One Piece 39
Posted: March 27, 2010 Filed under: One Piece 2 Comments »Eiichiro Oda – Viz – 2010 – 57+ volumes
I still can’t get over how ridiculously pumped I get after reading nearly every volume of this series. The end of this volume has the crew pulling into Enies Lobby and Luffy going in solo ahead of everyone else on the Rocketman. He does well, and completely wipes out all Marines in his way. By himself. And he has a really good time doing it. Not in a psychotic way, just… you know, like he’s playing a game. That’s why Luffy’s the best.
There was plenty of action, with the entire fight scene on the train between the Marines and Sanji, Franky, and the Sniper King taking up most of the volume. There were periodic check-ins for the Rocketman, too, although not much action on their end. I had a brief hope that the really noble Marine that got cut loose last time would get a second chance at a serious fight, but it was not to be.
The fight between Sanji and his cook-like opponent gets quite serious, and Sanji uses fighting styles that he would never, ever consider using under most circumstances. That was probably the most interesting thing about this volume. That, and the tidbit revealed about Robin’s past that lets us know why she still doesn’t want to go with the Straw Hats, even knowing that they’ve gone to such trouble to get her back.
The comedy tidbits are still making their way through, meaning the real battle isn’t quite underway. There was a reader letter about whether or not Nami wore a strapless bra or no bra that made me laugh, for instance, and a great scene where the Rocketman catches up to the Sniper King and absolutely everyone on board knows what’s going on except for Chopper and Luffy, who take Usopp’s carefully crafted story as gospel. That seems to be best for all three of them, really.
But mostly this volume left me, as per usual, absolutely needing to pick up the next. Ending on that Luffy note really leaves me wanting more, and I know beyond any doubt that the Buster Call will have to come in at some point. I cannot wait.
This was a review copy provided by Viz.
One thing I’ll say about this arc, it sure was lucky the King of Snipers from Sniper Island happened to stop by to help.
I know! What good timing, too, since they were down a man. I’m waiting for his big fight scene.