Hello, SuperMarioT here and I've been meaning to do this one for a long time.
Let's talk anime.
There's so much great anime out there but so little time.
Naruto, Hunter X Hunter, Dragon Ball, Space Dandy, Cowboy Bebop, Little Witch Academia,
My Hero Academia, One Punch Man; I can sit down and watch so much of it.
There is one anime in particular that I've grown SUPER fond of since I started watching
it when I started my sophomore year of high school.
One Piece.
Now One Piece is a lot of things.
It's funny, it's emotional, it's weird, it's long, really long.
The anime itself is 800+ episodes and this is only the 60% or so mark for anime watchers,
and 65% for manga readers.
So, we still have a long way to go until it ends.
But I'll happily stick along the ride.
Probably when I'm 25.
"But, SuperMarioT, ain't nobody got time to watch One Piece!"
You say that but it's not as hard and impossible as you say and think.
When I started watching One Piece, 4 years ago, I started out being a sophomore in high
school.
And from the start of the 1st semester, to the beginning of the 2nd semester, there was
only 625 episodes or so, and I caught up within 6 months.
You can make the time to watch One Piece if you really want to.
It's definitely possible.
"If I wanna waste my life watching this, this better be a good enough anime…"
Well, that's why you clicked on the video.
I will explain why this anime is so loved and adored by many, many people today, why
it continues to be so goddamn long, how it's become one of the most popular anime worldwide
and the most popular manga worldwide.
So, without further delay, grab a snack, and get comfy because this is gonna take a while.
Let me explain just how fantastic and worthwhile beyond belief of an anime One Piece is and
why you need to watch One Piece as soon as possible.
Throughout this whole thing, I'm gonna try my damnedest to not spoil anything major.
I'll start you guys off with the story.
One Piece's world revolves around pirates.
There was a king among these pirates, Gold Roger and was well known throughout the world.
He was about to get executed by the Navy, which is the World Government's military
sea force, tasked with law enforcement, international security and military operations.
The duty of the Marines is to maintain law and order throughout the world and impose
the will and might of the World Government and they constantly subdue pirates for standing
against them.
And before the King of the Pirates' death, his final words ushered a challenge to pirates
across the globe.
"If you pirates want a hold of my treasure, take it!
I left it all in one place and now you must find it!"
The treasure Roger speaks of is what's known as the legendary One Piece, however nobody
really knows what the One Piece truly is.
Pirates everywhere accepted this challenge and ushered a brand new time, which is known
as the Great Pirate era!
Also, within the world of One Piece, the devil has unleashed these sacred fruits around the
globe for mortals to consume; Devil Fruits.
There are thousands of different kinds of devil fruits and you can guess what kinds
there are honestly.
You can eat these and use fire, ice, poison, transform into mythical beings and animals,
shoot weapons from your hands, make more hands out of thin air, you name it.
There are 3 types of these Devil Fruits despite the various kinds.
Paramecia, Zoan, and Logia.
Paramecia Devil Fruits hold powers that affect and potentially enhance your body, affect
the environment or produce substances.
These basically grant powers that are what's known as 'superhuman'.
Zoan Devil Fruits give the user the ability to transform into another species and inter-species
hybrid form at will.
Basically, some form of an animal.
Logia devil fruits grant the user the ability to turn into a natural element or force of
nature.
AKA, fire, ice, earth, water, light, lightning, etc.
Logia Devil Fruits are considered the most powerful as well as the rarest of the three
Devil Fruit types overall.
But what all these fruits share in common, is the user loses their ability to swim and
is weakened and fatigued from sea water, giving devil fruit pirates an extra hurdle.
A certain paramecia fruit is eaten by our main protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, which turned
his body into rubber after eating the Gum Gum Fruit.
He is now a rubber man who can take plenty of physical blows and stretch his body to
incredible lengths with his malleable exterior.
Monkey D. Luffy has held a dream since he was a young boy, and it was to be the next
King of the Pirates.
