CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome aboard the weekly reader crew! It's a very different experience going through slowly, but equally as amazing!

i love how Vivi mentored Luffy in leadership and responsibility, and post-timeskip he pays it forward to Wimpyhoshi and Momo ❤️

Hearing you talk about Luffy’s sometimes “harsh” treatment of Momo reminds me of the fact that Luffy never received coddling and typical care as a child. He was either on his own or being thrown to the wilderness by Garp. Of course Luffy’s care for Momo would manifest as tough love.

The fake out deaths are the only problem I’ve had throughout the story. The emotions, the story, the characters, and the underlying lessons are all masterfully done.

My favorite thing about queen turning into a snake is Marco’s reaction. Marco was whitebeard‘s right hand, he has seen some stuff and even for him this is WEIRD.

I just realized Doffy "flying" by attaching to the clouds was foreshadowing how he was a dragon the whole time. Albeit a celestial dragon, but a dragon nonetheless

Sanji’s kindness and honour is actually one of his greatest strengths. Other than Luffy, Sanji has been the best crew mate at consistently being able to win over people to the Straw Hats side simply due to him being his best. We’ve seen this ever since his introduction, with him winning over the cold blooded Gin due to his genuine kindness. We also see this with Viola and Pudding, but he’s also the one who most wanted to help Kin’emon back on Puck Hazard.

It was stated in Kaido’s introduction he was captured quite a few times. It seems he met King when he was taken to Vegapunk’s lab to make Momo’s artificial fruit.

Sanji struggle with himself was one of the best moments in this arc. Law, kid vs big mom was so epic I love Law

To add a little about the symbology between Sanji and Zoro's power ups: Robin wrote the title "Wings of the Pirate King", is clear that both are Luffy's right and left hand men, we have a lot of visual confirmation about it and Marco's speech about the "stars". Now their power-ups also are, in a way, a complementary opposite. Sanji became a Shield. He, the guy that always protects the crew first and foremost, the guy that constantly sacrificed himself for others and works as a first line of defense has unbreakable skin. The core of his fight was how he didn't break and his core was a strong as always and Sanji can no longer be broken down by anyone. Zoro became a Sword. Zoro can cut what barely anyone was able to cut before, a refined blade that thrives for new oponents to defeat, his power up went since Roof Piece about cutting down on harder objectives (first the fire in Prometheus, then Kaido's skin, then King's skin), showing his power as a Conqueror.

