00:00:00 ⟾ Intro and overview 00:00:37 ⟾ Plot begins - chaos, power vacuum, re-ignition, competition, 00:02:12 ⟾ Roger and Whitebeard - Revelations and Reasons 00:03:21 ⟾ Amazon Lily, Hancock, Law, Bepo 00:05:12 ⟾ Blackbeard - Level 6 prisoners/crew, Threat level 00:06:21 ⟾ Stakes, World Government cover-up 00:06:36 ⟾ Doflamingo - Moria, Higher Powers in WG, (Im)portance of Warlords 00:07:36 ⟾ Luffy shattered - Jinbei 00:08:27 ⟾ Flashback - Luffy-Ace-Sabo, Garp, Dadan and mountain bandits 00:11:05 ⟾ Flashback - Luffy-Ace-Sabo, Bluejam Pirates and Porchemy torture, Character Insights - Ace & Luffy, comedy 00:15:07 ⟾ Flashback - Luffy-Ace-Sabo, Gray Terminal, Goa Kingdom, Foosha Village, hoodlum trio, Sabo's background 00:15:59 ⟾ Flashback - Luffy-Ace-Sabo, three cups, Sabo as third brother {*sighs in frustration*} 00:17:10 ⟾ Flashback - Sabo and family, Gray Terminal plan, Dragon, Kuma, Ivankov, Dragon's past?, Sabo's future/present 00:19:51 ⟾ Flashback - Oda's depiction of (most) nobles, Sterry 00:20:22 ⟾ Flashback - Gray Terminal fire, Bluejam Pirates conflict, Ace's priorities/haki/nature, Dadan 00:23:59 ⟾ Flashback - Dragon saves people 00:24:06 ⟾ Flashback - Ace and Roger similarities (also Luffy), self-sacrificial loyalty 00:25:00 ⟾ Flashback - Sabo sets sail, fake-out death, Sabo's purpose and setup, Celestial Dragons and Nobles, Dragon 00:28:03 ⟾ Flashback - Luffy's desire, Ace's promise 00:29:36 ⟾ Flashback - Ace's speech, nature of freedom, themes, origin of morals (little) moments 00:30:34 ⟾ Flashback - Training, Luffy's abilities 00:31:52 ⟾ Flashback - Trio to Duo, brothers setting sail 00:32:10 ⟾ Past-Present Juxtaposition - Luffy's ambition and desolation 00:32:41 ⟾ Back to the Present - Chaos, Shanks, Whitebeard and Ace - grave/memorial 00:33:06 ⟾ Kuma visits Shakuyaku/Shakky* {*romantically involved with Rayleigh*}, Revolutionary Army, Shakuyaku/Shakky* 00:33:41 ⟾ Marines - Garp and Sengoku resign, Garp* {*Sengoku*} recommends Kuzan/Aokiji for Fleet Admiral, Kuzan/Aokiji complexities, Garp's* reasoning 00:35:36 ⟾ Supernovas - Kid, Bonney 00:36:17 ⟾ Garp and Dadan confrontation, Garp complexities 00:37:47 ⟾ Shanks thinking about Luffy, contrast with the (young) 3 brothers 00:38:53 ⟾ Luffy, Jinbei's support (MVP) 00:40:29 ⟾ Ace Impel Down flashback, Luffy's* healing cry 00:40:46 ⟾ Rayleigh, power level 00:41:10 ⟾ Hancock and food, Jinbei's encouragement 00:41:52 ⟾ Crew scattered - Robin, Tequila Wolf, Revolutionary Army 00:42:40 ⟾ Crew scattered - Sanji, Kamabakka Kingdom, Ivankov 00:42:49 ⟾ Crew scattered - Zoro, Kuraigana Island, Perona, Mihawk 00:43:03 ⟾ Crew scattered - new environment adjusting, Sabaody reuniting intentions 00:43:30 ⟾ Crew scattered - Franky, Karakuri Island 00:43:39 ⟾ Crew scattered - reuniting intentions reverse, -3D- 2Y, Back to Marineford, 16 bells 00:44:39 ⟾ Crew scattered - Faith in Luffy, Training 00:45:28 ⟾ Kuma intentions, Location affinity, Nami, Chopper, Sanji 00:46:04 ⟾ Crew scattered - Nami, Weatheria, humour 00:46:18 ⟾ Crew scattered - Zoro, Kuraigana Island, Mihawk, Zoro's values 00:47:01 ⟾ Crew scattered - Brook, Harahettania, flashbacks 00:48:03 ⟾ Nitpicks - repetition 00:49:39 ⟾ Rayleigh training, Hancock coddling 00:49:58 ⟾ Luffy changed 00:50:25 ⟾ Haki explanation, changes in power dynamic 00:51:02 ⟾ Arc ending - straw hat, Rayleigh's vivre card, Rusukaina forest 00:51:31 ⟾ Great ending, journey to recovery/hope 00:52:18 ⟾ Flashback (understanding, recontextualization) 00:52:41 ⟾ Sabo - future?, role, themes, placement, integration, purpose {*not-Oda: I definitely kill some characters, look at Ace. not-Merphy: (*looks at Sabo) Hhmm...} 00:54:37 ⟾ Crew, soon (?) to return, Jinbei, Buggy, Crocodile, Hancock, new dynamics 00:55:59 ⟾ Final Thoughts - Kuma, agency, intentions? 00:57:21 ⟾ Final Thoughts - Buggy, letter (for Warlord?) 00:58:29 ⟾ Summation 00:59:05 ⟾ Future Plans - Reread, 'Top 10 One Piece Moments (so far)' video 00:59:55 ⟾ Re-read Reasons, Reaction Reviews 01:03:28 ⟾ Wrap-up & Overview 01:04:25 ⟾ [Promo]

