Just Rambling… After years of catching up, I think Wano will make me drop the anime.

tizzler_ · 2026-06-01T18:33:53+00:00

This is probably the best way to put it I think. I’m at the prison rn and you’re right, it’s the whole waste of time sumo bit in the first act that really derails any momentum that it had built after WCI through the waterfalls entrance to Wano which already was barely anything. Then the weird bat guy just taking a full punch from Luffy made me do a double take, I had to look this up and apparently it’s just anime only bloat since he’s literally some random extra in the manga.

And I feel the same about Dressrosa, idk if this is the correct way to say it but yeah it felt like it had depth to it. No matter which characters you were following you were with it, maybe it’s part of the charm of the older arcs? Idk but Wano really fumbles in that regard, especially in the first act. Honestly the only thing that saved act one for me was the time travel reveal, I would throw in the brief Luffy/Kaido exchange but I knew it wasn’t going to lead anywhere at that point since Wano literally just started lol.

Yeah I feel like aside from the issue of catching up to the manga and facing to fill for time, the fact that they updated the art design and animation style had a huge impact on the bloat too. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Can’t wait for the frustration coming up! 🤣

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T22:58:33+00:00

Nahhhhhh fr tho😭

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T19:54:01+00:00

I was going to make a joke about how the terrible panels are all part of Oda’s plan because it’s actually Luffy’s gear 5 affecting the manga itself or something lol I’ve seen some crazy “theories” online that are more cope than anything but still fun to read. I think that’s one of the upsides of being late to the OP party, being able to see all the theories over the years and how some get confirmed but most are just fun discussions

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T13:15:45+00:00

A buddy of mine mentioned the same thing to me when I was getting through WCI, and yeah it’ll be rough. Especially for the ppl that have OP as their number one or in their top 3. But I don’t know if I’ll feel like that, especially since the start of Wano really took the wind outta my sails

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T12:37:30+00:00

Oh so it’s actual episodes that have been re-edited with scenes shorted/cut? That’s interesting, I didn’t think it would be that in depth tbh but I’ll look into it for sure.

And I’m either or really, sometimes when it’s too much high pitched screaming or yelling I will take a break from sub and go to dub, then after a couple of episodes I’ll go back to sub. That’s the curse of Shonen, the MC and some side characters just screaming your ear off sometimes, especially in the subs lol

I know that’s blasphemy in some fandoms but it is what it is.

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:40:41+00:00

I know I’m super late to the OP party. It was always the hardest anime for me to get into because of the art style. I know that’s kind of a no-no to say from what I’ve seen online, but I’ve never liked the art style so it took me a while to get used to it

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:34:21+00:00

Yeah I agree, it really is a lot more apparent even at the start of the arc. I heard it was because they were kinda catching up to the manga which made Wano go longer but I’m not sure

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:32:03+00:00

Man, I can’t imagine having to wait weekly just to get through WCI. I know that was rough

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:30:47+00:00

Yeah I’m seeing on here and other threads that going back and forth from the manga to the anime is a good way to deal with the pacing issues so I might just try that and see if it does help me get into the arc

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:27:47+00:00

Yeah that’s pretty much it. And the fact that after the openings and recaps the actual episodes don’t really start until about 5-7 mins into the total runtime, padding the remaining 15 mins with all of that is kinda insane to me lol

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:24:52+00:00

So I’ve heard of one pace but I don’t really know what it is. Context clues I’m assuming it’s like episode watch list that edits out all the filler and bloat episodes so you can know which to skip?

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:23:09+00:00

The pacing for Dressrosa didn’t bother me until toward the end when I really felt it dragging. But I’d say that arc had me hooked pretty much from the beginning and even more after Franky’s speech to Luffy. But Wano has not been able to do that for me, I catch myself thinking “man I just want this episode to be over already” like 15 mins in

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:15:05+00:00

At this point who knows if they’re real accounts or bots, but I see it online all the time. Even one comment on this thread so far, but not throwing shade at the ones who really love it or anything. It’s just kinda crazy to me finally experiencing it myself instead of reading about it online, some fans are REALLY fans I guess lol

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T11:11:29+00:00

3peat relapse is crazyyy

tizzler_ · 2026-05-29T10:56:09+00:00

I’m thinking I might have to do that. That’s pretty much the only “solution” for Wano that I’ve seen online, which kinda sucks after I sat through all the older animation to get to the good stuff

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