00:00:00 ⟾ Skit {Will of K.} 00:00:22 ⟾ Intro - basement update 00:00:37 ⟾ Intro - Caught Up!, Re-read 00:01:37 ⟾ Intro - Format: Ch. 1026-1040 00:01:48 ⟾ Plot - Momonosuke biting Kaido, Luffy support 00:04:52 ⟾ Plot - Luffy Sky Split, Sulong 00:06:22 ⟾ Plot - Momonosuke and Flame-clouds 00:06:56 ⟾ Roles - Momonosuke & Yamato: Oden embodiment 00:10:12 ⟾ Capturing Robin: CP-0, Rob Lucci, Gorosei, Kaido, Linlin 00:11:15 ⟾ Plot - After Raid Stuff: CP-O, Gorosei, information 00:12:09 ⟾ Characters - Yamato: full beast form 00:12:27 ⟾ Dinosaur Dynamics: Queen 00:13:54 ⟾ Fights - Killer vs. Hawkins 00:15:08 ⟾ Will of K. - Kin’emon, Kikunojo, Kanjuro 00:16:28 ⟾ Plot - Kazenbo: Orochi manipulation 00:18:35 ⟾ Characters - Law & Kid: awakenings, duo dynamics 00:20:18 ⟾ Characters - Big Mom: abilities, portrayal, lifespan steal 00:22:20 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: monster, conflict, hitting women, devotion 00:25:09 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: destroying raid suit, gag/humour, flaw 00:26:46 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: Sora sacrifice complication 00:28:13 ⟾ Characters - Sanji & Zoro: death pact 00:30:29 ⟾ Characters - Sanji & Zoro: complementary powerups: augmentation and flame-cut 00:31:15 ⟾ Plot - Drake and Apoo team-up 00:31:25 ⟾ Fights - Zoro vs. King: Dinosaur Dynamics, action panels, Enma 00:32:22 ⟾ Fights - Sanji vs. Queen: Germa abilities, Queen science, Sanji conflict, Ifrit Jambe, conclusion panel 00:34:35 ⟾ Chuji (flashback, Sanji and Osome) 00:35:05 ⟾ Characters - Sanji: Post time-skip, Whole Cake Island, Wano 00:35:40 ⟾ King flashback - Kaido (joy, ambition) 00:38:01 ⟾ King flashback - loyalty, Zoro parallels, foreshadowing? 00:39:26 ⟾ Fights - Zoro vs. King: action, King of Hell, Enma 00:40:00 ⟾ Highlights - Usopp and Samurai: death wish, Oda’s portrayal of concepts, Whole Cake Island (Sanji/Lola) parallels 00:44:29 ⟾ Fights - Luffy vs. Kaido: range of emotions 00:45:39 ⟾ Highlights - WG renaming a devil fruit: Zunesha, Tama 00:48:08 ⟾ Highlights - Grim Reaper: magic mink medicine, theories?, scythe and Brook 00:51:47 ⟾ Fights - Law-Kid vs. Big Mom: abilities, pushing limits, Roger speech 00:54:30 ⟾ (Cat) 00:54:36 ⟾ Big Mom Crew: Perospero, Pudding, Katakuri 00:55:34 ⟾ Tangent - Beast Pirates vs. Big Mom Pirates: complexity, depth, dynamics 00:57:26 ⟾ [Cat] 00:57:31 ⟾ Big Mom Crew 00:58:09 ⟾ Fights - Raizo vs. Fukurokuju 00:58:21 ⟾ Reveals - Zunesha & Joyboy: Momonosuke?, punishment? 00:59:20 ⟾ Outro - Caught Up, Future Format, re-reading, Hunter × Hunter 01:00:54 ⟾ [Promo] [Credits]

One of my favorite moments is the series is when Sanji is asking himself what Luffy wants. Which version of him and he seems willing to become an emotionless monster. And he seems to come to the conclusion that Luffy doesn't want him to be an emotionless monster. He wants him as he is. That was such a big moments for the two of them.

YOU’RE FINALLY HERE! Merphy your journey through this series means so much to so many of us. Your one piece videos have given the entire community something to look forward to, and you are absolutely one of the most cherished voices in this community. I’m so glad this series means as much (if not more) to you now as it does to all of us!!!

I think having to elaborate on character moments and themes that you didn't get to explore much bcs of time crunch would be a lovely idea now that you're all caught up. Your take on the narrative parts of the story is what makes this channel stand out for me. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air. 🥰

I was initially dismayed that Sanji's power up was, as you put it, "hurtproof" but then as I sat on it I realised, alongside Zoro, the both of them become Luffy's Sword (Zoro) and Shield (Sanji), and now I am in love with this. Also I love Merph's captions. Amazing!

The one thing i will say about Zoro and the Grim Reaper is that one of the first big quotes Zoro has said in the series is "Not even death himself can take my life away" which was when he was fighting Hachi in Arlong Park. This was stated in the context that he refused to die until he met Mihawk again which adds a scary layer to this because he "HAS" met Mihawk again at this point. This is absolutely a call back to that quote. Heres hoping he still refuses to die.

Sorry about the flood! Congrats on catching up and great job on that opening skit, it was hilarious!

I loved the parallels between the monster trio and Kaido, King and Queen. They're like a wicked version of our monster trio, with Queen harming women and abusing the same science Sanji was rejecting (and that he only accepts to use to help his crew), King fighting with dirty techniques for a swordsman and Kaido filled with despair and discouraging others dreams by destroying people's hopes. Kaido was once charmed by Xebec, who ressembled Joy Boy, but his story ended and destroyed Kaido's hopes and it feels like he thinks that path is the most painful to walk and can't end right, but I think Luffy might show him that there's a chance he will succeed, but even if he doesn't, the point was never to achieve being king of the pirates, but to TRY TO, to pursue that dream of freedom until he accomplishes or dies trying, and it's cool with him if it means he gave it his all.

