with a wormhole at the edges we overcome the need for roundness . <| sep |> haha ya got me goodi ' ve been bamboozled <| sep |> Well , there ' s no doubt that there is some of that magical manga if you believe in yourself , you ' ll go far working for him . I don ' t know if you ' re an anime viewer or manga reader but I have noticed a decided difference posttimeskip in most of the characters ' behaviours . Luffy ' s whee ! , Usopp ' s scaredofthisislanditis , etc . have been way more hyped in the anime as acomic relief and bfiller . Where one panel or even one bubble might exist in the manga , we get an entire scene of Usopp panicking or Luffy lalalalaing so I find that Luffy appears much more childish in the anime than in the manga to me . Luffy has had his setbacks , he hasn ' t always succeeded against the odds , but when he does , it seems like it ' s more to prove that his crew is strong , rather than that they have planetsized plot armour . Don ' t forget that the Worst Generation had the most members in it so it ' s not like Luffy is ridiculously lucky compared to his peers , it ' s just that pirates have come far during the Pirate Era . The one thing that I got out of Dressrosa was Luffy ' s reasoning in attacking Fujitora even as he was able to just get away that he wanted to confront his foes instead of running away . It ' s possible that while he learned a lot during the timeskip that it made him more impatient to get on with the adventure as well . He also doesn ' t want to leave foes out there hunting him down if he can deal with them right now . His whole thing all along was that he doesn ' t mind if he dies in pursuit of his dream because that ' s a death and life however short that he ' s happy with . Too much strategic retreat in the face of difficult odds and you lose this important quality in his character . Compared to other mangas , frankly I find Luffy ' s ass kicking much more realistic and as a fightchoreography connoisseur , I can say that the fights are well thought out and not nearly as onesided or boring as most other animes I ' ve seen . I don ' t totally disagree with you but I guess that , as a person who lives their life honestly and forthright , I totally appreciate Luffy ' s attitude and while it may seem all lalalala at times to others , unless you ' re an unfeeling bastard , it ' s not an easy attitude to maintain in the face of every day life , nevermind pirate life . For all the greatness that Oda has created in One Piece , I think that if you give him the benefit of the doubt , you may appreciate Luffy in a whole new light . TLDR yes , Luffy is typical shonen manga go getter on the surface but Oda has given him reasons , justification , tragic backstory , and depth to pull of this character flaw like no one else . There are some people in real life not many though who succeed similarly so I don ' t really think that someone beating the odds in situations that he ' s clearly prepared for , is quite as facile as you ' re saying . But it ' s just my opinion and I ' m happy to agree to disagree with you 3