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SPOILER FREE REVIEW

One Piece is, in a word, perfect. Just perfect. Honestly, I was a bit reluctant to watch it at first because, to me, a story about a boy wanting to become "Pirate King" sounded so bland, cliche and overall boring, and the art style was a bit too old-school for my liking, but I was dead wrong! There is nothing boring about it.

I find that a lot of people complain about the length, or the art, or whatever, but the thing is, once I really got into One Piece, I just completely forgot about the art style and the length and focused on ... the anime itself. By the way, the animation EVENTUALLY improves... eventually.

I'd also like to discuss Luffy, the main character. I love how the stereotypical “protagonist” is just thrown out the window when it comes to Luffy. What you need to know about Luffy is that no, he is not a hero. Yes, he admits that he admires heroes, but he certainly doesn't wanna be one. Simply put, he’s a pirate. He seeks freedom and doesn’t give a damn about Justice.

I guess that's one of the things I found most enjoyable; you can just get submerged in the Straw Hat’s adventure’s as if you yourself are also there laughing, having fun, or even crying with them. I just love the interactions between the crew members, (especially Sanji and Zoro) as well as just the characters themselves. Everyone in the anime is unique and have there own little quirks to them, and, seeing how absolutely massive the world of One Piece is, Eiichiro Oda certainly did a fantastic job. Also, the balance between action and humour is definitely worth mentioning.

I could go on and on about how great this is, for like forever, but I don't think you wanna read that. Anyways, if you haven't watched One Piece, you really are missing out because I can say honestly and without any hesitation whatsoever that One Piece is one of those few anime which can truly be considered as a "Master Piece".