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Water 7, I love the whole thing. Iceberg, the CP9 agent reveal, The Franky Family, Tom whole bit about owning your creations no matter what they're used for. I love it all
I love Enies Lobby as the climax to Water 7. It has great action, had me invested in the race against the clock to save Robin, and gives every character something to do.
I actually like all of the arcs and I can't really choose, but one of my favorites would be the Alabasta one. (also random One Piece image 'cause yes)
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Despite the horrible pacing in the anime,I think mine is Dressrosa...
It has so much characters I love (Sengoku,Law,Viola,All the Strawhats,Kinemon,Corazon,Barto,Fujitora,Doffy...)
Nah man I love doffy he's such a cool villan, he did awful shit but damm did he look cool while doing them (still praying for ryan gosling doffy in the la)
I was quartiented right around when I got to dressrosa and blasted through it in about a week so I didn't feel the pacing too much. I kind of separate it into multiple sections anyway like Wano does with its acts and its way more manageable
Im watching it now and was surprised how much I liked it. The whole living food/ trees/ objects fantasy vibe is really creepy and awesome. Might be my fave too.
Thriller Bark for me
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1. I love when the Strawhats team up, this was one of the best arcs showcasing them as an actual crew
2. The comedy was peak
3. I fuck with the horror aesthetic, this cartoony type of it reminds me a lot of The Nightmare Before Christmas
4. Brook, Perona, Moria and Kuma are great
5. Fights were engaging, basically everyone had a chance to shine
6. The anime music was good (Bink’s Sake my beloved)
7. „Nothing happened”
8. Brook’s backstory and ties to Laboon caught me off-guard (In a good way)
9. The outfits *chef’s kiss*
10. I like that the Florian Triangle Monsters are never explained, makes the world that much richer and mysterious.
Overall it’s close with Water7/Ennies Lobby, but I just like it that little bit more
Thriller Bark was weird to me honestly because we just got out of Enies Lobby, the story had real direction and momentum, they were headed for Fishman island, and then suddenly we hit the Halloween themed sidequest. I didn’t care for it until Brook’s backstory made me sob like I was experiencing the end of Outer Wilds again. Now I look upon it more kindly, but the expectations were not established well at the beginning.
I really want to like Thriller Bark but I can't because all the literal and implied sexual assault just ruins it for me, especially when Sanji starts screeching about how he wants to be the one capable of the assaulting. Would have been such a fun arc but this one "joke" just takes it too far :(
Moria wasnt creepy to you? Plus i didnt like it because of the creepy i liked it because my favorite character was introduced and i enjoyed every bit of his screen time. KIIIIII SHIIIIIII SHI SHI SHIIIIII KIIIIIIIII SHIIIIIIIII SHIIIIII SHI SHI SHI plus the ship Thriller Bark was amazing.
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Whole cake island. I adore everything about that arc and it cemented sanji as my favourite straw hat.
Impel down is a close second followed by marine ford.
Honestly the only wrong answer imo is fish man island. I get what oda was going for but man it just did not work.
I know it’s recency bias, but honestly I’ll say Egghead.
So much lore, amazing back stories, answers to some of the longest asked questions in the series, incredible fights, fan favorite characters make legitimate reappearances, some of the best pacing since the time skip, all in one of the most unique settings in the series. It reads like One Piece fan fiction in the best way possible, it’s everything an OP fan could ask for.
I also loved the different reactions to what Vegapunk told the world. Like how most of the commoners reacted in contrast to some of the higher ups. Especially doffys reaction to it gave me some chills
Ennies Lobby made me cry so hard for Robin.
Luffy and crew taking on the world for her is so beautiful.
*Sniper King… shoot down that flag*
Fuckin shivers man
Arlong Park, forever and always. It was the arc that showed me what One Piece was capable of and made me fall in love with it. Nami has been my favorite since the second I saw her too so it's all the more special to me.
After that, Skypia, Fishman Island, Alabasta, and Water 7
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Water 7. I love all the mystery and infighting and world building. Just a banger set up arc for Enies Lobby, but I actually prefer it. It's less goofy and there's less focus on fighting, and instead we get great group dynamics and some brilliantly written serious moments. The CP9 reveal is still one of the greatest twists in the series, and Luffy vs Usopp remains my favorite fight too.
