I have a lot to say about this manga but I believe a lot of people had expressed my exact thought in previous comments. My suggestions are:
1. Start reading it if you haven't
2. Stick with it
3. You'll get your reward

Last words: Read it! Trust me! You won't ever regret it.

if you haven't heard of this and have been apart of the manga community for a while YOU MUST BE LIVING UNDER A ROCK this has to be the greatest manga there is......it has amazing comedy it has amazing fights it has amazing characters..... in fact everything about it is amazing (well the art is a little hard to get used to but when you do it is amazing) ODA Eiichiro you are a genius i salute you (oh and i don't give out 10's so easily i think i only have 3 including this)

... Last updated on October 14th, 2010, 12:28am

One Piece may not be the best manga of all time since I don't think any manga is worthy of that title, really.

But among the shonen mangas that's another matter. This is the definite shonen, one that actually keeps improving over the time, one that doesn't have age restrictions, one that always keep you hungry for more (you wont get tired of this manga, you'll become a junkie for life)

The one and only shonen manga you REALLY need in your life is One Piece.

Rating? Over 9000

Best. Manga. Ever. Been reading this for ages (since ~2005), and it never ceases to surprise and amaze me. I've re-read it soo many times and it still puts me to tears, and makes me laugh my head off regardless of how often I read it. This is by far the greatest shounen I ever read. And how far back this story was thought out is just amazing. If you haven't already, READ IT! And stick with it, it only gets better!

... Last updated on March 11th, 2014, 12:40am

i like one piece because of the action and comedy but my favorite thing about this manga is that i cant remember the characters names unlike some manga which makes the story a little hard 2 understand sometimes anyways why would anyone read a review to see if one piece is worth reading i mean its like one of the most popular manga it must be doing something right... so if your reading this poorly written review STOP and read One Piece or dont idc
PS dont ever update your rating with a half written comment -.-

When I first read it I got hooked on to the manga! It's way better than Naruto or any other ones.

What I hate most are the people who read the first chapter and go="the drawings not great, so I'm not going to read it" OMG! Those readers are the one that pi$$ me off the most. If you want some nice drawing with a fully a$$ed story go read one of those horrible shoujo mangas. No offense but most of the shoujo manga pi$$ me off, only a few are worthy of being great shoujo mangas.

Anyways I do agree with others when they talk about Oda and his colored art-they are really good and if tyou think about very few shounen mangas have a full 2 page of colored art for just about every volume...anyways he has a lot.

The story is very epic and I like it doesn't just talk about good and evil. It goes deeper on why people become and do the things they do. And how justice can be so corrupt...how oda had put it (paraphrased) Whoever holds the most power is justice. People forget this concept a lot since it's out of our minds, but it's so true.

I think this is the BEST MANGA EVER.
It's one of the rare kind of manga, which doesn't get predictable and always surprises you. Also it's funny till the latest chapters. Not just at the beginning. The balance between the style, the story and the characters is PERFECT!!! EIICHIRO ODA IS AWESOME!!!
THANK YOU FOR THIS MANGA

G.O.A.T.=Greatest Of All Time
...it might not be yet but the way it is going it will be known as such. Great storytelling, great characters, the realist emotion in any manga I've read, great not so over the top fights, immensly vast world, great powers, variety of environments and epic arcs.

Since the Enies Lobby/Water 7 arc this manga has been epic and has gotten increasingly better.
The future of One Piece is bright. The New World will be even better than the Grand Line saga was.

It is a very long manga and it still is about half way done. Not many mangas can continue for so long and only continue to improve in story and art.

... Last updated on April 30th, 2010, 5:05pm

For me OP is the epitome of a shonen manga. It is not short (with almost 600 chapters under its belt it's reaching epic proportions), nor is the artwork outstanding - although in my opinion Oda's ability to do background and color spreads is most definitely outstanding! - and most people would say it is just a fluff piece of shonen, without any depth and consequence.
Before the most recent arc ended I would have nodded slightly and said I understood those viewpoints, even if I didn't necessarily agree with them, since in my opinion One Piece always had more depth than it was credited with, especially concerning the characters, their backgrounds and their relationships.
But with the closing of the most recent arc those arguments are invalid and One Piece has shown just how much emotional depth it can deliver. The problem was, I think, that the plot was so subtle in developing, for Oda always throws in little things in chapters that sometimes won't reappear until 500 chapters later.
That might not be to the taste of some people, and since One Piece is far from finished the actual ending isn't even clear yet, but in my opinion it gives OP an edge over most mangas, since it has actual re-reading value and it shows how good and how faithful Oda is to his plot. He answers questions (not just in the hilarious SBS - which are sadly lost in many fan translations), new questions arise and those are answered to, or will be.

In my opinion now is the perfect time to pick it up if you're hesitant, for you can get the newest chapters easily and the old ones you can buy or get from Null who are imho the best OP translation group out there. One Piece has just finished it's most emotional arc yet, an arc that might be far off when you're starting, but as many ppl have said, reading OP time just flies.

For those of the tl;dr crowd: Read it! Especially now! Give it a chance and you won't regret it!

To the few manga readers who have never (really??) read One Piece, you should do yourself the enormous favor and get to it right now! It is the most moving, most vivid, emotional, coolest... well, i guess the list could go on, but suffice it to say that it is impossible to disappoint at any time! I dare you to find any error or boring moments in this manga. It is always full of surprises as to how the protagonists get in and out of troubles. There is always a bigger picture and many many things happening at the same time. The story has been planned so well, that i frankly doubt that only 1 mangaka is behind the story. Even if the mangaka is getting some help with his buddies on the storyline (just a guess) the work achieved here, is simply astounding. I always talk to my friends about how the story is quite frankly so rich and expertly balanced and revealed at the exact timing. It is like ODA Eiichiro (the mangaka) is a reborn Einstein, but with a love for creating manga, instead of physics! I am sure many of you will agree that this is no exaggeration. ODA Eiichiro does what he does superbly, and i have yet to find a single boring or uneventful moment in One Piece that i regret or that i thought could have been written better.