you looking G-R-8 today 😳

Not only a teacher, you're like a dad gently dissuading the children from fighting over a toy.

Okay OP veterans, we need to protect this man at all cost! Ending the manga vs anime war AND the Subbed vs Dubbed war. PS. i also prefer the sub but it's clear that every voice actor has fun in BOTH versions of the anime.

I just wanna state that your thumbnails are slept on. Of course when you're talking about One Piece, most people will engage with what you have to say. Especially with a story like One Piece. But your thumbnails are honestly hilarious! A perfect mix of being semi serious and having fun while doing so.

You should know that the One Piece community often has a very hard time not spoiling things. It gets worse the more excited the community is about something. In the comments to the latest episodes of the anime online, there are spoilers all over the place because the excited manga readers just. cannot. contain themselves. They always spoil things for the anime-only crowd. I'm honestly impressed with how few spoilers there are on this video given how exciting the next saga is to the community. Be careful.

This arc is very loved in the community because of the next saga, this arc develops the next saga a lot, that is the reason many people consider G8 as a necesary filler, once you finish the water 7 saga you would understand why many people love this arc. Also Con D. Oriano the best straw hat

To explain a little more about filler, many anime adaptations are on a weekly release schedule, but it takes longer than a week to animate an episode. So in planning they have to have the manga further ahead of them, and because there are around 3 manga chapters per episode they have a filler arc every now and then. One Piece did this until just after the Water 7 saga, but because they got a different TV time slot they changed their approach to 1 chapter per anime episode of content. This has made the anime post-water 7 suffer from serious pacing issues (though occasionally it helps to let a scene breathe more) and makes the 1100+ episodes of the anime even more daunting for newcomers. What many people do is read the manga and then just watch highlights or individual episodes of their favourite moments. I'd recommend going back and watching the handful of Loguetown episodes (48-53) for two reasons: firstly they're extremely good, especially Roger's execution scene which the music enhances massively, and secondly they contain some extra material that Oda wanted to put into the story but cut because he wanted the entry to the Grand Line to be on chapter 100. Also, while sub vs dub is an old and tiresome war within the anime world (because in the early days it was often done poorly and disrespected the material) it's particularly rough in One Piece because the first company to do dubbing for One Piece was 4kids, who heavily distorted and censored the material and this soured people on dubbed One Piece, even though the Funimation dub is not censored and is quite good imo at least at this point. Really looking forward to your thoughts on the Water 7 saga!

Fun fact: Chopper's voice actor is the same actor who did pikachu

Fan fact about the OnePiece anime: Following Oda-sensei 's example, the anime team is very consistent with things that happen in filler episodes. For example: 1- In the LogueTown arc, there are a few filler episodes where Oda-sensei was the one doing some of the storyboards for them. In one of them, Sanji participates in a cooking competition to win a Blue fin Elephant Tuna. In a later filler episode (I can't remember if it was in the G8 filler arc or in a filler episode in the Post Enies Lobby arc) we see a picture of said fish up on a kitchen wall, explaining what it is and where it's found. 2- Commander Jonathan from the G8 filler arc, makes an appearance in a later canon episode where many up grade Marines are gathering for a meeting. These are just a few of the many times the anime is consistent in itself. Another great thing they do is sometimes implementing some of Oda-sensei 's beautiful colour spreads, mostly in the Openings and Endings. Sadly they have stopped adapting the Cover Stories, even though it seems that they have now understood their mistake. Hopefully we will get more of them in the future.

Luffy’s defeat of crocodile in the anime has a wonderful orchestral piece playing in the background, bringing in a lot of extra emotion to the story telling. The voice actor of vivi in the background urging the Alabastans to cease fighting also hits really hard.

I’m hearing your words “let’s try to be kind to each other, and remeber that we are on the journey together” and that’s exactly my thoughts as 15+ years One Piece veteran. Oda is trying to convey these values ​​to us, and I hope that step by step other One Piece fans will understand this. Have a great journey with manga!

I cannot wait for you to read the Water 7 arc next. Im enjoying your journey with One Piece so much and watching you become a full fledge nakama.

Professor Chase really does read the comments. this is so nice.

