Way Better Than The Live Action! ONE PIECE Episode 36 & 37 Reaction & Review

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This is my first time watching, reacting, and reviewing the ONE PIECE anime episode 36 "Survive! The Mother Bell-mère and Nami's Family!" and episode 37 "Luffy Stands Up! End of a Broken Promise!" I hope you enjoy it!
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[@banonKING]

I'm glad! As great as the live action did, Nami's backstop and the village as a whole pales in comparison to the original manga/anime. Oda is a brilliant storyteller for this one. Similarly the Sanji backstory was closer, which is why it hits as well in Live Action. Sadly this didn't get the same treatment, cause it's a monumental arc.

[@bcool9272]

The Nami backstory is a snippet of what you can expect in terms of emotional turmoil. You may not believe it, but it gets even more painfull and better.

[@brickstonesonn9276]

Luffy didn't even know who tf Arlong is. He didn't even know what Nami's backstory is. All he knows is that his friend needs his help. That's all he needs.

[@MikeyVenture]

And that’s why we love him

[@Football-cz6cw]

@@MikeyVenture live action luffy feels wrong after knowing the anime one

[@xelion8682]

@@Football-cz6cw but funny he works too for me

[@atheos.1383]

Exactly. One reason I tell ppl OP is an adventure shonen, not a battle shonen. Key difference is basically, when an antagonist appears, a battle shonen asks "how" we win(that's the core of the plot), an adventure asks "why". Luffy didn't even know who he was fighting. He didn't know how he would win. That was never even a thought he had. All he needed was his "why", which was, someone made his navigator cry.

[@skye387]

​@@atheos.1383Oooh, that's why I like One Piece. I love adventure genre, not much for battle.

[@highlyeducatedtrucker]

The thing that makes the anime version so much more impactful is that, unlike the live action, Bellemere never had the sit-down-and-talk-things-out with Nami after they had their fight. In the anime, they never got that reconciliation before Bellemere died. Imagine having a huge fight with your mom and running away and then your mom gets killed before you can patch things up. That's a heavy burden for Nami to bear.

[@curtmc]

I disagree. It’s more like she died right after patching up. It’s sad but they definitely never held any grudges with each other to begin with. Nami was just being considerate which is why she said “you would be better off without us” which triggered Bellemere because she would not have SURVIVED without them. It was unspoken but they needed no reconciliation. That’s my opinion at the very least.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

yeah no i think that takes a back seat to literally seeing her get murdered in front of you

[@WatanukiProductions]

​@@jojivlogs_4255Oh you mean that thing that specifically happened because they had a fight? Yeah in the manga and anime they found Belemare's house because she was cooking a special dinner to make things up with Nami. It absolutely adds to the tragedy that their fight indirectly leads to her death and that they only make up as she's about to die.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

@@WatanukiProductions it does add to the tragedy, but again, it's entirely secondary to her murder itself and the fact that it was committed in front of her. i swear it's like one piece fans are born with negative amounts media literacy

[@Kjernekar]

What's better? A hot dog plain or with toppings? It being secondary is entirely irellevant and not the point of the discussion here. If my dad died in front of me from a car crash, me saying I hated him right before it happened DOES make it even worse psycologically for the rest of my life. I don't see what your point is here.@@jojivlogs_4255

[@TheMightyBeast123]

The Walk to Arlong Park is one of the most iconic and legendary moments in One Piece! And this is only EARLY One Piece!

[@MikeyVenture]

The walk is sooooo good!

[@er_cl]

i love the ‘which one of you is arlong’ line so much cuz that’s literally the only context luffy has for any of this 🤣🤣🤣

[@namenamename111]

It’s the interaction with Genzo that elevates the anime over the live action for me. The hug that breaks her before the help me moment is such a one-two punch.

[@mrkrazy123]

Yeah changing the fact that Nojiko and the villagers knew the whole time was the worst change the made in the live action IMO. I wonder if the show runners ever spoke about the decision in any interviews cause it seems so major I’m surprised Oda approved that one

[@f.carasind4188]

@@mrkrazy123 That the villagers don't know was an absolutely necessary decision for the live action. People are very sensitive when others looks away during child abuse (and it is child abuse in the manga/anime and live action). But I would have loved to see that Nojiko know and Genzo found out - which would have left much of the emotional impact intact.

