Regarding Ace calling Jimbei "boss": In Japanese he calls him "Oyabun" which is typically used by gangsters to refer to their head honcho. In the world of One Piece, pretty much everyone who knows JImbei calls him "Oyabun" or "Jimbei-oyabun" as a sign of respect as the crew he has has essentially a gangster hierarchy.
@@GavinReadsItAll It's a bit more complex than that, as "oyabun" translates into something akin to "parent", where their underlings are considered something akin to "children". Basically, it illustrates how Jimbei treats those under him, which is something you'll want to keep in mind for in the future. Interestingly enough, Shanks is _also_ referred to as "Shanks-oyabun". EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is why Shanks drinks from those oversized sakazuke cups, which are reserved for the "oyabun". They've got a specific name for 'em, which I can't remember off the top of my head, which illustrates this.
This arc has one of the saddest panels in the entire series. In chapter 532 Buggy’s sad clown face after he excitedly asks Luffy if he remembers what he used to blow up towns in Orange Village, his special Buggy Ball, but Luffy just replies “No…”. The disappointment in his face is just too heartbreaking 💔
The fact that Bon Clay was still singing and dancing in prison when we met him shows why he and Luffy get on so well. They are both people who you can't keep down for long and bounce back. The power of friendship in One Piece is amazing.
Blood brothers doessn't mean brothers related by blood it means 2 people sworn to be brothers. A common ritual is that blood brothers will mix their blood in some way, you can sometimes see this in movies where characters will cut their hands and then grab each others hands to form a bond. But yeah the term specifically refers to people not related by blood
Vegapunk (Franky found his childhood home in the cover story) has been mentioned before, he's the world's smartest scientist. He made the seastone hulled ships that let Koby and the Navy travel through the calm belt and he modified Kuma into a cyborg. Vegapunk mentions are one of those things in one piece that are easy to miss (and make re-reads all the better) but if you keep a look out, he'll get mentioned more in later arcs.
Btw, the story behind pandaman is that Oda created him for a character contest for a manga called Muscle Man! before he started One Piece, and now he's just a fun character he likes to throw into random panels. No meaning, just a fun "where's waldo" kinda character. The ponygliff in Alabasta even has japanese characters on it that say "panda man" so you can find him literally anywhere. Lol.
It was kinnikuman or ultimate muscle, a wrestling manga where superhero fight monster or evil wrestler kinda. This is one of the reason why i think oda writing have some aspect of pro wrestling story telling in it.
Bon Clay is a God Tier character. Every panel of him I am sure of brings joy to everyone. Through and through he has every quality to be a straw hat member.
I refuse to believe that Bon Clay is gone too, he's one of my favorite characters ever. And I've grown to like Buggy too, that clown is like one of the luckiest. Glad you enjoyed it♥️
Spoiler warning just to be save, because I don't know at which point it was made clear for the first time. Anyway you've been warned... ...Bon Clay was confirmed to be alive in a cover story and is the current leader of the Newkama Kingdom in Impel Down. The first visual confirmation of this was seen in the cover story of chapter 666 and he was most recently seen in the credits of One Piece Film Red. It's something you only know if you read the manga rather than watching the anime.
I believe 4kids got to the boat falling on the crew right before jaya from the white sea and then it just cuts off with the implication that it just crushed them and thats where the series ends
There's just something about jailbreaks, so I would have loved this arc purely on that merit. The sheer chaos Luffy manages to cause always brings joy to me. It's such a snowball down the hill process every time. Luffy arrives, starts making friends and punching people, and by the end nobody has any control over the situation anymore. I always love seeing the formerly in-control antagonists confused as to how all this could happen just because Luffy is there. There was one chapter near the end of the arc that was named "The Lid to the Cauldron of Hell Opens". It's a reference to the Noboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri, a festival based on the legend that on the last Saturday and Sunday of August every year, the lid of the cauldron of hell opens and it becomes possible to escape. Really fitting for Impel Down and a lovely, hopeful use of the phrase. Also, while Hannyabal had a point in saying Luffy's actions would set terrible criminals free, there's another side to that coin. The World Government is obviously tyrannical and oppressive and has committed countless atrocities. They chased Robin for twenty years just because she can read Poneglyphs. So I think it's fair to say that probably there are many wrongully imprisoned people in Impel Down too and I hope some of them escaped.
I honestly forgot, because of all the other one piece reviews, that you do it chapter by chapter and honestly more people should do it this way because I got a bit to excited when I realized that you do it this way. I was like:”yesssss!”
I'm glad you enjoy this format, I was seriously questioning doing it like this, but I also enjoy doing it as it means I get to live in the moment of what's happening and theorise and make hopeful statements. I would like to watch more people read One Piece like this, I know my Marineford video was a huge rollercoaster, I kinda want to see someone else go through those emotions in real time too 😂
Exactly. I like that you can see the emotion and thoughts per chapter instead of starting the video of already knowing the end. If you know what I mean(still love it tho, I can watch people like Merphy any day) that’s also part of why I like anime reactions because you see the person’s thoughts every episode. But than again I also think manga formats are more consumable, because instead of 1 arc in 2-3 months it’s once a month, and whether it’s your style of review or another person’s style- anime or manga, I still enjoy the content alot.
Impel Down is my favourite arc to this day. There's so much to love here: old enemies, new friends, Ace, Garp, the lore of Impel down... . Special shoutout to the shining beacon of hope and friendship that is Bon-chan❤️
@@GavinReadsItAll One more thing now that I remember this. Captain John was actually one of Moria's Zombie Generals, which explains why how Luffy got his hands on John's treasure marker.
Okay, so I have seen the short already, so I think I can freely speak when I say just how ironic the start of this video feels, and how happy and at the same time sad it makes me seeing you that excited to start Impel down. It is hands down one of my most favorite arcs, even though it kinda gets overshadowed by the next one. Looking forward to seeing your full reaction!
Magellan is based on the sloth demon Belphegor who is always depicted sitting on a toilet. I love that you caught the Dante's Inferno connection, because Impel down is based on Dante's Inferno.
One more thing. First time Jimbe was mentioned was all the way back in chapter 69 by Yosaku on the way to Arlong Park. Yosaku said that Arlong was part of Jimbe's crew, so in a sense Jimbe is responsible of everything that happen to Nami.
honestly same, this arc made me fall in love with Bon Clay and Buggy! and I refuse to believe in Bon Clays death! this is a perfect 10/10 arc! and I can't wait for your Marineford vid!
I remember the emotions of reading impel down for the first time , the constant thrill of whats to come. Its really masterful in the setting and characters it builds up in such a short amount of time. One of my favourites for sure!
One thing I find interesting about this arc is the theme of justice. Who is is right who is wrong? As readers we support Luffy but in this arc he acts selfishly. He wants to save his brother and in order to do so he frees countless criminals into the world. Hanyabal is an antagonist but he was acting in the best interest for the people, actually believing it was his duty to guard the world of this criminals. In the end it's up to us to decide.
I second this. It makes Luffy's a grey character. The fact he released all these heinous criminals that will potentially kill and terrorise citizens make him multi dimension. We know he had no choice since he can't get out without them but I hope Oda doesn't forget. I hope he will bring the consequences of his actions later on (since I'm not up to date too)
They're both wrong really. Luffy letting loads of criminals out is pretty bad, but there's way too much cruel and unusual punishment going on in Impel Down for the guards to be the good guys.
I am sorry you are totally wrong, Luffy is not acting selfishly. Luffy always do what he thinks is right. I can guarantee you he would be up for killing Ace if he thinks Ace did something wrong enough to be punished. Example (Luffy was ready to kill Zoro in whiskey peak for killing "innocent" hosts, ppl think that was a mistake but that scene is litrally there to remind us that Luffy will kill/beat anyone who has done wrong) . Luffy is fighting for what he thinks is right, saving someone who has done nothing wrong. and he is simply fighting the system because a system who is ready to kill someone for no reason has no reason to have "prisoners" as how many of them are even wrong at this point. If you are trying to do right and then everyone who is stopping that from happening is wrong. Example Jimbie, Ivankov and many of his allies, are on the right side. Prsion which are torturing ppl for nothing is simply evil
@@sohailsadaqat6684 Yes, the end to his actions is just, but the means to which he gets there is not. This is basically the age-old question of the trolley problem. Would you sacrifice many to save a few, who're important to you? And Luffy's answer seems to be unequivocally yes.
