Josh, Astrid, and Reid are back at it for the Orange Town arc, covering One Piece volume 2 and 3 on this episode. This time we're talking about characterization through backstory reveals, big fight pacing, circus freaks, personal treasures, and, of course, Chouchou the Dog.

CORRECTION: Josh claimed that Oda imagined Usopp to be from Brazil. That was Luffy. Usopp’s actually from South Africa. 

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