I Tried Reading ALL of One Piece in 24 Hours

[@TotallyNotMark]

Please leave a like and share the video. I am so god damn tired 😅

[@DragonBallSuperDefender]

😂😂😂

[@kingdraco4813]

Reading 28 Volumes and getting to the start of 29 in 24 hours is impresive especially considering your condition of reading the story. Any way good job Mark, the next time you read it, make sure to savour it and enjoy the ride. The foreshadowing is Insane It usually takes me an hour to read one volume, some take less & some takes more time. I have read One Piece 54 times (but it was only at 21 volumes when I cought up the first time, ca 22 years ago and when I reread it we got to 23 volumes here in sweden).

[@jamieagnad1918]

12:43 Bruh you also read Keijo before.

[@BobtheX]

I'm still convinced that Luffy was literally drunk when he fought Zoro on Whiskey Peak. That's the best explanation for that moment lol.

[@kingdraco4813]

@@BobtheX I agree

[@pewaliverthechannel1404]

Mark read up to chapter 265, which is extra painful and hilarious because the panel he probably read last in the challenge is Robin looking directly at him saying "You do such horrible things"

[@jaidora]

Observation haki 100%

[@maxspecs]

Best girl knows what you’re up to.

[@austinrash3963]

How different is the structure of the story in the manga compared to the anime?

[@jaidora]

@@austinrash3963 hard to tell, the anime usually covers roughly 3-8 chapters of the manga depending on when it came out and how it’s paced but for One Piece and Dragon Ball Super to an extent, an episode barely covers a single chapter after 10+ years of airing.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I like how he ended his challenge on the same story-arc i'm just sinking my teeth into in the anime.

[@ritacirocavalcante]

You know when they say that when you're a child and you want to eat a lot of candy you wish to be an adult and eat all the candy you want, but then you become an adult and do eat all the candy you want and get a massive indigestion? That's this video.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

I never did that as a kid

[@11MAXI]

Dreams exist to never become reality

[@Kreacher3]

Your original video series is what inspired me to read the manga. Took me 7 months and now I'm week-to-week. Thank you, Mark. Truly.

[@FishyEditor]

Respect!

[@carsanwitt]

How does it feel having caught up and not being able to binge? I watch the anime so I know it's different, but I really don't want to catch up to it, I just... I couldn't watch it 1 episode a week. It just felt wrong. I discovered One Piece with the french dub and fansubs like 20 years ago, and I loved being able to watch it whenever, a couple of episodes at a time. But I caught up with the anime around before Water 7 and just dropped because 1 a week felt artificially slow, and episodes are very short. Took me years to pick it up again, but then in a couple of months caught up all the way till the time skip and it felt so good. Stopped mid-Sabaody or early Fish-Man Island again because I caught up to it and 1 episode a week felt weird again. Another 6+ years before restarting, and I loved picking up after the time skip because it felt like the story aging with me, it's such a great point to take a break. Watched all the way to Whole Cake, and binging felt right (like 2-6 episodes at a time, but not forced like Mark here, took me a couple of months, it was natural.) Honestly now I love this way of catching up to it, taking a break between arcs when I feel like it. But I do dread catching up to it again cause it becomes a forced break for me...

[@Kreacher3]

​@@carsanwitt I'm sure the experience would vary, but I'm actually enjoying the week-to-week! One feels impatient, of course, but that impatience is shared by a massive fanbase. Going through the memes that are churned out every chapter or watching reactions and theory videos is a lot of fun and gives you a sense of community that, for me at least, makes up for the ease of binging being lost. Watching the anime side-by-side helps as well because Toei's been going all out giving vision to the panels in a way that almost feels like Oda is comfortable not elaborating too much on fights or effects and leaving it to the anime while he focuses on the plot. So, while you're waiting on the next chapter, you can catch up with the anime and see how they animated that incredible scene that you wish Oda had dedicated more panels to depicting.

[@criscrosxxx]

Yall have so much free time

[@Morgil27]

I once binged the entirety of Wano in a single day. By the end, I was mentally _and_ physically exhausted.

[@jesterpie204]

I cant imagine that, I read it over a week and that still felt like a lot to read in a good way though

[@markclinton9088]

I mean.... that's because you were reading Wano

[@snipergangdrob5940]

Ig Im just goated reader, I read Vagabond in 24 hours, and Vinland saga over 2 days

[@alias0449]

I dropped one piece around the wano arc when luffy was fighting kaido(when they invaded the island) and i just felt uninterested at dat point i didnt even care if he beat him or not i just dropped it completely lol

[@markclinton9088]

@@alias0449 Egghead is better but I totally get being burned out by Wano

[@Antelieris1]

I will never, EVER recommend someone tries to force themselves to consume anything in this fashion, let alone One Piece. Whenever someone says they are starting the series or they're making good progress, I always remind them to not be afraid to take breaks from the series. Go read/watch something else if you're feeling even the slightest bit of burnout. It IS a lot to get through, so pushing yourself too much can make you hate it for reasons unrelated to the story, and I'd rather people take a measured approach to catching up than push too hard and ruin it. Pretty much all fans of One Piece give up on the "It's too long" thought process somewhere along the journey, because we all realize that you never enjoy a story because of its ending, you enjoy a story because of the journey. Are you having fun with the story? Yes? Then One Piece is doing its job, and that's all that matters.