I love your point about the music enhancing the anime, I believe Oda himself has actually mentioned how he’s jealous about how the anime gets to use music to really enhance his story

Yes the mechanic cryptic message is important in water 7 arc, so u were right

Philip you are the English Professor we need but don't deserve, new to the One Piece community but already trying to calm the endless anime vs manga and sub vs dub debates by reminding us that we are all Nakama on this epic One Piece journey. All jokes aside I greatly enjoyed your videos on the G-8 arc, you really had a lot of interresting stuff to say as usual even though this is not the most pivotal arc (obviously since it's filler) I still had had fun. Really looking forward to getting back to the main story and what you think about it.

The quality of the anime begins to drastically improve in the Water 7 saga. The anime does not need to be watched in its entirety, but there are many episodes that are a MUST WATCH due to the music and voice acting thoroughly enhancing the moments and action. My tip: if you read something that seems powerful in emotion or action, then find the corresponding episode and watch it.

The mysterious old shipwrite was a genius sprinkleing of foreshadowing.

i dont know if you notice but in episode where sanji was cooking luffy asks him if you can eat octopus raw. He yells No and dismisses luffy. I realized later what he was talking about🤣

I'm so glad you are having so much fun gushing over your predictions being on point. One of us, One of us

Nakama is a word that's used a lot in the Japanese version and in the One Piece community, and it's used sometimes because it's a Japanese word that doesn't exactly have a one to one translation to English. The base word would be "friend" but it's a lot stronger than that, getting into the territory of a sort of "found family". For instance, Luffy considers all of his crew members to be nakama. It's not something you'd miss by only reading the English translations, but it's a nice extra bit of context to the relationships.

This man out here saying that we need to like what we like and enjoy good stories. GOATED

i absolutely cannot wait for you to read and cover water 7. one of the best arks (arcs??) in one piece

The only problem I have with dubbing is that they have to add random voice lines to match the lips. Also, Hulu did have the sub but they got rid of it. Netflix has a lot of the show with subtitles. Love the thoughts keep making these videos!

G-8 is a REALLY good filler arc its unusual for a filler arc to be so consistent with the actual show and thats probably why people told you to watch it because its surprisingly REALLY good

Man your thumbnails crack me up

seeing your thoughts on the story has been a joy to look forward to! g-8 is a superb character study and really shows the people who made it knew the characters extremely well

loved the thumbnail. water 7 has been my favorite arc since i first watched it

If you’re interested in watching more of the anime, I’d recommend watching the “recap” episodes/movies after completing the arcs in the manage. It condenses the main arcs like Skypiea, Arabasta, and Water 7 with better animation while saving you from bad pacing.

G-8 did a wonderful job immersing filler with canon elements. It’s very rare to see filler do that properly... Skypia and Water 7 stand on their own, but G-8 picks elements from both arcs and presents a story that allows the Straw Hat crew to breathe a bit. It’s very refreshing to see the crew interact and practice their trades. It’s something you start to miss as the plot thickens and there quickly becomes less time to see it. Water 7 is amazing! I’m very excited to hear your reaction to it! However, let’s not ignore the Davey Back fights! That’s a brief story arc that comes before Water 7. I love the reactions Professor Chase!!! I look forward to the next one!!! 😁

Damn, we need more people like you in this fandom. Thanks for being so positive and open.

i hope you do more of the predictions, it really lets us how someone who have read so much literature see the story happening. the next saga is going to be a big one and considered one of the fan favorites. the atmosphere that oda builds on the water 7 island is unmatched even to this day, the anime also did a great job in building on that atmosphere with great music and sound designs

Thank you for taking all of us Nakama with you on this trip and letting us experience One Piece again through your eyes and commentary. One Piece is really the adventure of a lifetime. Super excited for you to experience Water 7 / Ennies Lobby. Some of the series' most iconic scenes happen there that turned many skeptics about the series. Oda keeps outdoing himself. Once you finish the manga I strongly suggest going to the anime and watching a certain fight happening mid-arc and a certain scene at the end of the whole saga. Anyway, LOTS of important themes in this arc and iconic and emotional moments. enjoy!