Just to break your heart a little more: Ace's bead necklace is identical to Dadan's.

"I have my crew" is the best page in the whole series and I wont hear otherwise

"Filling the hole that Ace left" - That's one very... unfortunate way to say it.

"We get a lot of fake out deaths in this series." She's learning.

Fun fact: Oda never reuses the existing panels for flashback scenes. He draws all the flashback scenes all over again. He clarified why he does that. "The customer is paying for a volume of his drawings to see fresh drawings, reusing panels would make it look like I'm ripping them off." The man is a gem.

To add about Sabo's foreshadowing: - Enies Lobby: When Robin and Spandam try to explain in the rooftop scene what the World Government flag means, Luffy, the same guy that doesn't understand simple structures like Baroque Works, says "I know very well what Robin's enemy is". They already took a brother from him. - Alabasta: Ace's tattoo has the S crossed out in his arm. - From the very start in the manga, the first time that the "Vow of brotherhood" was shown as a tease of a flashback, there was the shadow of a third cup. The theory of a third brother/sister existed since that moment.

A bit late I know but what I always loved about Luffy's reaction to Ace's death is it subverts a troupe that is very common in Manga and Anime where typically this leads to the character snapping into a fit of ultimate rage (the iconic moment when Goku goes Super Saiyan for example), Luffy however...it breaks him, there is no "how dare you! I will make you suffer!" He reacts how a normal person probably would and mentally shuts down

Merphy: "I don't really understand why so many people are draw to take Luffy's side." Also Merphy: "I love Luffy ... SO MUCH!" Such a mysterious power this man have!

The world to ace says "you exist therefore you are bad. " But luffy in contrast says to him "you exist therefore I love you"

Merphy: "I love Luffy. I love Luffy." Me: Yes Boa Hancock. We know. lol.

Sabo signs his letter to Ace and Luffy with an S and an X through it. This is referenced in Ace’s tattoo where it originally looks like he spelled his name incorrectly but really used it to remember his friend.