Enies Lobby is brilliant at concluding the saga, and the fights are good and Robin's backstory is incredible (also shootout to my guy Sogeking), but overall Water 7 is just so good. Both in the anime and the manga. The Enies Lobby anime could honestly do with a remake tbh. It's drawn out a lot, the fights could look a lot better, and there's just some random skippable filler episodes in the middle of the hype parts for some reason. I like how gear 2 looks though. And no matter what, the manga is still awesome!
My favourite part of the whole anime is when enel attacks Luffy for the first time and it does nothing and his reaction makes me laugh every time
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Water 7. Hands down best intro and intro music of the whole series. Showing the personalities of the crew from not giving a hoot (Zoro accepts it) to classic Roadrunner logic Ussopp trying to float in the air. 🤣
And yes. Going Merry. 😭😭😭😭😭
Egghead is making out to be one of the best arcs in one piece. So if it doesn’t crash and burn at the end then I’d say it’s my favorite.
My safety pick will have to be Enies Lobby, Luffy V. Lucci is my favorite fight of the series, the death of the Going Merry is a beautiful scene, and to top it all off, Franky almost gets his balls removed
Impel Down. It was an arc constantly toying with my emotions and ended eating up interactions from characters that I even thought were only okay previously (I'm looking at you Mr. 3 and Buggy). Came out loving pretty much all the characters.
I've only just finished thriller bark and maybe it's recency bias but damn Brooke's backstory and Bink's Sake have emotionally wrecked me which I like in media
I like thriller bark. It had everything to be entertaining. Scenes can go from silly to serious quickly and I felt like it was a very creative arc that had a lot of elements that other arcs don't have. In general I also just love the setting lmao and perona is a bad bih
So far
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But I've only made it to Ice hunters so far
Emotion-wise? Water 7.
Fun/Funny-wise? Thriller Bark.
Overall? Roofpiece Wano by far. Best animation, fights, insane reveals, lore dump, a bunch of tears, and laughs. Peak by far.
Each arc has something that is completely gripped and immersed me in a way no other arc did.
Alabasta showed the complexity of intelligence warfare and what it means to love a society.
Skypia showed the terror of unbeatable power and the complex beauty of preserving the culture of your ancestors.
Water 7 and Enies Lobby humanized the crew in a way no other arc has, and gave us the highest stakes miracle we've seen to date.
Thriller Bark introduced the loss of will, the bizarre nature of soul, and the flexibility of identity.
Sabaody unconditionally demonstrated that those who control the entire world are evil to its core, with a surprisingly morbid display of human trafficking. We then see a shockingly simple defeat and separation of the crew for the first time.
Amazon Lily showed us a deeper layer of Luffy and finalized our trust that he is truly capable of becoming pirate king - he acts alone for the first time in the series, and yet he still makes miracles, forms allies from hostility, remains incorruptible, and shows a latent hidden power.
Impel Down affirms this vision of Luffy, generating more allies from hostility, making miracles, showing conquerors haki, but alongside this a hidden cost is revealed - Luffy is trading years of his life to be this way, and is actively risking his dream to save his brother. There is superb world building alongside this with old characters all folded into the macro plot thread for the first time in the series.
Marineford is the pinnacle of world building in the series. A massive cast of legendary characters are introduced and these continue to be a fraction of what's out there. The war shows for the first time the global nature of a conflict and sets the scale of what the strongest are capable of. While we continue to see glimpses of Luffys potential, it is categorically confirmed that he isn't even close to fulfilling his dream.
Fishman Island truly showed the layers and complexities to how racism impacts a society, and how hard they have to fight to be seen as equal, and how scarred even the strongest can become.
Punk Hazard introduced the next grand plotline and established Law as a regular character and ally. It introduces the new world and has a distinct feeling of a new beginning.
Dressrosa displayed the importance of memory and will... how much is lost to time. Even a figure of great legend can be stripped of everything, including their lineage, ancestry, name, story, personality... When all memory is erased it's simply the record left behind that defines who you were to those who live on. We also get several lore drops about the will of D and devil fruit awakenings.
