One Piece Episode 475

[DarthEnderX]

I wish they had continued animating the Cover Stories. So far only Buggy and Coby's have been animated.

It would have explained how Hatchi came to know Caimie for instance... and the fate of not only CP9, but also Enel, Baroque Works... and how the hell Jango became a Marine.

Ugh. Me too. It pisses me off to no end when they don't animate those cover stories. ESPECIALLY if that character ends up showing up again.

The very least they could do is, when such a character makes an appearance again later in the story, have them tell cover-story as a flashback.

Characters this would have benefitted from this the most are Hachi, Boroque Works and Ace, all of whom had cover stories before they reappeared in the series recently, explaining how they got to where they were when Luffy meets them again.

[Assertn]

Well the strawhats' side adventures during Luffy's long trip to Marineford were at least shown, and more elaborated on than the chapter covers.

[RyougaZell]

Well the strawhats' side adventures during Luffy's long trip to Marineford were at least shown, and more elaborated on than the chapter covers.

They had to, since they are main characters. I read once that the cover-stories weren't that popular (Buggy and Coby) so they decided to not animate the rest.

[DarthEnderX]

I read once that the cover-stories weren't that popular (Buggy and Coby)

Less popular than filler arcs? I find that hard to believe.