"Luffy... help me." |

[@tacosquirrel9509]

"Just like he'll know with Robin, Just like he'll know with Sanji" Im fine I'm okay I'm fine I'm normal I'm so normal

[@char1194]

Writing it so that Luffy never learns Nami's backstory is a real stroke of genius on Oda's part.

[@cbmatty9262]

I think the one piece live action was really amazing and did a lot of things actually better than the manga counterpart (the Kuro arc, giving Coby more plot relevance, toning down Sanji’s hornyness, ext) but Luffy listening to Nami’s backstory was real bad and really taints that aspect of the arc. Luffy not knowing her backstory is part of what made that moment so special.

[@immersion6105]

@@cbmatty9262 Also, the villagers (and Nojiko) not knowing about Nami's sacrifice was real bad.. Arlong Park was probably one of the worse adapted arcs in the LA which is a huge shame

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Now that you mention it, i remember the scene where Genzo is sitting at Belle-meres grave and Luffy just comes along, asks who is dead and gives his condolences.

[@aquamarinerose5405]

@cbmatty9262 As someone who primarily saw the live action version, I kinda assumed that he basically knew her background long before she EVER told him (Also admittedly I'm not actually remembering WHEN exactly she told him). Or, not that he guessed the exact details, but that he knew she was too good of a person to be working with the Arlong crew without some personal reason to do so, and that she would need his help more than ever if she's going back into that life. Also, I think that one aspect of this scene in the live action version makes up for this flaw... I love how he says it 3 times. First, he says it quietly to reassure Nami. Then a second time, directly facing the camera and where no one else can hear him, as though he's hyping himself up and telling the audience directly. And THEN he shouts it to the heavens, a challenge to the entire world that he would do everything in his power to help his dear friend.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

It's because it's (one of) Luffy's defining moment. Luffy flights for his friend, and doesn't care about anything else. Even if they reject him, betray him, or he just met them two minutes ago. Seeing him dismantles carefully prepared plans (sometimes started long before he was even born), just because you hurt his friends is one of the greatest thing in One Piece. He isn't an idealist, or a hero. He's a pirate.

[@Never_heart]

The march on Arlong Park is only so memorable, because it is happening because of this scene. The Strawhats are not marching because Arlong is in their way or because he is causing problems. They are marching because he dared to hurt their friend

[@TheActualMrLink]

“We might be hurt, we might be taking some hits, But when you’re taking our friend, that’s some PERSONAL shit!”

[@doubl2480]

In the movie Strong World, there is also a scene where the entire crew is marching to go and get Nami back, except they are super decked out with guns and bazookas just for style. But that make it lose a bit of the essence of the original. I don't feel like any adaptation or imitation really managed to perfectly get what makes Arlong Park's scenes so good.

[@Dyneamaeus]

The big thing for me in that scene was the crew was _there._ This scene is all Nami, and she's interacting with Luffy, but the whole crew _was there for it._ Just waiting. It's a hype moment for sure, but it also sets up one of Luffy's biggest running character traits: Those swept up by the Rubber Hurricane learn to read it's winds real fast.

[@TheActualMrLink]

@@Dyneamaeus “those swept up by the Rubber Hurricane learn to read its winds real fast.” GOD, that’s a great line!

[@Fraktal869]

That is the same reason the march on the Franky house also works.

[@timothymclean]

Tangent: Nami's "...!?" in the panel where Luffy wanders off to take a deep breath and "!!" when he shouts at the top of his rubber lungs are hilarious. Luffy is a Looney Tune who washed up on the shore of a shonen battle manga, and even his crew doesn't always know what's going through his head until he acts on it.

[@darkAwesome100]

I have never seen a better description of luffy, lmao

[@lucasirondesouzacamargo1540]

He usually don't know what's going through his head until he acts on it

[@mihaimorar2043]

@@lucasirondesouzacamargo1540 Oda has said Luffy has no inner monologue, so this is very, very accurate

[@timothymclean]

@@ExpandDong420 I always remember that Loony is spelled wrong, but I can never remember which kind of toone they are.

