Isterio said:animalia said:@Isterio
I have a question about Enis Lobby vs Dressorsa pacing. How many people here read Enis Lobby
weekly, or went back and
re-readDressrossa in bulk/volume format once they finished reading it's initial print run? Dressrossa, while still problematic, becomes much less so when you read it in volume format, and Enis Lobby had a LOT of build up, and multi-chapter parts as well.
Also it was pretty clear that Dressrossa is about establishing the Straw Hat Grand Fleet so that when they are re-introduced later we will be familiar with those characters and already have a connection with them. Also they kept hyping up not just in that arc, but to a lesser degree in arcs before that about the IMPORTANCE OF ALLANCES. Remember what Mihawk said back in Marineford about Luffy? "He has the power to make anyone into an ALLY, On these seas that is the most FORMIDABLE WEAPON there can be." Also Whitebeard wasn't just strong because of his crew, he had a huge ALLIED PIRATE FLEET behind him. In fact you can argue that Marineford was in many ways LAYING THE GROUNDWORK for Dressrossa. So why I will NOT DENY the Dressrossa arc and problems. The whole bait and switch character focus on Rebecca and Kyros for example. The allies getting their own fights WAS NOT one off them to anyone who paid attention to the narrative structure of One Piece.
I have done both. One Piece and Shounen in general are better read in bulk, because Shounen authors repeat their content to remind newcomers of what´s happned, hence "the Nami: Luffy is fighting the bad guy. or Sakura: Naruto will die if he keeps fighting" etc.
Alot of annoyances are more bearable when read in volume format, but also alot of twists or highlights are in the middle of the volume so it´s no panacea to let One Piece pile up. Regardles, it´s better whatever arc you read.
Point B: It was only established at the very end of the arc therefore we the jump audience and anyone who reads the volumes has not awaited for said reveal. There was some foreshadowing and even clarification once Orlumbus talked about giving Luffy his fleet but hear me out.
B.2: What´s the purpose of a fleet in One Piece? What does a fleet of fodder guys accomplish against a fighter of Mihawks level? Mind you,most of the One Piece community argues that Mihawk is below the Yonkou in strength and if you´ve forgotten what he does to fleets read the Baratie arc again.
Personally I wasn´t excited upon the introduction of the Grand Fleet in the slightest because this was my immediate thought upon it´s introduction. The excitment over Luffy gaining a fleet was artificially constructed by Oda telling you to be excited for it.
He gained over 5000 worthless soldiers under the command of Orlumbus and a dozen capable fighters who have been named, but aren´t worth much too.
B 3:Either the colosseum guys from Dressrosa never get to shine again because Oda has to make room for the Strawhats and/or new characters he introduced, or alternatively they´ll eat up time and all of them, including the Strawhats, get off screen fights so that everyone gets to do something.
Do you want that? Do you want either of those options? Sacrifice Strawhat screentime for some random guys Luffy saved on Dressrosa to have another fight?
Is that what you want. Does it excite you to know that Sanji will bake another cake so that Blue Gilli can defeat a vice admiral off screen with his kicks?
Is it more interesting to have a proper 3 chapter fight for Zorro or have Bartolomeo trolling and then oneshot a guy with his barriers after he took tremendous damage all the chapters before?
Because One Piece is ending, no matter how fans want to slice it 75% is 75% it´s 298 chapters away from the finishing line and I don´t see Oda packing everything he´s promised in a proper way in those chapters. Yes miracles happen and a 1/3 game of football turns into a 4/3 by the end, but those are exceptions.
That´s all i have to say about the
"IMPORTANCE" of the grand fleet and alliances.
I'm pretty sure 75% percent means 75 percent of the plot not 75% of the chapters.