The Going Merry: A One Piece Review Podcast

Luffy is officially on the seas bound for Marineford. In the meantime, we get another chance to check in with our favorite crew members. Perona continues to deal with bullshit while Robin gets set up with an interesting group of people. A lot of different stories continue, but the common denominator is it doesnt seem like anyone is making it back to Sabaody in a good amount of time. Next Week: 459...

After a long journey to the depths of Impel Down and back out, Luffy has finally made it through, though his main goal still has yet to be accomplished. Along the way we have seen some new faces and some old faces, but these characters continue to surprise us on the impact they bring to Luffy's journey. A lot of questions are still up in the air and the only way to answer them is to keep saili...

Luffy is working his way back up with some unexpected allies. We've got a lot of fighting this week and some dumb lines that create some excellent entertainment. Just when Ace was so close, the Navy pulls him far away and Luffy feels the responsibility to keep fighting for his brother. In the meantime, Whitebeard is still missing from the map and Blackbeard shows up out of nowhere with some un...

With Luffy hanging on by a thread, Bon Clay returns and drags Straw Hat to the miracle worker Ivankov!!!! Thrilled to be in the presence of this new group of prisoners, Luffy ends up finding an unexpected connection with the Queen of Kamabaka Kingdom. With tensions continuing to build, more and more connections are blossoming as well. The result is continuing to push toward an all out war and time...

We are back with our lovely dancing boy and his favorite straw hat boy!! Unfortunately, their progress is quickly halted by the warden after finally reaching level 4. On the upside, the Pirate Empress has made a clean infiltration and message delivery to Ace and she heads out bound for Marineford to meet up with the rest of the Warlords. Wars continue to make waves as Shanks engages Kaido in the m...

No I didnt put a fun title cuz IDK why. Luffy has finally infiltrated Impel Down to rescue his brother Ace. Chaos is quickly unfolding as we run into some familiar faces en route to the bottom floor. Can Luffy make it in time to save Ace!?! Guess we will have to find out. Cuz we have no other option. Cuz this is a One Piece Review Podcast. #NotMyMVPiece Next Week: Episodes 432-436

After a brief hiatus, we are back and raring to go!! Perfect time for a little break because we are checking in on the rest of the crew this week. Some interesting info comes in that could be huge in the long run. OR it could be nothing because Oda do what Oda do. Boa and Luffy finally arrive at Impel down, but there are more guests there than originally expected! Next Week: Episodes 423-425, 430-...

Luffy goes all out in these episodes both physically an emotionally. We get to see more of his character than we have in a while and it really makes for some great entertainment. Not only does he save his new friends, but he develops a close relationship with a new pirate crew that will be a strong ally for the Straw Hats going forward. Finally, he finds out the situation that his brother is in an...

We are back this week following along with our favorite straw hat boy. He meets a new friend but he is quickly targeted by the ruler of the island Boa Hancock. She is also the last warlord that we have been waiting on in our watch through so far. Luffy feels determined to get out of this and save his friend, but Hancock has other plans for him. Next Week: 413-417

For a couple weeks now, the fallout has been building after Luffy knocked the teeth out of a celestial dragon. It's here. Admiral Kizaru has arrived on scene with vegapunks new science project and a spunky Captain of the science division. Rayleigh does Rayleigh things, but it goes from bad to worse when a Warlord decides to join the party as well. The crew faces their biggest challenge yet, and th...

Chaos begins to unfold after Luffy's hit felt across Sabaody. A fight breaks out early but also finishes early thanks to the arrival of the legendary Dark King Silvers Rayleigh. We finally get to see 2 of the top members of the Worst Generation in action along side Luffy, but the victory is short lived with the arrival of one of the 7 Warlords. The straw hats are able to find some temporary sanctu...

