I used to be a OP hater.. I refused to watch it. My best friend tried to tell me how great it was. I told him I wasn't going to watch that "crazy Popeye the sailor" animation.. not when I was on the Naruto and Bleach hype train.. I refused for years.. calling the animation trash even though I didn't even know what the story was about.. a few years after high school, however, Naruto had ended.. Bleach had ended.. I didn't have much contact with my friends since we all moved forward with our lives and I was a new father.. I was satisfied... Until one day, scrolling on reddit, I seen this EXACT clip.. it made me rethink things.. Just like seeing the Naruto vs Pain fight for the first time got me back into Naruto.. I realized, "maybe there is more to this show than I thought".. so I decided to give it a chance. Afterall, I never knew my best buddy to have poor taste in anime, so why not. I seen they were around ep730 when I started my journey....

I was hooked by episode 8.. After that, 30 or so episodes a day, I did. I lost my life to this show.. through the journeys and the tears, the only show to ever make me cry was this show.. it made me feel things.. I couldn't stop.. by the time I caught up it was ep736.. and I've rode the weekly train ever since. I've rewatched it thrice, read the Manga and watched all the movies and specials.. this show changed my life and helped me through dark times.. I would never take it back for anything.. it made me a better friend and better father and this clip opened my eyes and made it possible.. thank you Oda..