What's so bad about that tho, both are iconic characters, my only problem is being completely off screened.
Honestly if I was Oda and want to ramp up more sales I would dedicate a good 10 chapter arc for the Red Hair Pirates vs Blackbeard Pirates war
Its not bad, its just not justified. Firstly, id never expect Oda to ever draw a 10 chapter war with BB and Shanks. If he does, then nevermind lmao, but he never has done something like that without Luffy being involved. And even then, how does he reasonably show 11 BBP members defeating 11 RHP members without giving much away for their fight against Luffy?
The real killer imo is the fact that Shanks has way too much going on outside of a beef with Blackbeard:
- His relationship with the World Government
- His hidden history with Roger and God Valley
- His need for going after One Piece now
- His ulterior motives with Luffy
I feel like people envision Luffy holding a dying Shanks in his arms while he conveniently explains his lifestory.
Again, Id laugh if it happened and continued to read the story, but I strongly doubt it. Narrative is king over anything else, and Luffy's narrative with Shanks needs to have payoff in a way that addresses what i mention above.
For example, this is why I was able to guess Vegapunk was next with Kuma and Kizaru, or how I entirely believed Zoro would get up after Kaido to fight King, or how Kid/Law would defeat BM, but now lose to Shanks and BB.