I know it's been awhile since the last analysis video, so this one's extra long to hopefully make up for it a little :) NEXT ANALYSIS VID WILL BE ONCE WE HIT 100K SUBS SO DEF SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE!

Water 7 and Enies Lobby combined are literal perfection

I’ve always love that Robin started addressing the Straw Hats by their names instead of their roles after this arc. It’s small but it’s very impactful.

He really talked for an hour about how great this arc is and didn’t even bring up the fights That’s how you know this arc is king

I kind of interpreted Luffy asking Usopp to shoot down that flag different to what you described. Robin's main fear was that eventually even the straw hats would consider her to be a burden and might feel they'd be better off without her. Her enemy is not any small organization. It is the world government. With Luffy shooting down the flag and declaring war against them, he is basically reassuring her that her enemy is the entire crew's enemy. The world government will come after the crew now regardless of whether Robin is with them or not. So she might as well join them without any fear of them abandoning her.

The Water 7 saga is a literal masterpiece of story telling

"The strawhats do not care about the state of the world, they're just here to pick up a friend, and the world government happens to be in their way" I could not describe it better 👏

Robin sailing into the ocean on her little boat trying to laugh repeating “dershishishi” was the most heartbreaking moment in this arc 😔💔

Have you ever thought that up until this arc, Luffy's most audacious act was challenging a warlord? Here, he straight up raided one of the World Government's most important facility, mowed through thousands of soldiers, defeated Blueno before the others EVEN got to the island, publicly declared war on the entire world, defeated Lucci who was thought to be unbeatable, AND escaped a whole Buster Call with minimal casualty. This arc seriously raised the stakes for the entire series onward with some arcs having situations that feels almost as insane as Enies Lobby.

DEAR GOD The ship is physically breaking apart in Water 7, whilst the crew is also breaking apart. I never noticed that before but its genius. And the Merry shows up at the end of the arc once the crew is reunited and has come back together.

I remember watching this arc with my mouth hanging open nearly the whole time. The stakes were so high, the emotions behind Robin's "I WANT TO LIVE" and Luffy telling Sogeking to "shoot down the flag"...I still have fucking CHILLS man

an hour-long morj video? this calls for popcorn

lets not forget that in this arc we cherish as one of the best shonen arcs in anime a dude holding nine swords fought with a giraffe, I have no idea how oda is able to pull that off but this whole arc was hilarious, epic, dramatic and emotional all at the same time

My only complaint about this arc is ussop’s veeery convenient disappearance at the start and reappearance at the end. Oda really dropped the ball on that one

1 whole hour? I'm in heaven, thank you Morj

The Enies Lobby Arc shows how much Oda planning his story and also how he already put hint about ussop way back since he first "join" Luffy in the manga everytime crew member joined the straw hat pirates, the chapter title will be the crew member number, like when Zoro join the chapter title is "Number One" and when Ussop join there is no title that mentions his number After the event of Enies Lobby when Ussop rejoin finally the title is "Third and Seventh" signifying Ussop and Franky numbers

Man, the part I love the most is Luffy vs Usopp, it's a testament to what Usopp can be when he is brave and goes all out, is craftsmanship, his wits, his actual skill and talent.It's all on display, he makes it seams he had a chance and to me, that's just f***ing awesome. I truly wish he can reach this pinnacle again in further fights.

This is why I hate people saying that the Strawhats have no character development. This arc itself put every Strawhat members on chaos with their character development, I can only imagine those people following One Piece weekly during this arc wouldve been put on a roller coaster feels ride

I like how Luffy and Zoro stuck in buildings is the true low part of the arc. After they break out it’s all uphill.

A cool detail about this storyline is before the crew lands on long ring long land they are escaping a tidal wave. As they sail, they see a pirate ship stripped of their captain and most of the crew. The crew that is left are too inexperienced to save themselves from the wave and sink as a result. It’s cool to see a small detail that foreshadows the challenge in the coming arc.

