One Piece 21

One Piece [ワンピース] #21

by Eiichiro Oda

宮殿に辿り着いたビビの前に現れたクロコダイル。彼の口から語られたこの反乱の真の目的とは！？　一方、B・W(バロック・ワークス)と激闘を続けるルフィ一行は、敵の能力に大苦戦！！　“ひとつなぎの大秘宝（ワンピース）”を巡る海洋冒険ロマン！！

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Adventure, Shonen, Graphic Novels, Action

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2001

About the author

Eiichiro Oda (尾田栄一郎, Oda Eiichirō) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime One Piece.

As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.

Please also see:
尾田荣一郎 (Chinese, simplified)
尾田榮一郎 (Chinese, traditional)

Reviews

[Χαρά Ζ. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nami is a genius, Zoro is a badass and everyone in this volume managed to proceed and they managed to exceed their limitations, both for themselves and for the sake of Vivi. For their friends and because that was the right thing to do. Also, please, let's all take a moment and appreciate how beautiful Robin looks in the cover of this volume. She looks sad and serious. She knows what's going on but she has to survive and so she does. I know, you wouldn't be able to tell if you are only reading it for the first time, but for people like me, well, just looking back and noticing small details like these feels good.
Everything about this volume is too damn satisfying ❤️❤️

[Štěpán · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not gonna lie. This is something that 15 year old me loved and I still do. Sanji, Nami and Zoro have their fights and oh, this is just pure Shonen. Fight, failure, development, overcoming obstacles and win. Formulas old as stories go but, damn it still works.

There is a great art style in the last few pages in Zoro's fight. When he is injured there are disturbed lines, see through art and oh, these few pages and panels in them are pure joy!

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remember when Nami used to fight major villains, and kick as much ass as every other Straw Hat? Ever since Enies Lobby she's been relegated to crowd control and support, which is a real shame. I hope we will get to see her take on a major villain before the story is done, because her fights are a lot of fun and, even though she remains important in her own way, it's still not nice for anyone to be sidelined as she has been.

Also, Zoro is the first character in the series to awaken Haki! Kind of. It's pretty clear Oda had no idea of the power at the time, and he seems to have forgotten this particular moment, which is a real missed opportunity. He could have tied Zoro's battle so much better into the grand scheme of things.

But speaking of grand scheme, I'm pretty sure he had Uranus and Poseidon all thought up even back when Pluton was first brought out. The very mention of that name was, I think, the point where One Piece kicked in a whole new gear and began to rise higher into global stakes. Great stuff.

[Emi.acg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Siguen los enfrentamientos, primero Sanji vs Bon Clay 🙈 el Okama Kempo y el surgimiento de una pequeña amistad 🥺 jajaja

Luego pasamos al palacio, llegó Crocodile, Vivi, su padre, Chaka y All sunday. Y la mención a Plutón.

Después la primera batalla de Nami, su show de magia xd ese Usopp jajaj y Zoro siendo capaz de cortar el acero 🙊 ya vamos por la última parte

[Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best. Manga. EVER!

[DeannaReadsandSleeps · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sorry to everyone and their hard won battles but I’m just tryna see Luffy and Crocodile round two so can we fast forward to that

[Alec Costa · Rating 5 out of 5]

honestamente? ARTE!!! impressionante como esse arco de alabasta só melhora a cada novo capítulo!!!

[Roaringwave · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5

[Gavin Hetherington · Rating 5 out of 5]

I decided to read One Piece for the first time! You can check out my reviews arc by arc on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-...

[T.R. Preston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I miss Bon Clay so much. I want him to come back :(

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

One Piece, Vol. 21 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (187–195) of the on-going manga series.

This tankōbon continues the Arabasta Arc. Sanji and Mr. 2 Bon Clay exchange blows, until Bon Clay discovers the sea cook's weakness and he transforms to resemble Nami to distract him. Bon Clay dominates the fight, but Sanji is able to defeat him after exploiting Bon Clay's vulnerability when he transforms.

