And Ishitani masterfully carried that momentum to build into the enormity of the moment we’re at: Luffy and his allies facing two of the Pirate Emperors at once. Ishitani emotionally summarized Luffy’s journey in 23 minutes. The enormity of the feat pulled off by episode 1015 cannot possibly be overstated. There’s something nothing else like One Piece in this matter: its length is a luxury for character development. Oda gives his protagonists the space to grow, really grow, and become the accomplished people they set out to be in the first place. One Piece is long because it is so character-driven. The series’ deliberate slowness and length is exactly what makes its characters’ growth so convincing. To watch One Piece is to experience that shift. Episode 1015 places this as an inevitability, a fact. Luffy! The Man Who Will Become King of the Pirates!” This is in direct reference to episode 1, which is titled, “I’m Luffy! The Man Who Will Become King of the Pirates!” As is even more obvious in the Japanese titles, episode one is a quote from Luffy himself, stating his ambition. Here’s why.Įpisode 1015 is officially named, “Monkey D. Episode 1015 is Ishitani’s third One Piece episode. Even among this new praise, Megumi Ishitani has stood out as an especially accomplished director. Suddenly, One Piece looked downright stunning, and manga fans have been enticed to give the show another shot. I’ve personally found it charming- One Piece started in the ’90s, after all-but the Wano arc introduced an elevated animation style to the series. Many manga fans in particular have taken (understandable) umbrage at the anime’s less-than-detailed art style in the past. The aesthetic beauty of episode 1015-nicknamed “Roof Piece” by fans-is another One Piece stereotype-buster. But this weekend’s episode of the anime, which adapts the manga’s 1000th chapter, condensed my argument for One Piece‘s length into 23 minutes of perfect television.
When you’re outside the world of One Piece, it can be difficult to imagine HOW such length can possibly be justified. I’ve gotten used to trying to convince friends to start One Piece-and losing them, when I sheepishly admit there are over a thousand episodes/chapters.
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