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One Piece love it, one of my all time favorite series even if it's a few issues.
Read hajime no ippo
You need to try read twin star exorcists
Oda goes all the way to make Sanji look bad and to put Zoro in the spotlight. Take Dressrosa where Zoro wants to go the Sunny-Go where Nami Brook and Chopper are, instead Oda led Sanji go so that he has to fight Doflamingo and loses terribly instead of Zoro.
Mask the first person to agree with me on zoro post time skip he lacks all character depth just hype
While I agree that zoro is kinda one dimensional, I think that he occupies the incredibly important role of being luffys foil. Oda lets luffy be whimsical and free most of the time, but having zoro to reign him in when it matters is HUGE. A great example is when in water 7 zoro doesn’t let luffy go see ussop until he apologizes. He refuses to let his captain bend the knee to a defector, even if it’s a close friend. Zoro brings the grit and maturity to a crew that sometimes forgets the seas they sail aren’t the kindest.
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Couldn’t have said it better! 👍👍👍
I agree completely zoro is the realistic counter part to Luffy. He keeps him in check if he's being unrealistic/ soft. He's the perfect right hand man.... does everything for his captain that tends to go unnoticed and unpraised. And he mirrors the dark and dangerous Rayleigh as a great example of the brutality of a pirate In comparison to their captains Rodger and Luffy...we also might see him in more of a enforcer role should we see the crew leading a larger force.
I mean yeah, but that still doesn't make it non one dimensional
this is probably what i wouldve said, couldnt have written in better lol. maturity definitely looks one dimensional sometimes, while making us believe through that maturity the depths of that person.
As a fan of One Piece and long time viewer of Masked my mindset for most of this video was “Mhm, Mhm, Ok, yeah, when does the trolling start?” But this was actually great review and I’m happy to finally know your actual opinion of the series, feels like a subplot for the channel has finally been resolved
Fr I was waiting to get tricked any second 💀
I agree that backstories can make characters far deeper, complex and likeable. Robin, doffy and law are great examples of that. However I think it's a bit of a reach to say Zoro is a bad character due to him having a relatively weak one. I think Zoro is a good character, just not a super deep one, and that's ok. You don't always need multilayered or complex character writing to make a good character, sometimes making a cool character and letting them do cool shit is enough.
I love Zoro too, and you've got a good point, he doesn't have to be terribly complex but you gotta admit at this point there are several dozen side characters with more emotionally rousing backstories than him. I just wish there was just a *little* more to him than just cool feats.
Yes, a good character can just be badass. But that's the limit. A GREAT character is someone that can bring an emotional reaction other than "damn that's cool"
@@thatonenoob7854 his encounter with Kuma, post Thriller Bark Arc, where NOTHING HAPPENED, really solidified him as one of the GREAT characters in the story. And Oda hasn't given him a second backstory yet.
@@musikalora Nothing Happened was a cool moment. But Sanji was just as willing to take it as Zoro. Zoro forced it on himself. It doesn't solidify him since it isn't something only he would do.
Think a good character can be made through actions. That’s what I like about zoro. Nothing happened and his moment in water 7 are really good examples.
One thing that makes one piece stand out to me compared to the other 2 of the big three is that oda doesn't leave behind cool characters. Even after he introduces new ones he finds a way to reintroduce characters into the story and build on them where as side characters in bleach and naruto always feel like they they just got left behind and wasted.
I mean, is not like Brook could defeat a top tier villain or something, he just a side character like most of the others, I think that aspect of one piece is overrated
@@arkex449 does a character need to be able to defeat a top tier villain to be enjoyable?
@@arkex449 So what? Why does that matter lol I don't see Chad from Bleach beating any top tier villains or Kiba from Naruto
@@arkex449 I honestly hope the reappearance of old villains (if you know, you know) can bring this kind of thing into it, like I could see Robin, Usopp or Franky pulling something open in the current arc
Honestly out of the big 3 naruto has the worst use of its side characters. They all get forgotten rather quickly or become irrelevant because of the power Gap or because of the narrative shift. Honestly I feel like even fairy tale is better at handling side character than naruto.
Brook has the saddest backstory of all the Strawhats. Imagine spending 50 years trap in an unsailable ship with your whole crew's dead bodies and all hallucinations he had.
Very true cuz of how tragic that really is
agreed
robin still the saddest imo, alone since kid and people around you keep betrayin you is more deep than old man alone
@@Farisss11 Yea but in my opinion I think that not even having anyone to be BETRAYED BY is even sadder
@@Ramzan69 I don't mean to compare the characters sad backstory. But being alone for decades is wayy better than living under pressure and fear that someone will betrayed you and sold you to the world government who annihilated not only your friends (what Brook experienced) but your entire island (people you know for your whole life at that point). Being bullied because she has powers as a child, called as monster when she was at least 8 years old. Her parents left and she lived with abusive aunts who not only abuse her but also low-key enslaved her. Finally meet her mom, her mom refused to acknowledge her for a while, but when they finally came back together for like only 10 seconds, they got separated again, not understand why her mom choose to not be with her at that time. Knowing that the government purposely blame her innocent people as not only just criminals but as devils when they discovered who's the devil one. Being told that she wasn't supposed/worth to live after lost her entire life. Not even time to mourn for her family and friends because constant fear and being chased. And not to mentioned she has to continue her friends and mom's dream about the blank history knowing fully well that that's what caused them and your entire island was annihilated. Robin has to live that life for 20+ years and doing so, she stop caring about her own emotions. And at least Brook and his crew knows their goal are to come back to Laboon while Robin has no purpose in life when the buster call happened. She just wants to survive after that
Yeah all of that makes watching your friends who are pirates, and all of you know full well that you could die by doing so, died. While trying to keep your last moment to be a happy one
I hard disagree when it comes to Zou as an arc. Zou was literally a mini arc at 23 chapters, and start to finish it had stakes, conflict, buildup, amazing crew interactions, zunesha, road poneglyph, Sanji's departure and exceptional world building. Zou is an incredibly creative burst of the essence of One Piece. Great arc in my opinion.
The road poneglyph, “raizo is safe” and sanji parts were the only interesting things in Zou. That arc is highly overrated imo. It’s good for what it is, but ppl act like it’s a top 5 OP arc when it’s just not.
