For any native English speakers reading, I highly encourage you to watch the English dub for episode 278. It's so good.
Magikltrevr
2025-02-28 05:59:14 +0000 UTC
I heard it was just 10 days
Eldritchfaeries
2024-06-09 23:51:04 +0000 UTC
Considering Luffy's voice actress actually *was* a...well, not middle aged lady, since she was about 50 when these episodes were being made, but you know what I mean.
Ruby Kelly
2024-04-19 18:29:39 +0000 UTC
To me what was so special about this moment is up until this moment Robin was with the Straw Hats because she had nowhere else to go - and even admits as much. And in that time she spent with them she finally found those friends she was promised she would make if she lived - and she came to realize that the Straw Hats would never betray her unlike every other person she has run into for the last 20 years. But then there was the issue of not wanting to hurt them like she's done with everyone in her life as well. But when Luffy declared war against the World Government (declaring that Robin's enemies were the Straw Hats' enemies), she finally let her inner defenses down and allowed herself to finally formally become a Straw Hat - in her heart and mind she's now one of them.
It seriously is very similar to Nami's story - only much, much more traumatic (and Nami's was very traumatic).
jdoggivjc
2024-04-18 21:19:26 +0000 UTC
Still top three most emotional scene in One Piece for me, along side Nami's "Luffy.... help me..." and, we'll get to that one.
Seraphem
2024-04-08 21:58:32 +0000 UTC
"The sea is a vast place, so I guarantee, someday you'll find true friends who won't ever leave you. Share your life with them, and never let them go!"
DrewSB
2024-04-08 19:00:34 +0000 UTC
Man f*ck you Oda...youre goddamn Onion Piece.
DrewSB
2024-04-08 18:59:35 +0000 UTC
I don't know if that is better or worse, but the katakana for the minotaur Zoro's name was literally spelling "Zoro Miruku". Mi-ru-ku is how you spell "milk" in japanese writing.
So for that one I'm blaming Toei 🤣
Yurei Okami
2024-04-08 18:14:30 +0000 UTC
"I love you guys, dammit!" Franky is all of us 😭 I love One Piece!
Yurei Okami
2024-04-08 17:46:09 +0000 UTC
"few months of being with them" Its actually been like, a few weeks, at most.
Simulacrae
2024-04-08 04:46:50 +0000 UTC
lol thats not a translation thing his name is literally Zoromiruku (ゾロミルク)
theDeathBerry
2024-04-03 02:00:27 +0000 UTC
I don't know how many times I've rewatched One Piece at this point and I still cry at 23:20
Lexi
2024-03-31 22:01:09 +0000 UTC
Chopper man comes back eventually and I hope you watch all chopper man videos.
Gurth-Quake
2024-03-31 05:52:58 +0000 UTC
Sanji as a Kappa is perfect. 😂
Zoro always calls him 'pervy kappa' anyway 🤣
V_VMat
2024-03-30 21:54:15 +0000 UTC
Robin had her mom tell her to live then for 20!!! Years everyone wished for her to die, the people who didn't died or were captured, one after the other - FOR 20 YEARS! imo it's understandable for her to want to stop fighting the world, just for her existance, after that long.
Silver Blade
2024-03-30 15:26:18 +0000 UTC
This is also probably your first run in with one of the darker sides of the Navy - Absolute Justice. Kuzan mentioned it as the marine who blew up the civilians is a proponent of it. Basically, it's a sect of marines who believes that Justice MUST be Absolute and anything that gets in the way of Justice must be eradicated. It's an aggressively dark take on "the ends justify the means." There is no action too low for these marines if it means upholding Justice in their eyes.
Smiling_Jack
2024-03-30 11:58:19 +0000 UTC
Robin: "I want to live! Take me to the sea with you!"
Luffy: "Cowabunga it is."
Liesmith
2024-03-30 11:19:28 +0000 UTC
Honestly, this chunk of recap and non-canon stuff is where I gave up on the Anime. I finally started skipping clearly padded recaps while finishing the arc, then went back to Manga only.
Reactions like this is the only reason I'm watching the Anime again. Y'all are great ^^
DaniDeFig
2024-03-30 11:00:53 +0000 UTC
Thank you twitch chat for not letting her miss out on chopper man 🙏
Mgdoe
2024-03-30 07:47:06 +0000 UTC
Welcome to one of the most defining and beautiful moments of the series. We love, and cry, together, there is no one piece fan that doesn't tear up at this.
