I saw a meme once that became my headcannon. The first painel is Zoro training and thinking "I never see theshitty cook training so how can he be so strong?" Then cut to Sanji and Luffy in JoJo style: -Sanji: "So you are approaching the fridge?" -Luffy: "There is where the food is"
Yes. Just, yes. I now headcannon this. Another one is that all strawhats have great reflexes and general awareness, despite never training for it, because they have to defend their food during any meal with Luffy.
Fun Fact! One of the stories that Usopp told to Kaja (her rich friend back on his home island) was about a giant goldfish whose poops were as big as an island and BOOM! End of Little Garden and there is a giant goldfish. Dorry and Broggy also comment on how they stepped on one of those poops thinking it was an island, just like Usopp explained! This brings the implication that in the Grand Line, anything you can imagine can be realized and it really makes me giddy cuz it makes the world look so much fantastical and exciting. It's almost like a kid making up critters and places, so joyful!
@@GavinReadsItAll It's an amazing stupid detail, extremely easy to miss, and if you miss it, everything is ok, the series is more than good enough without it, but when you catch it it immediately becomes better. One Piece is FULL of those things. Next an example of what I mean. I avoided any spoilery details, but it won't happen for a long time, so you might not want to not read it. Again, I use just generic terms to describe the situation, you probably won't realize what I'm talking about even when you read the chapters, but I feel it's fair to warn you about it, in case you rather avoid it regardless. The moral is to keep your eyes peeled, because same as Usopp's lies, you have no idea what might come back later. There is a character, that you will meet in like a million chapters, that you will recognize immediately because you are binging the series, but for weekly readers, their first and second appearance were 2.5 years apart, and they didn't look the same at all. It took me literally years to realize they were the same person, because I was re-reading their first appearance with their second appearance more cemented in my head. As far as I knew at that point, they were both amazing characters, and when they became one character in my head, they were even better, because everything that happened in the first appearance builds the second one so much more! And again, these 2 introductions were 2.5 years apart, and they didn't need to be the same character to work, but by being one and the same, they became an even better character. And the best part, Oda didn't come to show me "hey, remember this character? See what I did here? I'm amazing, am I not?" like many authors do. He just put the information there for me to find, or not, with no detriment to the series if I didn't, and that's fucking amazing if you ask me.
I love that Zoro and Sanji are both fiendishly strong, but they both bring different skillsets to the table. Zoro is like a laser guided missile: Find Target - Engage in Battle - Destroy Target. Sanji is more strategic, he'll take his time scoping out and doing some reconnaissance to get advantages then fight when he has to.
I love how each character is totally different and unique in their styles. I don’t know what I love more in One Piece - the characters, the story or the world building 😭 I love all 3 equally I guess haha
Ship names! Yes, the Straw Hats' ship is called the Going Merry. In Japanese, ships (and other vehicles like trains or planes) may get a 号 kanji attached to the end of their names. It's read as Go(u), and individually can mean things like number, title, name or model, but to my understanding in this use it's more of a suffix that's not meant to have meaning read into it - it just indicates "this is the ship's name". I suppose you could consider it something similar to the S.S. you may see on ships. So in Japanese, Merry is in full written as ゴーイング・メリー号, Gōingu Merī-gō, Going Merry-go. But it's really just the Going Merry part that should be retained for English. The Straw Hats also refer to her in short as Merī-gō, which again would best be localized for English as simply Merry. The same thing is in play for most other named ships too (not that they're mentioned that often by name in the manga, mostly just in Oda's notes because _the madman has notes for everything_ and in some side material). For example, the Krieg Pirates' flagship was Dreadnaught Sabre (ドレッドノート・サーベル号, Doreddonōto Sāberu-gō), the cruise ship Sanji was apprenticing on before meeting Zeff was the Orbit (オービット号, Ōbitto-gō), and the Buggy Pirates' ship is the Big Top (ビッグトップ号, Biggu Toppu-gō). One counter-example would be the Baratie which does not have that Kanji, showing that it's not in use for everything (though it _is_ also a very unusual ship).
My favorite thing with this arc is it brought back a lie that usopp told kaya A giant goldfish that it’s poop he mistook for an island Nothing at all island and the goldfish both came up
If you like horror elements in One Piece you should definitely check out One Piece Movie 6: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island. Definitely incorporates elements of psychological horror. Though don't look it up prior to being introduced to the next two crewmates as the movie will spoil who they are.
@@GavinReadsItAll I made a mistake in my initial post so I'm glad you replied and it gave me a notification to look at it again. You'll be spoiler safe after chapter 218. So you do have a while to go. XD
You said Zoro should get a wax figure made of himself, so you'll be happy to know, when they built an actual statue of Zoro in Japan, they put him in the same pose as the one from Little Garden. 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll It is in Oda's hometown.. they put them there as thanks for the relief effort Oda gave after natural disaster i think... not 100% sure if that is how it went thou...
KEEP READING THE COVER STORIES. So much happens in them that is amazing! Also fun thing to look for is Pandaman. He has a good story in the back of volumes I believe? Ship name is Going Merry as well! I loveeee watching these videos and vicariously experiencing OP for the first time again with you is so much fun! Can't wait for more!
@@GavinReadsItAll maybe you can do a review of those cover stories when you see they ended, as an extra chapter. I dont remember if you said it that you are doing it, but reading the SBS section is a good experience, Oda usually answer to some doubts the readers have. And some other times he expands this already rich world with info he doesnt put in the chapters. And the last thing i bother with is, that at the arc rating, you are calling "reverse dawn" to the first one when its "romance dawn". Loving your vibes. Greetings from Argentina.
Tons of Japanese nouns have a little add-on to them that signify what they are. A good example of this is "Fuji-san", which translates into "Mount Fuji" where "-san" is a type of indicator for "mountain". So, with ships, the add-on indicator is "-go", so in Japanese the Straw Hats' ship is the "Merry-go", in English this translates into just "Merry". "Going Merry" comes from the localization of the noun + indicator, so it's not a literal translation but just a goofy one that tries to incorporate the "-go" into the name itself.
no? in japanese it's called the Going Merry-go (ゴーイングメリー号) so 'Going Merry' is the real name of the ship in english, translation standards were just different back then, and it doesnt help that for short they just call it the "Merry" (メリー号)
I like how this spiraled completely out of control! From "a few super volums" to "get the whole collection" to "might as well get the anime "! Really looking forward to these One Piece videos!
