I love One Piece with a passion. It was the first manga I began to read and I am very satisfied with Oda's writing ability. The personality of the protagonist of the series may be a bit cliche; however I am willing to overlook that as I read through the arcs. The characters develop at believable speeds and each of the reader gets a chance to develop a relationship with Luffy and his crew.

This is my first and only comment for a manga. This is simply the most enjoyable and interesting manga I've ever read and I've read many. The art, the story, the characters, everything is simply incredible. So if you're a manga fan, JUST READ IT, even if you don't like shounen manga. I've read Bleach, Naruto, Fairy Tail, Inuyasha and many others. I enjoyed reading them and liked them, but they don't even come close to One Piece. One Piece is far better than all the rest.

..But recently it's been starting to become repetitive and somewhat uninteresting. The art has changed considerably, but for the worse

The Skypeia arc was the EPITOME OF ALL SHOUNEN MANGA. No arc ever written in the history of Japanese cartoons will ever come close to exceeding it in pure excitement and thrill. However, the quality of the series has been on the decline since then. It looks as if Oda has focused on elongating the series and switching it into a yet another fan-coddling-battle manga, instead of sticking with the original adventurish feel he started with.

In short..
Up until Skypeia arc = MANGASM
After Skypeia arc = just another typical Shounen manga
After timeskip = bleh

I think I'm trolling all of my favorite manga's. o__o saying there way too unique and stuff. haha but atleast I'm not negative about it -laughs-
Ok, I was sooo late in this anime. It took me a year to catch up to the lastest chapter. But atleast it's worth it!! The Male lead has a strong role. And each straw hat crew member has a teary arc. (meaning it's really sad. Espically Luffy's.) but that doesn't do with anything, I just wanted to say YOU. YA YOU. IF YA HAVE NOT READ THIS MANGA YET.... GO READ IT NOW!!! YOU WON'T REGRET READING THIS!!

characters, writing (dialogues), the weird artstyle that makes it unique (E_E come on is masterpiece the way he draws the characters), the scenes, the whole story.
it has a lot of everything, a little piece of everything.

At first you'll be like: meh so dumb, boriiiing, but after you read more than 300+´ch. you'll want more, and you'll feel like what you've read is NOTHING, because they've been growin up. ;_; into such beautiful characters ;_; and you'll love them, and care for them, and you'll like the first page that shows some funny or strange scene. ;_____;

@kiron216, E_E (meehhh read your whole spoiler thing-don't know why-), but let me tell you something you know it all type of girl or guy: so what if Luffy is gay? would you marry some girl just because? ô.o this is NOT a ROMANCE manga, want romance? GO READ SHOUJO/JOSEI/WHATEVER, the bad artwork? ...it's not that has a BAD ARTWORK, it's more like the ART is not the same as the humans, this story has a LOT OF FANTASY, if everyone were like humans they'll be BORING, of if they were beasts/humans...it'll be boring, he brings up some crazy ideas in the characters, ô.o,
Also it might be that Luffy is always saying something funny, but he just goes with the flow, stands up when he needs to and fight when he wants.
He cares for his friends, he relies on them. and goes for teamwork. ô.o


THE STORY IS AWESOME/GREAT it has no demon, hanyou, exorcist or whatever (i like other stories but one piece...has...like the MAGIC,

... Last updated on July 26th, 2011, 9:00pm

Funny. Epic. Brutal. Dramatic. Full of pure, elementary joy and happiness.
One Piece has got it all. Usually, I rate by enjoyment, but my rating of 10 for this manga includes quality as well. Oda has created shounen perfection in this manga, creating a world where all the seas are free to sail upon, to discover new worlds and places, where his/your/whoever's imagination is the limit.
The cast that form the crew are a diverse bunch; a swordsman, a martial artist chef, a sharpshooter-come-inventor, a cyborg handyman, a navigator-thief, an archeologist, a shape-shifting medic, a skeleton musician, and their captain, who's a rubber human. I know.
I know some people have been put off by the fact this is a 'pirate' manga, and that that's lame or cliched or something. It's barely a 'pirate' manga. It's a high-energy, high-fun shounen manga that uses the pirate imagery as a long-running metaphor for freedom and discovery. The world is out there, go and find out what lies for you. One Piece has very few flaws (perhaps a slightly slow beginning) but is one of the most dramatic, funny, exciting shounen battle mangas in recent times, heck scratch that, one of the best mangas ever. Give it a proper go. You won't regret it.

