Punk Hazard's Ups and Downs!

My thoughts on Punk Hazard, the 20... something ish One Piece arc! Good lord... there have been so many!
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[@DanielGreeneReviews]

I’m liking this one a bit more the more I sit on it. I recorded this about 5 days ago and while I stand by what I said, I really enjoyed a lot of elements here. Dear lord, it just needed to be cut down a bit. Law is bae. I love that dude!

[@nikcantsnipe]

I agree. It used to be a 6/10 for me but over time it has been upgraded to a 7/10.

[@avgaznESP]

Reading this week to week was a painful experience.

[@arkidie]

Yes law is bae

[@Sebster85]

Every One Piece arc gets better with time.

[@sythrin144]

What you have to know. Punk Hazard is probably THE SATUP ARC for the whole second half of the grand line. SO many things are set up here for things to come in future arcs. So try not to forget even the minor details that happened in this arc.

[@aesdrag0n496]

“This was a long arc” Oh Daniel. Sweet, innocent Daniel

[@raj4068]

Dressrosa and wano be like 😅😅

[@LEVl.K9]

I know right

[@ryanlts_9684]

Laugh in Trebol

[@ei9601]

I feel like he will be harsh on Dressrosa, i just hope he doesn’t burn out because of it.

[@macmadnes5262]

@@ei9601 and now we gotta wait at least three weeks to find out

[@BlackSnowX]

"Are you gonna betray me?" "No." "See?" classic Luffy :D

[@JoshTheValiant]

Not to be outdone five minutes later by Usopp calmly informing Law that "Luffy probably has a different idea of what being in an alliance means than you" to be immediately followed by tying Chopper to Law's hat while Law questions every moment of his life leading up to this point. 😙👌

[@AnyMEmdq]

@@JoshTheValiant Law's face was SO GOOD! Poor guy had no idea what he had signed up for!

[@chukadoo1871]

luffy + law nail the slapstick/straight man routine so well

[@kmaple9]

To be fair, Luffy knows Law saved him back at Marineford.

[@morgan2754]

"Law is the smartest character in One Piece because he realizes Luffy is the main character and not him" - favourite comment seen about Law

[@natasagajic1061]

Also he learned to incorporate Luffy's luffy-ness into his plans 😂🧠

[@creativename6126]

@@natasagajic1061 notice how Luffy is yet to properly follow a plan. Law literally had Luffy doing whatever he wanted in the Onigashima plan and Luffy still fucked it up

[@willhowardlokoartyui]

@@creativename6126 spoilers dude

[@creativename6126]

@@willhowardlokoartyui I said the word Onigashima, without context that means literally nothing

[@CoffeeHead27]

@@creativename6126 it kinda does tho, people can read it and know which characters will still present in said arc and things like that

[@fullesperalchemist3695]

Punk Hazard has Law. That's enough reason to love this arc.

[@honestmidpiecefan247]

nah, he's mid like one piece

[@rijusnar5910]

@@honestmidpiecefan247 one piece greatest manga, good bye

[@chicken1456]

@@rijusnar5910 that’s not a fact but your opinion

[@greenbean5186]

@@rijusnar5910 That account was created like 2 days ago

[@heswift]

Facts

[@buchling3029]

Law was also kinda hilarious. His "I suddenly regret all my life decisions" face with Chopper at the top of his head was the funniest shit

[@Emancy3]

One of the more underrated moment is when Zoro tells Luffy to get serious because this is the new world. And Luffy Stops to think for a second agrees and then UFO's Outta there, smiling 😂 It's like a reminder to us that things are actually getting serious but don't forget to have fun 😂😂😂. I love Oda

[@citizensguard3433]

Yes. This! I have a feel this is some foreshadowing too. I have yet to confirm.

[@Emancy3]

@@citizensguard3433 yes me too. I mean... another strawhat fallout... Maybe

[@waynicliz]

@@Emancy3 we are more than halfway throught the series we are not gonna get another huge side arc like the enies lobby saga

[@joshsuk138]

robins face when she flat out warns franky to never speak in chopper’s body again is one of the best panels of the series for me.

[@ralfsstuff]

I prefer the face she's talking about

[@ei9601]

Daniel is literally like Luffy, he can’t learn character names right away and ends up giving them a shitty nickname. I love it.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

There are so many and all their looks changed so I just gave up. Impossible!

[@saroojanvasanthakumar1510]

Robin is the same way tbh

[@wuschelfloke7690]

@@saroojanvasanthakumar1510 Robin just copies Luffy, which is honestly even better.

[@saroojanvasanthakumar1510]

@@wuschelfloke7690 well not really they just have a similar personality quirk of giving people they don’t care about nicknames - if you remember before the enies lobby arc she didn’t address the crew by their names but by nicknames like “long nose” and such

[@wuschelfloke7690]

@@saroojanvasanthakumar1510 but that was, because she tried to emotionaly separate herself from the crew. Now she just adopts Luffy's nicknames for other characters.

[@JudgeGabryce]

I’m glad to hear that Daniel gets regular One Piece content delivered straight to his KZbin feed!

