@@Wuffskers with its centering on god complex, i think the goofy-loving theme Merphy wouldn't be joyfully intrigued reading through FMA should she pick it back up. (Also applies to Death Note)
Yet another thank you to that one persistent commenter who got Merphy to start reading One Piece. That person is a legend on the level of Ask D. Question.
When Merphy reads Luffy saying "Trao Guy" or "Yamao" she probably doesn't laugh coz she thinks he's saying correct names 🤣 She is very much like Luffy herself
I love her perspective since she's more of a book person. You wouldn't believe the different ways people think just by having a person who reads mostly books reading manga. I have a friend that does the same thing and the stuff she tells me that one piece does really well is things I would have never thought of before. It's really fascinating honestly. Both her and Daniel Greene have been really fun listening to while they read through the series
Agreed it is a breath of fresh air, especially when they dont read the typical shounen manga. It proves that one piece isn't just your typical shounen as there are so many layers behind these characters and the world. Like daniel said multiple times if the medium was not manga this would've been top 5 best fiction pieces even though in my eyes it always was.
tbh its calle dbe literate and cultured, a lot of anime fans only go by the tropes and logics of the medium and dont really think about narrative or thematic elements (they just go from hype moment to hype moment basically)
That's why she loves fishman island so much, most of the others are typical shonen readers, who focus on just how strong the villain is, or how flashy the fight is. I was too disappointed with the majority of one piece fandom with their take on fishman island. Merphy's fishman island review and analysis quenched that uneasiness I had because of the generalised notion that fishman island, one of the best written and executed arcs for me, isn't good or some people going to the extent of even suggesting to skip that arc.
@@darknesswave100 its like you go back and watch thriller bark and try to be like “oh ahah absalom was such a douche” and then he keeps going, and going, and going. The sanji scene and nami finally getting some punches in and letting lola basically fondle him with punching was hilarious 😂😂😂
Merphy is honestly one of the few content creators that makes me enjoy reading One Piece even more. Her enthusiasm and joy whenever she talks about the series literally brings a smile to my face. I'm really glad she picked up the series.
I started reading/watching op back in the early 2000's then stopped around dressrosa cause I found the arcs too long and slow but then when I watched her videos it reminded me of why I loved op and decided to catch up just to be able to enjoy it with her
yes! Korotos is another one that ive found very enjoyable in that sense, he criticizes things here and there but i think its pretty obvious he loves the story. Hes just entering post timeskip and his hype levels seem off the charts :D
shes basically one of those outsider artists. She's never seen or read any manga/anime before and had no idea what one piece was going into it. That's as pure as you can get going into something
24:31 "I don’t want to get so wrapped up in my own theories that I wouldn’t leave rooms for Oda to do whatever he will gonna do". THANK YOU. SAY IT LOUDER. Geez. It’s already happening. It’s literally what is happening with a portion of the OP community who listens too many theories right now.
@@MerchHunterRicky no way that they don't know the fanfics and doujin/fanarts are available there for them, they'd just have to commission/give credits. They can't be that dumb.
Holy hell rewatching this January 16th 2024 with Merph wanting the kuma backstory, well you got it and don’t go crying to Oda after he gave it to you, a ton of fun rewatching these vids from awhile ago to see how they aged!
Thank you to whoever got Murphy into One Piece/manga/absurdist fiction. She was already my favorite booktuber but now it feels like she has entered a whole other world that I love.
Same here. I follow her because she never steers wrong on high fantasy and character epics. When she fell into one piece, something I have followed since I was 14, im 32 now. Watching her go throughout emotions that I experienced week to week when marineford was being printed was like a clash of two worlds for me!
@@TheWhipsnap Honestly!! I'm a bit newer to One Piece but I've been wrapped up in anime/manga since before high school. I'm now 27. And I felt that too. It was like wait am I dreaming right now?!
Merphy went from complaining about kid Sanji going 80 days without food to loving a series where a battle is fought on a floating island held up by flame clouds which has a giant skull on it where a teenager with rubber properties and an alcoholic dragon man fight with Looney Tunes effects. Character development!
Thing is though, more outlandishly magic stuff is often easier to accept than... completely normal people in completely normal situations that play out in a completely outlandish way but isn't commented on. Like, you generally kind of just assume in fiction that things generally follow the same... laws of physics? as reality where the series doesn't explicitly state otherwise. Like, sure, this is a story with all kinds of superpowers, but it still proports to follow the logic that "If you don't eat you starve and die." And then Sanji and Zeff survive for over two months with literally nothing to eat. That seems to break the series' *own* internal logic. Same with, well, a *lot* of cases of One Piece characters surviving things, really.
Let's not forget abotu the other shit that was happening in that island gentlemen. Like a speedo loving cyborg in a mecha fighting a triceratops that could spin it's horns and fly like a helicopter and wielded a saw blade. Or a perv chef with Power Ranger powers fighting a LIttlefoot Dinosaur that had a robot leg and could shoot out it's neck and wrap it around his enemies like a snake. Or the super hot best girl assassin girl growing a giant version of herself before ultimately turning into a demon to snap Spider Lady's neck, did I mention said Spider lady was fighting with a spear that had a human face and could light on fire? And then a giant elephant shows up.
'twas was never a matter of "if", only "when Murphy will appear in her room to talk with a Dude in a Room" Loved this! She's got this happy energy that gives to the fandom and is greatly appreciated
What Merph says about giving Oda room to do what he wants to, towards the end of the vid, is so true. A lot of theory crafting and head canon, to me, is a great way to create a narrative bias that ruins the mystique and ambiance of a story. Any who this was a great watch!!!
