MR MORJ vs OHARA! | A Tale of Two Channels

[@Ohara-the-Fox]

Morj is an absolute Analysis god. Great guy also. Love the man. Edit: Also, I'd define my content more as a mix of theory and analysis. Not everyone's bread, but i enjoy combining both worlds.

[@misters6749]

Love him enough to put him on the Blue Banana Podcast?

[@rupertgordonii6623]

You are too man 💯

[@MrsMorj]

Ohiyo Ohara

[@EraOfKingsMMORPG]

Ohara! amazing person, love your server, thank you for adverting my table top rpg game in there!

[@misters6749]

@Karan Veer who? Morj?

[@_neon-xeon_3966]

Mr Morj's style is more chill and comforting while Manu's style is more epic, theatrical and a shot of adrenaline

[@DrMudarris]

He was the exact opposite when he started, he was extremely chill and very much like Morj. I don't have any preferences tbh for which style and I do watch both of them, but the negativity of Morj really hurting his views. Also Manu's new style is definitely more eye catchy and I also think it's more sustainable. There is only a finite amount of time to do an analytical video and being successful each time, but doing a hype video that can appeal to the millions? I think that is far "easier".

[@MerchHunterRicky]

I have never watched a morj video but i might give him a try

[@Ohara-the-Fox]

@@DrMudarris the current channel is definitely more 'me'. I started out more as a persona if that makes sense. Fair enough if you prefer that type of video though

[@zinoononeme5345]

@@Ohara-the-Fox how you doing Ohara

[@DrMudarris]

@@Ohara-the-Fox yeah I get the feeling that you enjoy making these new videos more and I am happy for you success really. I watched every single video of you and I honestly don't have preferences for a single style, for example I think the one piece theory and Gon descent to madness are your best videos ever, although each one of them are almost opposite of one another. But as a video creator myself, I can't help but feel amazed by your editing skills, especially your new videos, they are mindblowing to say the least. Keep up the good work, and thanks for replying to me, I'm a big fan of yours :D

[@ViridianMaridian]

It's a good point about negative framing of Morj's videos, and ironically the content of his videos end up being pretty positive. Eg. "This is why X is not going to happen, but instead Y will happen which is much better and more interesting because themes, story structure etc." I wonder if by framing his thumbnails/titles more positively he could get away with not changing his content at all and still managing to grow his channel

[@OrvilleWorrell]

I honestly would love to see him try. Even his Yamato video was great, I watched it thought the title should have been different.

[@artypyrec4186]

Maybe to boost engagement. His "raid will fail" meme lasted a good while.

[@WonderLady]

Morj makes claims - not predictions.

[@agbluemetal2364]

i know right!

[@Dontdoit_]

It comes from when he posted a bunch of videos calling Zoro fans/Stan’s stupid

[@dinkelberchs3697]

Honestly, Morjs videos are so incredibly valuable. I highly recommend watching some of his analysis videos, like "Why Enies Lobby is peak One Piece". His analysis is crazy good and I couldn't believe how many layers of symbolysm this show has that I missed. Yes, being all positive and hype about One Piece is a lot of fun. But for me, it's infinitely more interesting to understand WHY One Piece works so well, why it makes you feel the way it does and what it actually is that Oda is trying to communicate through this massive story. And nobody has a better grip on it than Morj. He truly understands what makes One Piece great and isn't afraid to criticize decisions or turns in the story that are contrary to some of the show's essential themes. Like his video titled "If Luffy is Joboy reincarnated, we have a problem". The point he made in this video evolved primarily around the idea of destiny on the one hand, and free will on the other hand in One Piece and how a simple "Joyboy reincarnation Luffy" would go against many things that Oda has built around the ideas of destiny and free will, at the same time explaining these concepts on an analytical level. Morj isn't just showing you that One Piece is great, he is explaining WHY it's so great and it made me appreciate it a thousand times more. It honestly changed my whole perspective on storytelling. Thank you Morj!

[@Dudeinaroomwastaken]

Agreed. The Enies Lobby video is another solid example similar to the Marineford Analysis I bought up.

[@rouelandrewpulma9799]

Morj is the sole reason I started following OP youtubers, because I wanted to find out other perspectives on One Piece's writing. I started finding a pattern on One Piece fights so I googled if there was someone who analyzed them and found his One Piece Fight analysis video. It was mindblowing how many things that Oda was putting a lot of thought on was just going past the readers. So I started watching more of his videos and then branched out. Unfortunately, there really wasn't a lot of other channels that had a good grip of One Piece's writing. I still followed them since I enjoyed them, but I always find myself going back to Morj to get his opinion on the story. Also,

[@cvox607]

Morj is not a yes man and can call out the story when it deserves to be called He doesn't see one piece as business and doesn't need to change how he does things and act out of character to please the audience

[@nonyabusiness366]

So you need to be explained to why you like something lol. I agree though morj is good

[@egusisoup1826]

@@nonyabusiness366 Good one Eman

[@sivelasquez]

Liam: uses 4K cameras, professional lights and super accurate color grading for recording himself Also Liam: records his dog with some vivo phone purchased on Tesco

[@sivelasquez]

Also I don’t remember your dogs name but I’m calling him Goo D. Boi

[@MrsMorj]

@@sivelasquez did you gave him cookies.

