Genuinely surprised that you didn't touch on how Skypeia also hammers home Usop's love for the Going Merry which later becomes a major plot point in Water Seven, leading to perhaps the most heartbreaking moment in the entire series.
Skypiea is the reason why they need to go to Water 7 in the first place - no normal ships can withstand the stress of going up and down a Sky Island and Going Merry is a very normal ship. We know for a fact that Going Merry won't last long in Grand Line, and the Skypiea adventure is the final nail in her coffin. Enel and the characters of Skypiea might have not show up anymore, but everything else about Skypiea is crucial for the overarching plot of One Piece. To skip it is just wrong imho.
If you skipped Skypiea, but like sing the praises of Water 7 and Enies Lobby all I can say is: WHAT??? I love this arc but even if you don't there is one major factor. Like if Skypiea does one thing good it is showing that Robin is a member of the crew now. Robin is the one an archeologist and this arc is perfect for her first adventure, she is thrown right in the middle of a forgotten kingdom. The whole reason why you're invested in Water 7 in the first place is the interaction she has with the crew in this arc and Long Ring Long Land to a lesser extent. This is like reading Romance Dawn and Orange Town and then skipping Syrup village and Baratie because you heard that Arlong Park is great and Namis character moment is emotional. The only reason moments like these are emotional is because if what came before. Like look, why would you care about Luffy fighting Ussop about getting a new ship if you didn't see Bellamy wreck the Merry more than any time before just to than get wrecked even more and mysteriously repaired. Why would care about Merry's funeral or that the Klabautermann spoke to them without having context? Why would you even care Franky stealing the money to repair Merry WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY EVEN GOT IT FROM??? Like huh? These aren't moments good because of isolated storytelling, but because a seed was planted long before.... WTF y'all
The arc was longer than it needed to be, the side characters were completely forgettable, Enel (overrated) is a character the One Piece fanbase seems to hype up even though he couldn't even kill off fodder characters, I completely forgot his minions names, Luffy being trapped in a snake TWICE was annoying, after a while you forget that you're on the grandline because they've been in the sky forever. Sure it was important for plot purposes which I won't dispute but that still doesn't make it a good arc. The arc being important to the story still doesn't make it a good arc. As a reader or viewer you still wanna keep us I vested and I just lost interest as I watched each episode. Same thing with Long Long Island. It was important as well but it doesn't mean it was good. Now one thing I will agree is people should never by any means skip an arc. That's bad juju but I won't pretend to say that I enjoyed Skypiea. It had moments for sure but overall I didn't care for the arc.
@@Acetag31 That’s pretty fair, just as it is fair for some people to say they don’t like One Piece. The things you didn’t like about the arc are pretty subjective since it’s stuff other people loved. One Piece is my fav peace of fiction ever but I still know there are a handful of better written and better paced shows out there. What I love about it sm that it makes me forget pacing and writing details (which are present at every arc) is how amazing the characters are each single damn time and how legendary and huge the world seems. Eneru might be overrated power wise but he is not by any means a bad villain, he is holding the people way harder than Crocodile and makes sure to increase the stakes every time he shows up. Forgetting his priests names is pretty fair, I just could never forget Gan Fall fighting one of them after one of the best monologues in the whole show explaining how some criminals are good or bad depending on the times they live in (Luffy’s crew) or Chopper finally having 1 v 1s and risking his life against two of them. Or Zoro and Wyper trying to kill each other with a crazy priest in the middle. I think we’re supposed to forget for a while that we’re on the Grand Line, Oda wants us to feel like the Straw Hats and Luffy doesn’t care waiting longer to achieve his dream as long as he can enjoy the hell out of a crazy adventure. I’m sorry I just did the same thing you did giving examples of what I loved about it which is also pretty subjective. It’s just that I used to not like it but reading the manga and rewatching it made my eyes glow because of how amazing I think it actually really is.
I didn’t understand why people today thought the skypiea arc was controversial. Growing up while watching this arc really made me feel anything was possible and the build up to it was so good.
love both these takes as that is exactly how i, a 21 yr old male (at the time), felt watching on my first watch through of the show. Skyiea took the series, literally, to the sky. 👆🏼
@@devonwalker9342No fr, I finished Skypiea about a month ago now and it still has some my favorites moments in the show so far. I’d even say its what motivated me even more to watch such a long series because of the possibilities it opened up.
It’s probably because the anime pacing was incredibly slow in skypia to an excruciating level. It’s more of a problem with the anime then it is the actual manga
@@PooeyBum11 Whaaaat~, animation taking more time than one would to read, since wheeeen~ (not at you, at anyone who insists they have so much patience to just wait for something to get animated when the source material is _right there_ )
As a tribal faced with the same issue of space and fighting for one's own land and against suppression and discrimination and even mass killing in our history, this arc really hit home for me, able to relate with the tribal struggle. Oda brought out a real struggle in this arc. Also it has so many small details that laid the foundation of many upcoming arcs. Over all a great arc and really enjoyed it.
@@ayaimchen7216hey, bengali here. Watching this arc was very special for me due to the story's focus on indigenous liberation and it reminded me of you guys and many others fight here right away. I hope y'all attain more freedom and safety for your lands and people.
The saddest thing about skipping Skypeia is that it's one of the funniest arcs, at least in the Anime, some of the moments that have made me laugh the hardest are in this arc, everyone should hear Luffy's Island Weather song and watch Zoro unintentionally bully a South Bird
Don’t forget in the Dub Luffy propses to Nami, Ganfall, and Aisa to find the Snake’s butthole to get out that way the next time it goes to the bathroom and Nami uses her Special Haki to beat Luffy up and yell “I’d rather get digested first!” 😹 lolololol
I didn't much care for Jaya, but when I reached the point where you find the other side of Cricket's house in Skypeia, I immediately had to restart the Jaya arc to see what I missed. I loved that saga, and there's so many little details that pay off later, like how you see each of Blackbeard's crew in small, rather forgettable scenes before they finally organize right when the Straw Hats are leaving the island.
I love the interaction with the wolf boss, Luffy, & Chopper in the scared forest. They started off as enemies, but drop it right away. The party afterwards was comedy. 🐺 🫂 🌾🎩☠️
“Inherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be!" - Gol D. Roger” His words in the second opening were completely captured by Skypiea. This video has done the same as a synopsis of the arc. Beautifully done.
The fact that Dragon a global terrorist labeled by the World Government agrees with the message Roger has about Ultimate freedom and ultimate will even prior to the most current One Piece Arcs truly shows how perfect of an Arc Skypiea really is.
Yep as long as ppl yearned for freedom it will never stop existing, as the calls of the skypiean people and the dreams of noland and calgara was finally fulfilled after so long the prayers were called.
Sanji's "Thanks, I needed a light" in this arc moment cemented him as one of my favorite strawhats! This whole arc is chock full of kickass moments from each one!
Quick thing i wanna add that was foreshadowed (spoilers of course): Haki was foreshadowed by the forest warriors (the weird guardians using observation haki, with a different name). Another important thing is the dials, usoop being able to not only upgrade his slingshot but it also gave good reasons for weather rod (forgor name) to be made that if I am correct.
The Noland/Kalgara friendship and flashback is easily top 10 of the series. One of my favorite pieces that I physically cringe when people say they skip.
I skipped the Nolan/Kalgara part because I got really invested in the Eneru fight but I went back and watched them later on. They're genuinely really solid episodes
when watching skypeia, Noland's story and the promise Calgara made to him made me cry so much, but the ending tied it all in a neat little ribbon. oda's writing is superb
Beautiful video. Skypia is a reward for the dreamers! It’s so important!! The idea of an island in the sky, that everyone scorned and laughed at. Luffy and the crew… They never even hesitated, no fear, willing to be beaten and laughed at. They were willing to literally die for it, by placing their belief in the sky and they were rewarded in the end. Thinking about sending your ship to the skies just on the hope and dream of adventure… Sometimes just thinking about Luffy finally ringing that golden bell for the Shandians, Skypians, Cricket and his crew down below, and for Noland and Kalgara’s memories to rest tears me up!! Dreams never die!!
Skypiea even to this day is still an S Tier of true perfection even more so than Wano, Enies Lobby, and Water 7, so I honestly don’t know why people skip Skypiea because it’s truly objectively the superior One Piece Arc out of all of the One Piece Arcs.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr Because it has horrible pacing in both the anime and manga, Side characters miraculously surviving Enels attacks, Awful and uninteresting fights until luffy fights the big bad, The fact shandians have skyfolk wings despite being from the blue sea. Arcs a nice exam piece for One pieces writing and themes but apart from that it’s a bloated and boring mess that people now only care about because of G5
Oda has been making Skypia more and more important over time. I can see people skipping it early on for the feeling of it not being important but now, it has become extremely important.