[@brendanhart517]

He probably lost a mingame

[@BlaCk-we7cy]

He may miss this reference since he prolly only watches glr's reviews to avoid spoilers xD

[@honestmidpiecefan247]

As a honest mid piece fan, one piece not even top 100 mangas

[@Cklert]

@@honestmidpiecefan247 I'm not sure. Are you by any chance an Honest Mid Piece Fan?

[@prajwalkrishnabhat5539]

@@honestmidpiecefan247 man last year, my dad's friend bought a telescope since he liked star gazing and in all the different stars and galaxies he has seen with it, he couldn't find a single person who asked.

[@iamdivan7368]

Robin basically accepted her role as Luffy's mom in this arc

[@begum.c7025]

Ahem i give your a like but please.... more like a big Sis💁‍♀️

[@raviathreya5357]

Crocodile is Luffy’s mom

[@ANunes06]

@@raviathreya5357 If Oda ever takes that headcanon away from us ... we will be moderately upset.

[@adoniscreed4031]

@@ANunes06 Moderately upset is the perfect description 😂😂😂 But tbf, I would lowkey LOVE if that was the canon 😂

[@khaelstorm2552]

Don’t diss Crocomom

[@cognitivedissonance9938]

When it comes to OP post-time skip, Oda became more ambitious with his arcs. The arcs are much more interconnected and the arcs themself became much heavier with content. One downside of this is that the individual arcs are less focused and it becomes harder to feel like you got enough out of an arc based on the chapter count. In my personal opinion, I think this change paid off in the long run. The fact that the arcs are so connected makes for a more coherent narrative. There is not a single arc post-time skip that has gotten worse with time. A lot of them feel better on reread and when you know what the set-up leads to.

[@chidi329]

Beautifully said. Oda’s writing is so long term and intentional that we’re still be shocked by things he set up in CHAPTER 1!! I won’t spoil anything ofc but when you have an author who connect things together so incredibly, then the smaller arcs like PH don’t feel as riveting in comparison to the arcs that are almost separate stories on their own

[@ei9601]

Soo true!! I agree 100% with this. Couldn’t have said better myself.

[@grizzpy9995]

I would argue the strongest part of One Piece was from Sabaody until the timeskip, for many reasons: (Manga Spoilers about the structure/narrative of current arcs below!) 1) Pacing: Sabaody started at Chapter 490 and Marineford ended at Chapter 580. In less than 100 chapters so many great moments happened, I never truly felt bored reading it. Compared to that the current arc is already at 100+ chapters ALONE. More than all these arcs together. 2) High stakes (for One Piece standards) Let's be honest, if not for some deaths Marineford wouldn't be half as epic. Right now allthough the current arc should feel very tense, it just doesn't. Everything is going smoothly. 3) Each arc was original Marineford was an epic war, Impel Down a heist/rescue mission and Sabaody also felt different. Right now in the current arc it's the same formula we already know. Evil ruler, Luffy befriends locals and fights for them but we already had that so many times...sure the enemies are stronger but so is our crew. Just feels like Dressrosa/Alabasta all over again just with higher power levels. I feel like the current arcs really would benefit from different narratives and higher stakes again while going back to a faster pacing.

[@chidi329]

@@grizzpy9995 ok you make some good points and some points I have contention with so let me address it all 1. Pacing: Oda is like a kid who does too much when he only needs to do so little. Does it mess with the pacing? Yes but the “too much” isn’t necessarily bad content. No matter how long an arc can get it just feels too fun to make me stop. Yes ik it makes One Piece longer but it also becomes more enjoyable for me which is fine! I get the hate on that but for me after 20 years i just give up on complaining about it when it’s bad and rather praise him for it when he does it well! It’s a very low flaw for Oda because his writing is so good. Agree or no? 2. “High Stakes” Not tryna be disrespectful but I put high stakes in quotes cause I think some readers still aren’t sure what Oda considers the stakes to be in this story. Death is not always a high stake. Death for Oda is like a spice that makes food taste better SOMETIMES, but isn’t always necessary. Marine Ford was an example of necessary and the rest of One Piece he sprinkled it in here and there. But the stakes for One Piece has always been achieving one’s dream. And death does not always crush that dream as we see with a certain prominent figure in Wano. But if someone is beaten down and fully has their dream seemingly taken from them (like Luffy losing his crew at Sabaody was a direct demolishing of his dream to become Pirate King at that time). And I mean our main character doesn’t even kill anyone in the series so why she we expect the author to do with the bloodthrist that (some) people have for him to use. I don’t really get it outside of a few fake out deaths that tbh don’t affect me whether they’re alive or not. 3. Arc Originality I kinda get this point the most but I don’t see how the arcs have lost any originality since then. Yeah they have HUGE OVERLOOMING connections to the greater story but everything that happens in an arc feels very unique and random (meeting Kinemon and working with Smoker and Law are my examples in this arc) to the point that it’s still fun to go along while keeping in the back of your head “so where are we going with this?” And if you think the evil ruler shtick is old then you must’ve hated a lot of this story cause that’s been the situation from day 1. Arlong, Alabasta, Drum, Enies Lobby (that one showed us the evil rulers of the whole WORLD), etc etc. The entirety of One Piece is Luffy’s morals defeating random evil rulers so I don’t think that’s lost any meaning on me cause the villains continue to get more nuanced and dangerous, even Caesar although he wasn’t that dangerous as Daniel said. So overal while the MarineFord saga did allow us to go to different arcs that seemingly had different purposes. It was still just heat the bad person ruling the area and Luffy making allies along the way of it. I don’t think the next arcs or the previous ones lose originality points as a result of it cause it MEANS something unlike other stories. But I get the criticism and I honestly appreciate your forming of thoughts cause it’s one of the more respectable ways I’ve heard people critic One Piece.

