One Piece: Wano - I'm Caught Up

[@GrandLineReview]

CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome aboard the weekly reader crew! It's a very different experience going through slowly, but equally as amazing!

[@lucieb.7991]

That's true, Liam.

[@theifzelnite1087]

Well it’s seems that Grandlinereview has done the amazing thing of commenting To Meprhy Napier. Welcome.

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

Heeey, Australian man!

[@tembakaugunung6139]

Hey Dude in a Room.

[@20wur]

GOAT

[@sheltondaal6425]

Hearing you talk about Luffy’s sometimes “harsh” treatment of Momo reminds me of the fact that Luffy never received coddling and typical care as a child. He was either on his own or being thrown to the wilderness by Garp. Of course Luffy’s care for Momo would manifest as tough love.

[@mr.sleepyhead8401]

Of course- I didn't think about that. Nice connection you made there.

[@MTL12561]

That's such a great point. I've loved luffy and momo's relationship cause I see it as luffy trying to get momo to be the man the alliance NEEDS him to be, but ur point is probably right that this is likely the only way luffy knows how to "raise" a child, combined with him pushing momo to be the leader he knows he can be.

[@dothangbui4918]

How could you forget best Mom Dadan

[@justynhill4814]

Honestly it felt more like how Shanks would tease him when he was a kid.

[@deadsoon]

Huh. Yeah, I had never noticed that? It also comes to show that's also why Garp raised him that way, he was raised that way as well. Didn't expect generational trauma to play a part into that aspect of Luffy's character lol

[@isopodshuffle]

i love how Vivi mentored Luffy in leadership and responsibility, and post-timeskip he pays it forward to Wimpyhoshi and Momo ❤️

[@Sebster85]

I wouldn't say Vivi mentored Luffy. She made him see reason once entering Drum Island. That was it. Luffy's relationship with Momo is more mentoring.

[@harshbhosale2061]

@@Sebster85 It's almost as if luffy showed her how to become a better leader

[@TyandOnGoing]

@@harshbhosale2061 Vivi and Luffy developed each other with their knowledge of being a leader. Vivi stopping luffy from ruining his chances of getting help, and Luffy making vivi realize war is never without casualties so rely on him for help.

[@dynoooomite6936]

No more of that to Shirahoshi, she was 15 and had spent 10 years basically by herself. Leave her be, I shouldnt be this defensive😂.

[@hikari62k]

Vivi taught him just one lesson, which is just because you are the leader doesn't mean you always get your way through force and that if he cared about his crew then he should humble himself, if necessary, to protect them. The lesson he taught Shirahoshi and Momo is very different. He taught them to be brave because things are not as scary as they think and they should believe in themselves and try even if it means not succeeding.

[@PhantomGreyfire]

00:00:00 ⟾ Skit {Will of K.} 00:00:22 ⟾ Intro - basement update 00:00:37 ⟾ Intro - Caught Up!, Re-read 00:01:37 ⟾ Intro - Format: Ch. 1026-1040 00:01:48 ⟾ Plot - Momonosuke biting Kaido, Luffy support 00:04:52 ⟾ Plot - Luffy Sky Split, Sulong 00:06:22 ⟾ Plot - Momonosuke and Flame-clouds 00:06:56 ⟾ Roles - Momonosuke & Yamato: Oden embodiment 00:10:12 ⟾ Capturing Robin: CP-0, Rob Lucci, Gorosei, Kaido, Linlin 00:11:15 ⟾ Plot - After Raid Stuff: CP-O, Gorosei, information 00:12:09 ⟾ Characters - Yamato: full beast form 00:12:27 ⟾ Dinosaur Dynamics: Queen 00:13:54 ⟾ Fights - Killer vs. Hawkins 00:15:08 ⟾ Will of K. - Kin’emon, Kikunojo, Kanjuro 00:16:28 ⟾ Plot - Kazenbo: Orochi manipulation 00:18:35 ⟾ Characters - Law & Kid: awakenings, duo dynamics 00:20:18 ⟾ Characters - Big Mom: abilities, portrayal, lifespan steal 00:22:20 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: monster, conflict, hitting women, devotion 00:25:09 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: destroying raid suit, gag/humour, flaw 00:26:46 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: Sora sacrifice complication 00:28:13 ⟾ Characters - Sanji & Zoro: death pact 00:30:29 ⟾ Characters - Sanji & Zoro: complementary powerups: augmentation and flame-cut 00:31:15 ⟾ Plot - Drake and Apoo team-up 00:31:25 ⟾ Fights - Zoro vs. King: Dinosaur Dynamics, action panels, Enma 00:32:22 ⟾ Fights - Sanji vs. Queen: Germa abilities, Queen science, Sanji conflict, Ifrit Jambe, conclusion panel 00:34:35 ⟾ Chuji (flashback, Sanji and Osome) 00:35:05 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: Post time-skip, Whole Cake Island, Wano 00:35:40 ⟾ King flashback - Kaido (joy, ambition) 00:38:01 ⟾ King flashback - loyalty, Zoro parallels, foreshadowing? 00:39:26 ⟾ Fights - Zoro vs. King: action, King of Hell, Enma 00:40:00 ⟾ Highlights - Usopp and Samurai: death wish, Oda’s portrayal of concepts, Whole Cake Island (Sanji/Lola) parallels 00:44:29 ⟾ Fights - Luffy vs. Kaido: range of emotions 00:45:39 ⟾ Highlights - WG renaming a devil fruit: Zunesha, Tama 00:48:08 ⟾ Highlights - Grim Reaper: magic mink medicine, theories?, scythe and Brook 00:51:47 ⟾ Fights - Law-Kid vs. Big Mom: abilities, pushing limits, Roger speech 00:54:30 ⟾ (Cat) 00:54:36 ⟾ Big Mom Crew: Perospero, Pudding, Katakuri 00:55:34 ⟾ Tangent - Beast Pirates vs. Big Mom Pirates: complexity, depth, dynamics 00:57:26 ⟾ [Cat] 00:57:31 ⟾ Big Mom Crew 00:58:09 ⟾ Fights - Raizo vs. Fukurokuju 00:58:21 ⟾ Reveals - Zunesha & Joyboy: Momonosuke?, punishment? 00:59:20 ⟾ Outro - Caught Up, Future Format, re-reading, Hunter × Hunter 01:00:54 ⟾ [Promo] [Credits]

[@light9205]

I have been waiting for this

[@yumaniga5191]

you actually put a time stamp for cat. respect

[@redx589]

This man is a Superhero.

