It’s real! And sometimes you can even tell without mentioning it directly. If I have a suspicion I’ll try and throw the words ‘One Piece’ in a regular conversation to see if it gets a reaction hahaha
I was wearing a One Piece t shirt at the gym one time and I was sparring with this one dude. He stopped for a moment after he noticed my t shirt and asked me "broo, did you watch One Piece😮😁 ?" as he realized I was a fellow nakama ✊🤝. So yeah... One Piece really has this awesome quality of connecting people instantly... It feels like a very warm, family-like interaction every time it happens.
As Melonteee, a onepiece youtuber puts it for Sanji fans. Sanji has the lowest lows but the highest highs. For every 'Baratie Goodbye' theres also 'Sniffing Perona' moment
I’m a Zoro guy, I can’t stand Sanji and the only time that I’ve liked him (I’m in return to sabaody btw) was that one time in water 7. Sanji is so obnoxious post ts
Before you start, you think One Piece must be over hyped. Then one day you get surprised that clicking next chapter or next episode doesn't do anything. Then you eagerly await every new chapter.
You’re like “there’s way too many episodes to this” and one day u catch up and you’re like “there isn’t enough episodes” I know because I caught up in 2019 when wano was about to start and then COVID happened and god it was so frustrating having no new episodes for a year I rewatched the entire anime during COVID
Started watching sub during COVID (up to COVID break), have now got non-anime- lover flatmate watching live action, and now sub series. We are literally singing along to the first opening song for Luffys overwhelming joy
Also really agree that the soundtrack isn't talked about enough. Now that I'm reading the manga I really love the drawings and I get emotional but I just know that I would be crying a lot more when adapted to the anim.
13:08 "One Piece Brings people together" Yoooo You have no idea! In japanese there are 2 readings of "Hitotsunagi no daihiHou" 1(The Great Treasure of One Piece) 2 (THE TREASURE THAT BINDS PEOPLE TOGETHER)!!!!!!
One Piece saved my life in too pany ways to count I started it back in 2012, i was like 11 i think. And was in a very bad state that's still lasting til today So finding this silly pirate adventure with this goofy rubber boy got me laughed to extent i couldn't imagine possible. I was legit surprised at how funny this whole journey was and before i realized i was completely nose diving into these characters lives and it became my whole new thing. Back then i didn't have friends, classic, and it took me a lot of courage to ask a classmate who i knew watched it too to discuss about it, and it automatically clicked and we were already sharing episodes and discussing pirates and stuff. Before I knew i found myself in a small community of like minded people and now i even get to go to their weddings and events. I'm always surprised that this was happening thanks to this one show. It's not always easy but atleast Luffy's charisma and contagious joy help heal every day.
NAKAMA!!!!! I LOVE watching videos like this! Welcome to the crew! I tell people all of the time that One Piece is the greatest fictional story ever! Glad you caught up! Long inveatment, yes; but like you said. Totally worth it! Been readin/watching since 99!
One Piece is my favorite story. While I think the manga is mostly the better choice for a reread and the better way to consume the story over all I think I wouldn't love it as much, if I hadn't watched the anime first. The voice acting and especially the great music makes some of the best scenes of the series impact even harder. Definitely the best part of the show.
Also, while I loved One Piece from the beginning I feel what makes it special is something you can only get from a series as long running and consistently good as One Piece and that is feeling like living in the world and getting to know the characters like your own friends. When you talk about having spend more time with the Straw Hats than your own real life friends I think you hit it spot on.
100% agree with everything you said here! I read up to Alabasta and then watched from there. I think I’ll reread it next year and I’m looking forward to reliving it all!
10:02 I'm glad, that you mentioned the consistency or dependability of One Piece being always present! Just like many people here, my life had many changes and instabilities, but knowing that One Piece was always there while I was catching up and even now week-by-week or by watching other's reactions & reviews, gave my life some reliable relief. I'll definitely cry once it ends! What's your favorite arc? I assume it's WCI because of Sanji. Mine is Enies Lobby because of Robin (and Merry)! Robin's "I want to love! Take me to the sea with you" deeply resonated with me
My favourite is actually Water 7 I love the setting and the difficulties the crew were going through! I feel we got a lot of fun dynamics and development. A lot of it is supported and depends on Enies Lobby being part of the same story though. So for standalone arcs Alabasta and Whole Cake are my faves!
