I was WRONG about ONE PIECE - East Blue Saga Reactions
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- I was wrong about One Piece - East Blue Saga Reactions
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Reading One Piece manga for the very first time! One Piece by Eiichiro Oda is one of the most popular manga and anime series of all time and I am so excited to finally be reading One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. In this video I go over my wrong expectation of One Piece as a first time reader. I will be discussing all of the East Blue Saga and the arcs it contains with full spoilers. I hope you enjoy my One Piece East Blue Saga reactions and will join me as I follow Luffy and crew onto the Grand Line!
In this video going over the East Blue Saga I will be talking about the following characters:
Monkey D. Luffy
Sanji
Roronoa Zoro
Captain Kuro
Usopp
Nami
Buggy
Dragon
Captain Smokes
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Love the title. I hope you enjoy the journey!
Thank you so much!!!
Really appreciate you checking this out!
@@DudesTalkingManga cant wait untill youre up to date like the rest of us watching grand line review chapter summaries like gospel
@@DudesTalkingManga It's always a pleasure watching people get into the series for the first time! :D
one more in the one piece boat ;D get along and enjoy the journey
So happy to hear your thoughts Jimmy! I can’t wait to watch your journey through the series! And use me as your Google!!! Google is *not* your friend!
I will absolutely be relying on you for all kinds of info hahaha, thanks so much for watching and supporting!
@@DudesTalkingManga To Merphy's point as well, I would just avoid youtube in general. The algorithm is not your friend! Many One Piece videos will have outright spoilers displayed as the cover image; not to mention people who put them right in the title of their videos. Would definitely suggest a youtube sabbatical or making an fresh, alternate youtube account to avoid One Piece recommendations.
Don't miss cover story.. it is canon.. u will see small glimpse into rest of world. Which will pay back later
Merphy has an alert set on youtube for every new one piece fan .... So she can relive their discovery of one piece through them hhhh
@@moussadotco I'd be lying if I say that am not doing the same
We must protect this man from spoilers at all costs!!
I got you, my Nika.
My friend spoiled me on the marine ford arc thinking I’ve heard it before. I just got past that arc and was so pissed
@@supamaorifella195 Bro! He just said to protect the guy from spoilers and here you are spouting the entire car!
@@chargemankent I guess that the irony of your comment is lost on you
the road ahead is long but so worth it
New fans getting into one piece has to be my favorite kind of video on TH-cam. It’s so cool seeing people’s early thoughts as a new fan, seeing what theories they have early on, correct or incorrect, and that early passion one piece inspires. I always get a new perspective on one of my favorite series because of it. Hope you have a great adventure, and enjoy the grand line!
I literally commented something very similar!
It's been 20+ years since I first read these chapters
So it's one of my favorite types of videos to watch
I actually started with the english fansubbed anime in 1999/2000. Manga wasn't that big in Germany yet. Lucky me, I was at the University at that time and we had a decently sized anime community, that got their stuff innitially from IRC/mIRC and later from dedicated anime sites.
@@neosildrake That's really really cool. I bought the first volume of the eng shonen jump at a blockbuster in 2000, and that was my intro to one piece. I didn't get into reading it every week until about 2008
Yeah
It's just nice
The realization finally sets in when you get caught up and finally understand that 1,000+ chapters/episodes isn’t anywhere close to too long. It actually still isn’t enough lmao.
I feel like this is a bit wrong. Many arcs in one piece drag out longer than they need to, even in the manga. I think that the biggest issue with one piece (aside from fakeouts) is the pacing, especially after timeskips.
Same here I started in march I didn’t want to start bc it was too long but I started and keep watching now I watch 1,064 episodes already best anime I ever seen and show no doubt never though I would like anime better then Naruto .I watch one piece in under 2 months
Yep. Now I'm here waiting for more episodes 😢
@@browniebot6143 people like to blame onepiece but really it’s just that the have low attention span and patience theres no need to rush the adventure you can read as much and as little as you want but people just want more more more and want what’s next instead of enjoying right now some people depend on onepiece like it’s a drug
@@browniebot6143 Pacing is subjective. I repeat my initial point.
the pinwheel is a great exemple of how Oda hides tragedy behind silliness
often you will laugh at a characters, only to cry for him a few chapters later.
so impactful
Shout out to mah man Señor Pink
@@619Slipk my thoughts exactly
@@619Slipk indeed, an other great exemple
@@DudesTalkingManga so hard-boiled
I'm glad that you managed to catch on to the point of Usopp. He is an ordinary dude who dreams of great things, he is a coward, he wants to preserve his own life, as any of us would. But the fact that he pushes through that to go on this grand adventure with people who are near-superhuman shows that he is actually *incredibly* brave. He is the everyman and shows how goals and drive and pursuing aspirations are the core of One Piece's story and world.
The mangaka Eiichiro Oda puts insane details in his manga. Just mentioning a few: every time the moon is shown in a panel, the progression of the moonphases is actually consistent across the whole story. The made-up clothing brands that appear during the story actually have their own distinguishable style. All characters grow aesthetically, but very gradually: if you pay attention to Luffy's shape saga by saga he gets just slightly more muscular every time. The story of all secondary characters progresses offscreen. Each single character (even the most marginal ones) actually have a backstory which affects their appearance.
