One Piece Streaming & Simulcast Talkback

Envy II · #1 08-26-2009, 12:21 AM

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Also, Episode 405?

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**Zach Logan** · #2 08-26-2009, 04:44 PM

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Well I hope that there are people watching it out there for the first time, because this is a very nice viewing experience. Especially due to the fact that it's three episodes a day that would be brand new to them for two weeks. And when that's over you get a new episode every week only one hour after it airs in Japan. If that's not awesome I don't know what is.

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**GWOtaku** · #3 08-26-2009, 05:33 PM

Somehow, I find it very fitting that the complete story of Gold Roger is the 400th episode.

That's definitely my favorite recent episode. Roger really was the king, nobody is a match for him yet. Not even Whitebeard, in my opinion. Roger did it all and ended everything on his own terms. The world is still changing because of how he lived and died. That's what a legend is.

**Jacob T. Paschal** · #4 08-26-2009, 05:40 PM

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Somehow, I find it very fitting that the complete story of Gold Roger is the 400th episode.

That's definitely my favorite recent episode. Roger really was the king, nobody is a match for him yet. Not even Whitebeard, in my opinion. Roger did it all and ended everything on his own terms. The world is still changing because of how he lived and died. That's what a legend is.

Complete?

**GWOtaku** · #5 08-26-2009, 05:48 PM

Well, fair enough, it isn't like we now know his entire adventure. But for 399 episodes the story of Roger's death is common knowledge, and then all of the sudden we're told why it really happened that way. Oda is good at hiding his cards and playing them at the right moment later.

Envy II · #6 08-26-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Zach Logan

Well I hope that there are people watching it out there for the first time, because this is a very nice viewing experience. Especially due to the fact that it's three episodes a day that would be brand new to them for two weeks. And when that's over you get a new episode every week only one hour after it airs in Japan. If that's not awesome I don't know what is.

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For two weeks? They started uploading the episodes last Friday. This Friday is where they stop.

For me, I stopped right at 405, so I'll be seeing new episodes tonight. Although the first two are filler. D:

Mandouga · #7 08-26-2009, 06:54 PM

Considering it will be a near simulcast, I suspect that FUNi will pick up the pace at some point. In any case, we have to assume that we WILL get the newest episodes directly from Japan, and on time.

As for the Saobody Archipealago (sp?) arc. Even I was surprised how it ended on such a sour note. I think this is Oda's way of saying that he could "do it" if he wanted to, but simply chose not to (or something like that).

Sketch · #8 08-26-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mandouga

Considering it will be a near simulcast, I suspect that FUNi will pick up the pace at some point. In any case, we have to assume that we WILL get the newest episodes directly from Japan, and on time.

As for the Saobody Archipealago (sp?) arc. Even I was surprised how it ended on such a sour note. I think this is Oda's way of saying that he could "do it" if he wanted to, but simply chose not to (or something like that).

And...

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bleachj0j · #9 08-26-2009, 10:45 PM

saw episode 405 and it looked to me Kuma helped the straw hats

**GWOtaku** · #10 08-27-2009, 12:26 AM

Since One Piece is now close to the simulcast, and our last thread for One Piece streaming was ultimately sidetracked by the suspension back in May, we're going to start fresh with this.

This thread is for all recent One Piece episodes being streamed by FUNimation, which currently start with episode 391 and the Sabaody Archipelago arc.

Here's where One Piece can be streamed online currently:

One Piece Official Website
The FUNimation Video Player (same quality & player as official site)
Hulu

Starting a few days ago, FUNimation has been uploading three subbed episodes a day starting with episode 391. The episodes seem to come online at onepieceofficial first, then FUNimation video, and then Hulu.

Now, as of this writing, Hulu has episodes 391-402. FUNimation is ahead of that with episodes up through 408 at onepieceofficial.com. By the end of Saturday (maybe by Sunday), episodes 391 through 414 should be playable at all three locations.

On Saturday, August 29th, at 9 PM CDT, One Piece will start simulcasting an hour after new episodes air in Japan on onepieceofficial.com, and the episode goes online elsewhere (Funi video and Hulu) soon after that.

All discussion of episodes released on DVD, the One Piece dub, and all One Piece News not related to the online content mentioned above should go inside the FUNimation "One Piece" Discussion Thread. This also goes for any episodes added to online streaming that are already released on DVD or are solicited to be released at a future date.

