Not only that, Taz Skylar is the cast member who put in the most work for his character. Not only did he learn martial arts and did much of the stunt work for Sanji, but he also learned how to cook to prepare for the role.
I hadn't considered what you said, about the entire episode being older veterans trying to teach youngsters how the world works. Garp and Luffy, Garp and Koby, Zeff and Sanji, and Mihawk and Zoro. All four receive acknowledgement, too: Garp saying, "not bad, boy," and "that uniform's starting to fit you." Zeff being confronted with Sanji cooking for a starving man and unexpectedly responding with "what a good kid." And then Mihawk calling Zoro's determination "magnificent." And all of this is happening before the audience knows what Sanji and Zeff's relationship is. That kind of stuff makes the live action series great for returning fans, but also makes it great to rewatch.
Steven John Ward, who plays Mihawk, is a true anime fan and I love that he gets to play around in a live action as one of the coolest characters in all of anime. At a convention panel they asked some of the cast who their "waifu" was, and while Sanji/Nami/Usopp's actors had funny answers, SJW said "Soifon" from Bleach and skyrocketed to the top of my favorites. He's my favorite actor on the entire show now.
My favorite detail of this episode is that they made Pearl. They made an entire costume to put in live action this ridiculous looking character. Only for him to be dead on the ground in the background for like 2 seconds.
When I first watched this episode, I was like wow they really revealed Garp extremely early. But I’m really glad they did as it gives Luffy and Sanji something to bond over. “Don’t let a stubborn old man get in the way of your dream”
In cannon Mihawk destroyed 49 of Don Kreig's ships and took out most of his crew... he shows up there to finish them off and Zoro challenges him... Lastly the Rabbit line is from the manga lol
I think the fights work so well because the hits feel hard. Not that the choreography isn't amazing, too. But like, Mihawk swinging around the sword *felt* heavy even though it's clearly not heavy for him.
Is because the prop is actually heavy, the actor say in an interview that handling Yoru, the sword, was very hard at first, he ended with the arms shaking in the first days using it.
I feel like a huuuuuge part of how this show could be as good as it is is purely because of how far along the manga already is. Like, if this was released as the manga was juuuust getting to Jaya there's absolutely no way they could have made it this good. No matter who was making it.
25:08 I feel like a lot of people aren't talking about this as much lately, but I love that he takes out his third sword now as opposed to earlier. I don't know why someone else put it into better words but him bringing out the third sword when mihawk brings out yoru, feels good in a way
after finished this series myself, it's extremely fascinating to hear the speculations from the manga/anime audience on how the adaptation would shift things around. I feel like it's one angle most reactors don't go into much. Sure it has spoilers but we're not here to watch the live action series for the first time anyway
The first Mihawk fight you saw actually happened "off screen" in the manga/anime. It's the reason Don Krieg fled back to the East blue in the first place Also I really loved that scene with Nami and Zoro at the bar. Super well written
love this one, still need to go through and watch the other reactions but i couldnt miss this one (been binge gaming so have the reactions up) thanks guys!~
One of my favorite anime tropes that you hardly ever see in western media is that a normal human can achieve superhuman abilities and strength just by training and being that good. I wish the west knew how to chill and have fun like that, realism is highly overrated.
Garp knows that Luffy will one day become a great person, capable of surpassing him and even his father, that's why Garp has taught Luffy hard since he was little.
No things are not „really different“ this same fight with Don Krieg also happened off screen in the manga, that’s why his ship was f’ed up and most of his fleet dead. Also the Mihawke line was also extacly the same.
are you guys gonna continue the one piece manga readings? The latest arc is just banger after banger right now. Would love to see your reactions, and maybe even see your reactions to popular one piece theories.
ok, I just started watching your One Piece reactions now and I have to say, I didn't think that hat was actually on Caleb's head when I saw the thumbnail, it looks to be edited in on the thumbnail but even then I was like "I've never seen them edited on the thumbnail before". Even in the video it somehow doesn't look real, the yellow is just so saturated.
In the manga, we only hear of Krieg's fleet being devastated by a single man second-hand from Gin. We don't even learn Mihawk's name until Krieg lays siege to Baratie, is bragging about how he's going to take it all over, and then out of nowhere his huge galley is split in half, all attention immediately shifting to this completely outside context problem that's quietly entered their midst. I do like this change of Krieg getting cut out (pun intended) of the story so unceremoniously. He's the weakest villain of East Blue by a good margin, the fight with him delays the plot by a lot even in the manga (the MH5 toxic gas, Pearl...) and his connection to Sanji's story and dream is tenuous at best. And given the priorities of this arc, which are Sanji's relationships with Zeff and Luffy, Zoro's duel with Mihawk and Nami's betrayal, I think it's a good call to make more room for all of those. Especially considering the amount of episodes left, I imagine that they didn't want to have Nami leaving as an episode stinger and adding the complication of the crew splitting up to chase her (which wouldn't make much sense anyway because with Johnny and Yosaku gone from the story, another good choice imo, Usopp would be by himself). Adaptationally speaking it's a great move since it cuts out one of the weakest parts of East Blue to accentuate some of its best. If I were to have one criticism of this episode it's that it cuts out one of Usopp's few cool moments from this point in the story, namely the scene where Luffy is trying out the ship's cannons without much success, only for Usopp to nail a target on the first try. It's a very deliberate inclusion to show what he contributes to the crew - he's their sniper and cannoneer, with the same talent for marksmanship as his father. But with him being pushed to the sidelines in his own arc and that moment getting cut I've seen more than a few people wonder why he's even here, which I think is a real shame.
While Krieg himself wasn't as imposing of a threat as previous enemies and later Arlong, his appearance is just as thematically important as the rest of the East Blue foes. Although it was blatantly obvious that his ruse of "just give me a meal and I'll leave peacefully" was an underhanded ploy, its purpose was to show the audience that Sanji is a man of principles and is not one to refuse feeding a starving patron, regardless of what consequences he will face afterwards. Even though Sanji feeding Gin also shows off Sanji's willingness to feed any hungry individual, it is him feeding the starving Krieg, in spite of his reputation and what threat he might pose when back to full health, that tells us that Sanji commits to his convictions and does not waver when it comes to his code of honor. It is also through witnessing Krieg's dominance over the crew, his mistreatment of his loyal right hand man Gin, and all of the weapons and armor he hides behind being shattered one by one that Sanji sees that Luffy is both different from the pirates he has come to know and has the power/tenacity to back up his boastful goals. He comes to understand and respect Luffy for taking the initiative to chase a seemingly foolish dream and is inspired to finally set off to fulfill his foolish dream. Cutting Krieg from the live action series does make sense considering how the Arlong Park conflict serves as the climax for the season and you would want to give that story arc the time it needs. However, without Krieg and the thematic contrast he represents, what is left to inspire Sanji to set sail with Luffy? He doesn't even see Zoro put his life on the line in his fight with Mihawk in this version, so he remains unaware of the lengths people will go through for their dreams. While he does have a little bit of a bonding moment with Luffy that wasn't present in the manga, there isn't anything that can elicits inspiration for Sanji to truly take up Luffy's offer in earnest. Without the conflict with Krieg or even witnessing Zoro's duel, there is nothing in this version that challenges Sanji to quit wasting his life on the Baratie and take a chance on adventuring to find the All Blue. I do understand the need to streamline the story given the episode count of the season, but this show cut a crucial part of Sanji's recruitment to the Straw Hat Pirates and provided nothing to replace that missing void, inadvertently making this Sanji's recruitment feel a tad hollow.
As Caleb say, I am agree. There should be blood splattered a little bit. Don't get me wrong for the One Piece show that rated R there should be more blood.
honestly as someone who has never seen or watched one piece, when i saw mihawk pull out the small knife, to me it felt like foreshadowing, that he was going to win and is infinitely stronger than zorro, and a disregard zorro as an actual challenge but that he also is someone who would never reject a challenge for his title
There were many great scene to this episode but my fav gotta be the drinking game with Zorro and Nami! It's new to the show and it was a genuine bonding scene between the two!
