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Even so, it does feel like the list of remaining opponents for the Straw Hat Crew is down to just a couple of major figures. The Elder Stars and the reclusive king they serve are likely to be the next really big obstacle, and if the Navy gets pulled in, I think Luffy's still owed a rematch with Sakazuki after what he did at Marineford -- but outside of them, looking ahead to Laughtale and the One Piece itself, the last two opponents would have to be the remaining Emperors, Teach and Shanks (the former for the fight itself against his fleet, and the latter for the narrative closure -- Shanks was there at the beginning, it's only right that he be there at the end).
Once the fights are all finished, I feel like that'll be where the journey comes to an end.
Once the fights are all finished, I feel like that'll be where the journey comes to an end.
One Piece does take a while to really hit its stride, which is unfortunate. I was fortunate enough to stumble across it partway into the early Grand Line arcs, around Drum Kingdom, which introduced a personal favorite character and endeared me enough to the world and the cast that I've stuck with it 'til now.
Still, even when it's moving slower, it's more charming than most of the rest of the Shonen genre. Too much of the field is either relentlessly grim and miserable or stuffed to bursting with shouty punch-ups that spend three episodes to get off a single attack.
Still, even when it's moving slower, it's more charming than most of the rest of the Shonen genre. Too much of the field is either relentlessly grim and miserable or stuffed to bursting with shouty punch-ups that spend three episodes to get off a single attack.
That's why I love One Piece so much. The world building alone would get fans to talk for hours on end. And the attention to details makes even the most obscure character have a deep background that comes full circle and connects back into the story in one way or another.
There are times where the story drags a bit, but that goes to show how far they're willing to go into detail even if it's unnecessary.
There are times where the story drags a bit, but that goes to show how far they're willing to go into detail even if it's unnecessary.
The slow pace is even more impressive when you realize that the manga industry's competitive nature often incentivizes rapid-fire storytelling -- when new arrivals often get dropped from the publication due to low readership figures, there's an ingrained pressure to really speed through the early arcs to draw the audience in, even though that's often at the cost of properly setting up the story and world.
(Thinking about it, that might be why isekai stories have ended up becoming so popular lately: the format is practically tailor-made for quickly establishing the fundamentals of the setting and getting into the meat of the story, and since the protagonist is learning about the world alongside the audience, it doesn't suffer too badly from the crash-course introduction.)
(Thinking about it, that might be why isekai stories have ended up becoming so popular lately: the format is practically tailor-made for quickly establishing the fundamentals of the setting and getting into the meat of the story, and since the protagonist is learning about the world alongside the audience, it doesn't suffer too badly from the crash-course introduction.)
Isekai are my little guilty pleasure. You'd think after the 10th time watching a 'loner apathetic male protagonist becomes a completely OP womanizer in a JRPG world' plot you'd keep seeing the same stuff. But no, it's incredible to see what the authors come with in their stories.
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