The Shichibukai are not a big faction outside this manga lol? The knights of god would be iconic as Hell
Yeah maybe they'd be iconic if they played a role earlier

But all of the manga with super iconic groups of antagonist typically have them play a role in the middle of the story at the latest. You're comparing antagonists that were either setup from the very beginning of the story (like the Phantom Troupe and Akatsuki) and antagonists that were relevant when the main cast was significantly weaker (like the Espada) to secondary antags in the Final Saga

If you wanna argue that they should've been introduced earlier then that's one thing. Go ahead

But to say that other authors could accomplish more with the same structure is baseless
 

TheAncientCenturion

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Yeah maybe they'd be iconic if they played a role earlier

But all of the manga with super iconic groups of antagonist typically have them play a role in the middle of the story at the latest. You're comparing antagonists that were either setup from the very beginning of the story (like the Phantom Troupe and Akatsuki) and antagonists that were relevant when the main cast was significantly weaker (like the Espada) to secondary antags in the Final Saga

If you wanna argue that they should've been introduced earlier then that's one thing. Go ahead

But to say that other authors could accomplish more with the same structure is baseless
If Kishi introduced the Knights of God in the war arc instead of using Edo Tensei, I guarantee you they’d be well thought of, similar to the Akatsuki
 
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