395 likesOne Piece's Elbaph Arc Anime Rating Crashes to 1 Star — Japan Blames Oda, Not the Studio
One Piece's anime has been airing its Elbaph arc for months, and its public viewer rating has now crashed into the 1-star range for the second time this arc — after briefly climbing back into the 2s on what commenters call planted five-star reviews. A Japanese reaction channel built a video around the collapse, and across 404 comments, the top comment (395 likes) draws a hard line: it's not the anime staff, and it's not the actors. From there, the thread turns into a genuine post-mortem. Commenters who used to defend even the Wano Country arc say they're checking out, several single out creator Eiichiro Oda's current writing as the actual problem, and more than one points out that this is happening even though the anime is staying faithful to the manga — which, for this arc, some say has stopped being a compliment. By the end, one line sums up the mood better than the rating itself does.