Alea Zenieris

And some of the storylines of these islands are so special in the way that they move the plot forward, but also in the characters and the worlds they introduce.

Because

We're seeing it for the first time, just like Luffy and the Straw Hats.

They don't know what they're getting into in the Grand Line like they have been understanding in the East Blue.

So we get to experience it with them, all brand new.

And we meet some characters that...

genuinely you want to be with forever.

You hope that they come up later in the series.

You hope that you meet them on their island sometime later down the Grand Line.

And especially you meet some amazing animals that you're super in love with, from Chopper to our whale friend in the Grand Line.

It's such a fun time.

We're learning more about

really the political system of the East Blue and the Grand Line.

And it's super interesting to see how Luffy and the Straw Hats not only navigate that, but figure out what they want.

The reason I really love this show is because it's my favorite genre of media, which is ragtag group, comes together, travels, and makes the world a better place.

as they're kind of going through it, which is essentially me just chasing the high of Avatar The Last Airbender forever.

And I don't apologize for that.

But One Piece gets you exactly what you're looking for there.

So you also get the return of some of the characters from season one that you love slash hate, including Bugsy, the most annoying but...

Maybe the funniest character in One Piece and Alveda, who is now TikTok famous for saying slip, slip fruit the way that she did.