One Piece: Wano - Act 3: We're On The Rooftop

[@dudess76]

fun fact, Luffy punches fish chapter 1 , we meet Dragon chapter 100, Luffy punches Dragon Fish chapter 1000.

[@kffpruductiuns]

Damn, I would call it a coincidence but it's Oda.

[@dudess76]

@@kffpruductiuns Oda always makes it seemless. Luffy also punches Laboon in chapter 102 but it didn't line up perfectly

[@MaxChengZhen]

@@dudess76 Luffy punches sky dragon people ( celestial dragon 天龍人) in chapter 502

[@Comuniity_]

​@@MaxChengZhenchapter 1 also ends with Luffy saying he's gonna be King of the Pirates

[@TimPoultney]

Fun fact about best boy Jimbei's intro: His speech is based on introductions done by those joining Yakuza families, asking their seniors to watch out for them and outlining their past. Oda loves his Yakuza! The admiralty is based on Yakuza movie actors, as I'm sure you've been told. He loves drawing the Straw Hats as a crime family too.

[@Teerapatkongrat]

Japanese people always said that Jimbei is always acting like a yakuza boss lol

[@abdoufma]

I thought the same about Franky's motorcycle-to-the-face intro

[@Felipera_]

The way they call him boss at fishman island is the same as they call Yakuza bosses

[@zach415]

Oh I figured it was Yakuza. I just thought Oda got it from a movie he saw

[@ricksanchez2427]

I didn't know this, Thanks!

[@martinacosta3821]

Since Merphy mentioned, i shall thank again the persistent person that messaged her constantly, the OP fandom will always thank you for it. Great video like always, thanks.

[@harshgandhi2030]

He's the guy that starts the Anime, by asking Roger about the One Piece. Never known. Never forgotten.

[@agender7052]

@@harshgandhi2030 Ask D. Question

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

Merphy: " Oh, Queen's deadly freezing plague must be incredibly difficult to overcome!" Chopper: " Actually it's super easy - barely an inconvenience. "

[@muzakkirkhan527]

I understood that reference. Take a like!

[@SantiKlaus]

Ice demon plagues are tight!

[@hanumanganesha9609]

Saying pitch meetings quotes on other channel is tight.

[@nabhchandra_]

yknow when i was watching the episode, i literally thought in my mind, "oh it's gonna be really hard for them to get out of this situation!" and then i answered myself in my mind, "actually it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience" 😂

[@jamiereid7428]

I’m gonna need you to get alllll the way off my back about how easy overcoming Ice Oni Plague is.

[@generalwoofles6240]

Funny enough, Oda said he didn’t plan anything special for chapter 1000. The story just happened to be in the right spot. Much to his relief because he said everyone around him was expecting something HUGE for 1000.

[@mywallet7367]

I think you need to reread that interview. Just saying.

[@furorteutonicus9045]

Yes, Oda said something along the lines of "Chapter 1000 should be something special in the eyes of some people, but the characters in the story do not know about things like chapter milestones."

[@giangerd3686]

Not exactly what he said tbf

[@mywallet7367]

"Honestly, I didn't have much motivation for chapter 1000, but people around me said, "One Piece is approaching Chapter 1000!" so then I thought, "Wait, am I expected to draw something special in Chapter 1000?" I gradually felt pressure around chapter 980 when my editors started some celebration plans. I had difficulty trying to spice up the story just in time for chapter 1000. It was difficult since, in reality, Luffy and my characters don't know they need to hype up their audience for chapter 1000. They are just acting for their own purposes. In retrospect, I'm pretty satisfied with my audience having enjoyed chapter 1000! Thank you for the celebration messages! I appreciate from the bottom of my heart that I"m allowed to draw manga for as many as 1000 chapters!"

[@Zalied]

@@mywallet7367 ^ this, yes oda did plan for 1000 to be something special because people wanted him too. but he himself didnt plan anything special or even think about it until he was getting close. whats more impressive is 20 chapters is a long time in real life but not in the manga so theres only so much he coulda changed or worked on to slide the story into 1000 being special

[@luisbarajas5202]

ok, that connection between nami and her mom about not lying and saying luffy will be the pirate king like her mom saying nami is her family never crossed my mind and I just have to thank you so much merphy for adding so much more emotion to that scene for me.

[@aerithenjoyer]

Merphy moment: Struggling to pronounce Ulti, but nailing Pachycephalosaurus on the first try haha.

[@dhruvgandhi3282]

That's what I thought

[@nickputney605]

She admits to loving dinosaurs. Makes sense here xD

[@PhantomGreyfire]

00:00:00 ⟾ Intro - Format (up to Ch.1000), Anime-only spoilers 00:00:53 ⟾ Intro - The One Piece Journey 00:01:58 ⟾ Intro - Format, week-to-week plans 00:03:03 ⟾ Ramblings of a Gusher - Previous section 00:03:50 ⟾ Dinosaur Encyclopaedia: Revised and Updated Edition (by Eiichiro Oda) 00:04:28 ⟾ Crew Back Together, Luffy’s ‘captain’ presence 00:05:57 ⟾ Perfect Planner Kin’emon, laying of plans, Law, humour nostalgia 00:08:17 ⟾ Luffy-Law-Kid, fighting guards scene 00:09:57 ⟾ Denjiro reveal - help found 00:10:39 ⟾ Momonosuke - crucifixion 00:11:53 ⟾ Jinbei crew re-entry 00:12:45 ⟾ Queen - anime sequence (ft. Jack {not that one}) 00:13:54 ⟾ Tobi Roppo - Ulti (and Page One) 00:15:34 ⟾ Tobi Roppo - Black Maria (Kumo Kumo no Mi, Model: Rosamygale Grauvogeli) 00:16:37 ⟾ Tobi Roppo - Drake, Who's-Who, Sasaki {fun} 00:17:13 ⟾ Outfit Change, Robin-Jinbei dynamic 00:17:56 ⟾ Plot - Food Wastage: chaos, Luffy, Zoro, Law, Kid, Killer, loyalty themes 00:20:20 ⟾ Plot - Apoo fight, Zoro panels, betrayal theme 00:22:30 ⟾ Marco arrival, Big Mom crew strike 2 00:23:05 ⟾ ? Sphinx village - Weevil, Marco preparations 00:23:53 ⟾ ? Big Mom Crew - purpose, alliance, delayed arrival 00:25:49 ⟾ Prediction - Big Mom Crew allegiances 00:26:45 ⟾ Marco’s Note 00:26:59 ⟾ Fights - Ulti vs. Luffy, Ulti vs. Nami-Usopp, Bellemère parallel 00:30:06 ⟾ Tama - team, Kibi Kibi no Mi powers 00:31:36 ⟾ Yamato - Oden’s Journal, Ace, chains, ambition 00:32:53 ⟾ Fights - Kanjuro vs. Scabbards 00:34:12 ⟾ Plot - Kaido-Big Mom alliance, Orochi beheading, Kaido: character nuance/design 00:36:42 ⟾ Highlights - Momonosuke moment, also Sanji 00:38:10 ⟾ Fights - Ulti vs. Yamato 00:38:46 ⟾ Character Design: Kaido dragon form, Sulong designs 00:40:12 ⟾ Sanji and Momonosuke scene, Raid Suit 00:41:06 ⟾ Humour - Franky-Brook-Jinbei vs. Big Mom 00:42:54 ⟾ Gushings of a Rambler - Crew line-up, Overall, strength progression 00:45:14 ⟾ 1% Chance of Survival, Drake, Queen granting ‘Tobi Roppo’ position, Page One 00:47:28 ⟾ Drake - defection, crew reaction 00:48:41 ⟾ Numbers, Franky, Jinbei, Sanji 00:49:22 ⟾ Fights - Kaido vs. Scabbards: Oda’s drawing style, way of writing fights 00:52:15 ⟾ Shinobu, Momonosuke, Yamato 00:52:34 ⟾ Fights - Kaido vs. Scabbards: Kaido strength, Kikunojo arm 00:54:22 ⟾ Queen - freezing plague 00:55:08 ⟾ Complaint - Ice Oni plague resolution, Chopper, deaths, impact, * 00:57:43 ⟾ Marco and Big Mom scene 00:57:53 ⟾ Carrot - Pedro, Perospero, purpose 00:58:56 ⟾ Mystery/Lore - Yamato, Momonosuke importance, Dawn 01:00:17 ⟾ Prediction - Momonosuke crew, Yamato shogun 01:01:16 ⟾ Law, Poneglyphs, and Prospective Lore dumps 01:03:07 ⟾ Kaido powers: moving Onigashima 01:03:33 ⟾ Marco and Zoro scene 01:04:20 ⟾ Yamato-Ace Flashback 01:05:30 ⟾ Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu - koi fish, waterfall 01:06:18 ⟾ Momonosuke reading Journal, Luffy and Roger saying same thing 01:06:49 ⟾ Chapter 1000 - rooftop, Emperor alliance plans, Luffy focus, Luffy declaration, “Kaizoku ou ni, ore wa naru!”, themes over action 01:10:10 ⟾ Crew moments 01:10:50 ⟾ Wrap-up, Format, Outro 01:11:28 ⟾ [Promo] [Credits]

