I gave in and started watching it around the end of last year. And I'm still watching it. I really thought that I would put it on hiatus along the line, maybe when I hit the timeskip, but I just kept going. At this point, I'm already 2/3 through it, so I'm probably going to push on until I'm caught up. It really is as good as they say.
Those character designs are just peak mid 90s OVA design. You know the kind I'm talking about. That Slayers/Saber Marionette/El Hazard kinda vibe. Scratch marks on bulbous armor pieces, etc.
21:17 I LOVE how rubbery they make Luffy. Like here, where his head is turned around a bit too far. It makes sense! Luffy probably would sometimes forget how regular people's bones work and do weird bends. Now I'm a little sad the main show didn't play with that idea more.
Been hearing about an early One Piece Film but never got the chance to witness it! This Definitely has a cinematic feel you rightfully compared to later Slayers series ( Try comes to mind)! It looks absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to finally watch it!
I can't believe they managed to find a lead actor who could capture Luffy's weird inexplicable charisma. I really didn't think a human being could pull that off.
Ah you new comers. You don't know the joys of watching bootleg DVDs with weird translations like hat being subbed as cat or Sanji being called sunkissed or arlong being called dragon. Or even the joys of watching high res bit torrents.
You are without a doubt one of, if not THE best anime-based channel online with this retrospective series alone (the Looney Toons miniseries is also amazing), and yet, there's some disbelief that ONE PIECE has been around for so long that you are now doing a single episode on one of its films. Not a criticism, just a stated fact... One Piece will be going long after the heat death of this dimension!
Just one question would you ever do a video about the original Urusei Yatsura not the movie's the original Urusei Yatsura show and there voice actor's ❤❤❤❤❤
You are only the second person to bring up Ganzack in terms of One Piece media that I have encountered. You're only beaten by Grand Line 3.5, which is interesting considering you also brought up FiM.
For a future film, they should get Taniguchi to remake and expand on this movie using the same art style. That would be awesome to see, especially if it's animated like the Wano arc, Stampede, and Film Red. My idea would be for this to be a sort of throwback movie set right after recruiting Sanji but before they enter the Grand Line proper. Maybe give Ganzack better henchmen, expand on his idea of Grand Line conquest, and maybe even give him some new gadgets to work with that could really challenge pre-Grand Line Luffy.
watching all of one piece (excluding movies) in two months it’s one of my greatest prides. I started thinking I was never gonna like it only for it to hook me in orange town, it means so much to me.
Though I'll never be able to watch/read One Piece (cancelled my Netflix so no live action either), this one shot definitely explains the appeal of this mega franchise. Gorgeous animation of Luffy's powers and the 90s cell painted colors looks great on Odas art style.
fun fact: Luffy has been voiced by 2 seiyuu who have been coworkers for the same series, much like how Tanaka voiced Maria in Sakura Wars and voiced this version of Luffy, Luffy's current seiyuu voiced Kanna who was also from Sakura Wars.
i might add that they've been best friends since their wataru days in the late 80s before sakura wars and both said they are each other's bffs in the industry, and they both joked about the luffy situation
Ha, I just watched this short the other day as I've been hauled indoors for a week due to Corona, very soon-ish after finishing all of the live-action One Piece. I couldn't think of much to compliment other than the animation myself, so thanks for all the extra perspective I didn't consider! 🏴☠️ Can't believe I didn't recognise my favourite seiyuu Takagi as my favourite Strawhat. :'(
Good timing on uploading this video since the live-action adaptation was the most watched Netflix series beating both Stranger Things season 4 and Wednesday, and now it's been renewed for a second season via a message from Oda himself and a tease of a certain reindeer doctor joing the crew that season, plus the show runners have ideas on how to adapt the manga/anime for at least 6 seasons, maybe 12 if we're lucky
I remember hearing from one reviewer how ganzack has elements of Buggy, Arlong and krieg. I feel that this isn't accurate as arlong appeared after the special and krieg debuted a month before the ova. Unless oda shared notes about future one piece villains with the OVA producers. I imagine production would have started months before the relase.