Skypeia is very important arc since it foreshadowed story arcs and characters in the future and also showed us mantra (but was really Haki), the gold, and they got dials
"That's what romance is all about!" is one of the best lines ever that just does not get enough credit, this arc is absolutely phenomenal in how it sets-up the grandiose romance that will come later in the new world. I recently rewatched the series and now with enough time we can put pre-time skip arcs into better perspective of the series, this arc is just so important in how it relates to the over-arching story and themes of the series that will be highlighted later-on, it's more a subtle foreshadowing of the entire series while telling you the viewer what a romantic adventure is all about. Ty for the vid it was really well done!
@@Ashgrey0 i 100% believe Skypiea was oda telling us what to expect in terms of romanticism, because of this arc we got Dressrosa, WCI and Wano. Also he is just flexing his world building on us too XD
Skypeia is also super important for setting up a lot of the endgame lore about the true nature of Luffy’s Sun God Nika fruit. It’s literally first foreshadowed in this arc.
oh a picture of luffy laughing but his moth and shape of body kinda resembles that warrior dude noooo sorry bud the sun god nika fruit was a writer ass pull which is okay it happens
@@noahpancakes6507 sun god was 1st mentioned in skypeia bro. It was mentioned in the kagara and noland flashback along with 3 other gods: rain, forest, earth. Again when kagara's daughter prepared to be sacrified
If you wanna get technical, it was first forshadowed as a big deal at the very beginning. It was one devil fruit guarded by the marines on a boat transport. Why would Shanks also steal it? It was *one* devil fruit when we know they are actually fairly common. Sure the lore itself was set up in Skypeia, but it's importance was right there at the start and we had no idea.
Skypeia is my favorite arc, I wished you touched on the characters a bit more. We see the odds stacked against the crew, no one can stop Enel because of how powerful his Logia Fruit is. Enel was a terrifying and powerful antagonist, regardless we see how self sacrificing Sanji and Zoro are for taking lightning bolts for their friends. As well as Wyver for how willing he was to sacrifice himself in order to fulfill the promise that was made 400 years ago and help send the message to Noland’s descendant that the city of gold was in the sky. The ringing of the bell will always be one of my favorite scenes in one piece because of how much it meant for the Shandians and Noland. It truly is a wonderful Arc and it breaks my heart to know that some people didn’t like Skypeia and told others to skip it despite Skypeia being a very important Arc in my opinion.
I also really like Enel's overall chill VS his _complete lack of chill._ Like the man heads out to see Robin, realizes that she's super interested in history and has a super chill chat with her about it for like five minutes; then he peaces out. Next to that, every attack name he has is just the name of an electric deity + the amount of millions of volts he discharges on people to one-shot them. Then there's the horrifying implication of how little he cares about life. This Shandia girl (forgot her name, unfortunately) has the same Haki he does and she loses her mind like Coby every time people die because she "hears it" inn her head, whereas Enel just doesn't bat an eye and quietly counts them instead. As a child, that got me to realize that he's a sociopath on a completely different level. Like, there's Crocodile's "I'll cause everyone to go to war and then try to bomb 'em all" to Enel's "I can actually hear the dying screams of all the people I force to die in my head and it doesn't bother me." Yet next to that, he gave Nami _multiple_ chances to join him and would've been fine with it even though he knew she was shady. He's so... consistently inconsistent, it's great. XD
It’s literally THE most important arc. It has THE MOST Vindicated Foreshadowing TO THIS DAY compared to literally ANY other One Piece Arc. If you want the list of what it foreshadows I got chu c:
@@Mizikame I want it, if that's okay! Poneglyphs, Haki, the Void Century and Roger's importance come to mind, alongside the strength of people from each sea and the Vinsmoke family. Oh, and Blackbeard. Anything I missed?
@@twaggytheatricks4960 Yeppers you got all of those totally right! And Blackbeard tells Luffy during Impel Down that Luffy has a lottt more Haki than what he first sensed in him back on Jaya/Mock Town (the mini Arc leading up to Skypiea). Here is the list of everything else! :D It Forseshadows: Sun God Nika (already revealed for Manga readers) The Forest God, The Earth God, and The Rain God (to be revealed Advanced Armament Haki (Satori uses it against Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp) Advanced Observation Haki (Enel) Stacking Haki with DF Abilities (Enel’s Omniscience throughout the land of Skypiea) That Shandora is linked to The Ancient Kingdom & Void Century Noland was real as there is a statue of him when he saved Tontatta Land many centuries ago for the Faeries of Dressrosa The Voice Of All Things (Aisa’s Special Lineage Factor giving her Advanced+ Observation Haki and is shown to be used by Momonosuke & Luffy during Zou) The Arc Maxim (being alluded to being similar to The Ancient Weapon Uranus) Probably a few other things I’m missing as well
I'm such a huge Skypeia defender so this video really made me quite happy. I'll never forget how overwhelmed I felt when Luffy rang the bell, it's such a vivid memory of mine when I think back to that initial read through all those years ago. I can't fathom every skipping it.
Skypiea from the first time I watched it has been my favorite arc. I always get shit for it, but I always love the scene where it’s Wiper, Zoro, Gan Fall, and Robin, and Enel says that one of them have to die, and with out hesitation they point at him. Gets me hyped every time.
the introduction to the sky folk and the second contact to a milestone from Roger's life (the first being the Loguetown pub Roger once frequented) were the biggest takeaways. with the end of the Wano arc, there is still so much more to the skyfolk that is having impacts on the story now it's just so interesting.
I never understood why Skypiea is such a common arc to skip because it truly is so dang brilliant. I remember being so afraid yet mystified throughout it. And seeing how relevant it was in Wano and kinda just the overall narrative of One Piece, skipping it is a tragedy.
It still blows my mind that there are people out there that will quite literally skip basically 100+ worth of episodes of a series just cause someone told em, it was kinda bad-
I love skypiea. I just remember seeing all of the action, worldbuilding, and the flashbacks. I’ve talked to people who have skipped skypiea, and nothing makes sense to them with the “dials” and everything. Don’t skip it, it’s worth the watch. It just occurred to me that if you skip skypiea, you also skip the part where the Merry literally REPIARS ITSELF for the crew, which really makes the whole Water 7 saga even more impactful. People who skip skypiea just miss out, the writing was masterful.
Skypes is definitely underrated, not only does it carry the themes that make One Piece so attractive, but there’s been so many theories about how the arc is the entire manga in short version, somewhat of a parallel for the whole series. Love the content, keep it up!
THANK YOU FOR THIS!! going in and watching one piece for the first time this year skypeia is my favorite arc and aside from arlong park this was the arc that really made me go from "oh this is better than i was expecting" to "holy shit this might genuinely be the best series ever"
I not one who usually watches commentary videos, but the videos this woman make are so funny and entertaining yet they dont lose the weight or significance of the message they want to tell, even if i personally think something is missing or dont agree i always have a good time,her ability to talk about those stories through videos is truly a treasure, that even made me cry while watching.Great video!
Wow. This was such a treat! I loved your analysis on the nolan/calgara flashback. I sometimes forget how great it was. It hit so emotionally in the best way
It’s actually insane how much forshadowing is in Skypiea. Its like a microcosm of the One Piece world. There is so much symbolism in this arc I loved it so much more on rewatch Post Wano manga Spoilers: Skypiea is more important than ever with the current arc Egghead island. It was directly compared to Skypiea and it’s another fantasy island that’s said to be hundreds years into the future because of how advanced it is. especially with the explanation about devil fruits being dreams. In Wano, Kaido introduced the idea that dreams (devil fruits) aren’t enough to conquer the sea, it also takes great willpower (haki). And with the Vegapunks it seems as if Oda is going to take a look into the dark side of desires, which correlates with dreams.
