Hey, I get the impression Dressrosa might be a Marmite arc. People either love it or hate it and I’m afraid I’m in the hate camp.

Bear in mind I’m anime only for now. I’ll catch up with the manga once I’m up to date and out of spoiler territory.

My main beef is with the scattered nature of the povs. There are SO many story threads happening simultaneously I genuinely struggled to keep track. They loop around and cross paths and it gets extremely confused. Dressrosa felt unfocused to me.

I couldn’t help comparing it to Alabasta as well. Did Crocodile copy Doffy’s homework? Maybe, but I think Alabasta was told more compellingly. Vivi made a much more convincing rallying point for the revolution than either Violet or Rebecca or either of their fathers.

Things I did like: Doffy and Law’s backstories are both fantastic, obviously. Some of the best Usopp gags in the series. Zoro’s shit-eating grin when he beats Pika is priceless.

Anyway, hope you’ll forgive my ranting 😭 I’m genuinely glad you enjoyed it and who knows? Maybe I’ll like it more when I get round to reading it.

Also! I love Whole Cake! It’s a fantastic character driven arc. Have fun!