A Land of Flowers | Reviewing One Piece: Wano (Part 1)

[@Aleczandxr]

You can watch my next One Piece review (Wano Part 2) RIGHT NOW on Patreon here (5$+): www.patreon.com/Aleczandxr To follow the readthroughs on stream, you can follow me on Twitch here: www.twitch.tv/Aleczandxr/ Link to AJ's Discord server: discord.gg/Ekhz7PNuJd CURRENT TWITCH SCHEDULE: Mondays @ 10am EST: A Blind Playthrough of Judgment Wednesdays @ 10am EST: Bleach Readthrough Fridays @ 10:30am EST: SOME FRIDAYS, I do full One Piece reading streams as well. Check Discord for updates/details. Sundays @ 11am EST: One Piece Readthrough

[@AleczandxrVODs]

so true

[@brianyaniro5086]

6 years. Sanji and Zoro were separated for 6 whole years in real life and yes it was quite the wait. Also, finally seeing Kaido's dragon form completely recontextualizes Kinemon's horror back in Punk Hazard at the realization Momo has become a dragon. One more thing. Generally speaking the amnesia trope I agree is lazy but with Big Mom it's established early on that she is prone to memory loss. In fact the genesis of her transformation from Lin Lin to Big Mom rests on the crux of her not even being aware she ate her mother figure while in a state of memory loss. To this day she mourns her not remembering what she had done. So I just look at the amnesia as an extension of an important part of her character.

[@jakebrazelton3229]

I'm very excited to start this video. It was recommended to me the day it was released but I hadnt heard of AJ before. Watched about 10ish minutes of it before turning it off in order to watch every one of AJ's One Piece reviews from the beginning so I could see his reactions/interpretations evolve over time. Thank you for the videos. Your analysis is beautiful.

[@Aleczandxr]

Thank you so much! Enjoy the journey :)

[@whitefrost5116]

Really funny that you like Holdem's design that much. Maybe you already read it in the SBS, but Holdem is the reason smile exist in One Piece. His design is a reference to a series Oda really liked as a child and he had to come up with a reason to draw it.

[@Firegodot]

Man reading this arc back in the day was rough, im from nicaragua and we have an orochi of our own a small, petty, greedy, pervy old man for a president who has been so for close to 20 fucking years but things started reeeally getting bad at around 2018 when he started using the police to attack peaceful student protests and fucking incarcerating, disappearing and exiling people who oppose him and reading wano with its themes of silent long wishful hope for a better day and how much this people endure people and how some just give up on that hope and seeing what im seeing in my country represented in one piece hit so fucking hard

[@farhansaber9330]

Hopefully things got better where you live like they do in Wano

[@magacofi]

I also related to this act so hard, my country has so many similarities and our own Orochi as well 🙄

[@sanji_joestar]

2:02:24 Shanks' bounty being lower could also be explained by his role of regulator in the world rather than someone who goes looking for fights Big Mom and Kaido on the other hand fit that second description

[@DeeeJay07]

Yeah agreed. Kaido and Big Mom is always looking for fights or make chaos/violence BUT Shanks is just chill, he really don't want some chaos

[@tophatgeo]

I like this interpretation. While Shanks *might* be stronger, he's ultimately got a lot cooler head so he doesn't really go around picking fights with people in the way Kaido and Big Mom do.

[@9LivesDeepDives]

#AJPiece The oppression of Wano is one of the Oda’s finest works (let me explain). It could only be achieved in One Piece. The way Oda weaves world building into his story over time naturally is so masterful. Wano is what basically the entire post time skip has been leading up to, and it’s such a great encapsulation of what makes One Piece so special. This takes me back to the oppression of Wano, an epic tale told over hundreds of chapters and many years of real time. In Punk Hazard, we were introduced to the concept of SAD and Caesar’s machinations under Doflamingo’s command. Then in Dressrosa we learned about SMILE fruits but not the details of how they work. Zou gave us a glimpse into how Kaido and his gang do business - without mercy, willing to use a chemical weapon capable of devastating an entire population (which happened to be created by the same man who created SAD). Then when we finally get to Wano, we not only get introduced to Orochi and his tyranny, but the horrifying realization of what the SMILE fruits actually are crashed violently down upon us. The way the pieces of the puzzle all come together to form something so poignant is just immaculately done & the way the SMILE fruit reveal is so sickening - it’s only possible because of the layers and layers of lore that Oda organically fed us without shoving it down our throats with lore dumps. It makes for such a beautifully connected story, and it makes the buildup to Wano and the reveal of the tragedy of Wano that much more special. Oda really blew me away with Act 1 of Wano. I also really want to talk about the Oden flashback (peak fiction, GOATED character), but I probably shouldn’t make my comment any longer so. . . I am Oden… and I was born to boil! As always thanks for the content AJ!!!

[@Kaygu_]

Thank you for this amazing break down of Wano. I feel very fortunate because I LOVED Wano at first glance as opposed to some peoples in this comment section apparently. But even if I loved it, you make me love it even more with your videos & streams. Thanks AJ !

