@o-chan:
Honestly I think people on this forum make a bigger deal about this than it needs to be. While I pick up on a slight difference between Joel and Mike's directing and voice over choices it's never been the kind of thing that takes me out of the show or ruins the experience of the dub. One Piece is still leagues ahead many other Shonen Jump dub shows.
Yeah, I'm pretty much in agreement with you. I’ve seen people complaining about Joel as a director every time there is a mistake of any kind or a certain casting decision they didn’t care for, but it’s not like Mike was ever perfect either; I definitely remember complaints about the dub when he was full-time director in season 4 and Enies lobby. It just never felt like there was ever really the type of shift in quality some people are suggesting.
And, not to try and diminish his quality or influence as a director, but I think people make too big of a deal about Mike’s directing work in seasons 4 and 5. I mean yeah, these were fantastic seasons of the dub and he did great work on them, but at the same time those seasons, in general, were some of the best seasons of the show period; I don't see it as solid proof that hes the only truly capable director for One Piece.