I don't know.
He gets a lot of praise in-verse but he's not a Gary Stue by any means.
Shanks is a Gary Stue.
Hardly ever looks bad. Always wanked in story.
Garp isn't.
He gets sliced by Morgans while sleep, held down by Sengoku at Marineford, etc.
He's still a top tier just not a god like you're saying.
He gets a lot of praise in-verse but he's not a Gary Stue by any means.
Shanks is a Gary Stue.
Hardly ever looks bad. Always wanked in story.
Garp isn't.
He gets sliced by Morgans while sleep, held down by Sengoku at Marineford, etc.
He's still a top tier just not a god like you're saying.