[@alucard347]

Most of the negatives views on wano comes from the third act of wano. I don't think i ever heard anyone complaining about the first half of wano, but the battle of onigashima was bloated and messy.

[@paulromero2937]

@@alucard347 not really

[@alucard347]

@@paulromero2937 ?

[@jukaa1012]

While a little tone deaf, the Tamas ability works in an interesting way. She gets allies by feeding them... this kinda helps the message as well even tho is somewhat non consensual. She does mention however this ability doesnt last, and the animals can choose later if they wanna stay on her side or not, some do some dont

[@Aleczandxr]

I’m aware, but that doesn’t change my thoughts on it unfortunately and my take on it was taking that into account too.

[@Chill_FB]

#AJPiece Congratulations on reaching Wano!! I wanted my first AJ piece comment to be something deeply personal to me, so here is my love letter to Jimbei. tw: depression, suicidal ideation Jimbei as a character has always been a favourite of mine since his introduction, but it was once I reached the post-war arc that he impacted me the most. When I was reading those chapters, I was in a very dark place emotionally, I was suicidal and had no hope for my future, but the way in which Jimbei supported Luffy through his darkest time, and his nature as a rock for Luffy to lean upon, helped me see the light in my own life. His line “I won’t let you go on hurting yourself”, while directed at Luffy, felt like he was speaking to me directly as the reader. This is just one moment of the hundreds, in which Jimbei has been a positive influence on my life, to him, and to Oda, I will always be grateful. (Sorry if this is a little convoluted, I sometimes struggle putting my feelings into words)

[@eydie__]

"One Piece pulled us out of suicidal depression" club rise up!

[@tophatgeo]

Seeing Wano on your streams has given me so much more appriciation of it. Whilst I still think that the sheer number of plotlines Oda juggles might be too much for me to keep up with, I think it leads into some absolutely phenomenal stuff both now and later on in Wano. Oden's Flashback is one of my favourite flashbacks in any series, and the depths of how slimy and twisted Orochi, Kaido and *that* traitor's acts are is fantastic. Great stuff AJ!

[@eliashigham8901]

But AJ think about how much better Wano would be if they reminded you that Nami wants to draw a map more

[@royalfun1031]

Tru

[@alucard347]

What?

[@Aleczandxr]

So true…

[@juansebastianmercado832]

​@@alucard347 is a stream reference, he said that someone dm him saying that the story is bad and ranted about it without much of a response, and one of the things he said was that Oda forgot that nami wants to draw a world map

[@abraxas4261]

Most of the crew members' dreams haven't been relevant to the plot in a long time. Usopp has experienced negative growth in that regard.

[@XZaceX]

People give Big Mom a lot of shit for the amnesia mini arc, but I don't think they realize what it's like to have repressed memories after a highly traumatic event. My adopted daughter went through some horrid abuse from her mother that she has heavily repressed. She has suffered memory problems all her life because of it. There's times where she will wake up the next day and forget anywhere from 30 minutes to 2-3 hours of the night before going to sleep. If anyone we're to have amnesia in this story, Big Mom makes perfect sense as her trauma with mother caramel and the heavily repressed memory of all her friends "leaving" would absolutely make her memory fragile enough for this to happen. To be fair I also don't really like the amnesia story device in most stories, but I'm just trying to add a little nuance to the conversation. At the very least it makes more sense than Sabo's amnesia.

[@nerdcorner2680]

#AJPiece I’ve been listening your vods on and off sinse Whole Cake and I have to give you many props. Many other manga reviewers in general are quick to jump to conclusions that are completely different than the author’s style, or what the author was setting up, but you seem to have a really good reading comprehension and finger on the pulse of what Oda is going for. Even small moments when you say “I don’t think I’m supposed to know what this is hinting at yet” and with me caught up and knowing the answer know that you were completely correct, while other creators are quick to start shooting in the dark. I didn’t watch your Naruto vods but your few Bleach ones so far have been the same way, so it seems like it’s not just Oda but you have a good understanding of what exactly a story is trying to say. Keep it up!

[@Aleczandxr]

Thanks!

[@adamquenano8563]

The best part of Wano is Aleczandxr’s analysis on the arc.

[@ramenpower8097]

Good video but you forgot to mention the startling lack of panels showcasing Nami’s interest in map-making, a fundamental character trait that Oda seems to have completely forgotten about #MIDPiece

[@ghosthand9109]

I was checking up on the Channel every 2 days for the Update ngl. tyvm

[@Chropper]

#AJPiece I’m glad you’re liking Kid! What fascinates me about him is the way he and Law relate to Luffy as heads of the Worst Generation. Law and Luffy share the Will of D, giving them this almost cosmic luck to be at the right place at the right time. However, Law lacks Luffy’s conquerors haki, represented in the way he is hesitant to take risks and lives his life in service of others (his crew, Corazón, etc). On the other hand, Luffy and Kid share a conquerors ambition, both throwing themselves at enemies well above their paygrade, but Kid lacks that Will of D luck. As a result he’s never in the right place or with the right people, resulting in betrayal and defeat. However, true to his devil fruit, he’s scrappy and continues to push ahead. Hopefully just as Luffy helped Law find his ambition, he will be able to put fate on Kid’s side.

