@parappa:

There where a couple of episodes that used a chapter and a half, and even some that used 2. These days they NEVER go over 1 chapter. Also like people said above, all the filler of the opening, recap and ending make the actual content better paced. I wish they would bring all that stuff back. Why wouldnt you want that back? you can just skip that shit

That makes sense. Also I agree with your second half that if they brought it back it would be better because it's skippable. Especially because Oda puts enough in per chapter that a 14/15 minute episode would be well paced. I don't know how long a current OP episode is but DBS episodes were about 17 and a half minutes by the ToP if you included the recap, the opening, and the ending.

Hopefully OP can cut down a little too.

@Captain:

I think I may know why. Early Water 7 had a good buffer between it and the manga still. But almost every single Enies Lobby episode consist of HALF a recap and then ten to five minutes of decently paced stuff. That's why it feels like its more bearable.

That makes a lot of sense. They had an opening, an ending, and a 3 minute recap. Helped the actual adaption stuff be better paced.

@Long:

Many on here would ague those twp arcs in particular were poorly paced

Where? The train sequence from Water 7 in particular was pretty great to me. The pacing wasn't amazing but every sequence got all the attention it deserved. Zoro and Luffy breaking a hole through the water was way more epic in the anime because of that verses the manga.

Maybe it's just me but I watched those arcs in anime form finally earlier this year and neither felt poorly paced despite not adapting more than one chapter an episode most of the time. This is compared to now where the episodes drag like crazy and this is BEFORE Oda started packing every chapter with enough material for two chapters.

What happened?

I started rewatching the anime earlier this year. The character development is so good and the use of strategy is amazing. I need to finish it when I can.

This series deserves more love.

I only read the first two of this return. I'm having huge arc fatigue waiting for something to finally happen. It's been 4 years now since the arc really began.

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@pariston_hill:

He was fated to meet Gon in the future,he didn't stayed with the other ants and his human name is Jail, which goes quite close to Gyro in pronunciation.

This theory doesn't work considering Welfrin knew Gyro back when he was a kid and confirmed his backstory because he said the two of them would drink themselves silly while trying to see who had the worst luck in terms of childhood.

This was a really great chapter and an amazing way to start the next 10 chapter run. I hope Kurapika's gambit works.

@MrPecans:

Agreed man. I wish there was at least 1v1 mode. No chance though - I think we're in the super majority for preferring that. When I was younger, I loved team stuff, but now it just feels too hectic to me.

It's not too bad considering everyone only gets one health bar and it doesn't have multiple layers. I'd love for a 1v1 mode too but something tells me when the game comes out we'll find out how imbalanced it truly is and why we don't have one. They already said a lot of characters are better as support I mean.

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This arc picked up a lot when the tournament started and it was nice to see those characters who haven't done anything since early Z get some wins. Really have enjoyed what we got despite some glaring flaws and I'm really excited for the finale.

@K.:

They announced it last year, not sure where though. Anime news network maybe?

Jump Fiesta in December. We only had a 5 month hiatus this time good on Togashi.

@LordPerucho:

He brings good points why Toriyama and Japan doesnt care about Tien anymore. Kinda feel bad for Tien, he got the worst recruitment episode and the worst ToP episode.

I think the name should have been Toiryama or Japan doesn't like Tien but other than that it was a really good video