[@Larrath]

It takes a lot of work to make people look good on camera, whereas dogs are perfect in any and all situations.

[@Jonarella]

@@sivelasquez Goo D. Ick I had to do it...

[@kevinmuralidharan4263]

Ohara’s content evokes emotion and motivation in me, whereas Morj’s content makes me structure my thoughts on a given topic and put it all together in a very clear way. Both are genius One Piece Analysts

[@deltabeast8132]

"Joy Girl is the most positive One Piece content creator" Laughs in Tekking101

[@ItUnidentified]

Top tier

[@EvilsGaming-bo4gm]

It's crazy how he can grow a beard instantly in the same day for his other channel 🤣

[@hitohitoyoyo69]

😂😂

[@1TakoyakiStore]

Liam is Tim Allen's Santa Claus confirmed.

[@imperous6865]

Time skip

[@tiagom3278]

The amount of comments about "why I like Morj" speaks volumes about his fanbases dedication.

[@Fake_The_Jab]

Hes the best by far. Its weird hearing GLR try to use him to level up his podcast. Seems desperate.

[@clips9294]

@@Fake_The_Jab BDA Law is a chilled dude

[@royalfun1031]

​@@clips9294wut

[@shyguypro9876]

I honestly prefer Morj’s content to Ohara’s. While Ohara’s theories are generally very well put together, I tend to find they’re presented with far too much certainty for how wildly speculative they actually. I don’t know why, but I much tend to prefer analysis over “this idea kind of makes sense”.

[@MerchHunterRicky]

Agreed. I’ll give morj a chance but i dont like his whiny twitter lol

[@Sung0d504]

I mean isn’t Morjs running meme that he legit still thinks the raid will fail?

[@frealish6622]

Also Ohara word for word steals theories from reddit comments. Which is cringe

[@MerchHunterRicky]

@@frealish6622 he made a reddit just to make it easier for himself, wild anime theories. Within the month it came out, the most popular post on their became his most popular video.

[@strahinjablagojevic3091]

@@frealish6622 cringe? Bro makes a video about theory and gives credit, I would rather listen to him than read theories

[@caml1813]

I appreciate Morj not treating his audience like children who need entertainment. I understand the appeal of lightning pace "hype" videos, but it just feels ancillary to reaction content for me. I'm more interested in thoughtful analysis and discussion from someone who is familiar with both literature as a whole and One Piece specifically. Hopefully Morj doesn't change his content to appeal to a more general audience - I already like One Piece enough to listen to someone discuss its theme and structure, even critically. I don't need to be sold on it every week.

[@UltimateHibz]

About a month ago Oharas hype is what got me into watching op fan content on KZbin. I never used to watch any.

[@IbbyMelbourne]

He kinda does tho, if you disagree with him

[@Dudeinaroomwastaken]

Adults need entertainment as well. When people get home from work they want a chill, positive experience. Something to wind down.

[@yiannakisavva]

@@Dudeinaroomwastaken So no adult really likes watching dramas or tragedies then?

[@Dudeinaroomwastaken]

They sure do. However they (for the most part) won't be reading One Piece to get that fix or watching OP YT content for it. One Piece is about escapism.

[@ChillMickelson]

The part about Morj articulating how we feel is a great point. Listening to someone talk about WHY I enjoyed it while pointing out things I never thought about, is why I click on a Morj video the minute it comes out. I know I’m getting high quality analysis and even if his title is negative and contrarian in nature, I know Morj is going to make persuasive arguments that’ll have me agreeing with him.

[@dinkelberchs3697]

Also it's rarely negative... Usually his message is more like "everybody is saying this and it doesn't make sense because it clearly goes against the core themes of the story". I never felt like he was really negative or toxic

[@rouelandrewpulma9799]

Sometimes the title looks negative but the content really isn't. Also, sometimes it's not even about whether he could be write or wrong in what he's arguing. It's how he argues and articulates his ideas that are amazing. I pointed this out during his recent Yamato will not join the SH video that even if Yamato does end up joining, you can never deny that Morj's research and pattern identification of the series is next to no one.

[@VarnoSlimm]

The whole theory craze will die down and already has. Most people are just presenting the same theories anyway. So Liam is right about looking into the future instead of what's popular now. Having said that, there are still people interested in analysis and discussion videos. I always watch Morj's videos, because he put effort in what he presents not just the production.

[@Luminousreign]

Oharas videos are more future proofed, you kind of missed the point. Morj gets stuff wrong because his ability to predict the future isnt infallible, and as a result his content dies on the vine. It is only relevant for a hot second. 90% of Oharas content, despite the grief he gets for his theory videos, is just "hey lets talk about whitebeard" or "hey lets talk about buggy" , and that ages way better.

[@MerchHunterRicky]

Agreed

[@Tkproductions-rf6pt]

Yeah it became painfully obvious to me after the joy boy thing began that everyone is making full videos on literally the same theory with a tiny twist to make it seem like it’s unique or something

[@VarnoSlimm]

@@Tkproductions-rf6pt Yeah

[@nalulumbay]

@@Luminousreign You're only saying that regarding Morj's theory videos. Sure, he gets stuff wrong, and sure it's only relevant for a hot second, until we know for certain whether he's wrong or right. But his analysis videos are some of the best One Piece contents in youtube. It's what Liam calls evergreen videos. I must say that analysis videos ages better than "hey let's talk about whitebeard" types of videos.