I’m so glad someone understands the dynamic with Zoro and Sanji so well. The rivalry between their respective fanbases is funny, but a lot of people genuinely don’t realise how close they are, and how many deep moments they’ve shared throughout the series.

I always saw Kaido in a tragic limbo; hes strong enough to be virtually unkillable to almost everyone, yet not strong enough to achieve whatever his original dreams were. For someone whose philosphy is to Go Big or Die Well, no wonder why he was so down. That is, until Luffy gives him the last chance for his Vallhallan finale.

I always found interesting the parallels and opposites between Sanji's story and Chopper's. Chopper was mistreated because he was considered a monster, and tried to stay away from his monster ball form because he was afraid it would hurt people around him. Through character growth, he decided to embrace that aspect of himself to control that form and channel it to help those he cared about instead. Sanji was abused because he was not a monster, but ends up making the decision to remain himself instead even though it could be considered less powerful or useful when dealing with those who want to harm his loved ones. Both of them were given the choice to become more of what people around them believed they should be, and instead chose to embrace the versions of themselves that they were mocked and tortured for.

The thing I like about Kaido's crew is that it's really small. He has a lot of expendable minions (the smile users and the ones who haven't become smile users yet) but his actual crew is just 8 very strong people (9 if you count X Drake) and that's it. I agree with you that the dynamic with the big mom pirates is more interesting but she just has way too many kids to keep track of.

Law using Corazon’s move at the end made me tear up. Completely unexpected, but perfect

I love how you've been portraying the relationship between sanji and zoro, and bringing all the little things they do for each other to the table in all of your video series. Some of us already loved sanji and zoro, and we saw some of this, but you, with your analysis and fresh vision make a lot of sense of it and show many how to appreciate and approach it. I knew you'd love that call in the middle of a fight. Thanks Merphy for all your analysis and giving value to so many things that readers sometimes didn't pay to much attention. :)

It's definitely a bittersweet moment that you've caught up to One piece now. The hour long reviews will definitely be missed. But on the bright side you're up-to-date and can actively discuss where the story might go and just theories.

Just wondering if you plan on reviewing One Piece: Ace's Story, is a Light Novel with Vol 1 & 2, it the depicts parts of Ace's life that we haven't seen. & it's considered Canon to the main One Piece story, because Oda had a hand in it. Also One Piece Episode A, is the manga adaptation of One Piece: Ace's Story illustrated by Boichi not Oda so the art style will look different. Boichi is the mangaka (author) for the manga 'Dr. STONE.' "PS: the manga adaptation is also missing a good amount from the light novels, so I recommend reading the novels first and then read the manga. That's just some helpful information in case you plan on reading them."

"I read the first chapter of Hunter X Hunter and it was adorable." Ah as one amazing journey slows, another begins. Great review as always Merphy and I'm sure everyone is excited for your reactions to what HxH does with its narrative. And as for alternative One Piece videos, there's a few amazing theory videos out there that I'm sure you'd have a blast analyzing.

I believe in chapter 1040 when the buildings kinda falling apart we see brook running with Robin and Zoro falling in panels. Meaning brooks super far away from Zoro so the reaper is likely not him.

So glad to have you caught up! Merph, just because I did not hear you mention it. SANJI'S EYEBROWS. Just a neat detail visualizing his internal conflict. Zunisha being the unnamed devil fruit weilder lines up neatly with their punishment walk thing. Possibly with some ancestors to Momo giving the order to walk and not use whatever power, or that power being a zoan of the ultra long leg elephant eaten maybe by a giant or ancient giant.

this is the 3rd scythe/grim reaper that Zoro has faced this arc (Hawkin's puppet in act 1, Killer in act 2). So Zoro vs Death, which is a recurring aspect of his quest (never letting X kill him), is a real possibility.

Merphy, with her background in exploring tons of Literature, she offers a more unique perspective exploring these stories. It’s refreshing. She challenges us to see things in a new light

Sanji's moment is deeper than just his chivalry. He was afraid of losing his emotions, all of them. Sanji's defining trait is his kindness, hes the kindest man in the world. Turning into a machine only capable of fighting like his brothers is the worst that could ever happen to him.