Imo Zou arc is eh...
@@Jon155mt ive never heard anyone even try to claim zou is top 10, let alone top 5
@@Jon155mt Zou arc is a masterpiece. What it accomplishes in its short few chapters are more than what you will do in your entire life. Your oversimplification is the epitome of pure ignorance and stupidity. "Raizo is safe" was a series of build ups and plot twists while simultaneously showcasing rich world building and lore while simultaneously leading us, setting up foundations and hyping us up for the next arcs to come WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY giving us more questions than answers.
From a storytelling perspective its plot twists rivals that of other famous works such as Gone Girl, Rebecca, Hidden Bodies, and Deep Water (which are one of my favourite works of fiction) while giving readers an incredibly unique feeling I have never experienced before (the closest word I can describe that feeling is awe)
Calling it overrated is an insult to fiction as a whole
@@katipunan4212 I get the feeling u seem kinda offended bruh chill
I'd say the only real character progression that Zoro gets through out the series is his loyalty. When he first joins he says he will abandon Luffy if following him gets in the way of his dream. Then in Alabasta when speaking with Chopper he says "another purpose" has started to emerge that makes him follow Luffy, although he can't quite tell what it is. This culminates with the nothing happened moment in thriller bark. Zoro chooses to protect Luffy over the pursuit of his dream, and faces death head on.
There's also the hanging thread of Zoro's and Tashigi's interactions that was planted in Loguetown. The thread was revisited and complicated in punk hazard when they meet again. Not sure what it's leading to, but there's definitely something there for Zoro's character.
Hoping Zoro still has a whole cake level flashback in him.
I dont if you are caught up with the manga, but as of now, is very mysterious that Zoro stayed with Brook somewhere and is very mature about having to protect and being a line of defense of sorts.
We literally got a Zoro flashback in Wano and y’all still aren’t satisfied 😂
Oda wont ever give Zoro a WCI type focus like he did Sanji. Y’all are the same type of ppl who complained about sanji not getting a serious 1v1 in WCI. Oda clearly PRIMARILY focuses on strength for Zoro and character for Sanji. Neither of them will ever have 100% of both.
I don’t understand why people don’t like Zoro’s backstory. Kuina was Zoro’s idol and goal and she could have been a great swprdsperson, but all of that was taken away by an unfortunate accident. It’d be like if Shanks died from some disease right after he gave Luffy the strawhat.
I think it’s beautiful that Zoro wants to become the world’s greatest swordsman so that his name can reach her in the afterlife and so that at least one of them can accomplish their goal. It’s also beautiful that no matter what grade swords he gets, he’s never gonna swap out her sword for a “better” one.
Zoro has a good backstory in a vacuum. The problem is that, as the story progressed, Oda began writing backstories that were much more detailed, usually over the course of several chapters. Zoro's backstory isn't bad, but it's certainly overshadowed by every other Strawhat's (except Usopp's) as well other non-Strawhat characters like Oden and Law.
I think that's why so many of us were disappointed when Zoro didn't get an extension to his backstory in Wano. While I loved Luffy's and Sanji's second backstories, I don't think they were as necessary as Zoro's would have been since Luffy and Sanji had more detailed first backstories.
Still, I like Zoro's flashback a lot and I bet Oda would have probably extended it if Zoro was introduced later than the first arc.
It's that Zoro's backstory is weaker than the others.
I like that zoro’s backstory is so simple compared to the rest of the cast. It shows his insane dedication, that merely a friend’s death pushed him to become a top tier. It just works imo, ofc could be better but it’s not as bad as people make it seem
It might have been an accident, but in Japan "fell down the stairs" usually means "took their own life".
It's just a theory though.
Zoro also shows another side at the end of enes lobby, in a single side story episode they have him basically get adopted by an old woman and he basically becomes a big brother for the episode. He shows his caring and protective side
Easily one of the best One Piece review videos on RUclips. Very eloquent & detailed. Respect! And although I often joke about One Piece on this channel. It genuinely is my favorite story along with Berserk, Oyasumi Punpun & Hunter x Hunter. So I'm glad to finally hear your real thoughts on it.
easy.
What's Oyasumi Punpun? I've read the other three, not this one. In fact, never even heard of it
@@krishbohra5536 a psychological story
@@krishbohra5536 It's a romance, slice of life with psychological drama. Go check it out. It's light hearted and a good relaxing read especially when you read all the depressing and gore stuffs, oyasumi punpun really cleanses your mind.
The person above me wants to see the world burn lmao
I think Week to week experience is only fun for those who love the theory part of One Piece, I'm a guy that has been reading this series for about 12 years. Week to week. There has been lows but what always kept me entertained is the possibility of outcomes. Oda's world has so many stringes attached to eachother, that one move could move the whole story.
Also theorizing what could happen in the future and looking out for simple foreshadowings is really fun but I can understand people that wait and read the arcs when they are finished
I only enjoy week to week because I have some ppl who I geek out about every ch. I don't go insane over the ch, but I love to discuss it
The one piece is real.
Can we get much higher?
so high
Fr.
@@Name_Pending- oh oh oh, oh oh oh-oh
One thing i note is that of the big 3 protagonists (ichigo, naruto, and Luffy) luffy is the oldest, and i think because of that we dont focus as much on his emotional journey especially at the beginning, Luffy has grown up experiencing hardship, he's made his decision and is grappled with the idea that he could die chasing his dream and still does it. Compare that to prank happy naruto who lived a sad but comfortable life in the village until he was like 12 and then suddenly had murder and responsibilities thrust upon him and you understand why he might be emotionally unstable. Ichigo is living a normal life (aside from seeing some ghosts) till the age of 15 when suddenly he has to fight against monsters and government from another world. These characters are being thrust suddenly into a new world and go through a more traditional hero's journey. Luffy on the otherhand has been seeing people get killed since he was like 6 and training all his life fighting giant beasts and punches out a sea monster in his first chapter. The kid has moved past his anxiety and self doubt stage. Strangely enough Luffy is very mature, he's aware of how the world works and chosen to give it a middle finger and a gut punch.
Well said I suppose.
Nah its its Ichigo..
He is now 27 years old..