This guy is so kind and I'm just glad more people are enjoying One Piece. keep it up

it has been ages since I have seen one piece, and reliving the excellent unfolding narrative through your passionate analysis has been truly enlightening. I look forward to your future content sir!

Water 7/enies lobby is even today (in wano now) one of if not my favorite arc. I’m so excited for you to cover it and see your reactions! I felt like it fleshed everyone out so insanely well and introduced so many awesome concepts and moments!

you're in for a wild ride! One of my personal favorites and a fan favorite saga is coming. In fact, the next few arcs just get better and better.

so, I didn't realize that Hulu had completely removed the subbed version from their site. Netflix in the US does have both the subbed and dubbed versions. One of the biggest challenges with a "filler arc" is that you need to eventually sync back up with the original story, and so it is very easy to have filler arcs where the characters don't grow, the stakes don't matter, etc. I do think this arc handles things quite well - yes the ending is "oh look, we're once more falling with an octopus" but overall it does reinforce a lot of themes which it presented in a fun way.

That poor octopus though, can't imagine his experience was very pleasant. Glad to see you're bonding with Merry and Robin! Don't know if you're planning to look at any of the movies for One Piece, but movie 4 (Dead End Adventure) features brief appearances by Lt. Drake and the Navarone base. Drake had his first run-in with the Merry in that movie.

I’m told frequently by other One Piece watchers (as I am a watcher and not a reader) that I could progress faster if I watched the dubbed form and multitasked while I do so, but I notice that I tend to struggle with paying attention if I don’t watch it with Japanese audio and English subtitles. It forces me to pay attention and actually absorb the information being presented. The few times I’ve tried watching the dub while I did something else, I ended up needing to rewind and rewind over and over because I kept tuning it out as background noise. I also struggle to read the manga when I’ve tried because there’s no audio component to keep me focused on it. I would like to read the manga and also the supplementary character novels if I can find a way to do so in a way that keeps me focused. I appreciate that you validate all ways of engaging with One Piece. 💕 Great video once again.

The One Piece community is the BEST. I think it would be very hard to be a One piece fan and not be affected by the positive messages of the story of the little rubber man with big dreams. His kindness, charisma, and determination are all lessons we can take to heart. Thank you for acknowledging One Piece as the great work of literature that it is. You are indeed Nakama.

These daily adventure, interaction and comedy is very important part of One Piece, it endears us to them. This arc really understood its characters and did each of them justice. They all got to shine

There have been a few One Piece movies at this point in the story, but they were mostly made separate from Oda. At some point he became more involved with the creation of the movies, and we'll tell you when to watch the first one

Looking forward to the rest of this series! You are in for quite a treat with Water 7 and Enies Lobby.

Another great video! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this next saga

The anime gets a lot more exciting during the next anime arc, there is an ongoing gag in our community, one that I helped propagate: "It gets good around episode 350!" This is satirical, since fans of typical anime will proclaim that after a certian point in the series, typically series with only one or two seasons of anime, any particular show is worthwhile to watch.

I’m glad your enjoying your time with the series! With your strong awareness of the themes you are very ready for the next saga, I hope you continue to enjoy one piece!

One thing i figured out for myself is that while also being important for the events of the next saga, the old mechanic, I think, was talking a lot more about Usopp than his ship, encouraging him to look inward and deal with his own problems and flaws (which ironically is also pretty influential in the near future)

As always, it was a pleasure hearing your thoughts Philip. You'll have a wonderful time with Water 7.

I've been in this One Piece quest for several years now and your analisis still make me realize details and symbolisms that I hadn't seen before. Love these videos and all your positivity, keep the good work!

I always say the hidden protagonist of this arc is the Merry Their care for the ship and how it is technically the reason they need to come together to get it out of here so they can keep sailing. Also even thought this arc is filler The scene of the crew discussing about repairing the ship with the gold and a new shipwright is directly from the manga It also took place in the kitchen so i guess they felt they could just add it there.

Can't wait for arc reviews going forward and again thanks professor for putting so much thought/care into these reviews it makes it so much fun seeing you enjoy one of my favorite series.

