Wano: An Analysis in Three Acts

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Unpacking One Piece's longest arc yet in my longest video yet, with a dig into the conflicts, symbols, and characters of Wano.
00:00 Introduction
00:45 From SAD to Smile: In Need of Joy Boy
14:36 The Power of a Smile: Fate and Freedom in One Piece
26:03 In the Wake of Fallen Legends
34:52 The Final Act
Strangler Fig: • The Strangler Fig - An...
Komodo Dragon Hunt: • Video
Fate in the Illiad: ancient-literature.com/fate-i...
Negotiable Fate: www2.psych.ubc.ca/~ara/Manusc...
www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
Kabuki Act structure: web.archive.org/web/202203300...
Kabuki Act Theory Example from April 2021 / wano_act_3_tragedykabu...
Used Music:
Maimodotta Wapol - One Piece Movie 8 OST
Giwaku - Naruto Shippuden Blood Prison OST
Pf:CreatorsVI - Re:Creators OST
your dream come true - Sword Art Online Alicization OST
百年の揺り返し 黒 - Overlord OST
Underground Bar, Large Hall - One Piece Movie 4 OST
Saigo no tatakai ~ Konshin no kyojin no raiono - Strong World OST
Ishu Kakutougi?! - Chihayafuru 2 OST
Kokon Muso - Naruto Shippuden OST
Kikyou - Naruto Shippuden OST
Kyuubi Hatsudou - Naruto Shippuden OST
Put it in this Fist - Jujutsu Kaisen OST
Nakama no Shirushi Da!!! - One Piece Movie 8 OST
Weakness of Bonds - One Piece Movie 6 OST
Gold and Oden - One Piece Movie 1 OST
Haha Naru Umi - One Piece Music and Song Collection 3
To the Grand Line - One Piece Music and Song Collection 1
Nigero! - One Piece Music and Song Collection 2
Yurusenai Yatsu to ha, Tatakae! - One Piece Music and Song Collection 2
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  • @Alphadanielmon
    @Alphadanielmon8 ай бұрын

    Morj took so long with his analysis that Dwarf came back from the dead to do it for him 😂

  • @limb.dondototohasstartedso7288

    @limb.dondototohasstartedso7288

    8 ай бұрын

    😂Don't do morj like that😂

  • @wisdommanari6701

    @wisdommanari6701

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@limb.dondototohasstartedso7288but is he wrong 🤔🤔🤔🤣😁🤣

  • @TheRockerX

    @TheRockerX

    8 ай бұрын

    Lmaooo

  • @orbboom6119

    @orbboom6119

    8 ай бұрын

    Morj does weekly videos so makes sense its taken a while lol

  • @henrypeters5291

    @henrypeters5291

    8 ай бұрын

    People did not buy enough plushies.

  • @josh8019
    @josh80198 ай бұрын

    When the world needed him the most, he returned. Our Joyboy is back

  • @dantecrottogini529
    @dantecrottogini5298 ай бұрын

    I hadn't realized just how important joy/fun/happiness was in this arc/saga. Thanks for pointing that out

  • @trashiki
    @trashiki8 ай бұрын

    Praying another 10/10 craftsdwarf op analysis isn’t ripped away from us by copyright

  • @kathab8826
    @kathab88268 ай бұрын

    I actually really liked act 1 and 2! Act 3 began for me to crumble after the initial rooftop ended. I divide it personally into further 3 acts: Oden’s flashback, Raid, and Climax

  • @twilftw
    @twilftw8 ай бұрын

    12:46 i probally would of brought up nightmare luffy at this point as well cause its litrally the moments that signifies this with luffy fighting against a pure happy go lucky version of himself in oars while he is the most hyper serious version of himself in the series (also a nightmare huh that the opposite of a dream)

  • @Shiftarus

    @Shiftarus

    8 ай бұрын

    I find it interesting too that Nightmare Luffys power and demeanor come from literally absorbing the ambitions and dreams of strangers. Their power helps push him forward, in the same way that his power ultimately frees them.

  • @Roznon
    @Roznon8 ай бұрын

    The thought that oda put into wano shines even more with your analysis. Wano to some might feel “rushed” but when you take into account the care he put into the parallels, character moments, and insights I think it’s worth it. This video highlighted things I noticed in wano and showed me things I missed after reading it great video!!

  • @TimAquila
    @TimAquila8 ай бұрын

    A theme I really enjoyed, was loyality - the weird alliances that formed with different kinds of characters allying or betraying one side for various reasons was very interesting. Didn't read deeply enough for an amazing analysis like this video but some day I'll do the work!

