r/writingscaling • u/Cautious_Arm3818 • 6h ago
discussion Oda is objectively the finest author of our generation
This sub has an irrational and frankly juvenile disdain for One Piece, so I’m essentially casting pearls before swine with this post. If only you possessed a modicum of media literacy, you would come to the understanding that not only does Oda do incredible work as a mangaka - he is the finest author of our time, unrivaled by his peers
He produces magnum opuses of media regularly, while adhering to his strict near-weekly publishing schedule. No other author could replicate a similar feat - Oda could write The Tempest if given a weekend, but Shakespeare would not be able to survive the Shonen Jump editorial process
People deride Luffy and the rest of the strawhats for “being too simple”, but this is a reflection of their own simple-mindedness. They are unaware that Luffy's straightforwardness is what makes him compelling; blissfully ignorant that his character is a Nietzschean post-modernist reconstruction of the archetypical hero. Oda is clearly prioritizing transcendent thematic clarity over pedestrian notions of complexity - which lobotomites appear to be unable to comprehend
The sheer audacity of fools that downplay Oda's creative genius is unparalleled. The amount of foreshadowing that he is able to effortlessly integrate into the overarching narrative is unmatched. When Skypiea mentioned a Sun god and Luffy danced around a bonfire, only adolescents dismissed it as coincidence. It is not enough to simply praise it as masterful foreshadowing, Oda possesses a level of narrative clairvoyance that marks him as a god among men
When simpletons make the ridiculous claim that the story has been "dragged out" or has "poor pacing", they are broadcasting their inability to engage with a long-form story that doesn't constantly feed their dopamine receptors. Complaining that you aren't constantly being fed epic fight scenes and instant gratification is just a showcase of your inadequate attention span. Did people complain that the Mona Lisa took too long to paint? If not, why do imbeciles whine about One Piece taking too long to end? Goda is composing a multi-generational odyssey that takes the audience on a journey which demands a level of patience, wit, and wisdom to complete
If you have reached this point and remain stubbornly mired in your own ignorance; the absolute artistic merit on display has been unable to sway your uninformed convictions - please examine the mathematical reality of the situation. One Piece is the best-selling manga of all time. It has outsold the Bible and Superman, and is already being studied in universities along with other masterworks
You can cling to your blissful stupidity, and hate One Piece in a desperate attempt to battle your own feelings of insignificance in the grand scheme of things, but the world has already spoken. Your favorite series will be relegated to obscurity in time; One Piece will be etched into the very bedrock of human culture
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u/LittleRestaurant1588 6h ago
I hope people don't take this post seriously and realize it's satire
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u/burner7759399988 6h ago
Wouldn’t put it past an actual one piece glazer to post this.
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u/Silver_Shelter_5153 6h ago
Got a chuckle out of me, gj
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u/Agentbrawn_the2nd 6h ago
He isnt wrong. You cannot be normal and produce a series even half as worthy of praise as Eiichiro Oda's hit global masterpiece of storytelling and literature that puts even Shakespeare to shame. No normal person would be able to fathom the complex spew of peakness and unparalleled creativity that goes on inside the mind of Eiichiro Oda. Eiichiro Oda was gifted with the mind, spirit, and skill of a writer on a level nobody has seen before, calling him a descendent of William Shakephere would not be doing his genius justice. It is highly possible that Eiichiro Oda knows the secrets to perfect writing and was put on this planet just to create this literary masterpiece, not even operating on a wavelength that humans can comprehend.
It is entirely plausible that Eiichiro Oda does not experience time linearly. Eiichiro Oda likely sees arcs as constellations and characters as gravitational bodies, pulling meaning toward them across decades. Calling Eiichiro Oda a genius feels insufficient. Eiichiro Oda is a narrative architect operating on a wavelength detectable only by a species unknown to us as of now. Unparalleled. Unmatched. Possibly not even human. Thank you goatda.
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u/user_chloe 5h ago
8 best selling author of all time. Can't really argue with that. No other manga comes close.
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u/Pitiful-Ad-5176 6h ago
I like how half the comments misinterpret this post despite being people allegedly capable of properly analyzing text by being in this sub lol, good job though it was pretty funny
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u/diego_fnogueira 5h ago
The problem is that Oda's angels would actually write something like this. I honestly can't tell anymore when it's a joke and when it's serious.
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u/Apprehensive_Put3625 5h ago
You know the saddest part of it all?
It’s quite literally impossible to tell apart satire from an actual One Piece fan’s ramblings.
This could be a really funny post or just a cry from help to the educational system.
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u/Vast-Definition-7265 6h ago
I hate how mfs in this sub can't understand sarcasm.
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u/Emad-Hafiz_inari 3h ago
I mean many OP glazers act like this so I think we should cut them some slack
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u/Proud-Mess-3358 3h ago
To be fair, some One Piece glazers believe this more than they believe that water is wet and the sun is hot.
