User blog comment:Nicolas Yami/It One Piece really long?/@comment-4846184-20150422211308/@comment-26082375-20150423010525

Part of the reason we experience this "drag" in storytelling is because we're right in the middle of it being published. Waiting a week or two for a mere 13-17 pages of content can make a chapter feel "boring" or "pointless." Give it another few years, though. In 2018, someone might decide "hey, I should read/watch this series." This person is going to finish an arc like Dressrosa in a few hours to a few days, depending on reading/watching speed. Once you remove the weeks of waiting in between chapters and read them in a row, the "drag" is minimized or eliminated altogether. It won't feel long at all.