Arcs like Egghead Island really prove how Oda's writing completely justifies how long One Piece is. Everything we know now about Kuma, Bonney, the Celestial Dragons etc wouldn't hit half as hard if we hadn't spent so many chapters with characters like this, teasing out mysteries about them, growing to love (or hate in the C.D case) them even more with more painful and impactful context and the power of hindsight.

Just the fact Saturn, Kuma, Kizaru, Lucci, and vegapunk all have a role in this arc already puts it as one of the top from how long some of these characters have been foreshadowed or hyped up

@Boedayshus

8 ай бұрын

Lucci meh

@Bellamy_Koby

7 ай бұрын

@@Boedayshus Lucci is GOATed this fandoms just turned weird over him; but for most of Egghead he's been the most dynamic character and almost a villain protagonist.

@Boedayshus

7 ай бұрын

Lucci is cool but I dont see his involvement right now doing anything. Hes been left behind. Cool to see ya but is he even important in whats happening?@@Bellamy_Koby I dont see him as being dynamic really he just seems kinda washed

14:43 Oh seeing Kuma cross a line- I'm all for that! I need to see him take all his anger and desperation out on someone

@Stavroization

8 ай бұрын

I'm hoping for one giant ursa shock on Saturn full of all his pain. Like 100x what Zoro suffered

@booksandtropes

8 ай бұрын

@@Stavroization this is the only ending I will accept for Saturn

Fun fact: the original use of the word "tyrant" just meant someone who came to power without the city or state's usual method of deciding on a ruler being employed and there was no negative connotation. The negative side only came into existence during the middle ages where Divine Right and inheritance were that usual method. Kuma fits this earlier definition perfectly.

@collecter343

8 ай бұрын

So many words have definitions that aren’t inherently bad but due to how they have been used to describe things in history have acquired negative connotations with them.

@j.b.5422

3 ай бұрын

@@collecter343 so what, are you gonna halt the evolution of language now? Tyrant is a bad guy word now, deal with it.

Feels like a millenia since Daniel sailed on the Merry XD

Honestly, I think this Egghead Arc is gonna go down as one of the best arcs in the series! I'm actually a little worried how the anime will adapt Kuma's backstory. I might start crying nonstop

@najeebhq

8 ай бұрын

Ya, I wonder who they will get to voice Ginny, because she LL need to sell that final "I always loved you"

@rf7182

7 ай бұрын

@@najeebhq a harsh and sore sound will be the best

You should totally do chapter by chapter reviews like Merphy does. It’ll be regretful not doing that for the final saga in hindsight

@PufferFische-rp2tl

8 ай бұрын

nah dont do it chapter by chapter, make it like 4 chapters a vid or smth

@KurinKato1

8 ай бұрын

@@PufferFische-rp2tlfacts

@Warriorten10

8 ай бұрын

The Final Saga could still take 5 years lol

Egghead has been the best post ts arc to me with so much lore and flashbacks of so much dope awesome shizz with plenty of Depression Piece mixed in which Kuma is best boi and Dad for sure plus Vegapunk himself is great not to mention Elbaf is next island but wish Franky was given a lot more shine and stuff to do to show off himself here still not over with the arc so I'm hoping.

Glad you brought up Robin because I think that Robin isn't wanted by the government for her knowledge or abilities or anything, but because she's rare. Robin is a Ginny who got lucky, I think.

@DanielGreeneReviews

8 ай бұрын

That is interesting… and disturbing

@Stavroization

8 ай бұрын

No it's exactly because of her knowledge. This couldn't be more clear in the story.

@primarybufferpanel9939

8 ай бұрын

@@Stavroization But why do they want her knowledge, why do they care if they know the history and it should be kept secret? Edit: grammar

@Stavroization

8 ай бұрын

@@primarybufferpanel9939 are you not familiar with the void century?

