One Piece: Whole Cake Island - Sanji is making me feel things

[@merphynapier42]

Please be sure to watch Mark's video if you haven't already! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZLIoouNr8acsLs

[@Nasser851000]

#JusticeForMark

[@prakharaeron6093]

His situation is really shitty

[@sircheese288]

Legend for showing your support.

[@nikcantsnipe]

Happy to see people support Mark. But not a fan of people wrongfully blaming One Piece voice cast or Oda for this. This is a Toei and other Japanese corporation thing. Oda literally has said that he watches One Piece KZbinrs and he's cool with it.

[@UnnamedCarapace]

Glad you are keeping up with that. Christmas for Marks’ employees!

[@trevorturner9733]

Oda: Here is Charlotte _Cracker_ and his power is to create _crackers_ Merphy: *gingerbread*

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Luffy brain irl, we love her for it

[@Jonathan-hd3hg]

She's thinking gingerbread house, which is where in real life you would see those graham crackers that Charlotte Cracker is made of.

[@redx589]

Gingerbread actually makes sense given the arc.

[@TuskyBaby]

And this is why we love her

[@saudigamer2003]

Gingie

[@JackTheBat179]

Luffy saying “I can’t become king of the pirates without you” to Sanji was the biggest moment for me in the arc

[@mansfaye1084]

That one hit especially hard in the anime. The voice actress KILLED it

[@musabs5848]

Yeah the voice acting for luffy was really great in the anime for that

[@reyzaferrer543]

@@mansfaye1084 when her voice cracks....it hits me a lot

[@HyakuJuu01300]

@@mansfaye1084 Luffy's voice actor is 11/10 no 🧢

[@Guy811]

Yeah I actually sobbed at that part

[@pkbuggydclown]

Important note for understanding Reiju's character: like the other boys, she is unable to disobey Judge, but like Sanji, she can feel emotions, so she ends up being somewhere between them.

[@lola-yq2wd]

@@bayekofsiwa5847 pretty sure that's a spoiler....

[@whodat4lyfekris]

Reiju's my wifey.

[@bayekofsiwa5847]

@@lola-yq2wd deleted. Havent gotten to the full vid yet and I immediately thought it was already covered. Apologies

[@evelynarhondi6375]

I love Reiju! I totally vote for her as Germa's leader. Long live Queen Reiju!

[@devforfun5618]

@@evelynarhondi6375 i thought the arc would end Judge dead, either killed by Big Mom or Sanji Reiju becoming queen of Germa, to add to the list of princesses that support the mugiwaras

[@bradclements9517]

Fun fact: Normally, in shonen Manga, when there is a flashback, the mangaka will copy and paste the previous panel(s) that the scene or conversation happened. Oda, on the other hand, redraws EVERY SINGLE flashback panel he shows, no matter how many. He believes that when someone buys an issue of Shonen Jump Weekly, they are paying for 16 pages of authentic and original art. Just goes to show his professionalism and his dedication to quality.

[@Simar94]

he spoiled me with that. now i absolutely hate it when a mangaka just inserts an old panel or a small version of the old page (usually tilted). it breaks the immersion and feels like the mangaka wants to brag "see? i planned this!"

[@Teerapatkongrat]

His motto could teach Toei a thing or two but guess not

[@colibri224]

I appreciate the dedication but I believe Oda could really cut himself some slack on this point. He should give himself a break and copy-paste to save time and energy once in a while. I don’t know about you but I wouldn’t blame him…

[@metalxwarrior]

I love that man

[@ritacirocavalcante]

One Piece has been running for so long that photocopies of old drawings would look like crap anyways. Spoilers for a recent chapter: during his fight against King (chapter 1033), Zoro flashed back to his promise to Kuina that his name would reach the heavens. He did that in chapter FIVE. Imagine having a crappy, scaled down photocopy of the same panel in the newer chapter.

[@qb4428]

Whole Cake Island is absolutely astonishing artwork. Oda's hands must have hurt from all that.

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

Remember when Carrot drew a bunch of the dudes in a bishounen yaoi looking art style? I thought that was both visually appealing and funny.

[@nikcantsnipe]

The art for this arc is kinda fantastic and unparalleled

[@harshj2076]

Yupp.... Wci is one of my fav arcs in general and easily my favourite arc in terms of art

[@WardNightstone]

Whole cake is a great arc

[@joshlyman7059]

Whole Cake and Fishman Island are just Odas quirky and wonderful imagination unleashed It is beyond me when people say the art used to be better

[@trgabrielgf]

One thing to note: Sanji didn't really lose against Judge in the fight, but rather immediately surrendered upon realising that Judge was using his men as human shields, which is a further show of his character and his morals.

[@bookmakerjohn455]

Yea.. Judge also mentioned that he is actually baffled that Sanji is the one to learn haki while his “super soldier sons” can’t.

[@FrankLloydTeh]

@@bookmakerjohn455 if he actually understood that it takes 'will power' he will know why only sanji can have Haki. Makes me think he has no clue what haki is.

[@shorthopdoublelasers4168]

Didn't he also take Zeff hostage?

[@Alexander-2956]

@@shorthopdoublelasers4168 yh.

[@Priceluked]

Yeah we all remember how it got misunderstood in the day, with the infamous King of Lightning "Judge is a top 5 in the verse" ranking lol.

[@sage12]

Murphy: "I'm gonna talk about her as if she didn't hurt me" Also Murphy: proceeds to angrily describe Pudding.

[@gavreelsonlylove]

😂😂😂

[@AbhishekSingh-jx2zn]

Angrily describe pudding as a nice character***

[@tinytorch916]

The scene where Sanji is outside in the rain overhearing Pudding’s reveal truly is Sanji at his lowest point imo. In that moment, it really did seem like he’s lost everything and that the entire world is against him. - He’s back with the abusive family he desperately wanted to avoid and forget. - He feels he has no choice but to go along with the forced marriage to protect his crew and his family at the Baratie. - He had to leave his crew, insult them and even physically hurt his captain whom he loves deeply. All this in front of Nami. - He now has to forget about his dream of ever seeing the All Blue. - He learns that his one source of comfort while in this living hell, Pudding, has been deceiving him all along and even plans to kill him. AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT - He can’t even smoke a cig because of the rain. The scene where Sanji is silently flicking his lighter to no avail in the rain while crying is one of the most heartbreaking panels in all of One Piece for me. It hurts everytime.

[@dianahi2663]

Also I think what makes it more powerful is that Pudding, is a woman and Sanji always look to the women on his life as a comfort place since he was a kid because of his trauma but now that comfort place betrayed him and stabbed him on his back.

[@thabokgwele5268]

'All this in front of Nami" what's Nami got to do with it?

[@supman49]

@@thabokgwele5268 ?? For real bro? You that thick in the head?

