It's not bad at all. The only real problem with Syrup was the extended battle with Kuro and the silly cat guys. Aside from that, I'd say it were fairly strong for such a little story! Same goes for Nami & Sanji's arcs.

There is most definitely an arc where nothing happens.

@@brianyaniro5086 Which?

@@soccerstuff8071 the spooky arc

I was, surprisingly contrary to a popular impression, really like Usopp as a character by the end of syrup village, and became ,to this day, my third favorite character in One Piece after Arlong park, and yes syrup village is were I started to feel like that the series might be worth the investment!!

I’d definitely say that it is the worst arc. BUT it’s not a bad arc. Which just shows how strong this series is.

@@lukewhiteside3697 foxy?

@@mumblernumber7213 The Foxy Arc. The most Filler Canon Arc ever……and then there’s The G-8 Arc, The Most Canon Filler Arc.

Dressrosa for me was always the worst.

@@louayker4249 Dressrosa is a lot better on a reread. It just was terribly paced if you were reading the series weekly by that point.

Not to mention his nose is a Pinocchio reference and that his name means Liar in Japanese

Thanks! Next one is already finished like I mentioned and it’s quite a bit longer already, oh boy.. But yeah I’m not worried!

Im imagining some of the later large as hell arcs, they're gonna be like 5 hours long lol or for sanity sake devided in parts i guess.

@@orbboom6119 yeah I suppose hes gonna read 20 chapters and do a video

The complexities I love is seeing how Luffy’s way of thinking effects / differs from the world around him. Seeing such a simple, straightforward, emotionally honest, childlike soul juxtaposed with the other leaders in this world; people who are motivated by things like greed, reputation, personal selfishness. (Very relatable to the real world). Luffy is not effected by any of this. He is selfish, but even then, he backs up those selfish decisions by being strong enough to still protect his loved ones. Because he has so much love for his crew, this makes them believe in him and do the things he can’t do by himself. This type of wholesome comradery is rare in the rest of the one piece world.

His emotinal intelligence has been very high

He doesn't understand anyone. The plot just makes everyone his friend instantly.

@@immortallymortal9514 I disagree. He does seem to understand people on a deeper level. It's not just a 'Friend' thing. The biggest example I can remember is how he is quick to understand when people are hurting him to protect him. Both Ace during Marineford and Sanji during Whole Cake are unable to fool him. That alone makes him way more emotionally intelligent than most shonen protagonists. Another one is how effortlessly he understands Vivi as indicated by his convo with Crocodile. Even the Dog during Orange town. Luffy gets him very quickly. Tbh, I can go on and on about scenes which display his E.Q. I hope I have not spoiled anything big. I tried to be vague as it is a video on just 'Syrup Village'.

I just like him and Robin being weird together

@@wittweirdo3066 Both Sanji and Ace were unable to fool him cause plot. Luffy has no intelligence. All he ever does is use brute force punches.

One Piece shows the typical psychological trend that the closer your interests are with another person, the harder you’ll argue with them over small disagreements. The One Piece community is internally quite toxic about all kinds of things but very welcoming outwardly (but also quite pushy to non-readers)

Good point, especially because of covid, I imagine that everyone who started One Piece before covid is caught up by now.

@@apoptosisduellinks109 Might be their first time reading week to week as well.

@apoptosisduelinks109 The planned china virus.

Once he hits the Holy Trinity of long ring long land, water 7 and enis Lobby. He'll be one of us forever

Ehhh no way it beats out Haikyuu, HxH and Berserk for him

@@bobbyzamora6389 more like it will JOIN those three

@@Siseja That would be nice but don't hold hope for it, some arcs might drag too much for him

True but I mean I think he and everyone who reads knows that lol, it's pretty clear

Luffy is quintessentially "what you see is what you get" in the best way but with beautiful nuances and complexities to him

All I see in one piece is the same arc billion times. Go to an island, beat the tryant over there with just brute force and move to the next island. LMAO great build up.

It's impossible to expect someone to remember every single detail though. Obviously it'd be great if nothing was lost on him but that just isn't going to happen I think.

@@immortallymortal9514 Don't have an eye for nuance, huh?

@@easschung9442 That's a large part of the appeal of the series, the worldbuilding. The widening of the scope while remaining consistent and not contradicting itself.

@@Poet482 What I said was true but you guys just love to ride oda's dick.

I imagine when it gets to the huge ones he'll divide them up at suggested intervals

@@stevenpeeckford5999 probably, but that wouldn't be a very funny comment, now would it?

@@siriuslyorion2975 True, do your thing king

You should check out Morj's analysis videos if you feel you're missing out on "high-level OP analysts"

@@TheRockerX oh don't worry, I love Morj and he's my favorite OP content creator. But the thing is, Morj does a totally different kind of analysis/content. He's more like an immaculate theory crafter or "plot predictor". Easily connecting all the threads. Genius stuff really. But what AJ does is something entirely different and unseen in OP community. Story & character nuances which are rarely even noticed by some. He notices them, delves deep into them and relates them to other characters & plot lines.

@@PetarBladeStrok it seems like you havent seen any of his longer videos then, because those are not about theories but rather the thematic writing and reconciliation in arcs within one piece. if you look at morj and see 'guy who does theories' then idk what to tell you

same , his hxh vids are so addicting

love when that happens

Kinda like Thriller Bark which acts like a down point between the high highs of Water 7 Saga and Paramount War Saga, right?

@@krishbohra5536 Yep. Syrup Village (& Thiller Park) is a really good arc on its own, but the next few arcs really overshadowed it

I think too many people come from more fast-paced action stories, imposing that expectation as a standard. I stopped watching the anime after a very short time, because the pacing just threw me off. My friends suggested continuing with the manga, and I soared through with the same attitude you had. After following weekly for a year, I went back and reread. It made me realize that the action is secondary. The little details that build the world and characters became so much more enjoyable, and enhanced the best moments. A lot of stories are cool people fighting with cool powers, and that works for them. In One Piece, everything hinges on the characters, their interactions and how they play off of each other. The "good part" for me, at least now, is the ideological differences, from Luffy's epic clashes with the villains to the silly gag-filled interactions of different groups. #AJPiece picks up on so much of this on his first read that he'll come to the major moments with a more well-rounded appreciation of what they mean.

Glad to hear it!

I'm not sure what hate comments you're talking about, 99% of these comments are pretty good.

@@soccerstuff8071 Somewhere in that video, he talked about some negative comments. I was talking about these comments.

@@ruffsty5 Oh I see. But he said that they were very rare and that they didn't bother him so that's good

​@@soccerstuff8071 yeah, but I just felt like I had to point that out.

Welcome in! Hope you enjoy the other videos I’ve put out thus far.

Welcome aboard! Hope you continue to enjoy the more current videos as well, whenever you catch up!

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed! Baratie should be up today as long as I can get Arlong Park on Patreon!

My pleasure!

I’ll definitely not feel rushed to keep them short and just do things naturally. The next video will be over an hour, it should be up today. And the one after that (on Patreon) is even longer, lol. I imagine the one after that will be shorter but yeah I’m definitely not feeling pressured to make them short!

Glad to hear it!

I’m not worried at all lol, don’t worry. Glad you enjoyed!

Thank you, glad you enjoy them!

Cheers.