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.
The rest of the episode though was awesome. Their little fight was amazingly done, especially the few seconds of hand-to-hand fighting.
The music when Whitebeard punched Akianu and broke Marine HQ was the same as when Luffy used Jet Gatling back at Enies Lobby. That was well done.
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.Originally Posted by FireEmblem
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.
When Ace dropped to the ground and blood splattered around his face and chest, I actually jerked a little because I was surprised.
The thing with pouring magma into Whitebeard is that we've already seen him do that in this war. He did the exact same thing to him during their first encounter, and it was awesome and brutal when he did it then, but what would have been awesome for this encounter was what should have happened, Whitebeard's face and brains being charred off.
Oh well, it's kind of nitpicky, but it really gave this struggle that extra oomph!
Again though, awesome episode regardless.
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