[@momoz4427]

Re-experiencing Wano with you is/was such a pleasure!🙏

[@maccamachine]

Hell yeah it’s time for the wano video can’t wait to all of your reactions and opinions crazy how you’re going to be caught up now

[@kennedymiyamoto4314]

The Lowest of the lows comes from Fans that for some reason though Zoro was the one destined to take out Kaido this arc. I’m glad you already seen the light 17:18

[@gabrielaalexis9949]

Best birthday present I could’ve received

[@Aleczandxr]

Happy birthday!

[@greenmareviews]

I remember when this series had just started and to see you arriving in Wano is amazing!

[@tai5338]

Perhaps the "One Piece" is something as simple as Joy. Whether it be Joy found in Love or Passion of all kinds. Luffy brings Joy to us as readers even just as he does to those around him. It's quite beautiful and brings me to tears upon realizing. I appreciate your videos as always, glad I finally sat down to analyze this with you.

[@tai5338]

After some further thought, it's through Joy that he liberates us, and liberated these people in Wano as they heard these drums. Inspiring so many different things found in the human spirit. I think we can even attribute this to the real world, as I feel we may need the same.

[@rocker1296]

Thank you for dropping this on a day that I worked

[@XraynPR]

I love your excitement with Wano. While I still dont quite like it that much (hey, a reread might change that) it's great to see that you enjoy it alot. As always really looking forward for this series :)

[@nicolaskelvin8582]

Just like with dressrosa and wholecake the weekly reading experience really hurt the overall impression of the arc that is in general AMAZING

[@jukaa1012]

​@@nicolaskelvin8582 while reading all 3 i was thinking: "man, this is the best shit ever" people are impatient and blind

[@XraynPR]

@@jukaa1012 I think the issues I have are not necessarily due to impatience. To me Wano just had too much going on and it seemed to me that Oda bit off more than he can handle with the current format. Some plotpoints like the amnesia mentioned here just didnt really fit in with me. Some of the messaging (again, like mentioned here with Speed) is also a bit contradictory. Its alot of small things that were more noticeable to me than usual. I liked WCI weekly, never had these issues with that Arc. I dont think Wano is bad, far from it - theres just too many small issues that sour it for me.

[@21quepasa]

​@@jukaa1012 I disagree that people are impatient and blind. Like someone else stated Wano had way too much going on, which made it feel unfocused at parts or even rushed. I don't think you can call people blind when pointing out some criticism like the ice oni plotline or almost anything to do with the Big Mom Pirates.

[@furorteutonicus9045]

@@nicolaskelvin8582 This. I remember how we also had people after Dressrosa and WCI who said those arcs were bad but today you pretty much only hear praise for those arcs. It will be the same for Wano. I guess its mainly because many people can not handle the weekly reading experience. In Wanos case what also influenced opinions were agendas and headcanons which did not come true in the end (for example Zoro killing Kaido, the raid failing or other dumb stuff).

[@SailingWitStrawHats]

#AJPiece We're finally starting so see an ending coming to one piece. Which I find both unvelievably fantastic and sad. I've been a fan of the series since I was eleven, and I'm thirty now. One piece is truly a modern epic on a scale that not many works of fiction have managed. And Oda has to write and draw it weekly, still he manages to connect so much and make us feel so much. To the question, do you think Oda will be able to finish the series in a satisfying way? Since we have seen long running series in the past, fail to get the ending right.

[@GhERM2SOIED72]

I must agree with you about Blackbeard carrying the will of Rocks D Xebec- Not that it's too difficult since Fullalead Island was once Rock's home base, and in supplemental material it was revealed that Blackbeard's ship is called "The Saber of Xebec". I heard someone say that Blackbeard is to negative freedom, "no rules to stop us from doing as we please!", as Luffy is to positive freedom, "People have what they need to do as they please"!

[@tophatgeo]

#AJPiece I love how you can see Oda's passion and adoration to make a island based on his homeland of Japan. Everything from the aesthetics, to the clothing, culture and power structure, you can tell that he really wanted to express his love for his home country. It's a small detail but I love that the real life "Land of the Rising Sun" ends up inspiring the land where we witness both Momonosuke and Luffy bring the dawn of the world.

[@patricklatham3897]

#AJPiece Catarina Devon isn't a new character. She was there at Marineford, freshly freed from Impel Down.

[@Aleczandxr]

Lmao I can never keep track of the incredibly minor characters appearances, my bad

[@patricklatham3897]

@@Aleczandxr It's cool. Just thought you ought to know is all.