If one must become the King, thou must seek the One Piece.
So Luffy set out to sea in search of a crew, and achieve his dream.
Now what makes this story so compelling are several things.
One, at least at the time when it was picking up, this is something you've never heard
of anywhere else.
One Piece's story takes on something so unique and inspirational that you can't
help but wonder how parallel their world is compared to ours, and that is literally one
of the best things about this series.
It's art imitating real life.
With how the world came to be about pirates, how corrupt the Government can be, how certain
communities strive to be accepted and not ostracized, how many pirates strive for freedom
and dreams, how adventurous and lively this anime can be, how emotional it can be, how
smart it can be and so much more.
You'd be pretty captivated to see how strong this story can be with the loads of plot elements
and sheer, incredible consistency this show holds.
The consistency and structure in One Piece is damn near impressive.
The backstories of the characters are great, how the characters go through their times
and turn out to be the charming people we know now.
How funny this anime can be when it is, how smart and admirable some of its stories, motives,
its messages can be.
You would hear and see a lot of things many other anime, movies and shows rarely talk
about or get across like One Piece does.
And as you go along, the story gets more and more complex with each plot device, element
and detail linking together with marvelous stature.
But even so, it's not as stressful or difficult to think about because the story itself as
it goes along feels natural and comfortable to ease into and understand.
It's cohesive, understandable, consistent and logical, even if it feels otherwise.
And these are what makes the structure and story so compelling.
When Eiichiro Oda came up with the story of One Piece, he didn't intend for it to be
so long, but he was able to come up with more and more ideas as it progressed, able to flesh
out the story, characters, improve the writing and expand itself very well into an adventure
series.
It sets itself up to be so long and as the main characters' traverse across the whole
world to achieve a specific goal, each island lends itself to its own complete story, one
that most common anime could finish its series on just one island.
People see how long One Piece is and is turned off by it, even though it is possible to make
the time for it, but because it's so long, in a way it ultimately works in its favor
in terms of structure and storytelling.
Some of the later, larger arcs will feel incredibly significant as some side stories and sub plots
link to each other and feel more important.
As far as One Piece has gotten, there hasn't been many, if a single or two details out
of place, from what I can see at the very least, and plenty of details and elements
about the story and characters and organizations and such hold a lot of sense and logic towards
them.
One Piece is such a smart anime to convey the corrupted world as we know and live on.
Poverty, death, friendship, racism, betrayal, imagination, corruption, ignorance, the sheer
disappointing and greedy nature of humans among us, the dreams and ambitions that youths
would likely hold and adults wished they could still hold and achieve, and to be able to
maintain so spectacularly consistent, clever and coy with even the littlest details you
would normally ignore among the plot and the characters as well as the most fleshed out,
amazing and endearing characters and settings.
Every little thing you'll hear and see in this anime, you'll wanna keep a mental note
of.
Trust me.
Even the littlest characters that seem insignificant, the most random details and things that occur
never feel out of place or random nor do they hinder the story or experience in any way.
When and what they bring back in the future is astonishing.
You'd be amazed at how many theories this anime has and what kinds hold so much validity
that I have to avoid them to not be potentially spoiled or ruined in some way.
It's that crazy.
With how adamant and loyal the fans are and how adamant, firm, and endearing Eiichiro
Oda is to his creation, you're looking at a phenomenal wonder.
One Piece's structure and story is unlike any other piece of entertainment, imo, and
that I feel, is why One Piece works so damn well as it is so strong.
Now I went on about the story for a while there, and would you believe that's only
one of the reasons this anime does such a fantastic job?
If there's more to love about One Piece, it's its humongous cast of memorable, enjoyable,
incredible characters.
So many of them feel so distinct, unique, and original, that NONE of them feel out of
place, annoying, a side show or anything demeaning.
With a long ass anime, a lot of characters are bound to come up, but what makes this
anime shine so much apart from its secretly complicated plot, is how charming, distinct
and lovable it's cast of characters are.
