I always felt the same way about the hype around the Grand Line too!
Looking back, when thinking of it as a shonen, I wonder if it is a parallel to how young teens view adulthood. And some adults who never really grew up who are still terrified of it. Looking at it that way, it is fitting how someone like Zeff fared pretty well there while a big head like Don Krieg got effed up real quick.
Momar
2023-12-14 21:14:08 +0000 UTC
Thanks!
Neoras
2023-12-14 16:27:52 +0000 UTC
There are two episodes in this upload 😅 I was very confused for a minute there
SomeoneElse
2023-12-14 12:35:26 +0000 UTC
Didn't realize this was 68 AND 69 lol. I just spent 5 mins trying to sync episode 69 with 68 lmao
SomeoneElse
2023-12-14 12:35:02 +0000 UTC
Oh I see thanks
JManuelRM
2023-12-14 12:34:19 +0000 UTC
Wait... I feel like I already watched this one 🤔
JManuelRM
2023-12-14 12:33:47 +0000 UTC
I mean cover stories are illustrated by Oda so there about as canon as you can get being written and drawn by the author, he just did not include them in the main chapters.
Artemis
2023-12-14 03:44:37 +0000 UTC
Btw I know you guys have seen the opening like 20 times, but if you pay careful attention to rogers words at the start, there is alot of hidden meaning in that dialogue.
Artemis
2023-12-14 03:40:48 +0000 UTC
Okay I found a reddit thread that made a compilation of all of them, even using the colored versions.
Since the next one takes place during the same time as the Koby-Meppo one, meaning they can already read it. I wrote a quick script to crop out the title for each of them & reuploaded it. Added it to my earlier comment.
klairvoyage
2023-12-13 23:35:03 +0000 UTC
The cover stories are actually the opposite of anime canon. They're manga material that the anime didn't adapt. It isn't something Oda just signed off on, he made them.
Cameron B
2023-12-13 21:49:57 +0000 UTC
I wish someone would compile them for them and ask them to do a read-through when appropriate.
EOussama
2023-12-13 21:49:52 +0000 UTC
Grandline was hyped up like Paul Blart mall cop on a treadmill. Lasts 2 seconds
Matthew Gilroy
2023-12-13 20:43:17 +0000 UTC
This. It's not technically just "anime canon" since it's manga canon, just told in a slightly different way as a story that goes on in the background throughout the book covers, but you sometimes get to see the results in the main story medium. It also goes towards explaining how some things in the OP world are evolving behind the scenes while we're focusing on the main characters!
Jambron
2023-12-13 20:40:42 +0000 UTC
I think the hyping of the grand line works for 2 reasons. 1 because its obvious oda just wanted to hype it up and 2 because it would make sense that the world government would want to spin this story. They want to keep as many people away from the grand line so the one piece is never found.
Ty
2023-12-13 20:20:44 +0000 UTC
man i love ur theories
Baronizer
2023-12-13 18:08:20 +0000 UTC
That would be cool and I think Carson would really enjoy the next cover story arc😹
edit: Here's the Cover Stories so far in color (credit to: u/emi_b7). Since the 3rd one takes place at the same time as the Koby-Meppo one, they can already read it.
(1) https://imgur.com/a/cZU34qC / Episode 46&47 - Buggy’s Crew Adventure Chronicles
(2) https://imgur.com/a/ykH7BYG / Episode 68&69 - Diary of Koby-Meppo
(3) https://imgur.com/a/Ry36UIK *(never adapted by the anime, but 100% relevant)*
klairvoyage
2023-12-13 18:07:51 +0000 UTC
So this is the last Coverstory that gets covered in the anime. If you would like I can provide an album for future cover stories when the anime gets to the point were they ended in the manga. You can just read them yourselves or react to them, either is fine.
Envyus
2023-12-13 18:02:47 +0000 UTC
Put some respect on my mf News Coos!! Them mfs do not put in work worldwide 24/7 just to be called some birds😠
Also, tbf, unlike Boruto's filler, the cover stories in OP are what Oda literally draws as the first page for each chapter & not reading them will actually confuse you in later arcs, since you might encounter side characters in different places than they initially were
edit: Here's the Cover Stories so far in color (credit to: u/emi_b7). Y'all can read the 3rd one, since it takes place at the same time as the Koby-Meppo one, so no spoilers.
(1) https://imgur.com/a/cZU34qC / Episode 46&47 - Buggy’s Crew Adventure Chronicles
(2) https://imgur.com/a/ykH7BYG / Episode 68&69 - Diary of Koby-Meppo
(3) https://imgur.com/a/Ry36UIK (never adapted by the anime, but 100% relevant)
klairvoyage
2023-12-13 17:42:42 +0000 UTC
I really love the Japanese aesthetic in the Marine base Koby and Helmeppo went to, it's such a vibe honestly.
Also really love that it's not just Koby fighting against the odds but also Helmeppo, he's pulling himself up and even Koby with him at times, crazy how far they have grown even this early on.
EOussama
2023-12-13 17:39:21 +0000 UTC
I think the takeaway from the grand line hyping was already explored in a way, lack of log poses and the nonsensical weather would decimate most without a Nami with them, still experience-wise you're right
Tobi.SG
2023-12-13 17:22:47 +0000 UTC
Got it! Thanks!
MrBulldog714
2023-12-13 17:11:51 +0000 UTC
it is both 68 & 69 (I was confused during the sync up as well lmao)
jump to 27:30
klairvoyage
2023-12-13 17:09:30 +0000 UTC
Isn't this the episode 68 recording again? Am I tripping?