Modern One Piece has evolved with upgrades but lost the smaller, exploratory charm of pre-time skip Post-time skip focuses ...

Buggy's pre-timeskip design perfectly realizes the ... His muscular build and the new clothing reflect his brutal development during the time skip. The addition of his trademark long nose and ...

The pre-time-skip era is still considered the funniest part of the show when Oda was still setting up the story. Compared to that, the post-time-skip is more lore-heavy, with higher stakes than ever.