[@supman49]

@@thabokgwele5268 sanji cares about nami and robin the most. So doing something shitty like kicking your captains ass in front of the ones who you care about the most would hurt cause nami will think a certain way of sanji and normally you care about the way someone thinks of you when they matter.

[@tikikeram850]

@@supman49 slow down bro. That man just know "power level" character 😂

[@t-vann48]

The panel where Jinbei's crew is telling him to live his own life and join the strawhats is fantastic to me. It is only Jinbei's face and that alone, but Jinbei is a design in OP that doesnt lend itself to emotionality the same way many of Oda's designs do. That panel portrays so many emotions in his face and it's so impressive. The surprise, love, and happiness in his face is incredible because again, Jinbei's design does not lend itself to those incredible amounts of emotion.

[@peerlessscarred6511]

Oda has had the story written for awhile, that's why he can focus so heavily on conveying things like this

[@justinv5612]

I'd like to mention that while Zeff trained Sanji in the art of chivalry, we can see a lot of the foundation for his "respect" for women in his flashbacks. Before he met Zeff, all of the men in Sanji's life (Judge and his brothers) abused and belittled him, while the women in his life (his mom and Reiju) were kind and supported Sanji's dreams and happiness.

[@pubixcube27]

This arc depicts what a genius Oda is when it comes to subtlety and patience, particularly regarding Sanji’s character. Writing typically happens in 3’s, and throughout the post timeskip Oda has portrayed Sanji as the failed martyr of the Straw Hats on 3 separate occasions: The first was on Dressrosa. Sanji intervenes against Doffy but is frozen by his strings. He tells the SH’s to leave him and escape with a Coup de Burst - But they refuse, and his sacrifice fails. The second came in Zou. Sanji willingly gives himself up to Bege in exchange for his crew's safety. He proceeds to write a note saying he will return in order to prevent Luffy and co. from pursuing him. This clearly doesn’t go as planned, and the purpose of Sanji’s sacrifice fails again. The third, and most impactful moment, takes place on Whole Cake Island as Sanji begrudgingly insults his crew and attacks his captain. This can be taken as Sanji’s last stance to save his friends, even if it meant being hated by them. It seems like the facade was a success in tricking Nami, who tells Luffy they should leave OR maybe she was just upset at Sanji’s lack of respect for Luffy. Regardless - Luffy, being the emotionally intelligent empath that he is, was not fooled. Ultimately Sanji’s attempt at sacrifice fails for the third and final time. By accepting Luffy’s help, he cements the new path he will lead going forward.

[@whodat4lyfekris]

Man your avi 🤦🏿 Berserk is a masterpiece

[@miles_tzu]

Holy shit that is a good observation. If you also look at the Pre Time skip, Sanji tried sacrificing himself in Thriller Bark, but Zoro knocked him out

[@frenchynoob]

Also pre time skip; thriller bark, as mentionned by someone else, Drum Island, during the avalanche saving Luffy & Nami; even in Baratie, the dude lets Pearl beat him up to save the restaurnt and zeff. Dude is all about self sacrifice, from the very start

[@ajdoku865]

Nami's response shows that Oda keeps track of all his characters, more than he gets credit for, becos it's a continuation of the Usopp vs Luffy situation. It relates to the dynamic between Nami & Luffy, which is founded on luffy showing nami what being a pirate means for him. This goes back to their first meeting when nami still hated pirates. Whether it's a discussion on what is real treasure, the bar scene at Jaya or a duel between a captain & a crewmate. So yeh, she believes Sanji has done an Usopp and responds appropriately. Ofc she doesn't know the truth of Sanji's feelings unlike luffy. The same as when Zoro was ready to let Robin leave during the Galley-la HQ scene but luffy rejected it.

[@rexpeter1679]

nice profile picture

[@TheBahamut0]

This may be Sanji’s arc officially, but Brook is absolutely the MVP and literally everything he does in it is amazing.

[@AntediluvianRomance]

It's the pervs' arc!

[@muhammadfarisazaman176]

Brook is officially the first strawhat to go 1v1 against an emperor

[@haremking7256]

Nah jimbei

[@mohdhafiz9955]

@@haremking7256 brook clearly the MVP

[@haremking7256]

@@mohdhafiz9955 Luffy then jimbei then brook,if u look at things objectively without bias

[@PhantomGreyfire]

00:00:00 ⟾ (Insert) @Totally Not Mark and Toei 00:01:22 ⟾ Intro - Break, Family Update 00:02:06 ⟾ Intro - Whole Cake Island: first one-third 00:02:30 ⟾ [Sponsor] 00:03:24 ⟾ Set-up - Arranged Marriage, tropes but Oda 00:04:34 ⟾ Setting - surface vs. reality 00:05:04 ⟾ Big Mom - nuance, ideals, themes, lifespans, World of "Books" 00:08:43 ⟾ Set-up - setting, plot, Sanji 00:09:25 ⟾ Plot - Luffy poison, Vinsmoke siblings 00:10:29 ⟾ Reiju 00:11:57 ⟾ Pudding 00:14:23 ⟾ Pedro 00:15:30 ⟾ Vinsmoke brothers 00:15:40 ⟾ Jinbei - hunger pangs, decisions, Nami parallels 00:20:50 ⟾ Pedro - Pekoms, Poneglyph, debt 00:22:33 ⟾ Plot - Seducing Woods section: Nami, Brûlée, Pound, Mirro-World, Carrot and Chopper 00:25:44 ⟾ Fights - Luffy vs. Cracker, Luffy vs. Sanji 00:28:27 ⟾ Sanji - Pudding, Judge, heart, flashback 00:33:12 ⟾ Pekoms 00:33:28 ⟾ Plot - Big Mom & Caesar, gigantification 00:34:25 ⟾ Plot - Vivre Card: Nami, Lola 00:36:25 ⟾ Plot - Cosette incident: Sanji 00:38:10 ⟾ Plot - Germa 66 army, Vegapunk, Judge, Baratie 00:38:46 ⟾ Flashback - Sanji, Sora, cooking, values 00:40:23 ⟾ Flashback - Sanji Escape: Judge-Zeff contrast 00:42:00 ⟾ Flashback - Sanji Escape: Reiju-Saul parallels 00:42:30 ⟾ Luffy vs. Sanji: pain, promise, regret, Nami, Usopp fight Water 7 00:47:24 ⟾ Pudding - promises 00:48:37 ⟾ Plot - Luffy vs. Big Mom crew: Mont-d'Or, Buku Buku no Mi 00:49:07 ⟾ Plot - Brook, Pedro, Poneglyph 00:49:43 ⟾ Plot - Pudding reveal: Luffy desperation, betrayal {window rain scene: a personal favourite} 00:53:47 ⟾ Plot - Carrot, Chopper 00:54:05 ⟾ Brook - Big Mom scene, gags 00:56:58 ⟾ Plot - Mirro-World, Carrot, Chopper 00:57:08 ⟾ Plot - Jinbei arrival 00:57:34 ⟾ Stopping Point - Pudding reveal 00:58:39 ⟾ Outro - two more parts 00:58:53 ⟾ [Promo] [Credits]

[@Moretothatstory]

The realest

[@jesset292]

PG you legend.

