you looking G-R-8 today 😳

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Ha ha! I love it! Thank you so much!

Not only a teacher, you're like a dad gently dissuading the children from fighting over a toy.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Ha ha! I guess being a teacher and a dad for nearly three decades will do that to a person. Cheers!

Okay OP veterans, we need to protect this man at all cost! Ending the manga vs anime war AND the Subbed vs Dubbed war. PS. i also prefer the sub but it's clear that every voice actor has fun in BOTH versions of the anime.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Many thanks! I get the impression that most of the combatants are not entirely serious -- at least I hope so!

@gakeon963

Ай бұрын

@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy Some people can get very toxic, but it is true that some people are taking it all in good fun....just wait until you meet Zoro vs Sanji fans. The fans can be as heated as the characters but just like the dynamic in the anime (or manga), they fight but secretly love each other.

@landshark5802

Ай бұрын

I prefer the sub because it's what I watched, but I've got friends who watched dub and we compared notes. Some of the voices are very different, but they still fit the characters very well. I can respect and appreciate both, it's just an adaptation if I have to watch something like a movie in the dub because they can be different.

@gakeon963

Ай бұрын

​@@landshark5802 Exactly! And it's clear that the dub voice actors also respect the story and characters. It's the exact same with the live action series that started. Whatever your thoughts are on the dub and LA, you cannot deny that they love the story and want to do it justice.

@shrubninja6444

Ай бұрын

@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy Most of the fandom has pretty lighthearted jokes about sub vs dub and manga is anime, but some people actually get very heated about it. Honestly it's almost all over on Reddit, from what I've seen. I used to go to the One Piece sub reddit because I enjoyed seeing the theories and such, but it's become a significantly worse community over time, getting to be very argumentative and toxic. The series is much more enjoyable if you avoid Reddit.

G-8 is a REALLY good filler arc its unusual for a filler arc to be so consistent with the actual show and thats probably why people told you to watch it because its surprisingly REALLY good

@lalboimanlun1230

Ай бұрын

I didn't know it was filler until later. And I thought the foxy pirate arc was filler

@RockR277

Ай бұрын

@@lalboimanlun1230 You philistine! Long Ring Long Land is an _essential_ story arc! Joking

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I'm really glad I watched it!

@alphabret6844

Ай бұрын

@@RockR277 u can unironically make the argument that long ring long island is essential as it introduced aokiji, hints of robin past and aokiji warning about robin, the first time zoro and sanji working together to win, and adds sone nice wordbuilding about pirate traditions (kind of like the parley thing in poc, we get to know that pirates have games and that they follow the rules of those games)

@holysecret2

Ай бұрын

G8 also really really elevates an essential plot point in the Water 7 saga

I just wanna state that your thumbnails are slept on. Of course when you're talking about One Piece, most people will engage with what you have to say. Especially with a story like One Piece. But your thumbnails are honestly hilarious! A perfect mix of being semi serious and having fun while doing so.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope the thumbnails are in keeping with the fun spirit of One Piece!

@prodbyjay8157

Ай бұрын

yes fully agree that’s why i clicked on your page for the first time

You should know that the One Piece community often has a very hard time not spoiling things. It gets worse the more excited the community is about something. In the comments to the latest episodes of the anime online, there are spoilers all over the place because the excited manga readers just. cannot. contain themselves. They always spoil things for the anime-only crowd. I'm honestly impressed with how few spoilers there are on this video given how exciting the next saga is to the community. Be careful.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! The viewers here have been incredibly kind and considerate. I'm really grateful!

This arc is very loved in the community because of the next saga, this arc develops the next saga a lot, that is the reason many people consider G8 as a necesary filler, once you finish the water 7 saga you would understand why many people love this arc. Also Con D. Oriano the best straw hat

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Long live Con D. Oriano! Cheers!

