Smash the like button if you took sick joy out of seeing me cry 👍 Also got a couple of questions about Patreon, usually I do have videos up for early access 48 hours before they go live on my channel, but this month I've been hit with illness after illness and I haven't been able to get my videos ready until the very last minute, but now I'm better (hopefully I didn't jinx it) so videos will go back to being on Patreon 48-hours before. Hope that helps!
So weird that Sanji is referencing things that Sogeking didn't experience. But I think Oda is trying to imply that Usop would have told his friend about what happened there. Because the way Sogeking reacted, he seemed to know the straw hats so well, even after just this short of a time.
Oh yes another highlight. dunno how ussop took that leson offcreen from sogeking, but its beautiful. An sanji is great, and ussop, y robin steals everything but ussop and sogeking are amazing great too, and franky is too, like he is too playing into it and a really good foil for robin in that arc.
@@GavinReadsItAll One Piece backstories: the place where you know you'll be emotionally destroyed, and you happily walk in regardless. Oda turned us all into masochists
@@GavinReadsItAll now imagine re reading one piece and taking notice of every single damage the straw hats have done to the merry go recklessly, really brings another joy to re reading the story
WELCOME 👏TO👏CRY👏PIECE👏 I actually cry just thinking about this arc. Robin's backstory, her self-loathing, her accepting found family... Anyone who has ever felt left out, and then finding your own community can relate to this arc.
If I think too hard about the "I want to live" moment it's an instant cry. Always. Specially thinking about it from the anime with the superb voice acting.
THE MAJOR SPOILER FOR MARINEFORD Contrast this with the incredible parallels with (MAJOR SPOILERS) right before the timeskip; very very similar experiences but the other person's story is in many ways basically a horrible, heartbreaking bad ending to the persecution/torment/self hatred/terror over your found family risking it all for you that Robin goes through. It hits harder because its one of the worst things to happen to Luffy and hits all the same beats as possibly the Straw Hats greatest triumph and defining moment that establishes their whole "One for all, all for one" ethos and the immense love for each other and their fellow man that lets them find the strength to take on the world. It takes all the things that made you empathise with Robin, and want her to be okay, and gives them to SPOILER before taking that hope away from him and breaking Luffy
This feeling is how you can tell when Oda makes death real. You're right to rarely trust that people are dead in One Piece, usually they aren't. If he is gonna kill a character he makes you remember it.
@@GavinReadsItAll Nami asking Luffy for help, Vivi saying goodbye, Noland's story, Usop leaving the crew in Water 7, Robin's breakdown, a ship. Those are some things in this series that just thinking about them make me want to cry. Oda is a genius.
Finally we get to robins backstory I can't overstate how much this arc changed my life, I was working a crappy night job just to pay for drugs to numb my depression and feelings of loneliness/abandonment but robins story made me realise joy and love wouldn't just come to me but if I keep living not just hiding from the world one day I'll find it, flash forward I now have an amazing wife and 2 beautiful kids Freya Sandra-Jayne and Luca robin, named in honour of the character who is responsible for me still being alive To anyone reading this who is struggling to find a reason to keep going please don't give up there is a wonderful future out there looking for you but it can only find you if you're still here ❤️
@@GavinReadsItAll I honestly could write a small novel about my feelings on robin 😂 And thank you for these reviews I've watched more first reading series than there are islands in one piece but I usually jump through them to my favourite moments but with you I can sit and listen all day, feel free to cram as much in as you can to each video 😁
Regarding the animal themes in the CP9: Lucci is a Leopard, Kaku is a very cool Giraffe, Jabura is a Wolf, Kalifa forms her bubbles into a Sheep because she is jealous that she doesn't have a Zoan devil fruit and even imitates the horns with her arms, Blueno looks like a Bull and fights like one too, Fukuro literally means Owl in Japanese and his techniques imitate the soundless movements of one as well if he didn't have an issue with thinking out loud, Kumadori has a mane like a Lion and has techniques named after Lions as well. And Spandam is obviously modelled after a female dog.
