User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 930: Germa Sanji/@comment-110.141.76.1-20190119075338/@comment-2600:1702:3C50:A6E0:10D6:1168:EE77:CA21-20190123052718

Luffy has been making a splash in a way that is both awesome and moves the plot forward from what I can see.

You do make a good point that Zoro has been having little trouble with his opponents and that seems to add to his coolness factor in regards to his fans. That being said, he has not exactly been struggling or moving the plot forward in the same way he did pre-time skip. I can appreciate that he is strong, all of the Strawhats are stronger now, but I enjoyed it when he struggled more to win his fights. His more extreme fans tend to irritate me and those same fans who mock Sanji also irritate me for that reason.

Let me be honest, Oda has a tendency to favor some characters over other from what I can see, now every character seems to have some role some significance I am not arguing that. In my experience those who mock Sanji also mock Chopper and that is unfair to both of them. I really like those two, I like all of the Strawhats to some degree and for various reasons. As mentioned, story is what matters more than fights even though I would like to see all of the Strawhats struggle and show off more of what they can do. I see characters such as Sanji as essential both on and off the battlefield because they have roles that extend outside of beating up other characters. How can the Strawhats fight if they cannot navigate to their destination? How can they survive serious injuries if their present injuries are allowed to pile up, to fester, and to kill them? How can they have the strength to fight when their stomachs are growling. Besides, Whole Cake arc was a perfect example of how other skills can come in handy when facing a obstacle that brute force alone cannot presently overcome. I should probably stop now while my thought processes still make sense to me and my mind is not tired. I hope I made my points clear.