  • @BubbleBas
    @BubbleBas8 ай бұрын

    Yes! I'm excited to hear your thoughts and analysis on Wano. Personally, though, I have to admit that Wano was the arc that made me feel exhausted with One Piece for the first time, leading me to take a long break. Yet it made me appreciate all the other arcs much more.

  • @justchris3872
    @justchris38728 ай бұрын

    Such a great video and an excellent analysis. Looking forward to future stuff from you!

  • @friedsymphony
    @friedsymphony8 ай бұрын

    Great video. Glad to have you back making analysis again

  • @ikaSenseiCA
    @ikaSenseiCA8 ай бұрын

    Hell yeah, new video! Aside from the last one which I didn't get notified for, it's been awhile. Always look forward to these ❤

  • @jukaa1012
    @jukaa10128 ай бұрын

    finally someone who gets it

  • @thatmanjames1647
    @thatmanjames16478 ай бұрын

    Excellent insight as always. I also remember when that five act structure theory was making the rounds online! Can't believe that was years ago now.

  • @AcDCsama-rt5qz
    @AcDCsama-rt5qz8 ай бұрын

    As great analysis as ever. The Joy Boy of One Piece youtubers.

  • @henrypeters5291
    @henrypeters52918 ай бұрын

    Glad to have you back bro.

  • @RandomGuyyyy
    @RandomGuyyyy8 ай бұрын

    I needed this

  • @harlizuga
    @harlizuga8 ай бұрын

    After seeing that you uploaded this analysis, I have rewatched all your One Piece videos. They are really good, so I am very happy seeing you back. Now I have to watch the One Piece Nen Show Podcasts too ;)

  • @metaj9278
    @metaj92788 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video! Love you content!

  • @mohamedchliyah9543
    @mohamedchliyah95432 ай бұрын

    The greatest one piece anlyser alive even though i don't see a lot of things the same way you do it's a Joy taking a trip withing your beautifull mind my friend ... may we live to witness the end of this Amazing Tale

  • @onepieceenjoyer5326
    @onepieceenjoyer53268 ай бұрын

    You’ve genuinely saved my life

  • @bolivia4723
    @bolivia47238 ай бұрын

    He’s back 🔥🔥

  • @OneMoreMeme_INeedYou
    @OneMoreMeme_INeedYou8 ай бұрын

    What a dense analysis, good shit!

  • @DeadEndFrog
    @DeadEndFrog8 ай бұрын

    Fantastic!

  • @cruzerro3451
    @cruzerro34518 ай бұрын

    Oda to his editor: I’ve got it I’ll make a joke so funny that it will be able to make anyone laugh Editor: oh how does it start? Oda : by making you cry

  • @northstringlarge
    @northstringlarge8 ай бұрын

    I get to drunk watch a Mathwiz stream and then hungover watch a new Craftsdwarf video!? Life is goood

  • @Pekara121
    @Pekara1218 ай бұрын

    The soft spoken analysis dwarf is back les go

  • @rub2855
    @rub28558 ай бұрын

    Excellent analysis on what I consider as the greatest arc of One Piece👌🏾

  • @Ty-cx5zj
    @Ty-cx5zj8 ай бұрын

    Wano is a phenomenal arc but it definitely could've benefitting from oda original plan to have a reduced number of scabbards with 4 instead of 9 so he can have more air and room to breathe.

  • @lukerne9260

    @lukerne9260

    8 ай бұрын

    Wano is mostly terrible

  • @Kanemakii

    @Kanemakii

    8 ай бұрын

    4 scabbards would be so.....lackluster. doesn't feel like a great big family of unorthodox samurai following the unorthodox daimyo it's funny because no other supporting character that was native to a country, was given as much characterization and shine as the wano citizens imo

  • @MARCSEIDis

    @MARCSEIDis

    8 ай бұрын

    Gonna be real, a lot of late stage OP would benefit from less bloating of material, and Wano is exhibit A

  • @lukerne9260

    @lukerne9260

    8 ай бұрын

    @@MARCSEIDis bloating isn't Wano's main issue. Less of it wouldn't fix the huge flaws in storytelling, narrative structure and art quality

  • @GutsTheBeast

    @GutsTheBeast

    8 ай бұрын

    Like what? Could you elaborate further than generic and vague stuff? @@lukerne9260

  • @tennishsubmarine311
    @tennishsubmarine3118 ай бұрын

    Yay, new video! Are you going to do a Thousand Year Blood War video too, since Kubo is expanding on the arc through the anime?

  • @guggle9653
    @guggle96538 ай бұрын

    Good Stuff

  • @PayArcanum
    @PayArcanum8 ай бұрын

    This was fantastic I think the Kurozumi/Kozuki subplot deserved some mention in relevance to Wano's overarching narrative but I guess the resolution period after the climax wasn't your focus.