One little detail Oda hid in this saga that both blew my mind and broke my heart was how specifically Ace's death played out. First for clarification the three admirals here are primarily addressed by nicknames which are a neat tie in to the Japanese momotaro story but not my main focus here. Stupid lava man aka Akainu's real name is Sakazuki, and he was introduced in a flashback much earlier in the story (keep an eye out on your reread you'll hate him even more). What makes this heart wrenching is that sakazuki is also the name both for the cups Luffy Ace and Sabo drank from to declare their brotherhood and the name of a ritual with these same cups used to swear loyalty to another. Oda literally throws it in our face that Ace was killed by his loyalty and devotion to others, first by falling to Akainu's goading of his father figure in Whitebeard and then by sacrificing himself for his sworn brother in Luffy

Dadan beating up Garp was also one of my favorite scenes. After the war Garp goes back to Fuschia village only to face Dadan. And she beats him up cause as she sees it, he didnt do anything to save Ace, the child he brought home to her to raise. But also Garp let her beat him because he feels guilt for not being able to do anything and feeling like he deserves this punishment, especially from the woman who raised Ace and Luffy.

Shanks' line at the funeral to Luffy gets me every time. "Listen Luffy, it is by experiencing both victory and defeat, by running away and shedding tears that a man becomes a man. It's alright to cry."

So funny how Merphy calls people by their traits kinda like Luffy

Merphy, enthusiastically forgetting that Dragon is Garp's son:

Now that Haki has been explained, I think it's worth clarifying that Hawkeye's comment during Marineford about Luffy's ability to draw people to him is not Haki-related. While the Color of the Supreme King Haki is extremely rare and does imply a greater destiny, Hawkeye is simply talking about who Luffy is as a person. He is just someone who is able to get virtually everyone to like him and help him out (such as that ragtag group from Impel Down), and that in itself is a powerful ability. Which is just awesome and a huge part of the reason why we love our boy so much lol.

The reason Garp had given off Ace & Luffy to Dadan is because they were both children of Roger & Dragon. So he has to hide them somewhere where people won't know that and visits them rarely because he doesn't want anyone to make their connection to himself. Also, this is the mid-point, so do take a break. Everyone takes a break at this point, including the author himself.

I recommend the “I still have my crew” scene in the anime, the music was beautiful and Japanese voice actor killed it, the desperation in her voice is palpable

The difference with Moria is that Luffy killing him makes the system look unreliable. While Moria dying in a war against the strongest man in the world wouldn't make the system look bad, everyone would understand.

Garp in a 21st century court: “Yes your honor I did do those things but I’m complex you see,”

Fun fact: The crossed out "S" in Ace's arm tattoo "ASCE" is an homage to the flag Sabo sails away under before getting attacked-- and how he signs the letter he leaves for them. A crossed out S. Whether "another brother" in the flashback feels forced or not (I was iffy on it as well my first read many years ago) Oda at least had something planned based on the tattoo! 👍🏴‍☠️

Oh yeah a neat little thing when the Straw Hats are reading about Luffy's second trip to Marineford and figuring out his message. Vivi was also catching on to there being some reason to the marks on his arm. The only reason she didn't get the message is because she didn't know of their agreement to meet in three days! Shows just how well she had connected with the crew during her time with them.

You missed something during Thriller Bark. Kuma says towards the end of the arc, "To inspire such loyalty in his friends, he couldnt be anyones son but yours Dragon."

fun fact: aside from the tattoo, Sabo's existence was subtly hinted at in another way - in ch 558 page 11, Ace has a flashback panel to the time they shared sake cups if you look closely at the left side of the panel, you can see the edge of a third sake cup 🤯

Fun fact: There's an actual ace and whitebeard memorial in Universal Studios Japan

The thing to realize about Garp is he's a military man. It would be almost impossible to raise one child, let alone two (or three) by himself. As an example, just from an US Army perspective, you might go out to the field for a week once every month or two. You might go to a training base for a month. You might get deployed for 6 months to a year and a half. How would you raise a child on your own? I don't think Garp was a good parental figure, but I can understand why he wasn't.

Just wanted to note that Imo Sabo's "death" is still emotional even though its obvious for the reader that he likely survived. From Ace and Luffy's perspective they have no reason at all to assume he survived and to them he's dead. Especially when talking about kids, it doesn't really matter what actually happened, what matters is what they think happened. If learning an event that they thought happened didn't happen years later it doesn't erase the trauma of it.