@@Sigart I'm not saying that Luffy is evil. He is a moral character. He is good, but Luffy himself has said over and over again he only helps whoever he wants, it just happens (by design, of course) that Luffy is an excellent judge of character. My original comment was in reference to doflamingo's quote: "who ever wins is justice," we follow Luffy and we are sympathetic with his struggle; If the story was framed from the point of view of a Marine, we would see Luffy as a villain. All I'm saying is that the world in One Piece is not black and white, good vs evil. Morality is gray in one piece. This is what Luffy means when Luffy claims he's not a hero. He doesn't like obligations, he just wants to be free and selfishly do whatever he wants, and because he's Luffy (and he's awesome) what he wants is to help his friends (and eat meat).
I love Luffys morals in the series. He eats when he is hungry, saves people when they are friends of him and punches people he doesn't like. Luffy didn't care for all the other slaves on Sabaody, just Camy. He teams up with people even though they did really bad things (like Crocodile, Kid, Hancock) because they will help him. I really love this "Not-Hero" character of his.
Breaking free many of the criminals in Impel Down is probably the worst thing Luffy has done. Hannyabal is up there with Smoker, Coby and Fujitora. His speech made clear that what Luffy did was selfish and dangerous to the world.
@@marcospina162 He's done worse. If you look at the end of Dressrosa you can see that Luffy defeating Doffy actually caused plenty of Kingdoms to collapse due to War.
I love Ivankov so much. His "feints" are the best. 🤣🤣🤣 He even escaped Magellan's poison because of how thick his makeup was. Blood brothers is kinda like "blood pact friends". Buggy and Shanks are not related afaik.
Translation and Fun Facts! Oh Come My Way and Newkama Land: Bon Clay's "catchphrase" that you may have noticed is "oh come my way" in the viz translation, but it's more accurately, the "okama way". Also Newkama Land is a play on this same term of "okama". "Okama" is a term that often refers to gay and transgender people, so its most accurate translation is probably "queer" as a reclaimed term for LGBTQ+ people (and I think it is the term used in the Crunchyroll translations). The main problem is that I believe "okama" is a derogatory term in Japanese, unfortunately. Maybe I'm overstepping my bounds by trying to defend Oda, but additional context to keep in mind is that this was made 15 years ago by a native of a country that is generally not as progressive on social issues like this. In addition, Ivankov and Bon Clay are very much positive representations, and it feels more like they use the word in a reclaimed way, much like "queer". People are also pretty uncomfortable with how characters like Sanji react to these characters. I will say, I think Oda's a case of "he's a little confused, but he's got the spirit". I think he's very accepting of transgendered people, but just hasn't become acquainted with what's considered acceptable. I also think he's made progress in this aspect, because just last year, he made a great point of a more grounded representation of a transgender character that I believe is highly respectful. Golden Lion Shiki is mentioned as the one person who has escaped Impel Down previously, and he's a very interesting character in One Piece, because while he exists in canon, it's likely we'll never see any more of him in the story than the promotional Chapter 0 that was released to promote a movie. The reason for this is because while the One Piece movies aren't canon, Shueisha and Toei, the publisher and animation company, seem to want to confuse audiences as much as possible into thinking the movie IS canon in order to drive up ticket sales. So what they do is they push Oda to turn a main character from the movie into a canon character, even if they're different between the movie and the canon series. That way, the events in the movie featuring Shiki aren't canon, but the character himself is. "Canon Shiki" only barely exists. He really hasn't made much of an impact on the canon One Piece world because his existance is really only a technicality. It makes things extremely confusing. Especially because they did this again for the newest One Piece movie, Film Red. Chapter 540: I wanted to bring this up because it's a VERY interesting detail that has spiraled into a big, memey, fan-theory in the community. In this chapter, Ivankov convinces Crocodile to help them because Iva knows Crocodile's "secret/weakness". At first glance, most people assume that its his weakness to water, but it seems to be more telling than that, because it doesn't feel like much of a secret, in particular to the group that's breaking him out. This leads fans to speculate if Crocodile has an even deeper secret that he refuses to allow Iva to say. This and the fact that Iva and Crocodile know each other at all, the theory that eventually arose is that Crocodile had asked Iva to turn him from a woman into a man years ago. More bizarrely, though, are the further theories that sprung from this... In particular, a very prevalent theory that ties to Luffy's mother being a mystery... Yeah, Croco-Mom is a very interesting theory... I think "blood brothers" is a weird term that Viz chose for the relationship between Buggy and Shanks. I think everyone assumes Buggy and Shanks must have a "brotherly" relationship since they both grew up on the same ship together. Though if you remember the flashback back in East Blue, Buggy does seem to genuinely hate Shanks
To be fair the word Queer originally was also a derogatory term with the exact same connotation as Okama having a meaning akin to "strange" or "peculiar." Only after years of activism the word was pushed in a positive context. So it most definitely is the best translation.
Both Okama Way and Oh Come My Way are correct. It's an invitation to be Okama. Also, the word is about just as derogatory as queer, really depends on the context and who you're saying it to.
I just want to say that Ivankov's character is based on a Dr. Frank N Furter *and* Oda's very close queer friend Imamura. So I think he does have a good understanding with gay people. I'm pretty sure they were drinking buddies or something. He even voiced Ivankov until Japan found out about his tattoos and he got banned from Voice acting. Truly disappointing. Yeah I just wanted to say that queers in Asian countries are vastly different from America's, especially Japan. Japan culture is the weirdest it can get. So we can't really say that your definition of what's acceptable is the same as their country's. I just don't like how you're implying that you're right and Oda's wrong.
Love hearing your theories at the end of each arc review. One Piece is one of those shows where I always think I can guess what’s coming next, and I’m always wrong 😅
People acquainted with Jinbe often refer to him as "oyabun" which viz translates as "boss". It's a moniker from yakuza culture and mean sort of a respectable social higher-up, not necessarily direct superior. A lot of Jinbe's personality and visuals are based on the yakuza culture, as he comes from the ethnically crime-ridden area with his own piraty code of honor.
Great video! I'm just reminded by the fact you mentioned Iva and crocodile's history. This made people think, wait is crocodile a trans man? And later, wait. If croc knows Iva, and Iva knows dragon, then maybe croc knows dragon. And if croc used to have the body of a woman, the he could carry a child. Oda has revealed in SBS that luffy's mom is still alive or whatever. There is a chance that crocodile is luffy's mom. Anyway the crocomom theory. I don't believe it, but i like the crocodile transman thing though. I think it's cool.
I love that theory, and now I want to dive into more theories but can't cause of potential spoilers haha but it will be so fun to catch up and explore them!
What I love about the dynamics of the characters are yesterday's enemies could be today's allies So Jinbei's title is 'First Son of The Sea' title is an alias such as straw hat, pirate hunter, cat burglar, black foot, etc But his nickname is Jinbei-oyabun, oyabun means boss. It's a job related title like when you call a teacher, you add -sensei to it Another trivia about Jinbei: the Japanese word for whale shark is jinbei-zame Jinbei is a whale shark fishman
Love those pieces of info, thanks! And I also love what you said about yesterday's enemies being today's allies - it keeps me on my toes with characters for sure
For the "boss" name, the term Ace uses for Jinbei in Japanese is "oyabun", which is a title used for yakuza leaders. That's kind of a theme with Jinbei. It's also a thing in his pirate epithet. The word "Kaikyo" would normally mean "strait" or "channel", but a kanji has been switched out (海侠 instead of 海峡). The kanji thus inserted (侠, kyou, "chivalry") is one that's usually found in an honorific used for high-ranking yakuza members (任侠, ninkyou). It's a pun that doesn't really translate. Translations people have made of this include "Knight of the Sea" and "Yakuza of the Sea" - the Finnish manga localization went with "Godfather of the Seas". Viz uses "First Son of the Sea", for reasons I'm not entirely sure of.
14:10 4Kids ended with the crew dying as a galleon landed on them from the sky (beginning of Jaya). The chapter that ends with the "cliffhanger" of the ship raining on them was literally the last one they did
I started following One Piece weekly during Impel Down so the arc is always special to me. What always stood out to me throughout the arc was that the jailers are juxtaposed as the bad guys while the prisoners are perceived as the good guys since we're viewing things from Luffys perspective. And Hannybal hits the nail on the head when he tells Luffy how his jail break has put extremely dangerous criminals back out into the world and put people at risk but Luffy doesn't care because he just wants to save Ace. It was a VERY humanizing moment and I'm glad that Oda pointed out the repercussions of a jail break even though it was so much fun lol.
I think it's important to remember that Magellan and Hannyabal aren't villains. They're just antagonists to the main characters. So it's okay to root for Magellan and Hannyabal on a certain level. They're both characters with their own convictions and sense of justice.
okay good cause part of me did feel really bad for them when they were just doing their job haha but at the time I just wanted Ace saved, but now I know how things turn out, I can appreciate those characters a bit more
Maybe that's just me but I definitely see Magellan as a villain. Yes, he's basically just doing his job and following his own justice but he's still the head of a system that tortures and kills prisoners for no particular reason.
