One Piece, Vol. 1 (Volume 1): Romance Dawn Paperback – 6 Oct. 2008

I was looking for good anime to read after reading one punch man so my friend recommended this and I love it 👍👍👍👍👍👍

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.

fun read - my son seemed happy enough with it. pricey though for a comic

This is a mixed bag for me. I really like a lot of the artwork, except when the characters shout or laugh, I do not like the mouths. Aside from this, it is engaging and fun. I will continue with the series for a while I think.

It was good, loved the action and drawings, and the art style. The characters are really cool as well, good book.

Absolutely fantastic. One of the best mangas I've ever read and this is just the first volume. Luffy is such a likeable character. Powerful, honorable and funny. And the other characters are very entertaining and fleshed out. I love the use of back stories and the fact that some of the 'bad guys' are actually good people. Brilliant stuff.

I'm so glad they made a book about my fave tv show and it turns out to be even better!

Wanted to give manga a go and this was my first ever one thanks you to the author for making these I’m far behind on catching up but I don’t care you got yourself a fan when the book arrived I got so addicted to it thank you so much ❤️