![]() If you’ve seen promotional material for later arcs, this also reveals the Demon Child Nico Robin. Corruption is king in Alabasta, and everything is about to go to a head between the two warring factions before the Straw Hat Pirates jump in. Chopper, the reindeer-turned-human by the Human Human Fruit is a doctor that almost no one rivals that dreams of curing every disease.īut the meat of the story is the royal family of Alabasta, and the leader of the Baroque Works and one of the Shichibukai, Crocodile, at odds with each other. It’s also where doctor and cute mascot Tony Tony Chopper is introduced. East Blue is really just several mini-arcs shoved together because they’re all in the East Blue, but Baroque Works as a whole spans 10 whole volumes. This is also the first very long arc in One Piece. In Baroque Works, the crew as we know it begins to take form (five out of the nine current crew members are already introduced and very fleshed out). It returns Nami to her home in Cocoyashi Village, sets up some later great social commentary, and hits both the storytelling and shonen action beats as well as any in the series. Of course, volume 1 is a great starting point, but if we’re going for what defines One Piece without too many spoilers of the previous arcs, I’d go for volumes 9–11, Arlong Park. There are also great character moments that build our relationship with every character and give us a favorite crew member to love and latch on to for the following volumes (Luffy walking away from Bellemere explaining Nami’s past or Zoro’s declaration that he will never lose again, for example). In these opening pages, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji are all introduced and expounded upon. Each mini arc within the East Blue arc is set with the introduction of a character and a description of his or her tragic backstory. ![]() These first volumes are largely set up, of both character and formula. Luffy rescues and recruits him into his pirate crew. The story begins with Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro captured by the Marines. The world of One Piece is split into four seas, and it’s the East Blue that Luffy calls home. The East Blue is where it all begins for One Piece, both figuratively and literally. I’m not going to give away anything huge, but be warned. Now…the nature of how I’m writing it means there’s going to be SOME minor spoilers because I need to talk about the next arc with the context of the previous arc in mind. At current, there are nine arcs (according to Viz Media’s titling system) with several subarcs, and one time skip…that did it better than Naruto. What I’m going to do is break down every major arc, lay out its strengths and weaknesses in the larger context of One Piece, and then say whether it’s a good jumping off point. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox.
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