Attention! Attention! 1. Somehow, I committed the HORRIBLE crime of not mentioning the beautiful moment when Robin was warned that she will be in danger, since she is the only one who can read Ponegliffs. However, in response to that, she just smiled and said, “I don’t mind. After all…I’ve got very powerful friends who will protect me.” THE TEARS!! After all of the emotional turmoil that Robin went through at Enies Lobby, it was WONDERFUL seeing her growth and how she is allowing her friends to be there for her! Then the other Strawhats made the moment even better by cheering her on and letting her know that they will not let anything happen to her!! Ahhhhh!! The BEST!! 2. The cover stories were perfection!! I love how we got to see all of our Strawhats loved ones!!! 3. We saw Vivi!! AND she got to sail the seas again like during her pirate days! 4. I said some names wrong (specifically Pekoms and Ponegliffs - possibly more.) Blame Akainu - everything is ALWAYS his fault 5. GO READ!
I can show how to pronounce the names of the two king minks. Necomamushi : NECK- O- MA - MU - SHI Inyurasha : IN - YOU - RA - SHA Hope that makes it easy.
@@AmberAlise Glad you respect Ryunosuke cause merphy had other thoughts..... Hopefully gavin can see the vision that we see on Ryunosuke the the legend.
In case it wasn't clear, the way the road poneglyphs work is that there are 4 of them, and if you draw an "X" between all 4, you get the location of Raftel. I love how Oda was able to integrate "X marks the spot" into this grand treasure hunt.
Great review as always Amber! Some random thoughts: -yup Oda knew what he was doing w that law-Zoro thirst trap 😂 - Robin Brook and Franky deciding to take guard as the adults of the group is one of my favorite low-key crew moments. It’s so sweet and realistic how they feel so protective of their shitshow children but still fall asleep 😂 -I know you don’t focus a ton on bounties, but I remember so vividly how insanely hyped the entire OP community was when Jack’s bounty was revealed. Up until that point, billion+ bounties were just total speculation, and it blew the entire ceiling off of where the upper limits of pirate strength could go. - totally agree about that wonderful Robin moment. It’s such a beautiful contrast from how she acted in Enies Lobby, and really shows her growth and total trust in her crew. - Zou is when I genuinely felt for the first time that we were entering the endgame of One Piece. For literal decades we had no idea how to get to Raftel but now there’s an actual clear path! It’s exciting and devastating at the same time lol Ps, bc I know you’re a Zoro Stan like the best of us, you need to mentally prep yourself for a whole arc with no Zoro 😭
About the Cat and the Dog's names: Most translations (including anime subtitles) refer to them as Cat Viper and Dogstorm respectively. Like how Whitebeard is refered to as "Shirohige" in Japanese.
The reason Dragon didn't want a report about Luffy from Koala is because he already received one from Sabo. Essentially, Sabo only told Dragon about Luffy, so he didn't need to hear it from Koala.
Dragon is a deadbeat no two ways about it! He did not even introduce himself to Luffy in Lougetown nor does he even go out of his way to keep taps on him
@@blakan1478 That's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying it's not like he actively doesn't care about Luffy because he doesn't even want to hear about him. He was already given a lengthy report about all things Luffy by Sabo.
Zounisha's crime isn't mentioned because it happened in the void century so I guess whatever he did is connected to important events from that era and we aren't ''allowed'' to know that yet. Or, maybe, nobody knows what he did after so many years had passed.
This is a short but impactful arc. The Raizo is safe moment is one of the most impactul moments in the series and makes your respect and love the Minks even more. Btw you can call the Cat and Dog, Cat Viper and Dogstorm. Those are the english versions. But yes this arc has so much lore, so many great reveals. Oda did masterful work.
12:56 I'm not 100% confident about what the original commentator meant, but I'm pretty sure they didn't mean to connect it to Skypiea. However, since we're talking about One Piece, it might be a connection. 15:50 I love the reveal! Minks went from tragic victims to loyal heros real fast 17:45 yes! Never before did I feel the excitement to know that the goal is in front of us! But it made me fall into a small existential crisis since we're so close to the finish line, too. I've been experiencing One Piece for years, and to know that it would actually end someday was a lot to stomach. 24:50 Sabo talked way too much about Luffy to Dragon, but I agree, Dragon can show a bit more interest in our boy! Thank you for reviewing, Zou is a big info dump and I love it! See you in your next video (and livestream)
About that comment at 12:56 I think they ment that specific scene during the Skypiea party that is a kind of foreshadowing for that specific event that takes place in Wano.
"Raizo is safe" is in my top 3 favorite moments of the whole series. (The other two are "Nothing happened" and "I wanna live") Zou is the arc that felt like one piece finally went into its final stage. Cant wait for you to catch up BUT! Enjoy the ride as long as you can because binging one piece imo is the right way to read the story. Weekly reads are still enjoyable but for different reasons.
