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| The episode felt really short, at least we got to see Katakuri . |
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| Really good! cant wait to see more about katakuri |
| This episode is probably one of the best things the show has ever done, hands down. From that new orchestral version of we are to the emotional climax of Luffy and Sanji's gripe it was perfect. The anime's adaption of the manga chapters has been surpassing it lately for the last 5 weeks. It's great and a nice return to form. |
| I've only heard about Katakuri but everyone seems to be hyped for him. Can't wait to read the manga. |
| Stunning episode , made me cry. Unbelieavble that this show can still be this good. |
| Awesome scenes won't justify the very slow pace of this episode. But I sure am glad that it's finally settled, that thing with Sanji. But I'm thinking... can the Strawhats really defeat Big Mom? |
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| People actually like this episode? 5 minutes of recap followed by a bunch of flashbacks... Only good thing was the last minute in which Katakuri-sama appeared. |
| Luffy is the best psychiatrist in this series - he just asks one question and the other person can find the right answer within himself, beautiful xD Eh, too slow (again...), but more enjoyable than some of the previous ones. I'm sure it worked way better in the manga version. |
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| Luffy’s punch on Sanji was fucking wilddddddd. The ending of the episode made me fucking die too, sooooo fucking epic |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Slow but it was so satisfying to finally see Sanji tell Luffy what he really wanted. New guy looks strong. |
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| >We Are playing as the sun rises beautiful |
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| Finally... woo the music and everything was just amazing!! That scene with Sanji and Luffy, yesss!!! 😭😭😭 |
If you don't like me, acquire some taste |
| Man, this was heart-wrenching as heck! Finally, Sanji's true wish is out. Reminds me of Robin's plea of help from one of the earlier arcs. Luffy's state at the end of the last episode though, jeez. Battered and sapped out of all life, it's amazing how he managed to crawl all the way to the poor tree lad. Op with the edited visuals was very fitting too! About time to finally transition state now! Can't wait to see what they're going to come up with against this seemingly impossible bind from the Charlottes. And to make matters worse, Karakuri makes his appearance... Here's to hoping Bege's support will prove to make a difference ultimately or things are going into a spiral downwards, that's for sure. I really do wish the pacing could do a bit more working. I've watched like 10 episodes in a row but I feel like too little has happened. It does help with the binge mood for one but I can totally understand why some people would be bored to death amidst this. Sanji's struggle was a genuine one nevertheless over the last 20 episodes or so but it's time to finally change gears and get to the climax of this! |
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| Why this arc is making me so emotional?? Honestly, I wasn't enjoying this arc initially, however this is getting alot better each passing episode and this episode is so beautiful probably my favourite ep of this arc so far |
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| It’s been hard. Hasn’t it, Sanji? As much as I criticized the method leading to this reunion, and I stand by why I was bored, this episode was beautiful. In the last post I suggested that I had theories over Sanji's feelings, yet they were unconfirmed. I think it was the lack of confirmation which kept me emotionally detached. I didn't want to start crying for something that may not even be the case. For him to confirm every single theory I posited, it became even more emotional because of that. I don't know if it's called something, but the writing device where you see hints of what somebody is feeling but not enough to materialize with confidence, only for them to open up and give you the powerful thought: “of course it was that way” is like my favourite form of emotional writing. Last post I described myself as an observer rather than a participant. The “of course it was that way” moment is what made me a participant, it confirmed all of my fears and feelings, and by doing so it makes Sanji feel incredibly human. Because until somebody is incredibly open and vulnerable it is difficult to truly know how they are feeling. To set the scene, Sanji has failed Luffy in his mind, he feels a deep sense of shame over what he has done to his friends. This being foreshadowed by Sanji’s stern agreement with Zoro that Usopp, the man he just saved and encouraged to find self-confidence, should not rejoin the crew easily. I feel as though you could see the shame on his face as he spoke to Luffy, as if Luffy's childlike and blameless smile only hurt him. As if he wanted to be rebuked and punished. Before even getting into his reasons, we saw such a strong foundation from both of their characters. One of Luffy's lines which forever changed how I thought of his character is: “Being lonely is more painful than getting hurt.” Luffy is truly selfless when it comes to his friends, all he wants is the best for them, and the thing that hurts him most is when he cannot ensure that. His smile reminded me of his childhood, it was one of those moments that felt like I was staring straight into