Buddha is the fleet admiral Aokiji / Akainu / Kizaru are admirals Garp is a vice admiral In rank Aokiji is already above Garp. But Garp has seniority and seems to be put on similar footing to Buddha, plus he has the status of a hero. Pretty sure it's sengoku talking in the speech bubble about recommending Aokiji to be promoted to fleet admiral. Some navy rank stuff that can be easily confusing

Most new readers dont quickly realise how broken Brooke really is, a man who lived alone for 50 years in despair, it's actually shocking for him to be sane right now! His deeply broken mental status is always overshadowed by his perversion and skull jokes. That's why I love seeing Brooke in the limelight!

If you want to see more of Sabo you should watch the anime's version of the flashback. They had a lot more filler that added so much more detail for like 2 pages worth of panels in the manga, that showcased the brotherhood of ASL. It made Sabo feel less like a plot device and more like an actual brother to Luffy and Ace. Especially slotted in between Luffy and Ace. Where they're all wild and crazy, Sabo is the brains and luffy's "kind" brother that outwardly shows he cares, compared to Ace who's telling him to shut up and man up.

How people disliked Jinbe I’ll literally never know. So glad to hear murph is a fan of boss Jinbe!

"It's not that I love this series I'm obsessed with it" I know that feeling. I wish I could forget everything except that it's an epic and well thought story and experience it for the first time again

"The poor man came back from war and two teenagers have taken over his Castle!" I Love your description of Mihawk!!🤣

Dadan crying for her boys always makes me cry. And when she said she will always side with them no matter which path they choose… man… 😭💔

"do you ever get punched with spikes!" a few years later "no you can't just punch through a spike cape- Ha ha punch go brrrr" (Baratie arc)

Interesting Tidbit: Its widely accepted (but not confirmed) in the OP fanbase that the first time we saw haki was in chapter 1 when Shanks stared down the Sea King after saving Luffy.

This is the most intense point of the series, It was so draining that everyone including Oda took a 1-month break from the series. A suggestion (in my opinion) is you should now start reading 2nd half of the series with expectation as the first few arcs are buildup arcs. They will be easing you back in the series rather than with a bang

The movies “One Piece: Strong World” and “One Piece: 3D2Y” might be fun to watch over your break. They fit where you are in the story. Neither are canon, but Strong World was written by Oda.

Also a small detail to note, the moment of Rayleigh swimming through the calm belt is not just an insane feat of power by him, but it also hard confirms that he is not a devil fruit user since he can swim through the ocean. Which I find to be a genius and subtle piece of story telling especially since Rayleigh is about to give the explanation of haki to Luffy, because it shows that you don't need devil fruit powers to stand at the top of the world.

I think dadan and garp being hard on kids is similar to strict asian adults who punishes naughty kids by inflicting small level of pain.It's common in Asian parenting and schools. My mom still has the stick she used to beat me. But onepiece having the exaggerated world it has, I understand why it looks like abuse.

It’s nice to see someone from the literary crowd appreciate One Piece. Most fans of One Piece are also fans of other anime and manga, and when you try to show someone who isn’t part of that crowd the story they take one look at Luffy’s goofy smile and non-edgy design and a look at the series length and they don’t give it a chance. So it’s nice to see someone tell us that it’s not wrong that we love this series so much.

Haha when Merphy was taking about Dragon... I guess she forgot he's Garps son.... The 'repetitiveness' of the crew, do keep in mind some of these scenes were for weekly readers between 5 and 10 years prior to this, wich is a great call back and feels genuine, you read this just a couple of months ago wich can make it feel like that, becouse it's still very fresh in your mind. People grew up from teens to parents while weekly reading One Piece

"make us hate any noble we encounter, except for sabo" * sad vivi noises *

true to one piece fan form merphy forgets that garp is dragons dad in the same video that she mentions that dragon is garp son and made a complex theory of how dragon had noble parents to relate dragon with sabo situation. Welcome to the one piece fandom alum

The three admirals and each marine having their own code of justice are some of the best things Oda has written. it shows how varied everyone even in the navy is, With Aokiji's Lazy Justice, Akainu's absolute justice and Kizaru's unclear justice. Each follow their own code, which only makes each one of them very fascinating. Also from the perspective of regular people, Akainu might be seen as a paragon of justice for regular people. As most pirates are violent people and Akainu is taking the fight to them, we have been seeing the story from the side of a pirate crew who is not like most other crews and doesn't attack people. Oda makes such complex characters, especially when we put ourselves in that world.