My favorite thing appearance wise is the scars. I could make a decent guess at where we are in the story - at least in relation to major events - based on nothing but the scars Zoro is sporting.
It's a nice little touch that makes the world and their journey that much more believable.
I agree with everything except the shapes - I definitely don't like how all women look the same and waists get smaller and smaller while boobs get bigger and bigger.
@@xELyZx yeah thats undoubtedly the weakest of the character designs
i thought he stopped with the moon thing at some point
@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305bro no its not🤡 it doesnt comply with your western standards. i love oda for drawing something i like to look at instead of shit you think would be more appropriate. whitebeard physique is impossible for me 2 but i dont cry on behalf of others
I always took that Kurina's death was purposfully random and sudden and awful to emphasize the specific trauma that Zoro was put through. Kurina specifically didn't have a death that mattered. She was alive, and then she was dead, and it was no one's fault.That's the kind of thing that makes you deeply question the world you live in.
The reason that Zoro instantly chooses a life goal that's concrete but extrenely difficult is to give himself a reason to devote his entire life to one thing and one thing only. That way he doesn't have to focus on the grief and anger and emptiness that comes from processing the sudden death of a person he valued very highly.
That's where he earns his moniker "the demon". That's the alternate persona he created so he didn't have to be the scared, sad little boy that still grieves and carries his friend. The person he feels he needs to become in order to be the greatest swordsman.
Great comment
Fell down the stairs means something in Japanese culture, you won't find the explanation later on in the series.
Daym
What she died I thought she lost to a no named swordsman and lost. She was so depressed she didn't want to be the greatest swordsman so zoro took her mantle.
@@brendanrobot1 No, she dies from a fall down the stairs after her and Zoro's vow for one of them to be the greatest swordsman. Zoro promises he'll make his swordsmanship so good that his name will reach the heavens
Always happy to see people getting into One Piece. I spent years trying to convince one of my friends and he finally started watching it about a year ago. He's been unable to stop and is only 100 or so episodes away from catching up with the anime then he's going to start the manga. There's something really satisfying about turning a One Piece "hater" into a major fan 😂
😎 glad to be a lover now
I'm always the guys that's like just try one piece
We got another one. All i can say is if you enjoyed this arc, it just gets better from here. Watch out for Pandaman he is Oda's version of waldo that's in the story. 🐼💜
One Of Us. 🎉😅
doesnt just get better...remember, thriller bark exists.
@@Goblin1986p nah dude thriller bark isn’t bad. There is no bad one piece arc, only not as good. It has Zoro’s finest moment and a few other good things.
Even if that were true the story still gets better as it goes but hey if that’s your opinion all good 👍
Pandaman is canon how dare you :P
@@Goblin1986p Have you read the manga? The anime drags it out.
Thriller Bark is mostly a cartoony, scooby doo-esque, Halloween themed comedy arc that's actually funny. It has Brook's backstory, everything involving Kuma and a lot of foreshadowing.
Watching this is like seeing someone run their ship into the biggest iceberg in the sea. One Piece is soo much deeper that you can ever imagine when starting with the crew in the East Blue, and it's length is actually a strength as it gives time to develop soo many side characters. This series never looses touch with its human element.
Luffy is probably one of the only few main characters that I can not hate.
He’s inspiring
So true ... 💯
SAME
Real
One of my favorite underappreciated character developements in these early chapters is Zoro's drastic change in demeanor. He goes from a confident but arrogant guy with no worries to a much more serious and careful man. We see Zoro laugh all the time before his fight with Mihawk, he was full of this lighthearted spirit and confidance that he will defeat anyone that comes his way because he will be the greatest swordsman. Mihawk was the wake up call that reminded him that the future he wants won't just fall into his hands. Now he no longer belly laughs, he feels this pressure and the weight of what he has set out to do. From that day forward all we see Zoro doing is training and sleeping - doing nothing else but making sure he can win that next fight. It makes you think, how is it effecting him behind that stoic face?
That's a great point
It really was that realization when Mihawk stopped his signature move with that knife. "The world's strongest can't be this far away!" That said, I think we don't see Zoro belly laughing as much because Mihawk made that bad for his health lol.
as a long time one piece fan it's always a joy to see new people picking up and falling in love with the manga. i'm also quite jealous of all of you who are experiencing the best story ever written for the very first time. i wish i could just wipe my memory and experience one piece for the first time again.
This is exactly what I told my brother yesterday!! 🥲🥲 I wish I could go back in time and started it all over again! ❤
Pay attention to the cover of each chapter! Sometimes they are just requests that Oda draws but many times they cover the fate of characters that you had seen earlier in the story. You might have seen the mini arcs of Coby-Helmeppo and Buggy-Alvida on the cover. But in future there are going to be lot more of them.