[@philswift5340]

I started watching one piece when I was at the most difficult point in my life. Everything was falling apart and I needed some escape. I figured "I like anime, and this one is over 950 episodes. I need some mindless long-running shonen." As I watched and saw Chouchou protecting his owner's home, Usopp lying as a a coping mechanism for his mother's death, Zoro grieving Kuina, his emotional fight with Mihawk, and Sanji/Zeff's backstory I realized that this story wasn't what I was expecting at all. I didn't cry because despite everything goin on in my life I have a lot of trouble being vulnerable. But then I saw this scene and was overcome by emotion. I sobbed and let out everything that I was holding in and let down the walls I put up. When I felt so alone and scared and angry this scene gave me hope that some goof with a heart of gold would be there for me. Two years later and I found that goof and she's been a massive part of my life ever since.

[@IfixME]

I just started one piece because of the same reason, nothing is going right, and I don't trust people at all , i Don't need friends that since a couple of people i thought were there , were not..but now 70 eps in and I feel i was wrong..i don't know but one piece definitely gives me the escape I need .

[@randybellwood1778]

@@IfixME The world is vast. Someday you will meet brave friends who will protect you. You must carry on so that you can live with them. ~ something we learn from One Piece

[@IfixME]

@@randybellwood1778 that's beautiful

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

This and “burn that flag” are the best moments in the series

[@ask4matt1996]

When tough characters become vulnerable and let others in, that's when it gets real. That's when we, the audience start tearing up, cause we're not prepared for the tragedy. But that's also where we see the characters bond and other great moments, and for that they are worth the tears.

[@GameDesignerJDG]

This one really deserved the full 3 minutes. There are moments in the series just as important or even more so. There are times that are more emotional and there are times that build character better. This, however, was that point in time in which everyone I know who still reads or watches One Piece became a fan. If you read or watched One Piece from beginning to... caught up, you became a fan at this moment.

[@Genee722]

For me personally, I became a fan way back at Zoro's backstory because the meaninglessness of Kuina's death really struck me as something unique. But this moment right here solidified One Piece as one of the greats to me. And then "I want to live" solidified it for me as the best manga of all time.

[@poppyfrancis7338]

I just started One Piece at the start of the month and there hasn't been a dull moment since episode one. I am incredibly shocked at just how often it decides to punch me in the feels, and I don't ever want it to change

[@Seeeeeeeeeeth]

Mentioning Robin and Sanji hits really hard not because of their scenes, but because you didn't mention Usopp. Him threatening to leave the crew always has and always will hit differently than the rest.

[@GoldFox98]

Exactly why Usopp vs Luffy is one of my favorite fights in the whole manga

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Yeah, though to be fair unlike Robin and Sanji Usopp actually meant it back then, when he wanted to leave. (Yes, he regretted it afterwards, hence the Sogeking persona) I think this is why Skyen didn`t mention Usopp.

[@GoldFox98]

@@aureliodeprimus8018 Yeah probably!

[@ItsJoeHut]

Tbh these 3 moments have nothing to do with Luffy vs Usopp. Nami, Sanji and Robin both broke down and asked for Luffy's help in dealing with their shit after acting like they didn't care.

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

When I read water seven and enies lobby I had two skip several volumes (I was a kid and read it in my local library) and when I saw that he still wasn't back in the crew while they stormed through enies lobby I got really anxious he might actually stay out for good.

[@merlinho0t]

This was the turning point in both the anime and manga that made me realize One Piece is more than just a goofy pirate shonen. I was already enjoying the series, but I was hooked after Nami’s breakdown and the ensuing fight between Luffy and Arlong.

[@ricohard1986]

"For the sake of one soul. For one loved one. For one life. The way I see it, there's nothing else worth fighting a war for."

[@crocketlawnchair259]

I was literally gonna look up the anime clip after watching this just to hear Nami’s delivery of “taskete”. It’s so fucking good, I’m glad you included it here

[@righteouself9928]

That voice break hits so hard. Say what you will about the anime but the voice talent is topnotch.

