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Jul 9, 2:10 AM
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Hey everyone,I’ve been thinking a lot about the length of One Piece and whether it could have been a shorter series if Oda, the creator, had wanted it to be. While I love the epic journey and all the adventures, it seems like there are many arcs and subplots that, while enjoyable, aren’t always essential to the main storyline.Here are a few points to consider:Focus on Main Plot Points: If Oda had cut down on some of the filler arcs and less critical subplots, we could have a more streamlined story focusing on Luffy’s journey to find the One Piece and become the Pirate King.Character Introductions: One Piece has a massive cast of characters, many of whom get their own backstories and development. While this adds depth to the world, it also extends the story. Cutting down on secondary character arcs might have sped things up.World-Building: The detailed world-building is one of One Piece's strengths, but it also contributes to its length. A less detailed world might have led to a shorter series.Battles and Fights: The battles in One Piece are often drawn out over many chapters. Shortening these could also have reduced the overall length of the series.What do you all think? Could One Piece have been a much shorter series, or do you think the length is part of what makes it special? Would a shorter series have lost some of its charm and depth?Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!Cheers,
Jul 9, 3:13 AM
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I only watched east blue and while one piece isn't for me, every fan I met (and since I play the one piece TCG I know quite a few) love the length, for the kind of show one piece is length might make it so some people won't watch but it makes fans more invested and Oda clearly loves to write so it's a win win and there isn't a true downside
Jul 9, 3:22 AM
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Seems OP doesn't know that One Pace exists.
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Jul 9, 3:26 AM
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Seems OP doesn't know that One Pace exists.
@Zarutaku thats not the purpose of the post tho...
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Jul 9, 3:29 AM
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those side quests or subplots are common storytelling just to milk the cash cow so i doubt it will be lessen
Jul 9, 3:54 AM
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Of course it could. It was only gonna last about 5 years at first. That's why a lot of the recent developments are tying in with stuff from early One Piece more. Big chunks in the middle were just created as the series got more popular. Not that I'm complaining, One Piece is one of the few manga where its length isn't a bad thing. The world wouldn't feel as massive if they weren't travelling to so many islands along the way.
Jul 9, 5:38 AM
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"One Piece could be short if they wanted to..."

But they don't.
Jul 9, 5:48 AM
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It is not really worth watching all of the episodes, no offense. There are much better anime shows to be watching IMO. I don't criticize those, who enjoy watching One Piece, however.
Jul 9, 5:56 AM
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Its about momentum. I binged 1008 episodes 2 years ago in half a year. I even wanted it to be longer back then. However I stopped watching for over a year due to studies, and now I came back and realized I just don't have the patience I had 2 years ago. Im having trouble watching 20 episodes of wano because the pacing is terribly slow. Idk about the manga, but Id be happy if OP anime can adapt 2 chapters per episode which is obviously unrealistic but still...
Jul 9, 5:56 AM

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it takes talent to write that far and still have people cheering for him. it's instantly better if the power levels are consistent throughout the show where you would not see a weak villain dominating and only lose during last 5 minutes before filler is over as they continue on main arc. filler felt like like ultraman or flashback jutsu for them to intentionally recap recent event.
Jul 9, 6:02 AM

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One Piece is that long cause it need to be that long. Oda is a creative genius who created a masterclass worldbuilding which warrants many unique differing characters, who need and deserve the time spent on them. This aspects contribute to the greatness of One Piece, removing them will remove that greatness.

Even after One Piece will end and will have hundred's of spin offs and side stories, i doubt it will do justice to the world and characters Oda created.
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Jul 10, 12:54 PM

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It is probably not worth your time and effort watching every 1,000+ episodes of One Piece. Just saying.
Jul 10, 1:14 PM

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One Piece isn't short because Jump didn't want to. I agree with you though.

Jul 10, 1:15 PM

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"Shorter? You want us to stop making money? What's wrong with you?", thought the One Piece creator after reading your post that should have been either shorter and/or spaced out.
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Jul 10, 1:18 PM

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No offense, but literally everything you listed would make One Piece such a worse show. Shorter doesn't equal better.
Jul 10, 1:38 PM

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How is making it worse making it better? Who told you that a show with less episodes is better???
Jul 10, 1:39 PM

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There is nothing better to produce/air. Hence One Piece has such an incredibly large number of episodes.
Jul 10, 1:48 PM

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Seems OP doesn't know that One Pace exists.
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That version is for fake fans, no cap.

One Piece > One Pace by a long shot.
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Jul 10, 1:48 PM

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once u get caught up with one piece u get upset because there isnt ENOUGH episodes. the pacing in dressrosa and wano was horrible tho.
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Jul 10, 1:53 PM

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1,000+ episodes is too much to watch, no offense. I prefer 12 to 24 episodes long anime series btw.
Jul 10, 9:33 PM

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once u get caught up with one piece u get upset because there isnt ENOUGH episodes. the pacing in dressrosa and wano was horrible tho.
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pacing in Wano wasn't horrible but go off my friend.
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Jul 10, 9:42 PM

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that's how you ruin it. only valid way to make it shorter is to do what one pace does, i guess. not that i use it.
Jul 10, 9:49 PM

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@Kenzolo-folk

pacing in Wano wasn't horrible but go off my friend.
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get oda or toei's cock outta your mouth brother that shit was horrible

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Jul 10, 10:10 PM

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short for what?
One piece anime is like an Indian tv show but animated.
you can read manga but if you can dig into this type of anime and watch for over a thousand episodes, I dont even know what to say
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Jul 10, 10:34 PM

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get oda or toei's cock outta your mouth brother that shit was horrible

@Kenzolo-folk

Imagine using a shitty youtube video to "prove a point".

Hilarious.

One Pace still trash.
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Jul 10, 10:38 PM

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@Kenzolo-folk

Imagine using a shitty youtube video to "prove a point".

Hilarious.

One Pace still trash.
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stay delusional. i hope oda let you hit bruh.
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Jul 10, 11:36 PM

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stay delusional. i hope oda let you hit bruh.
@Kenzolo-folk

https://x.com/LordLimeJuice/status/1798039194159427671

This alone proves how trash One Pace is.
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Jul 11, 12:12 AM

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Ishow_suii said:
If Oda had cut down on some of the filler arcs and less critical subplots, we could have a more streamlined story focusing on Luffy’s journey to find the One Piece and become the Pirate King.

Everything that's in the manga is not filler, so none of that should be cut.
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That version is for fake fans, no cap.

One Piece > One Pace by a long shot.
@GoatPieceLuffy I never watched it so I don't know, but it's better if people watch One Pace instead of quitting the franchise entirely.
When I watched WCI arc I got so annoyed by Toei's botch pacing, that I quit watching for about 2 years.
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