You'll find a lot of people with Baratie on their favorites list. One of the greatest things about One Piece is how most things stay relevant through the whole story because it means past arcs can become better retroactively when you know more about the story as a whole. Your perspective on past arcs will probably change several times throughout this story. I know mine sure did.
Since you mentioned Nami being in her bra while Zoro didn't lose any clothes: Eichiiro Oda really likes to do that with Nami in particular. He once met a Nami cosplayer, who eventually became his wife, so I'm sure we can all say there are some feelings for Nami XD I'm glad you liked Little Garden as much as I did, it is one of my secret favorites of the bunch, and I love the color trap ability of Ms. Golden Week. (btw. I don't know if you know, but golden week is a holiday in Japan, nature is supposed to be the most beautiful during that time)
Thanks for the great videos! The anime is a lot slower and full of filler, so while it might be worth trying watching, be careful not to get burned out!
Omg, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the next 2 arcs (drum kingdom and Alabasta)!! You are making so much progress, in terms of the anime you would be episodes on 70+ I think 🙌🏼
I’m currently on episode 8 of the anime (watching it now as I’m under the weather today), and after so much hype for the next 2 arcs, I also cannot wait to get there 🙌🏼
My favourite part of this arc has got to be that it kicks off Sanji's habit of sneaking around unseen for a while and then being revealed as having done something cool and/or smart. Love that for him. Also watching your reaction videos had made me want to go back and want my fave early one piece moments (watching sanji's call to croc now). Hope you enjoy the anime as much as you're enjoying the manga ^^
The way how One Piece characters call each other with a snail, is so funny to me haha I'm glad you're enjoying your journey! Thanks for the review P. S. It's "Going Merry", but "Merry Go" isn't technically wrong, but most fans call the ship "Merry" so it doesn't really matter that much
I kind of found it hilarious to hear you say the Little Garden stakes are high :D It's a refreshing statement after following this crew for literally 20 years through so much troubles and adventures
With this arc we are introduced to the third race in the world. Giants, humans and fishman. Oda loves drawing people larger to make an emphasis so humans can be over 20 feet tall but still be human Giants I believe are a minimum of 18 meters tall
make sure to pay attention to the cover stories, they are a series of supplemental stories told through the cover pages of select chapters they have their own little "arcs" and they're canon! also the SBS for more info and lore
A lot of characters you've seen even if they appear as simple characters do play a much larger role later in the story and you grow to love characters that when you first see them you would leave thinking that they were pretty funny or interesting, but not much more. Man revisiting these arcs with you really goes to remind me how it all started and make me realise how much Oda has made his story characters evolve without it feeling like they are out of character. Such a master craftsman of an artist and keeping it up for what's now 1065 chapters is truly someone who I look up to as much as Luffy looks up to Shanks.
Little Garden is fun little adventure arc. We get world building with introduction of giant race. Learning there is an island of giants called Elbaf. Fun fact Oda hometown actually built bronze statues of Strawhats. Beware spoilers if look them up but Zoro is funny reference to this arc. Next arc hits the feels Gavin enjoy.
Tea is very popular in Asia and I would argue they have better tea than the brittish. When I was in Japan I was at a tea ceremony and learned to make my own macha tea.
One Piece released July 22 1997 and Saw February 18 2005. One Piece releases 1 chapter per week and there are 52 weeks in a year so about 395 were out by then so there is a possibility it inspired Saw.
If you're gonna watch the anime too dont let it slow you down too much getting caught up. If you don't know, the final saga has already begun and there's no way people aren't gonna spoil what the one piece is once it's finally revealed.
@@GavinReadsItAll Especially since the anime sadly has atrocious pacing starting around episode 300 or so... Since you bought them, you can try it, but if pacing is something that can potentially annoy you, you better stop once you get bored of it, so it doesn't ruin your overall experience. But I know that there are people that can still enjoy it and don't give a damn. For me I really hate bad pacing... so while I read through OP multiple times and often just reread singular arcs just for the fun of it... I always gave up on the anime at some point and never managed to get through it. After a few tried I completely gave up and will never try it again... just watching some important scenes is more than enough imo, one thing the anime can be really great at.
I highly recommend the manga "Dinosaur Sanctuary"! It's about dinosaur zoo keeping. There is only 1 volume out in English so far, with volume 2 coming March 2023.
I really really LOVE your vidoe series! I started to reread again bc of you! It's so fun to hear first impressions about things I read so many times but didn't saw it the way you saw it :3 Fun Fact: There are Statues of the Straw Hats in Eiichiro Oda's Hometown in Japan! There were big earthquakes and he paid the Statues that more visitors will come to this town so they get more money from visitors for the good cause! And funny thing is that Zoro's Pose is very near his pose from the Little Garden Arc xDD
God how can you hold the book up for so long. My hand hurts watching it. Anyway loving your reaction and analysis. Can't wait for more of one piece from you. Eagerly waiting.
I hope you're watching the subbed version of the anime. Japanese voice acting is much more emotional and it is the original version. It's much better than the dub version.
Tbh thats one of the fun parts of One Piece, not only in looking for clues and theorizing but seeing how things in the previous arcs built to later developments! Totally understandable if you go back and revise your scores later on tbh, happy you enjoyed little garden so much!
What a great video! I think I'm gonna re-read the whole series again. There are so many details coming back to me through your videos, it's really amazing. Oda's worldbuilding is magnificent. As for watching the anime, I would definitely suggest you do it after you finished an arc or even a saga. Especially since the One Piece anime openings are notorious for their spoilers, which makes sense cause they expected most Japanese viewers had already read the manga and know what's gonna happen.