The "Raizo is safe" moment is honestly one of my favorite moment ever in one piece. That's very likely due (in part) to the fact that it was one of the first chapter I read once being caught up and reading on a weekly basis, but man, it wasn't just tears in my eyes, I was literally sobbing.. And strangely enough, that scene has the same effect on mr every time I rewatch/read it, it's just too much for me, I always end up crying like a baby. And, having thought about it for a while, I really think that scene represents, if not everything, at least one of the most amazing and wonderfully beautiful thing I love about One Piece. The reason it makes me cry so much is not because it is sad; on the contrary, it is the moment after sadness, after tragedy, the moment where, having witnessed all of the horrors that this world is capable of, we see hope, loyalty, friendship, an unwavering trust in the good of human beings (and more, in the world of OP), and how unbelievably good they are capable of being in the sake of helping a friend. It is the same reason why Robin's "I want to live" is so powerful. The moments that make me cry the most in OP are not the sad ones, but the hopeful ones, the ones where you just witness that pure, raw, unfiltered... goodness? I'm not sure how to express it but I just really really love it
So happy you have made it to Zou Amber !! It’s in my opinion the best of the short arcs. Perfect set up for the future arcs. I have a strong feeling tho you will love Whole Cake just as much as Dressrosa. Keep putting out the content!! Much love
Hey Amber sorry that I'm late. But yes the Zou Arc was a great arc. I like the introduction to the Minks. I like how strong and tough they really are as well the loyalty to their allies. I like the back and forth explanation from the current day present to the past where Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Brook, Momonosuke and Cesar arrive at the island. The leaders of the Minks as well retainers are Master Nekomamushi who represent the night and Duke Inuarashi who represent the day are cool and interesting characters. Especially others like Carrot and Pedro. Even tho they was attacked by Jack's men their refusal to give up Raizo who was an allied made me like the characters and Mink tribe even more. Bege Capone shooting Pekoms was mess up. But I find his character very mysterious. He's is another interesting character that will have your attention. Some of my funny moments was Law interaction with Zoro and finding out Zoro is bad at directions was hilarious. As well Chopper falling in love with a female Reindeer. And the last funny part was Robin finding Kanjuro's drawing the Rising Dragon very cute. The Sanji arranged wedding with Big Mama daughter was a surprise as well Sanji has a family along with he has a last name which is Vinsmoke. Interesting name since Sanji like to smoke. And last to see an alliance is form and we will have another rescue mission to bring back Sanji this time with Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Brook, Pedro and Carrot calling themselves The Sanji Retrieval Team. But anyway great review Amber and I hope the rest of your day is enjoyable. Looking forward to your Whole Cake Island review. Stay safe, stay positive, stay blessed, take care and stay amazing Queen of the Pirates.
One piece and Zou Arc recap, Amber Alise. I like it! You did a good job with this one. I like your enthusiam. I like your passion. I think you got this RUclips thing down. You are doing what a lot of other people have not figured out yet. You are talking about stuff you want to talk about. You are sharing your passion. And your enthusiam and your glow transcends to other people. This is a great video! I am and I continue to be a proud subh8scriber to your channel. I am and I continue to be. Happy to support. And I super encourage anyone else out there to follow you too
Oh Zou!! I love this arc, it's short but it's so dense... full of amazing moments and fun character interaction, secrets, revelations, drama, action, its funny, it's kinda dark at some points. IT'S SOOOO GOOD!! Also, this arc puts the Luffy and Momo dynamic into the spotlight, and it's one of my favorites in the story. The way Luffy really fells like a older brother to him, how much he respects him and want him to be stronger and better. I love it so much. Also also... How incredible are the Minks OMG. "Raizo is safe" gotta be one of the best moments in this story, and it's not even related to the crew!
Maybe someone already told you but incase they didn’t the reason dragon said he already heard enough about luffy is because sabo talked about luffy non stop, but he is still a deadbeat yes😂
So, Luffys words weren't able to reach Zunesha, but Momo's words were. Curious, huh? Also, what are your thoughts on Momo, Dogstorm, and Cat-Viper mentioning that they were on Gol D. Rogers crew?
You'll have to wait a little while longer to see the importance of Skypia. And about the elephant(Idk how its name is spelled in English), we don't know what the crime is yet, but it's implied it has something to do with the void century. It's soo crazy how everything is connected in Oda's mind and we get to see that as the story is progressed!
