The Like/Hate Thread

[Super Buu]

At the same time, I think it's well worth not skipping the early bits. It makes the later bits all the more epic. One Piece is about the journey, not the destination. But yeah, slow start. First time I watched it was years ago and I dismissed it, but then because I wanted something with a lot of episodes to keep me occupied, I decided to see if the hype about it getting better was true. For me, it got awesome around Sanji's arc, but most folks stay stick it out til the Arlong arc - which is undoubtedly the first 'epic' arc. Pretty much, it just gets better and better as it goes, which is something to look forward to.

I'm now completely up to date on the episodes and I've started watching the movies. It's rather nostalgic to look back at when everyone wasn't an ultimate badass. One of my favourite things about OP, especially compared to say DBZ, is how no matter how comparatively weak a character is, they never become irrelevant. It helps that folks don't get stronger exponentially (which is just a recipe for disaster, writing-wise) but it's also because every character has their weaknesses as well as strengths. Luffy and Zoro might be badasses but they're dumbasses. The weak guys are often saving the asses of the strong guys because they bring other things to the table.