Ranking One Piece Arcs from "Worst" to Best! 

"Usopp shoot that flag down" What are you talking about? Usopp wasn't in the Enes Lobby arc. How did you mix up Usopp with one who actually shot that flag down, Sogeking?

Nami’s “help me” was so impactful and so emotional. That one scene is what got me hooked on One Piece.

I'm not gonna lie. I came back to this video after catching up and I love that Orange Town will be remembered in-universe as an epic skirmish between future Emperors

9:10 "then, finally, Luffy kicks his ass with a feat of herculean cartoon strength" that qoute hits different now with chapter 1044 😭

I would never want to be the person who makes the "One Piece in a Nutshell" video

MHA: celebrating its 100th episode a few months ago One Piece: that’s cute

Arlong Park is the moment the show became the masterpiece it is today.. and every big emotional moment that came after ( larger in scope and stakes though they were ) owe everything to Luffy's walk to face Arlong

In defense of Orange Town- upon reread it was a short and sweet arc that truly did highlight the importance of "treasure" and what that meant to different people. Buggy's view of materialistic treasure directly conflicts with Luffy's view of sentimental treasures. In fact, a lot of the earlier arcs in East Blue upon reread I have a much greater appreciation for because you really see the hints in Luffy's character as you go through. Luffy's moment fighting to take back the dog's last bit of dog food because he recognized the importance of his treasure still to this day is an underrated and touching scene and really exemplifies Luffy's character. Coupled with interesting things early on such as Buggy's connection to Shanks, potential Grandline map and intro of Nami, Zoro's badassery vs Cabaji, and the unique Devil Fruit fight of Luffy and Buggy, I actually think this arc is pretty good! But of course, One Piece arcs have high standards so I understand the placement, but I just wanted to shoutout some of the arcs qualities.

When I moved out for college, I rescued a tiny abandoned kitten. Because I was no longer beholden to parental pet rules, I kept him, and because I’m a massive One Piece nerd, I named him Kaizoku. That was in 2001. I just lost Kai this week, at the ripe old age of 20. All this to say that One Piece has lasted A LONG TIME and it blows my mind that it’s still around and popular enough that oldheads like me are able to delight in watching new fans diving in.

The reason Whiskey Peak felt forced was because it actually was. Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 were initially designed to be One Piece's equivalent of Team Rocket. Problem is, Oda's editor told Oda that leeching off Pokémon's popularity seemed like a bad idea. Then Oda realized Miss Wednesday looked like Vivi (who was initially supposed to be a completely different character from Miss Wednesday) with her hair down, so he retconned the story to make MW and Vivi into the same character.

I find myself liking the first "half" of one piece much more than the post-time skip stuff because I felt like the stories were way more personal to the crew. The higher stakes and increasingly complicated plots that are focused on multiple characters that aren't part of the crew do not interest me as much. That being said, I'm very impressed at how One Piece manages to make people love both of its halves.

The Usopp-Luffy duel in Water 7 is my single favorite fight in One Piece. Its so creative and emotional.

roguetown in 29th isn't wrong exactly but the moment on the podium where he's saved by lightning is still one of my all-time favourite moments. also i love when it's brought up again in dressrosa when you meet bartolomeo.

The fact the the "worst" arc has a hearthbreaking story of a dog that made fans tear up speaks volumes how great One Piece is.

I’m loving Wano and think it has potential to become one of if not the best One Piece arcs, but I can not comprehend how some people think that it’s already better than the Water 7 or Marineford Sagas.

I started reading one piece when I saw gear 5. I went through and read one piece from beginning to present in a week and so glad I did. Also an honorary mention of God usopp as being one of my favorite usopp moments.

I love how Wano is not only living up to the hype, but far exceeding it. And with that in mind, people are even more hyped for Elbaf and Laugh Tale, but what I'm really looking forward to is when they finally dock on Sniper Island.

I was born too late to meet Leonardo DaVinci... Too soon to explore space... But just in time to watch the 1,000th episode of my favorite anime of all time.

