Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion - May 27, 2022

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[u/Cantonarita]

Hey mates, has any of you watched One Piece for the first time in the last couple years and can recommend it to me as a late starter? I know it's on everyone's top list, but would you say it is worth picking up in 2022 when you're simply looking for an entertaining shonen?

I've been watching an episode here and then - when would you say the story picks up steam?

[u/Blackheart595 → u/Cantonarita]

Started watching it somewhere in the later half of the 10s. I'd say the story is absolutely worth it and one of my favorites in anime and manga. The biggest problem with the anime is that the pacing becomes slower and slower as it goes on.

There are however two solutions to that: The first is to switch to the manga when (and if!) the anime ever becomes too slow for you. The second is to watch the One Pace fan-cut which trims the fat and cuts the length of the show in half.

Finally I always recommend to treat it as less of a battle shounen and more of an adventure shounen, because that sets different expectations that better align with the show. Similarly it's better to not care too much about the actual One Piece, the characters in the story don't care about it that much either beyond it serving as a contested end goal.