Skypiea is one of the most important arcs in One Piece. Anyone that says to skip it doesn’t understand One Piece.

@SenzuWrld

Жыл бұрын

elitist

@Orion_44

Жыл бұрын

​@@SenzuWrldhe's being for real, read the manga or wait a few weeks for the anime even. Skypeia is the single biggest foreshadowing arc in One Piece

@killler240

Жыл бұрын

​@SenzuWrld it is important. You can get the overall story without it, but important stuff is in there if you like noticing things yourself

@woodlefoof2

Жыл бұрын

@@SenzuWrldplebeian

@Kate.Somethingorother

Жыл бұрын

@@Orion_44is it really foreshadowing if it almost certainly wasn’t planned?

It's not covered in the anime. But in the manga cover series, Enel makes it to the moon and has a little adventure up there with robots and space pirates.

@sandenson

9 ай бұрын

When I found out about that, I was flabbergasted. I thought he was just a lunatic, but that crazy motherfucker actually went ahead and did it.

@ema3287

8 ай бұрын

One one of his henceman landed in Albasta by the old man who kept digging for water Wished they used the cover series as filler though

@dittomaster2141

Ай бұрын

@@ema3287yeah like buggy and the cool box person

Those mysterious shadow giants were explained in this arc - remember when Luffy was silhouetted on the clouds after ringing the bell? And remember how those figures at the start had the same outlines as Shandians?

@marcospina162

Жыл бұрын

Every time I want to say something you've already said it lol. You are in Breadhead videos too.

@stalhein62

Жыл бұрын

@@marcospina162 I'm in the comments of a lot of videos lol

@gexianhen

Жыл бұрын

this is a REal fenomenon called Broken Specter when if u are standing in a high mountain and there is clouds below u and the sun behind u ,u shadow is proyected into the clouds and looked masive to someone watching from ground level

@youtubeterminatedmyaccount8882

Жыл бұрын

the giants that werent explained were the ones at the end of thriller bark. remember those things?

@marcospina162

Жыл бұрын

@@youtubeterminatedmyaccount8882 Shhh that's spoiler xD. The video talks about the shandian shadows.

Something worth pointing out with Bellamy is that Luffy only lost interest in fighting him once he talked about how pointless dreams were. Luffy was absolutely ready to throw down with Blackbeard over pie, and even seemed ready to throw down with Bellamy, UNTIL that exact moment.

Another thing about skypea that I think is overlooked is that this is a very important arc for Robin. This is her first adventure with the strawhats, she had lost all will to live after the poneglyph in Alabasta didn't have the information she wanted. But in Skypea, thanks to Luffy, she not only finds people that care for her but also regains the dream of completing the history by finding the rare Skypea poneglyph. I think that is massive.

@Apate-

9 ай бұрын

kinda spoilers for whoever reads this

The two main reasons I think some people will say to skip Skypiea is that it doesn't appear to immediately bring anything to the larger plot (I said immediately, it sure as hell does when we look at it now) and the following arc is one that brings a lot to the larger plot in a very obvious way.

@Joziah3

Жыл бұрын

No I recognise that it adds to the plot, it's just so booooring. So much time waddling around...

@UltimateGamerCC

Жыл бұрын

@@Joziah3 still beats the Frieza Saga of DBZ...

@elyserhyne243

Жыл бұрын

Yeah there's so much world building we didn't realize was important yet or even notice in the background in this arc

@marcospina162

Жыл бұрын

​@@Joziah3 That is JUST why I like it: Sanji getting impersonated by Luffy. Zoro's "Aaahaaahaaah" scream. Usopp's "Aaahaaahaaah" device. The South Bird moments. The Crow boat falling off a waterfall. Usopp falling off the Sky Island XD. Sanji crying because Nami put on a shirt LMAO... I could go on all day, many little moments make up the arc. I could only appreciate it after I was caught up and decided to rewatch it at my own pace. The comedy is PEAK (funniest arc to me), the "Battle Royale" was interesting and it has the best flashback in the whole series too. Just rewatch it without rushing. Me talking about it made me want to rewatch the whole saga again from the very beginning.