UltramanUltimo
2024-03-30 07:25:50 +0000 UTC
Man, this is my absolute favorite episode in the series and it never fails to make me cry. I even have the quote from Saul that no one is born ito this world to be alone as a tattoo lol
Elizabeth McLaughlin
2024-03-30 03:57:32 +0000 UTC
funny enough in Alabasta Robin told luffy 'you made me live, so take responsibility' god damn he be taking responsibility and is making her live again when she wanted to die lol YOW im so excited, i also dont know if frankys yelling ow or yow
james blaire
2024-03-30 00:30:55 +0000 UTC
This is one of the greatest episodes, the declaration of war and Robin making her true desires known cemented One Piece as a GOATed series
Sam Marsh
2024-03-29 23:53:20 +0000 UTC
Small detail that Zoro does, once they hear "I want to live!" There are shots of all the Straw Hats and Zoro slightly unsheathes his sword to the clang against its Tsuba (Hand-guard), in regards to Katanas this action is a "Kinchō" and in this term is to hit metal on metal, the Japanese word can at times translate to "Listening Attentively." It's believed to be used as an action done by Samurai to show absolute devotion to something, that being either a threat, a challenge, or to a person, or a lord.
In this time, Robin's request.
Zoro made an oath at that moment that he will make sure that Robin lives, his life be given or face true shame. It's a very small thing but I think it is a good moment to show the change in Zoro, who was the most un-trusting of Robin at the start.
Kincho is also a move that Yoshimitsu does when he palm-strikes his sword. Thought to mention that as well as you're a fan of Tekken.
Reginald S. Pumpkins
2024-03-29 22:29:31 +0000 UTC
Cap on the Sanji Kappa.
Jimmy H Lam
2024-03-29 22:27:10 +0000 UTC
I literally start crying when I THINK the words "I want to live" ever since I first saw this episode
PerfectYarn
2024-03-29 22:05:36 +0000 UTC
Another D, another Smile.
Jimmy H Lam
2024-03-29 21:49:47 +0000 UTC
This is the episode I have been looking forward ever since you started your OP journey
GeneralBass
2024-03-29 21:37:04 +0000 UTC
My journey with one piece is as follows
Episode 1: this is really cute and fun!
Episode 37: “Luffy, help me,”
I’m in this series for life.
Episode 278- “I want to live”
One piece is my favorite story ever told
Gabe Johnson
2024-03-29 20:56:52 +0000 UTC
hopefully some punk finds all those books.
Speed1247
2024-03-29 20:07:49 +0000 UTC
Instead of "Zoromilk" why didn't they gave him the name "Zomooro"?
Chamoun101
2024-03-29 19:48:26 +0000 UTC
Sanji and Zoro have that mafia vibe they fit amazingly well, luffy is literally just Crocodile with an amazingly unfitting voice xD
TheGodofCruelty
2024-03-29 19:41:26 +0000 UTC
This episode is one of the greats for one reason: the buildup to I WANT TO LIVE!
Kaz
2024-03-29 19:17:08 +0000 UTC
The Dub version of this moment is also really good. The English VA for Robin was pregnant at the time of recording and tapped into the emotions those hormones provided and it paid out nicely~
LordTouchMe
2024-03-29 18:36:44 +0000 UTC
What an epic moment. I got teary eyed
MoD+
2024-03-29 18:27:40 +0000 UTC
I remember that the version I read of the manga translated Robins cry as "I wadda live" and it just added to the sheer blubbering of it. I swear, not manga/anime does crying like One PIece. Just the build up, of seeing her life be misery for several episodes and then that. It is truly peak.
The burning of the flag and Robins declaration is such a strong moment to me. I feels like the second moment the crew truly solidified. The first being the walk to Arlong Park.
Ebofa
2024-03-29 18:23:31 +0000 UTC
One piece is such a goofy show but my gosh, when it decides to hit you with feels it aims straight for the nuts,,, take a page of my boy ( nothing but nuts ) - Robins voice actor there cooked. she did such a good job....
Christo Badenhorst
2024-03-29 17:58:14 +0000 UTC
Ironically Luffy Mob Boss looks soo much like Crocodile it's scary 😨