***Spoilers for Enies Lobby*** The fact a ship can bring a whole fandom to tears just shows how good of a story teller Oda is. I tear up everytime I see someone get to this arc
Merry showing up to save everyone is genuinely one of my favorite moments I've ever read. It's something so ridiculous and illogical that shouldn't work, and in another series I might've even rolled my eyes at something like that, but it so perfectly captures the unique whimsy and magic of one piece. It really makes me feel like a kid again, in the most wonderful way.
And immediately afterwards the childlike emotion turns into pain and tears, and wondering if you are actually a masochist for enjoying so much something that makes you suffer and cry over the drawing of a ship
It tied with animism that long time ago, people in Japan believed. Things that has been used everyday or things that are being cared has spirit in it and might one day become yokai (japan version on supernatural being/demon). It has been touched upon regularly in manga, it is the usual trope in manga setting with supernatural theme. 😅
I cried most with Robin's backstory than any other SH. Idk why, I just think it's the magnitude of the trauma she suffered by the government and the constant persecution/betrayal she encountered left and right. It's so lonely.
It really is, it broke my heart to see her entire backstory, and. to add on top of that, the fact she reunited with her mother for 2 minutes before having to leave her again. Gosh, so tragic!
@@GavinReadsItAll Told you a few videos ago, when you were wondering if you had already read Robin's backstory, when you read it you won't forget you have read it. Sorry I could not warn you it was because of the deep emotional scarring
Robin biting that concrete.. bleeding in pain, desperate to try and save herself, wanting to live, then Sogeking the GOAT coming in to save the day was amazing! Sanjis commentary to ussop about doing the things that he cant do but ussop can do and then him saving robin in his way was perfect!
"Sogeking, shoot through that flag." "Roger." Two of the most powerful lines ever spoken. Sogeking did not hesitate to follow the captain's orders and make enemies of the entire world.
Now that you've cried over the manga chapter for Merry's funeral, you are now obligated to cry all over again watching how they did this beautiful moment justice in the anime.
Yes it hurts! I'm prepared to cry with you today. It's the fact Merry can't sail anymore but she DID just for the strawhats. She went from Water 7, during the worst wave ever, to Ennies lobby by HERSELF just to rescue the strawhats because she knew they needed her. My heart is aching. None of us knew we were going to cry this much over a ship. P.S. Gonna watch this video NOW! 2 hours of goodies! Thanks Gavin!
Passing along my tissues, but yes to everything you said about the Merry, she pushed herself far beyond her limits for her crew, her family, and ugh my heart is breaking all over again!
@@GavinReadsItAll thanks for the tissues. Definitely needed it by the end. I found it funny how you were like. Chapter 55: I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! Chapter 56: Tears. Made me laugh and cry today. I hope you are having a great day. Can't wait for Post Ennies Lobby and the next arc.
@@GavinReadsItAll that what I thought so in the beginning... Yet each time I watched that moment in anime, the tear just keep on flowing down...i mean more than 100 time I have watched it through countless one piece RU-vid reactor and the tear just keep on coming....
16 rereads, 11 rewatches of the whole series since it had 505 episodes, 11 years since I first saw the merry farewell scene, an uncountable amount of times rewatching just that episode and STILL I get emotional just thinking about it.
