Talk:One Piece side comics

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[edit] Many important notes and clarifications

To the creator of this article (and any subsequent editors):

There are significant faults in this article that need to be addressed. For starters, "Chibi One Piece" is not a name used anywhere in the Japanese version. These short comics appeared at the end of the One Piece 2nd Log, 3rd Log, 5th Log, 6th Log, and 7th Log. The Logs were magazine-format compilations released between the end of 2005 and April 2006, which covered the beginning of the series up until the end of the Baroque Works saga. Within the Logs, these bonus comics were advertised as "Brand-New from Oda-sensei! Special Manga" (尾田先生描きおろし！スペシャルマンガ, Oda-sensei Kakioroshi! Supesharu Manga^?). They are drawn in the Super Deformed (SD) style; "Chibi," which has become a by-word for the style due to its connotations of being small and childlike, feels less fomal and thus less appropriate to an encyclopedic article. Their anime counterparts are more accurately referred to as "Straw Hat Theater" (麦わら劇場, Mugiwara Gekijō^?), which aired along with episodes 279-283 during what was otherwise a spate of mostly-filler flashbacks prior to the big battle with CP9. A few other notes about the individual comics:

• The first of these comics, "Report Time," was published in November 2005 in The 2nd Log: "SANJI". Its anime version aired alongside One Piece episode 280, on 8 October 2006.
• The second comic, "Obahan Time," was published in December 2005 in The 3rd Log: "NAMI". "Obahan" (derived from the Japanese "Obasan," meaning "aunt" and applied more generally to middle-aged women), refers to a stereotype of middle-aged housewives who tend to be rude and demanding. The anime version aired along with episode 281, on 15 October 2006.
• The third comic, "No Respect Time" (仁義ない TIME, Jingi nai TIME^?), was published in February 2006 in The 5th Log: "CHOPPER". Note that "No Respect" is a rough translation: jingi more accurately translates to "humanity and justice," and the title header for the comic seems to have been ripped directlly from the title card for the 1973 yakuza film Battles Without Honor and Humanity (仁義なき戦い, Jingi naki Tatakai^?). The anime version of the comic aired alongside One Piece episode 282, on 22 October 2006.
• The fourth comic, "Chopper Man," was published in March 2006 in The 6th Log: "ARABASTA". It is notable for its page and a half of character introductions prior to the page-and-a-half comic itself. The anime version aired alongside One Piece episode 279, on 1 October 2006. Chopper Man was actually first introduced in a "Luffy Pirates 4-Panel Theater" (ルフィ海賊団四コマ劇場, Rufi Kaizokudan Yon-Koma Gekijõ^?) segment from One Piece BLUE: Grand Data File, where each member of the Straw Hat crew was given a humorous 4-panel comic much in the style of the later offerings released with the Logs. In Chopper's entry, entitled "Justice's Ally 'Chopper Man'" (正義の味方「チョッパーマン」, Seigi no Mikata 'Choppāman'^?), he is asked to save the people from a rampaging giant robot, but becomes lost in a daydream about flying through the sky on its back.
• The fifth comic, "Monster Time," was published in April 2006 in The 7th Log: "VIVI". The anime version aired alongside One Piece episode 283, on 29 October 2006.

All but "Report Time" should have information about the characters that appear within, which I am willing to provide, should this article get hammered into better shape. But as it stands... I don't think I want to commit to it just yet. Put some work into it first (feel free to use the information I've provided here in the process), and then I'll consider. --Julian Grybowski 02:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)