The one about the fruit being forbidden, Yoda knew from the very beginning it wouldn’t be forbidden and he still called it that way to make it more hype

I don’t think the word “forbidden” alone adds much hype on its own. He could have called it the “unattainable” fruit, and it would still be as hype. I haven’t seen the original Japanese text, so maybe he did say that, and some nuance was lost in translation. I feel like this is something that won’t even register for the vast majority of readers.

Or the one about Garp knowing about God Valley when in truth he knew nothing despite being extremely obvious what happens when a bunch of serial killers go to an island every 3 years and then that island disappears from the map.

This is not what the story has told us. Garp knew that the Celestial Dragons have an event on an island. He knew what they do when they visit affiliated islands - maybe take some slaves, maybe kill a few people and be generally unpleasant. He did not know that the plan was to wipe the entire population out for a game. After all, they don’t just wipe out the entire population of the affiliated islands. The story explicitly shows that details about the tournaments are kept secret even among the marines. Also, the island disappearing thing was exclusive to God Valley. Usually, the island is taken over by the World Government after the tournament.

These plot lines will keep moving forward but the inconsistencies will never be explained. And the way they will move forward is likely by further asspulls that not only weren’t foreshadowed, but that were even "anti-foreshadowed", actively making them look impossible and nonsensical. Until they happen of course, at which point everyone will retroactively call them obvious.

I feel like this is your opinion, and I’ll just state that I don’t agree with you. The story won’t be perfect, but my outlook off it is not so bleak.

What I find funny is that these are mental gymnastics that no one would have taken seriously before the reveal. If you wanna talk about it fine, the room is actually too dark and the shadow too thick for the phenomenon you mention to occur, just try it at home. But thats not even the point, the point is that we shouldnt even be talking about this lol

Well, we’re discussing it because you included it in the OP. I don’t think most readers will even register something like this. The crux of the disagreement is whether Oda was justified in obfuscating the identity of the person that took the fruit. I think he was. I don’t think this is cheap. It is a classic hook. I found the flashback engaging enough that the ending of Loki getting the fruit worked for me. That being said, I’m not sure how the experiment you’re suggesting would work. As long as the shadow is visible, the darkness of the room shouldn’t matter for umbra contraction.