[@choulel9540]

thanks so much for doing these all this time, its really really helpful. hope Merph gives you a shout-out one of these days.

[@detaaditya6237]

You dropped this 👑

[@light9205]

Underrated comment

[@TheFrostySpecial]

The Lords work 🙏🏾

[@UnstoppableChaos]

I just gotta say thank you phantom! Every Merphy video I've seen has a comment with you timestamping everything and I love you for that.

[@paulbracamonte2334]

14:45 How does Merphy have such rough time pronouncing Ulti but then breezes right through Pachycephalosaurus

[@cindo721]

😂

[@see_yl]

SAME

[@DXDragon38]

Everyone likes Dinosaurs.

[@AnyMEmdq]

The answer to that might be in the Rio Poneglyph

[@saikoakuma]

I’ve known that word since Jurassic Park 2, it made quite the impression on me. Perhaps it was the same for Merphy?

[@Courtroom_Brown]

Also about Kid’s crew still accepting Killer, I find it so so sweet how the crew starts laughing the way Killer does (Fwa fwa fwa) so that he feels accepted and so that he doesn’t feel embarrassed about his laugh (since we know he feels insecure about his laugh). So wholesome

[@tximinoman]

It took Oda about seven years (SEVEN YEARS) to finally have all the Strawhats (+the newest member) on the same place working together (Dressrosa was when they got separated and after that at least one member was always missing -the closest they got was Zou and Sanji was already missing there). I can't express with words how much I loved those manga chapters when I first read them. Seeing them finally working together after so long was... It was just the best.

[@Dontdoit_]

The full page spread of them in the castle gave me chills

[@aa9945]

@j.b.5422 Oda always has been splitting up the strawhats. the only difference is that post timeskip they dont reunite at the end of each arc like they used to

[@LeadRaven-yamum]

The scene of Luffy saying "When you're on the sea, you fight pirates" will always have a place in my heart along with Robin saying she wants to live.

[@skyward_rebel]

Instantly one of the most iconic Luffy moments for me

[@bendover7841]

my favorite panel in all of One Piece

[@waynicliz]

Wano got the most hype moments in one piece

[@king_recon]

I’ve been waiting for this edition of One Piece Fridays since you first started the series! We’re finally at Onigashima ROOF PIECE HYPE LETS GOOOOO!

[@sigmarshanks123]

king recon goat

[@Ali-sh5sx]

YOOOOOO THE GOAT idk why Seeing you or Roger shows how far she has come as a One Piece tuber

[@HazzyDevil]

Goat Recon ❤️

[@MisterT498]

Just started the video I got your lvl of hype rn 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ryanhorner3908]

Let's go king 🤙

[@smashOsmash]

Ace saying he'd like to have a drink and hangout with the guy that said the same thing as Luffy brought me to tears, knowing that he hates his father

[@joelbani1348]

The kin emon plan moment is one of the greatest comedic moments in one piece.

[@caolanmoore4027]

Honestly the question of what's the funniest moment comes up on the reddit a lot and this is always my favorite

[@tohaneploho9009]

I was laughing so hard , and it’s such a one-piece moment also !

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

Okay. But what about that time Sanji Sautéed a sky fish in less than a second?

[@12Chris6]

I really don't know what my favorite comedy moment would be. I really like chopper tied around Law's head (when Law realizes he screwed up), Law not liking bread, marine shooting a cannon at Luffy while he's in a tree & runs away saying you missed me, etc.

[@Syakirin57]

What you mean, he clearly very obviously planned that all along 😂

[@redforce278]

In the SBS volume 100, oda told us Ulti was born on the Grand Line 22 years ago. She and her brother Page One (two years after her, so 20 yo) were born to an unknown male pirate who eventually died. Kaido, who had been acquainted with their father, took the siblings in. Ulti eventually stole two Devil Fruits from Kaidou for herself and Page One to partake of, to make themselves into formidable fighting forces for Kaidou and thereby persevere in the Beasts Pirates, a crew in which only the strong survive. Eventually, the siblings both became Tobiroppo.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I think their dad was a Rocks Pirate

[@D__634]

No wonder Ulti acts like a spoiled kid and Kaido is the father.

[@D__634]

@@mathieuleader8601 Kaido is a former rox pirate

[@mathieuleader8601]

@@D__634 no I mean one of the Commanders like Ochoku or even more likely Captain John given Page One's purple hair

[@D__634]

@@mathieuleader8601 I was just joking but I get what you mean

[@shyguypro9876]

Congrats Merphy! You’re now ahead of the One Piece anime!

[@sharathnarayan2715]

Surreal!!