Thank you for this introduction to One Piece’s history!! Even through I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so much of the anime heritage from that era slipped by me. Glad it isn’t too late to catch up!
Thanks for the video!! As a longtime fan of Slayers I'd say that I'd like to watch One Piece if it'd be done this way, but it isn't so I'll stay in my world where One Piece isn't one of the greatest anime in the world ('cause it isn't). Sorry to be not sorry about it^^)
It's still crazy to me that One Piece has literally defined manga-adapted anime and yet it's first appearance in anime is extremely obscure. Hell even most of DragonBall is completely iconic, even GT!
I was eating chips and tried to thumbs up the video right from the start and accidentally tumbs it down. I promptly corrected my mistake but I'm sorry I love this channel and One Piece, too! =(
Thanks for that, i was also tired by bleach and naruto and skipped one piece entirely - i needed someone trusted to convince me to watch it even if whole world was taking about it earlier :P
Hard to believe it's been 25 years since One Piece was created... damn I feel old. I want to get back into the series, but the length and my short attention span doesn't help. At least the Netflix series kicks ass.
I don't care how much people recommend it, there is nothing that's going to convince me to get into One Piece. ... Unless someone gives me a large treasure chest of actual gold and riches when I finish. Kind of like the reward the protagonists are supposedly getting at the end of the series.
Before I started watching the anime, I saw this OVA years ago. I really wish the anime was produced by Production I.G. because the animation is much more fluid and detailed than Toei’s.
I actually prefer the art style they did in Defeat the Pirate Ganzack. The character designs are way better than the modern design in the current anime IMO. Pretty good documentary, had no idea this is actually the first animation of One Piece.
I'm trying to get caught up in the series. I'm almost back to where I originally was but forgot 90 percent of. I stopped at 532 or so but could only fully remember right before the skypiea arc. I'm at that episode again. (483) I'm not crying, you're crying. Poor boy was traumatized af.
And maybe after that cover another ecchi anime, and this time go for one of two OVA's based on Go Nagai's sexiest heroine, the Warrior of Love herself, Cutie Honey
@@erichfiedler1481 *Gasps* You better stay away from New Cutie Honey OVA, but, we should watch the greatest hentai mecha anime called "Hentai Express."
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I've managed to escape the grasp of One Piece for many years. Every day it gets a little harder to resist, and now I might just watch this.
I gave in and started watching it around the end of last year. And I'm still watching it. I really thought that I would put it on hiatus along the line, maybe when I hit the timeskip, but I just kept going. At this point, I'm already 2/3 through it, so I'm probably going to push on until I'm caught up. It really is as good as they say.
Those character designs are just peak mid 90s OVA design. You know the kind I'm talking about. That Slayers/Saber Marionette/El Hazard kinda vibe. Scratch marks on bulbous armor pieces, etc.
21:17 I LOVE how rubbery they make Luffy. Like here, where his head is turned around a bit too far. It makes sense! Luffy probably would sometimes forget how regular people's bones work and do weird bends. Now I'm a little sad the main show didn't play with that idea more.
I heard that they made Luffy's rubber sounds more realistic compared to how it sounds in Toei's version.
If you ever want to watch One Piece with that 90s style look. This anime is the one for you.
Yes
Been hearing about an early One Piece Film but never got the chance to witness it! This Definitely has a cinematic feel you rightfully compared to later Slayers series ( Try comes to mind)! It looks absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to finally watch it!
I still can't believe the Netflix adaptation is actually doing well. I was expecting it to bomb as bad as their Cowboy Bebop adaptation
I can't believe they managed to find a lead actor who could capture Luffy's weird inexplicable charisma. I really didn't think a human being could pull that off.
@@jasonblalock4429 me either :T
Imagine a Paul WS Anderson adaptation of an anime…or Rob Zombie’s.
Ah you new comers. You don't know the joys of watching bootleg DVDs with weird translations like hat being subbed as cat or Sanji being called sunkissed or arlong being called dragon. Or even the joys of watching high res bit torrents.
