I used to HATE One Piece, then I realised I was DUMB....

[@dark_fusion1288]

Ah yes, another video validating my near 15 years of love for this series. I can do this all day.

[@atumless9696]

I watched a 4 hour video this week about how One Piece is the new age “Homer’s Odyssey.” Is there something wrong with us or is it just that good 😂?

[@furorteutonicus9045]

@@atumless9696 One Piece is a better story than Homers Odyssey if we are being honest.

[@MmMm-mr6tf]

@@atumless9696if you mean the video that is almost 6 hours I watched a year ago as well 🫡

[@jayko2853]

Same

[@mikedarkmoon2395]

​@@atumless9696 The story is so long that anyone who followed it up to that point has such an emotional attachment that even if the story is just decent, it will look like a masterpiece.

[@MonkiDiGaffa]

I am 36, not even close to your typical anime fan, and yet my world was turned upside down like whitebeard just hit me with the gura gura no mi and now it revolves solely around Luffy and the adventures of the Strawhats. Goda for life. Best thing by a very long way

[@jamesbailey4304]

I've been following One Piece since the Baratia arc when Sanji fought Pearl, I had the American Shounen Jump issue that premiered in out this way. Same age as you, my brother it's all good times! We're all Grand Fleet! But for real I feel that, it wasn't until this time last year I got really into football. Go Lions.

[@alexmyers3000]

Same bro!!!! Haha, 36 myself…found the live action last summer…found crunchy roll and watched it in its entirety (drip fed now every Saturday)…and I’ve watched through a second time from enies lobby, now watching it through again starting with log town….fuckin love this world that Oda has created

[@Dad.D.SoulKing]

dude i feel this comment with my soul.

[@jamesbailey4304]

@@alexmyers3000 welcome to the Grand Fleet!

[@smokey2425]

36 year old comment gang haha. People use to tease me for this being my favorite anime back in the day. Now everyone on the crew dera-shishishishi

[@firstnamelastname4824]

Rayleigh first appears in a flashback in chapter nineteen and Oda just let that sit there until he's formally introduced chapter five fucking hundred. Man's patience and commitment to long term storytelling is nuts.

[@vermelliwoolf8889]

And by rewatching it, another prominant figure can be seen in the crewmates on the ship. You can see Scopper Gabban which was only properly introduced in the manga through the Oden flashback but he’s Roger’s Left Wing of his own. I believe the community knew about this character far before this point, but I don’t recall exactly how far back we’ve known such details. Probably through a SBS

[@kysa3535]

I'm all in for Oda's mastery of foreshadowing and intricate storytelling, but introducing the ex-crew of the captain, who are central to the main plot, isn't particularly difficult. The truly impressive aspect is the creativity behind the diverse characters. The storyline itself, without dialogue and not fully fleshed out, could be condensed into 10-20 pages. Overall, the world of One Piece mirrors our real world, but in a pirate setting.

[@vermelliwoolf8889]

@@kysa3535 Yeah, I mean, if he didn’t plan for Buggy and Shanks to be on the Pirate Kings crew at first, of course of he changed his mind he can always go back to chapter 19 to use the character he had drawn as reference. But just imagine if he actually HADN’T done that? It would be very easy to forget to do that for most authors but Oda has put a lot of care for his manga at all time. Now if we could see Oden on the ship at that time, that’d be a little much. Cuz that’d be a little far into the Grand Line to be doubting Devil Fruits to be a thing.

[@repulzer]

You read the manga? - else I wont stay about a specifc char we didnt see since years x)

[@Peapod901]

@@kysa3535I’d heavily disagree. I mean I guess you could condense the plot of any show into a page of text, but it obviously wouldn’t be even close to as good

[@s.a.w_r2081]

That thumbnail was sick I never once thought to connect those panels like that.

[@dmitrychirkov4206]

same! i just don't know whats it like to be Oda. You have to weekly make a chapter with a plot paneling, redraws, costumes, directing, reveals, dialogues, interconnecting dozens of culture layers and irl references, hearbreaking stories that could have their own successful adaptations alone... ...and on top of that you still drop such paralleling panels, divided by decades.This one, also Doffy/IMU and many others

[@coSocks]

@@dmitrychirkov4206 he’s actually just so incredible with everything he does, it makes me so happy that One Piece is as popular as it is and that Oda receives as much respect as he does.

[@kb9889]

Same man, I came here just to comment that

[@HiddenSH_]

The art work is so amazing!

[@HiddenSH_]

@@dmitrychirkov4206 I know it's truly incredible what Oda is able to do, he is truly genius!

[@sineaterdred1]

I'm 60, and after seeing the live action show, I've tumbled down the One Piece rabbit hole, and I love it. I binged the entire anime for two and a half months straight (over 100 episodes a week), and I'm convinced that this is the modern-day Odyssey. I'm a Naruto fan, but One Piece is on another level. This anime actually made me cry. Not like Naruto where I get a tear or two to drop. I think the episode is 504 or 505. Luffy goes through something I personally went through, and I completely lost it. I love One Piece now. 🖖😎👍

[@HiddenSH_]

That's so amazing that you found one piece through the live action and fell in love with it! I agree with you, I like Naruto as well but One Piece for me is just a different level!

[@LegoGoldenFrieza]

I have cried to the "I want to live" scene three times on its own

[@TheAlethian]

The story that always fucks me up is sanjis back story before meeting the chef

[@Matty80822]

this is why we were so happy the live action came out and did it well! how many new fans that brought in!

[@GalekC]

awesome. hope my 70 y/o naruto-fan of an uncle finds one piece, too

[@abyss87walker]

I never see One Piece fans hating the haters. We just feel bad for people who haven't joined the crew yet.

[@natalimoina]

OP fandom is one of the most toxic ever lol

[@abyss87walker]

@@natalimoina not in my experience

[@StaticNugget]

I'm sure there are plenty of toxic one piece fans out there but the majority of them are usually just defending one piece trying to get people to watch it like you said lol.

[@dysemp2814]

​@@StaticNuggetthat.......aaand the Narutards and DBZ fanatics who keeps comparing the incomparable....Like every time and then, you have to put them back in place.

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

@@natalimoina Nah every anime has their toxic people but One Piece fans are pretty chill by and large. I do come across one piece fans every now and then that I question what they were watching because its like they didn't get any good moral lessons from it or have really strange takeaways, but thats the minority.

[@3dsmaster537]

That thumbnail goes haaarrrd. The contrast from "I'm so weak" to "This is my PEAK!" is amazing

[@HiddenSH_]

Bro the art is amazing!! One of my favourite's ever!

[@spiralgodking9877]

Luffy: I'm so peak~!!!🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@DatDirtyDog]

I'm in my 30's and One Piece has given me the motivation to change my life. I've always struggled with my weight since about 13, tried diets and going to gyms only to hit a bump like a bad cold or a bit of depression where i'd just stop trying. One piece inspires me as people (not even just the crew) are chasing their dreams, getting hurt, almost killed but get right back up and chase it some more. This year I decided to try and lose weight again and if i feel my motivation slowing down I sit and watch an arc of one piece, or even someone reacting to an arc of one piece. So far this year I have lost 5 stone / 32kg/ 70lbs and still going strong! I'm currently in my own 2 year time skip training everyday! Thank You One Piece.