[@7thlittleleopard7]

@@mrkrazy123 I'm actually glad they did it that way, though. Leaves the anime being it's own thing and the Live Action being it's own thing. This way there's a reason to watch both, and if you're coming in from the Live Action, there's still new things to experience and feel emotive over all over again. X3

[@shutenkoma]

They were like daughters to Genzo. He is one of my favorite characters.

[@AlienfromY841]

Oda himself mentioned that there were changes he was frustrated with that made him question if a western adaptation was even possible. This was probably one of them.

[@calebmaybin6896]

Had the live action been allowed their original 10 episodes and not 8 then perhaps they could have extended certain scenes to feel more natural.

[@nevaladder]

The anime makes Nami's character arc much clearer. She starts as an ungrateful kid wishing she wasn't Bellemere's daughter, living in a poor town, etc. to realizing that when the opportunity arrives to deny being related, she wants nothing but to be Bellemere's daughter.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i thought that she was an ungrateful kid too... but then i realized.. the reason that she got upset and talked to Bellemere the way that she did.. she realized that Bellemere was struggling, she hated being a burden, at her age she was emotionally and mentally intelligent, hence why she stopped being a child the moment that Bellemere died and took the responsibility of saving the village onto herself.

[@wilasd5501]

A small detail that bothered me about this arc in the live action is the fact that LA Nojiko had her tattoos. In the manga/anime she got them to support Nami because she knew about her plan all along. In the live action Nojiko didn't know about Nami's plan and was mad at her, so the tattoos don't make sense. I've always found that Oda made it right when explaining that even if Bellemere tried to lie about her daughters they would have been killed anyways if they tried to escape the island. This doesn't just make her look as a good mother but also as a very smart character.

[@monkeyboy275bobo8]

Yeah but to be fair the show is more tailored towards an western audience and also that part of the story was initially released 20 years ago. It just doesnt make sense to make the tattoo a big deal in the show tbh because thats a very specific aspect of japanese culture which the majority of viewers especially in 2020 wouldnt know about. Tattoos are way too common now for this to be a relevant plotpoint i think.

[@Arkayjiya]

​@@monkeyboy275bobo8 Nah, Nojiko getting tattoos in support of her sister is perfectly understandable for Westerners. It doesn't even matter that Tattoos are associated with Yakuzas in Japan, because in this story we know the tatoo in this arc is of Arlong's crew. And tatoos are associated with delinquents everywhere anyway (even though we tend to laugh at people making those associations these days, we still know they exist) so the Yakuza history doesn't need to come int play at all, the tattoo thing would work perfectly for a western audience. In fact I know it would work because it literally did for me. I started reading One Piece around 17 years ago. I had literally no knowledge of Japanese culture at the time but the symbolism of the tattoo still worked perfectly.

[@AlienfromY841]

People will pull anything out their ass to defend the Live Action from even the most mild criticism.

[@mehulnagle3710]

Nami's voice actor absolutely knocked it out of the park with her voice acting in this one. I've never heard a cry oozing this much emotions ever before, It gives me goosebumps everytime I watch it.

[@ReiseLukas]

"These four men are here to change destiny, burn their images into your eyes" Although the scene with Nami asking for help is what sold me on this show, this line from the two brothers hits harder the longer the series goes. This is but the beginning of a legendary crew that will change the world

[@Numberplay]

There's a simple reason why that Nami stabbing herself scene was so faithful in the Live Action. It has been the most memorable and emotional scene of the entire East Blue Saga for basically everyone watching the anime. They knew they couldn't mess it up as every fan was basically waiting for it so being faithful was completely worth it.

[@russelljconquerslifehawkey]

I like re-watching one piece on your channel. It feels like I’m watching it with friends.

[@MikeyVenture]

That is the ultimate compliment. Thank you!