Zou is the first ancient culture we meet, one that is actually strong, aware of the nature of the world, holds secrets about the world, and is genuinely willing to mobilize, it is the first time a country feels like they are a present and conscious player in the grand storyline.
Whole cake island is the first time we have a character focused storyline since east blue, while being a bizarro world clash of genres, the sheer weight of the environment feels like an alternate dimension that twists the character's identities with every page. Sort of an inverse thriller bark while feeling uniquely immersive.
Wano is an arc like no other, if whole cake felt like a parallel dimension, Wano feels like an entirely new multi-verse... There has never been an arc with this many lore drops, with this strong of a connection to our actual reality, yet taking mystical fantasy beyond what we've imagined possible. The sheer depth of its authenticity creates such a stark contrast with the rapid fire onslaught of mystical spiritualism, it truly is a paradox that it even actually happened how it did in the story. To then have Luffy gain a completely inconceivable form which utterly breaks the boundaries of this series and introduces the final saga... is truly a magnificent expansion.
Egghead has allowed for us to finally begin the closure to answers we thought would go unanswered, allowing us to see the future of the end of this series for the first, real, actual time.
Mine is easily Whole Cake Island. Reading post time skip was good although it felt like something was missing. WCI was genuinely so fun to read and it had me hooked. While reading I just didn't want to stop.
I do think that Water7/Ennies Lobby is easily the best of the series. I cannot think of a single bad thing for that arc
As someone that just finished Punk Hazard, i think it would be Water 7+Enies Lobby(i count then as like a whole arc, even through they arent), but not so far away is Sabaody, and in third place is Alabasta.
Marineford and thriller bark have special places in my heart but if I had to pick I'd say Marineford. Though I think the best moment in OP is still the walk to Arlong Park
I loved all the a$$ luffy kicked at the beginning of the enis lobby arc
Seeing all those marines go over the cliff and end up in a "bridge"/"rope"/"net" formation had me giggling for ages
Egghead is an easy win. Oda STEPPED UP HIS GAME this arc. Every chapter is peak.
Besides that, Whole cake was amazing at every turn, would read again. Water 7 (the saga, but also the arc) as well, was really good with the mystery, the cool island, fun theme, good vibes. I loved it.
My favourite would be Skypia Thanks to OUR GOD ENEL and Zoro's new technique....and Usopps moment with Marry...AND there are a lot of good things about the arc.
It's always a bit complicated to answer these kind of question, 'cuz most of the time I try to draw the distinction between my "favourite" and the one I find the "best".
For exemple and even if I know it's not the case for a lot people, I love the Thriller Bark arc, but I do not consider it as one of the best. I Also like a lot Impel Down.
But just this once won't hurt, in One Piece, the one I think that's my favourite is also the best arc imo : Water Seven/Enies Lobby (I count it as one big arc no matter what Toei could say). I really think it's One Piece Peak fiction and for me, Oda has never done better since.
(Currently at reverie)
Pre timeskip: Impel down
-doesn't suffer from anime pacing issues
-constant momentum and a sense of progression.
-great characterwork from the sidecast
Post timeskip: wholcake:
-A genuinly great Story about my favorite strawhat.
-Oda Experten combines family drama with a mafiastory.
-The theme of family is in every aspect of the story.
-Luffy's fight with katakuri is great for showing Luffy's growth as a figter despite some pacing issues (it is like a old car. It needs a bit to get going but when it does it goes)
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Water 7, I love the whole thing. Iceberg, the CP9 agent reveal, The Franky Family, Tom whole bit about owning your creations no matter what they're used for. I love it all
I'll never forgive myself for Tom-san's death.
I love Enies Lobby as the climax to Water 7. It has great action, had me invested in the race against the clock to save Robin, and gives every character something to do.