4 seconds in, and maybe Merphy is dead??? That's one way to catch up. I'm so happy that you are caught up. Sanji has had such great continuation in his character development from Whole Cake Island in Wano, I have to be honest, I didn't see it coming but I'm absolutely here for it. Momo biting Kaido and Luffy hyping up the kid and helping him boost his confidence really spoke to me. Proud of our boy for splitting the sky, it took so long that I couldn't believe it when it happened. Can't wait for Hiyori to end Orochi. I don't care what anyone says the goofiness Oda has injected in his dinosaurs (and pterosaurs) is hilarious. Eichiro "Dr. Grant" Oda really just said that's how pterodactyls hunted and the true form of brachiosaurus is a big snake. The helicopter Triceratops was already funny. But that being said, the Tobiroppo fights with the exception of Robin's fights were pretty lackluster and not personal at all. But who knew in all of One Piece apparently Raizo is the biggest among the big badasses and would outlast every single fight. Just Oda being Oda. However, this is the most important thing I'll ever say: King is a beautiful man. Nothing else. Just thought everyone else should acknowledge it. Edit: sorry about the flooding. Hope no books were destroyed in the process. I'm incredibly hyped about all the theory crafting that can come from the three chapter weekly discussion. Also, its not Brook. In 1040, you can see Brook with Robin, while Zoro is falling off the island.

Something I love about Momo and Yamato having inherited Oden's will is that both, on first glance, are oposed to Oden's identity as a man. Yamato is biologically female, Momo is a child, two identities that define themselves in opposition to manliness. And yet the former can claim Oden's name and it seems like Momo has claimed its image. It fits so much. also Merphy's CAT!!!!

Whoever writes the subtitles/close captions for the video is really having fun doing it, gives an extra layer of fun to watching these ....also around minute 35 the subtirtles stop being on sync with the video

44:25 Another detail to take into consideration is what happens immediately after. Same as when Marco said "It's time for the stars to take the stage", now Izo, another one of Whitebeard's commanders, the most powerful crew since the death of Roger, not only agrees with him, but he also regards him by name (or at least by the name in his wanted poster, "God Usopp"). One of the biggest players in the scene knowing who Usopp of all people is speaks A LOT of how far our crew is

It doesn't seem like a year, but I can't believe that you're here. Now the pain and joy that is reading week to week! I've been week to week since Sabaody and the wait is long, but being able to do this with so many friends that I have made because of One Piece makes it worth it to me. Can't wait to talk with everyone and you in your discord with our love of One Piece!

The Huh! At 14:49 is me when I start understanding something.

The thing with the death visit is... Two chapters later, when Kid shoots Big Mom through the island, we see Brook with Robin after that scene. So it's not Brook clowning on Zoro. In the same sequence we also see Zoro, face down lying in a pool of blood, clearly unconscious, as he doesn't react at all to the ground crumbling under him. Now I also don't think Zoro is actually dead, but he's in _real_ bad shape to be seeing that specter, and who knows where he even is now that the ground under him gave way.

I'm very curious about the Numbers. We were introduced to the kids who were being turned into giants, and I can't help but wonder if a similar formula was used on the Numbers and they were samurai or other people of Wano before they lost their faculties and became Kaido's obedient slaves. One thing I noticed when Sanji was having a personal dilemma was that his eyebrows reversed. There's no way that after more than 1000 chapters that Oda would make such a mistake. One thing that was skipped over, but that I absolutely loved about the Big Mom fight was Law using his room to mimic a silence ability so she couldn't call out to her homies to come rescue her. The fact that it was something he created in honour of Corazon brought a tear to my eye.

Love seeing people discovering One Piece for the first time and getting caught up in this crazy story that hopefully never ends (well not for awhile anyway).

One of the core principles Oda uses in writing is "two sides of the same coin", this can be seen in Arabasta and Dressrosa. Love that you have picked up on this in this chapter. Love your content, keep up the great work !!!

Big Mom was so cool, I really fell in love with her during her fight with Kidd & Law. It feels like Elbaf probably won't under horrible suffering so Big Mom will chase after them to Elbaf and become the main threat there. And that's when her crew will be finally used. Possibly, feels like everything could be leading to that outcome lol. I swear, so much of the New World has been set up for Wano/after Wano.

