B wrote:Holy crap, One Piece fans have absolutely no right to say that. It's fine if you have a problem with Bleach, but you can't blame Kubo for something when Oda's series has the exact same problem.
Really, One Piece is good because Oda is a good storyteller. The series itself is extremely repetitive, but what saves it is how well it flows. He's basically been writing the same plotline since the Kuro arc, with a few minor tweaks here and there, but it's good enough because he can tell that story like no one's business.
I concede that Oda is far superior at making the reader give a damn about his characters than Kubo, but more original writing? Frankly, I lawl.
Oh, yeah, Dragon Ball better get back up there on the top!
What?... How has he been writing the "Same plotline" since Kuro?...
Arlong was a tyranical Dictator who had taken over a Villiage for eight years.
Loguetown was the Straw Hats trying to escape so they could go to the Grand Line
Whiskey Peak was a town of Bounty Hunters trying to lull the SHs into a false sense of security to capture them
Drum was that Nami was sick and they needed a Doctor to help her
Arabasta was a dark Criminal organization trying to usurp a kingdom
Skypiea was the first arc the Straw Hats just wanted to GTFO the island
the Davy Back Fight was literally just a game where you fight for crewmates.
Water Seven/Enies Lobby was the first ever "Rescue" arc where a character needed to be rescued.
It's never the same twice, meanwhile...
In The Soul Society/ Hueco Mundo arc of Bleach, Rukia/Orihime is taken and Ichigo has to go get her back. He's told not to by Rukia/The Gotei 13, however defies them and goes anyway with Chad and Ishida. When they arrive, they are guided by a seemingly weak little Cat/Girl named Yoruichi/Nell. they fight their way through, eventually getting split up. Ishida wins his fight, while Chad loses his drastically. Ichigo ALMOST loses his fight, until Yoruichi/Nell turns out NOT To be a Weak little Cat/Girl, but to be a Buxom and kickass woman who saves him at the last minute.
When you can explain two major story arcs with the EXACT SAME paragraph, just replace names of the specific characters at certain points, that's what you call a Cookie-cutter plot.
And I'm not trying to be rude or anything here, I want a serious discussion on the topic.
I mean seriously, is that series EVER going to end?