OPLA Sanji is so goated. His actor sells the character really well and fits perfectly in this adaptation although all the casting choices are top tier
Not only that, Taz Skylar is the cast member who put in the most work for his character. Not only did he learn martial arts and did much of the stunt work for Sanji, but he also learned how to cook to prepare for the role.
I like that they made him more Rizz than Simp for the live action, because what is funny in manga/anime can be creepy/cringe in live action
@@Tye-Dyed I like Sanji but his behavior it's already creepy and cringe in the manga/anime.
Sanji is unironically my favorite character in the live action, which is something I did not expect.
Sanji LA is my fav character and cast is perfect
I hadn't considered what you said, about the entire episode being older veterans trying to teach youngsters how the world works. Garp and Luffy, Garp and Koby, Zeff and Sanji, and Mihawk and Zoro. All four receive acknowledgement, too: Garp saying, "not bad, boy," and "that uniform's starting to fit you." Zeff being confronted with Sanji cooking for a starving man and unexpectedly responding with "what a good kid." And then Mihawk calling Zoro's determination "magnificent." And all of this is happening before the audience knows what Sanji and Zeff's relationship is. That kind of stuff makes the live action series great for returning fans, but also makes it great to rewatch.
Steven John Ward, who plays Mihawk, is a true anime fan and I love that he gets to play around in a live action as one of the coolest characters in all of anime. At a convention panel they asked some of the cast who their "waifu" was, and while Sanji/Nami/Usopp's actors had funny answers, SJW said "Soifon" from Bleach and skyrocketed to the top of my favorites. He's my favorite actor on the entire show now.
top choice indeed
Mihawk introduction in the LA was my favourite part of this adaptation
My favorite detail of this episode is that they made Pearl. They made an entire costume to put in live action this ridiculous looking character. Only for him to be dead on the ground in the background for like 2 seconds.
Sanji's actor actually took culinary and kickboxing classes for the role. Apparently he cooked for the crew during filming.
When I first watched this episode, I was like wow they really revealed Garp extremely early. But I’m really glad they did as it gives Luffy and Sanji something to bond over. “Don’t let a stubborn old man get in the way of your dream”
The "I don't hunt rabbit with a cannon" was in the manga too.
Its a great line everywhere and man this actors delivery is just so perfect
Got em
pretty sure it was in the anime tho
The opposite philosophy to Satsuki Kiryuin.
I missed the line "I don't have a smaller blade on me"
Poor Krieg got shafted, but who cares because that means more time spent with everyone else.
I mean, it's the fate he would've ultimately suffered if that storm hadn't conveniently come in the way of Mihawk's pursuit.
Krieg's a lil bitch so I don't feel bad for him lol
The last four episodes are what got me to binge watch the anime. It took me about 3 months to get caught up.
Damn. That's crazy. I caught up over one summer vacation in high school. The show was at Dressrosa at that point though, so only like 800 episodes.
Yup. I got into the anime sometime in January (after the LA), and now I´m waiting for the weekly episodes. xD
I always find amazing how some people can catch up so fast lol I have been taking my time so I'm still in ep 500 after two years watching
That's kinda the same for me; took me about 4 months, I got caught up by the end of Wano. I skipped most of the filler arcs though.
Amazing to hear peoples binge watching experiences as someone whos been watching weekly for 11 years
a lot of the casting and acting so far has been on point, but damn I love Mihawk
In cannon Mihawk destroyed 49 of Don Kreig's ships and took out most of his crew... he shows up there to finish them off and Zoro challenges him... Lastly the Rabbit line is from the manga lol
I thought Caleb's hat was drawn in the thumbnail
XD it's so photoshopped looking
Mihawk killing an entire-ass antagonist faction for an arc and calling it "killing time" is hilarious.
Flirt Sanji was great too.
I think the fights work so well because the hits feel hard. Not that the choreography isn't amazing, too. But like, Mihawk swinging around the sword *felt* heavy even though it's clearly not heavy for him.
Is because the prop is actually heavy, the actor say in an interview that handling Yoru, the sword, was very hard at first, he ended with the arms shaking in the first days using it.