[@fynaglin9075]

More true than it deserves, I was hooked after Sanji's arc though. The fact a cook refuses to let someone else go hungry (even an enemy) because he had almost died of hunger himself hits just as hard. As well those of us who are fortunate to have enough to eat everyday take it for granted, so much so many of us never think about it....

[@Jivetalkin13]

Makes me cry every time. That sense of vulnerability and that dispair. She's lost control of all the little things she'd balanced so precariously and when it all came crashing down, the only way for to feel any amount of control again was to harm the brand Aarlong put on her. You're right about this being the point that makes people stick around. I was hooked when I watched it a couple weeks ago.

[@IamJustaSimpleMan]

As always, a wonderful analysis. And I think you really nailed it. Luffy is helping Nami for no other reason than that she is his friend and she genuinly asked for it. Luffy is deep down a simple character, but a very clearly and, in my opinion, brilliantly written one. He is essentially a paragon, he has simple but clear priorities. He is setting the people he cares about above everything else, and thats a good enough reason for him to go through hell for them. He'll help. *Of course* he'll help. Because they are his friends and they are placing their trust in him.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Yeah, Luffy is basically either your best friend or your worst nightmare.

[@Nazo-kage]

I don’t know if it’s in the manga, but there’s one scene in the anime. That was a very interesting moment in the fight between Luffy and Arlong: The fight is obviously reaching its end to the point to where they’re both be slammed through the building of Arlong park itself. And they come across Nami’s room. Luffy looks around at the small featureless stone room. The only thing of note in it is a kid size table covered in maps. And Luffy, despite all of goofy antics realizes instantly what this room is. It is in this place where he raises his leg up in the air as far as he can, and slams his foot down on Arlong’s face bringing the whole building down on top of him for good measure. Sometimes the main character doesn’t need to be told a persons backstory, They’re just able to tell.

[@DiamondDogVenomSnake1984]

This chapter was the first time I cried reading One Piece, and was when I knew this manga had my heart forever.

[@krvys7226]

And it certainly wasn't the last, I assume. Don't worry. I'm right there with you

[@PurplestLink]

I really like the Japanese word Luffy uses here. "当たり前だ!” "当たり前" is an adjective that means obvious, usual, common, and natural. So he's literally saying "it's obvious (that I'll help you)". But the added nuance of common or natural make it a stronger affirmation. Even in English the implication is crystal clear, but in Japanese it's directly stated. He isn't just saying HE would do this. He's saying that this is what being a crew is to him. Standing up to any foe, for any reason, no matter how dangerous, to save your nakama IS his normal. Anything else would be absurd.

[@ThisAintAStupidName]

One of Luffys great, underappreciated strengths as a character (that Oda does a good job of subtly portraying) is his emotional intelligence and awareness. He reads people and understands their hearts. He did it with Koby, with Nami, with Sanji, with Robin, with Momonosuke, with so many others. He may not be tactical or booksmart, but he understands people's hearts better than anyone in the series. One of my favorites of these is with Conis in Skypea. "Ever since we came to town, you've been shaking. Why?" He is so fast to pick up on people's hearts, and that makes him a wonderful character and worthy of being captain.

[@ParagonOblivion]

Even all these years later, this is the first of the many, many, MANY scenes that make me tear up and choke down a sob. Every time. From a 7-year old when I found One Piece in a monthly Shonen Jump at a Kroger in my hometown, to now as a 33-year old dealing with way more anxiety and pain on a daily basis; this scene always makes me cry just a little.

[@mypersonalaccount4934]

As a One Piece live action watcher, this is truly one of the most emotional scenes in One Piece. The creators truly nailed this in all three medias: manga, anime, and live action.

[@Nushnark]

All right, Skyen, after 81 shorts, I'm convinced. I'm going to read the manga, even though I have a hard time with them. Let's do this!