[@Feeble_cursed_one]

all the sadness

[@suprith5443]

it is becoming painful to watch 😭😭

[@brocolicosmique]

Looking forward to 1-hour videos every week about just one chapter !

[@D__634]

@@brocolicosmique I really don't like her to do a chapter review per week though. I know it's nice but part of me is saying that she has to focus more on the standard books and then just a little bit of the manga.

[@Sebster85]

I understand why people compare Nami's moment to Usopp's. But I think there are some major distinctions that are being overlooked. Ussop not only had the choice & ability to escape, he wasn't entirely outclassed by his opponent. In fact, he was still able to beat his opponent. Nami, by contrast, was not only weaker than Ulti, she wasn't even in the same league as her, and had no means of escaping. So it was impossible for Nami to stand up to Ulti physically or run. Nami **only** had two choices: Deny her captain's dream or die. Bellemere also faced the impossible: She couldn't run, or beat Arlong. Her **only** two options were death or deny her kids. So in that moment, Nami knew that saying Luffy would not stop until he become Pirate King were going to be her last words. She chose death.

[@heyarnold7256]

Goddamn. Thats powerful. You just made me love that scene more than I already did.

[@tulip5210]

Bro 🥺

[@AnyMEmdq]

1:05:45 Another Japanese folk tale, about a carp (koi fish) who climbs a waterfall (like the giant carps they rode to get to Wano) and becomes a dragon. Magikarp, as you can easily see put together, is based on the same legend, so when this reveal came the whole community was laughing about Kaido having the Magikarp Magikarp no Mi

[@Atzumou_]

Though, Kaido is the Azure Dragon. Which is a different mythology than that of the Koi one. A group of Koi tried to climb a waterfall, which went on for one hundred years, to finally one Koi succeeded, and was rewarded by spirits, with a transformation, into, a Golden Dragon.

[@AnyMEmdq]

@@Atzumou_ Yeah, he usually does mix and match. The pheasant, dog and monkey are supposed to bee friends and allies, not the 3 main weapons of the main enemy faction (Momotaro); Luffy is the monkey, but Nami gets the flying cloud and extending rod (Journey to the West); and so on

[@Atzumou_]

@@AnyMEmdq There's not much mixing mythologies, with a Dragon God, and a Koi turning into a Dragon.

[@AnyMEmdq]

@@Atzumou_ Well those are literally two different legends he merged for Kaido. The other examples I mentioned is just the one legend. What I mean is that he takes concepts from them, and apply them differently, like, again with Momotaro, you have Momo clearly representing him, going to Onigashima to fight the ogres, but Tama is the one that feeds dango to the animais to befriend them

[@Atzumou_]

@@AnyMEmdq There's no proof that Oda merged the mythologies. It's a made up thing by the fans.

[@baning23]

Most quotable Merphy moments: "Here's what I think... I love it" "But you know what... I love it" "I really really love it"

[@Felipera_]

Be like merphy, enjoy your stuff. That's why we read it after all.

[@singgihsuwangsa8650]

Following closely behind, my another fav quote: "What does this mean... I DON'T KNOW"

[@Marpaws]

all of it

[@becca_98]

I think that hers: "I just... LOVE Luffy!" Wins as most quotable sentence!

[@dogman6687]

“Hey Rwanda”

[@hannibal9503]

Best part of the way the rooftop was showing the symbolism. Till now, whenever we faced the emperors, the emperors dwarved over the characters, like a symbolism that the emperors were at the next level. But this rooftop panel, the Emperors and the worst gen are panelled in same frame level, like they were on the same plane now. It was just so badass. Also absolutely love that most of the ancient beasts were from a similar age except for the sabretooth, which lived 10000 years ago, while everyother Dino and Spider were in Jurassic Cretacious period

[@Phantasmen]

Bruh, Jack really is irrelevant huh? :'D (Or you're just talking flying six/new ones)

[@liftedmarco4976]

@@Phantasmen lmao, Lack was forgotten

[@Bighomie39]

@@liftedmarco4976 Jack the Drought (of Ws)

[@jamesfishmusic]

The comparison of Nami's "Luffy will be Pirate King" moment to Bell-mere brought tears to my eyes. I always love your thoughts so much!

[@AlexisVolk97]

The " *this is a part of my life now* " phase of reading one piece is both the most entertaining and most terrifying part of reading one piece. It's been eight years and the looming shadow of the end it's still there.

[@TheWhipsnap]

I have friends that showed me one piece who died, I HAVE to finish this for those fans who couldn’t.

[@shinycaterpie4443]

It's been almost 13 years for me, and I couldn't agree more

[@Grundlestorm]

Yeah, this is kinda hard to explain sometimes. I have a cute little Luffy paperweight on my desk at work and trying to explain, when asked about it, is tough. Just saying that it's a manga/animated series I've followed since I was a kid and have a strong emotional attachment to works. But sells it short. Explaining that something like that has legitimately become part of my life and will leave a bit of a hole when it ends is hard to understand for people.

[@joshnab800]

F yeah! Been 20 years for me.

[@rumelingecristescu6046]

Almost 9 for me, I ended highschool, started and ended the uni and now I am working a full-time job. Many things and people changed during this time, but One Piece was always there and I'm glad it still is.

[@angelasrd6706]

I'm so tired of the community mainly focusing on the fights for the wrong reasons! I love your take and how you always notice the small details and appreciate the actual story and not the power scaling. Like seriously it's an amazing, deep, detailed story and people keep talking about how that one is stronger than this one and this move shouldn't have impact. So tiring. You are so refreshing!!

[@crocoboi7936]

I disagree everyone talks about the deep story. Power scaling isn’t that popular in the one piece community compared to others

[@potatorisa]

@@crocoboi7936 unfortunately it is. they are all over the place on twitter whining

[@voidler]

I love Momo's character. He has grown so much and when you realise that for him its been only a few months since his family died, then he was chased all over the world and ended up eating a devil fruit he had no idea about. What a rough experience he has had The kid went through a lot and Oda so carefully grew him and planted seeds about his fear of heights and back story all building to the point where he declares he will be the Shogun of Wano He is basically the ultimate realisation of the royalty in distress trope that Oda loves, and Oda has spent over 300 chapters crafting it

[@tomaskalinka5679]

"He has grown so much" - he he he...

[@38achref26]

@@tomaskalinka5679 he is even older than me now lol

[@Iqnacio.]

​@@38achref26 Bro the spoiler alert lol I'm pretty sure Merphy doesn't read the comments anymore so it's probably safe but still, that's not even the anime yet 😂

[@lovablemonty]

@@tomaskalinka5679 shhhhhhh

[@marocat4749]

Crybaby momo grew a lot, and him being a kid , he grows so much. And best pirncess character with vivi

[@justicemann4895]

Usopp and Nami also had a conversation in Act 2 about what they would do if they were tortured for info and how they wouldn't last a few minutes, and it was so amazing to see her still keep her integrity and faith in Luffy while being beaten by Ulti. Wano has been my favorite arc so far and it's so nice to see your excitement for the story and it has really reinvigorated my hype for the rest of this arc and the story as a whole!