[@PopLol]

ty my b oi

[@adityajoshi735]

The hero we need but don't deserve

[@aljhunlegaspi7521]

wow, such a note taker. kudos ma boi

[@frankwest5388]

I love how BigMom is basically just a giant child, gifted with the powers of a god. She doesn't understand the world in any deeper level and just sees the world in simplistic terms. Racism is bad. Family is good. So, if everyone is family, everything is good. Or people being sad is bad. People being happy is good. So, I make everyone happy, even if I must force them to be. This is a childs understanding of how ethics and morality works and sounds like a moral logic, straight out of a childrens cartoon. So, if you give such a child godlike powers, BigMom is exactly what you get. Great character.

[@sarafontanini7051]

Big mom is my second favourite big bad in one piece. She's absolutely the SCARIEST fucking villain in the entire story so far and it's mostly because, despite being a grandma and mother, she's STILL very childish, right down to laacking a proper conscience and empathy for others some children have. And, of course, a child's selfishness

[@christianacquasanta1472]

You just described a *lot* of people nowadays sadly

[@quizzlybear]

To be fair, I do find children are more kind than adults tho.

[@frankwest5388]

@@quizzlybear you haven’t met many kids, haven’t you?

[@quizzlybear]

@@frankwest5388 No, don't get me wrong kids are little shits. I'm just saying, adults are still much more cruel and destructive. Children aren't as learned, cynical, capable and too vulnerable to fully utilize power over others.

[@AlexT7916]

For some reason people have started saying that Zoro would've killed Sanji if he was on Wholecake , which is some bullshit ! Zoro would've been the first person to call Sanji's bluff because he knows that Sanji is just as willing to sacrifice himself for the crew as he is from Thriller Bark ( just like Brook knew how Sanji would act ) . Hell Usopp fought Luffy for way more selfish reasons and even tried to make excuses before apologising and begging to join back in the crew

[@11shiroineko]

A lot of people underestimate Zoro’s ability to read the room and his emotional intelligence, he isn’t a “strong but dumb guy”, but a lot of people only focus in power levels.

[@shinycaterpie4443]

Let's not forget Zoro would see Luffy making the decision to purposely take the hits and not fight back and respect his captain's decision. He did it once before when he and Luffy let Bellemy beat them both up; he'd respect his captain's decision and not fight Sanji either

[@prideguy3233]

It actually bums the hell out of me that Zorro isn't in this arch. I'd love to see Zoro stand up to Sanji's family. Like "Hey I may talk shit about my brother but he's my brother! Treat him like shit again and I'll beat the hell out of you!".

[@ibrahimsurti4922]

You are wrong…..Zoro would have stopped Sanji won’t hurt/fight Sanji ….just block his attacks When it comes to luffy he would get in Sanjis way unless luffy tells him to not interfere……

[@shinycaterpie4443]

@@ibrahimsurti4922 Zoro trusts his captain and his decisions. If Luffy decided to face Sanji alone and take his hits Zoro would not interfere as that would be a betrayal of Luffy.

[@justinv5612]

I love the Brook moment with Big Mom, not only for the "young lady" line, but also because of how well Brook knows Sanji despite knowing him for the least amount of time out of anyone in the crew. Brook was one of the few people who saw Sanji try to sacrifice himself when "Nothing Happened", and again on Dressrosa when he saw Sanji try to sacrifice himself by telling them to escape to Zou while he fought Doflamingo. None of those sacrifices worked, but Brook knows just how kind Sanji is and his drive to save others, and knows that Sanji wouldn't forgive himself if something happened to any of them while trying to save him.

[@onemetalalchemist5334]

What I love most about Sanji's backstory is that there are so many previous scenes that take on a whole new meaning now that we know about his past. For example, he says in Thriller bark that the reason he wanted the invisibility fruit was so that he could peep on women, but then we find out that he read the devil fruit encyclopedia as a kid before he became a pervert. So the reason why he originally wanted that fruit was probably so that he could escape from his abuse. In Water 7, when Robin tells the strawhats that she doesn't want anything to do with them anymore, Sanji can tell that she's lying and trusts that she has a good reason for doing what she's doing. He even tells Chopper ”A real man forgives a woman's lies”. Knowing what we know now, he was probably also thinking about Reiju when he said that. This shows that Sanji understands Reiju had to lie and pretend not to care about him in order to survive and he doesn't blame her for it. In Dressrosa, Sanji refuses to doubt Violet even after she tells him that she was decieving him. When she doesn't understand why, he says that he will never doubt a woman's tears. Again, this is probably because of Reiju. After his mother's death, Reiju was all he had. But Reiju was always keeping her emotions hidden, so it must've beeen hard for Sanji to know how she really felt. The only time Reiju showed a lot of emotion in front of him was when she cried while helping him escape from Germa. So him not being able to doubt a woman's tears is because he doesn't want to doubt his sister.

[@iamdivan7368]

Not gonna lie, half of these parallels didn't even register in my head, especially invisibility one, great job putting it all together

[@boroi100]

If He wished for the invisibility ability to escape his predicament, then that makes me wonder on what character Judge is to grant Sanji......... Ooopsss.... Spoiler...

[@harshbhosale2061]

@@boroi100 he gave "that" to sanji after whatever happened In this arc so it's makes sense right

[@thebonfireofgains]

Yeah Sanji has not been as vocal about it as his disgust towards Judge and the rest of the family but he does love his sister...and it is tied to his kindness to women...as much as his love for his mother...so yeah it is likely that the Robin and Viola situations relate to how he understood Reiju and why, in spite of not actively defending him, realized that she had to bear it all...and it may also be why he tends to protect women and has initially not relied on their strength, until he accepted that when they willfully risk their lives, he has to trust them, like he does later with Robin in Wano

[@WaitingForAMistspren]

Don't forget the whole Mr Prince thing and Sanji's reaction when Montblanc Cricket says he was mocked by his family.

[@dennisperez8649]

The one thing that broke my heart about the meal that Sanji made for Pudding was how he subconsciously cooked her each of the Straw Hat's favorite foods 😭

[@xReisk]

Merphy praising Pudding and feeling so betrayed its the cutest reaction I’ve seen from her regards One Piece.