[@1001011011010]

Key tip if you aren't using it already: calorie counting is such a hack to losing weight. Just cut 2-300 calories from maintenance and then you have like one day a week where you go a bit over so your metabolism doesn't slow down ("cheat day").

[@rubiksbillli]

That's beautiful man. I'm cheering for ya. Best advice I can give is learn to cultivate a healthy relationship with exercise where working out is fun and not a chore.

[@novy1198]

@@1001011011010 ye many people for some reason skip that fact, its not about diet and what you eat, its how much you eat, if you really want to lose weight, you could literally eat nothing, just drink water and exercise (but then you will be weak as mosqitoe so its not reccomended :D )

[@alib6936]

Fuck yeah brother, keep it going!! won't give you any advice about losing weight as you seem to already know how 🫡 Never satisfied until you reach your dream, however enjoy every single moment of the ups and downs of life. That is what One Piece has taught me. We all go through them, absolute highs achieving something great (maybe graduating high school/University, or landing that new job or getting married/having kids) but also experiencing the absolute lows with resolve (losing family members, failing at getting the new job, grinding at school and only barely passing, losing your partner etc..) Take life's greatest hits on the chin, get knocked down, cry, then get up and keep moving forward 🙌🏼 and then enjoy the absolute highs and practice gratitude, just like the Straw Hats at the end of most arcs that end in a beautiful banquet. Tl:Dr One Piece teaches us how to live the rollercoaster of life

[@Farisss11]

i used to weight 85kg now i am 70kg because i really wanna stay alive to the end of onepiece, just for that sole purpose

[@klamsanac8173]

Thriller bark has some of the most iconic gags in the entire series. It's also one of the last sagas where all of the straw hats are together for a significant portion of the adventure. The moments between straw hats being silly together is one of my favorite appeals of the series.

[@HiddenSH_]

I agree people hate on thriller bark toooo much and there are some incredible moments

[@maxhocks2006]

In most other anime the word feels like it revolves around the main characters and if they’re not around nothing happens. In one piece tons of other characters are living their lives and having their own adventures. Buggy, crocodile, law, kid, vivi, ace, sabo, Koby, and even lucci have all been out there doing things and making major moves. In fact as impel down, the reverie, and cover stories prove we could follow another character or group as main characters and they have full stories. It’s what makes the world of one piece feel so alive.

[@extremelynoobgaming4742]

It is the type of anime where if you don't show the main protagonists the fans will still enjoy it. And it literally happened inbetween chapter 1079 to 1087 but that was one of the best chapter threads ever

[@HiddenSH_]

100% agree, the face the characters don't fell bound by Luffy's actions but we know there are multiple groups and people with there own motivations and making movements beyond luffy makes the world feel so alive and real! GOAT

[@HiddenSH_]

@@extremelynoobgaming4742 SO TRUE! One Piece could show us marines or the revolutionary arm or SHANKS or any number of side characters and it would still be AMAZING!

[@chandraliestiawan3161]

​@@HiddenSH_and now, there is One Piece Fan Letter as a solid proof oh this

[@HiddenSH_]

@@chandraliestiawan3161 I was thinking about making a video on the Fan Letter episode but everyone has said how amazing it is

[@kota8927]

What I love most about One Piece is that its not just a story but an experience with a thriving community that doesn’t just follow the story but actually immerse themselves into it. Oda does a great job at writing in a way that encourages us to use our imagination because the One Piece world is just as unique and mysterious as our own world with endless possibilities. Oda doesn’t just spoonfeed the audience information, he creates opportunities for us to connect the pieces ourselves or come up with our own theories while he continues to drop hints throughout the story.

[@Dad.D.SoulKing]

exactly!!!! thank you so much, i’m literally going through the comments lighting up, because honestly explaining the journey to people is the hardest part

[@royalfun1031]

​@@Dad.D.SoulKing y need explaining

[@Dad.D.SoulKing]

@@royalfun1031 some people i know can’t sit through one piece because of the pace even though it’s filled with great stories

[@ignacioperez5479]

As i always say to my friends. Oda gave us an answer, and like 5 more questions

[@fanboy4you]

@@Dad.D.SoulKing sucks to be them

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

as a manga reader, what actually got me was when I realized that old man who appeared in all those ancient cover stories of Koby was Luffy's grandpa and Garp first appeared YEEEAAAAARS before the effing reveal. I was like: WHAT?? It was hidden in plain sight all this time, that goofy old man that had ZERO importance was Luffy's grandpa, and not only that he also revealed that Dragon is Luffy's father? The most wanted man alive? That really changed everything. You also don't realize how soon Black Beard's name is mentioned in the story, it's before they even knew Chopper!

[@HiddenSH_]

It really is insane how Oda will just leave things in plain sight and won't tell us anything until some major reveal down the line, I think he loves the fact we have no clue what's going on and making us theorise!

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

@@HiddenSH_ he is the type of sicko that if he wasn't the author, he would be, probably, the biggest One Piece theorist there would be... hahahaha...

[@HiddenSH_]

@@theSUBVERSIVE HE REALLY WOULD!!! IT WOULD BE AMAZING

[@mateusfranco5938]

I still remember how around the first 50 episodes I needed to practically beg on my knees for my little sister to watch it, imagine my surprise nowadays where she draws a bunch of One Piece fanart and is now the one begging for us to watch it after she arrives from school 😂😂😂

[@Creepaw-]

I wish that would work with my brother

[@epochthekid]

You are a good brother. God bless my man. Spreading the good word of Oda

[@mateusfranco5938]

@@Creepaw- have faith in Oda and all your wishes will come true

[@mateusfranco5938]

@@epochthekid amen brother 🙏🏻

[@Shade_91]

it took me two years to convince my brother to watch it, he was caught up in under 2 months 🤣🤣🤣

[@weak0216]

The story feels real because it is real. Oda has the manga manga fruit powers that allows him to see events involving the main character across the universe. The islands are planets and the sea is the void of space.

[@S4NSE]

that's crazy

[@HiddenSH_]

Ahh I see he has the manga manga fruit, that makes so much more sense now!

[@HiddenSH_]

@@S4NSE LMAOOO

[@aznpanda510x]

One piece change my life, when I heard Robin said “ I want to live…” it made me change my perspective of life… look at how happy she is now and I’m thankful to live long enough to have a reason to keep waking up,

[@HiddenSH_]

The "I want to live" moment is one of my favourite's in all of one piece!! It made me so happy to see her re-discover her love for life and why we should all be grateful for it!

[@aznpanda510x]

@@HiddenSH_ yeah 🥲 I’m thankful to all my niece and nephew. I want to be a better person for them.

