I guess that's true, but it kind of gets overwhelming. I mean, they haven't even introduced all 4 Emperor's yet and then BAM! The freaking Super Novas come out of nowhere and each gets introduced right off the bat. I'm afraid they'll end up with too many kickass characters and not enough story to be able to squeeze them all in.

I was kinda hoping the Whitebeard War was going to do a character purge, but no. They just managed to kill Ace and Whitebeard. An entire war and only two not-quite-main characters die. WTF? Sometimes I think the story kinda takes control of the writers and not vice versa.