@VaughanRoderick

Жыл бұрын

@@marcospina162 Personally my favourite moment is the wolf party. I'll never forget it.

Even before I started using One Pace, I never really thought Skypiea was "too long." It always felt just long enough. Also, I love Enel's meme face, it's so iconic. And Luffy saying "Gum Gum Fireworks" was one of my favorite moments in the dub.

@tele_epic

Жыл бұрын

i watched every single episode before i even heard what that was filler and all.

@mrkyt3169

Жыл бұрын

​@@tele_epicsame, and I enjoy EVERY episodes.

@m1bl4n

Жыл бұрын

@@mrkyt3169 yeah but there are a lot of obvious tricks to waste your time in One Piece. Slow reaction pans, recaps, attacks that take a bit too long, those typical Toei attacks that are the same 3 frames over and over again,... and then there are the shameless recap episodes in the middle of seasons. You can cut One Piece's watch time in half and see a better paced story.

@mrkyt3169

Жыл бұрын

@@m1bl4nall the things you mentioned are the ones that I love about One Piece so thank you.

@tele_epic

Жыл бұрын

@@cguy1484 bro i watched every episode of one piece including the filler if you trying to tell me theres no filler in one piece your insane

To be fair, Enel _did_ caconically make it to the moon just to get wrapped up in a war between tiny automatons, so…

If you deep dive into each saga/arcs themes, there are so many that can be interpreted. Just recently I watched someone interpret Alasbasta as Betrayal and Deceit because of how secretive and tricky everything was. But you interpret it as friendship, which i also think is right. The themes go hand in hand in a way, where, although there are so many lies that create trials for the heroes, true friendship will overcome them.

@Steve-vp6mm

Жыл бұрын

The antagonist represents the antithesis of the theme of the arc - friendship. A secret organization where they don't even know each other's real names is taken down by a tight knit group of friends.

@flusel4949

Жыл бұрын

You're referring to Dudes Talking Manga, right? I love his reviews

Also I really love how you called Enel who he was based off right in the video. A lot of people say "It's just a theory, no confirmation" but come on just put a picture slim shady from the 2000s next to him and you see it! A lot of art is derivate we're all inspired by the things we consume.

@Kate.Somethingorother

Жыл бұрын

Oda especially likes to look to media. The admirals are all based on actors. Although they are _Japanese_ actors, and I don’t think Eminem is Japanese.

@Feeble_cursed_one

Жыл бұрын

@@Kate.Somethingorother white man eminem indeed is not Japanese but he is world famous

@7thlittleleopard7

Жыл бұрын

@@Kate.Somethingorother There's so many people based off real life people in One Piece that it's pretty much confirmed. I mean, Gaimon and Sarfunkle are Simon and Garfunkle. That shows you that he knows pretty obscure English media because they were pretty old even in the 90s. Eminem made it big late 90s/early 00s so he definitely would have known of him before Skypeia. Oda be a learned man. I want to see his notebooks.

@elyserhyne243

Жыл бұрын

​@@Kate.Somethingorotherare you trying to pretend that Rocky Horror Picture Show is Japanese? Because he definitely does not specifically base the characters off only Japanese ones. In fact only one member of the main cast is even supposed to look Japanese at all.

@afj810

Жыл бұрын

@@Kate.Somethingorother trafalgar law is based on valentino rossi without question idk about enel and slim shady though

You can’t really skip arcs in One Piece because you never know which arcs are suddenly become super important in retrospect. If you skip Thriller Bark (which is commonly said to be the worst arc) then you have no idea who Kuma is on Sabaody and how Nami got Big Mom’s vivre card from Lola.

@Riv_Flow

Жыл бұрын

Along with Ryuma…the sword (forgot the name) he got from Ryuma (huge significance in the Wano arc), Zoros loyalty after Kuma too, warlord of the sea Moria which I believe will have a HUGE ROLE in the last Ark due to his devil fruit…..

@Mizikame

Жыл бұрын

Also The Strawhats vs. Oars during Thriller Bark being a precursor to how The Strawhat Grand Pirate Fleet will take on each of The Gorosei

@freshjuice457

11 ай бұрын

bro thriller bark is hilarious

@invisiman1250

11 ай бұрын

Why are you spoiling his only on skypia annoying bro

@ralitomovska2103

11 ай бұрын

Who the fuck shits on Thriller Baek, it's one of my favourite arcs it was so funny AND we got Brook.

