I just started watching season 2 of the thousand year blood war and it is everything that modern media lacks. The concepts of sacrifice, devotion, self limitation, all of these are lost on the “modern audiences”. The fight sequences are brutal, and for a reason. The entire series really makes me wonder if japan really forced the continuation of the anime with the US caving for profits because it goes against every woke sentiment they have.
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I think One Piece was less redhead and closer to "well it exists." It didn't have incredible hype or constant discussion, but it also wasn't under constant mockery and scrutiny like the other two of the Big 3. Its fans were incredibly devoted, and most of them wouldn't react with "yeah I know its bad but its my thing" like was common with Bleach and Naruto for a lot of people.
Naruto was there for shipping wars once people realized the story was only gonna get stupider (aka from Shippuden on), Bleach for mindless action that you didn't think about (that s-CRY-ed did better), and One Piece for the hopes that one day all this setup would pay off (apparently it did, as all its fans I know have watched all 1000 episodes plural times and read the manga a few times too).
I can't speak to mainstream weebery, but that's how it was in the more extreme weeb depths I hung out in at the time.