We are wrapping up the East Blue Arc in this episode! It is time to move on to The Grand Line, but not before we look back on some of our favorite characters and stories from this arc. We got to know a lot of people over the last few months of reviewing and there are definitely some that still have question marks. We are excited to see what happens next week as this entire arc has been about the build up to The Grand Line and WE ARE HERE!!!!

Next Week's Episodes: 62-67

Thank you to Smash Trivia John for joining us again all the way over from the Gamma Analysis Podcast! We had a great time in these episodes getting to meet some new characters and learning more about the world of One Piece. Whitney found more eye candy and John is frustrated with his. Tension is building as it looks to be 3 Devil Fruit users converging on the same spot for the first time in our watch through. We also got a chance to learn more about Gold Roger and the way that he left this world. While the episodes might have started off slow, the meat of these episodes were pleasing.

Next Weeks Episodes: 52, 53, 61.

Episodes 54-60 are straight filler so we are not reviewing those. Feel free to watch if you are just wanting some fun that has no impact on the characters or story. Episode 61 is partial filler. The beginning of the episode is the end of the filler arc. 13 minutes in is where the canon starts.

We are wrapping up the Arlong Park arc and have gotten to the point of the 45 episode challenge that was issued in our introduction episode. We had some more emotional points in these episodes and a lot of excellent quotes. Now it is time to enter the last smaller arc before wrapping up the East Blue and head into the Grand Line.

Next Weeks Episodes: 46-51

These episodes were just plain all over the place in a good way. There were several very emotional and tough scenes to watch and also several scenes that make you laugh every time. The tension continues to build in Arlong Park as the Straw Hats enter the fight. Nami's backstory hits its peak. John Travolta makes his appearance. Emily Rudd has a hell of a bar to live up to when the live action comes around.

Next Weeks Episodes: 41-45

We are joined this week by our good friend Annabelle and it was an absolute pleasure to have her with us. These episodes hit as we get introduced to some major One Piece world building and start diving in to the backstory on one of the most disliked characters on this particular podcast. We also get introduced to a new island and some new characters. Zoro also just cant help but turn heads at any point in time. We also discuss the newly released trailer of the live action One Piece show hitting in August! This was a great set of episodes and we had a lot of fun reviewing them!

Next Weeks Episodes: 36-40

This was a really solid set of episodes and a wrap up to possibly the best arc we have had so far. Whitney misses her man, Nami is back on screen, and Derek goes off on a mini rant about a certain character. Amanda also has a special surprise toward the end of the episode that I am dying to try. Is Luffy different these episodes or is it just the possibility that we are seeing him in a different light than previously? We have hit the magic number 30. This is where Oda's writing starts to change and building for the long haul. This was a solid arc, but the next arc is the one that changes a lot of peoples minds and shows how deep this fun cartoon show can actually be.

Huge shoutout to Smash Trivia John from the Gamma Analysis Podcast for joining us this week. This set of episodes might be the best set of 5 that we have done so far. A lot of action and solid dialog to go along with some excellent gags. We meet one of the most dominant forces in the One Piece world as well as someone new for Luffy to throw hands with. 2 new bits we are going to be running on a regular basis including a last minute namination.

Next Weeks Episodes: 26-30

The podcast has a new favorite character as we dive into a new flashback episode this week. Voices get heard on some much disliked characters by the host. We have made it to a new location and it is time to learn a whole new set of characters and side characters. This is going to be a fun arc to dive into as we get closer and closer to the next benchmarks in our binge, episodes 30 and 45. Enjoy the characters, enjoy the episodes, enjoy our voices as we continue to dive in to the building of the One Piece world and the Straw Hat Crew.

Next Week's Episodes: 21-25

Finally we are in one place during the full 5 episodes. A lot of action in these episodes and Captain Kuro establishes something different in the show. Luffy continues to do Luffy things and we see an old friend in a flashback. Make sure to vote for the MVPiece for these episodes on our Twitter @goingmerrypod!

Next weeks episodes: 16-20

We are breaking down One Piece Episodes 6-10! lot of good fights to wrap up Orange Town and plenty of new characters introduced in Syrup Village. One character that doesnt know how to do his common job very well has a lot of resemblance to a certain celebrity. Derek seems to have some sort of frustrations toward one of the new characters. prepare to get slapped in the face with whatever it is. it's there. and it slaps.