First and foremost, I have to say that I'm glad you appreciate Ryunosuke's sacrifice, Amber; Merphy just didn't care about "some drawing" lol. So here's a fun fact about Ryunosuke specifically: The anime voice for Ryunosuke is actually played by Usopp's VA's son; who is actually named Ryunosuke as well. You should totally watch this scene in the anime, it has uplifting music and everything. Robin was also adorable with all her interactions with Kanjuro's drawings. Nobody is really prepared for Zou to hit as good as it does, especially with that "Raizo is safe" moment; trust me, it gets everyone. "No matter what will be ruined, we'd never sell out our friends." I cry every time. Everyone, even the children, knew about Raizo and yet they ALL held it down. This is another great moment for the anime and there's no shortage of anime reactions showing how flat footed this revelation catches everyone. I would say that both Doflamingo and Jack enjoyed hurting people, but in different and significant ways. Doflamingo enjoys a fight, but his true love is attacking people mentally and emotionally to break them down. Jack is that creepy kid that likes to burn ants with a magnifying glass; he just enjoys destruction itself. It's so interesting that Oda introduced multiple minks throughout the series without explaining what they were, but there was an easter egg in Sabaody when Camie was kidnapped; minks were on the list of slave prices when they were explaining how much mermaids were sold for. All that said, the Skypeia wolves weren't minks since minks have humanoid bodies. The relationship between Luffy and Momo is amazing with how Luffy refuses to ever give him special treatment, but I love when they fight and Brook is there just to remind Luffy "Luffy, you're fighting with a 10 year old." And yet Luffy is the only one who asked for Momo's opinion when making the alliance; love that you pointed that out. Also, the reveal of Momo being Oden's heir is kind of fun considering that, back in Dressrosa, Momo had the Strawhats on the ship "playing Shogun" with him; cause he was actually going to be Shogun some day before his family was murdered. By the way, I think Dragon catches a lot of misunderstood flak from reactors for his seeming disinterest in Luffy's activities after Dressrosa. The anime does a better job of displaying it, but Dragon wasn't saying that he didn't need to know about Luffy. He makes a comment about how Sabo got to him before Koala and so he was basically saying he'd already had his fill of news about Luffy because Sabo wouldn't stop talking about him; which is extra wholesome that Luffy was all Sabo wanted to talk about. To be fair to Jack, he and his ship got hit by a trunk that was literally bigger than some islands the Strawhats have been to while it was coming at him probably clocking at least a couple dozen mphs. Imagine getting hit by a mountain that has the momentum of a truck; so I'm more surprised there's anything left of him to be alive. Honestly, the one thing for Zou that stands out to me more than just about anything else is Chopper saving the Minks and, while they do give him his props for that, they don't really point out something significant about that moment. If you go back to Chopper's backstory, when he's begging Doctorine to teach him, he says some very specific things. "Please teach me to be a doctor! I'll become the all-purpose medicine! I'll become a doctor who can cure anything! ! Because...because...there's no disease in this world that can't be cured!" Chopper saving the Minks and even treating Zunesha's leg was him fulfilling part of his dream to become the ultimate doctor. He's truly moving towards his goal of becoming the Panacea doctor and it's moments like this that let us see that. It's something I think One Piece does better than a lot of other shonen series where it shows its characters growing in meaningful ways besides their ability to beat people up. Looking forward to your thoughts on Whole Cake and all the Sanji-centric content we're gonna get there!
Capone gang bege is my favorite character and I can't wait for you to see him in the next arc. I've loved his devil fruit so much and he was my fav supernova in the sabaody arc.
Zou was one of my fave arcs too. Just seeing that big elephant brought up so many questions like…….are there more of these things!?!? Anyway these reviews are dope
I still wonder why Zunesha was so big, like is it a one of a kind creature or were there more gigantic creatures like this before the void century? It’s like the old “King Kong Conundrum” joke, is it a regular elephant modified to be gigantic, or was it born from other giant elephants? it’s so weird. What if other islands we’ve already seen were on submerged giant creatures backs. Crazy
Oh no! I didn't know the manga used their Japanese names. The dog duke is Dogstorm and the cat duke is Catviper. Just refer to them that way. I would have actually tried to make sure you knew this if I knew! Sorry 😅 this one was supposed to be easy. Wano is gonna be playing this game on hard mode so if my pronunciations don't help, the anime is threw the first act when it comes to the dub. You can learn the names that way, if need be. Vito is like - veto If you're struggling with any of the other names, I'll write those down too because there's no guarantee we won't see them again. But it's should fairly easy for the most part. I loved watching WCI because it was a musical in the anime. I was pleasantly surprised. I hope you enjoy it! Music is great, but the storyline is greater! I think you'll love it!
There are a lot of hints about Sanji's origin throughout the story, but some of them won't click just yet, so I'll save them. The thing is, there being more to his story was in front of s the whole freaking time!
