Story: 9
The story of One Piece started out pretty simple. Become the king of the pirates. In a way, to me this is similar to Naruto's goal of becoming Hokage. We all know its going to happen, we just don't know how. In order to reach this simple goal, many smaller goals take place. This includes finding a ship, gaining crew members, crossing the grand line, and finding the pirate king's treasure and each of these smaller goals contain more objectives within. It's these simpler objectives that makes the main goal of the story better. The reason why this is not a 10 is because the story is sometimes repetitive. For example, each time a new crew member is introduced it goes like this; New member introduced, member in some kind of trouble, main character helps new member, new member becomes official. This happens EVERY time. Although its predictable, this is still enjoyable because we get to see the process of how it happens.
Art: 7
You've probably already heard the artwork sucks. To me this is not the case. Yeah, in the first couple of arcs the artwork could have been better, but they were never terrible. Keep in mind the show was out for 15 years. As time progressed, so did the artwork. Now, I'd say the art is actually pretty good. Not the best, but not bad either.
Sound: 10
I don't have much to say about the sound. The music fits the theme of the show and makes it that much better.
Character: 9
The character development is great! Throughout the show, the viewers grow closer to each of the characters. I'm not an emotional person, however there were a couple of times where because I was so attached to the characters, tears began to form once something bad happened.
The only flaw yet again is that it repeats itself. One way that the viewers grow towards the characters is that each time a new one is introduced, there is a flashback of the character as a child showing the hardships they went through. Yes, this is a good way to help the audience relate to the character, but to do this every time starts to take away from the show a little.
Enjoyment: 10
As mentioned before, this will always be one of my favorites. The show has everything I enjoy. The action scenes are exciting, the story keeps me interested, just the right amount of comedy without going over the top, emotional moments, and the perfect amount of fan service ( after time skip it gets heavier, but I don't mind ). I enjoyed this show so much I started it last summer, and caught up to the story line within the same summer.
Overall:
I say overall this anime is a 9 simply because of the repetition, and the number of episodes. The storyline and everything else is amazing, but now a days people are busy and they don't have enough time to catch up on 685 episodes. And to watch all these episodes knowing how the process will take place at times is kind of a drag.
Thanks for taking the time to read my review. This is my first anime review ever. Hit me up and tell me what you think.
