| LuckyTrouble said: I actually really like One Piece because they can focus on the main goal while having all the members of the Straw Hat crew stay true to their convinctions. They don't portray themselves as heroes. They just help those that they feel deserve it while on their path towards the One Piece. They recognize that there will be powerful enemies even if they attempted to go straight for it, and they fight their way forward understanding that they need strength to continue. Every piece of the plot matters, and the characters are far, far better developed than basically any other shounen anime I have ever seen. Although everything they do is done towards taking another step towards the One Piece, removing obstacles of one kind or another, they don't put the action above everything else. I would still rate going to rescue Robin from CP9 as one of the best things I've seen in anime. It was more dramatic and emotional than anything I had expected from the show up to that point, even considering Luffy's outrage against Arlong for what he done to Nami. |
@Bold Umm, that's not exactly how it is from the audience's side or likely the author's perspective and neither is that true for the vast majority of the characters that meet the Straw Hats. Most of the Arcs end up having a happy ending with the Straw Hats intervening. They may not be clear and cut heroes but they certainly have tons of endearing traits of what most of us would consider heroes. Them being good natured vigilantes would definitely put them under the category of heroic ...
Every piece matters ? Including Skypiea I presume ?
Every popular shounen has character development but I don't see what makes One Piece so special or cut above everyone else ...
Everything they do is a step towards obtaining the One Piece ? Why do they have to beat Crocodile, Enel, the CP9 or even Gekko Moriah ? Were any of these painful obstacles necessary ?
Ennies Lobby was a very good Arc, it's just too bad that Oda hasn't had any success replicating that passion in the later arcs ...
It's no wonder I find myself unintertested in keeping a constant pace with One Piece ...