You're all in already? Thats a good thing. East Blue is actually just a tutorial zone. It's just the prologue of the series. The warm-up. If you're all in after just that then you're not ready for the epicness that comes later. You cant even imagine what else this story is capable of.
I can't wati to read more!
nah but get ready to cry like three times an arc
@@DudesTalkingManga Pro loguetown ;)
was just about to say this lol
If he's having this much fun on east blue??? He's not even in the Grand Line yet
yeah, there's no stopping from here on out, he's definitely hooked 100%
So fun fact about why most people call it Logue Town (Pronounced as Log Town) is because it's the Town of the Beginning and the End. Logue is meant to refer to both Prologue and Epilogue. This an appropriate name considering the first panel of the manga is of Logue Town during Roger's execution, but it also marks the end of the prologue of One Piece, which is what most fans consider the East Blue to be.
I love that
Thanks for telling him that. Him saying "rogue town" kept annoying the hell out of me 😂
@@siegpasta sorry 😅
@@DudesTalkingManga Hah, don't let that discourage you from trying to pronounce things! It's one of the sad pitfalls of translated media. Certain nuances will always get lost. Hopefully fans will just gently guide you along the right path.
Great analysis on your first experience with the series, by the way! I've been in love with it since I was a kid, and it brightens my day whenever I see someone else reading it for the first time and being pleasantly surprised by it despite their initial reservations.
I'm looking forward to seeing your future pieces on my favourite series of all time. As one of the many beloved characters you'll eventually meet once said, "ganbare!"
@DudesTalkingManga dont worry man attempting is always fine and if u don't understand then us nakama will always help u along the way lol besides atleast u did not call zoro that horrid translation error zolo like viz keeps doing.
This series... Man, I could talk for hours about it. There's just something truly special about it. For all the fun and action packed moments, there are the heart wrenching ones that really hit hard... God, I still choke up thinking about Nami's breaking point during Arlong Park. Following her up to this point, we know how strong willed she is, we know she's smart, resourceful and is determined to do things on her own or die trying.
... Then when she's at her lowest point, everyone in her village is going to be killed and she can't do a thing to stop it, she screams luffy and hangs on all that anger as a last ditch effort hide her her emotions, her sadness and her fear. Then, she goes quiet. She can't hide her sobbing.
"... Luffy... Help me."
I'm literally choking up right now.
Yep, that scene is what made me stick with the series. So much before was mostly just setup but this is when things finally started to pay off because man was I about it now. It's been like 15 years since then and I'm still reading the series every issue that comes out.
I bet this video is blowing up more than you expected. We love seeing new fans come aboard and have them see why we love it so much. We'll be looking forward to you arc discussions and can't wait until you're up to date with the manga. We have a month break so it gives you time to catch up. Welcome Nakama
Thank you so much!!!
I actually prefer people having low expectations of One Piece rather than people having high expectations of it. I think getting overhyped with One Piece is worse than having negative impressions of the story before even reading it, because at least with the latter your mind could still be changed by the story itself, but when you're overhyped with the series I think it just cheapens your first experience with the story overall. I hope more people lowered their expectations when met with hype like you did. I think it's the right way to respond to hype imo.
I came in with low expectations and just hit the timeskip myself and Holy shit all expectations are passed by such a margine idk if they existed anymore. It's so good
@@KlaireMurre This too, if you expect shit and get peak it's much, much more impactful than if you expect peak and get peak or worse, if you expect peak and get mid/shit. The story impacts you twice as hard as it would have otherwise.
This was a video I didn't expect, but I am glad it's here. I can't wait to see what you think of the rest of the story. Have fun reading!
Thank you so much!
@@DudesTalkingManga by the way the stairs plott with kushina is the hole plott because fall from stairs is a symbol in japan for Suicide .
I grew up watching One Piece, I cannot imagine my life without it, I plan on showing it to my kids as well if I have any, sad, but happy that One Piece it’s reaching its end, I know Oda will deliver, I know we are going to love the ending, I just wish to have all questions answered! Oh how I wish I could start all over again with no knowledge, oh to be a first time reader/watcher, you are lucky!!
You know you're hooked on this series when you start speculating about who and what everything are. It might be a slow build-up to a lot of things but it pays off a lot.
Just started the video, but I have to say this, because it's crazy: I am a junky for depravity, darkness, and evil. Bakker, Martin, and Abercrombie are at the fore of my list of favorite reads. Yet, One Piece is also up there, somehow. Lol. It is the best long term storytelling that I have seen. It's even influenced my own writing.
Love to hear that. I find it being a breath of fresh air for my usual tastes
@@DudesTalkingManga
Also, in Japanese there is no phoneme for the L and R sounds. There is an intermediate sound. This is why there is always translation issues related to L's and R's. You'll recognize this pattern, at least. Basically, there likely is no real answer to the either/or question.
@@leehunts4327it's also very possible oda does it for wordplay reasons! If it's Roguetown, it makes sense because it's where the pirate king, a rogue in all senses, was born and killed. If it's Loguetown, it works in the sense of it's the end of the proLOGUE of one piece, since it's the last island they go to before entering the grand line.