[@ishkajules]

This is it. This is the first TB Skyen video that reduced me to tears :') (The Arlong Park, Nami and Belle Mere videos were always the closest at breaking me and they finally succeeded. I'm just surprised it took this long).

[@William_Newgate]

I always tear up a little when re-reading this part, but OH BOY! Hearing Skyens god damn beautiful voice narrating those pages, with so much love and compassion for the Art and meaning behind it... My poor friggin Heart can only take so much!

[@alucard4504]

I was never a huge One Piece fan and eventually fell off somewhere along the line. But even after all these years, with never being hugely invested in the franchise, I still remember the scene of Luffy putting his hat on Nami before going to fight Arlong.

[@Voc_spooksauce]

I understand why you didn't do it before, but thank you for adding the anime version of the panel you talked about. It's just cool seeing how it looks in each depiction, and i liked how well her voice actress did her plight

[@bang9088]

Such an interesting feeling when the me in my childhood reading this chapter, not even understanding or feeling any of the characters emotions in this scene; in contrast with the me watching this video, tearing up badly with the retelling of the events. What an amazing series Oda has created, and an amazing short Skyen has made.

[@thepeanutgallery9980]

This scene is so WELL BUILT UP Because they’ve spent SO MUCH TIME talking about how incredibly important that hat is to him, and he literally didn’t HESITATE to put it on her head. It’s so perfectly symbolic that it feels like it would take paragraphs to explain how much that one simple gesture actually meant.

[@brendandugdell7405]

I also love the "which one of you is arolong" panel because it furthere emphasizes that luffy doesn't know who arlong is. He just know he hurt his friend

[@MsDBZnerd]

I think the thing that makes this scene so special to me personally is that from that moment on, Nami learns to trust her new friends and never doubt them when it matters (at least at the point I’m at in the series). Any time someone asks her if she’s worried about her friends she tells them no because she truly trusts that her friends will pull through just like they did for her in a moment of weakness and desperation. It’s probably my favorite part of Nami’s character.

[@ashdalbey4700]

This is one of the three shots in one piece that stick with me. The other two are “I want to live” and “thank you for loving me”. I can’t wait for them to be analyzed

[@BaneDane_JB]

"Just like he'll know it with Sanji and RObin" Usopp was the realest in that he was more concerned that he would be abandoned like the ship one day, that his preemptive self depreciation in leaving then and there was the most genuine of the 4. The only one not motivated by external factors but internal.

[@AfellowGAMER]

Damn it who's cutting onions😭

[@TheNunu]

I've never tried to venture into one piece but this series has made watch over 200 episodes in a month. Thank you TBSkyen

[@brainbraynbryan8984]

My twin who is a huge one piece fan begged me to get to Arlong park, and not going to lie he was right. This scene in particular is what I think of when I tell myself I need to keep watching One Piece

[@sethcrawford5107]

You too? Glad our twins were lucky enough to watch it to get us into it! My brother was in Skypiea when he told me to read it!

[@brainbraynbryan8984]

@@sethcrawford5107 I think he’s caught up with the anime but he’s essentially been hinting for me to watch it since Arlong and begging since Ace and Akainu

[@sethcrawford5107]

@@brainbraynbryan8984: Seems legit. 😂😂

[@breadleymcthicc5444]

Something I never see in other content is exactly what Oda does best. He knows what character should know what at what time, and why. Lack of understanding is what can bring the core elements of a character to the forefront. Luffy was shown to be a pure hearted guy through-and-through.

[@christianlamberti6059]

This. This is my favorite moment in One Piece. I will never not tear up at this moment. I will never not love returning to this moment to feel the emotion that comes with it. This is why I watch One Piece.

[@phixstudio9323]

“For that he will move mountains. For that he will level fortresses, he will smite Gods, and he will slay dragons. For love he will do these things.” Enies Lobby, Enel, and Kaido. A quote couldn’t be truer than that.

[@brockmckelvey7327]

Thanks Skyen, now I'm crying

[@TheSpeep]

The walk to Arlong Park does indeed kick ass. But it kicks ass because of this scene right before it. Because weve seen Arlong drive Nami to this point, so we know exactly why theyre headed there. And so now we also know that no matter how strong Arlong is, he's gonna get his absolute shit kicked in for messing with our navigator.