[@kuroser353]

Yeah like, *especially* with One Piece you're gonna need breaks I needed a week straight of rest before starting the post time skip material because I'd been reading for like 5 hours straight from post Enies Lobby to post war This ain't a bingeable story

[@hannibal-rb3go]

I got through all 6 parts of JoJo anime in like 3 weeks and then stepped away for over a year before starting to read the next part. Burnout is real and even if you enjoy and want to finish what you're going through. Your brain will tell you to do something else if your overdoing it. Listen to it

[@KigerrEE]

You mean the exact thing he talks about at the ten minute mark?😂😂😂

[@chrisblanc663]

That was my experience with Don Quixote. I picked it up and flashed through the first several chapters like nothing, laughing at windmills, and prostitute princesses, just to quickly lose momentum. Until my wise father told me to pace myself, and only then did I get through that masterpiece, and loved it to death. It’s still top 10 reading for me!! Maybe I should read one piece like that…

[@Antelieris1]

@@chrisblanc663 Highly recommended that you do so! The story is worth taking the time, but pacing yourself is also a big necessity.

[@Raph___A]

I can't wait for the day the One Piece remake comes out fully completed and mark does a video where he tries to watch as much One Piece as he can in 24 hours.

[@MayMoment_]

Not to be morbid, but by the time the remake is finished? Mark (along with most of us) is probably gonna be in a nursing home, or being taken care of by his kids. Unless hes got those kureha genes, then hes got this. Not sure we'll make it to see the video made though

[@Zyman-iv4jb]

*bro is finished if he does that lol*

[@DrJareld]

@@MayMoment_ The One Piece remake is fixing the pacing. The new anime should be around 400 episodes long. It won’t be that long

[@qncymrtn]

I used to do this so if you cut out openings, endings & recaps, you get about 20 minutes of the show so maximum amount 72 episodes.

[@jaidora]

@@DrJareldthat’s a Suisha problem, or Toei, for drip feeding each chapter into segments.

[@animevivaciousstudios3015]

Please do not take challenges that might harm your health man. We don't want you to fall ill.

[@oliver-04]

Agree, he should do 48 hours next

[@chintastic_7503]

Bro he’ll be fine it’s just reading 😂

[@animevivaciousstudios3015]

@@chintastic_7503 well I guess so Indian students do have even worse routines 💀. Speaking from experience.

[@kps3252]

​@@chintastic_7503 "just reading" He is not sleeping for 24h while doing something that requires constant work of your eyes and brain...

[@chintastic_7503]

@@kps3252 bro you gotta be soft af if you think that’ll do any harm ,at worse he just had a head ache. You gotta stimulate the brain in order to not go crazy so he was perfectly fine just that boredom got to him

[@calvinnguyen1870]

For anyone wanting to start and catch up to One Piece, take it slow. Being “caught up” is not as important as you think it is. As someone who’s been caught up since 2015, the only thing worse than being a huge One Piece fan with so much left to read is being a huge One Piece fan with *nothing left to read.*

[@JSAPP83]

As much as I agree with this as am not far of getting caught up (watching) there is a massive imperative to be caught up before it ends, I want to join in all the speculation, I don't want to accidently catch spoilers, I want to talk about it with my friends without them having to not say stuff

[@russellwestbrook462]

⁠@@JSAPP83bro trust one piece isn’t ending for another 3-4 years at least you will be caught up by then

[@Conflict-ff5pi]

I read the whole of one piece earlier this year, and at a comfortable pace reading a few hours per day and then stopping to do something else, i completed the whole thing in about a month and a half. I think that's going to be a realistic timeframe for most people. Read a few chapters before bed each day! It's very relaxing.

[@amiserablelittlepileofsecr856]

Same actually Except I took 2 months and rushed water 7 ,enis lobby, impel down, marineford and egghead when I got to them because they were SO FUCKING GOOD I COULD NOT STOP READING

[@Morgil27]

I find a good pace is one volume per day. I actually follow that pace for most manga that I consume, reading one volume in bed at night before I turn out the lights and go to sleep.

[@danjoshdp6257]

Took me 2 months

[@booey316]

And that right there is the ultimate lesson. One piece itself is about freedom and you can't experience that freedom locked in a room

[@BarelyCloudy]

Wow, thank you so much for using my music in your video! I'm really honored. Loved the video too! 🥰

[@rodrigosalas2158]

I love your Bon Voyage at 14:55

[@BarelyCloudy]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it! ☺

[@theninjamaster67]

​@@BarelyCloudy Beautiful music great work! 😁

[@BarelyCloudy]

Thank you so much for your support! I’m glad you liked it! 😊

[@theninjamaster67]

@@BarelyCloudy Honestly just keep up the great work. I'm shocked your music hasn't gotten more attention cause after the video I went and listened to the 2 hour mix on your channel and it's great, gives some real Zelda and Chill vibes.