To our main character Luffy, to his crew, the Straw Hat pirates, to allies, to even
enemies, and side characters and even FILLER characters!
Even the filler in One Piece is astonishingly good!
The filler itself even isn't long nor does it overstay its welcome, there's few and
far in between.
With how many characters there are, you'd think there'd be several forgettable ones,
but that's rarely ever the case.
It's how diverse and unforgettable the characters are, among personalities, charm, traits, actions
and even race.
All the way from the first arc to the current arc.
I'll go over some of the Straw Hats to save time and spoilers.
Luffy lacks common sense and is pure of heart.
He's a stupid, meat loving, pirate who just does whatever he wants for fun.
His intentions and interests are light and pure at heart, while he will save and do for
anyone he considers an ally and/or friend.
While he denies being a hero, he does some things for the greater good, despite being
an enemy of the World Government and being seen as garbage in commoner's eyes for being
a pirate while you look at the way he acts and he's certainly no low life pirate.
He believes that being a pirate, especially being the King of Pirates, means being free,
going for your dreams, and enjoying life how you want it to while treating people fairly.
Luffy maybe a dumbass, but he's one hell of an adventurous pirate who's got the heart
and soul of a saint and the charisma of the most beloved and respected person ever, even
among enemies.
His right hand man, Zoro, originally renown as a pirate hunter, strives to be the greatest
swordsman in the world and an essential ally in Luffy's crew.
He's smart in some areas, but he couldn't tell left from right even if walking signs
smacked him in the face 90 times.
Zoro's lack of sense of direction is laughable beyond compare and his love for booze and
sword fighting is renown among the One Piece community.
The Straw Hat navigator, Nami, is a skilled navigator, depicting weather before it occurs,
guiding the Straw Hats across the sea, while her goal is to draw a map of the entire world
as she travels with Luffy.
She's got a few weapons up her sleeve too so she's no damsel in distress.
She's the beautiful, money obsessed Nami-swan of the Strawhats.
Hide your wallets when you see her.
The Straw Hat's sniper, Usopp is a long nosed coward who claims to have 8000 men under
his crew yet he's a one-man team who would rather not get involved in any major fight
and keep his long nose from getting broken.
His marksman skills are beyond exemplary he can shoot off the horizon and his target would
still be sniped.
If times are desperate, Usopp is no stranger to protecting those he loves either.
When it comes down to it, Usopp will try his damnedest to grow a back bone and fight for
what he thinks is right and as he travels with the Straw Hats, he's already striving
for his dream to become and die a brave warrior of the sea.
The cook of the Straw Hats, Sanji, a blonde, girl loving gifted chef who can cook amazing
dishes.
He'd rather eat all of someone's cooked food than waste it whether it tastes good
or bad, he'd do anything for the prettiest girl he'd find, he'd rather not sully
his hands he uses to cook and would use his signature legs and feet for combat, and he
would rather die than so much as kick a woman.
This chivalrous, perverted, cook is another staple in the Straw Hats, who strives to discover
a mythical sea.
There are 4 seas in the world of One Piece.
The North Blue, South Blue, East Blue, and West Blue, and legend says there's another
sea that connects all 4 seas together but no one has found, and it's known as the
All Blue.
Sanji's dream is to discover this lost sea and marvel all the fish and creatures that
live in it so he can cook up some magnificent meals.
There are more Straw Hats but this is the general gang and I do not want to spoil you
at all because it's so good.
The other character's backstories and personalities touched me even more.
Now do you know one thing the Straw Hats all have in common with one another, other than
distinct personalities?
They all have a specific goal.
They all have certain dreams and each character gets build up and devotion to them, their
personality, their backstory, and their dream.
It all makes sense as to why they become the characters we know and love and why they want
to go for their specific goals.
It gives that sense of significance and importance that these aren't just side characters or
simple companions.
No, these are all characters that will be fleshed out, will feel fleshed out, have certain
goals, will actually mean something in several ways to the whole story and will be complete.