I grew up watching one piece with my brother at 14 I haven’t realized Ive now been watching this show for 10 years. It’s definitely my comfort media in my adult life something always brings me comfort and happiness
This is a great video about One Piece and seeing you talking about how actually great One Piece is refreshing, it’s because a certain other artist UA-camr talked negatively about it and doesn’t even try to understand what One Piece really is, so thank you new Nakama and Merry Christmas.
True I did see that video, felt like a lot of negativity just for the sake of it. I didn’t plan for this to be a response to that or anything though hahaha
A funny common theme with a lot of people who get into OP that I've noticed is that they hear it get hyped, try it, and just think it's ok. Then put it down for a bit and just pick it up again one day for whatever reason, and then it's over for them. I guess there's something about it that makes it hard to stop thinking about, or something. Almost like you could call it the first symptom of the OP mind virus haha
I was at the One Piece Symphony in London too!! And yeah, I think we were all crying. It was incredible. I've been reading and watching One Piece for 22 years now, so I'm glad you found this incredible story. I feel like it's our modern day Odyssey ❤️ it's everything. Great video, man!
I love One Piece. It gives me similar vibes to Tolkien's Legendarium, although I am not able to explain why. I'm really happy, because recently - after more than one year of advertising OP to her - my friend started watching it and fell in love with its story and characters.
I agree! It’s similar to Tolkien works in how deeply engrossed you can get in the world, it feels really tangible and that there’s lots of stories you can imagine happening there!
I've been a one piece fan since it came to the United States in 1999. I watched the East Blue arc as a kid on Saturday mornings. Then as I started to get busier (my parents wanted me to do things besides watch TV) I fell off one piece and didn't pick it back up for a long time. Then in college I went through a phase where I tried to find the endings to all the shows I was into as a kid but never finished (Shaman King, Fighting Foodons, etc). But when I put on the "last" episode of one piece it wasn't a finale. That's when I realized that it wasn't over. I read the manga until I caught up (around the Paramount War) and I have been reading weekly since. Now One Piece holds a very dear place for me. When I read new chapters it gives me the feeling of nostalgia while also being something entirely new. It's a feeling that nothing else in my life right now can replicate. One Piece has been a constant in my life for a long time now. I know when it does eventually end will be a very difficult day for me.
You’re right about the soundtrack!! Ive been watching one piece since 2008, and I’ve noticed that the one piece soundtrack is very distinct and super emotional-and I’ve definitely cried listening to the first opening before lol. it’s also wild because you mentioned the music right as I was thinking that you did a great job using it in your video!!
okay so. ramble time. i'm autistic, and that (combined with a few other factors- class, my strong personality, my weird interests and sense of humor) led to me being really lonely as a kid. like, i would stay awake at night and cry because i was so lonely. when i got to middle school, it increased tenfold. i was insanely depressed and coped with it in some.... not healthy ways (ED, some self-harm and ideation). my mental health got better after i got to high school, but i was still so cripplingly lonely. enter robin. i started watching one piece and fell in love with her as soon as i saw her. we have the same interests, the same senses of humor... she's basically me as a (female) anime character. her backstory hit me harder than any character before or since. seeing her finally break down and admit she wanted to live was a real turning point for my depression- it made me start to believe that i could have friends, people who care about me not in spite of my weirdness but because of it. i've made some of the best friends i've ever had since then, all thanks to her. also, she helped me find my passion for anthropology and archaeology!! i've always been fascinated by it but robin is what really pushed me to pursue it. (sorry for the long comment i just. i feel So Many Feelings about robin she's so important to me)
also SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 1133 the saul reunion made me cry like a goddamn BABY i love them so much. plus putting text on the subtext of robin's history with ideation hit so close to home, she's my favorite character ever and i adore her
@Figgy2763 it's not a competition?!? Sanji wanted to sacrifices himself 'cause of his lack of self-worth and Zoro was ready to exchange his life and dream for Luffy's. They both held the same resolve it's not me that says it BTW I'm quoting Brook.
I find it crazy that you caught up with the series in only about 2-3 years! I’ve been consuming One Piece media for over 10 years and I’ve been caught up on the anime for many years but I only just got caught up with the manga this year on my Japan trip! I bought a lot of stuff at the Mugiwara Store in Tokyo 😂. Since the series has been such a large part of my life it gives me a sense of comfort and happiness and I’m very it has brought you lots of joy! Also jpop music is awesome I love Ado she’s amazing I also listen to Fuji Kaze, Yoasobi, and Atarashii Gakko give them a listen if you haven’t done so already! Wonderful video that you’ve made! ❤
I was going back and forth if I should read one piece since my exams were coming and soon the exams were cancelled because of the virus. That was the universe calling me😂😂
It took me a few years to catch up from scratch when I picked it up again years ago, man, was it worth it. It went from “so many” to “not enough” by Whole Cake. Proud to say my son’s hooked, too! We’re up to Skypeia currently.
