One Piece Film: Z

This was probably the best one piece movie (I haven't seen them all though I stopped after movie 6). But even though it was really good in comparison with it's uninteresting predecessors it still had some flows. The story was interesting as a plot but it had some minor problems with the development (some scenes could been cut off like the second batle between Luffy and Z). The good thing is that it had some points of the original anime that we are not seeing now and I at least had miss like the appearance of the admirals especially Kizaru's or the seatrain. The animation was good old Toei and the fights especially the last one were animated pretty good, The sound well the ending is consisted of two demos from Avrile Lavigne who to tell the truth I'm not a big fan of her. Still I believe they could have just keep the first one as a whole and skip the second because it was out of the anime's atmosphere. The OST's were pretty good but the one who really stood out was the song that Z sings right when the movie starts. Later on Daisuke Ono (the voice actor of Kizaru) also sings it and the result is a real eargasm. Really one of the reasons that I would recommend you to see this movie is only to hear his version of the song XD.The voice actors were almost all pretty good but I didn't like a lot those who were voicing Z's underlings. The new important characters that this movie introduces us is Z and his two underlings. Z was a very well built character I sympathized with him a lot but I can't say the same for his two companions who had very little screen time unfortunately. As for the enjoyment I pretty much enjoyed this film it was way better from the previews one piece films but I believe that if the writers tried a little bit more the movie would be even more awesome. Overall it was a really nice try. I would recommend you to watch this movie in your spare time if you like one piece. It's not something extremely wow but it's not something really bad either.

"I'll give you guys your final training" So here we go, One Piece Film Z, the newest offering in the One Piece cinematic line. I'll admit One Piece Strong World was kind of underwhelming to me as it didn't contain that many interesting themes in the story. Though, this is not to say it was a bad film, I just felt like more could've been done with it. I've gone on record and said that my favorite of the One Piece movies was movie 6, Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island, which ironically is considered the most polarizing of the One Piece movies with it's uniqueart style and surprisingly dark tone plus the fact that it was under the direction of Mamoru Hosoda, the director of Summer Wars and Wolf Children Ame & Yuki. Anyway now we have One Piece Film Z, is it the best One Piece film to date? The Good: This story is the first to take place in the New World with the Straw hats continuing their pursuit to fulfill their goals in life. While cruising the vast sea, Luffy and the crew come across a castaway simply named Z, a former marine who's mission in life is to eliminate all the world's Pirates. Here's one of the things I liked about the movie already. Z is a person who's seen a lot in his life and is experienced in what he does. He's a very interesting villain where the more you learn about him, the more you understand why he has so much rage in him. He's a man gone mad and represents the abuse of power in the story here. He doesn't let anything stand in his why and does try to get what he wants. In a way, he's quite an interesting villain. As for other characters, the Strawhats are the same as they normally are, so nothing of note here. I like how this movie reflects more on the villain than the our lead protagonist because honestly at this point I think we know quite enough about the Strawhats. Not to mention, the animation is great as always especially since this is a movie budget we are dealing with here and the sound is pretty nice even if Avril Lavigne's cover of a Nickelback song is the ending credits. The Bad: Although, while I do like that the villain is more of the focus here, it sort of create a smaller role for the Straw hats. This is not to say that the Straw hats don't get their screen time, but it feels like that Luffy and the crew could have much more interaction between each other. I'll won't spoil it, but let's just say that something happens to a few of the characters and I would've liked it if they explored more of this conflict as oppose to quickly finding a way to resolve it. Another problem with the film is also the fact that this is for One Piece fans only. One of the things I liked about Movie 6 and Strong World is the fact that there is not many pre-requisites for the both of those films as they stand alone assuming that some people who watch the films might not know much about One Piece. Where with Film Z, there are numerous cameos and characters from the series that make appearances. So if you don't know One Piece then you are going to be lost with the backgrounds of a lot of these characters. Overall: One Piece Film Z is a great entry in the film canon. This is what I expected more from Strong World, a One Piece film that covers a lot of themes and parallels. If anything, it creates discussion for a franchise that been all about shounen action. What makes One Piece great in general is the fact that while it is an action shounen, it still has a lot of themes going for it that makes it relatable and that's why I've enjoyed it for so long. I highly recommend One Piece Film Z if you're a fan of the franchise. For everyone else...well, you got a lot of catching up to do. Now if only Hosoda would direct another movie.