@@MayMoment_Oda drew the word Loguetown in the Latin alphabet, and Loguetown is called the Town of Beginnings and Ends. When written in katakana, it uses the same ローグas epilogue (エピローグ) and prologue (プロローグ). While Roguetown does fit, the intent was clearly that it's the Town of proLogues and epiLogues
The translators modified the drawing to say Roguetown, entirely missing the Logue wordplay
If I had a nickel everytime I hear someone has Oda and Abercrombie simultaneously in their top 5 I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't much, but it's interesting it happened twice. (The other one's Merphy Napier if you're wondering)
You should also read the cover stories (the stories in 1st page of each chapter).They tell stories of side characters after Luffy meets them in their arc.The first one tells how Buggy actually got to Loguetown from chapter 35 to 75.The cover stories are not just entertaining on their own,but makes the whole world feel more alive.
Will do!
@@DudesTalkingManga Please read the SBS corners as well, where Oda answers questions made by fans, which often times are just silly, but sometimes hint on stuff that makes theorycrafting so much more fun during your journey and some that will help you understand reoccuring jokes and background characters you might otherwise miss!
@@HonerkampAgreed! They also sometimes reveal canon details that are either downright hilarious, or somewhat eye-opening and add further depth to many characters.
@@Honerkamphorny mostly
@@royalfun1031 Gotta know how many Gomu Gomu's Luffy can stretch afterall
I seem to be the only person who interpreted Kuina’s death scene as “she was carrying her sword back from her nighttime fight with Zoro, tripped on the stairs because it was dark, and accidentally impaled herself,” which I always found a bit more believable as a freak accident scenario.
I said a bit on top, but me and some friends found out that is the polite way to say that someone committed suicide. Oda finds ways to hide really horrific scenes on a cute** way
@@rorororoby6208it’s not. That all stems from some dude on Reddit claiming falling down the stairs is a euphemism for suicide in Japanese culture, but that’s not true
@@rorororoby6208that's a fake rumor actually
I'm pretty sure that moment was supposed to symbolise how truly fragile humans can be even if they are strong and prospecting like kuina. But sometimes life happens and takes ppl pre.aturly before they reach their potential. So no it wasn't suicide, but am unfortunate play by fate
"I have a feeling we're gonna find out, hopefully in the next saga!" Sir, you are so pure, I cannot wait to watch your experience unraveling one piece.
Glad you gave the series a chance. It really seems like it takes until arlong park for everything the series is truly about to kick in for most people
It grabbed me and hasn’t let go!
@@DudesTalkingManga it only gets better from here
@@edsheeran1243 "say the line, Mark"
But yes, Ed is right, it really does. To the point that I think every reviewer I've seen reading one piece inevitably at one point says something very similar to "ok...I thought I really liked the series, but I think I get it now"
And then the obligatory "always trust Oda"
2 little things to add, i don't know if you missed or just didn't mention them so 'ill do it :
- Zeff ate his leg after giving Sanji all the food, giving an end to his pirate life
- Buggy's adventures weren't offscreened... if you take a closer look they were at the cover of each chapter
And a little correction Mihawk does know Shanks, they in fact even meet right after Luffy's bounty is revealed
Zeff didn’t eat his leg 😂 his leg was stuck so he used an anchor to cut it off
@@SNaKeEyexxx That's the anime version, int the manga (which he's reading) Zeff chops his leg on the island after giving the food to Sanji
@@SNaKeEyexxx Anime censors missing body parts and stuff like that, especially self-inflicted wounds
The covers are so important, I need to review them!
@@lelupuserythemateux oh, my bad! Understandable change between the anime and manga
I love watching videos of people watching or reading one piece for the first time because people always take something different from the series it just warms my heart to see new people fall in love with a story that has touched me so much and made me fell feeling for things that I didn't know you could (if you know you know). I hope you keep sticking with the series it is 100% worth it, I mean the characters, the world, the story are all top tier.
It’s gonna be a fantastic time
The whole thing with Nami's "help me" and Luffy lending her his hat to show trust is still one of my favorite scenes in the whole series. That's when I fell in love with these characters.
One of the coolest things about reading a series like OP that's gone on for so long is that you'll get to see not only the character's growth but also Oda's growth as both a writer & an artist. Oda first started dreaming up OP when he was like 12 years old, it's his life's work and he first started it officially at like 22-23.
I think knowing that really enhances the experience, atleast it did for me.
Definitely!
Glad you are enjoying it! Cannot wait to hear your thoughts about the next saga!
Thank you so much!
Your video just popped up on my youtube algorithm. And just like others first time One Piece reactor/reviewer I've watched, I'm always triggered to support as much as I can. The reason is simple and just for one thing: ONE PIECE.
No matter if you think you'll have a very long journey, I can only say it's much worth it than you'll ever realize.
Enjoy the journey, bro.
Love seeing new people join the crew and welcome!
This is also the perfect time to become part of the fandom so I will give just a couple of nuggets of wisdom without spoiling anything.
1.) Enjoy reading because this series will put you through the full emotional gauntlet.
2.) Pay attention to everything because you never know what important information you may miss that is a major foreshadowing scene.
3.) Re-read because there are always things that will be missed!
And lastly, have fun and welcome to the crew!!!
You pretty much summed up everything that is great about One Piece. If you appreciate East Blue to this degree, you will 100% enjoy the series a lot. The world building is second to none and the character depth is definitely something that you wouldn't expect before you read/watch it.
Thank you so much!
Always happy to see new people experiencing the magic of One Piece for the first time! Take your time with this epic journey. You definitely won’t regret it!
Thank you! Will do!
Watching this really brought me back to when i first watched one piece. I can almost feel the excitement and fascination through the screen, this is great
"You think you know... What's to come.... what you are... You haven't even begun." Listening you to you start your journey make me remember when I got hooked on One Piece so many years ago! Enjoy the ride!
"Usopp feels like the Krillin of the crew" well fun fact, they share the same english voice actor, Sonny Strait. He's said the voice of Usopp is "like Krillin with a hitch".
And some quick pronunciation notes (no shame in this, everyone gets someone's name wrong early on):
- Usopp is said without the long U or "you" sound that you're putting at the front. The U at the front is the same U sound as what's in Luffy's name. To put it phonetically, you're saying "You-sopp", take out the y and say it more like "Oo-sopp", with that double-O sounding like it does in words like pool, tool, gloom, etc.
- Sanji doesn't rhyme with sandy. That A sound is more of an "Ah" sound like when you have to open wide and say ahhhh. I would say pronounce it like in the word aunt, but I know some people say that like ant. So if that's you, say it like the other way. So basically it rhymes with "On G" (just put an S sound at the start)
- On Roguetown/Loguetown. Both are honestly equally as valid, Roguetown is fitting in that it's a big pirate town, town of rogues, makes sense. But the Loguetown version/interpretation is more drawn from the town's moniker of "the town of the beginning and the end" as in proLOGUE and epiLOGUE. And so yeah, Loguetown is then pronounced "log-town". And as I'm sure you've probably had explained to you before, in Japanese L and R are the same exact sound, so it's down to context which is more fitting when moving to English. There have been many localizations of One Piece that have named Luffy Ruffy because of this, for instance. And there are more L/R fun times to come, don't worry too much about it, pretty much no matter what you decide on there will be half the fanbase telling you it's the other.
That Krillin fact is wild!! Thank you for the pronunciation guide, it really helps out, and bonus points for being so kind about it!
Lol and Luffy's japanese voice actor is also Krillen
@@DudesTalkingMangaGreat review, watch out for spoilers, you have a long journey ahead, one piece is the greatest story ever told and that should be a fact not an opinion, most people say it’s too long but when you get caught up you’ll say it’s too short. Have a great ride sir
The Japanese dub voice actor for Krillin also does luffy, and that's way in dragon ball super it has the first opening song of one piece as Krillin's phone ring tone
@@DudesTalkingManga also baratie ba-rah-tee-yay!
I cannot stress just how quickly Luffy became my favorite manga/anime protagonist due to just how headstrong he is without the typical Shonen caveats. I hope everyone in the comments here is being nice and avoiding spoilers cuz I’m excited to hear another update on your stance in the story down the line
Im hyped!
I was a preteen when One Piece first came out and at the time I thought it looked goofy so I never read or watched it. Years later, in my mid twenties and still very much a manga/anime fan, I thought "Okay, this thing's been ongoing for fifteen years?? How can a comedy anime have this much story??" so I finally decided to check it out and MY GOD I'd been missing out. And, yeah, I also didn't expect to like Luffy but I really was judging a book by its cover and he's now one of my all-time favourite manga protagonists. That boy's both a walking catastrophe and a threat and a boss and a goof and a gem and I love him for all of it.
Sir I'm right alongside you. Glad to find a creator who is on the same journey as me at the same pace. I see you just released a reverse mountain episode too which tells me we are on track.
We in this together brother 💪
I love how everyone who is watching/ reading One Piece for the first time, although liking it a bit during the first few chapters, immediately falls in love with the series during Arlong Park
It’s so gooooood
🎵Yo hoho he took a bite of gum-gum ya yo ya yo oh oh set sail for One Piece! It's the name of the treasure! Ya yo ya yo oh oh 🎵
This is so exciting to see people take in this incredible story! The progression as people get further and further invested is so damn satisfying. I can tell you’re all in‼️
🙌🙌🙌
As someone who doesn’t have time to go back and re-read the 1086 chapters I look forward to watching your journey
The story is going to be more, for real, complicated. Dark arcs are going to come. You'll cry, cry a lot. Just enjoy and take it easy just like Luffy. Liked how you understood the story. One love.
Can't wait!
It makes me so happy to see more people are discovering this amazing story. Can't wait for the next video.
Glad you enjoy it!
When Johnny and Yosuke are calling the crew "brother" or "bro" they're really using the japanese honorific "aniki", a sort of slang big-brother term that is often used among delinquints/gangsters (at least from what I gather in manga..) when talking to their 'big bro' seniors.