his heart. And for Sanji to feel hurt by that kindness shows his intense duty and obligation to others, and especially his friends- the shame that he let them down. Following this, it was quite beautiful that we had a parallel from the time that Sanji brought his mom food. The act of Luffy eating his food is a distinct reminder that the Straw Hats are an unconditional home for Sanji, no matter how lowly he feels and no matter how badly he’s failed, just like his biological mom represented before he lost her. I am no genius for theorizing the reasons for Sanji’s inner turmoil, I basically threw everything on the table. I was unsure of the priority of each. But perhaps it was the order he listed them in. His sense of shame and guilt for betraying his friends and hurting Luffy. As touched on, something deeply foreshadowed! His gratitude to Zeff, rejecting a chance of him being executed. And third, a sense of duty to his family, a duty to save them. For Reiju, this is obvious, but I do think this was also foreshadowed quite strongly with Judge too. Sanji absolutely wanted his love, he wanted to be good enough, even now in the present Sanji had to ask himself if a biological parent it's entitled to respect. As much as he has decided he only feels animosity towards them: he grew up with his brothers, he grew up desiring his father's love, and he grew up grateful for Reiju. Despite all the bad things they have done to him, akin to the way that he respects the life of strangers or even his enemies at times, he feels responsible to protect them. And importantly, all three reasons holding him back and crushing him are the obligations he holds to other people. To his friends, to his adoptive father, to his biological family. It was about who he had to be for them. Taking into account the fact that he is a cook, I feel living for other people is incredibly essential to Sanji. He always does seem at peace when he’s cooking alone for his friends. <3 Finishing with Luffy forcing Sanji to say the thing that he was afraid to say was the only way to go. It was powerful and vulnerable for him to suggest he didn't have the courage needed to run away. And it was powerful for Luffy to understand exactly why: ‘because that is who Sanji is’. We've known that the whole time buddy, so lets do it. |
| Oh god, that frigging instrumental version of We Are pierces right through my heart |
| T^T everything is perfect ,, but uh katakuri.... things are certainly stirring up. Can't wait for the fight 0-0 |
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Jcr999 said: I would love to hear an explanation for it cause to me it is just a typical situation where the writer just wants to get the reward of something that he clearly has not earned. It is not seen anywhere in the anime that sanji would be the guy to do this and nowhere in this arc has been a single hint that he likes his family in any way and vice verca (excluding his sister for obvious reasons), so where is the reason to risk his live and the lives of his actual friends and probably also family for them. Destroyed the entire episode for me even though the rest of it that wasnt part of the 6-7 min recap at the begining was good . Opinions are obviously subjective. However I personally always thought of Sanji as a really kind person even if he often times acts as the "cool" guy. His time with Zeff and his journey with Luffy and all the other straw hats let him completely forget about the traumatic events with his family and the hate he especially had on his father. But even with how bad he still thinks about his father and his brothers, in a situation where they're about to get killed by Big Mom, he feels responsibility towards them, something they never felt for Sanji. Sanji just wants to show them how family should care for each other because he's simply a better person as anyone of them can ever be. That's at least how I interpreted it in this arc and when I reached this episode. I'm sure you will understand Sanji's perspective better when reaching the wedding party. |
Natsu88Aug 7, 2021 8:52 PM
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| Just seeing Luffy whole-heartedly enjoy Sanji's food no matter how messed up it had become because of the rain and mud was enough to make me tear up so you can guess how my emotional state was during the rest of the episode. It's not like he's actually left in the first place but he's finally back in the crew ♡ |
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| Man... I feel bad for Sanji. He has to bear so much on his shoulder and he still wants to save his scum family. I teared up when Sanji started crying. :'( |
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| The instrumental of 1st opening "We Are" gave too many feels and ofc fav moment  |
| Perfect episode. 15 minutes non-stop tears of joy. That new variation of "We Are" that played triumphantly with the sunrise was the icing on the whole cake. |
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| pretty good, it's not usual for sanji to show weakness. |
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| I love how Luffy's stomach reacted to Sanji calling out to him xD His stomach truly has a mind of its own. |
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| Amazing episode! The soundtrack added the feels, and Sanji finally opening up to Luffy was beautiful |
MonozoneJan 26, 5:05 AM
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| WHAT AN EMOTIONAL EPISODE!! Let's fcking crash this Red Wedding!! OMG i hear Tomokazu Sugita voice. |
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