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[@davidknotts6256]

The Punk Hazard Scene with the kids is the scene where the little girl refuses the candy while the rest of the kids eat the candy.

[@BLAZINGikari]

Sad no senior pink and Baby 5

[@crcoghill]

... oi. Dr. Hiriluk's death is still something I can't face without tears, even more so with my own losses I've attached to his words.

[@fuffy5281]

Best ending to a video ever. Hilarious

[@beasthundred4709]

Kuma Bonny flashback already hit as hard as Bellemere... Imagine what we will get for the Strawhats during the final arcs or major characters like Dragon Sabo Shanks Garp Coby Vivi Imu etc. The final arc that Oda postponed 20 years to improve.

[@BZCurse]

Perhaps the real One Piece is the trauma we gained along the way

[@merphynapier42]

That’s the answer 😂

[@OK-fo5tm]

Yep that's it

[@kaczarwin]

😢

[@Treblebeatgames]

Nah, we know it's something tangible still... It's just a compendium of all the One Piece volumes. Damn that's meta.

[@alexanderhandwerker9760]

the trauma is real!!!!

[@DushisHere]

Couple of moments that were missing in the list:- 1. Senor Pink's flashback - It was powerful and it affected so many many many people at the time. 2. Luffy ringing the bell - Not an emotional trauma moment, but the ringing of the bell and Cricket's reaction to it, understanding that his ancestor didn't lie and the island was knocked up to the sky. That moment is so brilliant and makes Skypiea a top tier arc for me

[@28_ranggaclio]

Fellow skypiea enjoyer 👊

[@giantawd]

I feel like raizo is safe should be on the list too

[@DushisHere]

@@giantawd Agreed

[@zachattack4666]

Bro skypiea is so underrated

[@royalfun1031]

Cricket for Cricket

[@milesclayborne]

Lol merphy really hit us with a “tear list”

[@aryabaditz3092]

This is new tier in OP community for sure

[@ritacirocavalcante]

how is not this the top comment

[@royalfun1031]

What I thought

[@laboon344]

​@@ritacirocavalcantethis not*

[@462n]

Was completely with you on Ace's death till I remembered that his final words were "Thank you for loving me.". Thanks to that alone I'd put it in the I'm still not okay category. That line hit me so freaking hard, emphasizing how the only thing Ace ever really wanted was to feel loved/wanted. Making it so that even though they failed to save Ace that it was debatably all worth it because at least he was able to feel that in his final moments rather than just dying in a lonely, cold execution.

[@Janmann2007]

Oh damn, yeah didn't think about it until now

[@AhmadHuzaifah-h5d]

Its pain in the ass since ace life just to bear the burden from her late father that ended on execution

[@devaryamadhukar8803]

I read marineford and I mediately saw a AMV titled a tale of three brothers in my recommended, that shit got me man

[@ImAviex]

They didn't fail to save Ace, they saved him and he chose to go back and get his ass whooped because Akainu was talking breezy. If Oda wrote it where they tried to escape but then Luffy collapses from exhaustion and Ace has to hold Akainu off for Luffy and THEN we got his same death, it would have been so much less infuriating than Ace fighting Akainu because he can't stand the Whitebeard disrespect.

[@fenrirdarkness1374]

​@@ImAviexYes Ace is dumb. But it is such an amazing human attribute. That is Ace as a person. It showed in the flashback how he won't runaway in the face of an enemy much stronger than him. That is his flaw.

[@leiretxu_99]

Merphy not being able to remember short names like Ulti, while still remembering that she's a pachycephalosaurus will never get old 😂

[@patricknez7258]

😂

[@audreynothepburn7663]

What’s funny is that she loves Ulti lol. So her forgetting her name is even funnier 😂

[@theman6422]

One thing missing here I feel like was Franky’s backstory and Tom’s sacrifice. Those hit really hard, especially with what Franky says later to Robin “Your existence is not a sin”

[@jakk.sunn1]

I feel like katakuris backstory with brulee should also be on here. Sure its not as emotional as the other scenes on here, but katakuri needing to hide his true self to protect his family hit pretty hard

[@BladeWinters]

She went for the Emotional Damage tier list before the best jokes tier list, clearly this proves that One Piece is not a comedy but a tear factory in manga form.

[@merphynapier42]

It can be both 😭

[@CWojcieszak]

We all know THAT buggy panel in Impel Down takes the win anyway this is more suspenseful

[@foxfax2]

@@CWojcieszak There's one recent panel that just narrowly beats it for me, because Buggy didn't deserve that and the recipient of this panel did.

[@Discordian_23]

@@merphynapier42 One piece is only a comedy because its a shonen, IF Oda was writing this for Adults it would just be sadness and depression and psycological trauma chapter after chapter. we SMILE to hide the pain.

[@LPTheGas]

@@CWojcieszak the one where he was heartbroken that Luffy didn't remember his very impressive balls? That one needs a whole 'nother tier above the top one on this list.

[@AyuVenti46]

The scenes that still mess me up and make me cry: Chopper's scene when he goes to get the mushroom and when he comes back all broken holding the mushroom gets me. Also I can't get through Bink's song without crying thanks to the scene with Brook singing on the ship counting down the rest of his crew. Another scene that gets me is when Luffy is dealing with Ace's death and Jinbei says "What do you still have?" and Luffy breaks down crying over his friends, and then his friends' reaction for not being there for Luffy in the time he needed them. Cora crying over Law and saying that he wasn't hurt because he realized Law was hurting more killed me too.

[@iamdivan7368]

The biggest trauma Oda'd caused me was an entire month of me instinctively looking up "one piece new chapter" and then nothing popping up

[@Leon72-z7o]

Fax

[@lixogram]

loool

[@mutesgraveyard6733]

No update of surgery yet?

[@meruthesuccubus2413]

Fax

[@yursan9]

@@mutesgraveyard6733 The operation is done, according to Greg (One Piece fan that lives in Japan and close with One Piece's editor). We'll see if Oda have his laser eyes after resting.

[@powertrip0515]

Honestly the scene where Jimbei helps Luffy realize he still has his crew is still the most emotional to me.