[@HiddenSH_]

@@aznpanda510x Thats so amazing, i feel the same way about my niece

[@showerthoughts1469]

5:09 DON'T PRETEND ODA DIDN'T MAKE YOU CRY OVER A BOAT!

[@HiddenSH_]

HE REALLY DID! HOW DOES SOMEONE DO THAT!?!? GOAT THINGS

[@lalthasangasailo]

not just any boat it is THE BOAT

[@HiddenSH_]

@@lalthasangasailo THE BOAT OF ALL BOATS

[@doorframe2315]

It was brook that mostly got me

[@KingTragedy27]

Going Mary lives on in my heart

[@idiotsdoesthings5737]

Jimbei was mentioned even before Arlong, wasn't introduced or seen until impel down, now part of the crew nearly 1000 episodes later.

[@HiddenSH_]

BRO ODA IS JUST THE GOAT

[@spiralgodking9877]

​@@HiddenSH_GODA~!!!🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@ky_kartikey]

I had an almost similar journey to you regarding one piece, but one more thing that got me to cement one piece as one of my favorites is also the community. After catching up with the manga and then interacting with the community, watching KZbin videos regarding fan theories, stuff i missed, foreshadowing, background stuff and much much more. The community made me aware of so many other things about one piece and made me appreciate it so much more.

[@HiddenSH_]

I agree the community of one piece is so amazing and so much fun to interact with while new chapters and episodes are coming out!

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

I stopped after maybe 5-6 episodes but decided to give it a second chance a few weeks later and never looked back from there.

[@KRLS-Anknown]

One of the biggest accomplishment I have is getting my gf to watch onepiece with me. 😂

[@menot6245]

same didn't expect her to like it so much

[@MAT-wn5fr]

That's the dream lol

[@ESKAIELOS]

Now thats an accomplishment

[@monkey1053]

bro has a gf and one piece!?

[@anthonystallworth1406]

Feel you completely. My girl made me start over after I got to along park. She had stop cause of school and I had fully caught up. She got back on a while ago and is in wano now.

[@lixten7322]

I genuinely think that the day one piece ends, a part of me will die along with it. I can not imagine a world where one piece just.. isnt. The thought of that actually hurts. I wont be the same after

[@HiddenSH_]

It honestly will be so strange when One Piece ends, it will be sad but also beautiful

[@ahmadshehadeh1299]

@@HiddenSH_ the ending arcs are gonna be on another level, if you guys have read the manga youd know that egghead even though its short is better than wano and i loved wano especially act 2 and act 3, however the story has reached a point where this mans just delivering on past foreshadowing, and MAN the final villains the final fight for the one piece will SHIT on the rest of this beautiful series. If marineford was 10/10 the war for the one piece and against the world government leaders is 15/10

[@battlerdenta]

dont worry it’ll either end next year or 2032

[@theculturedgentleman3699]

Same. It will be THE saddest day of my life.

[@Tonjit41]

when i got caught up for the first time and had to wait for weekly chapters i couldn't take it so i reread the whole thing again. it's genuinely like losing a loved one. you feel empty and aimless without it.

[@j3nki541]

ill be honest, the reason I continued to watch OP in my 20s was because the straw hats had different outfits on every island. I thought that was a really lovely detail to include in the story and I was really looking forward to seeing the new outfits on the new island. It became my goat in Alabasta when Vivi was screaming on the clock tower while nobody was hearing her. The voice acting really carried the scene and it was one of the most dramatic moments I've ever witnessed in storytelling.

[@blackmanrunfree]

Luffy’s desert fit for Alabasta is still one of my favs so fire 🔥

[@HiddenSH_]

The amount of different outfits the strawhats get is such a cool detail to add in! And the voice acting is so amazing it really adds to the already emotional moments in one piece and can break your heart if done right!

[@HiddenSH_]

@@blackmanrunfree absolute drip 🌊

[@drysalivahunter-nim4365]

When Vivi thought nobody can hear her, Luffy came and told her "I can hear you" that was an epic moment.

[@dogwithsunglasses4051]

I will say this about Thriller Bark. The Scene were a Zombie crawled out of a grave, Luffy went to him, and stuffed him back, is one of the greatest pieces of non verbal comedy of all time

[@Insanity-vv9nn]

The most memorable moment to me is the crew going through the red mountain to reach the red line. It gave me a sense of freedom no other anime did

[@HiddenSH_]

The feeling of adventure and freedom one piece gives is like nothing else out there

[@Ridlay_]

I think you did a phenomenal job of summing up a lot of reason why I love One Piece so much. I actually learned a quite a bit from the video, making me think about why I love the series

[@HiddenSH_]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video and it made you think about why you love it so much! I wasn't sure how this video would be receive so to see this kind of response is amazing!

[@big_boi0140]

One of my favorite things about Oda and one piece is how in the manga, he has these cover stories at the start of chapters that further explain things that happen in the background. Like the very first one is Coby and Helmepo meeting Garp. Yeah, he was introduced in a cover story, and then they trained under him before we next see them again in water 7.

[@HiddenSH_]

all those extra details and little bits of information just add to the overall experience and story of one piece! so fucking amazing

[@bascalbo]

ive been following one piece since 2001. for 23 out of my 34 years of existence. words can not describe my love for this series. it really feels like I was there for all the big events like I've been part of the crew, part of the journey and I'm not sure someone reading/watching through all of the story now can quite feel the same way about it, but I'm still happy more and more people are catching up and understand this masterpiece. welcome, nakama

[@electroslimeEN]

the key for one piece is that before you know it you care so much about the characters and boy does it hit hard lmao. another thing is that we rarely ever get inner monologue from luffy. infact the amount of time we are in his head compared to everything is like a speck on the screen. so it really feels like youre on the journey with them, not a passenger in luffys head.

[@HiddenSH_]

100% agree, we care about these characters so much and it makes everything hit so hard lmaooo!

[@palkinator]

One Piece is and always will be the GOAT. Oda is a master worldbuilder. I'm not saying he doesn't have misses sometimes. But in the long run it doesn't matter. As a whole, it is in a class of its own.

[@thunderstar254]

The fact no one lost hope after Wano, despite it being the longest arc while also being the worst arc by far, is a testament to how much faith/confidence the fandom has in him. As long as he actually writes to his own standards, it'll be pure gold.

[@omarsharifnajafli7342]

@@thunderstar254 Who in his clearest mind would call Wano arc the worst? It's literally top 5

[@peltycrikts6990]

​@@thunderstar254Uhhm, the Wano arc wasn't bad. It was just on hiatus due to the pandemic, and Oda couldn't write since him and his team got sick. And the anime studios for some reason stopped production for like a year. Then Oda several other breaks from the writing to celebrate the 1000th chapter, promote Red etc! So anime production had to keep halting.

[@xdrago1051]

@@thunderstar254 Bro said Wano is the worst when Long Ring Long Land is right there. I am extremely adamant about not skipping arcs in anime and i was THIS close to skipping Long Ring Long Land halfway through.