@@ralfsstuff nah, he's a decent guy deep down. He's just doing his job and most people he is dealing with are the worst of the worst. The scum of the earth. You have to keep in mind that in the eyes of the world Luffy and co. are the bad guys. Magellan views Luffy as villainous scum and he's not wrong for thinking that. A sign of his true character is when SPOILER WARNING! When after Marineford he takes full responsibility for everything that went down in Impel Down. How many people in power can you think of who has such immense sense of responsibility? Cause I can't think of anyone. Your list is likely also extremely small.
@@ralfsstuff Not really no reason considering what some pirates/criminals do in this world, but some of the punishments are definitely quite excessive.
I can't wait for 2 days to pass so we can get updates or maybe Shorts about the arc until next week comes. Your predication were pretty good! I know your love for Ace will get bigger 😁 I love how, even though, we didn't see much of Ace before Umpel Down, a lot of us love him. He is such a standout character.
There are so many reasons why I love Ace, and you're right, we didn't see all that much of him, but he was a standout character. I need to make a whole video on him I think haha
37:05 Yep, that's Pandaman. And there's no meaning behind it, he's, if I recall correctly, the first character Oda drew, so he likes to include it here and there. In the Japanese volumes you get dust covers, and Pandaman usually takes the place of a different character there (for example, in volume 21, you have the cover with Baroque Works standing side by side, from Crocodile to Miss Merry Christmas, and in the dust cover, you have Pandaman instead of Crocodile), and there's also a whole lore about him, with different characters, etc, that if I'm not mistaken happens in the inside of the dust covers. But within the chapters themselves, it's basically Oda playing Where's Wally. His first appearance was among the Don Krieg Pirates, and he's appeared in every arc except for Amazon Lily, for obvious reasons, as a man he'd get killed if he steps on the island. There you have Pandawoman, instead
@@GavinReadsItAll When I saw her my reaction was something along the lines of surprise > realization > laughter > "fuck you, Oda!" Yes, it's a tiny needless touch, and that makes it even better imo
Only recently discovered your channel and I love watching these videos. I've been so busy with uni that I don't get the time to read anymore so having these video play whilst I do my work is very much appreciated 😊
Just found your channel and have been loving your journey and can't wait to continue. I just wanted to drop here that One Piece Odyssey was absolutely amazing. I'm a huge Dragon Quest fan and I love One Piece so it was exactly what I needed it to be,
Shiryu wasn't the previous warden. He was the head jailor while Magellan was the warden and they are equal in power. Awesome review though. BTW it tells you how scary Magellan is when he alone dealt with whole of Blackbeard's crew!
I love your reviews and your enthusiasm, this is definitely one of the most chaotic and fun arcs by far its one of my favorites, keep up the great work
OP is one of those stories where making predictions and theories is half of the fun, so I'm glad you're joining us in trying to figure out Oda's plans (spec since you're so good in solving mysteries cooked up by the Queen of Mysteries herself!) ;)
@@GavinReadsItAll To be fair to Christie tho, she didn't spend 20+ years crafting a single story 😉Additionally, if we had Poirot on our side, I feel like he'd be able to figure out all of the OP mysteries, although I do believe we wouldn't tell us, for the sake of not spoiling everyone's fun in trying to figure it out, non non~ 😁
I personally think about Impel Down as a light version of the inferno representation in the "Divine Comedy". These levels remind me the differents levels of the inferno in that book.
Oda is really a genius. I read a lot of manga but never see other manga can match One Piece on characters personality and development! Lot of characters (even a ship) in One Piece litteraly will be your favorites. Its not all about Straw Hats all the time. Heck I even still remember how Bon Clay quotes, when he save Luffy and crew when they pursuits by Navy in Alabasta. "One may stray from the path of a man, one may stray from the path of a woman, but there is no straying from the path of a HUMAN!" -Okama Way Thank you Gavin my nakama, to see your reactions for this masterpiece really hype me up to re-read One Piece again from the start!
Ahh I hope you take so much joy from your re-read of One Piece if you decide to do it, I know I'm going straight back to the beginning to re-read once I've caught up haha. And that quote - LOVE IT!! I almost forgot about it, I need to compile a list of favourite quotes!
Ohh! I am so excited for this video. I am so sorry that your video cut off, but oh well, misfortunes happen, and like you so aptly put it, "the show must go on." Impel Down, for me is one of the best arcs of one piece alongside Marineford that follows it. Also a random minor tangent, but I love the fact that Crocodile just randomly has his coat on, and we are given no explanations for it. The drip must go on
Hey Gavin! Just wanted to let you know that OP: Odyssey has some content from pretty far into the series, so if you wanted to avoid spoilers you would have to make it almost to the 750+ chapter ranges, which honestly sucks because the majority of the game takes place in the Arcs you’ve read so far. Also, I just saw your Short about Marineford… I knew that Arc would hit you like a truck. I shed a few tears just watching your reaction, and as a little brother that moment always hurts my soul. Great video as always, and can’t wait for the next one! (This somehow got posted multiple times so I had to delete the others 😂)
Aw sorry my reaction got you a bit teary there! I'm a big brother myself so yep, also hit me. And thanks so much for the OP Odyssey info! I'll hold out on playing it but I'm SO EXCITED!
About what you say around the 16:00 mark; This saga is the end of the first half of One Piece so I always thought Oda was using this arc to, in a way, play many of the hits again and that's why he brought everyone back. And I think despite all the horrors this arc has in it and many of the implications about Impel Down, I think this is one of the most fun adventures in all of One Piece. Seeing Luffy team-up with all his previous enemies, the constant movement this arc has and all the epic moments like Bon's sacrifice in the end always bring me a lot of joy whenever I'm re-reading it.
i always watch your videos while im working and it always motivates me to be more productive! i discovered your channel a few months ago during a really horrible day at work and i just had your video playing in the background as i worked and it made the day so much more bearable and brighter and i will always remember you for that🤗
Gavin, I’m BEGGING for you to read at least one of David Lubar’s Weenies short story books!! They are children’s short story collections that are very bizarre and creative and I loved them as a kid.i really think you’d like them
Btw the "Oh come my way" from Bon-chan is a mistranslation. He actually says "Okama way" which roughly translates to "Queer way." The Kamabaka Kingdom also has the "Kama" from "Okama" because it is the Kingdom of Queers.
ahh i feel you! clowns freaked me out as well! growing up whenever i attended friends’ birthday party and there was a clown or mascot there i would always run away crying and panicking😂
I saw your most recent short, made all those old feeling come swelling up again, im sooo excited to see the full reaction to marineford Also bon chan best boi... Or rather best nb but you get what im sayin
I truly enjoy all your predictions! And I love that you've started to rank your fave arcs. I hope you make an arc ranking/tier video once you're done with the Summit War Saga. 🙂 As always, great video!
Impel Down was one of my favorite arcs in One Piece. The beginning I was just laughing non stop at the Luffy/Buggy Dynamic. I loved seeing Luffy and Bon Clay working together so much. Bon Clay is such a bro. It introduces Ivankov and Jimbei. Jimbei is just amazing. seeing all these former enemies teaming up with Luffy is just incredible. And all the to build into Marineford.
Impel Down is one of my Top 5 favourite arcs. Prison escape stories are one of my guilty pleasures, so mixing One Piece with a prison escape plot and Dante's Inferno (the prison is based on it) was delightful to me. Plus, it reintroduces us to the greatest pirate ever to exist: Buggy.
In Magellan’s defense… this wild criminal, who has assaulted government facilities before, stormed in with a plan to release a leading commander of a Yonko crew. Not only has he done that, he deliberately let loose hundreds of violent criminals, many of whom certainly were there for an actual good reason. This criminal in his attempt damaged large chunks of a genuinely important (albeit extremely cruel) facility, harming many important staff members in the process. Then he ended up freeing hundreds or said violent criminals into the world. Say what you will about his methods, the guy had genuine reasons to stop Luffy.
Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I realise he was just doing his job! I can’t really blame him. Your comment put a lot into perspective too. I feel like I need to re-review this arc with a different perspective instead of just being like “we need to save Ace and anyone who tries to stop us is evil”
@@GavinReadsItAll and that’s how you’re supposed to read it. We know Luffy is a good guy. We know Ace and Whitebeard are probably good guys by association. we know how corrupt and scummy the Marines can be. So of course Magellan is evil. But that’s why it’s fun rereading this story.
ahhh, so curious what you think of Impel Down and Marineford, I couldn't wait for your videos any longer so I am already a bit further, which also means I can just watch it without having to stop :D
I’m sure you’ve had someone answer it but they are sworn brothers not blood. So excited for your next review! Your short had me tearing up again with you lol. Keep up the good work!