[@garri5108]

In the live action Luffy have heard Nami's backstory as well as the others, in the manga/anime he just left them for a walk without any interest in her past, he don't need to hear reasons to help her, he already said to her that she is his nakama, that is all he needs. So it was little bit confusing when in live action Nami said "you don't know anything about what was going on here", and Luffy said "I don't" like wtf, he defenitely knows, he have heard it from Nojiko. But here in the anime he literally knows zero, but he sees his friend in pain, so just ask for help, that will be enough, that's why this scene was so impactful in the anime, and iconic walk!

[@therewasoldcringe]

tbh we dont see how well he listened

[@euclides9156]

It was kind of "Nami, you look out to my treasure (the hat) and I take care of yours (Cocoyasi village)

[@golden_zebra]

You gotta love Luffy for being serious where it counts❤

[@MikeyVenture]

I love it when he knows to tone down the shenanigans haha

[@Decubitus]

Like appreciating Genzo's pinwheel.

[@Chris_theGreek]

The one thing everyone misses is that he didn't trusted her with his treasure, but rather, she is part of it. In the flashback, Luffy says "Don't touch my treasure". When he put the hat on her, he basically said that he won't let anyone mess with her. At least that's my take on it, what do you think???

[@LeMn680]

This is the part where you thought One Piece is too long, but you realize it’s not enough

[@lonewolf9325]

Having recently re-read the manga, when grown up Nami hopes that she will buy the village with 100 Mn berries..she is shown to be smiling, but the way that smile is drawn is Imperfect...its still bright, but imperfect. Very subtle detail. It made me think, a smile in hope, is still a broken smile.

[@DragonAyame]

The thing with luffy placing the hat on her head hits in so many ways cause one is shows that he still cares and trusts her two that he is basically telling her with that one action that he will handle this and that he will be back for her

[@wylhias]

The whole events is so much more impactful in the anime. The build up to bellemere death, the fact that nojiko knows and gets the tattoo for support, the villagers knowing everything. Also you are getting conditioned to know those songs and learn the implications. Keep watching and hearing those will pump you up for no reason. Really good stuff.

[@theculturedgentleman3699]

All Luffy needs is a name and a reason. Fkn GOAT!

[@MikeyVenture]

I love that about him

[@stalhein62]

The live action captured the spirit of Nami finally asking Luffy for help, and of the series in general, but the walk is an essential part of it.

[@banonKING]

Not even just the walk. The whole event has a lot of more build up and tension because how things happen. Nami's flashback is brilliant because of how it dashes the hope at every opportunity from the characters. Plus the downplaying of Genzo is a true lose.

[@IcepickEvans]

I would say it doesn't even do that. It just feels rushed and unearned.

[@rantingrodent416]

It was kind of a tease that they set up the walk and had it last all of 5 seconds.

[@HeartlandHunny]

The worst change in the live action to me was that Nojiko, Gen-san, and the villagers didn’t know that Nami was working to buy the village. My favorite part is the reason Gen-san gives for why they didn’t tell her they knew: they wanted her to feel free to give up on the plan and run away if working for Arlong became too much for her without her feeling like they were counting on her to save them. They put up with Arlong’s rule to protect Nami because she was sacrificing her freedom for them. But neither felt they could tell the other because they were trying to protect each other from Arlong. It makes it easier to understand why Nami would go through so much for this village when you see in the anime how much they care for her. And why the villagers marching to their deaths to confront Arlong that finally breaks Nami and makes her desperate enough to ask for Luffy’s help. The Live Action did a great job, but it can’t hold a candle to the emotional payoff of this arc in the anime.

[@sixtineh7139]

I agree, it was very disappointing for me, I 'm happy about the live action but i felt like the emotionnal impact of the Arlong arc wasn't there and for the anime watcher or manga reader that it was even frustrating

[@misterwhyte]

Agreed as well. They also made Nami offer to work for Arlong instead of being forced to work for him but then they still showed us where Arlong was keeping her prisoner, which makes no sense then. The live action was good but there are a few weird choices.

[@sarafontanini7051]

this entire arc is about Nami needing to face that she can't do it all by herself. Putting her up against a wall and making her need to ask for help, that she has people willing and able to help her.