I started OP last year and I'm also not a manga person but I have also become totally obsessed with it. I can't believe how good it is. Its so fun to find this amazing thing out of nowhere as an adult. I like it the same way I liked Star Wars when I was 10 years old. Never saw it coming.

"I'm not just in love with this series, I am obsessed with it." What an extraordinarily relatable statement. We got her bois.

When Dadan was like "We aren't allowed to feel sad right now, because nobody is going through more pain than him. Luffy is the one suffering the most" and then you get back to Luffy's anger...always hits me in the feels

It probably seemed repetitive now mostly because you’ve been binging the series in only a few months. Ten years ago when this particular material was still being released weekly, it wasn’t nearly as obvious as we hadn’t seen many of the crew in the pages for over a year.

Keep in mind that on a week by week issue, the fans hadn't seen the crew properly or a lot of in like 2-4 years at a 40 chapters/year rate so it was probably so hype with the crew flashbacks every week

While there have been parts of the story that got me emotional up to this point; I think it was around the "I have my crew!!" page where I started crying. This whole sequence (Sabody -> Impel Down -> War -> Post War) is so well done, its incredible.

You should try reading chapter 0 of one piece (called strong world) , it shows a little more history of One-piece. It's supposed to be read after Marineford, its just 1 chapter

My most favourite Zoro dialogue, "I have developed a far greater purpose in life than achieving my own ambitions. I've already discarded my life for his sake."(luffy's) It is said that if luffy is to die in the series later on, Zoro would already be dead. Damn ! the unreal loyalty this man has for his captain.

Two things: -Now you know why Luffy said "Ace is my only brother IN THE WORLD", because Sabo is dead. -Please watch opening 14 "Fight Together", 2:30 minutes of pure bliss and some tears. Well, three things, your t-shirt is amazing!

I love how you bring attention to almost everytime Luffy says or implies a suggestion or command to his crew they trust so hard in his character that they just calmly do what Luffy needs them to do without question. For a crew that is filled with strong willed/stubborn characters who love to argue amongst themselves, it's amazing when Luffy speaks with actual weight their automatic internal response is instantly "Aye, Aye, Captain" and they just trust so hard. I just love how Oda writes trust/mutual respect. Beyond just trust like you mentioned this could also have to do with Haki but I am not caught up (currently just hit chapter 680) so we will see. I'm curious if Haki will always remain a "soft" system or if we will get very specific details on how it all works. (No spoilers please :p) I was worried to start this series because of the length but now I'm at the point where I never want this series to end!

Why is no one talking about how lovely Murphy’s shirt is? 😍

You taking a break just puts a giant, flaming hole right through my chest.

I'm jealous of you Merphy... I wish I could erase my memories of One Piece and experience it for the first time again. This is genuinely one of the greatest experiences I've ever had in any fictional medium- It really warms my heart every week seeing even a booktuber as well versed in fantasy literature as you are fall more and more in love with this series- and to such a deep, personal, and passionate degree. I hope this inspires a wave of One Piece readership across booktube, it's such a beautiful story that I feel is underappreciated (perhaps due to the stigma of the manga medium) amongst the book/film community. I'd give my arm to see this story be eventually read by the likes of Brandon Sanderson, Stephen King, or GRRM.

With the crew getting their own individual moments remembering luffy… you gotta remember during the run of the war arc. We the readers haven’t really seen them for 2 years in real world time. So it was welcomed they all had a little moment.