[@Hc2p3n4t4rp]

Now that I think about it Its quite fitting that trying to prove a point by essentially imprisioning one self did not work on a story about freedom

[@lobsterbisque333]

I love the message of this video! People nowadays always rush to finish media and for a lot of it you end up missing the point. What an amazing video!

[@lynx4082]

When we getting that Egghead video 🗣️🗣️🔥

[@qncymrtn]

Technically it hasn't ended yet.

[@godzgoliath]

@@qncymrtn neither was Wano then when Mark made the last Wano video as the editor pointed out with Yamato staying in the next chapter that came out after editing had already begun.

[@qncymrtn]

@@godzgoliath so wouldn't that be more grounds to wait, since he probably assumed it was done.

[@godzgoliath]

@@qncymrtn i think the last chapter would make a great end point for an arc review considering what happened.

[@qncymrtn]

@@godzgoliath agreed, extremely good chapter.

[@idiatico]

Glad you had the conclusion you had at the end, forcing yourself through a story as fast as you can in as short a time as you can makes it not fun and ruins your experience and the story you are consuming.

[@solidskullz5736]

God this reminds me of how long it took me to read one piece when I started it back in high school. I didn’t make it all the way to volume 85 until I was a high school senior. It took me 4 years to read that far all the way from volume one so I can’t imagine doing nothing but reading one piece for 24 hours straight

[@MonkeySex]

That means you read roughly 4 chapters a week, you could have easily gone faster 😂

[@jackcois6077]

This video makes me realise one of the few talents my ADHD has given me. Over one weekend in high school I read over 400 chapters of bleach and did not think much of it because my friends had read the entirety of Hajime no Ippo over 3 days. I now realise that we are a little insane.

[@SpeedPunch]

Same

[@LJMahomes]

When mark said doing anything for 8 hours is boring it hit me like crazy. Yesterday was mit first day off in so long and I played FF XIV for 15 hours and it was great

[@manuelzapata6601]

As I understand it, the fight between Luffy and Zoro happened because Luffy got drunk (let's remember that he doesn't drink alcohol and with very little amount of sake he got drunk) that's why he didn't listen to Zoro's arguments. Anyway I loved the recreation and characterization of the fight. The reflection post minute 14 brought tears to my eyes.... It's amazing what One Piece means to all of us, thank you so much for the sacrifice and for making me fall even more in love with this beautiful story

[@kiragamer7520]

OH! oh my gods, that makes sense!! i thought it was only weird because i assumed oda was forced to make them fight to please fans. i mean, maybe that was a part of it too, i don't know, but luffy being drunk and then not wanting to drink anymore because of it makes sense

[@Interestingknowledge100]

It wasn't drunk. He was in a food coma. Luffy doesn't drink. He just woke up seeing everybody getting killed by zoro

[@yozarian86]

I’ll never understand people doing 24h challenges. Reads. Streams. Anything. Go to sleep! Lol. Do a 24 hour challenge 8 hours at a time. You’ll make better progress and not ruin something you love.

[@8440k]

It’s for the views.. the thing is so ridiculous!

[@EmberCitrine]

Moral: Who cares how long something is, the length just means you won't have to let go sooner. Just enjoy the brilliant story whenever you feel like you want to pick it up.

[@natalimoina]

Because length impacts the quality of the story

[@IStoleThePies]

Kinda worried doing stuff like this will lead to burn out

[@Degdreams]

It does. He probably is already burnt out because this is a shark jumping video. Probably bored of doing reviews. Doing the same thing for years does that.

[@VideoGameSlang]

It definitely does. Oda did not intend for his stories to be marathoned like this.

[@Griffnix]

It does. I experienced that when I was reading a fantasy series. I got to book 7 after reading everything back to back and at a certain point, I didn't care what was happening. Took a week off and was able to enjoy the series and now I intersperse long series with another book in between.

[@gumgumleobazooka]

@@Degdreamsit ain’t that deep brotha

[@Degdreams]

@@gumgumleobazooka What I said wasn't supposed to be deep. This is a weird and out of place video compared to his other content. Im just trying to figure out the motivation. Maybe he just thought it was cool, that doesn't stop it from being weird to me.

[@ruste530]

24 hour challenge under 30: no problem! 24 hour challenge over 30: this is hell

[@selwyntan4014]

Luffy himself got it right when he told off Usopp for wanting to "spoil" the One Piece with Rayleigh! He knew that jumping to the end like that was boring and would ruin the adventure. Thank you Mark for doing this experiment! Hope this video inspires others to read One Piece as an adventure rather than to "catch up" (which to be fair is sth i do as well), because its so much better to take your time to enjoy the journey as you did in the first 4 hours - the first 4 hours werent even the best parts of the story!