[@a.m.s6611]

Did anyone else's heart just break when he was talking to Pudding and said something along the lines of how everyone in his life had kind of been his saviours in some way and that the last 13 years had just been like a holiday from his life, and the fact that that was his mentality that the majority of his life wasn't really his life, or the life that was meant for him, it was just a break from reality and now he was back and how it feels so inevitable and inescapable that he has just accepted it and counts himself lucky that the break lasted as long as it did - man that one hurt! It also made me kind of re-evaluate thriller bark where I know that both he and Zoro were willing to die there and completely give up everything for the whole crew and each other but when he said to Zoro 'well what about your dream' you know, what's the point of you giving that up now it feels kind of like part of it at least was rooted in his belief (that was reinforced by his family repeatedly) that his life and his dreams were less valuable than Zoro's or anyone else's on the crew (maybe I am really reading way to much into that)

[@SantanooMadhu]

I wouldn't say you're reading too much into it. Sanji is shocked to see Luffy show up on whole cake island even though he's personally seen Luffy drop everything to save someone he cares about. Sanji couldn't imagine that Luffy would show up because he thought he wasn't worth the trouble. His self worth is something he's still kinda struggling with even in the latest chapters.

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Wait… you took November off and didn’t come back with an overly soppy apology video?! Huge missed opportunity. Ya gotta open with a deep sigh and a “hey guys”.

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

“I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don't expect to be forgiven. I'm simply here to apologize.”

[@nikcantsnipe]

You need a few tear drops. Really sell it.

[@weloniko]

Eyedrops, tissues and slightly lower quality than usual videos make a good youtuber apology

[@theifzelnite1087]

Turning on the light at the beginning

[@Atlas9766]

😂🤦🏿‍♂️fr

[@a.m.s6611]

I love how Sanji, no matter how bad his situation devotes himself 100% to the good things in his life. When he was a kid he made food for the mouse and his mum and he went to see her in the rain (in the cutest little rain coat and wellies), and his joyful little smile every time he was doing something nice for them, then when he was locked up and he asked for tools so he could cook and read about the devil fruits and the all blue and how, even though his situation was horrible there, he threw himself into those things, and now the only good thing in his life when he had lost everything was Pudding and so he puts his all into being a good fiancé to her - it just makes it hit so much harder when you see him so broken when the last good thing is gone and he knows he's going to die and has just decided to accept it

[@adoniscreed4031]

The Pudding betrayal hits like a goddamn truck, its heart breaking 😭

[@KevinVideo]

Sanji standing in the rain, unable to light his lighter, is easily one of the hardest hitting moments for me in this arc. Even worse, when he does light his cigarette and it goes out. It's heartbreaking. I applaud Oda for making Sanji the Man in the Iron Mask.

[@felipedornelos7690]

And the detail that the flame goes out not by the rain but by his teardrops 😭

[@peacechan4500]

And if you actually see it, he light his cig when a particular sad moment is happening, cigarette is his coping mechanisms so he wouldn't cry. When that cig scene happen he can't have his cigarette

[@Kladyos]

It's a parallel to Duval's mask as well, though it happened first chronologically

[@kiragamer7520]

@@Kladyosoh, shit... okay, what i'm about to say could be a stretch, but i don't a shit: sanji looked horrified when luffy kicked off duval's iron helmet and it was revealed to be someone who looks kinda like sanji, and... well, i just think sanji could have had that horrified look on his face due to the sudden reminder of his own past with his own iron helmet. like, obviously i'm aware that the horrified expression could have just been him being appalled or whatever over the fact that someone out there looked exactly like that crappily-drawn wanted poster of his... BUT I LIKE TO IMAGINE THERE'S MORE DEPTH THAN THAT. maybe it was even a mix of both emotions, who knows?!

[@gauthamvadlamudi3500]

This is THE arc that grounds Sanji as a character and makes us ignore all his immature, irritating shortcomings and see the person who he is, underneath the superficial perv that he is. Merph.. When your finish this arc, please do watch the opening 20 Hope.... That takes this arc to a whole different level!!!

[@vlanAlf]

Spoilers warning for the rest of the arc and Wano arc! For a long time I actually saw Whole cake island arc as total waste in regards of Sanji character development, sure we found out more about his past and he got a new powers (the raid suite), but none of it moved him character wise, in the end of arc the Sanji is same as we know him before. Mostly because the most important moment (for Sanji) in the arc is erased from his memory. Once we enters Wano Sanji is same old pervert Sanji, whic honestly I am very tired of. None of the Straw hats comic rutines wears of as much as Sanjis, its beyond annoying now. But my view on the Whole cake island arc changed, now in the latest chapters the Sanji backstory with his family finally really pays off and Sanji is trully evolving now, its still too soon to judge how much but he finally really moves forward. (unlike in Whole cake island, there it is was two steps back two steps forward).

[@adoniscreed4031]

I mean, I still find Sanji's perv stuff dumb specially in Wano but he will always be one of my favourite characters! Heat on feet 🔥🔥🔥

[@DoctorLuka69]

@@vlanAlf you’ll be seeing GREAT development from sanji in upcoming episodes I’ll tell you that

[@vlanAlf]

@@DoctorLuka69 I can only hope. BTW, I am a manga reader (I think anime is unwatchable since Dresrosa, I check the episodes from time to time, but pacing is usually pretty awefull) and I am caught up with the latest chapters (1034).

[@bigyansubedi3386]

@@vlanAlf Again spoilers Merphy I am watching one-piece anime and boy it kills me. It is filler after filler. Comedy, dialogue, fights, even characters are banal. Is it just the anime or wano just sucks? Pacing I would understand but why are these other things bad as well?

[@TheScar3cro]

Brook is so badass every time he calls Big Mom "young lady". I loved Brook in this arc so much My favorite moment is still on Sabaody, when he tried to protect Zoro by standing in front of him, cracking a skull joke and being sent away by kuma. He knew the crew not long, but he knew about Zoros sacrifice, and he actually realised what kind of crew this is. And in the first moment, he had the chance, he sacrificed himself for an injured and exhausted crewmember. That's my No.1 Brook Moment - that's until the end of Whole Cake Island

[@artiomgera6686]

Brook underrated! Those two moments were fire 🔥 But wait.. Nico Robin and Brook are together now in Onigashima and there will be a LEGENDARY moment, coz Robin gets hunted ( you know by who) Brook didn't had a 1on1 in Onigashima yet, so I am expecting an important fight for Nico Robins sake. Daaammnn

[@rinmartell2678]

@@artiomgera6686 Dude, I read the manga as well but stop spoiling people. That makes you look pathetic. Also Brook will not fight you know who, because Apoo and Drake will

[@artiomgera6686]

@@rinmartell2678 only dude here reacting is you my man. But I am sorry didnt wanted to spoil the fuuck out of the Manga.. But Brook will most definitely do something big in the process, I think.

[@crisisanagram3916]

When people speak about wholecake island, I'm always reminded about this phrase from Brook: "Sanji-san is a kind man." That quote will forever stay with me , because even with his flaws and his codes as a person, that he is a kibd person has been his most prevalent perspnality trait since the very moment he is introduced. That's why I like Sanji's character, that's why I believe he is one of Oda's masterpieces (Pun is very intended) in character writing.