Skypeia is a much more important arc than anyone could realize. Not even I could see the actual plot importance this entire arc had. It's bonkers.

@wilnayati2388

Жыл бұрын

The only people who doesn't like skypiea is "power level" people. 😂

@placate9051

9 ай бұрын

​@@wilnayati2388imagine trying to power scale One Piece😂 Oda even mocks the idea of it in the SBS sections

@PeR24426

9 ай бұрын

I don’t even know most of the people skip skypia lmao, I just watched it and I thought it was pretty important, like, when ryleigh mentions Martha.

11:05 😂😂😂Zoro in the background

Your videos actually remind me of one fact that I love about one piece: The series has the looks of a silly cartoon and can be as complex as a 'real anime'. Skypeia is my favorite arc in the whol series which arguably impacted my life the most. Everything that happened in mock town is etched into my mind. People say luffy choosing to not fight was because of the shank's moment he saw at the bar when he was younger, but I believe it's a bit darker where he realized that people like Bellame might as well just be dead to him. He wouldn't even pity the man, he just pointed up and indirectly says see ya losers I'm going to achieve greater ambitions. You nailed it though when you described luffy willing to turn the world over for a friend's dream. He found the lost island in the sky and he had to prove to cricket that he didn't waste his efforts! The bell ringing in the anime plays on loop is in my head. It's hands down my favorite memory thinking of the noise and luffy's silhouette in the clouds.

@deron_js_edits

Жыл бұрын

I agree, but i think its a bit different, luffy doesn't kill his enemies because he believes have their ambitions crushed is a worse faith then death, i think he saw death as something good for him

@Feeble_cursed_one

Жыл бұрын

@@deron_js_edits I don't believe our rubber carefree air head Manchild is a violent person. Though it's what toonz suggested to be very true in the fact that luffy values people and their dreams highly. So someone like Bellame who would mock or ruin a dream is not worth the effort to acknowledge, and he left his literal disdain right into Bellame's skull.

@GutsTheBeast

Жыл бұрын

> The series has the looks of a silly cartoon and can be as complex as a 'real anime'. What the fuck does that even mean?

@marcospina162

Жыл бұрын

Skypiea is the most beautiful, romantic, funniest and mystical arc in One Piece. It's also my favorite but is very hard to choose. Oda doesn't have a favorite arc, he said he likes them all.

@marcospina162

Жыл бұрын

​@@GutsTheBeast It means what it says: One Piece looks silly because of the creative artstyle but it can be as complex as the "serious anime".

As you said luffy is terrifying as he is lovable because one of his only motivations is dreams, is what makes blackbeard such a threat, he is basically what luffy could've become because in the end they still both believe in dreams with the exeption the blackbeard doesnt mind crushing somone elses dreams (or body) to get what he wants, blackbeard is probably one of the more realistic pirates of one piece in terms of how actually pirate-y their motives are

Yes Luffy can stretch every part of his body the author confirmed it

@superboomn

Ай бұрын

GEAR THREE

"Sometimes, your beliefs are the only thing you have to keep yourself going when you pretty much have nothing else" as a Sanji fan this sentence hits hard...

I recall recently that Oda was talking about just how important dreams are in One Piece's world. He drew different versions of aged up Luffy, Zoro, and Nami based on whether they were chasing their dreams or not. Nami didn't even look like she aged at all, kind of like Shakky. However, she definitely looked worse for wear when she didn't. Edit: Water 7 and Ennies Lobby are going to be epic for you. The reason Skypeia has so many haters is because the next story arc is amazing.

Seriously. I cannot get enough of your OP videos. Thank you so much for making these!

@ToonStarterz

Жыл бұрын

Very much appreciated!