It Forseshadows: Sun God Nika (already revealed for Manga readers) The Forest God, The Earth God, and The Rain God (to be revealed Advanced Armament Haki (Satori uses it against Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp) Advanced Observation Haki (Enel) Stacking Haki with DF Abilities (Enel’s Omniscience throughout the land of Skypiea) That Shandora is linked to The Ancient Kingdom & Void Century Noland was real as there is a statue of him when he saved Tontatta Land many centuries ago for the Faeries of Dressrosa The Voice Of All Things (Aisa’s Special Lineage Factor giving her Advanced+ Observation Haki and is shown to be used by Momonosuke & Luffy during Zou) The Arc Maxim (being alluded to being similar to The Ancient Weapon Uranus) Probably a few other things I’m missing as well
@@Mizikame thank you for listing it out because it’s actually insane. My favorite is when Enel darkens the sky with his thunder clouds and Luffy is the one that clears the sky to reveal the sun again. Then Luffy is called the one true enemy of god
@@Chris-rj4bt You are most definitely welcome! And thank you for your kindness c: OHMAIGOSH YESSS!!!! Especially in the mangaaaa 😭 I have been reading the coloured manga for the first time (currently at end of Water 7 Arc; but have been caught up with Subbed Episodes & Manga weekly releases since 2012) And reading that scene in colour was PHENOMENALLY AMAZING!!! 🌟 “In times like these.. What can we do but only Pray to God???” And then ALLLL of the Skypieans & Shandorans are clasped hands, closed eyes, praying to God… While Luffy clears Enel x Arc Maxim’s “Deathpiea” Attack and the Sun Shines Brightly above them all and Luffy while The Light of Shandora finally rings after 400 Years 😭✨
@@Mizikame you’ve been following the series way longer than me lmao that’s amazing. Yeah that scene was actually beautiful. I’m definitely going to have to read the series in manga coloring I prefer it so much more to anime colors. Another scene that is probably top 5 for me is Jaya when Blackbeard gives his speech to Luffy at mock town. Even when I stopped and left the series at Skypiea for around a year before returning that scene has always stuck with me
@@Chris-rj4bt Hehe thank you for that and your general kindness and candor; I shall give you a Subscribe even if you don’t have any videos c: I have a LOT of One Piece Dubbed Clips on mai YT Channel I adore the Funimation Dub; almost everyone shits on Luffy’s English VA but likes everyone elses’ VAs. Like Zoro has the same English VA as Vegeta; Christopher Sabot. And Brook’s English VA is also the VA for Whis from DBS C: I personally love Luffy’s Dubbed voice but I’ve also watched all current 938 Dubbed Episodes so it grows on you when you start from Episode 1 and not just watching 1min YT Clips of his English VA 😹 lol. Anyways yesssss I most DEFINITELY suggest reading the coloured manga when you get a chance c: I agree the colourization of the manga panels are typically way better than what the anime does but they are still images vs. moving images so I can understand why that is. Ohhhh yeaaaaaa Blackbeard’s Neverending Dreams Speech STILL sticks with me to this day as well! And Luffy had Haki in Jaya; Blackbeard comments as such when they meet again during Impel Down. He says something along the lines of “Wow Strawhat! I didn’t know your Haki had grown soo much from when I first sensed you had a little Haki back on Jaya!”
For me and my people who have been living under tyrannical colonisation for over five centuries, skypiea holds a special place in our hearts, as well as Fishman Island. It's not a thing I can describe to anyone who hasn't lived as such, but those who have will understand me completely. Thank you for another Exquisite breakdown MelonTee! Keep it up!😍💯
AHHH YOU GET IT!! something about how in skypeia gan fall openly states that (paraphrasing) the shandian's land was not theirs to take was so groundbreaking to me. even such a small throwaway line is just...not something we EVER hear? let alone in 2002?? what's more the shandians we meet in the arc are actual characters, with personalities and lives and motivation. so so much other media doesn't even care enough to do that. it isn't perfect, sure, but damn is it really touching to see !!!
I literally shared this arc and the Noland and Kaguya flashback to my 9th grade ELA teacher because I was so hooked on it. The themes lived rent free in my head for multiple days, which is a sign the hyperfocus *really* liked it.
Skypiea was peak comedy in one piece! The last arc that consistently made me laugh with the goofiness! If you’ve read Wano, you’ll know just how important this arc was. I enjoyed it
Skypiea is the arc that made me love the storytelling and adventure of one piece after trying multiple times to watch it and I’m so happy I managed to finally get to it
I skipped Skypiea when I was younger. Not because I wanted to, but because I was young and it fell on the transition between 4Kids corrupted Dub to the one we have today. I can say, when I went back and rewatched it, my smile and my tears were so pure throughout. Even without information we have now about Roger’s journey and more, I tell anyone watching the series… don’t skip this arc, because this arc is the heart of the series, which intensifies the emotions of the arcs that follow.
Skypeia might be my favorite arc because of its fantastically emotional story and self-contained mythos. One thing it has that other sagas don't is that it could be its own movie (and in fact it was made into one) or even its own anime, which would still be one of the best out there.
Thanks for going over. I watched it and watched it again, trying to find what isn't skippable about Skypiea, while also being current on the series. This video was worth the review.
I love this video, my 2 favorite points that are not mentioned in the video is the beautiful scene of the giant snake finally able to see his people happy again, and the fact that jaya getting flung into the sky basically cripples the shandians, somewhat mirroring real colonization practices like the intentional spreading of diseases
I loved Skypiea just for Oda flexing his imagination and world building, giving us another great Straw Hats adventure. Not every arc has to be significant in some grand way, and that is why I love One Piece.
But this is LITERALLY THE MOST Significant One Piece Arc STILL to this day It foreshadows everything for the most significant aspects of Post Time Skip happenings. If you want a Vindicated Foreshadow list I got chu c:
@@air-kon Yes as well as the giant list below: It Forseshadows: Sun God Nika (already revealed for Manga readers) The Forest God, The Earth God, and The Rain God (to be revealed Advanced Armament Haki (Satori uses it against Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp) Advanced Observation Haki (Enel) Stacking Haki with DF Abilities (Enel’s Omniscience throughout the land of Skypiea) That Shandora is linked to The Ancient Kingdom & Void Century Noland was real as there is a statue of him when he saved Tontatta Land many centuries ago for the Faeries of Dressrosa The Voice Of All Things (Aisa’s Special Lineage Factor giving her Advanced+ Observation Haki and is shown to be used by Momonosuke & Luffy during Zou) The Arc Maxim (being alluded to being similar to The Ancient Weapon Uranus) Probably a few other things I’m missing as well
That ride up the knock up steam first time around... before I knew anything, before my imagination had even begun to grasp what was going on... Nami and Ussop freaking out as a Seaking was swept by on the current... Luffy's sense of anticipation which was so relatable in the moment, I can still feel the adventure in my loins to this day hehehe... Queue the original OP!... Fuck Yes! God that was great! And then Oda brings everything full circle with the ringing of the bell, brings it all back to Cricket and the themes he represents, the central tenants of the entire epic... just freakin brilliant! Thats what romanticism's all about folks!
i love skypiea so much i don’t understand how theres people out there who skipped it 😭 noland and calgara’s story literally made me cry ugly tears and luffy vs one piece eminem is one of my favorite fights in the series 🫶
skypeia is also the first major introduction of haki, and a really interesting exploration of how it's perceived in a society that's seemingly developed it separately to the blue sea understanding of it (hence the different name) which in turn lends credibility to it being something that everyone has intrinsically
Fun fact: In the spanish dub, Shandia's people talk in possesive, adding extra depth on the uniqueness to their language. For example: "Yours are made from rubber?! Mine can't believe it!" Not that especial coming from Alabasta and Barroque Works, where all of them including Ms. All Sundays, talked in verse.
This is the arc that really made me see One Piece for its own beautiful thing. It's also for me the most memorable arc that I look back at when people ask me why I watched all of One Piece
When I read Skypiea when I was young, there's something about it that didn't grasp me so I'm probably one of those people who don't really have anything good to say about Skypiea since I don't remember a lot of fond things from it growing up. Maybe now that I'm older, I can reread it again and fully appreciate all the character and lores. Thank you for making this video for giving me that push!
I don't think you mentioned this but Skypiea is also the first time we get the first of many mentions of the Sun God. This obviously goes on to be so much more important later in the story.
I love the parallel between the mont’ blancs and Whyper/ khalagara. And then luffy is the bridge to conclude their story. LIGHT THE FIRE OF SHANDORA STRAW HAT! My favorite arc when I first watched it and my favorite till this day.
I love your videos so much. Truly the perfect blend of love for the series, narrative thoughtfulness, editing prowess and juicy memes. Can't wait for the video on the best filler arc, G8.
i just finished reading this arc and now i can finally watch this video! i really like this arc tbh, i also remember liking it a few years back when i was first reading this manga. when luffy rang that bell, i will not lie, i shed tears. good stuff good stuff
havent watched the full video but people sleep on the fact that Skypiea seems to be telling the whole story of One Piece on a smaller scale. Almost like foreshadowing for everything to come. Also Enel's cover story shows how massively important Skypiea will be for the story by the end. Also, I'll never forget how hard I laughed when Luffy mocked the face/sounds the wolves were making during the bonfire party at Skypiea.
its so upsetting to me to discover how people feel about skypeia, genuinely its one of my favorite arcs so far (im in dressrosa rn). im so in love with the lore of the place alone
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I'm glad you like Skypiea. Even though it's a very important arc, I simply don't care about it, it's just isn't for me. However I do like the Jaya arc.
