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Marineford: Arc Review ⚓️🔥 (another LONG one)
Score: 9.9/10
... Where do I even begin with this arc? This was by far the most entertaining arc to watch unfold; filled with the most character clashing, hype moments and combat we've seen. However, it also pushed the boundaries of emotional depth in this show to entirely new levels.
The best way I can describe this arc's basic plot was like Avengers Endgame when everyone comes through the portals lol. We had Marines, Admirals, Vice Admirals, All 7 Warlords, 2/4 Emperors, A Straw Hat, Revolutionaries, Baroque Works Members & more... all coming together for a war in Navy HQ. That is INSANE!!!
Getting to know most of these characters over our 500 episode journey and then seeing it all culminate in one place is really what makes the "One Piece is too long" argument feel irrelevant, as this wouldn't have NEARLY the impact it does without so much previous lore building. Just like Avengers Endgame final war scene was so impactful because it was 10+ years of buildup happening, this was no different.
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- First off, the tension building in this arc was insane. Starting off with the overall plot of 3 hours until Ace is executed and then it just continuing to build with new hurdles was so well done. Such as Aikanu tricking Squard to stab WB, Aokiji freezing the seas, the walls opening up around the base, the execution being moved up, the squad of pacifistas arriving, etc. Every episode was like a spike of anxiety being injected into your brain 😭
- The setting of this war was really cool. I think the design concept of Marineford HQ and the way it was utilized in so many ways was great
- The reveal of Ace actually being ROGER'S son was fucking wild. I did not see that coming at all. When you first start the show I feel like its a common thought that Luffy would be directly related to Roger, but it never even crossed my mind that it could be Ace; and I think Luffy being the red herring there is a really good way to mask it. I had written in my notebook that I posted after Post-Enies that Ace and Luffy might not have the same parents (as in step-brother) but ngl Oda tricked my ass when Garp and Ace had that conversation in Impel Down about Ace's dad being a "heinous criminal" like they constantly describe Dragon, so I took the bait. Devious.
- Whitebeard (and his power) was an absolute beast. I loved the animation of him like cracking the air to form tremors, super cool! He seemed like such a great guy too, especially when he forgave Squard for being tricked by the government instead of squashing him like a bug.
- The moment Luffy & crew arrived from the sky is an absolute top moment for me in the show. All the tension of Ace's execution moved up and the Navy's plan to surround the pirates being interrupted when you see a ship falling from the sky and it shows hints of who's falling was so peak, I get teary eyed just thinking about it. There's years of conflict between all these mature older characters fighting for literally world-altering consequences, Garp is having a heavy heart-to-heart with Ace about his conflicting feelings of criminals vs family... and all of a sudden this relentless kid who's just caused them so many problems does it again and just appears out of thin air (literally) to break up their plans. I just LOVE the way Oda writes these moments to perfectly capture what makes Luffy such an amazing character.
There were lots of other GREAT moments leading up to Ace's rescue:
• Smoker v Luffy rematch
• Luffy water log entrance against Admirals (PEAK) another one of my fav scenes in the whole show
• Luffy's Conqueror Haki scene
• Crocodile saving Ace
• Luffy vs Koby (kinda, bro got smacked lol)
• Luffy one shotting Garp to reach Ace
• Mr 3 pretending to be a guard (goat lowkey)
• Probably some more I can't think of off top of my head
- Buggy's side mission becoming a Kick Streamer filming the war for all the people of the world had me cracking up. My love for Buggy has only risen with his fraudulent failing-upwards character development 😭
- The moment Luffy finally saves Ace had me bawling my eyes out I was so happy. The shot of fireballs forming to make Whitebeard's logo was so TUFF, and Luffy's big ole smile seeing his brother freed... man. Also anytime I hear Luffy yell "ACEEEEUUUU" it legit makes me tear up 😞
- What would happen in the next few episodes is just pure cruelty. I honestly didn't believe he actually got killed, and was why I posted that screenshot of the fist through his chest because, like every other situation in this show, ppl don't actually die. But no... this one was real. And it hurt. And it hurt even more thinking about how Luffy would handle it. The scene of Luffy just breaking down over Ace's dead body will forever be burned in my brain 🙁 (my posts sometimes go kinda viral so I'm trying to not just post captions like "ACE IS DEAD??" or "ACE IS ROGER'S SON?" during big moments to not spoil the masses if I can, hence why I didnt post him laying on the floor dead next to Luffy. Sometimes its necessary but if it can be avoided I'll try. The fist through the chest picture I think can still be up for debate if he survives if you have no context of the show so I left it up)
- Yall asking me if I want donuts is fucked up lmao 😭🍩 (I will be doing the same for newcomers soon)
- I want Aikanu tied to that log, with weights on each side, thrown into the sea and Spandam accidently falls in with him.