  • @ZincFrog
    @ZincFrog8 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video, thank you for making it :D Are you familiar with the kishotenkestu story structure? Four acts - 1 "Ki or Kiku," 2- "Sho," 3 - "Ten or Yama," 4 - "Ketsu." I believe Wano was actually following it all along, with the arc after Wano acting as the "ketsu."

  • @dantecrottogini529
    @dantecrottogini5298 ай бұрын

    About fate in other series: in Magi those who go against fate are the villians

  • @mrbubbles6468
    @mrbubbles64688 ай бұрын

    Act 1 is incredibly slow and was the introduction. It does not mean you can’t have action in it.

  • @Jess-bc8of
    @Jess-bc8of8 ай бұрын

    THE WANO VIDEO IS REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL.

  • @taperhunter8671
    @taperhunter86718 ай бұрын

    Is the Kuina flashback during Wano in the manga or just anime?

  • @themail331
    @themail3318 ай бұрын

    Aw yeah!!!😸😃😃

  • @namshimaru
    @namshimaru8 ай бұрын

    Still waiting on Mr Morj Wano video ☠☠

  • @traguy2625
    @traguy26258 ай бұрын

    mj comes back from retirement

  • @dumbidea1007
    @dumbidea10076 ай бұрын

    The issue with wano is that none of the characters saved the two girls Yamato are likeable. So who care about the country where everyone is unlikable. Even momonosuke is the worst princess archetypes. Vivis flaw was her refusing to see her refusing to allows others to risk their lives Nami refused to trust Mermaid was a crybaby Rebecca decided to do thing herself Sanji needed to value himself Momonosuke was still the same arrogant coward at the start and at the end Yamato pretty much made him do everything in the fight against kaido because he was pointless

  • @DarkinBladeGaming
    @DarkinBladeGaming8 ай бұрын

    19:28 this is going to age really well or really poorly, depending on how Yamato's character development goes.

  • @HeyFella

    @HeyFella

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s pretty obvious at this point Yamato isn’t meant to be perceived literally as a man. They’re contrasted nicely with Kiku who is the actual trans character in the arc.

  • @christinawalker101
    @christinawalker1018 ай бұрын

    COOKING💯👻

  • @mohamedchliyah9543
    @mohamedchliyah95432 ай бұрын

    but luffy's youngest sibling is none other than Tony tony chopper

  • @diegoseba12
    @diegoseba128 ай бұрын

    Wano may even be the best arc in the whole series, period.

  • @justaway6901

    @justaway6901

    8 ай бұрын

    It pales in comparison with the drama that transpired during the Whole Cake Island arc. And WCI arc isn't even the most dramatic arc in One Piece. The number of fake out deaths (Kinemon having the most, if not the most ridiculous fake out death in One Piece history) is very appalling. And what's funny is because the actual deaths doesn't even feel anything. All the Strawhat fights are inferior compared to their best fights yet. There's a ridiculously large amount of plot holes, even from a One Piece standard. The walking turd that is Yamato (arguably one of the worst characterization in One Piece, a series know for having great supporting characters). Luffy's fruit being revealed to be a chosen one fruit, which diminishes any notion of competition for the status of Pirate King. Forced appearance of Shanks in Wano (just for the film Red marketing; not necessarily bad if not for the fact that his characterization during that appearance is very weak). The worst introduction and characterization of an Admiral. Having the most confusing and conflicting thematic conclusion in any One Piece arc. One of the weakest finishing moves in terms of writing. Overall, relatively the weakest writing in any One Piece arc. And that's still just half of its many problems. It established so much that it failed to delivered most of what it promised. Already celebrating their victory even before the fight? Also, making Luffy embarrass both Yonkou during their supposed first real fight? (Have you seen their scared and shocked faces when Luffy casually walked between them? What a way to increase the stake and tension of the arc (not).

  • @Kanemakii

    @Kanemakii

    8 ай бұрын

    @@justaway6901 oh man that's certainly...an opinion lmao. it reads as if you're trying too hard to be a contrarian

  • @justaway6901

    @justaway6901

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@Kanemakii Here we go again with the "its just an opinion" crowd. It is an opinion. The same as the one above. What's the difference? The fact that a lot in the comment shares my sentiment means that there's value in discussing what I just listed.

  • @Kanemakii

    @Kanemakii

    8 ай бұрын

    @@justaway6901 i never stated otherwise. And I never said there's no value in discourse between differing opinions. Stop projecting it's not working

  • @GutsTheBeast

    @GutsTheBeast

    8 ай бұрын

    By pointing out that people "agree", you already killed any point you wanted to make. Not to mention the fact that your post is super generic and vague and doesn't particularly elaborate on your own thinking beyond just empty words. Your post literally sounds like one of those battle-junkies who can't get over the fact that this is a story and not a rocket-science to match whatever image of the villain you had in mind. I also kind of like how it tries to sum up such a huge arc with such ambition and build up with quick reactionary bullshit. Maybe write down something with actual substance and you might have a discussion. @@justaway6901

  • @artisnoteasy6422
    @artisnoteasy64228 ай бұрын

    one piece

  • @rezoannur2333
    @rezoannur23338 ай бұрын

    17:10 I think it's called energybending. Spiritbending doesn't show up until Korra.

