Honestly, is there anyone here who actually loves this new opening song - I don't mean the animation or the words, I mean the tune/chorus itself?
I love this new opening song. Yes, the tune/chorus itself. The first part matches well with Luffy's current "waiting to join the war" status. The crew part matches well with the fact that they're currently not there. And the climax of the song matches well with character animations. To be more precise, when it's the lyrics "So let's go", WB crew is shown, followed by WB's boomquake, then the commanders one by one. I liked the sequence. It's plain, simple, yet with these characters, do we really need anything else? Then comes the Ace/Luffy childhood part, which I thought matched well.
Then the "Ooohhh~" with a tiny bit of echo (or whatever that's called), which matched well with Luffy running (onto the battlefield) facing off against the Shichis and Marine admirals.
I absolutely love the opening.