I see!
As a dedicated fan of Berserk, I really enjoyed your videos while you were reading it volume by volume, and now also as a passionate fan of One Piece, once again I'm here having a great time listening to you talking about another one of my favorite stories of all time. You made me feel really nostalgic, man, and hell, I think I'm gonna read One Piece from the very first volume again because of you! So thank you for these great videos! Keep reading Eiichiro "Goda's" masterpiece and sharing your thoughts and feelings about it with us!!
You’ve been here since the start which I genuinely appreciate
I'm glad you can appreciate this series.
One thing to note is that it is "Loguetown" Because its to signify the first 100 chapters are the Prologue. But if you get so in depth to the series you can realize the meaning to things and how Oda wants to wrap things together. That and his balance, you see a cool character? They have a wacky gag. Because no1 is perfect.
Love it!!
Sometimes I love the algorithm because it brings channels like this to my feed, I love the insights even from East Blue, (and in truth anyone who wants to get into One Piece I always recommend to read the whole saga and see how you feel about the story from there, because you're either hooked or it might not be for you) and some of the questions you had, and I can't wait for you to find some of the answers, and what other questions are going to come up.
I can't wait for more theories, and getting a laugh from some and the realization of others that you may be correct about in the future, but as a reader since the early 2000's reading it weekly pretty much the whole time, is sometimes you're going to have to look back at the older chapters to piece things together some of the points, also from someone who doesn't get misty eyed at much, keep something near by because there may be times you'll need it. ;)
Also no spoilers but I will say the series shifts to amore serious tone in some of the arcs especially as the story goes on which personally I can't wait to see the reaction to.
Thank you so much!
It's so beautiful seeing other people fall in love with One Piece. :')
I'm so glad the algo brought this to me. Watching people react to the anime is one thing, but a manga-only literary break down of One Piece is right up my alley. Can't wait for more content!
I really loved this video! I like to hear new fans thoughts on one piece, and your points were super interesting. Honestly I feel like people who haven't watched/read op have the wrong idea about it mostly because of it's animation style. Like yeah op is to a degree goofy and funny, but it is so much more if you go beyond the surface, lots of dark themes, political talking, a very complex plot, a big vast fantasy world that has anything one can desire, and sure at the end it is still a very optimistic story but not in a careless way but more in like an empowering way to see the world in a positive light.
Beautiful way of describing it
13:24 Buggy has somehow become one of my top favorite characters. He deserves all the things he doesn’t deserve. It’s amazing
Love that!
I appreciate that you've taken notice of and highlighted the fact that characters in the One Piece series can have a lot of staying power. One of the many things fans tend to love about the series is how invested it gets you into characters that you may have initially assumed to be throwaway.
The continuity of character presence does significantly add to the believability of an otherwise increasingly absurd world. And what's more is that Oda is a master at recontextualizing characters and events. Just when you think you have someone figured out, you might see a totally new side of them (in just about the best way possible).
In short, you can you can look forward to some of your favourite side characters making recurring experiences. Especially for characters you'll meet from this point forward.
I love knowing what happens and watching you discover this. It's really refreshing to see someone new to the story break it down. So cool!
jimmy just remember every detail that Oda puts in the manga because you are going to need them like 900 chapters ahead, it is incredible how things that he showed us in volumes 1,2, 30ish and seemed like minor details lead to some big things in the future, i hope you enjoy this history as much as we do!
Love to hear this!
This isn't true, at all ,lol. It's part of the reason I dislike One Piece fans sometimes (but love the series). This is always fans connecting dots that aren't there. Because people obsess over everything in the series. Oda didn't plan things out t hat far ahead, he has even stated it many times.
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@@Nunya_Argo79 he may not have intended every connection that is made, but Oda backbuilds like a motherfucker. He takes previous details and makes them relevant again in new ways, so it is absolutely worth is to take note of smaller moments.
I don’t know if anyone already mentioned it,but it is correct to call it Logue town. It’s symbolic because it marks the Epilogue of Gold Roger and Prologue of Luffy. Hence it is also called Town of the beginning and the end. Great theories by the way. Looking Forward to your thoughts on future arcs. It only goes up from here(mostly).
Thanks!
One of the things i love about one piece is that characters and especially villians are relevant before they enter the plot and continue to exist after they leave the plot. It makes the world feel alive even with out the world building because you have these characters who aren't participating in the story making decisions and causeing status quo changes to the social order of the world which may or may not impact luffy and crew from time to time.
Obviously no spoilers but a Great example is Buggy who continues to live his own life and live out his own adventure long after him and luffy parted ways.
Hahaha I loved this video! I had all the same questions going into this show when I started watching it. Being half way through it now it just keeps getting more interesting and the questions you had at one point change. All I can say is just enjoy the ride because things just keep getting crazier. I sometimes wish I could go back and watch from the beginning again and experience the wonder of the beginning of this show again.
Always a treat listening to people who knows their literature discovering and trying out One Piece
I love story telling!
