One Piece Is Better if You Skip the First 100 Chapters
It's no secret that One Piece didn't start out with as much gusto as the hundreds of chapters that quickly followed, and for manga fans who are trying to get in on the craze that still captivates the world more than 20 years later, it's quite difficult.
Many longtime One Piece readers try to give newcomers hope by claiming that they just have to slog through the first few chapters before the series really starts getting good. Most of these fans reference Arlong Park as the arc when the series truly picks up steam. But it's actually not until much later. What's crucial to realize is that newcomers don't have to read the series' more than 100 opening chapters. Longtime fans say trudging through them is crucial to capture the relationship between Monkey D. Luffy and his crew. But that's not what actually matters during this time. It's only certain key moments sprinkled throughout that readers really need — and manga fans can still experience them in full by either only reading these select few panels or even a Wikia page.
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Of course, diehard fans would understandably emphatically condemn and object to this advice, and, certainly, if newcomers find themselves more amused than bored by the first few chapters, then it's advised that they try and tough it out. But for those who believe each page is more excruciating than the last and feel as though they're about to give up at any moment, there is hope.
The best moments (arguably both before and after the 100-chapter mark) are each character's backstory, not necessarily how they interact with each other — except for Nami's case. The reason for this stems from the saying that a hero is only as good as its villain. A
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