Those were just the Straw Hats I touched on too.
I didn't even talk about the allies, the enemies, the side characters, etc., which
are given more character as they reappear and show how our main cast impacted them.
If I did, this video would be trying to be as long as the anime, but that just goes to
show, how much heart, care and love is being given to these characters.
The great writing, I mentioned before is shown into each character's backstory & personality,
and because of that, their goals and setups are easy to buy into and believe, which in
turn improves the writing and structure of each arc.
And when they do meetup and face these challenges as adults due to their struggles, it feels
earned and fulfilling for them to achieve these wins and stepping stones for when they
encounter an obstacle.
And how they move, interact, and show themselves within the world of One Piece in these funny,
inventive, badass, and interesting setups, whether for comedic relief or storytelling,
is what makes them so attractive and impressive to look at, especially when they learn new
moves or techniques and as they expand and strengthen their character.
These actions and events that occur involving our cast impact the world around them in more
ways than one, making them feel realized and involved.
You feel invested and interactive, as if you're in the world of One Piece yourself.
Now that I got through these, here's something to note; The episodes and transitions in the
first several arcs of One Piece are great, but you'll often hear when Luffy & his crew
reach the Grand Line, that's when shit picks up and that's true.
The transitions and arcs will definitely feel more fleshed out and earned once you get up
to that point.
I feel the starting point of said pick up is around the first 30 episodes into Arlong
Park.
That's technically a prologue to the Grand Line but I don't want to get too crazy with
spoilers.
Off topic really quick, but here's another thing that ultimately goes up to personal
preference, and is also less significant to this whole discussion, but I'm confident
enough to say; the sub is great and the dub is also fantastic.
Of course, the sub is generally fans of One Piece's go to, but the Funimation dub is
really good.
The problem the sub lovers have that completely disregard the dub is even for a few characters,
they always compare the Japanese sounding of their voice to the English and it always
has to sound just like the Japanese version or the lip movements or certain words of dialogue
can be changed for something else.
Now that's not always the case.
When it comes to dubbing, there are 2 things to consider; the choice of the voice actor/actress
and the execution of that voice, whether it fits the character's persona, outlook and
such or not, in the same or different style, not to mention they have to fit lines and
voices along with the character's flapping their mouths to make it more understandable
and sensible.
There's this one channel that went into the topic of official dubs doing lip flaps
and producing dubs and such, Cartoon Cipher is the name of this channel & I'll link
that video in the description and I encourage you to watch that if you have certain thoughts
on the sub and dub debate.
It's a really good video.
Back to One Piece, the English dub, for the most part, have great choices of actors and
actresses, and the execution of the voices, especially in the later arcs are practically
perfect.
The accents too, are pretty exemplary, especially compared to the Japanese version.
Not 4kids, mind you, I'm talking about Funimation.
Colleen Clinkenbeard as Luffy, especially later on, is really, really good, the Straw
Hats themselves are great, a lot of the enemies are great in English, I could go on.
There is emotion and effort put into these character's voices.
The Japanese dub can provide a more original portrayal of the anime and is naturally longer
than the dub.
The English dub, however, can save English speakers the trouble of reading subtitles
and watch the anime with a much more natural flow and is generally being presented with
great voice casts.
I love both versions either way.
I'm a sub and dub guy.
I catch up through the Japanese version and I'm completely fine with re-watching One
Piece in English.
See?
I even find time to re-watch One Piece too.
You can go either way, it's all up to silly opinions like mine, but give the dub a watch
too.
Either one is sufficient, I don't care what others say about the dub being crap, because
One Piece's Funimation dub is really good.
Now back to the main topic…
If there's one thing about One Piece that has the power and drive, stronger than most
anime out there, other than the structure and story which actually supports this, it's
its atmosphere and tone.
No matter what moment it is, whether something big is going down, whether something funny
is going on, you will become enthralled into it all.
When One Piece gets funny, it's legitimately funny and often creative and unique.
