One Piece

So much better than Naruto that I can't even comprehend why people prefer the latter.
Nice art, nice plot, nice fights, I couldn't ask for anything more.
Best fighting shounen at the moment, no doubt.

This series is too simplistic. Every villain's pure evil with no background or character development. The good guys are pure good with at most 1 character flaw. The plot is story is just a series of stronger enemies getting in the way of the main character's goal. Aside from Nami, none of the characters have much (if any) development. I'd say the target audience is 10-15 year olds. Anyone older should read something with more substance.

As of now it's chapter 498. Two more to reach the 500 count. Woow... the only one veeeeeery long manga that managed to hook my interest. Thus I think it deserves the title "The Best Long Running Shounen Manga".

Don't think of me as fanatic. I'm really not into fangirlism or anything like that. And I sample a lot of manga frequently just so that I won't miss any good ones. BUT I've dropped Naruto and Bleach last year because it gets too unbearable. Detective Conan had tired me out at volume 56. And I've also dropped One Piece twice now, because I thought it gets repetitive. EXCEPT I picked it again afterwards - because it gets lonely without the manga. Can't help it, it's just that good.
And now that the crews count have reached 9, it gets very crazy indeed.

After that it gets pretty old, pretty quick. Even getting that far was hard after a while.
The first few arcs are pretty interesting, and then every arc after is "Second verse, same as the first" just with a new coat of paint.
Art was okay for a while, but then I got sick of it. Story was just dumb after a bit. I don't understand how the fruits can be rare when almost everyone in the world has eaten one.

In all, read maybe the first couple hundred chapters and you will see. As for the people who bash people who don't like this... shove it? If you can give this story a 10 and blindly consider it second only to whatever book of the lord you might worship.. I am free to say this story sucks after a while. So, if you have nothing to say except how everyone else is wrong "Shut your crapper" as one person said. This does not deserve a 10, I don't care if it is a long selling manga, that doesn't make it good. It just makes it the one everyone can get their hands on.

Sure, the art is sub par. Ok, the story is highly repetitive. And never-ending to boot. Too long. Blabla. But who's trying to kid around here? This is your typical shounen manga out there. Long, and everlasting. Boy with superpowers who grows stronger and stronger. Gathers comrades. That's the gist of it. Sound familiar? You bet.

Having said that, One Piece is still pretty cool. Why? Well for one, it's highly innovative, and keeps entertaining the readers even after so many volumes. Something other stereotypical shounen mangas haven't done. Usually, such series become boring because the main character just can't possibly become any stronger in a cool and reasonable way. But One Piece focuses on the 'adventure' aspect rather than the 'strength' aspect. That's why it's still interesting after what, 50 volumes?

I must also concede that the humor far exceeds that of most other shounen series. Its simplistic art really helps the slapstick humor. Sometimes, the drawings are just priceless.

Well, OP is definitely better than Naruto and Bleach. These two both started out strong, but they are just going downhill from there. One Piece is the opposite: starting out slow, but still going strong. Needless to say, I like the latter better.

To be honest, I feel One Piece is worthy to be named the best shounen series of all time. It has all of what characterizes typical shounen manga, but stands out among the rest. If you have time on your hands, One Piece is definitely worth the read.

Well ive read so many mangas today, and ths one is one of the most interesting and everlasting manga i know. Compared to bleach and naruto that slowly degrade with time, this manga is always fresh. Fresh arc, plot, character, and even though u could consider the art as weird, but for this manga i think this is great, anyway this manga is adventure and comedy.
Great work Oda san..... keep up the great work. By the way, for those who just read 1 or 2 volume then complain and rate it low.... seesh u surely doesnt have a taste for great manga.

It's interesting that some people can knock One piece so hard saying how boring it is...Fact remains that it is still the number one selling manga in Japan as of today...with a crap load of fans...so maybe befor you guys open your crapper...try either reading more or just shutting up and keeping your hate coments to yourself...if you say it just wasn't for you i understand...don't rip it apart...alot of people really like this manga

I've tried reading this and it simply did not hold my interest. What annoys me the most about this manga isn't how bad it is, but how long it is. There are dozens of groups scanning this manga that could be working on fresh, interesting new stuff from Japan instead. Two or three groups would be more than enough of this. I'll never understand what people see in this... it's boring...

"so maybe befor you guys open your crapper...try either reading more or just shutting up and keeping your hate coments to yourself...if you say it just wasn't for you i understand...don't rip it apart...alot of people really like this manga"

Maybe before you open your crapper you should realize not everybody enjoys the same things you do and everybody has the right to post their opinion. If only those who liked a certain manga were allowed to post about it, then this wouldn't be a very good (or accurate) review site now would it? Every manga would be rated 10, even the crap.

well the only reason people didn't like this manga maybe the first couple of chapters. It may seem childish and the plot is simple but once you reach longer later arc, you will find one piece simple but not simple, complex yet not too overly complicated. This manga is a great adventure manga. Must read for those who just read for relaxation.

I agree: plot just dont get "boring" or whatever - author always finds some new ideas, etc. Plus the char design is somewhat good. Well...
BUT - I find this "neverending" concept pretty much irritating. Just dont like it.

So, if I am to judge just the Plot/Chars/Style its definitely 10/10.
And In general...

No doubt about it, plotline is great, comedy is hilarious, details and references in this manga is incredible. The artworks was necessary to be simple looking characters so that everyone can understand it. The only flaw is it's violence which it lacks gore, I know it's suppose to be suitable for all ages but atleast show some of it once in a while since teens get tired of reading censored mangas that lack fighting thrills. The only word that I can describe it all to this manga is: Creative.

Seriously, not even taking into account the great amount of character development, the character's themeselves, originality, always fresh fight scenes or (extradinaringly great) plot into account. I've spent years trying to find some way to hate this series yet the only thing that I've found that I hate about it is that its unhatable!

This series has LOGICAL power ups. People don't just get strong outta left field. The main character STARTS out strong and only gets stronger.

I have no idea how you can have a series going 400+ chapters and still be fresh. One Piece is the best at what it does and what it does. . . it does well.

10 outta 10!