One Piece Episode 300 UNCUT REACTION!

It’s frustrating how y’all think what I said really negatively affects their experience they don’t even know what episode or when to expect it or what’s even gonna happen , I commented cause I was excited and y’all just blew it outta proportion like y’all do with everything else.

Jeremy

chocoboshi is 100% right. it´s even more frustrating if you don´t understand what you´re doing.

Kevin Schmidt

it´s so much easier as a react channel to just say everything is top tier, goda this, goda that and because of that i love this channel so much. even if i personally love kaku, i really appreciate how you´re able to openly tell how you feel about stuff in the show. keep being awesome!

Kevin Schmidt

The Kaku hate is real, haha. I get it, though. He is a bit of a letdown in the giraffe form. On watching the show, I'd forgotten that he was initially shown to be so cool because of how badly his character was served in the matchup fight. I remembered him as the CP9 guy with the comic relief Zoan transformations and not so much as the 'parkour shipwright'. Sanji definitely could do something like pretending to have stayed to help fight Kaku, but really just to make sure Zoro doesn't get lost haha

Jambron

Yeah okay boldcast police

Jeremy

You have made it clear that you don't care if what you say negatively affects their experience. That doesn't change the fact of what you are doing though.

ChocoBoshi

I didn’t even name the episode or anything I gave zero hints ,y’all be crying in here for no reason

Jeremy

Y’all set expectations not me I said days ago I was waiting for it , I honestly don’t care about what any of y’all say in here lmao yall wasting ya time commenting on my comments

Jeremy

You're setting expectations for Carson and Lindsay. When you tell someone "There is an amazing episode coming up", they go forward with the expectation that something amazing is going to happen. Rather than them possibly being let down because their expectations are set too high you should just wait for them to get to whatever you're excited for them to see. If they go in with no expectations then it will be an even better experience for them and a better, more genuine reaction for us.

ChocoBoshi

on the same page as you with Kaku

Tony Tony Helicopter

Well I said weeks ago I was waiting for that episode and why does me mentioning that mean I’m putting expectations? Maybe y’all fans do that but not me

Jeremy

They’ll get there when they get there. Let’s not make any certain expectations for them.

Monkey D. Lucci

They had a vote for the top 10 most emotional scenes and we’re close to the episode that got ranked #1 I just want yall to get to that episode lmao

Jeremy

I agree, I like Kaku's character and for a long time I thought back on his fight with Zoro as a pretty epic battle. I still like Kaku's character I just realize now how underwhelming the fight was, mostly because the animation budget was clearly focused on Sanji's fight. I can totally understand why the misdirection disappointed Boldcast though. Normally Zoro gets a pretty serious and intimidating opponent and while Kaku was actually a capable combatant here, he doesn't give off the sort of intimidation people like Mr. 1 or Ohm did.

ChocoBoshi

Is what it is. Personally I love the concept of taking a serious threatening character and making them a gag; then being both of those things at once even. It's so rarely done and Oda does it well here imo. That intentional bathos in writing is fascinating to me and the whiplash of emotion is fun in an untraditional way.

Yoseffy

I think the majority of the comments here ARE chill, they're just giving their more positive perspective on the character and fight. I don't see anyone but maybe 1 trying to "correct" them.

Yoseffy

Oh sorry then Didn't know about that Deleting And noted👍🏾 thanks for telling me

Sanji Joestar

I know this is a few days old but they've mentioned before that they don't like being told which episodes are going to be exciting because then it sets an expectation for them. I cant remember the episode but Carson mentioned that he doesn't even like being told when filler is going to be because he assumes that either what comes before or after it is going to be when things happen. So in the future its probably best not to mention specific episodes that should be watched together. They've also talked at the end of episodes about continuing the session longer because of a cliff hanger. The only reason they didn't do that for the "I want to live" episodes was because it got super hot in the room they record in. (Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk) You're not the only person I've seen post pretty much this exact comment but in the interactions we've had you've seemed like someone that would actually listen to this kind of feedback.

