u/GuhProdigy

Just started rewatching the series and the 100 episodes after Enies Lobby are legit the most important part of One Piece imo. Feels like Oda reveals 50% of the actual story there with the world government, Celestial Dragons, haki, Roger, Rayleigh, worst generation, all that stuff. Everything before kinda feels like old One Piece and this is where the real story actually starts. The whole timeskip is built off that stretch plus Ace, Sabaody, Marineford, Luffy realizing he cant protect his crew yet, and the story shifting from random island adventures into world building. Also zoro taking damage for luffy which sways kuma clicks so hard with the Kumas backstory, which we only learn of later.