September 5, 2009
Author's Response:
Wow, I really enjoyed reading this review!!!
Nice to meet you, Serious Guy, and thanks. I'll try to answer to all of your questions, right away.
About the water fruit: maybe a lot of fans didn't realise it, but Oda already introduced it in the real manga with Aokiji - ok, it's "ice", but isn't it the same? He can walk on water! Yet, the idea of a "pure" water fruit sounds quite unfair, and I can relate.
So all I want to say about this matter is that since the very beginning, I never intended to consider the water fruit as a devil fruit. I CAN'T SAY MORE BECAUSE IT WOULD SPOIL THE PLOT, DAMMIT! :-P
About the fourth episode, I have to admit that right now I'm working on a Mario & Luigi Rpg, that will come out around november, and which will probably be my best work so far.
But don't let this disappoint you, I want to conclude this saga and I will, with no doubt. Right after the M&L thingie, I'll start working on this again.
By the way, I already prepared many aminations for the fourth episode, all I really have to do yet is to program the fight system.
Which brings us to another point of the discussion: the fight system.
I already said I have in mind to make it even better, more similar to a rpg. But that's it, I'm not gonna make a classic RPG with turns and the usual attack, defend and techniques commands. That's not what I want, I still want to do something unique, and that won't change. But remember that I'm a fan of One Piece, too, and whatever I do and whatever I change are just to make my work the most "OnePiecish-like" I can.
Believe me, this new fight system? It will be different from anything you've ever seen, and hopefully you and all the others will like it! ;)
Thank you again for your very nice review, and hope to see you around when my new works will come out!
Seriously! ^_^