He only went so far because being ally with Luffy during Wano gave him some of Luffy's bs plot armor and shonen protagonist power, even though he and Law shouldn't have stood a chance.
What happened to him against Shanks was just what should have happened to him and Law against BM.
I remember the first time I watched Orochimaru in Naruto anime, while I and my family were on holiday in the US.
Even though Orochimaru was later botched and butchered by Kishimoto, I will never forget how terrifying he was in his first appearance when he destroyed Naruto and Sasuke, with his...
It's also funny that some defend Oda's insane and inconsistent portrayal of fights, claiming that it's because Oda cares only about the story, when the story isn't good and consistent either.
It's largely because Oda doesn't care about being consistent when it comes to fights and powers that I have completely lost interest in the fights, as well as in power level discussions, knowing that it didn't matter since any consistency has died long ago
More than wanking them as invincible, the problem is that there is no sense of threat and danger coming from them, nor of there being stakes when opposing them.
Though the worst decrease in writing quality was during Wano with Lolden and his Scrubbards, Onigashima, Yamatrash and all the dumb trash involving BM.
I never has been against the focus not being solely on the Straw Hats, in fact there are many characters who are more interesting to focus on them. The problem is that the story since the timeskip has often focused too much on side characters who weren't good or interesting, some of them were...
Nothing could have saved Onigashima, it would just have made the taste a little better. When the structure itself is rotten, not even the best ingredients can save it.
I am still bitter when remembering this arc, and it doesn't get better as time passes. I have never appreciated Post-TS One Piece the same way since this arc.
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