I love your enthusiasm for learning more about the mysteries laid out at the beginning but Oda is a very patient writer and he expects his audience to be patient too! So just enjoy the ride and trust Oda as some things might not make sense at first.
Will do!
One of my favorite thing when watching people's first reaction to one piece is the theories they make. Everyone has their own and its so fun to hear and watch how they change over time whether or not they are right or wrong. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of your reaction to the series.
while you were talking about how it feels like the side characters have lives outside of luffys story it reminded me you should pay attention to the cover pages they often tell stories of what side characters we havent seen in awhile are doing, these cover arcs are considered completely canon as well
One piece gets really dark as u progress but still there is always that light heartedness that prevents it from becoming a seinen manga
Also Many consider first saga as worst out of all the sagas so if u liked it then u r in for a ride The world building, characters and story gets soo much better
okay good to know!
Has anyone mentioned that Captain Morgan became that way thanks to Captain Kuro crushing his jaw and telling Jango to hypnotize him?
Oh wow
The one place is called Loguetown. You can see a sign in chapter 96 that's in plain English instead of katakana like all the spoken instances of it, when the Strawhats get there.
It's just 4kids and Viz that translated it as Roguetown, which I could _maybe_ see the reasoning behind if that sign wasn't there, as it is kind of a town of rogues _I guess_ (and Lo and Ro are the same in katakana).
But no Loguetown is the one Oda wrote it as, and it really works better too. It's called "the town of the beginning and the end", the town of the proLOGUE and the epiLOGUE. It was the start and the end of the pirate king's life, and it's also where the prologue of One Piece ends.
It is fantastic to watch you at the beginning, and engaging so well with One Piece. The pinwheel is the moment that fully hooked me into this series as well and will always make the town mayor Gen one of my favorite characters. Even should we never see him again he remains just perfectly created and told. Listening to your theories...you have SOOOOO much to look forward to and i think you will continue to love this series more and more. Enjoy!
Oda has a similar style of writing as George rr..he is always planting seeds even with the most insignificant characters, and you see the results hundreds of chapters later and it's so satisfying
I do love me some GRRM
if he´d just taken his stance on death, hence keeping dead characters dead. It´s really the only weak point of one piece
I agree but I wish George had half the work ethic that Oda does lol
@@Mezchano a fraction would do xD
Just found your channel and your review style and thoughts on this saga were amazing! Get ready for PEAK storytelling!
Thank you! Will do!
“Did anyone find it suspicious that Kuina fell down the stairs and died?” We have asked that question for 20 years, many still believe that she’s alive
Ive constantly notice a major trend for almost everyone that talks crap and or are scared of it which is that they have never even tried to read it. Sure there are a few that dont really like it too much but most of the time they can see why people love it but most dont try to read it which is sad since almost everyone falls in love with the series.
You can't imagine how often I was like 'give it a try' when you talked about not looking into One Piece and I'm glad you now have started this incredible journey
Im happy to have been wrong haha
I'm honestly glad I was young when I discovered One Piece.
I feel like adult me now wouldn't come near an anime with that many episodes.
Being young and open-minded got me to watch it back then. And I'm glad.
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I cannot wait to hear your reactions to some of my favorite arcs and those big emotional moments that hurt us all.
You enjoying East Blue this much is a good sign. If you stick with it for a few more arcs I’d dare anyone not to be in love with it by a certain point.
It's always so wonderful to see someone new discover One Piece. Welcome to the fandom!!
Oda is a master of character design, and even this early on he has created so many distinct characters. I've reread the series a couple of times, but even the first time around I usually remembered characters that I hadn't seen for hundreds of chapters (and for several years in real time).
Thanks for being so welcoming!
I'm always excited to see more people jumping into this series. You're in for the long haul of arguably one of the best stories ever told. Hopefully you can catch up and share the excitement a good portion of the fans have with each chapter release.
I’d love to catch up!
@@DudesTalkingManga It is worth the read. I also enjoyed getting to hear that you're already coming up with theories right off the bat. I won't say if anything is right or wrong to keep spoiler free. I look forward to seeing more in the future. Especially for some of my favorite arc's in the future.
@@DudesTalkingManga don't rush. Enjoy the journey. You don't want to wait for weeks for a new chapter.
@HaohmaruHL Yet we have to wait a month for the next one since Oda is on break for surgery. I'm hoping for a good recovery and that this roller-coaster ride of excitement continues. This arc has been crazy so far.
Prepare for tears of joy, tears of sadness and the unexpected at every turn! This series is a gem.
Can not wait to see how you progress through this story that's been part of my life for over 10 years now. I watched another guy reading through it all (Totally not Mark) from episode one and that's was a journey for everyone. I'm looking for something similar here. The era of the daring ones comes with an unstoppable swell!
