One Piece: Impel Down

[@PhantomGreyfire]

00:00:00 ⟾ Intro & Overview 00:00:30 ⟾ Plot begins, Ace, Rouge, Roger* 00:01:12 ⟾ Garp, Dragon* 00:02:24 ⟾ Hancock - comedy, personality, chaos 00:03:50 ⟾ Impel Down, sea prism stone, Calm Belt, levels 00:05:48 ⟾ Oda balancing dark themes & chaotic/light humour 00:06:23 ⟾ Oda solidifying Luffy's character, morality, single-mindedness 00:09:41 ⟾ Buggy, humour, map to Captain John's treasure?, Buggy-Luffy moments 00:12:55 ⟾ Magellan, poison 00:13:23 ⟾ Hannyabal 00:13:38 ⟾ Other temporary partners 00:13:46 ⟾ Antagonists - Magellan, Hannyabal, Sadi, Saldeath, five Jailer Beasts, Domino 00:14:35 ⟾ Jinbei, moral code, joining crew 00:16:28 ⟾ Galdino/Mr. 3 00:17:11 ⟾ Sphinx, fight scenes, Buggy and Galdino 00:17:52 ⟾ Level 3: Starvation Hell 00:18:02 ⟾ Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay, pace of reading, impersonating Zoro (also Nami) 00:20:50 ⟾ Luffy and the gang, unexpected team-ups 00:22:23 ⟾ Minotaurus fight, Ace, themes and motivations 00:23:20 ⟾ Chaotic gang 00:23:35 ⟾ Magellan, powers, fight, defeat 00:25:06 ⟾ Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay - abandoning, Galdino/Mr. 3 and Buggy - abandoning, capture 00:25:46 ⟾ Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay - fight versus Hannyabal, rescuing 00:25:57 ⟾ Ivankov, Level 5.5: Newkama Land*, Inazuma 00:26:45 ⟾ Luffy recovering, Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay moment, Luffy moment 00:27:35 ⟾ Dragon, Revolutionary Army*, Theories - Garp and motivations* 00:29:14 ⟾ Level 6, Jinbei, Crocodile 00:30:13 ⟾ Shiryu, chaos, Blackbeard's crew, power* 00:31:45 ⟾ Chaos, Motivations and Setups - Magellan, Blackbeard, Shiryu, Whitebeard, Crocodile, Jinbei, Hancock, Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay, Buggy, Galdino/Mr. 3, Ivankov, Revolutionary Army 00:34:11 ⟾ Fights - Hannyabal, Blackbeard - motivations, plans (also Jinbei) 00:35:53 ⟾ Galdino/Mr. 3 freeing prisoners 00:36:03 ⟾ Battles - Ivankov, Magellan, Luffy, Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay 00:36:14 ⟾ Stealing Marine ship - Jinbei, Buggy, Crocodile, Daz Bonez/Mr. 1 00:37:12 ⟾ Luffy and Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay vs. Magellan 00:37:22 ⟾ Low moment, Going Merry rescue parallel 00:39:13 ⟾ Gates of Justice, Bentham/Mr. 2/Bon Clay 00:40:28 ⟾ Fish-men, Jinbei 00:41:31 ⟾ Comedy moment 00:41:38 ⟾ Emotional scene with Ace & Flashback 00:42:00 ⟾ Overview - plot, story, setup, Ace, Luffy without (?) crew, Whitebeard, Revolutionary Army 00:45:52 ⟾ {Merphy dons the tinfoil hat} 00:45:57 ⟾ Predictions - Will Luffy still fail?, Revolutionary Army, Navy, Whitebeard, Warlords, Blackbeard 00:47:20 ⟾ Predictions - Shiryu, Blackbeard's plan, 3-way War 00:49:34 ⟾ Predictions - Balance of power, countdown 00:50:22 ⟾ Predictions - Cover Stories - crew, final momentum? 00:51:44 ⟾ Predictions - Buggy, powerful positions, King of the Pirates, Luffy's lifespan 00:54:47 ⟾ Wrap-up, future video 00:55:30 ⟾ Final Thoughts - gang dynamics, crew, Oda 00:55:59 ⟾ Outro 00:56:15 ⟾ [Promo]

[@Adam19811]

Thanks bro. You're doing God's work

[@kreeeeeeezy]

Gggg

[@oliver-04]

She won’t let you hit just because you do this

[@tomadshead6133]

​@@oliver-04wtf man she has a husband and kids, this guy made it for the fans cos he's a nice guy

[@seanmalloy0528]

​@@oliver-04don't be a jerk

[@voidler]

Bon chan is in impel down because he sacrificed himself so the straw hats could escape the Marines at the end of Alabasta. You'll love him much more on a re read.

[@CarlosEduardo-du8tl]

In fact he and Mr 3 are arrested helping the other members of Baroque to escape in one of the cover stories. It is between chapters 359 and 413. (Crocodile and Mr 1 choose not to run away)

[@shyguypro9876]

Absolutely. Rereading Alabasta after reading Impel Down certainly gives you a different perspective on a lot of the Baroque Agents.

[@MikedieONE]

Not just that. even before that he befriended with the strawhats already (excluding sanji because he didnt even see him at this point.) he ONLY was chasing vivi & fought sanji later(the only strawhat he didnt befriend with yet). so technically he always was luffys friend. thats why they were happy to see eachother again lol.

[@imanafandy6607]

@@imrjvzoldyk1694 Bonchan being not dead was some bs oda told us. how can he survive magellan

[@crist3809]

@@imrjvzoldyk1694 isnt that spoiler sir?

[@crazyxtreme2]

You can’t disrespect my boy like that. Bon clays most famous quote when he briefly first met the stawhats and becomes buds with them before they even arrived at Alabasta: “To true friendship, how long you've known each other means nothing.” Ends up sacrificing himself TWICE for Luffy. He is a real one.

[@elbanditodaleondelcervanti3544]

You don't need no reason why, because we are friends, that's why

[@crazyfeet9001]

It Actually got on my nerve when Bon Clay was Called 'stupid swan guy' Bon Clay Sama Deserves Respect!!!

[@1Fillemos]

@@crazyfeet9001 the one mugiwara that never become

[@Kabra2012]

Lol then Bon shouldn't have disrespected Nami

[@MrWepx-hy6sn]

Bon Clay is honorary Mugi in my book. He is a real g

[@notmahir5595]

I was physically in pain every time you called my boy Bon-Chan stupid swan guy

[@dackquack4733]

OMG Yes!

[@__Dero]

Best boy Bon 😭😭😭😭

[@47arav]

Biggest facts

[@iamdivan7368]

Bon-chan-sama

[@subarukun7921]

me tooo ... mr 2 the greatest character of all time

[@LunarKnite]

Oda's so good that he even had Merphy go through character development. From Stupid Swan Guy to just Swan Guy. Love to see it.

[@DayMe1n]

Charecter growth

[@nicklol8269]

She guessed Oda was going to go on a side adventure, but she was not ready for the swan guy.