Man i can't wait to watch your mind me blown away by what's to come this is one of the greatest story journey adventures on earth in my opinion

I really cannot wait to hear your review on water 7! I'm sure you're going to love it!

i appreciate that you take the time to answer to each comment, big props for that

Sanjis cooking scene with the kid in he G-8 arc has always been highlight for me it’s so fun and sweet and I love the callbacks to Zeff and Sanjis backstory

I just found your channel and I love how wholesome your One Piece videos and comment sections are, especially the manga ones. I kind of blasted through the story to catch up and it’s nice to see you really take time to take apart the strengths of One Piece. It is pretty entertaining seeing you talk about some things you’re curious about that I already know how they play out, for better or for worse.

Im having a blast following your OP journey. Really cant wait for your water 7 video

Hi Professor! I love the videos!! It's so refreshing listening to what you take away from the story. I love the way you break down the themes and characters

One of the big ideas that One Piece represents is that neither the good guys are that good nor the bad guys are that bad. G-8 gives us a little sneak peak of that in a beautiful way. The story evolves a lot and goes from a cool pirate adventure to something much much bigger that touches really deep social, political and moral subjects. It's been really interesting to hear your thoughts and I'm looking forward to your reactions and analysis of the following arcs. Greatings from Spain!

Love your videos. Keep it up👍👍

Brother you are a great content creator. So glad I found your channel!

You are so fast!!! I'm amazed! I'm looking forward to your opinion for the next Saga

I seem incapable of conveying how much I enjoy your analysis of this story. In my own research I have found an insurmountable number of details and context from our own world carefully woven into this epic. Yet, there always seems to be something new to learn every time I hear a new perspective. I genuinely cannot wait for you to continue reading this story because I am desperate to hear your experienced analysis. I can hear Oda's details of world building through your explanations in ways that never struck me before. Please keep going with this series as long as you can!

I cannot wait for the next video!

Robin is also my favorite character! It's really great when she gets a chance to shine in the story and take center stage.

I'm reading the manga alongside you now!! I haven't read One Piece in years, but your videos rekindled my love for the series! I've also ordered your book, The Way of Edan, so I'm really interested in checking it out :) thank you for your videos so far!

Amazing, i really enjoys ur reviews!! I am wonderig when The next saga review will be released.

Cannot wait to see his thoughts on the next arc

I have a feeling the next 2 arcs will be your favorite haha, excited for the thoughts!

Arcs over Sagas is a great choice, and I really appreciate to hear your thoughts and experience of the journey more often :)

i will literally watch all of your videos all the way through on every single account i own. i will also be telling all my one piece friend about ur videos

Great video, I always look foward to your uploads! Your takes are really fresh and sometimes even make me give a new look to aspects of a series I've read 3 times now. Thought it would be nice to add some information here for you and for those interested too in the topic of fillers. "Filler" in anime is usually a way to space-out the anime from the manga. As both have weekly releases and a regular paced anime episode adapts 2 chapter per episode, it's just a matter of time the anime catches up and runs out of material to adapt. To avoid that, the anime can either do filler or just adapt less chapters per episodes - which seems to be One Piece's preferrable methods nowadays. Each method has it's pros and cons, with the latter, the anime's pacing is severely compromised and with filler, it just makes the week-to-week experience worse, since for some months the plot won't be moving foward. The G8 Arc is said to be a great arc and it's always reccomended to readers bc it actually fits the story and does exactly what a filler should do in a nice way. At the end of the day, it's all a consequence of the way they chose to adapt these stories, Shonen were done like that back in the day. Nowadays, Shonen have adopted more of a Seasonal approach - which makes the pacing for them mostly good. By the way, some time ago it was announced that the anime would receive a remake - with modern animation, better pacing, new scenes that compliment the later parts of the series, etc. It will take a while to release, but letting you know if you're interested :)

I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this, but you should check out the Merry Funeral scene in the anime. It’s really good in the anime, the scene is really enhanced by the voice acting and music.

I'll wait for your review on the upcoming arc's your in depth review is very interesting and unique

Well done on finishing G8! Definitely my favorite filler EVER across all anime adaptations. Thank you for your bit on dub vs. sub, everyone is valid in their opinion of one piece consumption! And I’m very excited for you to dive into this next saga, I feel it will be an especially interesting and fun read for you considering your personal ties to the characters at hand and your understanding of them!