With you having bought the box sets in mind, if you want a more fun experience watching the anime I can strongly recommend trying to hunt down the older fansubs from the 2000s. They make the show come to life in very creative ways, that "officiall" subs legally can't, such as coloring in the text and timing it to the line delivery when characters make named attacks. It's a lot more fun!
U'll really enjoy the next 2 arcs and what's crazy is as the story goes on it just keeps building up and getting better all the time. Some things to note are Usopp's lies as mentioned in this arc some of them might be true according to the giants. Ah watching the anime and talking about foreshadowing Oda had that going from the very start :)
Great videos! To address your question at the beginning of the video. I've read and rewatched one piece many times over but that was basically over 15+ years lol. I love that you are watching the anime now too because it really does do it justice in certain parts and moments, it beautiful. But having said that I would just go at your pace and liking and make random review videos then tying yourself to a schedule since you are also reading it for the first time to not feel overloaded and constrained. Healthy and happiness 😊 thanks for the reads!
I love these videos! Thank you 🙏 I would also love to hear your opinions on the anime since you already started watching it. But as others already pointed out, just be careful not to burn out. I'm looking forward to your next video!
Watching your video resulted in me and my brother talking about arcs we remember and liked so we decided to rewatch the Enies Lobby arc! Its so fun watching One Piece all over again and I'll definitely start reading the manga. My only issue with the anime is that the recaps are soooo long like around 10-15 mins if you add the opening, ending and the preview and every ep is like 24 mins so around 10 mins or more 💀 Its understandable since it's a weekly release but for someone binge watching its annoying 😭
It's so great seeing you discover One Piece for the first time. I'm glad that you're loving it, it's truly a magical story! ❤ I look forward to your future vlogs, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the upcoming arcs 😊
@@GavinReadsItAll Some people get confused because the crew is calling the Going Merry "Merry-go", with "-go" being something they use when referring to vehicles (as much as I understand anyway). They usually just skip the "Going" like people usually shorten long names, for example: "Gavin" to "Gav." (I don't know if anyone calls you that, but I hope you get my point 😅)
regarding the merrys name: i think in japanese, ship names have -go at the end of them, so the ship itself is called merry and then the -go suffix. but of course, "go" is also an english word so i just think that different translations interpreted that "go" differently 🤔 everyone knows who you mean when you say "merry" though :D
I wish I could watch Merphy’s video later but I need to catch up first 😭 I feel like I’m missing out on everything. And Tekking? A new OP channel to sub to and wait til I’m caught up to watch 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll Tekking101 is a big name in One Piece RUclips (700k subs). Name any OP related topic and he's probably done a video on it. He isn't one to clickbait and spoil recent stuff but I still wouldn't recommend looking him up when you're almost 20years behind.
I think I plan to watch some of the movies with my Manga Club, but I dunno if I have the time to watch the anime as well! But if you CAN do both, why not I guess! More One Piece fun!
When you’re reading you tend to give characters their own voice until you know what they actually sound like So since you haven’t seen sanji in the anime yet I’ll tell you about his 4kids voice nd how it was a very bad Brooklyn accent, miss all Sunday you met in whiskey peak had a southern bell accent, shanks was also Irish because of the red hair. So please enjoy these alternative accents seeping into your subconscious as you read
Next arc already? I thought we had to wait at least a week for it... glad to see you fell into the rabbit hole of this story! XD Also, I don't remember, but have you paid attention to the cover stories? So far you have seen Buggy in the East Blue (which is no longer relevant at this point), Kobi and Helmeppo and now it should start Jango's cover story. When you see a cover story ending, you might want to review it as a whole because as you can see with Buggy's cover story, some of them become relevant for the main story later on.
Yep I’ve been reading the cover stories, though I’m unsure how to fit them into these videos as I can’t really review a page, however I think I’m gonna try and incorporate them more in the next arc review since there’s way more chapters in it than the previous 3 arcs I just read
@@GavinReadsItAll I think they are more worth talking as a whole rather than "cover by cover" and that way you won't break your review of the main plot too much. Think of them as a mini saga of their own, you can just give a few thoughts on them at the end of your videos.
Honestly on your first read through. Just read it how you like. I wouldn't listen to some commenters telling you to be on full alert on every page. Just read it how u like is my recommendation. 🔥
Well ❤ I’m so happy u enjoy it. I just got my copy of volume 102 here in Germany and although I read every chapter on Friday online I know the feeling when u get to read it page by page into a book. Go Nakama, Im curios at the end what was your all time favorite saga and why. But you got a lot more reading to do :D
Ok. I have yet to watch the video, but need to say this before it slips my mind. Bellemere is French for Step mother which is very cool fact imo. Lots of names in One Piece have meanings like this, just not every name of course.
I suggest don't overthink the ratings. It makes sense to give Little Garden a higher rating than Baratie even if you think Baratie is better, simply because the love of the reader for the series grows as the reader progress in the story. This way, what seems inconsistent on the surface can actually be explained.
In anime one piece OSTs and voice actor are sooo good the vibes kinda different.... My suggestion while reading manga, turn on one piece OSTs in youtube
Yeah here I could get behind you calling Mr3 a bad guy instead of an antagonist, because of his fascination with the terror on the faces of his wax victims. All the regular bounty hunters of Whiskey Peak though were just doing a job so I can't call them bad guys. I'm still not sure if I would go as far as evil or anything, they still seem to only target actual criminals(pirates). I would only call them evil when they start to target innocent people. Definitely vote for reviewing the anime at times. It was good you gave Mr3 his due as a dangerous opponent, lots of time people rate the characters on just their battle abilities and forget everything else. Being surprised the giants would have been the type to have torched towns was odd to me. Not only are they pirates but they also seem pretty analogous with vikings, and what are vikings often depicted as doing, raiding. My thoughts anyway.