[@AirHeadThinking]

I forgot how much I adored this arc, the storytelling and voice acting all worked together so well in a way that I, at least in my opinion, haven't seen in newer shows. Can't wait for the future reactions, I always like to hear your review of it

[@Maxi_94]

Definitely the most memorable and greatest episodes in the East Blue. Half the fandom fell in love at this point and I guess you get why. I'm by the way a firm believer that Arlong is critically underrated by the Navy, probably because of their corruption. Don't wanna get into his backstory, but he was a successful Grand Line pirate who controlled a sea king, an experienced crew of fish men and multiple islands with plans to subjugate the East Blue. I'd easily put him in the 50-70 million bounty category.

[@phantomstarlight1366]

True. It was over 20 years ago for me, but this is the point where I knew I was going to stick with this story. And I have for all those years

[@phantomstarlight1366]

True. It was over 20 years ago for me, but this is the point where I knew I was going to stick with this story. And I have for all those years

[@MiamoryHJ]

I was waiting for this! :D I love that nojiko knows, I love that the village knows! I love that bellemere-San fought, and that she wasn’t forced to say that she has kids, in live action they came out so she had no choice but to sacrifice herself, here she chose it, and it was just so heroic, and then saying that they should keep smiling and live happily. I love that her and nami never got to talk after they fought, it was brutal 😭 and I love that luffy doesn’t know a thing, he never learns her backstory! And I love love that he doesn’t know which one of them is arlong! All those little details are what makes it hit so much harder I think and of course animations, shot choices, music, voice acting. And that walk is so epic! :D

[@DanGamingFan2846]

The live action version was excellent, but it's a shame they they didn't include "the walk." It makes this scene cary so much more wait.

[@angelkuhnpost]

I think the walk could have been a bit weird in the live action. It's better not to include a legendary scene than butcher it.

[@banonKING]

The real loss for the Live Action is Genzo's pinwheel significance. "The walk" is an anime only thing.

[@AkahigeNoAmo]

@@banonKING in that spirit, Nojiko having tatoos in the LA when she doesn't know Namis plans robs the tatoos of all meaning

[@7thlittleleopard7]

@@AkahigeNoAmo It's a nod to the anime and manga readers - a case of "We couldn't include it here but we know, just like you know." TBH, I'm glad they didn't have it all in the LA so that those coming in from the LA could have a whole new experience. It does its job good enough to draw people in and make them feel, which is what it needed to do - to deliver the heart of One Piece to new people who could then go on and watch the anime/read the manga and find the full details there. It's not meant to be a 1:1 replacement for either, but a love-letter and recruitment drive to the One Piece army. XD

[@J_Alezzandro]

The manga doesn't have the walk

[@shaine1212]

anime: gun pointed on bellemere chest manga: head shot point blank

[@highlyeducatedtrucker]

Also, it's subtle, but Arlong absolutely would've honored his deal with Nami if she had managed to get the money to him at Arlong Park. He's not kidding when he says his crew doesn't lie about money. That's why he had to have Nezumi the Rat take it from her *before* she got it to him, and in a way that gave him that "Well technically **I** didn't take your money" way out.

[@jeffreymeehan3567]

I think Atlong would have honored the agreement, but ONLY if Nami made certain that she covered every possible way he could possibly weasel out of it based on technicality. And, even then, I'm pretty sure he would find some other way to get leverage over Nami in order to keep her working for him. He has his pride, and he keeps it intact by making sure he it TECHNICALLY correct (the best kind of correct) when upholding or denying deals with money. But no, his ambitions were too big and his opinions of humans to low for him to just let her go.

[@xrosso6515]

​@@jeffreymeehan3567 We will never know,but it would very interesting, him treat nami "good" because don't want to be on the same level as the world noble,so if him choose to not accept the pact it would have shown without a doubt him is that low,on the contrary if him honored the pact it would shown that the digest toward the idea of being like the word nobles beat his hate for human

[@SuperNiceBlackGuy]

🐐I’m glad we have a new member of the crew welcome man so much more rollercoaster rides to come lol

[@bradleyatom]

Congratulations, you have experienced your first "Strawhat pull up." Many more to come, each better than the last.