Usopp has genuinely some of the most badass moment's, like when he said he couldn't stand someone laugh at his friends dream. Or the motivational speech he gave Luffy, i don't want to imagine One Piece without Usopp or any of the other members, ever.

The person who disliked the video even before finishing it was a Teapot believer

Morj really has come a long way. Remember when he only released 3 minute videos? The guy used to think that anything longer would "scare" away viewers. When really this is the shit One Piece fans have been craving.

If you didn’t know by now, Oda is actually inside One Piece. You know the animal that hangs around Sengoku? Yeah, that’s him

It’s also important to note that Luffy hadn’t demonstrated any sign of conqueror’s haki up to this moment. Only after finishing out his crew with Brook as a musician (a position Luffy had wanted for a long time) did he step up as leader of a full crew. (Before anyone says “what about jinbe,” Luffy and Jinbe hadn’t met yet and Nami had been a perfectly fine helmsman).

Speechless. What an amazing analysis of an amazing arc. The amount of effort in this is incredible. This gave me a better understanding of the IMPORTANCE of this arc for the strawhats to really grow and establish their character. You deserve a standing ovation Morj.

From ussop breaking off from the strawhats, robin mysteriously disbanding from the straw hats , luffy stating his place in this world by starting a war with the WG. So many moments happened which made this arc great.

Another symbolism of Luffy's growth as a serious captain can be seen in the use of aquatic Bulls. Right after their arrival at Water 7, he and Ussop ride Yagara Bulls, the smallest and most silly-looking form, just because they feel like it would be fun. Several chapters later, in order to catch up to Robin and save her, Luffy uses the gigantic and powerful King Bulls.

00:00:00 ⟾ Intro - Best Arc 00:01:15 ⟾ MAIN THEMES AND CHARACTERS - collective crew growth/evolution, family set-up 00:02:58 ⟾ Duality of Luffy: immature child & commanding captain 00:04:41 ⟾ Crew Tested: Aokiji, setting the stage 00:06:57 ⟾ Crew Tested: Robin, Usopp, CP-9 defeat 00:07:55 ⟾ Long-running Metaphors: Water 7 setting 00:08:47 ⟾ Long-running Metaphors: Aqua Laguna 00:09:49 ⟾ Long-running Metaphors: Going Merry 00:10:27 ⟾ Problems with Crew Dynamic 00:11:29 ⟾ Usopp: weakness, role, insecurities, Going Merry 00:16:11 ⟾ Crew Growth: Usopp, unique value/strengths 00:17:53 ⟾ Value of Family/Friendship: Usopp 00:18:57 ⟾ Luffy: as captain, burden of leadership, keel 00:21:10 ⟾ Luffy: unclear goals, decisive leadership 00:22:48 ⟾ Luffy: need to be stronger, beating the strongest 00:26:00 ⟾ Luffy: contrast with Spandam (and Lucci) 00:26:48 ⟾ Luffy: evolving into a leader 00:27:24 ⟾ Crew Growth: Zoro, Thousand Sunny 00:29:19 ⟾ Crew Growth: Sabaody, Marineford 00:30:41 ⟾ NEW ADDITIONS AND BROADER THEMES - Robin and Franky 00:31:15 ⟾ Robin: freedom to pursue knowledge 00:32:17 ⟾ Franky: no evil tools 00:32:55 ⟾ Robin & Franky: not a crime/sin just to exist 00:33:45 ⟾ World Government: enemy of freedom, Ace, Shirahoshi, Doflamingo, darkness of the world, declaration of war 00:37:53 ⟾ Thousand Sunny: Dawn of the World 00:38:52 ⟾ PLOTTING AND SCENE DIRECTION 00:39:10 ⟾ Plot: confusion, spiral, mysteries, uncertainty, CP-9 00:41:46 ⟾ Scene Direction: visuals, atmosphere, Burning Merry, imagery 00:43:35 ⟾ Build-up: weight, tension, peaks 00:44:15 ⟾ CRAFTING ICONIC MOMENTS 00:44:30 ⟾ Zoro scene, Usopp fight, tonal shift, high stakes, individual responses 00:46:18 ⟾ Usopp and Luffy 00:49:07 ⟾ Chapter 0398: "Declaration of War" 00:49:26 ⟾ Robin Backstory: innocence, betrayal, demon 00:52:03 ⟾ Robin Backstory: World Government evil 00:52:50 ⟾ Declaration of War: payoff 00:54:09 ⟾ Declaration of War: overarching set-up, dawn of the world, freedom 00:57:33 ⟾ Summary - Enies Lobby: pinnacle of excellence in One Piece 00:59:07 ⟾ [Promo] [Credits]