[@jkristoff88]

Especially with Punk Hazard. Oda really is setting up SO much here that pays off when you know what you're looking for

[@richardn3945]

People complaining about the long One Piece videos are not realizing that these serve a different purpose than regular reviews. When Daniel reviews a book he is basically selling a book and not trying to spoil it. He is telling us whether the destination is worth it. However when it comes to One Piece when you’re 600+ chapters in the series is already sold. This is about Daniel going on the journey that is One Piece and everyone enjoying watching his reactions and views on the series. Here the object is not about the destination but the journey along the way and with a series that has over 1,000 chapters it is a glorious journey.

[@ralfsstuff]

Oda did it again. Law pre timeskip: "Next time we meet we'll be enemies" Law post timeskip: "Let's form an alliance"

[@Tommaso251287]

Well, that was Kid. Law remained silent

[@ralfsstuff]

@@Tommaso251287 Is that true? My bad

[@DeclanVH]

@@ralfsstuff I’m sure I remember Law saying that at one point

[@ralfsstuff]

@@DeclanVH My brother as well. We think it could have been right after he dropped off Luffy at Amazon Lily.

[@yoda2824]

Punk Hazard I feel is the “Thriller Bark” of the Post-Time Skip era of One Piece but it’s amazing that the, in my opinion, weakest arc was done so soon because the next 300+ chapters are the most dense but best that One Piece has to offer. It’s all highs from up here on out.

[@dartagnanjames8069]

Can I ask you something? Would you say Whole Cake Island is the Skypeia of the post time skip era? That's how I feel. In terms of tone and the way it hit me. Not in terms of how important Skypeia actually is. Although... Whole Cake Island does drop a lot of world building nuggets that seem pretty vital.

[@yoda2824]

@@dartagnanjames8069 That’s interesting, but to me personally Fishman Island is more the New World Skypiea for its unique vast location, themes of different tribes of people making peace with one another, and mysteries involving the Poneglyphs, Roger, and Joyboy and importance for One Piece’s endgame.

[@dartagnanjames8069]

@@yoda2824 I get what you mean. I'm just looking at it from a completely different angle that I'm afraid of going deep into cause of the spoilers. But, I'm looking at it from the aspect of all the people being controlled by a god like character, and the way that it's tone felt like a complete shift from the rest of the series, that kind of thing.

[@Hegataro]

@@dartagnanjames8069 I think that Water 7/Ennies Lobby, when you look at what happens to the characters and what effect it has on them.

[@dartagnanjames8069]

@@Hegataro I get that comparison, but I think it mostly just comes from that one single aspect, which I also can't say because of spoilers. Outside of that one thing, I don't see any other similarities there. Personally.

[@wuschelfloke7690]

He's a fan of the Grandline Review! I'm in tears!

[@paconotaco]

He's getting One Piece content injected into his KZbin feed !!!

[@ei9601]

@@paconotaco hahahahahaha

[@zzaggy]

@@paconotaco I love this hahahahaha

[@XraynPR]

Now we just need him to get hooked on some good old Tekking cringe

[@eoghanclark165]

Too soon for Morj, but maybe some choice Sawyer... :3

[@arkidie]

Law makes this arc dragging worth it i love him

[@forlornhauntedghost]

Yep, I love Law. He's also one of the main reasons I love Dressrosa, along with Corazon!

[@thelightningking8772]

The scene with Law cutting the mountain in half still gives me chills.

[@alias4795]

Same

[@flaircygnus4587]

Daniel: " I like Usopp a lot now " Dressrosa is next guys 😳

[@Shouka86]

But Dressrosa makes Ussop shine.

[@flaircygnus4587]

@@Shouka86 yeah that's what I mean, he will love our Usopp more

[@secret..m7237]

WOOOHOOO!!!!

[@jonatassilva2605]

@@flaircygnus4587 Right in the heart - God

[@aneonfoxtribute]

"Can we move past middle school, this feels so middle school right now" To be fair, shonen is specifically aimed towards young boys. It's more mature than most, but it's still aimed at young boys primarily, so it IS middle school. (Also its really funny how you focus on this but not the actual middle school fart humor with Kin'emon, the samurai dude)

[@awsomeman350]

It's being written by an adult man. It's not like that type of humor is necessary in every shonen. Just because a property is for younger audiences, doesn't mean you need to stoop to their level.

[@aneonfoxtribute]

@@awsomeman350 No, but it just so happens that Oda likes the horny. And some of the best writers I know embrace the horny

[@ei9601]

@@awsomeman350 I mean, I don’t understand your argument, are you implying that kids should be the ones making content for kids? Kinda makes no sense. Oda is well aware that these jokes are silly and dumb but that’s the audience of One Piece, or at least a big chunk of it, at the same time he introduces more mature content that only adults can appreciate, so it’s a half half situation, can’t blame Oda for it, in fact I appreciated ngl.

