This post contains spoilers for One Piece.
Eiichiro Oda One piece is widely believed to be the greatest shonen manga series of all time. Not only does it have an incredibly large fan base, but it's also the best-selling manga of all time. Based on the latest data available One piece the manga has sold over 500 million copies, making it the only title to reach this milestone.
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While the manga is phenomenal, the anime is a different story. The last few arcs have been incredible, but it wasn't always like that. In fact, it could be done Toei animation actually ruined the One Piece anime.
The One Piece Anime is terribly paced
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The One Piece anime has an abysmal pace
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Toei Animation was responsible for the failure
The One Piece anime has been on air since 1999 and has released over 1100 episodes since then, which is an insanely high number. Such a massive number can easily discourage potential viewers from watching the One Piece anime, especially nowadays when an anime season has a maximum of 20-30 episodes.
So how did it go After all, One Piece has over 1100 episodes? The answer is quite simple. It was because of a choice that Toei Animation made that resulted in the anime being so slow and drawn out. The pacing was fine until the anime reached the Loguetown part of the East Blue Saga. Some episodes covered as little as 10 pages, which it did episodes harrowing to watch.
The quality of One Piece Anime has declined over time
Unfortunately, it got worse and worse as time went on, leading even die-hard fans to despise One Piece. For example, Oda covered the entire Dressrosa arc in 102 chapters, while the anime took 118 episodes to do the same. The Whole Cake Island arc has 78 chapters and Toei somehow took 95 episodes to cover the same.
Even Wano, which many fans consider better than other arcs, has the same problem. In the manga, the Wano Country arc was completed in 149 chapters, while the anime required 191 episodes. The Egghead arc, which is the most recent, has 68 episodes and has been edited to 70 episodes. After a bit of calculation, it's clear that Toei Animation edited almost one chapter into an episode.
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Since this is the main problem of One Piece, many fans are wondering when the pacing of the anime will really slow down.
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But it falls short of the standard maintained by some of the better anime released in the last few years. For example, Solo Leveling covered 110 chapters in just 25 episodes, which is why fans of the anime fell in love with the series. The episodes were excellently paced so viewers didn't feel like they were watching paint dry. Gachiakuta is another example of an anime adaptation done right. The first season had 24 episodes and covered 87 chapters. The audience was delighted with the adaptation and praised it on all social networks.
With a slow approach, Toei Animation ruined the One Piece anime. There is no doubt that the story is phenomenal and the action sequences are amazing and that's why it didn't make the fans mad. Unfortunately, the Elbaf arc will be no different, as it has been confirmed that the anime will maintain a one-chapter-per-episode pace.
One Piece Remake must happen soon
Not too long ago, it was confirmed that the One Piece remake will be produced by Wit Studio, who previously worked on titles such as Spy x Family, Vinland Saga, and Attack on Titan. While some fans may think this is unnecessary, there is absolutely no doubt that One Piece needs a makeover.
President of Wit Studio, George Wada, revealed that there were two reasons for the One Piece remake. He said one of them was the old 4:3 format. The format might have been acceptable in the 1990s, but it is now obsolete. Second, the studio intends to improve the abysmal pacing. By fixing these two issues, Wit Studio will make the One Piece anime more enjoyable for viewers.
Unfortunately, the studio hasn't shared a release date for the project, suggesting that production is far from over. Wit Studio may be busy with other projects and therefore running late. The studio has shared new character designs for the Straw Hats and those from various islands. Hopefully an update will be shared next One Piece Day.
One piece
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imayomura, Yashiôhiro Mayu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Writers
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