The shadow is a projection of one of the skypieans in the clouds

Glad to hear that you liked Skypiea, especially given the unnecessary disdain people have for it (though the latest complete arc definitely helped make most change their minds upon reflection, due to spoliery reasons I won't give). Be ready though, the Long Ring Long Land mini arc drags in the anime due to filler. In the manga it was perfectly paced but they just dragged it out needlessly (as in, when it came out they had plenty of source material to adapt without filler). This drag normally turns people off of this mini arc, especially with the greatness that follows it in the main arc of Water 7 and Ennies Lobby (some consider it 1 arc, others make the difference between them, they're all the same main storyline either way).

@beanstheclown

Жыл бұрын

I also hate that arc as it posits Luffy, the man who will drop anything for his friends' dreams and will ignore social norms he doesn't agree with, would willingly bet one of his nakama on a schoolyard dare. It just sucks so much even without the filler pacing of the anime. Literally the only reason I even begrudgingly accept the concept of the Davyback fight is on the off chance it allows for a "fight" between Luffy and Shanks that is more friendly competition than actual beef.

11:38 finally, some god damned respect for Condoriano

@D1n0NLY

Жыл бұрын

I was hoping Oda would bring back Condoriano again but not as a marine. It'll be hilarious if he returned as a big shot pirate. Probably holds a grudge against the straw hats for ruining his life 🤣

@Violet-qi4yb

4 ай бұрын

@@D1n0NLY that would be funny lol but I don’t think he was canon. I don’t think he was in the manga

Personally Skypiea is a much required step before diving into anything further The reestablishment of what dreams means, the liberation and so on Plus the crew's dynamics and character growth will pay off and i'm telling you, you won't be disappointed it happened And yh ppl calling it filler clearly miss that I mean bounty increase or drastic change aren't the only proof something was gained and now we wait

The significance of SkyPiea does not reveal itself until, say, a thousand chapters in. That's why people thought it was a side quest. As someone who is caught up, I can't stress enough how important this arc is on the over all narrative.

I’m just some random dude and I think you got a real talent for this. Keep it up. Looking forward to what’s next.

@ToonStarterz

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support dude! You're a rockstar!

@randybellwood1778

Жыл бұрын

@@ToonStarterz It really looks like your art got better and your style is coming into its own.

@k4l4ni7

Жыл бұрын

How is this not more popular.

Anime didn't animate this but what happened to Enel was told through a cover story... Read it I ain't spoiling...

I'd already seen *THE FACE* before watching One Piece via memes, and still the entire scene itself got me nearly choking on my own breath, dear Not Enel it's just that good.

The Shadow Giant at the beginning is just people from the Sky Island above showing up as shadowy figures, similarly to how Luffy does at the end of the arc. Nothing states this afaik, you're just supposed to infer that on rereading/reflecting back.

Skypeia is, to this day, one of my favourite arcs. It has some slow points but I just really enjoyed the story around it and the depth it gave to the history of the world. I'm _so_ glad it was integral to certain parts of the story later on and am living on the justice for skypeia juice that I've managed to wring from the corpses of the haters. :D

@somerandomguy9891

11 ай бұрын

I stopped watching the show. Why was it integral to certain parts of it?

@7thlittleleopard7

11 ай бұрын

@@somerandomguy9891 It foreshadows a lot of stuff that is currently happening where the anime is at.

The fact that this arc introduced Blackbeard, an influential and immensely powerful emperor of the seas, and foreshadowed THE form through a dickish guy in a bar and a dance pose is insane

Its hard to say that the theme of Skypiea was just "dreams" because a big part of its narrative was heavily focused on settlers taking land from indigenous people and the civil unrest that follows.

Honestly, i never even watched One Piece. I just find these Bad Doodle Explanations genuinely entertaining. Keep up the great work!

@chaeyoungmymeowmeow1536

Жыл бұрын

lmaoo well ig this is one way to watch op 😹

I’m glad you’re enjoying this series. While I get that making these videos longer can be a challenge and I’m no KZreadr. 7:07 this is something I Would’ve recommended bringing a BIG example into for such a topic. Noland and his crew chopped away these special trees because they have been infected. Every Shandian including Kalgara felt betrayed to their core because those same trees were sacred and believed to hold the spirits of their ancestors. (I think, it’s been a while for me) Noland wasn’t seeking to prove himself a savior protecting them from a disease, even if he did. His idea was pretty much: Those trees meant their lives to them, let’s walk away because we at least prevented any further deaths. There is no apology that will undo what we took away. So when Kalgara was informed of this (by his daughter if I remember correctly) and found the heart to forgive this sacrilege… it made them finally ringing that golden bell again feel so beautiful to hear after they held out on it because of their grief. It wasn’t as simple as Noland saving them, it’s about him caring for their lives and feelings. And how he didn’t just almost lose a connection to the island and natives, but his best friend.

