@Ulrilra:
I don't think Oda gave Toei any special info during Logue Town…They just made those fillers up on their own. There are tons of plot holes in them.
You guys know Oda DOES sit down with Toei and has an active hand in development of the filler right?
Even if he just approves stuf and gives them rough ideas on how to design things, he's involved.
Also, Daddy the father was Oda's Idea, it was supposedly supposed to be in the Manga, but the editors wanted the Grand Line adventure to start on Chapter 100, so he had to cut it.
@Ulrilra:
A FILLER ARC!! That's like asking, "Which is better, shit, or your favorite food with shit mixed in it?"
Comments like this are the reason Toei never really does long filler.
I hate to tell you guys this, because I know you won't believe me, but Filler is a G-O-O-D Thing. It pads the story out and gives the Anime staff some breathing room between them and the manga so you don't end up with an FMA level ending. All the filler they're throwing into the Impel Down arc is also making it really slow right now.
So we need a whole filler Arc, or two. Those are the best because you can just Skip Them. And they give the anime some padding.
Now, the Straw Hat "Filler" as it's being called, isn't Filler at all, its the SHs cover stories animated, and I'd bet money on Oda having told them what's going on so they don't screw up continuity. I guarantee you, that unlike other aspects of the series, Oda knows what's going on with the Straw Hats and how they're gonna get back together in advance.
I am eagerly anticipating this "arc" because I really wana know how…
! Usopp Got Fat, Robin was Freed, Sanji went Gay, etc.