Knowing you’re caught up now as I’m catching up to your videos (Merph and AA sent me here by the way, love that y’all are apparently friends) the love of Ace you have is devastating
I just finished this video with your predictions and you've already dropped the Marineford reaction. One look at the thumbnail and I know I'll be laugh-crying at your reaction to what comes next :')
I will never forgive all you monsters for letting me steer straight into the iceberg haha but also so thankful you all didn't spoil it for me, this is a pure (but sinister) community indeed
@@GavinReadsItAll I'm very relieved that you weren't spoiled! With how much you were talking about buying merch online and stuff like that, where there can be spoilers everywhere. lol
1:03:55 that’s one of my favorite things about Blackbeard. Like sure he’s an asshole who’d screw you over in an instant if it could help him. But he’s very much of that “hey it’s not impossible, go achieve your dreams” mindset that Luffy also has.
Fun fact, I share a birthday with Shiryu. 5/11. I have no idea why a fan chose that day for him (since Oda typically lets fans pick the birthdays of characters in the SBSs) 49:48
Bon Clay is the GOAT ❤❤❤ The falling up of Buggy 👍 The creation of this rag tag rescue team And only 4 hours to get to ace after all they’ve gone through already with no time to rest or plan. Such a good arc
Thank you for mentioning so that I don't have to (I'm gonna do it anyway): Buggy looks sooooooo good with the single ponytail! 😂 I love his Impel Down style so freakin much, I wish he would always wear his hair like that :D Besides that, love the arc, love the alliances, love crocodile, love your review 😂💙
36:45 Yey!!!! You found pandaman! I brought him up like the second video and am so happy you found him! And I'm so glad you remembered!!! ❤ loving the videos and am so excited on fridays this month. Keep it up, and since you must be done with marineford start taking a look at the lengths of the upcoming arcs cause they get long! This adventure has been so fun to take with you!
Thank you for mentioning him originally, I am kicking myself for not finding him sooner! And thanks so much for joining me on my journey, I appreciate you being here
it's been a blast following you on your one piece journey and seeing you fall in love with one piece, gavin. impel down is one of my most favorite arcs ever so seeing you love it so much made me so so so happy. i absolutely love bon clay and buggy too i've also been wanting to reread one piece from impel down, so i'll be reading along with you now! :) marineford next aaaa
YOU FOUND PANDA MAN!! good job man keep your eyes out for the road ahead! Also I would love to hear Merphy Napier and Amber Alise's thoughts on panda man and when and where they may have found him the first time
I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet but there's 1 eps special about that one who escaped Impel down, Golden Lion Shiki and that episode short of prologue for the OP movie [Strong World]. pretty good movie
btw you should read chapter 0 its gives more information about golden lion shiki and has some AMAZING world building, it is meant to be read after impel down. i think it was released around chapter 560 as a movie promotion but while the movie isnt canon the chapter itself is.
@@GavinReadsItAll while there are physical copies you can find online second hand, i believe it was a limited release so might be a little difficult to get your hands on (not a 100% sure on this as i usually cant afford to buy physical manga🥲)
Shanks and Buggy aren't directly related, Buggy's probably just playing up their connection and 'blood brothers' refers to them being on the same crew. Also 4kids only ever got up to directly after Alabasta, Funimation took over starting with Jaya and went back to do the other arcs after.
After this arc, I think I would do the same too! I haven’t even thought about how I’d rank the characters yet - I’m avoiding it cause I’m clueless how I could even do it haha but yes he would be soooo high
6:15 the marines don't reccognize him because Buggy is from the east blue and while he might have been a big shot there, in the grand line he is virtually nobody. IIRC he had like a 15 million berries bounty, which pales in comparison to the average bounty in the grand line. 33:00 go look back where Sanji ended up :D 1:11:54 no, Shanks and Buggy are not blood related. The marines just think they are sworn brothers or something like that. I saw that the official English translation makes Bon Clay say "Oh Come My Way" but in reality he says "Okama Way". "Okama" is the word for drag queen/queer people. I'm going to enjoy next video while eating donuts ; ) P.S.: Marineford ends with chapter 580 (vol 59) included.
20:08 Lost in translation moment. The word used to address Jinbe there is "Oyabun." It literaly means "boss" but as in the absolute boss of a Yakuza clan (Japanese mafia)
1:11:50 No, Buggy and Shanks are not related, as far as we know, they were just apprentices on Roger's ship together. If that's how they translated what the Navy guy said on the Den Den Mushi, it's just Viz being Viz (i.e. sucking at translations). You can say they were sworn brothers, if you want, but even that was not ever shown
This arc made my heart race with the countdown to saving Ace. No spoilers but the next arc made me CRY so I’d say get your tissues again. I’m enjoying watching you go through this amazing journey!!
Hannibal was a Carthaginian leader who led a massive attack on Rome. The guy trekked his (huge) army (complete with war elephants) over the Alps (plus a bunch of other unfriendly territories). The second Punic war, you've probably heard of it. This is a guy who was such a massive badass, he's regarded as one of if not the greatest war generals in all of history. He brought Rome to its knees. No idea what Oda was going for naming Hannyabal after him.
I like that Magellan (pronounced with a J) is not a villain. He's just a man who is doing his job and he does it well for the most part. Edit: His name is based on Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain in the 1500s. It was his expedition that proved that the world is round.
Fun tidbit: - The treasure armband was handed to Luffy by Nami in Thriller Bark and that treasure belongs to Captain John who was one of the zombie generals that Moria resurrected.
Regarding Ace calling Jimbei "boss": In Japanese he calls him "Oyabun" which is typically used by gangsters to refer to their head honcho. In the world of One Piece, pretty much everyone who knows JImbei calls him "Oyabun" or "Jimbei-oyabun" as a sign of respect as the crew he has has essentially a gangster hierarchy.
Ahh that makes total sense
@@GavinReadsItAll It's a bit more complex than that, as "oyabun" translates into something akin to "parent", where their underlings are considered something akin to "children".
Basically, it illustrates how Jimbei treats those under him, which is something you'll want to keep in mind for in the future.
Interestingly enough, Shanks is _also_ referred to as "Shanks-oyabun".
EDIT: Forgot to mention that this is why Shanks drinks from those oversized sakazuke cups, which are reserved for the "oyabun". They've got a specific name for 'em, which I can't remember off the top of my head, which illustrates this.
This arc has one of the saddest panels in the entire series. In chapter 532 Buggy’s sad clown face after he excitedly asks Luffy if he remembers what he used to blow up towns in Orange Village, his special Buggy Ball, but Luffy just replies “No…”. The disappointment in his face is just too heartbreaking 💔
We’ll never forget ❤️
whenever Buggy is heartbroken XD i am happy xD sorry i just can't help it.
The fact that Bon Clay was still singing and dancing in prison when we met him shows why he and Luffy get on so well. They are both people who you can't keep down for long and bounce back. The power of friendship in One Piece is amazing.
It really is, I've never seen friendship quite like it! LOVE IT SO MUCH!
@@GavinReadsItAll wait until you read Fairy Tail one day 😂 (if you do plan on reading it)
@@GavinReadsItAll One Piece is nothing but the weirdest, most unique and fiercely loyal friendships you will ever find
@@HannahS65 Oh that'd be hilarious. I've really got a soft spot for FT.
Blood brothers doessn't mean brothers related by blood it means 2 people sworn to be brothers. A common ritual is that blood brothers will mix their blood in some way, you can sometimes see this in movies where characters will cut their hands and then grab each others hands to form a bond. But yeah the term specifically refers to people not related by blood
I think kids don’t do this so much anymore but me and my friend group definitely risked tetanus in the mid-90s to become blood sisters, lol
Vegapunk (Franky found his childhood home in the cover story) has been mentioned before, he's the world's smartest scientist. He made the seastone hulled ships that let Koby and the Navy travel through the calm belt and he modified Kuma into a cyborg. Vegapunk mentions are one of those things in one piece that are easy to miss (and make re-reads all the better) but if you keep a look out, he'll get mentioned more in later arcs.
I'll definitely keep an eye out for more mentions, thanks for the heads up!
@HowToTrainYourGavin he also made things eat devil fruits. Like the gun with the dog fruit in alabasta
Btw, the story behind pandaman is that Oda created him for a character contest for a manga called Muscle Man! before he started One Piece, and now he's just a fun character he likes to throw into random panels. No meaning, just a fun "where's waldo" kinda character.
The ponygliff in Alabasta even has japanese characters on it that say "panda man" so you can find him literally anywhere. Lol.
It was kinnikuman or ultimate muscle, a wrestling manga where superhero fight monster or evil wrestler kinda. This is one of the reason why i think oda writing have some aspect of pro wrestling story telling in it.
