ALT: a picture of a conversation in Teams between two coworkers. One coworker says:
LOL You should read One Piece Its such a good story in such an easy to digest format Too much “good content” is locked behind like super serious overtones Shit gets too heavy too much
the other person responds:
not only will I not be reading it, I will not be watching it either if you contact me again about this, I will seek legal action
It has that curse of It Gets Better Later™, I say this as a genuine fan of the anime.
It goes into surprisingly poignant commentaries on social injustices like supremecist hate groups and slavery.
But if you don’t like silly rubber guy doing silly things then it won’t be worth your trouble.
One Piece is a legitimately impressive work of art that I will not be consuming. I respect it from a distance and it is better for both of us this way I think. It is both silly and serious in a way that’s hard to balance.
As someone who had to watch the anime because his partner was into it, and continued to hate it to this day… the Netflix live action isnt bad. While it keeps the humour, it also makes the world seem more immersive/real than the anime did. So it might be worth checking out to see if its a better match than the anime/manga was for you
Seconding this recommendation. I had literally no interest in One Piece in any forms, but agreed to watch the live action with my partner. It was so good we finished the season in a day and I watched the whole thing a second time within 48 hours.
I then consumed as much content about the actors as possible because they have amazing energy and so strongly embody their characters and I can’t wait for the second season, but I still have no interest in the anime or manga.
It’s a goofy setting about a person who goes through a lot but maintains a positive attitude and lifts the people around him up. I can give almost the exact same description about Ted Lasso. They both have a feel-good main character that makes me feel better about the world as I watch them.