[@broskydoodle6697]

This is one of my top 3 moments in all of one piece, and one of the only times I got genuinely emotional reading manga. This moment solidified my love for the series.

[@Pockets868]

This damn anime has made me shed tears about 3 or 4 times total. This was one of those times. God I love One Piece.

[@A.C_B.]

It's videos like these why I keep watching this channel. Maybe it's just the voice, but Skyen really has a talent for giving these silly little cartoons we love the gravity they deserve.

[@xRosaliax]

Dude, you made me tear up on my morning drive today with this. The silly Shonen anime about the silly rubber boy has no business doing this to me.

[@PrinceMeNb1]

The way even those short reminders bring back the emotions of those scenes are the reason why oda crafted a masterpiece by writing one piece. I find it hard to show emotions lots of the time, but I know several points in this story that will make me tear up, weather it being from sadness or laughter.

[@LeoFieTv]

I also love how the Sanji, Zoro and Usopp jsut follow Luffy. No questions asked, no hesitation. Captain says we're going, so we're going. These people know each other for like a week.

[@Maybelater1018]

This was THE moment when I was hooked onto this story, and now it's my favourite story ever.

[@isabellamorris7902]

This has been on my recommended for a while but it came on the heels of a weeping meltdown over love. Feeling like it must be universally conditional and I'm not doing enough to earn it from the people I most want it from. I've never read or seen One Piece but this made me sob like a baby and maybe it's ok to be vulnerable in front of people I care about rather than worrying I'm too much work for them. Thank you.

[@krvys7226]

Not a member, so not seeing this till its normal schedualed apperence, but I can see why you edited this one yourself. And you're right. I can see people arguing the panel of everyone ready to roll up to arlong park. But I argue, as good as the composition of it is in the manga, it's the anime where that moment is most impacrful. (Despite the actual walk to arlong park being functionally filler, which also proves not all filler is a bad thing) But the scene, with nami, arm bloody, asking for help, is the scene that made me go from liking one piece to loving it. I still remember getting random issues of shonen jump when I was a kid, and, despite lacking some context from missing previous issues, felt this moment. And when luffy put his treasure on nami's head, I knew nothing was going to stop him from making her smile again. Because that's what luffy does. He returns joy to people who need it.

[@lonely__noodles]

Spoiler!!!!! He truly is Joyboy

[@xastrawberrycupcakex]

I think not only the fact the he doesn’t know her backstory but the fact the she does know his and what the straw hat means to him is what makes it all the more impactful

[@elijahkeay3906]

This is a really solid explanation of this honestly. This arc was totally my moment where I became interested in one piece

[@derkrischa3720]

You are very right with this! I think the reason why everybody remembers the Walk to Arlong Park is a) the pure catharsis of FINALY getting Arlong for everything hi has done, for everything he has done to Nami. The pure hype of justified anger getting released together with Namis pain and anguish. and b) the music is fittingly badass!

[@fsdaru4083]

I'm not crying you are.... *Begins crying without restraint*

[@afossileel]

Starting watching the anime about a year and a half ago. Shanks scaring the Sea King is what hooked me at first, but the walk to Arlong Park is when I knew I would see this series through to the end.

[@rpgmaster8964]

Started Watching One Piece recently, this scene in the anime legit got me nearly crying, it’s perfect character writing.

[@arielhansen7668]

I am of the opinion that that panel is not just the best one on this chapter, but is the best one in all of one piece. Definitely indicative of exactly what kind of person luffy is, and why he’s so great

[@The_PixelDoctor]

this is one of the strongest moment in the series, which says a lot when the series has so many great moments

[@DagarMan0]

as a kid, the crew walking to arlong park was my favorite scene in the anime. now, as an adult, nami finally becoming vulnerable is the one i feel the most

[@mas8705]

Truly one of the most powerful moments in One Piece that, even after 1100 chapters, still holds up. Shows the kind of man Luffy is and the lengths he will go for his friends and those he cares about. And as what was pointed out: Luffy does it without having to look into the backstory like we all just did. He sees a friend in tears and he squares up immediately with no questions asked.

