Why One Piece isn't bad?

         This post is the product of too much free time and boredom. Don't be surprised at the fact that I spent a while writing this. I've nothing else to do. That's a fresh graduate's life for you; one that decided to take a break instead of getting a job.

         This was supposed to be a one-time post, or whatever you call it, but it turned out too long; that's why I decided to make it into a series of posts. I wouldn't like to test the patience of our dear fictional reader.

Excuse the old picture. I am just being very paranoid
 about manga spoilers, can't go deep in search. -_-

        

           Well, I've been checking One Piece reviews out of curiosity a while ago. I am up to episode 665, the latest one released, and I never read any before then. I decided to watch it when I did 2 years ago, because I knew it's very popular and because It had too many episodes and I like to watch long running anime. I knew about One piece much earlier than that but I resisted watching it for 2 reasons: the very same reason why I am watching it, too many episodes has already been made, and the art. Now, I am grateful to my curious self that got over the art and decided to watch the anime, for the art simply grew on me later on. Also, I would have missed a lot.

          However, what I am writing is not a one piece review. I review, only, finished shows, and if we take Oda's word for it, then see you after a decade! I am writing this after I read a good deal of reviews. Naturally, I didn't read the reviews that gave it 8+/10. For I have enough reasons to give it such rating. I noticed that the most common rating was a 10/10. A rating I wouldn't give if I'm being fair but one I'd give if I am being emotional. I've been, lately, in the habit of giving ratings based on how much I enjoyed and not how good a show really is. If I am being fair, up to the point I'd give it an 8/10, it has its faults. However, I postpone such decision to the end of the manga and anime, since the end is going to be the major factor, in my opinion.  Back to the point, I said this is not a review, so why am I writing this, because I noticed that one piece rarely got an average score by viewers, it either got very high ratings as by the majority, or a very low rating as of 3-/10 by a minority. Everyone is free to think of whatever they watch as they please. No one is forced to like anything, even if everyone says it's good. I, for instance, don't like Death Note at all, though everyone, literally, is hyped about it. I didn't think Cowboy Bebop was anything special, in spite of all the recommendations and good reviews. I couldn't even bring myself to complete Steins; Gate. This is not me saying those anime are bad, I know they are very popular. It just that we all have different views on things and different preferences. You can never find a single anime that everyone would say is good. One Piece is very popular. It has loads of fans and much fewer haters, but they hate it too much and that's what grabbed my attention. Maybe, they've been provoked by what they thought as exaggerated popularity, when they thought there was nothing special about it. I am familiar with the sensation, nothing provoked me like the extreme hype over Death Note when I thought it was actually boring, and when they decided to make some unpredictable twist to refresh, they brought on its doom, or that's what I thought.

          None the less, I was surprised by the fact that some people actually rated One Piece with a rating as low as 1/10. I wouldn't give a show however bad it is such a rating. I'd at least by sympathetic with all the effort that was made into it, especially if it had been there for over 15 years. I read the reviews to understand on what basis the reviewer gave it such rating. Well, again I emphasize on the fact that everyone has the right to think of whatever they want as ever they want; that's why I read some of the reviews calmly and with an open mind as much as possible. However, there were a few ones at which I couldn't hold myself from pressing the dislike button. I think it's very childish, but I thought that these were not some personal opinions. The things, based on which they gave the ratings were mostly a proof that they don't get One Piece. Let me clarify first, that I couldn't object to those who dislike the anime but like the manga. I didn’t read the manga so I don’t know about that, and besides that means that their objections are purely technical and I won't object to that. As for who disliked One Piece as an existence, I've got the main points they mentioned in mind and I'll prove that most of them are not true in this series of posts. So, await our daily "Why One Piece isn't bad?" post! ^_^