Episode 867, "Holding Space for Shanks" (with Joel Ruiz and Evan Brando)

Delaney and Vero are back in the hot seat with a new installment of the game of games, the Boyfriend Bracket - a completely scientific tournament to determine who’s got the best One Piece boyfriend. This week it’s Daddy vs Daddy in a LIVE all-DILFs smackdown with our panel of competitors - Shannon Strucci (Fight Together co-host, actual play performer, video essayist) Joel Ruiz (GM of Critical Bits, Oddity Roadshow, & S.S. Bad Ship) and Evan Brando (comedian and podcast host)! We’ve also got a double anime recap of episode 1127 “Luffy vs Kizaru! A Fierce Kaleidoscopic Battle” and episode 1128 “The Nightmare Strikes - Godhead of Science & Defense, St. Saturn” from Sam and Steve, and a double dose of yaoi with a lightning round of Yaoi Thunderdome! SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:13:16 The OPP Boyfriend Bracket: DILF Edition;01:34:29 Anime Recap: Episodes 1127 & 1128;02:15:20 Yaoi Thunderdome & To Be Continued…! NEWS & UPDATES Our video recording of the OPP at City Winery is now LIVE for patrons! You can watch our previous show from April on YouTube here! The OPP is officially British Famous! Read what Zach had to tell the good people of England about One Piece as it lands on BBC iPlayer in “One Piece: From ‘niche within a niche’ to global phenomenon” by Samuel Spencer! OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)! Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices