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Eiichiro Oda’sOne Pieceis one of the top 3 anime in history but even a series this perfect has its flaws. One of the main complaints that hold people back from startingOne Pieceis the slow pace and the misconception of how many filler episodes are in it. Despite only taking up ten percent of the overall series so far, some of these arcs are downright painful to get through. One of the most notorious terrible filler arcs is Foxy’s Return Arc.
The Long Ring Long Land Arc, which takes place before Foxy’s Return, introduces one of the most useless antagonists in the series, the Foxy Pirates and their trickster captain. The entire arc revolves around him being a nuisance to the Straw Hat Pirates and the extended Davy Back Fight that made fans yawn. While Foxy’s Return Arc in the anime did reveal one of the biggest characters inOne Piece,there’s no reason why it had to be so dragged out.
One Piece’sFoxy’s Return Arc is Forgettable If Not For Aokiji
The Foxy Pirates are one of the most annoying crews inOne Piece’shistory. The captain, Foxy the Silver Fox, is a liar who blatantly cheats to get his way in the Davy Back Fight he challenged the Straw Hats to. Most fans despise Long Ring Long Land Arc solely due to his character, but for him to return once again in a filler arc that extended the manga’s single arc was the tipping point. Nobody needed more of Foxy nor did they need another Davy Back Fight.
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The extension of Long Ring Long Land Arc’s events into the Foxy’s Return Arc was one of the most unnecessary changes ever made by Toei Animation. This decision ended up saving Aokiji’s introduction to the filler arc rather than the main one.The Marine-turned-Blackbeard Pirateis one of the most important and nuanced characters inOne Piece.He was the first person we’ve seen Nico Robin scared of. To save it for a filler arc wasa huge mistake by Toei Animation, notEiichiroOda, who only kept Foxy limited to that one arc.
If it wasn’t for Aokiji’s introduction and the foreshadowing of Robin’s tragic past, Foxy’s Return Arc would be an unforgivable filler arc. However, some fans have given it grace due to some comical moments between the Straw Hats and the impending Water 7 Saga.
Toei Needs to Relax on the Filler Arcs ofOne Piece
The Long Ring Long Land and Foxy’s Return arcs’ repetitive nature madeOne Piecenotorious for slow pacing and incorrigible fillers. Foxy never needed to return but Toei Animation decided otherwise for reasons beyond our comprehension. Fans could’ve also missed Aokiji’s introduction if they chose to skip the filler episodes.
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It created a reputation of being boring and repetitive forOne Piecethat never would’ve existed if the studio followed the manga’s storyline rather than diverging on its own for the anime adaptation and milking the series. Foxy Pirates are irrelevant to the story and will remain so. Let’s hopethe remake,The One Piece,will fix this problemonce and for all.
One Pieceis available on Crunchyroll.
Bidisha Mitra
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Bidisha is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with over 700 published articles. With over 7 years of writing experience, she’s versatile and adept. When she’s not writing, she’s also a voice actor on the side.Bidisha is currently continuing to learn Japanese and gets more fluent everyday. Her expertise is One Piece, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu, but has been watching anime for over a decade. She was previously a Content Writer reviewing the latest Kpop music.
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