ワンピース エルバフ編

One Piece is back for Season 2 baybay! Chopper doesn't like absinthe, and Sanji did the Frieren meme. Shanks and his crew shook down Bartolomeo for burning down his flag and raising the Straw Hat flag... and let him off, only for Yasopp to sink the Going Luffy. Blackbeard is pissed that Koby and Gecko Moria got away, but happy that they now have Garp and Charlotte Pudding, and that Caribou is on his way. Oh, and the Thousand Sunny has gone missing with key Straw Hats on board... and Nami has woken up in a weird cosplay outfit in an unfamiliar place. Glad to have it back, if only for three months before they take another break. Elbaph is here!

It was such was amazing idea to start the episode with a little flashback. It really brought back a lot of nostalgic memories. The transition of Luffy & Usopp doing "lets go to elbaf" dance in past to current was brilliant. It really made me a little sentimental to see just how far we have come. Also, during the flashback scene, it felt like it has that good ol' one piece feeling but with modern animation. Plus, the clash of the giants was so impactful. Can't believe how drastically the anime has improved quality wise. This fluid -butter smooth animation, directing, story-bord ... especially new sfx. For years I was waiting for new sfx, as they were using good ol' decades old sound effects even in 2020s. So really really happy about that. Pacing of this episode was also quite good. Like it was not too fast nor too slow, just at the right pace. I really pray that we have left behind Toei padding for good. And this is how an adaptation should be. Perfectly capturing everything thats in the source material... then go beyond and elevate that. From the very first second to the last.... I was completely hooked. The way everything was executed, I couldn't look away even for a sec. We are definitely eating real REAL good, if we were to get such cinematic episode week n' week out. And as for my complains -- 1) I was really looking for to see the visuals of new op and ed...so real sad about not getting one. and 2nd would be...though its not a complain.. its just, I don't know how I feel about this new art style...probably would take a while to get used to it. So yeah.... can't wait for the next episode of One piece.... wait should I call the **Lego Piece**

Wow now this episode almost felt like megumi ishitani and you have NO idea how high I have the bar for that lol. It was a very well paced episode and honestly I couldn't find any flaws. It was nice seeing shanks again and I didn't find a single annoying sfx, the ost's are also very immersive now! So yeah hope they keep this quality, and can't wait for the opening! If this is the quality we get I'm fine with 25 episodes a year. We're also blessed with baby bonney for the whole arc haha. She's so cute.