@primarybufferpanel9939

8 ай бұрын

@@Stavroization Presumably the Gorosei and Imu have been around for a long time, perhaps even since the void century. I think the story is pointing in the direction to say they were. So why would they want her knowledge of the void century when they probably know more than her? And if not the Gorosei and Imu, why would the WG/Marines want her heretical knowledge?

really missed you talking about OP and you made my day much better with this video 🙏

finally daniel doing one piece again..hopefully this becomes routine in the channel

Oh, i thought it's gonna happen only next year, what a pleasant surprise! Anyway - we love you Daniel. Have a good day, you deserve it for your constant work

YES!!!! I'm loving egghead and so excited to hear your thoughts!

@IndiaTides

8 ай бұрын

I saw your reaction before Daniel's review. Crying my heart out.

@booksandtropes

8 ай бұрын

@@IndiaTides I'm still not over it! 😭

I read someone write that the only other time Oda’s struggled to complete a chapter in time (health issues aside) was because he was getting emotional during the Kyros/Rebecca stuff. Guessing a similar issue occurred here.

@fudgerrr9385

8 ай бұрын

Yeah he was so late for that chapter that his editors got mad at him but he really does take this story to heart 🥲

@orbboom6119

8 ай бұрын

Maybe but it was probably time. He was very involved in the live action, he even went to the premier, so that probably took alot of his time. Oh and he had eye surgery recently too, he had to recover from that, so even less time, but since we're getting close to the holidays there's gonna be more breaks so hopefully oda can recover the schedule.

Personally Egghead is already a top 5 arc for me

This arc was amazing, even without the other storylines with the Marine and the three worst generation members.

@panqk

8 ай бұрын

It's still going

I loved Wano and like you I think Egghead is truly great Arc.

I recently saw that Brandon Sanderson watched (at least) the first four episodes of the One Piece Live Action and enjoyed it, so that's nice

Egghead as you said definitely feels like a chess board set up arc, to line everything up for the final saga. Especially all the parts where we take our attention away from Egghead and the Strawhat crew itself and turn to other major world players (Shanks and Kidd, Blackbeard and Law, Sabo in the Reverie, The world government and their new weapon) there's just so much in this arc that's being answered and at the same time set up for further developments. It's great.

Yeah, this one is good. It's also telling that this is supposed to be a review/dive on egghead but the flashback, which is like 4 chapters out of like 40 really took over the video. It's important.

I do wish we got a mini arc of them sailing to the island. It feels like it’s been too long since we’ve seen the dangers of sailing the Grand Line. Remember the first time they landed on the sea? It was freezing to boiling to calm to hurricanes in a few hours.

@Eldritchinator

8 ай бұрын

Agreed but at least we got the robot shark chase, I loved that

@fudgerrr9385

8 ай бұрын

I wish they did that in the anime filler instead.

@orbboom6119

8 ай бұрын

They're an emperor's crew now bro😂weather ain't gonna be much a problem, luffy can literally clear the sky with a punch now

@Macapta

8 ай бұрын

@@orbboom6119 then let’s see that then! Just something to address the fact, it’s a waste of a cool setting if they just ignore it.

@orbboom6119

8 ай бұрын

@@Macapta i mean we saw a giant water willey or whatever it was called at the start of egghead and zoro just cut it

I like Mr. Morj's video that draws parallels between Wyper and Dragon. They're not a pirate crew. They're revolutionaries, and the cause is paramount.

Just finished binging your OP playlist yesterday. Great timing

Zorro took the pain. Nothing happened. Kuma was doing it it's entire life. Jewellery bonney to jewel is too good nickname. Another interesting part is the raw sketches add to rawness of emotions in the chapter.

So excited to see you covering the series again daniel! This chapter nearly broke me man, the thing with Ginny and Kuma just… yeah. That got me more than I can convey in words. Oda hurt me so bad, but I think he handled it mostly tastefully

Happy to see new OP content from you Daniel :D

Whooo! Welcome back matey!

i’ve been waiting for this video

Great to hear your thoughts on Egghead so far, I’ve missed your OP coverage. Exited for what’s to come!

good to see you back

Glad to see you talking about One Piece again Daniel! I was actually just wondering what your thoughts on the most recent....pain paw bubble of a chapter was.