I feel like a huuuuuge part of how this show could be as good as it is is purely because of how far along the manga already is. Like, if this was released as the manga was juuuust getting to Jaya there's absolutely no way they could have made it this good. No matter who was making it.
Yeah for sure. They can already set things up and do things more organically that weren't even known at this point in the manga
@@EskChan19 yep, plus now they know what's important and what can be cut
that 'NEVER!!!!!!' really solidified my liking for uncle kiki as luffy lmao 😭😭😭
Sanji's casting was chef's kiss. But Mihawk's one was chef of the chef's kiss.
25:08 I feel like a lot of people aren't talking about this as much lately, but I love that he takes out his third sword now as opposed to earlier. I don't know why someone else put it into better words but him bringing out the third sword when mihawk brings out yoru, feels good in a way
Something I noted with a previous react series: Mihawk dances around Zoro in their fight basically the same way Zoro danced around Mr. 7 in episode 1.
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"I don't hunt rabbits with a canon" is from the Manga
But yh i get the point
This episode is my favorite, and Mihawk was done perfectly
after finished this series myself, it's extremely fascinating to hear the speculations from the manga/anime audience on how the adaptation would shift things around. I feel like it's one angle most reactors don't go into much.
Sure it has spoilers but we're not here to watch the live action series for the first time anyway
The respect that Don Krieg deserves!
The first Mihawk fight you saw actually happened "off screen" in the manga/anime. It's the reason Don Krieg fled back to the East blue in the first place
Also I really loved that scene with Nami and Zoro at the bar. Super well written
sanjis episodes were my fav.❤
love this one, still need to go through and watch the other reactions but i couldnt miss this one (been binge gaming so have the reactions up) thanks guys!~
all that hyping up patti, and no reaction to him lol
One of my favorite anime tropes that you hardly ever see in western media is that a normal human can achieve superhuman abilities and strength just by training and being that good. I wish the west knew how to chill and have fun like that, realism is highly overrated.
Garp knows that Luffy will one day become a great person, capable of surpassing him and even his father, that's why Garp has taught Luffy hard since he was little.
No things are not „really different“ this same fight with Don Krieg also happened off screen in the manga, that’s why his ship was f’ed up and most of his fleet dead.
Also the Mihawke line was also extacly the same.
for me it's the best episode in the series (the final one being close second)
LMAO i thought calebs hat was photoshopped clipart in the thumbnail so i got jumpscared when i clicked the vid and its actually real HAHA
Semblance of Sanity, I loved this video so much, I had to hit the like button!
They did Mihawk so well, omg 😲❤️
Sanji in live action is perfect, no notes needed
By far my favourite episode of the show so far
are you guys gonna continue the one piece manga readings? The latest arc is just banger after banger right now. Would love to see your reactions, and maybe even see your reactions to popular one piece theories.
The strawhat is so saturated in color, it looks like it’s photoshopped in 😭
ok, I just started watching your One Piece reactions now and I have to say, I didn't think that hat was actually on Caleb's head when I saw the thumbnail, it looks to be edited in on the thumbnail but even then I was like "I've never seen them edited on the thumbnail before". Even in the video it somehow doesn't look real, the yellow is just so saturated.
The hat looks so photoshoped xD
But it's just weirdly bright
Awesome reaction again!
In the manga, we only hear of Krieg's fleet being devastated by a single man second-hand from Gin. We don't even learn Mihawk's name until Krieg lays siege to Baratie, is bragging about how he's going to take it all over, and then out of nowhere his huge galley is split in half, all attention immediately shifting to this completely outside context problem that's quietly entered their midst.
I do like this change of Krieg getting cut out (pun intended) of the story so unceremoniously. He's the weakest villain of East Blue by a good margin, the fight with him delays the plot by a lot even in the manga (the MH5 toxic gas, Pearl...) and his connection to Sanji's story and dream is tenuous at best. And given the priorities of this arc, which are Sanji's relationships with Zeff and Luffy, Zoro's duel with Mihawk and Nami's betrayal, I think it's a good call to make more room for all of those. Especially considering the amount of episodes left, I imagine that they didn't want to have Nami leaving as an episode stinger and adding the complication of the crew splitting up to chase her (which wouldn't make much sense anyway because with Johnny and Yosaku gone from the story, another good choice imo, Usopp would be by himself). Adaptationally speaking it's a great move since it cuts out one of the weakest parts of East Blue to accentuate some of its best.
