User blog comment:Joekido/Is One Piece getting tiring?/@comment-2226235-20140123022339

1. The characters have changed some but it wouldn't make sense for them to change completely; that would be inconsistent. 2. Adventures don't have to be in uninhabited areas. I think exploring a hostile country full of living toys is pretty adventurous. 3. The dwarves, fishmen, mermen and giants would disagree with you on that. 4. Water 7 was the exception, not the rule. One Piece is always been lighthearted and silly while knowing when to be serious. The major fight scenes aren't goofy and Marineford was pretty dark and serious. 5. Sword skills and martial arts are common in most anime and manga, Usopp uses pop greens now, Nami has the Sorcery Clima-Tact and I don't mind all the DF powers as long as they are interesting (which most of them are). 6. The only lazy name that I can think of is Killer and Oda admitted that he was being lazy then. 7. I don't mind waiting for those reveals since there is plenty of interesting stuff between then and now ie.Fujitora's power, Sabo's abilities, whose side Aokiji is on etc.