Water 7 should be pretty easy to split into parts.

Btw the big shadow monsters actually are people up on sky island. Odd confirmed that it’s there shadows

Ngl Enels AR AR AR AR AR face was what got me into one piece in the first place lmfao

10:34 "A lot of the payoffs here probably won't be important for a while." _played over the one that's INCREDIBLY relevant in the next arc_

As a man who loved Skypia, I never understood the hate for it.

As one genius described Luffy, "Why brought that crackhead to me?"

1:10 the giant shadows I learned just last week was shadows of normal height people in the sky.

God I hope Foxy doesn't turn him off the series... Water 7 / Enies Lobby is SO DAMN GOOD! I need to see what he things of Spandex and Gucci!

One Pace only has 5 edits posted for this arc and work on it has been bumped down to lowest priority

3 months later I look back and anticipate the Water 7 bad doodles review...

4:32 yes, he can. Oda confirmed it. Truly the best question we could have asked him about this show.

Dude how did you only laugh out loud twice Skypiea is SO freaking funny

Never stop making One Piece videos, I love your videos and I discovered your channel through your One Piece videos too.

The way I see skypiea and the presentation of religion is that it’s saying that believe in a god is not evil it is the use of it to steal, harm, and control other is where the line is crossed

Luffy's penis can stretch yes. Confirmed by Oda. Robin can sprout *anything* too, I think this is very important for my ehh future comic projects.

Actually skypia it's a pretty important arc in one piece because all the arc it's like a micro cosmos of all one piece story. And yes... He can stretch all it's body and I keen all... Oda confirmed that in a SBS

Skypeia still an absolutely beautiful and thematically dense arc.

'in the Grand Line of things...' underrated line haha

Hey man, great series so far, love your doodles of everything, it is a nice unique style. Now I won't tell you how to read/watch the series as you made that clear, but something you should know about are the cover stories. You see, every chapter of One Piece has an awesome cover page, but a lot of them tell a story themselves in several parts, you might remember the anime episodes that detailed Buggy's journey by himself and Koby and Helmeppo's training, well those started off as cover stories that were adapted, but not many of the stories were. So I would suggest you go online and check the cover stories whenever you finish an arc or saga. The stories are all canon and are very interesting as a snapshot of characters, and it lets you know how they got there and where they're going.

"The way its meant to be consumed" Oh, you're reading the manga!

Skypiea shows all the themes and contains important lore that is valuable for the future

I am shocked you didn’t spend more time on “I gotta ask, do you know how to throw a punch?” Jaya is the part of this arc that ages like fine wine for me.

Love the vids and excited for your journey with the series going forward! Keep up the good work nakama 🏴‍☠️

@ToonStarterz

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!!

10:24 ''but in the *grand line* of things''

Original way of making reviews and I love it. I am very excited for how your adventure continues.

I see your rebranding your channel and gonna focus on your "bad doodle" series a lot more. Neat! As I really love that series of yours. Hope you still do videos tackling other topics from time to time though, as we all need variety on occasion. Keep doing what you love EWBD!

Thanks for the video! just a bit to show my appreciation for your work, thanks again! :D

@ToonStarterz

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support!

Giant shadows is just shadows of the people on Sky Island, just like Luffy's shadow was in the sky in the end of the arc

Oh god, He's gonna start his next video with tears still in his eyes from whats coming up.

