One Piece, Vol. 8: I Won't Die [Paperback]

Eiichiro Oda (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2005

R to L (Japanese Style). High jinx on the high seas!

 

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: 192 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (October 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421500752
• ISBN-13: 978-1421500751
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Obsessions > Pirates
  • #69 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Fantasy

More About the Author

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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I won't die-- I'll come back stronger, March 25, 2008

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Piece, Vol. 8: I Won't Die (Paperback)

Eiichiro Oda, One Piece: I Won't Die (ViZ, 1998)

One Piece gets back on track with (finally!) the ending of the Don Krieg battle and us getting back to the rest of the story. We get back in touch with Zoro and Usopp, who have gone chasing after Nami. Unfortunately, when they finally do track her down, they find themselves in somewhat hotter water than they bargained for. Great to see the books getting back to the original storyline, and I'm looking forward to the next batch. ****

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Piece#8, August 6, 2007

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This review is from: One Piece, Vol. 8: I Won't Die (Paperback)

This is one of the series the kids love that reads from right to left instead of the usual left to right US books. Kids loved it. Luffy fights Don Krieg.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 123billion stars!!!!, December 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: One Piece, Vol. 8: I Won't Die (Paperback)

I rate this manga 123billion stars! Luffy is a good role model because he never gives up. He always helps is friends. He is kinda oblivious though...... But that is ok. It is so well written and drawn. It is amazing that someone acually drew that and wrote it. It has an amazing plot. You wont want to put it down! After reaading the first one, I needed the others.

Luffy wants to be king of the pirates, he has the power of the gum gum fruit which enables the user to strech his limbs. He is a goofy, oblivious, silly, pirate. His dream is to be king of the pirates but its gonna be hard with his crew.