[@alexjfranco]

That Dadan moment gets me still because half of what she was saying was "why did you have me raise them all these years if it was just gonna end like this?"

[@GuysCupank]

Makes me want Garp backstory and how his relationship with Dadan works

[@db7368]

​@@GuysCupank he pretty much blackmails her lol

[@MEtALCoRE452]

I'm pretty sure that was an eng dub line in the subs she keeps screaming why to garp but it's a good line

[@alexjfranco]

@@MEtALCoRE452 I didn't watch it in the dub, I watched it in subs. She does both

[@tpsam]

​@@alexjfrancoand shanks baby mama the barista green haired girl stops her I'm sure garp is the one suffering the most from ace death And she replies back No Luffy is the one And they all crying together and cuts away The fact that One Piece has scene like this one and it's barely even on the radar because this series is just so rich of great moments Goat peak fiction nakamas for life

[@sreeakhilpulipaka3976]

I’d put the death of the Merry in I’m still not okay. Seeing the klabautermon try so hard to fix the ship, telling Ice Berg that it wants to set sail again to help the strawhats was moving enough. But the scene where the merry apologized for not being able to continue to travel with the strawhats, and wished that it could carry them even farther broke me. The last thing the Merry said was “Thank you for caring about me”, very similar to Ace’s “Thank you for loving me” and that was very touching as well. I really hope that Laugh tale is under Enies Lobby, like that one theory suggested, and that the Merry really did carry the strawhats to their final destination.

[@Rutabega_NG]

Absolutely destroyed me, Merry at Enies Lobby. I actually couldn't do anything for about 20 minutes after that. Every time I think about it, 😭😭😭😭. Hell, right now I'm a mess.

[@JD-xz1mx]

Yeah this is the one I just don't get. Its a boat......... Its a piece of wood. No offense meant. I'm glad you get so much out of it.

[@ffrriidd]

Just you reminding me of Merry's passing made me tear up again... Im definitely still not okay

[@padrenuestre]

I really teared up at Law and Sengoku's conversation in Dressrosa when Sengoku said "Let's us both live and remember him, that will be enough" and Law hid his eyes because of emotions. This scene isn't on the tier list and I noticed it tends to be overlooked by the fandom, sadly :(

[@bc1176]

Yeah, the "Dont try to find a reason for someone elses love" is definitely hard hitting and deserves to be here over many things that were on the list

[@patricknez7258]

Gr8 scene

[@meh8396]

I remember pausing at that scene then rewinding to listen to it again and bursting into tears, it’s a beautiful well written scene

[@god47398]

i fucking love that scene so much. both are trying to gauge who knew rocinante better and since its their first time meeting theyre both awkward but not hostile. and law asks about the will of D and sengoku even considers spilling everything he knows to the kid his adopted son gave everything to and just cant. garp and sengoku get a lot of minimal but dense emotional scenes

[@AnjuSenpai]

@@god47398It’s really really nice to see someone in the fandom being able to analyze a scene this way with such emotional intelligence.

[@CptCelestialCarnage]

The "Punk Hazard Kids scene" is specifically Mocha, one of the kids, sacrificing herself by swallowing all of the drugs so that none of the other kids can get to it, knowing full well that she might die. It's an incredibly heroic sacrifice from a literal child nonetheless. Surprising that you didn't quite remember this one.

[@tpsam]

Frankly I was still anime only back then and punk hazard was bad as an anime At that point I really didn't care at all about these children Who are they What's their personalities They were just NPC but being kids so more sympathy meh Oda had better moments

[@jackalexande]

@@tpsam I agree but I still found the scene moving nonetheless

[@islandboy9381]

​​​​@@tpsamWelll yeah they're isolated developing children and addled by drugs so they're not gonna be active personalities as a result which is kind of the point of the drugs detriment but that makes the moment hit that much harder that one of them had the willpower and empath to do a big sacrifice.

[@magda386]

Mehhh

[@jackhageman9983]

I don’t remember much of punk hazard to be fair

[@JaimePonsPK]

Merry's death will always, always make me tear up uncontrollably. For me, it goes without a doubt in the "I'm still not okay" tier, alongside Robin's "I wanna live" and Brook's "a quartet... A trio... A duo... A solo"

[@Killroy007]

For me brooks back story, luffy denying reality at aces death and the backstory of lolas father hit me the hardest. Someone dealing with the loneliness of immortality, literally and metaphorically, only being kept alive by a promise Luffy grasping at straws after he cannot escape from his brothers death, finally living on for his crew, getting a new fire of motivation out of it. And someone who genuinely loved their partner, realizing that they simply got abused for their inherent qualities, left alone, yet unable to even move on, being forced to stay All three of these just resonate with me so well

[@tenkenroo]

I had a therapy moment that was very similar to Luffy counting off his friends and just thinking about it makes me cry

[@ashbudd2421]

Merry's death is my go to when i need a good cry.

[@renzaaronzamora2755]

merry's death --> when she says i"im sorry 😢, now when she says "but i was happy' 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@brownboi5139]

Corazone smiling making the peace sign and saying i love you will always break me deep down

[@johntucker7905]

I always feel the Noland is under-rated. Not the flashback, but the payoff. Robin revealing to Wyper that a descendant of Noland is still searching for them, validating his and his ancestors' goal, and that the culmination of a 400 year old promise of friendship is within arm's reach. Wyper's realization of that, spontaneously weeping before launching his final attack, *sigh* Love it

[@Carrilho.g]

yeah it's under-rated, it's one of my favorite moments in one piece, it's emotional and unexpected, and a scene that is easy to relate with

[@Rutabega_NG]

I *just* rewatched that and I would have to agree.

[@jewellchastain4244]

The part that always gets me is when Sabo is reading the paper about Ace,s death and you see him slowly get his memories back and he starts to break down,that part always makes me cry.

[@frankfilmic]

The biggest emotional moment in Drum Island for me isn't the Hirilluk speech, it's right before: when Chopper finds out the mushroom he fed to Hirilluk is poisonous, and cries because he thought the skull and crossbones symbol was a pirate flag. The poor baby is SO HEARTBROKEN!