There's been theories for years that no longer work that I was like well if that's what happens that's amazing and I'm fine with it. But when it didn't I was fine anything for one piece is amazing but man some people get upset when it goes a different way
People are acting like they wrote the story. It’s ridiculous. If you had been writing a story that long you’d have to have the freedom to continue writing it…
It's funny that she in 18:06 mentioned that she she was wrong with her theory bc she thought world gov wants to "kuma" all the warlords, and now this is really happening with Oda showing the Seraphim Pacifistas
I would love to hear some experiences of readers of literature getting into manga, and readers of manga getting into literature as a result of Merphy and/or Daniel reading One Piece. I feel like this "movement" has bridged a gap between the two communities and it's been beautiful to see. They show so much respect towards eachother.
less the average idea, are we really accepting the power rangers silly ideas ? wasn't sanji's brothers enough of a failure in the character design aspect?
@Roronoa Boa the one i do not trust with the character and ability designs is oda lol, i genuinely was disappointed in the germa character designs, way too cartoony and power ranger like, not one piece and anime style whatsoever, what can syborgs do other than shooting laser beams and making big explosions ?
I've watched Murphys one piece vids like 3 times each. Just seeing a one piece fan enjoying this series and experiencing it for the first time is a treasure its self
It is funny going back to this late into Egghead and how Merphy, with some of the details a bit hazy, somewhat called the S-Snake and others with the warlords~
Its an arc that's more about the social divide between humans and Fishman. I won't say always but a lot of the times these kind of arcs go over a lot of people's heads or they just don't fully appreciate what was being done for the world lore wise. Fishman island was very needed because luffy is gonna end up being the person smashing that oppressive divide.
Hater: ''B-b-but Hordy Jones sucked-'' he is the perfect villain for the arc's themes and if they'd stop thinking about how every arc villain has to be a cool, overpowered badass they'd agree.
I just discovered her review series just as I’ve been finishing going through TotallyNotMark’s journey(only three videos left as of now), so once I finish that I’m going to be watching her’s next!
So true about Sabo. If we heard of him before Ace’s death then his reemergence would’ve been legendary. But his introduction afterwards felt like Oda trying to have his cake and eat it too. Shame because I love Sabo’s personality and root for him, but I can’t escape a nagging sourness whenever he’s on screen.
I disagree, his existence is in universe shown through aces tattoo, thought to be dead and why would either character bring him up for no reason in universe while they believe he's dead?
In the first panel with Ace, Luffy and the sake cups at the start of Marineford, you can see a third cup off to the side. So it must have been planned in some way
@@asksalottle220 but Sabo as a character, as a person, essentially wasn't revealed to the audience until Ace died which is not exactly high quality writing since it felt cheap. Oda name drops characters all the time that don't appear for hundreds of chapters. If he really wanted a second brother for Luffy it would have been better to hint at his existence earlier on. And to be honest it didn't even need to be that much earlier. When Luffy found out that Ace was going to be executed, he was in a hurry to go save him. A "I don't want another brother of mine to die" comment by Luffy couldve easily been used anytime between Amazon Lily and Marineford in order to prep the audience for the reveal of Sabo
Thank you for an insightful interview. As a newly minted week-to-week reader, I absolutely admire and respect Merphy for saying "... leave Oda room [for his story]". It is so frustrating (at times) to switch from binge reading an entire arc (with constant flipping back-n-forth to cross reference story points) to watching the weekly/bi-monthly trickle of chapters.
With the cesspool that the one piece community has become over the past couple years hearing the positivity coming from new comers like merphy and Daniel is so refreshing, as well as ppl like glr, tekking, joy girl, and manu
I completely agree with the Boa/Pudding take. Pudding was done much better than Boa was via the storytelling. Its not a matter of which character is better or more popular its simply a matter of how they were handled in the narrative and Pudding got the better of it there.
the difference is, Boa's lovy dovy is written as actual comedic relief Puddin's lovy dovy is part of the actual character development, with reasons behind it that go beyond the comedy.
The contrast between Boa and Pudding with the way they fell in love with Luffy & Sanji respectively shows which one is more relatable, in my opinion. Luffy was the only one who didn't fall in love with Boa at first, and Sanji was the first one who showed genuine love towards Pudding. So I think it's more relatable with Sanji x Pudding.
Wow. I usually get bored of those interview videos pretty fast. But this one was really wholesome. I love Murphy's attitude, character and how she brings even more joy to what I enjoy. She seems like an enjoyable person to be around.
I feel completely the same with Kuma, he’s such a mystery and he’s affiliated in some sort of way with every major party in the OP world and I just want his flashback, his moment and I wanna see how his character eventually affects the story as a whole. Always been a huge Kuma fan. Also, I hate to be “that guy” but I can’t help it, Merphy is gorgeous like wow…. I mean her being so smart and bright definitely adds to it, but just wow haha
All those garbage fanarts (no disrespect meant to the artists) of theoretical Gear 5 being in full black armanent with spiky hair or whatever Super Saiyan ripoff design and Oda makes him a white Looney Toons cartoon, so good.
Gecko moria is a really deep character when you look past his placement in The story. I dont think enough was done to look at moria’s past And how he suffered And how his world views were affected by those Crashing defeats And experiences in The New World. He even storms onto blackbeards island Just to try And save his Crew member And once again his Crew mate is slaughtered before he arrives. Thats pretty tragic when you think about It.