To explain a little more about filler, many anime adaptations are on a weekly release schedule, but it takes longer than a week to animate an episode. So in planning they have to have the manga further ahead of them, and because there are around 3 manga chapters per episode they have a filler arc every now and then. One Piece did this until just after the Water 7 saga, but because they got a different TV time slot they changed their approach to 1 chapter per anime episode of content. This has made the anime post-water 7 suffer from serious pacing issues (though occasionally it helps to let a scene breathe more) and makes the 1100+ episodes of the anime even more daunting for newcomers. What many people do is read the manga and then just watch highlights or individual episodes of their favourite moments. I'd recommend going back and watching the handful of Loguetown episodes (48-53) for two reasons: firstly they're extremely good, especially Roger's execution scene which the music enhances massively, and secondly they contain some extra material that Oda wanted to put into the story but cut because he wanted the entry to the Grand Line to be on chapter 100. Also, while sub vs dub is an old and tiresome war within the anime world (because in the early days it was often done poorly and disrespected the material) it's particularly rough in One Piece because the first company to do dubbing for One Piece was 4kids, who heavily distorted and censored the material and this soured people on dubbed One Piece, even though the Funimation dub is not censored and is quite good imo at least at this point. Really looking forward to your thoughts on the Water 7 saga!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for all the helpful context and background information -- it really helps me to understand the story more. Much appreciated!

I’m hearing your words “let’s try to be kind to each other, and remeber that we are on the journey together” and that’s exactly my thoughts as 15+ years One Piece veteran. Oda is trying to convey these values ​​to us, and I hope that step by step other One Piece fans will understand this. Have a great journey with manga!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Beautifully said! Thank you!

I cannot wait for you to read the Water 7 arc next. Im enjoying your journey with One Piece so much and watching you become a full fledge nakama.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I am so pumped for Water 7!!!

Fun fact: Chopper's voice actor is the same actor who did pikachu

@LucasCoolDude

Ай бұрын

In dub or sub?

@YaBoyReiner

Ай бұрын

​@@LucasCoolDudethe VA is the same in sub, but our professor watched in dub

@financialconspirator3080

Ай бұрын

No wonder its so annoying

@theycallmeleanfornoreason2746

Ай бұрын

@@LucasCoolDudein dub probably, if it’s dub then I was fooled Edit : goddamn I was fooled, after being up to date with one piece for about 2 years, I never noticed

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

That is cool! I did watch moments from the subbed version, so I got to hear that actor's voice.

I love your point about the music enhancing the anime, I believe Oda himself has actually mentioned how he’s jealous about how the anime gets to use music to really enhance his story

Fan fact about the OnePiece anime: Following Oda-sensei 's example, the anime team is very consistent with things that happen in filler episodes. For example: 1- In the LogueTown arc, there are a few filler episodes where Oda-sensei was the one doing some of the storyboards for them. In one of them, Sanji participates in a cooking competition to win a Blue fin Elephant Tuna. In a later filler episode (I can't remember if it was in the G8 filler arc or in a filler episode in the Post Enies Lobby arc) we see a picture of said fish up on a kitchen wall, explaining what it is and where it's found. 2- Commander Jonathan from the G8 filler arc, makes an appearance in a later canon episode where many up grade Marines are gathering for a meeting. These are just a few of the many times the anime is consistent in itself. Another great thing they do is sometimes implementing some of Oda-sensei 's beautiful colour spreads, mostly in the Openings and Endings. Sadly they have stopped adapting the Cover Stories, even though it seems that they have now understood their mistake. Hopefully we will get more of them in the future.

@jphilipphoto

Ай бұрын

Cover stories are being adapted in the most recent arc!

@evelynarhondi6375

Ай бұрын

@@jphilipphoto Yes, better late than never 😁

Yes the mechanic cryptic message is important in water 7 arc, so u were right

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Ah, good to know! Cheers!

Luffy’s defeat of crocodile in the anime has a wonderful orchestral piece playing in the background, bringing in a lot of extra emotion to the story telling. The voice actor of vivi in the background urging the Alabastans to cease fighting also hits really hard.

The mysterious old shipwrite was a genius sprinkleing of foreshadowing.

@car5522

Ай бұрын

Absolutely! This makes me wonder if they did have a little talk with Oda.