[@awsomeman350]

@@aneonfoxtribute sure, but when it's rapey, that's kind of gross. Like I don't care if two consenting characters wanna fuck and fool around a lot, but when you have one dude harass another it's kind of gross

[@aneonfoxtribute]

@@awsomeman350 It's honestly just a cultural thing. Japanese writers are just far more openly horny and liking sex jokes than Western ones. The Sanji/Nami thing they just see as funny.

[@Eclipse40]

"Have you ever seen a fierce animal you were absolutely sure would never bite?" Actually such a great line from Zoro.

[@Anton_Jermakoŭ]

Setup by q body swap I believe

[@smuckfuzzer]

The further you get into One Piece the more you realize even the weaker arcs were still actually pretty good.

[@justinpeterson5751]

The yeti brothers aren’t great, but they are one of usopps lies becoming true so that why I tolerate them.

[@charlesacker9174]

They do set up another so far also meh disaster of pacing the Numbers. I can only assume Oda is planning the groundwork for a perfected whatever was going on with them down the line.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

@@charlesacker9174 There has to be something right? like they feel completely out of place, and like a side quest. I'm willing to bet we will get a cover story with them at some point, or Yeti as a concept will matter at some point. I would guess at Elbaf.

[@charlesacker9174]

@@TheLordofMetroids remember that iconic image of a certain character looking at a certain frozen giant sized something during the Reverie? How did original Oars die? The continent Puller? Froze to death. Why did Oars Jr. Love a STRAW HAT Made by Ace? I see the threads for what Oda is setting up but right now still hasn't paid off.

[@Anton_Jermakoŭ]

Ussop lies becoming true is a very important detail of the story I feel

[@ashutoshgupta2095]

Punk Hazard as an arc by itself isn't up there with some of the others but as a set-up arc, it's not only monumental for the next arc but the rest of the story in general. There are several different branches that this arc opens up.

[@termy_3926]

Yep. I disagree w him saying this arc is terrible on reread, it actually sets so much up for the future. The level of planning is unreal.

[@harubiee]

He needs to read up to wano to decide if punk hazard was good or not

[@Sergio-wc1wn]

@@harubiee no he can decide on his opinion now. He will maybe change it later but that’s how opinions work.

[@aidenharper1046]

Hell yeah, the best arcs of Post time skip starts now and it just gets better and better.

[@misterwabbit2435]

Whole Cake?

[@ashutoshgupta2095]

@@misterwabbit2435 WCI is goated

[@titan2k928]

@@misterwabbit2435 Whole Cake is amazing

[@rajat0157]

@@misterwabbit2435 WCI is amazing

[@yourdad5799]

@@misterwabbit2435 Whole cake is a whole goat

[@kirbyhm]

Sanji’s voice actor complained to Oda about how the character leaned too much into the pervy jokes after the time skip and things do get better after this arc.

[@mycenaeangal9312]

Oh rad.

[@QuantomThry]

There is one moment of it in the current arc where he does do the perv stuff again.

[@yourdad5799]

Simp Sanji > perv Sanji

[@joaocalixto1686]

@@yourdad5799 never liked how much he leaned to pervyness post TS. I liked it far more when he was just a simp who couldn't hurt women. Thankfully Dressrosa onwards he gets better, he's back at my top 5 Straw Hats since WCI

[@yourdad5799]

@@joaocalixto1686 Ye he got better. Fishman and Punk Hazzard were dark days for the Sanji fans

[@cjhawes]

On Usopp: "He's hot and cool now" This is not the end of that redemption arc at all

[@anarchy1032]

Go D. Usopp is coming

[@niveshproag3761]

@@anarchy1032 shhhhh

[@Thanatology101]

I will never forget the day I inadvertently watched an episode of One Piece while I was in Japan. -No idea- what was happening. Some French looking dude with . . . Swan heads on his feet kicking holes into some other dude. I was like, is this comedy? Action? Horror? Wasn't until years later I discovered the source and that it wasn't just a Japan fever dream. 😂

[@vojeremia]

i laughed irl, what a fucking intro to OP!

[@mycenaeangal9312]

It’s interesting you connect french with effeminate. Like that character says a few phrases in french, but there’s nothing about his look that would indicate a french person. He is extremely gender non conforming though.

[@raitorino7520]

@@mycenaeangal9312 Did he?? Bon Clay's name and his appearance sorta look like stereotypical mimes though

[@mycenaeangal9312]

​@@raitorino7520 I think the only time he has the swans is when he's wearing the ballerina outfit in alabasta. I don't remember them in impel down. He doesn't really look like a mime at all in his early appearance... So.. yeah he did.

[@dartagnanjames8069]

OH MY GOD. YOU WATCH THEGRANDLINEREVIEW. This One Piece video series has become literally everything I ever wanted. You compared One Piece to Wheel of Time, and you got into the one channel I wanted you to get into. Daniel, you're so perfect.

[@iamdivan7368]

When I saw Sanji part here I actually said in my head: "Oh, it's like Usopp all over again"

[@sharathnarayan2715]

More like 'Here we go again'.