Edit: One more thing. I really think u should get someone else to read through comments and let them filter the ones that are save for you :)
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Another thing I like about One Piece is that every named character had a clear background about what they were doing before they appeared in the show, like the crew itself, it wasn't like Luffy was just going around, saw a random person walking on the street beat up a bad guy and be like "Okay, that guy is gonna be the next crew memeber!" No, everyone on the crew had a clear routine before joining
Luffy - Was preparing himself for his pirate voyage living in a mostly peaceful village, ocassionaly being visited by Shanks, who was probably telling him some pirate stories
Zoro - Was traveling the sea trying to hone his skills, searching for the strongest swordsmen to defeat, hunting pirates for a living
Nami - Also traveling the sea, however she was trying to steal all the pirate riches, so she can pay off an insane sum of money Arlong wants, to buy the island back, where she has a sister and a home
Usopp - After the passing of his mother, he spent most his days running away from angry villagers for some excitement, been playing with the town children and been keeping a company to the sick Kaya, while wishing to someday go out to sea and become a real pirate
Sanji - Before joining he's been a cook at a famous floating restaurant, which he called a home and despite always calling all his co-workers and his boss names, he felt a great gratitude towards them all, for taking him in and giving him a home.
The same goes for the villains too, like they haven't just appeared out of nowhere
Buggy used to be part of a pirate group alongside with Shanks, before splitting off and forming his own group
Alvida used to be a stereotypical pirate before joining Buggy's crew, she used to just plunder random ships and stealing from people
Etc etc.
the world feels legit lived in
@@DudesTalkingManga that feeling only grows as you keep reading, believe me.
Also, I love to watch new fans coming to One Piece community and immedaitely start making theories. Some are spot on, some not, but they're always Somehow both fresh and completely making sense at the same time.
This series is pretty great to make theories about, since it is both simple and gives so manny opportunities that story can go for.
I love one piece so much, welcome to the crew brother. Cant wait to watch your journey into one piece and excited to see your reactions to the CRAZY SHIT to come
Better late than never, Jimmy. If anything, I'd say you're going to love it. There's no better time to catch up on One Piece as it steps into the grand final saga of a 25-year storytelling journey.
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I'm still finding time to get into 20th Century Boys again. how are you doing with that series?
Good! Gonna read volume 2 soon and do a video here with Andrew on it!
Most people and nearly all other translations think it's Loguetown because it derives from "prologue" and "epilogue". The english manga translation (but not the anime besides the weird 4kids version) simply chose to go with the "R" instead of "L" for Roguetown.
thanks for that!
@@DudesTalkingManga btw don't worry about pronunciations because as a reader and as westerner you will absolutely butcher every name anyway, so don't fret about much. The community is very welcoming and will understand what you meant anyway.
Its so great to see the community grow! Its so great how one storry can make so many people happy!
I'm happy to hear your enjoying this series already here are some corrections on names you said sandji instead of sanji and U-ssop is pronounced like (ouuuu sop) just wanted you to know for the future of your journey through the series
So happy to see you start One Piece!
Just so you'll know, in Japanese the sound for L and R is the same one, which is why there is some confusion about the names of different characters & places.
Zoro is pronounced with an R as his name is a reference to the famous swordsman Zorro.
Louge Town is pronounced with an L as it is a pun. Signifying both the epilouge of the East Blue, and the Prolouge of the actual Story at the Grand Line.
Very helpful, thanks!
wow didnt expect this, you're spot on on everything about the world and that's what's great about one piece. please continue these read along updates because its really fun to hear your speculations and considering the one month break manga is taking it will be a great series to watch you analyse and continue doing!
I will be going arc by arc now and then doing discussions about the series with Andrew (the other host here)
Im so glad you noticed the significance of the pinwheel there at the end! Alot of people have zone out and glaze right by that. Tbh I don't know the proper words for describing the emotions felt in that moment when it all clicks into place. Truly there has never been a more fitting instance for the expression "chef's kiss"
As an avid fan of the One Piece series, I'm glad that another person has decided to take the plunge into the world of OP.
My favorite feeling is watching people slowly become fans and get hyped and excited for the next arc.
The ocean that is one piece is vast. May fair theories guide your sails and enjoy the adventure. Looking forward to more.
I just started and finished East Blue myself. Yeah crazy to think this is just the beginning of what's supposed to be even better somehow.
Lets goooo!
One piece just gets so much better. I honestly didn't think it would be for you tbh 😂
I’m shocked hahah
@@DudesTalkingManga do not look up anything related to one piece if you don't want to be spoiled. This is the easiest story that I've ever read to get spoiled accidentally. Enjoy the ride!
Seeing someone get into and get excited about One Piece like this is heart warming.
The contrast between the goofy and the serious really is what hits the feels.
great video, loved seeing your experiences with and enjoyment of one of the greatest stories ever told, looking forward to seeing your reaction to more. also I know it can be hard to get the pronunciations down when you are manga only and being constantly corrected can get annoying so normally I wouldnt mention them but because if you do more you are gonna be saying his name a lot I feel like it will save you a lot of future comments to clarify that usopp is pronounced more like oo-sopp. Anyway can't wait for the next video :)
We've got another one :D Looking forward to following your journey. It is long, but worth the time. Just one hint: pay attention. You will be surprised how many details, characters and plot points get call backs, and the moments of realization are some of the best times people have with OP
Thank you so much!