One Piece. El Barón Omatsuri y la Isla de los Secretos

Let me just start by saying I am not a fan of One Piece. A lot of people love it, but I can't get into it even after I've tried a few times, it's gone on way too long and I find a lot of aspects of it personally pretty off-putting and stereotypical. But I have a strange relationship with it; although I'm not a fan, I can understand why so many other people are and kind of wonder sometimes why I'm not.

I was referred to this movie by a YouTube video about One Piece's appeal and figured I'd try it out even if I don't like the series, and I've gotta say, I actually liked it.

The first half still had some of the aforementioned off-putting aspects, like the stupidity of Luffy, the over-the-top quarrel between Sanji and Zoro, and some of it still having plenty of Shonen cliches and slapstick comedy. But over time, it changed drastically. It changed from the carefree insanity of the anime series to a more somber tone. Little by little, I found myself actually getting intrigued, and the plot actually felt pretty interesting and I liked the difference in storytelling from the manga where it actually let it's audience think as opposed to just having the plot laid bare before them.

A lot of One Piece fans may have found the sudden change to a dark tone to be out of place, and while I kind of agree with that, I also enjoyed it. As I've said, the general tone of One Piece really turned me off, but this movie actually had a tone that kept me intrigued, especially in the second half. And some of the new characters were actually pretty interesting and the main characters got different characterizations as time went on. The villain himself might've been a little over the top, but honestly, the conflict he created was fun to watch.

There were some parts I still didn't like though, like the villain himself who had motivation for his actions, but it didn't completely make sense. And for the second half, Luffy (the character I found most annoying) had screen time dominance. I think this could've been a little better if it wasn't a property of One Piece, but an original movie instead.

That aside, though, the animation is gorgeous. The characters got some slight redesigns that look pretty cool, the movement is very fluid, especially in fight scenes, and there's few if any still shots or stiff movements that are common in tv anime. Also, it seems to have a similar animation style at times to Studio Ghibli. So it's pretty much a combination of Studio Ghibli and a really high budget anime.

All in all, it's not a perfect movie by any means, I think it would've been better if it was an original property or something rather than a spin-off of One Piece, especially considering director Mamoru Hosoda's talent in the field of animation. But still, I think it was interesting, if One Piece in general took a similar style of tone, I might like it better. The first half might've still been a little off-putting to me, but the second half was awesome.

The sixth One Piece film, Baron Omatsuri, and the Secret Island, deviates significantly from the television series in terms of animation, sound design, and character development. I must say this now: if you enjoy One Piece for its combat, go somewhere else. This movie focuses on enhancing the crew's emotional ties, which are highlighted in key storylines, and emphasizes how vital nakamas are to every one of them.

The Mugiwara pirates discover a letter in a bottle promoting Omatsuri Island (Festival Island), a pirate haven, while they are traveling the Grand Line. However, the crew is set up for experiences akin to the Skypiea arc, which are all based on Japanese festival games (goldfish capturing, etc.), when they arrive at the island ready to unwind. While the other members of the crew begin to gradually disintegrate, Luffy, who is always upbeat, is content to play the games. This movie is far more enigmatic and, at times, even disturbing than the television series-especially toward the end when things get desperate. To avoid giving anything away, I'll end the story there.

I really struggle to categorize and review this film. It's a very specific, and intense film from start to finish, clearly a well crafted and directed work.

The issue I have is that, to me, it doesn't come across as "One Piece" story (itself a shonen style story). It's a terrifying and gripping narrative, where the Straw Hat crew are the players, detectives, and ultimately victims to the antagonist's machinations, which makes for an interesting experience. However the stakes and the imagery used to reveal what's occurring are perhaps to intense. The 3rd party characters also own large chunks of narrative, which in turn also reduce the Straw Hats down to nothing more than being "at risk" to drive Luffy into the protagonist role.

One piece: baron omatsuri and the secret island Is what happens when you go off script and give a talented director the ability to tell the story he's want, with the characters We enjoy. It is amazing.

From the first minute you know something is different, the animation and character style is something distinct from the usual one piece we know, but it works well with what the story is trying to tell, and I would even say that the story would not work as well, If it was the usual character design we see in the TV show.

The movie feels like a dream, in the Beginning it is full of smiles and laughs and happy moments, but the longer it go on, the more Small Things begin to crumple and you realize that this is not a dream, This is a nightmare that is happening.

The movie test the straw hat pirates in way I have not seen before, and pushing Luffy to the limit of what we usually see. Has a different atmosphere and just all around Aura. And the new characters that are introduced are really compelling.

The backgrounds and colors used are just amazing, the dark contrast and the lighting on the characters and world. It's just one of the best looking one piece movies.

There's so much I want to talk about in detail, but that would make this a spoiler review and I would just recommend that you watch this amazing One Piece movie.

This is the best one piece movie i've watched, i absolutely love the art direction and the character designs, they dont stray too far from the series and in my opinion actually improve them, the movie starts out as every other one piece adventure, the straw hats make jokes and play around but around 50 minutes in the movie starts to take a turn to a much darker plot, sometimes even kinda scary, the story is not the most innovative one but it is still great 9/10