General & Others Why is Skypiea arc so underrated?

[ShinmenTakezo]

I don't think this arc is that underrated

Personally it is one of my favorite arc

So many great moments and characters

You sure? Pretty much worst rated pre-TS arc and also when the sales dived until Enies Lobby

OT: Because it is the best arc, duh

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The most salient aspect of that arc which people usually fail to grasp is how Skypiea is potentially a microcosm of the entire story itself.

Put very well, Jaya+Skypeia is like the core of the entire story, also no coincidence i would say that all the main players besides Yonkou and Im were introduced then.

 

[RayanOO]

You sure? Pretty much worst rated pre-TS arc and also when the sales dived until Enies Lobby

people really have no taste

 

[ShinmenTakezo]

people really have no taste

If you ask me, yes, but the more diplomatic answer is, people look for different stuff, and what the majority seems to look for was not present in Skypeia as it was in other arcs

Among other stuff:
1) Had next to none personal drama of the Strawhats, they were only connected through the theme of the saga and Luffy´s antithesis to Enel (Arlong had Nami drama, Alabasta had Vivi drama, W7 had Robin and Usopp drama, TB had the Kuma stuff)
2) Hence, if you look for personal drama, the fight lacked the personal investment and context in contrast to let´s say CP9 vs Strawhats, Luffy vs Croc (due to Vivi) or Luffy vs Arlong
3) The priests were really quirky with no straight faced traditional badass type that the other arcs featured like Lucci, Arlong, Croc and Mr1, Ryuma and so forth
4) Admittedly, the version of the typical "we have to keep Luffy away from the main stuff until the climax of the arc" was pretty dumb

 

[Bullet]

I like skypiea now but i used to hate it
I even told my friend to skip the arc but he didn't listen, he watched it and then came to me and said the arc was awesome
The only things i liked the first time watching were the comedy and Noland's flashback
the villains weren't interesting to me at all, the fights aren't the best and the pacing is very bad atleast in the anime also i used to be a lot more religious so stuff like calling Enel God and Zoro saying he doesn't believe in God bothered me
Also i didn't really care or connect with the natives and suppurting cast like Connis, Aisa ... as much as i did with Alabasta, Water 7 and east blue ones
And the stuff with Roger... i forgot all of it the moment we left
But i like and appreciate the arc a lot more now
It's probably in my top 5

 

[Dark Admiral]

Imagine your friend gave you Jaya instead of skipping that whole saga, then you see the knock up stream sending the crew to the sky only for them to fall back, and ultimately think: "Dude, so Bellamy was right, there's no sky island...!".

lol

 

[MugiwaraMaster]

If anyone hates the world building that Skypeia brought to the OP world, they just prefer if things were nothing but ocean and normal islands.

On a side note, I do hope one day the Sky People come down and join the Strawhat Fleet. The Shandarians would make great power houses for the fleet.

 

[nik87]

Skypiea is one of the best arcs.

 

[Ballel]

The arc was the reason i stopped watching OP for at least 10 years or so

Why tho?

Quite simple: It doesn't have a great or really memorable fight. That's what most shonen readers look for. Enel vs Luffy is more of a gimmick battle, than an actual fight.

I for one agree with you btw, Jaya/Skypiea is one of the very best OP sagas.

It had several side fights that were actually good/decent imo.

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also i used to be a lot more religious so stuff like calling Enel God and Zoro saying he doesn't believe in God bothered me

The point about Enel calling himself God is that he is a false god. He's actually just a guy with a very strong superpower who uses strength as the defining trait of what a 'God' is.

 

[dirtyLarry]

It had several side fights that were actually good/decent imo.

Most shonen readers don't care about "side fights" though. They want an epic battle like Luffy vs Lucci or Luffy vs Crocodile to end the arc, while the crewmates all get their own memorable 1-vs-1s (like Zoro vs Mr.1 or Sanji vs Jabura etc.).

Skypiea didn't provide that.

The best "fight" we got was Luffy temporarily knocking Enel out with this gigantic gold-ball around his fist. Enel even got up the very next chapter and decided to rage-quit.

Like I said: I for one absolutely love Skypiea and think it's one of Oda's best works, but many shonen readers just miss those straightforward, generic "final battles" that an arc usually provides.

 

[Konstantis]

Because of plot convinience, Luffy who was eaten, no one died etc

 

[dirtyLarry]

no one died etc

Outside of Ace and WB, nobody ever died in OP outside of flashbacks ...

 

[Konstantis]

Outside of Ace and WB, nobody ever died in OP outside of flashbacks ...

There was three royal guards who died in Arabasta, plus much bigger number of scrubs. But the fact that Ganfoll survived all Enel attack display his attacks as weak...only one scrub died from his attack, litteraly everyone survived even srcubs, while many people died in Arabasta...so this is just one of the reasons.

 

[RayanOO]

Wyper/Zoro/Gan Fall vs Enel was amazing

Luffy vs Wyper was great

The shandians fighting style with dials was really good

Enel destroying everyone was fun

Noland flashback is the best one with Fisher Tiger one. This is part of the best One piece ever deliver,

The whole golden city was interesting and the feeling of adventure was top notch, Gold roger message etc.

The war between the two people was interesting.

Lots of good points

 

[Jackteo]

Because Enel sucks

 

[Ballel]

Because of plot convinience, Luffy who was eaten, no one died etc

People usually don't die in One Piece. Only very unimportant side characters who are irrelevant, flashbacks or deaths with impact( WB and Ace)

 

[Konstantis]

People usually don't die in One Piece. Only very unimportant side characters who are irrelevant, flashbacks or deaths with impact( WB and Ace)

I already answered on that highter...

 

[Ballel]

Because Enel sucks

As a villain I actually liked him and his devil fruit is really cool imo.

 

[pg13]

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If you ask me, yes, but the more diplomatic answer is, people look for different stuff, and what the majority seems to look for was not present in Skypeia as it was in other arcs

Among other stuff:
1) Had next to none personal drama of the Strawhats, they were only connected through the theme of the saga and Luffy´s antithesis to Enel (Arlong had Nami drama, Alabasta had Vivi drama, W7 had Robin and Usopp drama, TB had the Kuma stuff)
2) Hence, if you look for personal drama, the fight lacked the personal investment and context in contrast to let´s say CP9 vs Strawhats, Luffy vs Croc (due to Vivi) or Luffy vs Arlong
3) The priests were really quirky with no straight faced traditional badass type that the other arcs featured like Lucci, Arlong, Croc and Mr1, Ryuma and so forth
4) Admittedly, the version of the typical "we have to keep Luffy away from the main stuff until the climax of the arc" was pretty dumb

Even then..... Skypiea bodies every Post Timeskip Arc so far honestly. In terms of Action, Plot, Art(literally has some of the dopest panels in the One Piece series) basically beats the arcs post timeskip in almost every aspect. Plus the Strawhat Greatness in the arc is strong.

 

[Formerly Seth]

Skypiea is one of the best arcs in this manga period.

 

[MugiwaraMaster]

Looking back, Wyper surviving using the Reject Dial three times was the biggest case of plot armor in Skypiea.

Dude should had lost an entire arm after that.