Love the reaction. The way I see it, Nami knows Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro are strong, but in her mind Arlong is on another level. She's been psychologically dominated by him since she was a child, and the one time she asked for help, Genzo almost died. So she decided at that time she would never ask for help again so no one else died. Obviously she eventually learned to let that go but it's understandable why it's so hard for her. She was at the end of her rope and she felt the only thing she could even do against Arlong at that point was stab at his symbol
Absolutely! Many of us might have overlooked the trauma Nami experienced when she cried out for help as a child. It's not just about preventing a fight with Arlong; her childhood trauma made asking for help terrifying-she feared someone might die. As someone who understands the struggle of overcoming trauma, I can confirm it's mentally and physically exhausting. Just like in Nami's case, for example, trying to utter the words 'help me' is really draining, and I do know how it feels. Often, those with such trauma can't even bring themselves to say it at all, no matter how hard they try. This made me respect and be proud of Nami even more! And the delivery of 'help me' by the Japanese voice actress was truly spot-on. I just realized this now, thanks for bringing it up! 🥹
Nami's got a lot of pride, pent up frustration and yearsss of trauma... the word 'help' is so foreign to her and I felt that vulnerability from her to finally just ASK FOR SOME DAMN HELP. 🔥🔥🔥 Fire episode.
So i think Nami's map is the one from the flashback, her first one she drew for Bellemere. If it is, then its possible the X on the map was just Bellemeres house, it didnt seem like the navy knew where the treasure was exactly, just somewhere on the property. Thats my head cannon at least lol
The Legendary called "THE WALK" among us fans :D. And that One Piece Meme is absolutely true, next to the fact One Piece will overcome Naruto by far , but you will see while you continue, even though you can't believe that for now ;P
I love how Luffy doesnt know who Arlong is or anything that was going on in Nami's life. All he saw was that she was crying and that was enough for him take action.
I feel like you misunderstood Nami's conflict about asking for help, but it seems plenty of people have already explained it, so I'll just say I enjoyed the reactions and I'm excited to see more.
Yeah I just assumed she wouldve “used them” as a last resort since she was already putting the well being of the village above them already. But I understand she likes them at this point and didn’t want them getting hurt either
One piece doesn't miss with the backstories🙈👌 Even until the recent anime episodes which I'm scared to watch it tbh... because it's giving me ptsd from when I read that part in the manga... With the new animation and art style I know they're preparing for it to be as disturbing and tragic as possible 😭😭😭 Every backstory is more tragic than the previous ones. Be ready, there's still a thousand more episodes to go 😂
Nami not asking for help and Luffy not helping right away makes some people annoyed. It's not so much about pride, I think. She's been raised by Bellemere to be a strong, independent woman, not to rely on others. When they were attacked, she asked for help, and Gen nearly died for her, alongside the rest of the town getting hurt trying to protect them. After witnessing all that, she told them to stop helping her, it was ingrained into her that asking for help would result in those people getting hurt. She told Nojiko exactly that at Bellemere's grave. That's why she felt she had to fight alone, and earn all the money by herself. She knows Luffy and his gang are strong, but for her Arlong's been an insurmountable mountain her whole life. And, of course, she liked Luffy, she didn't want them getting involved in her fight (and thus them getting hurt), and why she tried to drive them away from there. It's not until the end, when she feels hopeless and that everything's lost, that she asks Luffy for help. On the other hand, there's Luffy, non-chalantly offering his help, but doing nothing until she herself asks for it. Luffy's willing to do everything he can from the get go, but still respects people's motives if they so choose to fight alone. He doesn't need much motivation to do it after you ask him for help, though. If you're his friend, he'll fight to death for you. Episode 37 usually marks *the* checkpoint for most people. If you like what you've seen so far, then perfect, because there's only much more of that to come. If not, then the series is most likely not for you, and you might as well drop it already.
