Yes you are right, im not down playing Shanks and his greatness but you cant just say Mihawk is irrelevant just cuz captains aint mentioning his name. He literally just chills and has no obvious goal (kinda like Saitama).
Why would captains name drop him if he isnt going for the same goal or isnt causing them trouble?
oh I forgot to respond to this
go a lot of quotes recently
I dont recall calling mihawk flatout irrelevant but I do think shanks has made himself far more relevant and has received better portrayal.
the comparison would saitama would make more sense imo if there werent people stronger than mihawk in the world
there certainly are , he is just interested in fighting those you would call swordsmen seemingly. captains not name dropping him at all would imply he hasnt done anything relevant in 12 years would it not ?
in the same amount of time , his rival who doesnt constrict himself to sword duels continued to challenge stronger and stronger people which is why he gained that recognition.