The One Piece Fan Letter Anime Particular Is Principally the Fandom’s Look Again

One Piece is arguably one among, if not the, hottest anime sequence ever. Not solely does it have the excellence of being one of many longest ongoing fashionable shonen sequence with 1,122 episodes and 1,130 manga chapters, it additionally extends its attain through its Netflix live-action present, which introduces the world of Eiichiro Oda’s odyssey to of us much less acquainted with anime.

Amid all of the One Piece fervor, discussions concerning the deep adoration followers harbor for the sequence typically turn out to be overshadowed by speculative fan theories concerning the nature of its titular treasure and frivolous debates over character energy rankings. Thankfully, a brand new anime featurette, paying homage to Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back, strips away the surplus to remind long-standing followers of their preliminary love for the sequence.

One Piece Fan Letter, which premiered on Crunchyroll October 20, is a featurette celebrating the sequence’ twenty fifth anniversary. The episode, which loosely adapts One Piece: Novel: Straw Hat Stories, takes place proper after the sequence’ time skip (between Marineford and Sabaody). Relatively than heart on the Straw Hat Pirates’ long-awaited reunion, the particular pulls the lens again by following the attitude of on a regular basis residents and lowly Marines that adore them.

All through the 24-minute particular, we meet a Marine who admires Luffy’s stick-to-it-iveness, drunk troopers arguing that Zoro’s the strongest swordsman of all time, a macho Marine captain hiding an affinity for Chopper’s cuteness, and a sardonic bookstore clerk daydreaming about Brook’s soul-stirring music. By far, essentially the most poignant narrative all through the particular follows a shut-in woman whose favourite straw hat is Nami.

Whereas her outward love for Nami is clear in how she’s copied Nami’s vogue sense, deciphered the Straw Hats’ meet-up spot like a lurker on a discussion board web page, and written the navigator a heartfelt letter, the true purpose why she loves Nami speaks to the guts of One Piece followers. To her, Nami represents how even feeble of us with out satan fruit powers could make a distinction on the earth. Witnessing the diminutive woman battle all through the particular to ship her letter to Nami not solely tugs on the coronary heart strings, it additionally speaks to the mass attraction for the sequence.

💌 🍊 #ONEPIECE #ONEPIECEFANLETTER pic.twitter.com/wTv7zK42VI

— .☆Zoe☆. (@strwberryroll) October 21, 2024

Very like how Look Again served as a love letter to creatives about why they pursue artwork, One Piece Fan Letter is a stark reminder to followers about why they love the present. Talking from private expertise, One Piece captured my heart during the pandemic as a result of studying it felt like I used to be part of the crew’s ensemble. It’s additionally received a stellar socialist political narrative a couple of band of freedom fighters liberating oppressed folks from overruling police states (i.e., the Marines), and that’s based mostly AF.

Not solely has One Piece Fan Letter skyrocketed into the second spot on anime database MyAnimeLists‘ highest-rated anime of all time with a ranking of 9.25, it has additionally surpassed the mainline present, which sits at 8.72. Upon the episode’s premiere, followers took to social media with testimonials glorifying the particular as a masterpiece and the inventive embodiment of their love for the Straw Hats. Listed below are a few of our favourite fan reactions from the particular:

and that is why the strawhats that aren’t beasts at combating are so vital for the narrative pic.twitter.com/aEtoXy13Mu

— rion 🇻🇪 (@peronyawns) October 20, 2024

The most important factor that strikes me about Fan Letter is the way it encapsulates the soul of how One Piece impacts us ourselves. Small, insignificant people who find themselves capable of look as much as these bigger than life characters and have it change them for the higher. I really like One Piece. pic.twitter.com/xEUFgzs0UQ

— PhenomSage (@PhenomSage) October 20, 2024

she could be very actual to me pic.twitter.com/mSaZDmyaRj

— franz ⚢ brook kisser (@favsoulking) October 20, 2024

One Piece Fan Letter not solely serves as an emotionally resonant reminder to followers about their love for the sequence, it additionally serves as a precursor to the anime’s upcoming re-edit of its Fishman Island arc. The particular additionally comes at an opportune time as a result of each the anime and manga are on hiatus. Whereas the previous is on hiatus to enhance the animation high quality of the present’s Egghead Island arc, the latter is on break in preparation for Oda to provide a guiding hand to the Netflix present’s upcoming second season. There’s additionally Netflix and WIT Studio’s upcoming One Piece remake within the works. In brief, it’s time to be a One Piece fan.

One Piece season two, that includes a number of new solid additions together with Joe Manganiello and Lera Abova as Crocodile and Nico Robin, is at the moment in manufacturing at Netflix.

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