[@nicolaskaito4769]

The anime version is so much wholesome. Nojiko and Gen is more involve in the anime..

[@sarafontanini7051]

way back in an earlier episode Gen was telling the villagers to "keep up the quiet fight! if we were going to fght back, we would've done so years ago!" this is foreshadowing that he and the village knew about nami's plan,the 'quiet fight' was pretending to hate nami so she couldn't be burdened while she went about her business.

[@BboyEasySteps]

23:50 and even over a thousand episodes later this scene and the walk still hits the same 😭An iconic sequence for One Piece.🔥

[@SleepParty30]

This vid appeared on my feed, and holy fuck, you have convinced me to watch the anime. New sub my dude!

[@audichunes]

This is a valuable video. Perfectly explains everything from the rare point of view of going from live action to anime.

[@bladox971]

The OST for the walk is called Overtaken and it's probably the most legendary theme of the serie.

[@bootyheir7995]

Let’s GOOOOOO!!!! Was waiting for this!! 🙏🏼

[@kay-jay1581]

Oh finally I was waiting for this episode. Nami’s voice actress is amazing! I had to wait until I got home but I’m so excited to see your video

[@togek1ss]

just entered the Arlong park arc with my buddy after I showed him the live action. its such a joy watching someone experience one piece for the first time

[@omalleycaboose5937]

The anime is definitely better. Its a story meant for animation, however... The live action is still fun and not insulting, Unlike the other netflix anime live actions

[@lemontwiss]

One aspect of the Anime that the Live Action can't manage to capture is the societal aspect. In One Piece, there is a lot of attention on how small societies and villages live in a very close society where everyone is friendly with one another and act almost like family - this is a prominent aspect in One Piece because it is prominent in Eastern cultures in general, but less so in Western cultures where there is more focus on individualism. This is why Western adaptations of Eastern fiction never manage to capture that in a good way if at all.

[@tobiaswedin]

With Nojiko's character design it made absolutely no sense for the live action team to write her as not knowing about Nami's secret or that she hates her. Her tattoos are 100% to make Nami less miserable over her own Arlong tattoo. And they left out Gen basically being her step dad.

[@ElCarlosT]

I have been waiting for this moment since you reacted to the live action

[@MikeyVenture]

I hope it was worth the wait!

[@ElCarlosT]

@@MikeyVenture yes, it was!

[@gritgiming813]

I will keep supporting and watch you even more in order for you to keep watching one piece! The latest episode is 1091 and more emotional to come greater than Nami's backstory. I'm gonna watch you until you catch up! Keep it up dude!

[@MikeyVenture]

Appreciate you!

[@shutenkoma]

I am so glad you love the anime. Every episode gets you right in the heart.

[@MikeyVenture]

I am way too invested in these characters 😂

[@shutenkoma]

My son introduced me to it a couple of years ago and I'm now past him in the anime. LOL!@@MikeyVenture

[@mikanlin]

I did not expect to tear up again while watching Nami's past with you (I've already watched it so many times, too!) and I realized this is why music background in every scene is important and in this is very very effective.

[@chemkatungalag6834]

I've never cried watching this scene before, but i cried this time watching with you.

[@sacke1103]

These episodes always stabs my heart lol. best thing about forgetting to watch stuff is that they pile up, 4 vids in a row to watch, nice.

[@playmael8387]

the walk to the arlong park scene is one of the best moments in one piece for me.

[@HiroIndo16]

because in live action they ignored the fact that everyone in the village already knows that she's sacrificing herself to help them but couldn't do anything until she's back & got hurt. it's a constant theme of sacrifice that the showrunners failed to understand. having Nojiko hates Nami doesn't impact me much. having Nami trying to fake a smile after she ran crying begging for the village to not kill themselves in a futile fight. THAT'S impactful. the live action is so surface level it hurts...but it's a good step into a great live action future.

[@pandanganmatiyn1487]

This is the point where I knew I will die to the ends of the earth to finish the One Piece. This story telling is just next level phenomenal.