[@chloe-up8nl]

26:46 the sudden cut to the door opened literally jumpscared me 💀💀

[@justad00d76]

When it comes to bounties, I think rather than consider it a metric for power or relevance, it should be looked at from the perspective of who is giving them those bounties. The WG is simply assigning a reward for these pirates based on their /perceived/ evaluation of the threat or risks involved with that particular pirate. In sabaody, Shaky addressed this when she mentioned how Kid's bounty is higher than Luffy's because of Kid's propensity for causing civilian casualties and collateral damage, and we saw that despite Robin being only a child, her bounty was huge because of her ability to read poneglyphs. Just pointing it out as a reminder since sometimes bounties don't align with a character's strength directly. It's simply the level of "troublesome"-ness the World Gov considers someone

[@Aleczandxr]

Don’t worry lol, I’ve never once forgotten that strength =/= bounty and I took that into account when explaining why it felt odd

[@kobil316SH]

Perfect video after today's stream

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Wano is still in my Top 5 arcs but current arc has been crazy great to me personally, but Act 1 has a really good introduction to its setting, and that Kaido just wallops Luffy so hard lol Also with act 2 we got a prison break, Sanji using his power rangers form which was awesome, Luffy learning about ryou, Big Mom combines with Kaido plus she having amnesia really sucked to me but the bounty reveals of the big players was epic too

[@Aleczandxr]

Talked about Act 2 in this video as well! :)

[@SamTheGumMan117]

@Aleczandxr Thanks for reminding and sorry don't know how I didn't notice that but time to rewatch already 😅

[@KeptnLuffy]

I think when we talk about Tama's power we have to see the nuances - I see plenty of critic about how it's conflicting with the idea of freeing people from opression and giving them their freedom back (which expecially is importatn in Wano). I think lots of people only see that she seems to be able to "control" others, therefore it's equal to opression. But I don't think we know the exact nature of her power. Is it giving the user complete power of control over them (thus leaving zero free will) or is it "just taming" them in a way. I think opression is a very malicious thing but in Tama's case, she does ask them to do things for her, but it's not a malicious kind of forcing someone do to something. It seems more like a taming kind of thing where they become friends/allies (although yes, it's by the power of her fruit) and Tama is not treating them like slaves or anything. I'm not trying to say that it's completely well done as I see that it still means that those under her power are not completely free and it's definitely very convenient for the plot. I just want to put it more into a more nuanced perspective as I've seen many kinda harsh critic over her power on the internet.

[@Aleczandxr]

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I try my best to give the story the benefit of the doubt, and I often at least attempt to find nuance, and I did that here. But unfortunately I can’t agree, malicious user or not, it’s mind control and that’s thematically contradictory and undercutting for the reasons I stated. Thank you for giving your take though and I’m glad you don’t mind it!

[@Ashgrininjaxyz2Luffy-zb3px]

I just started watching your videos recently I'm on Arlong park. But I had to check out your opinion on my favorite arc

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content! You always make My day 😊😊😊❤❤

[@allcaps55]

I always appreciate your analysis!

[@Justerboxx]

A big contributor to the Theory of Blackbeared beeing this generations Rocks (D Xebec) is his Ship beeing named "The Sabre of Xebec"

[@dripsoup6639]

Fun fact: Blackbeard's ship, pre time-skip, was named Saber of Xebec. So that seems to tie him to Rocks in some way.

[@somedudewatchintv5297]

You aren't alone in your views about Tama's power. Even if it's short-term and bloodless, it's still slavery and a misstep by Oda.

[@Firegodot]

Remember Bounties are given to pirates based on the danger the goverment considers they pose to them, the status quo and the populace rather than out of ''strenght'' and so kaido a warmongering kingpin of crime has a much greater bounty than shanks who is by all accounts a pretty chill dude who just kinda travels and parties a lot even if they are seemingly matched in strength enough for shanks to stop him from reaching marineford

[@Aleczandxr]

Oh yeah I’m aware lol, I just found it strange since despite Shanks being a very chill guy, the influence he has on the story is beyond words. But I admitted during my bit that that is affected by my perspective of the story and that I get it.

[@westborneastbred2958]

Do you recall ryonosuuke from Wano who Zoro got his sword from? This was thriller bark. Also Momo having the same powers as Kaido. It’s crazy how we were alluded to this whole arc

[@mattmcgill1993]

I think lowest of lows is a bit hyperbolic, but later on wano does have some issues that keep me from giving it the top spot as a one piece arc. It’s still in top 5 though

[@DangoWangochu]

Was waiting for this one

[@chrissolace]

2:01:37 Honestly I’ve forgotten Buggy isn’t a D, with all the memes about him being “Buggy D. Clown” 😂

[@perrydunetz882]

#AJPiece I think it’s fair to say wano is both the darkest and most hopeful one piece arc, in its lowest point it’s by far the darkest and most twisted, it gets darker and darker as the arc goes on until it hits what I believe to be the lowest point in the series, but like you keep saying, luffy represents the sun, and the sun will always rise. If I had to come up with a word for this arc it would be perseverance, we’ll see if you agree with me by the end, also I think it’s interesting to note how similar Kaido is to toguro from Yu Yu hakusho

[@justinshillingford9135]

I'm finally caught up to Aj catching up to One Piece

[@rikun0clan]

I look forward to the AJpiece comments every video

[@rominevideos]

I loved wano pretty much until we got to the last few chapters. The wrap up seemed rushed and some questionable decisions were made with certain characters. Without spoiling anything I'll just name drop Carrot as an example. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the arc as a whole when the time comes.