[@chidi329]

Ch 1000 really was a special occasion for all One Piece fans. Something so cathartic yet exciting about recognizing your journey, but being pumped with the determination to press forward no matter who stands in our way! And all for the pursuit of a dream that doesn't even tie to the One Piece! We're all very excited to see what Luffy's true dream is and I'm happy to see you are too! The raid is just chock full of hype, dinos, mini lore drops (the DAWN of the world, the D, Poneglyphs!!!), and so so much action, but action that's actually hard not to get wrapped up in even if you're not a fight person! The buildup for the Scabbards and Wano is so deep and extensive that no matter where they are this raid, their efforts are both wanted and appreciated. Can't wait for you to be caught up! :)

[@chrisbelos2834]

chapter 1000 is a milestone. i remember fondly when Hajime No Ippo reach chapter 1000 a few years ago. (it's still ongoing... chapter 1341 smh)

[@iamlost-zoro2883]

@@chrisbelos2834 I'm on chapter 735 of Ippo. It's great 😍

[@Pablo360able]

@@chrisbelos2834 wait, I get how something like One Piece or Detective Conan lasts 1000 chapters, but how exactly does Hajime no Ippo pull that off?

[@waynicliz]

@@Pablo360able I'd say ippo makes more sense than Conan

[@chrisbelos2834]

@@Pablo360able dragging the story and having training arcs before every fight. Ippo is a boxing manga, it's been ongoing for over 30 years. you can check it out : Takamura is more badass than Zoro haha!

[@avataraarow]

Don’t worry Merph, while you might not get another thousand chapters you’ll probably have another 6 years of the series. Oda thinks it’ll be five but the man is pathologically incapable of writing this story in concisely (which I am not complaining about, I absolutely love it!)

[@ashdude3058]

Not even sure 6 years is enough honestly, the last war should be the last and biggest saga and there might be another one before that,, If we say oda releases 45 chapters a year (which he probably will release less than) 6 years would be 270 chapters

[@asap4bri]

@@ashdude3058 it's usually less than 40chs per year so your estimate would actually be way lower

[@ashdude3058]

@@asap4bri yeah I thought it was like 35 or something but google told me that, guess it’s outdated. If it’s 35 chapters per year then 6 years is 210 and honestly I think we need 300

[@thevipez8740]

also remember the 5 year estimate was in 2019 which will the then 3 years ago and there is not like 2 years left of the story lol which is not even 100 chapters xd

[@Snoozy96]

Didn't Oda say "In 5 years we'll know what the one piece is" Not that the story will end, but thats when we'll find out what the one piece is.

[@savinghumanity6661]

Finally, an OP vid about roofpiece without people debating about powerscaling left and right. It's a breath of fresh air. 😆👌

[@Doommaster677]

Roof Piece starts at 1001 though... but I completely agree that the lack of powerscaling here is excellent

[@Dontdoit_]

It is a fresh take. I think it’s cause she read novels so the perspective is different then us shonen junkies

[@ZylDMedia]

Me a one piece reviewer 👀

[@ZylDMedia]

But agreed!

[@RealPendragon]

Powerscaling is the worst thing that happened to manga. I hate it so so much.

[@IceAokiji303]

- The name Tobi Roppo would translate to "Flying Six", in case that's easier to remember. Ulti and Page One are indeed the highlight of that group. Also, aside from Drake, all the members - as is the case for most of Kaido's people - are named after card games. - I would theorize that Marco considers Pops' village safe as a combination of it being hidden, and now Weevil having lost his warlord status being hunted down by Marines again, making him less able to move around freely. - Big Mom's kids getting kicked down the waterfall became kind of a meme among readers. One joke was along the lines of "which flying devil fruit user is going to kick them down the waterfall next? My money's on Pel?" - Nami's "Luffy will be pirate king" moment was also interesting for Usopp, because while he was urging Nami to just lie to save herself, he himself had this exact same moment back in Alabasta, and he couldn't take his own advice back then. There's even the callback of Ulti giving him a similar X-ray skull fracture to the one that he got from Mr. 4 back then. - We're in Roof Piece now people! Almost caught up to us weekly readers!

[@asap4bri]

Well, in Drake's case it's because he is the outlier of the Flying 6 in the way he was recruited. But regarding the whole card theme of the Beast Pirates, X Drake - whose actual name is Diez Drake - is grouped together with the Three Calamaties. King, Queen, Jack, X/Diez ("diez" = Spanish for 10)

[@AnyMEmdq]

Adding to the Marco part, he clarified he might be late, so he had something to do before going. That something was clearly getting Izo, but at the same time he can have gone to Vista or Jozu, or even Squidward, to keep an eye on the village

[@MagillanicaLouM]

She's reached Roofpiece, she's so close

[@justinv5612]

I'm pretty sure that a lot of people actually died to the ice demon plaugue, but none of the important named characters died, thus leading feeling like there wasn't much impact. The whole thing of showing off that there was an antidote was basically a sadistic ploy by Queen in taunting everyone by showing that there was hope, but keeping it just out of reach. Even if they did get the antidote, there would've only been enough to cure maybe a few people, thus adding to the despair. The critical mistake Queen made was underestimating Chopper's abilities as a doctor in being able to replicate the antidote so fast and have enough to cure everyone still standing - friend and foe alike.

[@ethansou]

Yeah, that's how I understood the situation as well.

[@plotrobert]

Honestly an amazing video… EXCEPT for the fact that you didn’t mention the ridiculous SMILE fruit users c’mon! That one guy was a giraffe’s head! And the other guy’s face was a chicken’s butt!

[@xDanKaix]

Can I just say, in chapter 1000 when Luffy punches Kaido he calls out the attack Red Roc (Roc being a mythical bird) which references red hawk, the move Luffy learns and uses in respect for Ace. So you have a stronger version of the punch Luffy uses to mimic Ace, but also when he punches Kaido it is in the same spot that Ace punched the statue of Kaido. So in that moment when he punches Kaido, it's both Luffy and Ace punching him together. It's just super satisfying to know that Ace essentially also gets to punch Kaido and knock him down for everything he's done and Ace also gets to keep his promise to Tama and to Yamato by coming back to free them from Kaido, even if it's only in spirit.

[@Zeet1]

Damn Murphy really popped off when it was the Samurais vs Kaido. :o Also Kaido has a strange sense of honor to him. During the Oden flashback he told Oden he wasnt happy with how he won cause of the dirty trick, so he killed the woman that allowed him to land his blow.

[@DXDragon38]

It's crazy that Merphy was in Impel Down just 6 months ago, and now she's almost caught up to us. It really brings a tear to the eye to see a new One Piece fan catch up and fall in love with the series.