[@lonewolf9325]

The Walk to the Arlong Park, with that OST Overtaken..so good, its gold. If you think about it, it needed some music to match the vibe of the anime, plus the Hype Boys Johnny and Yosaku..as well as sense of direction to reach the park. Here only Usopp knows the direction.. in LA, nobody knew where it is except for Nami, so they went with Nami.. Nami being a part of the Walk, would have actually tarnished it, so they left it.

[@MikeyVenture]

Easily one of the most hype moments for me watching this show

[@lonewolf9325]

@@MikeyVenture That moment sealed everything for the fans to this date..and Emily Rudd herself.

[@reverse_aquamath]

Some context about the voicing. Japan does things a bit differently than here. They have all the actors in the same room performing the lines. This probably explains why the original audio feels so fluid. It's more like taking animation to a radio play.

[@keBvinYT]

These episodes are truly iconic.

[@yozarian86]

The hat. The walk. The entrance. Maybe not the best scenes in one piece to date, but damn do they hold up. Still some of my favorite scenes.

[@Thwap23]

After Mihawk's amazing introduction and subsequent duel with Zoro, followed by Sanji's backstory and Luffy's determination in his fight with Don Krieg the anime had started to pique my interest. I had previously dropped it after Syrup Village and after almost a year had decided to give it another shot, only to be pleasantly surprised by the Barratie arc. Then Arlong Park started.. I was immediately completely engrossed in Nami's story and the masterful character writing Oda puts on display through out, hanging on the edge of my seat the whole way through. All of it culminating with such an immaculate scene.. "Luffy.. Help me". This was the moment that solidified me as a life long fan, of this story, of Oda, of these characters, it's just so masterfully setup. Everyone can resonate with how hard something as simple as asking for help can be, the mutual trust it shows between not only Luffy and Nami but the whole crew is just, so powerful. Luffy not knowing what is going on makes it infinitely stronger, he knows Nami doesn't want him involved, she has told him so herself multiple times. Not only does the situation/details not matter to him since he's already chosen to trust her with everything he has when he made her part of the crew but he intentionally keeps himself out of it completely until Nami makes the decision to involve him. He wants to help her because to him he's already chosen to stand by her no matter what but until SHE makes that decision he 's just casually hanging out haha. He only steps in to stop her from mutilating herself. He gives her space, respects her boundaries/decision to handle it herself but shows her he's not going anywhere and only "saves her" when she finally breaks down and asks him to. It's just such an amazing culmination of both of their characters up until this point, especially after learning what Luffy is all about at the Barratie. The way he puts his hat on her head is just the icing on the cake, tells her everything she needs to know right there, it's just.. c'mon man. I could honestly write so much more about why this scene is just perfect in every way. I've been obsessed with One Piece ever since.

[@MikeyVenture]

I feel like if I didn’t watch the live action first, then I may have dropped this show after Syrup Village. But I knew there was good stuff after that arc because of the live action, because Arlong Park is definitely when this show really hooks you

[@samfisher6606]

Nojiko and the village knowing about Nami's true motive for working with Arlong, Nami trying to put on a brave face to tell the villagers that she'll get the money back, then the villagers going and confronting Arlong are all skipped in the live-action. Skipping those scenes doesn't make Nami feel as desperate as in the source material. And while it's hard to watch Nami stab herself, it really feels like a mutilation here.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Bellemere knew that she was living on borrowed time, her arm was shattered to pieces, it would take MONTHS to heal, meanwhile she had only 100k Berri, between raising two children, barely eating and toiling with TWO healthy arms. there was no way she was gonna be able to pay the price regularly, so she decided that she would die being their mom, allowing them to stay in the village.

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! The live action did it well, but the anime hits way harder!

[@locomoco7141]

THIS IS WHERE YOU GET TO FEEL THE POWER OF THAT "WALK TO ARLONG PARK" THEME THAT IS MISSING FROM THE LIVE VERSION

[@KumaTorey]

fun fact: the notorious 4Kids version edited Arlong to pointing and saying to send Nami's mom "to the dungeon" which unintentionally kind of puts a more cruel spin on it being that it's given the idea she is still alive but Nami just won't ever find her

[@LookJazz]

I would say the walk to Arlong Park is more iconic than the fight itself, so makes sense they would adapt with fidelity

[@calebray1834]

The dead silence and then the gunshot…damn.