Glad to see you back with One Piece

The mystery surrounding Egghead unfolds as an exploration of the inner self, posing the question, "Which aspect of your psyche has betrayed you?" Picture it like the concept of Inside Out, where the absence of sadness is explored. The answer, of course, is embedded in the traitors identity. York embodied the pull toward comfort-tempting us to indulge in eating, sleeping, and idleness. It's the part of us working against us. However, the aspect of ourselves eager to take risks, embodied by Lilith, even in situations deemed unwise, remains steadfast and doesn't betray us. So, while York may entice us to squander our lives in comfort, the daring side of ourselves, unafraid to take risks, stands as a loyal ally even when. Vegapunk got this wrong by labeling Lilith, as the aspect of evil.

FINALLY!!!!! LET'S GO DANIEL

Been waiting for this since the whole debacle went down. Thank you Sir!

Then- “Haha Jewellery Bonney, that’s a fun name, I wonder how she got that” Now- “oh Oda, why must you hurt me so”.

@collecter343

8 ай бұрын

Definitely laughed when I first read that and then instantly felt depressed afterwards with how sad it is.

Great video ! Reading the manga weekly I agree about the Wano "versus" Egghead aspect... BUT for the anime its the same but like 100x it went from something I didnt enjoy and almost forced myself to check for some of the few great clip that came out of Wano but that Egghead anime looks so good (only 2 episodes in so far) I find myself looking forward to the next episode Also I guess this wouldnt be an issue if I watch the video when it releases but it would be great if you could leave a note in description on what is the most recent chapter you've read at the time of recording the video :)

its been a long time Daniel. Good to see ya

Yooo love to see a OP review! Can’t wait for a berserk update one day

yay one piece video, always appreciate ur thoughts on the series

the ending of egghead is gonna be mindblowing I can feel it. Also hype the OP videos might be back. I think if you do them somewhat consistent the views will be back as well!

Absolutely goated arc

Yessir more chapter reviews

Really glad ya been reading One piece Berserk and etc dude

glad that you caught up

Welcome back!

my first thought when it came to a cure for Bonny's sickness was her Devil Fruit. Her Devil Fruit was shown to age the user trough different paths in life, which immediately made that fruit way more interesting. so what if she aged herself trough a path in which she overcame the disease.

Happy that u agree about what Dragon and the RA did because I know people have been emotional by that whole thing with Ginny.

I am happy to see this day, where you feature one piece again on this channel. Made my day

Oda is a master of one upping his own tragic backstories "oh you thought that was tragic" probably crosses his mind quite a lot

I'm so happy to hear defense for the revolutionary army's position. You said everything on my mind and more. The reader is positively lucky to follow Luffy, who is the exception to the rule and not the standard that everyone else can uphold. We get spoiled by the consistent feeling of catharsis that is free-agent Luffy (force of nature) inflicted upon the delicate structures and factions within this story. It seems like everyone else is getting judged unfairly because of it. We've only discovered recently that Luffy is literally blessed by a supernatural force that (if he weren't already inclined previously) makes him predisposed to liberating peoples. And this power is something he's slowly been acclimating to and making his own over the whole story. Everyone else is very realistically limited by one thing or another. We still don't really know a damn thing about Dragon, but I like to think that he's proud as hell that his son is doing his job so well. (Since we don't know anything yet, I look at Wyper as a precursor example of what Dragon is likely to be as a leader. For reasons. Curious to see if that plays out with any similarities.)

Yea I love Egghead a lot it reminds me of Zou of data dumps ! It’s just so amazing

I just SCREAMED when I saw this pop up in my feed. Let's goooo

Me every time egghead chapter out: Is this another Gold?

Glad you enjoy Egghead island! Wano was a lot of ups and downs, and while the ups were truly magnificent, the downs were quite noticeable. Egghead ialand arc, right from the start of it including the buildup chapters to it, has been absolute one huge bonfire! Every chapter was great and every chapter outdid the last! Egghead unironically one of the top 5 arcs of One Piece so far and might sqeeze into top 3 possibly by the end of it. Oda got his groove again, you can just tell that like us- he was also just waiting to get out of Wano and move on to bigger and better things.

For me Wano is okay. Egg head is too good. Not single bad chapter.