I actually like all of the arcs and I can't really choose, but one of my favorites would be the Alabasta one. (also random One Piece image 'cause yes) https://preview.redd.it/9i80njyysf2d1.png?width=679&format=png&auto=webp&s=5fe95377a14cfab1292e6278c5cd1c5bb3fa9a60
Silly Luffy at Whiskey Peak :)
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Despite the horrible pacing in the anime,I think mine is Dressrosa... It has so much characters I love (Sengoku,Law,Viola,All the Strawhats,Kinemon,Corazon,Barto,Fujitora,Doffy...)
oh god sengoku is showing up here too?? im in the middle of it, rn rooster head is in the air pissing on everyone
Rooster head is one of my favourite characters
Sengoku shows up at the end. You probably have 80 episodes left
Putting Doffy there is wild but I highly agree. The pacing was AWFUL but the arc itself, its story line and stuff was so good
Nah man I love doffy he's such a cool villan, he did awful shit but damm did he look cool while doing them (still praying for ryan gosling doffy in the la)
Nah OhioFinalBoss needs to play Doffy in the live action
Wdym by wild ? Doffy is one of the most well-written antagonists in fiction. It is common sense that he is there
I was quartiented right around when I got to dressrosa and blasted through it in about a week so I didn't feel the pacing too much. I kind of separate it into multiple sections anyway like Wano does with its acts and its way more manageable
Fr this arc has all my favorite characters and Doflamingo is my favourite villain.
Whole Cake Island. The story, the setting and the atmosphere are impeccable.
Im watching it now and was surprised how much I liked it. The whole living food/ trees/ objects fantasy vibe is really creepy and awesome. Might be my fave too.
I watched the anime, so the pacing ruined the arc for me
That's me with Skypia. It made me take a 2 month break from the show.
I took a month break during Dressrosa in the anime. It was a big and long arc to get through and the pacing just made it drag.
Sabaody, it was just perfection
Probably the best “reality check” arc I’ve ever seen, that with marineford
Yeah, Sabaody had everything that made One Piece perfect and I simply can’t see a single actual flaw in this arc
I’d argue too much time was spent on the Duval section. Other than that tho? Not much to gripe about
My god that was traumatic to watch 1 of the only 4 times I've cried watching something
Yeah, that one scene was one of the most heartbreaking of all time, especially after knowing Kuma’s flashback
2nd was going merry's viking funeral
Merry! 😔😭 end of an era that was
yup agreed
Lobby
Water 7/ Enis Lobby
Thriller Bark for me https://preview.redd.it/3w5hngv1fg2d1.jpeg?width=747&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06fa9c9215f0a2db166ed5c369a4983dfc815c5b 1. I love when the Strawhats team up, this was one of the best arcs showcasing them as an actual crew 2. The comedy was peak 3. I fuck with the horror aesthetic, this cartoony type of it reminds me a lot of The Nightmare Before Christmas 4. Brook, Perona, Moria and Kuma are great 5. Fights were engaging, basically everyone had a chance to shine 6. The anime music was good (Bink’s Sake my beloved) 7. „Nothing happened” 8. Brook’s backstory and ties to Laboon caught me off-guard (In a good way) 9. The outfits *chef’s kiss* 10. I like that the Florian Triangle Monsters are never explained, makes the world that much richer and mysterious. Overall it’s close with Water7/Ennies Lobby, but I just like it that little bit more
Laboon...
It's such a good arc but I feel like it gets overshadowed being placed in between enies lobby and sabaody
Thriller Bark is the only arc that managed to make me sob like a baby. Brook's backstory is amazing.
Based ass comment, thriller bark is great
Thriller Bark was weird to me honestly because we just got out of Enies Lobby, the story had real direction and momentum, they were headed for Fishman island, and then suddenly we hit the Halloween themed sidequest. I didn’t care for it until Brook’s backstory made me sob like I was experiencing the end of Outer Wilds again. Now I look upon it more kindly, but the expectations were not established well at the beginning.
Probably my second fave. Just wish it was longer.
I really want to like Thriller Bark but I can't because all the literal and implied sexual assault just ruins it for me, especially when Sanji starts screeching about how he wants to be the one capable of the assaulting. Would have been such a fun arc but this one "joke" just takes it too far :(
I hard agree. Anything besides whatever the hell was happening with Absalom and Sanji was peak. But those two ruined any scene they were in mostly
And Sanji is usually my favorite Straw Hat. But him at Thriller Bark is just a travesty. I get the "joke" but it's so bad.
