The much anticipated return of One Piece, reunion of Strawhats, new timeskip designs and the return of the Strawhats as they go forward to make their mark on the New World.
2 Years Later
Art: Oda has outdone himself again. In this chapter Oda has shown an aptitude for coloring we unfortunately don't get to see often, hell that color spread is a contender for best I've ever seen. Thats all before the real meat and potatoes, the new designs are wonderful I'll probably write an article on just my opinions to them, but I'll wait till we see more of Strawhats in the manga. We get great set pieces, new designs, and finally the Strawhats together again.
5 out of 5
Story: Oda's best strength has always been to never lose his sense of adventure and scope, whereas some manga rely heavily on training arcs and fights that come down to power ups and dues ex machina, One Piece always feels original and with scope in mind. More than anything its good to see the crew together again with most of crew being neglected for the past couple years, and while I love the Impel Down and White Beard War Arc, who couldn't be excited to finally see the crew together again. The fakes is an interesting idea and one that I've pondered on and with things already being setup for these guys to be the easy opponents so we can finally gauge how strong the crew is now. I personally think Luffy probably mid-high VA rank and that most of the crew can now hold their own, I also say we should do away weakling trio and say we rename them Monster, High and Mid tiers. Here's to the incoming Fishman Island arc.
5 out of 5
Pace: Sometimes One Piece rushes itself, while moving at a fast pace sometimes its too much crammed into tiny package, but most of the time time you get lots of content for just one chapter and this another example of this being done right. All I could ask for in a chapter as important as this, without any parts feeling like they weren't expanded enough.
5 out of 5
Overall: With all the changes in Yonkou, Shichibukai, and Marine restructing that has just been introduced, One Piece is once again given a new of life breath life. It feels like a new series with characters we already love. Another standout example of why One Piece is the best shounen of the era. If Oda says we are at the midway point then I'm just excited to see 10 more years of One Piece.
5 out of 5
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