[@Matagu1]

In the Manga she was shot at the head.

[@banonKING]

Belle-mere, you mean. Not to be confused with Nojiko

[@blackroomred]

nami's "luffy, help me" scene was shot to shot in the live action most probably because they knew if they did literally anything else with it, then the fandom would riot. in my eyes, and a lot of people i talked to too, that single scene was the make or break moment that would tell us if the live action did its job or not. that scene has such an iconic status in fandom, even to this day where we had so many more to come later on, that if the live action didn't do the direct translation from animanga to show as they did, then fans would simply not accept the show. truly believe this, and i'm glad the show makers were clearly aware of this too. this is why it's good to have actual fans on your creative team. they know our experience. i'm glad they out importance to it too.

[@ste6616]

One issue I have with the live action is Arlong attacking the village at the end. He send Nezumi so she can’t give Arlong the money because he clearly wants Nami to keep working for him. But then goes around to attack the only thing that he has over Nami and could motivate her to work for him.

[@RutabegaNG]

Live action had its issues, but one of the things that they were usually pretty good at is picking out the scenes and moments that needed to be as true as possible. They knew this scene, this cry for help, this first walk, they were essential. They'd have failed if they didn't put these in there. There are different levels to watching One Piece. It usually starts with "Why are there so many episodes?" and can often lead to "Why aren't there *more* ?" Who knows, if you watch long enough, you might even tear up a bit. I know you generally don't, not everyone does, but there are more moments that hit pretty hard throughout the run of the series.

[@12DEVON34]

Love the hat. Go sixers!! Grew up watching allen iverson and reading one piece in my shonen jumps that would come in the mail.

[@MikeyVenture]

Hell yeah! What an era that was. Hopefully they can put something together this season

[@12DEVON34]

We will see lol. Need Tobias to play up to his contract and JoJo gotta stay healthy. Thankfully Oubre is the 5th or 6th man we never knew we needed ​@MikeyVenture

[@GGLionCross]

Vs. the LA, I also love how in the anime Luffy pushes his hat down on Nami instead of gently putting it on her head. To me, that a little detail that just demonstrates the fierce anger Luffy has on Nami's behalf. Him saying, "Don't worry. I got you." without saying it.

[@Regless0000]

I love that Luffy barely has any idea what's going on at any given point. And yeah, having that shot for shot moment was peak. Normally you have so many people involved in production it's very easy for scene like that to get shaved down and lose a lot of their effect. I gotta give the live action props for nailing some of the most important parts.

[@YabukiShingo4]

Here we go, HERE WE GO! I've been waiting for this. I want to know if this actually broke you since I know from other videos that you rarely (if ever) cry and One Piece is notorious for breaking that trend in people. (I'm currently in YET another "emotional ugly crying" section myself)

[@darkness_hound1375]

I'm curious, what section are you talking about?

[@sethmamintod2373]

Luffy did not need to know Nami's past, he doesn't need to know who these scumbags were, all he was concerned was that they made Nami cry, and that is the last thing you wanna do against Luffy, hurting his friends will make you a target for his beating. This arc was 🔥.

[@lonewolf9325]

Glad you could make upto this point ever since you saw the LA version of this. Sure, villagers not being aware and Nojiko was a big departure..took away a lot of moments, plus Gen-san. For them to conclude a Garp storyline, along with Arlong fight, in one ep, made it shorter...only if it had more eps I guess.

[@rox4653]

Your reaction is verygood naturan with your good analizing.

[@jatin368]

Nami backstory in manga/anime was so much better than what they did in live action, Nojiko and Genzo bonds were the reason why Nami's story was impactful which got sidelined in live action

[@ClawBeastProductions]

I wish in the live action the people in village know what Nami was doing and Nami talking to them to stop going to fight Arlong leading to the Putting the Straw Hat on Nami scene. I wish it lead like that in live action. But I understand they have to rush through so much and not give moments for other characters. I’m upset they didn’t do much with Genzo in the live action the guy with pinwheel hat and the one who hugged Nami

[@Monsteretrope]

This is why One Piece fights are great, the build-up. The actual fights are good too but they dont even have to be xD

[@ktherrianify]

Dis guy is becoming my favorite reactor to One Piece, attention to detail.