[@BrittanyHottie94]

For me, it was Hiriluk's reaction to being tricked by Wapol. I remember the double page spread of all the doctors behind Wapol. And then turning the page we get a huge panel of Hiriluk saying something along the lines of, "I'm glad nobody is sick" with a big smile on his face. Those selfless moments always kill me. Especially with the context you mentioned of him and the mushroom 😢

[@Ex_Caseus_Fortis]

I've heard that the anime is a lot better at making Hirilluk a sympathetic character. The manga doesn't really hit the same way at all.

[@BrittanyHottie94]

@@Ex_Caseus_Fortis Merphy only watches select scenes recommended to her. She mostly reads

[@gelusvenn5063]

@@BrittanyHottie94 "Oh! Thank goodness! I'm glad nobody is sick!" That shit hurted.

[@audichunes]

Chopper getting the mushroom for him. I don't think I said it loud enough. *Chopper getting the mushroom for Hiruluk.*

[@dldarby82]

There are so many moments that could be more than one. For example: Bon Clays sacrifice at the end of Impel Down was sad, but we skipped Bon Clay's dedication to Luffy in the middle of the arc. After Ivankov "heals" Luffy and gives him a slim chance of survival Bon Clay stands outside of the cell yelling "Hang in there" for 10 straight hours until he's literally screaming up blood. That scene hits me pretty hard.

[@Rutabega_NG]

That's *_why_* his sacrifice at the end hit so hard, he really was a true friend.

[@ollehkacb]

​@@Rutabega_NGhe is alive by the way. In the manga I mean

[@Rutabega_NG]

@@ollehkacb yep, I know, I read the manga. I wish they'd have shown that in the anime, but it is at least in the closing credits of the movie Red

[@anamericanseoul1391]

This is one time where I believe the One Piece anime shines really well, because the Japanese voice actors really put their all into their performances. Ace’s death is very effective in the show, very sad, as well as Cora’s sacrifice. As for the manga, I think one of the most emotional moments for me is when Luffy tells Sanji that he can’t become King of the Pirates without him. The implication that Luffy will refuse to even progress on his journey without his friend, added by Sanji’s reaction to this statement, made this stand out to me.

[@nikgokuhil]

Yeah! Like when Nami found Usopp after he was beaten up by Franky family, Usopp's voice broke while he was lamenting over how weak and useless he was and that he cant face others. I still remember and am hurt by that scene by virtue of voice acting alone

[@Dontdoit_]

I almost geared up just reading your second paragraph

[@dajmendz205]

I got Senior Pink over Ace

[@srluscokkj]

man, it gets me every time 😭

[@failurextreme7084]

Nami in Arlong Park goes hard in the VA booth

[@luke-il5nr]

Ryunosuke scene is a little bit darker when you realize that kanjuro was mocking momonosuke by drawing a pathetic pink dragon that can't fly and naming him ryuNOSUKE. I love how oda masked early signs of kanjuro betrayal with humor ( like when he made a stair for the people trying to kill our alies at dressrosa or when he made kinemon fall from zou to delay his encounter with the minks and possibly create a fight between the strawhats and minks)

[@sebastianquinchia1840]

Kanjuro didn't know Momo was a dragon at that point. Ryu means dragon in Japanese and depending on the kanji, nosuke can mean various things but in this case I think the kanji was for "assistant." Dragon assistant is essentially what ryunosuke was

[@ChargeQM]

​@@sebastianquinchia1840it may not have been an in-character hint, but it certainly feels like a meta hint.

[@Ricardonsg]

I think the 'Raizo is safe' is a moment that could have been included, that was really emotional! Senor Pink's flashback was also really good!

[@cinnamonroll96]

Raizo is safe is one of my most favourite moments, the goosebumps I had when watching or have right now just thinking about it

[@KS-xk2so]

I feel like that belongs on a separate "badass" moments list... with "Nothing Happened" and other boss moments like that.

[@Ricardonsg]

@@KS-xk2so disagree, I get emotional every time I see that scene

[@rpgtimefire]

Pink hit hard cause your like what is this stupid manly baby then you learn why he's dressed like that and you go " I could never be so manly"

[@fybso3057]

Top tier moment

[@oliviafasnacht]

When Pudding left Sanji and swiped some of his memories after their kiss. That wrecked me. Also, Pudding’s flashback really got to me. The fact that she found someone that loved her for exactly who she was after being being isolated just because of her eye. The fact that they couldn’t be together. Sanji doesn’t know how she feels. I’m tearing up just thinking about it.

[@ZakariaAli-v2w]

shes 16 and hes 21 thats not cute at all!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bananamaster8658]

​@@ZakariaAli-v2w In one piece world, age doesn't matter, it's all about the character

[@bluelight17]

@@ZakariaAli-v2w Oda is simply weird about ages (Kyros married Rebecca's mom when he was 25 and she was 16 too), same for some of the humor (King Cobra not only peeping in the women bathroom, but while ViVi was inside as well)...there is no indication of her age in the story, everybody treat her like an adult, he could have said she was 18+ in the sbs and it wouldn't have changed a thing. I usually just end up ignoring whatever Oda says in the sbs about this stuff, especially if it isn't in the story itself.

[@fayes.3538]

With the recent controversy about sexualizing Bonnie who's 12, I genuinely think Oda and other male mangakas need to be criticized more for their weird writing. Also, pudding has literally just gotten out of her cage; she had a whole life ahead of her since she's only 16. Sanji's just showed her that there are people who don't mind her insecurities. It just pisses me off when Oda and other people romanticize this kind of thing. Doesn't matter the age gap-it's literally the difference between their maturity! One's a minor who's been sheltered her whole life, the other is an adult with a severe case of comphet lol

[@ollehkacb]

Age of consent in most of the world is 16. For us Americans it is bizzare but not very weird in most of the world.

[@Boxmediaphile]

We need a class action law suit against Oda for emotional damage

[@Dotmw]

Lbr no judge would take that case since One Piece readers are a bunch of willing emotional masochists

[@whodat4lyfekris]

​@@Dotmwyour not wrong but you didn't have to say it 😂

[@eskreskao]

If it ever reaches discovery, the lawyers will have to read the manga, so that'll slow the proceedings to a crawl.