I wholeheartedly endorse being a manga reader only for most of it. The quality of the anime has skyrocketed recently. So I would consider watching some clips of the more recent stuff when you get there!

Good video btw. I really like ur explanation

Hey man, I love your videos so much and just wanted to show my love with this comment. I caught up completely with the manga recently and seeing where you’re going to reach is so incredible. No spoilers but the next arc water 7 is something special as well as the arc right after that really creates a masterpiece since they are back to back

Excited for your thoughts on water7!

Speaking of episodes to watch, and I know it's a long time coming, put a note somewhere to watch episode 1015 when you pass chapter 1000. My first time watching it made me realize how much the anime is carried by the story. That episode was noticeably better than the rest in terms of how it was directed. I'd never actively sought out people's reactions to an episode until watching that one.

the uncle sam pose LETS GO! (btw i am also hyped for your opinion on water 7 and enies lobby, please continue this series!)

i think the reason why many manga readers (myself included) love the G8 arc is BECAUSE of how how seamlessly it blends itself into the narrative oda has built. Many adaptations are not able to replicate that phenomenon which is a shame.

“Robin is my favorite strawhat” your are at the right time to highlight it :)

What a great video. I didn't watch any filler on my first watch of one piece but now that I'm rewatching with my partner Im looking to the community on what filler arcs I should get into, and I gotta say we are half way through Skypiea and this video made me really excited for G8.

17:18 The last episode of G-8 was aired on the same weekend the manga released chapter 340, that's like 1/3 into Water 7 arc, so they might have got some extra insight from Oda on what was to come. Specially when you factor in production time for the anime, putting the time the story for G-8 was completed at least a couple of months earlier.

the one thing i recommend is playing one piece music in the background while reading. i have gotten goosebumps time and time again just seeing luffy stand there in front of villain ____ while his theme bellows in the background. it REALLY draws me in deeper into the story

I think I am as excited for your Water 7 video as you are to read it 😂 Can't wait!

Me knowing what I know, I CAN'T WAIT to see and hear your thoughts on the next arc. Not only is it some of the best writing in One Piece or Manga in general, it's some of the best in the history of writing.

yes! I've been waiting for this.

I'm definitely excited to see your thoughts on the Water 7 arc and also the overall saga. Truly some fantastic One Piece ahead

I am so excited to see your reaction to this whole story go down.

Netflix has all the arcs from the beginning! There is a big gab in the Netflix seasons, but you are not there yet, for now, all the seasons you are on are on Netflix as well. Subbed, I don't know if dubbed.

Happy you enjoyed that little filler arc fellow Nakama! I just know you will love the upcoming arc. It is a two parter though, and Water 7 is only part 1. you will understand why, and I shall of course not spoil on even the name of what comes after.

Loving this series

Sounds to me like watching G-8 will greatly enhance your enjoyment of what is to follow. It's great you had a good time with it!

Very much enjoying your perspective and takes professor, thank you. I feel though, as if someone led you astray. I hope your first experience as an anime viewer of One Piece hasnt been too disappointing, as the G8 arc should have been far down the list for first experience. Please give the Water 7 amd more importantly, the Enes Lobby Arc a chance. There are very moving moments and performances well worth your time, even in the english dub. The G8 Arc is mostly famous for 2 things - being the most pallatable filler Arc, and, the Condoriano bit. I feel like the communtiy just wanted you to experience that classic OP laugh.

my guy on the op grind keep it up

Thank you for the talk about sub vs dub at the beginning. It's so tiring seeing this debate and seeing so many people think we are hating on each other for preferring one version over another. Preference does not equal an attack. It's just an opinion. I prefer sub, my best friend prefers dub. The one thing we both agree on is that we can watch either one together and have a great time.

Regarding Oda not writing the filler: He tends to have a lot of contact with all the official non-manga One Piece content. Most filler in other anime is created largely without the original author, but One Piece games and filler arcs often have stories or characters that were still conceptualized by Oda himself, but fleshed out by the team making it. Which means that most One Piece filler is markedly better than that of other anime, because it's still using the writer as the original, well, writer. While other shows have the animation teams and such try to do writing, and that leads to a lot of stories that just don't feel right.