Post-War arc is soooo underrated, the narrative is fabulous and has two of OP's best scenes (Dadan vs Garp, Jinbei vs Luffy)

Also worth mentioning that skypiea introduced us to what became yhe best part of Usopp's kit: dials. Plant monsters just dont hit the same imo

I have truly enjoyed your descent into One Piece, because you can influence far far more people than any of us cultists that would probably go door to door with copies of the manga given half a chance if we thought it would get new fans of the series.

Rogue town is actually meant to be read “Logue town” because it was the epilogue to rogers journey and the prologue of luffys

Your review of Whole Cake Island was my absolute favorite part! Thanks for doing this so much!

The aftermath of Alabasta arc lead to the pre-introduction of Nico Robin as new crew. When Nico Robin joined the crew, it is officially recognized that Strawhat pirates as a whole is a threat to World Government and officially join the One Piece hunt. It is safe to say that East Blue arc is the introduction of what this series about, Arabasta arc is introducing us the vast world building, and after that, the story officially started. As Wano has concluded, Oda himself confirmed that we are in Final Arc.

Personally, Sabaody is my favorite. It was the first arc that introduced us to the highest level of One Piece, the Admirals, the strongest rookies, and Rayleigh. It made One Piece feel like it had truly begun, and the world was ready to take on.

marineford is peak Luffy. One of the things I love most about one piece is how it handles the post sabody seperation. We've seen Luffy at his friends side for so many chapters. What is he when he's on his own? He's the guy who charms his way into the hearts of every woman on a man hating Island, breaks into and out the most dangerous prison in the world (recruiting allies and enemies alike along with hundreds of bloodthirsty pirates because this boy does not give a fuck), and DROPS A FUCKING PIRATE SHIP OUT OF THIN AIR INTO THE BIGGEST WAR IN THE WORLD and fights his way up to the three admirals and just goes come at me. Marineford is so crazy good because Luffy is such an incredible protagonist, you truly believe he would drag himself here against all odds with nothing but sheer grit and his magnetic personality. I can not possibly pick my favorite or the best arc, but I think marineford is the most amazing Luffy arc by far!

Great list. I do find Thriller Bark pretty tasteless, though, and often times it pushes on being obscene with how it treats the female characters

I love sanji, whole cake is so so so good, and with his current development in wano is making sanji easily one of the most realized and awesome characters in story history! I love him so much and I can’t wait to see how he turns out.

One Piece hitting 1000 episodes makes me both excited that I can tell friends that my favorite show is literally 1000 episodes long, but terrified that they're going to think I'm a fucking psychopath for devoting so much time and effort into a single show when I couldn't even bother to remember their birthdays. Time well spent I say

Even the worst of One Piece is still fun, it's a grand adventure that while it might stumble every now and again it still a fun time to be had. Personally I love Alabasta, Sky Island, and everything involving CP9 the most.

You also forgot to mention that Wano has a BADASS TRANS SAMURAI! That’s one of the most pog things ever.

This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels.

The newest opening of One Piece for episode 1000 actually made me want too tear up because its just so nostalgic and just great for celebrating 1000 episodes, and it would be great if you do "Whats in an Op" for the new and old "We Are" Ops

The Alabasta arc will always have a special place in my heart.

I think your arc ranking was very accurate and reasonable. I totally agree with it, trying to see it objectively. I must mention that there were a few moments all across One Piece that were just so well executed they stand out, even if the arc was relatively less memorable or important, e.g., Nami's "help me" in Arlong Park arc or Zoro's "nothing happened" in Thriller Bark arc.

I think the fact that the general trendline is from lower ranking arcs to higher ranking arcs shows that this show is just getting better. For me there was a serious upgrade at Marineford where I realized that all of the characters the series builds could come together in a meaningful way that all ties together.

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Dude MASSIVE respect for putting Thriller Bark in the top ten! Lots of people in the community like to bag on that arc and say it's trash but I've always held it in high regard and in my own top ten for a lot of the reasons you gave. Brook's backstory is still one of my favorite in the whole series and the rendition of Bink's Sake in the anime really sells the emotional beats of that arc well.

