OP is OP!

The plan to leave Egghead is on pause as the Strawhats and JJ are stuck in the labs while the world outside slowly-but-surely becomes more chaotic. As the Strawhats scramble to search for Vegapunk and Bonney, join JJ in this week's OP is OP as Kuma's potential backstory is theorized, the drip check is updated, and the survival of everyone's most-worried side character is confirmed to be alive and well (Wapol, of course). Jacob still has military-grade copium, and Justin asks about Kaido's sex life. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Egghead continues the momentum of answering decades-old theories from the fanbase; only this time, it is met with Vegapunk's own theory that spins the mind of JJ. In this episode of OP is OP, straddle in as Vegapunk's Theory of Creativity is discussed, predictions on Kuma and Bonney's potential backstory are made, and the popular sci-fi moral question of cloning is brought to light thanks to the introduction, of all possibilities, a copy of a Rocks Pirate member. Jacob joins the now-popular trend of guessing possible clones, and Justin absolutely loves the power difference between CP0 and the Strawhats. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Egghead hits an emotional peak and narrative turning point as Oda reveals and confirms vital information about the One Piece world that super-veterans everywhere have been theorizing for years. On this week's episode of OP is OP, JJ speculates where the arc and overall story will go from this point on as we get to meet Vegapunk himself, witness the aftermath of Ohara's preservation of their books, and anticipate CP0 and Kuma joining the fray. Jacob has the panels of Robin's happiness living rent-free in his head, and Justin would put his life's savings on Luffy KO-ing Lucci in the first round. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Yes, we have a heated fight between Blackbeard and Law, with the fate of powers and poneglyphs on the line. Yes, Egghead's quickly developing connections to Skypiea, Kuma & Bonney's backstory, and the Revolutionary Army. And yes, Rule 63 Law lives rent-free in JJ's mind. HOWEVER, this week on OP is OP, the super-rookie and super-veteran are most excited about the drip check! Jacob dreams of Usopp piloting a mecha this arc, and Justin thinks space travel is a real possibility. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

As the main series continues to build on the sci-fi amusement park that is Egghead, JJ can't help but feel the presence of automatas, wretched weaponry from the sky, and nostalgia with old friends is all too convenient to be a coincidence. The whiteboard is cleared; the minds of super-rookie and super-veteran convene on the forest kingdom of Skypiea as OP is OP introduces a new speculation and theory-heavy series called Waypoint! The significance of one of One Piece's most divided arcs is now providing a vague hope to the path of what could happen in the ongoing arc and, possibly, the finale to the series. Jacob foresees a path in the IRL timeline of Oda starting "The Golden Age of Fan Fiction" that will rival the Star Wars EU, and Justin considers the very real likelihood of an old villain and his new followers crashing the party to reintroduce the themes of defying the will of gods.

After JJ stowed away on the other barrel next to Caribou's, they burst out and discovered they were on Egghead! Welcome to the World of Tomorrow! In this episode of OP is OP, fresh out of leaving Oda's version of feudal Japan, the next arc skyrockets onto an island of science-fiction, wonder, technology, and one of the greatest mysteries in all of One Piece: Dr. Vegapunk. Immediately, the super-nova and super-veteran are met with philosophical questions of what makes something or someone real, what exactly is Vegapunk's relationship to the World Government, and cool robots. Jacob hopes for answers from Bonney soon, and Justin hypes up Jimbei in his first full arc with the Strawhats. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Wano has concluded after more than 4 years. Oda must be tired. Surely, the next few chapters will be slow, steady, and-- OH, NEVER MIND, WE GOT PLOT, DRAMA, AND EVEN A DEATH STAR! This week on OP is OP, JJ dissects Chapters 1058 - 1060 and discuss what the future holds for the Strawhats (and Caribou). Jacob predicts a prisoner exchange being a major plot point in the future, and Justin thinks Vivi is even more important than we're let on. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Even sitting around the quiet bonfire, JJ feels the unsettling and rising fear of the Cross Guild and its possible impact on the world of One Piece. This week on OP is OP, the super-rookie and super-veteran think back on all the challengers that opposed the Strawhats and respect the best of the best, both the leaders and their goons. Jacob fantasizes about Arlong returning and getting bested in record-time, and Justin enlightens why Katakuri would be the deciding factor in any team match-up. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

JJ has been trailing the Strawhats for more than a year, barely keeping up through flying whirlpools and resupplying at hectic docks; however, now that they have caught up, Jacob and Justin agree they are not worthy to even stow away on the Thousand Sunny, and so they let the pirates get a head start. After kindling the Bonfire, the duo decides to cash in their XP to share and compare who, in fact, would be worthy to sail on such a vessel. This week on OP is OP, join the super-veteran and super-rookie as they discuss the allies and companions closest and most helpful to the Strawhats! Jacob gives some consideration into Carrot the Minx as the possible 10th member, and Justin praises Bentham as the guardian to the future King of Pirates. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