@DanielGreeneReviews

8 ай бұрын

Genuinely agree 👍

@philbox3productions

8 ай бұрын

At the rate it's going if egghead keeps it up I'd argue it's a top 3 arc in the series

@saladinnausicaa2759

8 ай бұрын

I have no idea how some people come to that conclusion lol. Wano was fucking awesome. This feels like the thing where the most recent long arc is disliked because of its length and will be better once have had some time to really sit with it

@benediktmathes2528

8 ай бұрын

@@saladinnausicaa2759 Agree This reminds me of "Fishman Island sucks", "Dressrosa is just bad", "WCI is the worst", etc We hear that every arc. For me Wano is my top1 (maybe not for long, because Egghead is awesome). Maybe because I am used to it, since I am a weekly reader since Skypiea.

@DeclanVH

8 ай бұрын

@@saladinnausicaa2759 I’m currently rereading Wano and I’m having a great time with it. I had mixed feelings about it when it ended, but now it might be one of my favourite arcs if it continues to hit this hard.

Jumped up and down a lil that Daniel is doing a One Piece review again 😁

Kuma is making the top 10 in the next popularity poll, mark that down! Welcome back to One Piece, albeit to a terribly sad flashback. Looking forward for next videos, keep up the amazing work.

I was adopted as well and have no connection with my biological family I feel that's prob why one piece hits so hard with these found family moments

I’ve missed this so much

14:50 I've had a theory about Kuma crossing a line to become the "tyrant" since this chapter came out. He's never said he can't push bonney's sickness out of her, but has mentioned that he can't just create bubbles because they will eventually return to the user... and now Becori has made a reappearance and is clearly pissing him off. What if he pushed bonny's sickness out of her, grabbed Becori, threw him into the bubble, dragged him outside and forced him to die immediately because of the sun.

Really looking forward to hear your thoughts on 1102, one of the greatest chapters ever in my opinion

Kuma really is the struggler of One Piece😢

Legit the darkest One Piece has ever been and that is saying a LOT.

If you love mad scientists and back to the future, you have to get into "steins gate" it will tickle your brain and your feelings a lot

Egghead every week has been amazing especially kumas backstory. If you are looking for a science fiction anime I’d recommend steins;gate I think you’ll like it.

Wano to me felt like it's own series almost. It was paced differently, took it's time and was more cinematic than previous arcs (even in manga form). Kaido represented a ROADBLOCK and the story felt like it came to a halt until he was defeated. I swear once Kaido went down, the air around me felt fresher lol. There was so much in Wano that I loved, but it just went for too long in the end. It felt really good to move onto something new, and I kinda felt like Oda also really wanted to move on by the end Egghead has felt more like a classic One Piece arc and I am in love with it. Absolute fire from start to current chapter. Can't wait to see where it leads

Kuma’s power is about taking sickness, can’t cure a sickness

yesssss the goblin is back

nice to see it goes on with one piece here i startet 3 months ago and now i am on episode 315 so i will watch the video later but maybe i cant catch up with you to the later arcs

@GutsTheBeast

8 ай бұрын

Why the hell are you even commenting on a video that has the current up-to-date spoilers? Just take your time and experience the series. This isn't a race. Nobody is going to give you a metal for catching up quickly.

@goechli95

8 ай бұрын

​@@GutsTheBeast i didnt expect a medal for racing through this series but i really like it, thats why i race through. and why is it a problem for you if i comment on a video. i do it for the algorithm. i know that its spoiler filled but i didnt watch i just comment. just calm down and let me comment what i want.

@areeshaj2585

7 ай бұрын

​@@goechli95hope you enjoy the journey

We will cry with that in the anime

Thank GOD!

Oda deserves a Nobel prize for writing One Piece

If Oda doesn't give us Kuma and Bonney witnessing Nika Luffy, I am going to rage.

Thoughts on Kuma’s early life growing up a special race and also the god valley incident how the CD’s hunted the local people for fun

You should give steins gate a try if you want an interesting sci-fi twist on mad scientist.

