It took me about 3 months to catch up to one piece and that time of my life was no other experience I’ve ever had it was amazing

So fun fact: Oda has said that he thinks up an in depth backstory for literally every character he introduces in the story it's just that the majority of them dont actually make it in. For example, everyone loves Senoir Pink from Dressrosa because of his backstory but Oda only included it because one of his editors happened to read it in Oda's notes and liked it so much he told Oda he HAD to include it in the arc. So that means the man is just sitting on potentially HUNDREDS of backstories like Senoir Pink's. You cant convince me Oda is not a genius.

I'm a full time student, my friend group completely fell apart, so instead of making a new one I watched all of One Piece in 5 months. No regrets, my new favorite series.

One Piece was the last choice of anime I watched during Covid. Before that, I watched all the popular anime such as Naruto, Bleach, JoJo, AOT Season 1, Black Clover, Fairy Tail, Hunter X Hunter, Fate/Zero, Re:Zero, My Hero Academia, Hajime no Ippo, Assassination Classroom, Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, etc... I was never a fan of anime and never watch anime before Covid. During Covid, I started watching Naruto because some of the people in my work recommended it. After that, I watch a lot of anime. I did watch a little part of an episode of One Piece from television once but I have no idea what it is and not interest at all. But after watching a lot of anime, I have nothing good to watch and then I decided to watch One Piece. I didn't even realize how much I like that series. I have no idea how I was so addictive to it but It is my number 1 anime/manga of all time. Maybe because It is fun and I like Luffy being goofy sometimes and sometimes serious. I feel so relax just by seeing their friendship, their journey and funny moments.

I like to think Sanji's perversion comes partially from the drugs that Sanji's mother ingested while she was pregnant to ensure her kids had emotions. It didn't work for the other siblings, but Sanji seems to have had his emotions Supercharged. He feels everything so much more than anyone else. Both anger and lust.

I started in October last year and got caught up in February. Also caught up with the manga now. I love it so much I can’t get enough. Being caught up is a blessing and a curse lol

Murphy Napier (Booktuber) Caught up on Chapter 1043 And had to wait like all of us for one of the biggest Reveals in all of Fiction. IMO. what a time to be a New Fan!!!! Welcome to all Nee Nakama!!!!!!

One Piece is one of the few stories that I feel it's weird to answer about favorite character because It just doesn't feel right to give less credit to any of them Basically everyone is potentially the protagonist in this world, the important message would be conveyed anyways if its them leading the story, Strawhats existence it not a must to tell a good tale, we already have many fantastic backstories happening without them If Oda wants and time allows it, every lovable character may as well just be the lead in a whole new manga series, and will be just as amazing The message, symbolism will be the same, because the will is bound to be inherited

I started watching one piece in September last year and finished it on New Year’s Eve, what got me into it was also Gear 5

Started watching one piece last year took me less then a month to catch up

Its wild how insanely long this story is, but there are still so many mysteries we have that could be game changing. Like Nami's REAL past. Her backstory is really good, but the fact of the matter is her and Nojiko were found on some random island in a random war that we know nothing about! When you think of all the random kids that have been found and adopted throughout the story they carry great importance to the world. One day a bomb could possibly drop, and thats just one thing.

R.i.p Trebol VA 🥺

Kuma's bible isn't actually a bible. It's his log/travel book. He's always going through it when he asks "where would you go". He's going back through his journeys for the perfect spot to send them based on their answer. *Edit* this is just my tin foil hat theory that I haven't really seen people talk about.

Another year or two of One Piece left? I'm betting more lke 5 or 6.

Great vid! I started the anime in June 2023 I think, and like you it was the Gear 5 clips. I related to all your thoughts here, but I have to bounce for manga spoilers. Thanks man - I hope you’ll make more OP content in the future.

Ain't nothing wrong with my king sanji

still shakes my perception that one piece really does take a long time commitment to get into cause I got into it during covid. crazy that without covid I prolly would never have started.

a lil fun fact Henry thurlow who was the director of Law and Kidd vs Big Mom has left toei, but he said he'll be back before the ending of the animw

Yeah. Kuma. The walk to Arlong Park IS the measuring stick. If youre into it at that point, youre in for life.

