Allen Divers of Anime Information Community reviews in 2003 the art design A single Piece employs "originally appears extremely cartoonish with A lot from the character designs showing extra North American impact than that from its Japanese origins", introducing the "artwork and options encounter as timeless in their presentation". He also notes which the affect of Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) shines by means of in Oda's type of writing with its "big epic battles punctuated by a great deal of humor" and that, in One Piece, he "manages here to share a abundant tale with no acquiring slowed down by extremely difficult plots".[170] Rebecca Silverman of a similar web-site stated that one of the collection' strengths is always to "Mix motion, humor, and heavy fare alongside one another" and praised the art, but mentioned the panels could get too crowded for simple studying.
2021 update: I've been to the fence about deleting this because it's so badly written, I had been seventeen at time of writing instead of a local speaker, and my viewpoint on one piece and anime generally speaking has transformed drastically for the even worse.