One Piece: Gyojin Tou-hen

Absolute ass! As one may know perfection is not in human nature, however human could come as close as 97percent of perfection. By having experience, knowledge, imagination, creativity and critical thinking.

To think they could fumble hard on such a simple work was not on my radar. From not being able to give a proper flow, to cutting important manga panel ( they cut my beloved Hancock panels (*sob, sob).

Animation
The first episode was good in term of animation. But afterward it got below average for some reason. Maybe they are saving for later episodes (fighting episodes?) Which is better than nothing, I ... guess.

Even though toei has been letting down one piece from the start. Yes from the start. If it weren't for them one piece could have been so much popular, however it may be the time, finally for one piece to go seasonal, Finally. Tears in my eyes of happiness. (The good thing that came out of this).

Should you watch it?
Absolutely! It's new one piece content baby. The opening and ending are new and good. Can't I use emoji here?

Toei Animation is known for ruining the One Piece anime with its mediocre, at best, pacing. The Fishman Island arc, in particular, heavily suffered from this pacing issue, adapting ~50 chapters into ~50 episodes.

However, this second adaptation of the renowned Fishman Island arc seeks to give new viewers a better chance to enjoy it.

First, the pacing issue that plagued the original anime adaptation of the Fishman Island arc is seemingly gone from this adaptation. Each episode adapts ~2-3 chapters, which heavily contrasts the original anime, which adapted either one chapter or ~75% of a chapter per episode during the Fishman Island arc. This ... change in pacing makes this adaptation much easier to consume than the previous one.

The animation style is akin to the Wano arc in the One Piece anime (eps 892-1088), which gives this anime a colourful animation style, which some may or may not enjoy. I dig it, but it's understandable why some may not.

However, there are a few negative things about this adaptation and the arc itself. Sanji's nosebleeds upon viewing Nami and Nico Robin are quite annoying, albeit a bit less than the original anime adaptation. However, it might be worse in the coming episodes.

Although the animation is much better than the original adaptation, it sometimes feels stiff and lacking. There are moments within this adaptation when the animation is a bit barebones. It reminds me of "KonoSuba Season 3".

In the end, I'd recommend watching this after watching episode 516 of the original One Piece anime adaptation and resuming at episode 574 of the OG anime upon finishing this adaptation, making the viewing experience objectively better.

I'd rate this adaptation an 8/10 after considering its ups and downs.

it feels off, and I'm entirely sure why, but I have a hunch... is it too fast now?

I guess the animation is not entirely new, it's the same one from the original, just cut and stitched together differently. and so, its panels that were created with a much much slower pace in mind, when sped up 2-3x, it ends up feeling odd. I would have loved to see a complete new animation, but maybe some other time

at least for the first three episodes—"Return to Sabaody", One Pace feels much better. it is slightly slower, 32-33 minutes per episode instead of 23 but covers the same ... content and flows better

that being said, I'm still glad this exists. adds a little color, a little diversity in the ways we can watch and re-watch One Piece