[@knif3r35]

Not All Heroes Wear Capes.

[@rumbleweeb50]

U are a legend thank u

[@jkristoff88]

My favorite thing about queen turning into a snake is Marco’s reaction. Marco was whitebeard‘s right hand, he has seen some stuff and even for him this is WEIRD.

[@aneonfoxtribute]

Especially since Marco presumably knows Queen and has probably fought him before or seen him fight, but Queen never did THAT

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

How come you commented 1 day ago when the video's been out for 9 hours🧐

[@Phantasmen]

I guess because its more of a Gimmick and if they've fought before Jozu would've been a likely enemy for him, so crushing him isn't really an option, also, this seems more like a strict 1v1 ability, so in a big fight he'd use more of his AOE or just try to trample people

[@narutothepirateking9360]

Nah i dont know, cuz marco was shook when he found out chopper wasnt a tanuki lol I’ll never forget marco and drake’s reaction lol

[@ow2920]

@@jovannydiazabad6123 Early access for patreon

[@BarFightStudios]

The fake out deaths are the only problem I’ve had throughout the story. The emotions, the story, the characters, and the underlying lessons are all masterfully done.

[@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723]

Yeah, the other *very* few problems I think One Piece has are *very* small compared to the fake out deaths. I hope Oda solves that.

[@XraynPR]

There are a few other issues, like powerscaling (some abilities just popping up, without even getting all serious about powerscaling) and maybe some inconsistencies with Haki, which are kinda unavoidable in a series as weird as OP

[@jojosoni]

@@XraynPR i have only had problem with power scaling in wano. Mostly with law. It's like i just have forcefully convince myself that it makes sense but i just can't. Oda nerfed him in dressrossa and took it away when plot demanded.

[@vayne547]

@@jojosoni did he really tho? Law tanked shit ton of dmg in dressrosa. People completely ignore everything law endured in dressrosa which was all in 1 day. I mean everyone convinced themselves that law is weak and took it as fact just like everyone convinced themselves that yonkl>> admirals and will start crying when admirals start dropping bodies lmfao. Just watch 😂

[@jojosoni]

@@vayne547 yeah. But there is difference between doflamingo and big mom

[@pbtenchi]

It was stated in Kaido’s introduction he was captured quite a few times. It seems he met King when he was taken to Vegapunk’s lab to make Momo’s artificial fruit.

[@dima10656]

Makes sense. He was on his way to build his own crew, so the Rocks were done at that moment. Which means he already had his devil fruit.

[@asmmahfuz8569]

It's chapter 795 for reference

[@brandonstickels5435]

Iirc, King and Kaido were on Punk Hazard, seen on the "PH" towers in the background during the flashback

[@saeedabdo2083]

@@brandonstickels5435 We've known before hand from Big Mom that Kaidou bought the Numbers (failed artificial ancient giants) from Punk Hazard, and then later from CP0 that Vegapunk extracted his Bloodline Factor to make an artificial devil fruit that was considered a failure and it was left in Punk Hazard which eventually Momo ate.

[@hipolitoalanis443]

To add a little about the symbology between Sanji and Zoro's power ups: Robin wrote the title "Wings of the Pirate King", is clear that both are Luffy's right and left hand men, we have a lot of visual confirmation about it and Marco's speech about the "stars". Now their power-ups also are, in a way, a complementary opposite. Sanji became a Shield. He, the guy that always protects the crew first and foremost, the guy that constantly sacrificed himself for others and works as a first line of defense has unbreakable skin. The core of his fight was how he didn't break and his core was a strong as always and Sanji can no longer be broken down by anyone. Zoro became a Sword. Zoro can cut what barely anyone was able to cut before, a refined blade that thrives for new oponents to defeat, his power up went since Roof Piece about cutting down on harder objectives (first the fire in Prometheus, then Kaido's skin, then King's skin), showing his power as a Conqueror.

[@gijivamoss]

Love it

[@garrettmitchell8656]

YOU’RE FINALLY HERE! Merphy your journey through this series means so much to so many of us. Your one piece videos have given the entire community something to look forward to, and you are absolutely one of the most cherished voices in this community. I’m so glad this series means as much (if not more) to you now as it does to all of us!!!

[@waynicliz]

I still think she she should review one piece arc by arc and maybe act by act for wano. since one piece has more cons than pros by reading weekly, the only reason me and most people are reading it weekly is because I'm addicted 😂

[@lukeseguin1875]

@@waynicliz is one piece your first weekly? Do you read anything else weekly or monthly? Honestly du I've read this stuff for a long time, op is one of the best to read week to week. The cons only outweigh the pros if you compare it to bingeing oda, which is better for any story. If you saw bleach or Naruto weekly I think you'd have a much different opinion, even snks monthly brought a lot of first time caught up readers that all the sudden started hating the story.

[@vangyang1696]

You joined and we always accept new nakama!

[@waynicliz]

@@lukeseguin1875 I've read series like jujustu kaisen and my hero academia and I can say it's more enjoyable weekly since it's more fast paced and less setup chapters and arcs end faster and immediately go to the next arc while one piece takes years to go through arcs like wano I've also binged one piece and it's way more enjoyable

[@lukeseguin1875]

@@waynicliz yea I get what you're saying, and even agree that those to stories have a quicker pace, but op always offers a ton of stuff to talk about every week. I dropped boku no hero, but still read jjk. As much as I have liked the last three chapters where totally not Levi, who replaced totally not Kakashi, has fought a bug and then a dude there's not really much to think about as far as characters or plot goes. It's just how will guy with sword do his thing, we aren't paying off or setting up enough plot points for me to spend more than the couple mins a week I spend reading it. The story is super super derivative and honestly even when they sealed totally not Kakashi, it's to immature to create real dramatic tension. I am genuinely curious about zunesha joy boy and the one piece. Almost every chapter for months have give us tiny clues and fun fights. When the big three started I read bleach and Naruto. The fights are genuinely better and as a teenager these stories felt more mature to me, as an adult my opinions flipped.

[@shyguypro9876]

Sanji’s kindness and honour is actually one of his greatest strengths. Other than Luffy, Sanji has been the best crew mate at consistently being able to win over people to the Straw Hats side simply due to him being his best. We’ve seen this ever since his introduction, with him winning over the cold blooded Gin due to his genuine kindness. We also see this with Viola and Pudding, but he’s also the one who most wanted to help Kin’emon back on Puck Hazard.

[@trollerno.150]

Also him being a temporary leader of g8 goofs Edit: g5

[@Artimao]

@@trollerno.150 G5*

[@watchdatclip496]

Honestly, the Kin'emon thing is so underrated and forgotten. Back in Punk Hazard, the other SHs told Sanji to leave him behind but Sanji did not want to leave a severed helpless head behind. So he decided to take responsibility of Kin'emon. Then he even dived into the poisonous lake filled with sharks to recover his torso back. This is the first instance when Kin'emon started to trust the SHs. Literally if Kin'emon wasn't rescued the story would be much different right now.

[@StephenN.Parker]

This right here is why I laughed every time people said Sanji can’t have Conqueror Haki because he doesn’t has “quality of the King”. If Luffy have 2 qualities: King’s Ambition and King’s “Admiration”. Then Zoro and Sanji have each one of those. We don’t know if Oda gonna give Sanji CoC or not, but if he want, the sign is there.

[@TheRedArrowHD]

Also Sanji's emotions are why he is the only Vinsmoke that can use his powers without the suit because of the emotions. He was never the failure but actually the true Successor

[@pearl0025joy]

I think having to elaborate on character moments and themes that you didn't get to explore much bcs of time crunch would be a lovely idea now that you're all caught up. Your take on the narrative parts of the story is what makes this channel stand out for me. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air. 🥰

[@keinoh493]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@Luai93]

Sanji struggle with himself was one of the best moments in this arc. Law, kid vs big mom was so epic I love Law

[@38achref26]

it will be amazing to see it in anime form next year

[@Luai93]

@@38achref26 Dying to see it 👍

[@rexbenny1553]

I was initially dismayed that Sanji's power up was, as you put it, "hurtproof" but then as I sat on it I realised, alongside Zoro, the both of them become Luffy's Sword (Zoro) and Shield (Sanji), and now I am in love with this. Also I love Merph's captions. Amazing!

[@Dannydarko27]

I just realized Doffy "flying" by attaching to the clouds was foreshadowing how he was a dragon the whole time. Albeit a celestial dragon, but a dragon nonetheless

[@hhhfdsfs]

We literally saw momo use flame clouds to fly in punkhazard .

[@jasoli1749]

Oda: *breathes* Fandom: HE'S FORESHADOWING SOMETHING!!!

[@zackm681]

Yh that makes sense otherwise why would oda need to include that detail.Doffy didn’t need the attaching strings to clouds ability to fly he could already use moon step to fly. So there must’ve been another reason for revealing this alternative method he uses to fly

[@dragonfyre7873]

@@zackm681 he doesnt use geppo, wdym?

[@fifthhoven]

No, that's not what it "means". You're delusional.

[@Weebzz]

Sorry about the flood! Congrats on catching up and great job on that opening skit, it was hilarious!

[@Decubitus]

The skit is funny because it's true. At this point I expect Germa will revive Pedro as a cyborg by the end of the current cover story...

[@sageinit]

@@Decubitus don't give Oda ideas

[@prajwaleliya9539]

It's definitely a bittersweet moment that you've caught up to One piece now. The hour long reviews will definitely be missed. But on the bright side you're up-to-date and can actively discuss where the story might go and just theories.

[@specail1]

One of my favorite moments is the series is when Sanji is asking himself what Luffy wants. Which version of him and he seems willing to become an emotionless monster. And he seems to come to the conclusion that Luffy doesn't want him to be an emotionless monster. He wants him as he is. That was such a big moments for the two of them.

[@houmihm]

I immedietly tought back to when Judge told Luffy how worthless Sanji is by listing of a bunch of human and kind things about him and Luffy was like yeah thanks for appreciating these great qualities that he has. I think Sanji might have tought of that moment as well when he decided between being a human or a monster.

[@SirHughJayRection]

I hope in the anime they decide to show flashbacks to WCI when luffy showed exactly that that’s who he came back for. Imagine seeing the moment he fought luffy, when he was starving and the moment at the end w judge right before sanji wrecks queen.

[@darksfear9557]

I always found interesting the parallels and opposites between Sanji's story and Chopper's. Chopper was mistreated because he was considered a monster, and tried to stay away from his monster ball form because he was afraid it would hurt people around him. Through character growth, he decided to embrace that aspect of himself to control that form and channel it to help those he cared about instead. Sanji was abused because he was not a monster, but ends up making the decision to remain himself instead even though it could be considered less powerful or useful when dealing with those who want to harm his loved ones. Both of them were given the choice to become more of what people around them believed they should be, and instead chose to embrace the versions of themselves that they were mocked and tortured for.