  • @momenalsakt9350
    @momenalsakt9350Ай бұрын

    Good analysis, my guy. But I can't take wano seriously anymore. It was a big let down.

  • @wisdommanari6701
    @wisdommanari67018 ай бұрын

    I love the Wano intro music... That's about it in the Anime. The manga is better

  • @animaticlunatic9259
    @animaticlunatic92598 ай бұрын

    I am quite interested in how you will dissect/make sense of what is, in my opinion, the worst long form arc in one piece.

  • @furorteutonicus9045

    @furorteutonicus9045

    8 ай бұрын

    Are you actually serious or just clinically insane? How on earth can anyone even remotely think this arc is bad? Its easily a top 3 arc or maybe even higher!

  • @Pekara121

    @Pekara121

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@furorteutonicus9045it was way too chaotic and dense for it to be in my top 5. Oda is one of the best storytellers but this was too much even for a workaholic of his caliber. The highs were very high but the low points pretty low. I would argue that Egghead as of rn is already better than the wano arc. Wouldn't agree with op tho. The worst long running arc is either dress Rosa or whole cake island.

  • @floriandolder8111

    @floriandolder8111

    8 ай бұрын

    @@furorteutonicus9045 Are you actually serious or just clinically insane? How on earth can anyone even remotely think this arc is good? Its easily a bottom 5 arc or maybe even lower!

  • @Ty-cx5zj

    @Ty-cx5zj

    8 ай бұрын

    they didnt even say it was bad they just said it was the worst long form arc in one piece in their opinion. @@furorteutonicus9045

  • @justaway6901

    @justaway6901

    8 ай бұрын

    ​​@@furorteutonicus9045 What a world we live in. People are easily fooled by flashy stuffs. Even to the point of calling someone clinically insane? I think its the other way around brother

  • @ansh2771
    @ansh27718 ай бұрын

    wano had great plot points but too bloated and oda couldnt tie all of them. he was too ambitious w the arc. early wano was great tho. fell apart in the end but still a good arc regardless.

  • @HeyFella
    @HeyFella6 ай бұрын

    This is an excellent analysis as usual from you, but I feel as if you just fundamentally can’t bring yourself to criticize One Piece. It’s a blatantly pretty messy and indulgent arc with numerous intrinsic issues, but you’ve seemed to find a way to always conjure up a positive spin on every element of what Oda’s writing. Years ago I supported you against BestGuyEver’s reductive criticisms of Whole Cake Island, but I think you’ve found a way to convey almost what’s functionally the opposite form of praise. Like it’s just as forced and simplistic in its own way.

  • @TinkerGrape
    @TinkerGrape8 ай бұрын

    For me one of the worst arcs I have ever watched in entertainment media even in fiction as whole Repetitive, sluggish, predictable, poorly written dialogues, absence of danger thanks to the comedy elements, the comedy is childish I couldn’t even force myself to continue watching I don’t care what happens in it anymore I better watch something that respects my time and offer some value and entertainment for me I used to adore one piece but as I grow older and consume more adult anime it became apparent to me the many flaws this story has If you want something that has a really mature tone you better watch anime like Perfect Blue, Only Yesterday, Berserk (1997), Ghost in the shell (1995) Even Evangelion with its mistakes have a much darker tone then one piece

  • @ansh2771

    @ansh2771

    8 ай бұрын

    "adult" themes =/= good lmao. perfect blue's ass.

  • @Ty-cx5zj

    @Ty-cx5zj

    8 ай бұрын

    I dont think one piece was ever for you if all you care about is "dark" and "adult" themes

  • @mrbanks456

    @mrbanks456

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm into dark stuff as well. I must also admit that One Piece has gotten less interesting over the years. I still love it for the characters and humor but I couldn't care less about the main plot and world building that takes center stage in the manga. I prefer the movies and filler because they're more character focused.

  • @wisdommanari6701

    @wisdommanari6701

    8 ай бұрын

    Read it in the manga the Anime is Ass

  • @noobasaurus117

    @noobasaurus117

    8 ай бұрын

    We get it bro you just turned 14. You aren’t more adult or more deep or more intelligent just cause you like stories with “adult” themes. It’s actually far more mature to not force your expectations onto everything regardless of what that media is actually trying to do.

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