REVIEW: One Piece : The World That Should Be

Luffy might have just killed Kaido over a plate and that has honestly been the most “One Piece” thing that has happen since this Wano arc began. Oda brings a rousing issue to print in “The World That Should Be” giving reader’s a look at the life of Kaido before he became the Warlord that we have come to know over the past years.

This Wano arc has had some legs on it, and even if with this issue ending with Luffy delivering a solid K.O. to Kaido, touching his jaw with a new gear level that he has reached. This still may not be over , but with several issues of Luffy just pumping his arm up to even have his giant fist finally reach Kaido’s face, it’s safe to say after the dust has settled that this may finally be it, with Luffy being confirmed as Joyboy within Kaido’s flashback and Luffy saying using his Straw Hat reasoning to put one of the best quotes that would ever appear on a game over screen (“I just want a world where my friends will eat as much as they want”) that those placed in power in the States could learn a thing or two from.

One Piece, as hectic as it is (which usually is translated into crowded panels, thankfully that is not the case here as the drawings have some breathing room making the art easier to appreciate), is never just focused on Luffy; but for those of us who got love for the Rubber Boy out Brazil, we get plenty of the Straw Hat captain all in his glory. On the side though, reader’s are treated to mentions of legendary characters like Monkey D. Garp and a question is posed as to the survival of the rest of the Straw Hat crew as one of the last sequences finds Brook attempting to rescue Robin from drowning, before he succumbs to the waves himself.

A group of characters who can’t swim but embark on high sea adventures, only such ridiculous plotlines can be found in a book like this and it will be interesting to see what special moments can only come in the next landmark 1050th issue. With Kaido now defeated, it’s now time for the fallout and then onward to the next arc, but those in the One Piece universe and those spectating from the comfort of the panels will always remember the time when a giant black fist charged by a lighting empowered dude made of rubber was in the sky knocking a dragon in the grill to the ground. One Piece, 1049 issues in and Oda still has the creative juices to put these undeniable moments to paper. Absolutely remarkable.

Score : 4.5/5