[@18Krieger]

I agree. Namis cry for help is the best panel and leads to so many badass moment shortly thereafter.

[@Ironcorgi2]

I love this scene with all my heart it’s what makes one piece as awesome as it is that a character as cartoonish as luffy can have the utmost loyalty to his crew. It’s what makes me root for him cause he may be useless in every other regard but he is someone who wants to be strong to never lose the people he loves again. Also I love how overtaken overlaps later with the term drums of liberation and that luffy embodies the freedom loving sun god closer each time he has these moments

[@ReylunaticoMIP]

It doesn't matter if it's in the manga, the anime, the live action, or this short, I will always cry like a baby when It comes to this moment. The way of narrating It and the broken voice made it so much easier. Thank you so much for this series ❤

[@sorlakgear]

Yeah, this and Sanji's backstory is when I knew I'll love One Piece

[@Marcus-Does-Piano]

The voice acting for this scene in the Anime is just perfect You can hear the desperation and full honesty even without context I already really liked one piece before this moment but the delivery of this scene by Akemi Okamura made me realize just how special this series is This moment set me on the course to spend hundreds upon hundreds of hours with one piece and I have never once regreted it

[@wixonater]

rereading one piece right now and your shorts have made me analyse panels much more than i have before, i really hope this series goes long enough to make it into enies lobby, the panelling is so magnificent

[@maylie1234]

The sequence of panels where he places his hat onto nami's head is the only thing i knew about one piece before i got into it last year. Like, obviously through this series and osmosis over the years I knew which characters were who to some extent and Id seen a lot of fanart for it, but that's the one set of panels that really Stuck with me. I mustve seen them when my step-brother was reading it or something back in the early 2010s. Being able to see the full cintext behind that moment for the first time actually got me so teary eyed and its what convinced me that i was going to really love one piece

[@FelbyIkendy]

to me the two best parts of the entire manga are this bit of the chapter with Nami finally asking for help after going through so much and not wanting to drag others into it, and when Robin says "I want to live!" these are the only two parts of the manga that i have teared up at so far (currently in Wano) and they will stick with me for a long time

[@KingJH0510]

Just remembering this scene is enough to make me tear up Its such a good scene, one of the best in all of one piece And im glad even the live action does it justice

[@shyguypro9876]

"Help Me" is the first panel we've come across in this series thus far that as a legitimate argument for being the best panel in the series. There's a reason why, even over two and half decades later, this moment continues to be one of the most defining moments for One Piece as a series. There's a reason people still reference how amazing it is. It's the first moment where we truly see the heights to which One Piece will reach.

[@alexcurtis6180]

Moments like this are how One Piece earns the Power of Friendship power up better than any other series

[@Crazygamer-hv4cd]

This explanation genuinely made me cry. I think its time to genuinely read one piece

[@elfanraiden81]

and this...this is the moment when I fell in love with One Piece.

[@bluebill7]

This. This was the first time One Piece brought a tear to my eye, and it is also the moment where I said One Piece is special. It was at this point I made the promise to myself to finish this amazing story. I am just finishing Impel Down as of today, and there are few moments that have hit me as hard as this chapter. Arlong Park is so important not just because of its emotional moments, but because it solidifies who Luffyd is and what he stands for.

[@procrastination_station22]

The way you can make me cry about characters I know nothing about (specifically with one piece) is insane

[@niklas6270]

I started watching One Piece last August and damn, i was crying rivers when i saw that scene. It always amazes me how Oda is able to captivate me with his storytelling and the emotional depth of it. Currently on Episode 532 btw! (505 was a real tear jerker too)

[@elsv99]

Also that panel with Arlong in the background is so powerful! You can just feel the disgust and his control radiating from the tattoo.