[@watchdatclip496]

Same! Brook saying "Sanji-san is a very kind man" is what I remember first too. ❤

[@Dannydarko27]

Yay congrats on the adoption! This arc definitely shows how family isnt always those we're related to, but those who we choose to love, and choose to love us back💙💙

[@ImAviex]

A character moment of Sanji that goes unnoticed typically is that he says "What are *they* doing here?" when he noticed Luffy and Nami, when time and time again he saw Luffy and the straw hats including him fight for their nakama, but he always thinks so little of himself that he actually didn't believe they would even come.

[@Johury]

Whole cake Island is definitely the arc that improved the most on a reread for me. Weekly reading was so slow at times, now it is one of my favourite arcs and definitely my favourite post time skip finished arc.

[@_kuzan_5752]

Wano way better n thts on the first read cant wait for rereading it

[@Johury]

@@_kuzan_5752 agreed, but I’ll keep Wano outside my ranking until it’s finished.

[@XraynPR]

@@Johury I like WCI more than Wano so far, perhaps though thats due to it having my favorite character in it

[@obba40]

every arc is slow on reading weekly thats not really a valid argument

[@_kuzan_5752]

@@XraynPR cool I love katakuri but oden is my fav character in one piece

[@psychronia]

Turns out, Sanji refusing to hurt women wasn't just a value beaten into him. It was the moment Zeff made a connection between them as a parent and child.

[@sarafontanini7051]

plus its also him refusing to be like his horrible, horrible awful garbage family who would hurt a woman for FUN

[@weloniko]

YES!! A VIDEO!! I'm sad about the whole mark thing, toei is making an example out of him and it's really annoying how a mega corporation is taking advantage of someone with a much smaller reputation

[@animekingdommdm5951]

From what I heard they were working with him on a project when they did that

[@weloniko]

@@animekingdommdm5951 yeah, that's just backstabbing

[@animekingdommdm5951]

@@weloniko they did the same thing to TeamFourStar when they were doing Dragon Ball Abridged they had them working on stuff with them only to screw them behind their back it’s honestly pisses me off

[@amadaquanmodingle3315]

KZbin too played a big part with their shitty regulations regarding copyright rights

[@animekingdommdm5951]

@@amadaquanmodingle3315 they don’t help their content creators and tell them to fend for themselves when it’s mostly bots as a matter of fact there was a strike on Nux Taku from MrBeast and him knowing the guy called him up and MrBeast told him his team didn’t do anything like that and he’d take care of it and within the hour the strike was gone

[@evelynarhondi6375]

Isn't kid Sanji the most adorable child ever?! Seriously though, I loved how many things about him were explained here: him putting women on a pedestal because his mother and sister were the only people kind to him, his eyes-turning-into-hearts for beautiful women being hereditary since his brothers also do it (poor thing can't help it!), their eyebrows being curly as a side-effect from the genetic experimentation. So many things made more sense after this arc.

[@shyguypro9876]

I love the character designs in WCI. You haven’t gotten to it yet, but later on in the arc when we meet a lot of the Charlotte siblings Oda is just flexing his character design chops. Whole Cake Island is easily my favourite arc in terms of its visual presentation.

[@sircheese288]

Charlotte Poire is underrated af design wise.

[@socraticsimpleton]

Easily my favorite arc as a whole (cake) as well

[@TsukuneD]

Brook calling a nearly 70 years old lady with over 50 kids a "Young lady" is just one of my favorites things. This arc is my favorite one in the series so far, even if I think the next arc, Wano, is technically better. I'm super excited to see your thoughts on the rest of it for sure.

[@sarafontanini7051]

because you gotta remmeber Brook himself is pretty old, so old he only remembers Gol D Roger as some 'newbie pirate' he heard about vaguely once. He's likely older than Big Mom herself

[@TsukuneD]

@@sarafontanini7051 Brook's oficial age is around 98-99 years old.

[@vinne6312]

@@TsukuneD I Just realized that Brook could've known about Kureha in her prime too and that he's younger than her

[@samba-v8c]

​@@TsukuneD Brook is 90 years old. He was 38 years old when he died, spent 50 years drifting on his ship until being found by the Straw Hats, then 2 years of time skip.

[@iamdivan7368]

I kind of expected you to love WCI, since it's biggest theme is family (family by choice in particular). Luffy's "No matter how many times you hit me... You are the one getting hurt!" is living in my head rent-free. Congratulations on your new family member🤗

[@iamdivan7368]

Wait, she said she is only 1/3 into the arc. Has she read that chapter yet?

[@prideguy3233]

@@iamdivan7368 I believe she mentioned Puddins betrayal.

[@iamdivan7368]

@@prideguy3233 thanks!

[@MisterMan4Twon]

Sanji has the softest heart out of all the straw hats. Also, Luffy expressing that without Sanji he can't be the pirate king broke my heart.

[@bloodninja2517]

My man forgot chopper existed

[@herrscherofshrimps1451]

@@bloodninja2517 Seriously tho, Chopper needs more panels. I want more Chopper.

[@bloodninja2517]

@@herrscherofshrimps1451 ya he is probably the least developed strawhat he hasnt got a powerful since eniws lobby

[@NKMitch42]

Brook calling Big Mom 'Young Lady' is one of my absolute favorite moments in the whole story. I have a lot of love for Brook, dumb puns, weird physical humor, scared of ghosts despite being one. I guess the May I see your panties thing is also a language joke about something dirty being spoken/written in the proper dialect Brook speaks in. Also also, recent One Piece channel Dawn of the World just did a great video piecing together details and clues about Brook's past that I thought was great and I don't think it contains any spoilers from post WCI.

[@danielrazo450]

Whole Cake is easily one of the best written arcs in One Piece. I love the character depths and the thematical cohesion about family, blood relatives vs found family, what brings a family together, etc. Even the fact that Oda managed to incorporate Capone Bege in this arc (the mafia family pirate) is a brilliant bit. Sometimes WCI is wrongfully bashed by the OP community, but I'm glad Merphy is liking it. I'm sure she's gonna love the payoff.

[@robertcampbell8070]

I loved WCI, but I think it's definitely better consumed all at once rather than weekly. I think it got blowback because it was another extremely long arc almost right after an extremely long arc (which is why Wano is now getting blowback as well, IMO). I can't really remember any other criticism other than "it's long."

[@haziq12ish]

Its just the anime. They dragged it too long

[@drawbyyourselve]

I know what happened to mark is devastating, especially considering how much effort was put into each and every video, but the children's noises in the background still made me smile.