Some points will feel slightly tedious, however that's rarely the case for some people.
One Piece will feel lighthearted when it needs to and you'll want to join these characters.
When One Piece gets serious, it feels super serious.
Every serious fight becomes a joke, and every joke fight becomes serious.
The battles, the wars, the conflicts between these characters and themselves will feel
intense and incredible.
Each one is entertaining and intriguing as the story progresses.
Those moments will implement intensity, logic, admiration, respect, happiness, sadness, a
lot of these emotions and thoughts going through your head as you progress and they're certainly
moving, no matter what.
But when One Piece gets sad, oh lord, it gets depressing.
A lot of character's backstories will feel emotional.
The deaths, conflicts, and feelings emitted from these people and stories, whether in
the past, present or future, will feel so real, so alive & harsh, you'll cry for some
of them.
These people will experience defeat or loss in one way or another, whether in a backstory
or in a future arc.
Thanks to this, these people don't feel nor are overpowered and will not win all the
time.
There is more of a balance in here, making the anime itself even more interesting, unexpected
and realistic for all it can look imaginary and sometimes formulaic.
You'll feel the loss, the sadness of that character and event and it's certainly a
heavy weight to bear, you'll struggle trying not to shed a tear.
Out of ANY piece of media out there, movies, games, anime, etc. not a single one has made
me cry.
Naruto?
Surprisingly, no.
Inside Out?
Close, but no.
Not a single piece of entertainment.
Except for One Piece…
Twice, almost 3 times I cried for this anime.
One time over this one backstory in the English dub, another time over a certain death in
the Japanese sub because I was catching up, and almost again after recently re-watching
a sad part that I didn't even originally cry for in the Japanese version in English.
I knew what was coming, but I almost released feels anyways.
That goes to show how powerful the English dub is, but more importantly how powerful
and strong One Piece is as an anime.
This show will make you feel a lot of things, and it's beautiful, man.
I wish I could go on and on, but A. spoilers and B. I pretty much explained it all.
There is no perfect series out there, and everyone has certain tastes and opinions to
respect, however if there was such a thing as a perfect or near-perfect anime, One Piece
would feel and become the closest.
In my eyes, I feel it is.
I cannot stress enough how amazing the structure and storytelling of One Piece is, how lovable
and genuine the characters are, how real and depressing the backstories can be, how funny
it can get, how emotionally gut-wrenching it can get, how amazingly badass it can get,
how insanely hype it can get.
Augh, dude, girl, whatever, go watch it if you haven't.
Seriously.
The time spent on One Piece will be long, but will not feel wasted whatsoever.
This is essentially the anime Game of Thrones in terms of popularity and length.
My respect and love for One Piece and Eiichiro Oda grows as it passes, and I'm very grateful
and happy to have found such an amazing piece of art.
Sometimes I wish I could forget all about One Piece and just rewatch all over again
and experience it all over again it's that amazing.
I'll be looking forward to future arcs and will happily continue watching as I become
an adult.
But first I gotta get through college first, heh.
It's never too late to start One Piece, no matter how much time you have, it's never
too late to start and never impossible to finish.
I was able to get most of my friends into, or at the very least interested in One Piece.
I usher you to do the same.
You will not regret making that decision.
And as I thank One Piece for existing and Oda for such a creative mind, I thank you
all for watching and thank you all for 10,000 subs.
I am really grateful for you guys, sticking with me and watching my videos.
I'm truly happy to be doing Youtube and making videos for you guys because it shows
I'm actually providing worth for others and if I make my viewers and subscribers happy,
I'm happy.
And I could actually make a living off of this, and my naïve mind thought about this
in junior and senior year of high school…
Stay super, and greetings my new subscribers.
Be sure to stick around for my videos related to One Piece, Mario, Paper Mario, Pokemon,
Sonic, other anime, Nintendo, games, even movies and such.
Until next time, stay super and please do yourself a favor and start watching One Piece.
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