@@marqusmedina5983 as someone who has read the whole one piece manga and watched almost all of the one piece anime, dont mind if i do: From the start all the way to alabasta, the anime adapts everything from the manga perfectly. Jaya is when the anime adaptation starts to fuck up a bit. So jaya and skypiea are better in the manga imo. Long ring long land is very subjective, if you want the arc to be longer and be more of a casual experience then watch the anime. If you want to just get going with the story itself then read the manga. Water seven is adapted quite well, so you could go with either. I prefer the anime for water seven because of the soundtrack and the lighting. You could watch the anime in enies lobby, but the manga is way better in that arc imo. Thriller bark is better in the manga. Past the pacing, sabaody is adapted beautifully in the anime. The whole sequence with the introduction of the supernovas was done very well. You could go with either. Imo amazon lily is better in the manga, because oda draws boa hancock a lot better than toei. Impel down is better in the manga in every aspect. Same for marineford, and fishman island. Imo fishman island is the peak of oda's art too, imo. Punk hazard is better in the manga. Dressrossa is better in the manga. Dressrossa is the worst adapted arc in anime history. Zou is better in the manga. Im not sure about whole cake island, but odds are the manga is better. Wano is better in the manga. While the animation change is very satisfying, the pacing is shittier than ever, and they keep blasting weird aura effects that make it impossible to know wtf is going on, it also looks silly and inconsistant. It was good at the start of wano when it was mild but the raid on onigashima is just a blinding light at this point.
It’s crazy how skypeia also is our second instance seeing people use haki! The way they really introduce it to us to is really cool too with them calling it “mantra”
I love all of your vids, it's so nice to hear someone who shares a love for One Piece truly put into words how magical of a piece of writing it actually is. Hearing someone speak about the themes and story in a easy to digest manner lets people understand why One Piece is a must watch show. Thank You.
Reading the Skypia Volumes were the first one piece experiences I had and it blew me away. To imagine there are ppl that skip the GOAT... damn what a shame
My friend kept on telling me to skip Skypiea when I got to that arc. I'm currently on Noland's backstory and cried real man tears at it. Dude has no idea what he's talking about
What a FANTASTIC analysis, such a shame that I watched this arc when I was a kid and couldn't comprehend the depths of what it represented. Thank you for this video. I hope that the one piece fan base watch this and other videos that you create about it and understand the real message behind these arcs, because I feel that most of the fan base really just scratch the surface of what this adventure means
When I first read Skypeia it wad literally one of my favorites immediately. It made me bawl my eyes out. I was so shocked when I heard people talking about SKIPPING it. Like WHAT?!
I love Thriller Bark too. I generally don't get actual fans hating any of the OnePiece arcs. Each and every one is unique and has many things to offer to the world, and to us readers/watchers too.
Whenever you upload a video I wait to make sure I'll have the 30min to myself, uninterrupted not to miss a single detail on the video. Huge fan of your work!
I’m currently on the Skypiea when I originally watched it on toonami one piece I dropped it when they got to skypiea and the last thing I remember is Usop divining into the shallow cloud water but I’m glad I started watching again after 10yrs of ignoring how great it truly is I wish I didn’t dropped the series
when I saw the scene of luffy using golden rifle, putting an end to enel's reign over skypiea, as well as ringing the bell, then cutting to the people down on jaya hearing the bell, and a silhouette of luffy in the clouds, it was instantly one of my absolute favorite scenes pre timeskip
The Kalgara/Noland flashback was the moment that really hooked me into finishing this. Like I was enjoying previous major arcs, but having heard that it doesn’t start getting good until episode 300 had me feeling like it was a trudge. From that point on I was hyped to finish it. I went from taking roughly 6 months to get to Skypiea to getting caught up on the anime 3 months later. Like it was never not on from there.
Skypiea was the arch I quit one piece in my youth. I should of stuck with it because now it grew on me and became my favorite arch. Noland is one of the best historical figures that I look up too. He was just a goof ball but so lovable.
I always liked the idea Skypiea is a microcosm of all the themes and events in the series. Like Luffy being the natural enemy of Enel, same as the will of D (Luffy) being enemy of Im (World Gov.) Or how the ultimate ending is the liberation of all the people from false gods and finding out the true history of this place. It’s way more interesting if you look at the parallels of this arc to the series as a whole
the skypiea arc was the only arc which the *manga* managed to make me cry during. im sure the anime also has their tearjerkers but jeez the story of jaya being lifted and the relationship of kalgara and noland made me cry, along with the lines dropped during the climax
Skypiea almost made me drop the whole series. The first time I watched the anime it just felt too disconnected from overall story. I thought Eneru was a terrible villain, as in the worst written villain in One Piece. and I felt like the flashback in the middle of the arc was too long and boring. The Jaya arc that preceded Skypiea was so much better
My favourite part of Skypiea is that it encompases the core idea of One Piece like no other arc: Pirate adventure. It's exploring an unknown land, uncovering its people's history and fighting for what's right in its purest form. It's full of awe and wonder for that fantastic world we've all grown to love. And it's the first time One Piece made me genuinly cry.
People telling other people to skip Skypea will always be bonkers to me. You literally miss the best parts of the show, ie crew interactions and the grand adventure. Even ignoring the underlying foreshadowing, there are a lot of reasons to watch the arc. Personally, I thought it was peak comedy from Oda. You can’t tell me Zoro getting lost despite having a bird that only points North isn’t hilarious😂. There’s also a ton of set up for Water 7 and Enies Lobby. You’re not gonna understand Usopp’s connection to the Merry all that well. Overall, I just think skipping Skypea is…egregious for an adventure comedy series. I can understand not liking Skypea, but don’t tell others to skip it. Let them decide for themselves. If they drop the series, let them, they’re missing out. And that’s fine. If they can’t appreciate the journey, I just don’t think it’s worth making them skip to the climax bc they won’t get the full…emotions.
great video, but to be fair, a some of the stuff earlier in the video that you mentioned as being important to skypiea (sanji being from the north blue, blackbeards introduction, bellamy, doflamingos introduction and his jolly roger) are actually from the jaya arc, otherwise, good video, skypiea is underrated
Great video I've always loved skypiea just cause of the sheer adventure vibes you get, but theirs so much character insight here especially with Robin and it all comes to a head in water 7 but if you don't have skypiea their is no reason for Robin to want to live. She gave up on life in Alabasta but here she found a hint to her dream again along with a family.
Genuinely surprised that you didn't touch on how Skypeia also hammers home Usop's love for the Going Merry which later becomes a major plot point in Water Seven, leading to perhaps the most heartbreaking moment in the entire series.
Also the gold they get in Skypea is the reason Ussop gets mugged in Water 7
Probably because many people hate usopp for that part of the arc
Skypiea is the reason why they need to go to Water 7 in the first place - no normal ships can withstand the stress of going up and down a Sky Island and Going Merry is a very normal ship. We know for a fact that Going Merry won't last long in Grand Line, and the Skypiea adventure is the final nail in her coffin.
Enel and the characters of Skypiea might have not show up anymore, but everything else about Skypiea is crucial for the overarching plot of One Piece. To skip it is just wrong imho.
@@kazanyemmipeople who hate Usopp aren’t people you should listen to
& the damage it sustains is NOT brushed over, making it feels logical & reasonable that the merry is dying as opposed to coming out of nowhere
If you skipped Skypiea, but like sing the praises of Water 7 and Enies Lobby all I can say is: WHAT???
I love this arc but even if you don't there is one major factor. Like if Skypiea does one thing good it is showing that Robin is a member of the crew now.
Robin is the one an archeologist and this arc is perfect for her first adventure, she is thrown right in the middle of a forgotten kingdom.
The whole reason why you're invested in Water 7 in the first place is the interaction she has with the crew in this arc and Long Ring Long Land to a lesser extent.
This is like reading Romance Dawn and Orange Town and then skipping Syrup village and Baratie because you heard that Arlong Park is great and Namis character moment is emotional.
The only reason moments like these are emotional is because if what came before.
Like look, why would you care about Luffy fighting Ussop about getting a new ship if you didn't see Bellamy wreck the Merry more than any time before just to than get wrecked even more and mysteriously repaired.
Why would care about Merry's funeral or that the Klabautermann spoke to them without having context?
Why would you even care Franky stealing the money to repair Merry WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY EVEN GOT IT FROM???
Like huh?
These aren't moments good because of isolated storytelling, but because a seed was planted long before....
WTF y'all
The arc was longer than it needed to be, the side characters were completely forgettable, Enel (overrated) is a character the One Piece fanbase seems to hype up even though he couldn't even kill off fodder characters, I completely forgot his minions names, Luffy being trapped in a snake TWICE was annoying, after a while you forget that you're on the grandline because they've been in the sky forever. Sure it was important for plot purposes which I won't dispute but that still doesn't make it a good arc. The arc being important to the story still doesn't make it a good arc. As a reader or viewer you still wanna keep us I vested and I just lost interest as I watched each episode. Same thing with Long Long Island. It was important as well but it doesn't mean it was good. Now one thing I will agree is people should never by any means skip an arc. That's bad juju but I won't pretend to say that I enjoyed Skypiea. It had moments for sure but overall I didn't care for the arc.
I smell copium
@@mr.lafitte336 Nope I just really like Skypiea lmao
@@Acetag31I disagree with with literally _every single one_ of your criticisms here... you might me by evil doppleganger.
