The Pacing in Dressrosa was so bad that after Dressrosa ended, I just switched to the Manga. I couldn't handle it anymore because every episode just felt like it was 5 minutes long. I did eventually go back and watch the anime again, but that was quite close to the end of Wano, and it really does improve after Zou.
The birdcage has to be the most plot fueled thing in all One Piece. More than Luffy’s main character powers. Zoro should be able to cut the strings. What happened to “there’s nothing in this world I can’t cut”? Fujitora alone should be able to stop the birdcage. Barts team pushing should be able to stop it. And if it’s really that strong, then it could’ve trapped Kaido, meaning Doflamingo didn’t have to fear him. And if it were used against Luffy, Doflamingo would win.
If that can make you feel better, Dressrosa has the worst pacing in all of One Piece. That's not to say future arcs don't have problems as well but it's not as bad. What I don't get is why Toei stopped making fillers to avoid these pacing issues. It was working fine up to the time skip...
5:15 - in reality, everybody can be taught how to use Haki, the difference comes in the strength of their Haki. a trained Marine would not have Haki to match up with the big dogs, or even come close.
When Koby got checked after the paramount war, the doctor attending him told him he had awakened his haki and then mentioned that it is normal for high ranking navy soldiers to use it, if you are part of an Admiral´s entourage I think is fair game to be able to use haki. Also remember the navy sent several groups to DressRosa, i´m guessing all those guys are the ones who can use haki among the entire fleet that was sent there. Comparatively they´re not a lot.
eyo the way they drew rebeccas boobs at 8:21.... that should be a war crime, like...thats so far removed from what odas style looks like, or what anatomy even slightly looks like...im so sorry to the animators who probably didnt have time to make her body look less busted. those are just balloons taped to her chest oh god.
Nobody gives Doflamingo insane glazing for fighting while using his birdcage simultaneously like they do a certain person in a similar situation later in the series