Yeah I don’t know why I was so shocked with the giants doing that, especially since it gave me some Jack and the Beanstalk vibes. I guess I just got too caught up in the story to realise the outer implications. And I loved Mr. 3’s charisma and his power is soooo good! I think you brought up a great point about villain vs. Antagonist and I’m going to pay more attention to the words I use to describe characters in the future, so thanks for bringing it up with me 😄
Usopp told a lie about a giant goldfish that eat and poops islands to Kaya and it came true my friend at the end of Little Garden arc👌👍 The poop islands are the islands that Miss All Sunday was going to send the Strawhats (she gave them a log pose that read Nothing at All Islands, but Luffy broke the log pose)
40:10 The name of the ship is Going Merry. In Japanese, it's written as Going Merry-go, but that -go in the end is not part of the name, it's something Japanese navy ships do, like the USA navy adds the USS at the beginning. Every ship in One Piece is named "something something something-go," making the "-go" not part of the actual name. For example, Buggy's ship is called the "Big Top" and in the JP manga it says "Big Top-go" (ビッグトップ号, biggu toppu-go). -go (号) is not part of the name
I think id help the thumbnail if you held the volumes over your chest so ppl know easily its the manga not the anime you are vlogging. The thumbnails use a lot of anime images so it’s possible some think its the anime. Ppl tend to appreciate the manga a bit more because it has better pacing than the first arcs of the anime.
Great feedback, i didn’t even think of that! I might replace the screenshot of the show with the volume covers if I can make it look right, and then do the volume holding up in future arc videos
Probably won't recommend the anime route if you wanna enjoy one piece in a timely manner. I recommend watching clips from the coolest scenes, but ofc, if you have infinite time, the anime isn't really a horrible experience, it's just a lesser experience than reading. There are iconic episodes though, and some fights that are nicely animated.
if you want to scrute panel search for pandaman it s fun little easter egg spread throught out like where is charlie ( où est charlie in french i dont know if you use the same name in the english version )
I would love to hear your thoughts on the anime as well! I've mostly watched the anime as opposed to reading the manga so the comparisons would be interesting!
OP arcs get longer over time so you can probably put some smaller arcs in one review and give some major arcs (ie Alabasta and Water 7) their own dedicated ones, but I dunno Im just a guy
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I saw a meme once that became my headcannon. The first painel is Zoro training and thinking "I never see theshitty cook training so how can he be so strong?" Then cut to Sanji and Luffy in JoJo style:
-Sanji: "So you are approaching the fridge?"
-Luffy: "There is where the food is"
I love everything about this
Yes. Just, yes. I now headcannon this. Another one is that all strawhats have great reflexes and general awareness, despite never training for it, because they have to defend their food during any meal with Luffy.
I've never seen someone so quickly catch the "obsessed with One Piece" disease.
I am trying for the world record
It‘s always such a magical thing, seeing people‘s first reactions to One Piece. Wish I could relive it all from the start 🥰
This is why I’m reviewing arc by arc, so I can keep my reactions forever 🥰
That's why I'm addicted to reactions lol
@@Nastyn1nja808 for real. It’s the only way to capture that magic again.
Except now you just sit there with a smirk thinking “ohh you just wait”
Fun Fact! One of the stories that Usopp told to Kaja (her rich friend back on his home island) was about a giant goldfish whose poops were as big as an island and BOOM! End of Little Garden and there is a giant goldfish. Dorry and Broggy also comment on how they stepped on one of those poops thinking it was an island, just like Usopp explained!
This brings the implication that in the Grand Line, anything you can imagine can be realized and it really makes me giddy cuz it makes the world look so much fantastical and exciting. It's almost like a kid making up critters and places, so joyful!
Usopp also told a lie about a sick whale so big he went inside to help it. (Laboon in the reverse mountain arc)
I’m gonna go back and read more of Usopp’s stories and see if I spot any more coming true in the future - it’s so cool!
@@Unnamed_Spectre ahhh yes!! Love that!
@@GavinReadsItAll It's an amazing stupid detail, extremely easy to miss, and if you miss it, everything is ok, the series is more than good enough without it, but when you catch it it immediately becomes better. One Piece is FULL of those things.
Next an example of what I mean. I avoided any spoilery details, but it won't happen for a long time, so you might not want to not read it. Again, I use just generic terms to describe the situation, you probably won't realize what I'm talking about even when you read the chapters, but I feel it's fair to warn you about it, in case you rather avoid it regardless. The moral is to keep your eyes peeled, because same as Usopp's lies, you have no idea what might come back later.
There is a character, that you will meet in like a million chapters, that you will recognize immediately because you are binging the series, but for weekly readers, their first and second appearance were 2.5 years apart, and they didn't look the same at all. It took me literally years to realize they were the same person, because I was re-reading their first appearance with their second appearance more cemented in my head. As far as I knew at that point, they were both amazing characters, and when they became one character in my head, they were even better, because everything that happened in the first appearance builds the second one so much more! And again, these 2 introductions were 2.5 years apart, and they didn't need to be the same character to work, but by being one and the same, they became an even better character. And the best part, Oda didn't come to show me "hey, remember this character? See what I did here? I'm amazing, am I not?" like many authors do. He just put the information there for me to find, or not, with no detriment to the series if I didn't, and that's fucking amazing if you ask me.
I love that Zoro and Sanji are both fiendishly strong, but they both bring different skillsets to the table.
Zoro is like a laser guided missile: Find Target - Engage in Battle - Destroy Target.
Sanji is more strategic, he'll take his time scoping out and doing some reconnaissance to get advantages then fight when he has to.
I love how each character is totally different and unique in their styles. I don’t know what I love more in One Piece - the characters, the story or the world building 😭 I love all 3 equally I guess haha
Comparing Zoro to a Lazer guided missile 🤣
Fun fact: Elbaf spelled backwards is Fable ❤️
15 years of knowing One Piece and I only learned that now 😂😭
@@DeathSurgeonKid Fun fact: Loguetown spelled backwards is Nwoteugol ❤️
Fun fact: Loguetown stands for Rogers Prologue and Epilogue and for Luffys Prologue…
@@DeathSurgeonKid tf
@@evernightcg9081 And Wait for Epilogue
Ship names! Yes, the Straw Hats' ship is called the Going Merry.
In Japanese, ships (and other vehicles like trains or planes) may get a 号 kanji attached to the end of their names. It's read as Go(u), and individually can mean things like number, title, name or model, but to my understanding in this use it's more of a suffix that's not meant to have meaning read into it - it just indicates "this is the ship's name". I suppose you could consider it something similar to the S.S. you may see on ships.