Thank you for uploading and I wish you a fast recovery mentally and physically! It's a nice new thumbnail 4:58 one of the best interactions! 6:38 we all want to punch Spandam, his face looks so punchable 13:12 in One Piece an enemy can become a friend, and I'm so shocked how organic the transition is written 39:00 it's a trope for shounen manga to get one or multiple power-ups pretty early on, so it's very unusual for Luffy to get one so late and it works! 40:07 nobody can be ready for the backstory. One of my favs 1:03:00 One of the best moments, makes me so hyped 1:03:58 "I want to live. Take me to sea with you" is so cathartic and emotional to me. For some reasons, I associate "sea" with "home of the pirates", so to me, Robin was screaming she wants to go home where her friends are too :,( 1:05:08 LMAO the way you blame Merphy and Amber 1:06:03 actually, Saul gas sunk the ships and the government needed a justification to get Robin and thus pinned Saul's "crime" onto Robin. 1:13:20 congrats to chapter 400! Only 600+ chapter left to catch up 1:15:16 I think it's a nice hoodie too 1:29:25 Let's all swear at Spandam too! 1:43:00 the way how Robin wants to die first but now does everything to stay alive is an astounding and beautiful but also tragic turn around 1:46:50 Ranking the strawhats Video incoming? Haha 1:49:18 Water 7 saga (excluding Long Ring Long Land) is such a good saga. First it started with a mysterious vibe with Water 7, and now it's a rescuing story. 2:02:00 the bittersweet feeling on your tongue must be the foreboding doom of Merry… 2:05:13 welcome to the Club of crying over a ship… now watch the anime. Some of the best voice acting and music 2:06:23 don't feel stupid, it just means you really loved the Merry as we did! So you're definitely one of us now 2:09:33 both arcs can be a 10/10, maybe Enies Lobby is a 10 with a star or something. It's my favorite arc, but there will be more great arcs and more hurt in the future… good luck. Don't be sorry for crying because some of us love to see genuine emotional reactions to certain scenes! And thank you, Merry Cry with Gavin (or just be emotional): 25:40 ; 37:33 ; 43:51 ; 46:59 ; 53:10 ; 55:20 ; 1:03:45 ; 1:07:07 ; 1:58:00 ; 2:03:08 - 2:07:09 ; 2:08:37
The timestamps, the dedication, thank you so much for sharing this!! Love how there is a whole section at the end of me crying that you timestamped haha. But yes totally agree that both arcs can be a 10, and I imagine there will be a ton of 10 arcs in the future and I am so pumped!!
I just have to say it's been a pleasure to see your reactions to this story. It takes a lot of strength to show vulnerability to anyone, let alone on camera where it can be viewed by thousands. There is no shame in crying, and I appreciate when creators are comfortable enough to express their genuine emotions. The effort and passion you put into your videos are appreciated, by me and I'm sure several others. I found your videos via Merphy, and while I was interested primarily for One Piece, I will continue to follow your adventures through other novels and manga :) Keep up the good work
saying "Luffy doesn't realize that he is a hero" at this point is actually a really great observation! Many people only notice this way later in the series, you will notice when it happens. The whole Water 7 Saga (Long Ring, Water 7, Enies Lobby and post Enies Lobby) has to be my favorite Sage of the whole series. There is just sooo much to see here! The whole CP9 stuff, The Luffy vs Usopp drama, the introduction of the one and only Sogeking from Sniper island, the backstory with Ohara, The whole Merry business, and even some more stuff you haven't even read yet, Oh! It's just too much to handle. I'm sorry you had to go through such an emotional rollercoaster, but believe me, you're not the only one. There may arguably be better Sagas in the series, but the whole Water 7 saga will always be the bes one for me. But the journey isn't even half way through yet! there is way more to come, so stay strong and keep on pushing forward, Nakama!
You just have to hand it to Oda for getting us so invested in his characters unlike so many other authors, to the point where just thinking about the Merry can make grown men tear up! I cried a river the first time I read this and sheded a tear or two with you today. Thank you for letting us be a part of your Journey.
Man hearing you say "I'm so happy that the merry is back" when you are like half a chapter away from her death, and then seeing that your next chapter video was 10 minutes long was so funny/sad/relatable
The realest of men cry for the Going Merry. It's a rite of passage in the One Piece fanbase. Welcome to the crew, mate. 😭😭😭😭 Subscribed and rang the not so golden bell. Looking forward to next arc.
Alright since it's an Enies Lobby video I have to mention my favorite detail in it. Remember in the flashback of Tom, he imparted upon Franky that no matter what happens, even if it may destroy the world, at the very least the creator must love his creations and never deny them. All Franky's ships were labeled the Battle Franky 1 to 35, and here in Enies Lobby we see right under his shoulder cannons he has labeled himself BF-36 Franky is his own creation, no matter what happens, no matter how much he changes, no matter what people may think of him, he will always love himself. And that is such a beautiful yet subtle part of his character that I just have to mention
Everytime I see reactions of this part I cry again, and if you watch it on the anime it's even harder not to cry cause the voice actors and actresses really delivery it.
