In terms of rounding up the samurai thats true. But then again prefer how Oda characterize Zoro as a wandering ronin in act 2 as it was the first we see of him getting his own self contain story of traversing wano, building up relationships thats the core to his motivation for the rest of the arc and ended with him getting emna for his deeds. Makes it more personal that way. As for him avenging Yasu and taking on Kaido go hand in hand
so Hiyori taking on Orochi does less to detract Zoros character and role in the arc and instead enhances another who has closer ties with Orochi.
Learning his past connection with enma, mastering it, infusing conquerors with his sword style and defeating a YC did nothing for him as a swordsman??? All because King didn't have CoC or awakening? Did Kaku needed a grade sword to pose a threat towards Zoro in his fight or for that fight to even be good? King was still a treat due to his Lunarian abilities that Zoro despite being able to utilize conquerors still needed to strategize against it and couldn't do much without exploiting that weakness. Funny you mention Zoro taking orders from Law when it was the exact opposite on the rooftop. As for Luffy being over Zoro other than Luffy being the MC even Mihawk the WSS believes being KotP is a title greater than his. Still it doesn't stop Zoro from pulling his own weight into becoming a strong swordsmen in the end and help contribute to protecting Luffy up on the roof top. Leading to the biggest elephant in the room.
This is what I meant when I said that Zoro lived up to the hype in this arc because the one thing people yearned for the most in wano was to see Zoro duke it out against a yonko. Whether ZKK happens or not, this on its own is a good way to pay off all three of those plot points you noted.
Queen was a literal cyborg at that point who worked with Judge alongside Vegapunk to understand the science and had decades to fix any hiccups. Plus Queen was also making a point about how his science is superior to Judge which is why he wanted Sanji to put on the RS to prove it, so him not having any problems with utilizing the tech is probably what he meant.
Other than kungfu point which is a redundant form, at worse hes merely underutilized which you can say for most strawhats but when he is used you can see a substantial growth in his demeanor. Hes more dependent and despite still being afraid will take on challenges way out of his league when push comes to shove than ever before. Many argue that his medical skills get outshined by Law but I argue it shows that even someone as dedicated as chopper still has his limits and isn't the center of the world when it comes to being a doctor. Outside of the ice oni subplot he does plenty of crazy shit in WCI.
Not saying you need to jerk the man off or pretend to be impressed with his resolve to still make the series. I just find it a stretch to argue these decisions are done merely for money or his fame. You can still have passion for your writing and still hit a bump in the road and write yourself into a corner. You wont be able to pick up all the pieces you dropped but you simply move forward correcting your mistakes next time. It was gonna be hard for Oda to do that regardless since he has been one of the top sellers for years and many critiques and expectations was going to be tough to keep track of.
You think the solution would be to just find someone abled to continue the work but I asked you this. Would you read berserk if it continued being made by someone else? Personally not really because its no longer being made by the guy who put the series on the map in the first place making the journey to completion feel shallow. This sends the message that even creators themselves are disposable when fail to meet standards and that's when the product truly becomes corporate. This is speaking from how western comic creators are treated since as early as batman and superman's inception, the true creators were treated like dirt while the higher ups were too busy trying to make it nothing more than a commerical product. There are flaws with OP but I rather see Oda himself solve it with help from his editors as best as they can. And I do believe oda isnt trying to drag on purpose, just wants to make the most of what hes got.
People made fun of Naruto the series but I rarely see people go after Kishimoto himself and call out whether his heart was in or not even during the height of its popularity. And why should they? He was only making the best of his decision for a weekly story he didn't anticipate would be as big as it was. Shouldn't stop people from critiquing his works but it does devolve into entitlement when calling out ones work ethic/passion for the most taxing job a writer or artist can do.
Sorry this is long
so Hiyori taking on Orochi does less to detract Zoros character and role in the arc and instead enhances another who has closer ties with Orochi.
Learning his past connection with enma, mastering it, infusing conquerors with his sword style and defeating a YC did nothing for him as a swordsman??? All because King didn't have CoC or awakening? Did Kaku needed a grade sword to pose a threat towards Zoro in his fight or for that fight to even be good? King was still a treat due to his Lunarian abilities that Zoro despite being able to utilize conquerors still needed to strategize against it and couldn't do much without exploiting that weakness. Funny you mention Zoro taking orders from Law when it was the exact opposite on the rooftop. As for Luffy being over Zoro other than Luffy being the MC even Mihawk the WSS believes being KotP is a title greater than his. Still it doesn't stop Zoro from pulling his own weight into becoming a strong swordsmen in the end and help contribute to protecting Luffy up on the roof top. Leading to the biggest elephant in the room.
This is what I meant when I said that Zoro lived up to the hype in this arc because the one thing people yearned for the most in wano was to see Zoro duke it out against a yonko. Whether ZKK happens or not, this on its own is a good way to pay off all three of those plot points you noted.
Queen was a literal cyborg at that point who worked with Judge alongside Vegapunk to understand the science and had decades to fix any hiccups. Plus Queen was also making a point about how his science is superior to Judge which is why he wanted Sanji to put on the RS to prove it, so him not having any problems with utilizing the tech is probably what he meant.
Other than kungfu point which is a redundant form, at worse hes merely underutilized which you can say for most strawhats but when he is used you can see a substantial growth in his demeanor. Hes more dependent and despite still being afraid will take on challenges way out of his league when push comes to shove than ever before. Many argue that his medical skills get outshined by Law but I argue it shows that even someone as dedicated as chopper still has his limits and isn't the center of the world when it comes to being a doctor. Outside of the ice oni subplot he does plenty of crazy shit in WCI.
Not saying you need to jerk the man off or pretend to be impressed with his resolve to still make the series. I just find it a stretch to argue these decisions are done merely for money or his fame. You can still have passion for your writing and still hit a bump in the road and write yourself into a corner. You wont be able to pick up all the pieces you dropped but you simply move forward correcting your mistakes next time. It was gonna be hard for Oda to do that regardless since he has been one of the top sellers for years and many critiques and expectations was going to be tough to keep track of.
You think the solution would be to just find someone abled to continue the work but I asked you this. Would you read berserk if it continued being made by someone else? Personally not really because its no longer being made by the guy who put the series on the map in the first place making the journey to completion feel shallow. This sends the message that even creators themselves are disposable when fail to meet standards and that's when the product truly becomes corporate. This is speaking from how western comic creators are treated since as early as batman and superman's inception, the true creators were treated like dirt while the higher ups were too busy trying to make it nothing more than a commerical product. There are flaws with OP but I rather see Oda himself solve it with help from his editors as best as they can. And I do believe oda isnt trying to drag on purpose, just wants to make the most of what hes got.
People made fun of Naruto the series but I rarely see people go after Kishimoto himself and call out whether his heart was in or not even during the height of its popularity. And why should they? He was only making the best of his decision for a weekly story he didn't anticipate would be as big as it was. Shouldn't stop people from critiquing his works but it does devolve into entitlement when calling out ones work ethic/passion for the most taxing job a writer or artist can do.
Sorry this is long
Onigashima isn't 