- Retrospectively, I REALLY wish we had gotten more of Ace. Like one small arc somewhere between Alabasta and this would have been awesome just to see him in full power, but I do think the way in which Oda wrote his death without us seeing much (to later share more during Post-War backstory) is also a decision I am ok with. To me, it's a way in which our feelings change watching their backstory. If the backstory was BEFORE Marineford, we would feel more anxious and excited for them to reunite... but with it after he's died... we feel melancholy and it just has a very sad undertone knowing how their life would play out 10 years later.
So while I wish we did get more Ace and Whitebeard in the show before this, I totally understand the decision!!
- Whitebeard dying was also VERY unexpected. Aura for dying standing up tho fr. Again, a character we hadn't seen much of so while it was sad and crazy he died, I felt a bit of disconnect because we just hadn't seen much of him. However, it's very clear his impact has left a mark on so many characters we've met and, in the same way we know Roger as almost like a folk-tale that carried impact in the entire story, Whitebeard feels like that now too; except we actually got to see his strength in real time briefly. The fight vs Aikanu is a really sick example. His One Piece speech was really great and seems it will definitely be a major factor in the world around the crew going forward! THE ONE PIECE IS REALLLLL 🗣️🗣️
- Whitebeard vs Blackbeard was fire (before it wasn't)
- Blackbeard is definitely going to be the main antagonist of the show if I had to guess. He now has a crew of Level 6 Impel Down inmates, the ability to cancel devil fruits AND absorb others ANDDD wants to be king of the pirates... he needs to be gone asap.
- Shanks arriving was SO FUCKING HYPE oh my god. Of all people to show up and save Koby that was last on my list holy shit that was so epic. Shanks has so much aura he's so cool, I NEED to see him and Luffy reunite man. The scene of him grabbing his Straw Hat on the floor gave me actual chills I can't lie
Ok this review is getting SO long, I will put all these thoughts into my video review coming out next week :)
Last points:
- Crocodile is so sick I hope we see more of him
- Jinbei is a legend and such a great level-headed dude.
- Law arriving was also sick. There is only one goated Dr though sorry, and his name is TONY TONY CHOPPER
I'm prob missing some other big moments and sorry if so, it's a lot to remember LMAO but I'll get to all of it in my video review
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MY ONLY CONS:
- Like I mentioned, I would have loved to see a bit more of Ace and Whitebeard before this arc. Again, I am totally ok with how Oda chose to go about it, this is just a personal wish because I loved Ace's ability and personality as a big brother so much
- There were a couple times in this arc it felt like Luffy said "Ok Ace I'm coming", he runs and fights for like 2 episodes, and then he's still in the same spot lol. People were fighting him so he was getting stopped I know, but it did happen a lot of times to where it became noticeable lol
- Shanks and Luffy didn't reuniteeeee DAMN YOU ODA. (yes I know he has to wait to keep his promise but still... damn you Oda)
These are literally the only cons I could think of when watching so I wanted to throw them in, but they are hardly criticism. This arc was basically flawless in my eyes 🤩
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OVERALL:
This arc was fucking Awesome. Hype. Emotional. Traumatizing. Exhilarating. The entire range of emotions got their fair share.
Met every expectation I could have for it and more.
Pushed the story further than I can imagine. I have SO many thoughts running through my head of what will happen in the future.
In every sense of the word... IT WAS PEAK.
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Sorry these reviews are so long but if you enjoy reading them hey, cool :) ty
Post-War arc review will be posted tomorrow & combined arc review video will be out next week.
Appreciate yall for reading/following




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