[@CrazyDontMeanWrong]

This kind of forced binging is an excellent way to kill your enjoyment of a thing, no matter what it is. If something hooks you that much, awesome, but if you're making yourself do it, then it's work now, and work requires brakes.

[@BeastXredefined]

If it makes you feel better Mark, your videos in 2020 kickstarted my interest in One Piece. I spent years afraid of the length. I finally bit the bullet and started last year after the live action. One Piece is now my favorite work of fiction. I have you to thank for that.

[@TB-yo6yh]

I started watching One Piece back in September 2021 by watching one episode a day. Best decision I made because I didn’t get fatigued and enjoyed my daily dose. I also loved getting to the end of each arc and watching your corresponding video. Currently in the middle of Cake Island

[@Ahmad98699]

What 3-5 that's what I did

[@MatthewKiyatkin]

ONEPIECE is a classic. Among those like treasure island and Swiss family robinson

[@Lemon707top]

maybe it's just me but i really just didn't jive with this video. i really appreciate the work and effort that went behind it, but i don't find it comfortable or even entertaining to watch someone struggle for my viewing pleasure. my favorite works of yours are where you get down to insane detail about the content you're passionate in, not some arbitrary "challenge". idk, maybe it's just a preference thing, but seriously, please look after yourself rather than harming yourself for doing content :(

[@LightBringer666]

back when your videos reviewing OP came out, they convinced me to finally give it a shot, as i had been postponing it due to the length... and having watched 800+ episodes of detective conan years back, i didn't want to go through that kind of experience again (although in hindsight i realized conan was rife with filler episodes that could be skipped, or that i could have just read the manga). alas, it took me about 3-4 weeks at the time as i had nothing to do while i waited for the next semester of university to start, almost every day i would mealprep in the morning, sit down, read like 50-100 chapters take food breaks in between, and on some days i would just skip the whole manga reading part and do something else entirely. looking back, i could have been a bit more patient with how fast i went through the story, but in the end i never felt like it was a drag or tiring, my eyes simply hurt me from staring at a computer screen reading a black and white manga... seeing this video in my sub feed i immediately said "no way he even got through a quarter of it dude... no way". and indeed you barely scratched 300 chapters. to anyone out there that still isn't convinced, take your time with it! a friend of mine has been reading one piece for the past 2 years and he's only doing 4 chapters a week, and i intend to do something similar by reading 1-3 chapters a day once i get to re-reading it again (i'd done so in the past 4 years but each time i sort of rushed through it when i shouldn't have, missing a lot imo). instead of seeing it as a task, make it a hobby, something you look forward to doing every time (every day for me) think of it like your parents/grandparents reading you a story slowly every night till you fall asleep, continuing where you left off the previous night, or like coming home from school to watch the new episode of dragon ball z... you didn't have to marathon an entire saga in a day or even in a week, take it at a comfortable pace and let yourself enjoy it bit by bit, if you feel compelled to keep reading, give yourself an extra chapter that day but no more... but beware cause oda is well known for making the next cliffhanger worse on your heart than the previous one! and Mark, take care of yourself my dude, never undertake such a project that hurts your health, get as much rest as you can in the next couple of weeks, we love you and your content!

[@Pixiuchu]

7:16 I did a 36 hour challenge recently... and this is _such_ a mood. By the time you reach the 18 hour mark... you gotta think to yourself... now do *all of that, **_again_* . It's an insane thing to do. I love this sentence from the video.

[@Mr_Cebula]

My brother wanted to get me into One Piece anime. But I was like “meh it’s long” etc. Soon after I started reading manga in general (thank you Dorohedoro for this), thanks to Mark I realized that there is manga of One Piece. And oh boy, that was great decision. I started reading OP more than year ago and I’m on the Impel Down. I’m also reading other things in between and I’m loving like that. No rush, sometimes I need a break. Getting back to OP after something else is a great feeling, like meeting your dog at home after a long day 😊

[@Stayvi]

The shot of Dragon when he said "No fathering either" LOL

[@MarianaBello-fq3hx]

I spent 24 hours straight praying to Buggy D. Clown becoming pirate king. He deserves it.

[@C052-ip9zs]

real and true

[@SamTheGumMan117]

It's gonna happen no doubt about it

[@patrickstreetet3085]

Buggy would be proud

[@insatiablehunger2138]

valid

[@EgoreTR13]

Video literally became "it's not about getting to the destination, it's about the friends you met along the way"

[@criscrosxxx]

Shame

[@MoongemVAA]

Mark wanted to do the Egghead review and Oda said "nah, one more chapter". That is my headcanon for how this video came to be.

[@maxspecs]

We never making it out of Egghead

[@pointvee]

when i first started reading one piece i caught up (the most recent chapter at the time was law getting shot outside the dressrosa coliseum lol) in about 3 weeks.

[@braddeputy]

That was a beautiful ending. I started reading at the end of March of this year, and was caught up by the end of June. I was doing my best to get through it as quickly as possible so that I wouldn’t be spoiled. The adage of, “there’s too much one piece until there’s not enough,” was SO true!

