One Piece FULL Speed Ahead In stores NOW!

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I just checked in Barnes & Noble, and OP volumes 24 - 28 are here! I snatched em all up, at the unfortunately inflated price of $9.99 USD.


Comments soon.
 
A few notes, this release uses 'Kami' in place of God when speaking of Eneru.

Not to mention any other whacky Toei/Shueisha-isms.


I really do highly dislike Viz's release of the series...
 
Nice, I'll be sure to buy these volumes in bulk now. But man $9.99, oh well I'm used to it thanks to non SJ title I buy on a regular basis.
 
Which makes it all the more stupid on their part. If only I was magically somehow the editor for One Piece...


Well, at least not buying the GNs gives me more money to spend on the DVRAB...
 
I don't mind using "Kami." It's being used as a title, which is what "God of Skypeia" is. As long as they make it clear the Eneru has taken it too far and believes himself to be a real deity, it's fine by me.
 
There's nothing distinctly Japanese about Skypian culture, so throwing the random 'Kami-sama' out there is a pretty big red flag that Viz is just trying to cover their asses rather than be any sort of faithful to any intention on Oda's part. The ruler of Skypeia is ' [a] God', while Eneru believes himself to actually be God more in the Western sense.
 
I don't think it's consistent to not translate Kami while translating a title like "Soul Reaper" from "shinigami" in Bleach or vice versa, so I both disagree with Jacob and fault Viz (context: in another thread I supported the Bleach translation while Jacob preferred it left alone). Though quite frankly, I don't care very much. The issue is a small fish in a vast ocean.

Nice to see manga collectors getting their due, although I can only afford one or the other and I prefer to go for the anime in this case.
 
Either Toei or Shueisha, who should have the actual master license, dictate these things, but Mato has proven it possible for suggestions and pleas to be made for getting these things a bit more in line.



Thinking more about the Soul Reaper deal, what makes even less sense is that Soul Reaper is one 'translated' term amongst no other. All of the other Shinigami-based terms and pronouns aren't translated (save for cultural notes).
 
It is Viz, the same company that turned 'Greed on a stone cross' into 'Greed on a random chunk of rock. Maybe they have something against perceived blasphemy? Either way, I agree 'Kami' comes off as something I'd expect to see in a fan translation. At least it's not as bad as Tokyopop using 'Hai!' and 'Baka' in X Astray.
 
That's even nothing compared to wholesale japanese phrases (which are never even translated at all) being kept in the Evangelion Raising Shinji Ikari project by Dark Horse.
 
Well, yeah, I figured that'd be the case. I just don't know if Borders has them yet.

I shall have an update on this after I go there tomorrow.
 
Sadly, my B&N didn't have the new volumes in yet, not that I would've had the money to buy them. I hardly have the cash to buy the DVRAB, or any other manga.
 
Well, my Borders doesn't have them yet either, so I'll probably have to wait until Tuesday before they show up.

At the least, the fact that I cleaned out their supply of the Baroque Works volumes should be a hint for them to stock the speed-up.
 
Because today (January 5th) is the official release date of the first speed-up volumes, I guess I'll start things off:

One Piece Speed-Up Part 1: Journey to the Island in the Sky!



Volume 24: People's Dreams
Original Japanese Release Date: July 4, 2002

As the Straw Hats leave Vivi and Alabasta behind, they discover a stowaway on board who wants to become a crew meraber! But can they trust this former Baroque Works agent?! Whether friend or foe, they'll be needing all the help they can get when their Log Pose suddenly points to the sky!




Volume 25: The 100 Million Berry Man
Original Japanese Release Date: Septeraber 4, 2002

Talk about impossible! Luffy and the Straw Hats have to find a way to sail to an island in the sky, and the only one who can show them the way is known to be a greater liar than Usopp! It won't be easy, but can they trust their lives to someone nobody believes in?!



Volume 26: Adventure On Kami's Island
Original Japanese Release Date: Deceraber 4, 2002

The Straw Hats have made it to the ocean in the sky, but not everything is as angelic as they had imagined. Charged with illegal entry, they are being pursued by not only the Skypiea Police, but all the other inhabitants of the sky too! Everyone wants them out, but will these outlaws be allowed to leave in peace?!




Volume 27: Overture
Original Japanese Release Date: February 4, 2003

The Straw Hats have been branded criminals for entering Skypiea without paying the toll! Their only chance for a way out is a series of challenges given to them by Kami's vassals. Meanwhile, Nico Robin makes an important discovery about the island. Is there a city of gold hidden on Skypiea?



Volume 28: Wyper the Berserker
Original Japanese Release Date: May 1, 2003

Luffy and the crew are on the move to find the hidden gold in Upper Yard but end up getting caught in the middle of a war between Eneru, who controls Upper Yard, and the Shandia, who seek the return of their homeland. Can the Straw Hats find the gold and figure out an escape route before their three hours are up?
 
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