[@ChibiMalzahar]

One of my favorite lines in the series is when Luffy yells at Sanji to come back or he'll be starving to death and he says "without you I can't become pirate king". Luffy actually recruited Sanji before trying his cooking. He wanted Sanji after he saw him feed Gin. To him, a "chef so kind he will feed anyone who's hungry" is the only one fit to be on his ship. THAT is the kind of chef the pirate kings ship needs. Sanji isn't valuable because he is strong (despite being one of their top 3 fighters), but because he's kind. If Sanji broke his legs tomorrow he'd still be just as awesome to Luffy, which of course contrasts Judge who only sees Sanji as a weapon with useless emotions

[@Nasser851000]

So sorry to hear about Mark's situation. Hope it gets fixed soon #JusticeForMark

[@Kujakuseki01]

Please please watch the scene where Sanji tells Luffy to leave. The end of it in particular is incredible, as the Japanese voice actor who plays Luffy actually adds a ton of emotion to the scene. Her voice cracks in a way that doesn’t seem at all rehearsed and it’s just pure emotion.

[@madaraclive66]

The amount of various influences ranging from desserts, Alice In Wonderland,Nazi and Power Rangers is pretty insane for me.Somehow, Oda makes this mash of aesthetics really work.

[@Aust51989]

And Germa 66 is also a giant reference to Star Wars.

[@Dragonpit]

Fun fact: Big Mama's ghosts are saying "Leave or life" in English. In Japanese, the word "leave" is pronounced "kiru", and is written in Hiragana in this case. But if you were writing it in Katakana instead...well, it'd still be "kiru", but since Katakana is often used for foreign words, you would essentially saying the English word, "kill". This makes the "leave or life" phrase essentially a wordplay trap, because by telling the ghosts you want to leave, you are also giving them permission to kill you on the spot. Clever Oda is clever.

[@Wyvernn_]

There's so much about this review that i noticed, where i'm incredibly excited to see your reaction to having your predictions either confirmed or deconfirmed. As someone who really disliked Sanji after the timeskip, and who was indifferent on Brook (save for his backstory which i ADORED), this arc made me absolutely love them. Also, the lady with the wide-brimmed hat is named Amande! (French for almond) She doesn't play too big of a role but I love her Pronunciation help Vivre is pronounced Vee-v-ruh Pekoms > Peck-comms Pedro > Pay-Droe All of Sanji's siblings are numbered Reiju > Re (japanese for 0) Ichiji > Ichi (1) Niji > Ni (2) Sanji > San (3) Yonji > Yon (4) (anytime a japanese name has an O in it, pronounce it like you would in the word 'own' and anytime there's an i, pronounce it like "ee" (exceptions being names that are taken from other languages, such as "Lucky Roo"))

[@socraticsimpleton]

I didn't know that pronunciation trick at the end. Thanks!

[@Zeugnimodms]

Pedro is pronounced Peh-dro. Japanese is like Spanish where the vowels are uniform as ah, eh, ee, oh, oo

[@tbhgodrick6120]

The entire interaction between Luffy and Sanji where Luffy takes that beating, tells him that he can’t become the Pirate King without him, and says that he won’t eat anything until Sanji cooks it, I legit cried. The VA was so on point.

[@captainrox7969]

I personally believe that, the scientific mind that he is, Judge only values his kids as successes. They are his experiments that achieved what he wanted and that’s why the are loved and praised as valued, because of what they can do and the fact that his children, his *Experiments* were complete successes. He even named them as such. Reiju = 0 + ju ((not sure if there is any specifics with the last part of reiju name)) Ichiji = 1 + son Niji = 2 + son Sanji= 3 + son Yonji = 4 + son

[@x-retsu3629]

i asked a japanese before. sanji family name is named after time. reiju is 0 o'clock, ichiji 1 o'clock and so on. i also asked about hokage, why hashirama is not called "ichidaime" but "shodaime". its because "shodai" means first

[@Haxerous]

@@x-retsu3629 same as shodai kitetsu

[@puneetjeph556]

@@x-retsu3629 I beg to differ about reiju. It's not 0 o'clock. 'Rei' also means example, while 'ju' also means figure/drawing/sketch. So I think Reiju was more like first experimental case by Judge, and after that he proceeded to 1 o'clock and so on.

[@PichNuts]

@@puneetjeph556 Hey, man. I genuinely enjoyed hearing this piece of info. Thanks!

[@Dragonpit]

As bad as a father Judge was, I'm sure he values his more successful children. He has this cloning tech at his disposal to create soldiers he can cast aside at a moment's notice, but it's clear he's never actually cloned his children, meaning he doesn't consider them truly disposable.

[@Drakno2]

One detail about Sanji's backstory shaping his personality that you missed is why he goes his own way during most arcs working behind the scenes taking on riskier jobs, it comes from the lack of self worth imbedded in him from his upbringing, he thinks it's better if he puts himself in danger rather than let others put themselves in danger, that's why he was also willing to take on Luffy's damage back in thriller bark and why zoro didn't let him, cause he knew sanji was prepared to die whereas he would cling to life with all he had.

[@nikcantsnipe]

Hey Merph, I'm glad to see you're still putting out One Piece videos. Hope your cold gets better. I was worried you'd just drop the series like many have. I do genuinely wait for these videos every Friday after work and Whole Cake island is one of my favorite arcs, probably because I really like Sanji and it broke me in ways can't explain. What happened to Mark was truly tragic and rage inducing. To think that someone's work could just be snapped out of existence because of a greedy company that has archaic views on copyright (who even strikes a drawing video???) its really annoying. Its absolutely unfair and unfortunate but I am glad that everyone in the community is standing up for him and are in solidarity with him. I don't know if this will cause Toei to change their approach to everyone or just Mark but I do hope it makes a difference. I wish KZbin would get their stuff together and help creators out already and update their content id system. That being said, hope everything's going well with your family. Can we talk about Big mom is easily the scariest villain other than maybe Kaido? The fact that she's so childlike and random its really creepy and scary.... Also like who tries to have 84 children? Oda really went out with the islands and character designs throughout the arc.

[@nijil1801]

Brook calling Big Mom " young lady " is not only funny but is very much true because he is 90 years old.

[@TheScar3cro]

Whole Cake Island was the first arc that made me tear up since I'm reading weekly. Seeing Sanjis pain after he beat Luffy and later on was so heartbreakingly depicted, that I actually teared up

[@jonasquinn7977]

I’m loving how much Merphy is enjoying this arc and she hasn’t even met best boi yet

[@luke-il5nr]

This arc started as whole cake but now merphy is at half cake

[@BlaCk-we7cy]

🥲

[@jinxsauce5095]

A third if I might say

[@ChaosLierLen]

Bit of a slice.

[@Benshavit493]

One piece

[@Artimao]

I still think Sanji's childhood was the saddest among the straw hats. Most of them had to endure tragedy and the deaths of loved ones, but Sanji had to to pass through something worse. He was abused by people who were supposed to be by his side and grew up thinking he is useless. That makes his character arc amazing, because the flashback makes us understand that the reason Sanji is always sacrificing himself for the others is because he was made to believe that he was a burden as a child.