[@RedKing12000]

So after much pestering, my best friend’s been getting into One Piece over the last year or so. At the top of this summer, he returned to the series(having taken a break over the winter) at Water 7, and by the end of July he’d reached the New World, and was ready to take his foot off that gas again. Last week he finished Whole Cake Island, and even this far in, said it was one of his favorite arcs of all time. Yeah, One Piece is special, alright.

[@yohanthefate7331]

Ya know... as someone whose done stuff like this. Id argue food, water and proper rest beforehwnd makes all the difference. That and maybe experiencing something for the first time (curiosity will carry you through crazy waters. Even past your limit) so I think the rice cracks/cereal really didnt help your focus. Pair that with the fact that you have already experienced this narrative and your drive is for a challange to prove something more so than from newfound joy it would make sense why you felt so damn tired after doing it for so long. Maybe some breaks might have helped too. That said. Fun video. I like how its literally journey just like it is in the story. Its just about enjoying something rather than finishing it

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

It's taxing. Especially of those 24 hours, you'll find details completely missed from prior reads or has been glossed over by the anime entirely. Challenges like this is why I'd rather take it slow with reading books, and why the humble bookmark is a vital tool for any reader. Just like with save files, bookmarks keep track of where you are in a story you are currently reading. Especially a story as expansive as One Piece. By Volume 25, the most rational thing to do at that point was to put a bookmark on page 19 after reading nine volumes up to that point to take a break. This is was also the very lethal blow that did the superhero comic book in: no one had the time to keep up with 25 event comics going on at once, along with the tie-ins to that specific event on top of the lack of variety needed to distinguish the various amalgamations of heroes of these events.

[@kingdraco4813]

Reading 28 Volumes and getting to the start of 29 in 24 hours is impresive especially considering your condition of reading the story. Any way good job Mark, the next time you read it, make sure to savour it and enjoy the ride. 😇👍 The foreshadowing is Insane 🏴‍☠ It usually takes me an hour to read one volume, some take less & some takes more time. I have read One Piece 54 times (but it was only at 21 volumes when I cought up the first time, ca 22 years ago and when I reread it we got to 23 volumes here in sweden).

[@MegaMega95]

16:52 That shadow game was sick!

[@JacoB-wp4ws]

1:13, dont worry, Im a slow manga reader myself as well, for example all of vinland saga manga up to current at that time chapter took me from march to july of this year and I actually prefer reading manga at slower pace in especially non action content

[@tylerh3378]

Bro it’s not just that your videos are awesome, it’s that the ideas and concept are awesome. Appreciate all the content over the years. 👍

[@roidadadou5456]

I think the Kai anime and the Live Action do help greatly approaching the manga.

[@POPINCONEJO88]

@4:32 LLLUUUFFFYYYY 😂😂😂😂😂 I love 4Kids

[@The_anomaly_eater]

I caught up in around a month or two The thing that slowed me down was the missing volumes from the Library that someone was always borrowing. I totally get it tho! Enjoying the story is key. Take as much time as you want reading this masterpiece. It's just that I'm a really fast reader

[@demimonde4archives947]

You uh...you need a vacation bud? Cause we love your content, but not at the risk of your health. So if ya need a break, please take one. We'll wait for your return :)

[@Memecs20]

Reminds me when I picked up One Piece over 10 years ago, didn't felt the need to consume it at a fast pace, I want to think about it as a roller coaster, there are chapters you go slow and steady other moments the story in some arcs captures you and takes you for whirl and the best part early one is that it's very likely you see it through to the end (of that arc.) One Piece as massive as it has become, even now reading weekly I feel that i want to see/read more...

[@Hailrichie]

0:13 i didn't know Mark was in the Grove street gang

[@Feeble_cursed_one]

CJ!

[@Hailrichie]

@@Feeble_cursed_one big smoke

[@bigcheesey98]

Nice pfp

[@ilay_ux]

2:09 the swallow before holding the tears in is always so relatable. that's how I know it's over for me.

[@neutonpack1682]

If you read One Piece for the first time then maybe the adrenaline will carry you from all the hype moments but nostalgia will not.

[@heyitshamza6903]

That's actually accurate

[@naaga7932]

You can say that about ANYTHING if you're doing only that for 24 hours

[@neutonpack1682]

@@naaga7932 Ye, I never said this doesn't applies to other stuff but One Piece do have more consistent hype moments.

[@FTEChristian]

I started watching one piece the exact same time you started reviewing them. A story like that during a time like that really helped me get through it and having your videos to watch after i complete every arc really helped motivate me to finish the series

[@Tsuki_Itsubi]

I think a better ending would have been "Mark read 265 chapters in 24 hours. He is survived by his loving Wife and Child."

[@halfwaybrooks4202]

Mark. I am 100 percent challenging you. Monday when i am off work i shall be reading one piece for 24 hours. I have reread the series many times and love it enough to do it again. It will be through the internet not physical (unfortunately) but i shall return to opdate you on my attempt. God speed good sir

[@anxander]

Leaving this to get notification on when you're back from it, good luck!

