One Piece Movie 07: Karakuri-jou no Mecha Kyohei

Treasure Chests Are Bigger Than Usual

One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle Is one of the more lighthearted and fan service oriented One Piece movie, but that is not bad at all. Maybe it is your favorite if you really like that booty.

The plot is not really there, but what is there is the other kind of plot, and is just fun seeing the one piece gang. they are really good in this movie and has a fun chemistry and Nami is violence incarnated.

The villain team this time is pathetic, but it's not annoying like in One Piece movie 2. in this ... one, They are actually comedic and has some really fun gadgets.

The character design looks nice And feels like they have skeletons in their body because their body features are so well defined, with Nice chest. and some good action scene.

If you enjoy the more lighthearted and fun aspects of One Piece, then I would recommend it. It's a good time.

Starts off promisingly, but slowly decays into dullness. I really tried to engage with the plot, but it’s just uninteresting and frankly misleading. The mecha theme is underrepresented and wasted. The villain is forgettable, and as I’m writing this, I already forgot his name. The forever unnecessary “fan service” is so over-the-top and disgusting. Chopper’s has a different voice too. #NotMyChopper

It’s boring I’m afraid. The Straw Hats are their usual fun selves, but it’s just not enough. 4/10

P.S. Am I the only one that caught the suggestive “gorilla” comment…? Did that rub anyone else the wrong way or am I overthinking it?

This is the seventh One Piece movie, theoretically taking place around the Water 7 arc. It is the first movie that is not dedicated to a crew member, despite the fact it is heavy on machinery and could have easily been about Franky. He was still not officially part of the crew at the time and the unbearably slow anime wasn’t helping. As a result the movie is about nothing in specific. Without a character to focus on it has no real theme or message. And no, being a filler story is not an excuse.

The plot is about a treasure they are looking for, and ... there’s this song that hints its place, and there’s also this king with weird contraptions and… that’s all of it. How does any of that connect to the show or the crew or the themes? I mean, sure, it’s the first film featuring Luffy’s new Gear powers, but that is just what he can do at that moment in the story. It doesn’t mean anything for the character, the same way Super Saiyan 3 didn’t mean anything for Goku in any movie. You just tolerate 70 minutes of boredom until the protagonist gains a new super ability to beat the big boss. It’s not like there was no other way to beat him with all the stuff he has managed to break or deflect in all the previous episodes and movies. Did he really need superhuman strength to beat a mook robot? Thus not even this fan service moment is important.

The only other point of notice is Nami’s boobs. They kept getting bigger with each passing season and now they bounce so much they have a life of their own. That is how you are supposed to be distracted from the boring plot. Distasteful! A completely boring movie I do not recommend to anyone.