Oda copied kubo
Its extremely ironic as Kubo has hated Oda and OP for MANY years and Bleach fans used to get made fun of for YEARS by some OP fans after the final arc and it ending extremely prematurely and always acting that OP was far superior and was surviving far longer due to it and such.
They're not wrong necessarily ofc but I think they were kinda harsh too, especially given what Kubo went through, how his health got destroyed severely and thus how and why Bleach ended so suddenly too.
Kubo wasn't the best writer but he had amazing style and was a fantastic artist for characters but was apparently allergic to drawing backgrounds. He also made Ichigo too much of a one trick pony as a fighter but he did design and write some awesome characters, fights, abilities, moments and such.
The bonus chapter he did recently for Bleach was brilliant too imo, maybe the best writing even or at least for a very long time for Bleach, turning the lore upside down with shocking, powerful, mind scewing new revelationsand such.
Quite bittersweet irony now indeed anyway especially with Bleach making a massive comeback with a fantastic new chapter and the new anime looking AMAZING from the trailer so far too.
https://worstgen.alwaysdata.net/for...-affect-your-enjoyment-of-either-series.1770/
Oh wait, Oda felt a grudge in return to Kubo for too?! Thats understandable to be fair but wow haha:
https://animehunch.com/2021/12/22/e...uspicious-message-for-tite-kubo-at-bleach-ex/
Oda's message to him recently was very nice though:
In his message at BLEACH EX., the One Piece creator further revealed that Kubo is an extremely competitive, hard-working, talented, and a “pretty confident guy,” embarrassing the Bleach author, and finally congratulated him for the 20th anniversary of the manga.
Sounds like they might have repaired their relationship with one another and let bygones be bygones now? Would be pretty nice if they started to get along and even be friends instead maybe?
But man, it would be hilariously ironic if Oda was copying Kubo here, whether its inspiration most likely imo or for other reasons, maybe more petty ones somehow?
We've had jokes about "Zoro's Bankai" lately and he is facing a "Shinigami" too lmao! Plus people saying Asura is like a Bankai for years anyway hahaha.
I think this massive break did wonders for Kubo though and I do feel it would be amazing for Oda especially if he got such a long break (preferably for less severe reasons ofc) and how much better it would benefit the story too, like it has done for Bleach with that bonus chapter too. But also more important, how it wll benefit Odas health especially and how much he needs it.
Araki went monthly on Jojo after Part 6 and it seemed to have benefited him a lot even though the story is much slower now. Which is also brutally ironic as Part 7 is the longest part by far and Part 8 took over 10 years to finish too at around 110 chapters I think it was too?