Wano is mind-blowing. It is an entire epic in and of itself with some of the greatest moments in the *entire* series. In fact, two of the greatest peaks in all of One Piece are in Wano. And that's not even mentioning all the incredible character work and thematic brilliance with a plot that could easily be its own separate story, even when it's separated from the rest of One Piece. Undoubtedly the top 1 arc of One Piece!!

Feels nice to watch this after getting caught up :D

11:55 gave me a heart attack when he said "Zolo"

The Wano arc is the reward our lord Oda has blessed us with for making it 900+ chapters and episodes. It’s such a beautiful arc.

Nice video! Just got to wano so I’m hype to see what I think of it. I think I’d put dressrosa a good bit higher and maybe drop thriller bark, but overall a really solid list with good explanations

Glad to hear you love Discworld too, the books were so much fun to read!

Me, who clearly doesn't understanding that rankings must have a bottom: "You can't put [ insert every arc here ] below the top 10!?! That shit's so dope!"

Dude one piece has more arcs than the average seasonal anime has episodes lol

Pretty good ranking and I adore how much you love Chopper :D . Though any arcs that are meant to clearly be multi part stories I think it's fair to put them together because they flow together as one cohesive story. Jaya's the prologue to Skypeia so it definetly deserves to be put together same as the triple threats of Water 7/EniesLobby/Return to Water 7 as well as Impel Down/Marineford/and Return to Amazon Lilly. Anyways my rankings will probably mirror yours alot but Enies Lobby is the best arc in the story for me and yes that's factoring in the three arcs that make up it's story. From world building to showing just how serious Oda can take things, as well as every Straw Hat Getting a good chance to shine this arc balances it all the best. I'd like to think this arc is Oda flexing a bit too showing that not only can he introduce a new main charachter and establish him properly, but also give important charachter development to two older members at the same time. Every member get's development in this arc but it's fair to say Usopp, Robin, and Franky have the most focus for this one. As well as still having the best fight in One Piece in my eyes being Luffy vs Lucci, that fight is so well told and crafted from start to finish. Now to be clear I am following the dub of One piece so I have not yet seen Luffy vs Katakuri yet in full but from the bits I have seen I'm super hyped to see if it can dethrone my current number one. And that's not even including all the stuff for wano that could dethrone it too.

I have to say that wci is my favourite arc. When i read it, I cried multiple times even in public. I loved the action, comedy and I don’t think any story in the entirety of fiction has ever made me feel so emotional except for one piece itself in the burning of the Going Merry. I love Wano but I just can’t say it’s ever made me feel so emotional

I just want to take a second to talk about how insane it is that you have Whole Cake Island at number 4 and Wano at number 1. Not to disagree with them, far from it, but for what that means for One Piece as a whole. Whole Cake Island didn't start until over 820 chapters in. Wano is the current arc. In a series that is over 1000 chapters long One Piece isn't just still putting out really good quality work. The last 200 odd chapters, the past 5 YEARS of its +20 year publication is some of the literal best stuff in the totality of its run. How many creators can claim that? Most series tend to drop off given enough time and it isn't uncommon for people to find a series bad by the time it ends. So to be over 20 years and 1000 chapters in and not only maintain the quality of that work for that whole time, but to be improving on it and having people say it is putting out the best stuff to date is mind blowing. One Piece is an amazing series, but just being amazing isn't that amazing in my opinion. Lots of media is amazing. It is the fact that One Piece is as amazing as it is while having maintained that for as long as it has that truly puts it in a class all its own and I imagine VERY few others can share that claim.

Aw, no honorable mention of the anime-exclusive "filler" G-8 arc? It's basically the only filler arc that fans recommend manga-only folks watch because it really is just that good. Sure it's not technically canon, but it genuinely nails Oda's style and gives every straw hat something interesting to contribute while ALSO doing a fairly good job developing it's original characters that are limited to that arc. It's most definitely not the best arc, but it certainly blows every other filler out of the water while also being better than some of Oda's earlier work.

