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| ohhh ONE PIECE, how much did I miss you! |
| Brilliant episode and good animation and character details. Very well done feelings that Sanji express. Very strong episode. |
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Jack_100HP said: pathetic. oda should publicly apologize on behalf of toei for ruining such a great show Where is this coming from? |
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So basically a troll post? That explains it. |
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| Couldn't hold back my tears. 807 was so bad... but 808 is One Piece at his best, epic! |
| 'Don't run. Face your fears. Survive' |
| watching this episode at midnight, I had to hold my crying voice.... T_T aaaaa.....love to hear "memories" song again :') |
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| Great episode. I really like it when the 'memories' start playing. Man I cried, I cried. |
| I am going to quote the anime news network review of 808 As for 808, the real meat of this week's One Piece special, my feelings are significantly more positive. The fight avoids feeling contrived thanks to the fact that we still don't really know what Sanji's thinking in terms of how to get himself out of this situation, or whether help from his friends is needed. Stories about Straw Hats temporarily leaving the crew have been done much more effectively in the past, and a fight like this forever hides in the looming shadow of Luffy vs. Usopp from back in the Water 7/Enies Lobby days. The crew has gone through so much together and repeatedly proven what they're willing to go through for their friends. The series can't push that kind of story anywhere it hasn't been, but I think this take on it works by hanging onto a few specific threads: 1.) Luffy's just as surprised as the audience when he happens upon the Vinsmokes on their way to Sanji's engagement ceremony and Sanji immediately fights him off. Like us, Luffy's thinking "Sanji's been through this kind of stuff lots of times! He knows how we deal with this." Then he's forced to realize that no, this might not be one of those times. This makes us wonder if there's something we don't understand. 2.) This is the first time somebody's tried to leave the crew for the sake of a third party (in this case, Zeff). Sanji's forced to play the role of an antagonist so that his family doesn't kill his mentor on the other side of the world, and he's still clinging to hope that this can end with everybody keeping their heads. He's not proud of hitting and badmouthing his own captain, but that pride is less important to him than Zeff. 3.) This fight works well as a beat within the arc itself more than it does for the larger story of the Straw Hats. This is a case where being familiar with the manga and where it's going helps, because Whole Cake Island is such a meticulously structured arc that its real strengths don't show until you've gotten further in. Basically, seeing how the Straw Hats deal with their beef eventually creates a strong juxtaposition between them and the other families of the arc. The drama is just believable enough to serve that role, even if it feels like a worn out trope in the context of the whole series. It's kind of bizarre to place this fight alongside the upcoming Goku vs. Jiren battle, since what we get is mostly Sanji beating on Luffy and Luffy not fighting back. The whole emotional journey of this episode is that Luffy holds his ground and just lets his friend have at it. As far as the presentation goes, it's immaculate. As we reach the end of the fight, and the two pals part ways, everything about the art, music (is that some Ghibli-style piano I hear?), and atmosphere are entirely worthy of the one-hour special hype. Honestly, I think the drama that the direction adds is a significant improvement over the manga version, which was weighed down significantly by the comparisons to other "Straw Hat leaves the crew" stories. And then it wraps the episode up with a montage set to the show's first ending theme, 'Memories', completely pandering to my desire to see the old feelings of this show paid due respect within the modern content. Toei, my buds, my friends, you're free to use insert songs whenever you want. You can do it in every episode for all I care. I'll be happy with it. It feels good to like episode 808 as much as I do, because it's ultimately just the jumping-off point for the stuff that I find really interesting about this arc. I can't imagine that anything else will get such a flashy hype train going for it, but I'll take the emotional roller coaster while I can get it. This "special" is Toei's adaptation at its best and worst, really pushing my patience with all the flashbacks and filler, but also giving me all the depth of feeling I could ask for when the direction really pulls it off. |
