I recently started the Wano Arc Anime & am enjoying it.
My "story". Dub fan, haven't even seen end of D.R or anything beyond it in anime. I was buying the recent dub digital releases on xbox, xbone died, i am shortly past Rebecca's flashback iirc. I finally got vol 93-98 manga in physical form, did a binge reread of 89-98 & recaught the One Piece "bug".
The anime has that nasty habit of "last time on" lasting a good 5-8 minutes an episode, but significantly less of a problem for me when i have even a 13 episode set, let alone 100+ episodes.
I never subscribed to "it only covered this much of a chapter" because that doesnt mean anything. I can read a chapter in 5-10 minutes, but actual dialog&fights need a realistic ebb & flow to them, time to breathe/transition etc.
I enjoyed Demon Slayer/MHA animes, but i feel O.P is truly too massive to try and condense even more. Yes, they have reaction shots, reused scenes, etc, but a lot of gripes come down to personal preference. For instance, i dont mind that the sumo match took up most of an episode. Luffy being Luffy, O P world being absurd & silly, is what got me into the show.
I do understand from the standpoint of the present that One may want more to happen,but I'm in no rush & I've made "peace" with what the anime is and thusly focus on what i do enjoy instead of microscoping what I don't enjoy while wishing about a better version.
I could type more but I'd prefer if i gathered my thoughts better first, this post was meant a tiny comment and spiraled away.
I will finish by saying, most of the times i have 2 screens going, gaming & either adult animation (bobs burgers, american dad) or anime playing. I do watch One Piece by itself at least once, but do several rewatches with it on in background as i game/cook/clean/exercise/read etc. It is a fantastic background show, if you zone out and miss something, just wait 15 minutes for the 7 min recap! :P
Oh, and I'm not saying "justshuddup and enjoy it. Slurp slurp toei", it COULD be better, and should be, It is a GIGANTIC i.p, but it is what it is.
Hell, why are the games made by no name D Rank gaming devs? I enjoyed Red World, Burning Blood (broke Af but captures OP world well), Pirates Warriors 3&4, World Seeker, etc, but imagine a O.P game w aaa budget & devs. Wth does Japan do with its IPs?