With Pirates of the Caribbean spearheading a full-on pirate revival, One Piece should have no trouble finding an audience in America. One Piece is one of the world's most popular manga, having been spun off into a TV show, a video game and merchandising. Luffy uses his gum gum power at climactic moments, such as taking out Iron Mace Alvida, a lady pirate whose claim to be the fairest on all the seas is anything but accurate. It's this strong-and sometimes touching-motivation which carries the story along through episodes that mix comedy and violence in an inventive, energetic brew. Everyone in this title has a seemingly impossible goal driving them on, whether it's Luffy's dream of being a pirate, Koby's of joining the navy, or Zoro's of become the world's greatest swordsman. Luffy meets Koby, a cabin boy his age, who has been shanghaied by a lady pirate, and together they attempt to rescue Roronoa Zoro, a feared bounty hunter who is being held captive by the dread Captain Morgan.

Ten years later, Luffy is still determined to make his dream come true, and he sets out to assemble to a crew and find a fabled treasure (the ''One Piece'' of the title). He's further motivated when pirate captain ''Red-Haired'' Shanks (an eccentric seadog who might give Johnny Depp a run for his money) sacrifices his arm to a sea-monster to save Luffy's life. Luffy is back to face Kaido once again, but does he stand any more of a chance in this rematch against the strongest man alive On other parts of the island, Sanji and Zolo go up against Kaido’s strongest warriors. Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Manga > Media Tie-In Resources and Downloads. However, Luffy isn't going to let a little problem like this stop him. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One PieceAs a child. His fellow villagers jeer at his goal, since he can't swim, due to having eaten a magic fruit that gives him the ability to stretch his body like rubber. ''Straw Hat'' Luffy, this book's boy hero, really wants to be a pirate.

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