Cameback to watch this discussion again, after 1102 chapter is released... And all of Merphy's predictions about Kuma's backstory, as well as her warlord-pacifistization theory which is in a way Seraphims...etc .
My philosophy behind theories is that I love making ones I think make sense, but hope all of them are wrong because I have faith that Oda is smarter than me.
Just hearing the soft tinge of sadness in Merphy's tone when Liam talks about the reveal of the One Piece being the beginning of the end around the 24:00 mark hits me in a way I did not expect.
I think there's a quote from One Piece that is coincidentally quite fitting to describe Merphy, myself, and many others' experience with the series as we were first falling in love with the world and its' story. "Frog in the well, know how wide the ocean is."
@@Ghost-zj4pc I do know that it is a very old proverb! But that also doesn't change that the phrase was spoken in One Piece by a character, this making that sentence the literal definition of the term "a quote from One Piece." It's more relevant that it was spoken by a OP character, because this is a comment on a OP discussion. I didn't see the need to elaborate.
Got the chance to watch this in full and absolutely loved it, I love the interview style and casual chats. It's just so heartwarming to watch you interview Merphy who has been such a great person to watch
One of the things that really stands out to me about Merphy's meteoric rise in popularity with the OP fandom is that she's almost a proxy for that friend or family member that we've all tried to get into reading the series, while all of us know full well that the barrier of entry is daunting and understand their reluctance. But once they finally give it a go, we get to watch them fall in love with OP almost in real time. It's beautiful. To top it all off, with her expertise in literary analysis she brings so much more to the table in terms of themes, character moments, and well I could go on and on.
2 days ago I watched this video for the first time, didn’t know who Murphey was and I immediately after seeing this went and watched her reviews all the way from marineford to her most current video. And I’m really happy you did this so I was able to find her! Good job dude in a room good job
@@theifzelnite1087 I unfortunately have never had the opportunity to read the manga. But it is definitely one of the most beautifully handled Anime. But they did have to advantage of being able to work on it after the story was complete.( with FMAB obviously)
One critique I would give this video is that there was no introduction to who Merphy is. I had to Google find out because I waited several minutes into it hoping to find out who she is and why she was someone being interviewed. Love your content, just maybe introduce them next time. Not everyone follows every youtuber
I actually think that One piece is actually the most detailed world building in fiction. I would even have the cheek to say the world building at this point has actually exceeded Tolkien. Because even though Tolkien has created a rich history with middle earth, Oda has actually mapped out the geography, culture and economic systems of probably over 50 countries within one piece.
I'd say Oda and Tolkien are level with the two focusing on vhastly different concepts in their world building. Oda deep dived into governement structures, economic balances, social strata etc. But Tolkien created entire languages and cultures, fleshing out thousands of years of history. I imagine we'll get a more complete sense of the history of OP when the void century is revealed but I doubt it'll be as involved as Tolkien. Ultimately their world building reflects their world. Oda stretched out touching several countries, regions, islands, oceans and more. While Tolkien stretched back, sticking with 1 landmass but touching on several ages within.
dude in the room quick question would you consider being a guest on the one piece manga bros podcast ran by the anime youtubers ruffsenpai,boomsentai and seeohknee
I think Pudding was done better because bouncing off of Sanji was brilliant not only for his development but for hers. Whereas Luffy well…didn’t give a single shit haha. It was nice seeing him understanding there was a friendship though and obviously he was always going to do the right thing for everyone around him…but Sanji adds so many dynamics to WCI as a whole it’s obscene haha.
Oh I see why the "Pudding is better executed than Boa" opinion is quite controversial, and i think it's mainly because we are mostly manga readers while for Merphy this was one of her firsts so she doesnt know how usual the tsundere characteristic is in anime/manga. So even if it was a well made tsundere character, to most of us it feels like "oh not this again" and maybe thats why the characterisation feels a lot weaker even if it wasnt the case
The one thing people, who do Not watch the Anime but only read the Manga, is the OST. There are several legedary themes, which transport emotions so brilliantly.
Ever since you did your first interview on this channel, I had always hoped for this to happen. Love Merphy and love your way of interviewing Liam! Thanks for this. 😊
Listening to Merphy talking about how One Piece changed her life, her thoughts on absurdism and stuff, makes me really happy. Now 6 mins in and having a huge smile on my face x3. Thanks Merphy x3.
I haven't much watched Merphy's videos, but I'm in total agreement that fishman island is one of the best in the series. It is so seriously underrated by everyone. As it stands now I think it's my second favorite arc
This was a lot of fun to watch! I hope you do other collabs like this, being able to connect with other One piece fan’s view of the series is just really amazing and fun!
Personally I feel like Oda doesn't like killing characters. He belongs to the previous generation of shounen mangakas who rarely uses death as a means to have something impactful happen. But modern anime/manga almost has death every time. It would be nice for him to start breaking out a bit from the traditional and older shounen manga style of stories.
The most egregious one is definitely Pell. Man is literally just there now doing nothing. Like I get not wanting to kill characters but if you're not gonna use a character and you do a fake out death it just frustrates people. It would be fine if he was gonna do something but we all know he's not
I know it isnt over but the fact that he didnt kill anyone in Wano it's terrible, I mean it's a war against two yonkos, if nobody dies it feels kind of fake
As much as Oda doesn't like killing characters, he writes some of the best deaths in manga. Like find me a better death than Whitebeard or Oden from any series.