[@awsomeman350]

Yeah but Daniel isn't going to just forgive Sanji for being a pervert until he stops being a pervert. Usopp become useful, but I don't see Sanji changing like that

[@sircheese288]

SPOILERS But the problem with Sanji is that after Wholecake Island he goes directly back go being a pervert. I honestly think he'll put Sanji back up during Wholecake Island, only to pull him down again during Wano.

[@obba40]

@@sircheese288 kinda but not that frequent and in extreme ways outside of the bathhouse scene

[@zutara048]

@@awsomeman350 I agree, I had the same issues with Sanji and he is still one of my least favorite strawhats because of this. His whole character arc in WCI and Wano weren't enough for me to forgive his character.

[@fudgerrr9385]

Surprised you didn’t mention Smoker getting rescued by Aokiji and his alleged involvement with the underworld

[@LyonexTV]

Or the talk about Akainu vs Aokiji, or say more about Kinemon and Momo or the fact Law is a Warlord now.

[@pubixcube27]

Sanji from Dressrosa to Wano is the best version of the character since Alabasta to Enies Lobby.

[@mimi12320]

I try to look past sanji's perviness most of the time. Since I think it kind of overshadows how vital he is to the plot progression. Like sanji is the one who chooses to help the samurai find the rest of his body due to his sense of honor (which is why law has enough time to make the deal with luffy.) Sanji feels responsible for the samurai and this has a huge impact on the story in the future, plot wise.

[@merytale]

It's so great to see new one piece reader liking Law, especially today since today is his birthday!! (Not that birthdays are important in one piece world as they are just puns that fans made at some point and Oda just said "ok, that works") but anyway HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRAFALGAR LAW

[@LynzArts]

Today is Traffy’s birthday? What a wonderful thing to learn:D

[@merytale]

@@LynzArts yes :D actually i just learned it today myself, i saw it on twitter earlier :D

[@DeOneTrueSage]

Daniel: This is a longest arc right?. Every One Piece Fan: *Laughs* Daniel: Right? Every One Piece Fan: * Starts smirking*

[@charlesacker9174]

Thank god he gave up on the anime before Dressrosa.

[@sarov7658]

@@charlesacker9174 he would hate dressrosa reading weekly too lol,both anime/manga becomes 10 times better when binged

[@mfbond13]

13:04 "He's not just hot- He's hot and cool" Punk Hazard reference?!? lol glad you like Usopp more now and excited for more new world arcs, def take your time with it and enjoy them though, better to enjoy it then to rush it :)

[@marchong1]

"He's not just hot, he's hot and cool." Join us in the God Usopp appreciation club!

[@bfc10200]

Can't wait to see what he thinks of him next arc.

[@gr33ny3te2]

Rewatching Water 7 arc, and remembered why I hated him so much😅. Letting his pride and love for the ship turn him against his friends really made me dislike him as a character. He definitely redeems himself as the show goes on tho

[@rjm6889]

@@bfc10200 Usopp shines bright in Dressrosa more than any other straw hat.

[@alliew31]

He's not God Usopp yet. You can't rush these things

[@ZedKingsley]

@@gr33ny3te2 I’d say it wasn’t his pride and love for Mary that turned him against his crew. It was his insecurities, self doubt and self hatred that turned him against the crew… that plus his love for Mary, a beloved crew mate

[@Popi-oh3hb]

Low key kind of think it would be hilarious to see him react to the 4kids One piece dub changes (if he hasn’t heard of it already and has the time). Keep up the good work 😄.

[@paconotaco]

I second this 🤣

[@dharmeshkadam7514]

I third this

[@sirapple589]

“Grand Line Fever”

[@grantpilkington3472]

As much as he loved the landscape for punk hazard I’m surprised he didn’t mention that the reason the island is that way is because akainu and aokiji fought there to decide who would become fleet admiral! I love this piece of world building and continuing what is happening in the world outside the crew!

[@aneonfoxtribute]

Law is actually my favorite One Piece character. I love him so much

[@giangerd3686]

Cant wait for every songle review that comes after this. Everything from now on is continuously good and gets better and better

[@deliii395]

robin is my favourite too. i love it everytime the story focuses on robin. it's so much more interesting what she does throughout.

[@drybrawler]

I loved the joke of Robin telling Franky to just not speak when he's in chopper's body and reminding him of that when he continues talking. I love just how cold she seems to be there. Honestly, yes, the Yeti Brothers are useless. They are mainly there to move characters to the plot but there isn't much point outside of that.

[@sandenson]

It's *_cool_* that they're allies, though

[@tronten2938]

Punk Hazard set a lot of stuff up and got high reread value. Tho, I already liked it on my first read, especially the last portion.( once the counterattack started)

[@yeonsung30ryeo]

It's really insane how much set up was done in this arc. I also dismissed it a lot when I read it weekly but dang, when I read it now, I just cry in a corner.

[@SmilingJack65]

"I was wrong about Usopp. You win" - Daniel "Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him." And hey, the Rock and Scotch were there to be SO COOL! On an actual review note, did you happen to watch Merphy's video on PH as well? She brought up some lowkey redeeming moments for Sanji when his horny level wasn't over 9000. Namely his interaction with the samurai and his awareness of the condition of Nami's body; like when he was concerned if her body would be strained by his swimming technique. Not to mention, once he was back in his own body, he cried in happiness that it was his body that got wrecked and that his body was able to protect her while she was a passenger in it. That said, in no way cancels his idiotic horny boy moments, but I think they are still good moments in their own right.

