Pre Timeskip vs Post Timeskip

Spicy Chicken

Just curious about a general question, which part of the series do you prefer?

I love pre timeskip because of its simplicity. They weren't worrying about Yonko or the WG, they were just having fun back then and worrying about some boss of the island. But I also love the complexity post timeskip offers in the New World (which actually I feel began during Enies Lobby) and also new character designs like Franky and Usopp.

However, I'm gonna vote for Pre Timeskip because the anime. The anime was done a lot better before IMO. They had filler arcs but very little of the main story arcs felt like they had a lot of filler to me [except Alabasta and Davy Back of course. Skypiea I'm pretty sure had tons of filler but I enjoyed a lot of it]. Nowadays, the pacing is incredibly slower, with a small conversation taking about 9 minutes of screen time. The anime was my deciding factor. Plus it's nostalgic remembering them on the Merry. There were a lot of filler moments on Merry where you could see how close they were. Brings tears to mah eyes. Anyway, how about you guys?

MasterKingJC

I don't think it's very smart to compare sixty volumes to eleven volumes.

Spicy Chicken

@MasterKingJC:

I don't think it's very smart to compare sixty volumes to eleven volumes.

Um why not? All of this is opinionated, plus you misunderstood me. I'm not asking which one is better, I'm asking which one you prefer so far. How is picking which one you prefer "not smart"?

Even though only 11 volumes are out, I appreciate post TS the much bigger world given to us and the bigger political conflicts. Just because only a few have been released so far does not mean we can't have judgements about it. If I asked this during the return to sabaody arc then you'd be right, but the time skip happened almost 2 years ago.

Riddler

I agree with MasterKingJC, the problem ist that post-timeskip, there have been only three arcs, one being only halfway finished, while we can look back on about 20 completed arcs pre-timeskip. Its just not really fair to make a quality judgment yet, which I think would be a little ridiculous anyway. If the quality of the manga were to drop, it sure as hell wouldnt be because Oda did the timeskip, as his style or the story hasnt really changed much. As you said yourself, complex matters that involve big name characters and change the status quo of the world already were beginning pre-timeskip. The reason the story deals so much with Yonkous and Warlords and whatnot right now is not because theres been a timeskip, but the story itself is progressing into more serious territory. Oda cant wait another 15 years until characters like DoFlamingo become acting players in the story. And the story has always worked that way, East Blue story arcs were pretty much only battles against some strong, but more or less unimportant foes, but as soon as they entered the Grand Line, they had to fight one of the Shichibukai, who at the time were just as intimidating as the Yonkous right now And just like there were arcs afterwards that didnt involve any major players on the Grand Line, Im sure there will be one some time after Dressrosa has ended, sooner or later. (And btw, wasnt Fishman Island mostly self-contained anyway?)

But, to answer the poll question, so far I have no reason to complain about post-timeskip OP and love it just as much as before :happy:

kagehisa

I like the old style and pace better. Ever since the timeskip things have felt rushed in between arcs.

KageKageKing

One Piece is One Piece, no matter the current timeline.