@potterinhe11

Ай бұрын

@car5522 They would sinply have to be caught up on the manga. It's not a very long gap between this and the resolution.

@landshark5802

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I love the way that, even though it was filler, it tied into the next saga. It's not hard to do, but it was a nice touch that not only foreshadows a plot point coming up but also gives us another glimpse of how Usopp relates to people and his ship. It's brilliantly done.

Philip you are the English Professor we need but don't deserve, new to the One Piece community but already trying to calm the endless anime vs manga and sub vs dub debates by reminding us that we are all Nakama on this epic One Piece journey. All jokes aside I greatly enjoyed your videos on the G-8 arc, you really had a lot of interresting stuff to say as usual even though this is not the most pivotal arc (obviously since it's filler) I still had had fun. Really looking forward to getting back to the main story and what you think about it.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m very glad to be here!

@farashahanem

11 күн бұрын

@darKuchiki Well said. 💖💕💖💕💖💕

Nakama is a word that's used a lot in the Japanese version and in the One Piece community, and it's used sometimes because it's a Japanese word that doesn't exactly have a one to one translation to English. The base word would be "friend" but it's a lot stronger than that, getting into the territory of a sort of "found family". For instance, Luffy considers all of his crew members to be nakama. It's not something you'd miss by only reading the English translations, but it's a nice extra bit of context to the relationships.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

It's a wonderful word!

Professor Chase really does read the comments. this is so nice.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I appreciate the comments very much! Thank you!

I'm so glad you are having so much fun gushing over your predictions being on point. One of us, One of us

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Ha ha! Thank you! I'm having such a blast with this series, and it feels great to be part of the crew!

i absolutely cannot wait for you to read and cover water 7. one of the best arks (arcs??) in one piece

@IndiaTides

Ай бұрын

*arcs

@proto_carl8404

Ай бұрын

@@IndiaTides no, he meant arks as in ships. And water 7 is exactly that

@KosieRosie

Ай бұрын

@@proto_carl8404 exactly what i meant…

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I am more excited for Water 7 than words can convey! All the best!

The quality of the anime begins to drastically improve in the Water 7 saga. The anime does not need to be watched in its entirety, but there are many episodes that are a MUST WATCH due to the music and voice acting thoroughly enhancing the moments and action. My tip: if you read something that seems powerful in emotion or action, then find the corresponding episode and watch it.

This man out here saying that we need to like what we like and enjoy good stories. GOATED

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Cheers, friend!

seeing your thoughts on the story has been a joy to look forward to! g-8 is a superb character study and really shows the people who made it knew the characters extremely well

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I could not agree more with you! Well said!

Man your thumbnails crack me up

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoy them! They are a fun part of making the videos for me!

@paulettewirtz785

Ай бұрын

@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy that's great! It's definitely worth it :)

i dont know if you notice but in episode where sanji was cooking luffy asks him if you can eat octopus raw. He yells No and dismisses luffy. I realized later what he was talking about🤣

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

G-8 did a wonderful job immersing filler with canon elements. It’s very rare to see filler do that properly... Skypia and Water 7 stand on their own, but G-8 picks elements from both arcs and presents a story that allows the Straw Hat crew to breathe a bit. It’s very refreshing to see the crew interact and practice their trades. It’s something you start to miss as the plot thickens and there quickly becomes less time to see it. Water 7 is amazing! I’m very excited to hear your reaction to it! However, let’s not ignore the Davey Back fights! That’s a brief story arc that comes before Water 7. I love the reactions Professor Chase!!! I look forward to the next one!!! 😁

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! There’s so much to love about this series and so many great moments!

@solidjames5704

Ай бұрын

I just got to water 7 in a rewatch with my wife (first time watcher) and she honestly loved Long Long Ring Island a lot and I found her love for it contagious because i liked it this time around haha. I remember always hating it when i watched it a decade ago, but now i see it as a welcome goofy canon intermission from all the seriousness in surrounding arcs.

loved the thumbnail. water 7 has been my favorite arc since i first watched it

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so excited for Water 7!