[@furorteutonicus9045]

True. There are 1 or 2 things I did not like but thats pretty negligible considering I have so little to complain about something that is over 1000 chapters long. :)

[@thunder86440]

One thing I’ll like to add as I also recently caught up and went as far as reading the manga as well. Over time you actually grow to love the Straw hat pirates. As weird as it sounds it kind of feels like you’re part of the crew to the point that you grow to love their interactions with each other. Even though they each have the individual quirks it’s obvious to see each of them really love each other. Small things like watching them talk to each other on their journey becomes strangely heart warming. What a piece of fiction this is. Nothing will ever compare to one piece.

[@HiddenSH_]

1000% agree, after a certain period of time you just like seeing them interact with each other and like seeing how their different personalities bounce of each other. Trult special

[@WatanukiProductions]

I don't remember when One Piece became my favorite story of all time. I do remember when I started to LOVE it. When I started Shakugan no Shana was my favorite anime and I was at the time and still am really upset that only the first two novels got translated. However I didn't like long series because they always became a shell of what they once were. They will have setups without payoffs, retcons along the way, the rules of the world break down or change, and the characters tend to lose their depth. I had yet to see a show with more than 100 episodes that stayed good. I had friends who wouldn't shut up about One Piece but even them talking about it didn't make sound like my kind of show, it just sounded silly. However one of those friends was more committed to getting me to watch it so he traded watching my favorite show Shakugan No Shana for me watching 75 episodes of One Piece(skipping filler). And while I don't recommend this approach he knew the world building would be the hook for me so he started me at Loguetown and I got to Zoro shopping for swords and suddenly realized why people thought the dork with a sword in his mouth was fucking awesome. We get to the grand line and I realize that it's such an incredibly perfect setting for an adventure for tabletop RPGs and I end up DMing OPd20 while I'm still watching more and more of the show. The ending to Alabasta makes me cry but I don't realize I love the series until Jaya. That little arc is so huge in retrospect. The world expands so much in a few short chapters and in those chapters we also have a really satisfying emotional payoff in one of the best punches ever and then as we are riding the knockup stream with the straw hats and Nami realizes she can sail the upward current and the unfurl the sails and start to fly. I started crying even though there wasn't anything sad about the moment at all It was triumphant and I realized that for reasons that were lost to me at some point I had become part of the journey. I was on the adventure with them and I wanted to see everything this world had to offer. Every couple arcs from then on I felt my investment kick up a notch, eventually I had to switch to the manga and One Pace because the bad pacing was actually starting to ruin it for me but with One Pace It felt like the writing just got continuously better with Dressrosa being the most insanely ambitious storyline where not only was there a incredibly intense story going on right now but there was a series of incredibly impactful flashbacks and each one of those flashbacks was connected in various ways to the others such that if one piece didn't exist and we were just watching these flashbacks it would have been one of the best animes I'd ever seen. This simply incredible feeling of tangibility to the world where things continue to move outside of our perspective. Then whole cake Island shows that we can go to the insane scale that we had with Dressrosa and yet make the story personal. Where the stakes of one member of our crew is greater than the fate of an entire country. So many stories flounder when they get up to the big scale because they can't bring things back to being relatable. Seemingly every week there's a universe ending threat and at some point it's impossible to care but One Piece was able to do both large-scale storytelling and small scale personal stakes side by side effortlessly. Next thing I know I'm caught up with the manga just after gear fives reveal and I start reading weekly. I start watching KZbin reviews and getting into the community and I become invested on a level I've never been before and the people making these chapter breakdowns keep noticing things that I completely missed. Then Egghead starts and it's so goddamn good! The thing is despite remembering so much about my journey I can't actually tell you when across the last 10 years that I've been watching and reading on and off that it became my favorite story of all time but at this point my attachment to the story is downright religious. Which is pretty impressive considering from the outside looking in I didn't even think I'd like it.

[@NKfoul]

thats a whole ahh essay 💀

[@WatanukiProductions]

@@NKfoul Apologies. I trend towards longer comments but that was long-winded even for me. I'm surprised (and grateful) 3 people read enough of it to give it a thumbs up.

[@second1387]

Yeah kinda similar to what happened to me, and then I just got slapped by "Never judge a book by its cover."

[@extremelynoobgaming4742]

​@@WatanukiProductionsdon't worry I read the whole essay ( the bad pacing really affected me)

[@HiddenSH_]

That's kind of similar to how my journey went, I can't even remember when but after 6 months of binge watching the anime and falling in love with it progressively more and more, there was just a singular moment I could think of where it became my goat, but somehow it became my favourite piece of fiction of all time and i dont even know when! Also thank you for such an in depth and comprehensive comment/review! It was amazing to read your experience with One Piece in such depth!

[@zxcvb3772]

7:08 This is why the binge watching experience of One Piece is unmatched. It's also why I understand it when you said at some point, you just started thinking that it's your GOAT, it started pretty good, but the story keeps building onto itself and never stopped. I've had a similar experience, and I cannot wait to rewatch the entire series again once it's fully concluded.

[@veloc.raptor9136]

Whole cake island was foreshadowed all the way in the beginning with everyones bounty saying "Dead or Alive" whilst Sanji's only saying "Alive". Its also the first time i thought that maybe Usopp, inadvertantly, wasnt lying but actually unknowingly predicting the future.

[@frostmint3584]

holy shit you right

[@C3H5N3O9]

Commented just to say that the thumbnail is absolutely amazing. The juxtaposition of luffy being at his peak and also at his lowest paired with the fact that he’s hitting almost the same pose is a perfect mirror to one another. You cooked hard brother

[@BenScrannage]

I discovered One Piece with the Livw Action series, and this may sound silly, but I feel like I discovered a part of myself that was missing my whole life, and now I'm starting a fitness journey so I can hopefully play the Live Action Franky, I always wanted to act but there has never been a character that directly spoke to my spirit and told my to get to work and become them as much as that blue-haired freak. Wish me luch guys, One Piece is one of the most special things in the world and I'll be sorely disappointed in myself if I don't get to put myself into it somehow. Literal destiny shit

[@HiddenSH_]

That's such an amazing journey you've had with one piece! I hope the fitness journey and the goal of playing Franky comes true!!

[@branchminer1]

This is probably the best breakdown of why One Piece is so good that I’ve ever seen! It looks past the technical stuff and figures out the main, less understood reason, that the story is so popular.

[@HiddenSH_]

Aww thank you so much for saying that, I really appreciate the compliment alot. I wasn't sure how this video would be receive so to see this kind of response is amazing!

[@MrRubix01]

thank you for putting respect on Thriller Bark, easily an A tier arc

[@furorteutonicus9045]

IMO there are no bad arcs in One Piece. Just some that are better than others.

[@extremelynoobgaming4742]

​@@furorteutonicus9045I have no faith in people after hearing about people skipping skypiea

[@EtherealAfro]

​@extremelynoobgaming4742 who would skip skypiea, legit one of the biggest setups for the going merry 😢

[@HiddenSH_]

people hate on thriller bark way to much

[@HiddenSH_]

@@furorteutonicus9045 I would agree with that!