Meanwhile, Nami fights Miss Doublefinger, partner of Mr. 1, and a Devil Fruit user who can create spikes anywhere on her body, during which she struggles with how to use her new Climate Baton weapon. Unfortunately, most of that weapon's abilities are nothing more than magic tricks. One street further, Roronoa Zoro battles Mr. 1, who possesses the ability to create blades anywhere on his body.

Away from the fighting, Nefeltari Vivi reaches Chaka, the acting captain of the royal guard, but before they can stop the fighting, Crocodile and "Ms. All-Sunday" Nico Robin arrive.

This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Eiichirō Oda. For the most part, it is written and illustrated rather well. The narrative continues the Arabasta Arc and details three main fights: Sanji vs. Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Nami vs. Miss Doublefinger, and Roronoa Zoro fights Mr. 1. All the while, Nefeltari Vivi reaches the Chaka, but is confronted by Crocodile and Ms. All-Sunday.

All in all, One Piece, Vol. 21 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.

[paula a · Rating 5 out of 5]

ese último capítulo ha sido una PASADA. mira que el arco se me estaba haciendo bola, y no me apetecía mucho leer (debería revisar otra vez la historia de Arabasta…) PERO MADRE MÍA LOS CAPÍTULOS DE LAS BATALLAS. esos suelen ser los que menos me enganchan pero Zoro, Sanji y Nami se han superado TANTO. sobre todo la pelea de Zoro y Sanji me ha tenido enganchada, sentía que estaba PRESENTE. La de Nami sí que es cierto que he notado demasiado “humor-relief”, pero la verdad que no es la que más suele pelear así que tiene sentido que comience sin mucha mano. el tomo ha mejorado muchísimo en cuanto más avanzaba

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nami and Zolo both OWNED this book. Their fights were amazing and intense. Some of the best use of Devil Fruit Powers yet!

[lobelyys · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was mostly filler fights, interesting seeing most of the abilities at work but kinda wanna already get to the point

[Juju ♡ ～('▽^人) · Rating 3 out of 5]

ALABASTA ARC - PART 4
1. sanji not being able to actually concentrate fighting nami is the first time i've gotten a fibre of slight annoyance. i don't think it's hard to overlook this!!! but then again...if i had to look at zoro....i would also stop and stare....oops

2. i'm not convinced on nami's fight with ms. double finger. i don't believe that she was able to do this mirage trick so quickly on the fly or that she didn't die sooner, or at all.

3. if zoro can carry an entire building, then surely he can carry me, right?

4. and also, the true mystery of it all is - zoro must have gone through mighty logopedics to be able to still talk so clearly with a hilt in his mouth.

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very action-packed volume that juggles both the perseverance and humourous qualities of these heroes. Among those who get their share of this volume's length is Sanji, Nami, and Zoro. While you can predict what happens to each of them in their respective battles, it's the "how" that remains the most fun element. Meanwhile, Luffy is missing, and Crocodile inches closer towards his monarchy.

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Goblin Reaper · Rating 4 out of 5]

BAROQUE WORKS PART 10, Vol. 21: Utopia

187: Stalemate
188: Oh Come My Way Karate
189: 2
190: Climate Baton
191: She Who Controls the Weather
192: Tornado Warning
193: Utopia
194: Cutting Steel
195: Mr. Bushido

[yel ᰔ · Rating 4 out of 5]

➺ 4/5 🌟

mr bushido zoro's fight is my favorite fight in this volume. i freaking love that very last panel of him slicing daz bonez



but luffy, where are you?????

[jegaevi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This volume was a bit too silly, illogical and drawn-out for my liking.

[Sarah|ساره🍉 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nami best girl<33!

[Viv (vivianneslibrary) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the growth with Nami in here and her realizing she also needs to learn how to fight! Amazing volume for Zoro as well.

[bookstories_travels&#x1fa90; · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bueno, para bien o para mal One Piece es un Shonen en estado puro, y eso se nota mucho en este tomo ( por si no lo habías notado leyendo los anteriores, vaya). Sino seria muy poco creíble que Sanji, Nami y Zoro ganasen los tres su peleas contra la Baroque Works, especialmente en el caso de Nami. Ojo, me encanta que haya ganado y como ha usado sus cartas, teniendo en cuenta que no conocía el Clima Attack ( el momento gracioso de esta pelea y este tomo, el de los trucos para las fiestas, esta vez me ha parecido demasiado fuera de tono) , y me encanta que no sea la típica chica de Shonen, que necesita que la estén salvando cada dos por tres los protagonistas masculinos. Pero lo tenia todo en contra, para que mentir, lo que hace mas meritoria su victoria.