[@musabs5848]

Mr morj is by far the best op KZbin in my opinion. Maybe that theory failed but he is still hands down the best analyst for one piece.

[@Shinobi.Alexander]

Randy Troy ftw 🙌

[@iiTzPkTime]

Honestly, I prefer Morj's content over all other one piece channels because he gives great deep dives into themes, character arcs, foreshadowing, and storytelling. All of his theories/analysis is backed by very solid evidence and he makes compelling arguments backing it.

[@user-up1op3kz9q]

At the end of the day the aspects of Morj that might make him less palatable to the broader OP community than an Ohara or a Joy Girl or a KOL are the things that made me sub to him in the first place. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with going against the grain if it means creating good content and carving out your own niche.

[@AnimeOtakuDrew]

I actually miss your Devil Fruit Encyclopedia videos. They were fun and helped me to understand some of the stranger Devil Fruits and their impact on the series. I know you never will, but I wish you'd bring it back/continue it.

[@kazuthesamurai7346]

Ohara is just a weird One Piece fan boi who lives in Japan, whereaa Moji is a One Piece fan who stays critical for the most part.

[@arcade_kaisa2341]

I don’t think Morj’s nr.1 prioritie is to reach as many people as possible. He simply enjoys his methods and sticks to them. He also gets discredited a lot recently for the Raid Failing discussion. As if that’s the only thing he has done. He predicted Wano being about Conq Haki, Zoro getting it and a lot more. It’s not always about numbers.

[@TPShanks]

morj runs an online business on the side so being super popular on youtube isn't his motive

[@rouelandrewpulma9799]

Yep. His theories are based having a good grip on how the series is written unlike most youtubers who come up with a lot of whacky stuff purely on what they read about history, mythology or whatever. He can be wrong sometimes but you can never deny how persuasive he can be since his only evidence comes from patterns in the story.

[@AB-et6nj]

Yes, completely agree. It's fine to have videos that mainly appeal to a niche audience because then those audiences are getting exactly what they like. Not everything needs to cater to a large audience because then you can get softer analysis or more clickbait titles and themes, or whatever else draws in more views. Grand Line Review seems to have gone in that direction which is fine but broader mass appeal doesn't mean your content got better

[@sobversion3]

Mr Morj is the J. Cole of 1 Piece content

[@raphaelpralong126]

@@sobversion3 I’d say it’s more apt to describe him as Kendrick Lamar tbh but I see what you’re saying. Just with the depth of content and understanding

[@mrcoscettoni]

I see why ohara gets more views but morj quality is just better. I realy hope he keeps going his way even if he goes against all the comunity, he has his ideas and he just wanna share them, not giving a f*** about negativity, marketing and others opinion's and that's why I love him.

[@SJNaka101]

My biggest takeaway from this video was that morj could probably alter his titles and thumbnails and see additional success without altering his content

[@DarkChaos1986]

Also, when someone has serious grips with the story they are making content from, it shows, Morj publicly slammed the Wano arc for having "no story" in a famous twitter rant, his "negativity" drips from that overview because the story is not walking the path he prefers. This overview corrupts every analysis because deep down he's incredibly dissapointed with the content he's reviewing.

[@kiavashparvizi914]

@@DarkChaos1986 Man I didn't know you could see what's going on deep down inside people. That's cool, can you teach me?

[@DarkChaos1986]

@@kiavashparvizi914 It's called psychology and any med college can teach you about.

[@kiavashparvizi914]

@@DarkChaos1986 No thanks. I really don't like psychologists that much. no offence though, it's just bad history.

[@gataansah8452]

I like Ohara as person and loved his older videos. But unfortunately after the big what is the one piece video, he became more or less the embodiment of the one piece subreddit throwing out the most absurd but low substance theories that draw attention. Happy that it works out for him but i will stick to the blue banana podcast for my dose of ohara.

[@felipe.arenas]

i feel the same. but still watch that wacky theories 😂

[@arcade4783]

Its as a person**

[@patrickginart1780]

Yeah that's kinda why I feel kinda burned out on One Piece theories these days, mostly cause of him lol

[@TheRockerX]

You perfectly captured my thoughts on why I stopped liking Ohara's videos as much

[@clips9294]

Liam is the same. That Ohara video changed everything

[@MuhammadAshraf-ke1ww]

I think Ohara's raid on KZbin will fail. Lets go Mr Morj.

[@dre1201]

Top comment worthy

[@ProfBeetleboy]

💯 😂👍

[@justaway6901]

You don't have to say it like that

[@SolersRobur]

As someone who watches content from a decent amount of OP KZbinrs, I feel like Morj, while not being the most entertaining or wide-appealing creator, is one of the few people who offers original ideas/perspectives on the series + offers analysis that offer viewers greater insight or understanding of the series / why they do/don't like/dislike a certain moments or characters. His oden analysis video is one of the best for mine.

