Long, long ago, I read volume one of this manga, thought it was decent, then never continued with the series. Stalno vidim kako jedno od djece u školi čita One Piece pod odmorom i iskomentiram mu jednom kako bih ju i ja voljela čitati. I neki dan on dolazi kod mene u ured i donosi mi prvi svezak da čitam. Baš mi je nekako bilo milo pri srcu, pogotovo jer je to dijete s problemima. Zbog toga mi je još draže što sam ju pročitala i kroz priču mu se mogu približiti. Before that, though, there is the battle with Don Krieg which - besides giving Luffy the chance to demonstrate to Sanji the power that comes from pure grit in the pursuit of one’s goals – also contains some amazing bits of foreshadowing. On the other hand, the anime has the advantage of knowing where the story is going to a greater extent than probably either Oda or the translators did at the time. It was initially baffling to see Roronoa Zoro called "Zolo". The dude is a master swordsman who wears a dark bandana on his head - OBVIOUSLY a Zorro reference, so why would you spell his name like that? BUT, then I realized that in the chapter where his name is first mentioned, we (and presumably the translators) were not presented with either of those facts, nor would the number of references to other adventure stories have been obvious. Likewise, the anime adds in a bunch of fun little cameos of Nami stealing stuff and ALMOST crossing paths with Luffy before the moment where she actually officially enters the story.

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There's no more space to put these here so I won't, but Morgan actually went through 2~3 more transformations before he ended up with his current look. Once that’s wrapped up, it’s time to find out what’s going on with Nami, and why she stole the Straw Hats’ ship! And what Oda does with Nami’s character here is every bit as good as what he does with Sanji’s – more so, arguably, since we get all of it at once. Nami and her adoptive sister were raised by tough-as-nails former mercenary woman named Bellemére Introducing "Pirate Hunter Zoro" ( "海賊狩りのゾロ"登場 , "Kaizoku-gari no Zoro" Tōjō ?): Luffy and Koby arrive at an island where Roronoa Zoro is imprisoned. Intent on having him in his crew, Luffy meets him and a girl who reveals why he was captured.

People say give one piece like 100 episodes before it gets good, but I disagree. Right off the bat the series has so much spunk and excitement. It's cute, it's funny, it can be super serious and pull on those heartstrings at times, and the fights are always exciting. I think One Piece is the most sold manga of all time for a reason, because it's so damn well crafted. The reason why he ended up looking more or less good looking is because one of my editors straight up just told me that he "looks like crap". "True", I agreed. Now THIS is where ‘One Piece’ really hits its stride, with some of the best character-work I’ve seen (across whatever medium). ROMANCE DAWN - The Dawn of the Adventure ( ROMANCE DAWN （ ロマンスドーン ）—冒険の夜明け— , Romansu Dōn - Bōken no Yoake ?): A young boy named Monkey D. Luffy swears to become the Pirate King, accidentally eats the Gomu Gomu no Mi, and is given a straw hat by his idol, Shanks. Ten years later, Luffy sets out on the high seas. Since I had thought of Helmeppo beforehand, this was the first thing that came to mind as I was brainstorming the introduction of his father.

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That Guy, "Straw Hat Luffy" ( その男"麦わらのルフィ" , Sono Otoko "Mugiwara no Rufi" ?): Luffy meets cabin boy Koby and defeats his abusive captain, Alvida. Have you mastered the basics yet? Next, let's try and keep these steps in mind as you start to create your own personal Jolly Roger!!Finally, there’s a bit that is very reminiscent of the part of a fairytale where a wild beast refuses to hurt the 3rd son or the princess-in-exile because they were kind to it. Which, OK, maybe Oda realized that 18 years later, and decided to build on it. But even if that's the case - still impressive.