[@halfwaybrooks4202]

@@anxander log update, research delayed due to space marine 2 release. New mission start is for Tuesday with possibility of Wednesday at the latest. Update as soon As over

[@Warkurus]

Do not repeat at home.

[@SW-jj1sw]

i'm on punk hazard my friends on whole cake i think im gonna repeat at home

[@mrgoat_jpg]

No worries.... ima do it at school

[@Xirbtt]

Me watching youtubers do the “I did thing for 24 hours” shtick knowing I’ve done MONTHS of 24 hour guard duty. ;_;

[@alfredsmith7039]

An underrated way to go thru one piece is an island at a time and roughly 1-2 months per island. It'll take a couple years to catch up at that rate and I find it's the most enjoyable way to dive in and heck you might even get hooked during the summit war or Zoe/hlwhole cake and finish more than an island a month from time to time . I showed my wife the story that way during lockdown and they're currently waiting for egg head to wrap up in the anime so she can continue watching it that way .

[@Degdreams]

Um... We are literally advised to take breaks after only 30 minutes of deep work. I'm literally 6 minutes into this video and im like: Well duh you crazy person. You're not meant to make videos like Browney.

[@Onebadterran]

It is easy to forget how much energy it takes to read. It is a mental exercise and this challenge is the equivalent of running a 24 hour marathon. Good effort, I bet there are plenty of manga that could be read in 24 hours, just maybe not one of the longest ever created.

[@wheezy1214]

We’re so back baby LFG

[@timzyt63]

I absolutely agreed, it's all about the journey not at all about the finish line. Also, random question: What are your top 5 favourite anime/manga ?

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Mark, You Absolute LEGEND! You're the king of the pirates ! 💀💀💀

[@pezvonpez]

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[@witheburning8756]

1:48, Stop !! Don't read your manga this way !!! It makes me suffer, poor thing...

[@ilay_ux]

so in other words, this video is propaganda for anti-speedreaders. take my like

[@DIYisntDead]

Mark renacting his least favorite bits from Manga is perfect cringe short content.

[@TheClanFollows]

Dude. Actually cried at this video I haven’t finished listening to the thought, but truly one piece saved me as well and gave me so much in my actual life. You really captured that in that shift around 14:15 Great video :)

[@theokgrey]

just realized how similar u look to peter capaldi

[@fightingdreamer8681]

Wow... never noticed until now, I see it 😆

[@quipgaming1790]

This was such a fun video, a really interesting type of video on this channel. felt really special!

[@Bell_Cat639]

Is there gonna be an egghead video

[@kuroser353]

Probably after we get to Elbaf

[@Dullsonic3]

Eg

[@nestog1765]

Probably, others have already asked for it, but now that Egghead is done, will we be seeing a review from you. (After you recover from this challenge, of course) Excited to hear your thoughts about it.

[@qncymrtn]

No spoilers if you haven't read 1125 but it's not over yet.

[@the_cringe_nerd]

Mark, the mistake you made was seeing how far you could get in 24 hours straight. Should of settled for 4-5, maybe 8 hours per day and then see how many days it would take. And to be fair, it took myself 11 months to catchup in 2020 as well.

[@jacklomas4218]

I've said this a few times now but seriously, you're the reason I started watching the anime. I watched you review the manga and thought yeah I'll give the show a watch, a decision I never regretted, nor will I ever regret, thank you for that.

[@WarisanTahtaaa]

WE NEED EGGHEAD REVIEW

[@chrisgodfrey1880]

I think this mostly shows several facets. One: you are a slow reader, I read all 25 volumes of GTO in the time from getting home from school till sleeping at around 11 or midnight, so around 8 or 9 hours, pretty often growing up. I did the same with Rave Master, the volumes of Naruto I owned at the time, and many other manga I consumed at the time. It was a regular pastime for me, and would even add in time to play some games or spend time with family. Second: doing anything for that extent of time in isolation with nothing else is going to drain the body and mind and make focus difficult. That will also cause your pace to slow drastically as your mind craves rest or other activities. Third: Not sure if you tried it, but something that always helped me read was having background music playing. Makes the time feel better and allows some level of distraction while still focusing on the task at hand. Fourth: No one in their right mind would dedicate a block of 24 hours to reading non stop anyways. This challenge made no sense to even attempt. What would have been a more functional challenge would have been to dedicate 8 hours a day to getting as far as you can in the series and then determine how many days of that it took to finish. It will be different for everyone dependent on their reading speed and ability to focus, but would have been better for you and given a decently accurate idea of the length to finish without subjecting yourself to mental and physical torture for the sake of a very weird challenge

[@madmanmit2618]

As someone currently rewatching the One Piece anime (English dub this time, I'm half way through Impel Down) I can't imagine doing something like this and enjoying it. With the anime there's at least more forms of stimuli like motion, color, music, sound, speech, etc. But the manga is just small black and white static images. Trying to consume the story that way uninterrupted for 24 hours sounds tortuous and exhausting. Even on my rewatch I don't spend the whole day watching OP, I only average about 10-12 episodes a day since I began in the beginning of august. Taking time to do other things and recharge yourself is vital to the enjoyment of those special things in life. If you're constantly forcing yourself to engage with that thing for hours and hours then it stops feeling special and just becomes a chore.

