Update: Hit episode 100 of One Piece last night and I get the hype now
My buddy kept pushing me to start it for like 2 years and I finally caved 3 weeks ago, watching 2 or 3 eps a night after work. Hit episode 100 last night, right around the Drum Island stuff, and it just clicked for me why people call this a binge monster. The first 30 episodes felt slow but once Arlong Park hit I was staying up past midnight on a work night, which I never do. So for the veterans, does the pacing stay like this or does it get tighter after the time skip? Trying to plan out how deep I go before I burn out.