[@alexandervirgen6464]

Wano was built up since the gecko moria arc as it was mentioned when zoro was facing ryuma

[@kentymashmilo758]

Whats great about one piece is that youre not experiencing the story alone ,but with the collective fandom along the way, in diff generation.

[@joshshrum2764]

We here boys we told Alex, we would be waiting for him, and Wano, but now i think we should be saying, see you in Egghead, Alex we will be waiting for your, but i am currently watching through the anime to cwtvh up before you get to the next arc so i can soak myself in the episode i should probably be

[@Drakno2]

Busoushoku is armament haki

[@TomD6]

He’s about to be a weekly reader soon 🥲

[@diegotejada55]

Who’d have thought we’d get the Aleczandxr Wano review before the Morj one?

[@diegogonzalez8192]

#ajpiece "THIS IS THE ERA OF THE SMILE!!!" - DON FLAMINGO ON SABAODY Oda foreshadowing never miss

[@slimsh4dy115]

What chapter are you on currently AJ? Also, What do you think is Bounty of Dragon(Most Wanted Man in za Worldo)? Is Ranking Every Arc in Onepiece coming in Near future? or are you waiting for it to completely finish? Onepiece is my favorite manga or perhaps fiction and I have had the pleasure of reliving the whole experience through these reviews and I am grateful for it. Thanks Bro.

[@Nilnot]

This is a really good arc. I think part of people’s attitudes on Wano just has to do with it still being really recent by one piece standards, marketing keeping the setting at the forefront of people minds for the last few years. There’s so many legitimate criticisms like there are with every one piece arc, and of course some people will just always find certain settings and stories unappealing, but I’m glad you look like you are having a lot of fun with it. #AJPiece

[@imaginebreaker2770]

#AJPiece How would you describe every strawhat with one word? Love your content and analysis ❤

[@makito106]

1:09:00 nice bit of foreshadowing

[@diegogonzalez8192]

#ajpiece i know that power scaling is not the main focus on this type of videos but i believed is very importan to take into consideration the prime geko moria. Even tho he lost to kaido on his fight, he managed to sustain 3 whole days (and when wano goes on you will see this was more crazy than imagine), imagine this power difference when luffy got 1 shot. I believe is important because the community downplay geko moria to be "week" but the reality, going back, is that he got so broken that he just let go (and even then, luffy required 200 souls plus the entire crew teamwork to beat him)

[@OniiChanPls]

Hey I'm late! But bookmark what you said about Tamas fruit undercutting the story! You'll see more later!

[@deathcon6261]

I like how AJ keeps calling Kyoshiro his true name as if the Denjiro reveal already happened by the end of chapter 958. I wouldn't be surprised if he is a bit befuddled about the actual reveal when it is treated as a surprise thinking it was already revealed. Fun Fact: I'm sure a chatter already mentioned this during the streams but I will say so anyway. The anime OP actually spoiled the manga readers as one of the openings for Wano had Kyoshiro next to the other nine samurai before this was actually revealed in the manga.

[@TheRealObi-wanKenobi]

1:52:27 are there any major differences between the manga and anime versions of the uprisng arc? I only ever watched the anime for Aot.

[@Aleczandxr]

Tons, the arc is way different (in a negative way) in the anime

[@abalalalalal]

How'd I just notice the pallet town poster

[@rcookie5128]

Great video as always!

[@Aleczandxr]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@sanji_joestar]

39:18 Yes Kyoshiro indeed

[@SabaDavitashvili]

Please make a review about Frieren

[@Aleczandxr]

I will not be covering Frieren, sorry.

[@finnianfanning3136]

What are you gonna do when you catch up? Egghead until now?

[@Aleczandxr]

You’ll see!

[@shindig9000]

I completely agree with the girls power to make animal slaves 🤣 And how it's a little tone Def.

[@furorteutonicus9045]

Are there still detractors left who unironically think Wano is a bad arc (because their headcanons did not came true)?

[@Aleczandxr]

Judging by the comments and Twitter, very much yes loool

[@billyboygod]

I LOVE ONE PIECE!!

[@senby2306]

Wano is crazy 🐥

[@olitambasakan8839]

Yeah!!!!!

[@xdgupa543]

#AJPiece Well, well, well Fucking finally ❤

[@Future_Doggo]

Whole Cake is my favorite, but Wano is 100% the BEST arc. It will definitely still be in the top 3 arcs by the end of One Piece.