The One Piece community is the BEST. I think it would be very hard to be a One piece fan and not be affected by the positive messages of the story of the little rubber man with big dreams. His kindness, charisma, and determination are all lessons we can take to heart. Thank you for acknowledging One Piece as the great work of literature that it is. You are indeed Nakama.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

11 күн бұрын

Beautifully said in regard to the community, and my deepest thanks for the kind welcome! 🙏

Damn, we need more people like you in this fandom. Thanks for being so positive and open.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

13 күн бұрын

Many thanks for the kind words! 🙏

Thank you for taking all of us Nakama with you on this trip and letting us experience One Piece again through your eyes and commentary. One Piece is really the adventure of a lifetime. Super excited for you to experience Water 7 / Ennies Lobby. Some of the series' most iconic scenes happen there that turned many skeptics about the series. Oda keeps outdoing himself. Once you finish the manga I strongly suggest going to the anime and watching a certain fight happening mid-arc and a certain scene at the end of the whole saga. Anyway, LOTS of important themes in this arc and iconic and emotional moments. enjoy!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I could not be more excited to be at this critical point in my One Piece journey!

The only problem I have with dubbing is that they have to add random voice lines to match the lips. Also, Hulu did have the sub but they got rid of it. Netflix has a lot of the show with subtitles. Love the thoughts keep making these videos!

That poor octopus though, can't imagine his experience was very pleasant. Glad to see you're bonding with Merry and Robin! Don't know if you're planning to look at any of the movies for One Piece, but movie 4 (Dead End Adventure) features brief appearances by Lt. Drake and the Navarone base. Drake had his first run-in with the Merry in that movie.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Kalle! Yes, that poor octopus! Ha ha ha!

If you’re interested in watching more of the anime, I’d recommend watching the “recap” episodes/movies after completing the arcs in the manage. It condenses the main arcs like Skypiea, Arabasta, and Water 7 with better animation while saving you from bad pacing.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Water 7/enies lobby is even today (in wano now) one of if not my favorite arc. I’m so excited for you to cover it and see your reactions! I felt like it fleshed everyone out so insanely well and introduced so many awesome concepts and moments!

so, I didn't realize that Hulu had completely removed the subbed version from their site. Netflix in the US does have both the subbed and dubbed versions. One of the biggest challenges with a "filler arc" is that you need to eventually sync back up with the original story, and so it is very easy to have filler arcs where the characters don't grow, the stakes don't matter, etc. I do think this arc handles things quite well - yes the ending is "oh look, we're once more falling with an octopus" but overall it does reinforce a lot of themes which it presented in a fun way.

I’m told frequently by other One Piece watchers (as I am a watcher and not a reader) that I could progress faster if I watched the dubbed form and multitasked while I do so, but I notice that I tend to struggle with paying attention if I don’t watch it with Japanese audio and English subtitles. It forces me to pay attention and actually absorb the information being presented. The few times I’ve tried watching the dub while I did something else, I ended up needing to rewind and rewind over and over because I kept tuning it out as background noise. I also struggle to read the manga when I’ve tried because there’s no audio component to keep me focused on it. I would like to read the manga and also the supplementary character novels if I can find a way to do so in a way that keeps me focused. I appreciate that you validate all ways of engaging with One Piece. 💕 Great video once again.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Many thanks!

you're in for a wild ride! One of my personal favorites and a fan favorite saga is coming. In fact, the next few arcs just get better and better.

Sanjis cooking scene with the kid in he G-8 arc has always been highlight for me it’s so fun and sweet and I love the callbacks to Zeff and Sanjis backstory

@beatlesbeetwif8022

Ай бұрын

I think you're referring to the kid who spills curry. That was post alabasta filler not G8.

it has been ages since I have seen one piece, and reliving the excellent unfolding narrative through your passionate analysis has been truly enlightening. I look forward to your future content sir!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and for your kind words!

This guy is so kind and I'm just glad more people are enjoying One Piece. keep it up

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement - much appreciated!