Yesss! One Piece is the best, im from Thailand and been watching it for 19 years now and we are both Sanji and Robin fan ❤️ actually i would say it's very difficult to choose your fav from the strawhats as they all have amazing characters! stay healthy and take care my nakama, let's go to the laughtale and witness all the strawhats acheiving their dream together 🎉
one piece has done ....such a number on me LMAO i don't think i could ever really encapsulate it but i am going to try bc this video has found me WEAK and EMOTIONAL!!!! i started one piece in late 2023 and i was...mortified. i'd left my roots as an anime fan growing up and though i had enjoyed one or two since, i'd never confess to it. i'm autistic, queer etc, and so this shame of who i was had rooted into me. i was embarrassed of liking things deemed "cringe" so, of course, when my mom told me about this show she thought i'd LOVE, the one piece live action, i went into it grudgingly. and i fell in love! we swore we would only watch the anime to the end of arlong park, and then wait for the rest of the live action. needless to say that did NOT happen, and before long we were tearing through alabasta, skypiea, even the g-8 filler arc. i thought it was a fantastic story, with beautiful characters, fun villains, amazing powers and of course the perfect protagonist, the soon-to-be king of the pirates, monkey d luffy. but i refused to tell a SOUL. the water 7 saga did something IMMENSE to me. usopp and luffys grief, franky's struggle with guilt and self worth, robin's life. there is good reason enies lobby is often lauded as one of, if not the best arc, in the entire series. this arc was... a sort of release for me: a kid who grew up depressed, different, WRONG, even wanting to die myself. but it is not a crime to just exist. and so with tears in my eyes i pressed on, and i was never quite the same. i wasn't much for crying, but by the end of thriller bark i was crying like a baby for brook and his song. in march 2024, right before i hit the timeskip, all of my friends found out What I Was (a huge nerd). i'd told one friend in strict confidence, who revealed they also casually enjoyed one piece, and another who then told... another friend, who told our entire discord server of longtime friends! it was funny, but i was still embarrassed. my options were shut down, or suck it up and be open about it. and one piece taught me better than to hide from what i love! then i got a dm from someone i rarely spoke to, despite knowing them for years. they just said "my sister wants to know if the one piece is real." and i, awkwardly, began to explain the lore. a week later they started the manga and i was... electrified. they tore through it and eventually passed me in dressrosa. i destroyed my sleep schedule, talking to them until 3 knowing i'd be up at 6 the next morning, and it was all so, so worth it. i started writing more fiction, started drawing again after thinking i'd never have the energy to pick up a pencil again. i dragged countless friends and family members into one piece, countless more by osmosis or proximity, and all of them who enjoyed it have, even in small ways, had their lives impacted by this story. i suppose it's just one of those things. luffy is ultimate joy, freedom incarnate. his love of life is infectious, and when i struggle to feel it for myself i think of him and his nakama. one piece is silly, ridiculous, even obnoxious to some but it is transcendent. i regret not one of the hours i have poured into this story, and i'll line my walls with posters and physical volumes and figurines until the day i die as far as i'm concerned !!!!!!!!!! right now, i'm watching thriller bark with another friend, and just like mid-2024 im now up until 3am every night with them, and there has been such a tangible shift in our relationship. one piece is freeing, i believe. it brings people together. so yeah if you ask me what one piece means to me i probably wont say all of this (although i might, i'm a yapper) but i will tell you one piece is a romance of life. it has made me laugh and cry and both at the same time, made me feel seen in places i didn't know i'd hidden, and it has given my love of art back to me when i thought i'd lost it for good. so maybe this long ass essay i've written is excessive, i don't care. i am young, still in high school, and yet this series has had so profound an impact on me i'm almost certain i'll carry it for my entire life. even if i don't, i will always have these amazing memories. and memories mean a lot, just like one piece says!! so, if for whatever reason you've made it to the end of this and you haven't seen one piece, go check it out NOW!!! most of it is on netflix, it's on amazon prime (though i dont recommend prime for later arcs, there's episodes out of order), crunchyroll (although i hear they're upping subscription prices, and all i'm saying is that one piece is about pirates so 🏴☠🏴☠yohoho watchcartoononline and its offshoots are great) a viz subscription to read official versions of the manga is fairly cheap iirc and the latest three issues are always free, and volumes are about $15-20 apiece, but there's plenty of unofficial sites that work just fine if you have an adblocker. we're in the final saga of the story now, but there's plenty of time to catch up before luffy becomes king of the pirates! don't wait! one piece could be for you! apologies for the one piece dissertation
I feel like everyone, be it fans or haters, agrees that the only reason why Sanji has that *one* really awful character flaw is because without it he would be too cool and would outshine everyone else in the story.