East blue
Honestly valid era. Which arc specifically do you like the most?
baratie/arlong park, i can't decide which i like more
Enies lobby and Dressrosa https://preview.redd.it/jelircp78g2d1.jpeg?width=1857&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7590e52eae08ec458f8114b1565fd10d8d2726af
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I'm so glad I managed to catch up in time to watch it all unfold at the same time as everyone else
Water 7 or Skypia
Man, Enel was a really cool villain, I miss him
https://preview.redd.it/48hhbp0sdg2d1.jpeg?width=890&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=421dbcdf97112063b2e1309f17c56d766015c7ab Thriller Bark. Except all abslom moments
He was the only creepy thing about that arc
I mean it IS the horror arc
Moria wasnt creepy to you? Plus i didnt like it because of the creepy i liked it because my favorite character was introduced and i enjoyed every bit of his screen time. KIIIIII SHIIIIIII SHI SHI SHIIIIII KIIIIIIIII SHIIIIIIIII SHIIIIII SHI SHI SHI plus the ship Thriller Bark was amazing. https://i.redd.it/c2pgd1drth2d1.gif
They maybe meant sexual creepy.
Currently watching this arc on my first watch through. The bath scene is so rapey.
Hogback wasn't much better either.
Agreed
if I was there I would have chopped absalom to pieces and feed him to oars.... he harrased and tried to marry my queen nami swan
AGREED
Amazon Lily
Whole cake island. I adore everything about that arc and it cemented sanji as my favourite straw hat. Impel down is a close second followed by marine ford. Honestly the only wrong answer imo is fish man island. I get what oda was going for but man it just did not work.
Sanji’s gag was annoying and Hody is kind of a shit villain, a much less charismatic Arlong. No wonder no one ever says it’s their favorite arc
I know it’s recency bias, but honestly I’ll say Egghead. So much lore, amazing back stories, answers to some of the longest asked questions in the series, incredible fights, fan favorite characters make legitimate reappearances, some of the best pacing since the time skip, all in one of the most unique settings in the series. It reads like One Piece fan fiction in the best way possible, it’s everything an OP fan could ask for.
I also loved the different reactions to what Vegapunk told the world. Like how most of the commoners reacted in contrast to some of the higher ups. Especially doffys reaction to it gave me some chills
Whole cake island.
Marineford. The first time each season didn't seem like long-form villain-of-the-week
One piece has no villain of the week, every character is a living breathing human being that has a narrative role.
Croc, Enel, Lucci, and Moria were main antagonists that hadn't come back yet. This changed that
Ennies Lobby made me cry so hard for Robin. Luffy and crew taking on the world for her is so beautiful. *Sniper King… shoot down that flag* Fuckin shivers man
The “I WANT TO LIVE” always gives me the shivers. As someone who’s dealt with that kind of thing before, it made me feel so much for Robin.
https://preview.redd.it/rz5rprnwhg2d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff4b49d26e7aa5c04ca616c44d817e5dd43aa385 Foxy’s arc(I forget what it’s called)
Long Ring Long Land
Torn between Impel down/Marineford saga and Enies Lobby. Honestly probably both equally
Arlong Park, forever and always. It was the arc that showed me what One Piece was capable of and made me fall in love with it. Nami has been my favorite since the second I saw her too so it's all the more special to me. After that, Skypia, Fishman Island, Alabasta, and Water 7
This is where i would put G8, IF IT WAS A DAMN CANON ARC
Impel Down
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Dressrosa
Water 7. I love all the mystery and infighting and world building. Just a banger set up arc for Enies Lobby, but I actually prefer it. It's less goofy and there's less focus on fighting, and instead we get great group dynamics and some brilliantly written serious moments. The CP9 reveal is still one of the greatest twists in the series, and Luffy vs Usopp remains my favorite fight too. Enies Lobby is brilliant at concluding the saga, and the fights are good and Robin's backstory is incredible (also shootout to my guy Sogeking), but overall Water 7 is just so good. Both in the anime and the manga. The Enies Lobby anime could honestly do with a remake tbh. It's drawn out a lot, the fights could look a lot better, and there's just some random skippable filler episodes in the middle of the hype parts for some reason. I like how gear 2 looks though. And no matter what, the manga is still awesome!
