One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

Definitely a Must-Read

I haven't read the mangas or graphic novels yet, but I'm on episode 230 on the anime TV series. Even though FUNimation only has up to episode 195 dubbed in English, the Jap subs are amazing as well. The best character I think is Zoro, which the idiotic producers at 4Kids renamed to 'Zolo'. Roronoa Zoro sounds much better than Roronoa Zolo, dont'cha think? Yes, anyway. I love the hilarity of One Piece and its originality. The most sad backstory of the characters would have to be Chopper. Poor fella. Oda is amazing! I'm surprised more people haven't heard of this spectacular series yet. If you're not sure about it, take it anyway. If you love laughing out loud, pirates, goofy attitudes, et cetera, then you should definitely check out One Piece. A must-have for teens & up!

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Im in love with Luffy!! <3

Heres the thing im not a fan of shonen jump im more of a girl who loves shojo. But luffy changes that he's funny and i cant stop laughing when i read one piece. I love how one piece made the main character not bulky or to muscly. He's my type of guy funny and a joy to read.

Pretty good

The first in a very good adventure series. the story is pretty straight forward a boy wants to become king of the pirate's.And while the low percentage of action in this volume may turn those off who are looking for the next dragon ball z,i must say that i am satisfied with this book and i am looking forward to the next one.

One Piece

This is a great book, mainly because of its plot. Pirates are just too cool!
Also, just because I can't fit everything I recommend, I also recommend One Piece vol.s 6-21 (that's where I am right now XD)

One Piece!

Most manga are 100% serious, and One Piece was a good break. It's one of the funniest manga I've ever read! It has a perfect balance of action, hummor, and a little sadness. Once you start reading it's impossible to stop. The charactors are so fun and outgoing, and if you havent read these books yet, then your missing out! If you like more serious manga I would recomend Bleach, or Naruto. Oh ya girls can read manga too I do and I love it. I'ts not just for boys :)

Pirate Fun!

This book is great. Luffy is one of those happy-go-lucky characters that's hard to take very seriously, but his enthusiasm is infectious, which is probably why he attracts the people that he does. His adventures within this first volume mostly arrive accidentally, but he sets off with a purpose that doesn't seem too far-fetched for him to achieve as he grows, though the journey has been set up as being rather difficult to undertake. Oda seems to already be setting things up for future volumes, as people come in and out of Luffy's life, and battles are waged with cut throat (but completely one-dimensional) villains. One volume in, I can't imagine how this wouldn't captivate an audience, so it's no wonder that this volume I have is the seventh printing of the book. It's a great light-hearted action comedy told in an amazing cartoony style that suits its characters and the fun world that Oda is slowly building.

amazing

a peice of true imagination. one of my favorite mangas. i wholeheartedly suggest this to any comic lover!!^____^

a reviewer

A good read for anybody whose seen the anime. And even if you didn't see the anime this story will knock your pants off. The artwork is strange and original and the plotline is touching. Simply put, this story can be read by anyone who's willing to!

We are!

You may have seen this at the bookstore and said: 'My little cousin/sibling/kid I babysit/son/daughter watches this on Fridays! I might get it for them!' Slow down, tiger, and you might want to just keep the book yourself. The manga is definitly not kid's stuff. It is, however, a good story. Monkey D. Luffy was a child who befriended a pirate captain, and has his head filled with dreams of the high seas. Unfortunately for him, he was beached he couldn't swim and was too young. After a misadventure including some bandits and the gum-gum fruit that made him a rubber man but took his ability to learn swimming, he vowed that he would start his own crew when he was older and become king of the pirates. The captain of the crew gave Luffy his signature straw hat, and several years later, he set sail. This story is about keeping promises and working for what you want, and the cheesyness and stuff about never giving up. To quote a character, 'Grit counts more than strengh.' Grab this book and start reading. Quoting the REAL Japanese theme song (translation, I think.) 'We are! We are! On a cruise!' So set sail!!

Best comic ever

Best comic I've ever read Simply outstanding!!!!!

Pirate King

I want a devil fruit too...

One Piece Rules!!

One Piece is the best! It's full of action! Sometimes it's so hilarious I could read it over and over and still laugh!

AMAZING

This is one of the best magna I've ever read, its funny and full of action! It is a very good book I totally recomend it!

ONE PEICE vol.1 Romance Dawn

this is a great book i definitty sugest you read it and if you like this book you should watch the Anime on CN or 4 kids tv saturday

ONE PIECE ROCKS

one piece is a great tale and the author better hurry up with the 5 one cause im ready

Psychomag!!!! Hoooooooooowl!!

ONE PIECE ROCKS!! It's my favorite! It's unique in art as well as plot. Reccomend 100% VERY FUNNY^^

only one piece

this is one of the best books that i,ve ever read,but of course there will be another one piece book that will be better any way this is still a good book:)

Just an awesome series

I love one Piece. I would give my organs if the story ever asked for me to. For those of you who don't know, One Piece is huge in Japan, following in the footsteps of dragonball. Of course, the storys aren't anything alike, but I'm talking about social commentary, work with me here. One Piece follows the exploits of Monkey D. Luffy (Pronounced lOOfy), a 17 year old who's dream is to become the greatest pirate, because 'anything else would make him look bad'. To become the king of pirates however, Luffy needs to first assemble a crew! And boy, he picks the weirdest people to recruit. A PIRATE BOUNTY hunter to begin with, and later a theif who abhors pirates and steals their treasure. The main themes of One Piece are friendship, loyalty, and bravery. You'll have these messages blasted in your face in every chapter. Still, OP is an amazing adventure story, with it's humor and outstanding characters (Many with the predictable horrible pasts ;). The art for OP is excelent, most complain about it being too plain, but I think the plainess gives the story character. Speaking of the Characters, well, let's just say they're interesting. Oda's characters, whether they be friend or enemy, are always interesting and have great quirks about them. The one Piece story is excellent, and I highly recommend you add the one piece line to your manga collection. Viz is being slow with the releases, and this is a VERY long series, with no signs of stopping in Japan, so it'll probably be about 6 or 7 years before we have even 3/4 of the series released (And that's based off of dragonball's releases, and Viz is releasing the series at a phenomenal rate). One Piece is highly recommended, and is in fact the only series I can read in Shonen Jump that I will buy the Graphic Novels of to make repeat readings easier. So yeah, get this now and get ready for a new obsession!

Highly interesting series

One Piece is one of my favorite mangas. I really like the unique character design and the pirate-themed plot. I hope you give this series a chance because I did too, despite my first impression of it, and fell in love with the story and characters so maybe you will too. 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up

Love MANGA!

One piece is the greatest manga ever!!!!! It my favorite I read it 1 time every day (I am a very fast manga fast rader I read manga every day). One piece is one story no one can resist laughing out loud.