User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Anime That I Used to Know/@comment-27923483-20161123200342

Outgrowing the series? I hear ya.

If you step back, then a lot of Oda's backward thinking becomes evident.

His misunderstanding of age dymanics (adult vs. child),  His romaticization of criminal behavior, His depiction of real world problems solved by disney-world soutions and his misconception that antagonsists should be forgiven if they befriend the protagonist.

There is still something here though.

The show's integrity now lies in the supporting storylines (The mystery of the Void century, the Revolutionaries.)