One Piece, Vol. 20: Showdown at Alubarna

One Piece [ワンピース] #20

by Eiichiro Oda

When leaving Rainbase to head off the rebels in the capital city of Alubarna, Luffy gets pulled aside by Crocodile for some cozy one-on-one time! With only three minutes to fight, can Luffy take on the sand pirate on his domain?! The rest of the crew must help Vivi stop the rebels, but the formidable Officer Agents have been waiting for them at the city gates! Will Vivi be in time to stop the inevitable clash between the rebels and the Army?!

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

216 pages, Paperback

First published September 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.]

Let's get going. Also, Chopper is just adorable ❤️

[T.R. Preston]

Great stuff. Crocodile has finally added some danger to the story. He is an important character, not just for this arc but for the world at large. He's an actual player in the game. He has history with other characters and has importance in the journey for the One Piece. Things are starting to expand and the world-building is coming together, the thing that I believe Oda does the best.

[Juho Pohjalainen]

Two million?! That number really seems vastly inflated: a small desert kingdom could never field as many troops, period, much less when they're split in two and put to fight one another. A single big ship's worth of guns could not have armed them all. And when they finally do clash, it takes a fairly short while for them all to pass Vivi into the capital city, which itself seems fairly small for such a big kingdom. Twenty thousand, at absolute most.

I shouldn't be overthinking it, but I am. Not much else to talk about here that someone else didn't already bring up a thousand times, anyway. First time Luffy gets his ass kicked. First real sign of the true level of the Grand Line, and that he's nowhere near the top. Yet, his spirit endures. He never gave up, and even made Crocodile seem like a real fool a couple times.

[Christopher]

No idea. It's an alligator car of some sort.. with some giant bananas glued to it? Not sure what's happening here.

"Call a doctor!!!"

"*You're* a doctor!!!"

No bad guy soliloquies allowed.

[Emi.acg]

En este volumen se continúan los hechos del anterior, Luffy vs Crocodile con un resultado desfavorable para Luffy. Sin embargo obtiene ayuda de dos personajes.

Por otro lado ya llegamos a la confrontación, el plan para despistar a baroque works mientras Viví intenta detener la rebelión.

Sin embargo hay más infiltrados y el encuentro, Kohza -Vivu no da resultado.

Hay un primer enfrentamiento, pareja Chopper Ussop versus m4 y su pareja, equipo ganador el del renito 💜 aunque Ussop no quedo muy bien jajaja Chopper llamando un doctor xd

Los demás ya tienen sus rivales, en el próximo volumen los veremos 🤭

[Beth]

This war is by no means over yet, but four volumes is about as much shonen manga as I can handle in one stretch. We'll get back to it. :)

[Jeffrey]

One thing Eiichiro Oda does far better than Tite Kubo is provide strong spotlight moments for his supporting characters. The other members of the Merry-Go, primarily Usopp, Sanji, and Tony Tony Chopper, get moments to shine as they take on members of Baroque Works. While they're still dealing with lieutenants like any supporting character, they are both challenged and given the opportunity to grow in a fun and entertaining manner.

[DeannaReadsandSleeps]

This volume kinda ate. Vivi is trying so hard! Anyway I still don’t care about usopp sorry I almost dropped it a star bc of that boring fight of his

[selma]

Usopp showing his true potential here!!

[Lashaan Balasingam]

What an insanely action-packed volume! Luffy and Crocodile have their showdown, the armies converge, Usopp and Chopper have an epic moment, Vivi and her duck encounter trouble too. I love the intensity of the storyarc and how much is at stake while making fun of the villains too; that just fits with the franchise's identity.

Yours truly,

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

[Gavin Hetherington]

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-...

[Sara]

This is really just one big build up to the ultimate showdown at Alubarna, and it did drag it out too much in my opinion. As always, I love being back with the crew and seeing what they're up too but this time I just wanted a bit more time to reflect instead of the all out rush this volume had.

