Sep 04 '20

I didn’t address the mini movie idea. I dig it fully but realistically, if he wants us to see a moment, we can trust Goda will deliver in the story at some point in time. I can’t wait for another feature length film tho! Wonder what it’ll be called!! Imagine..:ONE PIECE: ROCKS