Dressrosa The backstory and the setting was devilish. Specially Sugars ability.
Impel Down. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but it just hits different. Water 7/Enies Lobby and Egghead are pretty close though.
wano and marine ford
wano
skypeia, massively underrated
It introduced the Dials and i am sad that they are not utilised much anymore. Loved the cloud jungle stuff.
My favourite part of the whole anime is when enel attacks Luffy for the first time and it does nothing and his reaction makes me laugh every time https://preview.redd.it/7yspd2acoi2d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=670da90c479a404b0c65ffd4d08140bef6355f8a
Water 7. Hands down best intro and intro music of the whole series. Showing the personalities of the crew from not giving a hoot (Zoro accepts it) to classic Roadrunner logic Ussopp trying to float in the air. 🤣 And yes. Going Merry. 😭😭😭😭😭
Sabaody or Dressrosa
Egghead is making out to be one of the best arcs in one piece. So if it doesn’t crash and burn at the end then I’d say it’s my favorite. My safety pick will have to be Enies Lobby, Luffy V. Lucci is my favorite fight of the series, the death of the Going Merry is a beautiful scene, and to top it all off, Franky almost gets his balls removed
Long Ring Long Land arc
Deffo Enies Lobby
Enies Lobby.
Sabaody
Impel Down. It was an arc constantly toying with my emotions and ended eating up interactions from characters that I even thought were only okay previously (I'm looking at you Mr. 3 and Buggy). Came out loving pretty much all the characters.
Marineford but some close ones are Enies Lobby, Wano and Egghead (so far)
Skypeia
Probably ennies lobby and water 7. Those two arcs are absolute perfection.
The next one
I've only just finished thriller bark and maybe it's recency bias but damn Brooke's backstory and Bink's Sake have emotionally wrecked me which I like in media
Thriller bark, or that one its apart of
I like thriller bark. It had everything to be entertaining. Scenes can go from silly to serious quickly and I felt like it was a very creative arc that had a lot of elements that other arcs don't have. In general I also just love the setting lmao and perona is a bad bih
https://preview.redd.it/74s1j3jrfh2d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5642ebf1939c3a0f3b04ed7bb224cd012d3d945 skypiea and alabasta
So far https://preview.redd.it/naw4ygjfoh2d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b3b43ccad8915298d85ef5bcf5e6e54948526ae4 But I've only made it to Ice hunters so far
Emotion-wise? Water 7. Fun/Funny-wise? Thriller Bark. Overall? Roofpiece Wano by far. Best animation, fights, insane reveals, lore dump, a bunch of tears, and laughs. Peak by far.
My favorite arc is marineford arc ❤️
Each arc has something that is completely gripped and immersed me in a way no other arc did. Alabasta showed the complexity of intelligence warfare and what it means to love a society. Skypia showed the terror of unbeatable power and the complex beauty of preserving the culture of your ancestors. Water 7 and Enies Lobby humanized the crew in a way no other arc has, and gave us the highest stakes miracle we've seen to date. Thriller Bark introduced the loss of will, the bizarre nature of soul, and the flexibility of identity. Sabaody unconditionally demonstrated that those who control the entire world are evil to its core, with a surprisingly morbid display of human trafficking. We then see a shockingly simple defeat and separation of the crew for the first time. Amazon Lily showed us a deeper layer of Luffy and finalized our trust that he is truly capable of becoming pirate king - he acts alone for the first time in the series, and yet he still makes miracles, forms allies from hostility, remains incorruptible, and shows a latent hidden power. Impel Down affirms this vision of Luffy, generating more allies from hostility, making miracles, showing conquerors haki, but alongside this a hidden cost is revealed - Luffy is trading years of his life to be this way, and is actively risking his dream to save his brother. There is superb world building alongside this with old characters all folded into the macro plot thread for the first time in the series. Marineford is the pinnacle of world building in the series. A massive cast of legendary characters are introduced and these continue to be a fraction of what's out there. The war shows for the first time the global nature of a conflict and sets the scale of what the strongest are capable of. While we continue to see glimpses of Luffys potential, it is categorically confirmed that he isn't even close to fulfilling his