@@Acetag31 That’s pretty fair, just as it is fair for some people to say they don’t like One Piece. The things you didn’t like about the arc are pretty subjective since it’s stuff other people loved. One Piece is my fav peace of fiction ever but I still know there are a handful of better written and better paced shows out there. What I love about it sm that it makes me forget pacing and writing details (which are present at every arc) is how amazing the characters are each single damn time and how legendary and huge the world seems. Eneru might be overrated power wise but he is not by any means a bad villain, he is holding the people way harder than Crocodile and makes sure to increase the stakes every time he shows up. Forgetting his priests names is pretty fair, I just could never forget Gan Fall fighting one of them after one of the best monologues in the whole show explaining how some criminals are good or bad depending on the times they live in (Luffy’s crew) or Chopper finally having 1 v 1s and risking his life against two of them. Or Zoro and Wyper trying to kill each other with a crazy priest in the middle. I think we’re supposed to forget for a while that we’re on the Grand Line, Oda wants us to feel like the Straw Hats and Luffy doesn’t care waiting longer to achieve his dream as long as he can enjoy the hell out of a crazy adventure. I’m sorry I just did the same thing you did giving examples of what I loved about it which is also pretty subjective. It’s just that I used to not like it but reading the manga and rewatching it made my eyes glow because of how amazing I think it actually really is.
I didn’t understand why people today thought the skypiea arc was controversial. Growing up while watching this arc really made me feel anything was possible and the build up to it was so good.
To me it proved more so than ever, that the series can go in many different directions, proving it to be a great adventure.
love both these takes as that is exactly how i, a 21 yr old male (at the time), felt watching on my first watch through of the show. Skyiea took the series, literally, to the sky. 👆🏼
@@devonwalker9342No fr, I finished Skypiea about a month ago now and it still has some my favorites moments in the show so far. I’d even say its what motivated me even more to watch such a long series because of the possibilities it opened up.
It’s probably because the anime pacing was incredibly slow in skypia to an excruciating level. It’s more of a problem with the anime then it is the actual manga
@@PooeyBum11 Whaaaat~, animation taking more time than one would to read, since wheeeen~ (not at you, at anyone who insists they have so much patience to just wait for something to get animated when the source material is _right there_ )
As a tribal faced with the same issue of space and fighting for one's own land and against suppression and discrimination and even mass killing in our history, this arc really hit home for me, able to relate with the tribal struggle. Oda brought out a real struggle in this arc. Also it has so many small details that laid the foundation of many upcoming arcs. Over all a great arc and really enjoyed it.
Indian?
@@bandamelyndem8106 yes, NAGA.
European is the source of your misery
@@ayaimchen7216hey, bengali here. Watching this arc was very special for me due to the story's focus on indigenous liberation and it reminded me of you guys and many others fight here right away. I hope y'all attain more freedom and safety for your lands and people.
The saddest thing about skipping Skypeia is that it's one of the funniest arcs, at least in the Anime, some of the moments that have made me laugh the hardest are in this arc, everyone should hear Luffy's Island Weather song and watch Zoro unintentionally bully a South Bird
And his Tarzan impression lol
How did yall forget "Gomu Gomu no Airhead"?
South birds always having to look south if they like it or not are the nemesis of Zoro directional skills jdjwj
Don’t forget in the Dub Luffy propses to Nami, Ganfall, and Aisa to find the Snake’s butthole to get out that way the next time it goes to the bathroom and Nami uses her Special Haki to beat Luffy up and yell “I’d rather get digested first!” 😹 lolololol
Bro you forgot Usopp's majestic flip...nose first into the side of the Merry. One of my favorite moments with "Usopp Spell"
this arc is actually my favorite one piece arc. It's just so whimsical to me and every single beat lines up so perfectly.
I didn't much care for Jaya, but when I reached the point where you find the other side of Cricket's house in Skypeia, I immediately had to restart the Jaya arc to see what I missed. I loved that saga, and there's so many little details that pay off later, like how you see each of Blackbeard's crew in small, rather forgettable scenes before they finally organize right when the Straw Hats are leaving the island.
Imagine skipping Skypeia and then getting to Wano with ZERO clue about what's going on thematically 😂
I love the interaction with the wolf boss, Luffy, & Chopper in the scared forest. They started off as enemies, but drop it right away. The party afterwards was comedy.
🐺 🫂 🌾🎩☠️
“Inherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be!" - Gol D. Roger”
His words in the second opening were completely captured by Skypiea. This video has done the same as a synopsis of the arc. Beautifully done.
The fact that Dragon a global terrorist labeled by the World Government agrees with the message Roger has about Ultimate freedom and ultimate will even prior to the most current One Piece Arcs truly shows how perfect of an Arc Skypiea really is.
It's a quote from the 2nd opening actually
Yep as long as ppl yearned for freedom it will never stop existing, as the calls of the skypiean people and the dreams of noland and calgara was finally fulfilled after so long the prayers were called.
@@d3thtr4p10 Definitely meant “Believe!”, the second OST lol thank you for the catch
I thought Dragon said that not Roger
Sanji's "Thanks, I needed a light" in this arc moment cemented him as one of my favorite strawhats! This whole arc is chock full of kickass moments from each one!
Quick thing i wanna add that was foreshadowed (spoilers of course): Haki was foreshadowed by the forest warriors (the weird guardians using observation haki, with a different name). Another important thing is the dials, usoop being able to not only upgrade his slingshot but it also gave good reasons for weather rod (forgor name) to be made that if I am correct.
Late response, but it’s called the Climatact.
But the real Gs call it the Weather Forcer 😉
im pretty sure blackbeard or someone actually mentioned haki by name in jaya but in the english manga it was translated to something else
The Noland/Kalgara friendship and flashback is easily top 10 of the series. One of my favorite pieces that I physically cringe when people say they skip.
Same
I got emotional
I skipped the Nolan/Kalgara part because I got really invested in the Eneru fight but I went back and watched them later on. They're genuinely really solid episodes
I don’t read threads that often but how in the living f**k skips this arc. Corny new age fans
I cringe when people cringe about petty things
when watching skypeia, Noland's story and the promise Calgara made to him made me cry so much, but the ending tied it all in a neat little ribbon. oda's writing is superb
MelonTeee definitely gets excited to edit that doflamingo walking clip a new time for every video
She aint a tree doe, she a MelonTeee
@@Orion_44 lmao whoops, r do be right next to e on a keyboard
@@NooBHatteR112 fair
Same with her editing Law in everytime she says "lore" 😂 2 of my favorite recurring things in her videos
20:19 "even the most outlandish fantasies can come true" *shows Usopp* masterful editing Melon
Beautiful video. Skypia is a reward for the dreamers! It’s so important!! The idea of an island in the sky, that everyone scorned and laughed at.
Luffy and the crew… They never even hesitated, no fear, willing to be beaten and laughed at. They were willing to literally die for it, by placing their belief in the sky and they were rewarded in the end. Thinking about sending your ship to the skies just on the hope and dream of adventure…
Sometimes just thinking about Luffy finally ringing that golden bell for the Shandians, Skypians, Cricket and his crew down below, and for Noland and Kalgara’s memories to rest tears me up!! Dreams never die!!
i cannot even BEGIN to describe how much i love skypiea, thank you for this video
Skypiea even to this day is still an S Tier of true perfection even more so than Wano, Enies Lobby, and Water 7, so I honestly don’t know why people skip Skypiea because it’s truly objectively the superior One Piece Arc out of all of the One Piece Arcs.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr i love skypiea but i love enies lobby and water 7 more
Peso!
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr Because it has horrible pacing in both the anime and manga, Side characters miraculously surviving Enels attacks, Awful and uninteresting fights until luffy fights the big bad, The fact shandians have skyfolk wings despite being from the blue sea. Arcs a nice exam piece for One pieces writing and themes but apart from that it’s a bloated and boring mess that people now only care about because of G5
Peak golden era of one piece
Oda has been making Skypia more and more important over time. I can see people skipping it early on for the feeling of it not being important but now, it has become extremely important.
Skypeia is very important arc since it foreshadowed story arcs and characters in the future and also showed us mantra (but was really Haki), the gold, and they got dials
"That's what romance is all about!" is one of the best lines ever that just does not get enough credit, this arc is absolutely phenomenal in how it sets-up the grandiose romance that will come later in the new world. I recently rewatched the series and now with enough time we can put pre-time skip arcs into better perspective of the series, this arc is just so important in how it relates to the over-arching story and themes of the series that will be highlighted later-on, it's more a subtle foreshadowing of the entire series while telling you the viewer what a romantic adventure is all about. Ty for the vid it was really well done!