Maan your voice remembers like diney park voice you hear in different rides hahah love it

Here’s all the arcs for anyone who isn’t fully caught up to skip around 2:31 - Orange Town (Buggy Brawl 1) 4:05- Whiskey Peak (Baroque Works Assassin Island) 4:45- Rogue Town (Gold Rogers Execution Origin) 4:45- Reverse Mountain (Entering the Grand Line) 5:23- Post-Enies Lobby (One Piece becomes slice of life for a little bit) 5:33- Jaya (The Skypia Prologue and Bar Fight) 6:27- Baratie (Chef Ship) 6:27- Syrup Village (The Butler Did It) 7:20 - Return to Saboady Archipelago (After Time Skip) 8:12 - Fishman Island (Under da sea) 9:55 - Levely 10:31 - Little Garden (Giant Fight and Wax Figures) 10:56 - Long Ring Long Land (Ya’ll Remember the X-Games From School) 11:43 - Romance Dawn (Zoro’s Jesus Christ Confirmed???) 12:42 - Amazon Lily (Simpin Ain’t Pimpin) 13:25 - Drum Island (Best Straw Hat Joins the Gang) 14:13 - Skypia (Luffy Literally Murders God With a Japanese Dick Joke Can’t Make This Shit Up) 15:28 - Zou 16:04 - Punk Hazard 17:10 - Saboady Archipelago (TRAMA) 18:20 - Arlong Park (Funny Fish Gets Fried) 19:33 - Impel Down (Prison break in and out) 21:01 - Thriller Bark (Spookum Magookum) 22:41 - Alabasta (Sandman Vs. Mr. Fantastic) 23:57 - Dressrosa 25:23 - Water 7 (I WANT TO LIVE) 26:42 - Enies Lobby (I WANT TO LIVE; p2) 27:43 - Whole Cake Island 29:49 - Marine Ford 30:36 - Wano Country

It really speaks to the quality of Oda's writing that in 20 YEARS I still remembered all of these lol

We made it to 1000 episodes guys! What an amazing journey so far!

Great list, as any ranking of One Piece arcs would be, regardless of order. Props for having Thriller Bark on your top 10, it's so unfairly heavily slandered by the community, for reasons that go beyond my comprehension. Funny how none of my top 4 arcs made it to the top 3, though. 1 - Water 7/Enies Lobby (I don't care what "official" sources tell you about arc division, I can't separate these two because they are too much interconnected - it's a single story, and it's peak One Piece) 2 - Whole Cake Island (Sanji is my favourite character, and I just LOVE arcs that break the usual mold and are unpredictible) 3 - Sabaody 4 - Impel Down Wano is greatness, but it isn't finished yet, and even though story wise it's pure excellence, it hasn't resonated to me emotionally as other arcs. It'll surely top Impel Down, though, not sure about the others, my top 3 is pretty solid. As for Marineford, it's also S tier BUT it relies too much on the previous arcs, it's the conclusion to the first half of the series, which is a testament to how greatly Oda can write a story, but as a standalone arc, it doesn't crack my top 4. But ranking One Piece arcs is nearly impossible, I can't even pick a 5th. They're all great, even the ones I don't like as much as the others, like Syrup Village or Punk Hazard.

For the discworld mention did you deserve my follow

Enies Lobby will probably always be my favorite arc. It gave us Gear 2 and 3, Chopper's horrifically awesome Monster Point, the best F You I've ever seen with that flag burning.... and of course, Robin's backstory, and the always tear-jerking "I want to live." So much of what One Piece is was embodied in Enies Lobby, and it's hard to top, especially as a Robin Stan- uh, fan. But of course, Oda isn't satisfied with perfection, and somehow managed to create an even better arc, twice. Marineford, and then Wano. And idk how he keeps doing it. But I'm 100% for it. So, yeah, I can't put Enies Lobby above 3rd despite my love for it, but with Marineford being 2nd and Wano being the absolute BEST One Piece has had to offer, 3rd place isn't a bad place to be

-LogueTown as in prologue and epilogue . -Rêverie instead of levely, it can be loosely translated from french to "dreaming session". -zoro instead of Zolo -dogstorm or Inuarashi instead of dogStar (which is a pretty cool name too ngl)

I would probably swap thriller bark and skypiea, but I agreed with your ranking for the most part. But what I loved the most was you going through each of the arcs in detail, nice trip down memory lane and also makes me appreciate the story more

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there is no way you put post enies lobby so low, and then you put SYRUP VILLAGE above BARATIE??

