Quote Originally Posted by FireEmblem View Post
I have to admit that him being burned in the torso doesn't have nearly the same impact as his face being blown off. I am sorely disappointed by that ARBITRARY change. Ace just dropped in a comparably bloody manner the episode before this, so I don't see the reasoning.
Honestly, I'm not sure why they changed it either, because, while what Akainu did in the manga was probably more graphic, what he did in the anime was honestly more brutal.

I mean, it's not like he just got punched in the stomach with a burning fist(list what happened to his chest earlier).

No, they showed Akainu's molten fist punching INTO Whitebeard's stomach, and then you saw Whitebeard's stomach glow and bulge outwards. Finally, after withdrawing his fist, fire continues to pour out of the hole in Whitebeard's stomach.

No, Akainu didn't just punch him, he FILLED HIS INSIDES WITH MAGMA!


Again, maybe it's cause I watched the anime first, but that seemed way more horrifying than just having part of your face burned off. I mean, I've seen Two-face before. I've never seen magma guts before.