I feel like oda doesn't kill characters unless they have a really really huge impact on the story. Like wheter u kill pell or not it doesn't affect the storty( but i feel like he should have died 😅😅) All the characters that have died are in flashback which have huge impact on the story and the real-time deaths like ace whitebeard pedro also follow the same rule
This is the first video I am watching from the channel and man, I didn’t know you are such a great interviewer. I even have a feeling that I might enjoy this channel much more than your main one
I agree that pudding was done better. She even had a better emotional weight at the end. She took away Sanji's memories even though it hurt her so much. She then worked with him for I forget how many chapters to make the cake.
"I have a theory, it's probably wrong though..." *Perfectly predicts Kuma's background and the creation of the serephim*
i was gonna say, she called tf outta that lmao
Is she Oda is disguise?
@@chargemankentI think she very well might be oda's long lost sister...
@@moist139 She is, Jabra told me how they were separated as kids, very sad.
😂😂 I was thinking literally this. Omg
Merphy: I don’t like absurdist fiction
Also Merphy: Buggy is top five…
There’s no saving her now
I love that she went into that but then quit death Note and Fullmetal alchemist halfway through and stuck with one piece lol
@@noremac7216 I hope she gives FMA another go though
@@Wuffskers with its centering on god complex, i think the goofy-loving theme Merphy wouldn't be joyfully intrigued reading through FMA should she pick it back up. (Also applies to Death Note)
This aged well
@@noremac7216 I think I relate to her quitting Death Note halfway though.
Yet another thank you to that one persistent commenter who got Merphy to start reading One Piece. That person is a legend on the level of Ask D. Question.
They definitely had god tier persistence seeing as how they changed their name for it lol
The real life Ask D. Question of the One Piece fanbase 🤣
One Persistent Commenter is the true hero in all our hearts. Sniper king would be proud.
ask d question lmaooooo
Read D Manga
Merphy calling the Seraphim in a throwaway theory is so clutch
I've been looking for this comment 🔥
ikr crazy that she called it and honestly she needs to revisit the fact that she was so right asap
When Merphy reads Luffy saying "Trao Guy" or "Yamao" she probably doesn't laugh coz she thinks he's saying correct names 🤣
She is very much like Luffy herself
I'd say more like robin because robin tends to use the same names luffy does but in a more mature way
she just hasn't been in this space as long as we have 😎
Merphy brought along a kind of professional feel to the one piece fandom that I don't think can be found elsewhere
Morjy morj?
@@kaleomungin morji still thinks the raid is going to fail even after 1049 lol
@@BullCraftMaxx everyone has their own takes...some worse than others lol. And to be fair the reasoning he uses is quite legitimate.
@@BullCraftMaxx I mean its not like he is saying the Raid will Fail without any evidence. He has actual arguments. Not that I agree with him.
@@BullCraftMaxx the raid is going to fail we shall see
i will laugh at your mocking
I love her perspective since she's more of a book person. You wouldn't believe the different ways people think just by having a person who reads mostly books reading manga. I have a friend that does the same thing and the stuff she tells me that one piece does really well is things I would have never thought of before. It's really fascinating honestly. Both her and Daniel Greene have been really fun listening to while they read through the series
Agreed it is a breath of fresh air, especially when they dont read the typical shounen manga. It proves that one piece isn't just your typical shounen as there are so many layers behind these characters and the world. Like daniel said multiple times if the medium was not manga this would've been top 5 best fiction pieces even though in my eyes it always was.
tbh its calle dbe literate and cultured, a lot of anime fans only go by the tropes and logics of the medium and dont really think about narrative or thematic elements (they just go from hype moment to hype moment basically)
That's why she loves fishman island so much, most of the others are typical shonen readers, who focus on just how strong the villain is, or how flashy the fight is. I was too disappointed with the majority of one piece fandom with their take on fishman island. Merphy's fishman island review and analysis quenched that uneasiness I had because of the generalised notion that fishman island, one of the best written and executed arcs for me, isn't good or some people going to the extent of even suggesting to skip that arc.
"To make kumas out of all the warlords" Well that aged well
Merphy observation haki confirmed
@@blueturtlekhun Nah, she just pulled a Usopp
Now let's praise skypiea
And hate Absalom.
Amen.
Gang shit 💯🤝. My friend said it best. “Alright blackbeard the jig is up, i need to know who killed absalom…to shake their hand” lol
@@MerchHunterRicky oh my god I love that 😂
I'd like to do the same thing
And Fishman Island
@@darknesswave100 its like you go back and watch thriller bark and try to be like “oh ahah absalom was such a douche” and then he keeps going, and going, and going. The sanji scene and nami finally getting some punches in and letting lola basically fondle him with punching was hilarious 😂😂😂
The Kuma argument aged REALLY WELL soooo soon😂
I was looking in the comments for someone to mention it
"You want tragic ILK GIVE YOU TRAGIC" -Eichiiro Oda
Merphy is honestly one of the few content creators that makes me enjoy reading One Piece even more. Her enthusiasm and joy whenever she talks about the series literally brings a smile to my face. I'm really glad she picked up the series.
The amount of fun that joygirl has on her reactions is also super heartwarming
I started reading/watching op back in the early 2000's then stopped around dressrosa cause I found the arcs too long and slow but then when I watched her videos it reminded me of why I loved op and decided to catch up just to be able to enjoy it with her
yes! Korotos is another one that ive found very enjoyable in that sense, he criticizes things here and there but i think its pretty obvious he loves the story. Hes just entering post timeskip and his hype levels seem off the charts :D
shes basically one of those outsider artists. She's never seen or read any manga/anime before and had no idea what one piece was going into it. That's as pure as you can get going into something
24:31 "I don’t want to get so wrapped up in my own theories that I wouldn’t leave rooms for Oda to do whatever he will gonna do".