Same with me, took me around 6 months to fully catch up

Awesome vid. Luffy Zoro and Robin my fave strawhats too🤙🏾

It makes sense why Sanji is a creep with women. Dude had 1 female figure growing up and she died REALLY early on. Then he basically lived at restaurant with all men workers. It'd be like going to an all boys school...for almost 20 years

26:29 for the end of the manga talk guys

Awesome video! Glad to see you also enjoy the masterpiece that is jojos

your thoughts on sanji are mine EXACTLY, thank you!!!! i am SO glad oda finally seems to have toned down his creepyness. he is of course still an incorrigible simp, but i cant remember the last time ive seen him be a *creep* after whole cake island. or even IN whole cake island. i think the whole pudding thing and his family thing might have...."matured" him up a bit and i appreciate it a lot :) also yes, no way that man is completely cis and hetero........iva-san saw SOMETHING in him, didnt he? 😏😇 idk to me it feels like he was really really badly compensating for how he grew up, and somehow that twisted into some really shitty behaviours. but when i think back to wano and whats happened in egghead so far (and i think the arc is basically done now), hes been way better about it all. or at least, oda choose to portray it less annoyingla lmao. when yamato was bathing with the strawhat men after wano, we just saw a little background sanji getting all flustered and shit, but it was miniscule and just part of a bigger panel (also W oda for casual trans rep. i love you kiku). and i think in egghead now he was just fawning over the girls' outfits, which is honestly fair cause they looked really good and the girls seemed like they were super comfortable with it. i hope now till the end of the series, oda will keep up this trend bc this way, when sanji DOES do his simp-thing, its more endearing than disgusting! yay!!! also, very entertaining video! sorry for this novel :D

another great vid! kudos

I just started one piece a week ago and just finished it. I watched it all day and night literally

Welcome To the club 🎉

9:10 Sanji is hilarious. i do thinknits Funny how much people hate his actions lol he went Wiggly the very first time he Saw Nami and hes always been that way i often find myself going "Omg Sanji is gonna go Bonkers when he sees this chick" idk i am Sanji i guess lol. im a Cook i smoke i like Girls. yups

Welcome friend, time to start over so you can see all the things you missed due to new revelations. Real talk it's better the 2nd time.

5:20 i am literally in the exact same situation as you lmao

Slime is so good it just starts horribly

Sheesh Well done mate 👍

This is exactly how it happened for me. But by the time Gear 5 happened, I wasn’t intimidated by the length anymore. 3 campaigns of Critical Role is longer and One Piece was a cake walk in comparison I’m sorry for ever doubting you guys.

What your idea of marinford Arc??

Now that you're up to date with One Piece, starting Naruto would be a great next step. I grew up in Africa where Naruto was the sole anime I watched from childhood into my teenage years. It was only last year that I began watching Bleach, and then One Piece, where I'm currently engrossed in the Wano Arc, with Momo tasked to prevent Onigashima from falling on the Flower Capital. As someone who has watched all of the Big 3 up to this point, I have to say: Bleach shouldn't be counted among the Big 3. It's the least impressive of the trio, with its only redeeming qualities being the story and characters. While I value the inclusion of well-crafted, formidable black characters, the series lacks depth in its world-building, failing to fully immerse the viewer. Considering the groundwork laid in Bleach 2004, the 2022 comeback with the Thousand Year Blood War Arc is so impactful it almost compensates for the original's shortcomings. The TYBW Arc's debut was so strong it rejuvenated Bleach in the first part of the season. However, with only 24 episodes released, you might prefer watching Naruto for now. Growing up, I only watched Naruto; I could have explored Dragon Ball Z, but I remain unconvinced that it rivals Naruto, despite my friend's enthusiasm for DBZ..Growing up, we were unaware of the One Piece anime; it was only after I caught up with Naruto's War Arc years later that a friend recommended the One Piece manga. Long story short, Naruto had me & my friend group in a chockhold. 😂

thank you 🙏

Started one piece 2 summers ago and I had to skip episodes to be able to keep watching. I knew it would get better but it was hard to keep interest. Honestly I didn’t get hooked until’ the water 7 arc. But Sabaody really got me. Once I was hooked thennn I went back and started watching episodes I skipped, because I knew I wouldn’t stop.

24:48 this page killed me man. One of the few moments that made me cry so hard I had to put my phone down

Uhh I watched it on 6 months. Is that bad?

23:34 Kuma's fruit just fits on so many levels

This was fun to watch ! I did the exact same thing minus the manga... I pushed pass the pacinf and filler by watching at 1.5 ~ 2 x speed LOLLL

Just like you, I started watching One Piece last August with my brother. We were on vacation and he had just put on the gist episode when I stepped into the room. I figured I would sit around and give it a chance. I am now so caught up in the anime that I had to switch to the manga just to know more of the story, Seeing this pop up on my feed is a real treat. Also, what's the program you use for that robot voice at 1:09 ?

I cackled when he said in disgust 'Who the f watches this?!' as he started quoting famous questionable animes. Same taste bro, same

Welcome bro

U do know from the beginning of fishman island to wano is a saga right we don’t have 2 years of op left we have like 6 to 7 give or take cuss some arc can take a year or two

I too watched over 1k episodes in less than a year (started November 2023) and wow... is it something special.