@@abyzz4419 at the start of the series ichigo is 15 theirs a 2 year jump that makes him 17 and then by the final chapter hes a full adult. by that same logic, Naruto is in his 30s now maybe older
@@abyzz4419 if we're going by now then naruto beats everyone in experience
That’s such a stupid reason to not have an emotional journey or growth.
Guts is an adult and still develops emotionally lol.
One of my Favorite part in reading Shonen battle Manga, is seeing the unique powers the writer creates and the cool ways characters
Use those powers.
One piece isn’t really praised for its fights, and thats completely fair. But I’d be capping if I said wasn’t hyped when Oda reveals a new devil fruit or expands upon Haki. Cause just wanna the crazy sh*t this man can come up with.
Luffy, King, Doflamingo, Katakuri, Enel, Rob Lucci, Law
The way these characters use seemingly ‘weak’ abilities always has me hyped
That's so true! Only Oda could have come up with a man made of mochi and made his fight one of the best, while doing amazing character work too.
Funny since Law's fruit is OP, pun intended
Lucci got a regular ass zoan but made it work so well with his martial arts!
This is probably why I like usopp and nami fights so much as it basically weak characters using their skills to the absolute fullest to compete
Man really called Law and Enel’s abilities weak
Finally! Masked caught up to the GOAT PIECE! This series really is in my personal honest opinion one of the best works of fiction I’ve ever read/watched 👍
dude, I've never seen any one piece or naruto fans giving props like this to Bleach, (just my opinion, I don't wanna create any fandomtard wars, but, for many reasons I can't caught up to naruto and one piece compared to bleach...)
@@strongstateofmind5420 its all personal taste my boy. Personally I love all three, although Bleach is my favorite of the three 👍
@@NinthShinigami yeah, at the end, it's always good to see some people respecting all three beside all these toxic fans XD
if all anime fans could think like you, we would live in an utopia
What I like most about One Piece is that no matter the arc, even the transitional ones, you can feel that the author is trying to convey something, whether information about the world, or deep life lessons. Oda really loves his creation and it is very palpable. Sometimes he has the occasion to do some fan-service which would probably be better rated by most fans, but he sticks to his storytelling and rarely leaves any loose ends in terms of his plots.
Im not gonna give the whole video essay, but Fishman Island is one of the most important and best arcs in One PIece. Oda focused on the idea of "inherited will" throughout all of One Piece but was heavy with its focus during Marineford so before continuing his story he takes a step back to clarify. Oda shows the difference between inheriting an emotion and inheriting a dream. Hody is a weak villain because he isnt the villain, its the duality of Fisher Tiger, Fisher TIger wanted to make a world were the fishman and humans could live in peace, but he couldnt reconcile his on hatred which led to his death. Arlong carried that Hatred and passed it on to Hody. This is why i loved the line where its revealed that Hody has no reason to hate humans its showing us what happens when you only pass on the emotion, the hatred without a more concrete goal.
Yea merphy had a great video expanding on your thoughts that I feel like anyone who dislikes FMI should watch because it really is about the overall conflict of discrimination and hatred towards fishmen and how you can move forward from that.
@@TyRendition Merphy's video was good, the part that i think alot of people missed (and again not gonna give the full essay) Fishman Island is Oda's answer to how you tackle a really difficult question of how to fight for racial equality, the first point Oda makes is that violence is necessary, Fisher Tiger didnt slaughter people but he definitely got people killed and caused tons of property damage he became a legendary pirate and a Jimbe would continue being a large enough threat that eventually a deal was offered. HOWEVER Oda also has Otohime who represents the time to step away from violence, she even sacrifices herself to keep harm from being done to someone who completely deserves it. Her actions are why Jimbe took the deal and began the process of now working within the system and having a powerful connection. The second and most powerful point Oda makes is that despite the anger of the Fishman being justified and despite the humans being the one's to have really started all of this racial violence, it had to be the fishman to put away their hatred first. was the fair no, did they have every right to hate humans, yes , should the humans have come looking for forgiveness first, absolutely in a perfect world. But the world isnt perfect and sometimes the person who gets hurt the most has to also be the bigger man if they want change.
Tbf the reading experience isn’t really that amazing, but the moment, Hody gets asked what they have done to him and he‘s just like „nothing“, but I’m still the biggest racist ever was so powerful. This one came incredibly unexpected for me, because Oda always has something tragic happen especially to the really irredeemable villains. In my memory it‘s an amazing arc, but I remember not liking it while reading it
It may just be that the anime makes the ark more enjoyable to watch, because I've had a fun time with FMI.
To add on to this point, the final fate of Hody is perfect due to the same reason, his old and obsolete ideas and will are left behind, and he and those that follow him end up old and withered just like those ideas.
I wonder if Masked is watching the Bleach TYBW. Imo they doing great adapting the manga and even giving extra insight on it by adding some important scenes especially with Uryu i hope they can fix Division 0 by making the characters less disappointing.
Kill the captain that was suppose to die
TYBW is my pick for anime of the year 👍 they’re doing a phenomenal job imo
the animation is sad tbh... Couldve been much better
@@NinthShinigami let’s just hope that this quality sticks throughout to the end because I truly hope for the best for Bleach
@@alextihor1190 The episodes are setups the big fights are coming in ep 5 and beyond that have some absolutely insane stuff animate with these fights.
i dont really get why so many people dont like reading one piece weekly, at least for me, reading it weekly and seeing everyone talking about the chapter week after week has made me love the series so much more than i did when i catched up, most of the problems i had with it dissapeared
also the gear 5 reveal was probably the craziest experience ive ever had while reading weekly manga
I understand why people hate week to week, but idk. Even without the community aspect, it’s just fun to have the manga progress as you progress through life, and you can look back at those chapters and associate them with that time in your life. I’ve only been week to week for around 2 years (I’ve been a fan for 8), and it’s given me something to look forward to on most Sundays. I agree too, the reveals can be awesome to read. I’m a newbie, but reading Chapters 1010, 1053, and especially 1043 and 1044 as they came out were some of my experiences with fiction. Despite some of my problems with Gear 5 (My problems are lorewise only, I fucking love the design and toonforce abilities), it has a special place in my heart for the magical experience I had when reading the reveal chapter. Overall, week to week ain’t that bad if you ignore the fandom.
