The Going Merry: A One Piece Review Podcast

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3 friends diving deep into the incredible world of One Piece. Join us on this adventure full of pirates, marines, action, mind blowing story telling, and some messed up fruit. 2 of us have not seen the show and we are getting first thoughts and reactions on record. It’s the ultimate trio, the ultimate show, and the ultimate One Piece podcast!

One Piece Episodes 522-526: FAN LETTER REVIEW
Yesterday at 11:53 AM

Finally all back together, the crew departs Sabaody and set sail for fishman island. With all kind of monsters, fish, other pirates, and even water pressure attempting to do them in, the crew is handling obstacle after obstacle with flying colors. They arrive at fishman island but it remains to be seen if they will have a warm welcome or not. We also get to review the much loved Fan Letter Episode this week!!!

Next Week: Episodes 527-531

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One Piece Episodes 517-521: Succulent Meat
05/01/2025

We are back and the crew has finally reunited! Maybe? Im not really for sure. Kinda? Idk something happened. People are here with the correct names of the crew. New designs and new abilities have us hooked and ready to be reeled into Fishman Island. Luffy demonstrates quickly that he isnt the same man that he was 2 years ago. This is blowin my mind. I gotta get outta here.

Next Week: Episodes 522-526 and THE FAN LETTER EPISODE

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One Piece Episodes 514-516: End of the Paramount War Arc
04/24/2025

After reviewing the longest arc thus far, it is time to wrap up the Sabaody Arc. We get some final glances of the crew prior to the 2 year time skip and Rayleigh drops some major knowledge on Luffy that completely changes the power scaling in One Piece going forward. The hosts get into a large conversation over who, of the many valid options, will get Captain of the Arc. Finally, we are wrapping up the arc with out classic character rankings. You can find the tiermaker on Tiermaker.com and search "The Going Merry". The Paramount War Character rankings...


One Piece Episodes 510-513: I Challenge You to a Game of Mancala
04/17/2025

The crew is back this week in its entirety. Luffy makes a shocking return to Marineford and makes a statement. What kind of statement? That is in the eye of the beholder, but Vivi seems to have it figured out pretty well. Derek gets excited about some foreshadowing and Garrett gets bit by a fish. Amanda and Whitney use some amazing detective skills to figure out exactly how Luffy is contacting the clue. Now it is just figuring out what comes next. I guess we will just have to be patient until next week.

Next Week: Episodes 514...


One Piece Episodes 505-509: He Doesn't Push Himself Up. He Pushes the Earth Down
04/10/2025

Big thank you to Annabelle from the Variant Vendetta podcast for joining us this week as we come out of the flashback with a great group of episodes. Windmill Village reacts to the loss of Ace while Luffy himself struggles to deal with it. Luckily, he has some strong and caring people around him even if they havent known eachother the longest. We finally get the chance to check in with the rest of the crew as well after an extended period of time at Marineford. Speaking of Marineford...Luffy is going back?...uhhh what?..

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One Piece Episodes 500-504: We Still Need to Use Your Bath Though
04/03/2025

Our flashback to the Goa Kingdom continues as Sabo is taken back to his family and fights the morals of the inner city. An unexpected ally shows up and helps save countless lives. More loss that Luffy dealt with 10 years ago takes us back to present day where Luffy continues to struggle comprehending Ace's death.

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One Piece Episodes 495-499: Piss Off Ghost
03/27/2025

Our flashback continues as Luffy, Ace, and Sabo continue to get to know eachother and wreak all the havoc possible. A couple special visitors appear that has the Going Merry crew feeling all sorts of emotions. Amanda wanted to know last week how Sabo is dressed so fancily and she gets her answer this week, though it does come with more turmoil than she was expecting. A central character makes his appearance..or doesnt...depending on your point of view. Is he really central?...In other news, a celestial dragon is inbound to pay a visit to Goa Kingdom...