[@joaogabrieldiniz3299]

I think the best part of this is seeing the point of view and feelings of someone who's binge reading/watching opposed to those who have been in this journey for a long time (for instance, her views on SH together again after some chapters vs. the literal eternity that we had without Zoro)

[@wheretohide]

The sake I brewed while waiting for you, Straw hat Luffy. I loved those two chapter titles.

[@t-vann48]

Momo has been built up into an incredible character. I absolutely love him as a character now. I have never hated him as a character like so many others did, but now I've come to love him. What an incredibly well written kid. He's been through so much and he just deserves better. He deserved to have a childhood, the one that he never really had.

[@ArthurBygmann]

Oda has said that the reason Black Maria looks normal is because she's incredibly vain so she took a bunch of drugs and medicine to alter her zoan form kinda like chopper's rumble balls in reverse

[@orbboom6119]

Merphy thought Black maria was huge bc of her spider fruit lol but BM has the same horns as Yamato so she's prolly an oni and thats why she huge.

[@mcstrategist]

Agreed because the spider referenced has fossil records of being about 4 inches which is huge for a spider (but not massive or the biggest)

[@TimPoultney]

When it comes to Robin and Jimbei -- there's absolutely a dynamic there, but it's not romantic, it's a familial dynamic: Each Strawhat fills a role in an archetypical Japanese family. I think Oda has said something about this before but it's how I see it whether he has or hasn't. Robin and Franky are the mother and father. They look after the rest while also acting independently. Brook is the paternal grandfather -- seen as more of a lackadaisical figure, full of rudeness, mischief and outward, expressive love. Jimbei is the maternal father -- a more stern, serious figure who expresses his love in more reserved, private ways. Zoro -- eldest son Nami -- eldest daughter Sanji -- second son (ironically) Usopp and Luffy -- interchangeable 3rd and 4th sons. Chopper -- Youngest son My best examples: Robin and Chopper are like a mother and young child (board games in Skypeia anyone?) Franky and Luffy in Dressrosa, Franky guiding Luffy about how the criminal underworld works. Luffy and Brook at the dinner table in Thriller Bark. Luffy and Jimbei post-Marineford -- a grandfather trying to straighten out an unruly child. Usopp and Franky's shared engineering. First and Second sons fighting like cat and dog, with the eldest sister having to play peacekeeper. Franky and Robin whenever they're together act like a stable married couple, supporting one another. I might just be mad, but it's all very much there. Pardon my rambling!!

[@RAYSIFF23]

This tracks because since Chopper joins the crew Oda always includes panels of Zoro looking after him(eldest bro looking after baby bro) it’s never really focused on which is why it’s one of my favorite things in OP

[@TimPoultney]

@@RAYSIFF23 And it's the three youngest siblings always fooling around together between islands.

[@adeyemi120]

Oda did a swap actually! Jimbe is now the father. Smart, stern and a shoulder to lean on. And Franky is now the weird but fun uncle 🤣. I remember reading this somewhere but don’t have the source. it could be absolutely bullshit.

[@Teerapatkongrat]

Jimbei is like that reliable uncle for me

[@IceAokiji303]

@@adeyemi120 Close. Was in SBS vol 99. Franky's a pervy grandma now, apparently.

[@MARSHALLDPREACH]

I love how Zoro, Sanji and Luffy all get heated when it comes to wasting food. It’s the one thing Sanji and Zoro can bond over since that’s how they are both introduced

[@LucioXIVGilmez]

56:26 The problem with Oda is not that he “doesn’t kill”, it’s that he doesn’t kill named characters often and when he does kill off characters, they’re no named background characters. Background characters die as early as Alabasta, but Oda doesn’t focus on them or really acknowledges it but they do die.

[@PolarisVan]

So that pretty much just means he doesn’t kill. I mean whether they die or don’t, it doesn’t affect the story in anyway. The whole issue of Oda not killing character is because he just doesn’t kill relevant characters. And he sometimes still doesn’t kill no named background characters like in Punk Hazard.

[@LucioXIVGilmez]

@@PolarisVan Punk Hazard is a good example. There should've been a couple of deaths and 1 confirmed death (Monet). Some of Smoker's men should be dead from the explosion that was caused by setting Smiley on fire, but we don't see Smoker reporting their deaths or remarking that he lost some men. Oda leaves it to the reader to come to the conclusion that background characters die in the "big conflict" of the arc. We didn't get a body count in Alabasta, nor in Marineford, but we know people died.

[@joereality1664]

Interesting thing about one of the controversial ones. Pell called himself the "Gaurdian spirit of Alabasta". What do we really know about Pell?

[@AnyMEmdq]

Well, yeah, Zoro keeps cutting people, and Robin has broken SO MANY SPINES that they both have a massive kill-count, but it's always fodder, barely ever a character that plays a role in the story beyond being red shirts from Star Trek

[@Crimjam]

Hey Merphy, I just wanna say that I really love your reviews. My joblife is really depressing lately so being able to distract myself for an hour with one of my favourite ongoing KZbin series, is really my silverlining. So thanks a lot, haha Already looking forward to the next one! :)

[@aayushanand1422]

Damn, that sounds rough. Hope all's right my man

[@joereality1664]

I feeel this. Insane projects, deadlines, everyone needing help and everything breaking. Started a re-read of the colored version just to try and escape a bit.

[@joaogabrieldiniz3299]

I think it's understated how much growth Nami and Ussop undergo in this arc and how much of a hidden mvp Ussop has been in the raid and for me, this scene with Nami and Ulti nailed it, the amount of courage in the face of death and loyalty towards Luffy that she shows in this scene is amazing and I kinda understand Ussop's thoughts about Nami lying, he wished she did cuz they had no help, no cavalry to save them and so he did not want to see his friend getting killed like that, but I bet that if he was the one in danger he wouldn't falter, he would bargain and stall but in the end he wouldn't betray his trust on Luffy achieving his dream.

[@skeletonghost610]

I agree completely. I feel like if they were swapped, Nami would be telling Usopp to lie while he makes the declaration.

[@johnfrancis89]

@@skeletonghost610 I think that's part of why oda drew the parallel to usopp's fight in alabasta, to make it clear that even though when he's on the outside he's rooting for nami to make the choice that hurts her the least, he would and already has done the same stubborn shit in the same situation. it's kind of this beautiful thing because we get to see how much usopp cares about nami while still seeing their absolute trust in and dedication to Luffy.

[@georgiosgiannoukas3319]

The implication is that Marco could leave Whitebeard's village because Whitebeard's "son" is not a warlord anymore and is now preoccupied by all the marines chaisng after him. It's never directly stated to be the reason but that's what I'm guessing.

[@MrCrimsonftw]

I’m of the same opinion

[@radyout]

I like this idea.

[@AnyMEmdq]

Can be that, can be someone else looking after the village (let's say Vista or Jozu), or can even be both. He said he might arrive late, and he didn't leave immediately, so he can easily have called for someone to fill in

[@lordfreezer5631]

​@@AnyMEmdqwasn't Marco late just because he went to get Izo to take him to Wano with himself?

