Entry 27
458: Pre-Marineford Special Retrospective - The Three Admirals Gather
Another Recap Episode, this one showcasing the encounters and battles the Straw Hats have had with the Warlords and the Admirals (the title really should have referred to the Warlords instead, since they took up most of the episode), which were set up by Buggy trash-talking the Warlords and them being called out to the battlefield. Doflamingo, being the only Warlord the Straw Hats haven't met yet, instead had a flashback to when he had Sarquiss kill Bellamy. The Narrator even made sure to mention that nothing was known about him yet. I do like the performance of his seiyuu, Hideyuki Tanaka, and I'm looking forward to when he shows up as a major antagonist down the line, since he has his fingers in so many different pies. One thought that I have to put out is that coming right after Kuma, Mihawk, and Moria's clips, Hancock's does a great job of underlining why numerous fans don't really care for her. And there was absolutely no explanation as to why her dress suddenly had to change colors, either.
Akainu, having only appeared briefly in the Ohara flashback thus far, simply got a rather foreboding shot of him leaving Sengoku's office. He didn't say anything and we only saw the back of his head, but it was like a little note that this was a guy that we need to keep our eyes on.
Now that the recaps are over, the Marineford arc begins proper tomorrow evening. We'll be seeing some big stuff go down, surprising revelations, and a new opening, so here's to a good one.
