One Piece Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Crazy fights, new bounties, new abilities, new crew members, a new ship, etc etc. In war zones, armies were desperate to get in contact with the former Shichibukai in order to get new supplies of weapons, while pirates everywhere started … Rambles – One Piece: Dressrosa Arc. The root cause of Dressrosa's length is the ridiculous amount of new characters introduced. However, One Piece fillers are rare, and the one that we did get prior to the Dressrosa Arc: Caesar’s Retrieval Arc, was only 3 episodes long. A sequence of unexpected events shake the world order, and Doflamingo proves to be a challenge that even some of the strongest warriors cannot overcome. I will admit that I can never watch One Piece on a weekly basis. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. We used to just discuss about Strawhat vs Marine, or Strawhat vs Sichibukai. Dressrosa: Dressrosa itself was just amazing for me, as you said so many things happened and epic things were revealed. People, if your lady: Has dark hair. Now, the Dressrosa arc, I feel it started off really well, it got me excited about the series for the first time … I am finally caught up with the latest manga chapter of One Piece; Although I enjoyed reading the chapters, immensely, I must proclaim that this arc could have been better. Also no punch ever felt as satisfying as the punch Luffy threw at the Celestial Dragon. If you want discussion, please sort the subreddit by New. There are many new characters introduce in this arc, from new Marine Admirals, Donquixote Family crew, Dressrosa Kingdom member and Colosseum Fighters. Don't get me wrong I love Brook and Perona's my favorite female character but i'm really not into the whole zombie theme. Audio. Thriller Bark - this might be a little controversial, but we got a new crew member and I loved the fact that mostly every fight was a team effort. I read it weekly like a good little shounen fan, but I can’t ever process it. – There is a final survival match-up that happens in a cage similar to Dressrosa arc. If you've just set sail with the Straw Hat Pirates, be wary of spoilers on this subreddit! PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/GrandLineReviewDiscord: https://discord.gg/fknbjkkTwitter: https://twitter.com/GrandLineReview The Dressrosa Arc in One Piece is probably one of the best (SPOILERS) Anime and Manga - Other Titles This is a split board - You can return to the Split List for other boards. The Dressrosa Arc is the twenty-seventh story arc in the series and the second and final arc in the Dressrosa Saga of One Piece, continuing from the Punk Hazard Arc. Normally, these things would be sufficient to make an arc great, but the arc is well over a … Thriller bark - it was dark, had funny moments, the whole crew fought together for once and it had some pretty epic moments. And was the length needed? If this is true, then IMO, Zoro is weaker than Ace. Summit War & Enies Lobby/ Water 7 (both were so good and this has the pre- and post-war arcs..), Fishman Island & Punk Hazard (They were both equally good). Grid View List View. Not only were there 9 other rookies just as powerful as the Straw Hats, but the Straw Hats actually lost. Robin alone is a reason to rank it higher. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. We got multi-man brawls, great villains, great Devil Fruit powers, and most importantly GEAR FOUR which was extremely good. 4. The very core of this arc, the central plot, obviously centers on the conflict between Luffy and Doflamingo. Alabasta - first big boss, multiple attempts to take him down, first instance where every crew member had a fight AND had awesome team combos. Now, this adds the badass moments to the Dressrosa arc. Alabasta: Alabasta was amazing, Luffy's first real opponent in the GL and how Crocodile easily defeated him 2 times made us see how the main character isn't winning just because it's about him, Vivi fighing for her country, Zoro vs Daz Bones is a top fight for me. Dressrosa Arc Inspiration . Enies Lobby: The crew sacrificing everything to save Robin, Sogeking's appearance, New power ups for pretty much everyone, Amazing fights and Luffy vs Lucci is one of the best fights in OP. (braces for flame comments). 5/10 Zou: I thought this was a great and incredibly original arc. Long ring (manga arc only, anime was too long) - first appearance of an admiral and the show of aokijis ridiculous strength, foxy is pretty great not gonna lie, the whole arc was a good break from saving countries and being super serious and finally it gave us afro luffy which probably ranks as his strongest form ever. grey terminal to dressrosa ranges from terrible to below average zou to whole cake is good though not as good as the top pre time skip arcs. Overall, while I believe that Oda introduced too many parties and struggled with some areas of pacing, I really liked this arc: Its scope, its fights, and its fleshed-out characters were all very strong points. Chat. Is it bad? I could