One Piece is so goddamn emotionally powerful. Nothing else even comes remotely close in my mind. Nothing else can make me tear up so easily. Water 7 and Enies Lobby are the peak of all that. Oda crafted this story so thoughtfully and lovingly, and I’m grateful to have it in my life.

Dont let this distract you from MrMorj's new logo

What also makes this arc so good is that the transition between Water 7 and Enies' Lobby is perhaps the most clean arc transition in the series. The Sea Train section removes the short breaks in time that usually separate arcs. And unlike the transition from Jaya to Skypiea, we already know exactly who we're fighting on Enies' Lobby. While some people treat Water 7 and Enies' Lobby as two arcs out of the "Water 7 Saga", it really feels like one continuous arc from the moment we reach Water 7 to the moment the saga concludes.

The entire point of Water 7 and Enies Lobby goes back to the first chapter of the series, when Benn Beckman tells Luffy that the safety of the crew lies on the captain's shoulders, and that being a pirate isn't all fun and games. It's not the Luffy didn't listen to Beckman, it's just that Luffy never needed to learn what that truly meant until he had to protect his crew from massive threats like Aokiji and Lucci.

If Tekking is the One Piece encyclopedia, Mr Morj is the One Piece professor

I mean this arc ended with me crying over a ship. One Piece is forever goated...

This video pleases me as a One Piece fan, and as an English Major. I'd love to show this to my students and my kids.

When Spandan said to Luffy do you realize who you are up against? And Luffy said without wavering that he knows exactly who they are fighting against and ordered Usopp to burn down the flag. I would like to imagine Luffy probably have some opinion about the world government from his childhood experience witnessing Sabo’s supposed death at the government’s hand as well as when fighting Crocodile, a corrupted warlord backed by the government. It may seem like Luffy is simple-minded and didn’t care who the enemy was, but I think he actually knows full well what the main obstacle to freedom is and sooner or later they will have to go up against the world government at some point so might as well declare war on them when his friend’s life is on the line.

the whole water 7 saga (aokiji intro, water 7, enies lobby and post enies lobby) really is the PEAK of one piece. it is the cream of the crop and my favourite storyline ever. pure genius writing

Me: "Alright. Time to get off the computer and get some work done." Mr Morj: "Yeah thats not happening." *uploads video* Me: "Goddammit. Guess I'm watching this now...."

Zoro has this concrete discipline from his training as martial artist. When you train combat you understand the importance of rules, respect, and a hierarchy because any deviation from those values can lead to in fighting injury or death.

Man...you really gotta give a man chills several times like that? 11/10 video

Enies Lobby is a masterpiece of storytelling. But this video essay is honestly a Masterpiece of storytelling analysis. By far the best One Piece analysis to this day on the internet.