So in Japanese, Merry is in full written as ゴーイング・メリー号, Gōingu Merī-gō, Going Merry-go. But it's really just the Going Merry part that should be retained for English. The Straw Hats also refer to her in short as Merī-gō, which again would best be localized for English as simply Merry.
The same thing is in play for most other named ships too (not that they're mentioned that often by name in the manga, mostly just in Oda's notes because _the madman has notes for everything_ and in some side material). For example, the Krieg Pirates' flagship was Dreadnaught Sabre (ドレッドノート・サーベル号, Doreddonōto Sāberu-gō), the cruise ship Sanji was apprenticing on before meeting Zeff was the Orbit (オービット号, Ōbitto-gō), and the Buggy Pirates' ship is the Big Top (ビッグトップ号, Biggu Toppu-gō).
One counter-example would be the Baratie which does not have that Kanji, showing that it's not in use for everything (though it _is_ also a very unusual ship).
Another one piece video? We're being spoiled!!!
I had time this week to read another arc so I took the chance 😄
My favorite thing with this arc is it brought back a lie that usopp told kaya
A giant goldfish that it’s poop he mistook for an island
Nothing at all island and the goldfish both came up
Love that SO much!! I hope we see more of Usopp’s lies come true
Yes I loved that too
If you like horror elements in One Piece you should definitely check out One Piece Movie 6: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island. Definitely incorporates elements of psychological horror. Though don't look it up prior to being introduced to the next two crewmates as the movie will spoil who they are.
Oooo okay! Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll look up when I should watch it and be safe from spoilers
@@GavinReadsItAll I made a mistake in my initial post so I'm glad you replied and it gave me a notification to look at it again. You'll be spoiler safe after chapter 218. So you do have a while to go. XD
You said Zoro should get a wax figure made of himself, so you'll be happy to know, when they built an actual statue of Zoro in Japan, they put him in the same pose as the one from Little Garden. 😂
Ahhh that’s awesome!! I now want to see it in person, he really did look epic!
@@GavinReadsItAll It is in Oda's hometown.. they put them there as thanks for the relief effort Oda gave after natural disaster i think... not 100% sure if that is how it went thou...
Zoro's statue isnt in that pose at all... I just googled it
KEEP READING THE COVER STORIES. So much happens in them that is amazing! Also fun thing to look for is Pandaman. He has a good story in the back of volumes I believe? Ship name is Going Merry as well! I loveeee watching these videos and vicariously experiencing OP for the first time again with you is so much fun! Can't wait for more!
I really appreciate you watching! 😄 I’ll have to talk more about the cover stories, I find them hard to review but I can always mention them more
@@GavinReadsItAll maybe you can do a review of those cover stories when you see they ended, as an extra chapter.
I dont remember if you said it that you are doing it, but reading the SBS section is a good experience, Oda usually answer to some doubts the readers have. And some other times he expands this already rich world with info he doesnt put in the chapters.
And the last thing i bother with is, that at the arc rating, you are calling "reverse dawn" to the first one when its "romance dawn".
Loving your vibes.
Greetings from Argentina.
Tons of Japanese nouns have a little add-on to them that signify what they are. A good example of this is "Fuji-san", which translates into "Mount Fuji" where "-san" is a type of indicator for "mountain". So, with ships, the add-on indicator is "-go", so in Japanese the Straw Hats' ship is the "Merry-go", in English this translates into just "Merry". "Going Merry" comes from the localization of the noun + indicator, so it's not a literal translation but just a goofy one that tries to incorporate the "-go" into the name itself.
Awesome, thanks for explaining that to me 😊
Japanese often shorten things to easier or faster names. Just like MickyDs Macdonalds.
no? in japanese it's called the Going Merry-go (ゴーイングメリー号) so 'Going Merry' is the real name of the ship in english, translation standards were just different back then, and it doesnt help that for short they just call it the "Merry" (メリー号)
Dorry probably survived his wound because their weapons are a little dulled after fighting all these decades.
I’m just so relieved Broggy wasn’t going to be alone haha that tore me apart!
I like how this spiraled completely out of control!
From "a few super volums" to "get the whole collection" to "might as well get the anime "!
Really looking forward to these One Piece videos!
You'll find a lot of people with Baratie on their favorites list. One of the greatest things about One Piece is how most things stay relevant through the whole story because it means past arcs can become better retroactively when you know more about the story as a whole. Your perspective on past arcs will probably change several times throughout this story. I know mine sure did.
Since you mentioned Nami being in her bra while Zoro didn't lose any clothes: Eichiiro Oda really likes to do that with Nami in particular. He once met a Nami cosplayer, who eventually became his wife, so I'm sure we can all say there are some feelings for Nami XD
I'm glad you liked Little Garden as much as I did, it is one of my secret favorites of the bunch, and I love the color trap ability of Ms. Golden Week. (btw. I don't know if you know, but golden week is a holiday in Japan, nature is supposed to be the most beautiful during that time)
Thanks for the great videos! The anime is a lot slower and full of filler, so while it might be worth trying watching, be careful not to get burned out!
Good shout, the last thing I want is a One Piece burnout
@@GavinReadsItAll early anime one piece is quite well done when It comes to pacing the one piece anime 6 years ago was a disaster of pacing issues
Omg, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the next 2 arcs (drum kingdom and Alabasta)!! You are making so much progress, in terms of the anime you would be episodes on 70+ I think 🙌🏼
I’m currently on episode 8 of the anime (watching it now as I’m under the weather today), and after so much hype for the next 2 arcs, I also cannot wait to get there 🙌🏼
@@GavinReadsItAll why are you watching the anime and reading the manga?
@@micklucas1451 He mentions in the video why.
@@legendaryswordsman653 oh okey i haven't watched the video yet so makes sense
My favourite part of this arc has got to be that it kicks off Sanji's habit of sneaking around unseen for a while and then being revealed as having done something cool and/or smart. Love that for him.