[@AnyMEmdq]

@@lordfreezer5631 Never explained, that might be the reason, but it was never clarified

[@Serutans]

I really do think that Kaido did not expect Oden to survive the boiling and he seems genuenly upset that he has to kill him despite giving his word that Oden could live. Like, he won't jeopardize his plan, he is not a good guy. But he would prefer to stick to his personal code. Also, I think it's a cool small detail that never really gets any emphasis so perhaps I am looking too much into it - but it starts to make much more sense as to why Kaido spared Momonosuke... after all he literally had a child pretty much the same age.

[@michaelk4295]

I think that scene explains Kaidou’s depression. Deep down he’s ashamed about how he killed Oden; he has this death wish that he’ll never really fulfill because he’s actually yearning for a true battle to the death with Oden.

[@jonasquinn7977]

He clearly has some form of honour because he killed Higurashi for interfering in his and Oden’s duel He also respects his child’s pronouns but that opens the whole Yamato debate

[@erwindavid2859]

Kaido shooting Oden is just ending his misery as respect for him. At that point Oden knows and feels he couldnt move his lower body anymore. And Kaido realizes that Oden is already half dead. He made Oden's death easier and honourable. Kaido respects Oden strength so much.

[@therandom58]

I personally think Yamato is gonna join the SHs but Momo would be interesting. I didn’t put that much thought into the dawn of the world thing until now. Maybe Wano is where the final battle will take place and they’ll have to comeback and when they do Momo will help them somehow? Idk I’m spitballing here

[@jeremyj5498]

The first chapter in One Piece is called Romance Dawn. We see Roger kick start the great pirate age on his execution block, fellow by Luffy interacting with Shanks and all that it end with Luffy making a promise to Shanks that he will become a great pirate someday then it cuts forward to Luffy setting out to Sea to start his adventure. The Yonko represent the gatekeeper of the pirate age Whitebeard BM and Kaido all need to be cleaned for the next generation to take over something 20 years in the making. Oda has spent years building this theme along with setting up the pieces.

[@Foshizzles]

I think when Oda's done with this arc we're just gonna move on to another island. Wano needs rest. We've already spent too much time on this island.

[@marocat4749]

Could be , or carrot.

[@sarafontanini7051]

Momo can fulfill a propechy AND be shogun, there's nothign saying he can't. Also I hope to god Yamato and Carrot join the crew.

[@ajdoku865]

Congratulations, you're stuck with OP for the rest of your life lol. Seriously, it amazing how we gets to the point where One Piece just becomes a part of our lives, whether we started reading last year or years ago. It's been fun watching you get to this point as a OP fan! Now you get to enjoy the highs & lows of reading weekly 😁

They have been apart since Dressrosa. I think the double spread in 989 (up 1000) was the first panel they where all together since early Dressrosa (701 if I'm not mistaken) almost 7 years prior. Also the red roc panel in chapter 1000 echoes the time Luffy beat the pacifista right after the TS

[@GreycatRademenes]

38:00 Fun Fact from the SBS: Yamato and Ulti (and Pay-Pay) are technically siblings, because Kaido adopted Ulti and Pay-Pay when they were kids because he knew their father. Also Oda drew Black Maria as a proper Spider-hybrid in SBS. The Explanation was that Queen helped her modify her transformation (similar to how Chopper does with Rumble Balls).

[@Mal-go5dl]

Would be nice to see these things in a yamato or kaido flashback

[@iamdivan7368]

Let's all thank persistent-commenter-san, what a madlad

[@makotoitou770]

One of the panels that most stuck with me was the one of Zoro slashing Apoo and giving Chopper the antidote, that's when he realized that they'd been approaching the raid too lightheartedly, but what made it more impactful was that it came right after seeing Kiku's arm fall down from the rooftop. As soon as he saw her arm, his tone shifted, one of the ice demons attacked him, he cut him down without looking, he even told Queen he had no time to waste on his games. He realized that even wasting seconds could cost lives. Great moment.

[@hungryb4dinner]

the scene from the anime today was awesome

[@ChuckleTubee]

When I read the title chapter of chapter 1000 I teared up. Luffy man ... one of my fav chapters ever.

[@bluehat44]

The titles of chapter 999 and 1000 go together. I feel it's to show how much Yamato has been waiting to meet Luffy.

[@latima123ify]

I'm basic but luffy is by far my favorite character in this series. Strawhat luffy is one of the best chapters in one piece for me

[@CuzinHomechill]

"When you're at sea.. you fight against pirates!" What a moment, its a favorite chapter of mine for sure. Everything from that point is so hype. Welcome to Roof Piece Merphy!

[@loveanime4482]

The Conflict Feeling that One Piece fans experienced at least once : wanting to know ending of One Piece but at same time don’t want it to end

[@LuKiN]