Morj, you have done it again. Over the years, you have inspired me to think much more deeply about One Piece, and many more of the manga I read. You're always pointing things out that I never would have thought of, but I'd like to think I've gotten better and better at this kind of analysis, and that there's a lot of great depth to One Piece I've been able to realize on my own. But man, I never would have even thought of Water 7 as an island, built up to withstand trials, as parallel to the crew. I never even considered the fact that their dynamic changed from being friends to being a real pirate crew, everything their relationships didn't have before Water 7. I was familiar with some metaphors, like Aqua Laguna's chaos reflecting the chaos in the crew, but Merry's keel? Holy shit. I love Usopp's character arc during Enies Lobby, but I didn't think of how it tied into not just his own strength and importance to the crew, but that strength relative to what the crew had to become. And the climax highlighting that their friendships still had value is just genius. I know we've talked about how villains contrast Luffy before, but I never quite saw it for Luffy and Lucci - and of course, it's because it's really about Luffy's contrast to Spandam as leaders. I had wondered about how the "the crew needs to become strong enough" was somewhat repetitive between EL and Sabaody, but it makes so much sense that they were only able to train for two years, while having faith in Luffy, because of what they had been through in EL. The Dawn of the World was always my favorite of your analyses, but I hadn't even considered the point that Enies Lobby is where that Dawn actually begins. The most I would have wanted to add was how well Water 7 is plotted, how it's a confusing intrigue plot that's all story, not fights, as the focus on plot over fights is one of my favorite things about One Piece. How it's so much more than the "who is fighting who" plot structure most shonen use. But you even covered that extremely well. And I would have talked about how well constructed of a "power-of-friendship" moment the climax with Usopp and Luffy is, but yep, you covered that too, and made the point I hadn't considered about how Usopp is taunting him. I like to talk about great action paneling, but now I want to reread these arcs (and the whole story) and pay attention to all the great imagery and visual storytelling you're talking about, because I definitely could be looking closer. Thank you for everything you've said in this video. Seriously, so many things that I never would have realized on my own, that feel so obvious now and add so much to the depth. Fantastic.

Enies Lobby is so good that even the analysis is making me teary-eyed with the flashbacks of my first experience of it

"It made it so that they could survive these seas WITHOUT BREAKING APART". This statement is why you are the GOAT of One Piece Analysis. No matter what they faced after that, even a 2 year period of being away from each other, complete defeat, death of Luffy's brother, their crew is still as solid as the adam tree. Man, this 1 hour analysis was worth every minute. When you got to the Luffy theme part It almost made me cry.

ennies lobby is nonestop top tier one piece material. what an amazing arc, water 7 too the whole saga is incredible.

Me: **sees me Morj uploaded an analysis video after many months of waiting** *Skips online class to watch it in all its glory*

this just might be my favorite video on youtube... made me cry like 5 times. the greatest arc of all time

Mr Morj should have the most number of subscribers within one piece KZfaqrs. The quality of his content is freaking insane.

The crew being renovated and an actual crew after enies lobby makes sense, this is even shown through everybody getting a bounty, whereas before just zoro (other than luffy) had a bounty because, as morj mentioned, he already hold luffy as his captain

You know what I absolutely love about Mr Morj? His ability to analyze the amazing storytelling of Oda that many youtubers over look. He’s one of the few youtubers that will analyze One piece like people analyze hxh and I love that because it makes me appreciate the small and large things as a whole of one piece so much more. There are so many things I love about One piece’s Narrative, story and characters that I can’t put into words but Morj somehow encapsulates all my love for one piece into these amazingly well done analysis. Thank you Morj for this wonderful analysis and I hope to see you at the failure of the fire festival ;)

Even after 1 hr of analysis, i still feel like there is still more to talk about in enies lobby. I wish morj spoke about the development of strawhats during the fight in enies lobby as well

THIS is the best One Piece video. Nothing compares; you and the other fans who dedicate their time and talent into making this content is why One Piece is my favorite story. Thank you helping me love One Piece even more!

You are hands down the best One Piece you tuber out there. The amount of work you put in your videos to go in depth into the themes and points of each arc is nothing but crazy. You deserve 1000x more views, it is crazy to think that people are getting hundreds of thousands of views with shit theories and reactions. You are THE One Piece youtuber

A one hour long Morj Analysis coming EXACTLY when my lunch break starts? Is it my birthday?