[@Falgor62]

@@eskreskao And then the lawyers will have emotional damage as well

[@radnorio3180]

In payment, we will receive more one piece chapters.

[@phoenixtempleeviltruth8074]

In Luffy’s flashback, when he is captured and Ace asks why he never gave them up, and Luffy says because he has no one else… God.

[@BlueMHart]

YES. I always thought it was an odd/underrated choice, but this is one of the few moments in One Piece that made me cry. Everything about Luffy suddenly made sense to me in that moment.

[@Greendalewitch]

"Only by while wearing these is when I see you smile" - Senior Pink about his late wife and how she would only smile during her mental condition while he was wearing a baby outfit that reminded them of their deceased son. Its not as emotional as Aces death but man the feels

[@nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690]

I don't Understand how that Backstory is not in the List

[@SengokuTheGouda]

@@nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690 Probably because Senor Pink lied to and gaslit Russian for years. It's not romantic. It's creepy and disgusting.

[@Greendalewitch]

@@nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690 I really don't understand it either. This is a scene where you emphathized with a man wearing a adult baby costume and thought of him as a badass for doing it.

[@brocolicosmique]

Señor Pink is incredibly well-written. With so little screen time, he goes from ridiculous, over-the-top, undeserving of people's admiration mob boss wearing a baby outfit to heart-breaking tragic villain trying his darn best to cope with grief and guilt.

[@golbez1583]

I don’t know if this is true, but apparently writes the backstory for all his side characters. Señor Pink’s one of those side characters whose backstory was never planned to be written in the manga, but when Oda revealed the backstory to his assistants, they threatened mutiny if Oda didn’t put Señor Pink’s backstory in Dressrosa. Like I said, this is just a rumor but if it’s true I find it hilarious.

[@coolgate9884]

Man, I know this is a unpopular opinion, but Amazon Lily as a whole was really emotional to me. The boa sisters backstory and how it ties with Fishman Island is really good.

[@pierrehamenya2275]

The most emotional moment in drum island is actually when chopper asks what Luffy is and sanji says, he's a monster. Validating choppers life and changing him opinion of them from when they called chopper a monster like everyone else

[@noahrobinson4242]

This is one of my favorite exchanges in the entire series. So perfect

[@papajohn7606]

Someone else already mentioned this, but I am so appalled by the fact that these two scenes are missing that I also have to comment it myself: Señor Pink‘s backstory was along the most gutwrenchingly painful things I have ever seen and “Raizo is safe” was one of the most powerful moments in the entire series in my opinion.

[@manu-rb4nb]

yeees yes

[@gilasantos2477]

Raizo is safe floored me. I just stood there in shock. I’m still not over it.

[@Sebbe1993]

Oda himself said that the most emotional he has been was when drawing Vivi screaming for everyone to stop fighting.

[@WatanukiProductions]

He said that some time ago from what I recall so it's possible it's no longer the case as many emotional scenes have happened since but yes I remember him talking about struggling to draw it because his tears just kept falling.

[@Illjwamh]

And Vivi's voice actress freaking CRUSHED that in the anime. I can still hear her in my head

[@jtom-tech5416]

That got me. It gets me every time. 😢 Surprised she didn't add it that is it.

[@beckhampang191]

Wasn't it Merry's death that he couldn't stop crying?

[@Cylonknight]

Brooks back story hits hard in the anime, when everything in his ship is so alive and loud, then it just cuts to the reality with no sound

[@sebastianoltean]

Ah yes, classic Merphy somehow remembering Ulti is a "Pachycephalosaurus" but not her name lol Robin's "I want to live" moment still wrecks me to this day. And now that she has friends she can trust, every time she smiles and/or takes part in crew shenanigans makes my heart melt of joy.

[@kyrrasaoy4599]

i agree 😭 i cherish every single scene of robin after that i wanna live line bcs you know and you can see just how far she's come. (⁠༎ຶ⁠ ⁠෴⁠ ⁠༎ຶ⁠)

[@justloggedin2969]

I agree with the Ulta part lol

[@PedroBoteon]

Weird way to say Ulti is a Rampardos but ok. /s

[@persgodiva]

What makes Ace's death still not okay for me is just constantly being reminded of his potential, of his dreams. He keeps coming up in the story so long after his death because of how he influenced the people around him, how he talked about his brother of example - the promises he made, the adventures he still wanted to live. We keep getting reminded of the fact that Ace wasn't even close to his prime yet, he still had so much life left to live ... that just keeps on devastating me.

[@manu-rb4nb]

yes and the scene before that when he sees his friends and Luffy fight for him and says he feels bad for wanting to live 😭😭

[@shrin210]

Somehow, when people put in context then it makes sense. But my top "I'm still not okay moments" is Raizo is safe, Bon Clay in impel down and Senor pink. These all were not expected moments but all minks were almost in death bed, bon clay just shouldn't be left behind again, Senor pink just wearing dresses everyday just to make her wife smile once.

[@dnate216]

The fact that you put Bellmere and Whitebeard right next to each other put me in tears. Perfect Pops and Mom in the series, both dying for their adopted children who you couldn’t tell them they weren’t their own.

[@LPTheGas]

meanwhile, Judge: still alive, Big Mom: probably still alive

[@britt6184]

​@@LPTheGasBoth of them are terrible parents. The only good thing I can say about Big Mom is that she's a great matchmaker.

[@brandonblack9825]

Ussopp vs Luffy is such a timeless moment. Not just the fight but the arguing before. It’s like your sick to your stomach seeing the two of them fight. Felt very real and with reason. Idk how it was below the episode 1 scene.

[@HerculesOfHate]

Im shocked and appalled that you would disregard the pain and suffering and struggle that Ryunosuke went through for us. We didnt have much time with him, but he was the most lovable dragon in the entire series.

[@bradleykyonizuka2558]

Not to mention he was drawn to sabotage the group yet despite that his will was to get everyone up that elephant safely. And despite the intentional flaws purposefully given to him he overcame his limits and got our crew up the elephant. True MVP of Zou And the it's just a drawing line? Oh I'm sorry do you know what else is just a drawing? ALL OF ONE PIECE!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@GuysCupank]

Anime did a great job in that scene while the Manga has panel limitation

[@shooshiwhooshi8736]

The Chopper Cherry Blossoms had me in tears. Poor little guy got to see his mentors lifes work in action after his death, and his little crying wrecked me.