ChocoBoshi

Yeah man, cover stories give so much context to the other parts of the story...most cover stories (i believe) are very important for anime watchers to know, it's a world building tool that should be utilized by the anime...I fully trust Wit too, and I have no problem with them releasing it weekly, JUST AS LONG THERE ARE NO FILLER PLOTLINES ANYMORE...fillers as in "slice of life scenes" with the Strawhats, i'm perfectly fine with.

boredbeck

sameeee and the anime recently starting to incorporate the SBS, gave me high hopes that they will do the same for the remake, especially the cover stories... cause anime onlys not knowing about the Enel cover story is straight up insane😭 like it will be funny to see how Toei will retcon that once that becomes relevant at the EOS it being released in seasonal batches (though I have heard Netflix will try to keep a week-by-week roll out for the episodes), would remove the biggest problem Toei had to deal with ever since Skypiea (2004), so pacing-wise we should be blessed, unless they somehow magically fuck it up & animation-wise I also fully trust Wit

klairvoyage

@Edword I'm not a troll

Matthew Gilroy

Opening 6 reaction?

ignorantWeed

Have you actually read the comments its just two guys arguing with each other the rest are just discussions or explanations there are no actual hate comments lol. There are differences between personal attacks and disagreements with opinions. Its kind of wild that just because we have a different opinion its classified as an attack lol. I read every comment aside from the two people arguing and they are just explaining why they do and don't like kaku and not really attacking them?. Comments section gets boring quickly too though when everyone just agrees with the reactors and no thoughts are actually shared like a yes man/woman. I do agree that they shouldn't apologize for being honest and shouldn't take anything in the comments personally.

Edword

Dude! I'm so freakin excited about it 😭 one hope I really have is them fixing the pacing (but slowing it down for iconic moments), and then better animation of fights....bonus expectation is them including ALL the cover stories and instead of dragging time with reaction shots and overextending a panel...hopefully they use "filling of episodes" with slice of life moments with the Strawhats (one of the things i commend Toei for)....if they can possibly adapt 3-4 chapters at most (adjusting it down to allow proper pacing for iconic moments) would be ideal for me

boredbeck

on1dino

@boredbeck we are likely getting an announcement this Sunday^^

klairvoyage

Thank god for the remake bro lol...im really hoping they can fix the pacing first and foremost with the remake

boredbeck

@matthew gilroy Yeah man, let's just chill...as a long time One Piece fan who frequented forums before, we all got into One Piece by different means and we all have our preferences...i honestly don't agree with some of Boldcast's takes, I agree with most of their takes though, I love Skypiea (I understand their criticism about the Shandians though for example...I hope they were fleshed out better or a Strawhat should have been sent there to flesh them out), and retrospectively, they convinced me about Kaku's character being assassinated which ruined Zoro's fight...i know we are all passionate and you think some people can't take criticism (which is true), but on another hand, you also insult them back (sometimes unprovoked) and you call anyone an Oda's Angel if they disagree with you...I agree with your takes mostly, im just saying let's keep it respectful so the reactors don't have go out of their way to be referees when they should be focusing on making content, no offense bro 🙏

boredbeck

Yeah Matthew I already warned you, I’m letting you know now you’re on thin ice Just relax, you can have opinions without antagonizing people. I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I’m gonna have to take action if you keep acting like this Fair warning

BOLDcast

@Matthew you really soft skinned and tryna play victim for being a massive hypocrite lmao 😂

Solas

Don’t worry guys Odas writing with gags is always going to be hit or miss with people and for yall Kaku missed (me too) and I think because he’s Zoros opponent your dislike of him is amplified for people in the comment section. Don’t let them detract from your enjoyment of the show or anything every reactor I’ve seen goes through this with One Piece. The fan base is very passionate and it can get out of hand sometimes. I think this is one of the worst CP9 fights but it’s over now lets all move on.