The fact, that Oda did all this intentional in building his World and Story in Onepiece, with every single Character within the Crew, on the friendly side or even on the enemy side is really frightening. No one is talking for hours about how good is Naruto or Bleach, but there are several hours, probably multiple days/weeks worth of content talking about every single detail in Onepiece, because everything has a meaning. If you like Onepiece or not, you have to appreciate that Onepiece is a Masterpiece.

This is the arc that got me into One Piece. Couldn’t really get into until I stumbled across these episodes randomly on Cartoon Network

The whole Water 7 saga and the Summit War saga are my two favorite sagas in all of manga and anime. It really makes you feel bad for thriller bark being sandwiched in between them.

when Robin's mom gave her last words to Robin, "Live to the fullest for me, Robin!" i broke and started ugly crying right when i read the chapter for the first time when i was about 13. that was the most heart breaking scene i've ever witness in any work of fiction and till this day Robin's flashback is still the best tragedy i've ever read.

Can’t believe I’ve listened to this entire hour long vid 5 or 6 times now but I can’t get enough of this analysis fucking banger job on this morj can’t wait for your new marineford vid when that will be out

I just started watching one piece a few weeks ago, and I’m currently in the Dressrosa arc. This has cemented itself as my favorite anime of all time, and this arc contributed so much to that. I have never felt the way I did after the burning Merry scene, and I wish I could forget it and rewatch the whole thing for the first time again. So beautiful.

damn that's deep. I'm not fighting the world to be free, it's because I'm free that I'm going to fight against the world.

Other channels: Rank Marineford on top of their lists. Mr Morj: Here's over hour of reasons why you might want to reconsider your options!

Man, your One Piece analysis videos are just THE BEST there are. Thank you for your hard work and for making me realize over and over why this series may just be the 21th century's masterpiece.

It’s not only that but also the fact that everyone on the crew that arc officially got their own bounty. The arc is amazing!

This day is almost perfect I did well on my exam I laughed a lot with my friends No fights at home A Great dinner is prepared The weather feels so nice I got new cool headphones And Mr morj posted an hour long video about Ennies lobby , what more can I ask for

dang Morj that new channel icon is FIRE 🔥

The first manga volume that I read when I was a kid is the enies lobby arc..basically the first introduction to this medium and when I want to get into one piece when I grow up, I suddenly remember back then I read this stuff..the most thing I remember is diable jambe and usopp sniping spandex from up top..water 7 saga has always been my top 1..

I also love how this arc has one of the coolest scenes ever with Sanji soloing an entire government train,I remember that part being like holy💩

Man this anaylsis about luffy's coming into the captain role and his lack of action before enies lobby is a great introspective.

You should’ve added in the intro “The Long Awaited Enies Lobby Analysis” but that’s just me 😆

I'm back after perhaps 2 years and this is still my favourite video on my favourite story arc of all time. Thank you @MrMorj!

I rewatched all of Water 7 and Enies Lobby last week and picked up like 5% of the inner themes of the arc that you casually resumed in this video. Incredible analysis, one of the best One Piece channels as always.

Morj you goddamn mind reader, I was literally watching your analysis videos yesterday looking for some Ennies Lobby content, holy shit. Edit: just finished this video, my mind is absolutely blown. The way Oda is able to carefully craft everything in such a way is insane. Even Skypeia being the arc that broke the keel of the ship..

"They don't even realize it but they just declared war on the great darkness that takes over the world, and they will be the ones to bring the dawn. As the real purpose of the crew has taken shape, and the real story of one piece has begun." Literally have never once realized this, only have felt it deep in my soul. You are a genius and these videos lead me to tears.

Goosebumps all over all the time listening to this. Very well done analysis of this arc story and it’s true meaning to the journey of the straw hats.

This video constantly gives me chills reminding me of how deeply I appreciate Oda’s One Piece, Luffy’s role, and your analysis of the enies lobby arc.