[@bogiewoods3037]

If only we could get it to "BON"

[@Xmexican61]

@@bogiewoods3037 Bon chan 🤩

[@drknzz3375]

That's why he is called Goda, the God of Writing

[@D__634]

"Buggy will be the pirate king" You're now one of us

[@Stampede21]

Buggy D. Clown

[@justlooking070]

BUGGY D. CLOWN GO D. USSOP CON D. ORIANO

[@Louis_2568]

You all forgot about Carue D. Uck

[@No1ofConsequence]

Buggy is the Hercule Satan of this world.

[@sambros2]

@@Louis_2568 first time I heard that one haha

[@thegreatfusili4673]

I died inside when she referred to Bon Clay as "stupid swan guy". THE AUDACITY!

[@TheRedEyeChannel]

Merphy: ...unnecessarily long discussion... OP Fans: No, no, gush some more. More tinfoil hat time pls

[@robn6933]

The Tin Foil hat just makes it.

[@omario.]

Op fans r used to unnecessarily long stuff

[@edwardkanu8328]

Honestly🥺

[@mrbushido56]

We should introduce her to tekking who does the same lenght videos for 1 chapter at a time

[@blackcatpirates8134]

@@mrbushido56 You mean One piece Encyclopedia

[@Rishain]

You know your a true one piece fan when you meet a good character and automatically think they need to join the straw hats.

[@zakariamehrab4474]

Nope, you are a true One Piece fan when you meet a character and think they need to join the straw hats if Luffy wants them to join the straw hats :v

[@ratiuvictor9533]

Grand Line Review made a great video about what if everyone that luffy invited join the crew. Truly a spectacular group of characters like Gaimon, The Zombie Tree and The Zombie Unicorn from Triller Bark and the best of all Kin'emon's lower half. Only his lower half.

[@marocat4749]

Pasta Sphinxfor nakama :P Cerberus as great too.

[@NotInTheFace111]

Jimbe needs to think about it for a decade or so...

[@TheBabylane2]

Not when you call Bon Chan "stupid swan guy" you're not.

[@tealeuphorie]

“My staff and I often go to a very noisy Japanese restaurant where a lot of people take their children. There are TVs at each table. If you go there on Sunday nights at 7:30, you’ll see the children staring at the TV screens with their mouths wide open, looking silly. They’re watching One Piece. When I see that, I never want to let them down.” - Eiichiro Oda, 2001

[@miguelgonzalez6495]

That’s awesome. I’m sure that motivates them to continue doing what they do. Reminds me of the video Maximillian Dood did where he talked about meeting some team members on the FF7 Remake team and how they would watch his reaction to the Remake trailer to remind themselves why they are working like crazy. It was a huge honor for him.

[@synctrox9679]

​@@miguelgonzalez6495 him*

[@miguelgonzalez6495]

@@synctrox9679 Oda’s team/assistants is what I meant by “then.” He gets ideas from them too.

[@nonstopkangaroo9138]

Fun little fact about the "treasure marker" that luffy wears: He has been wearing it since thriller bark where he takes it from the treasure pile. It belongs to captain John who buggy had been searching for a while and u can actually see captain john's zombie amongst the special zombie that fight franky. Fun little detail oda often likes to encorporate which makes rereading very worthwhile.

[@adoniscreed4031]

Another GODA moment hahaha its such a small detail that you can read the series 5 times over and never notice where Luffy got that from lol

[@koatam]

Another such example is sharp eyed reader might have noticed that Nami's sister Nojiko is wearing a bracelet through out Arlong Park arc. At the end of the arc, Nojiko no longer has the bracelet and Nami is wearing it now.

[@connorthornberg]

Manga spoiler ahead: We now know that Captain John was part of the Rocks pirate crew and that Moria went and retrieved his body as well as possibly Silver Axe and Wang Zhi, so expect this to play a bigger role in the story going forward.

[@SkyRipzScar]

Another thing is that one of Buggy's cover pages has him and his crew digging on an island looking for Captain John's treasure.

[@alecity4877]

@@koatam ok, that's one I hadn't noticed. Oda is such a genious.

[@randy0989]

“And then a head comes crashing through the wall, because that’s the story I’m reading “ lmao 🤣

[@iamdivan7368]

GIANT head, may I ask you

[@sertaki]

To be fair, Boa's misunderstanding of Luffy is funnier and makes more sense in the original Japanese. When he says "Thank you", in Japanese that would be "arigatô", which sounds somewhat close to "ai shiteru" (very strong expression of "I love you" that only romantic partners use). And when he calls her by her name, "Hankoku" (her name spelled in Japanese) sounds somewhat similar to "konyaku" (engagement - which said on it's own can mean something along the lines of "let's get engaged" or "we are engaged now"). So the humor here is in her wanting to hear those words just sliiiighly wrong :D.

[@portgasdann3389]

Man we miss so much humor because of the language barrier. My favorite is with Marco who's basically a pun with the pineapple and phoenix lmao.

[@Slink1701]

あいしている/ありがとう　はんこく/こんやく I feel like these aren't really that close though... like it's not "carriage -> marriage" it's "cartridge -> marriage" no one is mistaking the differences. 愛している and ありがとう literally just start with the same sound. Does she freak out every time luffy says something that starts with あ?

[@JozoTm]

@@Slink1701 Hancock didn’t hear Luffy when he said arigato, she only interpreted his mouth movements from afar. Try to say arigato and ai shiteru, and focus on your mouth movements, or just look at yourself in the mirror while doing it. They are very similar and since Boa was already misinterpreting everything it is even more understandable that she thought Luffy worded ai shiteru.

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

@@JozoTm anyway, unofficial translations explain those things, while official does not.

[@JozoTm]

@@ChristmasLore I explained in my comment why they are similar. Boa didn’t hear Luffy say the words, she only saw his mouth moving. Hence, the jokes basically only work in the Japanese language.

[@spoiledmilk8427]

Fun fact: Impel down is based on the depiction of hell in dante´s inferno.

[@shreyam1008]

The level of hells motif matches with the poem too.

[@AshobtaAzry]

Man of culture! I remember reading Impel Down and Inferno (by Dan Brown) at the same time and was fascinated by both. Oda is the real man of culture

[@VikingWeShallGo]

shuld be pretty obvious

[@robertwoodrum596]

except virgil is replaced by a monkey

[@Kujakuseki01]

Literally everyone with two brain cells identified this when the story explains the prison’s structure and layout. This isn’t a unique or clever observation.

[@samtheactualkenku6205]

Fun fact: we first learn of Jinbei's existence back in the Arlong Park arc as a passing mention by one of the two bounty bros

[@TheFunnyjk]

And it’s in context of arlong.

[@Karlthuluu]

Ey, let her be amazed on her reread instead

[@thepirateking4823]

You mean Johnny & Yosaku

[@samtheactualkenku6205]

@@thepirateking4823 yep, but I forgot their names so I just called them the Bounty Bros., as they are bounty hunters and total bros

[@yoshikagespeedwagon8025]

@@samtheactualkenku6205 actually now they're fishermen and have left bounty hunting.

