I know it's a dumb kids anime, but god damn it's so entertaining. I just got caught up to episode 953 (took me a whole year lmao) and now I'm watching the first season again on Netflix. That season one intro makes me so nostalgic I could cry!!

The character designs of Oda are really unparalleled and the early seasons are actually funny as hell. As far as messaging goes, I think the show is kinda confused because in one arc they'll be helping to restore a monarchy, then the next, aiding revolutionary fighters. Generally the crew seems pretty anarchistic tho in their fuck the Navy attitude and how everyone on board has a say.

The Wano arc is exciting and I wonder where it will go to next, Raftel maybe?? I'd like to see the straw hats interact with Shanks and his crew finally. What do you guys think?

  • Leningrab [he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    Yeah the length puts a lot of people off I'm sure. There is a good fan edit called One Pace which excises a lot of the filler and puts like 2 or 3 episodes into 30 minutes.

    • ennuid [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Oh hell yeah, that's definitely more enticing