I like all of the characters, really, so yeah, it's a little irritating. Luffy's great, but we JUST got through a Luffy-only arc on Amazon Lily. I want more than a couple of pages saying where a couple other SHs are.
@Ao:
Do you think Oda-sensei is doing this for a reason? Like maybe Luffy will disappear for the bulk of the next arc or it'll simply focus on everyone else more than usual so he's giving us as much Luffy as possible so we're not complaining when the focus shifts? Or is it simply because this arc is focusing so much on HIS backstory and lineage that the others would only be distracting?
To answer this: No. Oda would never overload one character just because the next arc wouldn't have him in it. It's purely because this is something Luffy's character must face alone. The rest of the crew doesn't care about Ace, and wouldn't know/couldn't get to Impel Down in time like Luffy. I do respect that, but for being updated once a week, I REALLY want to see more of the other characters, but we probably won't see much until Luffy's finished. That is, unless someone manages to get there before he leaves. Then we can have more fun. But we're in for a lot more solo Luffy. It's great, but I do want to see the other SHs more.