Malav
Starting One Piece from the Wano Arc and I forgot how much is happening at once. It’s honestly a bit overwhelming. The constant jumping between places and characters can get pretty jarring, like my brain is trying to keep up with five conversations at the same time. At a few points I genuinely felt a bit of a headache just trying to follow the panels.
But at the same time… it feels really good to be back.
Reading the physical volume makes a big difference. Even with all the chaos, you can feel the story moving forward, and that’s what kept me going.
The Luffy vs Kaido build-up and that first fight still hits hard. Kaido one-shotting Luffy is just insane. It’s one of those moments where you really feel the gap. Some of the double spreads during this part were genuinely beautiful, like you just pause and take it in. And then others… way too much going on, almost to the point where it takes you out of the moment.
So yeah, mixed feelings.
There’s a lot to like, especially the scale and the ambition, but the paneling can make it harder to enjoy than it should be. Still, I’m glad I’m reading it again like this.
Starting One Piece from the Wano Arc and I forgot how much is happening at once. It’s honestly a bit overwhelming. The constant jumping between places and characters can get pretty jarring, like my brain is trying to keep up with five conversations at the same time. At a few points I genuinely felt a bit of a headache just trying to follow the panels.
But at the same time… it feels really good to be back.
Reading the physical volume makes a big difference. Even with all the chaos, you can feel the story moving forward, and that’s what kept me going.
The Luffy vs Kaido build-up and that first fight still hits hard. Kaido one-shotting Luffy is just insane. It’s one of those moments where you really feel the gap. Some of the double spreads during this part were genuinely beautiful, like you just pause and take it in. And then others… way too much going on, almost to the point where it takes you out of the moment.
So yeah, mixed feelings.
There’s a lot to like, especially the scale and the ambition, but the paneling can make it harder to enjoy than it should be. Still, I’m glad I’m reading it again like this.