Because Onigashima, specifically from Roof Piece to Gear 5 was a fucking dreadful experience, the pacing was godawful, and it felt like nothing was happening. Post-Onigashima was way too rushed, but Egghead rn has been a really good week to week. But yeah Wano was getting hard to read week to week
I don't really get it too tbh, especially because I've practically been reading it weekly since....2008? lmaooo Anyways, I understand that some parts could feel a somewhat draggy, but I do feel that the slow buildup is what makes One Piece so fun and engaging. It doesn't instantly give you the answer you're looking for and keeps everyone on their toes.
I guess bc ppl are desesperate and cant wait for smth to get a conclusion
To me it's like watching someting live or later on. Following manga weekly/monthly is completely different experience. I like my fantasy shounen/seinen, last year i binge read Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw man, Demon Slayer, Gantz, Fire Punch and i enjoyed all of them but it's not the same feeling when you are able to see in real time what author is doing with his art. I understand that every manga takes time, finished series wasn't released at once. Maybe it's just me but reading completed story or big part of the story makes me forget about the time authors spends doing this. Following weekly/monthly reminds me of that.
Though analysing isn't the same as writing, I really like how you talk about story structures, characters and other aspects. While following weakly for four years, I have also seen a one piece theorist, joy boy theories, talking about writing a book and seeing that come to fruition was really nice, and so is hearing you talk about stories, I wish you luck.
One piece is truly one of the best stories ever told. I’ve been following one piece back in 2016 and it always keep me entertain. I just love the world of OP and how Beautiful it is, every island is different from each other. I also love how some arcs are made so it can touch a lot of topics that anyone can relate to or have strong feelings for
I think Oda is a master at leaving himself room to expand upon of flesh out minor details from sometimes hundreds of chapters previous.
if ace is one of your favorite characters (hes my personal favorite) you gotta reread chapter 808 then the ace noveld, the last panel in 588 is something ill never forget i love Aces character so much and have over the years appreciated him more than I ever thought I wouldve the most appealing part of his character for me is his conclusion where he died happy knowing it was ok for him to have been born but that his greatest regret was seeing luffy not accomplish his second dream, Aces main reason for dying happy was brother in arms and whitebeard stating the mark on his back is his pride but whenever I see the way he used the back where his pride was to save Luffy it always tears me up knowing the man he looked up to and tried to be like the most never let his back be wounded but and neither did Ace till he died his death basically said “this mark is my pride but you Luffy mean more than that ever will”
his death was seemingly perfect and his character doesn’t end there his contrast and parallels with Blackbeard are numerous both being false sun gods Whitebeard bet on Ace and Shanks bet on Luffy when they met in Jaya Shanks most likely told him that, thats why in marineford Wb said to back up Luffy at all cost
I could quite literally write a whole essay on Ace not only has his character been undermined severely in recent years but his strength and potenial has been extremely downplayed too for those who dont know yes Ace does beat Katakuri, read the Ace novels (Boichi illustrated them no need to read a literal book)
i meant 588 not 808 💀 i was thinking of something else when i wrote 808
Ace will and always be my favorite fictional character ever man I love him so much
Man was beefing the community for years just to give it a generous review 😂.
Good analysis btw. Great job catching up since it can’t be easy, especially with the amount of series you consume + ur own writing.
You’ve pretty much echoed most of my sentiments. I really began to look at OP differently when I caught up AND did a re read/watch from the beginning and saw all the cogs move into place from a different perspective.
Yes it’s not perfect and the weekly experience can be draining and immensely frustrating at times but it’s given me a better appreciation to creative fantasy storytelling, something I once thought would fade as I got older.
Much respect Oda for writing the story he wants as well as all the authors who pump out these stories on such an unforgiving schedule. ✌🏾
Foreshadowing happens, but people overestimate the planning. Oda is also just very good at finding open ends in the story and attaching new things to them. The way he makes it feel like it’s all planned is super impressive though.
Hearing Mask talk about one piece with such high regard and praise makes me so happy as a huge OP fan, I really appreciate you putting your problems with the fandom aside to give an honest review. Thank you..
9:42 YOU AINT FOOLIN NO ONE MY GUY!
I feel like Zoro is deeper than what you're giving him credit for, but at the same time I very much see how you can think that way as his characterization is super subtle. We ultimately see after every time that he etches out a tough win, he takes it super hard and has to train like hell in the scenes after. He takes it upon himself to protect everyone, even Luffy, when the going gets tough. Ultimately, he doesn't want to lose someone again like he did kuina, and will go to hell and back for each of the crew mates (even Sanji). To Zoro, he has anxiety in his strength and has to prove to himself and to kuina that he's got what it takes. Zoro isn't the deepest character, but he doesn't have to be for us to love this moss haired himbo.
you are correct but thats characterization , masked is not talking about that
Spent my summer reading One Piece & its one of my favorites now.
Luffy is more or less a static character. As the story goes on we see more of Luffy's impact on the world than the world's impact on Luffy. This is different from Berserk or Naruto where we see our protagonist grow in different ways.
Luffy has most definitely changed a lot
Luffy definitely isn’t a static character. Static is a strong word if you know the definitions of it in writing. A lot of character development in one piece is subtle. It is not something explicitly shown like Berserk or Naruto. Luffy as a character has grown a lot even up till Wano, if you notice the subtle changes in his character.
I think a RUclipsr by the name of MelonTee has the most interesting look on zoro as a character. Really recommend that video.
To me what made One Piece great too is how different it kinda is from the regular Shonen archetypes with stuff that happens in the series in my opinion but seriously the world building is phenomenal. I did find it unique how we didn’t learn about his backstory until later which is kinda uncommon to do for your main character. I found it very different for a Shonen to do whenever Luffy literally went unconscious, instead of getting a power up like most protagonist, whenever his loved one died which never really happens.
