Woah! That is certainly my expression through watching the whole anime, and yet it has not ended! I am actually not sure wether I should rate it as superior or inferior to other animes. That is why I decided to make a review on my very personal level.
I remember when I saw one of my tight friends in high school watching One Piece at my place (in fact this was before I even watched any animes). However I also got this flashback of my pathetic old self just sitting there in the chair next to him thinking ''WTF is this bullsh*t'' Y'know the one kind that hasn't even tried anime in his/her whole life - which means I WAS an outsider afterall, so that being said I'm definitely ready to give creds to my thankable old friend who watched One Piece while I was being stubborn..
Enough of the history about me, since it's... ...lets say ''half irrelevant'' to the review.
One piece is the kind of anime not to be taken lightly. Do not understand me though, it's not a negative nor a positive statement, it's just me speaking for a more neutral side. I just need to point out that there is no such thing as ''this is the anime you should watch for the first one'' neither ''this is NOT the anime you should watch for the first time'' - as it depends highly on your own choice of categorizing.
But as I'm speaking for myself, this anime had to bring down much of my time so I can recommend to plan a little better, since 'my' planning along with the animes timeline went to hell. So to simplify: One Piece is NOT beneficial if you don't have the time to watch it... well beneficial might be the wrong word but I hope you'll understand my way of thinking.
CHRONOLOGICAL RATING:
Story: 9 (Great)
- The story made me cry several times, mostly because of the amazing family-history of the main character: Luffy, but also because you will go through all of his crew while it's holding a really epic surrounding which is also timing to the enjoyment. However I still need to point out that this might not happen to those who prefer the story background and everything to be shorter.
Art: 7 (Good)
- In the beginning I was almost instantly convinced that the draw quality wasn't the ace of this anime (which many anime- and manga companies choose to have). But I still need to say ''no shit'' because I realized soon enough that One Piece airing date was kind of old - which by the way gave me a really negative feeling in the start... ...Though that feeling was soon about to be erased! I probably gave it 100 episodes and the art was shining already. Because the looks didn't matter anymore - which certainly makes me want to say ''Don't judge the book by it's cover''. As I get pretty long into the anime I get to the point where the art suddenly gets even better! I'm sure all of you know the pissed-off badass'' kind of face'' of a person who is very angry yet doesn't say a word, y'know the ''state of concentration''. Well I'm glad to bring you good news because One Piece definitely has it, which is also timed according to good moments to do so (well some moments may be for the sake of comedy, but even that has it's point). So potentially speaking, the art to me is not even worth being on the rating-table because it does not even matter, as I said do not judge it by the cover because then you will most likely quit after a few minutes. Give it some time.
Sound: 8 (Very Good)
- Haha, one thing that for some weird reason got me was that the voice actor for the main character is a woman and not a boy. Do not let this concern you because I definitely wouldn't believe it until I saw it officially on myanimeist. No but seriously the voice acting is very good and specially the main characters in the anime(Luffys and his crew). As for the opening- and ending songs: 7 in my opinion, after hearing it in several episodes. It even approved the anime a bit and it made it more ''cosy''.
Character: 8 (Very Good)
- As almost being said in the art section - the characters definitely are amazing, epic, wild and yet even lovely for some weird reason. Luffy the main character of the series is bringing the best outcome of all of them, he has this really amazing and ''I don't give a fuck about superiors'' aura. I mean he can pretty much stand up to god with his expression that will make most of the supporting characters laugh! And that is also what makes his nakamas(crew) even more enjoyable, because he influences them too eventually. He will appear as dumb and retarded as well, but in the end that's just nothing compared to his badass expression when he puts up a fight among the pirates! Which will also make you smile, because his enemies or rivals will definitely first have the kind of expression ''This kid is stupid''. But as I said in the end, Luffy doesn't give a shit, he and his nakamas has this aura among them selves that says ''I've already decided to kick your ass''.
Enjoyment and Overall: 6 & 8 (Fair and Good)
- The enjoyment rating may come as a kind of ''Plot Twist'' in this review but to me just a single number is not a persons true feeling. ''Fair'' it says. But here is where I come in and say that One Piece still has it's up and downs. Because I gave it a lot of time, which by the way destroyed my sleep and eventually made me exhausted. Sure you can either disagree or agree with me, but let me just say it: One Piece truly was great, but at some point in this exhausted area I had... ...I truly wanted to skip a few episodes. So here is a lesson when watching One Piece: Whatever you decide, think about it. Do not force your sleep down to 6 pm. Once I was craving for sleep, the day after was like a hangover! (Only a suggestion though) If you decide to watch One Piece and love it to the end, I guess you were proving me wrong.