"30 straight chapters of almost nothing but opulent, meticulously detailed full page spread after full page spread depicting a full on war between almost literally everyone we've met in the last 600 chapters and almost literally everyone else. With earth shaking plot turn after earth shaking plot turn building up to a profound tragedy that resonates through One Piece's entire world on both geopolitical and deeply personal levels. The summit war is a feat utterly unmatched in the annals of shounen manga storytelling, in part because you'd need over a decade of buildup just to make the attempt." You know it's scripts like these that make you stand out so much from other RU-vidrs to me. There are many that analyze as well as you do (some even better tbh) but you're in my opinion literally the best at putting these thoughts into words in a way that is literary compelling, almost lyrically at times, but also dense with information. On top of that you have a great voice with an intonation that not only conveys your contagious excitement but also makes listening to those 30+ word long sentences pleasurable. The fact that you also manage to sprinkle subtle humor into these grammatical gymnastics is just icing on the cake really, albeit delicious, addicting icing. The video editting is as unspectacular as it is fitting in that it perfectly complements the words you are saying without taking the viewer's attention away from them. This is actually why I prefer those types of videos over the vlog-types which tend to distract me from your speech, but maybe that's just me. Anyway, enough brown-nosing. Great video!

For a series that spans for 1000+ episodes/chapters One Piece does an impressive job for staying consistent in quality. As opposed to most long running shows (not just anime) that just stagnates or became self parodies.

Drum Island is probably my favorite arc, for what it is. It has everything. Emotions, long speeches on what it means to be a man, good comedy, Strawhat Torture porn, and it isn't afraid to be Cartooney. Not to mention it doesn't Overstay it's welcome.

I could imagine Oda sitting there, giggling like a kid, as he draws Luffy exposing himself to the women of Amazon Lily

My man said “zolo” without pause

Okay Jeff. Im going to need you to do weekly manga reviews. Please and thank you!

my fav is whole cake island with the backstory of Sanji and a glimpse of Big Mom's past ~ well its really worth my teardrop✅

MarineFord definitely deserved to be number one. While wano is a beautifully written love letter to Japan’s history culture and art. MarineFord is The completion of dozens of different storylines. Ace got captured in chapter 445 and Marieford starts at chapter 551. Finding out that ace is Gold D. Roger’s son and not actually luffys brother was an incredible reveal. The war itself is still shaping the current story. Ace dying will always be one of the greatest plot twist I’ve ever experienced. Oda does a great job of making it look like they’re going to get away and everyone Importain is going to live but at the last second completely changes everything. I cried for Ace‘s death like a real person. Nothing in the wano arc has come close to inspiring that level of emotion in me.

1000 episodes, 1032 chapter, over 24 years, and the series is still just as strong as when it started. Compared to other long running series like Pokémon, the simpsons, and so on this series hadn’t lost its spark yet and I don’t think it ever will. Is it the greatest story ever told? No but it is the most consistently good story ever told.

Damn I love your content

Return to sabaody imo is one of my favs cus i remember getting so hyped to watch the next episode and each episode just kept sucking me in to watch more and more

Brb, need to watch episode 1000 real quick XD

Honestly, I agree mostly with the list apart from that I would put Sabaody in my top 3, in my mind it does escalation and high stakes so much stronger and more efficiently than almost all other arcs, and having one of the most profound and deeply impacting endings I've seen that takes full advantage of you spending all the previous chapters on the seafaring adventures with the straw hats.

My favorite component /moments of one piece, a core component, are the various "It's okay, you've done enough, we'll handle it from here" scenes. Nami's "Help me Luffy" and Robin's "I Wanna Live" are the most obvious examples but there are many others and each one is so dense with raw emotion.

i love all of one piece its too hard to choose..... but one thing i do know is that i need more one piece videos from you! love these videos!