I couldn't help but CRY when the Raizo reveal happened. The amount a loyalty and dedication. I love slower arcs, so much. We learn how comfortable Robin has become as a Straw Hat. We learn about a Lode Poneglyphs. We learn about Oden! I LOVE slow arcs! I'm sorry. Anyway, we will learn about Zunesha's crime at Laughtale. They've been walking since the Void Century, so the last part of the Rio Poneglyph should answer a lot of questions. I'm so ready for THAT arc! That's Robin's dream, btw. You will be caught up by then. We got a couple years before that happens. I'm glad you enjoyed this arc. I'm glad you like Ryunosuke. That dragon was the best thing about Kanjuro. I hated the way he treated his drawings 😭. Anyway, I hope you enjoy Whole Cake Island. See you at Laughtale, goddess! ❤
a really fun theory about weevil is that he might actually be the biological son of whtiebeard. mainly because of how interesting that story would go. idk , there's not much stuff about him later in the story so for now it's still s theory. what I got from reading Dragons conversation with Koala is that Sabo talked about Luffy non stop. like he talked every bit of information to him. it's like when i talk about one piece to a friend of mine who doesn't dedicate his time with it as much as i do
MS Alise! Wonderful review as always and I agree with you that Zou is magical! You're getting dangerously close to catching up and it's going to be so bittersweet. One thing you mentioned though when the Strawhats were dancing around the fire in Skypiea they were with wolves, not Minks. Just regular ol dancing wolves. That panel is Oda's 3rd favorite panel in all of One Piece. In fact he has said that he created the entire Skypiea Arc just so he could draw it. Damn that sounds important doesn't it. Hmmmm 🤔 And it is relevant. But not to Zou 😂 Anyways go read 😉
Questions: apparently there is a traitor. Somehow Jack was able to find zou and he knew for certain that raizo was there. From who did he get that information ? Any thoughts about the traitor?
The crime is probably something we'll learn later. As for Jack being taken down, well... without a ship, devil fruit users can't do much in the ocean. XD
The name is hard to remember, yes 😄 Inuarashi and Nekomamushi. It's in japanese and it translates to Dog Storm and Cat Viper. Maybe that will make it easy to remember.
The fact that zunesha is centuries old tells me that hes connected to the void century so we'll most likely get its backstory when the void century is revealed.
I'm curious on your thoughts of the parallels of Shirahoshi and Momonuske on how she could communicate with the sea kings and Momo with Zunisha could there be more into this instead ability? PS: I really like the One Piece merch you've been wearing in these reactions👌
Zuneisha ❤ The Minks ❤ We still (chapter 1081) don't know Zuneisha's exact crime. Fans speculate he did something which led to the Ancient Kingdom losing the war and to the eventual formation of the World Goverment. Regardless what had happenned 800 years ago, Zuneisha is definitely our ally. I don't get why you hate Weevil. Personally, I love him! Whitebeard having an actual biological offspring he was unaware of doen't seem far fetched to me. Also, wether it's really true or not doesn't really matter. What matters is that Weevil believes it and he feels such a connection to the father he never met that he actively wants to take revenge on the Navy for killing him. He seems kind-hearted and I absolutely hate how his mother is trying to manipulate him! I hope everything resolves in the end and Weevil makes peace with the remaining Whitebeard Pirates.
Hmmm, I’m not sure where you got that from, but rest assured I don’t use scanlations! I’ve either purchased the manga volumes on my kindle, bought the physical volumes, or used the Shonen jump app. Any screenshots come from the Shonen jump app or my kindle app.
dont get to know about zounisha crime because it tide to joyboy everything tied to joyboy seem to be tied to the one piece and will be info dumbped when we find the one piece ..... i assume
Attention! Attention!
1. Somehow, I committed the HORRIBLE crime of not mentioning the beautiful moment when Robin was warned that she will be in danger, since she is the only one who can read Ponegliffs. However, in response to that, she just smiled and said, “I don’t mind. After all…I’ve got very powerful friends who will protect me.” THE TEARS!! After all of the emotional turmoil that Robin went through at Enies Lobby, it was WONDERFUL seeing her growth and how she is allowing her friends to be there for her! Then the other Strawhats made the moment even better by cheering her on and letting her know that they will not let anything happen to her!! Ahhhhh!! The BEST!!
2. The cover stories were perfection!! I love how we got to see all of our Strawhats loved ones!!!
3. We saw Vivi!! AND she got to sail the seas again like during her pirate days!
4. I said some names wrong (specifically Pekoms and Ponegliffs - possibly more.) Blame Akainu - everything is ALWAYS his fault
5. GO READ!
im 7 mins in and hoping you do talk about the mini story of the great Ryunosuke........ pls amber pls dont skip the great Ryunosuke story line
@@Rishain I could NEVER forget about that legend! 🐉
I can show how to pronounce the names of the two king minks.
Necomamushi : NECK- O- MA - MU - SHI
Inyurasha : IN - YOU - RA - SHA
Hope that makes it easy.
@Rishain 😭😭😭 I know...and Zoro and Law were so cold.
@@AmberAlise Glad you respect Ryunosuke cause merphy had other thoughts..... Hopefully gavin can see the vision that we see on Ryunosuke the the legend.
RIP Ryunosuke 😢our amazing pink dragon
In case it wasn't clear, the way the road poneglyphs work is that there are 4 of them, and if you draw an "X" between all 4, you get the location of Raftel. I love how Oda was able to integrate "X marks the spot" into this grand treasure hunt.
