One Piece: Cry Heart

Ever wondered how a literal child's play could make your eyes teary, a short dough, figure, stop-motion and silent picture can tell so much that it brings back memories that are not necessarily fond. “One Piece Cry Heart” was just that, an innocent-looking short and concise retelling of some original flashbacks from the parent series, revolving around Chopper and Hiluluk's backstory in the first episode, and Luffy, Ace and Sabo's childhood for the next two episode, two popular backstories in the fandom that bring back the tears on every iteration.
The fact all of these feels were greatly delivered in a stop-motion style short was just ... unique and refreshing, I've watched through the magnificent plot of One Piece so many times and in many different forms (Anime, Movies, OVAs, ONAs, Specials, Commercials...) and this one felt very different yet so familiar. I would have probably never seen thins if not for my addictive completionist nature, but I'm glad I've seen it, and it was heartwrenching. I wish the figures they used were available for purchase.

One Piece: Cry Heart episodes are 2 short 5-minute clay animations. The first one was about Chopper and Quack Doctor Hiluluk, the second one on how Ace, Sabo and Luffy became brothers.

Story - The shorts included the deepest and strongest memories of the past of those two characters, it was effective in helping you remember the saddest parts as it was short but included the most important scenes.

Art - It was very different from the usual simple anime style as it was animated using clay. Nevertheless, I found the animation very pretty and enjoyed it more as it was different from the usual style ... we were so used to seeing. I also found it very cute as it showed characters younger than they usually were in the main anime.

Sound - There was no voice acting whatsoever, the only sound was background music. For some reason, I enjoyed it more as the video seemed more pure and any character's awkward voices could have ruined the moment. The music suited the theme very well and I was glad it was music-only and I knew what the characters were saying from the mood of the music.

Enjoyment - I enjoyed even though it didn't make me happy. In fact, it only made me feel sadness but it made me like One Piece even more. The theme, the innocence of childhood, suited the animation, the sound and the timing very well.

Overall - I'm grateful that I found it. I found some details in the video from Chopper's past that I had already forgotten since it has been so long, like how Chopper thought the skull sign in the mushroom book symbolised freedom, not poison. Even though I was sad, it made me feel warm inside and I recommend anyone who has already seen Chopper and Luffy's past to see it.

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well, this was just plain out sad. this stop motion animation revolves around aces death and my boy chopper :(

yes the title was right, it made me tear up and hurt my heart. overall this was not even bad it was just sad.

i really enjoyed watching this animation and i honestly think it was not bad! i gave it high ratings of enjoyment. I really enjoyed how unique this was for being the first officially credited one piece stop motion film! i hop-e they do more things like this in the future cus it was dope