One of my favorite things of the series overall is how every single thing Oda mentions or character that appears are all important to the world in some way whether it’s like a tool that will be useful for later or a character that will effect the world or just fight the straw hats later in the future are all being mentioned so many chapters ago and it even depends on the readers to remember all this information when we tend to forget after so many years
In the case of zoro I recommend you watch "why there is no fictional character like zoro" by Mr Morj he does a really good analysis of his character what he represents
i was going to recommend the vid too 😂
Nico Robin does have an amazing back....story 😌
definitely the one thing that really makes me excited to read one piece week to week is the community that speculates what could happen and makes theories about the future of one piece. bringing up specific plot points throughout the story like luffy's gear 5 transformation being hinted at during the skypiea arc and how he's connect to joyboy was a cool thing to see unfold.
im currently writing a essay on one piece for my intro to comp class and you nailed every part of what im going for in the review
Blink twice if you were being held at gunpoint to make this video
So happy to finally see an amazing and authentic One Piece review after all the trolling 😭😭😍😍
Just finished the anime. And am Reading through berserk, I think it’s interesting how you discuss some of the similarities between them. You’d believe they’re polar opposites but in character building and themes like family and struggle it resonates the same. Weird,
Week to week reading keeps things hype and promotes discussion. Reading the latest chapter and then discussing with others is so exciting! But the low periods can be rough.
One Piece has flaws. But my god are the highs the highest I've seen in manga. Nothing makes me full blown cry like One Piece or jump out of my chair with lore reveals. The characters are amazing and the most recent Momo chapter(1051) being one of my favorite character moments in the entire series. I love reading it weekly. It makes every week better for me. One Piece days are the best!
Dude exactly. One piece can lag in some areas, but its lows are still higher than some highs in other anime. 😱some arcs have drawn out parts , but are followed up with GOLDEN episodes that not only tie up loose ends, shift the tide of the monotony, or make up for the draggy-ness (I know there’s a word for this but my brain can’t word today lol) , but make you shout “THIS IS WHY I LOVE ONE PIECE!!” 😭😭 SPOILERS: dressrosa dragged in the middle (I know this was only an anime problem, I hear the manga was perfect pacing), but holy crap did some of the most pivotal moments in that arc make it shoot to the #1 spot for me (close tie with water 7/ennies lobby)…Sabo coming back, Bellamy seeing Luffy’s shadow in Skypiea, fujitora being a Badass blind admiral that wants to abolish the warlords system, ace’s devil fruit being a prize, sabo eating said devil fruit, god ussop, Bartolomeo being luffy’s fan, the bird cage closing, law’s backstory, senior pink’s backstory, everyone from the colosseum eventually siding together to take down Doffy, everyone including the Navy working together with pirates to push back the cafe, fujitora pretty much saying he wishes he’d undo blinding himself just to witness the man Luffy is, and the freaking straw hat fleet where everyone is ready to pledge loyalty to Luffy and he’s basically like “do whatever you want, all I care about is freedom 💖🥰” and they still drink to set it in stone anyway 🥹 absolutely worth it!!
I think One Piece has the most enjoyable weekly reading experience and I can't imagine enjoying reading any other series as much this.
The amount of information Oda puts into a chapter every week and having things that either go back to an earlier point in the story or setting up something important in the future is mind-blowing.
But I think people will only truly appreciate One Piece when it's all completely put together.
Yeah for me personally one piece has one of the greatest binging experiences but a poor weekly for its major arcs because it takes a while to build things up and its easy to forget alot.
But The Experience Of Reading Chapters is in heat when they release
I been waiting on this video for so long bro! I’m glad you enjoyed it! I love all your manga deep dive videos and am glad you finally did my favorite series, berserk being a real close second of course, keep up the good work!
Your already at 313 btw keep it up👍🏻
One piece is a story that managed to draw me into it so deep that I am willing to accept a lot of its flaws. I dont think there are that many flaws with it but one thing that really bothers me is oda seemingly not willing to kill of some of his characters. He showcased that he can do it with a few of his biggest characters (ace and whitebeard) but than he just lets other characters survive. With that I often look at "death scenes" in one piece very skeptical because I dont know for sure if they are dead or not. If there is something I wish for for the final saga that it would be that oda starts killing some major characters again
One piece weekly now is the best experience. Every chapter is so good.
An amazing video as always as well as a brilliant dissection of the story but still i was wondering where would you place it on your top 100?
I also get lots of inspiration from wan pisu to write and, im sure you feel the same lol when you have that burst of energy like shit im gonna do that too, you sit down and really realize and think through how damn hard it actually is. Really makes you appreciate it way more.
Dope review bro. Been along time coming. Personally one piece is my favorite shonen and berserk is my favorite seinin. I understand the Op fandom can be toxic af (honestly almost every big series has a terrible fan base) but there are a lot of chill fans as well
I think Zoro is intended to be more mythic than his crewmates, someone who was just kinda born different in the same way Luffy is. The two have always been portrayed as like-minded from the very beginning. In fact, I think as we learn more about Luffy’s life and all the little “extras” he’s picked up on the way as a protagonist it makes Zoro stand out even more. Because Luffy has all this wild shit going on putting him in the right place at the right time, yet the closest thing he has to an equal is still just…some fucking dude from some fucking village. He’s everything he needs to be.
As for Nami, she actually does go through a few little growth moments I find notable, particularly growing out of her cowardice. She chooses to fight for the first time in Alabasta for Vivi’s sake and when she joins Enel in Skypeia she’s scolded by Luffy for being pathetic. After that? She stands up to Enel himself, doesn’t hesitate against Aokiji, spearsheads the Rocketman plot, and takes on CP9 all right in a row. There’s also her growing love of children and orphans, though I’m not sure I’d classify that as linear growth.
All that said, I think it’s true what you said. Most of these characters are “fully formed” after their backstories, but they do get little things here and there.
Agreed, and to add a little bit, I think not everyone needs a tragic backstory like Law or Robin, but everybody should have a dream of sorts and determination to accomplish it.
