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One Piece: Episode A Manga #1
One Piece: Ace’s Story—The Manga, Vol. 1
Experience the origin story of Fire Fist Ace, the legendary older brother of Straw Hat Luffy, in this exciting manga by renowned artist Boichi! Adventure along with Ace as he gathers a loyal crew of like-minded buccaneers—including Masked Deuce, Mihal, Skull, and the wild Kotatsu, and forms the Spade Pirates. Witness the power of the Devil Fruit as it bestows Fire Fist’s fearsome punching power! Piratical feats abound as Ace and his Spade Pirates head toward the New World and the dreaded Captain Whitebeard. Don’t miss the bonus chapter featuring Straw Hat swordsman Zolo!
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First published August 4, 2022
About the author
Boichi
227 books108 followersIntending to be a manga artist from his childhood days, majored in physics in college as preparation to draw science fiction works, and also to learn the technology of performance and imaging, went on to graduate school to major in image technology.
In 1993, while still enrolled, debuted in a Korean shoujo manga magazine. Since then, he gained popularity releasing a number of works and publishing books on how to draw manga targeting a wide range of reader.
In 2004 he stepped into the world of Japanese manga. His “Ultimate Space Emperor Caesar”, serialized in Monthly “Comic Gum”, was his first tankōbon in Japan.
In 2005, 9 out of Boichi’s 11 hentai one-shot serialized in Comic Aun were reunited under the volume titled “Lover in Winter”.
In 2006, he released two science fiction one-shot, “Hotel” and “Present” which, in 2008, were compiled in a volume titled Hotel along the other one-shots “It was all for the tuna”, “Stephanos” and “Diadem”.
2006 is the year of Boichi’s first serialized manga: “Sun Ken Rock” in the bi-weekly magazine Young King. This manga will also have a side-story based on Yumin in 2011 and one based on Pickaxe in 2012. 2012 will also see the serialization of “I want to feed Yumin”, another spin-off of Sun Ken Rock based on Yumin and serialized in “Monthly Young King”.
Boichi also worked on a 5 volume long manga titled Raqiya and written by Masao Yajima where he was in charge of the art and published in 2009. He also only did the art of the Brutality one-shot by Takeda Yuusuke in 2007.
In later 2011, he started the serialization of another manga titled “H.E the hunt for energy” in a new monthly magazine: Jump X. In this year, he won the Gran Guinigi prize for “It was all for the Tuna”.
To express his sentiment towards Vietnam and apologize for Korea’s action during the war, Sun Ken Rock volume 2′s royalties were donated to the humanitarian organization “Child of Viet Nam”. He asked Korean manga artists to contribute towards drawing a support page for Japan in regards to 2011′s big earthquake, and giving the royalties from the proceeding to the Red Cross. He also donated the money he planned to use to buy a new car towards helping tsunami victims.
In 1993, while still enrolled, debuted in a Korean shoujo manga magazine. Since then, he gained popularity releasing a number of works and publishing books on how to draw manga targeting a wide range of reader.
In 2004 he stepped into the world of Japanese manga. His “Ultimate Space Emperor Caesar”, serialized in Monthly “Comic Gum”, was his first tankōbon in Japan.
In 2005, 9 out of Boichi’s 11 hentai one-shot serialized in Comic Aun were reunited under the volume titled “Lover in Winter”.
In 2006, he released two science fiction one-shot, “Hotel” and “Present” which, in 2008, were compiled in a volume titled Hotel along the other one-shots “It was all for the tuna”, “Stephanos” and “Diadem”.
2006 is the year of Boichi’s first serialized manga: “Sun Ken Rock” in the bi-weekly magazine Young King. This manga will also have a side-story based on Yumin in 2011 and one based on Pickaxe in 2012. 2012 will also see the serialization of “I want to feed Yumin”, another spin-off of Sun Ken Rock based on Yumin and serialized in “Monthly Young King”.
Boichi also worked on a 5 volume long manga titled Raqiya and written by Masao Yajima where he was in charge of the art and published in 2009. He also only did the art of the Brutality one-shot by Takeda Yuusuke in 2007.