2:52 con D oriano in the background he saved the crew like 30 times in each episode he is the most loyal strew hat

I've heard many peoples to avoid Skypea arc and I was like "Why?". I'm new in One Piece (I'm just after Water7 arc), but there''s a lot of things foreshadowed in Skypea and it's fun to find out those things :P It's a spoiler if somehow someone wasn't watched it yet xd -Going Merry's "soul" repairing the ship -Usopp's bond with Going Merry (he was the only one who saw it) - flying ship (and that they not panic that much, nothing can compare to their journey to Skypea and going back) -how they get the money to buy a new ship (and why it was their greatest choice, cuz if they took this giant golden pillar, they'll die xd) -Usopp being a genious with dials (which he use after that), also against Luffy -Usopp's octopus shoes (which he used in the train to Enies Lobby) -and one of my fav - people of Skypea scared of dying and litterally praying to god to save them; and there's Luffy who did that :P I'm sure there's even more of it, those are the first one's which comes to my mind right now haha

Filler is a word that deserves a Thanos snap out of the lexicon.

7:58 That's actually Conis. Kaya was the girl from Usopp's town. They are kinda similar though.

Man... these don't come out fast enough. They are great! Keep em coming!

Speaking thematically, this saga truly embodies one of the major the theme of One Piece, Dreams & adventure. Exploring the unknown, the dangers is true essence of adventure

I just saw your subscriber count and I'm surprised it's so low keep it up and good luck man!

To answer the “Wait..can you?”…yes…yes he can Oda has confirmed

"Most scenes wont be relevant for a while" Water 7 & Enies Lobby:

Love the new logo and your explanations are the best man!❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

when we first saw blackbeard i kinda liked him with the whole pirates dreams speech

Enel did make it to the moon. Oda told us what happened in a cover story.

I've just finished the Skypiea arc myself and those big giant shadows are explained near the end of the Arc btw. (unless it was a red herring i'll find the truth about in another 800 episodes or something lmao)

Found your channel and I am loving your content!!

2:51 who noticed Con. D. Oriano is PRO

I don’t think there was any way better to illustrate Luffy and Blackbeard being two sides of the same coin than the classic Amphibia or Owl House debate.

Was confused over the name change at first, but I gotta say I love it! And more One Piece content please ;)

Arlong Park and Baratie Arc got me hooked but, Skypeia is the Arc that made me fall in love with One Piece and the Strawhats.

I liked how they gave blackbeard a vs to Luffy at the tavern. I can't wait to see mroe of him.

Loving the videos man! I liked Skypiea too, glad you didn't skip it :)

@ToonStarterz

11 ай бұрын

Yup, no skipping here. Thanks for the support!

'gomu gomu no braindead' is luffy's best attack

You do the GOAT Manga/Anime proper justice. Keep it up. RESPECT.

being an only manga person, i cannot concieve how people say that LRLL and Skypiea are filler, Skypiea introduces us to the Sun God, The parallels with Noland and Usopp, the core themes of Freedom from opressive Gods, and the clues of where Poseidon is

dont forget to update my car insur-- bruh what happened?

love ur videos keep it up❤❤❤

The shadows were just Skypians. The same way you see Luffy's shadow in the clouds when he beat Enel

I really like your videos. Love to watch more like this.

1:12 Everytime I think about what I love the most about Onepiece, the visual story telling of the "shadow giants" and its delayed payoff often comes to mind (along with the rain drop pov thing in the Vivi arc, although I can't remember if the anime adapted that technique properly or not).

I love this guy, these are trying times for KZreadrs, and he's still putting in the elbow grease

Here's another thing is that enal is one of the only villains in the series to achieve his dreams

Love your doodles and your humor!!!

"Skypeia saga was about dreams" My brother in Christ they literally spell it out loud multiple times like.

The best part of the arc was Luffy discovering his immunity to electricity. Both he and Enel learning at the same time.

I HIGHLY recommend watching MelonTree's video on the Skypiea Arc and how important it is to the overall story of One Piece because she explains it in such a beautiful way

Oda : Maybe it is hard for little kids to understand, but I'm just happy if only they will understand it when they grow up.

the bugs bunny drawing~ *put a mental note on that*

oh boy im hyped for that water 7 video...its like my third fav arc in the whole show

Sky piea is so good that it got referenced In the amazing world of gumball

@EpicgamerJoeDaSeal

9 ай бұрын

Yes this is true lol