[@JaimeSellaoH]

I love how you've been portraying the relationship between sanji and zoro, and bringing all the little things they do for each other to the table in all of your video series. Some of us already loved sanji and zoro, and we saw some of this, but you, with your analysis and fresh vision make a lot of sense of it and show many how to appreciate and approach it. I knew you'd love that call in the middle of a fight. Thanks Merphy for all your analysis and giving value to so many things that readers sometimes didn't pay to much attention. :)

[@OscarIna0fTimeVODs]

I loved the parallels between the monster trio and Kaido, King and Queen. They're like a wicked version of our monster trio, with Queen harming women and abusing the same science Sanji was rejecting (and that he only accepts to use to help his crew), King fighting with dirty techniques for a swordsman and Kaido filled with despair and discouraging others dreams by destroying people's hopes. Kaido was once charmed by Xebec, who ressembled Joy Boy, but his story ended and destroyed Kaido's hopes and it feels like he thinks that path is the most painful to walk and can't end right, but I think Luffy might show him that there's a chance he will succeed, but even if he doesn't, the point was never to achieve being king of the pirates, but to TRY TO, to pursue that dream of freedom until he accomplishes or dies trying, and it's cool with him if it means he gave it his all.

[@lizbethcortez3349]

I also really liked the parallel but I also noticed a huge difference between King and Zoro. While Zoro has stated in the past that should Luffy ever disappoint him and do something to lose his respect as captain, he would leave. King has not given up on Kaido and his dream even seeing what he has become. He fully acknowledges that somewhere along the line they lost sight of their dream but he's so indefinitely grateful for him saving his life that he doesn't care. He also had basically given up on life when he met Kaido and when he was saved he basically lives for him and to make him successful. He reminds me of Robin in that way, when she first joined the crew. She asked Luffy to take responsibility for saving her and basically lived not for a goal but to see where this crazy group of people would end up. Not until after we stumble upon the sky island do we see her recover a bit of hope on her dream

[@jeffmaxilom2667]

Just wondering if you plan on reviewing One Piece: Ace's Story, is a Light Novel with Vol 1 & 2, it the depicts parts of Ace's life that we haven't seen. & it's considered Canon to the main One Piece story, because Oda had a hand in it. Also One Piece Episode A, is the manga adaptation of One Piece: Ace's Story illustrated by Boichi not Oda so the art style will look different. Boichi is the mangaka (author) for the manga 'Dr. STONE.' "PS: the manga adaptation is also missing a good amount from the light novels, so I recommend reading the novels first and then read the manga. That's just some helpful information in case you plan on reading them."

[@merphynapier42]

just bought them today! (the novels)

[@notrixamoris3318]

@@merphynapier42 HARDCORE!!!

[@furiouschicken1]

@@merphynapier42So hardcoreeee!

[@PurpleTreeFrogSmile]

Just a heads up, the novels are nowhere near the same level of quality as the main One Piece manga

[@sambros2]

Hard boiled

[@young_raymond47]

I’m so glad someone understands the dynamic with Zoro and Sanji so well. The rivalry between their respective fanbases is funny, but a lot of people genuinely don’t realise how close they are, and how many deep moments they’ve shared throughout the series.

[@edwardfrench9368]

I always saw Kaido in a tragic limbo; hes strong enough to be virtually unkillable to almost everyone, yet not strong enough to achieve whatever his original dreams were. For someone whose philosphy is to Go Big or Die Well, no wonder why he was so down. That is, until Luffy gives him the last chance for his Vallhallan finale.

[@tximinoman]

The thing I like about Kaido's crew is that it's really small. He has a lot of expendable minions (the smile users and the ones who haven't become smile users yet) but his actual crew is just 8 very strong people (9 if you count X Drake) and that's it. I agree with you that the dynamic with the big mom pirates is more interesting but she just has way too many kids to keep track of.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

That's fair, but even Big Mom's 8 most interesting crew mates are more interesting than Kaido's.

[@tximinoman]

@@FuckKZbinAndGoogle Are they tho? I don't know man, out of all of Big Mom Children I like and I'm interested in only three; Katakuri (who, to be fair, is way more interesting than most bad guys in general in OP, let alone the Beast Pirates -he's like top 5 villains material), Brulee (and just because of her relationship with Katakuri) and Pudding. Other than that, I remember Perospero, Lola, her twin (whose name I can't remember), the guy that made cookies (Cracker?), some dude that had a genie (or turned himself into a genie) a blond lady with long legs and Oven. None of them I consider particularly interesting, or, at the very least, I don't consider them more interesting than, say, King, Queen, Who's-Who, Ulti and Page-One and Black Mariah. But I mean, it's a matter of taste and preference I guess. If you like the Big Mom Pirates more that's awesome. I think they have potential to be great, but I care more about the Beast Pirates.

[@nuggetsprime]

@@tximinoman it also helps that Oda puts actually interesting things into each Beast Pirate battle, be it King’s origin, how Brachiosaurus and Triceratops hunted back in the day (my favourite gag of 2021 by far), Who’s Who being an ex-member of the WG, and anything and everything in between. Katakuri was cool and Brûlée has the origin, but the rest of the BM members weren’t really fleshed out, though a big reason for that might be the lack of true 1v1s, which is understandable in the context of the arc.