Yeah I assumed she would ask in a “I’m gonna use you” type of way rather than a helpless type of way. But it does make sense that she wouldn’t want them to get hurt or killed because she really likes them at this point
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Love the reaction. The way I see it, Nami knows Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro are strong, but in her mind Arlong is on another level. She's been psychologically dominated by him since she was a child, and the one time she asked for help, Genzo almost died. So she decided at that time she would never ask for help again so no one else died. Obviously she eventually learned to let that go but it's understandable why it's so hard for her. She was at the end of her rope and she felt the only thing she could even do against Arlong at that point was stab at his symbol
Absolutely! Many of us might have overlooked the trauma Nami experienced when she cried out for help as a child. It's not just about preventing a fight with Arlong; her childhood trauma made asking for help terrifying-she feared someone might die. As someone who understands the struggle of overcoming trauma, I can confirm it's mentally and physically exhausting. Just like in Nami's case, for example, trying to utter the words 'help me' is really draining, and I do know how it feels. Often, those with such trauma can't even bring themselves to say it at all, no matter how hard they try. This made me respect and be proud of Nami even more! And the delivery of 'help me' by the Japanese voice actress was truly spot-on. I just realized this now, thanks for bringing it up! 🥹
Nami's got a lot of pride, pent up frustration and yearsss of trauma... the word 'help' is so foreign to her and I felt that vulnerability from her to finally just ASK FOR SOME DAMN HELP. 🔥🔥🔥 Fire episode.
So i think Nami's map is the one from the flashback, her first one she drew for Bellemere. If it is, then its possible the X on the map was just Bellemeres house, it didnt seem like the navy knew where the treasure was exactly, just somewhere on the property. Thats my head cannon at least lol
Yeah that makes sense
Bro, your reaction to Nami... It's quite an emotional moment, and you started rambling and even said she pissed you off? Bruh. Way to ruin the moment.
The Legendary called "THE WALK" among us fans :D.
And that One Piece Meme is absolutely true, next to the fact One Piece will overcome Naruto by far , but you will see while you continue, even though you can't believe that for now ;P
I love how Luffy doesnt know who Arlong is or anything that was going on in Nami's life. All he saw was that she was crying and that was enough for him take action.
Yeah its so fire
I feel like you misunderstood Nami's conflict about asking for help, but it seems plenty of people have already explained it, so I'll just say I enjoyed the reactions and I'm excited to see more.
Yeah I just assumed she wouldve “used them” as a last resort since she was already putting the well being of the village above them already. But I understand she likes them at this point and didn’t want them getting hurt either
One piece doesn't miss with the backstories🙈👌 Even until the recent anime episodes which I'm scared to watch it tbh... because it's giving me ptsd from when I read that part in the manga... With the new animation and art style I know they're preparing for it to be as disturbing and tragic as possible 😭😭😭
Every backstory is more tragic than the previous ones. Be ready, there's still a thousand more episodes to go 😂
I'M READY!
1 view in 4 minutes? bro fell off
jokes aside good video
Thanks
i remember a few episodes ago we were hating nami lol
Yeah… but she had an excellent reason to be an opp, so I forgive her 😁
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Nami not asking for help and Luffy not helping right away makes some people annoyed.
It's not so much about pride, I think. She's been raised by Bellemere to be a strong, independent woman, not to rely on others. When they were attacked, she asked for help, and Gen nearly died for her, alongside the rest of the town getting hurt trying to protect them. After witnessing all that, she told them to stop helping her, it was ingrained into her that asking for help would result in those people getting hurt. She told Nojiko exactly that at Bellemere's grave. That's why she felt she had to fight alone, and earn all the money by herself.
She knows Luffy and his gang are strong, but for her Arlong's been an insurmountable mountain her whole life. And, of course, she liked Luffy, she didn't want them getting involved in her fight (and thus them getting hurt), and why she tried to drive them away from there. It's not until the end, when she feels hopeless and that everything's lost, that she asks Luffy for help.
On the other hand, there's Luffy, non-chalantly offering his help, but doing nothing until she herself asks for it. Luffy's willing to do everything he can from the get go, but still respects people's motives if they so choose to fight alone. He doesn't need much motivation to do it after you ask him for help, though. If you're his friend, he'll fight to death for you.
Episode 37 usually marks *the* checkpoint for most people. If you like what you've seen so far, then perfect, because there's only much more of that to come. If not, then the series is most likely not for you, and you might as well drop it already.
Well put
Yeah I assumed she would ask in a “I’m gonna use you” type of way rather than a helpless type of way. But it does make sense that she wouldn’t want them to get hurt or killed because she really likes them at this point