I feel like the best way to experience One Piece is to not watch/read it with the goal of finishing it, but to just go on a journey along with it. Maybe read 1 or 2 chapters a day or watch an episode every evening. That way it may take 2 or 3 years to catch up to it, but there is absolutely no hurry. Just get in on it on your own pace and you will be sad there isn't more of it and feel the pain of waiting for the next chapter in no time 😅
Dude, nobody is forcing you to watch every single episode. Just start watching and if you do not like it you can always just stop watching at any point. If you actually end up getting hooked you will thank god that there are so many episodes to watch. Trust me!
i had foreknowledge of the series up thru ace in alabasta by 2007 due to 4KIDs, then that's where my friend found the re-dub airing on toonami. Blackbeard's speech in Jaya. that's what got him. after 2 years of convincing me from then on, i got hooked on the kpop-sounding opening themes. then i thought "why not watch the current episodes from here? i then witness the glory that is emporio ivankov. in a spring break 2010 binge in high school - that's where i watch like 32 episodes a day myself worth of Foxy/Water 7 all the way thru to Enies Lobby's climax. filler included. it's the best time of my life i had ever had, then Jet Gatling Gun happened, and my life is forever never the same. i love luffy, i love one piece
I really do love your videos I was thinking I hadn’t seen one of your videos in a while so I went searching for you and my subscriber list was excited to see that you posted! I hope you had an awesome Christmas and congratulations on over 1000 subscribers.
I just didn’t find any music that really resonated with me until the last couple of years. I just heard whatever was on the radio or what other people I knew listened to and I didn’t really care for it at all
its so crazy how anytime you meet someone who's also a One Piece fan, you immediately feel like you're friends. we're really all nakama
DEFINETLY
It’s real! And sometimes you can even tell without mentioning it directly. If I have a suspicion I’ll try and throw the words ‘One Piece’ in a regular conversation to see if it gets a reaction hahaha
@@CameronHanashiye
I was wearing a One Piece t shirt at the gym one time and I was sparring with this one dude.
He stopped for a moment after he noticed my t shirt and asked me "broo, did you watch One Piece😮😁 ?" as he realized I was a fellow nakama ✊🤝.
So yeah... One Piece really has this awesome quality of connecting people instantly... It feels like a very warm, family-like interaction every time it happens.
As Melonteee, a onepiece youtuber puts it for Sanji fans.
Sanji has the lowest lows but the highest highs.
For every 'Baratie Goodbye' theres also 'Sniffing Perona' moment
Ive started to almost subconsciously filter those moments out over time
I’m a Zoro guy, I can’t stand Sanji and the only time that I’ve liked him (I’m in return to sabaody btw) was that one time in water 7. Sanji is so obnoxious post ts
@Figgy2763 what about whole cake?
@@rainesaysdie863 I’m in return to sabaody
@Figgy2763 oh I didnt see that well maybe he'll grow back on you
Before you start, you think One Piece must be over hyped. Then one day you get surprised that clicking next chapter or next episode doesn't do anything. Then you eagerly await every new chapter.
Oda made the story so addicting it’s true lol. People always complain about it being too long but I often think it isn’t long enough!
You’re like “there’s way too many episodes to this” and one day u catch up and you’re like “there isn’t enough episodes” I know because I caught up in 2019 when wano was about to start and then COVID happened and god it was so frustrating having no new episodes for a year I rewatched the entire anime during COVID
Started watching sub during COVID (up to COVID break), have now got non-anime- lover flatmate watching live action, and now sub series. We are literally singing along to the first opening song for Luffys overwhelming joy
I also convinced my current flatmate to watch it but they don’t quite know the lyrics to We Are yet hahaha
@CameronHanashi if they're scattering in "dur duh du duh, YOU WANNA BE MY FRIEND", then it's aaaaaall good 😆
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I've gotten into One Piece this year. As of today, I am on episode 548 in Fishman Island.