[@Rutabega_NG]

Every time I watch it, yes.

[@nickfrigillana2645]

I think a lot of people's attachment to Drum Island specifically comes from the anime. Between the music, the voice acting, and the colors, it really truly amplifies the original story in a way that the anime doesn't always succeed at doing.

[@Monkeytheluffy56]

Drum island feels like a tragic Christmas tale. If you have read the Shakespeare'story "King Lear", drum Island had very similar vibes to it, though both the stories are totally different and unrelated.

[@panickedpikachu]

The Dadan scene is one of my favorite in the series. She may not be might my favorite character but I like her growth as parental figure. What really sells the scene for me is the voice acting . I tear up every time I hear it; how vividly the pain in her voice is portrayed. One of the most underrated moments in the anime imo.

[@Rutabega_NG]

I was surprised at my reaction to her, but I wasn't surprised at her love for those boys, just surprised that I was in tears with her.

[@auraguard0212]

That Garp even had the strength to show his face around her...

[@magda386]

Yeah, she did and said the things we all wanted to say to Garp. Like, that scene was so relatable... that's what made it so impactful

[@miguelangelnaranjoortiz304]

I think the Hiyori scene is the reveal of the effect the SMILE fruits had on the people of Wano. It's when the crew is shocked that O-Toko and the folk are laughing at Yasuie's death and she reveals that Orochi has robbed them the ability to grief.

[@that70sjunkie]

think it's a bit of a pointless inclusion considering it's literally the next page after yasu gets shot.

[@Iqnacio.]

@@that70sjunkie I think the picture selected is what causes this issue, cause I feel like the intention behind it wasn't to point out that specific scene but the whole story of the Smile fruits, how Orochi cursed Okobore Town with them and the irony behind the name, which is actually a completely separate chapter from Yasuies death (and If I'm not mistaken, a differente Anime episode too). So then it makes sense for one moment to be about that whole story and reveal focused on how sad it is that they were robbed from their emotions, but also having a lot of meaning due to the realization of how many chapters has it been getting set up. But then also having a different moment to be specifically about Yasuies death, including his speech, everyone running trying to stop the execution, and ending with both the cries and "laughs" for him from all the people he was close with. Kinda similar to how it separates a lot of other moments like Robins back story from the specific I want to live moment or Namis backstory from she asking for Luffy for help and so on.

[@GeorgePerakis]

I feel like, for anyone who has an older brother, just thinking about Ace is tears every single time. Just thinking that we'll never see Ace outside of a flashback again just hurts me.

[@Rutabega_NG]

Kinda works for some of us who are the oldest, too, Ace taking the hit for Luffy without a second thought.

[@leiretxu_99]

A friend who was watching/reading One Piece but already new about some things that where going to happen asked me "Am I really going to cry over the ship?". I replied "You see, that moment will hit you on the feels because it will happen after two very emotionally charged arcs, and then you'll realize it's NOT JUST A SHIP, IT'S THEIR NAKAMA, AND IT CAME TO SAVE THEM!!" (and then I broke down again 😭).

[@ms.skeletor]

The thing about Brook’s backstory that really gets me is that, right after he tells the crew his story, he says that he’s so happy to be alive. That just really resonates with me.

[@Fynov]

Just wanted to mention, the Orange town dog and Fry's dog in Futuram are both based on the real life story of Hachikō, who even got his own movie.

[@fenris5932]

He has a statue in Japan too, everyone loves that goodest of boys

[@Fynov]

@@fenris5932 Planing a visit to the good boy in the next 2 months.

[@Rutabega_NG]

Yeah, but seeing the Orange Town dog just makes me a little sad while seeing Fry's dog from Futurama has the power to utterly destroy me.

[@Violet-qi4yb]

Omg I just realised. That’s so sweet. The movie made me cry

[@starry_peppers1909]

Dude, I agree with the Corazón scene so hard, I still haven't recovered from that. Like, I can literally feel tears coming to my eyes just thinking of him, what Oda did there was straight up evil 😭

[@doneyaruns3061]

The reason why ace’s death always gets to me is that he always believed that his life was worthless and as he was dying he realized how many people love him and are willing to sacrifice their lives for him. Also his dying words being « thank you for loving me » after his flashback made me a mess 😭

[@kyrrasaoy4599]

i second this up to the very last period 😭 actually, just seeing ace realize just how much people have come to save him by the execution stand? oh, the tears marineford squeezed out of me.

[@TyandOnGoing]

"thank you for loving me" is such a crazy line because it still gives you the sense that ace still had his conflicts even in death.

[@Kim-ng4ti]

I was about to say the same thing. That line was what killed me

[@elijahcabacungan2915]

There are some moments just work are just elevated in animation. Both the Hiruluk moments and Brook's moments are just better when they added audio.

[@MrPlatypusification]

I think the fact that Nami refusing to betray her loyalty to Luffy and her family, even when faced with death by Ulti, and the parallels to Bellemere make it something I can't help but cry at

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

THAT, gosh, that hit me in the feels i didn't knew i had buried so deep after that long of a time.

[@stevetheblobman]

That trauma run when you get to water 7 through until the time skip is nothing short of brutal when layed out in order. Oda needs more hugs.

[@phantomstarlight1366]

Nami asking for help is the one that hits me the hardest. I have literally seen that scene well over a hundred times, from rereads, watching the anime, watching reactions, watching highlights. etc. I cry every single time.

[@darknesswave100]

It makes it hit harder when luffy puts his hat on her head and she realizes that it's his treasure and he told nobody to touch it but in that moment he said you hold onto this while I go beat the hell out of the one who made you cry

[@Phanthief95]

That scene is one of the 5 moments of the East Blue saga where I said “If the live action One Piece doesn’t nail this scene, I don’t see a future for it.”

[@tylerfred7514]

@@Phanthief95agreed. I have told many you have to get to the Nami moment. That moment. Everything the backstory builds to this point. They hit hard by themselves BUT it culminates here. If you get to that point and don’t like the series fine. You can put it down. But not till then. For me if they fail this the show has no hope.