[@Fake_The_Jab]

Exactly this!! If you need help understanding what happened in the chapter then a Ohara or GLR video would work i guess. But Morj is literally levels ahead of those 2 in terms of actually making you think and explore ideas.

[@PlanetESPYREX]

Team Morj: Quality over Quantity

[@ivanharris203]

Your One Piece 101s and informational videos as well as Tekkings arc reviews made it entirely possible to get back into One Piece, I'd stopped watching back in high school and came back to it in adulthood as one of my comfort shows following my divorce. From the anime, your videos were my springboard into the manga which I'm caught up on and ravenously follow weekly. Thank you sincerely

[@Alphadanielmon]

Morj seriously is the best out there, while I'm honestly dissapointed with Oharas clickbait videos with nonsensical theories that twist facts in order to suit it's own narrative eg. "Isn't Enies Lobby a crazy name? Enies means LITERALLY NOTHING SO LETS ADD A D IN FRONT OF IT AND NOW ITS NAME IS DENIES LOBBY AND WHOOAA." while "Enies" literally means ship in Greek 💀💀💀 Used to be a fan of them both but now I can't watch Ohara without thinking that everything he says is only for views. While Morj keeps his integrity and stands with his Raid Fail theory because he honestly believes it's the best route the story could take. He gets ridiculed regularly for it but he doesn't care. That honesty in his videos and his level of analysis is what gives him his loyal fans.

[@Profitglutton90]

Thank you! This is why I stick with Morj. Yeah Ohara is good for hype but when I want deep dive analysis it really doesn’t get any better than Morj.

[@paulpaul8221]

The "collaborative alliance effect" also contributed to Joygirl's exponential growth since your and Ohara's followers were exposed to her. Furthermore, as you pointed out in your BDA Law video, hype content definitely capitalizes on views but tends to die out fairly quickly. This is somewhat confirmed on your podcast when Joygirl stated that she puts in just as much work on YT as she does in her real-life job but doesn't get the same ROI.

[@Fake_The_Jab]

So many convenient facts he left out of the video

[@abirdnamedwill]

@@Fake_The_Jab what is this even in reference to lmao?

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

And more than 1 year later, her channel has basically stagnated. By how this guy talks about her you would think that she would've surpassed Morj already xD.

[@IgnorantWeed]

​​@@ShiNijuuAKLyeah I like her but bringing her into this discussion realy isnt fair not to Morj and not to her. Not a criticism but she definetly had it way easier. What makes morj stand out is how he can give you in depth answers on the spot, he shines in all reveries I watched and uses his knowlage for his arguments insted of shouting or agressivly dissagreing.

[@ZetaVisualWorks]

One thing i like about Morj is that he is always bring argument with Solid Fact. and no one can deny that.

[@Drewan27]

Morj just is my favorite, probably for the stoicism. He certainly loves the series and just desires it to be great as we all do. That can be done through thoughtful and honest critiques that may challenge people, or through hype positivity and the looking forward to potential greatness. Would you like a root beer float today or a black coffee? Both drinks have there place on the bar, but they are reached for during different moods.

[@jonathanbonilla4077]

Morj is a beast lmao dude doesn't hold back 😂

[@AdmiralCal]

I'd watch Morj a million times over a single Ohara video.

[@tabsi2436]

That was fascinating. I'm imagine Mr morj and ohara watching this and taking notes. Also I really like you analyzing the youtube analyzer. It's what I never thought I needed.

[@mdsaad410]

Morj might blow-up if the raid fails....then his videos will be more about why raid failing was good for the story thus bringing positivity

[@adgd]

Wow, looking at the comments we can definitely see how Morj's community is super tight compared to Ohara's. I'm a big fan of his analysis and I watch his monday streams, they are fun. I'm not very into Oharas theories, they lack a bit of substance for me, he does present it well and I tend to watch all his theories just to see. I like him more on the podcast tho hahahaha

[@NaoshikuuAnimations]

Yeah I'm amazed that every single comment on top of this one is defending Morj Not gonna complain though, hehe

[@Zalied]

@@NaoshikuuAnimations a thing is the bigger you get the more general you tend to be. Smaller more niche you get the closer the audience tends to be. It also explains a lot of the differences. Ohara is more presentation and the most youtube styled videos. While morj is the more standard talking analysis videos which can be even better than oharas at times in content but your not getting clicks and sticking new viewers. Again meaning the people that watch you is purely the core audience. (Also commenters tend to stick up for the little guy and at 1/3 the zubs and even less views morj is the little guy)

[@mrcoscettoni]

Morj monday streams>>>>>>>

[@justaway6901]

At the end of the day, Ohara's job is to sell content as a youtuber. We all know he is articulate enough to make quality analysis videos. Just had to conform with the current demand and trend

[@edukated_villain]

also a key notable mention: Manu moved out to Japan, which unknowingly gave himself the upper hand in being able to include whole One Piece clips as well as many manga panels without fear of getting his videos taken down by Shueisha. Thus placing him in the perfect spot/niche in being able to provide well produced content to the english speaking community outside of JP without fear of getting taken down. Manu found his golden egg laying goose.