Bon Clay is a God Tier character. Every panel of him I am sure of brings joy to everyone. Through and through he has every quality to be a straw hat member.
He is without doubt a favourite character of mine, uhhhh I love him
I refuse to believe that Bon Clay is gone too, he's one of my favorite characters ever. And I've grown to like Buggy too, that clown is like one of the luckiest. Glad you enjoyed it♥️
Spoiler warning just to be save, because I don't know at which point it was made clear for the first time. Anyway you've been warned...
...Bon Clay was confirmed to be alive in a cover story and is the current leader of the Newkama Kingdom in Impel Down. The first visual confirmation of this was seen in the cover story of chapter 666 and he was most recently seen in the credits of One Piece Film Red. It's something you only know if you read the manga rather than watching the anime.
@@TEG13 it was during punk hazard
Bon Clay is gone fo good 😏😏😏
I believe 4kids got to the boat falling on the crew right before jaya from the white sea and then it just cuts off with the implication that it just crushed them and thats where the series ends
A beautiful ending ❤️
You are correct
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There's just something about jailbreaks, so I would have loved this arc purely on that merit. The sheer chaos Luffy manages to cause always brings joy to me. It's such a snowball down the hill process every time. Luffy arrives, starts making friends and punching people, and by the end nobody has any control over the situation anymore. I always love seeing the formerly in-control antagonists confused as to how all this could happen just because Luffy is there.
There was one chapter near the end of the arc that was named "The Lid to the Cauldron of Hell Opens". It's a reference to the Noboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri, a festival based on the legend that on the last Saturday and Sunday of August every year, the lid of the cauldron of hell opens and it becomes possible to escape. Really fitting for Impel Down and a lovely, hopeful use of the phrase.
Also, while Hannyabal had a point in saying Luffy's actions would set terrible criminals free, there's another side to that coin. The World Government is obviously tyrannical and oppressive and has committed countless atrocities. They chased Robin for twenty years just because she can read Poneglyphs. So I think it's fair to say that probably there are many wrongully imprisoned people in Impel Down too and I hope some of them escaped.
I love your perspective on Impel Down and the prisoners there, it’s such a complex thing in right and wrong, I’d love to explore those themes way more
I honestly forgot, because of all the other one piece reviews, that you do it chapter by chapter and honestly more people should do it this way because I got a bit to excited when I realized that you do it this way. I was like:”yesssss!”
I'm glad you enjoy this format, I was seriously questioning doing it like this, but I also enjoy doing it as it means I get to live in the moment of what's happening and theorise and make hopeful statements. I would like to watch more people read One Piece like this, I know my Marineford video was a huge rollercoaster, I kinda want to see someone else go through those emotions in real time too 😂
Exactly. I like that you can see the emotion and thoughts per chapter instead of starting the video of already knowing the end. If you know what I mean(still love it tho, I can watch people like Merphy any day) that’s also part of why I like anime reactions because you see the person’s thoughts every episode. But than again I also think manga formats are more consumable, because instead of 1 arc in 2-3 months it’s once a month, and whether it’s your style of review or another person’s style- anime or manga, I still enjoy the content alot.
@@GavinReadsItAll I've watched the short you uploaded yesterday. It's just you sobbing 😭
Gavin: "I don't like repeating myself."
Also Gavin: *thirsting for Ace intensifies*
Love it. Please don't change.
I don’t like repeating myself… unless it’s about my Ace 👀😂
Impel Down is my favourite arc to this day.
There's so much to love here:
old enemies, new friends, Ace, Garp, the lore of Impel down... .
Special shoutout to the shining beacon of hope and friendship that is Bon-chan❤️
It's gonna be hard to rank my actual favs because I just love this arc more and more with each day that passes
@@GavinReadsItAll One more thing now that I remember this. Captain John was actually one of Moria's Zombie Generals, which explains why how Luffy got his hands on John's treasure marker.
Okay, so I have seen the short already, so I think I can freely speak when I say just how ironic the start of this video feels, and how happy and at the same time sad it makes me seeing you that excited to start Impel down. It is hands down one of my most favorite arcs, even though it kinda gets overshadowed by the next one. Looking forward to seeing your full reaction!
Yup I saw it too I really can't wait
Yeah this entire fandom has a bit of sadism in it ❤😂
@@JoshDoingLinux just a bit.
Just wait til you see the entire first hour of the Marineford video. Editing it was rough. I was such a naive, sweet summer child 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll I can't wait to feel your pain gav! In the best way possible
Magellan is based on the sloth demon Belphegor who is always depicted sitting on a toilet. I love that you caught the Dante's Inferno connection, because Impel down is based on Dante's Inferno.
One more thing. First time Jimbe was mentioned was all the way back in chapter 69 by Yosaku on the way to Arlong Park.
Yosaku said that Arlong was part of Jimbe's crew, so in a sense Jimbe is responsible of everything that happen to Nami.
noice!
honestly same, this arc made me fall in love with Bon Clay and Buggy! and I refuse to believe in Bon Clays death!
this is a perfect 10/10 arc! and I can't wait for your Marineford vid!
Hard agree on everything you said!
I remember the emotions of reading impel down for the first time , the constant thrill of whats to come. Its really masterful in the setting and characters it builds up in such a short amount of time. One of my favourites for sure!
The way it changed my mind on so many characters, this arc had it all
One thing I find interesting about this arc is the theme of justice. Who is is right who is wrong?
As readers we support Luffy but in this arc he acts selfishly. He wants to save his brother and in order to do so he frees countless criminals into the world.
Hanyabal is an antagonist but he was acting in the best interest for the people, actually believing it was his duty to guard the world of this criminals. In the end it's up to us to decide.
I second this. It makes Luffy's a grey character. The fact he released all these heinous criminals that will potentially kill and terrorise citizens make him multi dimension. We know he had no choice since he can't get out without them but I hope Oda doesn't forget. I hope he will bring the consequences of his actions later on (since I'm not up to date too)
They're both wrong really. Luffy letting loads of criminals out is pretty bad, but there's way too much cruel and unusual punishment going on in Impel Down for the guards to be the good guys.
I am sorry you are totally wrong, Luffy is not acting selfishly. Luffy always do what he thinks is right. I can guarantee you he would be up for killing Ace if he thinks Ace did something wrong enough to be punished. Example (Luffy was ready to kill Zoro in whiskey peak for killing "innocent" hosts, ppl think that was a mistake but that scene is litrally there to remind us that Luffy will kill/beat anyone who has done wrong) .
Luffy is fighting for what he thinks is right, saving someone who has done nothing wrong. and he is simply fighting the system because a system who is ready to kill someone for no reason has no reason to have "prisoners" as how many of them are even wrong at this point. If you are trying to do right and then everyone who is stopping that from happening is wrong.
Example Jimbie, Ivankov and many of his allies, are on the right side. Prsion which are torturing ppl for nothing is simply evil
@@sohailsadaqat6684 Yes, the end to his actions is just, but the means to which he gets there is not. This is basically the age-old question of the trolley problem. Would you sacrifice many to save a few, who're important to you? And Luffy's answer seems to be unequivocally yes.
@@Sigart I'm not saying that Luffy is evil. He is a moral character. He is good, but Luffy himself has said over and over again he only helps whoever he wants, it just happens (by design, of course) that Luffy is an excellent judge of character.
My original comment was in reference to doflamingo's quote: "who ever wins is justice," we follow Luffy and we are sympathetic with his struggle; If the story was framed from the point of view of a Marine, we would see Luffy as a villain.
All I'm saying is that the world in One Piece is not black and white, good vs evil. Morality is gray in one piece. This is what Luffy means when Luffy claims he's not a hero. He doesn't like obligations, he just wants to be free and selfishly do whatever he wants, and because he's Luffy (and he's awesome) what he wants is to help his friends (and eat meat).
I love Luffys morals in the series. He eats when he is hungry, saves people when they are friends of him and punches people he doesn't like. Luffy didn't care for all the other slaves on Sabaody, just Camy. He teams up with people even though they did really bad things (like Crocodile, Kid, Hancock) because they will help him.
I really love this "Not-Hero" character of his.
He blatantly tells Jimbei in Fishman Island that he doesn't want to be a hero, too. XD
Yes. I hate how so many fans want to turn him into a Hero when the fact that he's not is what makes him great.
Breaking free many of the criminals in Impel Down is probably the worst thing Luffy has done. Hannyabal is up there with Smoker, Coby and Fujitora. His speech made clear that what Luffy did was selfish and dangerous to the world.
Yea he a selfish savior. He saves only people he knows because they are his friends but does whenever he wants.