[@BonitoPapaXL]

Pair that with the passing of Luffy’s treasured hat, it always makes me cry no matter how many times I see it. This scene and Zoro vs Mihawk let me know that One Piece was the real deal.

[@pumpkinbread21]

Pound's sacrifice for his daughter Chiffon who didnt even know he existed was so emotional. It was undercut by a cover story but in the moment it was amazing

[@manu-rb4nb]

but he survived right ?

[@Williamlv1]

Yes, he survived and reunited with both daughters

[@KingOfGoblins1234]

Sanji having three "I was a mess" moments just goes to show how well all of that was set up and paid off. Wholecake Island is truly underrated for that stuff.

[@WeaponX8629]

The most emotional moment for me was Dadan's scene. She's hurt and crying and then it pans out to show Garp and Makino crying, and Makino says Luffy is in the most pain. Honorable mention to the transition in the anime between Luffy starting his journey and him screaming over Ace's death.

[@MysteryBounty]

Im a 33 year old man, listening to this at work and have been teared up the entire time and tears have fallen twice...through just listening to someone talk about moments! Oda you are too good at your job sir

[@jtom-tech5416]

Not only you bro. Same age April 29th. Been remembering all those scenes. I even downloaded this video.

[@Lccru]

Same 😭😭😭

[@SpaceBiscuits]

The scene that hits me hardest is the Merry Go’s funeral. How much love the crew have for the ship and how much love she has for them. It re-contextualises so many small moments before this of her supporting the crew and being a member of the crew too. Not only was her spirit manifested to fix herself, not only did she pull herself out of the ocean to save them at enies lobby but also as they say their farewells and set her ablaze we get to hear her voice thanking them for their love and the adventures.

[@alejandromoncrieff6656]

Wonderful tier list, the only two scenes that are missing are Señor Pink's flashback and Zou's "Raizo's safe" moment, I think, maybe I'm missing something else. EDIT: Also, there's that Skypeia moment when Cricket hears the sound of the golden bell when Luffy rings it and he sees Luffy's huge shadow in the sky.

[@HSuper_Lee]

Raizo is safe is the only moment I've had to pause One Piece to get up and walk around for a bit before continuing. I was so completely flabbergasted at that moment.

[@kaygo1220]

The shadow of Luffy in the clouds hit harder than the actual Noland backstory for me, it's making a dream come true for them and I really felt that

[@mr.dawson9141]

Emotional moments not on the tier list but are still very good -Vivi screaming stop fighting over and over, i think this might have been one of if not the first scene in the show that made tears well up for me -Ussop chastising himself after getting mugged by the Franky family, not one I hear talked about but it hit me hard -Not exactly a tear jerker scene but Moriah's reaction to Luffy thinking he stands a chance against Kaido has always stuck with me -Senor pink ofc -Big Mom's flashback left me in shock and made me a lot more sympathetic towards her -Soul Pocus / Pudding ripping Sanji's memories after kissing him is the only time I have ever cried over a piece of media, I'm not much of a crier

[@ladyorlean3550]

Ngl, at first Sanji's farewell from Zeff and the Baratie was nice/cute, but it suddenly became a whole new meaning in WCI where I bawled my eyes out saying "thanks Zeff for all you did for Sanji!" 😭😭😭 Like Zeff wasn't the warmest person also, quite a ruthless pirate captain, yet he did more for a boy he didn't even know for less than 10 minutes than his biological father his whole life before.

[@invisiblechicken]

One that devastates me still is Sanji finding out he was the only one who had food while stranded on the island with Zeph. Another is Luffy carrying Nami and Sanji up the ice cliff to get them help and wrecking his fingers. Also, where was the death of the Going Merry? Was it on this list? It should be. I never thought I would cry about a boat, but that ship made me cry.

[@senorjiggles1341]

I believe the Dandan scene wasn´t there to make you feel emotions for her. It shines a light on how Garp deals with his guilt. He could easily stop her, but lets her beat him up as some sort of self-punishment. To me that really hit hard😢

[@calliopeshif7581]

I think it's all a bunch of hypocrisy. You could argue that it makes him nuanced, but I just think he's shitty and I hate his self-righteous attitude. Honestly, screw Garp. Dude's a child abuser and a fed. "Hates the celestials" but doesn't do anything about it and constantly props up the system.

[@oMuStiiA]

I think she's also the only character who would be willing and able to call Garp out on his views instead of just pitying him, because in all honesty this is the consequences of Garp's choice during the war. He has to live with that because he chose it and he always knew that this was the likely result. A lot of characters, and even a lot of the fandom, kind of treat Garp's grief with kids gloves and I think Dadan reminding him and the audience that the one affected the most and who suffers the most because of Garp's choice here is Luffy. There's no doubt that if Garp had either chosen to help Luffy or even just do nothing that Ace would have lived. And Dadan is the only one to address that and I think it's important for both Garp and the audience to be reminded of. And I say that as someone who really likes Garp's character, but I think part of what makes his character good is the fact that he's complicated and makes some controversial choices that aren't always what I would consider to be good choices even if they're based on his principles.

[@calliopeshif7581]

@@oMuStiiA ". . . and even a lot of the fandom, kind of treat Garp's grief with kids gloves . . ." Yesss thank you for pointing this out!!

[@jackroberts2704]

​@jamesadvincola9687 I think it's because he IS the marines in most people's eyes, even more than the admirals. He has to be, or else the psychopaths like Akainu or on a smaller scale Morgan, are what people think of. Not every pirate crew is good and kind, and we know there are also plenty of shitty marines too. It's also not like Garp doesn't regret what he's done. I think that's part of why he's trying to teach a new group of more moral marines like Koby to lead. He knows the Marines need to change to be better.

[@TranscendentAzure89]

You actually made me tear up saying something I've seen *so* few people comment on regarding Sanji's departure from Baratie. If this was solely just leaving his father/owner Zeff, then its a solid moment but others that came immediately before and after would eclipse it easily. That bit with him and Luffy talking so casually about "silly dumb dreams" with dad looking over both of them on top of it? That is THE moment that made One Piece a lifestyle for me, especially as a person with the triple threat of social anxiety, potential neurodivergence and trust issues from a far less than stable or ideal home life situation. I'll never forget taking away the feeling of "can it be that easy (to share something cool with someone else)" flipping through the old WSJ English releases in Barnes & Noble back then and just immediately wanting to try.