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| Wow, finally a good episode. I thought I couldn't cry anymore, guess I'm wrong |
| I dreaded to watch this episode because I couldn't handle the emotion of it. Damn those kicks they still send chills to my body and filled me with sadness. I just couldn't watch more of that beatdown, I closed my eyes for most of that one sided fight. I wished Luffy would have fought more though and jet pistoled him a bit. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
Lisa2744 said: Me third, I agree with you two.Juu_Go said: honestly I so agree with uThe tears and snot wouldnt stop coming out. One of the reasons I LOVE One Piece! Why I love Luffy; that he could see through Sanji's bullshit and still have faith in him and their friendship. |
| How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove |
| Sanji is one of my favorites in One Piece but he got lucky that Luffy didn't fight him like he did with Ussop and to be blunt I was disappointed by Luffy (I understand that he would have whooped Sanji's a$$ thus no more Big Mom/Wedding Arc) but Sanjis needs to realize he can depend on his friends with stuff like this (the dire situation that Zeff is in)... |
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| Sanji can't even defeat Luffy if Luffy doesn't fight at all lol. Would've been a 5/5 episodes if Luffy just went Gear Fourth and oneshot that prick. |
| i just started to catch up with One Piece recently, after few months of hiatus. mannnnn after watching this makes me realized that OP is the best anime after all. |
" Have some adventure while you can, and then start to figure things out" 5 Centimeters per Second  |
| Man, this part was a LOT better, not only animation was pretty darn good, it hit me right into feelz a few times ;_; It was SO obvious Sanji was hurt this whole time, but when he started crying I couldn't make it either T^T AND NAMI'S BITCHSLAP NOOOOOO (okay, I was half-expecting her to step into their "duel" and get hit by Sanji, who probably wouldn't ever forgive himself for that lol). Totally didn't expect to hear "Memories", the first OP ending one more time! |
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| I just had to say it in the last ep.. This was one of the best episodes hands down. Beautiful. |
| Lmao I love how Sanji's brothers acted exactly the same as Sanji towards Nami when they see her for the first time. Ok whelp, that final monologue / scene got me to tear up, so many emotions right there. |
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| This was so much more emotional than the manga, it's at moments like these where the anime truly shines. |
| Very powerful and very emotional scenes this episode, excellent voice acting from the two of them, Luffy especially. |
| 😭😭😭😭😭 fuckkkkkk, arghhhh that was good! |
If you don't like me, acquire some taste |
| One of the best episodes of the series, easily! Pure emotions and heart, and just near-perfection really. Recurring moments but they just hit the right spot here. And the performances from the VAs was just fabulous! As a matter of fact, I've watched this episode while it aired back a couple of years or so but I just had to relive this before catching up. And as such, no regrets whatsoever. Sanji and Luffy's story is a heart-breaking but genuine tale. Insert song in the end there was just the icing on the cake. I appreciate that they extended this episode to 26 minutes instead of leaving a chunk of this for the next. |
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| The moment they played Ed 1 I was in mess 😭 |
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| The saddest duel out of all animes, but luffy didn't fight at all so T_T |
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| I haven’t had to watch with a box of tissues beside me in a while honestly. This episode was just cruel and beautiful and the best way to talk about it is to split between Sanji and Luffy. I’ll start with Sanji. To save Zeff he has given up everything, his dream and his friends. He has wholeheartedly decided that being a sacrifice is the way to go. The decision to fight Luffy was a powerful one, made more so because of the Usopp duel those years ago. Back then Zoro made a point, they aren’t playing pirates, you can’t leave and come back like it's nothing, and Sanji agreed, refusing to take Usopp in until he apologized. This fight was thus a declaration that he has left the crew and he will not be coming back easily. By acting tough and beating the hell out of his best friend, he would isolate himself from everyone and only he would have to suffer. Because even if Luffy can win against Big Mom, Zeff would likely be killed. In this way, Sanji's screams at Luffy to get out of his face and to use haki hurt because he truly wanted that. He didn’t want to nearly kill Luffy. He didn’t even want