[@20SilverTeeth]

There is no 5th emperor anymore. Thats what i means by "it was a made up title that morgans made up just for clicks and views" i just didnt wanna spoil you. But now you are done with wano.

[@sanji_joestar]

Let's Start Peak Piece

[@mohamedchliyah9543]

I think that wano is on of The best arcs in one piece and i can't understand why people have lots of problems with it .

[@DeeeJay07]

AJ is already at 1040's in the manga. But i will say this The flaws that this arc had is fake out deaths and also the one with Big Mom which is the amnesia plot thing in act 2 It would have been fine if Kinemon stays alive BUT what i don't understand is Kiku being alive as well. With Big Mom amnesia plot situation, that is just a bad writing from Oda. Some people might like that BUT it doesn't make sense. And also some parts that is being drag on for too long but other than that, it's all peak and hype moments

[@julianzapata905]

2:01:07 Buggy D. Clown...... just saying

[@yogitapandya368]

❤

[@abraxas4261]

My opinion on the Arc might improve as time goes on, but I'll never stop hating Oden with my entire being.

[@Aleczandxr]

Weird. Why?

[@abraxas4261]

​@Aleczandxr Absolute black hole of a character that had to be at the center of everything. This was often to the detriment of most other characters introduced in Wano. Sabo has similar problems whenever the Revolutionaries are a focus. He did make me appreciate Momonosuke and Kinemon more, so I guess that's a silver lining. The less said about Yamato, the better.

[@Aleczandxr]

I’d love to hear the specific reasoning for that. I can’t think of a single character in the story that is made worse due to Oden and he stands on his own as a total and complete embodiment of the ideal many strive for while being distinct and different from Roger and incredibly human. He also helps elevate a handful of absolutely essential characters in a way that only he can. Kaido, Momo, the Scabbards, Luffy, etc are all without a doubt elevated due to his flashback.

[@makito106]

1:25:00

[@9LivesDeepDives]

BASED

[@TrollinFromFlask]

The people always having to laugh, not showing their true emotions reminds me of North Korea lol, the story does like to highlight different forms of real world government oppression, makes me wonder.

[@Maethendias]

as someone that literally just catched up on the end of wano i can definetly say... they stretched it out WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too hard... you know you fcked up when you watch one piece and feel like you are watching bleach

[@Ringoroadagain6]

Why you mean?? One piece anime always had way worse pacing than bleach.

[@Maethendias]

@@Ringoroadagain6 yeah but wano arc pushed it to the limit to the point that it became acutally unwatchable for me... i probably skipped through like 80 "nothing is happening" episodes

[@Ringoroadagain6]

@Maethendias yep the anime is pretty rough. They adapt less than 1 chapter per episode.

[@paulromero2937]

Yup, One Pace folks, it is the solution

[@handy1928]

Top 1 Arc fr

[@שגיאאדרי-ו4צ]

combine anime and manga stuff easily for me i aint gonna lie

[@slipperysnake3822]

Hell nah

[@nicolaskelvin8582]

Debatable but it is up there with the other top arcs

[@SakuragiLastname9]

Absolutely not it's not even close

[@angelocielo3472]

Top 5, sure. Top 3 can even be argued. But top 1 is Water 7 - Enies Lobby fr.

[@vPrism]

peak

[@isaiahjolin7178]

Hello Aleczandyr my name is Isaiah and I have something important to say to you. God loves you and like any father he wants to help you and keep you safe especially from the devil. But I am not just speaking to you about this I am also talking to your fans about this. God loves you all and especially in the times we our living in we are in need of him more than ever. But the choice is ultimately yours have a nice day happy early Easter Shalom Shalom.

[@lillpluten]

Can’t wait for another person to lose all of their reading comprehension the moment Yamato is introduced

[@Aleczandxr]

Not sure what you’re referring to but please don’t make assumptions of me! If you’ve watched my reviews up til now then there’s a reason for that.

[@lillpluten]

@@AleczandxrIf I am mistaken I will apologize

[@grimmumbra2600]

To me the most wack part about Wano was Luffy, not only paying attention, but CRYING about Oden's backstory. Actual OOC moment, I don't care he was friends with Roger and WB as an excuse to pique Luffy's interest (Since when Luffy needs a reason to help his friends and those he likes out). I can forgive a lot of things (and those are really bad) like the fakeouts death (and those who died without much fanfare), dropped plotlines, bloated cast, Oda making a check list OC Donut steel of what makes a character appealing to his readers in the less subtle manner (AoC, Mythical Zoan, massive udders + sideboob, etc…), Big Meme, Zunesha saying "cool", and the dippin, Carrot (Lmao), The joyboy connection was obvious, and so was the fact the Gum fruit works strange even among Paramecias, the nika part IS a retcon, Pluton got glossed over so later in theWar it can appear out of nowhere to save the day when the gang is in a pinch, Greenbull talks and acts like a parody character, Shanks out of nowhere to shill Film Red. But yeah no, Luffy actually bothering to listen, is what instantly took me out. I never expected him to try THIS hard to make like a character (See?!! Luffy likes him, he thinks he's so cool, you should too!), and he did it twice in the span in off one arc, THE PAYOFF arc. Bravo Oda, what a man you are. (And then you hear people say this ranks above the best Pre-TS has to offer and it's "Peak", all in all it's act 3 dragging it down, sarcasm aside, it's a fine arc not the end of the world, nor it's best).