@@marcospina162 He's done worse. If you look at the end of Dressrosa you can see that Luffy defeating Doffy actually caused plenty of Kingdoms to collapse due to War.
I love Ivankov so much. His "feints" are the best. 🤣🤣🤣 He even escaped Magellan's poison because of how thick his makeup was.
Blood brothers is kinda like "blood pact friends". Buggy and Shanks are not related afaik.
Translation and Fun Facts!
Oh Come My Way and Newkama Land: Bon Clay's "catchphrase" that you may have noticed is "oh come my way" in the viz translation, but it's more accurately, the "okama way". Also Newkama Land is a play on this same term of "okama". "Okama" is a term that often refers to gay and transgender people, so its most accurate translation is probably "queer" as a reclaimed term for LGBTQ+ people (and I think it is the term used in the Crunchyroll translations). The main problem is that I believe "okama" is a derogatory term in Japanese, unfortunately. Maybe I'm overstepping my bounds by trying to defend Oda, but additional context to keep in mind is that this was made 15 years ago by a native of a country that is generally not as progressive on social issues like this. In addition, Ivankov and Bon Clay are very much positive representations, and it feels more like they use the word in a reclaimed way, much like "queer". People are also pretty uncomfortable with how characters like Sanji react to these characters. I will say, I think Oda's a case of "he's a little confused, but he's got the spirit". I think he's very accepting of transgendered people, but just hasn't become acquainted with what's considered acceptable. I also think he's made progress in this aspect, because just last year, he made a great point of a more grounded representation of a transgender character that I believe is highly respectful.
Golden Lion Shiki is mentioned as the one person who has escaped Impel Down previously, and he's a very interesting character in One Piece, because while he exists in canon, it's likely we'll never see any more of him in the story than the promotional Chapter 0 that was released to promote a movie. The reason for this is because while the One Piece movies aren't canon, Shueisha and Toei, the publisher and animation company, seem to want to confuse audiences as much as possible into thinking the movie IS canon in order to drive up ticket sales. So what they do is they push Oda to turn a main character from the movie into a canon character, even if they're different between the movie and the canon series. That way, the events in the movie featuring Shiki aren't canon, but the character himself is. "Canon Shiki" only barely exists. He really hasn't made much of an impact on the canon One Piece world because his existance is really only a technicality. It makes things extremely confusing. Especially because they did this again for the newest One Piece movie, Film Red.
Chapter 540: I wanted to bring this up because it's a VERY interesting detail that has spiraled into a big, memey, fan-theory in the community. In this chapter, Ivankov convinces Crocodile to help them because Iva knows Crocodile's "secret/weakness". At first glance, most people assume that its his weakness to water, but it seems to be more telling than that, because it doesn't feel like much of a secret, in particular to the group that's breaking him out. This leads fans to speculate if Crocodile has an even deeper secret that he refuses to allow Iva to say. This and the fact that Iva and Crocodile know each other at all, the theory that eventually arose is that Crocodile had asked Iva to turn him from a woman into a man years ago. More bizarrely, though, are the further theories that sprung from this... In particular, a very prevalent theory that ties to Luffy's mother being a mystery... Yeah, Croco-Mom is a very interesting theory...
I think "blood brothers" is a weird term that Viz chose for the relationship between Buggy and Shanks. I think everyone assumes Buggy and Shanks must have a "brotherly" relationship since they both grew up on the same ship together. Though if you remember the flashback back in East Blue, Buggy does seem to genuinely hate Shanks
To be fair the word Queer originally was also a derogatory term with the exact same connotation as Okama having a meaning akin to "strange" or "peculiar." Only after years of activism the word was pushed in a positive context. So it most definitely is the best translation.
Both Okama Way and Oh Come My Way are correct. It's an invitation to be Okama. Also, the word is about just as derogatory as queer, really depends on the context and who you're saying it to.
I just want to say that Ivankov's character is based on a Dr. Frank N Furter *and* Oda's very close queer friend Imamura. So I think he does have a good understanding with gay people. I'm pretty sure they were drinking buddies or something. He even voiced Ivankov until Japan found out about his tattoos and he got banned from Voice acting. Truly disappointing. Yeah I just wanted to say that queers in Asian countries are vastly different from America's, especially Japan. Japan culture is the weirdest it can get. So we can't really say that your definition of what's acceptable is the same as their country's. I just don't like how you're implying that you're right and Oda's wrong.
Love hearing your theories at the end of each arc review. One Piece is one of those shows where I always think I can guess what’s coming next, and I’m always wrong 😅
I was definitely wrong at the end of this video haha
People acquainted with Jinbe often refer to him as "oyabun" which viz translates as "boss". It's a moniker from yakuza culture and mean sort of a respectable social higher-up, not necessarily direct superior. A lot of Jinbe's personality and visuals are based on the yakuza culture, as he comes from the ethnically crime-ridden area with his own piraty code of honor.
Great video! I'm just reminded by the fact you mentioned Iva and crocodile's history. This made people think, wait is crocodile a trans man?
And later, wait. If croc knows Iva, and Iva knows dragon, then maybe croc knows dragon. And if croc used to have the body of a woman, the he could carry a child. Oda has revealed in SBS that luffy's mom is still alive or whatever. There is a chance that crocodile is luffy's mom.
Anyway the crocomom theory. I don't believe it, but i like the crocodile transman thing though. I think it's cool.
I love that theory, and now I want to dive into more theories but can't cause of potential spoilers haha but it will be so fun to catch up and explore them!
What I love about the dynamics of the characters are yesterday's enemies could be today's allies
So Jinbei's title is 'First Son of The Sea' title is an alias such as straw hat, pirate hunter, cat burglar, black foot, etc
But his nickname is Jinbei-oyabun, oyabun means boss. It's a job related title like when you call a teacher, you add -sensei to it
Another trivia about Jinbei: the Japanese word for whale shark is jinbei-zame
Jinbei is a whale shark fishman
Love those pieces of info, thanks! And I also love what you said about yesterday's enemies being today's allies - it keeps me on my toes with characters for sure
For the "boss" name, the term Ace uses for Jinbei in Japanese is "oyabun", which is a title used for yakuza leaders. That's kind of a theme with Jinbei.
It's also a thing in his pirate epithet. The word "Kaikyo" would normally mean "strait" or "channel", but a kanji has been switched out (海侠 instead of 海峡). The kanji thus inserted (侠, kyou, "chivalry") is one that's usually found in an honorific used for high-ranking yakuza members (任侠, ninkyou). It's a pun that doesn't really translate. Translations people have made of this include "Knight of the Sea" and "Yakuza of the Sea" - the Finnish manga localization went with "Godfather of the Seas". Viz uses "First Son of the Sea", for reasons I'm not entirely sure of.
14:10 4Kids ended with the crew dying as a galleon landed on them from the sky (beginning of Jaya). The chapter that ends with the "cliffhanger" of the ship raining on them was literally the last one they did
Dude! This arc is a *banger* and Bon Chan is the eternal brokama of all of One Piece.
I started following One Piece weekly during Impel Down so the arc is always special to me.
What always stood out to me throughout the arc was that the jailers are juxtaposed as the bad guys while the prisoners are perceived as the good guys since we're viewing things from Luffys perspective.
And Hannybal hits the nail on the head when he tells Luffy how his jail break has put extremely dangerous criminals back out into the world and put people at risk but Luffy doesn't care because he just wants to save Ace.
It was a VERY humanizing moment and I'm glad that Oda pointed out the repercussions of a jail break even though it was so much fun lol.
I think it's important to remember that Magellan and Hannyabal aren't villains. They're just antagonists to the main characters. So it's okay to root for Magellan and Hannyabal on a certain level. They're both characters with their own convictions and sense of justice.
okay good cause part of me did feel really bad for them when they were just doing their job haha but at the time I just wanted Ace saved, but now I know how things turn out, I can appreciate those characters a bit more
Maybe that's just me but I definitely see Magellan as a villain. Yes, he's basically just doing his job and following his own justice but he's still the head of a system that tortures and kills prisoners for no particular reason.
@@ralfsstuff nah, he's a decent guy deep down. He's just doing his job and most people he is dealing with are the worst of the worst. The scum of the earth. You have to keep in mind that in the eyes of the world Luffy and co. are the bad guys. Magellan views Luffy as villainous scum and he's not wrong for thinking that. A sign of his true character is when SPOILER WARNING!
When after Marineford he takes full responsibility for everything that went down in Impel Down. How many people in power can you think of who has such immense sense of responsibility? Cause I can't think of anyone. Your list is likely also extremely small.
@@ralfsstuff Not really no reason considering what some pirates/criminals do in this world, but some of the punishments are definitely quite excessive.
