Tuesday 6 December 2011

manga review (one piece vol 6)


(read: 4/Dec /11)
      The Oath

    Prod dets
OnePiece series, Vol 6
Pub: SHUEISHA Inc, Tokyo
Author & Art: Eiichiro Oda
Cat: pirates
Format: graphic novel, paperback (mid); 185 pp w/ chapters 45 to 53
Age Range: YA

    Synopsis
Luffy’s pirates thought they were just stopping in for a quick bite...but now Luffy’s been made a busyboy on Baratie, the oceangoing restaurant, and it turns out some of the worst-mannered pirates on the Grand Line are just dying for a meal.

Always one to look on the bright side, Luffy sets his sights on Sanji, the smart-talking, skirt-chasing assistant chef on the Baratie, as the Meey Go’s new cook. But it’ll take more than a vicious pirate battle and a little sweet talking from Nami to convince him to leave the Baratie and join Luffy’s team. His oath to feed any and all pirates in need keeps getting in the way. The question is: what do you do when the very same pirates you just fed now want to serve you up for dinner?

manga review (one piece vol 5)


(read: 4/Dec/11)
      For Whom The Bell Tolls

    Prod dets
OnePiece series, Vol 5
Pub: SHUEISHA Inc, Tokyo
Author & Art: Eiichiro Oda
Cat: pirates
Format: graphic novel, paperback; 189 pp w/ chapters 36 to 44
Age Range: YA

    Synopsis
Once upon a time, Usopp was just a local boy with a talent for tall tales. Everyone in his little seaside village knew him as the joker who claimed to be a pirate captain and woke people up in the morning by shouting “Pirates are coming!” but then real pirates landed on the beach...

Now Usopp’s village is under attack by the Black Cat Pirates, one of the most legendary and feared crews on the high seas. And three young would-be pirates have joined him in defending the village: Nami the thief, Zolo the swordsman, and Luffy, the straw-hated wannabe pirate with incredible rubber powers. Usopp is about to find out how an imaginary pirate stands up to the real thing... and what it means to be a real pirate. His neighbours would never believe it in a million years....