If I were to have one criticism of this episode it's that it cuts out one of Usopp's few cool moments from this point in the story, namely the scene where Luffy is trying out the ship's cannons without much success, only for Usopp to nail a target on the first try. It's a very deliberate inclusion to show what he contributes to the crew - he's their sniper and cannoneer, with the same talent for marksmanship as his father. But with him being pushed to the sidelines in his own arc and that moment getting cut I've seen more than a few people wonder why he's even here, which I think is a real shame.
While Krieg himself wasn't as imposing of a threat as previous enemies and later Arlong, his appearance is just as thematically important as the rest of the East Blue foes. Although it was blatantly obvious that his ruse of "just give me a meal and I'll leave peacefully" was an underhanded ploy, its purpose was to show the audience that Sanji is a man of principles and is not one to refuse feeding a starving patron, regardless of what consequences he will face afterwards. Even though Sanji feeding Gin also shows off Sanji's willingness to feed any hungry individual, it is him feeding the starving Krieg, in spite of his reputation and what threat he might pose when back to full health, that tells us that Sanji commits to his convictions and does not waver when it comes to his code of honor. It is also through witnessing Krieg's dominance over the crew, his mistreatment of his loyal right hand man Gin, and all of the weapons and armor he hides behind being shattered one by one that Sanji sees that Luffy is both different from the pirates he has come to know and has the power/tenacity to back up his boastful goals. He comes to understand and respect Luffy for taking the initiative to chase a seemingly foolish dream and is inspired to finally set off to fulfill his foolish dream.
Cutting Krieg from the live action series does make sense considering how the Arlong Park conflict serves as the climax for the season and you would want to give that story arc the time it needs. However, without Krieg and the thematic contrast he represents, what is left to inspire Sanji to set sail with Luffy? He doesn't even see Zoro put his life on the line in his fight with Mihawk in this version, so he remains unaware of the lengths people will go through for their dreams. While he does have a little bit of a bonding moment with Luffy that wasn't present in the manga, there isn't anything that can elicits inspiration for Sanji to truly take up Luffy's offer in earnest. Without the conflict with Krieg or even witnessing Zoro's duel, there is nothing in this version that challenges Sanji to quit wasting his life on the Baratie and take a chance on adventuring to find the All Blue. I do understand the need to streamline the story given the episode count of the season, but this show cut a crucial part of Sanji's recruitment to the Straw Hat Pirates and provided nothing to replace that missing void, inadvertently making this Sanji's recruitment feel a tad hollow.
hope they also react to the ruronin live action movies
Only OGs remember patty. Get to the choppa!
We have reached the best part of the live action series!!
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As Caleb say, I am agree. There should be blood splattered a little bit. Don't get me wrong for the One Piece show that rated R there should be more blood.
Steven John Ward who plays Mihawk is a casting director and that’s his main job 😄
honestly as someone who has never seen or watched one piece, when i saw mihawk pull out the small knife, to me it felt like foreshadowing, that he was going to win and is infinitely stronger than zorro, and a disregard zorro as an actual challenge but that he also is someone who would never reject a challenge for his title
There were many great scene to this episode but my fav gotta be the drinking game with Zorro and Nami! It's new to the show and it was a genuine bonding scene between the two!
There we go. When I think about it, this episode/arc is probably my favorite live-action adapted piece of content from any anime I've seen
8:34 Jacob, That's Patty... We don't have Carne tho..
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That yellow hat is so bright it looks photoshopped on
That hat is so bright it looks like a PNG
That arlong park shirt is boss!
One of my favorite episodes.
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They did Fullbody and Don Krieg dirty.
They deserved it.
I kinda love how they destroyed Krieg. When I saw the number of episodes my first thought was "please don't waste time on Krieg"
No one cares about Don Krieg
Nothing of value was lost really
VERY few parts of One Piece genuinely just kinda don't matter, but don krieg is one of them
Scottish Garp just hits right.