2024 is the year I Get It.
Almost there I'm at 450 I'm burning thru it tho
@oF-KoRn hell yeah! Closed out last night at 558! You've got this!
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@royalfun1031 listen, not everything is gonna be a hit 🤣
Also really agree that the soundtrack isn't talked about enough.
Now that I'm reading the manga I really love the drawings and I get emotional but I just know that I would be crying a lot more when adapted to the anim.
13:08 "One Piece Brings people together" Yoooo You have no idea! In japanese there are 2 readings of "Hitotsunagi no daihiHou" 1(The Great Treasure of One Piece) 2 (THE TREASURE THAT BINDS PEOPLE TOGETHER)!!!!!!
oh you speak japanese already my friend! sweet!
Yeah been studying Japanese since I was about 8 years hahaha One Piece really is a great ice breaker when talking to some Japanese people!
One Piece saved my life in too pany ways to count
I started it back in 2012, i was like 11 i think. And was in a very bad state that's still lasting til today
So finding this silly pirate adventure with this goofy rubber boy got me laughed to extent i couldn't imagine possible. I was legit surprised at how funny this whole journey was and before i realized i was completely nose diving into these characters lives and it became my whole new thing.
Back then i didn't have friends, classic, and it took me a lot of courage to ask a classmate who i knew watched it too to discuss about it, and it automatically clicked and we were already sharing episodes and discussing pirates and stuff.
Before I knew i found myself in a small community of like minded people and now i even get to go to their weddings and events.
I'm always surprised that this was happening thanks to this one show.
It's not always easy but atleast Luffy's charisma and contagious joy help heal every day.
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NAKAMA!!!!! I LOVE watching videos like this! Welcome to the crew! I tell people all of the time that One Piece is the greatest fictional story ever! Glad you caught up! Long inveatment, yes; but like you said. Totally worth it! Been readin/watching since 99!
Oh dude sick! Yeah true I am only a relatively recent member of the grand fleet since I started in 2022 but it’s so worth it
Yessss Sanji really gives us everything as much as Luffy comedy, emotional and good fights..... And I'm doing a DND themed one piece
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One Piece is my favorite story. While I think the manga is mostly the better choice for a reread and the better way to consume the story over all I think I wouldn't love it as much, if I hadn't watched the anime first. The voice acting and especially the great music makes some of the best scenes of the series impact even harder. Definitely the best part of the show.
Also, while I loved One Piece from the beginning I feel what makes it special is something you can only get from a series as long running and consistently good as One Piece and that is feeling like living in the world and getting to know the characters like your own friends. When you talk about having spend more time with the Straw Hats than your own real life friends I think you hit it spot on.
100% agree with everything you said here! I read up to Alabasta and then watched from there. I think I’ll reread it next year and I’m looking forward to reliving it all!
10:02 I'm glad, that you mentioned the consistency or dependability of One Piece being always present! Just like many people here, my life had many changes and instabilities, but knowing that One Piece was always there while I was catching up and even now week-by-week or by watching other's reactions & reviews, gave my life some reliable relief. I'll definitely cry once it ends!
What's your favorite arc? I assume it's WCI because of Sanji. Mine is Enies Lobby because of Robin (and Merry)! Robin's "I want to love! Take me to the sea with you" deeply resonated with me
My favourite is actually Water 7 I love the setting and the difficulties the crew were going through! I feel we got a lot of fun dynamics and development. A lot of it is supported and depends on Enies Lobby being part of the same story though. So for standalone arcs Alabasta and Whole Cake are my faves!
I grew up watching one piece with my brother at 14 I haven’t realized Ive now been watching this show for 10 years. It’s definitely my comfort media in my adult life something always brings me comfort and happiness
This is a great video about One Piece and seeing you talking about how actually great One Piece is refreshing, it’s because a certain other artist UA-camr talked negatively about it and doesn’t even try to understand what One Piece really is, so thank you new Nakama and Merry Christmas.
True I did see that video, felt like a lot of negativity just for the sake of it. I didn’t plan for this to be a response to that or anything though hahaha
I haven’t watched it but I’m glad it has made you feel happy and joy by watching it
A funny common theme with a lot of people who get into OP that I've noticed is that they hear it get hyped, try it, and just think it's ok. Then put it down for a bit and just pick it up again one day for whatever reason, and then it's over for them.