THIS! One piece is heavily romanticized and this line shows us that it intends to stay that way
@@Ashgrey0 i 100% believe Skypiea was oda telling us what to expect in terms of romanticism, because of this arc we got Dressrosa, WCI and Wano. Also he is just flexing his world building on us too XD
Skypeia is also super important for setting up a lot of the endgame lore about the true nature of Luffy’s Sun God Nika fruit. It’s literally first foreshadowed in this arc.
no its not lmao
oh a picture of luffy laughing but his moth and shape of body kinda resembles that warrior dude noooo sorry bud the sun god nika fruit was a writer ass pull which is okay it happens
@@noahpancakes6507 sun god was 1st mentioned in skypeia bro. It was mentioned in the kagara and noland flashback along with 3 other gods: rain, forest, earth. Again when kagara's daughter prepared to be sacrified
If you wanna get technical, it was first forshadowed as a big deal at the very beginning. It was one devil fruit guarded by the marines on a boat transport. Why would Shanks also steal it? It was *one* devil fruit when we know they are actually fairly common. Sure the lore itself was set up in Skypeia, but it's importance was right there at the start and we had no idea.
@@noahpancakes6507 the shadow he made on the clouds when he jumped
Skypeia is my favorite arc, I wished you touched on the characters a bit more. We see the odds stacked against the crew, no one can stop Enel because of how powerful his Logia Fruit is. Enel was a terrifying and powerful antagonist, regardless we see how self sacrificing Sanji and Zoro are for taking lightning bolts for their friends. As well as Wyver for how willing he was to sacrifice himself in order to fulfill the promise that was made 400 years ago and help send the message to Noland’s descendant that the city of gold was in the sky. The ringing of the bell will always be one of my favorite scenes in one piece because of how much it meant for the Shandians and Noland. It truly is a wonderful Arc and it breaks my heart to know that some people didn’t like Skypeia and told others to skip it despite Skypeia being a very important Arc in my opinion.
I also really like Enel's overall chill VS his _complete lack of chill._ Like the man heads out to see Robin, realizes that she's super interested in history and has a super chill chat with her about it for like five minutes; then he peaces out. Next to that, every attack name he has is just the name of an electric deity + the amount of millions of volts he discharges on people to one-shot them.
Then there's the horrifying implication of how little he cares about life. This Shandia girl (forgot her name, unfortunately) has the same Haki he does and she loses her mind like Coby every time people die because she "hears it" inn her head, whereas Enel just doesn't bat an eye and quietly counts them instead.
As a child, that got me to realize that he's a sociopath on a completely different level. Like, there's Crocodile's "I'll cause everyone to go to war and then try to bomb 'em all" to Enel's "I can actually hear the dying screams of all the people I force to die in my head and it doesn't bother me."
Yet next to that, he gave Nami _multiple_ chances to join him and would've been fine with it even though he knew she was shady. He's so... consistently inconsistent, it's great. XD
It’s literally THE most important arc. It has THE MOST Vindicated Foreshadowing TO THIS DAY compared to literally ANY other One Piece Arc. If you want the list of what it foreshadows I got chu c:
@@Mizikame I want it, if that's okay!
Poneglyphs, Haki, the Void Century and Roger's importance come to mind, alongside the strength of people from each sea and the Vinsmoke family. Oh, and Blackbeard.
Anything I missed?
@@twaggytheatricks4960 Yeppers you got all of those totally right! And Blackbeard tells Luffy during Impel Down that Luffy has a lottt more Haki than what he first sensed in him back on Jaya/Mock Town (the mini Arc leading up to Skypiea). Here is the list of everything else! :D
It Forseshadows:
Sun God Nika (already revealed for Manga readers)
The Forest God, The Earth God, and The Rain God (to be revealed
Advanced Armament Haki (Satori uses it against Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp)
Advanced Observation Haki (Enel)
Stacking Haki with DF Abilities (Enel’s Omniscience throughout the land of Skypiea)
That Shandora is linked to The Ancient Kingdom & Void Century
Noland was real as there is a statue of him when he saved Tontatta Land many centuries ago for the Faeries of Dressrosa
The Voice Of All Things (Aisa’s Special Lineage Factor giving her Advanced+ Observation Haki and is shown to be used by Momonosuke & Luffy during Zou)
The Arc Maxim (being alluded to being similar to The Ancient Weapon Uranus)
Probably a few other things I’m missing as well
Skypeia is essentially about the theme of romance in the series.
I'm such a huge Skypeia defender so this video really made me quite happy. I'll never forget how overwhelmed I felt when Luffy rang the bell, it's such a vivid memory of mine when I think back to that initial read through all those years ago. I can't fathom every skipping it.
Yeah that scene and the giant reflection of luffy projected into the land is awesome as hell
Skypiea from the first time I watched it has been my favorite arc. I always get shit for it, but I always love the scene where it’s Wiper, Zoro, Gan Fall, and Robin, and Enel says that one of them have to die, and with out hesitation they point at him. Gets me hyped every time.
This analysis legitimately made me tear up it was phenomenal
the introduction to the sky folk and the second contact to a milestone from Roger's life (the first being the Loguetown pub Roger once frequented) were the biggest takeaways. with the end of the Wano arc, there is still so much more to the skyfolk that is having impacts on the story now it's just so interesting.
I never understood why Skypiea is such a common arc to skip because it truly is so dang brilliant. I remember being so afraid yet mystified throughout it. And seeing how relevant it was in Wano and kinda just the overall narrative of One Piece, skipping it is a tragedy.
I dont get why u would skip any art? Like are you in a hurry or what
who tf is skipping skypiea in one piece
I mean sure some arcs you may not get super hyped about for sure no one skips 40 episdoes of cannon
It's even vital to the newest game
@@kingdomtrue7008 so?
It still blows my mind that there are people out there that will quite literally skip basically 100+ worth of episodes of a series just cause someone told em, it was kinda bad-
I love skypiea. I just remember seeing all of the action, worldbuilding, and the flashbacks. I’ve talked to people who have skipped skypiea, and nothing makes sense to them with the “dials” and everything. Don’t skip it, it’s worth the watch.
It just occurred to me that if you skip skypiea, you also skip the part where the Merry literally REPIARS ITSELF for the crew, which really makes the whole Water 7 saga even more impactful. People who skip skypiea just miss out, the writing was masterful.
Skypia was my favorite arc. The idea of a sky island was so one piece like that I knew I would like it before it started.
Skypes is definitely underrated, not only does it carry the themes that make One Piece so attractive, but there’s been so many theories about how the arc is the entire manga in short version, somewhat of a parallel for the whole series. Love the content, keep it up!
Its nice to see some defence of my second favorite arc (Thriller Bark will always be my number 1).
skypiea has always been one of my favorite arcs since I first read the manga, I loved that fun adventure in the clouds
It is 3am on a school night and this is what I'm doing. Very much worth it! Especially because I just finished rereading Skypiea earlier today
SAME
I know this vid is good, but, as a fellow student, here's a tip: get enough sleep otherwise you'll be miserable in school.
What were you doing before the video to get to 03?
THANK YOU FOR THIS!! going in and watching one piece for the first time this year skypeia is my favorite arc and aside from arlong park this was the arc that really made me go from "oh this is better than i was expecting" to "holy shit this might genuinely be the best series ever"
Why do your reviews always leave me in tears! ❤️ this show is something else. Something special.
I not one who usually watches commentary videos, but the videos this woman make are so funny and entertaining yet they dont lose the weight or significance of the message they want to tell, even if i personally think something is missing or dont agree i always have a good time,her ability to talk about those stories through videos is truly a treasure, that even made me cry while watching.Great video!
Wow. This was such a treat! I loved your analysis on the nolan/calgara flashback. I sometimes forget how great it was. It hit so emotionally in the best way
It’s actually insane how much forshadowing is in Skypiea. Its like a microcosm of the One Piece world. There is so much symbolism in this arc I loved it so much more on rewatch
Post Wano manga Spoilers:
Skypiea is more important than ever with the current arc Egghead island. It was directly compared to Skypiea and it’s another fantasy island that’s said to be hundreds years into the future because of how advanced it is. especially with the explanation about devil fruits being dreams. In Wano, Kaido introduced the idea that dreams (devil fruits) aren’t enough to conquer the sea, it also takes great willpower (haki). And with the Vegapunks it seems as if Oda is going to take a look into the dark side of desires, which correlates with dreams.
It Forseshadows:
Sun God Nika (already revealed for Manga readers)
The Forest God, The Earth God, and The Rain God (to be revealed
Advanced Armament Haki (Satori uses it against Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp)
Advanced Observation Haki (Enel)
Stacking Haki with DF Abilities (Enel’s Omniscience throughout the land of Skypiea)
That Shandora is linked to The Ancient Kingdom & Void Century
Noland was real as there is a statue of him when he saved Tontatta Land many centuries ago for the Faeries of Dressrosa
The Voice Of All Things (Aisa’s Special Lineage Factor giving her Advanced+ Observation Haki and is shown to be used by Momonosuke & Luffy during Zou)
The Arc Maxim (being alluded to being similar to The Ancient Weapon Uranus)
Probably a few other things I’m missing as well
@@Mizikame thank you for listing it out because it’s actually insane. My favorite is when Enel darkens the sky with his thunder clouds and Luffy is the one that clears the sky to reveal the sun again. Then Luffy is called the one true enemy of god
@@Chris-rj4bt You are most definitely welcome! And thank you for your kindness c: OHMAIGOSH YESSS!!!!