One Piece Episodes 489-491, 493-494: It Smells Like Stinky Farts
03/20/2025

Marineford ends in an unexpected and anti-climactic fashion. The marines claim victory, but should it really feel like a victory?Do the citizens of the world actually have reason to celebrate? What will the fallout be after this result? Boa takes Luffy, Jinbe and the Heart Pirates back to Amazon Lily where our favorite straw hat boy finally wakes up and must face the brutal truth. In the mean time, we get to flash back to see how Luffy and Ace truly met.

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One Piece Episodes 484-488: Mother? Is That You?
03/13/2025

As Marineford wraps up we get visits from MULTIPLE unexpected guests. Jinbe and the whitebeard fleet are still in an all out retreat as the marines continue their massacre. Derek FINALLY gets to reveal a couple large One Piece theories that he subscribes to. I encourage viewers to check out the youtube by Ohara that Derek references. Very very well done breakdown of the theory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH7RLD_AZDI&t=267s


Next Weeks Episodes: 489-491, 493-494

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One Piece Episodes 479-483: And Now His Watch Has Ended
03/06/2025

We are back with some killer moments from Whitebeard. Portgas D. Ace is finally free, but the success is short lived thanks to Admiral Akainu. Pirates are sent reeling as the battle that continues on. It is time to retreat, but the Marines are continuing to force pressure.


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One Piece Episodes 474-478: With a She She here and a She She there. Here a She There a She. Everywhere a She She.
02/27/2025

Longest title in the history of our pdcast...just had to make me do it Moria. Still a pain in my ars. We are back this week and Luffy is making massive strides in the eyes of the Marines and some of the strongest pirates in the world. Ace's execution is almost carried out twice, but he is saved by both Crocodile and Luffy himself, though the race toward the platform continues. Whitebeard still is one of the strongest men on the battlefield, but he is losing steam as the battle rages on. The marines have all the momentum...


One Piece Episodes 469-473: Did Yo- Have Yo- I Hea- There Wa- You Kno-
02/20/2025

Im pretty sure we reviewed the right episodes. Somebody check back to last weeks recordings and take a gander. Regardless, Luffy continues to run toward Ace going nowhere fast. Boa and Jinbe still coming in clutch while Marco tosses his hat into the ring of making a difference. Whitebeard takes a shot in the dark while Vista makes his presence felt as a swordsman. Admiral Akainu continues to show how ruthless he is as a leader and this battle is proving to be no holds barred.

Next Week: Episodes 474-478

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One Piece Episodes 464-468: GAAARP!!!! YOUR FAMILY IS MESSING THINGS UP AGAIN!
02/13/2025

Luffy has finally arrived to the Battle of Marineford and he makes his presence known early. Whitebeard senses something fishy and orders a majority of his forces to stick back outside the bay while his main crew pushes the marines back. Luffy runs into a few foes from the past, but thanks to recent allies, he doesnt have to worry about them at the current point in time. The race to save Ace continues. Can our straw hat get there before it is carried out?

Next Week: Episodes 469-473


One Piece Episodes 459-463: Nuke Up the Ass
02/05/2025

Out of nowhere we hit a fantastic set up episodes full of action, lore dumping, and many new faces and powers. We dive deep into the conversation to set things straight and figure out how this could impact the world going forward. Stakes are high but our favorite straw hat boy has disappeared following a flashy entrance by Whitebeard.

Next Week: 464-468


BONUS EPISODE!!!!! One Piece Strong World!!!! The Arrival of Shadow Daddy
02/02/2025

In a world like any other...a college of dragon riders is the center of the civilization. At the head of the school is the man himself. Shadow Daddy.....Nope. Wrong media again. Huge thank you to Annabelle for joining us for our bonus episode reviewing the movie One Piece Strong World. Shiki is out of prison and targets a very special crew member. The Straw Hats must go against the legendary pirate in order to get their friend back and continue on their journey in search of adventure. Brought to you by the real hero..Billy.