Also watching your reaction videos had made me want to go back and want my fave early one piece moments (watching sanji's call to croc now). Hope you enjoy the anime as much as you're enjoying the manga ^^
The way how One Piece characters call each other with a snail, is so funny to me haha
I'm glad you're enjoying your journey!
Thanks for the review
P. S. It's "Going Merry", but "Merry Go" isn't technically wrong, but most fans call the ship "Merry" so it doesn't really matter that much
We all need the “pere pere pere” ringtone in our life. 😂
Thanks for the heads up on that, and thanks for watching!
I kind of found it hilarious to hear you say the Little Garden stakes are high :D It's a refreshing statement after following this crew for literally 20 years through so much troubles and adventures
Haha I can imagine this arc doesn’t have the big stakes compared to future arcs, and I can’t wait to get to the more dangerous and epic adventures
With this arc we are introduced to the third race in the world. Giants, humans and fishman.
Oda loves drawing people larger to make an emphasis so humans can be over 20 feet tall but still be human
Giants I believe are a minimum of 18 meters tall
Wow they really are huge!
Oooh Little Garden is such a great arc. The next arc is a favourite of mine. Hope your kitties will heal up well 💖
Thank you, and so excited for Drum Island!
make sure to pay attention to the cover stories, they are a series of supplemental stories told through the cover pages of select chapters
they have their own little "arcs" and they're canon!
also the SBS for more info and lore
A lot of characters you've seen even if they appear as simple characters do play a much larger role later in the story and you grow to love characters that when you first see them you would leave thinking that they were pretty funny or interesting, but not much more. Man revisiting these arcs with you really goes to remind me how it all started and make me realise how much Oda has made his story characters evolve without it feeling like they are out of character. Such a master craftsman of an artist and keeping it up for what's now 1065 chapters is truly someone who I look up to as much as Luffy looks up to Shanks.
Little Garden is fun little adventure arc. We get world building with introduction of giant race. Learning there is an island of giants called Elbaf. Fun fact Oda hometown actually built bronze statues of Strawhats. Beware spoilers if look them up but Zoro is funny reference to this arc. Next arc hits the feels Gavin enjoy.
The next arc hits the feels? Uh oh! And ooo that’s awesome about Oda’s hometown!
Tea is very popular in Asia and I would argue they have better tea than the brittish. When I was in Japan I was at a tea ceremony and learned to make my own macha tea.
One Piece released July 22 1997 and Saw February 18 2005. One Piece releases 1 chapter per week and there are 52 weeks in a year so about 395 were out by then so there is a possibility it inspired Saw.
After this and drum island the arcs get longer and juicier!!
I’m excited for long juicy arcs!! 🙌🏼
If you're gonna watch the anime too dont let it slow you down too much getting caught up. If you don't know, the final saga has already begun and there's no way people aren't gonna spoil what the one piece is once it's finally revealed.
Yes I agree One Piece is always a lot of fun to read or watch. The straw hats are just amazing. ❤️😁
Let’s be straw hats Judith!!
@@GavinReadsItAll Yes! In our hearts we are already straw hats and part of the crew right? 😁👒❤️
So much One Piece content! 😭❤️
Hopefully I don’t come across as too obsessed 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll idk i Always Come off as obsessed with One Piece and i'm fine with it
its a good idea, to see OP in all its glory, BUT it could also end up in a quick burnout with 1k+ chapter/episodes if you watch both of it together
Hmmm this is true 🤔
@@GavinReadsItAll Especially since the anime sadly has atrocious pacing starting around episode 300 or so... Since you bought them, you can try it, but if pacing is something that can potentially annoy you, you better stop once you get bored of it, so it doesn't ruin your overall experience. But I know that there are people that can still enjoy it and don't give a damn.
For me I really hate bad pacing... so while I read through OP multiple times and often just reread singular arcs just for the fun of it... I always gave up on the anime at some point and never managed to get through it. After a few tried I completely gave up and will never try it again... just watching some important scenes is more than enough imo, one thing the anime can be really great at.
I highly recommend the manga "Dinosaur Sanctuary"! It's about dinosaur zoo keeping. There is only 1 volume out in English so far, with volume 2 coming March 2023.
I really really LOVE your vidoe series! I started to reread again bc of you! It's so fun to hear first impressions about things I read so many times but didn't saw it the way you saw it :3
Fun Fact: There are Statues of the Straw Hats in Eiichiro Oda's Hometown in Japan! There were big earthquakes and he paid the Statues that more visitors will come to this town so they get more money from visitors for the good cause! And funny thing is that Zoro's Pose is very near his pose from the Little Garden Arc xDD
Fun giant fact elbaf the home of the giants is fable backwards
How did I not see that 🤦🏻 I feel so dumb haha
God how can you hold the book up for so long. My hand hurts watching it. Anyway loving your reaction and analysis. Can't wait for more of one piece from you. Eagerly waiting.
Haha many years of being a booktuber has helped with holding up books and not feeling anything 😂
As a person who has really enjoyed this manga reviews, I say go ahead and do the anime reviews too, that would be great!
Yay glad you like the idea!
I love your one piece videos!
Ahhh thank you so much, so glad you enjoy them 🥰
Love your excitement with One Piece and your energy in general!
Something about One Piece injects so much excitement in me, it’s always a good day when I can sit down and read it 😄
- not a spoiler but talking about a character in the future -
I can't wait for Gavin to meet Mister 2. He is one of my favorite characters ever ❤️
Now as promised you will get your snowy wonderland arc with reindeers and giant bunnies in drum island!
Sounds good to me!
Hope your kitty cats heal quickly ❤ Been anticipating this next reaction! Squeeee
They’re doing amazing! And yay thanks for watching 🥰
i totally just bought the first one piece book 💙💙💙 and i’m so excited
Perfect timing, I just got dressed in my One Piece shirt. So I'm ready for this. Lol!
Ooo a One Piece shirt? 👀 I need more of those
I hope you're watching the subbed version of the anime. Japanese voice acting is much more emotional and it is the original version. It's much better than the dub version.
I'm grateful for dubs for people who need it. But Japanese voice cast is too good lol
Nah
I absolutely agree saying that the only one piece dub I watched was 4 kids lol
Agreed
Actually, we have everything in ONE PIECE. Dinosaur... Everything.