[@lgwenl3373]

Beautifully said!!! 💯 this is exactly how it feels! Ive seen comments on other videos that say "if youre forcing yourself to get through it then its not for you" honestly just trust the process, while youre watching Alabasta you wont care who any characters are, then all of a sudden you actually love one of the villains and now theyre luffys besties! Youll never know what to expect and looking back you wont believe you used to hate characters you now love!

[@HiddenSH_]

That's what I believe, if you watch one piece long enough it's impossible for you to lie to yourself anymore, you realise it's the goat! Thank you for the suppose! :)

[@LeviOaken]

Started one piece around when i was 12-14, so OP has been a part of my life since ~16 years and some of the build ups took almost a decade to be paid off. And when you finally get an answers to questions you had for years it feels so rewarding

[@HiddenSH_]

i can only imagine what that must feel like, I started watching one piece when there was already 800-900 episodes, so I can only imagine what it would've been like to see some of the big reveals come out weekly in the earlier chapters and episodes

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

The lack of any BGM and the presence of static noice proves how great of a fan you are that you r willing to talk about OP with pure emotions

[@HiddenSH_]

I'm glad my intentions got across to at least one person. I thought about a BGM but decided I wanted it to be more personal and I'm glad my pure emotions go across in this video!

[@JohnWick-ut1tj]

@@HiddenSH_ 🤝 🫂 NAKAMA

[@jessemasters1446]

One Piece is the greatest fictional tale of all time. Oda is a genius.

[@elcalabozodelandroide2]

Maybe the third one.

[@thunderstar254]

​@@elcalabozodelandroide2 What else do you have up there? Harry Potter? Odyssey? Bhagavad Gita?

[@scotty2dadout]

@@thunderstar254 "Harry Potter" 💀

[@thunderstar254]

@@scotty2dadout Yes the 2nd most popular fictional story of all time, "scotty2neurons" 💀😂

[@Vi_alt]

It definitely has flaws you know. Its pretty good but not the best.

[@thederpdiego]

either u hate one piece or you've watched one piece

[@HiddenSH_]

TRUEEEEEE

[@Zerelex]

No truer words have been said

[@Jayluna98]

You're not wrong bro, the world of One Piece constantly moves and all the pieces come together to make a grand Odyssey

[@HiddenSH_]

the story is so grand and yet flows together so freely and smoothly at the same time, idk how he does it!

[@sarthakarora3212]

Funny thing oda himself said he wished he wrote your lie in April. It's his favourite manga and he is very jealous he can't be on the author level of writing.

[@danieldevers8017]

And that's coming from the person that created this masterpiece. Such a grounded and humble man😊

[@HiddenSH_]

WAIT IS THIS REAL?! IF THAT'S TRUE THE COINCIDENCE WOULD BE INSANE LMAO

[@HiddenSH_]

@@danieldevers8017 did he actually say that? me and oda having the same taste in manga is CRAZY. HE IS THE GOAT

[@danieldevers8017]

@@HiddenSH_ Yes. He read it and missed a deadline with weekly shonen jump because he couldn't stop reading it. It sold out after his interview too

[@nade5557]

I had a feeling that one piece would be the GOAT somewhere around syrup village arc. I just had never seen conviction like that in an anime before. Others have their moments but one piece from the beginning chapter announces to you that it will change your life. 1000 episodes later I look back and realise that it absolutely has.

[@juanfisi]

You make really good points, One Piece builds upon itself like no other anime does. The only other anime with such a world building I have seen is Full Metal Alchemist, and that one happens in a single country most of the time, as supposed to One Piece that happens in an entire world.

[@HiddenSH_]

One Piece world building is really one of a kind! Truly something special

[@alwaysfknsleepy]

I very rarely click on One Piece content pages i am not familiar with but your thumbnail was an absolute banger!

[@HiddenSH_]

I appreciate you taking the chance on my video and the compliment about the thumbnail!

[@jay184561]

There is a difference between writing a story and a "compelling, amazing and interconnected world", and only few can achieve the latter

[@agentbrosseadents5962]

This is exactly what happened to me!!!🤣🤣 I hated when people talked to me about this anime shit, and then one day I started and never stopped.

[@HiddenSH_]

Bro it's so real, one piece was meh and then i watched the whole thing and it became my goat 🤣

[@bethanybrookes8479]

I just love luffy as a main character. He's just so bright and joyful and interesting and I love how seemingly simple he comes across. His design, his motivations, his personality, on the surface he's just appealingly simple and it makes the Depths of his character so much more interesting. (I have spent way too much time thinking about the value luffy puts on friendship and being there for people and freedom to do what you wish and what all of that says about him and where that could be coming from. He's a little bit fucked up actually and it's great.)

[@cm-gw9yb]

jeah most people think its "just a child series". but its literally the best story ever told by humankind..

[@racool911]

Honestly I wouldn't even call it the top three shounen, let alone best story told by humanity

[@akbuckets272]

​@@racool911I'd say it's one of the greatest comic ever created. Definitely the best shounen

[@racool911]

@@akbuckets272 If we're arguing comics I believe Attack on Titan is the best. But there are dozens I would put above One Piece

[@Msjane1225]

​@@racool911Attack on Titan 🤭🤣

[@ScreecerRuLeZ]

@@racool911 Tell me you haven't read it without telling me you haven't read it lmao

[@mintman325]

My confirmation bias rings true again. Keep telling me about how I’m reading, watching in Japanese and English, AND watching it with a friend all at once and still not bored. So I’m watching it with my friend and I tell him this is important that’s important. This will pay off in 400 episodes that’s going to pay off in 700 episodes. These seemingly throw away lines that are just set up for something else perhaps even a decade later is INSANE.

[@TEMPEST621]

0:16 6 months summer break???

[@ZiTaylor24]

“It feel like the whole world is moving” Wow ❤

[@HiddenSH_]

it really does feel that way... the goat

[@darkAwesome100]

got another one lads

[@HiddenSH_]

One piece doesn't stop collecting

[@Ethanol-vz3gp]

One piece is that one show that just keeps getting better

[@astyutechick7980]

I completely 1000% agree with your point - it's because of how well everything is intertwined together that makes the story so immersive and real and alive. But for me, it's still what these pieces lead into, culminate into, that makes One Piece my goat. I will never forget when Luffy puts his hat on Nami, or Strawhats' silent goodbye to Vivi, Declaration of War against the word and Robin's "I want to live", The Marienford arc. And countless other moments etc. And I know these moments cannot hit as hard without proper, thorough and immersive build up. But it's what these culminate into that makes OP the goat and Oda the Goda. I'm an OP manga enjoyer, I've watched 800 smt episodes of the anime too but for me, the manga just hits more. It's raw and the emotions are just oozing out of every page. And the art style is really good, while I get distracted by the janky animations of the anime. Regardless, to every one of these moments I've mentioned and literally countless others, emotions have welled up inside me. And while some of them were sad or tragic, a lot of them weren't. I still remember how I felt when they were entering the Grand Line via reverse mountain. How I felt when they used the knock-up stream to go to Skypiea. That pure, unfiltered, raw sense of adventure just overflowing from those pages is something I've never experienced to this degree in other media. These are also an overwhelmingly emotional part of the show that aren't discussed as often. While there are many tragically emotional scenes, there are also moments - equally as emotional - that are super Joyful, or pure Epic, or just overwhelmingly adventurous, or just raw... Emotion. No other feeling, just emotion. And because all these moments hit, the flow and the build up and immersion matter. It's because all those details pay-off so damm well, is the reason why they matter in the first place.