Solas

Sometimes***** you need to chill my guy, i agree with boredbeck

Gino

@Gino stop blaming Toei for everything ffs

Matthew Gilroy

damn people did not like the kaku take lmao

fia

Yeah I know, but Carson is right that also depends on the placement of the gags...in terms of Kaku's, the gag was in the entire fight, so it took away from Zoro's moment/fight

boredbeck

I believe that Kaku would have still lost regardless of if he used his giraffe form or not because of Zoro's Ashura attack. Plus his Hybrid form actually increased his durability and strength yet he still got defeated.

Lūthér Hölâyèãhmé

CP9 are a lot more goofy and laid back than they first appeared. At first you might think that they seem like serious, cold, no-nonsense assassins; but you will come to realize that they have personalities and feelings just like regular people.

Lūthér Hölâyèãhmé

Sometimes it's just Toei extending the gag

Gino

I checked my settings, they're the same. I did get the notification for your reply so maybe they're working again now. But before your reply the last notification I have is House of Dragon S2 E5 from 6 days ago now.

Jeremy Gullion

I fully agree with the criticism regarding Kaku, while I understand that One Piece comes with the goofiness, sometimes Oda go overboard with the gags IMO...gags are fine when it's with people like Usopp or Foxy...but gags that affect highly anticipated fights or the plot itself puts me off. I've been watching One Piece since 2003 (ish?) and I love the comedic moments most of the time but there are rare times when it ruins the moment. This is one criticism I have for One Piece, have more but I'd rather keep it to myself so I don't get ahead of/might create an expectation for the reactors.

boredbeck

Last thing I want is a non honest review because you two think it’s what we want to hear , if you don’t like something say it

Jeremy

I got no problem with the kaku comments at all

Jeremy

When did I say that it’s not the same, but the anime added scenes for down time that makes kaku stupid. The anime is adapting one chapter at this point so they are adding stuff to extend the ep and that’s why they are remaking the show. And stop saying that we are Oda angels when trying to explain some misconception that happens in the anime that ruins the show for them.

AJ

Notifications are working for me, maybe your setting changed somehow?

ChocoBoshi

@ChocoBoshi completely agree

Matthew Gilroy

@Monkey I'm sorry if I offended you in any way, but what exactly did I say to warrant a ban? Regardless, I'll make an apology in the next episode comment section

Matthew Gilroy

Also, just to let you guys know, I'm not sure what's going on but the notifications aren't working. When I click on the tab it shows the last episode uploaded was House of the Dragon Ep 5, 5 days ago.

Jeremy Gullion

One of my favorite moments of the arc is in the next episode! Great review guys as always, the animators did Kaku dirty once the fighting at Enies Lobby started. All that frustrated you guys here wasn't close to as bad in the manga.

Jeremy Gullion

I'll admit my nostalgia for this arc has certainly lead me to believe that Zoro vs Kaku was cooler than it actually is until this rewatch (I do still think its a compelling fight and fun to watch, just not as great as the others). Plus I think people are so used to seeing every reactor just pop off when anything happens that they think it must be an amazing fight. Like you said, whether I feel exactly the same as Boldcast or not I'm just glad we're getting their honest reaction. Especially when they back it up with their reasoning. They are literally talking about how much they want to like Kaku and that is the source for why they are disappointed while also praising so much of the rest of what's going on. I don't know how anyone is unable respect the fact that they dislike this one thing.

ChocoBoshi

No, he was banned but the other wasn’t. Both of them should’ve been banned tbh.

Monkey D. Lucci

At the end of the day a lot of us are here for these discussions. What we say about you are just opinions don't take it to heart we all enjoy your critiques whether good or bad. And the reason there are like 100 comments are because 2 people where arguing all over the comment sections lmao the other guy deleted his comments and the troll won i think.