We are finally getting the opportunity to explore Sabaody, but unfortunately things are not as fun on the clump of trees as they seem. Oda dives hard into this arc, tackling some real world issues. We also get to meet some pretty intriguing characters and it will be interesting to see how they fit into the story going forward. Next Week: 397-400

We have officially arrived to the half way point of the grand line. The crew is still bound for fishman island, however getting to the bottom of the ocean is proving to be a difficult task. We make a pit stop to help out some new friends and an old friend before hitting the Sabaody Archipelago and prepping for the Sunny's deep dive to the bottom of the red line. Next Week: Episodes 391-396

It is time to finish up the Thriller Bark Arc. We review Thriller Bark as a whole and dive deeper into the characters as a whole. This one was tricky but hey we worked our way through it! Looking forward to moving on to the next location. Derek is taking over episode counts over the next couple months so some of the episodes may not be the standard 5 episodes we are used to. Next week, we have 6 e...

The crew is back this week to bring you a review of one of Zoro's most iconic moments in all of One Piece. Not only that, but we are diving more into Brook and his backstory with Laboon. Emotions are high along with the laughs. We look forward to being back next week to wrap up the Thriller Bark Arc!!! Next Week: Episodes 380-381

Huge thank you to our friends Matt and Annabelle for joining us all the way from the Variant Vendetta Podcast. Make sure to check them out on all major podcast platforms and on twitter and instagram @variantvendetta. We bring you this bonus episode reviewing the Netflix special, Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation. The story of legendary samurai, Ryuma The King. We had a lot of fun talking abou...

We are here and ready to roll for the wrap up of the Moria and Oars fights. We are ready to take a breath now. Wait....Nope! Kuma is here and he is wreaking havoc on on an already demolished crew. His motives remain a mystery outside of just following orders, but let's worry about that later after the straw hats find a way to beat this monster. Next Week: Episodes 377-379

We are back with the straw hats stepping up against Oars in all of his glory. The time for fun is over. Robin is not having it with these shenanigans. They do need to figure something out quick though because our favorite pirates are beginning to drop like flies. Next Week: Episodes 372-376

We are back this week as fights continue to wrap up. Even though several are being finalized, We are still building to possibly the biggest battle the straw hats have tackled yet, and I'm not talking about Luffy taking out another Warlord. Before we even get there though, one of Oda's antagonists hits home with his treatment of one of his Zombies. Luckily, Chopper is there to school him on...

We have a big announcement on this episode of The Going Merry!!!! But after that, we are jumping right into our adventure with the straw hat pirates. In these particular episodes, it is more Sanji and Usopp. There is a lot of frustrations here, but also a lot of laughs. Thriller Bark is proving to be well...an arc lol Next Week: Episodes 362-366

FINALLY the crew has regrouped and gotten a full grasp of the situation. There is a bad guy to beat up and when luffy does that, everything is better. They still have to find a way to get past the ghost girl herself, Perona. I guess the question just comes down to if the straw hats have an Ace up their sleeves. On the other hand, our budding friend Brook reveals a little bit more of his backstory...

Our friend Annabelle joins us once again this week!! While Thriller Bark is a ton of fun to watch with all of the gags, the crew is in a very bad situation. With Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji down and out, it is up to Franky, Robin, and Brook. Luckily our new skeleton friend has some major experience dealing with this undead pirate crew. Moria and his mysterious 3 are proving to be a capable group even t...

We are back with our friend Garrett this week who gives a big update on his own watch through of One Piece. The gags at Thriller Bark continue as we build toward a new antagonist to step in Luffy's way. The Straw Hats need to figure something out in a hurry if they are going to overcome this because their numbers are dwindling fast!! Next Week: Episodes 347-351

Welcome to Thriller Bark!!!! The crew has arrived at an extremely mysterious island full of all kinds of zombies, ghosts, and ghouls. Not to mention a very special talking skeleton that Luffy bonds with quickly. It's time to start all over learning new characters and building to the main plot and antagonist of this arc. In the mean time, we have the worst split possible with Usopp, Nami, and C...

It is time for the straw hats to make their departure from Water 7, though the are rushed a little bit by a beloved family member. There is a heated discussion over who will walk away from this arc with the coveted Captain of the Arc award after such a great arc at Water 7. Make sure to check out our character rankings on social media. You can put together your own list on Tiermaker.com. You can f...