You are without a doubt one of, if not THE best anime-based channel online with this retrospective series alone (the Looney Toons miniseries is also amazing), and yet, there's some disbelief that ONE PIECE has been around for so long that you are now doing a single episode on one of its films. Not a criticism, just a stated fact... One Piece will be going long after the heat death of this dimension!
This is the only time you're going to mention Gaogaigar isn't it?
Just one question would you ever do a video about the original Urusei Yatsura not the movie's the original Urusei Yatsura show and there voice actor's ❤❤❤❤❤
Anad thank you for the 4kids one piece reference!
Ouch
You are only the second person to bring up Ganzack in terms of One Piece media that I have encountered. You're only beaten by Grand Line 3.5, which is interesting considering you also brought up FiM.
Getting in on the live action one piece hype i see.
For a future film, they should get Taniguchi to remake and expand on this movie using the same art style. That would be awesome to see, especially if it's animated like the Wano arc, Stampede, and Film Red. My idea would be for this to be a sort of throwback movie set right after recruiting Sanji but before they enter the Grand Line proper. Maybe give Ganzack better henchmen, expand on his idea of Grand Line conquest, and maybe even give him some new gadgets to work with that could really challenge pre-Grand Line Luffy.
I love One Piece and i also love this OVA.
watching all of one piece (excluding movies) in two months it’s one of my greatest prides. I started thinking I was never gonna like it only for it to hook me in orange town, it means so much to me.
Though I'll never be able to watch/read One Piece (cancelled my Netflix so no live action either), this one shot definitely explains the appeal of this mega franchise. Gorgeous animation of Luffy's powers and the 90s cell painted colors looks great on Odas art style.
I got into One Piece about 2 years ago, I've only read the manga and I adore it. I'll get around to the anime at some point.
Urara Takano also voiced Mowgli in the Jungle Book anime.
fun fact: Luffy has been voiced by 2 seiyuu who have been coworkers for the same series, much like how Tanaka voiced Maria in Sakura Wars and voiced this version of Luffy, Luffy's current seiyuu voiced Kanna who was also from Sakura Wars.
i might add that they've been best friends since their wataru days in the late 80s before sakura wars and both said they are each other's bffs in the industry, and they both joked about the luffy situation
Ha, I just watched this short the other day as I've been hauled indoors for a week due to Corona, very soon-ish after finishing all of the live-action One Piece. I couldn't think of much to compliment other than the animation myself, so thanks for all the extra perspective I didn't consider! 🏴☠️
Can't believe I didn't recognise my favourite seiyuu Takagi as my favourite Strawhat. :'(
4:10 Killer opening, btw. Haven't said that in a few weeks so ...
Man I wish I enjoyed One Piece, fans looks like they’re having fun.
One piece is getting a anime remake no I’m not joking it’s going to Netflix
Good timing on uploading this video since the live-action adaptation was the most watched Netflix series beating both Stranger Things season 4 and Wednesday, and now it's been renewed for a second season via a message from Oda himself and a tease of a certain reindeer doctor joing the crew that season, plus the show runners have ideas on how to adapt the manga/anime for at least 6 seasons, maybe 12 if we're lucky
Chopper!!
I'm all here for Deranged One Piece theroies!
I saw a ForgottenRelics about this a while ago and something about the artstyle and coloring really gets me.
FR's videos are responsible good and he does a solid job breaking down this OVA's animation.
@@mechajay3358 So true! Plus he seems to be a really chill guy.
I remember hearing from one reviewer how ganzack has elements of Buggy, Arlong and krieg. I feel that this isn't accurate as arlong appeared after the special and krieg debuted a month before the ova. Unless oda shared notes about future one piece villains with the OVA producers. I imagine production would have started months before the relase.
i like your pfp
Animation so good it’s sad
Thank you for this introduction to One Piece’s history!! Even through I grew up in the 80s and 90s, so much of the anime heritage from that era slipped by me. Glad it isn’t too late to catch up!
