OP - Read or watch the anime?
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Where are you at? If you're post Enies Lobby One Pace has the anime with condensed pacing from EL till current. So you get the perks of voice acing, music, animation without the original anime 10 page per episode pacing.
If you're still before EL, I'd recommend reading the manga up to EL while checking out the highlight scenes in the anime (They do the highlight scenes justice but the pacing puts people off) then switch to One Pace.
That's what my GF tried and she loved it. Not sure if this way works for everyone tho. Maybe other will suggest alternative ways and you get to pick.
I'd also suggest reading the OP digitally colored manga version if you're going to catch up to EL in the manga. I heard it has some translation issues with some chapters, but overall OP manga looks great in color.
If you're still before EL, I'd recommend reading the manga up to EL while checking out the highlight scenes in the anime (They do the highlight scenes justice but the pacing puts people off) then switch to One Pace.
That's what my GF tried and she loved it. Not sure if this way works for everyone tho. Maybe other will suggest alternative ways and you get to pick.
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I'd also suggest reading the OP digitally colored manga version if you're going to catch up to EL in the manga. I heard it has some translation issues with some chapters, but overall OP manga looks great in color.
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Definitely watch till Marineford and all of pre timeskip, they are all very well paced and have good animation style.
Post timeskip is where the anime has been very questionable.
- Shobondy, Fishman Isaland and Punk Hazard are bearable to watch, but Deressrosa was pretty wank apart from Luffy's final fight, and Zoro finisher vs his arc oppenent.
- Shit tier animation for everything else (excluding Viola dancing )
, and the whole arc is dragged tf out.
- Read the Zou arc. The anime makes Jack skip leg day and Zunisha looks like she's made out of paper mache. Watch the anime for revire segment tho, that was pretty good.
- Read the whole cake island arc, there's no two ways about it. ๐คข๐คข๐คข You don't want to be witnessing the Big Meme for more than 20x longer in a vastly lower quality.
Wano so far has been very good in terms of animation, art, and pacing but some bits are still kind of dragged out. You will have to judge this one for yourself.
Post timeskip is where the anime has been very questionable.
- Shobondy, Fishman Isaland and Punk Hazard are bearable to watch, but Deressrosa was pretty wank apart from Luffy's final fight, and Zoro finisher vs his arc oppenent.
- Shit tier animation for everything else (excluding Viola dancing )
, and the whole arc is dragged tf out.- Read the Zou arc. The anime makes Jack skip leg day and Zunisha looks like she's made out of paper mache. Watch the anime for revire segment tho, that was pretty good.
- Read the whole cake island arc, there's no two ways about it. ๐คข๐คข๐คข You don't want to be witnessing the Big Meme for more than 20x longer in a vastly lower quality.
Wano so far has been very good in terms of animation, art, and pacing but some bits are still kind of dragged out. You will have to judge this one for yourself.
Where are you at? If you're post Enies Lobby One Pace has the anime with condensed pacing from EL till current. So you get the perks of voice acing, music, animation without the original anime 10 page per episode pacing.
If you're still before EL, I'd recommend reading the manga up to EL while checking out the highlight scenes in the anime (They do the highlight scenes justice but the pacing puts people off) then switch to One Pace.
That's what my GF tried and she loved it. Not sure if this way works for everyone tho. Maybe other will suggest alternative ways and you get to pick.
I'd also suggest reading the OP digitally colored manga version if you're going to catch up to EL in the manga. I heard it has some translation issues with some chapters, but overall OP manga looks great in color.
If you're still before EL, I'd recommend reading the manga up to EL while checking out the highlight scenes in the anime (They do the highlight scenes justice but the pacing puts people off) then switch to One Pace.
That's what my GF tried and she loved it. Not sure if this way works for everyone tho. Maybe other will suggest alternative ways and you get to pick.
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I'd also suggest reading the OP digitally colored manga version if you're going to catch up to EL in the manga. I heard it has some translation issues with some chapters, but overall OP manga looks great in color.
Manga of course
Definitely watch till Marineford and all of pre timeskip, they are all very well paced and have good animation style.
Post timeskip is where the anime has been very questionable.
- Shobondy, Fishman Isaland and Punk Hazard are bearable to watch, but Deressrosa was pretty wank apart from Luffy's final fight, and Zoro finisher vs his arc oppenent.
- Shit tier animation for everything else (excluding Viola dancing ), and the whole arc is dragged tf out.
- Read the Zou arc. The anime makes Jack skip leg day and Zunisha looks like she's made out of paper mache. Watch the anime for revire segment tho, that was pretty good.
- Read the whole cake island arc, there's no two ways about it. ๐คข๐คข๐คข You don't want to be witnessing the Big Meme for more than 20x longer in a vastly lower quality.
Wano so far has been very good in terms of animation, art, and pacing but some bits are still kind of dragged out. You will have to judge this one for yourself.
Post timeskip is where the anime has been very questionable.
- Shobondy, Fishman Isaland and Punk Hazard are bearable to watch, but Deressrosa was pretty wank apart from Luffy's final fight, and Zoro finisher vs his arc oppenent.
- Shit tier animation for everything else (excluding Viola dancing )
, and the whole arc is dragged tf out.- Read the Zou arc. The anime makes Jack skip leg day and Zunisha looks like she's made out of paper mache. Watch the anime for revire segment tho, that was pretty good.
- Read the whole cake island arc, there's no two ways about it. ๐คข๐คข๐คข You don't want to be witnessing the Big Meme for more than 20x longer in a vastly lower quality.
Wano so far has been very good in terms of animation, art, and pacing but some bits are still kind of dragged out. You will have to judge this one for yourself.
You can't read anime
Manga, it is years I don't watch an anime episode. To read a chapter you spend 5 minutes which translate in 20+(?) minutes of an anime episode plus openings and endings and all that added time is non canon filler. How many chapters have you left to go? let's say 900.
Manga would be 900 x 5 min = about 75 hours
Anime 900 x 20 = 300 hours with 225 hours of filler
But if yoy enjoy voice acting etc. Then go for the anime.
Manga would be 900 x 5 min = about 75 hours
Anime 900 x 20 = 300 hours with 225 hours of filler
But if yoy enjoy voice acting etc. Then go for the anime.
What @Marimo_420 said basically.
I always recommend my friends to watch anime till the end of the pre ts era and then switch to manga.
I always recommend my friends to watch anime till the end of the pre ts era and then switch to manga.