The Enies Lobby saga is the absolute peak of fiction for me. I have not experienced anything that comes close. Whether it’s emotionally, action, themes, visuals, characterization, development, or story progress. It was absolutely amazing at everything.

While watching this video I feel like I know nothing about One Piece. There is just so much to explore. I want to understand as much as possible before the Manga hits the end of the story and your videos really help me to do so. Thanks!!

This story is MASTERFUL in every legitimate sense of the word. I never gave this show a chance as a kid because of the goofy artwork but in the last couple years I've begun catching up on the episodes with my wife before bed and we just left whole cake island! On to the mystical land of wano I hear so much about! This has easily become my favorite piece of media I've ever experienced. Nothing else you read or watch can so effortlessly make you FEEL something because IT wants you to! These videos have really given me an extra sense of appreciation for the story being told here and if I was a pirate captain I'd ask you to be part of my crew, morj. Your observation technique would be perfect for a sniper or archeologist.

What an amazing video Mr Morj! So many connections pointed out that I had never consciously thought of, really helping me understand why I and everyone else find this arc so special. I hope after your similar video you hinted at making for marineford, you make one on whole cake. I know you already did a major video on it but I feel like it is one of the best arcs (and my favorite) in the series in carrying out its themes just like ennies lobby and it is still underrated.

Im crying when youre explaining that stuff the first couple of minutes, its just so good

Enies Lobby is a top tier One Piece arc and Mr Morj is a top tier content creator in both One Piece content, and anime/manga analysis on the whole. This video was a treat.

This is THE best One Piece video on KZfaq. Absolute Masterpiece from our boy Morj. This could be a thesis paper for a degree in comparative literature from a prestigious university. This was the moment Morj awakened his observation haki.

Love the way this video was structured and how you articulate things. Wowow you pointed out things i didn't even think of

Departing from the Ship Departing from potentially 2 crewmates Luffy having to step up as a leader and making tough decisions The Strong sense of Justice presented by rob Lucci and Cp9 So much loss, grievance, acceptance and growth in this goated arc

This video also explains why Morj is the greatest analyser we have seen.

mr morj please do a skypiea saga analysis.that storyline is also absolutely GOATED and i want you to make some people realize that . some are so blasphemous they talk about skipping it and whatnot. make them realize why its one of the greatest stories ever told

Anyone else literally tear up while watching this video?? Thanks so much for this Morj!! You literally "hit the nail on the head", as it were, for why Water Seven//Enies Lobby was always my favorite part of One Piece. Thank you for elucidating every aspect of why One Piece is a masterpiece in storytelling.

A one hour Morj breakdown of the Water 7 saga? Yes please.