The animation is so different
Thanks for the video!!
As a longtime fan of Slayers I'd say that I'd like to watch One Piece if it'd be done this way, but it isn't so I'll stay in my world where One Piece isn't one of the greatest anime in the world ('cause it isn't). Sorry to be not sorry about it^^)
It's still crazy to me that One Piece has literally defined manga-adapted anime and yet it's first appearance in anime is extremely obscure. Hell even most of DragonBall is completely iconic, even GT!
0:29
Wish I had a PS2 again
I got cd cases collection of games but can't get the console! Not even the successor PS3‼
I was eating chips and tried to thumbs up the video right from the start and accidentally tumbs it down. I promptly corrected my mistake but I'm sorry I love this channel and One Piece, too! =(
Thanks for that, i was also tired by bleach and naruto and skipped one piece entirely - i needed someone trusted to convince me to watch it even if whole world was taking about it earlier :P
😢😢😢❤❤❤🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵🗾🗾🗾🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎤🎤🎤 3:59
#Carrot4nakama
Hey, I've actually seen this one!
19:53 Here for the Maria Tachibana mention! 🙌
sweet prog rock ost on this OVa
Hard to believe it's been 25 years since One Piece was created... damn I feel old.
I want to get back into the series, but the length and my short attention span doesn't help.
At least the Netflix series kicks ass.
"Oil, Luffy, which edge goes into my mouth again, the sharp or the blunt edge?"
i watched LAOP but that's as far as i'm going cuz the anime is ass and i got the attention span for manga.
Every time i saw the 90s one piece anime, i remember the 90s animation of Hunter x Hunter
Homestuck, Brony AND One Piece? And you admitted it all on the internet?
Dude, leave some based for the rest of us.
What are your thoughts on the post timeskip?
i love one piece i love pirate sTUFF!
Heck yeah baby. One Piece
Nice
What the heck? You're a fan of One Piece?
I don't care how much people recommend it, there is nothing that's going to convince me to get into One Piece.
...
Unless someone gives me a large treasure chest of actual gold and riches when I finish. Kind of like the reward the protagonists are supposedly getting at the end of the series.
You mentioned romance of the 3 kingdoms and I like
It so pokemon movie looking
I'm still one of the sane people that acknowledges that this franchise has gone on for far too long and refuse to take part in it.
Ha you're not the only one, that's why I'd dropped the series
I keep saying I 'll watch it when they make One Piece Kai or if I'm mortally ill and trying to prolong my life.
Before I started watching the anime, I saw this OVA years ago. I really wish the anime was produced by Production I.G. because the animation is much more fluid and detailed than Toei’s.
Even the OVA guy can’t escape that magical fighting crackhead and his band of lunatics!
I actually prefer the art style they did in Defeat the Pirate Ganzack. The character designs are way better than the modern design in the current anime IMO. Pretty good documentary, had no idea this is actually the first animation of One Piece.
That Carrot section fucking hurt.
I wouldn't count her out just yet...
0:50 That’s some opening … One-Piece I was hoping to see from you.
Perfect Timing
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13:35 😳 my dude … peek essay.
I dont think I'll ever watch One Piece, but a Kyoto video? No question.
I want Ganzack playable in the all the One Piece games.
I'm trying to get caught up in the series. I'm almost back to where I originally was but forgot 90 percent of. I stopped at 532 or so but could only fully remember right before the skypiea arc.
I'm at that episode again. (483) I'm not crying, you're crying. Poor boy was traumatized af.
Do Go Nagai's The Devil Lady anime review in October, please!?
And maybe after that cover another ecchi anime, and this time go for one of two OVA's based on Go Nagai's sexiest heroine, the Warrior of Love herself, Cutie Honey
@@erichfiedler1481 *Gasps* You better stay away from New Cutie Honey OVA, but, we should watch the greatest hentai mecha anime called "Hentai Express."
One Piece > Kickassia
-Someone who’s only started One Piece thanks to Netflix