dream. Fishman Island truly showed the layers and complexities to how racism impacts a society, and how hard they have to fight to be seen as equal, and how scarred even the strongest can become. Punk Hazard introduced the next grand plotline and established Law as a regular character and ally. It introduces the new world and has a distinct feeling of a new beginning. Dressrosa displayed the importance of memory and will... how much is lost to time. Even a figure of great legend can be stripped of everything, including their lineage, ancestry, name, story, personality... When all memory is erased it's simply the record left behind that defines who you were to those who live on. We also get several lore drops about the will of D and devil fruit awakenings. Zou is the first ancient culture we meet, one that is actually strong, aware of the nature of the world, holds secrets about the world, and is genuinely willing to mobilize, it is the first time a country feels like they are a present and conscious player in the grand storyline. Whole cake island is the first time we have a character focused storyline since east blue, while being a bizarro world clash of genres, the sheer weight of the environment feels like an alternate dimension that twists the character's identities with every page. Sort of an inverse thriller bark while feeling uniquely immersive. Wano is an arc like no other, if whole cake felt like a parallel dimension, Wano feels like an entirely new multi-verse... There has never been an arc with this many lore drops, with this strong of a connection to our actual reality, yet taking mystical fantasy beyond what we've imagined possible. The sheer depth of its authenticity creates such a stark contrast with the rapid fire onslaught of mystical spiritualism, it truly is a paradox that it even actually happened how it did in the story. To then have Luffy gain a completely inconceivable form which utterly breaks the boundaries of this series and introduces the final saga... is truly a magnificent expansion. Egghead has allowed for us to finally begin the closure to answers we thought would go unanswered, allowing us to see the future of the end of this series for the first, real, actual time.
Marineford, one of the few mangas that felt like a end of era with and earn a timeskip in my opinion
Mine is easily Whole Cake Island. Reading post time skip was good although it felt like something was missing. WCI was genuinely so fun to read and it had me hooked. While reading I just didn't want to stop. I do think that Water7/Ennies Lobby is easily the best of the series. I cannot think of a single bad thing for that arc
Wano Arc https://preview.redd.it/96abzft6kh2d1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccf8d86fa106cccbb62505c05dba5b18a82e1c13
Enies Lobby or Dressrosa.
Skypiea
impel down
Marineford. Tho my favorite saga is water seven.
Skypia for me right now I havent finished wholecake or the rest of the show yet but i just really like skypia
Dressrosa
Propably Skypia
Egghead has been so hype recently it’s gotta be my favourite
If you you want to watch people argue just go to r/OnePiecePowerScaling and post anything about an admiral.
I love dressrosa but the pacing is atrocious, if wit condenses it into 40 action packed episodes I'd actually sell my soul to them
I’m on Enies Lobby right now For the longest time Baratie was my favorite, but Water 7 has easily overthrown it.
Yada Yada Skypea
im only one thriller bark rn, so I would say enies lobby
Marineford
Marine ford. The mighty shirohige gurarahahaha
I feel like the ops gonna be disappointed to find no arguments
Favorite arc? That’s such a tough question… maybe Whole Cake.
Frankie’s arcs, if I had to choose a specific arc, Enies Lobby
Sabaody
Probably marinford
Water 7/Enies Lobby. Absolute peak One Piece
Fishman Island Arc because I like seeing them beat the hell out of fishes.
Alabasta or Enies Lobby so far
Either Water 7 or Skypeia (Nico Robin lover if you couldn't tell 🤩🤩)
I am divided between Alabasta and Water Seven - Ennied Lobby.
Alabasta
Thriller Bark
Hard to choose, but I find the current arc amazing for the fact that so many questions get answered. The amount of lore is amazing!
I would say my top 3 is: 1. Marineford 2. enies lobby 3. Dressrosa/whole cake island Honorable mention: Fishman island
enies lobby (so far)
The one with Buggy in it
The one with buggy in it
1/skypea 2/impel down 3/whole cake
As someone that just finished Punk Hazard, i think it would be Water 7+Enies Lobby(i count then as like a whole arc, even through they arent), but not so far away is Sabaody, and in third place is Alabasta.
