Vent: A guy at the convention tried to convince me the 'One Piece' anime is better without the music

I was at Anime Expo in Los Angeles last year, just hanging out in a food court area. This dude, wearing a full Zoro cosplay, sat down next to me and started talking. He looked me dead in the eye and said, 'You know, the true way to watch it is with the sound off, so you can focus on Oda's panel composition.' He was completely serious. I just stared at my overpriced ramen for a solid ten seconds. Has anyone else run into a take so wild it just stuck with you?

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the_anthony1h ago

Pointing at the ramen is the only real response to that. Honestly, the music is what makes scenes like Luffy putting his hat on Nami work. Without "Overtaken" playing, it's just a guy giving someone a hat.

jamiew5319h ago

That might be the weirdest anime take I've ever heard. The music is half the emotional punch of the big moments. I would have just pointed at my ramen too, completely lost for words.