[@loupe500]

@@tximinoman yeah, but honestly I care just as much about Cracker or Oven or Daifuku than Sasaki or Jack or Page One. If you get the ones that actually had some development, Katakuri is straight up more interesting than King as a character (King is interesting for his mysteries, such as the Lunarian race and Kaido’s past but not for himself). Pudding is a weak character in a bad guy’s crew that is interesting and so is Brulee, and I don’t think we saw that anywhere else. Plus we have Smoothie, which is someone I just can’t accept that will do absolutely nothing through the series. Kaido has 1 character that I expect anything from him in his crew from now on and that is Who’s Who, the rest we will never see again (MAYBE King can show as well in the future). Mom’s crew actually has some characters that still are full of potencial for some character development and great moments

[@donmasama]

@@tximinoman Mont D. Or and Baron Tamago crying rn 😭

[@professorpop4905]

Law using Corazon’s move at the end made me tear up. Completely unexpected, but perfect

[@HerculesOfHate]

The one thing i will say about Zoro and the Grim Reaper is that one of the first big quotes Zoro has said in the series is "Not even death himself can take my life away" which was when he was fighting Hachi in Arlong Park. This was stated in the context that he refused to die until he met Mihawk again which adds a scary layer to this because he "HAS" met Mihawk again at this point. This is absolutely a call back to that quote. Heres hoping he still refuses to die.

[@lukepietz7145]

I think it’s just the physical manifestation of Enma, which Zoro has yet to master. Oden mastered Enma. Now Zoro needs to master the sword or it will kill him.

[@maxthommesen9315]

@@lukepietz7145 it would be so sick if the grimm reaper (swordspirit enma) trys to kill zorro and the wado stops it.. i would have fucking screamed

[@kingpazn]

Merphy, with her background in exploring tons of Literature, she offers a more unique perspective exploring these stories. It’s refreshing. She challenges us to see things in a new light

[@madatz]

"I read the first chapter of Hunter X Hunter and it was adorable." Ah as one amazing journey slows, another begins. Great review as always Merphy and I'm sure everyone is excited for your reactions to what HxH does with its narrative. And as for alternative One Piece videos, there's a few amazing theory videos out there that I'm sure you'd have a blast analyzing.

[@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723]

Now that she read the first chapter of HXH, I think she should continue the story in the anime and when it finishes, then continue with the manga.

[@shahrif4687]

@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723 I don't think Merph is an anime person. Reading manga is just so much faster and more efficient.

[@perrinaybara8762]

I think there are a lot of elements of HxH she won't like. It's not exactly a world where kids can be kids for long. And as much as OP is full of deadbeat dads, HxH has some seriously bad families.

[@madatz]

@@perrinaybara8762 Yeah but they are purposefully written like that and I think she'll enjoy a lot of the found family aspects with the Phantom Troupe and the murky morality. Yeah there's a bunch of assholes in the series but they're always treated as such(especially Ging).

[@perrinaybara8762]

@@madatz Ya, Ging and Illumi were the ones i was mainly thinking of. And Killua's mom. And Killua's other brother. and Killua's weird demonic sister. Basically the whole Zoldyck clan but his grandpa and sometimes his dad. For sure the found family trope has some really well done elements in HxH. She will enjoy that quite a bit.

[@mryourgurt4195]

It doesn't seem like a year, but I can't believe that you're here. Now the pain and joy that is reading week to week! I've been week to week since Sabaody and the wait is long, but being able to do this with so many friends that I have made because of One Piece makes it worth it to me. Can't wait to talk with everyone and you in your discord with our love of One Piece!

[@luminousignesia372]

@@lastjohns9717 you know I believe oda still does stuff during this time he just doesn't want to get out a full chapter 4 times a month so he spreads the work out to do 3

[@twitchduke]

So glad to have you caught up! Merph, just because I did not hear you mention it. SANJI'S EYEBROWS. Just a neat detail visualizing his internal conflict. Zunisha being the unnamed devil fruit weilder lines up neatly with their punishment walk thing. Possibly with some ancestors to Momo giving the order to walk and not use whatever power, or that power being a zoan of the ultra long leg elephant eaten maybe by a giant or ancient giant.

[@barryallen2240]

What about the big things on the red line's wall?

[@twitchduke]

@@barryallen2240 what things?

[@barryallen2240]

Oh wait those were shadow, nvm

[@kingpazn]

She also forgot to mention how she wondered about Sanji cracking a bone in his leg back in Punk hazard vs Vergo, and it never turning into anything. Foreshadowing!

[@nikcantsnipe]

4 seconds in, and maybe Merphy is dead??? That's one way to catch up. I'm so happy that you are caught up. Sanji has had such great continuation in his character development from Whole Cake Island in Wano, I have to be honest, I didn't see it coming but I'm absolutely here for it. Momo biting Kaido and Luffy hyping up the kid and helping him boost his confidence really spoke to me. Proud of our boy for splitting the sky, it took so long that I couldn't believe it when it happened. Can't wait for Hiyori to end Orochi. I don't care what anyone says the goofiness Oda has injected in his dinosaurs (and pterosaurs) is hilarious. Eichiro "Dr. Grant" Oda really just said that's how pterodactyls hunted and the true form of brachiosaurus is a big snake. The helicopter Triceratops was already funny. But that being said, the Tobiroppo fights with the exception of Robin's fights were pretty lackluster and not personal at all. But who knew in all of One Piece apparently Raizo is the biggest among the big badasses and would outlast every single fight. Just Oda being Oda. However, this is the most important thing I'll ever say: King is a beautiful man. Nothing else. Just thought everyone else should acknowledge it. Edit: sorry about the flooding. Hope no books were destroyed in the process. I'm incredibly hyped about all the theory crafting that can come from the three chapter weekly discussion. Also, its not Brook. In 1040, you can see Brook with Robin, while Zoro is falling off the island.