In later 2011, he started the serialization of another manga titled “H.E the hunt for energy” in a new monthly magazine: Jump X. In this year, he won the Gran Guinigi prize for “It was all for the Tuna”.
To express his sentiment towards Vietnam and apologize for Korea’s action during the war, Sun Ken Rock volume 2′s royalties were donated to the humanitarian organization “Child of Viet Nam”. He asked Korean manga artists to contribute towards drawing a support page for Japan in regards to 2011′s big earthquake, and giving the royalties from the proceeding to the Red Cross. He also donated the money he planned to use to buy a new car towards helping tsunami victims.
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October 15, 2023
One Piece disegnato da Boichi.
C'è davvero bisogno di aggiungere altro?
Direi proprio di no.
May 31, 2024
Omg Ace’s story is SO COOL! I loved this look into his determination and his journey outside of Luffy’s. Boichi’s style weirdly really fits the world of One Piece and I thought the characters looked AMAZING!
Zolo’s fight with Mihawk is a nice little revamped version in Boichi’s art style, and the content itself is phenomenal so a great addition.
Zolo’s fight with Mihawk is a nice little revamped version in Boichi’s art style, and the content itself is phenomenal so a great addition.
April 22, 2023
Les dessins sont magnifiques, Boichi a fait honneur à l’incroyable histoire qu’est One Piece. Et quel plaisir de retrouver Portgas D. Ace qui aurait mérité de prendre une plus grande place dans la trame principale. Boichi et Oda sont deux grands artistes. 🥹🥹🥹
May 20, 2024
Fun little origin story drawn by the Dr. Stone artist. I liked the first chapter a lot! The rest of the volume is what is basically covered in the anime. The side story with Zolo/Zoro at the end was nice!
March 11, 2023
Les dessins sont magnifiques et, pr les fans de OP, cela apporte des éléments au récit principal (sur ce qui est passé et sur ce qui arrive) !
September 8, 2023
This was honestly so cool
August 3, 2024
I miss ace so much. Also nothing better than OP x Dr stone combine
August 8, 2024
Banger Boichi Art 🔥
Seeing Ace is always nice, especially in this art style.
The formation of the Spade pirates and the story of how Ace met his first mate and more importantly how he acquired his Flame-Flame Fruit was awesome.
A lot of legendary panels here, especially those double-spreads like Jinbe’s, whitebeard’s, and Rayleigh’s faces.
Ace meeting Shanks, fighting Jinbe, getting shrekt by old man WB, meeting Ray Ray, was quite the journey.
As a bonus we got the fantastic Zoro vs Mihawk remastered which I have read a few years ago but was still fantastic to reread in physical format
Seeing Ace is always nice, especially in this art style.
The formation of the Spade pirates and the story of how Ace met his first mate and more importantly how he acquired his Flame-Flame Fruit was awesome.
A lot of legendary panels here, especially those double-spreads like Jinbe’s, whitebeard’s, and Rayleigh’s faces.
Ace meeting Shanks, fighting Jinbe, getting shrekt by old man WB, meeting Ray Ray, was quite the journey.
As a bonus we got the fantastic Zoro vs Mihawk remastered which I have read a few years ago but was still fantastic to reread in physical format
April 11, 2024
grazie per essere nato, boichi
August 1, 2024
My love for Fire Fist Ace knows no bounds!!!
September 9, 2024
ACE!!!
October 18, 2023
disegni meravigliosi
June 16, 2024
Beautiful art and they've kept well to the story of the novels! They also included Zoro's fight with Mihawk which was really pretty as well! Would definitely recommend.
I have noticed that in all the manga's of one piece that I own and this manga as well that Zoro's name is written wrong, instead of Zoro it's written as Zolo. thought I'd let you know.
I have noticed that in all the manga's of one piece that I own and this manga as well that Zoro's name is written wrong, instead of Zoro it's written as Zolo. thought I'd let you know.
January 30, 2024
A ver, como fanfic muy bien. Le ha faltado un poco más de BL, pero qué le vamos a hacer, jajaja. Pero también es un compendio de cameos y sketches un tanto forzados. Lo mejor, el dibujo y la portada interior a color.