I 100% believe that the next few arcs of one piece will be the greatest works of fiction ever, the sheer amount of buildup and pay off that will come from the seeds planted in the story sofar will be amazing. Some of one pieces most interesting plot threads and characters (elbaf, void century, Blackbeard, shanks, admirals, rev army, dragon, etc) will come together in a truly astounding way and I cannot Fucking wait (although I’ll likely have to wait another decade or so lol)

Water 7 and Enies Lobby have been my favourites since I first reached them. I get so emotional, about Robin, about Usopp, and it's so satisfying to read it again and again.

i almost watched this video twice today bc i didn't realize this was a Mother's Basement video the first time

Just going to all your videos and hitting the like button and commenting because of your happy science strike

I'd move Dressrosa lower because of the pacing issues, it would be a top 5 arc if it was shorter and didn't get so bogged down in overindulgent backstories, particularly Kyros and Rebecca. I'd move Enies Lobby up near the top for how well it uses the whole straw hat cast, its emotional impact and how fun all the action is.

Jaya continues to be the most underrated arc in the series, but also while I don't have too many disagreements with the list, Sabaody not being in at least the top 10 is a crime

This is the most respectful and non-bias list I’ve ever seen. My favorite

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Wow. Truly a great moment for the anime community. Now matter how much people clown on one piece and it being long, that longevity is why we love it. We’re able to learn so much from the show and have so many fun moments. I surprised I’m so early to such a important video, but I’m glad I’m here, see you guys at the episode 2000 celebration!

For whatever reason, the return to sabondy is one of my favorite arcs. My favorite part of one piece is the interactions between the straw hat crew, especially the amazing friendship between Nami and Usopp (which is also why Wano is #1 for me too)

20:40 "side note, it was really cool of Crocodile to let Bentham use both gender's code names." Of course he would, he knows all about how important it is to acknowlegde someone's gender and identity, it's why he puts SIR in his own title after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Personally, Little Garden is one of my personal favorites. Short yet sweet and of course made sure everyone did something there. Plus, Zoro is just hilarious as hell throughout the whole thing and still manages to be a badass.

Glad to see Arlong Park so high. It's still one of my favorites, and it's what really got me hooked on the series. You have good taste, and not only because you know how great Usopp is!

i read one interview where oda said that he was surprised by the fact that the marineford arc was so popular among readers because for him it was just a transition arc in the story and that the final arc of one piece would make marineford a filler arc in comparison i had a mind orgasm that day

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Orange town has one of my favorite moments in One Piece lmfao, the way luffy defended the home the little puppy protected is just too adorable.

One Piece is something I would return to every few years and see how it was progressing. I had a serious backlog built up and was ready to binge all the way from the end of fishman island to the start of the Wano Arc. There were some standout moments, and some places where it got a little drawn out for my taste. I particularly loved all the musical stuff in whole cake, and lost my shit at Ussop becoming Jesus. Even after all that binging, Wano has blown me away. The animation style and quality is such a glow up. I can't wait for each new episode to come out, and I'm having a ton of fun. It's like everything that made me love the show, all rolled up together. Long live Wano.

Always love the one piece content even though I am shocked by the placements of baratie, thriller bark, sabaody, post war, and enis lobby

16:47 Caesar has nothing AT ALL to do with the "chimeric experiments" as you described them. All those modifications were surgeries, not experiments, made by Law, and it was to save Chahige's crew lives, with the sole exception of Monet, but given her eschaton in the Dofflamingo crew, we can easily assume that she literally asked for those modification to her body to be made

i dont think i’ve seen a worst one piece tier list

Awesome idea for a video today! I finally caught up to one piece this month and now can finally watch your video breakdown of the one piece ops! Coming up right after this! :)

I agree about Orange Town placement. But Shushu still had me tearing up. OP's just that good. BTW Levely's waaay too low. And I'd place Sabaody way higher. Even Baratie. But thank you for giving respect to Thriller Bark. Also W7/EL is top of the top for me 'cause of Merry and Robin backstory. Wano is amazing, but number 4-5 for me.

The Alabasta Arc is my favorite, everytime a Strawhat won their fight, it gave this dope as still image of the officer defeated and the time

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