[@vanishhero964]

We are never getting that final bleach video review huh

[@IStoleThePies]

He said he'll wait till the anime ends, since he found out Kubo wasn't able to end the manga the way he intended

[@MarianaBello-fq3hx]

Why would there be a final bleach arc review without it finishing? This isn't the first time the manga version wasn't the way he wanted it to be. He also said that the recap films were closer to his vision than either anime and manga regarding Ulquiorra vs Ichigo.

[@IStoleThePies]

@@MarianaBello-fq3hx The stuff about the Ulquiorra fight was a rumor. All he said was that the movie version had excellent direction

[@jamesstreet3297]

I'm still not entirely caught up with One Piece, near the end of Wano, but i have been watching off and on for the last few years. And i everytime i come back to it, i am reminded just how much i love this story. It truly is the adventure of a lifetime, and one of the best stories ever written

[@connellychase573]

One piece is a story that isn't meant to be sprinted through doing so ruins the immersion of what the series is and how it will feel you with emotions of excitement rage sadness every emotion you can think the one piece is to long thought is simply people who dont know what they are missing unless you actually read and or watch the series your gonna end up regretting it

[@DreballinArts]

Well, painful challenge or not, your Covid time videos actually did get me to pick up and eventually catch up on One Piece 100 chapters in 2020 and over 1000 in about 2-3 months in 2024.

[@Aaronrules380]

I mean, the fact that you weren't going to get close to finishing it would have been obvious if you just did some basic math before hand. There are currently 1124 chapters (1125 if we include what's coming out tomorrow), if each chapter takes about 5 minutes to read on average that's over 5600 minutes, or about 93.5 hours

[@go_golden]

woah watch out math genius over here in these youtube comments

[@鹿野修哉-u2k]

in 24 hours, from the start of the timeskip, how many chapters are you able to read? how many arcs can you go

[@Artista_Frustrado]

the real lesson here is: Binge carefully, & yeah not all media is meant to be binged [angrily glares at the all Streaming services] but yeah, talk to me when Oda actually comes up with an ending, i just want to see if "is about the journey" ends up holding true or becomes the biggest Copium known to man

[@Sym761]

better than naruto

[@IfeAlikaboss]

Cool ragebait bro

[@HelloPersonReadingThis.]

Yeah.

[@watchforever1724]

lol 😂

[@shrubsangry]

Nobody disputes this

[@furorteutonicus9045]

thats common sense tho

[@MaxPaynefan1]

I love the bon voyage lofi used at the end, "you and those dreams are precious in my life"

[@tearzofthefallen6586]

I have to say, as a One Piece fan, I hate the escalation periods and most of the fights. There are rarely escalations that feel like they are worth it, and the best part of OP is the world building and character backstories. I dont really want more of these, but I want less fighting. The anime is notorious for its bad pacing, but even the manga suffers from the extremely slow fights and lack of interesting combat. The worst part is, especially post TS, the majority of the manga is fights and escalations (escalations being the period between when the location/character development slows down and the crew is trying to find the arcs villian to fight him). I can't imagine this is an isolated take, but I don't see anyone else ever saying this.

[@xaviergrichardson]

It's actually usually the beginning for me, when the crew scatters across the island. Some arcs this makes sense. There's no threat they know about, so yeah do whatever. I even understand why Oda does it. Facilitates worldbuilding and meeting all the new characters for the arc. However, Dressrosa friggin broke me. In virtually every arc, being separated at the start nearly gets everyone killed. You'd think they'd learn at some point, but eh. But Dressrosa? An island ruled by an enemy who 1) they're here to ruin the entire day of and 2) is totally expecting them to show up. And what happens? Luffy wanders away. Zoro disappears. Sanji runs after the first pretty face he sees. Y'know, the usual. Not only is everyone nearly killed, but the next two arcs only happen because they were all split up again. One Piece, I love you, but dropping characters' IQ into the single digits to make the plot happen is one of the worst tropes in fiction. I can't stand it.

[@godspeedforce9371]

This is honestly making me rethink my big 3 goal. I told myself that once I collect all big 3 volumes, then one by one, I'll read those series straight through and consume those stories at once.