THANK YOU. SAY IT LOUDER.
Geez. It’s already happening. It’s literally what is happening with a portion of the OP community who listens too many theories right now.
Its happening with alot of people and when Oda zigs the story, they always come up with a counter zag lol
Honestly ... who came up with sake as theee one piece thats ridiculous
She was really spitting with this one🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@MerchHunterRicky no way that they don't know the fanfics and doujin/fanarts are available there for them, they'd just have to commission/give credits. They can't be that dumb.
The raid will fail and ZKK were hilarious with how vitriolic their supporters were, writing paragraphs of shit talking lmao
Holy hell rewatching this January 16th 2024 with Merph wanting the kuma backstory, well you got it and don’t go crying to Oda after he gave it to you, a ton of fun rewatching these vids from awhile ago to see how they aged!
Thank you to whoever got Murphy into One Piece/manga/absurdist fiction. She was already my favorite booktuber but now it feels like she has entered a whole other world that I love.
Same here. I follow her because she never steers wrong on high fantasy and character epics. When she fell into one piece, something I have followed since I was 14, im 32 now. Watching her go throughout emotions that I experienced week to week when marineford was being printed was like a clash of two worlds for me!
@@TheWhipsnap Honestly!! I'm a bit newer to One Piece but I've been wrapped up in anime/manga since before high school. I'm now 27. And I felt that too. It was like wait am I dreaming right now?!
Merphy went from complaining about kid Sanji going 80 days without food to loving a series where a battle is fought on a floating island held up by flame clouds which has a giant skull on it where a teenager with rubber properties and an alcoholic dragon man fight with Looney Tunes effects.
Character development!
man reading your comment I was shocked that this feels natural to us :o
When you put it that way...
Thing is though, more outlandishly magic stuff is often easier to accept than... completely normal people in completely normal situations that play out in a completely outlandish way but isn't commented on. Like, you generally kind of just assume in fiction that things generally follow the same... laws of physics? as reality where the series doesn't explicitly state otherwise. Like, sure, this is a story with all kinds of superpowers, but it still proports to follow the logic that "If you don't eat you starve and die." And then Sanji and Zeff survive for over two months with literally nothing to eat. That seems to break the series' *own* internal logic. Same with, well, a *lot* of cases of One Piece characters surviving things, really.
Let's not forget abotu the other shit that was happening in that island gentlemen. Like a speedo loving cyborg in a mecha fighting a triceratops that could spin it's horns and fly like a helicopter and wielded a saw blade. Or a perv chef with Power Ranger powers fighting a LIttlefoot Dinosaur that had a robot leg and could shoot out it's neck and wrap it around his enemies like a snake. Or the super hot best girl assassin girl growing a giant version of herself before ultimately turning into a demon to snap Spider Lady's neck, did I mention said Spider lady was fighting with a spear that had a human face and could light on fire? And then a giant elephant shows up.
She's going through her own arc!
'twas was never a matter of "if", only "when Murphy will appear in her room to talk with a Dude in a Room"
Loved this! She's got this happy energy that gives to the fandom and is greatly appreciated
Merphy has the review and analytics of any top person but bring the pure joy and excitement of any random person in the fandom
This is crazy I just found her Channel last night and listen to her for about 2 hours. I listened to her marineford breakdown. She's pretty awesome.
i envy you.. go watch her journey from the start.
What Merph says about giving Oda room to do what he wants to, towards the end of the vid, is so true. A lot of theory crafting and head canon, to me, is a great way to create a narrative bias that ruins the mystique and ambiance of a story. Any who this was a great watch!!!
There's been theories for years that no longer work that I was like well if that's what happens that's amazing and I'm fine with it. But when it didn't I was fine anything for one piece is amazing but man some people get upset when it goes a different way
People are acting like they wrote the story. It’s ridiculous. If you had been writing a story that long you’d have to have the freedom to continue writing it…
It's funny that she in 18:06 mentioned that she she was wrong with her theory bc she thought world gov wants to "kuma" all the warlords, and now this is really happening with Oda showing the Seraphim Pacifistas
Dayum... watching this after the last chapters... Merphy totally got it right with the Seraphims.
Merphy has observation haki confirmed
Brb gonna change my name to "Merphy Read The Panda Express Menu"
You won’t.
I am waiting
This is the most disappointing comment on UA-cam right now :(
do it
Yall are impatient damn
I would love to hear some experiences of readers of literature getting into manga, and readers of manga getting into literature as a result of Merphy and/or Daniel reading One Piece. I feel like this "movement" has bridged a gap between the two communities and it's been beautiful to see. They show so much respect towards eachother.
Omg that would be amazing. They are both great forms of art
Merphy will be eating her words about Caribou when he gets his second mega cover story and redemption arc on par with Zuko's.
I feel like caribou is intentionally annoying so people feel bad for hating him in the first place
Wait, the SSG just being cyborg versions of the Shichibukai is actually an amazing theory.
The world isn't ready for Cyborg Buggy🥶
@@jovannydiazabad6123 imagine if they made a Buggy cyborg that's as strong as he is perceived to be 💀💀💀
@Roronoa Boa rip
less the average idea, are we really accepting the power rangers silly ideas ? wasn't sanji's brothers enough of a failure in the character design aspect?