March 16, 2023
omg omg omg
July 9, 2023
Les illustrations ?? Elles sont incroyable !! J'ai adoré ce tome.
July 7, 2024
Bon dessin et une bonne reprise du manga on apprend plus de chose sur Ace
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2024
Goodreads put the fucking cover into the database!!!!
May 13, 2024
Great story and fantastic artwork
June 10, 2024
REVIEW
➽ I'm currently watching Marineford, so I wanted to check out Ace's story for more background information. I decided to read the Manga adaptation as I heard some mixed things about the light novel this is based on. That was a good decision as I loved the art style and thought the format of Ace's friend Masked Deuce telling their story worked well visually! Both of them meet on an abandoned island that they desperately want to escape. I liked Ace when we met him during the Alabasta Saga, but I'm sad that we didn't get to see much of him, which is why I loved seeing the origins of his pirate journey. Masked Deuce is his first crewmember when they end up escaping and the foundation of the Spade pirates. We also get to see how Ace ate his Devil Fruit! Because they were hungry, they divided the mysterious fruit they found into two halves, but since Ace took the first bite, only he got the fire powers!
➽ I really liked seeing Deuce's and Ace's friendship and first adventures on the Grand Line. I wish we'd see the recruitment of the other members though, as the rest of the crew didn't get any story or personality. Suddenly, they're all together as the Spade pirates, but the moments in between are missing. I wish we'd gotten more volumes in Ace's story as it would have been great to give his other crewmembers some depth like in the original story with the Strawhwats! Instead, we get glimpses of Ace sailing with his crew and visiting some places we've already seen such as the Sabaody Archipelago. Ace has lofty goals as he's determined to defeat Whitebeard. It was interesting seeing how he met Jimbe, as they're locked away together during the Impel Down Arc!
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➽ Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars ⭐
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May 10, 2024
Chronique complète :
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Extrait :
Contrairement à la série principale, je n’ai pas été spoilé sur ce titre, ce qui m’a donné envie le découvrir par moi-même (là où j’ai arrêté la série principale à force d’être spoil). Chose qui m’a également attirer, le fait que les dessins sont réalisés par Boichi, un auteur que j’apprécie beaucoup pour sa qualité graphique (un peu moins pour le ecchi et le design des lèvres de certaines protagonistes, mais passons). Ce spin off est donc un bon moyen d’en découvrir un peu plus sur le personnage d’Ace.
Prévu pour ne faire que 2 volumes, il ne faut donc pas s’attendre à avoir autant de détails que pour l’intrigue principale. Il y a sûrement plusieurs raisons à ce choix, entre autres que Boichi à d’autres séries en cours à réaliser, il ne peut donc pas s’engager sur un partenariat trop long… surtout que la série n’est pas à lui. Toutefois, je trouve l’idée de ce partenariat très originale et intéressante, elle permet de faire revivre un bout d’une série avec une autre plume graphique, tout en faisant un peu de publicité à cet artiste. Pour un titre connu comme One piece, qui a eu droit à une évolution graphique indéniable, je trouve ça encore plus épique de retrouver les personnages avec la plume de Boichi connu pour ses détails. Certes, cela déroute un peu au début, mais le design original des personnages est très bien respecté selon moi.
Pour le contenu, comme je l’ai indiqué, il n’y aura que deux tomes, ce qui est assez bref pour résumer toutes ses aventures. Ce premier tome porte sur le rencontre avec son second, puis sur quelques péripéties quelconques avant sa fameuse rencontre avec Barbe Blanche. Le second tome parlera sûrement des raisons qui l’ont fait rejoindre son équipage, et aussi, de sa fin tragique, car tout début mérite une fin. Ace étant un personnage très apprécié, ce n’était qu’une question de temps avant qu’un spin off à son sujet ne sorte, pour le moment j’ignore s’il sera réussi, mais ce premier tome commence déjà bien, et je trouve les intrigues choisies suffisante pour ce qu’est la série : un spin off.
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https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2023/...
