One Piece Forum

I just...never really liked this series, as someone above said, it i can't quite explain it..it just does nothing for me

Brilliant, you pick a random episode and land on a filler arc:P

One piece is the only one of the three big shonens i still watch.(giving up on Bleach years ago and Naruto im saving for a rainy day, probs around 8 months behind)

OP is fantastic. Yes it has some of the same issues as every other show like it which drags these kind of shows down, but like you said it really has a true sense of adventure. It has it's own VERY distinct style, some truly bizzare characters the main character being an obviouse favorite of the 3 big ones, some excelent drama, action and puns (for the most part, ofc there are exceptions).

One piece is a show that allways moves on, it goes new places (physically but also touches on issues like racism, civil war and fammin, government controll, slavery, religion in it's many story-lines). the main crew is extremely varried in personalities, appearance, fighting styles, and most importantly don't get overshadowed by the main man. (something that allways happens with these types)

Oda (the author) gave the story a clear goal, he sets up the universe brilliantly, he evolves the crew in an organic way and takes his time with it. He is also NEVER scared of showing the reader/watcher that even though these guys/gals are strong, they are still newbies in this world, the fighting can be truly epic, but it aiint earth destroying stuff (well.. i say that..)

Im only touching the very top of the list of why I like the show, and even though my interest has taken it's ups and downs I still rate the show and have watched it several times (well, big parts of it atleast) with new watchers, some taking 2 episodes (like me) some taking 30+ but all getting as hooked as i was my first time. The stories, the music, the fights ( vs Mr 1, vs Lucci, the golden bell+++), the characters the sense of exploration and adventure.... This show has a way of tickeling just the right spots at times.

I didn't start watching One Piece until last summer, even though most of my friends were, simply because the sheer amount of content was terrifying. Even so, I watched it, caught up, and now it's tied with Fairy Tail as my favorite current series (all-time favorite is Digimon without hesitation).

I wasn't sure what exactly it was about the show that caused me to love it so much until recently I sat down and watched most of the movies. That was when I realized that it didn't matter when in the series it was, Luffy was Luffy, Usopp was Usopp, Nami was Nami, etc. Even though the characters are facing tougher and tougher opponents, they never forgot why they set out in the first place. Even after two years of training specifically to become stronger, Luffy is still a happy-go-lucky idiot, Zoro can still get lost in a straight hallway, and Nami's just as greedy, Sanji still swoons over any beautiful woman he sees (though that may be in part to the...location...of his training), Chopper still acts adorable while cussing you out if you complement him, Robin's still calm and just takes things as they come, Franky's still just as eccentric, if not more so, and Brook remains the gentleman-pervert he was when we met him. The biggest change, personality-wise, I can think of is Usopp doesn't lie as much, but that may be because he can back it up now.

I think another reason that I like One Piece is because it hasn't become a constant "reach the next power level" struggle that most shonen shows unfortunately become. It's still all about the journey and the adventures along the way. That may also be the reason I like Fairy Tail so much. There have only been four times I can think of where Natsu has been given a power-up (Etherion, Flame of Guilt, God-slayer flame, Laxus' power) and only the last one seems to be permanent (I've only been watching the anime because I feel that it handles plot twists and reveals better, so there may be more later that I don't know about).

The episode Tom chose also brings up an in teresting point I noticed about One Piece. When I first watched One Piece, I hadn't read the manga, so I didn't know what was canon or filler. The only parts that I seriously thought were filler was any time Foxy showed up. I later found out that I was only partially right, and I'm very happy that afro-Luffy is an official thing. The way the series is set up makes it difficult to distinguish between what was in the manga and what wasn't, it's always an adventure for the Strawhat Pirates. Filler isn't always a bad thing, especially when it can be worked into the existing material well. I think Naruto tried to do that and, well, we know how that turned out...

One Piece is NOT a series I would recommend to someone who is looking to get into anime. For that, I'd probably go with something much more manageable like Cowboy Bebop. However, for anyone that's already into anime and looking for a crazy, long, ride, I'd definitely say that you should check it out. I'll agree with @Mezmero that the art style is instantly recognizable, and though it may take some time to get used to it, it works with the world (e.g. imagine Lelouch with the Gomu-Gomu power, it just doesn't work).

Also, One Piece is the only series that got me to care about and fight back tears over a mode of transportation.

R.I.P. Going Merry, you will be missed.

@ShadowKnight508:Get ready for one of the most emotional fights wars that I've ever seen. There's a reason it's called both the Paramount War and the War of the Best. I had the unlucky pleasure of having the end spoiled, so I hope the same doesn't happen to you.

I told Tom sometime last year in March I had started watching one piece from the beginning, I think the best part about the series is although there are tons of episodes they weren't dragonball z ish where a punch lead into a flashback episode of how that character learned that punch and who from, which then sped into another flashback of the childhood and ambitions of the person who taught the original character the punch, then the next episode comes up a layer in the inception web and dicks around in the flashback to finish out the episode. Then the next episode the punch connects, and the loser now goes into a string of flashbacks.

One piece if you have the time starts out slow, and it starts out bad, and uninteresting and won't give you a lot of laughs and you'll probably give little to no crap about the show until I say usopp comes into play. You'll still be a bit lost once they pick up nami and deal with the arlong pirates, but once they make it to the chopper arc and you finish that. The show has now sunk it's fangs into you and you have nothing on your brain but to watch every episode of the show from that point foward. And with that you'll notice that after you finished watching almost 12 years of animation that the quality of the animation is worlds better, you'll know most of the music by heart, and you'll laugh your ass off every time Brook makes a horrible pun joke about being dead.

I held off from getting into this show for many years, but since I have a job that allows me to watch the crap out of whatever I want I spent nights burning through an 8 hour shift watching about 3 episodes an hour