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One Pieceadmittedly has slow pacing, and Eiichiro Oda has never cared to shorten chapters. Yes, the plot is amazing, the characters are unrivaled, and the revelations can make your hair stand on end, but at the same time, didOne Piecereally need over 1000 chapters?
Even the most hardcoreOne Piecefan has to admit that some arcs are so information-heavy that it often gets boring. If there’s another series that has a slow pacing, it would beSpy x Family. But unlike Eiichiro Oda, Tatsuya Endo tends to own up to it.
The hilarious fourth wall break inSpy x Family
Spy x Familydebuted in 2019 and has received above 100 chapters at the time of writing this article. So far, it has received 14 volumes. But in volume 10 of the manga, two extra pages were added, just to acknowledge its slow pacing.
Just bought volume 10 I’ve never seen these panels before omggNot them breaking the fourth wall and loid freaking out😭😭pic.twitter.com/6AIi1Z3SWk
In these extra pages, Frankie commemorates the series’ achievement by popping open a bottle of champagne. Anya, on the other hand, correctly points out that in the duration of 10 volumes, she was able to earn a single Stella. Loid suddenly has amental breakdown about the series’ pacingbecause it might take 80 more volumes to reach the conclusion, according to his calculations.
Tatsuya Endo’s Genius Move Didn’t Limit Spy x Family’s Story to Simple Manga Pages
Frankie tries to reason that in their world, only three months have passed, and a spy mission typically lasts for years. Operation Strix, the current assignment of Twilight, is to investigate Desmond Donovan. But since his only public appearances are at the private events of the Eden Academy, Twilight had to adopt Anya to enroll her into the same school.
The manga is far from its end, and Anya is not the most perfect student yet. Thus, the series has a long way to go before Twilight can actually finish his mission. ButTatsuya Endo‘s admission of the pacing simply made it an adorable and respected move.
Eiichiro Oda’s unapologetic slow pacing inOne Piece
While other manga have information-heavy chapters,One Piecehas information-heavy arcs. Fans often feel that some backstories could be wrapped up in a few pages rather than entire chapters. IfEiichiro Odawants to wrap up the series anytime soon, he might not want to go to such long and winding details anymore.
The issue that many fans have pointed out is that Oda tends to take his time with the boring parts of the story while the most interesting and exciting moments are cut short. A recent example could be thebattle between Kizaru and Luffy at Egghead, which was over in just 4 chapters despite it being foreshadowed for a long time.
One Piece: Eiichiro Oda Backed Himself Into a Corner by Giving Zoro and Sanji a Flaw That Dwarfs Even Its Pacing Issues
Of course, slow introductions and details are required to make the story grow, but at what point does it get too much? If the story keeps going at this pace, it is hard to figure out when the story will end. If Oda reveals a half-heartedOne Piecetreasure reveal on top of everything, fans might just be livid enough to hate him.
One PieceandSpy x Familymanga are available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