After more than 4 years, just short of 150 total chapters, the Epic of Wano has finally concluded! With the curtains closing to Act 3, JJ wraps up any loose ends while also addressing Chapter 1057 and what could be next for One Piece in this episode of OP is OP! Jacob has a Yamato-shaped hole in his heart, and Justin finally reveals his own Strawhat Rankings List! Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

At the peak of Wano, the emperors of the sea clash as the drums of liberation sound off the return of Joyboy. JJ fully and officially catches up with the One Piece manga full of nostalgia for boomer cartoons, theories on the state of the OP world, and the falling-action of Wano in this special episode of OP is OP! Jacob appreciates the arc of Kozuki Momonosuke the Great, and Justin loves the action Joyboy brings to the manga. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Action! Fights! Team-Ups! Growth! Lore! Act 3's momentum is now firing on all pistons as JJ analyzes each of the major fights under a magnifying glass before the drums of the climax. The Sun God is named, a fear is realized, and a new goal is created, and that's only scratching the surface in this episode of OP is OP! Jacob's eyes lit up seeing a cyborg piloting a mecha suplexing a genetically-modified triceratops, and Justin's heartrate soars when the Wings of the Strawhats fight their A-game. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

The Liberation of Wano is underway, and JJ tags along with the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance to witness history being made right before their eyes in this week's OP is OP! From the declaration and stakes of the New Onigashima Project to the brand new, captivating character full of potential, this 25-ish chapter portion is so dense with set-up, plot, and development, and yet is only an appetizer compared to what's to come. Jacob catches himself (more than once) simping over the new challenger, and Justin shares a toast to our BAE finally joining after 400 chapters. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Finally back from their trip reliving the movies and specials, JJ finally returns to the long-awaited Wano: Act 3, only for the co-hosts to find themselves going back in time once more to see the origin of Momonosuke's father: Kozuki Oden! This week on OP is OP, see how the Red Scabbards survived Kaido and Orochi's wrath, witness Gol D. Roger's iconic finding of the One Piece, and experience Kozuki Oden the Magnificent's life! Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Literally just the continuation of the last episode. Come on, pay attention. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

(Part 1/2) This is a special one! A filler episode with a budget and passion, if you would. In this episode of OP is OP, JJ streams on Twitch via digital-snail and constructs a tier list of the best and worst arcs in all of One Piece! While trekking down Memory Lane of the last 23 years of storytelling, the Super-Veteran and Super-Rookie find themselves in agreement with what arcs needed the most work, what had the most potential, what fired on all cylinders, and what made the series an unforgettable one. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Have you ever been out fishing after 9 PM, only for pirates to fall from the sky, evade your capture for days, and eventually escape because some special inspector sent from Navy HQ ruined your plans with a bazooka? Well, that's what it's like to command the G-8 Naval Base at Navarone. This week on OP is OP, JJ takes a gander at arguably the best anime-only filler arc in all of One Piece! Jacob sees Jonathan and hears an ad for a certain truck company, and Justin sees Major Shepherd and remembers the good ol' memories with the legend Condoriano. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

At some point in the anime runtime, the people at Toei decided to revisit the first truly great arc in One Piece, Arlong Park, and make the TV special titled Episode of Nami. JJ takes another bite at the beautiful, emotional, and powerful origin to the navigator of the Strawhats. Jacob promises not to cry this time, and Justin reappreciates Luffy's character. Patreon: patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Despite this being the second time Monkey D. Luffy is invited to a pirate festival of pirates for pirates by pirates, the Strawhats set sail to commemorate the anime's 20th Anniversary, and everyone is invited! Every. One. As JJ makes their way through the crowded festival in this week's OP is OP, they found the final movie Stampede to be quite fun and enjoyable at first before becoming oversaturated with cameos, disorienting cinematography, and Discount-Broly. Jacob appreciates the final action Luffy takes in the movie, and Justin cannot believe how most of the best drip was on-screen for 30 seconds tops, and both hosts provide some honorable accolades for each of the best and worst One Piece movies! patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!

Viva Gran Tesoro! This week on OP is OP, JJ have such a night watching Film: Gold and dive into the Vegas-inspired super ship and Gild Tesoro's god complex, but the best is yet to come as the movie is coated in quality, drip, color, and fan service. Jacob can't help falling in love with Lady Luck and Discount-Nami, and Justin's burning love for the film persists ever since he first laid eyes on it. patreon.com/OPisOP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/utdp782B Intro: The Buccaneer's Haul by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Outro: Pirate Crew by Ross Bugden - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ Check them out for great royalty-free music!