[@MikeyVenture]

Appreciate you!

[@Ernis29]

awesome reaction! As brutal as Bellmere's death scene was anime nor live action did not show headshot that was in the manga. "Luffy, help me" scene is iconic.

[@KevinVideo]

These episodes always hit so hard. What I really love about the anime version is Luffy not knowing what Nami went through and he's still there for her all the way, and gives her his hat. I definitely prefer that.

[@moneilwisby61]

One thing that irritates me about the live action version is that after Nami's treasure is taken away she starts running to nowhere, before collapsing and stabbing herself with a knife that just suddenly appeared. I get that both things intensify the situation, but it doesn't make sense like in the anime.

[@giuliosf]

In the next video will better be the full fight 😊

[@IcepickEvans]

It's why I don't like that Nami goes to Arlong in the LA. The point of the deal is that Arlong is dangling hope in front of her to keep her motivated. It makes more sense.

[@AvEnGeD7X238]

This scene was done better in live action. By a long shot. 😊

[@LeeDee5]

The live action did a lot of great things but this is on another level. Hopefully with all the money that it should've bought in for Netflix they don't resort to cutting as much out for Season 2. One Piece is amazing and why wer're holding on still at the ~1100 mark for both manga and anime.

[@pritzenritz629]

There it is the Legendary so called "WALK" among the fans :D and the first Epic moment in One Piece out of many more ^^ but yeah actually everyone say that this whole Nami backstory and "the walk" are way better done than in the liveaction :) but well it's fact! :D

[@jaykerin1125]

If you watch ep 37 you will make it to 1037+ this was the episode that hooked me

[@jorgegruber728]

Arlong Park is the arc that makes me a fan of One Piece to like it!

[@JoshBou]

I loved the live action, but the worst thing they did was rob us of Papa Pinwheel. 😢

[@MikeyVenture]

Luffy getting the idea for a new move from the pinwheel killed me 😂

[@kiliemorton2849]

I kinda love that the live action did it differently that way the anime will be 10000000x better then it already was for new people

[@WatanukiProductions]

The live action is pretty good in almost every respect but I think Arlong park is so perfectly written to draw emotion and attachment out of the reader that every little change was for the worse. I wish they had just 30 more minutes so that they could do her backstory, Nojiko, and Genzo justice.

[@MikeyVenture]

I was thinking about that while I was editing this video. If they had maybe one more episode to focus on Arlong Park, they definitely could have fleshed out some stuff

[@WatanukiProductions]

​@@MikeyVenture Well I think if they had one or two more episode in order to cover Loguetown, the actual ending to East Blue they could have moved a lot of the season resolutions to there and had more time for Arlong Park without it needing an extra episode of it's own. Which according to Steven Maeda they wanted two more episodes to cover Loguetown but couldn't get the budget for them. That should hopefully be less of an issue for Season 2 since Season 1 was such a big hit.

[@Crazed3raser337]

I loved the live action, I think that it was clearly made by people who care about the source material, it had a lot of love put into it, and when there were changes, I was overall positive with them and knew that they had to make changes for the sake of adapting it to another medium. But the one change that I actively disliked was Nojiko hating Nami. I think it detracts from Nami's character for not confiding in her sister of all people, and I think it detracts from Nojiko's character for not trusting her dear sister more, and assuming for 10 whole years that Nami really did just turn pure evil and joined the monster that killed their mom.

[@Decubitus]

4:57 I can't believe 4kids Nami never took Bellemere out of Arlong's dungeon.

[@givemeoats]

"This show is so good at build up." And they keep at it for a good 1000 episodes.

[@redlemonsydney]

The live action Arlong Park is great. The manga/anime Arlong Park is phenomenal

[@kaijingarou6526]

The LA got many things right but certainly not Bellemere. They didn't have time for her and it shows. She's a completely different character in the anime, much more compelling, layered and badass.

[@otagamamv5100]

it would be really dope if you reacted to all the one piece openings/intros for a video