[@bonkkks]

Morj is probably the smartest one piece analyst on KZbin. I don't really think negative titles is what prevents him from garnering views, i think people are just as likely to click a positive sounding title as they are to a negative one. It probably is his set up though and less flashiness as you said, even though I don't think that people should have to have flashy cutaways to keep them engaged.

[@bob513993]

Gotta give Morj credit. He’s willing to go down with the raid failing ship. ✌🏽

[@AlMamun-ik3tz]

I think people are forgetting that ohara's most famous theories are basically from a youtuber from Japan. So in this case morj's theories are invented by him.

[@tatsusama3192]

Random comment: Thank you for pronouncing, "niche," correctly. My eye twitches whenever I hear, "nitch," which is far too often

[@elderkyst2386]

Figured you where a One Piece fan. I see you on other channels. Timcast and stuff.

[@tatsusama3192]

@@elderkyst2386 haha, Anime is the only thing that calms me down from all the political/culture stuff I watch. I get to know what current events are while not becoming a mass shooter😋

[@AB-et6nj]

Seems like it's just your preference. It's debatable which pronunciation is "correct." Google and many other dictionaries point this out.

[@elderkyst2386]

@@tatsusama3192 Yep.

[@elderkyst2386]

@@AB-et6nj Not debatable as to which is the original pronunciation, however. One was the original version, the other, a Gaelic pronunciation of which which has only gained favor relatively recently.

[@fightinggamesexplained453]

I'm so glad I found this channel. I always love GLR videos, but Liam giving us insight into the nitty gritty of the industry as well as opening discussion as to how to better the environment as a whole is a relatively unique experience in this space. I really look forward to these videos now. Thanks Liam!

[@Mrcarmax98]

I'm a fan of Ohara's personality, but I will say his older content was way better

[@troillandford7679]

Yeah O'Hara with the mask was better. Stopped keeping up with him after the reveal. Ohara could shoot the camera tho just don't find his narration or takes compelling anymore

[@MarcusM334]

I’ve been saying this since he changed..his videos were way better..the music and video quality were better

[@gh0stdog89]

The innumerable cuts to different cameras placed around the room are nauseating. Seriously makes them unwatchable.

[@clips9294]

@@gh0stdog89 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Link4lyfe]

I absolutely love both channels, hand in hand i feel they give me a very balanced experience in consumption of theory and analysis.

[@hyypio764]

Despite seemingly lacking in growth, I think Mr. Morj might end up outlasting both Ohara and GLR. Being the clickbait, casual-appeal guy will always result in your audience eventually fading once they get tired of the shallow content.

[@islamgaziev1717]

Given that I mainly listen to the videos rather than watch, I prefer Morj, coming back home after a long day, I find his voice more relaxing and calm

[@troillandford7679]

I don't know about y'all but I find ohara's video essays such a slog to get through. There's something about the way morj writes his script that's so consumable. Ohara has the best cinematography in the community tho.

[@sunlight_alliance]

Oharas theory videos are what got me onto one piece theories. I started watching OP KZbin right around the start of Covid, so I’ve always had a soft spot for more fun/light hearted and exciting content

[@thehakiguy7006]

Personally, I kinda stopped watching Ohara after he stopped doing chapter reviews. I understand why he stopped, but I found that those were the videos from him I enjoyed most and I watched him less and less when they were gone. I still watch Morj regularly and think his content is superior, but I understand why the OP community would want to gravitate more towards celebrating the series rather than putting it under a critical lense. Yet even though Morj is critical, he still spreads love for the series in his own way.

[@rouelandrewpulma9799]

One comment here pointed out that Morj's way of celebrating the series is done not by telling people that it's a great series, but actually explaining WHAT makes it a great series.

[@DarkChaos1986]

Did you read the famous twitter rant of Mr. Morj? No much positivity there, he slammed Wano by saying that everyone who praised the current saga was praising an arc with no story, no narrative and no stakes. Sincerely, it seems to me that the negativity that comes from his recent titles are coming from his inner dissapointing thoughs about Wano and the path that Oda choose to tell his story. And he's not telling all his thoughs maybe because fear of a harsher backslash.

[@thehakiguy7006]

@@DarkChaos1986 I’m familiar with that rant. It was pretty toxic, there’s no denying that. I think that stemmed from him seeing people who he saw trash the Tobi Roppo fights when they happened now say they never had a problem with them, and he got carried away after that and started making generalizations. My take away is that Wano has not delivered on what he appreciates the most about the series, but even recently he praised Gear 5 and the chapter preceding it highly. He even gave them positive titles instead of negative clickbait ones. I think he just wants more of the dread and hopelessness we got in 1043, because for him that would make the final victory that much better.

[@alexanderstaxx9756]

The 101s are how I got hooked to this channel honestly

[@alexanderstaxx9756]

Grandline*

[@shonenacademia]

I feel like Ohara’s new style is distracting to his content, which has become a bit shallow. I miss his character analysis which actually stuck with me. I still remember how the video on Luffy taught me about leadership, for example. Now his style is so out there that nothing he says lands for me as it feels like if he were some celebrity totally disconnected by high production, high on crazy theories. All that being said, I’m happy that he’s doing so well and he does at least look very excited on his videos, so that’s great. Now I like hanging out on Morj streams seeing him having genuine fun. With less time on production, he feels more natural and that’s what speaks to me most. I hope for the best for both these creators!!

