THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!! But if you don't care then welcome aboard. Let's set sail and see what One Piece has to offer.

Characters:9/10

The story of One Piece follows the journey of a young boy named Monkey D. Luffy who wants to become the King of the Pirates by finding the treasure called One Piece. And in order to earn that title, Luffy has to recruit a pirate crew. His ignorance of the dangers of the sea is a great barrier to his journey, so he needs a navigator. He likes people who can fight cool, so he recruits a swordsman. He is a big eater, so he recruits a chef. Every single crewmate that Luffy recruits has some kind of important purpose in his crew, which makes the crew dynamic more and more lively and holds a strong bond for the crew.

And that is just the nine crew members of the Strawhat Pirates. The entire series has a plethora of outstanding characters some of whom are more fan-favourited than the Strawhats. Each character is either a member of a Pirate crew, a Marine, a Revoultionary or not involved in any faction directly.

One dumb misconseption is that One Piece doesn't have character development. This is a blind way to react to characters. Just because a character is the same since long time ago doesn't mean that they have bad character development, it's just that they don't have character growth. Character growth is when a character goes through a character arc. It is a good storywriting technique but one that isn't completely necessary. Character development is the term used to describe what the audience thinks of the character, their backstory, their motivation and personality etc. A story doesn't have to make you agree to a characters actions, it has to make you understand that characters actions.

Case in point, Luffy is ignorant and has a party-loving charm in him. But this is because he wants to be free from others. He wants to go wherever he wants to, see everything without being chased by the government. This is his ultimate reason for being a pirate. Pirates IRL are more likely to be associated with violence and murder and whatnot, but a core ideal in every pirate for being that way is personal freedom. Freedom from the shackles of a higher authority. Wanting to live a life in your own authority. And that is what Luffy embodies, the want to be free from everyone else. He won't join the ranks of the marines or a big pirate crew, he wants to do his own shit. And that is why we can understand all the silly actions that he takes.

Story: 10/10

The story is basically a journey. The more we read the more we go.

One of the biggest attributes of One Piece is its world-building. Every island we go to has a ditinct atmosphere and culture. Alabasta is a desert island with archtiecture resembling ancient Egypt. Sabaondy Archepalago is a mangrove forest with trees so big that they could be used like islands. Every detail of the world is given a rational explanation for why it exists or how it works.

The story structure is fairly simple but is executed properly. Every big island the Strawhats encounter, there is something wrong. It turns out that an evil organization has either been secretly planning great destruction or trying to gain power by unorthodox and unethical means. Then that plan is shattered because the Strawhat Pirates end up messing things up. It is a simple way to look at things but the varying degrees of nuances in each scenario and diverse cast of characters makes things more interesting and it never feels old.

Art: 10/10

His art isn't the most appealing at first glass. Why do the characters look so wacky and what not? Well, it lends Oda, the creator of One Piece, more freedom in creating his stories. Luffy's rubber powers makes Oda able to stretch the limitations of what can be done. And his manga flows very well. I have not read many mangas while reading One Piece probably because of the fact that I am unable to feel like reading anything that doesn't flow as well as One Piece does which has taken me a long time to realise. That realization is partly why I am now starting to read other manga's.

And the action scenes are drawn really well. There is no way to properly explain in this written language just how good Oda does action. It is just that good.

Enjoyment/Overall: 10/10

There is just this feeling I get whenever I read One Piece that makes me want to read it more. I like this series a lot. I can't really explain in words better than many others can about how I like this series. It is my most favourite manga as of now.