[@AnyMEmdq]

44:25 Another detail to take into consideration is what happens immediately after. Same as when Marco said "It's time for the stars to take the stage", now Izo, another one of Whitebeard's commanders, the most powerful crew since the death of Roger, not only agrees with him, but he also regards him by name (or at least by the name in his wanted poster, "God Usopp"). One of the biggest players in the scene knowing who Usopp of all people is speaks A LOT of how far our crew is

[@user-yu7sk8dt4j]

I believe in chapter 1040 when the buildings kinda falling apart we see brook running with Robin and Zoro falling in panels. Meaning brooks super far away from Zoro so the reaper is likely not him.

[@biscuit2928]

Yeah robin and brook are in a separate panel while zoro is falling in a different panel

[@ajdoku865]

this is the 3rd scythe/grim reaper that Zoro has faced this arc (Hawkin's puppet in act 1, Killer in act 2). So Zoro vs Death, which is a recurring aspect of his quest (never letting X kill him), is a real possibility.

[@strohhuttv8848]

YES!!! She finally caught up! I'm so excited for the future One Piece videos.

[@gseminario13]

Whoever writes the subtitles/close captions for the video is really having fun doing it, gives an extra layer of fun to watching these ....also around minute 35 the subtirtles stop being on sync with the video

[@jonathan7skyfire]

The Huh! At 14:49 is me when I start understanding something.

[@chaitanyasoman9722]

The opening skit is so hilarious 😂 This was an amazing journey with you and now welcome to weekly readers

[@WilliamSmith-pq1fe]

This is BIG NEWS!! And very exciting :) I'm so glad for all of your reviews. And you've been Nakama for a long time, now we can just be open with you and not worry about spoiling everything.

[@ohhRelens]

One of the core principles Oda uses in writing is "two sides of the same coin", this can be seen in Arabasta and Dressrosa. Love that you have picked up on this in this chapter. Love your content, keep up the great work !!!

[@Slogie13]

When king takes off his mask and folks go, hey Zoro...can you prolong the fight yo?

[@kuro0134]

Sanji's moment is deeper than just his chivalry. He was afraid of losing his emotions, all of them. Sanji's defining trait is his kindness, hes the kindest man in the world. Turning into a machine only capable of fighting like his brothers is the worst that could ever happen to him.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

The inevitability has been reached. Looking forward to the future structure, you have a really good idea going

[@christina_1313]

I love your analysis but WHY ist NO ONE mentioning the awesome subtitles on your videos! I love them!! :D

[@cesarg.5750]

Something I love about Momo and Yamato having inherited Oden's will is that both, on first glance, are oposed to Oden's identity as a man. Yamato is biologically female, Momo is a child, two identities that define themselves in opposition to manliness. And yet the former can claim Oden's name and it seems like Momo has claimed its image. It fits so much. also Merphy's CAT!!!!

[@g0dnameD]

Hell yeah Merphy! Glad that you are finally here with all of us. I would personally really love to see you have talks with other one piece youtube folks, you offer a really fresh perspective on a series a lot of us have been consumed by for years now.

[@g0dnameD]

Also you get to experience the unique pain of break weeks now. So yay!

[@notrixamoris3318]

@@g0dnameD did you just commented on you comment...what do you mean you cant edit your comment???

[@g0dnameD]

@@notrixamoris3318 well you cant edit stuff on here can you? what is a man to do

[@notrixamoris3318]

@@g0dnameD FYI...just edited my last comment 🙃

[@luke-il5nr]

Congrats merphy, i found your channel with those one piece reviews and stayed because your amazing content and personality. Hope your channel grow more and more

[@caseycollinson1429]

Time for you to start watching fan theories!!! I recommend watching that one from Ohara from a few months ago titled "the greatest One Piece theory ever" or something like that. Pretty wild stuff

[@benjaminjaffe9129]

Congratulations, Merphy. It's been such a treat to watch someone join us on this journey.

[@brendanhart517]

I love that you are caught up now I won't accidentally spoil things. This has been an incredible ride watching you read along and its so enjoyable. I love your extra views on things and various literary devices and such. I don't know just love the way you talk about it and i still learn things not just about fictional pirates but storytelling in general.

[@078paulo]

I just realized how much better/funnier is watching your videos with subtitles on hahaha So glad you're caught up. Welcome to the weekly madness, you'll love it.

[@bahamut32007]

All im gonna say is 1043... HOLY... look forward to your next review.

[@MrJtizzle136]

I'm so glad you pointed out the Split the Sky moment! It has a practical purpose that drives the plot forward and it's such an Oda-ism that I love! Glad to have you caught up! 😊

[@al_nugraha]

Hi Merphy, congrats for finally caught up with us! Can't believe my first encounter with you is the Skypiea arc last year and now we are together in the end of Wano. It's been an amazing journey so far and I hope we can sail to the end together. And last, thank you for making me love One Piece more and more again with your review :))

[@edsnark3781]

Love seeing people discovering One Piece for the first time and getting caught up in this crazy story that hopefully never ends (well not for awhile anyway).

[@Jonathan-hd3hg]

Love the personality you inject into your subtitles. Your hard work there is much appreciated.

[@em_shizuko]

Congratulations on finally catching up, Merphy! It's been a blast seeing your journey on this wonderful series. Been here since G8 Filler arc review. You've made my fridays very blissful along with the release ot chapter scans. Can't wait for more of your content!

[@KevinVideo]

I'm very curious about the Numbers. We were introduced to the kids who were being turned into giants, and I can't help but wonder if a similar formula was used on the Numbers and they were samurai or other people of Wano before they lost their faculties and became Kaido's obedient slaves. One thing I noticed when Sanji was having a personal dilemma was that his eyebrows reversed. There's no way that after more than 1000 chapters that Oda would make such a mistake. One thing that was skipped over, but that I absolutely loved about the Big Mom fight was Law using his room to mimic a silence ability so she couldn't call out to her homies to come rescue her. The fact that it was something he created in honour of Corazon brought a tear to my eye.

