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[Danny Phantom] Light of the Decaying Tree

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MUCC ~ 朽木の塔 (Kuchiki no Tō)

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Iñaki Godoy (Luffy) and Xolo Maridueña (Ace)

Sure, there is a bunch of things I genuinely enjoy in the show. I think Baroque Works agents were wonderful, I love the attention to certain details, I think some of the side characters killed it!

But then...main cast.

Specifically Sanji.

Obviously Blackleg Sanji is one of my favourite characters of all time (I'm very gay and depressed). Call me biased, but the Netflix Sanji feels like a completely different person, and not in a good way.

He is giving nothing.

Cooking? Sure, it's there, but it doesn't give me the same enjoyment, there's no emotional depth to it! Just the way he prepares and gifts Gin seafood fried rice in the anime says so much about his character, but in live action? Nope. Nothing. And don't even get me started on the food waste! Doesn't care when Nami doesn't want to it, doesn't even eat it himself or gives it to someone else, just nothing. Doesn't care when Zoro is out there slicing fruits just leaving them there, not even a word. Food and his anxiety/respect when it comes to it is such an integral part of his character- not only does it solidify his backstory as a trauma responce, but further shows us his kindness- the way he wouldn't let anyone, even the people he hates, starve.

His chivalry! His love for women! Understandably I get how maybe it wouldn't translate well in a series like that, but eliminating it completely?? In OPLA he tries to attack Robin, doesn't care about the evil twins getting knocked out by Zoro, doesn't really care about Nami and Vivi (and the rest of the crew) getting hurt in Little Garden.

No suits? I swear, his outfits look worse than Zoro's. "Oh, but they are all based on Oda's artworks!" Yeah, well, there is a reason they don't appear in the series itself. Sure, sometimes he pulls a goofy ugly shirt, but most of the time, he is SUITED UP! He is a gentelman, he cares about cleanliness and his looks, he would NOT pull up to Loguetown in a tshirt and KHAKI SHORTS.

And, just...it doesn't feel like there is any connection between him and the crew? Every time he interacts with someone, it just feels very...uninteresting. Unemotional. They're clearly trying to start and set up his rivalry with Zoro, but it just doesn't hit the way it should, because both of them do not care. Every scene that eould solidify his place in the crew, his character, gets either cut or given to someone else. I can't name a single scene of his in the live action that I could say was enjoyable.

Don't even get me started on the Mr.Prince scene. I am still fuming.

Reunion: A Pandora Hearts fanzine celebrating 20 years of the series!

Interest Check and Mod apps open January 21st!

addendum 1: by "marvel/sherlock bbc poisoning" i dont mean that those caused this over-serialization, but i think they are partially responsible for why audiences are expecting it. learn to engage w murder mysteries on the genre's own terms

here you go!

MUCC『1997』発売記念インターネットサイン会「リミスタムツ倶楽部」

2025.06.08