[@J0eIsTekkenical]

Fantastic video Liam, your love and passion for this niche on KZbin really comes through, thank you

[@skydiver91]

My top OP channels are Mr. Morj, The Grandline Review, Brago D. Ace and Ohara. For the weekly chapter reactions, Brago, JD Legend and Mr. Morj.

[@SakuragiLastname9]

Ohara is selling a product but morj's videos actually have substance to them

[@eddyd.newgate2073]

talking about the great age of theories brings back that nostalgia of Watching Alpha2Late videos on Volcanization and Sanji using Plasma instead of fire. good times.

[@arthurwerneck4150]

I finally can put in words why i start to view fewer videos of Mr. Morj's in the last two years. But Ohara never was able to sell me a theory, yet I still watching him.

[@queenb3694]

I watch these videos to the end now just to see the cute dog lol. Well played Liam

[@davidLikeyVids]

I'm wondering if he'll make a new channel called, dog in a bush.

[@ProfBeetleboy]

I remember watching a written essay video that was actually just an on screen essay 😂 back in like 2012 about Sanji being a prince and having a black flame😂😂😂

[@catseyereflex6774]

Always preferred Morj stuff.. If actually puts more effort on his production value and stuff.. He'd blow up just by his content alone..But O'Hara is slowly growing on me.. Specially after seeing him on the podcast..

[@zirak93-2]

Love that endings with your dog. He is so cute and adorable. ^:^

[@giannepacena3022]

Ohara’s content feels like the Michael Bay of One Piece youtube content while Morj is more in line with the Kubricks and Tarantinos. Not a perfect parallel but the box office numbers show a similar story to their KZbin views. The majority of people simply prefer to watch content that is easier to digest.

[@Fake_The_Jab]

Ohara's content is great for people who like camera cuts. Not so much One Piece but if your into camera cuts OHARA is your guy

[@MagickGOATee]

I do very much enjoy this community, but I also have different tastes and ideas that different channels give forth, and I do switch around who I'll check out and listen to, but ultimately there's many different takes or similar takes I will either find interesting or worth a listen. That said rotating between Tekkings fun ramblings, KOLs wacky what if theories, Morjs analysis on specifics of a conclusion based on logical reasoning, Joyboy theories rambling but giving some decent points about future scenarios, it's just a fun place. As Blackbeard stated, the memes of pirates will never die ZEHAHAHAHA

[@MerchHunterRicky]

💯

[@sapphire.k7414]

My first one piece theory comes from morj and he is amazing in the analysis. thus till today I still hold his words of "the raid will fail" :D

[@rauuuuuuuuuuuuul]

Good times were when they did The Wano Report together! Good times. I used to keep the meme alive of not knowing which one is which lol

[@Breezylovesyou]

This feels like a mr morj slam piece

[@Fake_The_Jab]

Its exactly that. Hes just trying to gain exposure by creating controversy to promote that snoozefest of a podcast

[@sharifabdelal4149]

I really enjoy Morj’s content, but I’m still a huge fan of video essays

[@Nayuta94]

Dude in a room is back yes!! with a interesting topic i'm hyped^^

[@camronk1356]

Also I really really loved this video. This is one of your most real and down to earth videos. It's truly heartwarming tbh

[@FuneralProcession]

Manu: We are all friends Sophie: Wait, what, we aren't yet? Manu: okay I am friends with Liam and you are with us xD

[@sohailsadaqat6684]

That makes a lot of sense, I am a bigger fan of Morj than Ohara but now it makes sense why Ohara run away with subscribers while Morj is still having hard time increasing new subscribers. I myself being bigger fan of Morj decided to not watch his Yamato video because I am biased toward Yamato joining so that negative title push me away. And now it makes sense as his subscribers jumped when his video titles were praising One Piece and now with negative titles even the content is positive it’s not increasing.

[@iPWNDuLastNight]

Ah, the true content I was waiting for!

[@odindank5934]

This should have come out last night, when I was starving for analytical OP content but didn’t know which of the two I wanted to watch

[@Grey-td3vv]

Morj' s content is good.. difference is Ohara is dynamic while Morj is calm..So people want fast stuff watch Ohara while I listen to morj like it's a audiobook.

[@tobiaswedin]

That's a mighty impressive dog in a bush I'd say! Maybe even the goodest boy in a bush there is! Send my best regards with a boop on the nose

[@sil3ntwint3r]

I would describe Ohara as positive in the same way I would describe a SMILE fruit as positive. Manufactured with no joy, pretending to have substance and a poor substitute for something of genuine quality.

[@katt5896]

@@TheCaptainGeeky Bro tf it's a thumbnail next you are going to say brids are robots

[@galaxyvita2045]

Damn I miss the gold old days of the crazy text based theories we had way more variety back then, now finding an original theory is a rare sight.