[@MarcusBlackfyre1]

Damn I’ve never met someone that is so harsh on Bon-Chan especially while and after reading impel down. He does so much for Luffy and truly truly cares as much as any straw hat does that he forever became one of my very favorite characters. He’s one of the best friends you could ever ask for.

[@radityapoerwanto7018]

She doesn't like him cause the Nami Stripping thing. And probably don't regconize his sacrifice in Alabasta due to how bad she is with name and face.

[@sybyss2256]

That’s because most op fans brush past the misogynistic moments in op. As a woman myself I understand where she’s coming from even though I love bon clay

[@benjamingrissom1828]

Black Beard really got shut down trying to monologue at Magellan, shit had me dead.

[@sirapple589]

Magellan: Better scramble like an egg before you get folded like an omelette.

[@leondiegodelpino]

he talks too much

[@wyvern0m3g42]

@@leondiegodelpino Blackbeard really is an arrogant idiot. He's so overly confident in his own power that he stole, that he thinks he has enough time to trash talk people and beat them down later. Just leaves him wide open for an attack. He's just lucky that he really is that powerful, otherwise he'd be dead by now.

[@franzmikolan4109]

Yeah just like Luffy, they're both the same except Luffy do the good things most of the time while Blackbeard do bad things to gain what he wants.

[@islandboy9381]

Magellan the only villain smart enough to not bother with the speeches

[@brunoxd151]

The marineford review is gonna be like 2 hours long, i can’t wait!

[@whelk]

But how many times will she cry?

[@spacepenguin3590]

@@whelk Yes

[@jayglizzyxgaming8812]

Not even top 5

[@blackcatpirates8134]

@@jayglizzyxgaming8812 Huh

[@tonyshazam6271]

Can’t wait for her to meet Pineapple head

[@jonasquinn7977]

The great thing about Blackbeard is that he’s basically Dark Luffy, he believes in the power and importance of dreams just as much as Luffy does it’s just that his are a lot darker, he’s a lot smarter and much more willing to do awful shit to achieve them

[@DavidSmyth666]

Yeah, I love that aspect of his character. Most villains are already powerful when we meet them and the heroes are playing catch up to match their power. But Blackbeard is really growing parallel to Luffy. I think we first meet him in the Jaya arc and his crew really doesn’t seem very impressive, but obviously he’s very quickly rising

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

That's the reason i love him

[@rulfus7]

I live blackbeard because he's a really contrastive (?) character, on the one hand he's a long thinking schemer, charismatic, and powerful as a fighter, but he's also an opportunist, a coward, and shows weakness when he is surprised by the circumstances

[@Makin318]

@@rulfus7 Potential Spoiler going forward, read at ur discretion: Strangely enough, black beard is the only one with the "D" initial that has been shown to fear death.

[@franzmikolan4109]

Thank you someone said this, most people hate him because he's a bad guy and does dirty to Whitebeard, but they forgot he's one of the main villain of One Piece.

[@RoronoaZoro-bt7sd]

Hey Merphy! Here's a fun fact. Jinbe was first mentioned as a character in chapter 69. But it wasn't until Impel Down that we really saw what he looks like.

[@dodofriend7978]

dang it Oda, (dont) stop worldbuilding and foreshadowing us all the time

[@ArcticTehWeirdo]

Chapter 69, huh? Is that it? Well…. hahaha. Sneaky, sneaky, Oda-sensei.

[@HonDaCoDon]

she gonna re-read it so you dont need to tell her that, it will ruin the experience.

[@gimmeyourjoint]

Oda created him even before One Piece started I'm sure y'all know why.

[@x-retsu3629]

Nice

[@ShadowoftheMask]

I do think Jinbei's reply to Crocodile was more of "I shall avoid being offended by your racism because we need to be allies right now" than agreeing with him x'D

[@Sunaki1000]

Or he was still feeling Guilty cause of Arlong.

[@dynamitepete8545]

I think he agrees on the term "barbaric" because civilization is what's oppressing and enslaving his race.

[@ramonavila3847]

He was being sarcastic, starting with the "is it so odd that a fishman can communicate with fish? " then the "I guess we are barbaric" is his way or saying, really prison guy... At least that's my take

[@Sunaki1000]

@@dynamitepete8545 His Kingdom itselfe is very high developed whit a long rich History. Its like saying a Indian Guy agrees beeing called barbaric, cause the British are civialized.

[@sleepysera]

I don't think Jinbei was being sarcastic. Spoiler: It feels more like a set-up for the FMI arc, because he KNOWS about the reality of the Fishmen district and how harsh and kinda terrible life there is, and what kind of violent and self-destructive mentality it breeds in his brethren.

[@lualca2]

Fun fact: all the 7 Warlords have a connection to animals. Crocodile, DoFlamingo, HawkEye, Gecko Moria, Boa with her snake and medusa motif, Kuma is bear in Japanese, and Jimbe is literally a Wale Shark.

[@threeamigos5790]

What about gecko Moria

[@Jmerzio]

Its Literally literally too, because Jinbei means whale shark in japanese. (Its also the word for a belt like thing, which Jinbei wears, so hes a Jinbei with a Jinbei on)

[@AntediluvianRomance]

Theory: Foxy will become a Warlord too.

[@threeamigos5790]

@@boumka_ oh nvm it makes sense

[@MarcoSantiago1]

Hancock also has it in her name. Boa is a species of giant constrictor snakes related to the anacondas.

[@justaway6901]

Luffy was delighted to see Bon Clay again because he was the one who helped the Strawhats escape Alabasta after the Marines arrived. The important part of his first introduction was when he told the crew that "Friendship has nothing to do with the length of time spent together." He proclaims that he already considered the Strawhats as his friends despite being with them for just like 5 mins and being an enemy in disguise. We thought those were all just antics until he actually proved the validity of his quote when he showed up when the Marines arrived and sacrificed himself to let the Strawhats escape Alabasta.

[@Louis_2568]

I love bon clay

[@Fardinton]

And he did it again.. my sweet sweet okama D,:

[@ajdoku865]

It's especially beautiful & genuine becos when they first met luffy being luffy didn't treat him like freak (like some of his Baroque Work colleagues). Instead they just vibed lol, which must have gone a long way with him on top of their shared ideals of friendship. It's the same for all the real freaks in the story lol like Bush guy & Brook lool

[@marocat4749]

I think the strawhats are just family, ween more than friends. Throgh he makes good friends as great judghe of character he actually is.