Extrait :
Contrairement à la série principale, je n’ai pas été spoilé sur ce titre, ce qui m’a donné envie le découvrir par moi-même (là où j’ai arrêté la série principale à force d’être spoil). Chose qui m’a également attirer, le fait que les dessins sont réalisés par Boichi, un auteur que j’apprécie beaucoup pour sa qualité graphique (un peu moins pour le ecchi et le design des lèvres de certaines protagonistes, mais passons). Ce spin off est donc un bon moyen d’en découvrir un peu plus sur le personnage d’Ace.
Prévu pour ne faire que 2 volumes, il ne faut donc pas s’attendre à avoir autant de détails que pour l’intrigue principale. Il y a sûrement plusieurs raisons à ce choix, entre autres que Boichi à d’autres séries en cours à réaliser, il ne peut donc pas s’engager sur un partenariat trop long… surtout que la série n’est pas à lui. Toutefois, je trouve l’idée de ce partenariat très originale et intéressante, elle permet de faire revivre un bout d’une série avec une autre plume graphique, tout en faisant un peu de publicité à cet artiste. Pour un titre connu comme One piece, qui a eu droit à une évolution graphique indéniable, je trouve ça encore plus épique de retrouver les personnages avec la plume de Boichi connu pour ses détails. Certes, cela déroute un peu au début, mais le design original des personnages est très bien respecté selon moi.
Pour le contenu, comme je l’ai indiqué, il n’y aura que deux tomes, ce qui est assez bref pour résumer toutes ses aventures. Ce premier tome porte sur le rencontre avec son second, puis sur quelques péripéties quelconques avant sa fameuse rencontre avec Barbe Blanche. Le second tome parlera sûrement des raisons qui l’ont fait rejoindre son équipage, et aussi, de sa fin tragique, car tout début mérite une fin. Ace étant un personnage très apprécié, ce n’était qu’une question de temps avant qu’un spin off à son sujet ne sorte, pour le moment j’ignore s’il sera réussi, mais ce premier tome commence déjà bien, et je trouve les intrigues choisies suffisante pour ce qu’est la série : un spin off.
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May 15, 2024
Loose thoughts:
- I assume that you're up-to-date with the main series of One Piece, otherwise: Spoiler alert.
- Didn't know what I expected going in, but the pacing is wayy too fast. There are too many comedic moments in there that felt crammed in die the sake of having comedic moments and not just the two protagonists and situation playing off of each other naturally.
- The emotions of especially of the masked guy are too instable/over the top, too fast. Like chill, I know you're dying on an island, but he acts like a child. An impulse, emotional brat.
- I don't feel like this Ace has the same energy like the original. Sometimes he seems too relentless, other times too stoic. Again: The author goes overboard with trying to make him seem cool so it ends up feeling too tryhard. Even the fact that he could ace (pun intended) his first finger-shots of fire even though he was unaware of his powers a second before, just doesn't make any sense. And then he seems to already know it, taking away from my expectation that most devil fruit powers aren't general knowledge and robbing me of a more surprised reaction of Ace.
- The Mera Mera no mir being spit out in a chest from a random Boss-like monster seems like a rare drop from a JRPG.
- While the really detailed and intricate drawings are rather cumbersome in action scenes and make them hard to read, they shine in much calmer moments of backgrounds and close-up shots of characters or like the one of the Mera Mera no mi.
- The additional One Piece cover story was quite nice. Id had similar issues, but at least I could tolerate the crazy emotions much more, because it wasn't two characters that just met each other.
- I assume that you're up-to-date with the main series of One Piece, otherwise: Spoiler alert.
- Didn't know what I expected going in, but the pacing is wayy too fast. There are too many comedic moments in there that felt crammed in die the sake of having comedic moments and not just the two protagonists and situation playing off of each other naturally.
- The emotions of especially of the masked guy are too instable/over the top, too fast. Like chill, I know you're dying on an island, but he acts like a child. An impulse, emotional brat.
