On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1162 “God Valley Battle Royale” with special guests Marianne Bray (voice of Flampe for Crunchyroll’s One Piece) and GolferGareBear (TikTok sensation)!

We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories!

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:16:44 Manga Recap: Chapter 1162;
01:38:12 Piece Together;
02:11:18 To Be Continued…!

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Was it something we ate? We’re having a sick day episode with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) and special guest Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)!

Featuring a double Anime Recap of Episode 1144 “The Worst Nightmare - The Five Elders Come Together” and Episode 1145 “Friends Fight Together! Luffy and the Warriors of Elbaph“ with Sam and Steve, and our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories!

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00:00:00 Introduction;
00:21:55 Anime Recap: Episodes 1144 & 1145;
01:08:11 Piece Together;
02:03:36 Trivia & To Be Continued…!

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Love Shakk, baby! On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1161 “A Song of Love Bound Under a Hail of Arrows“ with OPP contributor Jill Knight, Joey Weiser (Eisner Award-nominated author of The Littlest Fighter, Mermin, Ghost Hog & Dragon Racer) and Jose Argumedo (CNN Newsource director/editor, freelance for VIZ Media and Discotek)!

We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories!

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00:00:00 Introduction;
00:07:08 Manga Recap: Chapter 1161;
01:26:29 Piece Together;
01:45:41 To Be Continued…!

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This Lunarian Life? Wait Wait, Don't Haki? A Whiskey Peak Companion? Nope - it's Greg & Stephen joining forces for a new edition of their “interesting and completely useless” recurring segment: the SGS!

During every manga break, Greg and Stephen come together to discuss the latest news and events in the series; This week, the duo discusses One Piece Chapters 1157 through 1160, plus they take your questions!

We also have a double Anime Recap of Episode 1142 “Come in, World - Vegapunk’s Message” and Episode 1143 “Vegapunk’s Secret Plan - A Tense Worldwide Broadcast“ with Sam and Steve!

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:15:26 Manga Recap with Stephen & Greg: Chapter 1157 - 1160;
01:33:08 Anime Recap: Episodes 1142/1143;
02:05:00 SGS: Chapter 1157 - 1160;
03:08:35 To Be Continued…!

Stephen Paul

ROLE: Very Special Guest and Translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and MangaPlus, How’s it Going, Stephen?

CREW SINCE 2010 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 112

Stephen is a veteran professional translator who has worked on hit series like Akane-banashi, Show-ha Shoten, Saint Young Men, Vinland Saga, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Yotsuba, and of course, One Piece. He has been responsible for the translations of VIZ’s One Piece manga since early 2012 and will probably never stop. On the podcast, he sheds light on little-known or otherwise unexplainable references behind the series, as well as in-depth background on translation choices. Don’t challenge him to wordplay unless you want a pun of bricks dropped on your head. When not podcasting you may also find him with his wife and cat Simba. You can find our oomfie on Twitter at @translatosaurus.

Greg Werner

ROLE: Our Man in Japan

CREW SINCE 2009 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 29

Greg brings us news and perspectives from One Piece’s homeland, and his unique insight about the series. Greg has been a One Piece fan since nearly the beginning of its run, starting thegrandline.com where he meticulously documented the beginnings of the series. In Japan, Greg has become a One Piece celebrity, winning a major televised competition against One Piece’s manga editors. Today, Greg writes columns on the official One Piece website, one-piece.com and teaches students in Japan, and is intimately involved with the series.

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On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1160 “The God Valley Incident“ with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and Anthony Bowling (former ADR Director for Crunchyroll’s One Piece and voice of Kawamatsu)!

We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories!

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

00:00:00 Introduction;
00:12:39 Manga Recap: Chapter 1160;
01:59:11 Piece Together;
02:29:54 To Be Continued…!

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On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1159 “The Island of Fate” with friend of the show Ken O’Connor and special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and GolferGareBear (TikTok sensation)!

We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories!

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:50 Manga Recap: Chapter 1159;
01:48:21 Piece Together;
02:24:17 To Be Continued…!

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On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1158 “Rocks Vs. Harald” with Sam Leach (Anime Recap host) Jill Knight (OPP contributor) and friend of the show Ken O’Connor!

Next, join Sam and Ken for an Anime Recap of Episode 1141, “Reliable Reinforcements! Dorry and Brogy Arrive!”