[@mmem4264]

Big Mom was so cool, I really fell in love with her during her fight with Kidd & Law. It feels like Elbaf probably won't under horrible suffering so Big Mom will chase after them to Elbaf and become the main threat there. And that's when her crew will be finally used. Possibly, feels like everything could be leading to that outcome lol. I swear, so much of the New World has been set up for Wano/after Wano.

[@EGLUFFY1]

When I saw this in my feed I was like “welp. I know what I’m doing for the next hour🤷🏽‍♂️”

[@harshj2076]

CONGRATS MERPHY ON CATCHING UP WITH THE SERIES!!

[@joobeykimmithy]

I love your subtitles, it is amazing! adds another layer to the commentary and shows how much effort is place in editing the videos

[@ComradeQuestions]

The best part about one piece being so long is that as soon as you finish one read through it has been enough time for you to go back to the beginning and it feel fresh :D

[@shiftyshev547]

Credit to whomever is doing the the subtitles, they’re hilarious (and so are you Merph!)

[@TuskyBaby]

Congrats on being caught up! We pass our time here by theorizing and watching reviews of the series, like yours.

[@ruga-ventoj]

Congrats on getting caught up. I HOPE you can finally enjoy the rest of One piece KZbinr space without fear of Spoilers and hope you enjoy your next read through. The details you missed will the new treasure you dig up on the Lap back from start to finish.

[@jonasquinn7977]

Now that you’re caught up I know you’re not a big movie person but if you want more One Piece content I’d really recommend Strong World, Film Z and Baron Omatsuri They’re not canon but the villains of the first two are canonical characters that exist in the story and the latter is just a really solid creepy movie

[@Urban_Jesus]

37:03 actually, Kaido is the one that wiped Moria's crew out, and drove Moria to being the sad sack he turned into, so this comparisson works better then I thought.

[@roseai1096]

Congrats on catching up! Now you’ll be itching for more every week like all of us. Have fun with the re-read, keep us updated. Also sorry about the basement :(

[@cryhwks]

The reason why your prospective is so refreshing and interesting is because of how new you are to Manga. As someone that has read a lot of Manga, and there are so many people in the community that read One Piece also read a lot of Manga, we can become very jaded. The journey was awesome. And believe me, a lot of people understand the hell of when you finally catch up to the current stuff.

[@kristinberthiaume7634]

In chapter 84, during Zoro’s face-off against Hachi in Arlong Park, he says that until he’s achieved his dream, “Not even the grim reaper can take my life away!” So I think the grim reaper we saw was a real, foreshadowed manifestation of death/hell, and that Zoro may have to face off against it.

[@keelograms911]

14:11 idk what they were talking about when i was reading it weekly very few people guessed that it just made sense in hindsight

[@Ray_Kaminari]

Very few ? I am pretty sure most part of the community did called it and saw as the most likely possibility. So, sorry but idk what you're talking about.

[@keelograms911]

@@Ray_Kaminari thats not how i remember it at all

[@TheScar3cro]

We had Triceraheli, we had Brachiosnake and we had Pteracanon. I loved Odas creativity this arc. The Smile-users got more ridiculous as we went on, the dinosaurs got more ridiculous moves each and every time. I loved every single panel of that. I wonder what xDrake pulls out of his T-Rex body

[@barryallen2240]

Allosaurus but probably something ridiculous

[@lelandvaughan4429]

I feel like it's a whole play on the 'Dinosaurs with Feathers' thing. Like how we have entire movie franchises that don't depict dinosaurs correctly anymore so Oda just went 'FUCK IT! We have NO IDEA how these things even worked!"😆

[@charwyrm8702]

HxH, Mob Psycho 100, and One Piece are my favorite mangas ever, in no particular order. Super excited seeing you cover two of the most meaningful stories i've experienced

[@isopodshuffle]

Just a reminder: read the Monsters one-shot (if you haven't yet). It's canon, and seeing Ryuuma in his prime is fun

[@williammendoza2998]

Not exactly canon, but major elements are inspired from.

[@TheDOMKENATION]

I have been going through some personal stuff and the utter joy you have while talking one piece has been keeping me going

[@ryvall_blu]

Love all your in-depth takes and ideas. Feels like justice seeing someone truly appreciate the intricacies and meanings of these recent chapters that many in the weekly community either don't see or gloss over. Welcome aboard!!! 😁

[@robtrnka1989]

You are here with us now! You were a crew member the moment your started this ride. Lets all raise a sake glass for the journey we will continue on towards the One Piece!!! Onward to Laugh Tale.

[@Troloze]

Welcome aboard! Let's sail in this absolute delight of a series now, together. Hope you enjoy your stay as much as you enjoyed catching up to us.

[@lucillelacroix2735]

the fact that this is 'the end' (not really but, you know, in a sense it definitely is) makes me emotional so I don't really have the words, but that series of videos was the most amazing and I just want to say thank you for these videos and I hope you enjoy your re-reads and the week-to-week experience from now on

[@marikasamogin]

42:55 What I like about this Usopp moment is that Wano is based on Japan which has a long history of samurai and seppuku which was seen as a gesture of honor and it's like Oda is criticizing this aspect of his country. It is also interesting to note that the person who agrees with Usopp's speech is Izou; a samurai who has spent a lot of time in contact with other cultures.

[@hxxro9950]

Just started reading wano. I will have to wait till I’m caught up to watch all your other videos. Thanks for showing me one piece!!

[@mugenshiratori6825]

The other thing I think is that Luffy has been impulsive and blunt from a very young age. So I don't think from his pov he is expecting too much of Momo, causeif Luffy were in Momo's place he would be the first to bite Kaido. Like if kid Luffy had been the one Kaido held over Oden's burning castle Luffy would tried to punch him or at least bite him with his eyes burning with rage and fury. Kaido would have been far more impressed.