"poor guy come home and 2 teenagers have taken over his castle" that sound like the beginning of a sitcom

Merphy's nicknames for the characters are the sweetest thing. She calls Whitebeard Pops and refers to Bepo as Mr. Bear. It's just so cute 🥺

When you have such a long running story, most of the readers will want flashbacks of previous events in the story so Oda having all these "repetitive" flashbacks of when Luffy asked them to join the crew, it had already been years and years for a lot of the fan base and it was much needed!

When this flashback happened, I really disliked the idea of Sabo initially. My first thought was that he was just added to make it easier to get over Ace, because hey, look, here's another brother you can like instead! And it really bothered me because you can't just easily replace Ace like that?? So I was genuinely glad when his ship got blown up (even though I liked him as a character, just not his percieved role as replacement brother). To me, the flashback and Sabo's apparent death worked _because_ it established so well why Ace and Luffy clung to each other so desperately - because they only had each other after Sabo died. And returning to the present from there to Luffy who has now lost EVERYTHING, only for Jimbei to show him that...no, he has friends now, he has his crew, he isn't that helpless kid anymore that clung to Ace when he had no one else, and regaining his will to find them again and become strong enough to be able to protect them ....that was such a good emotional thorough-line to me 🥲

Just a slight correction: sabo's family didn't decide to burn the grey terminal, the king and nobles of the Goa kingdom decided to, they just went along with it because they wanted the bonuses that are becoming of nobles

18:54 Lmao.....I think she forgot the fact that dragon's dad is garp when the whole dragon noble theory is going on...... wait.... what if garp is also a noble......*mindblown* lol

I think there's a bit of a cultural disconnect in terms of how kids are supposed to be treated. Kids, on average, are treated in a more... spartan... sort of way in most Asian cultures. Abuse, in a way that is understandably bizarre, can also be something that isn't too far off from tough love.

One Piece: a story where one of the biggest flexes in the world is…. A good breaststroke. All Rayleigh needs to do to prove his godly strength is to go for a refreshing swim.

just a couple of thing: To understand why such parenting figures are so relevant in OP without being seen as inherently bad tutors, (Garp/Dadan/Sanji's one legged cook etc..) it's good to know a bit of Japanese culture itself, where the stereotypical "tough love" is a lot more prevalent and present, and so it the concept of being a "tsundere" (cold but warm personality). Not justifying any sort of behavior, it's just interesting to see how different cultures create different prospective on certain things. second: since OP fans, as you might have understood by now, like to theorize on everything, around this period it has been asked to Oda why all the world nobles looked so ugly, if there was a secret behind their origin and genealogy. Oda reply was that he hates them soo much that whenever he is drawing them he can't help but make them as ugly as possible. and idk, I love it so fucking much. I sincerely recommend you not to miss the Sbs (Q&A )at the end of each volume as they can be hilarious and or hide secret/additional infos relevant to the story.

During the “I want to live” scene at Enies Lobby, right before Luffy tells Sogeking to shoot the flag, Spandam says “You can’t possibly understand what you’re dealing with when you try to protect this woman!” to which Luffy replies, “I understand Robin’s enemy very well.” Now with this flashback, we realize that Luffy really does understand the horrors of the nobles and the world government because he understands what Sabo went through as a child of nobles.

I love the idea of you reacting to your old reviews after the reread.

Sabo is hinted at beforehand. The Tattoo on Aces arm with the crossed out S is Savoy flag and in mariners Ace mentions Sabo. As well as the shadow of a 3rd cup in the flashback scene. As for Haki Kobe hearing voices disappear or when kizaru got kicked by Marco and he says Haki users are annoying. We now know what the power difference is that we've felt but never understood. Time to get stronger 3D2Y

A heads up; you're about to enter some of the series longest arcs. Like 100 chapters

Just a quick correction, Nami wasn’t pretending to cry. She was crying for real. If anything she was pretending to NOT cry. You can see in a small panel where she is crying. And the old man notices it.