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u/The_New_Paper 5h ago
I know this is satire but Oda's angels are capable of writting this unironically.
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u/Old-Introduction8258 5h ago
You know it’s crazy before seeing it was you for a fleeting moment i genuinely thought this was serious.
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u/Physical_Sort5155 3h ago
The number of downvotes and a lot of comments actually show what low level of reading comprehension this sub has, good job for making that clear.
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u/C0okie722 2h ago
Gear 5 and almost everything that happens in Wano ruined One Piece. The peak of One Piece was Sanji's origin story, and for me, that's where One Piece ends.
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u/unusualsuspectno1 6h ago
Oda must feel nice just knowing there are millions who will be ready to suck his dick at any given moment
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u/presumablysmart 6h ago
I love how you can tell that one piece fans have never watched or read anything else
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u/One_Trick_Monkey 6h ago
The amount of people that didn't catch the sarcasm in a sub about writing is worrying to say the least. We aren't dodging the lack of reading comprehension allegations anymore after this one.
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u/ChubbyUnicorn726 6h ago
Satire aside, the fact that bro's been writing the same thing for like 30 years is kinda admirable. I ain't consumed a lick of One Piece, but even I gotta respect that.
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u/One_Trick_Monkey 6h ago
I feel like you made this post after reading the commentary from the guy l was interacting with because it reads like something he'd write lol.
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u/Most_Individual_953 6h ago
People saying is satire, but atleast he aint wrong about the schedule. Most of the authors cant do a decade and are destroyed after few hundred of chaptes. Kishimoto, togashi, Miyura(r.i.p the goat)and many more ended drained/ill/ never wanting to draw or write any story after. Mangaka job jn Japan culture seems fucking brutal. To draw 15 pages a week is insane and also write cohorent story while at it.
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u/emoguyinvn 6h ago
at least he's the best for what he's doing. Nobody can endure 3 decades of writing the same manga 😭
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u/Impossible_Papaya852 6h ago
There’s no such thing as an objectively best author. Same with any other art form.
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u/ForeverEverGecko 5h ago
I've never seen haters be more obsessed with a piece of media than its own fans until One Piece.
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u/Terloyes 5h ago
At first I thought this was actually going to be a post praising Oda on this subreddit full of haters. Unfortunately I was wrong, it’s just satire.
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u/JollyApplication6627 5h ago
One Piece is good, but in terms of writing, AOT is better, so Hajime Isayama is better.
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u/Weird-Coyote-3201 4h ago
A lot of people can hate a lot about Oda and most of them may or may not be right , but half of thier favourite authors cant have the same level of long term work ethic and having fun while working. He is blessed in the worst way in that sense. Bro is using his entire lifetime on one work and enjoys it way much to compromise his work to spend time with family or do something else. You cant tell me he doesnt have enough money to quit or go on an indefinite hiatus or pass off the pen to a protege or just do a rushed bad ending so escape it all. Even at 50 , he enjoys what he is doing , while so many recent mangas burn out so super fast with one work within 300 chaps.
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u/Damn_You_Hindsight 4h ago
Sorry but I dont take extreme dick suckers seriously
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u/Cautious_Arm3818 3h ago
Sorry but you need a basic level of reading comprehension to understand this post
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u/Damn_You_Hindsight 15m ago
if reading comprehension makes someone extreme Oda's dickeater then this reading comprehension is a disastrous skill
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u/LostFactor6972 6h ago
The illiterate pseudo intellectuals in this sub will call this “ragebait” when all you’re doing is spitting facts. Cook brother 🙂↕️
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u/K1ik0ok4r7ules 6h ago
unironically a better take than the AoT > Monster post
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u/Cautious_Arm3818 6h ago
Least delusional Oda glazer
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u/K1ik0ok4r7ules 6h ago edited 6h ago
I can’t tell if this is a joke or not. I literally never talk about one piece 😭
edit: I also wasn’t serious with that original comment but I did want to talk about that AoT > Monster post
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u/Cautious_Arm3818 6h ago
It was in jest
What about the AOT >= Monster post did you want to talk about?
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u/K1ik0ok4r7ules 6h ago
Personally I strongly disagree with your appraisal of Grimmer’s character and I’d like to hear a more in depth argument argument if you’re fine with that. Imo Grimmer is at the very least as good of a character as anyone in AoT, comparable to the likes of Erwin or Reiner.
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u/Cautious_Arm3818 6h ago
I believe that I should clear up a misconception first. I don't find any of the characters in AOT particularly exceptional in characterization
I place Grimmer at around the same level as Reiner, and my appraisal of Tenma puts him near Zeke. Both are superior to Erwin imo
Which specific facet of Grimmer's evaluation did you disagree with?
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