User blog:XGlass Reflection/Reaper's guide to picking up One Piece

Hey people, WATCH ONE PIECE, THAT IS ALL!! SO HERE IS MY GUIDE:

Filler

 * 50 +51 (the first filler episodes of the series, I suggest watching them :P)
 * 54-61 (Apis crap, maybe the worst filler in this series so obviously don't watch it)
 * 98+99 (don't watch them) 101+102 (I dunno whether you'd like it or not, but it's filler)
 * 131-135 (umm it's up to you to watch them or not, they're only 4 episodes)
 * 136-138 (Don't watch it)
 * 139-143 (don't even think of watching it, it's meaningless, silly filler)
 * 196-206 (MUST WATCH, even though it's just a filler but it's damn interesting)
 * 213-216 (amusing, it's a half filler though)
 * 220-226 (it's a filler where all the strawhats forget their memory, it's up to you to watch it or not)
 * 279-283 (Ridiculous filler, Don't watch it, it's a flashback of each character, lol)
 * 291+292 (a new year special, it has nothing to do with the story, but it's good)
 * 317-319 (I think the episode 319 is good, where as 317 and 318 are bad, don't watch them)
 * 326-335 (crap, fully crap, don't watch it, although it has some funny scenes but anyways it's just pointless!)

Arcs to skip
Hmm, thats a tough one. The thing about one piece is though some of the arcs can be skipped, they blend together into the main plot and are referenced throughout the series very often. However, if you wish to get the most out of the least you can definitely skip the Spa Island arc, the Coby/Helmeppo side story arc, Drum Island arc, Jaya arc, Rianbow Mist arc, Whiskey Peak arc, Laboon arc, and Goat Island arc. All of these arcs are only a few episodes, altogether they'll only cut out about 6-7 hours of the show time. One other arc that you could skip is the Water 7 arc, but there's a stretch of about 4-5 episodes where it gets referenced constantly so you'll get a little confused, if only for a short time. So everything together including the Water 7 arc will cut out about 15 hours if my math is right. Other than that, enjoy the series! It is a very enjoyable series in my opinion, it has lots of comedy and action and keeps a good pace. Umm, watch out for long stretches of filler episodes as well as points where story tangents occur like in the Amazon Lilly arc (which you need to watch).

READ/WATCH THE REST, ESPECIALLY IMPEL DOWM ARC AND MARINE FORD ARC