One Piece, Vol. 1 by Eiichiro Oda - Paperback

NO QUESTION THIS IS THE BEST MANGA EVER

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I picked this up thinking I might be getting an early or original printing of One Piece, Vol. 1—the price felt like a steal. Turns out… it really was too good to be true. 😂 Upon checking the copyright page, I saw it’s actually the 44th printing. So while it’s still the same great One Piece story (Romance Dawn is a classic intro to Luffy’s wild pirate adventure), don’t expect anything rare or collectible here. That said, the manga itself was in good condition and enjoyable to read. Just a bit of a letdown if you were hoping for something closer to the original release. Still, a decent buy for casual readers or anyone just getting into the series!

Not the First edition print as claimed in description.

Good manga

Amazing product, official matterial

I had a well-preserved One Piece collection, but last year I had to sell it to raise money to buy a new notebook, hard times, it wasn't an easy decision... Some time later I got better financially and started a collection again, kanzenban (3 in 1), the paper is better and has a higher cost benefit in the end. And today I decided to buy the American volume 01 to make my collection even cooler, I liked the format, the paper better than the one used here in Brazil, I just didn't like the translation "Zolo" .... my God hahaha other than that, yeah a great manga.

A crazy and fun adventure based manga with strong characterization. This is currently my favourite manga series for many good reasons ! First of all it's visual style is very strange and unique .... it's very borderline cartoonish , which some people may find a turn off. But if looks turn you off that easily, well I guess you're a shallow one then. This drawing style simply oozes fun and freedom , which is what this title is all about ! The characters are very expressive and you can sense the unrestrained joy in the characters' chesire cat grins. Unlike a lot of generic and restrictive styles of anime/manga , this title is full of outlandishly varied character designs .....some are very caricaturist , but you'd be surprised even alot of the weirdo looking characters play important parts ! Secondly this Manga series has really great characterization , probably the best I've seen from a long running title. All the main characters have a strong background story which explains the way they act and is revealed at the right time. This gives great development and depth to the characters and make them rather more likable than your typical manga/anime stereotypes. Another good thing about this manga is that it doesn't take it self too seriously ! It's full of weird and wacky humor which is a refreshing change, from a lot of the over-melodramatic anime/mangas that take themselves too seriously. There are really funny times throughout this series, a lot of them come from the immature bickering from the main characters, as none of them really get along .... hehe .... which is comedy chemistry gold. Also a lot of great physical comedy and laughable expressions can be found in this title also. Especially considering the strange body morphing powers of some of the characters. The fight scenes are very imaginative also. A lot of your typical anime/manga battles tend to consist of who can hit/cut the hardest for the longest amount of time or who has the stronger energy blasts ..... but these battles are very imaginative , as the characters have more varied powers with proper weaknesses. The main hero is a rubber man for example and the artist can do all sorts of crazy things with this character visually. Anyway this is only the first book of many great stories and will set up the background of two of the central characters. Upon reading the first book , you'll get the idea of the free spirit of this series and you'll most probably like it.

Quality is very good