Edword

@BOLDcast I get it not exactly trying to change your mind but like you could kinda see it in this comment section a lot of these people love it and are evidently passionate about kaku they love the comedy and not just the cool stuff. The animation doesn't age good majority of the comments you see are from long-time viewers so some have no problem with it. Just warning you for youtube comments in the future.

Edword

Honestly, hoping it doesn’t affect y’all too much. Everything y’all say is always very fair whether I agree or not. And yall gave a very clear explanation of how y’all talk through critiques, like what more do people want? Anyway, congrats on reaching 300! Excited to see y’all react to the end of the arc.

Tope

I hate that people come after us for “not caring” And then when we find something to care about we need to “chill”

BOLDcast

I was confused why this episode had so many comments lol. Y’all need to chill. Kaku seemed like a cool character pre-reveal, was very initimidating post-reveal, and then shifted to overly comedic at Enies Lobby. There’s nothing wrong being disappointed with how his character played out. The fight with Zoro was lame idc. Different people can have different reactions to things.

Tope

Is the zoro fight really an actually highlight of one piece? Like the one we just watched? The sanji fight was funnier and cooler imo, but the anime gave more space to it, sanji’s sequence was way better animated and presented imo Also I think Lindsay was more annoyed than I was about the zoro thing. And yeah for watch the end of the discussion I was also like: “but all that being said… still incredible episode. Still top 3 eps of the last 20 or something” So it was really good; and a highlight, but out of the 4 badass zoro moments of this arc: the wave, beating the zombie captain guy while passing him on the train(I hate that I can’t remember his name), and summoning the death god spectre thing when they entered the tower of law, and THIS… I’d say I was way more hyped by the other moments, so this is at the bottom of those 4. But not because I didint want it to be cool, just cause Kakus jokes didn’t land for me and because there were too many “blade rush” exchanges that were kind of mindless

BOLDcast

or secondary/second-priority? second nature might be something different XD

Yagi di Hoshi

i dont disagree there

Yagi di Hoshi

"personally" i did "enjoy" kaku - but, functionally, MEEH he is right beside jabra for me :P favorite thing to come out of kaku so far is the madagascar meme: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUVsWJDXoAEHuOt?format=jpg&name=large & maybe the eng. dub voice acting for kaku. i think the live action &or anime remake will improve these moments a bit more

Yagi di Hoshi

I think it’s a you problem. Context bro. Power is useless if you don’t know how to use it. Don’t be a blind hater take off the shades.

CypressxSG

Kaku's problem was Oda's writing during this part of the arc.

Matthew Gilroy

@Cesar Garcia if you think that my actions can be described as "antagonising" then you need to seek help. Also, you could get banned for deformation of character. All because I criticised a fight from your favourite mangaka "Goda"💀

Matthew Gilroy

You're going to get banned

Matthew Gilroy

It’s funny to see you play victim after antagonizing people who like the fight or just don’t agree with you. You’re telling me why did I decide to jump in when you are doing the same thing over multiple people and comments lol

Cesar Garcia

Devil fruit is a power up if you know how to use it. It’s called a devil fruit for a reason. Remember how a powerful devil fruit was wasted on Long ring Island. He could have fully used that power with so many ways and stretch the time longer than minutes. The story will be over if someone else has that fruit. Kaku’s problem is his pride and how he let the sneaky wolf get to him.

CypressxSG

Zannen Da

You need to remember it’s their opinion

kenji

They didn’t even mention anything about oda in their comment??

kenji

@jojojack I saw the troll a mile away Dude was name calling and trying to get a rise up from people. best just to block and move on.