[@HiddenSH_]

I 10000% agree with this whole statement. No notes. This was perfect. This is what one piece is all about, everything from the build, character and narrative work is so perfect that the pay offs are so incredible and hit so close to home like no other. Perfection...

[@chainclaw07]

I "got into" one piece when I was 15 ... they were 300+ episodes in ... I didn't ever think of it as "my anime" until about the start of wholecake island. I think it was 5-7 years ago I got back to watching OP through reaction channels and got into the current episodes. then I realised I had watched it myself 1.5 times through- twice through other reactors AND I started watching another reactor experience OP late last year.... I think I have to recognise - it's my favourite anime.

[@HiddenSH_]

I'm glad you came to the same realisation I did, One Piece became my favourite anime before I knew it

[@kingken8916]

How Oda chooses to do his Arcs is what makes his Saga's great. A perfect example like you said is the marineford Saga. Also you are right one piece is the greatest piece of fiction in history and what's more amazing is it's still getting better.

[@HiddenSH_]

It's insane how Oda is still doing it after so long!

[@timeemit846]

One piece is one of the few things i think will surpass this century and people living 300 years later will also hear about this story. Its truly the peak of fiction

[@IslemLHASSANE]

I think so and sometimes I think about the statuts of the strawhat in Kumamoto and I'm saying : centuries later people will think they were legends

[@HiddenSH_]

I honestly think so as well, with the remake coming as well if will continue to live forever

[@HiddenSH_]

@@IslemLHASSANE yeah the strawhats will be seen as legends in some of the villages and people they have saved!

[@CodeAikawa]

My case was different. I didn't watch One Piece because for me it has too much episode. But around March this year, I was bombarded with funny and amazing clips of One Piece on my youtube recommendations. I watched a lot of them but still, I don't have time to watch the series. Until a massive and terrible heat wave hit south east asia prompting the government to cancel all classes and revert back to online classes. This gave me time to watch One Piece. I can't say that I had 100% watched One Piece. Because I watched the One Pace version of it where they remove all the fillers. But it still took me more than 2 weeks to catch up. And a few days to catch up to the manga. And now I'm a big One Piece fan. And man, the last egghead arc was the best. One Piece made me realize that there are anime that are too long but never enough. I also watched Detective Conan and caught up to it but like One Piece I also skipped the fillers. Detective Conan has a good main plot too. But I also caught up to it so I went back to the oldest episode and started watching the fillers.

[@Dad.D.SoulKing]

Hey guys! i kinda don’t know where else to turn to! first of all thank you so much for the video! so glad you took the time to absorb it which most people scratch off! thank you for your journey. i make music, but honestly lately ive been too absorbed in one piece so it’s influencing my music. got so many one piece related music, hints, fun things related to the show on my socials, and i know the community would love it if they checked out my work. sorry to vent here. been frustrated with social media not showing my stuff to my one piece audience. But again oda is masterful. hope to spread the joy of this show more

[@HiddenSH_]

Thank you so much for watching the video! That's amazing that one piece has effect your music! I hope more one piece fans and people in the community discover your music!

[@Dad.D.SoulKing]

@@HiddenSH_ thank you so much for saying so honestly. i do appreciate you!!!

[@busbargrounding]

i watched one piece from the age of 7 it was back then, and now time flies i have 7 year old son, my feeling for this anime remain the same. welcome aboard my friend

[@matteodeuboue9411]

Bro such a great way to explain how it feels be to a One Piece fan

[@HiddenSH_]

I'm glad we can both relate to this feeling!

[@JakeXmonstermouth]

Another example of worldbuilding i like is Ace/Blackbeard. We meet Ace in Arabasta, and he mentions he is pursuing blackbeard. Then we meet Marshall D. Teach just before skypea like 50 episodes later without knowing they're the same person. Then Ace and Marshall finally meet Aprox 150 episodes later.

[@dmitrychirkov4206]

It's all valid, what you said, but there's so much more or it about OP, that you'll never hear the end of it. Just never stop do your research and you will ALWAYS be rewarded. This writing is inhuman. It's an actual glimpse in the mind of a genius. Since your favorite arc is Marineford - the same as mine, I'll drop here a piece af mind, what makes this arc so epic (among other things): The primal conflict of strentgh/family vs society/duty. You may be the head of the most powerful military organisation in the world, surrounded by the bulk of your forces, backed by the law and justice, but then a certain person arrives and asks if you took a good care of his son and your heart skips a bit or two.

[@saddend9096]

One thing that really sells the world building for me is the cover stories. They should make a One Piece shorts thing where they animate all of the covers] stories into 5-10 minute episodes

[@extremelynoobgaming4742]

Yea, the anime onlys have no idea what is going on in the world

[@knighy64]

I think every person who says One Piece is bad must not have watched it. I too was a One Piece is too long hater and no joke after episode ONE I knew this was going to be my GOAT anime One Piece isn't about the length or episodes, it's about the world and journey to the top, I wish there was more One Piece as I've caught up.

[@Discodian]

Yeah cause people can't have an opinion anymore lol.

[@unamless9229]

@@Discodian they can't it's not allowed. Illegal and immoral.

[@starry_peppers1909]

​@@Discodian Duh lmao

[@NorbertNahumEvreuklovic]

​@@DiscodianOpinion should have a solid premise. Whoever hates OP,hates it because... It s too long🤡

[@Discodian]

@YaelEvreuklovic or people just don't enjoy it? Yk, that's a thing, right? I love aot but ik other people may not like it.

[@achour.falestine]

Dawg forget the video . That thumbnail fire as hell 😭 You cooked with that 🔥🔥🔥

[@sergio010495]

I like how this vid show the animations getting better and better too.

[@HiddenSH_]

Seeing the scenes side by side really puts the growth into perspective!

[@DjInFamus1]

i been a fan for 13 years, your words brought a tear to my eye. im happy your on the journey with us. Welcome :)

[@HiddenSH_]

That's so cool you've been watching for 13 years and I'm glad my video was able to resonate with you so well! I am fully on the journey with you :)

[@ułttimate]

Oh wow, someone that used to hate one piece that absolutely loves it right now… I have never seen that before…

[@HiddenSH_]

I know it's cliché at this point but it really is true... even if you hate one piece, you end up loving it when you watch it

[@jessehamson5903]

The amount of times I've seen a video where a hater has been converted to a lover is crazy. I've been a fan of One piece since like 2003, but didnt truly get into it until about 2012 when I left school, I caught up to the anime during Punk hazard, and have read and watched weekly for over a decade. I love it so much, Im gonna love to see how it all comes together. Its a puzzle that gets bigger with every ark, and it brings me happiness seeing people like yourself, Like Moist critical, and many others change their minds.