[@nicolaskelvin8582]

Damn bro take a breath, its just a fun series to watch, people liking something shouldn't hurt you

[@Aleczandxr]

I wasn’t able to read some of this due to spoilers, but considering what I did read, maybe that’s a good thing😵

[@grimmumbra2600]

@@Aleczandxr Sorry about the spoilers. I will admit the hype got to me, so I vented a "bit". Next time Oda tries to sell something that will outdo W7-Enies Lobby I'll know better than fall for it. So, to reiterate for those in the back, Wano IS not the worst arc of one piece, but I do have my grievances (Would have preferred for it to be the Luffy & Momo arc, not Luffy then Momo). I'm just glad we're over it, and over Haki preacher Kaido.

[@grimmumbra2600]

@@AleczandxrOh, yes, and a last thing, do you remember how in your reviews you pointed out that people made some of arcs look worse than the actually were? (Jaya-Skypiea, Thriller Bark, FMI, PH, Zou), For petulant reasons as not being "hype" enough; bloated cast, unnecessarily streched, intelligible panels, crowd reactions, being a setup arc, or Oda no spilling every mystery to the readers. These same people are the ones that now praise Wano to the high heavens as it had no flaws, I did not fall in any of those pitfalls. Since Zou builds tension for Wano, moreso that PH & Dressrosa; "it wasn't that bad in hindsight", "It dropped some nice tidbits of Lore", "I don't understand how people call it boring", "Underrated character moments". For those people Wano is perfect, "There is No War in Ba Sing Se" style. Now that the discourse changed, well... You don't to be seen as hater right? Don't you trust GODA to deliver? What? You don't believe Oda perfectly planned everything from far as Skypiea? You're just a Hater, most likely a Naru/HxH/DBS/Bleachtard that is jealous tha OP never did those shitty shonen tropes that sank those series. Well free to drop it... No wait! let me tell you to fuck off, otherwise I wouldn't feel righteous defending OP and GODA's honor. You what? Fuck it and really really sorry about it, another wall of MUCHISIMO TEXTO. God forbid you don't like something about Wano, after all it's everything One piece is about, not those boring emotional moments and "themes" that appeal to youtube essayists and highbrow people up their ass. It always has been a silly manga about beating up stronger foes, death battle match-ups and gags (PEAK COMEDY). Not adventure mind you, it never took itself seriously, don't you remember those GOATED PEAK FICTION moments when **** asked Nami why was she crying about her freedom or something, or her mom idk and went up to low-diff the Arlong pirates, or when he told Robin to laugh "Say you to laugh!!! Nya-hahaha!" Or when chopper became a marketable plushie, Robin doesn't seem as worldy as she once did, Zoro is just the designated hypetool, Sanji is just Sanji (Was like this since Baratie btw), Brook is nowhere near as suave and "knightly", it's just "show panties please" and the occasional skull joke (What happened to 45°) And best of all. Go D. Ussopp doesn't need to be courageous like in his fight against Mr. 4 and Miss MXmas, the gang just needs to reach Elbaf, get his well deserved powerup, and then he will be relevant and act like it again T R U S T. All he needs to do is react in shock to everything and run away until then. Franky is still good as ever, I'll give Oda props for that, Franky always lightens the mood. It NEVER had something interesting to say about history, dreams, people and their relationships, it's just GOATDA imitating and eventually surpassing Toriyama, after all G* beats Goku effortlessly right? "It will break the Internet" It's just hype man not the journey, get hyped for hype's sake, get your tatoos, AMV's, merchandise, and petty fights about other mangas and don't sweat about the small details, GODA will keep cooking more hype. The only thing I'm glad is that you review every arc fairly, and don't bandwagon with the rest of the patients in the psychiatric ward that is the OP fandom, which I'm sadly part of, it's hard to avoid the brain rot. Looking forward for the next part of Wano, cheers.

[@TheRealObi-wanKenobi]

​@grimmumbra2600 (Spoilers till ch 1081) How does him being there not make any sense? Shanks literally says he was there to stop blackbeard, because he had a feeling blackbeard would do something in the aftermath of Wano. (Which Blackbeard did btw, He went to the Island closest to Wano and beat the shit outa Law, he also has a history of doing shit like that, i.e. marineford, impel down) so the suspicion was totally justified. Also Shanks appearing at the aftermath of a war has litterally happend before already (marineford). We know Shanks has a history with Blackbeard since Jaya arc, and in Marineford he arrived after Blackbeard just took the quake fruit. So it makes sense he'd wanna be there early this time around, to stop Blackbeard (or anybody) from pulling some sneaky shit. In this case Greenbull.

