Both the manga and anime are still ongoing, even after hundred of episodes and chapters, and yet One Piece still remains more exciting and thrilling than ever. Even after 400 episodes, the story is getting better and better. It is extremely hard and rare to find animes that have more than 100 episodes... and to never loose its pace is surly an accomplishment.
Oda has done something rare - he has created a convincing alternate reality with thousands of interesting characters and places. Each are unique and bizarre in their own way.
One Piece is a unique and epic masterpiece which tells the story of a young pirate, named Monkey D. Luffy who sets off to sea to gather a crew and to become the most famous pirate who ever lived, by becoming the Pirate King.
The character interaction between Luffy and his crew mates is brilliant in One Piece and never becomes dull. After hundreds of episodes of this show, I gradually became attached to Luffy's crew. This is much drama, fighting, and comedic moments in this grand anime.
Since this show was made in 1999, the art for the first couple of episodes can turn people away from this series. The art, of course, gets a lot better as the series progresses and was always interesting for me regardless. It is always inticing to observe the bizarre and intriguing world that Oda has created.
The soundtracks are also classics, and even to this day I occasionally listen to them on my youtube playlist.
Watching One Piece has become a sort of a ritual for me, as I have been watching a new episode every weekend for the past couple years. One Piece is a timeless show that I plan to watch for years to come!!