[@georgeelnarshy2576]

i just want to say how freakin cool the thumbnail is here bro

[@HiddenSH_]

Thank you so much for saying so bro!

[@whydoistillexist5033]

I grew up with One Piece. It was one of the first “books” I ever read. Genuinely. My mom loves One Piece. My dad and little sister do too. We all watch One Piece together when like 5 episodes have come out. We collect the manga. I LOVE One Piece!

[@joshuajf3954]

I’m currently going back and rewatching the whole thing with my girlfriend. There are things that were teased 700-800 episodes ago that we still are dealing with now and it’s in a good way. There is no other anime with a greater adventure and world buildingùp

[@HiddenSH_]

That's sick you and your girl are watching together! It's insane how early things are set up for pay offs FAR in the future

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

Started my One Piece journey semi seriously around 2013 (I watched it as a kid on TV on france but didn't follow it weekly). Ever since then I have been watching it weekly and enjoying it greatly. I always look forward to sundays to catch the latest episode.

[@SuperSky9]

THE SAME happens in BLEACH. The first time you see Bleach its like a usual high school fantasy. Second time you see Bleach its like "Ahh that's Renji" Third time you see Bleach, You're NEXT to Ichigo about put his life Soul Reaper's hand and have life changed forever! I completely understand what you mean.

[@HiddenSH_]

Bleach is also amazing! I need to re-watch or read it!!

[@SuperSky9]

@@HiddenSH_ Best part is, it feels new like you're watching it for the first time with every re-watch

[@CoopDizzleMC]

Bro, my man - This is EXACTLY how I feel about One Piece!! Thank you for your video.

[@HiddenSH_]

Thank you for watching!

[@generalinternet264]

A comparison I have seen is that One Piece is a modern version of Homer's Odyssey or Journey to the West; A grand Saga following a singular group as they Journey throughout most of the known world, and with intertwingling stories that weave in and out of the narrative

[@NeoNineOne]

Not to make myself sound smart 🤓 but I made this comparison to my brother who hasn't watched it. I don't think he's interested either way though. It's more than 'just anime'. It's one of the best pieces of fiction

[@HiddenSH_]

I haven't read either of the other 2, but now that I've seen the comparison's it makes me want to read them!

[@HiddenSH_]

@@NeoNineOne It's definitely one of the best pieces of fiction ever, have you read the other 2 he's talking about?

[@emmandugwa4758]

You know a show is great when it has the ability to impact ones life for the better. People struggle and face hard time and ironically derive hope and strength to push through from the amazing show of one piece and for me thats why its my goat because aside from being great its also part of my life am proud to be a part of the journey to the ONE PIECE.

[@IslemLHASSANE]

Totally agree❤❤

[@HiddenSH_]

It really is insane how a piece of fiction manages to impact so many people in so many positive ways!

[@HiddenSH_]

@@IslemLHASSANE 1000% agree!

[@furorteutonicus9045]

People who hate One Piece have not watched or read it. I simply can not believe that you can genuinly hate such an amazing series full of charm and creativity. How much of a dull and sad person do you have to be to hate on this???

[@priomquraishi1164]

Literally u said it, they r dull and sad and think a story is better if it is dark, edgy, with lots of death and gore etc.

[@13thKingMu]

​@@priomquraishi1164 that basically jjk,i'm really doubt season 2 would be as good without the animation like alot of character just killed for plot especially Nanami,Nobara and Hanami(at least let us see their domain expansion before died)

[@ismaelrodriguezbarrero4945]

People can criticize and have opinions you know? I like one piece but it DOES have many flaws. And yes I hate that 80% of the chapters are just pure drama and sad backstories I just think it has lost its essence not even feeling the same with the series

[@furorteutonicus9045]

@@ismaelrodriguezbarrero4945 What are you talking about? I never said anything about criticism and opinions, I was talking about HATE! I really hope you know the difference. Also your claim that "80% of the chapters are just pure drama and sad backstories" is simply not true and a factually false statement. Oh and I agree that the series is not flawless (because no series is) but its flaws (or at least what I personally perceive as a flaw) are mostly negligible and do not hinder the enjoyment the series provides to me in the slighest.

[@BucsFanO22]

@@13thKingMu You don't have to shit on JJK to like OP. Your hate on JJK is baseless as well.. JJK is a fantastic series. It's not OP, but it's still great.

[@MysticXombie]

That thumbnail was top tier. I loved seeing half Luffy at his best and half at his worst.

[@HiddenSH_]

I'm glad you like it!

[@miawithahat7218]

Different medium, but the wandering inn does everything you just talked about, but even better!

[@HiddenSH_]

really? I've need looked into it so I might have to check it out!

[@Yorsem]

I'm a LONG time One Piece fan, as in I remember watching the premiere of One Piece here in the US. Alabasta is my GOAT arc (alongside Enies Lobby,) best villain, the stakes were super high, the crew's relationship and connection with Vivi was both exciting and heartbreaking.

[@TawhitiKaraitiana]

Yohohoho

[@Kittywittygamer]

I adore every single bit of the lead-up to the Summit War. Sabaody Archipelago was incredible and heart-wrenching, Amazon Lily was lots of fun, and Impel Down was surprisingly engaging and enjoyable to watch. But then they finally get to the war between Whitebeard and the Marines, and after every episode, I hated it more and more. It took me longer to turn on it than my brothers who I was watching it with, but eventually, I got fed up with it. Between the tons of moving pieces that it clearly struggles to keep track of, the abysmal pacing, a few bizarre plot points, and one of the worst character deaths I've ever seen, it all worked in tandem to completely defile my expectations and enjoyment of that arc. I was ready to be crushed by Ace's death (I knew beforehand that he would die), not because I loved Ace, but because I loved Luffy. Overall, you don't get much time with Ace, and while I did like his character a lot, his death alone wouldn't be able to impact me that much. I was prepared to get emotional because of Luffy's reaction and devastation over his death because I am fully invested in Luffy as a whole. But when Ace died, all I felt was irritated. Also, Akainu is the second worst character in the entire show prove me wrong. I could rant about the Summit War all day, but that would be paragraphs long. Nobody will read this, so I don't want to go that in-depth. Overall, I think Summit War suffered so much because it simply didn't know how to focus on the right things, as well as some glaring issues like Luffy teleporting to Whitebeard when he first arrives at the battlefield, which baffled me upon realizing it. When the whole plot is Luffy running towards Ace, you don't want him to teleport somewhere much further away at the very start, that one fact alone is enough to bring down my opinion leagues.

