I used to empathize a lot with them, I loved Monet and Señor Pink but I developed random character fatigue around Zou and just stopped caring about their lore
The problem is that since WCI, random character lore has been on steroids. 20 chapter flashback on Oden, ten chapter flashback on Loki
Even existing characters like Bonney, Kuma give me fatigue
I miss the days when the story was focused on the straw hats
And I think ultimately I never managed to transition to this new one piece like everybody has
In order to be a new one piece fan, you need to have endless curiosity over every single side character while being completely apathetic to the main cast
The problem is that since WCI, random character lore has been on steroids. 20 chapter flashback on Oden, ten chapter flashback on Loki
Even existing characters like Bonney, Kuma give me fatigue
I miss the days when the story was focused on the straw hats
And I think ultimately I never managed to transition to this new one piece like everybody has
In order to be a new one piece fan, you need to have endless curiosity over every single side character while being completely apathetic to the main cast