Zoro and Usopp fit that mold, while Zoro is one dimensional in his dream, his determination and character is multi-dimensional since we have seen time and time again that he was kind of selfish and said to Luffy he will leave if he could fulfill his dream, but as time went on he started being more empathic and culminated with the "nothing happened" moment, and from there is always being the first crewmate, acting as the cold common sense but without being too harsh sometimes and even going into action for others, as we saw in Wano with the smile village, and the rare instances he co-op with Sanji to take down someone. Also I find it extremely interesting that Zoro has cried like only twice in the whole series, once for Kuina and the other after his defeat against Mihawk, showing that his emotions are at a peak when his dream could be snuff out or he was directly involved in said dream being crushed but all other instances he is stoic, worry or excited in the most dire of situations but never afraid or crying, which shows that he has full confidence in himself and the crew that they will come on top.
bro i love whatever u speak like u spoke almost everything i feel bout this sttory
You're honest opinion on one piece was honestly surprising I thought you would be more critical which I'm open to but I didn't expect you to love the majority of it as much as you did and was expecting more wano negativity. I also agree with you on the week to week for wano personally I caught up right as act 2 was over and act 3 was starting so I was feeling somewhat conflict if I enjoyed it as much as waiting for like 10 chapters and reading them back to back, after a lot of the main background fights were over I believe that act 3 was great with luffy vs kaido being an amazing battle with lots of turns and zoro and sanjis fights also being great. The ending of act 3 tho was what I expected but I'm not mad about Yamato not joining because ever since the crew left wano shit has been great and every chapter has had a great cliffhanger and it makes me happy that I'm finally reading week to week.
His world building is so great cause it's almost a direct copy of the real world with a cartoonist spin on it. All themes characters and events that take place are based on a real life situation with a twist or play on the words I love the world of one piece even tho I dislike the way oda tells the story sometimes the world and over arcing story is why I keep up on it.
I'm gonna assume that Sanji take is regarding post time skip or even post thriller bark Sanji. Because a lot of Sanji fans would agree that his character has been on a downward spiral since then. WCI really did redeem his character a lot. I don't think WCI was necessary but it definitely explored his character a lot more. Sanji's been my favorite for a while and even I will agree that he's been flanderized to perv gag character for a while now, sadly.
But if you think Sanji as a whole since his debut in Baratie is boiled down to just "perv gag character", even after his peaks in Arlong Park, Skypiea, and Water 7, that almost feels like you just simply don't like the character because that's just egregious. I strongly disagree but hey, an opinion is an opinion and I still respect it.
Overall, nice watch, enjoyed the review!
Yea post thriller, he cool before that
Im in Dressrosa but his attitude towards Jimbei dueing fishmen island arc really urked me. Cant wait for the Whole Cake Saga.
@@TheMaskedMan I still miss big brain sanji
@@nou2097 we all do 😩
I lowkey cried when ace died bruh, whenever they bring it up during the wano arc it just plucks my heart strings so beautifully, the way this story is orchestrated is amazing.
It’s no wonder this show is so popular, when I visited Korea there was one piece stuff every where. Even soda in 7 11. Made me happy to call myself a fan
regarding your feelings with zoro, I remember a while that you've watched avatar as a kid if so then what's your opinion on toph beifong? cause I dunno if its me but i kinda feel they're similiar in the sense that toph doesn't change a whole lot or has the most memorable backstory out of the team but she is just consistently badass and likable with cool moments such as the time when she took on the earth bending wrestlers on her own, when she invented metalbending, etc. Zoro is kinda like that as well and thats why i like him. sure complex characters like zuko and guts are interesting as well but there is an appeal of a character that just simple, likable, loyal, that just have so much cool moments through its entire runtime but that's just me I respect your opinion
I think that tophs character design is what makes her stand out
Like being blind and being the youngest in the avatar crew yet still being the secind strongest is such a contrast
Compared to zoro who already looks badass and is the second strongest in the crew would just be an obvious thing
Zoro can be very very 1D some times
but his srenghts as a characters are his loyalty to Luffy and how well he fits the Vice-captain role
Zoro being as serious as he is, is needed if Luffy steps out of line. The fight with Usopp best demonstrights this by pulling a Zangetsu saying "if your weaker then me, you are not my captain". He's a great counterbalance to the rest of the crew, making sure the Straw Hats get the street cred they deserve, a great example would be a recent chapter when Dr. Vegapunk underestimates the crew because most of them were freaking out.
So while no he's not the greatest character in OP I think he deserves a little more credit then you give him. He just feels like a flat character when put up against the rest of the ever changing cast and world of OP.
(also based Sanji enjoyed)
9:17 moria is an excellent antag looking back because moria is the bad timeline version of luffy. he went into the new world already thinking he was strong enough to then have his crew and all those he cared for stripped away from him. just like luffy in sabaody and marineford but luffy had 1 last friend. jinbe without jinbe luffy would have been just another failed pirate king contender like crocodile or moria. the only thing that stopped luffy from becoming like them was that he still had his friends to rely on
Skypia is my favorite arc in the story, it has everything that i love! Either way, reading One Piece week-to-week is a unique experience when you add how active you are in the community. It's something you wont be able to experience again once One Piece is finished. Although im glad i had it on hiatus from 2011 after i caught up with the anime on Fishman Island and towards Punk Hazard (Imo the worst arcs in the story).
One Piece has its weak points such as lack of tension by not killing off characters (even death baiting) and too long arcs imo in the latter half of the story (could've been told a lot shorter). Overall though since its a long running story it obviously gonna have some setbacks, it's an amazing and unique experience. Can't wait for how the final stretch is gonna turn out!
I've been week to week in the manga and anime since 2005. I know some people hate it but honestly I treasure the experience over the past 17 years. Its always there in the background of my adult life and I wouldn't change it. I'm currently 36 and I've followed it for approximately half of my life which is something I only ever joked about years ago 😅
I fully agree with you on Zoro, he is a power stick in any sense, his highlight for me was the Punk Hazard moment of him slicing Monet kinda showing him as a vicious pirate that's not happy go lucky like the rest of the crew
I think we are going to get more about Zoro when Mihawk is reintroduced as well as some flashbacks to events after the battle in Wano
It’s still a bummer that Zoro didn’t get a well fleshed out story for Wano. He did get some character progression during his fight with King but everyone assumed that Wano was going to be Zoro’s arc because of the samurai theme.
@@subtleprelude2400 I mean Zoro is probably gonna get a few flashbacks to Wano, like him returning Ryuma's sword. But I think Oda is keeping alot about Zoro mysterious for the reunion with him and Mihawk, like how he lost his eye and of course Zoro turning enma into a black blade (if that is whats going to happen)
Since you didn't rank One Piece in your top 100 manga video (which was very confusing especially after watching the top 10 manga video), I was just wondering where you would rank One Piece after catching up.