Great analysis Morj! I think one of the reasons the New World Arcs lack this type of emotional impact is because all of the strawhats have basically had their emotional character growth moments. All of the strawhats for the most part get their own arc or miniarc when we meet them and they join the crew. Pretty much from the get go we get their backstories, their tragedies, and their dreams; but then as they sail forward through the grandline their individual weaknesses as characters are explored and touched on and we see some type of character growth. But all of their possible weaknesses as a crew are tested and tried through enies lobby and then through Sabaody and their subsequent resolve to get back together. So after these events it's hard to create a story post timeskip that would feel just as serious and just as threatening as Usopp & Robin leaving the crew, as the entire strawhat crew being utterly defeated, or even Luffy completely failing and losing through Sabaody, Impel Down, and Marineford. Yes, we can have an ark where Sanji supposedly leaves the crew but it will never be as impactful because: 1) This has already happened in the story so it has a slight repetitive feel to it. 2) After everything the crew has gone through its hard to imagine that Sanji would ever actually abandon the crew. You would basically have to break his character at this point for him to betray the crew in any meaningful way. But doing that to one of your characters without any foreshadowing is not good storytelling and again it will feel repetitive because we already had crew members leaving. Whether it is to "protect" the crew or because they are too weak to stay with the crew; Robin and Usopp captured both of those aspects. So Sanji leaving will not have that impact. The other problem that the post timeskip story faces is that since there has already been so much character growth for each of the strawhats individually and collectively as a whole; it is difficult to create more character growth moments without again either being "repetitive" or making the reader feel like this character has somehow regressed. I think this also may be one of the reasons many people have been frustrated with Sanji's character. So when your main characters don't really have much character growth that they can realistically go through it leaves the writer with only a few choices moving the story forward. A) He can touch on weaknesses that were never really touched upon before. But the problem here is that it'll often times feel manufactured since most readers wouldn't have noticed these weaknesses in the character for the majority of the story. B) He can focus on new characters in the story; which is what I think Oda has basically chosen to do. In this case the main characters will no longer be the focus when it comes to growth but rather we will see them being successful due to the growth that they have already had. Unfortunately, for many readers this can also be frustrating because the main characters get less focus in this scenario and so they are stuck reading a story that is focusing on characters that they aren't really attached too and don't care about as much. So they're left hungry for their favorite character(s) to get some sort of screen time. And if the only time their character gets screen time is when they are being used as a gag or when they are somehow failing; then of course fans will get super frustrated. Especially if it feels like this character should have already grown past some of these failures. I am interested to see where Oda takes the story moving forward but at least right now I don't see how he can capture those emotional moments again through tragedy. Other than new characters going through tragedies I think the character arc for the strawhats now is actually succeeding in their dreams and what that does for their characters. IDK maybe I'm blind to some other weaknesses or ways that they can fail and tragedy could strike but this is how I see the story naturally progressing. And in this case it can hit emotional chords not because the main characters fail but because the main characters are starting to succeed on a much larger scale. All that hard work is actually starting to pay off and their dreams are starting to come true. The tragedies in this case will have to come from other side characters. Unless of course a strawhat dies or we get a strawhat betraying the crew like Blackbeard or something like that but it's really hard to see how that would happen organically. Although I do have a slight suspicion that Usopp and/or Luffy will die by the end.

This is honestly so deep. Gives me a whole new appreciation for the show, especially now that I've caughten up. It gives me chills to think about how much I've missed, and how much more there is to explore

Yooo, that's one badass way of just dropping a Jack-sized analysis vid for my favorite One Piece arc! Thank you for always delivering such insightful and high-quality content.

Oda is a master of symbolism and uses it so effectively as a tool in his storytelling... We are literally seeing the writing of a masterpiece

The duality between Lucci and Luffy is found later on. The "X" scar on Luffy's chest vs the "cross" on Lucci's back. Anarchy vs Totalitarianism (like "X" in a treasure map/Road Ponelgyphs converging VS the union of the Grand Line and Red Line)

Phenomenal. This is flawlessly done, Morj. I’m in awe of how well you’ve laid this out. Thank you as always for all your vids. :)

This was amazing... I cried several times due to how well the story executed all this. I have watched One Piece go through its different phases with Luffy’s leadership over so many years, but I never realised that this was where it particularly changed. Looking back on it is such a nostalgic experience and this really best summarised why Enies Lobby changed everything. Mr. Morj, please make more of these videos, these are your best work!!

I love the Water 7 saga. Long Ring Long Land was peak One Piece.

this is my favorite Morj. The morj that brings me to tears with his in depth analysis and details i havent thought about even being a huge fam for 7 years now. Love this channel and love these videos so much. Half way in and im crying like Franky at the tower of justice

Amazing that it took almost 8 years for the Strawhats to change from a bunch of goofballs into a hardened unit. Not many writers can keep a story going on that slow of a burn and keep their audience. Let alone keep it going another 15 years after that 8. 'Course, this is also the same guy that put 8 out of 9 strawhats out of the story from Sept 2008 until October 2010, and that was the time OP surged and established itself on a clear 'next level' above Naruto and Bleach in the rankings.