- I don't feel like this Ace has the same energy like the original. Sometimes he seems too relentless, other times too stoic. Again: The author goes overboard with trying to make him seem cool so it ends up feeling too tryhard. Even the fact that he could ace (pun intended) his first finger-shots of fire even though he was unaware of his powers a second before, just doesn't make any sense. And then he seems to already know it, taking away from my expectation that most devil fruit powers aren't general knowledge and robbing me of a more surprised reaction of Ace.
- The Mera Mera no mir being spit out in a chest from a random Boss-like monster seems like a rare drop from a JRPG.
- While the really detailed and intricate drawings are rather cumbersome in action scenes and make them hard to read, they shine in much calmer moments of backgrounds and close-up shots of characters or like the one of the Mera Mera no mi.
- The additional One Piece cover story was quite nice. Id had similar issues, but at least I could tolerate the crazy emotions much more, because it wasn't two characters that just met each other.
November 4, 2023
3⭐
Este manga dibujado por Boichi es una adaptación de la novela de Ace, que incluye un capítulo del duelo de Zoro contra Mihawk en el Baratie.
En el manga no se puso tanto incapie con la unión de los diferentes miembros, incluso tampoco aparece Isuka, la marine que persigue a los piratas Spade en la primera parte del Grand Line. Todo eso es sacrificado para dar más incapie en la relación entre Ace y Deuce. Y en parte, está bien. Me gusta mucho la relación que tienen estos dos... Pero también me hubiera gustado que se viera un poco más del resto de la tripulación, como Ace acepta a todas las personas que son marginadas e Isuka es un personaje que me gusta mucho pese a que solo sale en la novela de Ace. Además, hay una escena entre estos tres que habría sido magistral verla dibujada.
Por otra, parte me gustó mucho la relación que entablaron Ace y Deuce en Silk y su encuentro con Rayleigh y Shanks, donde se nos enseña que Ace es muy parecido a Roger, por mucho que él no quiera reconocerlo. También la aparición de Jinbe y Newgate, personajes que amo y la interacción de Ace con los piratas de Barbablanca.
Me gustó mucho la reacción de Deuce al saber que Ace es hijo de Roger. Porque Deuce admira a Ace y le respeta y ve que Ace lo pasó mal por ser hijo de quién es. En general, Deuce es un personaje que me gustó mucho y me permitió entender a Ace.
Los acercamientos a los rostros o a Ace mirando las estrellas desde el Moby Dick me parecieron espectaculares.
La pelea de Zoro contra Mihawk se mantienen los dialogos y todo es exactamente igual, pero visto con planos diferentes. Lo cual es interesante.
Para leerlo, recomiendo haber llegado a Marineford o el arco del pasado dec Luffy, para entender mejor a Ace.
Este manga dibujado por Boichi es una adaptación de la novela de Ace, que incluye un capítulo del duelo de Zoro contra Mihawk en el Baratie.
En el manga no se puso tanto incapie con la unión de los diferentes miembros, incluso tampoco aparece Isuka, la marine que persigue a los piratas Spade en la primera parte del Grand Line. Todo eso es sacrificado para dar más incapie en la relación entre Ace y Deuce. Y en parte, está bien. Me gusta mucho la relación que tienen estos dos... Pero también me hubiera gustado que se viera un poco más del resto de la tripulación, como Ace acepta a todas las personas que son marginadas e Isuka es un personaje que me gusta mucho pese a que solo sale en la novela de Ace. Además, hay una escena entre estos tres que habría sido magistral verla dibujada.
Por otra, parte me gustó mucho la relación que entablaron Ace y Deuce en Silk y su encuentro con Rayleigh y Shanks, donde se nos enseña que Ace es muy parecido a Roger, por mucho que él no quiera reconocerlo. También la aparición de Jinbe y Newgate, personajes que amo y la interacción de Ace con los piratas de Barbablanca.
Me gustó mucho la reacción de Deuce al saber que Ace es hijo de Roger. Porque Deuce admira a Ace y le respeta y ve que Ace lo pasó mal por ser hijo de quién es. En general, Deuce es un personaje que me gustó mucho y me permitió entender a Ace.
Los acercamientos a los rostros o a Ace mirando las estrellas desde el Moby Dick me parecieron espectaculares.
