The second Luffy and the Straw Hats enter the Grand Line inOne Piece ,   the series has been   repeating   the same story each time its fictitious character land on a young island .

Ever sinceOne Pieceexploded in popularity , it ’s been praise for unique storytelling that put in stark dividing line with other popular manga   likeDragon Ballwhich run to follow specific formulas for their plot . ThoughDragonBall Superhas recently attempted to specify its Goku job , it ’s still proven to be a barrier to many .   However , on closer inspection , One Piecealso has its own expression that it be given to follow . WhileDragon Ballalways has some type of exotic wanting to take over Earth , for example , virtually every island that Luffy and his gang earth on is incrust by war or some major conflict that they must always dissolve .

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The only instance where this worked inOne Piece , occurred   in the Alabasta Saga . AfterOne Piece’sfaulty first 100 chapters , Luffy and his crowd get to the Grand Line where they quickly get caught in the crosshairs of   a nefarious organization known as Baroque Works . At first , Baroque Works ' only intent seems to be to terrorize the Straw Hats until their loftier goal is revealed , to overturn the Alabasta Kingdom . The warfare ’s buildup mostly worked but is weakened by similar outcome take on out in later chapters . Probably the most egregious of these instances transpires during the Sky Island saga . The island of Skypeia itself straightaway face a unequalled set of challenges for the Straw Hats thatOne Pieceshould have focused on exclusively . Luffy and his gang are intrude after fail to yield a toll , and as a resultant role , are targeted .   unluckily , the account grows unnecessarily overcomplicated from there with the grievance between the Gorilleas and the raw   Kami Eneru soon erupting upon Luffy ’s arrival .

While convoluted storylines can be effective , the floor suffers when mangaka needlessly overcomplicate arcs that already had a stiff assumption . This is especially the eccentric when it happens repeatedly , and the real focus is drop off as a result . Ironically , Long Ring Long Land island inOne Piecethat many bury about could have actually become the best moment pre - time omission if it were n’t for the filler - esque battles . Everything that happens there only occurs because other parties just happen to be there , the least welcome of the two being the Foxy Pirates , as the confrontation eventually culminates in the most annoyingly over - cartoony conflict . disregardless , the fact that there is no war on the island that Luffy and his work party do n’t have to resolvemakes the hate Long Ring Long Land arcprobably one of the major highlights of the manga itself .

While diehard fans might not be bothered by the fact that there ’s always a state of war on every island of the Grand Line that Luffy has to get set up in , for others it can be sap . One Pieceis an often imaginative and goofy series , for sure , but it does itself no favors when it repeats the same story every time Luffy and the Straw Hats see another island .

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Every island in the Grand Line of One Piece is a copy of Alabasta.

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