[@RAZORlukic]

Someone already mentioned it. But I'm surprised that Vivi screaming her lungs out for people to stop fighting after Pell "sacrificed" himself. That scene was too hard, after everything she did, even losing pell, and still not being able to do anything. Just seeing her expression made me sit there and scream with her. I cry too much watching one piece man

[@Okumon]

brook's backstory was honestly the most emotional part of one piece for me, however it wasn't about laboon, but rather about the crew's final song as everyone slowly died.

[@marklupenario1363]

Merphy: "How 'bout we do something chill today" Also Merphy: *proceeds to do a tier list of emotionally traumatic scenes in One Piece. Never change Merphy, never change.

[@brainwasher2134]

The Dadan scene is IMO the most underrated scene of One Piece. Not because of Dadan, but I like what it tells about Garp. I think he knew he'll get his ass kicked, and that's what he seeks. Like it was a way to make the guilt quiet (or maybe he thinks that compared to Luffy, he did not have suffered enough), even though he helped (a little), in his own way. Compared to Ace's scene, I find this scene more impactful because unlike Ace, Garp didn't do anything to be in this situation. (in the first place when he chases Black Beard against the orders of White Beard, and then again when he reacts to Akainu's provocation) Garp is a victim of his family's choices.

[@vedmaurya1918]

Two things, 1. Anime watchers might have cried over Luffy vs Sanji, because the emotion were emphasized by the Memories song. It's the first ending song, and after few years OP stopped ending song -- so when they played this song, all the emotions doubled or tripled. 2. Episode 877 - Pudding kissing Sanji, and erasing his memories is one of the episode that made me cry. I still cry when I watch the episode. The background music (opera) was god-tier. It wasn't included in your list, but it's a very sad moment.

[@TheRealPunkachu]

For me it’s Luffy saying “without you, I’ll never be king of the pirates!” Because from the beginning of the story Luffy has always been confident in his dream. And losing Sanji ruins it for him to the point he has to admit it’ll never happen. Add in the context of Luffy telling big mom that it’s not Lola’s fault for not marrying Loki: “you didn’t become king of the pirates, and that’s on you”. It becomes clear that Luffy would view Sanji’s misery as a personal failure as a captain. He really loves him so much, that he would rather starve and die than see him sacrifice himself.

[@jalenperez2611]

Idk Merphy, those “Thank you for loving me” words, literally wrecks me STILL

[@andrewwall4250]

Excellent “Tear” list. I think my top 5 are; -Robin’s backstory, -Goodbye Merry, -The Crew’s Separation, -Brook’s Backstory -I Want to Live!

[@ImersonalB]

"I want to live" cemented my fandom in One Piece. No moment hit me harder than that, until Luffy lost his crew at Sabaody, and THEN Oda broke Luffy at Marineford with Ace's death. Then Corazón...

[@CasualVader]

For me, just looking at the screen shot of Robin’s “I want to live!” moment gets my tearing up and holding in sobbing.

[@lukebeich]

34:10 I'm pretty sure that the Hiyori scene is when she reveals that people who have eaten a failed smile fruit cannot display any emotions other than laughter, hence why the people of Ebisu were "laughing" at Yasuie's death.

[@zachattack4666]

What hit me hard about sabos "death" in that flashback, was the fact that we thought luffy had lost two of his brothers.

[@hockeyhalod]

I think the thing that escalates the brook backstory emotions is watching the anime with the music just pulling every emotion to greater heights.

[@DiamondLoverMinecraf]

I did form a connect to Sabo immediately during Luffy's backstory, because that backstory in of itself just contextualized so much with how Luffy acts and how he thinks. Just the blow after blow getting a visual on the pain Luffy endures for his family, to *losing* his family, to newely dying to save his brother only to then lose his brother because of his own actions, to then get the revelation that this isnt the first time Luffy's had to deal with this. The entire scene of "Promise me you wont die, Ace." Just gets to me... and then the pure unbridled emotion with Sabo's reintroduction

[@Merione]

To this day, I still haven't started reading Thriller Bark because of that damn Viking funeral for the Merry. I don't get emotional very easy, but that moment, THAT MOMENT, it broke me. I needed to take a break, and it's still going. I'll keep reading one day, probably I'll take advantage of the live action series to refuel my passion for One Piece and get me back to the manga, but I promise I'll catch up someday

[@llPhenomenonll]

"Iam a crier when i read stuff" I couldnt have said it better. One Piece makes me cry pretty often just over happiness alone

[@crcoghill]

The scene of Yasu's death and Toko and the townspeople of Leftovers still hurts. I can physically feel their anger and sadness even past the laughter and just hearing what Orochi did to them... Wano is strong with emotions.🥺😭

[@sims2lovealot]

I have never recovered from Law's backstory and Corazon's death. It haunts me daily

[@eloquitodelaesquina]

I dont know why but Scarlett's death in the arms of Kyros is still something that hurts me to think about to this day She didnt even know who he was and him asking the heavens if that was their goodbye??????? I just get teary eyes writing this, its just so painfil

[@MetakJesu07]

Damn. I always seem to be on the same page with you when it comes to One Piece content. I was thinking about how that scene was missing from the tier list. It made Kyros my favourite side character in a specific arc because it's the most legitimate gripe for a side character to ever have with the main villain.

[@HiopX]

Merphy, on Cora: The most agonizing thing I had to read in this series Oda: ...so far

[@Blacktwinswords]

Kuma's backstory/tragedy is getting up there.

[@smashOsmash]

A very recent scene that hit me hard, Was Jewelry Bonney seeing her father's memories, seeing the person you love and hold in such a high regard, your pillar of hope and strength, getting beat and him crying for them to stop, its just too much.