Hey just discovered your channel and saw the chainsaw man and vinland saga videos and i was wondering if you still do more of that type

Honestly, I thought the unfinished chapter was intentional until I saw the note from Oda. Felt like Kuma's perception of the worst events of his life was literally breaking the structure of the manga itself

One Piece+ Daniel= Perfect 👌

Wow just wow it's been a year already how fast time flies ❤😢

Nice one:))

Egghead is really top notch

After reading this backstory I immediately wanted to punch some Celestial Dragons and thought of the time Luffy did. Then I told myself “it’s going to be okay Luffy will punch out every last Celestial Dragon he can get his fists on”

If you REALLY want to underscore that Mad Scientist Stan cred, check out Devin Townsend, the Mad Scientist of Metal.

16:08 The saying goes "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." So it's literally about found family more than blood relatives.

Imagine, kuma takes on bonneys disease and then to combat it had to become a cyborg but that might be too far fetched because kumas ability is more idk

I do want to suggest a new book series to be reviewed by you. The Booms by J.B. Currently 3 volumes and is their first work as far as I know. I feel I am not versed enough to give a proper critique but I can say that it has some character types I do not see often in books. Buzzard is best boy; I really root for him.

Egghead is also one of the most uniquely structured arcs in One Piece, it is like the Reverie arc expanded with all the lore dumps and huge things happening all around the world. Garp and Koby and BB pirates. Law and Kidd and BB and Shanks. Is Gorosei making moves and probably introducing a new power? Sabo flashback. Weird ancient Robot. Emperor Luffy v Admiral. God Valley, more about Rocks, the incident, and disgusting Celestial Dragons, and now this absolutely heartbreaking Kuma flashback. Egghead might end up being my all-time top 3. I believe Kuma will get his memories back and will see Nika saving his daughter and sending everyone to Elbaf before he is killed by Saturn. But, I'm also curious why was that ancient robot introduced and where it ties in.

This arc has been amazing and really feels like we’re in endgame now. Kuma’s backstory revolves around the horrors of the Government and Celestials, the God Valley Incident revolves around the horros of the government and Celetials, and the Egghead Incident is already revomving around the Government and Celestials and how horrible they are. Feels like we’re FINALLY taking on the Government itself as an enemy, and now we see just how evil they’ve been the WHOLE TIME. What a time to be a One Piece fan.

Daniel you should have done al pachino : "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

My prediction before I get to yours: Kuma pushes Bonnie's disease out and then pushes her "away" to one of the places she mentioned before. Then he takes on the disease himself and engages in what he thinks will be a fight to the death. Then CP shows up with the Warlord deal. We'll get you in touch with somebody who can "cure you" if you do what we say. edit: and that's your theory too. neat.

Egghead is like WCI with much more info. I love WCI and for me WCI is top 2 arc of OP (Paramount war is top 1 obviously). I am loving Egghead as it shaping to be one of my top 5 arcs of one piece for me.

@onepiecefan8378

7 ай бұрын

Same 🤜

I personally appreciate that Oda kept the ambiguity of what Bonnie and Ginny went through. I feel like having to many details will take away from the emotions of the story. Keeping us from knowing is the right call. It just fits with the themes

Where should i upload my bookshelves for the bookshelf view video?

We always knew what the Celestial Dragons did to their slaves through Boa. But seeing Ginny become pregnant, and then thrown away after having a Celestial Dragons baby, is sickening.

Really glad I named my dog Kuma when we got him 4 years ago

I think the murder mystery was a fun thing oda wanted to do to kind of interact with the weekly readers. In the moment, it was a fun way to get through the setup for the actual plot; generating a bit of buzz about which Vega punk was the villain. reading it all in one sitting just doesn’t work as well.

Someone mentioned how with all the Pacifista around, even if Kuma's original body dies maybe he could still live on if his memory bubble is given to one of the Pacifista? I think Kuma probably regains his old self at least for a bit, partly for Bonney and partly because he would be a good person to tell the crew about Nika, since none of them seem to really know the true nature of what's been going on with Luffy's powers lately

Oh, we're back to One Piece reviews?! Hell yeah!

I would love for daniel to try code geas, one of the greatest anime and manga of all time with full of intrigue that I think he would enjoy