Great review as always Amber! Some random thoughts:
-yup Oda knew what he was doing w that law-Zoro thirst trap 😂
- Robin Brook and Franky deciding to take guard as the adults of the group is one of my favorite low-key crew moments. It’s so sweet and realistic how they feel so protective of their shitshow children but still fall asleep 😂
-I know you don’t focus a ton on bounties, but I remember so vividly how insanely hyped the entire OP community was when Jack’s bounty was revealed. Up until that point, billion+ bounties were just total speculation, and it blew the entire ceiling off of where the upper limits of pirate strength could go.
- totally agree about that wonderful Robin moment. It’s such a beautiful contrast from how she acted in Enies Lobby, and really shows her growth and total trust in her crew.
- Zou is when I genuinely felt for the first time that we were entering the endgame of One Piece. For literal decades we had no idea how to get to Raftel but now there’s an actual clear path! It’s exciting and devastating at the same time lol
Ps, bc I know you’re a Zoro Stan like the best of us, you need to mentally prep yourself for a whole arc with no Zoro 😭
About the Cat and the Dog's names: Most translations (including anime subtitles) refer to them as Cat Viper and Dogstorm respectively. Like how Whitebeard is refered to as "Shirohige" in Japanese.
The reason Dragon didn't want a report about Luffy from Koala is because he already received one from Sabo. Essentially, Sabo only told Dragon about Luffy, so he didn't need to hear it from Koala.
Dragon is a deadbeat no two ways about it! He did not even introduce himself to Luffy in Lougetown nor does he even go out of his way to keep taps on him
@@blakan1478 That's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying it's not like he actively doesn't care about Luffy because he doesn't even want to hear about him. He was already given a lengthy report about all things Luffy by Sabo.
@@blakan1478 the newspaper is the tab and dragon reads it. the boy has only been back a month and is in the newspaper like every week
Did you catch Momo saying he vaguely remembers meeting Roger?
How could that be? Didnt Roger died 24 years ago? A good topic for speculation/theories!
😏a good theory indeed
@@unicornhuntercg honestly, i didnt even caught this in my first reading
Zounisha's crime isn't mentioned because it happened in the void century so I guess whatever he did is connected to important events from that era and we aren't ''allowed'' to know that yet.
Or, maybe, nobody knows what he did after so many years had passed.
This is a short but impactful arc. The Raizo is safe moment is one of the most impactul moments in the series and makes your respect and love the Minks even more. Btw you can call the Cat and Dog, Cat Viper and Dogstorm. Those are the english versions. But yes this arc has so much lore, so many great reveals. Oda did masterful work.
I am just glad that you appreciate Ryuunosuke too!
For Zuneisha, we can count on it being revealed in future
12:56 I'm not 100% confident about what the original commentator meant, but I'm pretty sure they didn't mean to connect it to Skypiea. However, since we're talking about One Piece, it might be a connection.
15:50 I love the reveal! Minks went from tragic victims to loyal heros real fast
17:45 yes! Never before did I feel the excitement to know that the goal is in front of us! But it made me fall into a small existential crisis since we're so close to the finish line, too. I've been experiencing One Piece for years, and to know that it would actually end someday was a lot to stomach.
24:50 Sabo talked way too much about Luffy to Dragon, but I agree, Dragon can show a bit more interest in our boy!
Thank you for reviewing, Zou is a big info dump and I love it! See you in your next video (and livestream)
About that comment at 12:56 I think they ment that specific scene during the Skypiea party that is a kind of foreshadowing for that specific event that takes place in Wano.
you’re so close to catching up!! so excited to see your thoughts on these next arcs :)
Intro to fire !!
Zhou was short, but one of the best arcs in the series. So many name drops and revelations.
first and this is my favorite arc
"Raizo is safe" is in my top 3 favorite moments of the whole series. (The other two are "Nothing happened" and "I wanna live")
Zou is the arc that felt like one piece finally went into its final stage. Cant wait for you to catch up BUT! Enjoy the ride as long as you can because binging one piece imo is the right way to read the story. Weekly reads are still enjoyable but for different reasons.
The "Raizo is safe" moment is honestly one of my favorite moment ever in one piece. That's very likely due (in part) to the fact that it was one of the first chapter I read once being caught up and reading on a weekly basis, but man, it wasn't just tears in my eyes, I was literally sobbing.. And strangely enough, that scene has the same effect on mr every time I rewatch/read it, it's just too much for me, I always end up crying like a baby.
And, having thought about it for a while, I really think that scene represents, if not everything, at least one of the most amazing and wonderfully beautiful thing I love about One Piece. The reason it makes me cry so much is not because it is sad; on the contrary, it is the moment after sadness, after tragedy, the moment where, having witnessed all of the horrors that this world is capable of, we see hope, loyalty, friendship, an unwavering trust in the good of human beings (and more, in the world of OP), and how unbelievably good they are capable of being in the sake of helping a friend. It is the same reason why Robin's "I want to live" is so powerful. The moments that make me cry the most in OP are not the sad ones, but the hopeful ones, the ones where you just witness that pure, raw, unfiltered... goodness? I'm not sure how to express it but I just really really love it
Love this review love the channel🔥🔥
So happy you have made it to Zou Amber !! It’s in my opinion the best of the short arcs. Perfect set up for the future arcs. I have a strong feeling tho you will love Whole Cake just as much as Dressrosa. Keep putting out the content!! Much love
"Raizo is safe" is one of those feelings I will never forget Oda got me real good!
