Enel! Forgot about him. Since Oda tied him with the Moon characters though, I think he'll have to come back eventually.

I remember reading a long blog post a while back about how the gaiden with Enel had a lot of loose ends that didn't seem to fit with the rest of the story, and some crazy theories that went along with it. I remember something about the Gorosei and the first kings being from the Moon, and how ancestors of all races came from there (not just Skypeians). Probably the craziest one was how Luffy was a half-moon-person, and the D initial is actually a pictogram depicting a half moon. Some pretty crazy stuff...but I do think the events of that gaiden will play something of an impact later....for sure.

Also it seems now that those space pirates looked a like mink tribe members...

Another ramble from me...haha...I suppose with this much content to go over, it's only natural there are a billion theories to consider. :P

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@Winter Anime Lists: I haven't started anything yet...and it's only been a week anyway. Still working on a few of the Fall shows I picked up. Sakurako-san was better than I was expecting at least. 

Probably gonna check Crunchyroll and poke around my FCs to see what looks good, I had a couple on my list before Christmas holiday. 

There are still 8 animes that haven't aired but this is what it looks right now.

So far I love this one the most

Actually I'm not sure yet if Clarion is an actual Cyborg. Uzal said they are the same but Clarion is acting on commands like an android.

Bubuki Buranki made me wish I could turn back time 20 minutes and reclaim the minutes I spent watching this turd.

Dimension W joins Erased in the "definitely" category. It's hard to even think about watching the series that debuted with a generic opening episode after encountering those two.

Komugi-chan R was ... okay. I'd probably have a higher opinion of it if the original wasn't more cute, more sexy, and a lot more funny.

Still a few to go. Hoping for another A+.

I watched Grimgar, ERASED, and Dimension W.

Grimgar was interesting. From what I can tell, this will not be the type of fantasy setting where one character is clearly stronger than the rest, nor is there a clear goal in sight that extends beyond simple survival. I anticipate this one getting a bit dark in places, and I hope the line between the old reality and new is a central plot point that conflicts and confuses each character differently. This could definitely be one of the best shows in a fantasy setting in a long while.

Dimension W was pretty okay. I'm still on the fence about the concept, although the MC seems to be pretty badass. This show will be riding 50% on the action and 50% on the central plot, so here's hoping for a good amount of plot in next week's episode. Not a bad first episode by any means.

ERASED has the chance to be really good. I have hope, but I'm also going to realistically temper my expectations in the face of time travel, with Steins;Gate being the only time travel related anything I've watched that I felt sufficiently covered the many plot holes opened by playing around with the show's timeline.

I also watched that one about the candy shop last night, and that was pretty okay. It's a nice, down to earth, quirky and interesting show.

Lovely <3

PS speaking of nasty anime, here is another one:

Found it! http://onepiecepodcast.com/2015/07/22/the-one-piece-connection/

It's massive, but it's a good read if you're bored.

Though regardless...I have faith Oda will stay true what he's written, and won't just go DBZ and reveal Luffy is an alien. The moon in the OP universe basically seems like Skypeia 2.0; apparently you can just fly there and breathe just fine and everything. A lot of the moon stuff seems pretty bizarre, but it might explain why Oda created that Enel gaiden in the first place. If it's not just the obvious answer that he wanted to be random and put stuff in space. :P

@Uran: Don't click that link! 

Norn9 was weird and kind of boring. It looks like it's going to pick up next episode, but it wasn't the strongest start.

Can't share the enthusiasm for Dimension W. It's good but I have yet to find anything that would elevate it beyond an 8. It seems pretty standard to me. Well executed but standard nonetheless.

Grimgar is some nice fantasy. Sadly the female cast is severely understaffed.

RandomGermanWords would be an instant drop but the subject matter which kinda hits close to home keeps it alive.