[@ruriva4931]

Law is literally my favorite character, thus I ate the arc up.

[@michaelcooper4245]

Would love to see a live chat with you and GrandLineReview once you’re caught up. He’s been my go-to One Piece KZbinr while you’ve been my go-to for general SFF. Perfect match up.

[@imsmokey4331]

2:35 He did kind of do this in Impel Down when he let out some of the most dangerous criminals in the world to free Ace even though it wasn’t his idea but still

[@bfc10200]

Yeah but it was still Luffy's goal to save Ace, he didn't care how.

[@yuukinoyuki9064]

I don't think that went against his morals, at all? I mean he was actively trying to break Ace out of jail, so what's a few more?

[@Rika24]

@@yuukinoyuki9064 actually he was against letting Crocodile out because of Vivi, but Jinbei (or Iva?) talked him into letting him out. Kinda makes u wonder, would Luffy have set Arlong free if he was in Croc’s place if it meant saving Ace?

[@yuukinoyuki9064]

@@Rika24 Yeah, but him being against letting Croc out was more of a "you're a bad guy, so I don't trust you" thing. And not a moral issue with releasing him from prison. That's why Ivan just had to say he'd watch Croc and keep him in-line to convince Luffy. It's an interesting thought about Arlong, though...Croc being released doesn't actually cause strife to Vivi since it's not like he's a Warlord anymore. And his coup plan clearly failed so he's not taking over Alabasta any time soon. But just having Arlong's face appear in the paper would be enough to hurt Nami...

[@soldier9109]

As arcs keep getting larger do you intend to still review them in one go or break them in parts?

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Probably break up soon. It’s becoming a LOT

[@MDoorpsy]

@@DanielGreeneReviews Yeah. Dressrosa, Whole Cake Island and Wano will almost definitely have to be split.

[@Travelling_Heart15]

@@MDoorpsy does whole cake island name not considered a spoiler?

[@thedoctor3528]

@@Travelling_Heart15 no shut up, it was already revealed in fishman island

[@MDoorpsy]

@@Travelling_Heart15 The name of the island is a MINOR one at best, especially given I don't think the name has even been said in the series by the point he's at.

[@eyereid]

Was just rewatching your OP reviews so this was perfect

[@nikcantsnipe]

The real question is- who is the better clown? Ceaser or Buggy? I'm so glad you liked Law. He's absolutely my favorite character. Punk Hazard could have been cut down a bit but in retrospect, I kinda like it. Maybe I feel like that one edgy kid in class that is "not the other boys" but just because of Law (let's be honest, he carried most of the saga), the lore dump (w/ devil fruit reincarnation) and the kids I actually really like this saga.

[@Nicarand]

Buggy, duh.

[@PrimeofPerfection]

Buggy, obviously.

[@L0wallyn]

Buggy D. Clown, my prince.

[@eliashigham8901]

There’s so much setup in this arc I’m pretty sure not all of it has even paid off yet in the current story. Literally a chapter published like three weeks ago has a moment that directly parallels a scene in punk hazard in a way that makes it pretty clear Oda had at least the broad strokes in mind 300+ chapters earlier. Definitely makes going back more enjoyable.

[@UltraViolenceDoom]

My man I wish you the best of luck with the next arc. Its a big one! I'm curious if you'll try to knock it out in 2 videos or 3... Anyway, time to watch this! Thanks for the content as always :) Also I legitimately had a dream the other night that you uploaded your review of this arc and spent the entire time calling it shit and that you were dropping One Piece. It was not a good dream ;(

[@SirMasao]

Really surprised to not see a mention on how Law became a Warlord and any mention of Vergo and his "betrayal" of the G5.

[@brandongalvan6603]

Law was pretty great in this arc, but I would place Chopper above him.

[@keanutucker-love6029]

No one but Chopper is above the law

[@edsainmuramasa4751]

iseewhatyoudidthere

[@LobsterDKing]

Grand Line Review shoutout nice. He is one of my fav One Piece youtubers!

[@iamrayvell3052]

Now that we're finished with the set up, REJOICE FOR SOON WE WILL EMBARK TO THE COUNTRY OF PASSION.

[@ryanhorner3908]

Hey Daniel, love these OP reviews. You mentioned that you dropped the anime. Good idea for now, but I highly, HIGHLY recommend picking the anime back up after the Dressrosa arc. Especially when you reach the Wano arc happening right now.

[@philipjerry5624]

Punk hazard is a great arc as a setup and it has tons of foreshadowing

[@himanshupandey5014]

Glad to know you watch Grand Line Review. He is my favorite one piece youtuber especially because of his well balanced opinions

[@Primo-on6fc]

Punk Hazard is a solid "set up" arc, when I was reading it week to week. It was really a drag, but when a couple arcs passed by and I did a Re-read it actually makes so much more sense.

