Hey all, Sam here.
Well, we’re back to the start of another week…and since it’s Monday, that means there must be another Manga Monday post to share with the world. And as I said last month, I am spending several weeks talking through the first main arc of the One Piece series…partly because that’s the only volumes I currently own, and partly because…well, I’ve mentioned it in previous posts…and I’m still not talking about things that deal with the current strike by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA.
If you’ve missed my previous posts, you can find Vol 1 and Vol 2 at these links…and let’s go ahead and jump into Vol 3.
Sure, lots of people say they want to be the King of the Pirates, but how many have the guts to do what it takes? When Monkey D. Luffy first set out to sea in a leaky rowboat, he had no idea what might lie over the horizon. Now he’s got a crew–sort of–in the form of swordsman Roronoa Zolo and treasure-hunting thief Nami. If he wants to prove himself on the high seas, Luffy will have to defeat the weird pirate lord Buggy the Clown. He’ll have to find a map to the Grand Line, the sea route where the toughest pirates sail. And he’ll have to face the Dread Captain Usopp, who claims to be a notorious pirate captain…but frankly, Usopp says a lot of things…
My Thoughts
Rating: 4 stars
This continues to be a solid series, but I still feel like we’re in the beginning stages. We’re kind of slowly bringing together what I believe will be the core crew for Luffy’s voyage around the world to become the King of the Pirates.
This volume finishes up the Buggy the Clown encounter and then gets our crew of Luffy, Zoro, and Nami off on their next quest…which introduces us to Usopp. Honestly I like this new character…and I already know he’s going to be one of the main members of the crew because my husband likes talking about One Piece a lot.
I can certainly admit that I’m partly trying out this series for him. But I do enjoy series with fantastical elements to them (and Devil Fruit powers certainly qualify). I’m also a big fan of series that feature a found family aspect, especially when that family will push to their limits and beyond to help each other out.
I like that we’re starting to get encounters that span more than one volume. It’s only going to get longer as the series progresses…and I already know that this is a very long series…actually, it may be the longest manga series I’ve ever heard of, with well over 100 volumes and still going.
Zoro is still my favorite, though. I love a badass swordsman.
Well, that’s all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.
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