[@aNervousFlower]

I think Impel Down expands on an interesting part of Luffy's morality. We've already seen in the Enies Lobby quote you mentioned that he doesn't really concern himself with the state of the world, so it makes sense that he wouldn't really see value in a prison because it protects the world from criminals. He also doesn't really seem to care about prison as a way to punish criminals, the way many people do. In his mind, he already punished people like Mr. 3 and Crocodile when he defeated them and destroyed their plans (ie. dreams). So even though he doesn't like or trust Crococodile, he's not invested in keeping him in prison, and as soon as it is revealed to him that Crocodile can help their cause he has no problem working with him. It's just so purposeful and interesting and I love Luffy's character! (and LONG LIVE THE TINFOIL HAT!)

[@isopodshuffle]

yesss! Hannyabal's defiant, hopeless last stand against Luffy is one of the most underrated moments in the arc (or series?) He is portrayed as such a joke character, but then he has that one perfect moment where he stands up for his ideals and vision of justice at great personal cost, and directly calls out the moral ambiguity of Luffy's actions in a way where even the reader has to stop and say "hmm... he's kinda got a point there." Sure Hannyabal is working for a corrupt/evil organization, and _we_ know Luffy isn't a bad guy. But there's a difference between how we see him and the general public's perception of him, and what he's doing here _will_ put innocent people in harm's way. But just like Luffy does, we justify/excuse his actions because WE NEED TO SAVE AAAAACE 😭

[@alurab4435]

To me watching this for the first time, Luff free them because the already were punish enough, and they could be redeem able. In a way he gave those people a second chances. Some took that, and prove themselves others did not. Jimba was there wrongfully, and so where other's, in the system, proving that the system in one pice can be just as wrong as the characters.

[@BleydTorvall]

Pirates ain't got time to be holding personal grudges. They live in the now, so as long as they can work together now, it's all good!

[@LEThavFUNnSMILE]

That not 100% true luffy still had his friend in mind he didn't initially want go free crocodile until he was reminded why he was here and when he realised he could help he put that aside. Friendship is important to luffy but prioritise

[@UNSCPILOT]

Giving Luffy's quest is to maximize freedom, fun, and meat. Trying to waste energy to imprison someone else will interfear with one or more of those goals, with rare exceptions that will continue to interfear with those goals if they are not arrested or at least contained, IE; Mingo, though he usually just defeats them and let the Marines actually do they're jobs

[@altermann1991]

One thing I love about how Luffy reacts to the villains in this arc is that he is perfectly fine with forgiving Buggy and Mr.3 simply because he himself never took them seriously as villains since they never did any lasting damage as no one died during their attacks. But he is NOT fine with setting Crocodile free as Crocodile has done stuff that even Luffy doesn't forgive. He even had to be convinced to let Crocodile on the team to escape.

[@isopodshuffle]

Hannyabal's defiant, hopeless last stand against Luffy is one of the most underrated moments in the arc (or series?) imho He is portrayed as such a joke character for most of the arc, but then Oda flips that on its head for that one perfect moment where he stands up for his ideals and vision of justice at great personal cost, while directly calling out the moral ambiguity of Luffy's actions in a way where even the reader has to stop and say "hmm, he's... kinda got a point there? 🤔" Sure Hannyabal is working for a corrupt/evil organization, and _we_ know Luffy isn't a bad guy. But there's a difference between how we see him and the general public's perception of him, and what he's doing here by freeing all these prisoners _will_ put innocent people in harm's way (or at the very least, have them living in fear) But just like Luffy does, we as a reader justify/excuse his actions because of our personal connection to the characters and how WE NEED TO SAVE AAAAACE 😭

[@DAISGOUTHAMREDDYD]

Words of morjman

[@imanafandy6607]

Naahhhh he's trash

[@jacoposperandini8353]

Hannyabal is a warden, not a corrupted man. Not all the pirates are good actually only the straw hats are the exception

[@augustomourao2486]

@@jacoposperandini8353 he said that the government is corrupt, not any character in particular

[@MGodfrey]

I mean it's literally torturous hell that he's freeing them from

[@skylerfoxwell5107]

“Poison poop guy” Me: *looks around for 4 seconds confused about who poops poison* Also me: oh Magellan.

[@osonhouston]

She gives the best shonin nicknames.

[@datlittlekid1567]

@@osonhouston even better than luffy

[@emperorluffy6001]

She's literally become Luffy.

[@D__634]

@@datlittlekid1567usual Luffy asks Magellan if he can poop Magellan: so you chose death

[@Terazo06]

Merphy don't encourage oda To create more weired characters

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Merphy: "... gathering humans as he goes.. " Jimbei:

[@et.anthem]

Yo, it's 2021. Fishman discrimination isn't cool anymore

[@eloquitodelaesquina]

Oh no, she didn't remember the last scene with Bon Clay at the end of Alabasta, that would explain many things 😂

[@jackjacques7495]

Yeah, I think that definitely hindered her appreciation for Bonclay's character through the Impel Down arc. Too bad.

[@JSyc616]

"Poison poop guy" "Paw Paw" "Bible guy" All these nicknames 😂😂😂 Beginning to sound like Luffy 😅

[@polyphoenix7725]

Iva and scissor hands too lol

Waxy was my favorite

[@LOSTLEAD8R]

Cinematic parallels

[@Problemsolver434]

Miiiiiiiingoooooo

[@Killingmachine6]

@@Problemsolver434 shhhh not yet young one

[@animefreak7865]

Dragon was never going to bust Iva chan out, he was always capable of doing that on his own. He was waiting on Dragon’s signal to escape, but Luffy and and Ace needing help prompted him to act.

[@HSuper_Lee]

I love how Merphy has started referring to the Straw Hats with "our crew" and "us" and "our side." It's adorable.

[@ActualHumanMigz]

Could you imagine Merphy as a new Straw Hat experiencing all this in real time and only ever referred to all the support characters the way she does and *Luffy FUCKING UNDERSTANDS COMPLETELY.*

[@adoniscreed4031]

It brilliant 😂 She's one of us hahaha

[@shonmil]

"Friendship has nothing to do wisth how long we have known eachother" thats why we love Bon-chan

[@IceAokiji303]

"First son of the Sea" is Jimbei's pirate epithet, same as how Luffy is called Straw Hat, Zoro is Pirate Hunter, Shanks is Red-haired, Newgate is Whitebeard, Teach is Blackbeard, Ace is Fire Fist and so on. The Japanese wording could also (and maybe more properly) be translated as Knight of the Sea, or even Chivalry of the Sea (which sounds off). There's probably some idiomatic thing going on with the phrase as for why it would get translated that way, but I can't tell you what it could be as I have no clue.

[@Silviremon]

Yakuza gang family leader is the first son

[@YetiCoolBrother]

Alot of the fan translations have it as "Jinbei, Knight of the Sea" and I always thought that whole name was better than "Jimbei, First Son of the Sea."

[@IceAokiji303]

@@Silviremon That is quite fitting for Jimbei, but still doesn't on its own explain why they'd translate something totally different as that. The Japanese is 海侠 ("Kaikyo") - the first kanji is sea, the second is chivalry (or tomboy, though we can probably rule that out as the use).