[@Elisabeht-Swan]

Happy birthday Law! 🎉 🎂 🍰 🎁 🎈 🎉

[@mikemiller8430]

I love me some Sanji, and I think with the last couple arcs Oda had to get Sanji past his demons from the time skip. The nose bleeds, a massive manga trope, were in direct reasoning from him spending all that time on an island with no good looking females. But by the end he was shaking it off. In this arc with the body swap into Nami, Oda literally did most things we almost expect a guy to do if put in a women's body, but Sanji is a simp and must dial it to 10. But Sanji does still does some reflecting on his actions when he needs to retrieve the samurais midsection from the lake.

[@cannonbelew2187]

All your one-piece reviews are the highlight of my week,one-piece is my favorite piece of fiction,ive already seen one piece but love to here other peoples thoughts, pros and cons of each ark, and I get to relive the experience of said ARK, its cool to see a someone who reviews one piece that hasnt been into manga or anime,lots of reviewers have read many mangas so its cool to see someone that views one piece as a whole piece of fiction, instead of comparing it to something. - GOOD SHIT DANIEL

[@jkubed95]

"He's not just hot. He's hot and cool." Truly the punk hazard of straw hats.

[@dlokay]

Also Daniel when you get caught up Mr. Morj is also another great channel for breakdowns

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Nami is the one who spearheaded looking after the children, she's pretty prevalent in the arc

[@obba40]

i dont think he cared about that plotpoint that much outside of the theme of children experimentation

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@obba40 would explain the feeling that Nami was sidelined here when she's one of the key characters of the arc. Well, she generally is a key character regardless cause it's Nami, I think she has the most screentime second only to Luffy. But yeah I guess not caring about the kids' plight makes one overlook her and Chopper's highlights this arc

[@SolitaryLark]

@@MagillanicaLouM people often equate fight involvement to impact in an arc. When a lot more then fights happen and a many of those things are just as important as fighting. Often times characters could fight but choose to either let some else who’ll do it better or avoid it to do something more important.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@SolitaryLark exactly

[@alliew31]

I'm guessing he'll be upset with Dressrosa since they're gone so quickly in that arc

[@Harry_34]

Best part of this video was you mentioning Grandlinereview!! That felt like an epic crossover 😁

[@chidi329]

It’s funny cause Oda over writes so much that even the cover stories have importance in the story. Imagine if he included those cover stories as canon parts of the manga, the pacing complaints would be endless😂😂. I like that Oda can never get enough of writing his own story it shows a deep love that I can’t even imagine.

[@danteallstar826]

In Whole Cake Island, which is about 1-2 arcs away from you depending on if you’ve started reading Dressrossa yet has the best Sanji moments ever

[@harshj2076]

This arc isnt that well respected in the community..... But I heavily disagree personally....... Fishman Island too...... Fishman Island and Punk Hazard wud both end up in my top 15 arcs in the series(tho in the lower tier, around 13-15) Pubk hazard and Fishman Island both are beautiful set up arcs for me....... While also being their own arcs...... Humor in this arc is something that i liked a lot...... The crew just chilling out anx having fun is something that i always love...... Sanji in namis body was hilariius because of sanji(in nami) and zoros interactions were pure gold...... Franky in choopers body and his interactions with robin...... Sanji later on bantering with zoro...... Zoros amazing fight....... Introducing kinemon and momonuske who are one of my fav non strawhat charecters...... And ofc LAW was here...... This arc heavily foreshadows and perfectly sets up future arcs while also being entertaining in its own right was amazing to me. Also the worldbuilding is top tier here which can only be appreciated as u read later stuff But i cna understand why ppl dont like.....

[@MassiveEffect]

That Grandline Review shoutout though, niiice!

[@dudess76]

LAW'S VOICE ACTOR IS LEVI'S VOICE ACTOR!!! I know that you'll appreciate that one

[@ChaosSepher]

Both in Japanese and English dub

[@sarov7658]

Its gud and all but that certain char has the va of the goat gintoki himself

[@theodorvallik1]

LMAO that one panel where Law got chopper tied on top of his head, his expression is just priceless. His backstory is also fantastic once you get there. I love your reviews Daniel, ty for doing One Piece!

[@Alex-go6le]

Merphy: uninspiring landscape... probably the worst one so far Daniel: 12:05

[@brendanhart517]

It reminds me of a stage in banjo tooie, hailfire peaks where you have to go between fire and ice sides and even turn into a snowball and travel through a lave gauntley

[@raitorino7520]

i think Merph meant the lab. She loved the dichotomy of the weather tho

[@CamLand4]

Hi Daniel! Great review as always! And, as I do agree with most of your points on this arc, personally I liked Punk Hazard a lot more than most people did (gave it a 7/10). Regarding the Sanji criticism, I agree that Sanji's pervy humor gets very old very fast (as it did this arc), I also want to give light to how Sanji was showing kindness while in Nami's body (etc. refusing to smoke first while in her body, or worrying about how her body may hold up while swimming for Kinemon's sword). I think that the first 2 arcs of post time skip really put Sanji in a bad light most of the time because of how horny he is all the time, but hopefully you'll see his redemption in later arcs :) Regarding Caeser the villain... I loved him! I can agree he was not very intimidating as a villain like say Crocodile, but I think that was the direction Oda may have been going for this arc, he may have supposed to be a bad person but not a intimidating one. Also, I think Caeser was showing how important it was for the crew to learn Haki, because without it, everyone would've died. P.S. This was a great arc for Chopper, and Law is a top 5 character in One Piece's entirety :)

[@Gedebongbagong]

“Ussop is hot and cool” just like punk hazard

[@ricog4694]

Love that you check what you read by watching grand line review. I still do the same thing as a weekly reader. His videos are straight to the point and very entertaining

[@yeonsung30ryeo]

"Won't be good for a re-read" Ha! It has the most re-read value right now. Oh man, how time changes everything indeed.