I guess there's something about it that makes it hard to stop thinking about, or something. Almost like you could call it the first symptom of the OP mind virus haha
I was at the One Piece Symphony in London too!! And yeah, I think we were all crying. It was incredible. I've been reading and watching One Piece for 22 years now, so I'm glad you found this incredible story. I feel like it's our modern day Odyssey ❤️ it's everything. Great video, man!
wow, 22 years, that is so long. What an amazing journey you must've had. What a joyous thing to be able to consistently read it for so long
Aw me some you got to see the symphony too! It really blew my expectations away glad you got to enjoy it!
i love sanji too. without the gags & other stuff at times, he would genuinely be my favorite, i think
Who else
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I love One Piece. It gives me similar vibes to Tolkien's Legendarium, although I am not able to explain why. I'm really happy, because recently - after more than one year of advertising OP to her - my friend started watching it and fell in love with its story and characters.
I agree! It’s similar to Tolkien works in how deeply engrossed you can get in the world, it feels really tangible and that there’s lots of stories you can imagine happening there!
I've been a one piece fan since it came to the United States in 1999. I watched the East Blue arc as a kid on Saturday mornings. Then as I started to get busier (my parents wanted me to do things besides watch TV) I fell off one piece and didn't pick it back up for a long time.
Then in college I went through a phase where I tried to find the endings to all the shows I was into as a kid but never finished (Shaman King, Fighting Foodons, etc). But when I put on the "last" episode of one piece it wasn't a finale. That's when I realized that it wasn't over. I read the manga until I caught up (around the Paramount War) and I have been reading weekly since.
Now One Piece holds a very dear place for me. When I read new chapters it gives me the feeling of nostalgia while also being something entirely new. It's a feeling that nothing else in my life right now can replicate. One Piece has been a constant in my life for a long time now. I know when it does eventually end will be a very difficult day for me.
You’re right about the soundtrack!! Ive been watching one piece since 2008, and I’ve noticed that the one piece soundtrack is very distinct and super emotional-and I’ve definitely cried listening to the first opening before lol.
it’s also wild because you mentioned the music right as I was thinking that you did a great job using it in your video!!
great video man, glad to see yet another person promote my favourite show of all time
Of course! Glad you enjoyed it too thanks for the comment!
Fellow Sanji fan here… I’m sure you love Nanami from JJK too 😂
I’ve only actually seen like 6 episodes of JJK so I’m not sure but I’m guessing he wears a suit?
@@CameronHanashi Yeah that's why I said 😂
okay so. ramble time.
i'm autistic, and that (combined with a few other factors- class, my strong personality, my weird interests and sense of humor) led to me being really lonely as a kid. like, i would stay awake at night and cry because i was so lonely. when i got to middle school, it increased tenfold. i was insanely depressed and coped with it in some.... not healthy ways (ED, some self-harm and ideation). my mental health got better after i got to high school, but i was still so cripplingly lonely.
enter robin. i started watching one piece and fell in love with her as soon as i saw her. we have the same interests, the same senses of humor... she's basically me as a (female) anime character. her backstory hit me harder than any character before or since. seeing her finally break down and admit she wanted to live was a real turning point for my depression- it made me start to believe that i could have friends, people who care about me not in spite of my weirdness but because of it. i've made some of the best friends i've ever had since then, all thanks to her.
also, she helped me find my passion for anthropology and archaeology!! i've always been fascinated by it but robin is what really pushed me to pursue it. (sorry for the long comment i just. i feel So Many Feelings about robin she's so important to me)
also SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 1133
the saul reunion made me cry like a goddamn BABY i love them so much. plus putting text on the subtext of robin's history with ideation hit so close to home, she's my favorite character ever and i adore her
Yes we Sanji fans stick together 😊
Zoro on top
@Figgy2763 andddd you guys are why we can't have nothing nice :(
@shadownight3030 b-b-ut what about nothing happened???
@Figgy2763 it's not a competition?!?
Sanji wanted to sacrifices himself 'cause of his lack of self-worth and Zoro was ready to exchange his life and dream for Luffy's.
They both held the same resolve it's not me that says it BTW I'm quoting Brook.
@shadownight3030 yeah I agree, I like Sanji and zoro
Great video, welcome to the crew. One piece has one of the best communities imo
I find it crazy that you caught up with the series in only about 2-3 years! I’ve been consuming One Piece media for over 10 years and I’ve been caught up on the anime for many years but I only just got caught up with the manga this year on my Japan trip! I bought a lot of stuff at the Mugiwara Store in Tokyo 😂. Since the series has been such a large part of my life it gives me a sense of comfort and happiness and I’m very it has brought you lots of joy! Also jpop music is awesome I love Ado she’s amazing I also listen to Fuji Kaze, Yoasobi, and Atarashii Gakko give them a listen if you haven’t done so already! Wonderful video that you’ve made! ❤
I know some people who got through it even faster hahaha. But yeah I know Yoasobi and Fuji Kaze both are great and I listen to them regularly!