Whole cake island bout to have you stressed
Hey Amber sorry that I'm late. But yes the Zou Arc was a great arc. I like the introduction to the Minks. I like how strong and tough they really are as well the loyalty to their allies. I like the back and forth explanation from the current day present to the past where Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Brook, Momonosuke and Cesar arrive at the island. The leaders of the Minks as well retainers are Master Nekomamushi who represent the night and Duke Inuarashi who represent the day are cool and interesting characters. Especially others like Carrot and Pedro. Even tho they was attacked by Jack's men their refusal to give up Raizo who was an allied made me like the characters and Mink tribe even more. Bege Capone shooting Pekoms was mess up. But I find his character very mysterious. He's is another interesting character that will have your attention.
Some of my funny moments was Law interaction with Zoro and finding out Zoro is bad at directions was hilarious. As well Chopper falling in love with a female Reindeer. And the last funny part was Robin finding Kanjuro's drawing the Rising Dragon very cute.
The Sanji arranged wedding with Big Mama daughter was a surprise as well Sanji has a family along with he has a last name which is Vinsmoke. Interesting name since Sanji like to smoke. And last to see an alliance is form and we will have another rescue mission to bring back Sanji this time with Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Brook, Pedro and Carrot calling themselves The Sanji Retrieval Team. But anyway great review Amber and I hope the rest of your day is enjoyable. Looking forward to your Whole Cake Island review. Stay safe, stay positive, stay blessed, take care and stay amazing Queen of the Pirates.
One piece and Zou Arc recap, Amber Alise. I like it! You did a good job with this one. I like your enthusiam. I like your passion. I think you got this RUclips thing down. You are doing what a lot of other people have not figured out yet. You are talking about stuff you want to talk about. You are sharing your passion. And your enthusiam and your glow transcends to other people. This is a great video! I am and I continue to be a proud subh8scriber to your channel. I am and I continue to be. Happy to support. And I super encourage anyone else out there to follow you too
Oh Zou!! I love this arc, it's short but it's so dense... full of amazing moments and fun character interaction, secrets, revelations, drama, action, its funny, it's kinda dark at some points. IT'S SOOOO GOOD!!
Also, this arc puts the Luffy and Momo dynamic into the spotlight, and it's one of my favorites in the story. The way Luffy really fells like a older brother to him, how much he respects him and want him to be stronger and better. I love it so much.
Also also... How incredible are the Minks OMG. "Raizo is safe" gotta be one of the best moments in this story, and it's not even related to the crew!
Maybe someone already told you but incase they didn’t the reason dragon said he already heard enough about luffy is because sabo talked about luffy non stop, but he is still a deadbeat yes😂
So, Luffys words weren't able to reach Zunesha, but Momo's words were. Curious, huh?
Also, what are your thoughts on Momo, Dogstorm, and Cat-Viper mentioning that they were on Gol D. Rogers crew?
You'll have to wait a little while longer to see the importance of Skypia. And about the elephant(Idk how its name is spelled in English), we don't know what the crime is yet, but it's implied it has something to do with the void century. It's soo crazy how everything is connected in Oda's mind and we get to see that as the story is progressed!
13:05 no, the wolves in Skypeia aren't minks. They were just wolves. It hasn't come into play yet
First and foremost, I have to say that I'm glad you appreciate Ryunosuke's sacrifice, Amber; Merphy just didn't care about "some drawing" lol. So here's a fun fact about Ryunosuke specifically: The anime voice for Ryunosuke is actually played by Usopp's VA's son; who is actually named Ryunosuke as well. You should totally watch this scene in the anime, it has uplifting music and everything. Robin was also adorable with all her interactions with Kanjuro's drawings.
Nobody is really prepared for Zou to hit as good as it does, especially with that "Raizo is safe" moment; trust me, it gets everyone. "No matter what will be ruined, we'd never sell out our friends." I cry every time. Everyone, even the children, knew about Raizo and yet they ALL held it down. This is another great moment for the anime and there's no shortage of anime reactions showing how flat footed this revelation catches everyone.
I would say that both Doflamingo and Jack enjoyed hurting people, but in different and significant ways. Doflamingo enjoys a fight, but his true love is attacking people mentally and emotionally to break them down. Jack is that creepy kid that likes to burn ants with a magnifying glass; he just enjoys destruction itself.
It's so interesting that Oda introduced multiple minks throughout the series without explaining what they were, but there was an easter egg in Sabaody when Camie was kidnapped; minks were on the list of slave prices when they were explaining how much mermaids were sold for. All that said, the Skypeia wolves weren't minks since minks have humanoid bodies.