[@naveen8202]

Yes definitely take your time on this if you need! So hyped for your next few reviews!!

[@duser]

yeah just about right. Punk Hazzard's first half was a slow, weird read. The later half was better but the settings just forgetable. The end was perfect imo. I cant believe you glossed over that samurai. Literal one piece gold when he was introduced. I have one complaint with One Piece. The main crew is so massive now that it's super hard to let everyone have a shot in the spotlight. I first noticed this on Punk Hazzard where they just forgot about Brook for a large portion of the arc. But hey, that's speaks to how good each character is that I'm complaining there isn't enough time spent with them. Btw you'll love Law.

[@Pixel_Rocket23]

I like pervy characters honestly, especially when it actually has an effect on what's going on (sanji popping the bubble and setting up the blood transfusion thing in fishman island), but hey that's just me.

[@lelandvaughan4429]

Get ready Daniel D. Greene. You're headed to the best arc in the whole series so far: D R E S S R O S A

[@MarcosVinicius-oz6kl]

Great video Daniel, hope you have more fun with future arcs

[@sohailsadaqat6684]

Judgment of character really drags Sanji down, as Sanji has the most impact in this Arc after Law. 1st he was the main force to recollect Samurai body and save him, 1 of major reason of this arc and 2 he was the main force saving Marines and 3 again he was 1 of the main force saving children and coming on clutch. While everyone else has only 1 goal.

[@sorencain114]

All of that doesn't matter because pervert.

[@marocat4749]

It a also col how he shows what a carefultechnician i and does weight the pressure on namis body, which should be more important than the "comic relief" humor.

[@yeonsung30ryeo]

Exactly. He can be doing the most but one nosebleed turns people off.

[@Stickyisalwaysright]

Hi Daniel. This is the last setup arc. The pedal gets pushed through the floor from here on out. There are maybe 5 - 6 chapters that slow down to world build and add important information in the next 400 or so. Its awesome.

[@domrick783]

Sanji's still one of my top 5 favourite characters, even after all the times Oda used him for comedic purposes, which could probably be, because I personally enjoy most of the humour in One Piece. That aside Daniel watching GrandLineReview is hype

[@alliew31]

As long as you're not actively upset by the humor he's great. I'm guessing Daniel will like him again after Whole Cake (Although he might decide to dislike him again because of the one scene in Wano)

[@yeonsung30ryeo]

It's either you see his perviness as a gag that comes up from time to time or see it as his whole being. Sanji's still my top Strawhat.

[@perrinaybara8762]

Nice shoutout for the GrandLineReview - Liam knows his one piece, although he likes his toast a bit too much for mine and Law's taste

[@bayekofsiwa5847]

"He's hot.. and cool" *After reading Dressrosa Arc* "He's hot, cool, and a mf GOD!"

[@thelonelyphish]

"the samurai just left me wanting more" Oh boy will you get more

[@BladeWinters]

Quite curious to know which youtuber you would recommend One Piece to, because you think they might like it.

[@cosmicklutz1675]

A grand line review shout-out, you love to see it

[@jermontU]

The way i like to describe post time skip Sanji is that Oda forgets he's a real character until he remembers, and then Sanji's storyline explodes and he gets reaffirmed as one of the coolest One Piece characters ever

[@vojeremia]

i get what you're saying, but i'm in the middle of Wano now and i still can't remember why i ever liked Sanji. really appreciated the Whole Cake thing, but that didn't increase my tolerance of his ways. it just increased my already big love for Oda. Sanji's just not for everyone.

[@sarov7658]

Its on purpose to make ppl hate him and lik him if he forgets how could he bring up the prince stuff established at the start of the series

[@BombataBrown]

Daniel! Love what you are doing.

[@9tailedfox29]

For loving the island so much I’m surprised he didn’t mention why it was like that lol when “Ice Navy guy and Fire Navy guy” fought to take command over the whole Navy

[@IpoteticAMVsChannel]

Holy shit, now you just know we need you to do a co op stream with GLR! Let's goooo

[@BlackLotus30]

come on it's not Smoker's fault here, he had to fight a talented haki user which is the only thing that can hurt logia.

[@crystkin019]

Can't wait for next arc review. Arcs are getting bigger and bigger in length, so its best to divide the arcs half or one-third, then read it.

[@pigy459]

It feels so weird that Monet and Vergo are killed when every single other antagonist has not been.

[@padrenuestre]

I wish Monet stayed alive

[@starandeath4735]

absolom died off camera in the manga too

[@dsadassfgag7213]

God i love Law, everything from personality to character design. I dont know if you recognize the voice actor, but it is Kamiya, Hiroshi. The same dude who voices Levi from Attack on Titan!