Edword

Literally didn’t defend, if anything I said he has bad writing in both skypiea and enies lobby. Sounds like you can’t have a conversation without name calling and not engaging with what I said so let me not waste my time. I hope you a wonderful day man😁

Cesar Garcia

@Cesar Garcia I hate getting 3rd partied. Especially when it's from an Oda angel💀

Matthew Gilroy

I’m just saying you’re acting all weird calling everyone odas angels just because they like enies lobby more than skypiea. You were saying that they nerfed the cp9 but you can argue Oda did that more with gedatsu (a character that was so dumb he couldn’t tell when his arms were crossed or eyes were open). Even can argue they nerfed enel since at the start of skypiea he is shown to be so strong that he can hit conis on angel island but then he allows Nami to climb up the jack at end. My whole point is at the end of the day it’s all opinion which is why it’s weird that you go around calling people odas angels to feel superior I guess. While you did the same exact thing for skypiea lol

Cesar Garcia

@Artemis i mean yeah that's why most of us follow them (me included) not just for the reactions I just thought that maybe that's why they also don't like Kaku because they analyzed it and not just some random reactors who goes haha funny giraffe man fighting zoro

Edword

You are either really self conscious & insecure or act prestigious and vein

Matthew Gilroy

@JoJoJack that's how we spell criticise in the UK. From Wikipedia: "Criticized and criticised are both English terms. Criticized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English ( en-US ) while criticised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English". Your ignorance is showing🤡

Matthew Gilroy

@Cesar Garcia when was I crying in the comments?

Matthew Gilroy

Aren’t you the one damn near crying in the comments because people don’t agree with you that skypiea is better than enies lobby ? Like I remember seeing comments about the satori fight not being bad 😂 so it’s funny to hear you say this while getting mad that people don’t agree with you.

Cesar Garcia

? Do you know how to form proper sentences😂.

Matthew Gilroy

Every additional comment you make is digging your own grave. Not the smartest bulb in the shop are you?😂

Matthew Gilroy

@Edword, i think their Deep dive analytics will pay off for sure later in the story. One piece right now is just your every day saturday morning cartoon, they have no idea what it explodes into later and all these early arcs are just setting the stage. So consequently I prefer to follow boldcast that look at things more critically as opposed to people that just react based on emotion. They might have a different view or outlook looking back at these arcs and what their inclusion meant, when having a fuller sence of the broader scope of the story. Like we all do. Also I think is something to say about expectations. Alot of fans hyped this story arc like it was the absolute peak of oda's writing and the best thing the show has to offer, so there anticipation for this arc was pretty high to begin with. Of course most of us fans, we have not even scratched the peak of the OP story yet. Will just have to see how they look at things in the near future.

Artemis

It's "Kaku", not "Kaukj"😂. Learn how to spell. Edit your comment and respond again in kind

Matthew Gilroy

"Insulted"? You thought I got insulted??😂. No, I'm actually dumbfounded. Dumbfounded that someone can show such toxicity based on a comment criticising a fight in a piece of fiction and used all-caps. I don't even see you as a man😂

Matthew Gilroy

@JojoJack Hey, It is ok to have a differing opinion on things, but do not resort to insulting people please. That shows no respect. Heated arguments should never escalate to this point. Let’s be nice to each other, thank you.

Artemis

@klairvoyage that's what I'm saying💀

Matthew Gilroy

jesus christ this cartoon about Stretch Armstrong & his terrorist gang of anarchist orphans is not that serious y'all💀

klairvoyage

Seek help

Matthew Gilroy

You're embarrassing yourself

Matthew Gilroy

Bro, saying I'm a product of r*pe because I criticised this fight speaks volumes about the type of person you are. Hopefully Carson or Lindsey sees your comments and bans you🫡

Matthew Gilroy

@Boldcast can you ban @JojoJack. He's been getting very toxic in the comments, specifically under my comment from 2 hours ago. These are the type of people who give the OP community a bad rep

Matthew Gilroy

You are an archetype of failure in the modern world

Matthew Gilroy

I think one piece is at its strongest when it is focusing on world building, mysteries and lore. The action has always been 2nd nature to me when it comes to being an OP fan and the issue with ennies lobby is alot of the writing for this arc is more geared for a younger audience because it is just no brains shonen action on the base level. Oda really doesn't have to flex much thought process here. It is still interesting to see the characters develop with new abilities and overcome their adversaries, but this is the main reason why ennies lobby was never on my top OP arc like some people. but I think as younger kids with powerful nostalgia that only watched anime for its pure metal action and fights, certainly look back at it now with more clarity as an adult. I myself remember the Zoro fight being one of my favorites when I first watched this just because of how cool he looked with his budist ashura form and the idea of seeing a Giraffe doing all those high-speed kicks was awesome. Of course now to me it isn’t anything all that special.

