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One Piece [ワンピース] #11
One Piece, Volume 11: The Meanest Man in the East
After almost drowning at the hands of "Saw-Tooth" Arlong, captain of the nasty Fish-Man pirates, Luffy bounces back with a few tricks up his sleeve. The fate of Coco Village, if not the rest of the East Blue, rests upon the outcome of their final battle!
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 2, 1999
About the author
Eiichiro Oda
1,865 books4,199 followersEiichiro Oda (尾田栄一郎, Oda Eiichirō) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime One Piece.
As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.
Please also see:
尾田荣一郎 (Chinese, simplified)
尾田榮一郎 (Chinese, traditional)
As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.
Please also see:
尾田荣一郎 (Chinese, simplified)
尾田榮一郎 (Chinese, traditional)
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June 2, 2017
**It's a 4,5**
Luffy's smile xD
Luffy's smile xD
June 27, 2016
Luffy is finally a wanted pirate with a huge bounty on his head! Doesn't he look happy?
Finishes up the Nami shark people arc. Starts an arc where they go to rougeisland, which is where the last King of the Pirates was both born and executed. We also see the return of two old faces!
November 20, 2021
Last volume on the East Blue Arc.
Arlong Park is destroyed and our crew is headed to Loguetown, the town where the Pirate King was born and also executed. This is where we have our second encounter with Buggy the Clown, it isn't a fun one once again.
Luffy's smile seconds before his execution ... cute.
Arlong Park is destroyed and our crew is headed to Loguetown, the town where the Pirate King was born and also executed. This is where we have our second encounter with Buggy the Clown, it isn't a fun one once again.
Luffy's smile seconds before his execution ... cute.
January 14, 2024
I enjoyed these mellower chapters that came after the volumes-long battle with Arlong and co.
February 3, 2018
Luffy is determined to not only beat Arlong to a pulp, but also wipe away anything that reminds Nami of her past. Oda ends the arc on a high note. His art pulls off that expert chaotic containment, as Luffy finishes his hard fought battle. Nami's reaction , seeing Luffy stand on the rubble of the castle that inprisoned her life, is filled with relief and joy.
Oda begins a trend, around this point, of major world building that takes place between arcs. Luffy gets his first bounty, which only ammuses the rubber man. We also see familiar faces meeting up to celebrate his new found fame. Small moments like this provide some of the best moments in the series.
Once the arc concludes the Straw Hats are ready to finally head for the Grand Line, with Loguetown being a pit stop. Luffy begins to get excited as he learns Gold Roger was born in this town, as well as died here. Each Straw Hat shops for much needed supplies and we meet some new faces. The stern Captain Smoker cant really be called a villain but he does play a semi antagonist in this new sub arc. The other character, Tashigi, throws an interesting curve ball at Zoro, but sadly this never plays out to be anything important.
The volume ends with typical Luffy getting into trouble and familiar foes coming back for revenge. We see Luffy's luck (sometimes called plot armor) get him out of said trouble, but this only gives Luffy's destiny a sense of mystical intrigue.
Everything from story to art just feels high quality, as Oda never wavers on his skill. The Arlong Park arc concludes with high octane action and feels kicking moments. The Loguetown sub arc begins with fun jaunts by the crew and quickly ends with an exciting plot of revenge. The return of familar foes is refreshing, with Oda showing us he never forgets his creations. New faces deliver fun characters with unique abilities and perspectives. With only one volume left, our favorite heroes begin to journey into the next main arc.
Oda begins a trend, around this point, of major world building that takes place between arcs. Luffy gets his first bounty, which only ammuses the rubber man. We also see familiar faces meeting up to celebrate his new found fame. Small moments like this provide some of the best moments in the series.
Once the arc concludes the Straw Hats are ready to finally head for the Grand Line, with Loguetown being a pit stop. Luffy begins to get excited as he learns Gold Roger was born in this town, as well as died here. Each Straw Hat shops for much needed supplies and we meet some new faces. The stern Captain Smoker cant really be called a villain but he does play a semi antagonist in this new sub arc. The other character, Tashigi, throws an interesting curve ball at Zoro, but sadly this never plays out to be anything important.
The volume ends with typical Luffy getting into trouble and familiar foes coming back for revenge. We see Luffy's luck (sometimes called plot armor) get him out of said trouble, but this only gives Luffy's destiny a sense of mystical intrigue.
Everything from story to art just feels high quality, as Oda never wavers on his skill. The Arlong Park arc concludes with high octane action and feels kicking moments. The Loguetown sub arc begins with fun jaunts by the crew and quickly ends with an exciting plot of revenge. The return of familar foes is refreshing, with Oda showing us he never forgets his creations. New faces deliver fun characters with unique abilities and perspectives. With only one volume left, our favorite heroes begin to journey into the next main arc.