In chapter 84, during Zoro’s face-off against Hachi in Arlong Park, he says that until he’s achieved his dream, “Not even the grim reaper can take my life away!” So I think the grim reaper we saw was a real, foreshadowed manifestation of death/hell, and that Zoro may have to face off against it.

The opening skit is so hilarious 😂 This was an amazing journey with you and now welcome to weekly readers

The inevitability has been reached. Looking forward to the future structure, you have a really good idea going

I'm so glad you pointed out the Split the Sky moment! It has a practical purpose that drives the plot forward and it's such an Oda-ism that I love! Glad to have you caught up! 😊

Now that you’re caught up I know you’re not a big movie person but if you want more One Piece content I’d really recommend Strong World, Film Z and Baron Omatsuri They’re not canon but the villains of the first two are canonical characters that exist in the story and the latter is just a really solid creepy movie

YES!!! She finally caught up! I'm so excited for the future One Piece videos.

This is BIG NEWS!! And very exciting :) I'm so glad for all of your reviews. And you've been Nakama for a long time, now we can just be open with you and not worry about spoiling everything.

We had Triceraheli, we had Brachiosnake and we had Pteracanon. I loved Odas creativity this arc. The Smile-users got more ridiculous as we went on, the dinosaurs got more ridiculous moves each and every time. I loved every single panel of that. I wonder what xDrake pulls out of his T-Rex body

Haha watch with closed captions. It totally adds to the video! We text is what Merphy wants to say, but not what we hear. Honestly more of a translator then subtitles.

Just a reminder: read the Monsters one-shot (if you haven't yet). It's canon, and seeing Ryuuma in his prime is fun

Hi Merphy, congrats for finally caught up with us! Can't believe my first encounter with you is the Skypiea arc last year and now we are together in the end of Wano. It's been an amazing journey so far and I hope we can sail to the end together. And last, thank you for making me love One Piece more and more again with your review :))

Hell yeah Merphy! Glad that you are finally here with all of us. I would personally really love to see you have talks with other one piece youtube folks, you offer a really fresh perspective on a series a lot of us have been consumed by for years now.

The other thing I think is that Luffy has been impulsive and blunt from a very young age. So I don't think from his pov he is expecting too much of Momo, causeif Luffy were in Momo's place he would be the first to bite Kaido. Like if kid Luffy had been the one Kaido held over Oden's burning castle Luffy would tried to punch him or at least bite him with his eyes burning with rage and fury. Kaido would have been far more impressed.

The best part about one piece being so long is that as soon as you finish one read through it has been enough time for you to go back to the beginning and it feel fresh :D

I just realized how much better/funnier is watching your videos with subtitles on hahaha So glad you're caught up. Welcome to the weekly madness, you'll love it.

Congratulations, Merphy. It's been such a treat to watch someone join us on this journey.

37:03 actually, Kaido is the one that wiped Moria's crew out, and drove Moria to being the sad sack he turned into, so this comparisson works better then I thought.

Credit to whomever is doing the the subtitles, they’re hilarious (and so are you Merph!)

33:40 the ironic thing is that Sanji being worried about him becoming an emotionless monster and losing himself is actually one of the most human reactions he's had and that someone could have

Chapter 1030 was one of the most frustrating points for me as a One Piece fan, probably most frustrating since Pell's death not death all the way back in Alabasta. Luckily Oda followed that up with chapter 1031 which was one of the best Sanji chapters ever.

The Intro skit had me 🤣 If Merphy can caught up to One Piece in a YEAR anyone could too. I wish everyone understand that One Piece is about the stories & characters not power scaling

Congrats on being caught up! We pass our time here by theorizing and watching reviews of the series, like yours.

Congrats on getting caught up. I HOPE you can finally enjoy the rest of One piece KZfaqr space without fear of Spoilers and hope you enjoy your next read through. The details you missed will the new treasure you dig up on the Lap back from start to finish.