[@sirapple589]

Aosha That’s now put the image of a Tomboy Jimbei GF. Genderbent Jimbei who’s also a tomboy. If I have to be cursed/blessed with this image, then so do you.

[@pepsi-4275]

@@IceAokiji303 It's supposed to be a pun off of "任侠" (honorific for a high ranking Yakuza member) I'm assuming since there's just no literal translation, you can just do titles that can convey a similar meaning to the pun, which is why you get lots of different translations on it. (Just something hard to translate into English and they took some artistic liberties on it is my guess)

[@lennartrentzow4821]

"Buggy is gonna end up as the Pirate King" LMAO, that actually caught me off-guard :D

[@mateo0123]

she's already a follower of our king

[@skizzit]

Buggy D. Clown

[@dodgy_doodl3r145]

Ah of course!

[@pip5188]

Didn't Buggy say he's not interested in the One Piece at some point? Cause he's only interested in actual physical treasure

[@NumenoreanNazgul]

@@pip5188 No, he thinks, like most people, that One Piece is actual physical treasure and wants it

[@TurtleBazooka]

So nice to hear you loving Jimbei so much. He is one of my all time favorite characters.❤

[@LINKedup101]

Ahem, Jim Bae

[@weewer3369]

He's such a bro this saga!

[@Idonthavealias]

Am i stupid but how do you have written this 2 days ago

[@nuggetsprime]

@@Idonthavealias The video is only released to the public today, but I believe patreon members will have access to the video earlier.

[@TurtleBazooka]

@@Idonthavealias, patron power😉

[@ricksturgis4451]

Stupid Swan Guy?!?!?!?! I am offend! For real though, Bon Chan is a real one. I absolutely love and respect that Okama.

[@adarshsridhar6051]

Hello offend, my name is ^username^

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

One of my favorite characters in One Piece. If not the most favorite.

[@natekigo3660]

Merphy is spiralling into One Piece insanity and It's so beautiful.

[@edwardkanu8328]

Honestly🥺

[@mitchellty]

We got her lmao

[@omarcook3663]

Oh yeah dude she has officially lost it. Making her one of us😍

[@perpetuaonyango7851]

Lol so true! It’s funny I binged watched One Piece so I never went into theory insanity seeing this with other people is so interesting and entertaining.

[@king_recon]

Time for another edition of One Piece Friday’s! Impel Down time, LETS GOOOOOOOOO!

[@Crenneth1941]

the goat is here!!!!!

[@fraudhawk2774]

Yo king sup

[@kisuke7764]

Official coach of the Kaido State Warriors

[@zorosick4632]

THE KINGGG IS HEREEE

[@tariqulislamakash5749]

Yoooooo

[@miguelangelthomas5154]

Merphy really gave herself a raise when she decided to start covering One Piece.

[@troillandford7679]

You gotta know your market. Remember when everyone let's played Minecraft

[@AshenHollow7]

@@troillandford7679 I try not to dear lord that was so bad

[@TurtleBazooka]

5:00, that is one of One Piece's greatest strengths to me. It is wild and crazy and out there, but soooo internally consistent. The world has its logic, and it makes sense and sticks to it. It makes the world building so legitimately magical.

[@Bloodranz]

-tinfoil hat- “Series ends with Buggy as a Pirate King” On of us! One of us! One of us!

[@iamdivan7368]

Imagine if she caught up before the 9 reverie to be invited

[@jasmeetx9]

Buggy D clown, Con D oriano or Go D. .... ok. one of these 3.

[@iamdivan7368]

@@jasmeetx9 you forgot Gaimon D Bush

[@jasmeetx9]

@@iamdivan7368 he's non tinfoil hat category

[@asap4bri]

I love how, despite not being in the community, she came up with its biggest meme by herself lmao...but ngl I think he will end up becoming something yonko-like

[@rayleigh1833]

Dang! We're really 4 sec short to reach 60 min mark. I'm positive the next arc will hit that one for sure. Enjoyed your review as always and I can't wait for the next one.

[@SkyAssassinGG]

Bon chan the MVP of Impel down, his sacrifice for me is easily up there with The NOTHING HAPPENED sacrifice

[@remonhidding]

Forsure a GOATed moment. Bon-chan is the MVP forsure.

[@lukeyost7566]

I doubt he’s dead but still a sacrifice nonetheless

[@SkyAssassinGG]

@@lukeyost7566 he isn't dead, he is the new leader of New kama Land in impel down

[@sarov7658]

Yea also ppl dont spam like nothing happened and make it lessen hype

[@ashbee4848]

What I like about One Piece is that the treasure marker that Buggy was interested in was planted way back in Thriller Bark with captain john's corpse being among the corpse Moria robbed. Related to those are these minor side story with Buggy looking for captain john's treasure that was also way back in chapter 233, in Skypiea Saga That is just simply... incredible. Oda already had Impel Down in mind at least since Skypiea, or even since Alabasta if you consider the fact that Mr.2 was so fittingly designed as a side character that values friendship since Alabasta! He didn't need to be an antagonist that values friendship in Alabasta, but because Oda has future plans for him in Impel Down... he went the extra mile of planting this friendship focus to Mr.2 since Alabasta!

[@mohammedhesham2536]

Un-necessarily long ?? I'd listen to this for 3 hours straight without getting bored

[@Knownasperry]

Facts

[@josemontoya8027]

I just watched thriller bark, sabaody, Amazon Lilly and this back to back.

[@15kilam]

I mean Luffy calling somebody by their correct name is basically a proposal lol

[@TheATS99]

Does that mean he's married to his crew?

[@rafaelandrade7627]

@@TheATS99 yes

[@blacklite911]

Garp is definitely an interesting character. I believe he does believe in what the Navy is supposed to be such as defending people from pirates but he also doesn’t agree with the bad stuff that the world government decides to do….. I think that’s non spoilers enough. So he’s like a conflicted idealist.

[@MWhaleK]

Personally? I think the big reason why Garp seems to eb the only member of his family to have joined the Navy is partly a generational divide, the Navy was or didn't seem to be nearly as bad when he was growing up and pirates like the members of the Rocks pirates were worse. So, if Garp saw/experienced pirates doing horrible things and the Navy defending people he would join the navy and see it as needed to protect people from pirates.

[@okdre9276]

What amazes me the most about this arc is Oda's consistence with his characters. They feel alive and have a place in this world. Most of them aren't just throwaway characters for a single purpose. They influence other characters and impact the world just like everybody else. This is what seperates the world building from so many others.

[@swinegods]

If i think about, for example luffy broke character like once up to this point, when he attacked Zoro on Whiskey Peak Is it a spoiler to say he will not break character a single time after that point? I think not

[@doomstaff8506]

Magellan literally just went up and down floors wrecking everybody, lol he was such a cool character.

[@mateo0123]

he spends half the day shitting and still works harder than the rest of the guards, truly an efficient employee

[@skrishna3]

Anyone who uses Haki would have wrecked his ass and everyone who can was probably in level 6, chilling

[@fanvonallemoeglichen]

@@skrishna3 Well, Blackbeard didn't do so well...