Especially in the mangaaaa 😭
I have been reading the coloured manga for the first time (currently at end of Water 7 Arc; but have been caught up with Subbed Episodes & Manga weekly releases since 2012)
And reading that scene in colour was PHENOMENALLY AMAZING!!! 🌟
“In times like these.. What can we do but only Pray to God???”
And then ALLLL of the Skypieans & Shandorans are clasped hands, closed eyes, praying to God… While Luffy clears Enel x Arc Maxim’s “Deathpiea” Attack and the Sun Shines Brightly above them all and Luffy while The Light of Shandora finally rings after 400 Years 😭✨
@@Mizikame you’ve been following the series way longer than me lmao that’s amazing. Yeah that scene was actually beautiful. I’m definitely going to have to read the series in manga coloring I prefer it so much more to anime colors. Another scene that is probably top 5 for me is Jaya when Blackbeard gives his speech to Luffy at mock town. Even when I stopped and left the series at Skypiea for around a year before returning that scene has always stuck with me
@@Chris-rj4bt Hehe thank you for that and your general kindness and candor; I shall give you a Subscribe even if you don’t have any videos c:
I have a LOT of One Piece Dubbed Clips on mai YT Channel I adore the Funimation Dub; almost everyone shits on Luffy’s English VA but likes everyone elses’ VAs. Like Zoro has the same English VA as Vegeta; Christopher Sabot. And Brook’s English VA is also the VA for Whis from DBS C: I personally love Luffy’s Dubbed voice but I’ve also watched all current 938 Dubbed Episodes so it grows on you when you start from Episode 1 and not just watching 1min YT Clips of his English VA 😹 lol.
Anyways yesssss I most DEFINITELY suggest reading the coloured manga when you get a chance c: I agree the colourization of the manga panels are typically way better than what the anime does but they are still images vs. moving images so I can understand why that is.
Ohhhh yeaaaaaa Blackbeard’s Neverending Dreams Speech STILL sticks with me to this day as well!
And Luffy had Haki in Jaya; Blackbeard comments as such when they meet again during Impel Down. He says something along the lines of “Wow Strawhat! I didn’t know your Haki had grown soo much from when I first sensed you had a little Haki back on Jaya!”
I rewatched the Nolan backstory and literally cried. Because there are some things that are mentioned way back like Mariejois
For me and my people who have been living under tyrannical colonisation for over five centuries, skypiea holds a special place in our hearts, as well as Fishman Island. It's not a thing I can describe to anyone who hasn't lived as such, but those who have will understand me completely. Thank you for another Exquisite breakdown MelonTee! Keep it up!😍💯
AHHH YOU GET IT!! something about how in skypeia gan fall openly states that (paraphrasing) the shandian's land was not theirs to take was so groundbreaking to me. even such a small throwaway line is just...not something we EVER hear? let alone in 2002??
what's more the shandians we meet in the arc are actual characters, with personalities and lives and motivation. so so much other media doesn't even care enough to do that. it isn't perfect, sure, but damn is it really touching to see !!!
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I literally shared this arc and the Noland and Kaguya flashback to my 9th grade ELA teacher because I was so hooked on it. The themes lived rent free in my head for multiple days, which is a sign the hyperfocus *really* liked it.
Skypiea was peak comedy in one piece! The last arc that consistently made me laugh with the goofiness! If you’ve read Wano, you’ll know just how important this arc was. I enjoyed it
Skypiea is the arc that made me love the storytelling and adventure of one piece after trying multiple times to watch it and I’m so happy I managed to finally get to it
I skipped Skypiea when I was younger. Not because I wanted to, but because I was young and it fell on the transition between 4Kids corrupted Dub to the one we have today. I can say, when I went back and rewatched it, my smile and my tears were so pure throughout. Even without information we have now about Roger’s journey and more, I tell anyone watching the series… don’t skip this arc, because this arc is the heart of the series, which intensifies the emotions of the arcs that follow.
Skypeia might be my favorite arc because of its fantastically emotional story and self-contained mythos. One thing it has that other sagas don't is that it could be its own movie (and in fact it was made into one) or even its own anime, which would still be one of the best out there.
Thanks for going over. I watched it and watched it again, trying to find what isn't skippable about Skypiea, while also being current on the series. This video was worth the review.
I love this video, my 2 favorite points that are not mentioned in the video is the beautiful scene of the giant snake finally able to see his people happy again, and the fact that jaya getting flung into the sky basically cripples the shandians, somewhat mirroring real colonization practices like the intentional spreading of diseases
its legit my fav arc that i rewatched multiple times
I loved Skypiea just for Oda flexing his imagination and world building, giving us another great Straw Hats adventure. Not every arc has to be significant in some grand way, and that is why I love One Piece.
But this is LITERALLY THE MOST Significant One Piece Arc STILL to this day
It foreshadows everything for the most significant aspects of Post Time Skip happenings.
If you want a Vindicated Foreshadow list I got chu c:
@@Mizikame You mean Nika and Oden? :)
@@air-kon Yes as well as the giant list below:
It Forseshadows:
Sun God Nika (already revealed for Manga readers)
The Forest God, The Earth God, and The Rain God (to be revealed
Advanced Armament Haki (Satori uses it against Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp)
Advanced Observation Haki (Enel)
Stacking Haki with DF Abilities (Enel’s Omniscience throughout the land of Skypiea)
That Shandora is linked to The Ancient Kingdom & Void Century
Noland was real as there is a statue of him when he saved Tontatta Land many centuries ago for the Faeries of Dressrosa
The Voice Of All Things (Aisa’s Special Lineage Factor giving her Advanced+ Observation Haki and is shown to be used by Momonosuke & Luffy during Zou)
The Arc Maxim (being alluded to being similar to The Ancient Weapon Uranus)
Probably a few other things I’m missing as well
@@Mizikame shiet, I need to re-read Skypie
@@air-kon I definitely suggest to as well! :D
I have been reading the colour manga and Skypiea absolutely BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER!!!! 😸✨
i love this arc. i love how luffy thought of noland's descendants below, the skypie itself is beautiful and the city of gold... mesmerizing.
That ride up the knock up steam first time around... before I knew anything, before my imagination had even begun to grasp what was going on... Nami and Ussop freaking out as a Seaking was swept by on the current... Luffy's sense of anticipation which was so relatable in the moment, I can still feel the adventure in my loins to this day hehehe... Queue the original OP!... Fuck Yes! God that was great! And then Oda brings everything full circle with the ringing of the bell, brings it all back to Cricket and the themes he represents, the central tenants of the entire epic... just freakin brilliant! Thats what romanticism's all about folks!
i love skypiea so much i don’t understand how theres people out there who skipped it 😭 noland and calgara’s story literally made me cry ugly tears and luffy vs one piece eminem is one of my favorite fights in the series 🫶
enelminem is one of my favourite one piece antagonists 😂
😂😂😂😂😂 Eminem
skypeia is also the first major introduction of haki, and a really interesting exploration of how it's perceived in a society that's seemingly developed it separately to the blue sea understanding of it (hence the different name) which in turn lends credibility to it being something that everyone has intrinsically
i love the fact that theyre fighting over something as petty as LITERAL DIRT (vearth)
skypiea best arc
Well they are fighting over land. We've been fighting over that since the dawn of man.
Fun fact: In the spanish dub, Shandia's people talk in possesive, adding extra depth on the uniqueness to their language. For example: "Yours are made from rubber?! Mine can't believe it!"
Not that especial coming from Alabasta and Barroque Works, where all of them including Ms. All Sundays, talked in verse.
This is the arc that really made me see One Piece for its own beautiful thing. It's also for me the most memorable arc that I look back at when people ask me why I watched all of One Piece
This is the most I've ever appreciated the Skypeia arc. Thank you.
When I read Skypiea when I was young, there's something about it that didn't grasp me so I'm probably one of those people who don't really have anything good to say about Skypiea since I don't remember a lot of fond things from it growing up. Maybe now that I'm older, I can reread it again and fully appreciate all the character and lores. Thank you for making this video for giving me that push!
I don't think you mentioned this but Skypiea is also the first time we get the first of many mentions of the Sun God. This obviously goes on to be so much more important later in the story.
She didn't say it because it would be spoiler. As that part has not yet been animated
I love the parallel between the mont’ blancs and Whyper/ khalagara. And then luffy is the bridge to conclude their story.
LIGHT THE FIRE OF SHANDORA STRAW HAT!
My favorite arc when I first watched it and my favorite till this day.