We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories, and a round of our new segment; Brackets of Consequence!

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:11:29 Manga Recap: Chapter 1158;
01:39:07 Anime Recap; Episode 1141;
01:56:47 Piece Together;
02:25:30 Brackets of Consequence & To Be Continued…!

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On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through Chapter 1157 “Legendary Bar“ with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) and One Piece scholar Dr. Raylene Gomez!

We also have a double Anime Recap of Episode 1139 “Destroy Egghead - The Buster Call is Invoked” and Episode 1140 “An Admired Hero - The Warrior of Liberation Who Saves Bonney“ with Sam and Steve, as well as our Piece Together segment!

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

00:00:00 Introduction;
00:09:11 Manga Recap: Chapter 1157;
02:06:57 Anime Recap: Episodes 1139/1140;
02:16:45 Piece Together;
02:49:13 To Be Continued…!

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This Lunarian Life? Wait Wait, Don't Haki? A Whiskey Peak Companion? Nope - it's Greg & Stephen joining forces for a new edition of their “interesting and completely useless” recurring segment: the SGS!

During every manga break, Greg and Stephen come together to discuss the latest news and events in the series; This week, the duo discusses One Piece Chapters 1152 through 1156, plus they take your questions!

We also pop in to cover all the breaking news from One Piece Day, plus a double Anime Recap of Episode 1137 “I'm Sorry, Dad - Bonney's Tears and Kuma's Fist“ and Episode 1138 “Thank You, Dad - Bonney and Kuma's Warm Embrace“!

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:02 Manga Recap with Stephen & Greg: Chapter 1152 - 1156;
01:18:03 One Piece Day News;
02:08:47 Anime Recap: Episodes 1137/1138;
02:35:37 SGS: Chapter 1152 - 1156;
03:01:40 To Be Continued…!

Stephen Paul

ROLE: Very Special Guest and Translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and MangaPlus, How’s it Going, Stephen?

CREW SINCE 2010 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 112

Stephen is a veteran professional translator who has worked on hit series like Akane-banashi, Show-ha Shoten, Saint Young Men, Vinland Saga, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Yotsuba, and of course, One Piece. He has been responsible for the translations of VIZ’s One Piece manga since early 2012 and will probably never stop. On the podcast, he sheds light on little-known or otherwise unexplainable references behind the series, as well as in-depth background on translation choices. Don’t challenge him to wordplay unless you want a pun of bricks dropped on your head. When not podcasting you may also find him with his wife and cat Simba. You can find our oomfie on Twitter at @translatosaurus.

Greg Werner

ROLE: Our Man in Japan

CREW SINCE 2009 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 29

Greg brings us news and perspectives from One Piece’s homeland, and his unique insight about the series. Greg has been a One Piece fan since nearly the beginning of its run, starting thegrandline.com where he meticulously documented the beginnings of the series. In Japan, Greg has become a One Piece celebrity, winning a major televised competition against One Piece’s manga editors. Today, Greg writes columns on the official One Piece website, one-piece.com and teaches students in Japan, and is intimately involved with the series.

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

NEWS & UPDATES

Want to know when One Piece is going to end? So does our man in Japan and OPLA live action series advisor Greg Werner! Check out his column “The End of One Piece,” posted exclusively by the OPP!

Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here!

The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche’ to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer!

OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)!

Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! 

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On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through Chapter 1156 “Idols” with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus) Mike Patten (storyboard artist, animation supervisor for “Reset”) and Kris Dobbins (animator and comic book artist)!

We also have a double Anime Recap of Episode 1135 “To The Sea Where My Father Is! The Future Bonney Chooses” and Episode 1136 “Kuma’s Life” with Sam and Steve, as well as our Piece Together segment!

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! We’ve opened up a BRAND NEW “Sticker of the Month Club” tier on Patreon that entitles you to a patron-exclusive sticker of one of our amazing episode images every month! You also get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.

00:00:00 Introduction;
00:19:45 NEWS;
00:32:44 Manga Recap: Chapter 1156;
02:06:57 Anime Recap: Episodes 1135/1136;
02:41:57 Piece Together;
03:17:24 To Be Continued…!

NEWS & UPDATES

Want to know when One Piece is going to end? So does our man in Japan and OPLA live action series advisor Greg Werner! Check out his column “The End of One Piece,” posted exclusively by the OPP!

Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here!

The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche’ to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer!

OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)!

Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! 

We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday!

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