General & Others The Yamato Cover Story

[Jailer]

Straight to the point:

What on earth was the point of that insanely long cover story?

Not a single important thing for future events was set up. No Pluton lore, no (much needed) character development for Yamato, nothing.

Nothing. Was thinking maybe Moria was gonna pull up by the end of it to maybe be a daimyo, maybe even setting out with Yamato, etc.

Probably the worst cover story lol, it lead to nowhere, waste of time.

 

[Yere93]

At least it didn't destroy a great emotional moment like reviving Pound.

 

[Peepooman]

I hate one piss fans so much

 

[Shiroyru]

Yamato's cover story sums up both Yamato as a character and Wano as an arc. One day Oda will come out and admit he created this character as a social experiment.

Oda wanted to test how low his ball-fondling fans are willing to go.

Isn’t Yamato older than Ace lol?

 

[Blax Blah]

Isn’t Yamato older than Ace lol?

Yeah but that's some cool art

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I hate one piss fans so much

So you hate me because I like One Piece?

 

[Peepooman]

Yeah but that's some cool art

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So you hate me because I like One Piece?

Nah, I just hate one piss 😞

 

[The White Crane]

Straight to the point:

What on earth was the point of that insanely long cover story?

Not a single important thing for future events was set up. No Pluton lore, no (much needed) character development for Yamato, nothing.

Well, Wano is by far One Piece's worst arc, so it is only fitting that Wano's cover story also becomes One Piece's worst cover story.

 

[moreha9685]

Well, Wano is by far One Piece's worst arc, so it is only fitting that Wano's cover story also becomes One Piece's worst cover story.

I also expect Wano's characters to have the poorest fights in the Final War, so Oda can go 3/3 on the shit-meter.

 

[MonochromeYoru]

Most obvious set up ever

BBP gonna invade soon

 

[Juanpiz]

Most obvious set up ever

BBP gonna invade soon

Any Moment

 

[moreha9685]

Most obvious set up ever

BBP gonna invade soon

> end of the Yamato cover story: "Wano is finally at peace."
> string of requested one-off cover stories
> return to serialized cover story with entry #1: "Wano invaded."
> average OP reader:

 

[Roo]

yamato should just fucking die already

 

[ZippySpace]

The Yamato cover story would’ve been worth it if it ended with her dancing butt booty naked through the flower capital like Oden

 

[DarkWitch]

After Ulti and Page One joined Yamato, I really thought we would get to see Black Maria and Jack again, and them joining Yamato as well.

But of course that didn't happen.

 

[thisnewtechnique]

More Wamato

 

[ZenZu]

Oda wanted to test how low his ball-fondling fans are willing to go.

Exactly. Even the popularity poll that dropped mid Wano proved this, she was already cracking top 10 or near it, literally off of side boobs alone. Oda proved he can write the biggest pile of shit of all time, drop some boobs and it will be a W for him.

 

[DarkWitch]

I still find it funny how there were still some using the cover story as an excuse for Yamato to join the Straw Hats at the end.

And the sad part is, there are still some OP Tards that are still coping, thinking she will now join the crew, now that the cover story is over.

 

[Shiroyru]

Exactly. Even the popularity poll that dropped mid Wano proved this, she was already cracking top 10 or near it, literally off of side boobs alone. Oda proved he can write the biggest pile of shit of all time, drop some boobs and it will be a W for him.

Can’t blame him tbh. It’s common for cult leaders to test the faith of their followers

 

[ZenZu]

Can’t blame him tbh. It’s common for cult leaders to test the faith of their followers

Not at all, I almost applaud him for it. Smart man, he literally wrote Yamato as annoying and unbearable as possible just to test it. He won.

 

[Poorsalino Cooker]

Exactly. Even the popularity poll that dropped mid Wano proved this, she was already cracking top 10 or near it, literally off of side boobs alone. Oda proved he can write the biggest pile of shit of all time, drop some boobs and it will be a W for him.

And despite that and the endless Wano wanking over a pretty but hollow sideboob, Wano still had the biggest drop in sales in the series' history.

Also, was it just me, or did Wano feel painfully over-promoted? It felt like Toei and JUMP went out of their way to artificially inflate its popularity to the point that it got more promotion than any previous arc. You had Shinto shrines selling Wano-themed goods before the arc even began, thousands of overpriced merch items released during its run when compared to past arcs, and countless cross-promotions with other brands just to hype it up, even more so in its first year than both runs of Dressrosa and Marineford. Even Funimation, Crunchyroll, and VIZ went overboard with the marketing — far more than they ever did for any other arc being localized. This had to have been a personal request from Oda himself, who clearly believed Wano was meant to be his magnum opus.