I originally wanted to make it short. I'm pretty sure a long positive review is not really needed since a fan already know it and a hater would deny everything. I make it for anyone who never read One Piece, standing in neutral ground, purely want to know the secret behind its success.

One Piece is a mainstream shonen battle manga. The story is really simple, about a boy who goes on an adventure because he wants to be a pirate king. You can even change the dream part in the premise to anything like 'the strongest man', 'number one man in cooking department', 'hokage', anything. It sounds really mainstream, right? But why does ut feel so different with any other mainstream shonen battle manga?

Maybe the story is too captivating, yes. With a lot of plot twist to the point of infinite number of people's predictions are just wrong. Eiichiro Oda is capable to foreshadow a huge revelation, even for hundreds chapters after. If there's someone say One Piece has similar and repetitive plot, don't trust him. Believe in Oda; he promised to make a story unlike we've ever read before.

From the simple story, it's getting complex and more exciting, to the point of you will laugh at people judging One Piece as manga for little kids. There's a lot of things going on and you'll start to regret not to read carefully every single panel before. Enjoy wondering how huge Oda's notebook is.

And the characters are too adorable. Nothing easier than liking the awesome main character but the other characters are awesome too. They are different, they have their unique traits, and they are have their own charms. Pfft. One Piece don't even need good looking ikemen main antagonist to make him likable.

For you who are curious to start reading it, you will be surprised with the art. It his unique style, the art which makes you instantly recognize. You'll get used to it in instant. Beside Oda's art shows how much he put effort to describe the awesomeness of One Piece universe. Haters keep saying it sucks, but actually it sucks for them because they don't know the art's charm, maybe they can't draw with their own style, so don't let it bother you.