La pelea de Zoro contra Mihawk se mantienen los dialogos y todo es exactamente igual, pero visto con planos diferentes. Lo cual es interesante.
Para leerlo, recomiendo haber llegado a Marineford o el arco del pasado dec Luffy, para entender mejor a Ace.
March 26, 2024
I enjoyed this!
This is a manga adaptation of the light novel—which provided insight into Ace’s background. We learn how Ace made a name for himself in the pirate world, how he found his flame-flame devil fruit, and how he eventually joined up as Fire Fist Ace with Whitebeard’s crew.
We also get a bonus chapter depicting Zoro’s critical first showdown with Mihawk Dracule in this mangaka’s style. It’s an unexpected and very aesthetically pleasing addition to the manga.
The illustration style in this one is really sharp and dynamic. The action is detailed and very artfully depicted. There are a couple full-page spreads that depict some really cool perspectives. Also, this is a very aesthetic manga style. It’s definitely more contemporary and clean than the One Piece source material.
Overall, I thought this was a fun read and I’m appreciative of how many of these side stories are being made into legit manga collections. One Piece is such a cornerstone in the genre and it’s inspired so many other artists and mangaka to make such cool, imaginative things. I think fans will really enjoy having some of these things published and more accessible.
This is a manga adaptation of the light novel—which provided insight into Ace’s background. We learn how Ace made a name for himself in the pirate world, how he found his flame-flame devil fruit, and how he eventually joined up as Fire Fist Ace with Whitebeard’s crew.
We also get a bonus chapter depicting Zoro’s critical first showdown with Mihawk Dracule in this mangaka’s style. It’s an unexpected and very aesthetically pleasing addition to the manga.
The illustration style in this one is really sharp and dynamic. The action is detailed and very artfully depicted. There are a couple full-page spreads that depict some really cool perspectives. Also, this is a very aesthetic manga style. It’s definitely more contemporary and clean than the One Piece source material.
Overall, I thought this was a fun read and I’m appreciative of how many of these side stories are being made into legit manga collections. One Piece is such a cornerstone in the genre and it’s inspired so many other artists and mangaka to make such cool, imaginative things. I think fans will really enjoy having some of these things published and more accessible.
January 4, 2024
Review sur les deux tomes de One piece spécial A.
J’aime l’univers qu’Oda a créé sans en être une fan hardcore, j’aime le travail de Boichi (un mangaka avec un style incroyable). La fusion de ces deux mangakas m'a interpellée et je ne l’ai pas regretté. Le travail de Boichi est toujours incroyable remplit de détail, son art est magnifique. J’ai trouvé ce tome intéressant, apporte des informations supplémentaires sur le personnage d’Ace. J’ai moins apprécié les parties qui reprennent des chapitres de l’œuvre originale (chapitre sur Zorro et Nami), je n’ai pas trouvé d’intérêt à part les dessins de Boichi qui sont sublimes.
Dans l’ensemble, je recommande ces deux tomes aux personnages qui aiment l’univers de One piece et aux personnes qui aime le travail de Boichi.
J’aime l’univers qu’Oda a créé sans en être une fan hardcore, j’aime le travail de Boichi (un mangaka avec un style incroyable). La fusion de ces deux mangakas m'a interpellée et je ne l’ai pas regretté. Le travail de Boichi est toujours incroyable remplit de détail, son art est magnifique. J’ai trouvé ce tome intéressant, apporte des informations supplémentaires sur le personnage d’Ace. J’ai moins apprécié les parties qui reprennent des chapitres de l’œuvre originale (chapitre sur Zorro et Nami), je n’ai pas trouvé d’intérêt à part les dessins de Boichi qui sont sublimes.
Dans l’ensemble, je recommande ces deux tomes aux personnages qui aiment l’univers de One piece et aux personnes qui aime le travail de Boichi.