One thing i figured out for myself is that while also being important for the events of the next saga, the old mechanic, I think, was talking a lot more about Usopp than his ship, encouraging him to look inward and deal with his own problems and flaws (which ironically is also pretty influential in the near future)

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Oh, I like that! Cheers!

@dylpickle_z

Ай бұрын

One of the things i love about one piece filler is that consistently it keeps characterization intact and above all it reinforces the themes of the current place in the story (or event future places) in a way that makes it feel so much less like waiting for the manga to catch up (though it’s not an entirely incorrect assessment) and more like a part of the complete story (the ice hunters arc at the beginning of the next saga, as well as this one are the shining examples of this, though i don’t think ice hunters is nearly as much of a must-watch as g8)

@dylpickle_z

Ай бұрын

oh dang you beat me to my own reply

Another great video! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this next saga

I've been in this One Piece quest for several years now and your analisis still make me realize details and symbolisms that I hadn't seen before. Love these videos and all your positivity, keep the good work!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! My next One Piece video will be out on Thursday!

I cannot wait for the next video!

i hope you do more of the predictions, it really lets us how someone who have read so much literature see the story happening. the next saga is going to be a big one and considered one of the fan favorites. the atmosphere that oda builds on the water 7 island is unmatched even to this day, the anime also did a great job in building on that atmosphere with great music and sound designs

I'm reading the manga alongside you now!! I haven't read One Piece in years, but your videos rekindled my love for the series! I've also ordered your book, The Way of Edan, so I'm really interested in checking it out :) thank you for your videos so far!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying the videos, and you made me very happy by telling me they inspired you to reread the series! Also, my deepest thanks for giving The Way of Edan a shot. What a lovely comment to read - thank you! 😊

Robin is also my favorite character! It's really great when she gets a chance to shine in the story and take center stage.

There have been a few One Piece movies at this point in the story, but they were mostly made separate from Oda. At some point he became more involved with the creation of the movies, and we'll tell you when to watch the first one

The anime gets a lot more exciting during the next anime arc, there is an ongoing gag in our community, one that I helped propagate: "It gets good around episode 350!" This is satirical, since fans of typical anime will proclaim that after a certian point in the series, typically series with only one or two seasons of anime, any particular show is worthwhile to watch.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Ha ha! Good to know! I love it!

One of the big ideas that One Piece represents is that neither the good guys are that good nor the bad guys are that bad. G-8 gives us a little sneak peak of that in a beautiful way. The story evolves a lot and goes from a cool pirate adventure to something much much bigger that touches really deep social, political and moral subjects. It's been really interesting to hear your thoughts and I'm looking forward to your reactions and analysis of the following arcs. Greatings from Spain!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Beautifully said about G-8! Thank you so much for your support on this incredible journey!

I’m glad your enjoying your time with the series! With your strong awareness of the themes you are very ready for the next saga, I hope you continue to enjoy one piece!

Man i can't wait to watch your mind me blown away by what's to come this is one of the greatest story journey adventures on earth in my opinion

Can't wait for arc reviews going forward and again thanks professor for putting so much thought/care into these reviews it makes it so much fun seeing you enjoy one of my favorite series.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

i appreciate that you take the time to answer to each comment, big props for that

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I’m trying to keep up! Even though I can’t answer them all, I appreciate the comments very much!

Looking forward to the rest of this series! You are in for quite a treat with Water 7 and Enies Lobby.

Hi Professor! I love the videos!! It's so refreshing listening to what you take away from the story. I love the way you break down the themes and characters

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Love your videos. Keep it up👍👍

I really cannot wait to hear your review on water 7! I'm sure you're going to love it!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I am more excited than I can tell you to read it! All the best!

You are so fast!!! I'm amazed! I'm looking forward to your opinion for the next Saga

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I'm so excited for what's next! Cheers!

Im having a blast following your OP journey. Really cant wait for your water 7 video

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! The kindness of people following and supporting my One Piece videos has been a beautiful part of the journey.

