Premise:
I recently finished watching the seventh saga of One Piece, the Fishman Island Saga, that starts off the second half of the series and I would like to share my thoughts on it:
Return to Sabaody Arc:
-As far as the new time skip main character appearances go, all of them are okay, though Nico Robin and Franky felt a turn for the worst, especially Robin who now looks like an entirely new character with the same voice actor. Though I suppose one could theorize she changed her appearance and character so drastically on purpose.
-The arc on it’s own is a bit barebones, but shows at least a good send-off to the next adventure.
Fishman Island Arc:
-I thought Hody Jones was a good change of antagonist, as while he not really all that strong, he makes it up with his intellect and determination. His reasoning for becoming a villain was written well I add.
-Good allegories for drug use and hate.
-I like how they transformed Hody to make him look more of actual villain wanting to be king, than someone more ordinary.
-The way Arlong's and Jinbe's stories connected to this arc was interestingly told from way back, despite the soft retcons.
-The Noah falling down was interesting to look at, not for knowing it was an empty threat that would be dealt with somehow.
-I think this arc did a good job wrapping up the fish-man portion of the whole human vs fish-man conflict.
-Overall I thought this was good saga, not as ambitious as the first, fourth, or sixth but a good watch nevertheless.
I recently finished watching the seventh saga of One Piece, the Fishman Island Saga, that starts off the second half of the series and I would like to share my thoughts on it:
Return to Sabaody Arc:
-As far as the new time skip main character appearances go, all of them are okay, though Nico Robin and Franky felt a turn for the worst, especially Robin who now looks like an entirely new character with the same voice actor. Though I suppose one could theorize she changed her appearance and character so drastically on purpose.
-The arc on it’s own is a bit barebones, but shows at least a good send-off to the next adventure.
Fishman Island Arc:
-I thought Hody Jones was a good change of antagonist, as while he not really all that strong, he makes it up with his intellect and determination. His reasoning for becoming a villain was written well I add.
-Good allegories for drug use and hate.
-I like how they transformed Hody to make him look more of actual villain wanting to be king, than someone more ordinary.
-The way Arlong's and Jinbe's stories connected to this arc was interestingly told from way back, despite the soft retcons.
-The Noah falling down was interesting to look at, not for knowing it was an empty threat that would be dealt with somehow.
-I think this arc did a good job wrapping up the fish-man portion of the whole human vs fish-man conflict.
-Overall I thought this was good saga, not as ambitious as the first, fourth, or sixth but a good watch nevertheless.