[@almostunliketea]

@@skrishna3 magellen isn’t a logia, he’s a paramecia. Haki also doesn’t nullify his poison so even if you use haki to punch or defend from his attack you will still get poisoned. His devil fruit is honestly perfect for keeping prisoners in check. Too bad he shits all fay

[@moderndayphilosopher9782]

@@fanvonallemoeglichen I mean, Magellan caught him offguard

[@miguelgonzalez6495]

“Natural ability to make people follow him.” Hell yeah. One of the reasons I love Luffy. He affects the world around him without even trying nor caring. You’ll see a lot more of that going forward.

[@Maria-mk3uj]

From what I recall Ivan said they are just waiting for Dragon to make a move, they’re always ready and capable to break out of that prison anytime once they are ordered to. Ivan wasn’t going to go with them until he learned that Luffy is their leader’s son. Only after that revelation that he thought he can’t let Dragon’s son die, so he decided to go accompany Luffy that instant.

[@themanny1526]

Oh man I can’t wait for your review of Marineford, I’m ready for that to be a 3 hour video. Also with your theory of Buggy becoming pirate king you have truly become a One Piece fan and I love it

[@CrimsonScarfu]

So you don't remember that bon clay was in prison because he fought the marine so the crew could see vivi one last time? And he did that because Luffy saved his life in a funny moment?

[@stevenmara1025]

Out of all the allies that meet Luffy for the first time, I feel like Jimbei is the one who adjusts the most quickly to Luffy being …. well Luffy.

[@sungod4285]

Merphy: "Here's how one piece is gonna end." Me: Believe me we have done that.🤣

[@legionkahn]

I love Blackbeard so much. He comes off as such a goofy guy when he is really a master planner who has plans on top of plans on top of plans.

[@Elidan1012]

Whenever Merphy mentions something that is wrong, but I can't recall if that is because she has forgotten something, or it's something that she simply has not been told in the story yet, so I don't dare correct it O.o

[@TheNaveOfCharlemagne]

Same! It's stressing me out 😅

[@AntediluvianRomance]

Maybe it's something we all thought at the time. And still feel deeply ashamed about it even if we had literally no reason to think otherwise when the chapters were just coming out.

[@bleh2433]

Ik exactly what ya thinking, and that shall get fixed at the start of next arc because sengoku says that information :P

[@guyfilledwithcool123]

@@Gordan0chomsky Please delete your comment dude. It's a super simple word, but this could be a spoiler.

[@guyfilledwithcool123]

@@Greendalewitch I agree with you. I think it's a spoiler, and think you should delete your comment too. I'd love Merphy to read the story with as little prior knowledge as possible. That word is like the spinning top in Inception. A simple idea that will take over her mind, and ruin that part of the story for her.

[@DanielCifer]

The reason why Blackbeard cheers on Luffy getting the One Piece while still wanting to kill him is simply because despite being enemies, they both have similar dreams and philosophies and he understands that. He wants to kill Luffy because they're enemies but he also respects Luffy's dream and determination.

[@musicf3b]

I think he’s largely ambivalent about killing Luffy. He seems like the kind of guy who will just take smoke wherever he finds it.

[@She-Devil94]

How can you not love Bon-chan from the start? 😢 Bon-chan is the best friend anyone can have. Nobody is a better person ❤️

[@Samson1117]

Hello Merphy, I can already see some sly/sneaky comments on both your patreon and here on YT that are clearly mild spoilers. People just can not help themselves. Don't get spoiled.

[@Louis_2568]

What are some examples of them because I might be one of these culprits as well

[@phantomblack94]

People think they're so clever with them too

[@PortgasDAce-jo3tu]

I hope she is 2-3 arcs ahead of video she puts

[@AlmightySmorg]

I mean the last video she mentioned she was in the middle of Impel Down so I assume she is already in the middle of the next arc.

[@phantomblack94]

@@PortgasDAce-jo3tu When the Amazon Lily video was posted, she said she was halfway through Impel Down in the comments so no

[@chilipowderkeg1160]

Impel Down is my favorite arc for spoiler reasons but one thing I find fascinating is how Oda makes something so dreary like a prison so fun and comedic while on the other hand Sabaody is such a cheerful place that has a really dark, corrupt tone

[@steelram4098]

Wow, I never quite realized the dichotomy. 😲

[@byunsdale]

im kinda sad you dont like bonchan 😭 literally one of everyone’s favorite characters

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Merphy last week: won't do an arc review, Gon be busy Me remembers impel down was next: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? Merphy this week: I was not sure

[@adamcarlson2192]

Merphy: Next week might just be a top ten favorite moments instead of the next arc. Merphy next week: ... except they're all in this arc. 🤦‍♀️

[@eskreskao]

To be honest, it's better that way, if the same happens next time, she'll whoopsy-daisy her way to the natural stopping point before doing her top 10. Or maybe top 20 by the time she gets there.

[@JoshTheValiant]

Merphy: "If Marineford is as fast as Impel Down, then maybe." >3 Merphy: "Unless it's super dense, then I may take my time"

[@proxy287]

Since impel down is called hell all the time luffy literally went to hell and back for his brother.....nice.

[@connorradcliffe1769]

Pretty sure Impel Down Prison is a nod towards Dante's Inferno, so yeah, Hell, and its various levels

[@24heavy69]

Oohh wano reference

[@DevilWolf360]

@@24heavy69 👏👏👏

[@sirapple589]

24Heavy I don’t get the reference to Wano, could you please explain?

[@abdirizakm9426]

@@sirapple589 have u not reached wano yet?

[@Seergun]

oh man, if she does a top 10 moments BEFORE Marineford, she's gonna have to do another one after just to see the differences

[@moodymarauder]

More OP videos for us 😂

[@miguelgonzalez6495]

Love your Estelle profile pic. She’s in my top 5 video game protagonists of all time. 😎

[@witchsorrowful1918]

I like Merphy. FIrst question to Jinbei - "Would you like to join the crew?" Yes. Please.

[@riccardototo9737]

Welllllllllll

[@guyfilledwithcool123]

@@riccardototo9737 I'm taking a couple minutes to police comments. Forgive me if I'm annoying, I have good intentions. This is potentially a spoiler. Please delete.

[@jiger2396]

Luffy really is rubbing off on her

[@bjibanez1]

I just love how Luffyesque your reviews are: kills people for fun-guy, stupid swan guy, wax guy, etc. Screw the names, just like Luffy.

[@allikohcysp]

Blackbeard was after luffy because he needed someone with a 100million bounty or higher to make him a warlord. When Ace caught up with Blackbeard, Blackbeard wanted Ace in his crew but because Ace refused and wanted Blackbeard for betraying the whitebeatd crew. Blackbeard used ace instead of Luffy as an offering to the world government to become a warlord.