Post away and look forward to the simulcast. Some post merging is about to go on as well, so pardon the dust.

FUNiOP · #11 08-27-2009, 01:30 AM

I'll try all three for comparison. I'll again point out that I have satellite internet (dial-up < satellite < DSL < cable < T3-1) in an attempt to avoid everyone saying "IT WORKS FOR ME MAYBE IT'S YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION!"

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One Piece Official Website

The player says "ERROR". The episode starts and immediately has a seizure as it attempts to buffer. I pause it to let it buffer, even though there is no buffer bar. I see a live-action still image where the video should be, presumably from an ad that never played. The audio from the episode begins to play on its own, playing for a few seconds, pausing for a few more, and continuing. Meanwhile, all that will appear for the video is that still image from the ad. I continue to attempt to pause it, and the pause button changes to a play button as it should, but the audio continues to play until it has to stop to buffer. Once the audio starts playing again, the play button changes back into a pause button. As long as I have a tab of that open, I can't help but hear small pieces of Japanese dialogue every few seconds. HERE'S WHAT REALLY GETS ME: If I try to watch a trailer from the same site, it has a buffer bar that loads quickly, allowing me to pause it, let it buffer, and, after a short wait, watch it perfectly.

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The FUNimation Video Player (same quality & player as official site)

The episode starts and immediately has a seizure as it attempts to buffer. I pause it to let it buffer, even though there is no buffer bar. It pauses and doesn't buffer, or do anything else.

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Hulu

I select the option to play all the ads before the episode, so I don't have to deal with them when I'm trying to watch. The episode starts and pauses to buffer. I pause it to let it buffer. I haven't had the best experience with Hulu in the past, and it doesn't appear to have a buffer bar. However, on the paused video, under the big play button, it says "Buffer" followed by empty boxes that fill up with white. I let them fill up then click on the play button. The episode plays through without any problems or interruptions.

So that's where I'm at. Hulu seems to be my only way of watching anything right now. However, it gets the episodes last, so most of all, I wish the One Piece Official Website would actually work. That way, I could actually watch the simulcast, and actually discuss with everyone else as they're watching it. That has been my problem with the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood simulcast and corresponding thread since the One Piece leak in May. That leak is what led to the FUNimation Video Player being in the state it is now. Any advice?

Envy II · #12 08-27-2009, 05:57 PM

I don't know, FUNiOP, but as I said before it's really just you. The video player has improved a whole lot since the leak, if you ask me. There are still issues, of course... But the only video player that never gave me problems is the YouTube one. All of the rest of them have issues.

But if I may say, the video player is a bit different on the official One Piece site than it is the rest. With the ads, that is. You can not close the ads. Not that I'm complaining necessarily that I can't close out of the ad, (I understand why they have to have ads in the first place.) it's just when the player freezes and I have to reload I do not want to watch the ad again, you know?

The FUNimation video player has this problem. But at least with the FUNimation video player you can close the ads when this occurs so you don't have to watch them again.

It's just that having to reload is a pain in the first place, and then to have to watch the ad a second time on top of that... >_<

Anyways, I'd imagine we still have to spoiler things in this topic?

Episode 408:

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FUNiOP · #13 08-27-2009, 06:03 PM

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I don't know, FUNiOP, but as I said before it's really just you. The video player has improved a whole lot since the leak, if you ask me. There are still issues, of course... But the only video player that never gave me problems is the YouTube one. All of the rest of them have issues.

But if I may say, the video player is a bit different on the official One Piece site than it is the rest. With the ads, that is. You can not close the ads. Not that I'm complaining necessarily that I can't close out of the ad, (I understand why they have to have ads in the first place.) it's just when the player freezes and I have to reload I do not want to watch the ad again, you know?

The FUNimation video player has this problem. But at least with the FUNimation video player you can close the ads when this occurs so you don't have to watch them again.

It's just that having to reload is a pain in the first place, and then to have to watch the ad a second time on top of that... >_<

It's just me because apparently I'm the only person who has satellite internet, which means I have to let the videos buffer before I can watch them. This hasn't worked with the FUNimation video player since the leaks, and the One Piece official site has extra ad problems on top of that which, coupled with my internet and need to pause the videos, causes the ridiculous problems I described above. I wouldn't be so pissed that these players have these problems if it weren't for the fact that I can buffer and watch the trailers on the same One Piece site without any problems. Just because I have satellite internet, doesn't mean I shouldn't have the right to watch this simulcast like the rest of you.