I just found your channel and I love how wholesome your One Piece videos and comment sections are, especially the manga ones. I kind of blasted through the story to catch up and it’s nice to see you really take time to take apart the strengths of One Piece. It is pretty entertaining seeing you talk about some things you’re curious about that I already know how they play out, for better or for worse.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting - I really appreciate the company and support of the One Piece community!

Cannot wait to see his thoughts on the next arc

I seem incapable of conveying how much I enjoy your analysis of this story. In my own research I have found an insurmountable number of details and context from our own world carefully woven into this epic. Yet, there always seems to be something new to learn every time I hear a new perspective. I genuinely cannot wait for you to continue reading this story because I am desperate to hear your experienced analysis. I can hear Oda's details of world building through your explanations in ways that never struck me before. Please keep going with this series as long as you can!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your kindness and encouragement!

Brother you are a great content creator. So glad I found your channel!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

I always say the hidden protagonist of this arc is the Merry Their care for the ship and how it is technically the reason they need to come together to get it out of here so they can keep sailing. Also even thought this arc is filler The scene of the crew discussing about repairing the ship with the gold and a new shipwright is directly from the manga It also took place in the kitchen so i guess they felt they could just add it there.

i think the reason why many manga readers (myself included) love the G8 arc is BECAUSE of how how seamlessly it blends itself into the narrative oda has built. Many adaptations are not able to replicate that phenomenon which is a shame.

I'll wait for your review on the upcoming arc's your in depth review is very interesting and unique

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

As always, it was a pleasure hearing your thoughts Philip. You'll have a wonderful time with Water 7.

I have a feeling the next 2 arcs will be your favorite haha, excited for the thoughts!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I’m very excited to read them! Cheers!

Amazing, i really enjoys ur reviews!! I am wonderig when The next saga review will be released.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I finished reading Long Ring Long Island yesterday and started Water 7 today. I think I will review the two arcs together. The earliest that the review will be out is this Saturday, and the latest will be next Tuesday -- one of those two days, though. All the best!

I wholeheartedly endorse being a manga reader only for most of it. The quality of the anime has skyrocketed recently. So I would consider watching some clips of the more recent stuff when you get there!

Excited for your thoughts on water7!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Cheers, Austin!

Arcs over Sagas is a great choice, and I really appreciate to hear your thoughts and experience of the journey more often :)

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

i will literally watch all of your videos all the way through on every single account i own. i will also be telling all my one piece friend about ur videos

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I deeply appreciate your support!

yes! I've been waiting for this.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

My thanks to you for watching!

Good video btw. I really like ur explanation

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙏

Loving this series

my guy on the op grind keep it up

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Well done on finishing G8! Definitely my favorite filler EVER across all anime adaptations. Thank you for your bit on dub vs. sub, everyone is valid in their opinion of one piece consumption! And I’m very excited for you to dive into this next saga, I feel it will be an especially interesting and fun read for you considering your personal ties to the characters at hand and your understanding of them!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Many thanks, my friend!

Great video, I always look foward to your uploads! Your takes are really fresh and sometimes even make me give a new look to aspects of a series I've read 3 times now. Thought it would be nice to add some information here for you and for those interested too in the topic of fillers. "Filler" in anime is usually a way to space-out the anime from the manga. As both have weekly releases and a regular paced anime episode adapts 2 chapter per episode, it's just a matter of time the anime catches up and runs out of material to adapt. To avoid that, the anime can either do filler or just adapt less chapters per episodes - which seems to be One Piece's preferrable methods nowadays. Each method has it's pros and cons, with the latter, the anime's pacing is severely compromised and with filler, it just makes the week-to-week experience worse, since for some months the plot won't be moving foward. The G8 Arc is said to be a great arc and it's always reccomended to readers bc it actually fits the story and does exactly what a filler should do in a nice way. At the end of the day, it's all a consequence of the way they chose to adapt these stories, Shonen were done like that back in the day. Nowadays, Shonen have adopted more of a Seasonal approach - which makes the pacing for them mostly good. By the way, some time ago it was announced that the anime would receive a remake - with modern animation, better pacing, new scenes that compliment the later parts of the series, etc. It will take a while to release, but letting you know if you're interested :)

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

My deepest thanks for all the valuable information -- I find it very helpful!

