Chapter Discussion Tension oficially died in One Piece
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Oda literally had Shanks tell everyone that Imu is "a being with power beyond imagination".
It's pretty clear that he wants Imu to be this allmighty God while simultaneously wanting to let Gaban, Loki and his golden goose Luffy look like monsters.
Oda simply doesn't realize that you can't have everything and once again taps into the trap of wanting way too much.
The result is this complete mess without any kind of tension and with Imu looking like an incompetent clown that we have now.
It's the same concept with his fake-out deaths: He wants to squeeze raw emotion out of the reader (dramatic death scene) while also actually wanting to keep the character alive (resolution that they somehow survived).
The result is once again that by now every single tension from the manga is gone, because we know there simply aren't any consequences.
It's pretty clear that he wants Imu to be this allmighty God while simultaneously wanting to let Gaban, Loki and his golden goose Luffy look like monsters.
Oda simply doesn't realize that you can't have everything and once again taps into the trap of wanting way too much.
The result is this complete mess without any kind of tension and with Imu looking like an incompetent clown that we have now.
It's the same concept with his fake-out deaths: He wants to squeeze raw emotion out of the reader (dramatic death scene) while also actually wanting to keep the character alive (resolution that they somehow survived).
The result is once again that by now every single tension from the manga is gone, because we know there simply aren't any consequences.
That's what I mean with Oda wanting way too much.
Shanks telling everyone that Imu is "a being with power beyond imagination" is literally Oda telling the reader how they should view Imu.
On the other hand Oda himself constantly butchers this image he wants to create by making Imu look questionable in order to hype up other characters (Sabo, Loki, Luffy, Gaban) Oda wants the reader to also think of as really strong.
Oda simply lost the plot/his own narrative, that's all there's to it.
Shanks telling everyone that Imu is "a being with power beyond imagination" is literally Oda telling the reader how they should view Imu.
On the other hand Oda himself constantly butchers this image he wants to create by making Imu look questionable in order to hype up other characters (Sabo, Loki, Luffy, Gaban) Oda wants the reader to also think of as really strong.
Oda simply lost the plot/his own narrative, that's all there's to it.
Literally never happened
because gaban was always stronger
Admiral fans were always right for decades about oda using old men to hype admirals, while you turds were in denial with your yonkobums dying to rookies.
Imu is just another villain who got owned by the weakest old legend.
He needs many transformations to keep up with base nerfed admiral
because gaban was always stronger
Admiral fans were always right for decades about oda using old men to hype admirals, while you turds were in denial with your yonkobums dying to rookies.
Imu is just another villain who got owned by the weakest old legend.
He needs many transformations to keep up with base nerfed admiral
Imu's power was called immeasurable by Shanks
I'm not sure if "immeasurable" means anything to you guys, but it does to me
Trying to calculate his power based on being punched a few times doesn't seem right
If Oda's self-insert says it, I trust that. He meant it. That shit is basically as absolute as Oda himself saying it if that's the case.
That means the stuff we're seeing here right now is child's play. It can't even be called a fraction of his power because nobody knows what fractions of his power even are.
I supposedly take a stance on knowing what conceptual powers can be measured as and even I don't know what to say about Imu yet.
If I can't measure it, I think you guys have no chance at it. That's the truth.
I'm not sure if "immeasurable" means anything to you guys, but it does to me
Trying to calculate his power based on being punched a few times doesn't seem right
If Oda's self-insert says it, I trust that. He meant it. That shit is basically as absolute as Oda himself saying it if that's the case.
That means the stuff we're seeing here right now is child's play. It can't even be called a fraction of his power because nobody knows what fractions of his power even are.
I supposedly take a stance on knowing what conceptual powers can be measured as and even I don't know what to say about Imu yet.
If I can't measure it, I think you guys have no chance at it. That's the truth.
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You're missing the entire point here.
Like I said - it doesn't matter at all what Oda says, if what he writes contradicts the exact same thing he said.
Imu's power being immeasurable? Sure, that's why he hasn't really put anyone out for good in 13 chapters of fighting (everyone he attacked is still up and kicking) and now is getting kicked around for the third chapter in a row.
Even if he is supposed to be so powerful - his actual portrayal doesn't match it one bit and with all those recent writing decisions Oda killed any last tension that was still in the arc. Nobody views Imu as a real threat anymore, even if they say so in order to defend Oda. They all know they're not feeling it anymore.
Like I said - it doesn't matter at all what Oda says, if what he writes contradicts the exact same thing he said.
Imu's power being immeasurable? Sure, that's why he hasn't really put anyone out for good in 13 chapters of fighting (everyone he attacked is still up and kicking) and now is getting kicked around for the third chapter in a row.
Even if he is supposed to be so powerful - his actual portrayal doesn't match it one bit and with all those recent writing decisions Oda killed any last tension that was still in the arc. Nobody views Imu as a real threat anymore, even if they say so in order to defend Oda. They all know they're not feeling it anymore.