go on forever about it. Indeed, Dressrosa's length is the main point of complaint among fans. This put me in quite over my head as I was expecting a 40-50 chapter arc like the previous two, yet nearly all my two years of following it week by week has been there. I also really think it was the perfect beginning for an epic run in the New World for the Strawhats. I'd probably advice you to fast forward the fight scenes and you'd have a good time. (braces for flame comments). As the blog section lies dead once again after the hiatus plague, I'll ask a question that has never really been answered directly but comes up a lot in discussions: Is the Dressrosa Arc good? I got caught up to One Piece around Chapter 707, so Dressrosa Arc was unique for me in the fact that it was the first arc I read on a weekly basis. If you are a manga reader then go through it as you like you will love it. Katakuri from the Whole Cake Island is promising, and there are some great moments in it but it's never really been the same for me since the Dressrosa arc either. Really a great moving arc. 8/10 Whole Cake Island: It had its boring parts, like the 20 episode Luffy vs. K-whatever, but I did like the setting, Big Mom is one of my favorite characters, and I found the drama with Sanji compelling and nerveracking. Also Nightmare Luffy! Is it good? Impel down - race against time, meeting old characters again, and Magellan did the one thing I've always wanted a character to do (attack the enemy without first giving a speech). Most popular Most recent. One could argue that one downfall would be the introduction of a ton of characters at a short time. It may be … One Piece Review: Dressrosa Arc Today was a good day for me. Should it be put up on the tiers of arcs like Alabasta and Enies Lobby, or was it just "there" like Skypiea? Should it be put up on the tiers of arcs like Alabasta and Enies Lobby, or was it just "there" like Skypiea? Punk Hazard Arc; Dressrosa Arc; Angst with a Happy Ending; Pining; Summary ‘The Hanahaki Disease is an illness born from one-sided love, where the patient throws up and coughs up flower petals when they suffer from unrequited love. Page 2 of 11 - [Discussion] Dressrosa Arc - posted in One Piece: Ace is weak. Pretty much everything within each category is equally good/bad to me. As the news of Doflamingo's resigning and the Pirate Alliances spreaded, chaos ensued. The only downside has to be the slow pacing. Water 7/Enies Lobby - Sweet, sweet character development, new moves, general badassery, and lets not forget Sogeking, Impel Down/Marineford - The arc that made me realize how much Luffy needed to grow if he truly wanted to become the Pirate King, and I loved Impel Down and meeting Jinbei for the first time as well as the interaction with the Amazons/Hancock, Sabaody - That punch on the Celestial dragon still gives me chills when I watch it, the introduction of Rayleigh, and the arc that taught the Strawhats that they needed to step it up to survive in the New World, Dressrosa - The build-up/hype arc of the New World, introducing new moves and characters left and right, setting up for the fight against Kaido, can't wait to see where it goes, Alabasta - Luffy's first truly hard to beat opponent, also that final fight, and the arc that introduced Robin to the crew, who by herself changed the entire story of One Piece. I have Categories instead of a direct ranking. This arc had some good moments, but I already feel it's worse than Dressrosa. How would you rate Dressrosa arc and where is it on your list? View original. You could possibly say that the toy subplot and the Colosseum battles went on too long, but I honestly don't think they did. Filter by post type. We would also find out in Chapter 800 that a large quantity of these new characters would play a big part later in the series. The fights were also spread out to the side characters instead of the crew, so we didn't get to see more of the new strawhat. Many fans who complaint that this arc is too long (after all, Dressrosa arc is the longest arc in the series to date). But I agree that it was kinda meh. How could you not like Skypiea? Shaboady- the supernovas, the punching of celestial dragons, kizaru. I got the chance to binge-read Volumes 71-75, and some parts of the story that seemed too long on a week-by-week basis did better when read all at once, while some still dragged on. How would Luffy v Drake go? Marineford - I mean, who doesn't want to see all the strongest forces gathered together and battling it out? This is happening because the manga and the anime are pretty close at the moment. I wouldn't say it was quite one of my top favorite arcs but I personally found it to be on par with the majority of One Piece. This is also the longest arc in the anime to date, surpassing the Fishman Island Arc… But, I also love watching Anime. 