It's nice seeing an opponent who is not even the final boss being a real non-gimmick challenge for Luffy. I really like the fight between him on Dogtooth guy. Luffy is having to use his brains!
I do feel that Luffy is about to get a power boost though, there's still no way he can stand with the Yonkou right now and we're really getting close to endgame for the series. The problem is then all the crew will be even further behind Luffy, but that just seems inevitable. I mean they used the timeskip to power up everyone else, but without another timeskip, the other members just aren't going to have any more big jumps imo. But I guess they'll still be a good match for the 2nd/3rd tier generals in Yonkou groups.
best arc ever
I swear you say this like every arc
But yeah, as long as this doesn't outrun it's stay this is shaping up to be the best arc in the new world half.
Haven't said it since Sabaody/Impel Down/Marineford.
Fishman island was weak and Dressrosa was the first time I had to put One Piece on hold because the pacing was so bad.
So no, I really don't.
In terms of drama, intrigue, adventure, high stakes, emotion, great storytelling, character writing, character designs, plenty of dark moments, and overall fun this arc takes the cake (lol). I can't really think of anything better than it at this point. I was going to wait for it to conclude before I announced it as my favorite arc to see where it went, but it just hits all of my buttons as to why I love One Piece.
FYI, I rate One Piece arcs like so:
1. Whole Cake
2. Sabaody/Impel Down/Marineford (I combine them into one arc because it feels like one arc to me)
3. Arlong
4. Water 7/Enies Lobby
5. Sky Piea