I was going back and forth if I should read one piece since my exams were coming and soon the exams were cancelled because of the virus. That was the universe calling me😂😂
The world gave you the time to catch up hahaha
It's not only my favourite manga of all time, it has become my fav fictional story of all time in general
It took me a few years to catch up from scratch when I picked it up again years ago, man, was it worth it. It went from “so many” to “not enough” by Whole Cake. Proud to say my son’s hooked, too! We’re up to Skypeia currently.
Yesss! One Piece is the best, im from Thailand and been watching it for 19 years now and we are both Sanji and Robin fan ❤️ actually i would say it's very difficult to choose your fav from the strawhats as they all have amazing characters! stay healthy and take care my nakama, let's go to the laughtale and witness all the strawhats acheiving their dream together 🎉
It is really hard to pick you’re right! It’s so hard to pick who would be my least favourite because I love them all so much!
one piece has done ....such a number on me LMAO i don't think i could ever really encapsulate it but i am going to try bc this video has found me WEAK and EMOTIONAL!!!!
i started one piece in late 2023 and i was...mortified. i'd left my roots as an anime fan growing up and though i had enjoyed one or two since, i'd never confess to it. i'm autistic, queer etc, and so this shame of who i was had rooted into me. i was embarrassed of liking things deemed "cringe" so, of course, when my mom told me about this show she thought i'd LOVE, the one piece live action, i went into it grudgingly. and i fell in love!
we swore we would only watch the anime to the end of arlong park, and then wait for the rest of the live action. needless to say that did NOT happen, and before long we were tearing through alabasta, skypiea, even the g-8 filler arc. i thought it was a fantastic story, with beautiful characters, fun villains, amazing powers and of course the perfect protagonist, the soon-to-be king of the pirates, monkey d luffy. but i refused to tell a SOUL.
the water 7 saga did something IMMENSE to me. usopp and luffys grief, franky's struggle with guilt and self worth, robin's life. there is good reason enies lobby is often lauded as one of, if not the best arc, in the entire series. this arc was... a sort of release for me: a kid who grew up depressed, different, WRONG, even wanting to die myself. but it is not a crime to just exist. and so with tears in my eyes i pressed on, and i was never quite the same. i wasn't much for crying, but by the end of thriller bark i was crying like a baby for brook and his song.
in march 2024, right before i hit the timeskip, all of my friends found out What I Was (a huge nerd). i'd told one friend in strict confidence, who revealed they also casually enjoyed one piece, and another who then told... another friend, who told our entire discord server of longtime friends! it was funny, but i was still embarrassed. my options were shut down, or suck it up and be open about it. and one piece taught me better than to hide from what i love!
then i got a dm from someone i rarely spoke to, despite knowing them for years. they just said "my sister wants to know if the one piece is real." and i, awkwardly, began to explain the lore. a week later they started the manga and i was... electrified. they tore through it and eventually passed me in dressrosa. i destroyed my sleep schedule, talking to them until 3 knowing i'd be up at 6 the next morning, and it was all so, so worth it. i started writing more fiction, started drawing again after thinking i'd never have the energy to pick up a pencil again. i dragged countless friends and family members into one piece, countless more by osmosis or proximity, and all of them who enjoyed it have, even in small ways, had their lives impacted by this story. i suppose it's just one of those things.
luffy is ultimate joy, freedom incarnate. his love of life is infectious, and when i struggle to feel it for myself i think of him and his nakama. one piece is silly, ridiculous, even obnoxious to some but it is transcendent. i regret not one of the hours i have poured into this story, and i'll line my walls with posters and physical volumes and figurines until the day i die as far as i'm concerned !!!!!!!!!!
right now, i'm watching thriller bark with another friend, and just like mid-2024 im now up until 3am every night with them, and there has been such a tangible shift in our relationship. one piece is freeing, i believe. it brings people together.