I am not ready to watch the Kuma backstory animated my heart might not be able to take it😢

I just gotta add a bit of theory when it comes to Sanji's raid suit bathhouse incident💀- we see later that the raid suit causes a change in Sanji by changing his anatomy, it could have also changed him emotionally as making all the other Vinsmokes emotionally detached and careless, i feel like the suit would have taken down his boundries and make him act up way more on his urges vs outside the suit- since he has never really gone that far (exeption Alabasta)- (it might just be bathhouses that make him act up💀)

Omg you speak of sanji and now i hope that the remake will tone his pervertedness down

The easiest way to get past the intimidation factor is to simply view it as a 45 episode anime. If you're not sold by the end of the East Blue saga, just back out. It's just not your thing, and that's fine. Only the most avid fans won't respect your effort, and you'll actually have a decent understanding of what the story is really about, so there's nothing any of us can say that will convince you. It is a great show though. If you can handle the pacing, the odd bit of cringe and occasional contrivance for plot convenience, it will be one of the most rewarding viewing/ reading experiences of your life

31 minutes for 1000 episodes of one piece??? No, not nearly enough time in this video to be anything but a KZfaq Poop.

Have you watched Neon Genises Evangelion? It's pretty old but it holds up and Attack on Titan definitely took some inspiration from it so you might like it. Or not. Only one way to find out!

Started in summer 2019 been watching ever since💯

The anime that made me watch more different anime was Mob psycho 100. That art style was amazing and the story just great ^^ But One Piece is just great, amazing.... Please people watch/read it before the reveal what the One Piece is

One piece has more like 4-5 years left. Elbalf, (a random arc idk), and than the final war

I just caught up about 2 weeks ago and watched it all in 9 months!

yo same i started it the same month of the same year and also finished it under a year

he said a year or two of one piece left😂😂, ahh the days of being naive when it comes too "one piece will end in 5 years"

My buddy saw me watching one piece and said "that looks cool, start it over." Called his bluff, 6 months later, he's caught up ^_^

I get why people throw shade at Sanji’s writing in the FMI arc, but it irritates me how most people don’t give Oda credit for being the first mangaka to use the nosebleed as a plot device. Till this day, I honestly believe that was the most unique use of the trope.

The trebol voice actor actually died recently at age 56... RIP

Don’t disrespect my boy Sanji like that

Me who watched it under 2months

Welcome . kuma is the best side character for me

Kuma 😔😔😔

What kind of thinking is that that you can't watch on your own pace unless the manga is finished? Lol

7:58 You’re gonna have to multiply that by 5-10x buddy

@8:00 he thinks we have only 1-2 years left of one piece😂😂

man, to be a teenager again

i started one piece in 2019 after i watched stampede movie

Me: catch up one piece and envy who still watch or finnish it 😢

Whole Cake Island is Sanji's arc but proceed to talked about Big Mom and Jimbae💀 bruh......

Bro said “another year or two of one piece left” 😂

Try out gintama if youre looking for another bigger anime

Oda oda oda......... one piece is the greatest piece of fiction ever

Sanji wasnt even in fmi what are you talking about..

How

Been reading since 2001. Never watched the anime, didn't have the patience for it. How long does it take to get into One Piece? The same length it takes to get into any manga / anime / book / TV series. The first chapter. If the first chapter doesn't capture your attention, then...? Why read the second one at all? At least for me, if the first chapter doesn't hook me I drop it. Sometimes the first chapter does catch me, but then the story peters out and loses me. I read Bleach and Naruto as well when they were still being published. They both lost me. Bleach lost me with the second half of the story, the so called Full Bring Arc. And everything after that. I stubborned my way to the end, finishing Bleach was a chore to cross off my list. The last chapter was a relief, no more Bleach! Yay! Naruto's last arc was boring. I was bored. I stubborned my way to the end and borderline hated the final chapter. ...that's the ending...??? Urrrrrggggggghhhhhh. There are many reasons I won't bother with it's sequel, Boruto. One Piece has never lost me. I did read the first 20 or so chapters of JoJo...I don't remember why I stopped. Read the first chapter of Attack on Titan. That's it. (Cowboy Bebop is the Best Anime ever made. Fight me on it. Original Trigun is classic too.) Welcome to the cruise, nakama!

That time i got reincarnated as a slime aint even that bad btw

Me who watched it in less than 3

Dont listen to him about one pace WHAT IS FINISISHED is way better then the anime and most of it is at least edited now

to me thr Manga and Anime are both Great!

I am on 550 but I started 2 months ago so good pace

than*

29:12 3 2 1 Lets Jam!

Same bro

I agree with everything you said except what you said about that time I got reincarnated as a slime its good it really is

13:54

Watch gintama

Sanji is probably my least favourite strawhat but in the live action he is my fave so that's kinda funny.

Naruto or one piece

One Piece is ending next year 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

the pacing of this review is slower than one piece itself, relatively speaking. i got bored so fast. thumbs down.