[@HiddenSH_]

I respect your opinion and thank you for leaving such an in-depth comment. However I almost disagree completely with everything you said about marinford. I think marineford is the best arc in the entire show. It is a masterclass in character writing, developing emotional investment and payoff, with plot twits that change narrative and how we think about the world, as well as more information about characters we love but also those we don't get to see so often. With incredible fights and badass characters throughout the brilliant writing, showing Ace as the loving older brother wanting Luffy to go home because he would rather die then put luffy at risk. Ace's relationship with whitebeard and how we saw him as his true father, in his last moments thanked them for loving him, truly showing what kind of person Ace was and what he wanted in life. Garp's dilemma between choosing between his duty and justice he has committed his life to or protecting his sons. Luffy's undenying will to try and save his only brother left and he won't stop for admirals or warlords. Everything about that arc is amazing. Whitebeard letting his son stab him and then forgiving him for being tricked by the navy. In one scene you know exaclty what kind of character Whitebeard is and why he is going to such lengths to save ace. The whole teleporting to whitebeard thing is a bit weird, he fell out of the sky and landed near whitebeard, he went up to him using gear 2, because he was using gear 2 it may of looked like teleopting but he just jumped over to protect whitebeard from Crocodile because Luffy loves his brother, and he knows Ace loves whitebeard, so it's only natural Luffy would protect whitebeard. They same way whitebeard protects Luffy later in that arc for the same reasons. I would love to hear more why you don't like Marineford

[@Kittywittygamer]

​@@HiddenSH_ thank you for taking the time to read through my comment! I really enjoyed your video, despite my disagreements! I get that my pov is an unpopular one, and I totally get what it is you're saying, I even agree with most of what you said, and the more I think about, although I do believe Ace's death (not the fact that he dies, but the WAY that he dies) to be utter horse piss, I think a lot of my dislike of Summit War to be the fault of the anime's pacing and overall execution. A war should be chaotic, to be sure, but Summit War felt chaotic in a very unpleasant way to me. Characters start fights and never finish them, and sometimes characters are shown doing one thing, just to be doing something totally different 5 episodes later with no conclusion to the first. I expected the characters from each side of the war to be paired up with one another, duke it out, and end with a single victor. But, that doesn't happen, the whole time, all the characters feel so wishy-washy. Phoenix guy starts fighting Kizaru at the very start, but at some point off-screen, they seemingly stop for no reason (or did I miss something?). I wanted there to be some conclusivity, which I felt there wasn't any of. Also, personally I felt like there was a barren lack of incredible fights, due to the fact that nobody finishes the fights that they start. One specific example of the arc failing to keep track of characters: We see Gecko face off against Jinbei, ending in Jinbei crumpling him like a piece of paper. But, later on, we see Gecko in tip-top shape, still cackling about corpses as if nothing happened. It's not totally unbelievable that he crawled back to the other warlords after getting beat, but it's the total lack of focus that gets me, and how unnecessary it is for him to still be around at that point that confuses me. If a character gets defeated, in any other arc, they'd simply stay down for the rest of the arc (most of the time). So why? I don't mean to argue the substance and emotional cadence there is to Luffy and Ace's bond, as well as Ace's bond with Whitebeard and everything, I think ALL of that is incredible, same as you. I just think the arc in itself is... just... very dissatisfying and poorly pieced together. Again, I despise the cliche that Ace's death follows. If he would've died before Luffy reached him, just barely out of reach, I feel like it would've been more devastating and an overall more crushing loss. As for Luffy teleporting, I could be wrong, I don't know. I can't remember which episode it is, but at some point it shows a top-down layout of the battlefield, and the ship Luffy arrives on is not THAT close to Whitebeard's ship (and it was much closer to the broken wall leading to Ace), or at least, it appeared to be far enough away for it to be questionable how Luffy got to Whitebeard so quickly, but then struggle to reach Ace for like 20 episodes. IDK, it seemed very weird to me at the time, but without the actual top-down view to use as a reference, I can't really prove or clearly support my claim all that well. Anyway, I wish I could've loved Summit War as much as you!

[@im.not_kzkz]

@@Kittywittygamerjust read.

[@Kittywittygamer]

@@im.not_kzkz what

[@madscientist14]

well said! A lot of the things you've said are things I've thought about, I've just never bothered sharing. So thank you for having the same opinions and for sharing it to the world.

[@HiddenSH_]

No problem at all, I'm glad I could share how we feel about one piece to the world!

[@J85909266]

You are not alone in the experience you are describing. I felt the same emotions at nearly the exact same places in the story. One Piece is the GOAT. It really is better than just anime, but most fiction. I put it up almost there with Tolkien and Middle Earth. It's absolutely brilliant.

[@kazap6690]

You have to experience the whole of One Piece to really understand why people love this series so much and why it is the best. I have seen multiple critics, mostly reactors, who went from average series to this is the best.

[@laptop3602]

Attack on Titan is also a great example where you have no idea where an arc starts or ends everything is so connected and you are only witnessing there journey

[@HiddenSH_]

That's algo a great point AoT is another anime similar to One Piece in that aspect

[@Squashy_Sniffer]

I too was a one piece hater when I was younger. I often see so much hate towards it online, but you always can tell how much those people know about it cause they are a mirror of your old unfounded hate.

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Yes. You were. I too was at one point frustrated with all the sand in Alabastia, but when Pell did a Pell. I knew I was wrong.

[@HiddenSH_]

At least we can all admit we were wrong...

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

@@HiddenSH_ I am so glad to have been wrong. This is currently the undisputed greatest work of fiction on the planet. When it is finished publishing, it will be eligible and will eventually lose that honor of being number 1. But dear fren we are still riding this roller coaster! *We are still watching the victory march of Monkey D. Luffy!*

[@purplethemage]

Luffy has this uncanny ability, he just makes you want to see him succeed,

[@takubutung1717]

best line '' one peice get better better and better''

[@K_Forss]

This is just my personal theory but I don't think Oda is incredibly good at foreshadowing or planning. If course he has a general plan for the story, but what I think he does masterfully is planting a lot of seeds and going back to them when he needs something. I think that gives him the flexibility to write fun chapters but when applicable he can reach back and use a previous character or plot point to create that world building that OP has

[@fatimazt1037]

It's a real journey that we follow and yes, the beginning can be slow because it was the first steps of this long story but as you continue, you see how they evolve, how they live, the sadness the happiness and of course you are in it completely because you followed everything and you can't stop. It's like being with them, following their lives and those of all the others, as if nothing ever stops.

[@midzkkj]

2:44 i had the same feeling, i remember i cried to a ship, something i never experienced before and was possible only through one piece

[@hteekay]

I'm happy that you enjoy One Piece. For me, I get into One Piece during the Alabasta arc. I think it is the arc that Oda finally nailed down the formula (for better or worst). The 1st story in One Piece that made me legit cry was the demise of Going Merry.. I seriously ugly cried together with Luffy and the crew when Going Merry finally spoke to Luffy, thanking him for the adventure.

[@FirstMavrix]

Mihawk said luffy has an ability to make an ally out of anyone he meets so glad to see someone embrace this awesome story

[@AndrewTaper]

I'm at episode 96 right now and I am LOVING one piece so far. They introduced Ace which makes me even more thrilled on the journey that is to come ahead😁.