One Piece (Movie 12) Film: Z Review Story (9/10) Great Film Z's story was great as it is the first movie set in the Shinsekai and it bring a good original story. Due to the similarities shared with One Piece Film: Strong World, this film's canonicity was often subject of discussion. However, Eiichiro Oda himself and, later, Chapter 700 of the manga confirmed that it is not canon. With that being said this can be looked at as the highest tier of non-canon. Art and Animation (9/10) Great Some scene were a little iffy and I do think that Strong World is probably still the bestlooking One Piece movie to be animated but this is definitely second. Movie quality is definitely shown during the final fight scenes that Luffy, Zoro and Sanji have. Sound (10/10) Outstanding The music and voice acting (English Dub) were both outstanding. But the one thing that stood out the most to me were the sound effects going off during high combat scenes especially the sound that Zed's arm makes right before he hits something with it. It all sounded outstanding to me. Characters (10/10) Masterpiece The straw hat is lively and authentic in this movie. It's funny how the first scene with Nami goes straight to her tits and then they make it giggle for you then they introduce Nami. I thought "oh great year another movie where they throw Nami's tits in our face". I was actually surprised and glad when Nami got turned into a young child because she's less annoying in that form and the only fan service they have left is the girl we barely get to see it from Robin! Anyway I also like the fact that we get to see the post-time skipped Straw Hat Crew (at least some of them) show case some of the new stuff they've learnt over the time skip like Franky and his huge robot going in, Chopper in one of his new forms the tiny chubby one, Sanji pulling off his fire move set and so on. Enjoyment (8/10) Very Good The movie kept my interest and enjoyment for the most part but I do think that with Luffy and Zed basically having 3 battles (Luffy loosing the first 2) that when the third and final battle happened I would get to see something climatic as fuck (Kind of like the Giant Foot in the Thunder Cloud ending that I got for Movie 10) but I was just a little disappointed that with a post time skipped Luffy with armament haki, I would get to see any Elephant Gun move or Red Hawk the least. Instead we just get armament and a boring fist fight I felt it was a bit anticlimactic. I felt both Strong World and even 3DY2 had more of a satisfying ending to their fights but overall I still enjoyed myself even though I didn't get the ending I wanted. Overall (9/10) Great More Specifically (9.20/10) Great I thought I would be one of those people that would side that Film Z is the best One Piece movie to be made but I'm surprised to say that I on the Team Strong World and understand why it's rated just a little bit higher than Film Z. I have my own reasons one why I feel Strong World is just a bit better but I do wonder why other people think that also, hopefully it's not because Oda wrote it and that's why hopefully there's more than that. But yeah Film Z is still a great movie nonetheless

Oda has BESTOWED A MASTERPIECE ONCE AGAIN! Characters: Well mainly the story is based on "Z" Mainly and Of course your friendly neighborhood Mugiwara Crew! The character development in the movie is absolutely brilliant, where they show you the deep ambition of what "Z" is trying to achieve. Also you will get to see how the marines developed after the two year time skip. Story: The story plays a major part in this movie where everything is tied together brilliantly and in perfect form, SASUGA ODA-SAN! It mainly focuses on the marine lore which plays a major role in the movie, the sequences of the events that occur inthe movie are perfectly put together compared to Strong world. Animation: The animation in the movie is simply amazing! The fight scenes were something that are out of this world compared to the previous movies and the anime itself, it is very well animated with *cough* FANSERVICU FANSERVICU! Overall: I highly recommend this movie to every MUGIWARA FAN! Especially if you loved strong world, because Film Z is without a doubt a better movie with a great story that will keep you hooked! Thanks for reading my review, hope you enjoyed it! Feedbacks are always welcome :3 PS. NAMI IS MOE!

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