[@luffysanji9840]

That makes me sad. And furthermore, I would believe he wanted to be invisible from his bloody family because he believed himself as nobody and he could escape from bully and verbally abuse so he wanted to eat clear clear fruit since his childhood. The gag was hilarious before but knowing the context underneath that's even more heartbreaking.

[@Kladyos]

@@luffysanji9840 he also has a rivalry with Zoro because Zoro acts a little bit like his brothers, but not out of malice. He also encourages Usopp when he was feeling useless

[@moovmhar]

I’ve been a fan of Mark for a long time and it’s really nice to see the amount of support he has gotten

[@andyzhang7890]

People really sleep on this arc, but I honestly think it’s one of Oda’s most brilliant and creative feats. Maybe I just haven’t read/ watched enough things, but this arc is one of the most creative stories I’ve read.

[@hbsavage0387]

I mean the reason why this arc is slept on is because it was so fucking long for week to week readers so it makes sense when you blow through the entire thing it becomes much better

[@bloodninja2517]

This sort of story is used in quiet a lot of movies if anything laws story and Brooks story are more unique

[@droffilcx]

In the middle of dreading because of a comprehensive exams tomorrow, paralyzed and can't review, then there goes the notification of a Merphy One Piece video (w/ my favorite arc post-TS) after a long time. Just what I need to feel good and warm, and better prepare myself. Commented as well to show my appreciation to Merphy and the wholesome community :)

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

Good luck out there.

[@theifzelnite1087]

Good luck, keep your head held high and the sky and feet plant on the ground

[@droffilcx]

@@drilltotheheavens1695 Thank you! Will definitely drill that exam to the heavens!!

[@matthewinterlantejr.9297]

Everytime I read or watch Nami slapping Sanji, I feel Sanji's heart breaking. Knowing he disappointed the the person who's opinion he cared about the most. Nothing could hurt Sanji more

[@TheScar3cro]

I feel like Big Mom is probably the most interesting character for a character study (behind Doffy obviously). She's basically a child in an adult body and she has good goals but is so cruel to achieve them. And I think often she doesn't even realise how cruel she is.

[@lucianofrancesco4742]

What if a child had an incredible amount of power an influence? Big Mom is this. Children often don't fully understand what's moral and what is not, so they can do some pretty messed up stuff even when they have good intentions. That's why she's such an interesting character.

[@weewer3369]

I think this gets highlighted a lot in the next third of the arc, so I hope Merphy has some cool discussion points to bring up about it! Especially because of how the scenario plays out when she meets Streussen

[@furorteutonicus9045]

The reason why Sanji will never ever kick a woman is that he fears that Zeff, the person he considers to be his real father, will hate him. Since his biological father flat out stated that he hates him Sanji is traumatized and never wants to feel this way again.

[@failurextreme7084]

Glad your family is coming together Murph. It's great to hear and I'm glad we get to finally do whole cake together. I fell off of one piece for a couple years and I left off here. I decided to jump back in once you got there.

[@sarafontanini7051]

Fun fact: we've seen pudding before! she was the three eyed girl you see with Big Mom back in her introduction in Fishman Island. She even had her pet slime there (though it lacked a face). ODA NEVER FORGETS.

[@Lightsephiroth]

Lmao I'm glad you read the pudding reveal because I really wanted to hear your thoughts on that, but an entire video of you loving her would've been hilarious 😂🤣

[@ladyorlean3550]

I know Sanji's not an easy character with many flaws, but he was my favorite Strawhat from the very beginning nevertheless and WCI made me love him even more than I could have imagined. 💖💖💖 I cried so many times with him, for him.... Chopper and Brook are my 2nd and 3rd favorite Strawhats, I was so happy they were in this arc too with great moments!

[@atsushimurasakibara9941]

Merphy falling for Pudding so hard is hilarious tbh, can't blame her tho, she really is a sweet girl

[@tibowmew]

The thing that hit me the most with Sanji's family was when I immediately realized that their father didn't even give them names, but just numbers. Each of the children is given a number followed by ~ji. "San" is 3 in Japanese, "yon" is four, etc.

[@Nkanyiso_K]

I'm really glad the community is rallying behind Mark. I really hope that this will become a moment for KZbin to add penalties for those who willfully abuse the system

[@MrGhostTheBigRoast]

To what end?? What can youtube do to a company that doesnt really do much on YT. If YT didnt comply with toei's claims, they would sue YT instead and they dont want that headache.

[@MrGhostTheBigRoast]

@@infernalpug9892 geo blocking is an inherently racist and problematic thing

[@PokeHunterStudio]

@@MrGhostTheBigRoast this is a huge leap of logic.

[@selfimprovement5873]

@@MrGhostTheBigRoast Racist!??? If your worried about a KZbinr being racist to certain regions then fine! Let them be racist, that's less money in their pockets!

[@TuskyBaby]

So happy you're back! Hope you enjoyed your break! Big Mom is a favorite of mine, and a lot of people in the community seem to downplay her. I'm glad you're already picking up on what makes her so interesting (at least to someone like me)!

[@metoma3804]

This isn't my original idea, but there's some potential foreshadowing about Sanji's childhood back in Jaya. While the crew was talking to Montblanc Cricket in his home, Cricket challenges the crew, asking what they would know about the feelings of a child who grew up being ridiculed for sharing the blood of their family (in Cricket's case, Norland). After he says that, the next couple panels focus on Sanji, who is facing away from everyone else. His posture could be said to be pensive, if you want to read (possibly too far) into it. It may be a coincidence that Oda drew the panels in that way, but if it was intentional it'd be an amazing piece of foreshadowing.

[@icecee2000247]

Given his wanted dead poster Oda clearly had this planned even back then

[@EduSaav]

Coolest Moment on my reread! I loved that forahadowing! I think Cricket kept saying that: he felt embaressed to have the same lineage and this family being the reason to set out and becoming a pirate. Very intentionally imo

[@madaraclive66]

Also in the same page of this chapter,Noland House looks similar to Germa's castle

[@itmealice]

The spread with Brook facing down Big Mom is one of the coolest in the series to me! The way it's drawn, the words Brook says, everything about it is awesome.

[@PhantomGreyfire]

Full support for @Totally Not Mark. Very glad to see others in the community have his back.

[@pokemasterjerry]

The fact that you’re this invested in Pudding’s character already will make for a great experience for the rest of this arc, there’s so much to come!!

[@keegantolvstad4572]

The way I see it even if u didn’t like sanji now u feel things no matter what amazing backstory and writing I love it

[@marchxiv8644]

Hearing people saying “I love One Piece” is just something that’ll never fail to make me smile.