@Roronoa Boa the one i do not trust with the character and ability designs is oda lol, i genuinely was disappointed in the germa character designs, way too cartoony and power ranger like, not one piece and anime style whatsoever, what can syborgs do other than shooting laser beams and making big explosions ?
I've watched Murphys one piece vids like 3 times each. Just seeing a one piece fan enjoying this series and experiencing it for the first time is a treasure its self
It is funny going back to this late into Egghead and how Merphy, with some of the details a bit hazy, somewhat called the S-Snake and others with the warlords~
Fishman Island IS a masterpiece!!! Thank you Merphy for being the only youtuber I know who understands 😁
It's one of those arcs where people will appreciate it a lot more if you give it time similar to Skypiea.
The anime didn't do the manga justice,maybe coz this was lk a huge pivot for the studio(new world type ish)..so the studio was experimenting with alot
She actually changed my opinion of fishman island
Its an arc that's more about the social divide between humans and Fishman. I won't say always but a lot of the times these kind of arcs go over a lot of people's heads or they just don't fully appreciate what was being done for the world lore wise.
Fishman island was very needed because luffy is gonna end up being the person smashing that oppressive divide.
Hater: ''B-b-but Hordy Jones sucked-'' he is the perfect villain for the arc's themes and if they'd stop thinking about how every arc villain has to be a cool, overpowered badass they'd agree.
After watching this the algorithm decided to recommend me her channel I'm now fully caught up to get hxh reviews and eagerly awaiting chimera ant arc
I watched Merphies journey through One Piece after you made a vid about her earlier Liam and its been sooo much fun !
This style of interview is so soothing
Was just rewatching old Merphy reviews since I was out out content. So this was perfect timing. Merphy is such a delight!
Great interview as always. Looking forward to watch her content. First time hearing about her
I just discovered her review series just as I’ve been finishing going through TotallyNotMark’s journey(only three videos left as of now), so once I finish that I’m going to be watching her’s next!
She's very entertaining when she's talking about the series. Can tell she truly loves it
So true about Sabo. If we heard of him before Ace’s death then his reemergence would’ve been legendary. But his introduction afterwards felt like Oda trying to have his cake and eat it too. Shame because I love Sabo’s personality and root for him, but I can’t escape a nagging sourness whenever he’s on screen.
I disagree, his existence is in universe shown through aces tattoo, thought to be dead and why would either character bring him up for no reason in universe while they believe he's dead?
In the first panel with Ace, Luffy and the sake cups at the start of Marineford, you can see a third cup off to the side. So it must have been planned in some way
@@asksalottle220 but Sabo as a character, as a person, essentially wasn't revealed to the audience until Ace died which is not exactly high quality writing since it felt cheap. Oda name drops characters all the time that don't appear for hundreds of chapters. If he really wanted a second brother for Luffy it would have been better to hint at his existence earlier on. And to be honest it didn't even need to be that much earlier. When Luffy found out that Ace was going to be executed, he was in a hurry to go save him. A "I don't want another brother of mine to die" comment by Luffy couldve easily been used anytime between Amazon Lily and Marineford in order to prep the audience for the reveal of Sabo
@@braedenmahar597 Both Luffy and Ace say Sabos name during Marineford though.
@@sorakazesenpai do they? I can't believe I missed that. Do you remember about when either mentioned them?
Thank you for an insightful interview. As a newly minted week-to-week reader, I absolutely admire and respect Merphy for saying "... leave Oda room [for his story]". It is so frustrating (at times) to switch from binge reading an entire arc (with constant flipping back-n-forth to cross reference story points) to watching the weekly/bi-monthly trickle of chapters.
With the cesspool that the one piece community has become over the past couple years hearing the positivity coming from new comers like merphy and Daniel is so refreshing, as well as ppl like glr, tekking, joy girl, and manu
Liam carries the OP fandom on youtube, no doubt. No one else even comes close imo
@@MNMfirec14 ehh you can't say that , many other creators do in their own ways
@@MNMfirec14 eh, glr isn't probably carrying, but he's definitely the biggest
@@iamlost-zoro2883 Sure, but Liam does the most by far. Also, "imo" means "in my opinion" just fyi...
@@MNMfirec14 mr morj is that guy u are wrong
It's nice to be appreciated. I'm just happy to share the heights of the anime so that our manga readers can get that experience too.
I completely agree with the Boa/Pudding take. Pudding was done much better than Boa was via the storytelling. Its not a matter of which character is better or more popular its simply a matter of how they were handled in the narrative and Pudding got the better of it there.
Pudding had about 80 chapters to flesh her out whereas Hancock had about 10 including a couple panels from Impel, Marine and Return to SA.
the difference is, Boa's lovy dovy is written as actual comedic relief
Puddin's lovy dovy is part of the actual character development, with reasons behind it that go beyond the comedy.
The contrast between Boa and Pudding with the way they fell in love with Luffy & Sanji respectively shows which one is more relatable, in my opinion. Luffy was the only one who didn't fall in love with Boa at first, and Sanji was the first one who showed genuine love towards Pudding. So I think it's more relatable with Sanji x Pudding.
I feel it's becus Hancock has like 3-4 chapters focus on her alone , unlike Pudding who has almost the whole arc.
Wow. I usually get bored of those interview videos pretty fast. But this one was really wholesome. I love Murphy's attitude, character and how she brings even more joy to what I enjoy. She seems like an enjoyable person to be around.
Merphy's Kuma thoughts and theories aged so well that I had to look at the date of this upload again. Straight up future-sight.
