Okay so I just read the chapter, and since @Topi Jerami
Oda in 2018: “I feel like fans would be disappointed if Luffy defeated Kaido because his punch was so strong. Luffy and I will have to put our heads together to find something more creative.”
If 2018 Oda could see himself in 2021, I wonder what he would be thinking, given that Luffy’s entire Wano character arc involves him just getting stronger punches, and the final Chapter 1000/Chapter 1001 moment where he and Kaido begin their battle just involves every character fan-gasming about how strong Luffy’s punch is and the fact that a punch would work on Kaido.
Oda has failed to live up to his own standard that he set for himself, objectively. Once again Oda shows that he is fantastic at creating hype but utterly abysmal at following through with said hype, and really the entirety of Wano has been a testament to that point, with this moment here as the best example.
This is it guys. Luffy’s entire arc in Wano was just getting a stronger punch. There wasn’t really anything else to it. Even Zoro’s whole story in Wano was just Enma and not much else. The entire rest of the story was devoted to Oden and the Scabbards, and was poorly executed at that because most don’t care about the scabbards and were just waiting on Zoro and Luffy to enter the scene anyway.
Wano is the One Piece arc that keeps on disappointing, non-stop. Anyway, not a terrible chapter, but not really a good one either lol.
Oda in 2018: “I feel like fans would be disappointed if Luffy defeated Kaido because his punch was so strong. Luffy and I will have to put our heads together to find something more creative.”
If 2018 Oda could see himself in 2021, I wonder what he would be thinking, given that Luffy’s entire Wano character arc involves him just getting stronger punches, and the final Chapter 1000/Chapter 1001 moment where he and Kaido begin their battle just involves every character fan-gasming about how strong Luffy’s punch is and the fact that a punch would work on Kaido.
Oda has failed to live up to his own standard that he set for himself, objectively. Once again Oda shows that he is fantastic at creating hype but utterly abysmal at following through with said hype, and really the entirety of Wano has been a testament to that point, with this moment here as the best example.
This is it guys. Luffy’s entire arc in Wano was just getting a stronger punch. There wasn’t really anything else to it. Even Zoro’s whole story in Wano was just Enma and not much else. The entire rest of the story was devoted to Oden and the Scabbards, and was poorly executed at that because most don’t care about the scabbards and were just waiting on Zoro and Luffy to enter the scene anyway.
Wano is the One Piece arc that keeps on disappointing, non-stop. Anyway, not a terrible chapter, but not really a good one either lol.
This is a fighting manga, power ups are a necessity, Oda just didn't want the power ups to come from nowhere.