Phantom Greyfire há 2 dias 00:00:00 ⟾ Intro - Format (up to Ch.1000), Anime-only spoilers 00:00:53 ⟾ Intro - The One Piece Journey 00:01:58 ⟾ Intro - Format, week-to-week plans 00:03:03 ⟾ Ramblings of a Gusher - Previous section 00:03:50 ⟾ Dinosaur Encyclopaedia: Revised and Updated Edition (by Eiichiro Oda) 00:04:28 ⟾ Crew Back Together, Luffy’s ‘captain’ presence 00:05:57 ⟾ Perfect Planner Kin’emon, laying of plans, Law, humour nostalgia 00:08:17 ⟾ Luffy-Law-Kid, fighting guards scene 00:09:57 ⟾ Denjiro reveal - help found 00:10:39 ⟾ Momonosuke - crucifixion 00:11:53 ⟾ Jinbei crew re-entry 00:12:45 ⟾ Queen - anime sequence (ft. Jack {not that one}) 00:13:54 ⟾ Tobi Roppo - Ulti (and Page One) 00:15:34 ⟾ Tobi Roppo - Black Maria (Kumo Kumo no Mi, Model: Rosamygale Grauvogeli) 00:16:37 ⟾ Tobi Roppo - Drake, Who's-Who, Sasaki {fun} 00:17:13 ⟾ Outfit Change, Robin-Jinbei dynamic 00:17:56 ⟾ Plot - Food Wastage: chaos, Luffy, Zoro, Law, Kid, Killer, loyalty themes 00:20:20 ⟾ Plot - Apoo fight, Zoro panels, betrayal theme 00:22:30 ⟾ Marco arrival, Big Mom crew strike 2 00:23:05 ⟾ ? Sphinx village - Weevil, Marco preparations 00:23:53 ⟾ ? Big Mom Crew - purpose, alliance, delayed arrival 00:25:49 ⟾ Prediction - Big Mom Crew allegiances 00:26:45 ⟾ Marco’s Note 00:26:59 ⟾ Fights - Ulti vs. Luffy, Ulti vs. Nami-Usopp, Bellemère parallel 00:30:06 ⟾ Tama - team, Kibi Kibi no Mi powers 00:31:36 ⟾ Yamato - Oden’s Journal, Ace, chains, ambition 00:32:53 ⟾ Fights - Kanjuro vs. Scabbards 00:34:12 ⟾ Plot - Kaido-Big Mom alliance, Orochi beheading, Kaido: character nuance/design 00:36:42 ⟾ Highlights - Momonosuke moment, also Sanji 00:38:10 ⟾ Fights - Ulti vs. Yamato 00:38:46 ⟾ Character Design: Kaido dragon form, Sulong designs 00:40:12 ⟾ Sanji and Momonosuke scene, Raid Suit 00:41:06 ⟾ Humour - Franky-Brook-Jinbei vs. Big Mom 00:42:54 ⟾ Gushings of a Rambler - Crew line-up, Overall, strength progression 00:45:14 ⟾ 1% Chance of Survival, Drake, Queen granting ‘Tobi Roppo’ position, Page One 00:47:28 ⟾ Drake - defection, crew reaction 00:48:41 ⟾ Numbers, Franky, Jinbei, Sanji 00:49:22 ⟾ Fights - Kaido vs. Scabbards: Oda’s drawing style, way of writing fights 00:52:15 ⟾ Shinobu, Momonosuke, Yamato 00:52:34 ⟾ Fights - Kaido vs. Scabbards: Kaido strength, Kikunojo arm 00:54:22 ⟾ Queen - freezing plague 00:55:08 ⟾ Complaint - Ice Oni plague resolution, Chopper, deaths, impact, * 00:57:43 ⟾ Marco and Big Mom scene 00:57:53 ⟾ Carrot - Pedro, Perospero, purpose 00:58:56 ⟾ Mystery/Lore - Yamato, Momonosuke importance, Dawn 01:00:17 ⟾ Prediction - Momonosuke crew, Yamato shogun 01:01:16 ⟾ Law, Poneglyphs, and Prospective Lore dumps 01:03:07 ⟾ Kaido powers: moving Onigashima 01:03:33 ⟾ Marco and Zoro scene 01:04:20 ⟾ Yamato-Ace Flashback 01:05:30 ⟾ Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu - koi fish, waterfall 01:06:18 ⟾ Momonosuke reading Journal, Luffy and Roger saying same thing 01:06:49 ⟾ Chapter 1000 - rooftop, Emperor alliance plans, Luffy focus, Luffy declaration, “Kaizoku ou ni, ore wa naru!”, themes over action 01:10:10 ⟾ Crew moments 01:10:50 ⟾ Wrap-up, Format, Outro 01:11:28 ⟾ [Promo] [Credits]

[@grennbalze]

The crew all being together has been something close to 10 years in real time

[@Reborn7456]

Fun fact: In chapter 1, the chapter ends with Luffy punching the fish that ate Shanks arm and in Chapter 1000 it finishes with Luffy punching an even bigger fish which is Kaido

[@marvinh1571]

1 hour and 12 minutes of Merphy straight up rambling into my ear, I love it Edit: after typing I just realised this could be interpreted more nasty than I intended it to sound like LOL

[@alexeew934]

Im really glad you mentioned how interesting Kaido is as a character, because i think he is quite underated since he is kind of a new character and we don`t really know him that well. Once Wano its over im confident saying that Kaido is going to be in my top 3 villians probably surpassing even Doflaming... I just love how wise he sounds whenever hes talking and giving speeches about the meaning of having an "honorable death" i can just tell he is a very complex character without knowing much about him or his past (i hope when get some kind of flashback for him). The way i see him is that of an old veteran who has experienced a lot of hardships and pain over the years and just wants to rest but yet... he can`t, i feel he is kinda forcing himself to play a "villain" role just to have a glorious death. Man i just feel a bit bad for him idk why and at the same time love his character and role in the story

[@AnyMEmdq]

32:00 Yamato is, in fact, the one that narrates the flashback

[@ohkeziah]

I love the connection she made between Nami's moment not denying her captain and Bellemere's moment not denying her children

[@bdmatsterrr]

Merphy in your opinion, what do you think are some of the strengths, and weakness's, of creating a story in a format with pictures, vs a novel format?

[@123rikin]

Chapter 1000 really shows us that Luffy has an extra layer to his dream that we don’t know about! HIS TRUE DREAM! The fact that Luffy told Sabo, and Ace - but we didn’t see it, and the fact that Shanks said Luffy said the same thing as Roger to Rayleigh wasn’t that huge until we got Ch1000. This shows us that Luffy’s TRUE DREAM is not to be Pirate King (because Roger’s dream wasn’t to be Pirate King, since the title didn’t exist back then)!

[@qncymrtn]

Once you’re caught up, I think you should look into vivre cards and the sbs Oda does. Since the story is so big there’s not enough time to put everything in so this gives information like why Black Maria spider looks that way and other minor or major things

[@leethomas8916]

You perfectly described how every fan felt after reaching chapter 1000. The shock that you actually sat through so much story, but feeling like it’s nowhere near enough for you still.

[@curtismohrhardt4603]

The Ulti and Nami/Usopp moment should also remind you of Usopp's declaration in Alabasta. Usopp saying just lie and run, when he didn't follow his own advice in Alabasta.

[@Sebster85]

I agree, that while Usopp didn't run, he still had the ability to beat his opponent. So him not running wasn't an immediate death sentence. Nami was facing an opponent she had zero change of beating. She faced certain death.

[@yumaniga5191]

and somehow some people are still convinced he is a coward.

[@j3nki541]

Wano is the first arc that I really love reading week to week. Each chapter is just better than the one before, everything is just so hype, everything feels sooo intense. Its such a good arc.

[@theonlyslagathor]

Aw merp, where is your confidence from last video? I believe you could get the revolutionary army on your side. What would buggy do? (Join the army and fail his way up to leadership)

[@95poo40sx]

"I am KOZUKI MOMONOSUKE!!" Hits so hard in the anime

[@krazykuma384]

And now, Roof Piece has begun! In all seriousness tho, I’m so glad your enjoying Wano as much as I am. And yes, I don’t want it to end either.

[@DissCeeg]

43:09 No no no be yourself and honest always. This is why we come to your videos because of how genuine you are. Thank you for showing how much you care about something to us. We appreciate you.

[@justhuss3305]

well, it has been a great run.. Merphy officially surpassed us anime watchers. really enjoyed your reviews! will be coming back to them whenever the anime catches up :D

[@jieldrejarule3694]

Which is never...

[@ahmed61299]

23:00 this is exactly what happened in 1073

[@19icewolf97]

Love That your so close to weekly and, no you don't need to change your energy, this is how we all look and seem to the people around us on a weekly basis, while we read the chapters, I've had people ask me what's going on, cause I've yelped, laughed, gasped out loud so many times with this story, so I'm happy to see you enjoy it just as much as the rest of the community.