The relationship between Luffy and Momo is amazing with how Luffy refuses to ever give him special treatment, but I love when they fight and Brook is there just to remind Luffy "Luffy, you're fighting with a 10 year old." And yet Luffy is the only one who asked for Momo's opinion when making the alliance; love that you pointed that out. Also, the reveal of Momo being Oden's heir is kind of fun considering that, back in Dressrosa, Momo had the Strawhats on the ship "playing Shogun" with him; cause he was actually going to be Shogun some day before his family was murdered.
By the way, I think Dragon catches a lot of misunderstood flak from reactors for his seeming disinterest in Luffy's activities after Dressrosa. The anime does a better job of displaying it, but Dragon wasn't saying that he didn't need to know about Luffy. He makes a comment about how Sabo got to him before Koala and so he was basically saying he'd already had his fill of news about Luffy because Sabo wouldn't stop talking about him; which is extra wholesome that Luffy was all Sabo wanted to talk about.
To be fair to Jack, he and his ship got hit by a trunk that was literally bigger than some islands the Strawhats have been to while it was coming at him probably clocking at least a couple dozen mphs. Imagine getting hit by a mountain that has the momentum of a truck; so I'm more surprised there's anything left of him to be alive.
Honestly, the one thing for Zou that stands out to me more than just about anything else is Chopper saving the Minks and, while they do give him his props for that, they don't really point out something significant about that moment. If you go back to Chopper's backstory, when he's begging Doctorine to teach him, he says some very specific things.
"Please teach me to be a doctor! I'll become the all-purpose medicine! I'll become a doctor who can cure anything! ! Because...because...there's no disease in this world that can't be cured!"
Chopper saving the Minks and even treating Zunesha's leg was him fulfilling part of his dream to become the ultimate doctor. He's truly moving towards his goal of becoming the Panacea doctor and it's moments like this that let us see that. It's something I think One Piece does better than a lot of other shonen series where it shows its characters growing in meaningful ways besides their ability to beat people up.
Looking forward to your thoughts on Whole Cake and all the Sanji-centric content we're gonna get there!
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Capone gang bege is my favorite character and I can't wait for you to see him in the next arc. I've loved his devil fruit so much and he was my fav supernova in the sabaody arc.
Neko - mamushi = Cat Viper
Inu - arashi = Dog Storm
You can just call them by their english equivalent names!
Zou was one of my fave arcs too. Just seeing that big elephant brought up so many questions like…….are there more of these things!?!? Anyway these reviews are dope
I still wonder why Zunesha was so big, like is it a one of a kind creature or were there more gigantic creatures like this before the void century? It’s like the old “King Kong Conundrum” joke, is it a regular elephant modified to be gigantic, or was it born from other giant elephants? it’s so weird. What if other islands we’ve already seen were on submerged giant creatures backs. Crazy
Oh no! I didn't know the manga used their Japanese names. The dog duke is Dogstorm and the cat duke is Catviper. Just refer to them that way. I would have actually tried to make sure you knew this if I knew! Sorry 😅 this one was supposed to be easy. Wano is gonna be playing this game on hard mode so if my pronunciations don't help, the anime is threw the first act when it comes to the dub. You can learn the names that way, if need be.
Vito is like - veto
If you're struggling with any of the other names, I'll write those down too because there's no guarantee we won't see them again. But it's should fairly easy for the most part.
I loved watching WCI because it was a musical in the anime. I was pleasantly surprised. I hope you enjoy it! Music is great, but the storyline is greater! I think you'll love it!
There are a lot of hints about Sanji's origin throughout the story, but some of them won't click just yet, so I'll save them. The thing is, there being more to his story was in front of s the whole freaking time!
I couldn't help but CRY when the Raizo reveal happened. The amount a loyalty and dedication. I love slower arcs, so much. We learn how comfortable Robin has become as a Straw Hat. We learn about a Lode Poneglyphs. We learn about Oden! I LOVE slow arcs!
I'm sorry. Anyway, we will learn about Zunesha's crime at Laughtale. They've been walking since the Void Century, so the last part of the Rio Poneglyph should answer a lot of questions. I'm so ready for THAT arc! That's Robin's dream, btw. You will be caught up by then. We got a couple years before that happens.
I'm glad you enjoyed this arc. I'm glad you like Ryunosuke. That dragon was the best thing about Kanjuro. I hated the way he treated his drawings 😭.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy Whole Cake Island.
See you at Laughtale, goddess! ❤
a really fun theory about weevil is that he might actually be the biological son of whtiebeard. mainly because of how interesting that story would go. idk , there's not much stuff about him later in the story so for now it's still s theory.
what I got from reading Dragons conversation with Koala is that Sabo talked about Luffy non stop. like he talked every bit of information to him. it's like when i talk about one piece to a friend of mine who doesn't dedicate his time with it as much as i do
I love Zou so much, i'm glad you loved it. And may I ask where you got that lovely Sanji, Luffy and Zoro sweater? :)
Dope review amber
I swear Dragon is just an undercover Robin simp lol.
