Personally, I think this is a great read. The pace of the story isn't slow to the point of getting the feeling of being drug out, and it also isn't blowing through everything. It takes the time it has and makes it work. Despite short interactions between characters within the crew, we can still somewhat get a grasp of how they generally feel about their fellow crewmates. The story also glosses over some things, like how exactly Ban and Shinobu were transported from their worlds. It does show some consequences of these characters being introduced into the world of One Piece in comparison to cannon events, small things like Luffy and Ace knowing Sabo's alive. The boys may even have learned a little about haki from what Akane could teach them from what she picked up from Kuma while with the Revolutionaries in the time preceding her departure.. given how much this kind of effect could impact the story you think it would be relevant to mention in some manner. Although.. I get the feeling that some of it is not being revealed for plot purposes, other times omitted details is simply a manner of having been forgotten in favor of going ahead with the story. I'd give this 5 stars, but the current lack of background information leaves me feeling at a loss for what is going on and why they are going where when they do.