Chapter Discussion Elbaf pacing is horrible
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The pacing is totally fine at the moment. Oda usually gets caught up introducing characters and wasting times in areas which don't end up getting their due pay-off. I like to look at it through the lens of a well-paced anime where an episode adapts roughly two chapters. So far, Elbaph would amount to just about eight episodes, which is nothing in the grand scheme of things. I expect this arc to be about the same length as Egghead.
Arcs are Organized in Parts (Volumes), not Chapters,
Part 1 is almost always "Arc Introduction" & We are already Done with that the moment Holy Knights Teleported to the Castle,
After that, usually Part 2 is about dealing Cards & putting everyone in Position to establish what is this Arc's Main Plot,
Elbaph Arc also already Finished this, as Part 2 focused on Loki Situation, it was Over with Last Chapter,
Now, We should have Part 3 focusing on Elbaph Flashback obviously,
Explaining why We are seeing these Characters Arc & why They are gathered together,
After that, We should have Part 4 focusing on Stopping that Threat that was established in Part 2 (Holy Knights, Kids, Monsters, Fire ... etc),
At the End of Part 4, We should have some sort of Conclusion to the Struggle or Introduction of an Element that takes Arc in a New Direction,
Meaning either Holy Knights succeed in Taking Kids or Capturing Loki, or We have Luffy/Shamrock Meeting or Someone arrives such as Man With Burn Scar ... etc
Depending on that Outcome, this Elbaph Plot takes about 4 Volumes (2 Already Done).
If any Part is Finished in like 5-6 Chapters, then the Pacing will look too Fast, while if it takes almost Two Volumes then it's too slow.
So far, the Pacing doesn't look like either, it's Fine.
Part 1 is almost always "Arc Introduction" & We are already Done with that the moment Holy Knights Teleported to the Castle,
After that, usually Part 2 is about dealing Cards & putting everyone in Position to establish what is this Arc's Main Plot,
Elbaph Arc also already Finished this, as Part 2 focused on Loki Situation, it was Over with Last Chapter,
Now, We should have Part 3 focusing on Elbaph Flashback obviously,
Explaining why We are seeing these Characters Arc & why They are gathered together,
After that, We should have Part 4 focusing on Stopping that Threat that was established in Part 2 (Holy Knights, Kids, Monsters, Fire ... etc),
At the End of Part 4, We should have some sort of Conclusion to the Struggle or Introduction of an Element that takes Arc in a New Direction,
Meaning either Holy Knights succeed in Taking Kids or Capturing Loki, or We have Luffy/Shamrock Meeting or Someone arrives such as Man With Burn Scar ... etc
Depending on that Outcome, this Elbaph Plot takes about 4 Volumes (2 Already Done).
If any Part is Finished in like 5-6 Chapters, then the Pacing will look too Fast, while if it takes almost Two Volumes then it's too slow.
So far, the Pacing doesn't look like either, it's Fine.
I see lot of complaint but Elbaph is fast paced .
Loki and Gaban were introduced pretty fast and Harley text was explained in details .
I feel Oda is going all out assault in thus arc considering Elvaph will be final arcs .
I like the lore so far I know Zoro and Yonko fandom who always want fights will finds this boring .
We will see more of Brook, Ussop , Nami , Chopper in this arc considering they hardly got fights .
Loki and Gaban were introduced pretty fast and Harley text was explained in details .
I feel Oda is going all out assault in thus arc considering Elvaph will be final arcs .
I like the lore so far I know Zoro and Yonko fandom who always want fights will finds this boring .
We will see more of Brook, Ussop , Nami , Chopper in this arc considering they hardly got fights .
Here we go again. The bozos that appear every arc and complain about the pacing.
Yeah I have exactly waited for another wannabe hotshot to appear and gather a few likes from the other bozos. Circlecrying about One Piece arc pacings.
God jesus. The literally SAME discussion we had in prior arcs.
Lame ones gonna stay lame ones.
Yeah I have exactly waited for another wannabe hotshot to appear and gather a few likes from the other bozos. Circlecrying about One Piece arc pacings.
God jesus. The literally SAME discussion we had in prior arcs.
Lame ones gonna stay lame ones.
I have no complaints of the pacing for now, seems more fast paced than other post-ts arcs. By biggest gripe with long One Piss Arcs is the introduction of an excessive amount of characters. This arc is not bad at all in that regard. I think this arc will be fine as long as it does not contain any bullshit flashback chapters.
In general I agree with you though, the pre-ts arcs such as Sabaody were much more succinct, and while Egghead started off promising it was held back by a Kuma Flashback that was at least 5 chapters too long and a weird "who done it" series of chapters regarding the assassinations of the satellites which was proceeded by a flash forward starting with Luffy's conversation with the Elders.
In general I agree with you though, the pre-ts arcs such as Sabaody were much more succinct, and while Egghead started off promising it was held back by a Kuma Flashback that was at least 5 chapters too long and a weird "who done it" series of chapters regarding the assassinations of the satellites which was proceeded by a flash forward starting with Luffy's conversation with the Elders.
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It’s just One Piece’s pacing post-time skip that’s been poor in general. “Pretty good” for One Piece’s standard is actually kinda slow, and apparently the length of chapters in general has decreased. That with the constant breaks can make it feel worse.
This one is just a personal issue, but it’s the content itself that’s kinda boring for me. The Holy Knights just do nothing for me as antagonists….especially this far into the story.
This one is just a personal issue, but it’s the content itself that’s kinda boring for me. The Holy Knights just do nothing for me as antagonists….especially this far into the story.