I’m so excited for your One Piece journey!! You must must must watch the anime when you can!!😊
I’ve already watched the first 20 episodes now and really enjoying it!
Tbh thats one of the fun parts of One Piece, not only in looking for clues and theorizing but seeing how things in the previous arcs built to later developments! Totally understandable if you go back and revise your scores later on tbh, happy you enjoyed little garden so much!
Counting days till next one piece vid! I appreciate the schedule for this month Gav
I love how you present your One Piece journey. Thank you for the upload :)
Oh yea miss golden week the painter girl, it didn’t say she has a devil fruit so her ability is just an ability she has
He is the first person I know that didn't immediately assume it was a DF. He was spot on too. So refreshing!
@@evelynarhondi6375 I’m trying to take OP as it is on the page, so if Oda chose not to reveal something, I take that as to not assume anything 😂
What a great video! I think I'm gonna re-read the whole series again. There are so many details coming back to me through your videos, it's really amazing. Oda's worldbuilding is magnificent.
As for watching the anime, I would definitely suggest you do it after you finished an arc or even a saga. Especially since the One Piece anime openings are notorious for their spoilers, which makes sense cause they expected most Japanese viewers had already read the manga and know what's gonna happen.
With you having bought the box sets in mind, if you want a more fun experience watching the anime I can strongly recommend trying to hunt down the older fansubs from the 2000s. They make the show come to life in very creative ways, that "officiall" subs legally can't, such as coloring in the text and timing it to the line delivery when characters make named attacks. It's a lot more fun!
Ooo thanks for the recommendation!
@@GavinReadsItAll Oh no probs man, we here in the op community just want new peeps to have the best possible experience with it 😃
Tf
U'll really enjoy the next 2 arcs and what's crazy is as the story goes on it just keeps building up and getting better all the time.
Some things to note are Usopp's lies as mentioned in this arc some of them might be true according to the giants.
Ah watching the anime and talking about foreshadowing Oda had that going from the very start :)
I’m gonna need to think of more adjectives to describe One Piece going forward haha
Great videos! To address your question at the beginning of the video. I've read and rewatched one piece many times over but that was basically over 15+ years lol. I love that you are watching the anime now too because it really does do it justice in certain parts and moments, it beautiful. But having said that I would just go at your pace and liking and make random review videos then tying yourself to a schedule since you are also reading it for the first time to not feel overloaded and constrained. Healthy and happiness 😊 thanks for the reads!
I love these videos! Thank you 🙏
I would also love to hear your opinions on the anime since you already started watching it. But as others already pointed out, just be careful not to burn out.
I'm looking forward to your next video!
Thanks so much! I’ll try my best to avoid the burnout
I made it last December to Egypt and when I first landed there i was “Alabasta, finally” … I’m happy to see that you’re looking forward to this arc 🎉
Watching your video resulted in me and my brother talking about arcs we remember and liked so we decided to rewatch the Enies Lobby arc! Its so fun watching One Piece all over again and I'll definitely start reading the manga. My only issue with the anime is that the recaps are soooo long like around 10-15 mins if you add the opening, ending and the preview and every ep is like 24 mins so around 10 mins or more 💀
Its understandable since it's a weekly release but for someone binge watching its annoying 😭
It's so great seeing you discover One Piece for the first time. I'm glad that you're loving it, it's truly a magical story! ❤ I look forward to your future vlogs, I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the upcoming arcs 😊
One Piece videos back to back?! LFGGGGG
P.s. Yes the ship is called Going Merry😁
Phew Going Merry is how I’ll call the ship from now on
@@GavinReadsItAll Some people get confused because the crew is calling the Going Merry "Merry-go", with "-go" being something they use when referring to vehicles (as much as I understand anyway). They usually just skip the "Going" like people usually shorten long names, for example: "Gavin" to "Gav." (I don't know if anyone calls you that, but I hope you get my point 😅)
The ship's called Flying Lamb in the german translation.
No idea why they felt the need to change it to another english name tho.
@@evelynarhondi6375 ahh that does make sense, and yep everyone calls me Gav haha
@@evelynarhondi6375 Going Merry go
Very excited for you to get to Drum Island, because it was the arc that sold me on One Piece, its really great
Theres an actual Bronze statue of Zoro in that pose in the area where Oda is from. And its amazaing
regarding the merrys name: i think in japanese, ship names have -go at the end of them, so the ship itself is called merry and then the -go suffix. but of course, "go" is also an english word so i just think that different translations interpreted that "go" differently 🤔 everyone knows who you mean when you say "merry" though :D
Thanks for explaining that to me, that makes so much sense
I am SO excited to see you read this! one piece is sooo good and it gets better 10 fold!
I'm loving your reviews in this video series. ❤️❤️
Thanks so much, I'm glad you're enjoying them
Im loving your manga reading. I’d leave the anime reviewing for after finishing the manga, tho.
New video already!? I'll take it but now I'll have to watch this one, Tekking's chapter 1065 review and Merphy's video later tonight^^
I wish I could watch Merphy’s video later but I need to catch up first 😭 I feel like I’m missing out on everything. And Tekking? A new OP channel to sub to and wait til I’m caught up to watch 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll Tekking101 is a big name in One Piece RUclips (700k subs). Name any OP related topic and he's probably done a video on it.
He isn't one to clickbait and spoil recent stuff but I still wouldn't recommend looking him up when you're almost 20years behind.
@@ralfsstuff okay fair haha I’ll just keep his name on my list
I am living for these videos. I'm always so excited to see your reactions and thoughts to what is happening and what might happen.
You might want to watch the saga summary movies and talk about the saga as a whole after you finish it.
I think an interesting thing to do would be to give each arc a rating and then at the end of each saga give it an over all rating
I think I plan to watch some of the movies with my Manga Club, but I dunno if I have the time to watch the anime as well! But if you CAN do both, why not I guess! More One Piece fun!