[@Bunny99s]

I mainly watch the anime, so the experience of individual scenes can be quite different. I agree with the majority of the ranking, but personally I put the Dadan scene way higher. At my first watch through the series, Ace's death didn't affect me as much as it was dragged out quite long and as you said, all important characters come back. So the actual realisation that he's really dead was a bit too late and it was more being stunned in disbelieve. When Dadan was beating up Garp it hit way harder for me. She always tried to play tough, but she really loved all 3 of her kids. She was the only one who could actually understand the mess Luffy is going through. She had so much motherly anger build up that she confronted Garp, even though she's usually scared like hell. I think Dadan is a great character. She's a bit like Nami and Usopp. Trying to avoid getting involved, when threatened they yield or concede and when cornered they can overcome their fear in a short burst of strength and courage.

[@akarial2713]

I'm surprised it's not on this list but one of the scenes that get me uggly sobbing everytime is koala's first time crying during fisher tiger's flashback. The emotions I feel everytime i watch or read that scene. Dadan's reaction to ace's death also gets me really hard :')

[@metallsnubben]

Oh yeah god damn, Koala!!!!

[@DotHackerKite94]

the hiyori scene was her telling Zoro the truth about the smile fruit and the laughter.

[@7lesther7]

Luffy crying with Ace in his Arms lives rent free in my mind. Ace to this day is still my Favorite character! As an older brother myself, I connected with Ace's personality so much and Goda went and hit me with an emotional moment I'll never forget.

[@Deyinel]

Love hearing your reactions and commiserating over all the emotional moments. I did notice that you didn't have the moment from Drum Island that messed me up the most, which was when Luffy was climbing the mountain to bring Nami and eventually Sanji to the doctor. Just the pain and resolve in that scene is something I still think about and dwell on still.

[@JustinGoran]

the Sanji goodbye scene, as a guy it really hit me, the whole "men don't cry" thing but everyone is actually crying, that trope always gets me, of course men cry, and I was crying with all of them haha

[@tron868]

dry for laboon is crazy but not having senior pink story here is even crazier

[@illithidlore]

You definitely need to re-read the part of Punk Hazard with Mocha (the girl who was subjected to Caesar's giantification experiments). She was holding the candy/drugs to keep the other kids from taking them, taking hits from them due to their withdrawal/addiction. Then finally her eating the entire supply so they couldn't.

[@calliopeshif7581]

Yeah, her ranking that at the bottom felt real gross. There's also a weird pattern throughout of her ranking scenes with parental/guardian figures way higher than actual shit happening to kids, with the exception of Robin's flashback.

[@illithidlore]

@@calliopeshif7581 I think it's more to do with Punk Hazard being a lackluster arc combined with Merphy's Luffy-esque memory and I'm not sure she's even read that part of the story more than her initial readthrough.

[@calliopeshif7581]

@@illithidlore everyone says that, but I actually really enjoyed Punk Hazard lol. Plus for THAT to be a part she doesn't remember well? I would think the kids suffering and having been stolen from their families would affect her enough, but I guess not. Idk, it doesn't sit well with me.

[@melteddali8000]

​@@illithidlorePunk Hazard is a great arc.

[@Tyrannodrone475]

​@@calliopeshif7581they're fictional kids, man, it's weird to make insinuations about a real person's moral standing based on how personally sad they felt about scenes in a manga. no one has an ethical obligation to feel sadder about the punk hazard kids than they do about whitebeard

[@abdulaziz203]

Hi Merphy can you do a emotional trauma tier list for Stormlight/Cosmere? Thanks :)

[@lazyenthusiasm9891]

I believe the reason people react to Hiriluk differently depends if you watch the anime verse read the manga. The anime makes Hiriluk far more endearing and likable than the manga. His speech also hits better in the anime, the voice actor does a really good job and the sound makes it more impactful.

[@marcushickey5353]

I always loved his speech, but it hits me on another level nowadays. 2 years ago my best friend was shot in the chest and is no longer with us. But I know he didn't die because he lives on in us. And he will not be forgotten.

[@BaldurGames]

I watched early OP through the dub, and I thought the english VA did an amazing job aswell

[@hbod5608]

Still bursting into tears at the mention of some of these scenes years later. What a beautiful series

[@tkneo6404]

Can I be honest? Maybe I'm a masochist but I love all the emotional trauma Oda has put us through. There are just moments that crying helps to get out and helps to bring me at peace.. I wouldn't have it any other way.. thank you Oda. Regardless enjoyed this list Merphy

[@gonzalovillalba]

For me one that broke me was the kyros scene in dressrosa. He witnessed his wife Scarlett getting gunned down by Diamante, holding her as she died. Because he was a toy, he couldn’t feel the warmth of her body nor could he cry any tears 😭

[@TeppoSuutari]

Please stop, I can only be so blubbery 😭

[@ninhoic]

I think that final scene with the Going Merry is the most emotional for me. I got teary eyed at several moments but that was one of a handful that actually had me crying. Everyone who asks if OP is good gets "It made me cry over a boat"

[@Maxicarter8624]

Bro when Chopper found out my dude died and Wapol was laughing then Chopper transformed and was taken down and apologized to hits farms hits heavy

[@CreateAmazment]

The ones I would put in my "I'm still not okay" tier are; Nami asking Luffy for help, burning the Merry, Sanji fighting Luffy in Wholecake, Corazon's death, Kuma and the Strawhats on Sabaody, Brook's backstory, and Robin's "I want to live", that one is probably my number 1. All the others, thinking of them gets me teary-eyed, and if I watch them I might cry, but Robin's, her voice screaming that line, just hearing it in my head, makes me cry. One Piece is such a fantastic series and I wish there was a way to convince more people to give it a shot and to not worry about the length. I understand why it's a hard hurdle to get over but oh my word, it is SO worth it. To the point where you eventually get to where I am and are like "I don't think One Piece is long enough actually" lol

[@KATO0914]

Great list. But she missed the "Raizo-dono is safe!" scene. Very good scene.

[@snakejazz]

I haven't finished this yet but I will never forget the feeling after I read (and later watched) when the spirit of the Going Merry, Klabautermann appeared to let Usopp know that him and the crew took wonderful care of the ship and how grateful he was for being able to take them on adventures together and that it's time to let him go. Man I'm getting emotional just recalling this memory. If I recall correctly he only appeared to Usopp as well, the one who really had a sentimental connection with the ship.