One Piece, Vol. 19: Rebellion [Paperback]

Eiichiro Oda (Author, Illustrator)

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Publication Date: October 7, 2008

Pirates and treasure in one of the wackiest comedies in manga!

Rebellion! Luffy and pals are headed for the fabled Rainbase, the town of dreams. There they accidentally attract the unwanted attention of the Baroque Works security as well as their old "pal" Captain Smoker! While beating a hasty retreat from both, Ms. All Sunday invites the crew to the casino's VIP room, which turns out to be a trap. To make matters worse, Vivi gets separated from the others and is pursued by the Baroque Works! Will she be able to shake her pursuers and spring her friends?!

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...

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About the Author

Eiichiro Oda debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997 as a comic creator and artist with ONE PIECE. One of the most popular comic artists in Japan today, Oda started out by winning the Hop Step Award (a monthly award given by Jump for amateur artists) as well as the esteemed Tezuka Award. His art style is reminiscent of Akira Toriyama, Sergio Aragones, and the movie Yellow Submarine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142151513X
• ISBN-13: 978-1421515137
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Eiichiro Oda began his manga career at the age of 17, when his one-shot cowboy manga Wanted! won second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. Oda went on to work as an assistant to some of the biggest manga artists in the industry, including Nobuhiro Watsuki, before winning the Hop Step Award for new artists. His pirate adventure One Piece, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997, quickly became one of the most popular manga in Japan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Again, pretty well translated., October 25, 2008

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Erik K. Olund - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Piece, Vol. 19: Rebellion (Paperback)

In this latest volume of One Piece, Luffy, Vivi and co. head towards Rain Dinners, the casino run by Crocodile, the leader of a crime syndicate focused on taking over Vivi's kingdom of Alabasta. On the way, they run into trouble as the Navy Captain Smoker pursues them, and following that, the Straw Hats are captured by Crocodile himself. The volume ends with their moment of escape, and Luffy being dragged into a fight with Crocodile, allowing his crew to reach their next destination.

I'm glad to see that the current English language adapter for One Piece is wise enough to make good decisions regarding the seriousness of the dialog in the Alabasta arc. I've watched the subtitled anime for a while now, and I can say that the writer knows how to convey the emotion of One Piece with accuracy.

That is not to say that the entire volume is perfect. Viz media, for some reason still clings to what little 4kids Entertainment did in the anime two years ago, and they made the decision to call the Devil Fruit that the character Pell ate(Tori Tori no Mi: Moderu Farukon, Bird Bird Fruit: Model Falcon) to its 4kids translation of "Tweet Tweet Fruit", only with the words "Falcon Type" after it. I wish they didn't do that.

Another nitpick is that all of Luffy's outbursts against Crocodile(commonly translated as "Yeah, let's kick his a**!!), have the three-letter a-word replaced with "butt". This in itself isn't too bad, but given some of the situations in this volume where he says that, "butt" isn't the best choice of words, neither is the three-letter a-word, but that isn't the point.

The last nitpick is when Crocodile chides Luffy for saying that he can beat him, their next exchange is as follows:
Crocodile: Don't be full of yourself. Fish bait.
Luffy: What are you talking about?! You're the one who's a minnow!!

This doesn't convey the same seriousness that the rest of the volume succeeded in doing. However, as I said, these current volumes have a more mature adaptation writer, and if he were to continue translating the series, I wouldn't mind at all.

5.0 out of 5 stars Go One Piece!, March 3, 2011

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This review is from: One Piece, Vol. 19: Rebellion (Paperback)

Love there series. Great product, I'm working on buying every copy from Amazon. I love the buy 3 get one free deal as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars Still awesome., March 30, 2009

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This review is from: One Piece, Vol. 19: Rebellion (Paperback)

Eiichiro Oda, One Piece: Rebellion (ViZ, 1997)

Head off the rebellion or get rid of the source of the problem? The crew head for Rainbase, where Baroque Works are headquartered while carrying out Operation Utopia. With Smoker and the Navy behind them and Baroque Works' best fighters ahead of them, are the Straw Hat gang going to get squashed like a bug? The storyline is building to its climax with nonstop action and a lot of fun. One Piece continues to be strong in its nineteenth volume, long after many other manga series have gone south or ended entirely. ****