September 27, 2024
First, let me say that I love one piece and Dr. Stone both as a series and their respective art styles, when i first saw this cover a part of me couldn't wrap my head around it, it didn't feel one piece to me, for the forst few pages i had that same feeling, but after the forst chapter the designs and art style began to settle in my mind and I enjoyed reading the first volume, yes some of the designs for big character had me questioning what I was looking at but Boichi's art style is just so breathtaking I couldn't not eventually love it (Once my one piece brain accepted it) really looking forward to reading the second volume
December 6, 2023
Le dessin est somptueux, il n'y a pas à dire, et tout l'intérêt de ce livre est dans l'appropriation des personnages de One Piece par le talentueux Boichi.
Par contre, au niveau du scénar, je dois admettre que je me suis un peu ennuyé. L'ensemble est fait pour donner de la consistance à Ace mais c'est trop peu dynamique et parfois trop résumé pour que cela fonctionne réellement selon moi. Je sors de la lecture un peu déçu.
Par contre, au niveau du scénar, je dois admettre que je me suis un peu ennuyé. L'ensemble est fait pour donner de la consistance à Ace mais c'est trop peu dynamique et parfois trop résumé pour que cela fonctionne réellement selon moi. Je sors de la lecture un peu déçu.
July 9, 2024
Full disclosure: I have a paperback by Viz, not Kindle/e-book, but I don't feel like going through the process of adding the paperback edition.
Despite cultural osmosis, I know barely anything about One Piece beyond its MASSIVE LENGTH and a handful of things I remember wrong, if at all—for instance, I know the Devil Fruits are gross but couldn't remember the name. (All I remembered was "not Gum Gum Fruit.")
That said, I imagine that completely new readers would still be able to follow this pretty well! Since it starts off introducing Ace (via Masked Deuce), it's a little bit like learning about Captain Ahab through Ishmael. Sure, there's the matter of the Devil Fruit, but it's really just one supernatural element in an otherwise sort of normal story (for a shounen title, haha). Maybe new readers might be confused by Luffy being stretchy like Mister Fantastic, but at least the main story is pretty understandable (I think).
Also, pretty much the only reason I read this at all was for Boichi. Maybe it's Dr.STONE withdrawal, but I just wanted to see more of his work! I know a lot of his other work has severe Male Gaze (which is just slightly lessened here by the lack of female characters, though there ARE mermaids and... Nami?), but once in a while, it's just... gorgeous!
Recommended for One Piece fans, but also Boichi fans!
Despite cultural osmosis, I know barely anything about One Piece beyond its MASSIVE LENGTH and a handful of things I remember wrong, if at all—for instance, I know the Devil Fruits are gross but couldn't remember the name. (All I remembered was "not Gum Gum Fruit.")
That said, I imagine that completely new readers would still be able to follow this pretty well! Since it starts off introducing Ace (via Masked Deuce), it's a little bit like learning about Captain Ahab through Ishmael. Sure, there's the matter of the Devil Fruit, but it's really just one supernatural element in an otherwise sort of normal story (for a shounen title, haha). Maybe new readers might be confused by Luffy being stretchy like Mister Fantastic, but at least the main story is pretty understandable (I think).
Also, pretty much the only reason I read this at all was for Boichi. Maybe it's Dr.STONE withdrawal, but I just wanted to see more of his work! I know a lot of his other work has severe Male Gaze (which is just slightly lessened here by the lack of female characters, though there ARE mermaids and... Nami?), but once in a while, it's just... gorgeous!
Recommended for One Piece fans, but also Boichi fans!
August 18, 2024
I read the light novels a while ago, and the artwork added so much!! The panel of Roger in the clouds had me tearing up! Everything is so beautiful.
These are must-reads for any One Piece fan. They add so much to Ace's character and the Spade Pirates (we finally saw them in an episode, and I was a blubbering mess because I read the novels)
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Extra credit for the redone Zoro and Mihawk fight. Was already one of the best in early One Piece.
These are must-reads for any One Piece fan. They add so much to Ace's character and the Spade Pirates (we finally saw them in an episode, and I was a blubbering mess because I read the novels)
💕🔥💕
Extra credit for the redone Zoro and Mihawk fight. Was already one of the best in early One Piece.
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April 9, 2024i'm afraid i can't even attempt an honest review... ace is one of my top five one piece characters probably (plus i still can't get over marineford...), and i really can't get enough. i wish we could see even more of him.
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