Netflix has all the arcs from the beginning! There is a big gab in the Netflix seasons, but you are not there yet, for now, all the seasons you are on are on Netflix as well. Subbed, I don't know if dubbed.

“Robin is my favorite strawhat” your are at the right time to highlight it :)

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Yay! 😊

I am so excited to see your reaction to this whole story go down.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

the one thing i recommend is playing one piece music in the background while reading. i have gotten goosebumps time and time again just seeing luffy stand there in front of villain ____ while his theme bellows in the background. it REALLY draws me in deeper into the story

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Excellent idea!

What a great video. I didn't watch any filler on my first watch of one piece but now that I'm rewatching with my partner Im looking to the community on what filler arcs I should get into, and I gotta say we are half way through Skypiea and this video made me really excited for G8.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I hope you’ll enjoy it!

Hey man, I love your videos so much and just wanted to show my love with this comment. I caught up completely with the manga recently and seeing where you’re going to reach is so incredible. No spoilers but the next arc water 7 is something special as well as the arc right after that really creates a masterpiece since they are back to back

@jcasey0257

Ай бұрын

…. Unfortunately I was wrong you still got the foxy pirates to watch. Not saying it’s bad simply more the fact that it’s a “joke” arc as opposed to to the two I mentioned after the foxy pirates that is heavily pushing the narrative

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

I'm definitely excited to see your thoughts on the Water 7 arc and also the overall saga. Truly some fantastic One Piece ahead

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Many thanks!😊

Me knowing what I know, I CAN'T WAIT to see and hear your thoughts on the next arc. Not only is it some of the best writing in One Piece or Manga in general, it's some of the best in the history of writing.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I’m so excited for it!

Speaking of episodes to watch, and I know it's a long time coming, put a note somewhere to watch episode 1015 when you pass chapter 1000. My first time watching it made me realize how much the anime is carried by the story. That episode was noticeably better than the rest in terms of how it was directed. I'd never actively sought out people's reactions to an episode until watching that one.

17:18 The last episode of G-8 was aired on the same weekend the manga released chapter 340, that's like 1/3 into Water 7 arc, so they might have got some extra insight from Oda on what was to come. Specially when you factor in production time for the anime, putting the time the story for G-8 was completed at least a couple of months earlier.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

20 күн бұрын

That makes sense!

the uncle sam pose LETS GO! (btw i am also hyped for your opinion on water 7 and enies lobby, please continue this series!)

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I think I am as excited for your Water 7 video as you are to read it 😂 Can't wait!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Regarding Oda not writing the filler: He tends to have a lot of contact with all the official non-manga One Piece content. Most filler in other anime is created largely without the original author, but One Piece games and filler arcs often have stories or characters that were still conceptualized by Oda himself, but fleshed out by the team making it. Which means that most One Piece filler is markedly better than that of other anime, because it's still using the writer as the original, well, writer. While other shows have the animation teams and such try to do writing, and that leads to a lot of stories that just don't feel right.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Good to know - thank you!

Lets goooo favorite series right now

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindness and support!

Sounds to me like watching G-8 will greatly enhance your enjoyment of what is to follow. It's great you had a good time with it!

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I am glad I watched G-8, and I am confident you are right!

Thank you for the talk about sub vs dub at the beginning. It's so tiring seeing this debate and seeing so many people think we are hating on each other for preferring one version over another. Preference does not equal an attack. It's just an opinion. I prefer sub, my best friend prefers dub. The one thing we both agree on is that we can watch either one together and have a great time.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

I love this! Thank you!

if you’re going to occasionally view episodes while reading the manga, i’d like to suggest episode 126. The show uses Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor during the luffy vs crocodile fight, it is the perfect song choice and I love what it adds to the scene. :)

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Cheers! I will check it out!

Professor you are the man! Thank you so much for these videos. I can’t wait for you to read water 7 I love that arc. Edit: I loved your message in the beginning

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

Can't wait to see your through on water seven

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m excited to read it!