Artemis

Realise how you're reply has nothing to do with my comment. That's not how you win arguments😂. Try again, this time addressing my comment that talks about the subject matter at hand: One Piece. I'll now give you a chance to respond in kind.

Matthew Gilroy

Kaku was a very controversial one. Personally I love Kaku, giraffe and all, and loved seeing all the goofy ways he utilized his devil fruit. He was trying to be serious and learn his powers in one day, but with his powers he always just looks silly. But I can understand how that isn't someone's cup of tea, especially when it's a serious fight against a cool character getting a power-up in the same fight. I don't think it's anything wrong that Oda did at all, you can't put all your ideas into your story and be well received by EVERYONE for EVERY PART of such a long story. I'm just one of the people that Kaku's character happened to land well on, I loved the choreography and I think he is one of the most interesting, unique antagonist of the entire series. I certainly haven't seen such a concept done so well in any other media.

incinə

@matthew Gilroy This is true, if this was the current arcs in the manga, i can only imagine what it looks like. But alot of early OP used still cut frames for their action sequences. This was kind of the norm for early to mid 2000's shonen. Thankfully as they get deeper into the show, the anime's quality improves.

Artemis

Can’t wait till y’all get to episode 312

Jeremy

THIS COMMENT SECTION HAS PROVEN TO ME THAT THE OP COMMUNITY IS TOXIC AS HELL. CAN'T CRITISISE SHIT WITHOUT AN ODA ANGEL READY TO POUNCE😂

Matthew Gilroy

Another Oda angel always trying to defend Oda's writing by downplaying the anime😔. I've seen this shit so many times and it's getting old at this point. Kaku's character is literally the same in the manga

Matthew Gilroy

@EOussama these Oda angels will never learn

Matthew Gilroy

@Eric Miller that last move was literally a still image. Most of that last episode was repeated frames. Felt like a slideshow presentation at points. The staff gave way more love to Chopper and Sanji's moments

Matthew Gilroy

Dont think I didnt notice the Absolute Cinema meme carson

Martin Hagen

That goofy fruit came with too much downside I'm afraid.

EOussama

Yeah I didn't enjoy the Kaku zoro fight either

Donovan

Personally I don't think they have near the context about how users adapt to their DF powers like we do. This is something that is conveyed alot more in the future with more nuance and less one dimensional archtypes. At this point in the story, you just accept the idea that a character has a DF and that he knows how to use it 100% of the time without any mistakes. Although oda is beginning to show characteristic flaws already presented here within kaku.

Artemis

Robin biting onto the bridge is so metal I love it. A lot of anime give their characters (especially female characters) really weak shows of resolve; like do y’all remember when they made a big moment of sakura cutting her hair that one time? One piece doesn’t do that. In one piece resolve is trying to catch a moving train or throwing yourself head first into a stone bridge so you can bite it and buy yourself a few more seconds. I love that this show respects its characters and lets them display how tough they are; from that dog at the start who fought a lion to protect the pet shop to stuff like this it could feel melodramatic but it’s handled so earnestly it doesn’t.

Extra Crispy

Damn, shoutout to Kaku for taking everything Zoro had to give thus far in the series. Plus his newest, strongest attack that Zoro had to resort to because he wasn't able to beat him otherwise. He got my respect for that. Literally deflected the attack that bodied Mr 1 and you guys thought it landed and were disappointed it didn't finish him.. A.. A-a... Whatever, lets move on. I hope you guys won't be as disappointed in the future.

