Just Oda's limitations as a writer showing off.
It's easier for him to just focus on the 2 main fighters and just ocasionally make the others shine.
But I'm against the "Oda hates Sanji" line.
Doesn't matter if you think WCI was good or bad, the fact is that Oda decided to explore even more Sanji's character, creating an arc with him as a central piece.
Despite the man having his limitarions and bad ideas, the love Oda has for each of his characters is undeniable.
But there are A LOT of factors. One Piece is a weekly selling manga, and it has a few gimmicks that are out of Oda's control.
He can't simply write whatever he wants and let the audience decide if they like something or not and live with it. In this industry, you are to do A LOT of "adaptations" to respond to the audience's preferences. Some character is getting very popular? Might as well bring him up more often and give him more important roles, and so on.
It's different from, for example, Martin writing A Song of Ice and Fire. He spends years writing one book. He can't have week to week reactions to pieces of his story and change it to suit the audience better.
Remember that the Supernovas were last minute creations that his editor suggested to him in order to make Sabaody more interesting. Look at their participation in the story now.
There are the good changes, but there are also bad changes. If he thinks the SH's are falling off grace, and more and more people are getting frustrated at it, believe me when I say he will turn things around. Doesn't mean he will buff one specific characters, but he might shed some light of them more often.
One Piece is also near the end. There simply isn't enough time to go back and make every single SH relevant again aside from momentary feats. A pity, but that's how these stories go.
It's easier for him to just focus on the 2 main fighters and just ocasionally make the others shine.
But I'm against the "Oda hates Sanji" line.
Doesn't matter if you think WCI was good or bad, the fact is that Oda decided to explore even more Sanji's character, creating an arc with him as a central piece.
Despite the man having his limitarions and bad ideas, the love Oda has for each of his characters is undeniable.
But there are A LOT of factors. One Piece is a weekly selling manga, and it has a few gimmicks that are out of Oda's control.
He can't simply write whatever he wants and let the audience decide if they like something or not and live with it. In this industry, you are to do A LOT of "adaptations" to respond to the audience's preferences. Some character is getting very popular? Might as well bring him up more often and give him more important roles, and so on.
It's different from, for example, Martin writing A Song of Ice and Fire. He spends years writing one book. He can't have week to week reactions to pieces of his story and change it to suit the audience better.
Remember that the Supernovas were last minute creations that his editor suggested to him in order to make Sabaody more interesting. Look at their participation in the story now.
There are the good changes, but there are also bad changes. If he thinks the SH's are falling off grace, and more and more people are getting frustrated at it, believe me when I say he will turn things around. Doesn't mean he will buff one specific characters, but he might shed some light of them more often.
One Piece is also near the end. There simply isn't enough time to go back and make every single SH relevant again aside from momentary feats. A pity, but that's how these stories go.