[@G_Rez]

I think one of the most magical elements of one piece is that you grow with it. Having started one piece around 15 years ago, i can remember where the story was when i graduated highschool. The chapter i read in the dressing room of my best friends wedding rehearsal waiting for everyone to get ready, the chapter i was on when i first introduced my little sister to one piece and put her on her own adventure. And the story isn't done. I'm going to grow more, I'm going to have more life experiences, maybe even children before the story of one piece concludes. There are few mediums out there with the longevity to grow with you across multiple decades. It has become part of my life, a topic of my social circles, a core memory alongside precious moments. And however the story concludes can't change how special that journey has been

[@bubbasgotback431]

I know that "The Real Treasure is the Friends We Made Along the Way" is an old, tired cliché and that no one wants the One Piece to actually be that, but I truly believe Oda might have written one of the few stories where that cliché is so thematically relevant that he could totally end his story that way. One Piece truly is about the journey, not the destination. Rushing through everything and not allowing yourself the freedom to experience that journey at your own pace is antithetical to the series as a whole. This is a great video and it's pretty humorous in the irony that the point of the video is to do something with a series that nearly explicitly asks you not to do that thing.

[@Roshuwah]

I don't like the tendency to just absorb content as fast as possible. I read through one piece technically over two years, but really i read the bulk of it over about 9 months and it was totally worth it that way!

[@ninatuckerschewtoy]

You really gotta give yourself the time to read Journey to the West, especially after this experience

[@veldrensavoth7119]

13:15 gets to Skypeia gets bored and wants to Quit😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hyperionsama]

This was the first video I’ve seen of yours. So maybe it isn’t a complete failure after all 😊 liked and subscribed! 🙏

[@affmcustoms]

Mark you are insane haha. Dude, all you really needed to do to prove a point was ask if your review of One Piece convinced anyone to check out the story because it did. Because of your reviews, I'm over 1000 episodes into the anime. Thank you for attempting this crazy challenge, but your amazing reviews are the best thing you can do to sell us on these stories. You are the man.

[@wenm7081]

I loved that you were truthful about this experiment. Like you said, we shouldn't lose our love for the story want to "catch up" way too fast. Let's simply enjoy!

[@mistahrnscuttah4120]

I love one piece and even I say this to quick. But I liked because I don't want your efforts to feel wasted. Thank you for the content

[@kyshim1247]

Been watching this dude since i was a wee lad, im now 19 and i still love his vids

[@tixelch]

I underwent a similar process recently regarding Bleach, wherein I'd been midway through the Arrancar arc and taking it at a pretty casual pace when my friend announced he was doing a Bleach D&D campaign, which I wanted in on. Unfortunately, since I wanted to play a Quincy, there was no way I wouldn't get spoiled on their lore unless I finished the entire manga before session zero started... In three days. I pulled it off, but I do not recommend speed-reading long-form series like Bleach or One Piece even over the period of a few days, let alone ONE. Props to you for getting as far as you did, man.

[@NobleVillian]

Hi Mark! I just wanted to share my experience with you about One Piece. I remember seeing One Piece around as I read Naruto and Bleach in 2007. It was longer than both of them! I only saw goofy clips of the old anime that was atrocious. I never would read that, I said. Well over the years I got a few glowing recommendations of it, so I was slowly opening to the idea, but I had the same thoughts. This series is SO long. I couldn't possibly subject myself to that much time. Well a few years ago, I made a major change in my life, I quit my job and spend 6 months exploring and being free. Well the first few months I was staying with a buddy and didn't have just a ton of stuff to do before my real vacation started. I was a frequent park visitor and always had headphones in listening to things. I stumbled on your One Piece series and figured "I know myself. If I want to read this manga, I don't overly care about spoilers. I need something to hype me up for the journey." So I started your series. And you sold me on it. Your love and passion, your hype and excitement over scenes, your extremely intellectual way of breaking down the storytelling. All of it won me over. I had that itch to go on a journey. So, sitting at my friends house on a cool spring morning, I took my coffee outside, pulled out my tablet, and found chapter 1. It took me two months to read One Piece. I would finish an arc, then go back and watch your video of that arc again to analyze and digest it. I never imagined I could have gotten through this story, especially without your hype train getting me on the tracks to start with. So you can at least take solace in knowing that you made me a fan. I keep caught up now every week. I anxiously await the new chapters now. It's a feeling we all take for granted while media comes out, but I embrace the wait and the excitement and the anticipation of it. Thank you for getting me started.

[@jaruburbank]

W for the HBK frame in the back keep making greatness

[@RockinAfr0]

The thing that always gets me about modern anime and manga culture is that it is so unreasonably binge focused, which goes for streaming culture in general too. Looking at JoJo's part 6, whose hype was partly killed by Netflix prioritizing the ability to binge the series rather than providing steady weekly releases. People claim to want to binge a series, but the result of that is barely remembering what you read/watched a week later. If you love a series, the best thing you can do is let it breathe, let is rest and consuming it in manageable portions. One Piece is long, but as you said: it's a journey! And if you don't read or watch a story to go on a journey, to join the characters for their highs and their lows, then why start at all? Saying One Piece is too long and could be a bit shorter or more condensed is a valid criticism to have, but the people that literally don't start because of the length are just looking for an epic moments/fights compilation. I'd argue One Piece works BECAUSE of it's length. It truely feels like a monumental occasion and undertaking, for both the characters and the readers. It's a journey we all go on together. Maybe at different paces, but we are all looking to meet up with Luffy at the end when he finds the One Piece!