I love these videos because it's awesome to see someone else fall in love with this series as well, and to relive all its wildest moments. But sometimes you pick up on details that I completely missed, like Luffy's deep-rooted fear of being alone and how that's affected his choices, and those are the times that make these videos so outstanding to me!

Ace's tattoo makes more sense after this flashback too. The crossed out S was Sabo's jolly roger. And you know the time skip was well placed and well executed when most people know that it exists, but nearly everyone expects the crew to meet back up until the until meaning of 3D2Y is revealed.

I feel like a lot of the east blue will hit harder on the reread

I admit that im super excited to get videos of future merphy vs past merphy

This is one of the arcs I've revisited the least, so sometimes I forget just how amazing Jimbei was here. So thank you for your enthusiasm and gushing reminding me of that. Been binging these reviews the last few days and have really loved watching your journey so far (I especially loved the Enies Lobby video). Really looking forward to your rereads, not just for the things that you didn't retain the first time around, but for things that just have deeper meaning because of what you know now.

Thank you for the reviews, that was such a fantastic journey, I can't wait for you to read the next arcs

I like when you describe your "I wasn't ready for everything to comeback around" moment thinking it's just you.. it's all of us our first time xd PRAISE GODA

Arcs get longer after time skip even more world building and even more characters introduced but its epic

I am so excited about you reacting to your earlier reviews! Really looking forward to them :) They are going to be so entertaining!

Over the last few weeks these one piece fridays have become a bright point of my week. Keep up the great work Murphy!

I love how Oda waited a decade to give his main character an origin story.

Ik the flashbacks got really repetitive, but you have to remember how much real-world time passed between the release of their intro and this chapter's release. Zoro - 13 yrs Nami - 13 yrs Usopp - 12 yrs Sanji - 12 yrs Chopper - 10 yrs Robin - 8 yrs Franky - 4 yrs Brook - 3 yrs These were call backs to a long time ago for readers that had been keeping up with the release. Yeah, they got repetitive but the nostalgia goggles helped a lot of people overlook that.

I think it'd be really cool to have you and Daniel do a sort of guided discussion of each arc after y'all both catch up. You both like the series but have very different view points on certain topics and you guys bounce off each other very well!

the 1 and only reason I started this series is because you dedicated Fridays to it, I was only going to watch the first few episodes to get some context and now I absolutely adore it (so thank you, much appreciated!) this is my favourite new discovery of this year, One Piece Friday is so the best day of the week, its very helpful for working through the many many feelings invoked by this series - but man it's so good

3D2Y baybeee. Also it was Rayleigh's idea, don't give Luffy too much credit lol

"oda, you really do a good job of making us hate any noble we encounter" yes, princess vivi, the offending woman is right here.

I'm always looking forward to your videos!

I love seeing your excitement in these videos, it makes me so happy to be a one piece fan, this made my Friday

This is a neat thing, during the “I want to live scene” luffy says “I know Robin’s enemy” and I always wonder or assume if he is thinking about Sabo when he says that.

I've read one of the comments in another video that said: Luffy's response to all of his problems is just smashing through it, punched his way through it. But in this arc, when he failed, the thoughts of guilt clouded his mind and he doesn't know to respond it, so he just smashed his head to a rock while saying "GO AWAY",

I love Merphy’s reviews, reactions and insights to the story of One Piece. First we had Totally Not Mark with his complete blind in depth series review and now Merphy is doing the same man we One Piece fans are really getting a treat with all of these video

I love watching and listening to your videos because it really is a more literary and different perspective on a story that is mostly observed by people who already like anime / manga. It's so nice to see that even though anime and manga isnt what you are use to. For you to read and rave about it is always heartfelt.

Who ever persisted her to read One piece youre a TRUE GOAT!!!

I just realized that Merphy said that Shakky was married to Dragon… ooooh What will Rayleigh think lol. Also I am so excited for the reactions to your previous reviews especially the Skypeia one cause u know… 🥩

I've been watching this series of videos and as a huge fan of One Pieces its a complete joy to watch your journey ... I know you are caught up now and a huge fan yourself ...its so much fun watching that develop ...it feels so familiar ... an absolute treat!!!