Oh God that intro. I'm right there with you, I remember being such a sobbing wreck reading this arc. I didn't have any tissues so the entire front of my shirt was soaking wet with tears by the end
@@GavinReadsItAll What Martin said. There's not getting over it. In 15 years you'll be minding your business, find someone talking about the Merry, about Robin yelling I want to live, about Nami stabbing her own arm, about [lots of spoilers] and you'll start weeping. That's how it is, now and forever, for One Piece fans.
Fun tidbits: - Sanji may have learned his Diable Jambe move from Wanze (the guy he fought on the train who ignites his skates using friction during their fight). - Robin finally begins to refer to the Strawhats by their names rather than nicknames. - Everyone goes along with Sniper King until things get serious and thats when the crew drops the act and call him Usopp.
The "I Want To Live" moment is so iconic in the fandom. I love how realistic Oda's drawing of Robin is. Like she's ugly crying instead of those adorable anime girly faces they have when female characters cry in anime. And in the anime the Japanese voice actress made the moment so much better. Also the Kokoro reveal is one of the funniest moments in the series 🤣.
I can imagine the Japanese voice actor did an amazing job with the scene. And I can imagine the “I want to live” is going to top my favourite One Piece moments when I finally do the video, maybe when I’ve caught up
Mistakenly calling the frog Kororo is funny to me because it reminds me of my childhood anime “Keroro” which is about incompetent alien frogs invading the earth.
I cried with you in this video.. Also, the anime really did great on the part of the ''I want to live!'' scene and the farewell to our dear crewmate Merry. Hearing the screams of Luffy and Robin and just the entire arc still makes me cry just thinking about it. I recommend that you watch the anime in Japanese with English subtitles since the Japanese voice actors bring out the emotion way better in my opinion, but that's completely up to you ofcource! I can't wait for the video of Post-Enies Lobby and I hope you have a great recover and day!
Don't apologize for crying during *that* part! I literally started weeping with you. Even had to get a tissue🥲 (and it's been literally more than a decade since iy read/watched that part) Also, I'm Kind of seriously proud of this fandom for not at all spoiling the end of the enies lobby arc for you ❤
Luffy vs Blueno is still one of my favorite fights of the series and probably the one I rewatch the most. I still remember the hype I felt when gear second was shown for the first time. You should seriously check that out in the anime. The visuals seriously do the idea of gear second justice.
Saw the title and came here to cry with you. I repeat watch sending of Going Merry whenever I need a good cry or want to remember something I am so thankful for. Thanks for sharing your reading!
My favorite thing about your little "coming up" segment here is we don't know _which_ scene is causing it. There are _at least_ three, the backstory, "I want to live!" and the Merry. This whole stretch is so good!
Thank you!! And yep there were a good few moments that had me weeping, and I never thought this would happen when I first started One Piece 4 months ago 😂
Gavin started the video with, "I am so not ready for what's about to happen." . You and me both, sir. . I know full well that I will again cry a bucket after seeing your review. But for now, I am giggling with excitement.
@@GavinReadsItAll umm, Imma gonna blatantly call out your bluff here, sir. You would've still dived head-first into it. :P But on a somber note, please don't stop. 🙏 I can't wait till you get to my favourite arc.
I've been reading One Piece along with you for the first time so I can watch these videos and it's been so much fun!! Thank you for making them so long and detailed
Finally had the time to finish your video! Great as always! I don't think anyone would have thought they would cry over a fictional ship before this arc. At least I know I didn't. Such amazing storytelling! Also I love your hoody!
Absolutely everyone cries for Merry, don’t feel stupid! We also cry at every reread, rewatch, and reaction. So, yes, I bet the majority of people (including me) cried with you while watching this video. Love these chapter-by-chapter reviews, and even occasional live-read! Take care of yourself and have a great weekend! ❤
I had never done a live-read before but it felt right for the chapters I did do it for, I just wanted to talk through as I was reading because I was getting so emotional haha, but thanks so much for watching 😊
I remember so many emotions. This is one of my favorite arc. Thank you for your help to make me to remember it. Glad you enjoyed it even if it's bring a lot of emotions.
