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I'm not sure how to explain One Piece, you will always see fighting amongst the Big Three fans over whose is best, so I won't pick favorites here it really depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for pure on battle manga which is filled with the greatest ever fights, than Naruto and Bleach may be of better quality to you then One Piece, this is not to say One Piece doesn't have good fights, it's just not what the emphasis of the manga is on.

Instead One Piece emphasizes adventure and story. On the adventure criteria One Piece is the standard, the ... environments are diverse and detailed, the art style is quirky yet approachable, and the characters fit to the same descriptors. There is a lot of hype about the One Piece story (and some criticism on this is justified) but One Piece is very, very well done especially considering for how long this series has been going. I realize my review says I am at Manga 99 right now, but I have watched the anime further than this, and read some of the most recent chapters on the Dressrosa Arc and the quality of the writing is so much more developed and interesting than it was when it first started. That is saying a lot!!! Many complain about it's length, and perhaps this is justified - especially for those with short attention spans. However, I also have a very short attention span and usually can't sit through 30 minutes of any movie but I managed to get into One Piece.

I do attribute that though to where I was introduced to the anime as a kid which was in the Arlong Park arc, which intrigued me into finding out more about the series. For people looking to pick up One Piece, I do think the earliest arcs (up to the first 7 volumes) are nothing special and can be a bit boring, Arlong Park has the reputation of being where most of the readers to One Piece get hooked, and the story becomes far better from there on out. If you are looking to pick up this manga you may have to suffer through the first arcs to get to Arlong Park arc, if you don't like Arlong Park arc than this may be a signal that One Piece is not for you!!!

Overall, a light-hearted, fun, yet sometimes very serious manga that is a pleasure to read! If you love immerse worlds, adventure and story then One Piece is probably your manga.