[@vikingdeath1]

I only somewhat recently got into One Piece, a few years ago maybe, and when I finally caught up to new chapters Wano was just starting… It feels like we had been in Wano FOREVER, but that’s probably just my perspective. … I am So glad we are out of Not-Japan Island. God I found the aesthetic so boring, especially compared to previous locations in the story. It was JUST Japan… Cool. I cared about so few of the new characters too. There were some hype moments to be sure! But they were quick moments between Hours of unimportant garbage. I am more excited about One Piece NOW than I have ever been before in my short time enjoying One Piece. It feels like the actual plot is finally happening, instead of some side-plot to liberate Japan. (Years and years of super interesting and unique islands… and then… what about one that is just Japan?? Everyone will love it! Samurai! Sumo-Wrestling! It’s just what I come to One Piece for!…) Sorry. I’ve been wanting to vent about this for a while now.

[@stephenurban1051]

This son this dawn huh this means nothing

[@kentymashmilo758]

Peak fiction

[@idontcare9661]

Too bad Wano is super dissapointing lol

[@lute6904]

Next level hater behavior

[@idontcare9661]

@@lute6904 if it’s a compliment you’re a true one piece fan, if it’s a genuine opinion that’s negative if the series you’re a hater,

[@Undercover903]

​@@idontcare9661didn't sound like a genuine opinion the way you phrased it..."lol"

[@dillonlewis146]

Spoiler alert he loves this arc

[@idontcare9661]

@@Undercover903 how does that make it not an opinion?

[@mome9350]

The worst arc in one piece.

[@Aleczandxr]

Why?

[@mome9350]

@@Aleczandxr Most of the plotlines were poorly handled either rushed or took more time than it needs. Act 1 was good all around (with some slips in the plotlines like wano sexism) but the acts after it were bad (Odon prison was set to break luffy's conviction, but little we saw about that. And all of it was a competition between luffy and kid, the end of it wasn't emotionally striking because luffy didn't face much hardship compared to other prisoners, big mom's amnesia that plot was ass not mentioning how she was handled the entirety of the arc and her crew, how oda didn't complete zoro's lineage plotline, although I believe he would mention it later when we get back to wano, but basically Zoro didn't do much other than cool fights although wano was supposed to be his arc) (I don't have a problem with odin's flashback, but would like to mention how Oda forgot about miss shyarly future sight ability, things you wouldn't notice unless you rewatch one piece) (And finally, the dread of onigashina raid. I felt drained after this shit of an act. A lot of characters with no connection to and a lot of plotlines that made up this mish-mash network of events. The few highs doesn't justify the lows. Characters who were brought and did little to nothing especially Marco. Orochi and Kanjuro fake deaths that felt like tom and jerry chase sequence. How little the strawhats have done in this arc and other characters were given a lot of screentime. Carrot plotline that made me feel like Pedro died for nothing. Tama's mind control ability that gave the samurai a hand in the battle which contradicts the story's main messages of freedom and free will. Ashura died from a bomb and Ezo died from shigan while Kiku just lost her arm and Kinemon took a baguwa from Kaidou to his head and stayed alive with a bs reason making Kaidou look weak. The Bullshit power ups and huge leaps in power and Awakenings all on the hero's side while Kaidou and Bigmom are held like puppets by Oda. I liked the concept of G5 but the way it was written in the story fucked it up to the point that I see the jorousei like incompetent clowns. And the bountys assigned to luffy, kid and law puts BB bounty after breaking into imple down and being a cause of the jailbreak, and causing the war, and killing WB and taking his fruit into question. And finally Hiyouri's controversy) And these are not all the points just the main ones. The failing of all expectations and 20 years of build up (pre and post time skip) also makes things worse. It's like when the smart kid fails the exam. Wano is the worst arc in one piece.

[@mome9350]

@@Aleczandxr I forgot to mention Kaidou's bad flashback. He was built up the entire arc like this deep character. In the end his flashback Amounted to "I was small and weak now I'm big and strong" which just makes him a Mr.big bad guy, although he is a part of the old generation. Bigmom's flashback was alot better. And how king's lunarian lineage was brought up fast and then Zoro took him out. And Ryukogyu killed him "I guess". Adding to Ryukogyu weak introduction compared to other admirals. And shanks came to wano and left real fast like "hey I'm here and now am gone" the same for zonisha. And Yamato which came out of no where and here character build up and multiple flashbacks which feels like Oda is trying hard to make him compelling (he's just a huge tomboy with big boobs cosplaying as Odin). Also, how poorly was pluton plotline wrapped up really fast it’s like nothing from eneis lobi carried over.

[@mome9350]

@@Aleczandxr NGL after I saw how Oda handled onigashima raid. I have a bad feeling about the finale war (which is gonna be on bigger scale)

[@Ringoroadagain6]

​@momenalsakt9350 you thinking Oda forgot about shyarly is laughable.