Jman

One out of three.

It was funny...the first couple of times. Now it's just tired.

Toryiama - Japanese Frank Miller.

I would hardly go that far. It kept getting pushed because people thought it could be this ubiquitous iconic success. It became successful to a degree, but never to the degree people wanted. Otherwise companies wouldn't keep abandoning it.

The proof is in the cancellation. Look, a lot of properties get a niche audience here but aren't household names. Asterix, Doctor Who, etc. But hardcore One Piece fans always expected this to be the next Simpsons and that was never going to happen.

I didn't say "it's bad because I don't like it", but it's bad for a bunch of other reasons.

If it is that good why has the series never made new fans? It airs on Tv and people go "Oh. That. I don't like that." Here's proof. http://www.toonzone.net/forums/threads/one-piece-is-leaving-toonami-adult-swim.5589562/

Can we finally admit that One Piece...isn't that good? It was first acquired as a tacked on requirement to another deal, Toei has tried to market it for years here with less and less success (see games going form physical releases to download only for one console). It has been released over and over to a smaller and smaller audience. The story is ham fisted, the pacing abysmal, the characters devlolved into utter caricatures at this point, the stories lacking depth and emotional resonance, and the art style has never appealed to the West. It looks goofy and boring because it is.

They tried with One Piece for FOUR YEARS. Four years of failure. Hiatus will be over in two.

Well it's not banished. Yet.

Hunter got what it deserved.

Essentially.

Hardly.

They watch it, which is more than I can say for One Piece.

Oh yeah, because fucking Skull jokes are the pinnacle of comedy! Besides, Roger Smith is anime Batman. Everyone knows that.

The block is better forgetting One Piece.

Excuses to make OP look good and everything else including the block look bad. Your show failed the ratings litmus test because people thought One Piece sucked. It wasn't because Americans were stupid, or people didn't get the "genius" at work, it was because they thought it sucked. End of discussion.

Except Naruto always gained on OP.

I'm getting kinda sick of the "One Piece is gone now Toonami is doomed!" talk. One Piece is gone because it couldn't cut the fucking mustard. It had numerous chances to get a casual audience and blew it every single time. We have ratings data over four years. And we have One Piece constantly, frequently the weakest link. And getting rid of it means Toonami is dead? Getting rid of it was smart. It doesn't make Americans stupid for not wanting to watch an overly silly, painfully so at times, long runner. And the constant "Durr, Muricans are stupid and Toonami is dead because they didn't watch OP" makes me go "Fuck One Piece. It had more chances than a lot of other shows and never worked out. So good riddance!"

One Piece will not be among them. Because it failed! Whine and complain about the other shows, but it was One Piece that failed! It failed because it wasn't popular! You lose! Good day sir!

A lot of shows don't reach that pinnacle of mainstream, or are popular in some areas but not others. You think anyone in Europe gives a damn about Friday Night Lights? As much as we do about Tintin and Asterix (Not a lot). One Piece is never going to be a thing here and that's OK.

One Piece failed and other shows succeeded. What else is there to say?