LogFAQs > #975536099

Yeah, I agree on the view about fishman island overall. Its main reason for existing is to be that standard shonen "let me show the results of my training" arc. The one piece manga was coming off of a one month long break when the time-skip started, and most of us one piece fans was still in that "ooooo lookit all the new designs for the strawhats oh man I wonder what they do/how stronk they got now!" phase, lol.

The new fishman pirate's existence is to be walking, talking fishy punching bags to showcase the strawhat's powers (and to reunite with the bro jimbei). They were never meant to be a serious threat to the strawhats, so they had to get dumped on.

(Just throwing it out there but from here the anime exaggerates how much luffy "struggles" with putting the next like, antagonists down. *light spoilers for these 3 after hody here* caesar clown, doflamingo and charlotte cracker* In the manga proper when luffy is putting down his opponent with the final attack, well, they go the fuck down. There is no "beam struggle" or pushback, they get knocked the fuck out. The anime stretches out these final attacks a bit to make it appear more exciting or something).

Going back to the fancy new post time-skip thing, of course majority of the fanbase is going to want to see the new straw hats really dive in to some new world opponents that will put them to the test. Combine not getting that because of punching bag targets with a racism theme that the overseas fans may or may not want to see (personally I liked seeing what the fish peoples went through. Fisher tiger that dude) and the arc isn't going to end up one of the more exciting ones. I also agree that sanji gag with the nosebleed was mad annoying, but apparently japan loves that shit so it is what it is....sanji's character will forever be getting kicked in the nuts with the women flanderizing.