When you’re reading you tend to give characters their own voice until you know what they actually sound like
So since you haven’t seen sanji in the anime yet I’ll tell you about his 4kids voice nd how it was a very bad Brooklyn accent, miss all Sunday you met in whiskey peak had a southern bell accent, shanks was also Irish because of the red hair. So please enjoy these alternative accents seeping into your subconscious as you read
Oh nooooo haha 😂
Don't miss one piece openings and OSTs they are all great even if you aren't watching anime you can watch the openings .
totally loving these videos
You sound like Merphy complaining about the lack of dinosaurs 😂
Next arc already? I thought we had to wait at least a week for it... glad to see you fell into the rabbit hole of this story! XD
Also, I don't remember, but have you paid attention to the cover stories? So far you have seen Buggy in the East Blue (which is no longer relevant at this point), Kobi and Helmeppo and now it should start Jango's cover story. When you see a cover story ending, you might want to review it as a whole because as you can see with Buggy's cover story, some of them become relevant for the main story later on.
Yep I’ve been reading the cover stories, though I’m unsure how to fit them into these videos as I can’t really review a page, however I think I’m gonna try and incorporate them more in the next arc review since there’s way more chapters in it than the previous 3 arcs I just read
@@GavinReadsItAll I think they are more worth talking as a whole rather than "cover by cover" and that way you won't break your review of the main plot too much. Think of them as a mini saga of their own, you can just give a few thoughts on them at the end of your videos.
Honestly on your first read through. Just read it how you like. I wouldn't listen to some commenters telling you to be on full alert on every page. Just read it how u like is my recommendation. 🔥
Well ❤ I’m so happy u enjoy it. I just got my copy of volume 102 here in Germany and although I read every chapter on Friday online I know the feeling when u get to read it page by page into a book. Go Nakama, Im curios at the end what was your all time favorite saga and why. But you got a lot more reading to do :D
I’d suggest watching big moments in the anime. Watching the whole anime ark would take a long time
Ok. I have yet to watch the video, but need to say this before it slips my mind. Bellemere is French for Step mother which is very cool fact imo. Lots of names in One Piece have meanings like this, just not every name of course.
You could also translate "belle mère" as "beautiful mother"
I suggest don't overthink the ratings.
It makes sense to give Little Garden a higher rating than Baratie even if you think Baratie is better, simply because the love of the reader for the series grows as the reader progress in the story. This way, what seems inconsistent on the surface can actually be explained.
Dory is alive! The Unluckys, not so lucky.
These reviews are fun. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for watching 😊
In anime one piece OSTs and voice actor are sooo good the vibes kinda different....
My suggestion while reading manga, turn on one piece OSTs in youtube
Good idea I love it.
I mean… if you love great comedic timing and want to add another massive manga series… I recommend Skip Beat! Hilarious, emotional, epic.
Yeah here I could get behind you calling Mr3 a bad guy instead of an antagonist, because of his fascination with the terror on the faces of his wax victims. All the regular bounty hunters of Whiskey Peak though were just doing a job so I can't call them bad guys. I'm still not sure if I would go as far as evil or anything, they still seem to only target actual criminals(pirates). I would only call them evil when they start to target innocent people.
Definitely vote for reviewing the anime at times.
It was good you gave Mr3 his due as a dangerous opponent, lots of time people rate the characters on just their battle abilities and forget everything else.
Being surprised the giants would have been the type to have torched towns was odd to me. Not only are they pirates but they also seem pretty analogous with vikings, and what are vikings often depicted as doing, raiding. My thoughts anyway.
Yeah I don’t know why I was so shocked with the giants doing that, especially since it gave me some Jack and the Beanstalk vibes. I guess I just got too caught up in the story to realise the outer implications. And I loved Mr. 3’s charisma and his power is soooo good! I think you brought up a great point about villain vs. Antagonist and I’m going to pay more attention to the words I use to describe characters in the future, so thanks for bringing it up with me 😄
Yess!! I've been waiting for this!! :D
🙌🏼
I am so so excited for you to read the next two arcs!! I wonder which will be your preferred of the two?
Usopp told a lie about a giant goldfish that eat and poops islands to Kaya and it came true my friend at the end of Little Garden arc👌👍
The poop islands are the islands that Miss All Sunday was going to send the Strawhats (she gave them a log pose that read Nothing at All Islands, but Luffy broke the log pose)
40:10 The name of the ship is Going Merry. In Japanese, it's written as Going Merry-go, but that -go in the end is not part of the name, it's something Japanese navy ships do, like the USA navy adds the USS at the beginning. Every ship in One Piece is named "something something something-go," making the "-go" not part of the actual name. For example, Buggy's ship is called the "Big Top" and in the JP manga it says "Big Top-go" (ビッグトップ号, biggu toppu-go). -go (号) is not part of the name
hell yesss this is amazing 💕💕💕💕
Yay thanks Tara 💙
I think id help the thumbnail if you held the volumes over your chest so ppl know easily its the manga not the anime you are vlogging. The thumbnails use a lot of anime images so it’s possible some think its the anime. Ppl tend to appreciate the manga a bit more because it has better pacing than the first arcs of the anime.
Great feedback, i didn’t even think of that! I might replace the screenshot of the show with the volume covers if I can make it look right, and then do the volume holding up in future arc videos
Yes, colors trap is similar to hypnotism which is similar to Jango’s Chakram; it is not a devil’s fruit power👍
Probably won't recommend the anime route if you wanna enjoy one piece in a timely manner. I recommend watching clips from the coolest scenes, but ofc, if you have infinite time, the anime isn't really a horrible experience, it's just a lesser experience than reading.
There are iconic episodes though, and some fights that are nicely animated.
if you want to scrute panel search for pandaman it s fun little easter egg spread throught out like where is charlie ( où est charlie in french i dont know if you use the same name in the english version )
"more dinosaurs" 👀
I would love to hear your thoughts on the anime as well! I've mostly watched the anime as opposed to reading the manga so the comparisons would be interesting!
Glad you like the idea!
OP arcs get longer over time so you can probably put some smaller arcs in one review and give some major arcs (ie Alabasta and Water 7) their own dedicated ones, but I dunno Im just a guy