![]() ![]() One Piece is one of the longest-running and most beloved shonen series of all time. Not many accomplish that, heck no one else accomplish that totality, which is why i consider Oda as at least best 3 mangaka of all time.BREAKING NEWS: With Wano concluding, One Piece will be going on a 1 month hiatus from June 27th to July 25th so that Oda can prepare for the final saga /3W9q2kXBkH- Artur - Library of Ohara June 7, 2022 I must missed so many things but i honestly think Oda's originality in concept and dedication in his translational art are two key points that prevent me from dissing his flaws too much (asspull, build-up and hype without proper pay-off and reveal, chosen one theme, no tension) since the man is obviously exhausted in writing the concept and also drawing at the same time. That is so special, and imo quite a few arcs are special as well. Not many mangaka possess this ability to open an arc with a ship falling from the sea and ending it with an unforgettable scene of The Strawhat descending to the Blue Sea using an Octopus as a Balloon, with a heart-rending narration of an ancient bell finally ringing once again at what it means for people at the sky island. The combat concept itself is not as overwhelmingly detailed and original as HxH's Nen obviously, but the art depiction and the choreo in applying those concepts is chef's kiss imo. ![]() More than that, imagine G2 concept emerging for the first time, rubber doping physiology applied in that fabulous ground-punching pose. Sanji's first time of Diable Jambe, Zoro's Breath of All Things in choosing what to cut, Chopper's Horn Point, Snakeman have great movement concept through rubber tension pseudoscience and also explosive application in its zig-zagging art. Application of power concept in awesome combat art and gimmick. But imagine going through the same thing Oda did which is delivering weekly chapters while having that level of being consistent in delivering each chapters, Inoue and Miura didn't reach that level of being consistently dedicated. Both Vagabond and Berserk have extremely original and extremely beautiful dedicated art. Murata's art in OPM and ES21 is beautiful and amazing, but it lacks originality. But Oda draws so many things at once in various panels, thousands of characters and their special effects of powers, their body language and gimmicks, gargantuan creatures, beautiful sceneries, impossible perspective, amazing double-spread of castle or forest or ocean depth or sea waves, etc. Unique, original, high-quality, consistent art. Oda's world concept is massive and Ghibli-tier originality in fantasy. Berserk is a top contender in story concept with despair and surreal theme, it may even surpass Oda at that, but Miura didnt have that extremely huge lore to accompany that originality. Naoki Urasawa made masterpieces regarding the story, but world building? No, he didnt need to search for much imagination and inspiration. HxH made a big world but he didnt explore much. And from that concept, Oda managed to made a massive world, something that most of mangakas can't even dream of accomplishing. Oda can't look on one specific reference as an easy ground for his entire concept, he build a world from scratch, searching various references and cultures etc. Vagabond is a masterpiece in my opinion, but Inoue can solely focus on storytelling since he can always turn to the original concept for inspiration, so he didnt have the same weight of burden that Oda has. Formulating a golden concept is far from easy. Oda has something other great author dont have:
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