10/10 video, didn’t agree with your Zoro take as much but I can 100% understand what you mean
One Piece Character Backstory:
>Depressing childhood that impacted the character.
Zoro:
>His rival fell down a staircase and dies.
>Becomes one of the strongest characters in One Piece.
Pre timeskip, I would have prolly ranked One Piece in my top 5, the story and pacing were perfectly executed. Post timeskip is when things start to get uneven, and you realize that there might be too many characters and subplots. Dressrosa is the perfect example of an arc that was hyped up a lot, and it kinda fell flat on its face by the end. Zou was a 10/10 and I have yet to meet an OP fan that dislikes it. Overall One Piece still manages to be interesting, especially when it comes to world building, but the more long winded arcs can fall short of being top tier.
As many have pointed out, Zoro's entire shtick if you will is that he's supposed to keep Luffy and sometimes even the other SHs in check, he's also smarter than their own captain so it kinda falls on him to play the stoic guy, while the others are being a bunch of kids. Even Robin can sometimes get sidetracked by something cute.
I’m so glad you caught up, and did a real thorough honest video like this.
This is one of your funniest videos i stg masked. Good shit
Congratulations for catching up.
Dude. No problems if you don't like parts of the story or even all of it. Not every story is for everyone.
I started Naruto and just cannot go further. I might give second chance to it, but still don't want to do so.
P.S. As much as I like OP I do have complaints towards it.
I really love One Piece. But is so long that reading all again seems like an impossible task for me. I really would like to re-read the Wano arc
One Piece arcs can be surprisingly good. There were even times that I was shocked at some plot developments. Each OP character has their individual motives, strengths, weakness and even quirky traits that makes them memorable and lovable. You can really tell that Oda put alot of love and passion into making this world and its characters. OP is a great adventure story and one of the best Shonen if not the best imo. And I'm glad I decided to give it a chance.
My biggest problem with One Piece rn is the paneling! It’s so bad in the latest chapter 1065 that on the final page of chapter 1065 I didn’t know where to start reading!
I'm about to start reading One Piece for real tomorrow. The 1,000 chapter voyage begins
Wish ya the best and don't rush it🤝
take breaks
I actually liked thriller bark. I think it's a great arc focusing mostly on the strawhats. The chemistry between them all and seeing franky in action for the first time as a proper strawhat was fun. Brook's backstory was great and the "nothing happened" moment was perfect. Kuma teleporting perona to mihawks island also foreshadowed him teleporting all the strawhats away in sabaody.
Exactly! I People hate it because they think it’s too funny or the humor is misplaced, but the thing is it came after such a serious arc (water 7/ennies lobby), and is followed up by even more serious arcs in which they go on a downhill battle that lasts for hundreds of episodes (the straw hats separating, marineford, then 2 years of not seeing one another), so it was like the much needed comedic relief calm before the storm arc. But I say this as someone who has binge watched back to back in 2021, so I do see while watching it weekly and not knowing the absolute chaos that is coming next would make someone go “…?” You’re right too that it mostly focuses on the straw hats, which i love because in retrospect, the next few arcs theyre either completely away from one another or always splitting up (other than fish man island and punk hazard ) I loved thrilled bark cuz I absolutely loved that kind of humor, but I can acknowledge too that it had some extremely poignant moments like the ones you mentioned and is incredibly important to the story!! And Laboon omf especially Laboon 😱
Some of the moments are dragged
For me the point that official hooked me was the skypiea saga I thought it always alright until that point, the beginning of that arc seeing the giant shadow captured my imagination and made me so much more invested
In regards to characterdepht i feel like oda doesnt deliver stuff on the nose most of the time, since op is, as you mentioned, plot focussed. There is a lot to uncover for characters usually tho
Although I heavily disagree with your take on Sanjis pre whole cake character (especially thriller bark) I enjoyed hearing your overall thoughts on the series. Good video.
Honestly I feel like sanji is underrated now days right?
@@crocoboi7936 by the toxic crybaby insecure zorotards
@@rajeshwar9329 sometimes
Manga-only spoilers:
Feel like Zoro's character arc is the least completed out of the strawhats tbh. Same way I'm holding off my verdict on Yamato after whatever the fuck happened with Yamato at the end of wano. Oda's shown enough at this point for me not to underestimate characters, when we might get returns expositions etc for them
I wonder if Zoro's backstory could have been made stronger if we got more flashbacks or nods to it. We just had it told to us through a dream basically. Maybe someone trips down the stairs or maybe we learn more about Kuina.
To be honest, I feel Zoro has just become an OP character after the timeskip and nothing else.
Highly recommend you to reread Thriller Bark. You can't really appreciate it's relevancy in the story until you read it for a second time. Thriller Bark's placing in the story is perfect!! On the first read you can't really appreciate it, but Moria is the perfect antagoinst before the events of Sabaody, Marineford and finally the New World.
When Moria was a rookie he was the exact same as Luffy. He was a rookie, who rushed straight into action with his small but strong and loyal crew and made a name for himself very early on, but in his fight against Kaido in the New World he got crushed, his crew died and he barely survived. Moria went into the New World too early and paid the price, now he only fights with brainless Zombies, who are already dead due to his fear of losing his crew again. Moria showed us that Luffy wasn't ready for the new world and him losing his crew and his brother really proved this to us. Luffy could've turned out just like Moria if he had gone into the New World before his training, before he was ready and that is why Moria is so interesting after you get to see how Luffy's story ended up playing out
"I don't care what gender Yamato is. My answer is yes."
Spoken like a true man.
sanji take is very cold btw. wci explained his perv behavior, his love for food and his dream. he became the best written character in one piece in that arc. he was pretty mid before then. i don't think anyone would disagree with that take tbh
follow up video on your thoughts of the cover stories? since you throughly enjoy the world building and foreshadowing id like to see your thoughts on enels journey to fairy vearth
If there is one thing that Wano truly disappointed me on, it would be the post fight story. Green bull showing up is cool and all, but we were building up Zoro visiting Ryuma's grave. We even had it restated when Zoro accepted to return Shusui to Wano in exchange for Enma, he accepted the exchange with the condition that he visited Ryuma's grave.