One Piece Episodes 452-456: HERA...
01/30/2025

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: 459-463

Episodes 457-458 are fillier.


One Piece Episodes 447-451: Never Forgotten
01/23/2025

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 sailing and let Luffy grow. We can only hope that this isnt the last time we get to see our lovely dancing...


One Piece Episodes 442-446: There's a Reason It's Brown
01/16/2025

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 unknown intentions.

Next Week: Episodes 447-451

Credit to Marc Rebillet for the wonderful Blackbeard Song


One Piece Episodes 437-441: See Ya Later Alligator
01/09/2025

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 is running out.

Next Week: Episodes 442-446


One Piece Episodes 432-436: Total Titilation
01/02/2025

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 midst of the coming war between Whitebeard and The World Government!

Next Week: Episodes 437-441


One Piece Episodes 423-425, 430-431: Jinbe, The Son of The Sea
12/26/2024

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


One Piece Episodes 418-422: Chop Chop Helicopter!!
12/19/2024

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, 430-431


Episodes 426-429


One Piece Episodes 413-417: The Conqueror's Spirit
11/28/2024

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 and with all odds stacked against him, he charges forward to the backyard of the world government once again!

Next Week: Episodes 418...


One Piece Episodes 408-412: It's a Bold Strategy Cotton
11/21/2024

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


One Piece: Episodes 401-405 WEEEEEEE are NEVER EVER EVER getting back together
11/14/2024

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 they are far from up to it.

Next Week: Episodes 408-412

Episodes 406 and 407 are filler


One Piece Episodes: 397-400 He's Fast. She's Weird.
11/07/2024

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 sanctuary, but now they have to prepare for the arrival of Admiral Kizaru while still ignorant to the presence of the warlord as well.

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One Piece Episodes: 391-396 All I Heard Was Blah Blah Blah Blah Bubble Bike
10/31/2024

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


One Piece Episodes: 385-390 Something Thick Down South
10/24/2024

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


One Piece Episodes: 380-381 End of Thriller Bark
10/17/2024

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 episodes!!!

Next WeekL 385-390


One Piece Episodes: 377-379 Paw Paw Jelly
10/10/2024

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


BONUS EPISODE!!!!: Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
10/04/2024

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 about this episode but also got off on a lot of entertaining tangents. it was a very fun episode to record and I hope you all enjoy!! We will be back next week...


One Piece Episodes: 372-376 Sometimes You're Just Too Gone for a Ham Sandwich
09/26/2024

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


One Piece Episodes: 367-371 As a Human Im Embarrassed
09/19/2024

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


One Piece Episodes: 362-366 You Stay Classy San Diego
09/12/2024

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 what it truly means to be a doctor. Zoro also makes massive strides as a swordsman, claiming his 2nd of the 21 Legendary blades for himself.

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One Piece Episodes: 357-361 There's a Floating Textbook in the Classroom
09/05/2024

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


One Piece Episodes: 352-356 I NATURALLY HAVE A NEGATIVE PERSONALITY!!!!!
08/29/2024

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 and has a connection to a much beloved friend from our past.

Next Week: Episodes 357-361.


One Piece Episodes: 347-351 Scott You're Full of Shit
08/22/2024

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 though they have yet to prove themselves in open combat. The straw hats need to come up with a new plan and quickly.

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One Piece Episodes: 342-346 Sweetie Pie Hug!!
08/15/2024

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


One Piece Episodes: 337-341 SAVE THE CHILDREN!!!!
08/08/2024

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 Chopper all on their own. We have one group that is scared of everything and another that is scared of nothing!!!

Next Week: Episodes 342-346


One Piece Episodes: 323-325 End of the Water 7 Arc
08/01/2024

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 find the template by searching Water 7 Character Rankings - The Going Merry Podcast. Now on to the next arc!!!!!

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