I’m an anime watcher, not a manga reader (only manga I read was Berserk, RIP Miura) and I started watching (podcasting) your One Piece videos at the Whole Cake Island mark. I am glad the adaption is close to the manga, because listening to you (on my way to work) adds more depth to my anime experience. Currently, I just watched Momo take a bite out of Kaido. It was fantastic to see. I watched this video first before I got to watch that bite happen, so I knew beforehand. Let me tell you, it wasn’t ruined one bit. In fact, you hyped it up for me. I was excited (still am). I must submit, when I first watched your Whole Cake Island part 1 video, I was like: “Man. This lady can surely overreact”. Then a few more videos later: “This stuff is great.” As I find myself in agreement with your sentiment and enthusiasm. Here’s to “catching” up to the rest of your videos. BTW, if you haven’t, One Piece Odyssey is a fun little chapter. Check it out if you want to “level up” with the Mugiwaraboshi (Big Mom likes to say that a lot)

There is an interesting theory that suggests that since we actually met Dinosaurs in the Little Garden Island in the Grand Line, Oda is doing something with King, Queen and Sasaki's DF features. I suspect that with these bizarre features, Oda is heavily implying that devil fruits are man made. The ancient zoans are potentially inaccurate because the creator of the devil fruits did not have access to the actual animal. Instead, they had to base the fruit on the fossils of animals that were already extinct. (Since the only dinosaurs we've seen exist only in Little Garden and function normally) The shape of the pteranadon's skull led them to believe it could be used as a weapon, just as the length of the brachiosaurus's neck and tail led them to believe it was some kind of snake.

Congrats merphy, i found your channel with those one piece reviews and stayed because your amazing content and personality. Hope your channel grow more and more

I love that you are caught up now I won't accidentally spoil things. This has been an incredible ride watching you read along and its so enjoyable. I love your extra views on things and various literary devices and such. I don't know just love the way you talk about it and i still learn things not just about fictional pirates but storytelling in general.

HxH, Mob Psycho 100, and One Piece are my favorite mangas ever, in no particular order. Super excited seeing you cover two of the most meaningful stories i've experienced

The reason why your prospective is so refreshing and interesting is because of how new you are to Manga. As someone that has read a lot of Manga, and there are so many people in the community that read One Piece also read a lot of Manga, we can become very jaded. The journey was awesome. And believe me, a lot of people understand the hell of when you finally catch up to the current stuff.

I like how Big Mom's defeat was not really a defeat because she was taken out in the most convenient way (no trying the insult GODA's writing more like the opposite). She took a lot of damage from a bunch of other battles and when she was fighting Law and Kid she was pretty weakened. Law's ability (R-Room) came in such a clutch in the end its actually kind of crazy how big of a role Big Mom's voice is in here combat abilities because her homies need to hear her to do anything to help her. And of course in the end she hits a bomb cause why not? When she fell from Onigashima she didn't even go unconscious which shows how durable she is considering all the hits she took.

42:55 What I like about this Usopp moment is that Wano is based on Japan which has a long history of samurai and seppuku which was seen as a gesture of honor and it's like Oda is criticizing this aspect of his country. It is also interesting to note that the person who agrees with Usopp's speech is Izou; a samurai who has spent a lot of time in contact with other cultures.

Love the personality you inject into your subtitles. Your hard work there is much appreciated.

That’s exactly how I felt when I caught up! It’s so weird knowing that there’s no next chapter! It’s surreal, but cool too…because now you have the opportunity to chat with everyone about what’s going on now. I’m currently rereading because why not 😂

CONGRATS MERPHY ON CATCHING UP WITH THE SERIES!!

And now the pain of being caught up😭, but also the hype to see what Oda does next! What's gonna happen to Big Mom,? Zoro?!?! The falling island? Oh, and the GIANT elephant and government ships waiting for the battle between the rubber boy and drunk dragoon emperor to end! It's slowly starting to seem like we might not have time to party at the end of the battle like Luffy planned😰 But like everyone else now we wait to read what's next. And in a way the buildup makes each chapter feel more rewarding as we get them, but I'll let you experience that for yourself😉 Hope the water damage wasn't too bad! Enjoy HXH and can't wait for the other videos about OP you plan to make☺