2. One Piece is at the top of the manga world for a reason and the Dressrosa arc is a good example of why. https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Kaido_King_of_the_Beasts/Was_the_Dressrosa_Arc_Good_or_Bad%3F?oldid=1299552. Summit War- a lot of action and the fact that ace died is a really interesting delve away from oda's normal storytelling (pell knows what I'm talking about). Usopp aka Mr Irrelevant haha I think how Oda is doing it is (outside Luffy) Dressrosa: Usopp's arc to shine WCI: Sanji's Arc to shine Wano: Zoro's Arc to shine Dressrosa was just the starter, Elbaf is where God Usopp will get his real shine. The Punk Hazard arc was pretty average but I'm willing to overlook its lack of quality since it was more to set up the current arc. Many fans rate the Dressrosa arc very highly and it is mainly due to Doflamingo. Photo. – The “old” God is one of the fighting forces involved in the final battle (this is equivalent to the original rulers of the Ancient Kingdom) Alabasta- luffy's first big fight and the fact that he lost 3 times deconstructs that "main character is invincible" trope a bit and makes for a better story imo. 5. Shabaody was the first arc where we see some real competition. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. why is Alabasta in the low ranking? I feel the skypiea was kinda meh. Luffy displayed some of his strengths when he shows that he made friends with the wildlife and warns the animals not to hurt his friends. There was a lot to love about the arc imo. – There are paintings of ancient warrior fighting a multi-headed hydra, like Orochi in the ruins of Shandora. The world really opened up at that island. What could/should have been … Quote. post dressrosa arc < > Most recent. Is the sole survivor of a genocide. As the highlight of the Dressrosa arc, the fight between Luffy and Doflamingo is easily among the most impressive in the series. Tags: sleepless nights current anime. Hancock is even … And Bon-chan sacrificing himself for the Strawhats. So many characters, and so many big names being shown. Really a great moving arc. If people dont want to agree with that, then we can settle for saying that there isnt … There were other subplots that ran through the arc while not being directly tied into it, Dressrosa specific subplots, and major overarching plots of which the Dressrosa … Hell I wasnt even thinking of any alliances when they introduced them. Dressrosa- oh the build-up. Page 1 of 11 - [Discussion] Dressrosa Arc - posted in One Piece: Discuss the Dressroa Arc (Chapter 700-801) as a whole. I am a lover of beautiful vintage, historical things. It's good in anime if you binge it in fact unlike many others I liked it a lot. The arc has some really major revelations Law's backstory, Sabo being alive, and Luffy's Gear Fourth. Mrzenlopez. All posts. While I don't think it's reached the caliber of Enies Lobby or Marineford, I give this arc a solid 8/10. This is more or less the reason for the common saying among the fans of the series: “oh shit, I had no idea how good the X arc was until I reread it”. Download Anime One Piece Arc Dressrosa The one piece manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by eiichiro odathe series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates soldiers revolutionaries and other adventurers fight each other using various superhuman and supernatural abilities. 6/10 That on top of the filler content sprinkled all over the place makes the fight harder to watch in one sitting. From 600 Billion Belly Jackpot, to Straw Hats vs Oz, the fights were just satisfying. The epic fighting tournament between the best fighters all around the world. Text. The davy back arc is actually canon. Welcome to r/OnePiece, the community for Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series One Piece. Ace was one of the stronger members in WBs crew and he was no doubt in the top 5 of the crew. If you do not know already, "One … The part after the Birdcage when the final fights were set up certainly went on too long, as well as the last part of the Luffy-Doflamingo fight. just amazing. True friendship right there. Video. It's enough of a shock to keep the plot interesting and a pretty good segway into the need for a time skip, 3. First of all, the arc is ending soon as we were promised we would move to Wano this year, so it's unlikely we'll see some actual good feats from Big Mom. Dressrosa is an unnecessarily dragged out arc and Oda could have made it a bit terser. 1073 cr points . Dressrosa: Dressrosa itself was just amazing for me, as you said so many things happened and epic things were revealed. It was truly epic, Dressrosa - idk, Dressrosa was really underwhelming for me. Ask. The first half of One Piece is a masterpiece. Link. June 19th 2018. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Other than the gear 4, there were too many side characters and all the main fights were underwhelming. Now we have the supernova and that brings real heat. But above all, Dressrosa arc is a good arc, or even great. That includes our crowd favorite “Lucy” aka undercovered Luffy. I won’t talk about all of the fights but some of them were epic and great. As it is already more than 50 chapters in, this can be done now imo. Holds little regard for … The Straw Hats and Trafalgar Law, having formed an alliance and captured Caesar Clown, travel with Kin'emon to Dressrosa; there, in the second stage of their plan, they aim to take down the nation's king, Warlord of the … I got relaly interested in Al capone and Bonnie. As for my least favorite it would be Thriller Bark. Dressrosa arc is incomplete without “The Corrida Colosseum”. Dressrosa Arc (Episodes 629–746) The Straw Hats and Law reach Dressrosa, where they plan to bring down Doflamingo. Enies Lobby- great fights, great quotes, great story and the SHs were really pushed to their limits, In the anime, the most boring was the Davy back arc. who'll fight who? With the ending of Dressrosa arc and no chapter week, what are your favorite arcs? Sabody Archipelago: The intro to the supernovas making the world a bigger place and it's not just about the Strawhats, a lot of skilled pirates to fight for One Piece, Kizaru fucking shit up, Luffy punching a CD, and of course the separation, wow. This is very disappointing for a yonko. Enel was the most badass mofo ever. The infection can be removed through surgery, but the feelings disappear along with the flower. For example Franky v Señor Pink was interesting, but he didn't actually fight like he did when he fought Fukuro, I'd say Dressrosa ties with Alabasta and Arlong Park. Press J to jump to the feed. 1rst for me goes Marineford simply the best arc so far then goes alabasta, water7 and skypiea the impel down was pretty good mini arc too and after all those good arcs goes the dressRosa arc at least so far and its really a shame because DD is the best villian so far. Shabaody Archipelago - The arc that made us realize how small the Straw Hats were. It's a great expansion on the lore of OP and it tugs at the heartstrings when luffy lost his crew. So even though most of these parties were fleshed out well, the fact that they were in one arc certainly hampered things a bit. I'll give my perspective, but of course I want to hear your opinions as well. And also, what is the most boring arc for you? Dressrosa is the longest arc in the manga to date, surpassing the Skypiea Arc, with 102 chapters. Dressrosa started out amazing, and then just kind of kept going for 50 more chapters, it would've placed higher if they finished the story quicker, Dressrosa (I might need to re-read it later on to fix mental "pacing" issues). Usually, an anime makes fillers in cases such as this. The other issue is pacing. Marineford: Action everywhere, Whitebeard showing off his power along with his crew, Luffy putting everything on the line, Ace's death, so many feels in this arc, just amazing. Unlike some people, I was able to keep track of them, due mostly in part to Oda doing a great job of making most of them unique. It is, no, I should say, WAS, my absolute FAVORITE MANGA (not anime, the anime is horrid) of all time. From the East Blue to the New World, anything related to the world of One Piece belongs here! Enies Lobby: The crew sacrificing everything to save Robin, Sogeking's appearance, New power ups for pretty much everyone, Amazing fights and Luffy vs Lucci is one of the best fights in OP. It was entertaining at times but it just came at a point where filler was the last thing I wanted. Report to Moderator . The story was good altogether though. Dressrosa Doflamingo is a threat that had been popping up since the Jaya arc, but because of Dressrosa's scope, his defeat can feel a little … Cookies help us deliver our Services. As the blog section lies dead once again after the hiatus plague, I'll ask a question that has never really been answered directly but comes up a lot in discussions: Is the Dressrosa Arc good? However, the number of parties here was a tad excessive. Despite the fact that it went for over 100 chapters, there honestly aren't many scenes in the arc that were useless. Water 7/Enies Lobby - Almost everyone agrees that this was the arc that defined One Piece. Although it was really long, so I kinda forgot what happened in the beginning. Yes, I am a weird . Dressrosa: Almost complete indifference to this arc. The hundreds (thousands?) It certainly isn't that memorable besides the few most important ones like sabo, doflamingo, fujitora. I think Dressrosa is top 4 for me. mix of those things! I'm hoping that it was actually a set up for something later down the road though. Two years have passed and Luffy retrieves his hat just as Hancock and the Kuja Pirates arrive to take him back to Sabaody Archipelago. Just the fact that the arc finally expands upon a mysterious and powerful warlord is enough to throw it into 3. Fury of the Shichibukai: Donquixote Doflamingo Makes His Move Doflamingo's resignation from the Shichibukai affects nations worldwide. The Pirate Alliances spreaded, chaos ensued One Piece: Dressrosa itself was just amazing me. Or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies were underwhelming important ones Sabo. 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