to fight Luffy. But he had to isolate himself. I compared Sanji to Robin in Water 7 before but it feels more relevant to compare Sanji to Nami in Arlong arc. Just as Sanji is forced to betray the crew to prioritize others by a third party, so is Nami. And just as Zoro rolled into the water to kill himself in an attempt to call her bluff, Luffy did similar here. He knew that Sanji wanted to scare him away, going so far to use a similar line to Corazon’s ‘when stabbed it was you who was hurting’, so he did two things. He refused to fight back and he refused to defend himself. Even when Sanji left he made the statement clear, by sacrificing and isolating himself to keep both parties he loves from harm, Luffy will still die. This solution will not work! I do admit Big Mom is already Luffy's enemy, but I suppose Sanji would rather throw his life away and deal with this himself rather than risking everything without insurance, he may even feel responsible as this is his family and his issue to deal with. It was a strong display from both parties. Strength in Sanji’s willingness to throw everything away to keep Zeff and the Straw Hats safe which had me begging him not to be so strong. And in Luffy who adamantly stood and refused to fall for the sake of getting through to his friend. Then f*cking MEMORIES played. The first ED which everyone wants to play at the end of the series. BUT NOT TO CELEBRATE, RATHER TO REMINISCE ON THE LOSS OF SANJI AS HE TELLS REIJU TO KEEP MOVING. It reminded me of the Devilman Crybaby motorcycle scene. It was a crushing move and I commend that!!!! To hear this song again in a context like this tore my heart out. P.S. Reiju was the one who put Sanji's shackles on. At the time I was a little frustrated with the portrayal of Sanji so unguarded but Reiju is the only Vinsmoke who cares about Sanji in an explicit manner so I feel less perturbed about that now. |
| I'll admit. I couldn't stop crying. I don't give a damn about all the recaps cus you know this pays to this. The music and the tragedy that Sanji and Luffy are growing through. It has me really heartbroken right now. |
| This is one of the greatest One piece episodes of all time/ And thats a saying a lot. |
| just cried with this episode ^^ |
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| Omg I knew this episode was gonna be hard, cause I read the manga and I've seen AMVs, but boy they really went all in with the feels in this double Special. Seeing Sanji crying and shaking just killed me. And then the Flashbacks with the music. This is true one piece art at it's finest. And the new opening is alsi absolutely amazing. Oh boy I can already feel the sadness creeping up again when Sanji finds out the truth about the wedding. Love Sanji so much. |
| The Straw Hat Pirates are very lucky to have a Captain that's as understanding as Luffy. No matter how hard he got beaten up by Sanji, he knew with every fiber of his being that he never would've resorted to doing all of this unless there's absolutely no other choice. Once again, One Piece had me commencing the waterworks when Luffy promised Sanji that he'll be waiting for his cook on that very spot no matter what happens... |
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| Was surprised how it was 26 minute long for this episode In order for Luffy to truly be able to reach his goal and gain strength, he must intake all the blows dealt by Sanji and still withstand up and talk afterwards, if he is a captain that needs to surpass all his friends strength in order to be able to be capable of saving his own crew. And an even more strong dedication that Luffy is willing to go for Sanji just by starving, just goes to show how serious and compelled he is for Sanji's circumeestance. |
| August 6th 2023: Biggest upset ever, deception, selfishness, or scammed, manipulated. Heavy damage costs, and more. Days since: 15 Last updated: 8/21/2023 One Piece Episode 1041 & 1042 & 1047 & 1048 & 95.75%/1049 & 1053 were a mistake and Uta brought the salvation -AhriTheS3xyFox |
| Really heartbreaking to see two friends fighting. I felt so bad for Sanji and Luffy. The ED gave so much nostalgia to this episode. |
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| My eyes are bursting out with tears now.One piece you have did it again first I thought luffy vs ussop was most emotional fight man now this.Hands down to Oda sensei.The end part was so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so emotional. |
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| The ending 1st made me breakdown with all the happy/sad memories |
| this is tearjerker, but I do hope at least Luffy use his haki to defend to minimize the damage he receive. even though I am 100% sure sanji didn't stand a chance against luffy. no, the whole germa 66 is no match against luffy. |
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