I have been going through some personal stuff and the utter joy you have while talking one piece has been keeping me going

Linlin and Kaido dynamic is one of my favorite in all of one piece I absolutely love these 2 and they Benefit from each other

Congrats on catching up! Now you’ll be itching for more every week like all of us. Have fun with the re-read, keep us updated. Also sorry about the basement :(

Love all your in-depth takes and ideas. Feels like justice seeing someone truly appreciate the intricacies and meanings of these recent chapters that many in the weekly community either don't see or gloss over. Welcome aboard!!! 😁

28:30 I just noticed that the captions were actually typed out when it showed "(The Zoro Pack)." That's freakin insane lmao

Something I’d like to point out that you may or may not have missed is that Raizo was the only one complaining about how hot it was when the scabbards were on odens back in the pot. This fight with Fukurokuju where he is literally being burned alive and gives no fucks

It's like reaching the red line

WELCOME MURPHY-SENPAI! It's a weird feeling being week to week. Welcome to the grind, I've on the week2week since 2005 and No it doesn't get easy with the wait 🤣

Emna had me dieing ngl 🤣😂 Can't wait for the monthly reviews Merph!

the fact that this is 'the end' (not really but, you know, in a sense it definitely is) makes me emotional so I don't really have the words, but that series of videos was the most amazing and I just want to say thank you for these videos and I hope you enjoy your re-reads and the week-to-week experience from now on

Congratulations on finally catching up, Merphy! It's been a blast seeing your journey on this wonderful series. Been here since G8 Filler arc review. You've made my fridays very blissful along with the release ot chapter scans. Can't wait for more of your content!

Welcome aboard! Let's sail in this absolute delight of a series now, together. Hope you enjoy your stay as much as you enjoyed catching up to us.

When king takes off his mask and folks go, hey Zoro...can you prolong the fight yo?

I love your analysis but WHY ist NO ONE mentioning the awesome subtitles on your videos! I love them!! :D

These chapters taught me something about "power scaling" that makes it all pointless to argue and the brilliant mechanic of Haki and it's way of fixing typical Shonen battle tropes. At least in my head canon. Haki and willpower pretty much go hand in hand. Law had explained that some of his abilities cannot work on Big Mom and Kaido because he cannot overcome their Haki. It's very reasonable to think that as a fight goes on, and the willpower/haki of each party either increases or decreases, certain abilities and attacks can become more effective or less effective. So if a normal looking punch was simply brushed off at the start of a fight, it can hurt much more towards the end of a fight.

I love your subtitles, it is amazing! adds another layer to the commentary and shows how much effort is place in editing the videos

I love that comment Murphy about taking things to seriously in one piece. You are a true treasure to the one piece community I've enjoyed watching your journey to catch up with the rest of us in one piece.

i have been here since your "not-island" review. which was back in summer of 2021, and ever since then i have been waiting eagerly for your reviews each week. i don't like many other reviewers, but the fact that you did not have an idea about what manga is and went in one piece blindly made your reviews so much more interesting. thank you merphy for being my friend through my last semester of college, and for sometimes easing me to sleep. i truly enjoyed the past 7 months with your reviews, they added a lot of flavor and joy to my week every one piece friday that you did. i can't wait for what the future holds for us one piece fans, and can't wait for your reviews as we get more and more information about one piece lore. again, thank you so much. i'm infinitely thankful to youtube algorithm that suggested your channel to me during that fateful day. i wish you the very best.

That intro bit was hilarious! 😂

Ahhh when she said to get my fix was like so nostalgic for me. Don't worry Merphy I was the same way years ago when I caught up to one piece. ( wci island very beginning like we just met Yonji and reiju). I can't tell you how many times I've rewatched the anime through other generations or reactors at this point plus my first manga read through. It's hard at first but you will be fine

Now that you’re caught up, id love to see a video or series of videos on all the cover stories.

People have theorised that the renamed fruit that’s so dangerous is Brook’s fruit. Something that can resurrect someone seemingly keep them functionally immortal afterwards is pretty damn helpful if you wanna rule the world. Plus it’s name is so similar to Big Mom’s fruit and that doesn’t happen often (if at all?). Though my money is on Zunisha for absolute sure.