Tate Wheatley

I think all of CP9 are goofy af. Lucci is the least goofy but he still has Hattori which is his character’s gag.

Zannen Da

A character suicide? Trying to figure out he’s devil fruit throughout the fight in order to compete with zoro is a character assassination?

AJ

I think they though that kaku will be capable to fight zoro in base even though Zoan type devil fruit their user more strength, resilience and speed. Even with that he wasn’t able to defeat zoro. Now the new one piece trope that Carson create is zoan type users are dumb 😔

AJ

You guys can watch OP 6 if you want. No spoilers. Or maybe your waiting to watch OP 8 with it. Idk

MrBulldog714

@jojojack yeah that's true at the time majority of the watchers were split at bleach/naruto/OP and among the 3 OP was the smallest in the west so people who got to this arc would have really really loved OP so most of the discussions in the forums early on would be positive. Very insightful actually 👍. TBF man even now a lot of reactors/reaction love this scene maybe because they don't do the deep dive analytics boldcast does (which is why I follow boldcast dont get me wrong)

Edword

I think Oda was trying to convey the struggles of figuring out a devil fruit when eating it. Kaku was. trying to figure out the fruit through out the fight. But goddamn how the anime fumbled kaku's character adding extra scenes to make him look dumb. Adding dailouge for down time and so much more, like sometimes I feel that does anime writers are trying to destroy some of these characters. And also the animation didnt hit as hard as the sanji scene

AJ

Kaku was my favorite CP9 member and was also completely let down by kaku. It’s not until later I realize that this was kaku 8 hours into his DF. There’s no way a new DF user would fight good.

Sonicluis

im so happy that u guys acknowledge chimney and gonbe as MVPs :')

Baronizer

Probably the hypest stretch of arcs back to back.

EOussama

Congratz on the big 300 guys. Sanji summoned the devil's leg, Zoro summoned the rest. I really wish the animation popped-off more during that scene though. I do agree that Kaku eating a devil fruit was more of a character suicide in a sense.

EOussama

Poor oda. He was so proud/happy about the giraffe 🤣

Drakojin

@Matthew Gilroy If its not for you its not for you man ya don't have to conform with the majority true but attacking everyone who likes this scene and calling them oda angel twitter accounts is wild. You getting a bit aggressive and filled with hate I'll probably just block you but ya know hope you have a nice day and sort whatever problems you have 🙏 .

Edword

@Edword I think you're getting confused with this fight and Mr 1's fight. And even if people were praising the Kaku fight, I wouldn't know as I don't delve into One Piece Oda Angel twitter accounts to see their (and their follower's) reactions to things😂

Matthew Gilroy

lol

ideo

i would never downplay mr prince

BOLDcast

@matthew Gilroy Bruh every discussion on this fight years ago people love it have you been living under a rock 😂? Also where the hell did the comparison come from 😂. Never once did I mention that it was better than chopper and sanji. I love the fact that you went straight to comparing other character moments rather than appreciating it lol and yes an arc can have multiple Highlights 🤐.

Edword

I agree kaku always read as more empathetic to me but watching it again I do see where they got the idea that he was this stone cold badass from because he’s kind of unnerving and intimidating before the giraffe stuff. Maybe us thinking of him as being less scary and more friendly is bias because we know he becomes a goofy giraffe eventually; but he does lots of shadowy posing as a human and is framed as very competent and threatening.

Extra Crispy

I think they are both jokes but both cool. I like kaku more than jabra but his “I’m going to let you save robin” bit really made me laugh on a rewatch.