[@felipedonadon8015]

I was 100% fooled by pudding too! I was happy that sanji found someone good, and then she goes and backstabs him and we see sanji crying in the rain. Boy, that got me

[@guilegale8942]

Brook really didn't get a whole lot of chances to shine, but every chance he got, he ROCKED it. I still point at "Young Lady" as the moment that made him the MVP of this arc. He went up against an EMPEROR, ALONE, not knowing the entirety of what she could do, so that even if they lose, even if everything goes wrong, *it wasn't for nothing*. Now if only Oda could move away from Sanji and Brook's specific form of humor...

[@jeffalver2047]

The mvp of this arc

[@latima123ify]

Eh it's not like it makes up their entire character so I don't mind it.

[@ThyFloorestFloor]

@@latima123ify I mean, the pervy jokes can work as they are too tied to the characters at this point, and I understand that in Japanese culture they are a cultural staple. But to tone them down a little bit and developing more aspects of them could do wonders.

[@faabiodecaampos1998]

pudding is such a rollercoaster in this arc, and I love every second of it hahahah

[@doronsworld]

My first time finding your channel and watching your video, 5 minutes in and I already love your content. One Piece means the world to me and I love seeing others as passionate about it as I am.

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

What you do with your content is up to you. I’m glad you acknowledged Mark. No one is asking you to do anything so just keep doing what you feel is right.

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Your reviews are some of the most insightful I've seen in a long while. It might just be because of your pretty unique position as someone who didn't get into One Piece familiar with the medium, but you wouldn't think someone who can't remember a name as simple as Jack would be able to see through, much less even discuss, details as minute as Doffy's attacks being based on the people's screams or the parallel between Nami and Jinbe's selflessness. In both cases those were things I only realized from watching your reviews! You really are like Luffy in that you forget the more superficial things like names or being able to accurately draw appearances, but in exchange have a keen and deep perception. Truly, thank you for reviewing One Piece and spreading it to those who might not be as into the medium of manga.

[@JordiLaForge]

Thank you for bringing up Mark, without him id probably have never found you or dainel. Mark was the reason I got into One Piece. His reviews got me watching the anime, which eventually lead to purchasing and reading the manga. Creators, like you and Mark, do so much for bolstering and sustaining our Fandoms. Thank you. Hopefully, toei will back track and change their stances on this. Hes a great creator and deserves his videos and lively hood back

[@syedwajeehashah8483]

Congratulations on ur daughter man, extremely happy for u

[@Vitus1313Official]

The Luffy vs Sanji moment is the hardest I've ever cried in any media

[@hhhfdsfs]

Merry death was for me, a damn boat made me cry harder than anything

[@AntediluvianRomance]

I've actually been associating this Sanji plot with Robin's Water Seven situation. Both are taken from the crew when their past catches up to them, both obey to protect the people close to them, and Luffy kinda forces both to ask for help. And it gets mighty wholesome!

[@theironhelmet1380]

These videos make my week every Friday and I'm glad their back, but also I'm really sad that we're out of full arcs to get through. I could watch Merph talk about one piece nonstop.

[@martinacosta3821]

Same, i rewatched all of the OP videos of her at least twice because i needed her friday videos hehe

[@bnnttjn1]

So I’m a long term one piece fan who usually refers your channel to anyone trying to get into one piece without watching the series/reading. You’re such a wonderfully positive individual, and it made me happy cry to hear your daughter in the background of your opening. You’ve seemed so genuinely excited about this finally happening, and I couldn’t be happier for you! Ok gonna watch the video now✌🏾

[@theastonishingworld7986]

The Mark situation is heartbreaking.

[@sshowerss8780]

thanks for shouting out mark i feel so bad i cant help so its really nice to see so many creators i like shouting him out and giving the little bit of help they can!

[@demon2441]

Get well soon Merph! Thanks for spreading the word.

[@mathewsam6035]

I watched the first 10 minutes and I realized exactly how far she read into the arc. That being said, its Oda's skill to make people feel emotions like this for characters in a story is just amazing.

[@destanmasters]

Great analysis as usual. Big Mom is one of my favorite characters, and you picked up on some very important things with her. The Four Emperors are currently the characters closest to becoming the pirate king, and that it reflected in the really interesting ways each of them are paralleled and juxtaposed to Luffy, more so than most earlier villains in the series. Big Mom is in many ways a warped, evil version of Luffy. Big Mom's island is a failed attempt to create a land where all races can live together, whereas Luffy will most likely achieve this for real at the end of the story. Both are tremendously and sometimes even destructively gluttonous (Luffy ruining all their supplies on the way to the island is a case in point). Both characters also greatly value their 'family', but Mom's love is warped and toxic, whereas Luffy genuinely cares for his crew and other loved ones. This also ties in with the broader theme of blood ties vs 'adopted' family in One Piece: despite their closer biological relationship, the Big Mom pirates will never be as close of a family as the Straw Hats.

[@FrantifaSuperSoldier]

Merphy backing up Totally Not Mark is just the wholesome kind of content I love from the One Piece community Also congratulations on the adoption! I'm so happy for you

[@pergrineheel3018]

Whole Cake my favorite post timeskip arc, and I have no idea why. (It's also amazing how many people are discussing the Mark situation.)

[@legionkahn]

The crazy thing is Oda even showed us Pudding way back in the end of Fishman Island when we got our first look at Big Mom since she was sitting there listening to Mama talk, but because it was so casual most of us never even realized who she was or that she was going to be important.

[@eljahajutin7769]

I find it awesome that despite the competition all around One Piece content you still support each other, even if the theme ties everyone around KZbin. Glad you're back!

[@ricofauzan7716]

the scream At 0:19 was soo loud and feels real i actually run to my sister to ask What is going on? Why did u scream LMAOO it took me a minute to realise it merphy background noise

[@AnonymousDacc]

Hey Merphy welcome back! Wishing you the best with your new addition into your family ❤️ I'm so glad you are enjoying WCI so far because it's one of my top favourite arc! The scene where luffy said to sanji " I can't become a pirate king without you" hits me so damn hard 😭 Big Mom is a very interesting villain hoping you can make a character analysis video about her after you finish this arc if you want to no pressure :) Brook is absolutely MVP for this arc no question. Can't wait for the rest of your review ❤️

[@josephangell9921]

Luffy and sanji fight and the panels that followed brought tears to my eyes. Like a lot of tears more than usopp and Luffy which I didn't think was possible.

[@Flumong]

One detail that gets me every time is Luffy saying to Sanji, "Without you, I can't become king of the pirates". This is the only time in the series other than the death of Ace when Luffy has stated that he can't or won't become pirate king. Really tells you how much Sanji means to him.

[@00ammy00]

He also said on Saboady when Usopp almost asked Rayleigh to tell them about the One Piece that he'd quit trying to become the Pirate King if they knew anything and had to go on a boring adventure.