I feel completely the same with Kuma, he’s such a mystery and he’s affiliated in some sort of way with every major party in the OP world and I just want his flashback, his moment and I wanna see how his character eventually affects the story as a whole. Always been a huge Kuma fan.
Also, I hate to be “that guy” but I can’t help it, Merphy is gorgeous like wow….
I mean her being so smart and bright definitely adds to it, but just wow haha
What I truly like about gear 5 is before it was introduced seemly everyone thought it be a serious power up but we got something else entirely
And pretty much almost everyone universally loved it except for a small minority.
@@chubbyalonso3687 and those people are the people who are still stuck on the idea of wanting to have a serious power up.
All those garbage fanarts (no disrespect meant to the artists) of theoretical Gear 5 being in full black armanent with spiky hair or whatever Super Saiyan ripoff design and Oda makes him a white Looney Toons cartoon, so good.
Murphy was headed in the right direction about the cyborg warlords theory! Props to you!
Gecko moria is a really deep character when you look past his placement in The story. I dont think enough was done to look at moria’s past And how he suffered And how his world views were affected by those Crashing defeats And experiences in The New World. He even storms onto blackbeards island Just to try And save his Crew member And once again his Crew mate is slaughtered before he arrives. Thats pretty tragic when you think about It.
i seriously like this series a lot it is very fun to see different people's journey into one piece
Cameback to watch this discussion again, after 1102 chapter is released... And all of Merphy's predictions about Kuma's backstory, as well as her warlord-pacifistization theory which is in a way Seraphims...etc .
About time! I am loving this so far.
I think Merphy gets One Piece better than most OPUA-camrs. She is the Pirate Queen and Buggy our Pirate King.
Tekking101>buggy
@@harrisonpike4973 Barry D. Brick > Tekking101
“I try not to think about it, the moment the one piece is revealed signals the beginning of the end” in Liam’s head …(of my OP career)
This was an awesome crossover I didn’t expect but I’m so glad happened!! I love Merphy’s videos
My philosophy behind theories is that I love making ones I think make sense, but hope all of them are wrong because I have faith that Oda is smarter than me.
Just hearing the soft tinge of sadness in Merphy's tone when Liam talks about the reveal of the One Piece being the beginning of the end around the 24:00 mark hits me in a way I did not expect.
I think there's a quote from One Piece that is coincidentally quite fitting to describe Merphy, myself, and many others' experience with the series as we were first falling in love with the world and its' story.
"Frog in the well, know how wide the ocean is."
Its not a one piece quote
It’s a Japanese proverb 🙂
@@Ghost-zj4pc I do know that it is a very old proverb! But that also doesn't change that the phrase was spoken in One Piece by a character, this making that sentence the literal definition of the term "a quote from One Piece."
It's more relevant that it was spoken by a OP character, because this is a comment on a OP discussion. I didn't see the need to elaborate.
Got the chance to watch this in full and absolutely loved it, I love the interview style and casual chats. It's just so heartwarming to watch you interview Merphy who has been such a great person to watch
One of the things that really stands out to me about Merphy's meteoric rise in popularity with the OP fandom is that she's almost a proxy for that friend or family member that we've all tried to get into reading the series, while all of us know full well that the barrier of entry is daunting and understand their reluctance. But once they finally give it a go, we get to watch them fall in love with OP almost in real time. It's beautiful.
To top it all off, with her expertise in literary analysis she brings so much more to the table in terms of themes, character moments, and well I could go on and on.
love merphy, great energy, great channel. this is a nice collab that i'm glad i found
She's adorable. Great guest. Probably my favorite so far.
2 days ago I watched this video for the first time, didn’t know who Murphey was and I immediately after seeing this went and watched her reviews all the way from marineford to her most current video. And I’m really happy you did this so I was able to find her! Good job dude in a room good job
Super chill was kicking back sketching away while listening.
More please 💥👍
Really hope you talk to her again after she finishes HxH. Would be great to hear another discussion
12:10 I was not ready for that... not one bit.
completely agree on the not getting to wrapped up on what the One Piece is thing
A video with two of my favs? What more could I ask for?
I still feel that tingling from watching the absolute fest that was epsiode 1017. Great video to calm me down! :)
Hearing the words "lost interest" when talking about FMA hurts me deep in my soul
Right? But oh well lmao
Same but she's gonna read it again soon :)
Hopefully now that she's more into manga she'll read it again. I've read the manga and watched Brotherhood more times than I can count at this point
@@darknesswave100 I’ll say this, anime is better than Manga
@@theifzelnite1087 I unfortunately have never had the opportunity to read the manga. But it is definitely one of the most beautifully handled Anime. But they did have to advantage of being able to work on it after the story was complete.( with FMAB obviously)
One critique I would give this video is that there was no introduction to who Merphy is. I had to Google find out because I waited several minutes into it hoping to find out who she is and why she was someone being interviewed. Love your content, just maybe introduce them next time. Not everyone follows every youtuber
18:20 "Cyborg Mihawk" gosh they theorised the seraphims!
I actually think that One piece is actually the most detailed world building in fiction. I would even have the cheek to say the world building at this point has actually exceeded Tolkien. Because even though Tolkien has created a rich history with middle earth, Oda has actually mapped out the geography, culture and economic systems of probably over 50 countries within one piece.
I'd say Oda and Tolkien are level with the two focusing on vhastly different concepts in their world building.
Oda deep dived into governement structures, economic balances, social strata etc. But Tolkien created entire languages and cultures, fleshing out thousands of years of history. I imagine we'll get a more complete sense of the history of OP when the void century is revealed but I doubt it'll be as involved as Tolkien.
