Sanji enters! Hmm, I honestly don't remember how I felt about most of these characters. I remember I liked Zoro more than Sanji for sure. But his intro is really good so far. Usopp disbanding his pirate crew was really emotional I loved it. I also remembered another origin for his name, from the word Usotsuke in Japanese which means liar. I like that the marines have some powerful people among them, I mean so far, the two that we saw are weaker than most of Luffy's teammates, but I remember vaguely in the future they will have some human monsters among them. I also love how Luffy is choosing his teammates according to how kind they are despite being very tough people. Things that might go imperceptible for most, or inconsequential.
This wasn’t as strong as the previous volumes but I still found it be fun and funny! I must say this crew is sizing up to be a group of oddballs but that’s what makes them so interesting. The restaurant scene was HILARIOUS. I’m definitely looking forward to picking up the next volume.
Enjoyable. 3.5 Stars (Still waiting for it to be super fun and amazing as its reputition goes) I've heard a lot that One piece is a masterpiece. Loved by so many fans around the world. But we might have to read for a while till it gets to the point where everything become amazing! Well, Im still waiting......
First half is finishing up Usopp's intro story. Then they are off to look for a cook, because that's what a pirate ship really needs (and a musician!), at an on-ocean restaurant. Sanji makes his first appearance.
Everyone at the restaurant is insane. It's really funny.
Enjoyed this one a little less than the previous installments, as I think the storyline with Kuro etc dragged on a little longer than it needed to. I liked the ending, and the start of the new story though as we see the crew go to a very odd restaurant on the water and meet it's enigmatic chef.... The missing piece to their crew...
Oda at it again with the music references. I love that.
This was a great volume. I'm not overly fond of Oda's action, but he writes quality story like few others. There is a level of poignancy to his characters that gets you invested immediately. Passion is the reason for that. Oda is passionate about what he writes, and readers can always pick up on that. One Piece has so much infectious charisma.
It's been ages since I last read this, and I'd forgotten just how different he started. Suave, charming, a real badass, lacking any serious character flaws - sure, he gets mad when you waste food, but who wouldn't? Frankly, it was a bit of an underwhelming opening for him: he starts out as just much too flat and boring for a Straw Hat.
So I'm glad that Oda ditched this fairly quickly and turned him into the absolute pervert we all know and love... but then again, I think he went a bit too far with that, too. There's a bit of a middleground in between that's left unexplored, which is a shame.
I decided to read One Piece for the first time and document my experience on YouTube, starting with the entire East Blue saga: https://youtu.be/T_3DySjyRjk
I wasn't overly impressed with the end of the Usopp/Kuro storyline but I really disliked the last chapter or two where the new storyline was introduced. It was hard to follow and filled with cringey attempts at humor. Not sure if I'm going to continue with this series.