Extra Crispy

And where did you get this revisionist history that the majority of OP fans consider this a highlight?😂. Maybe only the diehard Oda angels😂 Chopper and Sanji moments alone were way better directed and got more love from the staff🤷🏽‍♂️

Matthew Gilroy

You're literally spoiling by setting expectations for Zoro's future opponents. Delete your comment

Matthew Gilroy

To respond to Carson's comment about Zoro being the 2nd strongest. To me, this puts into perspective that zoro and sanji are basically equals in terms of strength right now. Kaku and Jabra's power levels were 2,200 and 2,180 respectively, so Kaku is indeed a bit stronger (just by a margin though) but Zoro struggled a bit more with Kaku. The same was true for Alabasta. Don't downplay my goat Sanji🔥🔥🔥

Matthew Gilroy

Oh you're right i forgot about that too

Sanji Joestar

I'm sorry but FUCK THAT ZORO AND KAKU FIGHT. That shit was trash. Animation was trash. Pacing was trash. Zoro's final move was OK, but all in all, Sanji's fight was WAYY better, and a more iconic moment in One Piece for me🤷🏽‍♂️. DIABLE JAMBE🔥🔥

Matthew Gilroy

I always thought Spandam based off a Panda. Because of his dark eyes and nose, and it's also in the middle of his name.

100Rainy

How tragic that Kaku ended up being the goofiest CP9 member. That DF just completely erased all his previous aura, poor guy.

100Rainy

I understand the hate tho 😂

JManuelRM

Kaku really wanted to make his df work 😭

JManuelRM

(@ Matthew) Fun police, weewoo weewoo

ChocoBoshi

It is the complete opposite of this. Kaku was a joke, but Jabra was cool

Matthew Gilroy

Why can’t you guys just accept that in order to achieve peak combat ability you MUST become a giraffe that’s also a mech somehow? There is just no other way.

Extra Crispy

It is interesting how different people feel differently about characters. Some (at least me) feel like Jabra was a joke, but Kaku was cool.

Marta Britāla

Yeap exactly Reminds me of that Sbs drawing each CP9 members as kids You can see Kaku playing with a miniature ship, to me that indicates he really found a job he loved even undercover which is why the delivery from Zoro was adressed to him and not someone like Lucci or Kalifa.

Sanji Joestar

Yeah, I read him as the most "real" person in CP9 where the rest of them are much more cut throat. The fact that he genuinely liked his fruit also furthered the idea that he was actually a pretty chill dude despite being in an elite group of assassins.

ChocoBoshi

By the way the whole of CP9 are Animal based/related Lucci Leopard Kaku Giraffe Jabra Wolf Kalifa Sheep Kumadori Lion Fukuro Owl Spandam Panda(& Elephant) Nero Sea Weasel

Sanji Joestar

Kaku in base would not defeat Zoro his arsenal would be blocked without the boost from Zoans as Lucci mentioned Zoans are good for close combat. Also this might be my personal reading of Kaku's character but I didn't see him as the cool guy who got downgraded, he was the most sympathetic one even in cover and here he gets a bit more goofy, but doesn't really derail too much(the anime makes it worse however) and that's why he gets his little bit of convo with Zoro at the end, but i guess it doesn't work for everyone.

Sanji Joestar

As a huge One Piece and Zoro fan I do think that the Zoro vs Kaku was a bit of a let down. Zoro doesn't normally get fights punctuated by this many gags and the way that his fights are written don't really benefit from them, as we saw here. I will say that, having just read this part in the manga you don't get the same sense of Kaku turning into a moron that you do in the anime but its still a bit of a let down that I think Oda does learn from. I think the further you get away from the fight the more fondly you'll look back on it but I don't think you're wrong to dislike the parts of it that you dislike. I know you worry about all the people that will take any criticism you levy at One Piece as a declaration of war but I do love hearing you elaborate your perspective on things that you don't enjoy about it.

ChocoBoshi

LMAO the Kaku hate is insane. By the amount of shit you talk about him it seems like he is your most hated person even compared to Pearl. I get it he was your favorite CP9 Member prior to the fight and felt betrayed lol and yes this zoro fight was a highlight and one of the favorite fights for majority of fans cuz it was one of the few times zoro fought a funny antagonist.

Edword

you have a packed 200 episodes ahead of you

fia

Sanji Joestar