One Piece: Umi no Heso no Daibouken-hen

I am currently watching One Piece on a regular base and i must say i was pleasently suprised about this special. You could compare the special to an extended filler episode, they meet new people, encounter a new enemy, etc... Story: Like said before the story is equivalent to a filler episode, if you didn't like watching the One Piece fillers, then don't even bother to watch this. However there where some nice aspects to the storyline that kept me going. Art: Typpical One Piece anime style. Sound: Once againt he typical music of the One Piece episodes. Nice pirate music, what do you need more? Character: This specials involves Luffy, Zorro, Nami, Ussop and Sanji. The people they meat are your all time favorite side-characters. Enjoyment: I really liked watching this special because of the storyline, i am repeating myself here, but if you don't like fillers, then you wont be able to enjoy these kinds of specials. Overall: The best to watch this is probably after the "Baratie-Arc". Someting for the fans to enjoy.

Story: Even though this is just a special the whole aspect of the story is pretty exciting. Although the main enemy is pretty lame, the journey is what makes it worth while. Animation: This special didn\'t get made until a couple of years after One Piece aired so when this tv special was made the quality of OP is very good. Sound: Great One Piece music. Need I say more. Character: The main crew is all there and they are done all as good as they get. Enjoyment: Very enjoyable, everything I have said explains this all ready. Overall: If you love one piece and havent seen it yet then you need to see it.

Story: I give it a 6 on story. I really enjoyed where it was going, how everything flowed, however it was still missing something for me. Still a good story though. I think it would have been better had the special been a bit longer, or if this was turned into a feature film with maybe an extra half hour. Art: Good. I'm very pleased with it. Sound: Great! Everything is clear and easy to understand. Character: Best aspect of the whole movie! The story focuses on a bit of story for the side characters, but it involves the crew heavily of course and they seem to fit right in. Enjoyment: This is definitely something One Piece fans should watch. Overall: Not too bad. Improvements could be made, but the special is still enjoyable. I watched this after the Loguetown Arc and it made more sense to me personally.

There is something about the OLD One Piece that feels so; HOME. So welcoming yet strange to the heart, it has a unique feel that is rarely replicated, even by the same series 20 years later, the risks are lower, but still life-threatening to the crew back then, the world feels so much smaller yet very promising to explorers like the Straw Hats. And the adventures, as small as they may be, are always inviting and friendly to the third party that is the audience. The story at hand takes place somewhere between Logue town and the entrance to the Grand Line, possibly before the Warship Island. The crew has not seen what the Grand Line has in store, so meeting up with these colossal sea monsters must have been a shocking nightmare to some, and a challenging foe to others. With the crew being still at its earliest, only the first five members present, they blend rather well into the story, probably aside from Sanji would probably have less screen time than some of the side-characters. Al in all, it is a quick telling of yet another odd adventure out of many that the Straw Hats part-take in. Pretty generic good pirates save civilians from bad pirate, with the re-occurring trope of the little kid who starts off as dispising said pirates and ends up rooting for the Straw Hats by the end of it.

This is by far the most enjoyable, entertaining and well-writen of all the specials and ova’s. I frequent it above all others since it will immidiately lift your spirits everytime your feeling down. The story, characters and the setting of the plot, all fit extremely well with the big upcomming adventure mood that the first two season have. You can really tell that the makers of this ova, did their uttermost best to emulate the entire scope and feel of the story and the characters. Most of the movies can’t hold a candle to it. If one should make a list of all the movies, specials, ova’s, extra’s and featurettes in order of greatness and epicness this ova will certainly get fifth maybe even third place. It’s a must watch for anyone who considers him or herself an one piece fan, furthermore this special can also be seen by somebody completely new to one piece, I personally think this special is a good way to get people to start watching one piece.

Unlike the One Piece Movie 1, Adventure at the Ocean’s Navel is slightly more interesting, but its not quite enough for me to rate this any higher than a six. There’s a pretty considerable animation downgrade compared to the last movie, as we move past cell into digital. Toei makes use of some good ol’ fashion cell slides and cardboard cutouts, but speaking honestly this special didn’t look all that bad. It's animated like a subpar episode of the actual series, so it could be worse--still not great, though. I didn’t love the colors in this one either, nor the character design. There’s no really creative art here, everything feels dull; and dull art in One Piece is One Piece’s art at its worst.. Although, I’m not sure how much of that is the actual production, and how much of it was the 420p rip I watched. There is a really funny moment where Sanji runs up on a PNG of a giant squid, and I at least laughed at that. More than anything else, the poor animation is funny before it is boring. As for the OST, it didn’t bother me, and that’s the best you can hope for in a special like this. This is a Strawhat filler aventure, so while the crew isn’t bad, they aren’t operating at max charm. They’re basically separated the whole movie, which I understand, because there’s not a whole lot for them to do here. At least this time, Ussop and Nami are the ones driving the plot, while Sanji and Zoro fuck around with the island’s inhabitats. The new characters, Hamu, Merorie, and Joke are pretty lame. It’s the usual stereotypical Brash Little Boy, Maternal Older But Still Young and Hot Woman, and Evil Guy. Hamu is no different from Tobio, if you watched the last movie. However, there are some interesting nuggets in the narrative; unlike other stories, which have interesting concepts that falter in execution, I was surprised to find that Adventure in the Ocean’s Navel had not-bad execution. I won’t spoil them, because they happen toward the end of the movie, but this One Piece adventure switches up the traditional battle formula. I mean, that’s kind of already implied when I mentioned Zoro and Sanji take a backseat. Adventure in the Ocean’s Navel allows other characters to take the climatic spotlight that aren’t the monster trio. And while I won’t remember Hamu in two weeks, I did find his backstory and the portrayal of characters in his backstory to be innovative (at least for One Piece Standards). While I certainly recommend this special more than Movie 1, it’s still not that good. It’s One Piece filler, but the Strawhats are less charming, with a story that’s not all that interesting. I do like how this journey is slightly darker than the ones the Strawhats have had up to this point, but that’s not saying a whole lot. 6.5/10 Favorite Character: Hamu’s Mother

this special is pure comedy, especially during the first part. it has a cool premise, and nice unexpected elements, typical of the One Piece world. very similar vibes to the Skypea arc in the anime if you like One Piece, this side story fits perfectly into the main story, sometime after picking up Usopp when it comes to art, animation, music, sound effects are all typical early One Piece, there is no significant change from the base anime, it is not better, it is not worse, it is just in line. there doesn't seem to be any extra special effort like anime companies usually do for movies, and that's ok, this is a TV special after all, and honestly, I would not have written this entire last paragraph if mal would allow me to post a review with just the first two paragraphs