[@yon1643]

BON-CHAN BEING CALLED "STUPID SWAN GUY" HURT ME SO MUCH HDKSHSDHHSSH

[@marocat4749]

At least cally him great swan guy

[@tenenbaummark]

The disrespect is real

[@sharondayanagomez5498]

It hurts like hell!!!

[@Zeet1]

Theres two great Luffy moments in this arc (or 1 moment since it ties together) of how Luffy saves Bon Clay from the wolves, even though he's basically dead himself and how he asked Iva to save Bon Clay first because he got hurt helping Luffy. Food for thoughts for top 10? :3

[@andyzhang7890]

As short as this arc was, this is honestly one of my favorites, the absolute nonstop chaos and entertainment, the pacing and the constant bombardment of twists and turns was so incredibly fun to read

[@lou_xle222]

PSA: There are a lot of spoilers in the comments. Please let’s not spoil Merphy’s OP journey! Comments that are “subtle” hints are still spoilery, comments that confirm or disprove her theories are spoilers, names of future arcs are spoilers, telling Merphy the next arc is “x” or she’s going to feel “x” are spoilers.

[@augustomourao2486]

Pointing out a misunterstanding of what was exposed so far is a spoiler? For exemple, what she said about the place Iva and Inazuma where beeing the revolutionary army (about the 26 minute)

[@paperstars9078]

@@augustomourao2486 it would be a mild spoiler, since she wants to do a reread at some point in the future, but definetly before catching up.

[@lou_xle222]

@@augustomourao2486 personally I wouldn’t consider a correction of a misunderstanding a spoiler. If she gets something wrong but it’s because Oda hasn’t explained it yet and will in the future, then that would be a spoiler. RE her confusing level 5.5 prisoners as all revolutionaries, that could be corrected without spoilers (though I think she’ll figure this out on her own at some point)

[@ReiMizere]

People these days just don't have self control, they jus can't help themselves. Spoilers are coming. I just wish she doesn't read any.

[@lou_xle222]

@@ReiMizere yeah it really sucks! Some people don’t realise what they’re saying are spoilers/can ruin an experience though, so I’m hoping my comment reminds people to be careful 🙏🏼 ofc some dckheads will still spoil on purpose

[@erwindavid2859]

ATTENTION: Everyone, when reading comments, let us report or downvote every spoiler we saw. The next arc would be a lot better experience for her and for us watching her if there wouldn't be any kind of spoilers. Thank you.

[@ahyes9904]

I think it is more effective to just ignore them than to downvote

[@sirapple589]

2 things: 1) Disliking (downvotes aren’t a thing on KZbin) a comment on KZbin doesn’t negatively affect it. 2) There’s nothing (to my knowledge) that you can actually report those comments for, all the options listed would make it a false report. Best thing to do is just not engage with those comments in any way.

[@SuspensionMark]

@@sirapple589 I think the downvote put the comment at the bottom of comment section, so it is most likely to not be readed.

[@KeinNiemand]

@@sirapple589 disliking might make comments rank lower in the algorithm(so they appear further down) even though nobody can see them.

[@sirapple589]

KeinNiemand Based on how KZbin handles dislikes on videos, I sincerely doubt that. If you dislike a video, KZbin sees that as engagement and boosts it in the algorithm. The best thing to do with content or comments you don’t like is to not engage with it at all.

[@psychronia]

Bon-chan suffers from chronic self-sacrifice disorder. He acted as a decoy to help the Straw Hats escape Alabasta. He caused the distraction to ensure Baroque Works could escape. And now this.

[@DAWN-l9w]

also when robin grabs franky balls she didn't react seriously infact she laughed. the duality of women tsk.

[@pubixcube27]

Bon Clay is one of the best characters in the series. If I had just one friend like him I would be a lucky guy.

[@jollyd.joestar3937]

For his df powers or his character

[@PlagueKing_LordFalix]

Are you a friend like him?

[@fatalstbarnd]

When you love that Merph loves OP … watching somebody fall in love with something you love is a really cool feeling

[@itmealice]

Even after over a decade and MANY rereads, Impel Down is probably still my favorite arc. It feels so unique and really showcases the best aspects, especially how well Oda incorporates past characters back into the story in ways that feel perfectly natural and logical.

[@LINKedup101]

Our boy the tinfoil hat appears :luffyrise:

[@AnjilNiraula]

Who's she referring to tinfoil hat as? I didn't get it.

[@LINKedup101]

@@AnjilNiraula it's just the tinfoil hat she puts on near the end of the video, when she gets into theorizing territory

[@matthewpopow6647]

Hey... if we're going to tinfoil hat territory, has anyone mentioned the "Crocodile is Luffy's mom" theory?

[@justlooking070]

@@matthewpopow6647 what? I thought it just went as far as "Iva made him/her a man", people made it into a Croc is mom?! WTF!

[@matthewpopow6647]

@@justlooking070 yeah... its the next ... "logical" step. Crocomom

[@mrwick3438]

Blackbeard is one of the most dynamic characters I have ever read But he is truly terrifying

[@guenaeltheone8242]

I really enjoy watching your take on One Piece, a series I've read and seen multiple times since I started watching the anime back in 2002. Thank you for your videos, I'm really looking forward to your Marineford review. A fan in France (hope my english is ok).

[@TheManTheMythD]

Merphy: "Buggy will be the pirate king." Me: "Oda wouldn't do that to us. That's way to dumb . . . oh. Oh no."

[@endras9415]

She said that, and I felt the same, is a very Oda move xD

[@arjunmanoj2155]

Buggy D Clown ftw😎🔥

[@gavreelsonlylove]

Omg I'm scared now 🤣

[@rulfus7]

He's gonna be a yonko I really think ofs would do that

[@Kujakuseki01]

I’ve believed this for a long time. The gag with Buggy is that he always fails up, so after Kaido and Big Mom are out after Wano, Buggy will become a yonkou…and then pirate king after Luffy and Teach do whatever the endgame stuff is after LaughTale.

[@Rishain]

First yay we are so close to 60 min review. 2 one piece is great and I love this arc too, 3 nice hair cut. 4 nice hat 5 you edit out 20 mins? I hope I didn't miss any bloopers. Thanks for the review and reactions I look forward to them and love them so much

[@mr.hatandclogs2386]

It's always fun to watch someone go through this for the first time.

[@Yaziiir]

Tinfoil hat prediction: We WILL see another arc review next week. 😏😏

[@Prop]

Reeeeeeeeach

[@lanskyzxc]

on point

[@versandlukas]

"If Marineford is also ridiculously fast paced you might see review from me in a week" Merphy you;re going to read it all in one sitting. I can guarantee

[@kaelynjarrett613]

I just started and finished it this afternoon. My shirt is still wet and my heart is still hurting. Most epic stuff dude

[@rockinrom1524]

Merphy: puts on tin foil hat trying to figure oda plans Me: this is an almost fruitless endeavor as few have succeed. Not only is it like playing 5d chess without the rules, he's a cheater and his most annoying trait is his patience to wait years to actual decades to give you the context for past events to make sense. Also me every week: ha you may have fooled me a thousand times but ill really think I figured it out this time.... probably... damn fooled again

[@geekbro6265]

I read somewhere that oda purposely tries to go against fan theories

[@franzmikolan4109]

@@geekbro6265 I think Oda just doesn't want the ending of One Piece to be guess by the fans.