I loved this and just seeing all the emotions of the ark. The highs, the lows, the humor, the character development. Truly a great arc! And now I get to refresh your page in two weeks for the next update :)
And if you pay attention Akainu, aka, Sakazuki is the one who gives the order to start firing on the island. Which, is much more significant for later on in Marineford
During the Jaya arc, I was so happy that you gave a small segment to talk about Robin and focused on the ending of Alabasta instead of brushing past it. I didn't want to spoil anything so I didn't say anything but that was a really good review from you. Glad to see you still remember it in Alabasta. As always, loved the review. Definitely cried with you at the end and laughed when you cursed out Spandam a couple of times.
19:30 the CP9 all have a loose animal theme, as you saw not everybody literally turn into an animal. Like Spandam looks like a panda, Blueno like a bull, Kalifa a sheep, Fukoro an owl (well, acts like one), Kumadori a lion/octupus and even that recruit Nero was loosely based on a sea otter or something like that. 1:20:20 Oda loves the "ticking time bomb" trope. He does it every time at various degree of seriousness. 1:34:10 yeah, there aren't many, but Nami's duels are super interesting because her weapon is so creative and original. They are for sure among my favorite fights. 1:50:40 I think they aren't all brutal with "absolute justice". As you can see later, Strawberry (the one with tall hairs) took his time to rescue the soldiers on the island. Even in Robin's flashback you see the difference in personal beliefs between people like Aokiji, Saul and the one who blew up the evacuation ship. I think it's a great way for Oda to depict all the shades of morality in the navy, it's not just black & white. In the saga before, T-Bone was another example that contrasted so much with all the other people on "his team" (like cipher pols). I think all the time the navy is shown, Oda wants to show different contrasting characters, from corrupted, evil, zelots, empathetic, morally ambiguous, rebellious... even going back to the East Blue, the first example of the navy we get to see is Morgan, a brutal power-hungry marine, but he is contrasted by Coby, who wants to be a marine, and Morgan's own men which once freed even thank Luffy and let him go with a salute. In Nami's arc we got to see the corrupted marines, but in the same moment we also saw that one-off commander from another division who came to genuily rescue the people but just got obliterated. So I think Oda did a good job in portraying such a huge organization.
@@GavinReadsItAll in another universe where magic is real I was definitely an empath. I love being in sync with people when they experience feelings I’ve experienced before. I have a guilty pleasure of reactions, and so when something once made me cry like a baby, then it can bring a macho grown man to tears as well I’m just like “yes bro saaaame 😭😭😭”
If I think too hard about the "I want to live" moment it's an instant cry. Always. Specially thinking about it from the anime with the superb voice acting ToT honestly one of my absolute favorite moments in the series, if not my favorite. edit: Also, saying goodbye to the Going Merry? that destroyed me as well. Just like you I was left in tears for a while, I was just so overwhelmed and sad...
I knew exactly what part you were crying in the intro 😢 Everytime I think of that scene I’m in tears. The anime hearing her say thank you will rip you in pieces. Oda had said at the start of Water 7 arc that a member of the Strawhats was going to die
One of the criticism one piece has up to this arc was that characters rarely die, and I'm here like "Thank God, my poor heart can't take too much of this kind of beating" love your reaction so much, I was also crying with you at end R.I.P Merry T_T
*Paulie gets hurt* Gaivn says he'll be fine. Later Gavin says oda does not kill characters we care about. Oh you sweet summer child. I have watched a few reviews of what I believe to be one of the great stories made in my life time. I have noticed a trend, early on people think everyone is indestructible and there are not stakes, in these arcs where Oda starts cranking up the stakes most have said "No can we go back to happy go lucky times I love these characters now".
Yep. This is the arc. This is where hearts just crumble to dust. This is where grown adults cry buckets of tears over a ship. I love this series so much. It has been good so far, but Water 7 and Ennies Lobbie just catapult it into the stratosphere.
about the inspirations Oda had to make the characters: Baskerville isn't just inspired by Cerberus, but also inspired by Sherlock Holmes and the story "The hounds of the Baskerville".
It's really cool to see this breakdown during the reading. It makes it more cool to see how your thoughts progress during the arc and how your theories spring up 😁 Good stuff
me and my cat watched you together. Loved it. I am a bit jealous because you experienced it for the first time. I want to read it too for the first time without knowing what will happen. Love the live read of the last chapter shown...