Ultimately their world building reflects their world. Oda stretched out touching several countries, regions, islands, oceans and more. While Tolkien stretched back, sticking with 1 landmass but touching on several ages within.
@@yuukinoyuki9064 That is a very unique way of looking at it. Never thought of it that way.
dude in the room quick question would you consider being a guest on the one piece manga bros podcast ran by the anime youtubers ruffsenpai,boomsentai and seeohknee
Has anyone asked Merphy to do reaction videos on One Piece openings? There are high quality videos available on YT. Could be fun.
Please!
I think Pudding was done better because bouncing off of Sanji was brilliant not only for his development but for hers. Whereas Luffy well…didn’t give a single shit haha. It was nice seeing him understanding there was a friendship though and obviously he was always going to do the right thing for everyone around him…but Sanji adds so many dynamics to WCI as a whole it’s obscene haha.
I agree
...Toto.
I just realized, is he named that because he blesses the rain down in Alabastaaa?
well I hear the DRUMS echoing tonight...
@@jandreidrn you're right.
The plot thickens
Over the moon for you is a romance slice of life manga that got an anime adaptation in like 2020 and it had a good amnesia plot line.
Love this video! I’m so glad you brought Merphy and love the conversations/interactions.
17:58 Merphy was surprisingly on point with the fact of cloning the warlords
Oh I see why the "Pudding is better executed than Boa" opinion is quite controversial, and i think it's mainly because we are mostly manga readers while for Merphy this was one of her firsts so she doesnt know how usual the tsundere characteristic is in anime/manga. So even if it was a well made tsundere character, to most of us it feels like "oh not this again" and maybe thats why the characterisation feels a lot weaker even if it wasnt the case
18:00 right on the money, that’s crazy lol
This was cool to watch... just a wholesome conversation about a shared love of one piece and their making of these lovely youtube videos 😁
this was a great video to wake up and start my day with. thanks lima and merphy!
The one thing people, who do Not watch the Anime but only read the Manga, is the OST. There are several legedary themes, which transport emotions so brilliantly.
Ever since you did your first interview on this channel, I had always hoped for this to happen. Love Merphy and love your way of interviewing Liam! Thanks for this. 😊
Best reason to love crocodile is, ‘hisashiburi dana, Mugiwara’ from impel down
Listening to Merphy talking about how One Piece changed her life, her thoughts on absurdism and stuff, makes me really happy. Now 6 mins in and having a huge smile on my face x3. Thanks Merphy x3.
I haven't much watched Merphy's videos, but I'm in total agreement that fishman island is one of the best in the series. It is so seriously underrated by everyone. As it stands now I think it's my second favorite arc
Merphyyyy!!! I never clicked faster in my life!
Sake has a fermentation process. Roger saying "We were too early" can also mean sake was not ready to drink.
It Wil neverl be sake, this theory is the must dumb ever create, oda dont the messege of 30 of story bê alchool
This was a lot of fun to watch! I hope you do other collabs like this, being able to connect with other One piece fan’s view of the series is just really amazing and fun!
Personally I feel like Oda doesn't like killing characters. He belongs to the previous generation of shounen mangakas who rarely uses death as a means to have something impactful happen. But modern anime/manga almost has death every time. It would be nice for him to start breaking out a bit from the traditional and older shounen manga style of stories.
The most egregious one is definitely Pell. Man is literally just there now doing nothing. Like I get not wanting to kill characters but if you're not gonna use a character and you do a fake out death it just frustrates people. It would be fine if he was gonna do something but we all know he's not
@@darknesswave100 SPOILER
Because he's Pluton lmao.
Wait 5 years.
I know it isnt over but the fact that he didnt kill anyone in Wano it's terrible, I mean it's a war against two yonkos, if nobody dies it feels kind of fake
As much as Oda doesn't like killing characters, he writes some of the best deaths in manga. Like find me a better death than Whitebeard or Oden from any series.
I feel like oda doesn't kill characters unless they have a really really huge impact on the story. Like wheter u kill pell or not it doesn't affect the storty( but i feel like he should have died 😅😅)
All the characters that have died are in flashback which have huge impact on the story and the real-time deaths like ace whitebeard pedro also follow the same rule
that one commenter is like the guy that asked Gol D Roger about his treasure
The Collab we needed
Great interview 👍👍👍
Merphy’s corner of the one piece community is the best
This needs to have been an hour! Blue Banana Podcast Guest pleaaaseee
Dude and dudess is a room
Dudeet
You could even say they are in 2 rooms
Dude is gender neutral
@@brolow3380 dudett*
loving these collabs 🔥🔥
One Piece really hooked me during the Arlong Park arc. The stakes were high and i just adored the characters and art style.
This is the first video I am watching from the channel and man, I didn’t know you are such a great interviewer. I even have a feeling that I might enjoy this channel much more than your main one
She just predicted the seraphim. Wow.
That commentor who got you hooked is a legend.
SKYPIEA!!! NICE choice for an arc to be pointed on... skypiea is also the arc that made me cry reading a manga for the first time
Thank you!! I hate Sabo for existing. It’s not that he’s done anything. He just feels cheap and people always give me hate for it.
I agree that pudding was done better. She even had a better emotional weight at the end. She took away Sanji's memories even though it hurt her so much. She then worked with him for I forget how many chapters to make the cake.
I would love a feature in UA-cam where I could edit down the video to get rid of any spilers, but still give the original video ads.