Okay first off;
Story: The story of One Piece is so much different to everything else I've watched, I like One Piece and gave the story an 8 because it's something I myself haven't seen something as planned out and consistent as this, although it has major flaws, for example the fillers... I'm kind of happy I haven't waited week-by-week to watch the 319 episodes I have currently watched, I would of been disappointed to of been given 3 months worth of filler... Although; some of the filler episodes are very interesting and actually make you want to watch them, namely during the Enies Lobby Arc, I will not mention anything that can be classed as spoilers so I'll leave the story section of this review here.
The art, On my first review I found the art to be very poor; not realizing that One Piece was released in 1999(The Anime) so I gave this a very low rating the first time, but as I have gotten further on with the story I have noticed many changes to the art and fighting styles all of the characters use and how much it has improved, and I'm not even up-to-date with One Piece, I literally can't wait to see the complete development of this series, although waiting every week for this show will be a killer.I rated the new art style an 8.
The sound; I found the opening theme tunes well fitted for this series and a lot of work was put in, Usopp's songs and so-on so forth. The Opening theme tune is very catchy for every arc and makes you enjoy watching them from start to finish, it kinda makes you feel like watching more and more every time you hear it. The sound was rated an 8.
Well, not on to the second most vital point of any anime I watch and write my reviews on... The Characters, I find the character development for One Piece amazing, you learn about every one of Luffy's Nakama's past and how they ended up where and how they are, wanting to achieve their goals and will stop at nothing to do so, and with Luffy as the captain, who says that's impossible?! This section I rated 9, as I have thoroughly enjoyed watching every character develop and seeing what they turn out like and how they can overcome the impossible on a daily basis.
It's finally time, this is the most vital point in any type of anime you can watch - Enjoyment, with this whole series, the first 50 or so episodes, I thought about stopping; reaching a certain landmark and just carrying on when I can be bothered, I'm glad I didn't do that. This has instantly become a favorite of mine, making me WANT to watch more and I just enjoy watching almost every episode, I rated the enjoyment factor for One Piece a 9.
Overall: 9
I have given the overall summary of One Piece a 9 in my opinion, it's so amazing that I didn't think I would like this show; I took it on with a whim and I don't regret that one bit, One Piece teaches you so many life rules, abiding by your own justice and doing what you feel is right and not what the world thinks of it, if you think it's right, go at it whole-heartedly and you won't be disappointed with yourself, Luffy believes in his friends and Nakama to the bitter end knowing they are capable of overcoming everything and I find that the deepest bond between them all, it just sets everything in motion. I have enjoyed re-writing this review; I will leave my old review below for comparison for people wishing to judge One Piece too early, like what I done.
-This review was wrote on Nov 7th 2013-
"With this show, I've found that the art-work isn't as what I personally expected, I find that other long running shows have much better artwork, for example Bleach, or Naruto... Although I've only just started to watch this series, I can't see the artwork changing too much.
I find that the story plot is quite impressive, looking for the most valuable treasure in the land on a huge journey, gathering members, and as of what I've watched, it's a decent pace for a long running, as it has been going since 1999, which is impressive in itself, 14 years?! That is a a standard in itself.
I found the characters very interesting, like I said, I'm a new watcher so getting to know the characters very early is a good thing, the way Luffy obtained his most precious treasure and Zoro started to learn his three sword technique and their goals. I found that to catch my attention, and a lot of thought was put into these episodes explaining their pasts.
I used to dislike the thought of watching One Piece, but I have eagerly changed my mind, last year I watched 3 episodes, got bored and switched it off, I have came back (Was looking for some new stuff to watch) and I don't regret it, I have enjoyed this show - Only on episode 29, but started 3 days ago(4th Nov 2013).
I have rated the show an overall 9. I am enjoying it, but the thing I am most let down by is the art work, I understand that for a 1999 production, this is probably a lot more advanced, and brings me back to the times I watched Tenchi Kyo-Ryo-Ohki or, a personal favorite of mine; Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari, they were, and still are excellent shows, even with their artwork, and I hope this turns out to be the same.
Thank you for reading, I hope this is helpful to anyone looking to watch this anime."