Las victorias de Sanji y Zoro me han encantado. La de Zoro porque me ha parecido super épica, y no solo un combate más y punto. Creo que es una pelea que realmente le va a servir para mejorar como guerrero. Además desde hacia unos tomos veía a este personaje muy descafeinado respecto a otros Nakamas, y me alegro de que haya tenido su momento de lucimiento. Y la de Sanji por que él y Bon Clay son dos de mis personajes favoritos del manga, y me ha dado mucha alegría que el combate haya terminado con una derrota, si, pero con dos personas que han ganado “una pequeña amistad”. Además cada vez que me acuerdo que dentro de muuuuchoooos tomos Sanji va a volver a encontrarse con Okamas, y en que circunstancias... no deja de ser gracioso las bromas del destino que Oda idea para sus personajes.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've noticed I don't absolutely love the volumes that are purely fight scenes, BUT I still loved this volume all the same. My girl Nami proved she's just as clever in a fight just much as when she's just going about her day. I love how she just keeps growing into her real self. Zoro also kicked major ass in this one, and he's so much closer to obtaining his goal of being the world's greatest swordsman.

Luckily I have the next volume ready to go because I am PUMPED to see Luffy come back and teach Crocodile a lesson.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume is definitely fighting heavy. We see Sanji, Nami, and Zolo each fight their respective enemy and conquer their fights valiantly.

I was especially proud of Nami, because although she was terrified, she kept persevering until she came out on top.

I'm curious as to what this Pluton thing is, as I feel like it's going to have a huge effect on the trajectory of the story.

Looking forward to the next volume to see Zolo kick butt, and hopefully we get to see Crocodile and Luffy duke it out for good 👊🏽.

[Lucia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love seeing Zoro fight because he always gives his all to become a better swordsman and to protect his friends. This fight in particular gave me Kuma vibes and I don't even need to tell you how much I loved that arc for Zoro's growth.

And then there is the foreshadowing which I won't ever tire of saying that blows my mind. In this volume alone, we got Sanji fighting against Mr 2 (who uses the Okama Kenpo), and in the cover page of chapter 195 we got introduced to Camie, who will appear again in the Fishmen's Island arc.

[SaraKat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume had three separate fights--which our team all won. Surprise, surprise. :) Nami's fight made me laugh with her misbehaving weapon. Sanji is a complete idiot when it comes to women as always, but I loved how his fight ended. And Zola leveled up in his skill.

Content notes: light swearing, violence, some major cleavage is shown when a character tries to use her feminine wiles to manipulate someone

[Hafeez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 21: Chapter 187-195
Saga 2: Arabasta
Arc 11: Arabasta

Fights in this volume:
- Sanji vs Mr. 2 Bon Clay - Winner: Sanji
- Nami vs Miss Doublefinger - Winner: Nami
- Zoro vs Mr. 1 - Winner: Zoro

Crocodile wants the Ancient Weapon; Pluton that located in Alabasta. He also mentioned about poneglyph.

In cover story, there are two characters that will be appear in the future saga (Fish-Man Island Saga), Camie and Pappug.

[afton · Rating 4 out of 5]

(chapters 187-195: 4 stars) battles won by the straw hats from sanji, nami, and zoro. sanji seemed to be evenly matched but had more stamina and earned more respect from mr.2. usopp weaponized nami and i didn’t realize how talented he is up until this point; he’s a genius. zoro has reached a new level in his strength.

[RandomReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, the events are unnecessarily prolonged. Still, the Nami fight was extremely funny, and had me in tears -from laughing obviously-

[Koichi Mashita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please read the fighting of Zoro vs Mr.1 and Sanji vs Mr.2. They are the most important and interesting scenes for me. The member of Baroque works is so strong, they struggled to fight each other. The purpose of Crocodile became clear, it is about weapon. This weapon will happen after 30 minutes.