so yeah if you ask me what one piece means to me i probably wont say all of this (although i might, i'm a yapper) but i will tell you one piece is a romance of life. it has made me laugh and cry and both at the same time, made me feel seen in places i didn't know i'd hidden, and it has given my love of art back to me when i thought i'd lost it for good. so maybe this long ass essay i've written is excessive, i don't care. i am young, still in high school, and yet this series has had so profound an impact on me i'm almost certain i'll carry it for my entire life. even if i don't, i will always have these amazing memories. and memories mean a lot, just like one piece says!!
so, if for whatever reason you've made it to the end of this and you haven't seen one piece, go check it out NOW!!! most of it is on netflix, it's on amazon prime (though i dont recommend prime for later arcs, there's episodes out of order), crunchyroll (although i hear they're upping subscription prices, and all i'm saying is that one piece is about pirates so 🏴☠🏴☠yohoho watchcartoononline and its offshoots are great) a viz subscription to read official versions of the manga is fairly cheap iirc and the latest three issues are always free, and volumes are about $15-20 apiece, but there's plenty of unofficial sites that work just fine if you have an adblocker. we're in the final saga of the story now, but there's plenty of time to catch up before luffy becomes king of the pirates! don't wait! one piece could be for you!
apologies for the one piece dissertation
I read all of these and I bet that all of the words here are just a fraction of all the things you think about the series😂 I understand
@second1387 oh for sure!!!! the things i could say are endless!! thanks for reading all that LMAO
I feel like everyone, be it fans or haters, agrees that the only reason why Sanji has that *one* really awful character flaw is because without it he would be too cool and would outshine everyone else in the story.
Fax
Ppl take that at face value then talk shit
I can't remember what I did before one piece, but I know I'm happier after having found it.
6:15 wdym film red was 2 years ago???
It’s true. Even worse, Wano ended 2 and a half years ago!
I got into one piece ten years ago and that was still considered getting into it late so everyone got into it late lol
Sanji fans tend to be people who read the manga, because the anime does him really dirty
umm, no. I started with, and love the anime. Sanji is absolutely one of the best characters in the show hands down. Get off tour high horse.
sanji’s 💯 no matter where
Or they just overdo it for Pacing😭😭🗿
We got canon on our side
Wanji fans unite
Luffy, Sanji, Robin prolly top SHs
This video is a joy! I like your style
Thank you! Glad you like it!
Damn this is all really convincing… but I just can’t get into an 1000+ series THAT’S NOT EVEN FINISHED YET 😭😭
I feel like the best way to experience One Piece is to not watch/read it with the goal of finishing it, but to just go on a journey along with it. Maybe read 1 or 2 chapters a day or watch an episode every evening. That way it may take 2 or 3 years to catch up to it, but there is absolutely no hurry. Just get in on it on your own pace and you will be sad there isn't more of it and feel the pain of waiting for the next chapter in no time 😅
It's worth it. They are taking a few months off now to finish the last arc. They are already talking about reteleasing it from scratch
Just do it, if you dont like midway just drop it, its not supposed to be a chore.
Dude, nobody is forcing you to watch every single episode. Just start watching and if you do not like it you can always just stop watching at any point. If you actually end up getting hooked you will thank god that there are so many episodes to watch. Trust me!
Just for curiousity sake, why do you think you can't? What's the rush?
i had foreknowledge of the series up thru ace in alabasta by 2007 due to 4KIDs, then that's where my friend found the re-dub airing on toonami. Blackbeard's speech in Jaya. that's what got him. after 2 years of convincing me from then on, i got hooked on the kpop-sounding opening themes. then i thought "why not watch the current episodes from here? i then witness the glory that is emporio ivankov. in a spring break 2010 binge in high school - that's where i watch like 32 episodes a day myself worth of Foxy/Water 7 all the way thru to Enies Lobby's climax. filler included. it's the best time of my life i had ever had, then Jet Gatling Gun happened, and my life is forever never the same. i love luffy, i love one piece
I really do love your videos I was thinking I hadn’t seen one of your videos in a while so I went searching for you and my subscriber list was excited to see that you posted! I hope you had an awesome Christmas and congratulations on over 1000 subscribers.
ah, the guy who made that duolingo video is also a one piece truther like me. tho, ive been so into it since 2010
great video!!
I just finished watching One Piece today😁
I read the tittle as the infectious of joy boy of one piece like 3 times and now I realize it wasn't that
🎉🎉🎉
peak video
I love Sanji too
❤
how are you not a fan of msic in general bro?
I just didn’t find any music that really resonated with me until the last couple of years. I just heard whatever was on the radio or what other people I knew listened to and I didn’t really care for it at all
Took me 7 months