[@Pivitor328]

I love Morj's analysis and commentary on past events -- his video on Sanji and Zoro was one of the best One Piece videos I've watched -- but ultimately drifted away from his videos because i got tired of his commentary on the current stories and predictions of the future. Still banging the drum for the raid failing after the one-on-one fights started was just a fool's errand, and he just had a really negative take on current events in the story, really seeming to dislike the parts of the new chapters that I loved. Also, his chapter reviews are him just...talking to the camera? I don't need the level of effort put into visuals that Ohara apparently does, but give me SOMETHING buddy

[@badshalaskar7063]

I will personally recommend mr. Morj.

[@Problemsolver434]

I have always preferred Morj's content. His theories are based on well researched thematic analysis. Though they are speculative, they are deeply based on what the story is about. Personally, that's what I prefer. Which is why most of his predictions about Wano have come true. . I love to know how much thought Oda pit into his character's arcs and themes more than knowing what a monkey is pointing at in a color spread. I really hope Morj ignores your advice and sticks to what he's doing 😂😂😂😂. Very few people treat one piece as a masterfully crafted piece of literature as much as him. O'Hara's theories are very cringey, and as such I'm not subscribed to his channel. .

[@Dudeinaroomwastaken]

It's not advice. I'm not addressing either of them. This is for the benefit of viewers and my own personal learning.

[@MerchHunterRicky]

This comment made me watch a morj video for the first time lol

[@ysl.yona1166]

@@MerchHunterRicky do u like him?

[@MerchHunterRicky]

@@ysl.yona1166 yeah but i only watched one video. However it’s definitely more my cup of tea than I originally thought

[@jordanhatt6824]

Ah yes his theories coming true, like the raid failing? All jokes aside the dude does a decent job finding story themes and displaying them as well as makes some interesting theories but I also find that he digs a little too much into his own headcanon, like personally I found his "why Yamamoto won't join the stawhats video" to be mediocre at best because it honestly felt like he himself didn't like the idea of her joining so he reached till he found a tenous theme that oda likely didn't even think about and sounds fairly headcanon esque to justify his views not saying it was bad but imo it was a stretch at best

[@slimmpickens67]

Sweet lil pup. That was a raw look at the KZbin world. Well done.

[@ayush885]

I think Morj sticking to "the raid will fail" is the major reason. People are already tired of wano, they just want Zoro's backstory, a few chapters to transition, and the beginning of a new arc. No one wants the raid to fail, and then for luffy to spend the next 15 chapters fighting Kaido again.

[@TPShanks]

that is the problem with the raid failing theory. people only hate it because they want wano to be over. it is a good theory that most people don't even want to give a chance because they are done with wano EVEN THOUGH wano is only getting better with every chapter.

[@ayush885]

@@TPShanks wano started in July 2018, of course people are tired.

[@TPShanks]

@@ayush885 sure but its just a horrible way to dismiss a theory. people were so hyped for 1044 so there is always protentional for wano to make you more hyped than you have been for any other arc.

[@donrog5035]

@@TPShanks It was a good theory 3 years ago I give you that but right now , with all it happened (Tobiroppo defeated, All Star defeated, Big Mom defeated, CP0 defeated, Castle destroyed, gear 5, Kaido being tired and on his last legs, onigashima is falling). Anyway there are so many red flag that tell us the raid is ending very soon. You can't make this up. I read so many shonens to know that it's the endgame of the arc. It's just delusional to think the raid will fail. In one way or another the raid will end in the next couple of chapters. 1050 is my bet for the definitive end of the raid.

[@ayush885]

@@TPShanks it is a horrible way, I agree. But people use KZbin to feel good, why would they watch a theory they don't feel good about? When Morj first said the Raid will fail, it was probably at the start of the raid. People were expecting wano to be over in 50 chapters, maybe by the mid of 2022, so people thought, the raid will fail, and Luffy will come back and win in the next 50 chapters. At this moment, everyone knows, there are more than 20 chapters left even if we ignore the fight between Luffy and Kaido. No one has the patience to wait for the end of 2023 just for wano to end.

[@billyjoel8510]

Lol I just watched a Morj video TODAY. First time hearing about him and loved his video. What a coincidence

[@WonderWhy66]

I don't know if it's that important in this narrative, but I also feel like O'Hara's association to The Trash Taste podcast also kinda helped him gain a bit more recognition.

[@Balakrishnan1995]

I think it is very important to see where the manga story is at rn. Like you rightly said rooting for the negativity used to get clicks. Now the story is in a positive space for most of the characters and it looks like the longest arc is almost over. So people are expecting a positive turn of events for the main characters and the headspace of readers are in a positive space. And since the arc is so long , it has had its ups and downs. The content drawing more views is also dependent on that. The meta of the views might be dependent on the vibe of the story. Like you said what works today may not work tomorrow.

[@itioticginger9520]

To go against the whole negativity thing with Morj. I can't remember who but some youtuber was talking about the ways to succeed on the platform, and the 2 main methods is to do something better than everyone else who is doing it, or to do something no one else is doing. I feel that Ohara and Morj are taking each side of that. No one else is taking this negative failing idea, and that's how Morj stands out. Channels freaking out and praising what's going on are a dime a dozen, and they have to stand out with their character and production, while Morj stands out for the uniqueness of his content. TLDR: Ohara is successful because he is arguably the best at what he does, whereas Morj is successful due to no one making the same content as him.