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i freaking love one piece. nothing can beat my obsession towards it. i've become psycho. every week, i get all hyped up and excited for what's gonna happen next. i start running around, jumping and screaming, calling for my older brother to come and watch with me when a new episode's on (he's also addicted). this was the first ever anime/manga i've ever watched. after that, i started watching more anime. though, nothing compared to one piece. not even bleach or naruto. ever since one piece, i get all smiley excited every time a pirate's in topic. i'd even try to search about pirates in my history textbook, especially after i found out some of the pirates were real, like black beard (edward teach).

i LOVE all of the characters, especially LUFFY, the comedy, the emotions, the weird art, the creativity, the randomness, the powers, the coolness, the-- every single thing in it.
i love shoujo and all (im also addicted to it, not as much as one piece, though), but one piece is just too cool to have romance in it.
i love anime art, like those beautiful art in deviantart, but one piece is soo cool, that even when the art isn't all that good, i still respect the art and wish to learn it.
the comedy/emotions: i cant describe it! its so randomly funny. i dont really laugh at a lot of things and honestly, i barely laugh in one piece. but the gags, puns, jokes, whatever, make me WANT to laugh.

one piece takes me to ecstasy~

I think many people started with One Piece last amongst the big 3 shounen and come to realize that there is SO much content and development in it! Yes, the beginning is hard to bypass (took me 2 years before I forced myself to read past 4 chapters) because of the "weird" style and goal but you'll come to appreciate it. Yes, it takes an incredibly long time to digest it all but the 600+ chapters are for a reason; good transition in both characters and plot. For those asking the rating? PSH! 10 out of 10! There is no hesitance in giving out this. It gets what it deserves! Now that it's summer, take the time to sit down and appreciate Oda's work. Its steady popularity is for a reason. You might not see it in the beginning but guaranteed will later on.

... Last updated on May 19th, 2011, 1:12am

my all time favourite, has all sorts of elements - it made me laugh, cry, got tense, nervous, etc - and always, crave for more.

it's hard to summarize the whole thing, but i think that i loved about it is Oda's amazing way to tell stories, how he can split up the crew and talk about them seperately and gradually reuniting them together, in arcs where they do split up. also, it has a strong element of surprise as the plot always unfolds in an unpredictable way.

love it!

PS - I once came across 'One Piece' in a local hardware store. Apparently, it is a brand of a toilet bowl + water tank... i hope that's not what Luffy's crew is venturing for xD

... Last updated on April 15th, 2011, 9:20pm

The most intimidating part about One Piece is its length. Over 600 chapters and yet only halfway there. It also seems repetitive in a sense that it repeats the same formula over and over again.

I say it isn't. The overall plot may be slow, but it's story arcs are the series's greatest strength. It's about Luffy's adventure. I'm not reading this to see Luffy go straight to the last island and get One Piece. That's boring. I want to see what his adventure is like.

The length is actually one of the series's greatest strengths. It's realistic. How? You might ask. One of One Piece's strong points is how large of a world it is. Luffy is just a rookie pirate, competing to get One Piece against thousands of other pirates. He needs to travel, island to island in order to achieve his goal. It's unrealistic to find a single character who is able gather a whole crew, and defeat their competition, and just find One Piece without progress. That's where the arcs come in. The characters, the plot, and the world develops in sync with Luffy's adventure. You can slowly, but surely believe that Luffy has what it takes to become King, instead of having his goal achieved by plot alone. That is what One Piece is really about. The journey, not the destination.

The only thing repetitive about One Piece is that they got to a new island, and they see a villain. is there a problem with that? No. How else are you going to do it? Go to an island, explore, then leave? That's BORING. In any series, especially adventure series, the worst thing you can ever do is bore your readers. What One Piece does to entertain its readers is utilizing story arcs in order to illustrate how characters are developing in order to compete in the overall plot.

Characters getting stronger from short-termed training arcs, sudden power ups, and anything similar to that are all cop-outs in order to get a character to be able to close the gaps with their opponents. One Piece doesn't do that. It illustrates how large the world and his competition, and how small Luffy really is.

In short, overall, the series is excellent. The benefits towards reading this far outweighs any of its weak points. If you find it's length still intimidating, you can always read it in short bursts. I did, and I love it like almost any other fan. It is definitely worth trying, and it isn't going to disappear anytime soon.

... Last updated on October 31st, 2011, 7:21pm