He's always curious whenever she is in the news 😆
Bepo is the GOAT
MS Alise! Wonderful review as always and I agree with you that Zou is magical! You're getting dangerously close to catching up and it's going to be so bittersweet. One thing you mentioned though when the Strawhats were dancing around the fire in Skypiea they were with wolves, not Minks. Just regular ol dancing wolves. That panel is Oda's 3rd favorite panel in all of One Piece. In fact he has said that he created the entire Skypiea Arc just so he could draw it. Damn that sounds important doesn't it. Hmmmm 🤔 And it is relevant. But not to Zou 😂 Anyways go read 😉
18:07 You can call them "Catviper" and "Dogstorm", it's the literal translation of their japanese names!
The reason Dragon said that he heard enough is that Sabo wouldn't shut up about Luffy and basically talked Dragon's ear off.
Whole cake is a 10/10 arc. Keep your expectation high and let Sanji cook.
27:18 one thing you gone learn is that Jack has the worst luck lol he’s in a similar boat as kid lol
Dragon got enough information dump of Luffy from Sabo, so he does not mind when Koala asked Dragon👍
The giants were my favorite non-humans in One Piece. Then came the minks.
@13:40 second of this video is when i decided i love amber alise, before i just loved here videos but now im like sanji for her
Questions: apparently there is a traitor.
Somehow Jack was able to find zou and he knew for certain that raizo was there.
From who did he get that information ? Any thoughts about the traitor?
next arc is so emotional
This might be bais on my part...but I must say it........
Minks > Tonttattas.....and I love the Tonttattas.
if we talkin abt races here mine would always be the fishfolks their designs are sick
@Bla Ck The Fishmen definitely have a deep history in the story so I agree with you there.
The crime is probably something we'll learn later. As for Jack being taken down, well... without a ship, devil fruit users can't do much in the ocean. XD
The name is hard to remember, yes 😄 Inuarashi and Nekomamushi. It's in japanese and it translates to Dog Storm and Cat Viper. Maybe that will make it easy to remember.
I think what Dragon said was that he already heard too much about luffy from Sabo.
The fact that zunesha is centuries old tells me that hes connected to the void century so we'll most likely get its backstory when the void century is revealed.
Who doesn't love Ryu-nose-ke(the drawn dragon)?
CatViper, The Cat is going to get Marco👍
You can also call them Neko (like neck-o) and Eno (and the letter e - no) or Duke Dogstorm n Duke Cat Viper
BEPO!!!
I'm curious on your thoughts of the parallels of Shirahoshi and Momonuske on how she could communicate with the sea kings and Momo with Zunisha could there be more into this instead ability?
PS: I really like the One Piece merch you've been wearing in these reactions👌
Raizo is safe made me cry
Zou is a great arc
Remember the elephant is 35k long is 4 times larger than month erebes
13:54 RYUNOSUKE IS LIFE!!!!
They are named Dog Storm and Cat Viper in English
Kanjuro is basically Scribblenauts
Did you notice that MoMo said he met Roger?
Shanks is so overjoyed whenever he hears about Luffy he throws a whole party. Meanwhile Dragon acts like Luffy doesnt exist 😭😭
You can say CatViper for the the Cat and DogStorm for the Dog,👌👍
its zou cool. I like it zou much
Zoe is so dope
RAIZO.......IS SAFE.😭😭😭😭😭😭....Oda is the best at storytelling.
You will get more clarity when you get to Wano.
Zuneisha ❤ The Minks ❤
We still (chapter 1081) don't know Zuneisha's exact crime. Fans speculate he did something which led to the Ancient Kingdom losing the war and to the eventual formation of the World Goverment. Regardless what had happenned 800 years ago, Zuneisha is definitely our ally.
I don't get why you hate Weevil. Personally, I love him!
Whitebeard having an actual biological offspring he was unaware of doen't seem far fetched to me. Also, wether it's really true or not doesn't really matter. What matters is that Weevil believes it and he feels such a connection to the father he never met that he actively wants to take revenge on the Navy for killing him. He seems kind-hearted and I absolutely hate how his mother is trying to manipulate him! I hope everything resolves in the end and Weevil makes peace with the remaining Whitebeard Pirates.
the combination is zoro and law are what liquid dreams are made of? 👀
If you can't say theres names do what some people do till then Garfield and Odie
YES MOMY I'LL SIT TIGHT N WATCH🥺
With what we know now.
He probably is Whitebeard Son
I didn't realize you read scanlations that's pretty disappointing honestly
Hmmm, I’m not sure where you got that from, but rest assured I don’t use scanlations! I’ve either purchased the manga volumes on my kindle, bought the physical volumes, or used the Shonen jump app. Any screenshots come from the Shonen jump app or my kindle app.
Oh my bad. I guess I assumed based on the names you used for the characters. Sorry.
26:48 we still don’t know sis lmao
dont get to know about zounisha crime because it tide to joyboy everything tied to joyboy seem to be tied to the one piece and will be info dumbped when we find the one piece ..... i assume
Straight up ASS arc i hated it.