This is where I thought we would get some sort of hint into Zoro's lineage/backstory. Basically giving him a shortened version of Sanji's complete backstory. I heard the post Wano stuff was rushed, which makes me truly sad cause it sounds like whatever cool information we could have gotten when Zoro visits Ryuma's grave would have been cut.
Damn nigga, ur doing 100x better than me, I'm still on episode 31
I think One Pieces biggest flaw is that I feel the individual arcs either end up being too short like Marineford where I feel there was so much potential to what ended up being a big fight (And the fights weren't even that good) or it ends up being dragged out especially at the climaxes such as fisherman Island when it spends way to long on Noah falling imo. I also honestly find the setup arcs such as water 7 way better than the big climax arcs like enies lobby partially because the climax arcs are always a lot of fighting and the fights in one piece are mostly boring.
I agree on the setup arcs being better than the climax arcs, though one big reason for me that the climax arcs tend to drag on too long where as the setup arcs tend to get straight to the point.
@@djmeagaaim17 Yeah, like so much shit goes down in water 7 and it has phenomenal character moments especially for Robin and Usopp but then Enies Lobby spends an eternity on shit like the train ride there.
Just read the manga lmao
@@retroburst155 I have, the issues still stand, I actually like how the anime handles certain aspects a lot more but the abysmal pacing definitely makes the manga better
@@projectmessiah most of the points for me disappear except for the marineford thing
Very nice to see you talk on OP and caught up at that also I think Wano is a Top 5 arc for me and the thumbnail couldn't be more crisp lul damn not my man Sanji like that I think Oda has handled him with his perv trope among things well enough before WCI and I think he was trying to show the difference between him and Absalom who was truly god awful
I like how the fata video keeps teasing itself through the usage of it's OSTs in your vids
Excellent video. Definitely an amazing story with a writer who is quiet impressive and talented. The amount of depth, creativity, imagination and pure dedication Oda has to his art is astounding and an exemplary example that one can look towards and appreciate.
I wish you talked a bit more about Kaido. Many people are disappointed about how shallow of a character he is but throughout the arc it felt like a lot of depth was promised. Or at least that was the feeling you get reading week to week.
Also, your beef with One Piece fans is hilarious 😂
I think its another case of Arlong Park where his backstory will be explained in later arcs.
i found kaido pretty shallow too and didn't read week to week
he had the potentail but was not fleshed out i think when god valley incident flashback will in manga than kaido's character will be fleshed out
@@shadowofthenorthstar989 the problem isn’t that he’s shallow. A lot of great villains are shallow. The problem is that we were teased about depth and a great backstory. So when we finally got his backstory, we were underwhelmed.
This was an unexpecting but very welcome earnest review of One Piece! As much as I was entertained by your jokes about the fandom and the story, as a One Piece fan I'm very happy that you actually posted an honest review about One Piece.
Thank you for uploading this!
great and honest review, yeah reading wano weekly was hell so for the current arc im reading monthly now
Impressive, now read Ravages of Time
Agreed. RoT is such an under appreciated masterpiece.
I can agree with the Sanji take. Sanji pre Thriller Bark was one of my favorites. Sanji from Thriller Bark to Punk Hazard brought me pain.
Wait...sanji had really great moments in thriller bark, sabaody.
I agree with the post timeskip sanji being a mess but pre timeskip sanji was like a trump card of strawhats. He had big brain moments throughout pretimskip.
@@307nishchay8 thriller bark was the start of perv Sanji. Hell nah
Great Review
I pretty much agree with all your arc ratings. I'd give a shoutout to Fishman Island for it's ending with Jinbei and the message about racism and whatnot. That shit hit so hard, and I just love how OP touches on stuff like that. Great video!
I understand not liking the fan base (or any any shonen fanbase for that matter) but god 🤦♂️ i have been waiting for you to actually give your opinion on one piece 😂. It’s my favorite manga of all time and I really respect your opinion when it comes to manga so this video was really really appreciated. But I do have a question. Where would you put it on your top 100 list since you didn’t give an answer in that video?
he said in some video that he will put it at 25 or below 25 but he was not caught up with the story
@@udayjoshi223 yeah I remember that but since he made this video he finished wano and formed new opinions and might rate it higher so I was wondering where he would put it in his new top 100.
Kind of why I stopped reading is because everything feels too safe and you know the outcome. They always win! So nothing is a threat EVER. Nothing is at stake.
"They always win"! Bro read Summit war saga again, don't talk random BS!
@@sajalghosh9309 bruh that was 10 years ago, talking about weekly reading. wano was the largest scale arc yet and there was no tension, Kaido didn’t get a single kill. The only ones were Ashura and Izo who no one even thought was dead. Kiku didn’t mourn Izo at all and apparently no one like Shuten. That’s the consequence of treating death like a joke. Kinemon, Kiku, Kanjuro, blue scarf, Luffy all had fake out deaths, obviously *on Luffy. There was no tension in Wano. Even the characters themselves never had any doubt except for half a chapter which was executed poorly
@@jadenbbbruh5227 then mention it that you're talking about wano!
That can be said about most shonen however OP I think luffy has a lot of Ls in this series even in wano he lost to kaido three times.
@@sajalghosh9309 Yeah just read 500+ chapters to get to the only arc where characters actually face consequences. LMAO
amazing vid glad i got to hear your thoughts masked
Zoro's life or death ambition for his dream of becoming the strongest and at the same time his life or death loyalty for his crew should actually lead to some of the most complex character writing in the story (which would he chose over the other? it's truly complete opposites of a extreme individualist desire vs extreme collectivist duty). This is why Nothing Happened is such a beloved moment because it was one of the few times where Zoro truly got challenged on this internal dichotomy and then revealed his choice in a beautifully poignant way through his farewell to Sanji, the one he pretends he dislikes but truly considers a brother.
Now in Wano the expectation was he would have another moment like this because of his heritage as bushido and his admiration of samurai. But ultimately what we got was him getting a cool sword, fighting a cool villain and winning in a contrived but cool way, that's it, it left a lot to be desired to say the least. This is why people feel Zoro has become more one dimensional in post timeskip because we saw a glimpse of that great complexity a lot in pre timeskip that could be explored in many ways without fundamentally changing his character.