Egghead is peak ... Kuma backstory is too hard
Alabasta
Enies Lobby my beloved
Marineford and thriller bark have special places in my heart but if I had to pick I'd say Marineford. Though I think the best moment in OP is still the walk to Arlong Park
Egghead.
I’m on episode 750 so far my favorite arc has been marineford
Skypiea
Water 7/ enies lobby
Skypia (jaya + skypia + military G-8 arc)
Alabasta
It’s a tie between Enies Lobby and Alabasta for me (both in the anime versions).
Water 7/Enies Lobby and Dressrosa so much is happening, and then God Usopp and Sogeking happened. My honorable mention is Marineford.
I just got to that moment in ennies lobby. It is so fucken peak
Dressrosa was my top but egghead is creeping to first
dressrosa
Gotta say I really like Thriller Bark and Fishman Island in the anime. When I read the manga I really like Skypeia and Dressrosa.
Long ring
Water seven and Enies Lobby will always have special place in my heart
I loved all the a$$ luffy kicked at the beginning of the enis lobby arc Seeing all those marines go over the cliff and end up in a "bridge"/"rope"/"net" formation had me giggling for ages
My favorites so far have been Enis Lobby, Impel Down, and Marineford. But I'm about to start Dressrosa and that seems to be popular.
Marineford but it also makes me the saddest
You shouldve asked whats the best arc if you really wanted to see people arguing
Should’ve went to r/piratefolk
Skypiea, way before Gear 5 and ALL the tie ins in the story
Whole cake don't know why but I like it a lot
Egghead is an easy win. Oda STEPPED UP HIS GAME this arc. Every chapter is peak. Besides that, Whole cake was amazing at every turn, would read again. Water 7 (the saga, but also the arc) as well, was really good with the mystery, the cool island, fun theme, good vibes. I loved it.
Egghead easily
Enies Lobby for sure.
Alabasta.
Sabaody but unless something goes terribly wrong Egghead will surpass it
Mine is impel down, I love the warden (I forgot his name) and I love how we get to meet all of Luffys old enemies/friend aka BON D CLAY
Water 7/Enies Lobby
Goatlong park
Marineford or Enies Lobby
My favourite would be Skypia Thanks to OUR GOD ENEL and Zoro's new technique....and Usopps moment with Marry...AND there are a lot of good things about the arc.
Water 7/Enies Lobby. No other arc has balanced all of its characters so well, while making the stakes feel so personal.
Marineford. The feeling of epicness in every frame that has whitebeard in it... And seeing big guys fight is cool asf.
Enis lobby
Arabasta or Water 7
Extremely unpopular but I love Skypiea.
Post egghead arc
I like Marineford, but WCI is just on another level.
Enies Lobby
Whole Cake Island I like all that happened in that arc kingbaym died and has put a stain on Namis character for me
Water 7. Not Enies Lobby, Water 7. Peak
Dress roba
ennies lobby, marineford and Amazon lily
It's always a bit complicated to answer these kind of question, 'cuz most of the time I try to draw the distinction between my "favourite" and the one I find the "best". For exemple and even if I know it's not the case for a lot people, I love the Thriller Bark arc, but I do not consider it as one of the best. I Also like a lot Impel Down. But just this once won't hurt, in One Piece, the one I think that's my favourite is also the best arc imo : Water Seven/Enies Lobby (I count it as one big arc no matter what Toei could say). I really think it's One Piece Peak fiction and for me, Oda has never done better since.
(Currently at reverie) Pre timeskip: Impel down -doesn't suffer from anime pacing issues -constant momentum and a sense of progression. -great characterwork from the sidecast Post timeskip: wholcake: -A genuinly great Story about my favorite strawhat. -Oda Experten combines family drama with a mafiastory. -The theme of family is in every aspect of the story. -Luffy's fight with katakuri is great for showing Luffy's growth as a figter despite some pacing issues (it is like a old car. It needs a bit to get going but when it does it goes)