[@rockinrom1524]

@@geekbro6265 yup if fans figure out something he tries to find another solution. Cheater lol

[@kevinlucena8825]

"To true friendship, how long you've met each other means nothing" Bon-chan. I loved this arc and i love our new crew, all praise Lord Buggy D Clown.

[@eri5523]

I love Fridays. I wake up, read the (unofficial) latest chapter of One Piece and then after that I have an amazing long one piece video to watch

[@imrjvzoldyk1694]

Same

[@villagerc7130]

exactlyyyy

[@L3KztArPlayz]

SAME

[@abdirizakm9426]

Exactly what I did today

[@GilangD21]

thats also my routine fow past couple weeks :D

[@chrisc4345]

I love watching these videos because 1) you can feel the genuine love she has for the series, and 2) her theories are always right but wrong at the same time 😂 makes it always funny to see her reaction the next episode

[@TrackMaster844]

Iva is leader of the hidden society of prisoners in Impel Down, not the overall Revolutionary Army. Tho he is a high ranking official within it

[@marocat4749]

Yep he is just a leader of the army, not the leader, thats luffys dad. Which shows a bit that dragon too has a zany sense of humor probably in private. Ivankov is the leader of the okama squad

[@michaelmickles8379]

It's cute to see that she thinks she'll be able to put marineford down. She's probably already finish reading it. 😄

[@henri7120]

Hahaha I know right? It’s really cool seeing people experience OP. If I had one wish: I would forget one piece and spend a week reading all of.

[@brunoxd151]

Yeah, i watched the anime and took me 2 days to finish the entire arc

[@zorosick4632]

@@henri7120 You shouldn't wish that. One-piece is an experience and anyone who has been reading it for years should forever cherish these memories of reading weekly with discussions with friends you were able to make through one-piece and the community you even got to know or interact with it and that's where the fun part lies even more

[@whelk]

New One Piece Readers: 'OMG this is so long, I'll never catch up'. Old One Piece readers: 'Caught up already? Dammit!!'

[@ethanhunt8632]

Shes actually reasing really slow, she is only been doin 4 to 5 chapters a day since wed

[@khonsubast5056]

“I love how Luffy takes in Jinbe just because he wants to help. He truly has no idea just how helpful he will be.” Yep.. that is incredibly accurate.

[@DragonicBear]

Fun fact: This was the only arc where Oda gives Luffy thought bubbles because Luffy usually just says what he thinks, but even he knew he had to be sneaky in this arc. Edit: “Thought bubbles” but for whispering

[@shimaomer6279]

Oh I actually didn't notice that

[@sagiekaharizi]

you want to tell me for ALL of the arcs before there wasn't a single Luffy thought bubble? that's insane, i never noticed that

[@ajdoku865]

Actually, luffy is whispering to himself (that's how it was in the anime too). It's showns a lot early on, from when Luffy & Hancock enter Impel down, 525 to 529, that that the typical thought bubbles were being used for whispering: luffy to Hancock, prisoners to luffy, etc. As to make it clear, Oda used his other style for people's thoughts throughout the arc: text not wriiten in a speech bubble or inside the sun speech bubbles. Edit: the shift comes in 523, when the kuja pirates see off Boa & Luffy, that time Oda puts a little 'whsp' there, then he's doesn't afterwards. Hope this helped.

[@DragonicBear]

@@ajdoku865 In chapter 526 he was alone and we could see thought bubbles. Pretty sure the anime just changed it to be easier for the audience to hear.

[@Kujakuseki01]

Sagie Kaharizi Oda has never given Luffy any internal thoughts. Nope. Deliberate choice.

[@Dylan13Collins]

One Piece feels like: Imagine if a pirate story is focused around characters searching for freedom in a grimdark/dystopian world and it's written by Terry Pratchett.

[@adonis3726]

Fantastic description

[@rerouting]

That's SIR Terry Pratchet to you, you knave

[@Dylan13Collins]

@@rerouting LOL, my bad.

[@adeyemioyemade1631]

Oh my god!!! oh my god!!! yes that’s the description I will be using from now on 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mortallian18]

The names I have on my list of primary inspirations: Tolkien, Adams, Pratchett, Eiichiro

[@Braekscg]

knowing things she doesn't know, and her making connections (right or wrong) makes watching this so enjoyable, just knowing how big the future revelations will hit that much harder is just so good. I really hope no one spoils nothing for you. Keep up the good work!

[@blademan44]

When Murph called Bon-chan 'Stupid Swan Guy' Me: Please don't....

[@Chatedh]

I agree so much.

[@donwright6056]

This is coming from someone who hated bon-chan in alabasta, she needs to through some respect on bon-chans name

[@yon1643]

i legit gasp when she said that HAHAHAHAAHHAHA

[@gimmeyourjoint]

Oda created Bonchan after meeting an Okama at a bar which Oda and Bonchan's voice actor visited.

[@mfbond13]

Bon Chan!!!! Everytime she called him Stupid Swan Guy my soul was hurting 😭😭😭😭

[@Aj7th]

Nor luffy or Ace actually feel bitter towards Gramps Garp they’re just “scared” of him because of how strong he is, but they don’t hold resentment towards him or anything. I think you misinterpreted a bit they’re interaction back at the end of Water 7/Enies Lobbies. Love your content btw!!

[@marocat4749]

They respect him as tough love parental figure. They both respect him and even if luffy has shanks there, and ace whitebeard later, he did more to raise them than dragon ever did. And dragon might hs reasons, but he is their dad as far as thy knew first(through dadan did the heavy lifting)

[@kaliquis01010]

Bon-chan saving Straw Hats and gets imprisoned for it *Merphy: sleeps* One pervy joke *Merphy: real sh"t*

[@jcs4973]

Ya....

[@lily9563]

it was sexual assault... love bon chan tho :))

[@kaliquis01010]

@@lily9563 Franky had his balls crushed by Robin and it wasn't taken that seriously

[@rexistreves]

@@kaliquis01010 Yeah bro, because his balls were being, as you said, CRUSHED. He was the one walking naked around there. And no, I don't think Robin has the right to grab his balls just because of that, it's just two different weights, two different measures.

[@Snoop_Dugg]

@@lily9563 Is it really though? He just showed off his "own body" technically. If someone were to wear a mask of another person and wore some sort of body suit to make themselves resemble another - it's not exposing the other person's body.

[@joychowdhury9270]

Fun Fact: Jinbe was referenced all the way back in Arlong Park, actually just before it when Sanji & Luffy were heading there.

[@gletzroll2466]

When I was rewatching I noticed that. It’s crazy how early he was mentioned