Envy II · #14 08-27-2009, 06:45 PM

Then you should go let the officials know. I know that the admin of the FUNimation forums (Rojas, I believe is his name.) looks over and responds to posts in the Video Player Feedback, Recommendations, and Suggestions Topic over at FUNimation's forums.

This topic was probably not made to rant about issues with the video players, but instead discuss the actual content of the videos themselves.

**GWOtaku** · #15 08-27-2009, 07:13 PM

It's okay to bring it up, although I do think it's a good idea to ask Funi about it directly. Unfortunately, when it comes to issues like this I basically don't know anything.

**Dudley** · #16 08-27-2009, 07:31 PM

Actually I have difficulty playing it on One Piece site as well. It freezes up, and the ads play on top of the video..it's a mess.

I don't have as much problem on Funimation site though.

And though I haven't watched it on Hulu yet I never had problems before.

FUNiOP · #17 08-27-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Envy II

Then you should go let the officials know. I know that the admin of the FUNimation forums (Rojas, I believe is his name.) looks over and responds to posts in the Video Player Feedback, Recommendations, and Suggestions Topic over at FUNimation's forums.

This topic was probably not made to rant about issues with the video players, but instead discuss the actual content of the videos themselves.

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It's okay to bring it up, although I do think it's a good idea to ask Funi about it directly. Unfortunately, when it comes to issues like this I basically don't know anything.

This topic was made to discuss the One Piece streaming and simulcast, as the name implies. If I can't watch said content in time to discuss it, I'm going to post exactly what happened when I tried, in hopes of someone having some advice as to how I can, which will hopefully lead to me being able to do exactly what this topic is meant for. Posting a detailed report of what I experienced in hopes of someone knowing exactly how to help rather than a vague sentence or two is not "ranting".

I just copied my post into that thread, so I'm hoping for some word back from there.

**johnny139** · #18 08-27-2009, 09:13 PM

The videos work perfectly for me. Well, not PERFECTLY - it'll occationally pause in the middle and I can't fix it so I need to refresh and sometimes an ad pops up and that's no good - but I have no real complaints.

And, odd question, but in the Feudal Japanese Side-Story thing... who the hell was Omao supposed to be!? I can't remember her at ALL.

Mandouga · #19 08-28-2009, 08:44 AM

Well anyway, I just saw the new episodes posted, and I gotta tell ya, if One Piece did return to TV, episode 409 would have to be cut entirely; the first half focuses chiefly on the "family jewels" gag (editing just that would therefore remove too much of the episode), which IMHO, is just NOT funny, Japanese production or not. I imagine that other shonen works have had similar gags, but I don't think it was appropriate for this show, even in it's "uncut" form. Seriously, what was Oda trying to prove? Or was it really the best he could come up with (I assume that "Amazon Lily" comes from the manga since it introduces a Warlord of the Sea)?

As for the other two episodes, if they were shown on TV, the episodes could be shown, but they would need to be edited at certain points. Now I know some of you don't like editing, but this isn't the time or place to talk about it. Suffice it to say, these episodes may not agree with some people. In any case, I can at least take comfort in the fact that this isn't reflective of the entire series. I just didn't think that Oda could be that uncreative; warrior women who live on an island isolated from the rest of the world, who have never even seen a man before, and know aboslutely nothing about them (to the point where Luffy is blatantly mistaken for/assumed to be a girl), all so he could set up a spur-of-the-moment gag written around it. Again, it's just...not...funny.

Anyhow, I get the feeling that the show will significantly improve once we reach the "Impel Down" storyline (I hope, anyway...).

Envy II · #20 08-28-2009, 09:59 AM

I'm sorry you haven't liked the arc, mandouga. I've found it to be pretty funny myself.

But yes, from what I've heard the Amazon Lily arc is just a transition arc. I believe it's going to be over really soon. Now I can't tell you whether the Impel Down arc is good or not (I'm just an anime fan, I have not read much of the manga at all.), but I heard that it's among the very best arcs in One Piece if not THE best.

That's just what I've heard, though.