[@zackm681]

That’s true plus luffy is treating momo similarly to how ace and sabo used to treat him when they were kids and luffys excuse for his shortcomings as a child was “I’m only 7 when I’m older I’ll be able to do much more” So he’s probably tougher on momo now because momo has the body of an adult so luffy assumes that momo should be able to do anything necessary with no issue since he’s not limited by having the body of an 8 year old anymore

[@KaIIavan]

28:30 I just noticed that the captions were actually typed out when it showed "(The Zoro Pack)." That's freakin insane lmao

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

33:40 the ironic thing is that Sanji being worried about him becoming an emotionless monster and losing himself is actually one of the most human reactions he's had and that someone could have

[@aneonfoxtribute]

I just read the most recent chapter, the next chapter for you (while the official chapter releases are on Sunday, there is generally a fan translation out on Friday) and OH MY GOD that chapter was so insanely hype. There's so much to unpack in the next chapter

[@insanexinxdaxbrain]

That intro bit was hilarious! 😂

[@tronyboy6016]

Now that you’re caught up, id love to see a video or series of videos on all the cover stories.

[@Ausholliday15]

It's like reaching the red line

[@Atlas-zp9nq]

I love that comment Murphy about taking things to seriously in one piece. You are a true treasure to the one piece community I've enjoyed watching your journey to catch up with the rest of us in one piece.

[@IceAokiji303]

The thing with the death visit is... Two chapters later, when Kid shoots Big Mom through the island, we see Brook with Robin after that scene. So it's not Brook clowning on Zoro. In the same sequence we also see Zoro, face down lying in a pool of blood, clearly unconscious, as he doesn't react at all to the ground crumbling under him. Now I also don't think Zoro is actually dead, but he's in _real_ bad shape to be seeing that specter, and who knows where he even is now that the ground under him gave way.

[@lonewolf9325]

Today in Anime...I heard...the Drums of Liberation!!..oh so good..next week the reveal happens..It ended with the Luffy Grin.

[@nickbg3006]

I like how Big Mom's defeat was not really a defeat because she was taken out in the most convenient way (no trying the insult GODA's writing more like the opposite). She took a lot of damage from a bunch of other battles and when she was fighting Law and Kid she was pretty weakened. Law's ability (R-Room) came in such a clutch in the end its actually kind of crazy how big of a role Big Mom's voice is in here combat abilities because her homies need to hear her to do anything to help her. And of course in the end she hits a bomb cause why not? When she fell from Onigashima she didn't even go unconscious which shows how durable she is considering all the hits she took.

[@luis15317]

She didn't take damage from other battles. She was completely fine before the Kid/Law vs BM fight. In the Rooftop She didn't take damage

[@OneMoreBookMatt]

And I can totally see her coming back with her children. Her crew are still in the waterfalls. Maybe they will fight the Marine Corps alongside Zunesha and Momo?

[@jarinxcii263]

Mama got disrespected no matter how we might try to see it. It took Akainu, Aokiji and Kizaru 3 of the strongest Admirals to deflect Whitebeard’s shockwave. The fact that Kizaru beat the lights out of the supernovas at Saboady now Mama is being done in by Kid & Law the same Law, Doffy almost killed talk about buffs and handouts for Law. So does that mean the admirals are stronger than Big Mam? There’s no way Kid & Law would beat Fujitora, so what’s the power scaling now between Yonko vs Fleet admiral & admirals?

[@OneMoreBookMatt]

​@@jarinxcii263 Whitebeard was considered the >STRONGEST MAN ALIVE

[@luis15317]

@@jarinxcii263 of course they would. That's the thing you underestimate them and their development. Mama didn't get disrespected she still showed what a monster she is and the admirals blocked that WB attack together just in case, WB wasn't tha impressive in Marineford, way past his prime. Big Mom was way more impressive since Whole Cake.

[@jordywhitmer4793]

I'm so glad you're here with us and I'm also sad we are all caught up and can't binge this from wholly naive perspectives

[@generalyousif3640]

Linlin and Kaido dynamic is one of my favorite in all of one piece I absolutely love these 2 and they Benefit from each other

[@38achref26]

yeah

[@blank3914]

Congrats for catching up can't wait to see your reaction when chapter breaks comes ahaha

[@chidi329]

And now the pain of being caught up😭, but also the hype to see what Oda does next! What's gonna happen to Big Mom,? Zoro?!?! The falling island? Oh, and the GIANT elephant and government ships waiting for the battle between the rubber boy and drunk dragoon emperor to end! It's slowly starting to seem like we might not have time to party at the end of the battle like Luffy planned😰 But like everyone else now we wait to read what's next. And in a way the buildup makes each chapter feel more rewarding as we get them, but I'll let you experience that for yourself😉 Hope the water damage wasn't too bad! Enjoy HXH and can't wait for the other videos about OP you plan to make☺

[@joaogabrieldiniz3299]

Don't forget the dreaded (but deserved) "BREAK NEXT WEEK"

[@chidi329]

@@joaogabrieldiniz3299 Facts! But they’ll be easier to deal with now that Merphy will be posting during those break weeks! Gives us something else OP related to look forward to now😁

[@xyznihall]

cant believe you are caught up loved every review of yours and im excited for the future

[@WayneBond006]

WELCOME MURPHY-SENPAI! It's a weird feeling being week to week. Welcome to the grind, I've on the week2week since 2005 and No it doesn't get easy with the wait 🤣

[@notrixamoris3318]

Especially when it is on haitus!!!

[@ale1997co]

Emna had me dieing ngl 🤣😂 Can't wait for the monthly reviews Merph!