I just realised I posted this in the wrong thread, that's what sleep deprivation does to you!
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Ironically, thank you for helping me notice this! Idk if I should repost it elsewhere and delete that post?
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Also for an "unpopular opinion", I'm actually preferring the anime to the manga lately by far. It's far more entertaining to me, despite the pacing and OTT special effects. It's really doing Wano and now Onigashima favours, but I also find Ulti really obnoxious and irritating, despite how AMAZING her VA did on the voicework and thus delivery of her lines!
I'm also kinda glad Oda offscreened fights before in Wano as Onigashima fights are way better. At least Rooftop Piece especially of course. I really enjoyed what we got of Franky vs Sasaki especially in 1019 and I enjoyed Jinbei vs Who's Who a lot too. I'm really looking forward to Brook and Robin vs Black Maria now, much more than I already was too, which was already VERY high as I love both Brook and Robin.
I just think back to Dressrosa and Wano would have been even worse if had more drawn out fights and Oda focused on side characters fighting, like he could have done with Raizo vs Fukurokuju and if he actually drew out fights further like he could have done with Luffy vs Hashirama and Holdem. Ironically the anime did draw out those fights and they were worse for it too. Never forget Luffy vs Yonko Commander Batman, "the Bobbins of Kaido's crew" too!
I think Orochi has been greatly wasted and Oda bringing him back without explanation only for him to die against instantly to the Scabbards who were wounded badly after fighting Kaido too, is just grossly insulting to already existing deep injury. What happened to the plot point of Orochi setting Onigashima on fire too? Orochi's DF is actually amazing in mythology and inspiration and was HEAVILY WASTED, sigh.
Also on a random note, I wish Sanji's father and brothers had died in WCI or at least Judge. I absolutely loathe them and the story would have been much better if they had died, especially Judge to Big Mom ironically and poetically too.
I also think Capone should have died for his hypocritical treachery and treatment of Pekoms, plus just to up the stakes and consequences and with him being a new father, it would have made it more tragic.
Jinbei escaping Big Mom with no explanation is terrible writing and as much as I love him, I'm regretting him joining the SHs as its taken 10 years to happen, with Oda giving us bluer balls than JInbei has for making us wait and teasing us for SO LONG!
With Straw Hats facing much less development and even screentime post TS, we don't need more Straw Hats and I wish Oda had committed to Zeus dying or at least doesn't make him a permant temporary for Nami, but I fear he already has at least in his mind.
Having to wait years to see some of the SHs again and some SHs barely getting feats and fights post TS is depressing and frustrating. It's only gonna get worse if more join.
On that note, I don't want Yamato and Carrot to join, as much as I want more female users on the crew, including strong ones especially and also a Logia one ideally. (RIP Monet hopes)
FInally, I really hate how Nami has just become a lightning spammer and now has Zeus which makes things even more infinitely worse. He has some amazing moves but still. Nami is a weather witch, not just a thunder witch, she's not a certain Bleach character or two of them even! Well its lightning I guess rather than thunder but w/e.
These are just my opinions ofc and thus in line with the thread, I don't expect them to be "popular" hence why I posted them here too ofc.