[Sarah]

“I know he’s going to be king of the pirates, I won’t let you make fun of that” Usopp >>>

[Ben Truong]

One Piece, Vol. 20 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next ten chapters (177–186) of the on-going manga series.

This tankōbon continues the Arabasta Arc. Monkey D. Luffy fights Crocodile and despite many hits, Crocodile is unfazed as he is using his devil-fruit ability to dissolve and reintegrate whatever part of his body Luffy attacks. Luffy is being toyed until he impales Crocodile through the chest with his prosthetic hook and buries him in the sand.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Straw Hats hurry to intercept the rebel army. They cross the desert on a giant crab, cross the river Sandora and are picked up on the other side by Karoo and his squad of spot-billed ducks.

In front of the capital, the high-ranking Baroque Works agents try to intercept Nefeltari Vivi and are lured into the city by disguised Straw Hats. Vivi tries to stop the rebels, but the enraged army storms past her. She flees from Mr. 2, who chases her into the city where Sanji comes to her rescue. On the other side of the city, Usopp and Chopper battle the agents Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas.

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 concludes the fight between Monkey D. Luffy and Crocodile and further expands the story between the civil war in Arabasta as the Straw Hat Pirates tries to stop the plans of the Baroque Works.

All in all, One Piece, Vol. 20 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.

[Patty ⋆˚࿔]

“Arriva il momento in cui vero uomo non può sottrarsi e deve combattere! E questo accade soprattutto quando qualcuno deride i sogni dei suoi amici! Luffy non è morto…Un giorno diventerà il re dei pirati, ne sono certo! Non ti perdonerò per averlo deriso!”

Usopp ti voglio bene🫶🏻

[Alec Costa]

MEU DEUS, EU VOU FICAR DOIDO!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Sara]

3.5/5 stars

[sawaaiiq]

"Those who lament war.. those who fight.. those who incite war.. those who, knowing the truth, want to stop it.. their hopes are about to collide at Alubarna."

[Monsour]

Those of lament war. Those who fight it. Those who agitate it.. And those who knows the truth and attempts to stop it...

All of them, Each with conflicting with intention.

Will clash at Alubarna.


This is currently the best arc in OP I've read.

[Kurtis Burkhardt]

And the long awaited battle in Alabarna is finally underway!!! It’s just getting started now😻 Everything’s so intense, so much action omg love this arc👌😻❤️❤️

[Myles Likes Tacos and Rice]

Never have I had an Manga volume give me so much anxiety. I was angry, sad, happy, motivated, just a bunch of stuff

Also I must say that I appreciate the maps of where everyone is so much. I wish more fantasy stories or anything would do this

[Sophia Paul]

now we getting the real fights. FIRST UP. MR.4 AND MERRY CHRISTMAS VS USOPP AND CHOPPER. chopper and usopp UGH such a good duo for their first real fight. shows their strengths (and weaknesses) and idk really good fight!! and then getting hinted at the Mr. 2 (my king) vs sanji (my other king). MWAH. GOOD SHIT

[Jose]

LOVED IT

[Erica Henry]

That wack-a-mole scene was hilarious 😂

[Ewelina]

alabasta arc you will always be famous 😞 can’t wait to see it in the live action

[Caitiee]

*Audibly gasp* THEY KILLED KENNY

Ms. All Sunday is so suspicious. I wonder what her ✨️true✨️ motives are.

Jokes aside, the Chopper and Ussop vs. Merry Christmas and Mr. Four fight.. That was peak fiction. No wonder it was the first thing to pop into my head as soon as the crew entered Alabasta. Lowkey left an impression on me.

[Zélie]

Est-ce qu'on sait pourquoi Sanji porte des lunettes dans cet arc ? Gisele Bundchen dans Le diable s'habille en Prada ahhh

[Deli]

This volume was random and weird in the best possible way. The stakes got higher and we’re finally seeing action, but we still got some funny scenes and a lot of banter. I really enjoyed this one.

[R.A.]

I love how Oda basically invented Crab Rave right here

[lobelyys]

so the power of friendship really helps you win, cause ain't no way usopp's powerless self would have survived all that shit