User blog comment:StrawHatDavid/Talk about Ep 590 and such/@comment-4605926-20130411101812

These crossovers really do turn out much less interesting than one would expect. I am a really big DBZ and OP fan, so compared to the other crossovers (OP and Toriko) this one was at least somewhat enjoyable. In order to really take the most out of each crossover, I guess one has to be up to date with all the series present in the episode. Might consider starting to watch Toriko then.

Anyhow, now that that's out of the picture, let's try and see what I take from the episode itself. So, first of all, as a DBZ fan, this was fairly difficult to take in. The main reason for that is because the DBZ characters are supposed to be at a power level that is far beyond the imagination in One Piece (and likely Toriko as well). However, in the episode they were portrayed as somewhat equal in strength. Now I really don't wanna sound cocky or anything, but that's just how it is. DBZ characters are too powerful for their own good. I mean like, for god's sake, even a mediocre powered DBZ character can reduce planets to dust with the least bit of effort, as seen in early DBZ episodes. Yes, DBZ is very inconsistent in many ways, but this is likely due to the overwhelming amount of power each character possesses, which is very difficult to portray accurately especially when it is constantly increasing across the series. This perhaps, is one of the reasons which lead people (especially non-DBZ fans) to believe that their show poses a threat to the DBZ characters. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that there can't possibly be any superior beings, it's actually very easy to create in your mind a creature that is beyond their capabilities. However, that doesn't represent the One Piece world and unlikely Toriko's or many other shows' either.

That's actually very unlike me, to say that something is not debatable, but One Piece's characters simply weren't created to match powers at that degree, nor were any other shows I've ever heard of.