[@Dudeinaroomwastaken]

Yeah but nothing is fixed. I'm a champion of product differentiation in the early stages. You need something to stand apart. However, imo, you also need to know when to make a change. I'm not saying you need to go full hype, but if a strategy is stagnating then it might be worth exploring other avenues.

[@johntrevor2]

I honestly have known the both of then since when Ohara used a masked fox as avatar and Morj had just revealed his face. A that time (around year 2018), their analysis videos were much more brilliant and good-old-fan oriented (with a slight preference for Morj's), rather than the current big-money-making policy production. Sayonara to both, you did give me one piece emotions before theories videos.

[@nalulumbay]

I watched Mr. Morj since his early days. I think I'm here before 10k subs. His analysis videos were short and concise. I only learn about Ohara when they did Wano Report.

[@prabinlamsal5125]

I think core one piece fans like me prefer Mr. Morj's channel much more. I really think Morj is the better content and Ohara is the better presentation. I love them both.

[@merlin4real]

I don't think you can understate how much Oharas traction comes from simply having a far, far better name.

[@shezie125]

Your point about negativity actually hits the nail on the head for me. When I see a Mr Morj video pop up with yet another "negative" title, I usually just sigh and skip it.

[@joseguzman9605]

Okay that last part involving the dog was very nice, just being one with the bush

[@certifiedfanboy]

Am I the only one who loves both of them

[@yiannakisavva]

No there is clearly an overlap in there subscribers, this is why I hate this video

[@jstxr7296]

It's also good to mention that Ohara also makes analysis videos on other anime as well. I personally found Ohara's channel from the video he did on Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen and that's before I got into One Piece. Even though Ohara is mainly focused on One Piece content, making content about other anime is a good way to branch out and find new viewers on youtube. I bet a lot of his new subscribers aren't all One Piece fans and it probably helped is growth. Mr Morj obviously makes great content and has fantastic ideas about One Piece, but hasn't really made content outside One Piece and that's completely fine since he it shows his devotion to One Piece as well as his viewers devoted to his content.

[@benjaminvonstein]

I used to watch Ohara all the time, gotta support a fellow German…even if he is a Bayern fan…and he was doing good stuff. But then he went all Tekking with his videos and it just pushed me away. Don’t think I’m even subscribed anymore. Morj is still interesting, cause not many other OP KZbinrs do that kind of literary analysis.

[@thumbsup1214]

That's an interesting comparison I didn't think about. I love tekking101 so that might be why I subscribed to Ohara lol

[@skelitonking117]

you say "Went all Tekking" as if Tekking wasn't the most successful OP tuber on the platform my guy lmfao

[@MisterPrince01]

How is he even similar to Tekking. Tekking goes out of his way not to spoil. Ohara is the worst offender when it comes to spoilers and clickbait in his titles.

[@adoniscreed4031]

I dont find Ohara similar to Tekking at all, but I have also stopped watching Ohara... his content isn't vibing with me. Its all just crazy theories that will never happen... Love Tekking tho

[@ShiNijuuAKL]

@@adoniscreed4031 Tekking also says some insane shit when he try to predict anything, but at least that's only like a 1% of his content

[@fl4kmain397]

I love how grandline review will look for any reason to compliment O’Haras warm Germanic face 😂😂

[@KipC-Sway]

Mr. Morj's Marineford video is really good I think! However you do kinda make a good point about the positive vs negative thing now that I'm thinking about it. I'm actully subscribed to all the content creator's being discussed in this video and I feel like everyone kinda brings there own thing to the table so to speak.

[@chrispybacon956]

This is such a niche topic to talk about, but I totally approve and I love it. I think Ohara and Morj and B.D.A Law are the ones whove made me into more of a one piece fan boi than I ever woulda been otherwise. Its been a group effort, though, I mean I watch probably just about every one that appears in reveries at this point. What a great community. I wish my normal friend group was as stoked on one piece as all you guys haha.

[@f2t948]

I like KOL cuz his over the top reactions and generally memey and crazy energy of his vids and his edits are funny. to boil it down its because he makes me laugh 😂

[@HolDNutz]

Agreed. I think he found himself going down the "critical" path but he has found a nice middle ground

[@huffhuff2616]

Yeah, when he do those sound effects when they characters are crying or punched

[@dansheshe8039]

Yeah he funny

[@topramen5344]

I hate when ppl say Morj is stuck “in an old niche” or whatever he’s just not pandering and making the videos he actually wants to

[@AceCreationsAz]

Ohara just seems like he spits stuff out for views and doesn’t really care how likely stuff is ,when Morj says something he has so much to back it up that’s based much more on actual one piece and not what’s cool or people hope

[@jackofn0trades29]

I think it’s entertaining when Liam gives a critical analysis of his peers.

[@Waytothedawn63]

It helps that Ohara doesn't have to do the heavy lifting in coming up with ideas of his own seeing as he's a gigantic content stealer.

[@amilcarballantyne]

He's not stealing he credits the people, but he has gotten boring and hyper ever since the face reveal he changed

[@teaspoonty3]

Oharas production quality sky rocketed within the past year