I can't wait for 2 days to pass so we can get updates or maybe Shorts about the arc until next week comes. Your predication were pretty good! I know your love for Ace will get bigger 😁 I love how, even though, we didn't see much of Ace before Umpel Down, a lot of us love him. He is such a standout character.
There are so many reasons why I love Ace, and you're right, we didn't see all that much of him, but he was a standout character. I need to make a whole video on him I think haha
37:05 Yep, that's Pandaman. And there's no meaning behind it, he's, if I recall correctly, the first character Oda drew, so he likes to include it here and there. In the Japanese volumes you get dust covers, and Pandaman usually takes the place of a different character there (for example, in volume 21, you have the cover with Baroque Works standing side by side, from Crocodile to Miss Merry Christmas, and in the dust cover, you have Pandaman instead of Crocodile), and there's also a whole lore about him, with different characters, etc, that if I'm not mistaken happens in the inside of the dust covers. But within the chapters themselves, it's basically Oda playing Where's Wally. His first appearance was among the Don Krieg Pirates, and he's appeared in every arc except for Amazon Lily, for obvious reasons, as a man he'd get killed if he steps on the island. There you have Pandawoman, instead
I love that continuation and abiding by his own rules and did Pandawoman instead for Amazon Lily! Even the little touches are genius!
@@GavinReadsItAll When I saw her my reaction was something along the lines of surprise > realization > laughter > "fuck you, Oda!" Yes, it's a tiny needless touch, and that makes it even better imo
Only recently discovered your channel and I love watching these videos.
I've been so busy with uni that I don't get the time to read anymore so having these video play whilst I do my work is very much appreciated 😊
Ah thanks so much for checking out my channel 🥰
Just found your channel and have been loving your journey and can't wait to continue. I just wanted to drop here that One Piece Odyssey was absolutely amazing. I'm a huge Dragon Quest fan and I love One Piece so it was exactly what I needed it to be,
Shiryu wasn't the previous warden. He was the head jailor while Magellan was the warden and they are equal in power. Awesome review though. BTW it tells you how scary Magellan is when he alone dealt with whole of Blackbeard's crew!
I love your reviews and your enthusiasm, this is definitely one of the most chaotic and fun arcs by far its one of my favorites, keep up the great work
Thanks so much!
OP is one of those stories where making predictions and theories is half of the fun, so I'm glad you're joining us in trying to figure out Oda's plans (spec since you're so good in solving mysteries cooked up by the Queen of Mysteries herself!) ;)
Haha yeah Agatha Christie is a lot easier to decipher than Oda - that man is too much of a genius 😂
@@GavinReadsItAll To be fair to Christie tho, she didn't spend 20+ years crafting a single story 😉Additionally, if we had Poirot on our side, I feel like he'd be able to figure out all of the OP mysteries, although I do believe we wouldn't tell us, for the sake of not spoiling everyone's fun in trying to figure it out, non non~ 😁
I personally think about Impel Down as a light version of the inferno representation in the "Divine Comedy". These levels remind me the differents levels of the inferno in that book.
Oda is really a genius. I read a lot of manga but never see other manga can match One Piece on characters personality and development! Lot of characters (even a ship) in One Piece litteraly will be your favorites. Its not all about Straw Hats all the time. Heck I even still remember how Bon Clay quotes, when he save Luffy and crew when they pursuits by Navy in Alabasta.
"One may stray from the path of a man, one may stray from the path of a woman, but there is no straying from the path of a HUMAN!" -Okama Way
Thank you Gavin my nakama, to see your reactions for this masterpiece really hype me up to re-read One Piece again from the start!
Ahh I hope you take so much joy from your re-read of One Piece if you decide to do it, I know I'm going straight back to the beginning to re-read once I've caught up haha. And that quote - LOVE IT!! I almost forgot about it, I need to compile a list of favourite quotes!
Ohh! I am so excited for this video. I am so sorry that your video cut off, but oh well, misfortunes happen, and like you so aptly put it, "the show must go on."
Impel Down, for me is one of the best arcs of one piece alongside Marineford that follows it.
Also a random minor tangent, but I love the fact that Crocodile just randomly has his coat on, and we are given no explanations for it. The drip must go on
Hey Gavin! Just wanted to let you know that OP: Odyssey has some content from pretty far into the series, so if you wanted to avoid spoilers you would have to make it almost to the 750+ chapter ranges, which honestly sucks because the majority of the game takes place in the Arcs you’ve read so far. Also, I just saw your Short about Marineford… I knew that Arc would hit you like a truck. I shed a few tears just watching your reaction, and as a little brother that moment always hurts my soul. Great video as always, and can’t wait for the next one! (This somehow got posted multiple times so I had to delete the others 😂)
Aw sorry my reaction got you a bit teary there! I'm a big brother myself so yep, also hit me. And thanks so much for the OP Odyssey info! I'll hold out on playing it but I'm SO EXCITED!
About what you say around the 16:00 mark; This saga is the end of the first half of One Piece so I always thought Oda was using this arc to, in a way, play many of the hits again and that's why he brought everyone back. And I think despite all the horrors this arc has in it and many of the implications about Impel Down, I think this is one of the most fun adventures in all of One Piece. Seeing Luffy team-up with all his previous enemies, the constant movement this arc has and all the epic moments like Bon's sacrifice in the end always bring me a lot of joy whenever I'm re-reading it.
It really does solidify how truly incredible this whole story is!
i always watch your videos while im working and it always motivates me to be more productive! i discovered your channel a few months ago during a really horrible day at work and i just had your video playing in the background as i worked and it made the day so much more bearable and brighter and i will always remember you for that🤗
Aw yay this makes me so happy, glad I can help keep you motivated
I really happy and enjoy how passionate your story telling is, watch this long video like in a blink of an eye. cant wait for the next! thanks Gavin!
Ay thanks so much, I appreciate that!
Oooh! Just finished your Gossip Girl video and I am here for more Gavin!!
Ayyy you'll be sick of me!
Gavin, I’m BEGGING for you to read at least one of David Lubar’s Weenies short story books!! They are children’s short story collections that are very bizarre and creative and I loved them as a kid.i really think you’d like them
Btw the "Oh come my way" from Bon-chan is a mistranslation. He actually says "Okama way" which roughly translates to "Queer way." The Kamabaka Kingdom also has the "Kama" from "Okama" because it is the Kingdom of Queers.
I need to remember "Okama Way", I'm sure I should have known that but forgot, oops, I'll remember for next time
man after seeing that short you posted the other day makes that intro hit much harder
Editing the first hour of the Marineford video was hard, I had to laugh at myself for my naivety
@@GavinReadsItAll your almost over with the epilogue. Soon it’ll stop holding back
ahh i feel you! clowns freaked me out as well! growing up whenever i attended friends’ birthday party and there was a clown or mascot there i would always run away crying and panicking😂
Glad it's not just me haha
I saw your most recent short, made all those old feeling come swelling up again, im sooo excited to see the full reaction to marineford
Also bon chan best boi... Or rather best nb but you get what im sayin
I get what you're saying, and agree!
One Piece brings out my sadistic side: I enjoy watching people being devasted by it
I truly enjoy all your predictions! And I love that you've started to rank your fave arcs. I hope you make an arc ranking/tier video once you're done with the Summit War Saga. 🙂
As always, great video!
Definitely thinking of doing a tier ranking after Post-War!
Impel Down was one of my favorite arcs in One Piece. The beginning I was just laughing non stop at the Luffy/Buggy Dynamic. I loved seeing Luffy and Bon Clay working together so much. Bon Clay is such a bro. It introduces Ivankov and Jimbei. Jimbei is just amazing. seeing all these former enemies teaming up with Luffy is just incredible. And all the to build into Marineford.
Impel Down is one of my Top 5 favourite arcs. Prison escape stories are one of my guilty pleasures, so mixing One Piece with a prison escape plot and Dante's Inferno (the prison is based on it) was delightful to me. Plus, it reintroduces us to the greatest pirate ever to exist: Buggy.
You know, I didn't think about it before but I guess I do like prison escape stories too! And yeeesss to Buggy!!
I wanna time travel to this weekend to watch your Marineford arc review and the next arcs.
It's coming quicker than I realised haha
In Magellan’s defense… this wild criminal, who has assaulted government facilities before, stormed in with a plan to release a leading commander of a Yonko crew. Not only has he done that, he deliberately let loose hundreds of violent criminals, many of whom certainly were there for an actual good reason. This criminal in his attempt damaged large chunks of a genuinely important (albeit extremely cruel) facility, harming many important staff members in the process. Then he ended up freeing hundreds or said violent criminals into the world.
Say what you will about his methods, the guy had genuine reasons to stop Luffy.
Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I realise he was just doing his job! I can’t really blame him. Your comment put a lot into perspective too. I feel like I need to re-review this arc with a different perspective instead of just being like “we need to save Ace and anyone who tries to stop us is evil”
@@GavinReadsItAll and that’s how you’re supposed to read it. We know Luffy is a good guy. We know Ace and Whitebeard are probably good guys by association. we know how corrupt and scummy the Marines can be. So of course Magellan is evil. But that’s why it’s fun rereading this story.
ahhh, so curious what you think of Impel Down and Marineford, I couldn't wait for your videos any longer so I am already a bit further, which also means I can just watch it without having to stop :D
Eek so excited to get to Marineford!! Hope you enjoy the video 🥰
I’m sure you’ve had someone answer it but they are sworn brothers not blood. So excited for your next review! Your short had me tearing up again with you lol. Keep up the good work!
Totally understand the Buggy/Shanks thing now
Love your live read recordings. Really looking forward to the next one. I've already seen the Shorts teaser.
Knowing you’re caught up now as I’m catching up to your videos (Merph and AA sent me here by the way, love that y’all are apparently friends) the love of Ace you have is devastating
I just finished this video with your predictions and you've already dropped the Marineford reaction. One look at the thumbnail and I know I'll be laugh-crying at your reaction to what comes next :')
I absolutely love Gavin's innocence and enthusiasm. And yet at the same time a dark part of me can't help looking forward to his next reactions...
he uploaded a youtube short with exactly what you're looking for
@@Ryroe I am aware
@@ChRiAn0815 Nice...
I will never forgive all you monsters for letting me steer straight into the iceberg haha but also so thankful you all didn't spoil it for me, this is a pure (but sinister) community indeed
@@GavinReadsItAll I'm very relieved that you weren't spoiled! With how much you were talking about buying merch online and stuff like that, where there can be spoilers everywhere. lol
1:03:55 that’s one of my favorite things about Blackbeard. Like sure he’s an asshole who’d screw you over in an instant if it could help him. But he’s very much of that “hey it’s not impossible, go achieve your dreams” mindset that Luffy also has.
As much as I hate him cause of what he did to Ace, I love him as a bad guy, he genuinely frightens me
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Impel Down is my favorite arc!
Fun fact, I share a birthday with Shiryu. 5/11. I have no idea why a fan chose that day for him (since Oda typically lets fans pick the birthdays of characters in the SBSs) 49:48
Your intro tune gives me so much joy for no reason
I'm glad to hear it!
Bon Clay is the GOAT ❤❤❤
The falling up of Buggy 👍
The creation of this rag tag rescue team
And only 4 hours to get to ace after all they’ve gone through already with no time to rest or plan.
Such a good arc
love seeing everyone have a crush on jinbei. he's my second favorite after luffy and gets such a cool introduction here
Thank you for mentioning so that I don't have to (I'm gonna do it anyway): Buggy looks sooooooo good with the single ponytail! 😂 I love his Impel Down style so freakin much, I wish he would always wear his hair like that :D
Besides that, love the arc, love the alliances, love crocodile, love your review 😂💙
36:45 Yey!!!! You found pandaman! I brought him up like the second video and am so happy you found him! And I'm so glad you remembered!!! ❤ loving the videos and am so excited on fridays this month. Keep it up, and since you must be done with marineford start taking a look at the lengths of the upcoming arcs cause they get long! This adventure has been so fun to take with you!
Thank you for mentioning him originally, I am kicking myself for not finding him sooner! And thanks so much for joining me on my journey, I appreciate you being here
"luffy is so strong" hahhaaaaa "i`m stressed", that was me literally every Op arc hahahahhahaaaaaaaaa. The scene with ace on the board.....
"after this arc they gone have a deep friendship"hahahahhaaaaaaa
it's been a blast following you on your one piece journey and seeing you fall in love with one piece, gavin. impel down is one of my most favorite arcs ever so seeing you love it so much made me so so so happy. i absolutely love bon clay and buggy too
i've also been wanting to reread one piece from impel down, so i'll be reading along with you now! :)
marineford next aaaa
YYEESS join me in reading it!!
YOU FOUND PANDA MAN!! good job man keep your eyes out for the road ahead! Also I would love to hear Merphy Napier and Amber Alise's thoughts on panda man and when and where they may have found him the first time
For a timeline, Roger died before Luffy was born.
I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet but there's 1 eps special about that one who escaped Impel down, Golden Lion Shiki and that episode short of prologue for the OP movie [Strong World]. pretty good movie
I can’t wait to watch some one piece movies
Buddy this was the one I’ve been waiting for. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it
Hope you enjoyed!
btw you should read chapter 0 its gives more information about golden lion shiki and has some AMAZING world building, it is meant to be read after impel down. i think it was released around chapter 560 as a movie promotion but while the movie isnt canon the chapter itself is.
Oh perfect thanks so much for the heads up! Is Chapter 0 just available to read online?
@@GavinReadsItAll while there are physical copies you can find online second hand, i believe it was a limited release so might be a little difficult to get your hands on (not a 100% sure on this as i usually cant afford to buy physical manga🥲)
After seeing this and the short from earlier I'm so excited for marineford
I hope you love the Marineford video, I really did my best with it!
@@GavinReadsItAll and that's all we can ask for
I really enjoy your videos, thanks for being awesome!
Shanks and Buggy aren't directly related, Buggy's probably just playing up their connection and 'blood brothers' refers to them being on the same crew. Also 4kids only ever got up to directly after Alabasta, Funimation took over starting with Jaya and went back to do the other arcs after.
@tekking101 there is a new Impel Down enjoyer.
28:39 I laughed so hard at this xDDD
Honestly I rank Bon chan higher than some of the actual straw hats, he is just the absolute best friend, human and overall life force to ever exist.
After this arc, I think I would do the same too! I haven’t even thought about how I’d rank the characters yet - I’m avoiding it cause I’m clueless how I could even do it haha but yes he would be soooo high
6:15 the marines don't reccognize him because Buggy is from the east blue and while he might have been a big shot there, in the grand line he is virtually nobody. IIRC he had like a 15 million berries bounty, which pales in comparison to the average bounty in the grand line.
33:00 go look back where Sanji ended up :D
1:11:54 no, Shanks and Buggy are not blood related. The marines just think they are sworn brothers or something like that.
I saw that the official English translation makes Bon Clay say "Oh Come My Way" but in reality he says "Okama Way". "Okama" is the word for drag queen/queer people.
I'm going to enjoy next video while eating donuts ; )
P.S.: Marineford ends with chapter 580 (vol 59) included.
20:08 Lost in translation moment. The word used to address Jinbe there is "Oyabun." It literaly means "boss" but as in the absolute boss of a Yakuza clan (Japanese mafia)
I don't know if it's a spoiler cuz I'm pretty sure oda said it in an interview, but Bon Clay escaped Megellan and became the new Queen of level 5.5
1:11:50 No, Buggy and Shanks are not related, as far as we know, they were just apprentices on Roger's ship together. If that's how they translated what the Navy guy said on the Den Den Mushi, it's just Viz being Viz (i.e. sucking at translations). You can say they were sworn brothers, if you want, but even that was not ever shown
This arc made my heart race with the countdown to saving Ace. No spoilers but the next arc made me CRY so I’d say get your tissues again. I’m enjoying watching you go through this amazing journey!!
Hannibal was a Carthaginian leader who led a massive attack on Rome. The guy trekked his (huge) army (complete with war elephants) over the Alps (plus a bunch of other unfriendly territories).
The second Punic war, you've probably heard of it. This is a guy who was such a massive badass, he's regarded as one of if not the greatest war generals in all of history. He brought Rome to its knees.
No idea what Oda was going for naming Hannyabal after him.
Ugh I have work to do, will watch the review after that.
Cant wait!!!
Hope you enjoy!!
I like that Magellan (pronounced with a J) is not a villain. He's just a man who is doing his job and he does it well for the most part.
Edit: His name is based on Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain in the 1500s. It was his expedition that proved that the world is round.
Best way to say it is mah-jell-an
Also he died by a poison arrow.... Which.. is genius on Oda's part
Lol Buggy is helping you through your fears 🤣 BUGGY FOR THE WIN
Also love the channel you gained a member!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!
Grab your barf bag next one is gonna be a wild ride.
Gavin found the panda! LMAOOOO.
Eventually 😂
Fun tidbit:
- The treasure armband was handed to Luffy by Nami in Thriller Bark and that treasure belongs to Captain John who was one of the zombie generals that Moria resurrected.
Impel Down is a great arc, even if it's mostly a build up to Marineford.
I love Crocodile and love everytime they bring him back.
Gavin, my guy has given me personally more content 😂. No one else gets it.
The panda man is an easter egg kinda thing. He randomly appears in the background