[@AmateurHero101]

After the gushing about dinosaurs I can't wait for Merphy to discover their Ancient Hunting Techniques

[@Syakirin57]

I like the moment when Luffy start blasting people and Zoro mad at him until Luffy said they wasted food and Zoro like yup that’s a solid reason to be mad at, let me join you lmao

[@ahmadmanga]

I like to imagine that Robin is always with Jembei in Wano because she wants to make sure the new member of the team feels welcomed at every moment.

[@serge1500]

@23:45 it’s a little bit of reading between the lines, but with the de-establishment of the warlord system, the marines are after Weevil, so Marco probably made the gamble that he way more to worry about than going after Whitebeard’s village, giving him the chance to come to Wano

[@AnyMEmdq]

44:30 Because of something Moria stated before: A shadow and its owner always need to have the same shape. When their shadows, still retaining their whole appearance returned, their bodies matched them, erasing consequences, same as when Moria made Oars arms stretch, or turned him into a ball. As long as the shadow keeps its original form, there are no consequences to any shenanigan brought by that fruit

[@chrisbelos2834]

i started reading one piece after the timeskip (ep 500.) started reading the weekly again at chapter 1000. now i just can't stop ! Today was a good day (no spoilers)

[@Boorger]

re-living one piece yet again with you has been amazing. wish i could read it again for the first time.

[@noahra5410]

Have to admit, I love wano but after this review, I am loving it more. E.g I compared Nami scene with usopp scene in alabasta and didn't feel much impact but now I am thinking about nami's mom situation, the scene hit harder. Have to say, Merphy's focus are different but hearing her thoughts adds more enjoyment to the wano arc for me

[@lonewolf9325]

4:45 Yep I did recall, the crew hasn't been together for a long time, and the next adventure where they just set sail together has been on hold since landing on Punk Hazard/Dressrosa.

[@AgeofJP]

the words that Luffy said which were the same as Roger's...this has been hinted at since Rayleigh had the flashback of Shanks talking to him about Luffy. We just never knew the severity and that it was something *we* haven't heard Luffy say. Whatever Luffy and Roger have said, it has become a mystery almost as grand as the Will of D, the void century and Joyboy. Maybe it's all one big mystery but it's the most intriguing one I've ever come across in all fiction and ongoing for over 20 years

[@ziserone1718]

Didnt think about the paralel moment of Nami and Bellemere being incapable of denyng their family, nice catch!! love it :p

[@lonk2902]

Something that I like about scratchmen apoo that I'm not sure is intentional but is cool either way, his crew is the numbers right? These giant mosters most crews would have to work together against to defeat? And the way to fight him is by stopping yourself from hearing, meaning that exploiting his weakness shuts off your communication making fighting the numbers almost impossible for crews that aren't as stupidly strong as the strawhats.

[@marocat4749]

I like ho he i so buggyeske and a erk but really fun.

[@lonk2902]

@@marocat4749 I really didn't like him early on in the raid but his recent appearances really made me love him weird how making everyone else just completely ignore a character can make them so much more likeable

[@AnyMEmdq]

59:15 Fun fact, the pirate crew Pedro use to lead (with Zeppo, Beppo's older brother who was killed by Big Mom) was called "Nox" (night in Latin), meaning the night before the Dawn

[@rrose13]

Chapter 1000 was amazing symbolism! Luffy taking the steps to the roof, showing his growth from the beginning to taking the stage with the big boys. Before the raid begins we get an epic Luffy line, "When you're at sea you fight Pirates."

[@hikari62k]

as an anime only fan, chapter 1000 and roof piece is where i got the motivation to start reading the manga. unfortunately, I struggle with reading because of adhd and some learning comprehension issues and that is why i am usually just an anime only fan. however, hearing that you are dyslexic and a book tuber really gave me some hope that maybe i can read and enjoy books at a decent pace if i work on it so thank you, Merphy! and maybe one day i will be able to read OP from the beginning instead of hopping around random chapters.

[@belleville1805]

Having the whole crew in one panel make me cry as a manga reader since the begining of dressrosa, I love thaaat

[@capitanulcacaoernesto8215]

47:51 do not throw the emperor groove "I'm sorry, but you've thrown off the emperor's groove. GETTS YEEETED OUTSIDE

[@bluedragonfly81]

I’m loving following you on this journey and seeing you gush as much as I do 🤗 I started the anime last March and recently caught up with both. Still adjusting to week to week 😅 And YES the dinosaurs ✨🦖🙌🏻✨ gotta love Oda ♥️

[@NahusenayTadesse]

One of the best thing the past year has brought is Merphy with One Piece. I have loved the series since 2019 and watching Merphy love my favorite series of all time makes me fall in love with One Piece all over again.

[@nikcantsnipe]

Here we go! The best part of the Wano arc. Roof Piece is so amazing. I absolutely love ACT 3. Especially with Jinbe finally on our side. Kaido's PTSD with the scabbards is easily one of my favorite things to come out of it along with the Oden style moment. The Straw Hats finally came together after 7 years! Queen, Jinbe, Sanji and Yamato were the characters that really stood out to me despite not being the main focus. Edit: Congratulations on surpassing anime only viewers. Ever since you really got into One Piece, I've been waiting for Merphy to get to Onigashima. I can't say how happy I am now that you're almost caught up.

[@waynicliz]

Still will say the oden flashback is the best part in one piece and wano

[@nikcantsnipe]

@@waynicliz I think I'd agree but Wano has a lot of great moments.

[@yugfus]

I think the "How far will your ceiling go" part is in chapter 1001.

[@hhhfdsfs]

The lack of tension really kills this part of the story for me, i really enjoy it but it's kissing tension

[@thevirtualspartan]

So excited to see you catch up. The journeys been great and I hate to see it come to and end. But it'll be awesome to see you talk about current stuff and I think you're gonna love where you catch up!

[@ChibiMalzahar]

Yeah so to me part of why wano feels so emotional and different and nostalgic is it's like a coronation for Luffy. The setting, the opponents, the BADASS CAPE, the demeanor of Luffy, the leadership, the stakes, Luffy has NEVER looked so ready to actually find the one piece. If they make it out of wano there is *literally* nobody in the world who can stop them from their dream

[@BiPolarUrsus]

1:00:49 I think its going to be the other way around. Yamato is going to join the Strawhats to Oden joining Roger. And Dawn the new age makes sense to start on Wano. Its the One Piece version of Japan. And Japan is known as the land of the rising sun. Also on top of that the Strawhats started on the East blue. They haven been kinda "Journey to the West" with Monkey D Luffy.

[@dudess76]

so whitebeard's "son" was a warlord and now there are no warlords anymore. Marco probably got the news that the Marine is after him and he's no longer a threat. now we're all in theory mode with you lol.

[@TEG13]

Oda's thought process while writing this part of the arc: _Dinosaurs go brrrrrr_