I love your videos so much. Truly the perfect blend of love for the series, narrative thoughtfulness, editing prowess and juicy memes. Can't wait for the video on the best filler arc, G8.
i just finished reading this arc and now i can finally watch this video! i really like this arc tbh, i also remember liking it a few years back when i was first reading this manga. when luffy rang that bell, i will not lie, i shed tears. good stuff good stuff
havent watched the full video but people sleep on the fact that Skypiea seems to be telling the whole story of One Piece on a smaller scale. Almost like foreshadowing for everything to come. Also Enel's cover story shows how massively important Skypiea will be for the story by the end. Also, I'll never forget how hard I laughed when Luffy mocked the face/sounds the wolves were making during the bonfire party at Skypiea.
Also apparently Luffy dancing in the bonfire with the wolves is odas favorite panel
Which means there is some foreshadowing there 👀
its so upsetting to me to discover how people feel about skypeia, genuinely its one of my favorite arcs so far (im in dressrosa rn). im so in love with the lore of the place alone
Skypiea is my favorite pre timeskip arc. You just made me go rewatch it, so thank you :-)
Also it’s the first good look we have at 2 of the main haki uses in the series
I loved the transition from Skypia to the Naval Fortress
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I'm glad you like Skypiea. Even though it's a very important arc, I simply don't care about it, it's just isn't for me. However I do like the Jaya arc.
Which arcs do you think are better in the anime? I think the Davy back fight and drum island are better in the anime
Nice vid but please stop prouncing calgara like that.
@@marqusmedina5983 as someone who has read the whole one piece manga and watched almost all of the one piece anime, dont mind if i do:
From the start all the way to alabasta, the anime adapts everything from the manga perfectly.
Jaya is when the anime adaptation starts to fuck up a bit. So jaya and skypiea are better in the manga imo.
Long ring long land is very subjective, if you want the arc to be longer and be more of a casual experience then watch the anime. If you want to just get going with the story itself then read the manga.
Water seven is adapted quite well, so you could go with either. I prefer the anime for water seven because of the soundtrack and the lighting.
You could watch the anime in enies lobby, but the manga is way better in that arc imo.
Thriller bark is better in the manga.
Past the pacing, sabaody is adapted beautifully in the anime. The whole sequence with the introduction of the supernovas was done very well. You could go with either.
Imo amazon lily is better in the manga, because oda draws boa hancock a lot better than toei.
Impel down is better in the manga in every aspect. Same for marineford, and fishman island. Imo fishman island is the peak of oda's art too, imo.
Punk hazard is better in the manga.
Dressrossa is better in the manga. Dressrossa is the worst adapted arc in anime history.
Zou is better in the manga.
Im not sure about whole cake island, but odds are the manga is better.
Wano is better in the manga. While the animation change is very satisfying, the pacing is shittier than ever, and they keep blasting weird aura effects that make it impossible to know wtf is going on, it also looks silly and inconsistant. It was good at the start of wano when it was mild but the raid on onigashima is just a blinding light at this point.
It’s crazy how skypeia also is our second instance seeing people use haki! The way they really introduce it to us to is really cool too with them calling it “mantra”
i dont understand people who hates this arc tbh. i really loved it.
Skypia is in top 3 best pre timeskip arcs cannot fathom skipping it.
Also the giant question posed by the writing on the bell makes the whole arc worth watching by itself
Thank you for making this very important video, maybe the fandom-wide brainrot can be lessened after this 🙏
I love all of your vids, it's so nice to hear someone who shares a love for One Piece truly put into words how magical of a piece of writing it actually is. Hearing someone speak about the themes and story in a easy to digest manner lets people understand why One Piece is a must watch show. Thank You.
Reading the end of skypeia literally gave me chills and that’s why it’s one of my favorite arcs
Reading the Skypia Volumes were the first one piece experiences I had and it blew me away. To imagine there are ppl that skip the GOAT... damn what a shame
My friend kept on telling me to skip Skypiea when I got to that arc. I'm currently on Noland's backstory and cried real man tears at it. Dude has no idea what he's talking about
What a FANTASTIC analysis, such a shame that I watched this arc when I was a kid and couldn't comprehend the depths of what it represented. Thank you for this video. I hope that the one piece fan base watch this and other videos that you create about it and understand the real message behind these arcs, because I feel that most of the fan base really just scratch the surface of what this adventure means
Well damn, I never thought about this arc that way 😢❤ Oda really has been consistently amazing in his writing throughout the decades!
When I first read Skypeia it wad literally one of my favorites immediately. It made me bawl my eyes out.
I was so shocked when I heard people talking about SKIPPING it. Like WHAT?!
Ayooo the arc who everyone skips but now regretted it 😂
One of my fav arcs, probs my most rewatched actually.
I really really enjoyed Skypiea soo much. One of the funniest arcs. And thr back story of Noland and Calgara was heart breaking, yet beautiful.
I absolutely love the Skypiea arc! Thank you for the video because I would have never know about the controversy.
I've encountered similar sentiment to my personal favorite Thriller Bark... It sets up so much stuff I don't know why it and Gecko Moria get shit on.
probably cuz, as luffy points out, gecko a goofy-looking mfer lmao
I love Thriller Bark too. I generally don't get actual fans hating any of the OnePiece arcs. Each and every one is unique and has many things to offer to the world, and to us readers/watchers too.
Whenever you upload a video I wait to make sure I'll have the 30min to myself, uninterrupted not to miss a single detail on the video. Huge fan of your work!
I’m currently on the Skypiea when I originally watched it on toonami one piece I dropped it when they got to skypiea and the last thing I remember is Usop divining into the shallow cloud water but I’m glad I started watching again after 10yrs of ignoring how great it truly is I wish I didn’t dropped the series
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when I saw the scene of luffy using golden rifle, putting an end to enel's reign over skypiea, as well as ringing the bell, then cutting to the people down on jaya hearing the bell, and a silhouette of luffy in the clouds, it was instantly one of my absolute favorite scenes pre timeskip
The Kalgara/Noland flashback was the moment that really hooked me into finishing this. Like I was enjoying previous major arcs, but having heard that it doesn’t start getting good until episode 300 had me feeling like it was a trudge. From that point on I was hyped to finish it. I went from taking roughly 6 months to get to Skypiea to getting caught up on the anime 3 months later. Like it was never not on from there.
Skypiea was the arch I quit one piece in my youth. I should of stuck with it because now it grew on me and became my favorite arch. Noland is one of the best historical figures that I look up too. He was just a goof ball but so lovable.
I always liked the idea Skypiea is a microcosm of all the themes and events in the series. Like Luffy being the natural enemy of Enel, same as the will of D (Luffy) being enemy of Im (World Gov.) Or how the ultimate ending is the liberation of all the people from false gods and finding out the true history of this place. It’s way more interesting if you look at the parallels of this arc to the series as a whole
the skypiea arc was the only arc which the *manga* managed to make me cry during. im sure the anime also has their tearjerkers but jeez the story of jaya being lifted and the relationship of kalgara and noland made me cry, along with the lines dropped during the climax
the fact that ppl actually skip this arc is crazy!
Skypiea almost made me drop the whole series. The first time I watched the anime it just felt too disconnected from overall story. I thought Eneru was a terrible villain, as in the worst written villain in One Piece. and I felt like the flashback in the middle of the arc was too long and boring. The Jaya arc that preceded Skypiea was so much better
My favourite part of Skypiea is that it encompases the core idea of One Piece like no other arc: Pirate adventure. It's exploring an unknown land, uncovering its people's history and fighting for what's right in its purest form. It's full of awe and wonder for that fantastic world we've all grown to love. And it's the first time One Piece made me genuinly cry.
I've always feel that those who can't enjoy Skypiea just lack sense of adventure for the sake of adventure
reading this arc does make you feel like your flying which makes you feel magical.
People telling other people to skip Skypea will always be bonkers to me. You literally miss the best parts of the show, ie crew interactions and the grand adventure. Even ignoring the underlying foreshadowing, there are a lot of reasons to watch the arc. Personally, I thought it was peak comedy from Oda. You can’t tell me Zoro getting lost despite having a bird that only points North isn’t hilarious😂.
There’s also a ton of set up for Water 7 and Enies Lobby. You’re not gonna understand Usopp’s connection to the Merry all that well. Overall, I just think skipping Skypea is…egregious for an adventure comedy series.
I can understand not liking Skypea, but don’t tell others to skip it. Let them decide for themselves. If they drop the series, let them, they’re missing out. And that’s fine. If they can’t appreciate the journey, I just don’t think it’s worth making them skip to the climax bc they won’t get the full…emotions.
great video, but to be fair, a some of the stuff earlier in the video that you mentioned as being important to skypiea (sanji being from the north blue, blackbeards introduction, bellamy, doflamingos introduction and his jolly roger) are actually from the jaya arc, otherwise, good video, skypiea is underrated
Great video I've always loved skypiea just cause of the sheer adventure vibes you get, but theirs so much character insight here especially with Robin and it all comes to a head in water 7 but if you don't have skypiea their is no reason for Robin to want to live. She gave up on life in Alabasta but here she found a hint to her dream again along with a family.