One Piece: Dai Gekisen Tokushuu! Zoro vs. Ookanban!

I will keep this short: when I learned that this week's episode would have been a recap, my first thoughts were "Wow, a recap? Right after that awesome Sanji episode? It's the worst time to put a recap out!" and well, after watching this, I can say I was wrong.

This recap allowed me to enjoy the battle between Zoro and King much better than the One Piece anime did. Additionally, it highlighted other scenes that I didn't quite get to enjoy during the regular broadcast, like the Sanji phone call. That's all my fault, though: I love One Piece and have a close relationship with ... it because I have seen every episode, but I currently find the pace and rhythm to be intolerable; even though they both tell the same story, I will not be switching to the manga because I view them as two distinct media. As a result, I am stuck in this situation and can't do anything about it. I don't get to enjoy episodes as much anymore, so I treat them more as a chore than a pleasure. In contrast, with this recap, I was able to watch a battle from beginning to end, uninterrupted by all those time-saving devices TOEI employs in the anime (such as showing numerous close-ups of the characters' faces).

I know I will probably be the "strange one", but I did enjoy this recap.

Thank you for reading and have a blessed day ^_^.