ALT: a picture of a conversation in Teams between two coworkers. One coworker says:
LOL You should read One Piece Its such a good story in such an easy to digest format Too much "good content" is locked behind like super serious overtones Shit gets too heavy too much
the other person responds:
not only will I not be reading it, I will not be watching it either if you contact me again about this, I will seek legal action
Years ago, when I was super into manga and anime, I tried to get into One Piece because of how popular it was getting (it was still finding its footing in the US but it was huge in Japan). I read the first few volumes of the manga and watched the first dozen or so anime episodes. It was well made but nothing about it grabbed me in a way that made me the least bit excited to continue (or even understand its wild popularity), especially compared to other shonen series at the time. The plot didn't immediately hook me, and I guess neither the characters nor the premise/setting were interesting enough to keep me going until it did. Given how long the series has gone on for, I'm relieved I never got into it.
Anyone else struggle to find One Piece enjoyable?
No
I watched a solid chunk of the anime, downloading fan translations on IRC back in the day. I thought it was interesting, but at that point I had already experienced the "this is never going to end, is it?" type of anime with Naruto and Dragon Ball, so I gave up. Which is kind of funny since those runs actually did end, and One Piece soldiers on. No way I'd try and pick something like that up now.
It's kind of a dumb question. "Anyone else who only read 5% of something struggle to like it as much as people who've read 100% of it?"
Eh, I wouldn't say it's so dumb a question when 5% of something as big as One Piece is a considerable investment. It's basically another way of asking "Does this eventually get (genuinely) good or is it just sunk cost fallacy?"