[@DycuswasHere]

Yes!!!! This is the scene! This is what made One Piece from a pretty fun manga to a great one! This is when I realized why people were willing to go through a thousand chapters of this thing!

[@procrobat]

I so LOVE these chapter reviews, and will keep watching until you get to the very last one!

[@wildbard4112]

What makes me love this even more is the soundtrack that plays in the anime. And yes I know this video is specifically about the manga but still.

[@ScottishBonobo]

No matter the context I see this scene in all the emotions rush back that I had when I saw it first time, no other piece of media has ever had that sort of impact on me

[@reizan6]

I've been waiting for this one literally since the first chapter analysis, because this is one of my favorite moments in all of One Piece along with Sanji's cigarette 20 years later, and makes me cry every single time I read/watch it.

[@gavyndavis1794]

Fuck bro shit literally never fails to bring a tear to my eye, one peice is the greatest

[@PenumbraVIII]

Not gonna lie, I teared up a little bit when you read "Of course I will!!"

[@DungeonCreator20]

This moment here is why Arlong is my favorite arc of one piece

[@theman6422]

yeah, I was one of the people that fell in love with the show with this scene. It was just so surprising. I only watched a like 6 or so animes before One Piece, but I never this intense of feelings for a character before. It confused me, but it was just amazing how one show could do this to me. This one scene changed how I looked at shows and how writing the quality of a show. I think One Piece is going to always be my favorite show from now on

[@INKI_teh_Rogue]

I say this with tears in my eyes: "..That's our f*cking captain right there ✖️✊️"

[@11TwilightAlchemist]

I always tear up when Luffy gives his hat to Nami. Who knew such a simple hat could have so much weight on it

[@FuqinVanguard]

This makes me tear up so much. This and Robin and Sanji. This is good writing. This is what it means to be an artist. A grown man trying not to bawl his eyes out at colorful cartoon people on a screen.

[@zabeerfarid7687]

Thank you Emily Rudd for acting out this scene so well and making me pick up the rest of the series

[@teafairy6959]

I watched the anime of One Piece as a child. And oh boi did I cry at this part and because of Nami's story. I was like Nami as a kid (well not that I had to make a deal with a fish man lol) but I was all alone and had the feeling that I had to save those around and that no one will ever help. I really felt Nami as a little boy and her desperation, but also her hope when her friends came to save her and help her. It made me hopeful, that one day I have friends like this. Fast forward to my 26 year old self and: I have friends who helped me up, wenn I had my Nami moment. Not that this is because of her. However, she and Luffy made me believe that it could. I love this scene and arc so much and Nami so mich more for it.

[@obara7366]

Ahhhh, why did this make me cryyyyyy, even though I already read this and think of this scene often....

[@PhantomStriker04]

I love your channel. Will always do. These videos, editing, voicing... everything. It always makes me warm and allows me to cry when I'm alone.

[@dontmatter966]

He finally reached it and it ended up being the most beautiful video I've seen on this channel 😭

[@MelDSnow]

Gosh darn it skyen. Making me cry again. MY EMOTIONS

[@muffinmonkeys]

Been waiting since the start of your best panel series for this moment. Hell of a write-up. Thanks for the insight.

[@jesstellsya]

I still remember seeing this scene and being so touched by the deep pain in Nami’s eyes after literally stabbing her tattoo over and over again. It was incredibly powerful and real.

[@johnlienhart2717]

I think the second best panel in this chapter is the second from the last, where Luffy asks "Which one is Arlong." It reinforces how Luffy is willing to fight for his loved ones with so little information, not even knowing the face of the person causing the pain. And the idea of crashing into someone's castle not even knowing your enemy is so ridiculous that you can't help but laugh, yet so determined and admirable that doesn't undermine the moment, especially with the background of the chapter

[@main5869]

Your script for these is too dang good. I wept like a baby at this one.😅❤

[@ericuwu5052]

didnt think that this would make me cry but here we are

[@HappyAxolotl24]

Your voice brings volume to these shorts when ever you tell something like this i get goosebumps