September 1, 2022
Amo este tomo, Nami nakama y loguetown <3 aunque creo que me gusta más en el anime, por las mini historias de los personajes en Loguetown y el viejito de la cantina que le cuenta a Luffy de Roger y toda la persecución de Smoker 💕
Me encanta Roger ❤ y Oda tan seco, dejando siempre pistas escondidas que al principio uno no ve.
Pd: aunque no me gusta que los villanos vuelvan a aparecer xd pinche Buggy, todo porque Oda te quiere xd
Me encanta Roger ❤ y Oda tan seco, dejando siempre pistas escondidas que al principio uno no ve.
Pd: aunque no me gusta que los villanos vuelvan a aparecer xd pinche Buggy, todo porque Oda te quiere xd
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January 1, 2017
I give a special attention for this volume because:
1. There is an ending of an Arc story, of Arlong Pirate.
2. The light arc story, where protagonists resupply, I am fond of Roronoa buying swords scene. When Zoro was letting the fate/the sword decides whether he is destined to be the sowrd owner or not, I got small orgasm.
1. There is an ending of an Arc story, of Arlong Pirate.
2. The light arc story, where protagonists resupply, I am fond of Roronoa buying swords scene. When Zoro was letting the fate/the sword decides whether he is destined to be the sowrd owner or not, I got small orgasm.
December 26, 2022
I decided to read One Piece for the first time and document my experience on YouTube, starting with the entire East Blue saga: https://youtu.be/T_3DySjyRjk
November 6, 2023
”Is there a doctor on your ship?”
”A doctor? That would be nice… but a musician should come first, right?
”Why a musician?
”Well, pirates sing, don’t they?
Oh, Luffy. He truly is one of a kind, and as a friend of mine said, “Luffy is as dumb as a stump, but once he decides you’re his friend, he’ll move the world for you.”
Accurate.
”A doctor? That would be nice… but a musician should come first, right?
”Why a musician?
”Well, pirates sing, don’t they?
Oh, Luffy. He truly is one of a kind, and as a friend of mine said, “Luffy is as dumb as a stump, but once he decides you’re his friend, he’ll move the world for you.”
Accurate.
August 18, 2018
Aaaand the legend is born
March 10, 2023
officially at the 100 chapter mark 😎💯
January 7, 2022
Se me había olvidado ya lo mucho que me gusta la saga de Arlon Park, no puedo ponerla ni un pero. Me encanta como Luffy logra liberar a Nami de las cadenas de sus pasado, y el final con todo el pueblo despidiéndose de ella después de que les haya robado las carteras y se haya hecho un tatuaje que represente a sus ``padres´´para suprimir la marca de la banda de Arlon. Y antes de este momento tan emblemático y bonito, todas las peleas que hay, destacando, por supuesto, el encuentro final entre Luffy y Arlong. En serio, porque tengo muchas ganas de continuar la historia, pero me da pena terminar esta saga.
Por otro lado, lo que es la trama en general sigue avanzando a pasos agigantados. El nombre de Luffy empieza a ser reconocido, ya que ha logrado su primera recompensa, lo que le señala ya por como una potencial amenaza. y no sabes tú bien como, esto es solo el principio... en estas, la banda llega a la entrada del Grand Line, en la ciudad de Loguetown donde nació y murió el Rey de los Piratas, legendario Gold Roger al que Luffy quiere emular. Las similitudes entre los dos se despliegan a lo largo de las páginas de este volumen, lo que da a esta mini saga un indudable aire de predestinación que va a más con la aparición de uno de mis personajes favoritos en la historia: Smoker, el cual va a ser un habitual en los siguientes tomos y que creo que es uno de los personajes mejor construidos de todo este manga en general.
En definitiva, me ha encantado este tomo.
Por otro lado, lo que es la trama en general sigue avanzando a pasos agigantados. El nombre de Luffy empieza a ser reconocido, ya que ha logrado su primera recompensa, lo que le señala ya por como una potencial amenaza. y no sabes tú bien como, esto es solo el principio... en estas, la banda llega a la entrada del Grand Line, en la ciudad de Loguetown donde nació y murió el Rey de los Piratas, legendario Gold Roger al que Luffy quiere emular. Las similitudes entre los dos se despliegan a lo largo de las páginas de este volumen, lo que da a esta mini saga un indudable aire de predestinación que va a más con la aparición de uno de mis personajes favoritos en la historia: Smoker, el cual va a ser un habitual en los siguientes tomos y que creo que es uno de los personajes mejor construidos de todo este manga en general.
En definitiva, me ha encantado este tomo.
July 23, 2016
With this we've come to the end of the Arlong pirates arc.
It is One Piece. Need I say more?
It is One Piece. Need I say more?
September 6, 2018
One Piece is great fun to read. Characters are full of jokes and spirit is really good. The ten first volumes may feel like a series of marginally related short stories. Vol 11 solves that by bringing all key characters together and making their motives clear and simple. This is when action seriously begins.
My advice: read all 11 volumes and run buy some more ;)
My advice: read all 11 volumes and run buy some more ;)
September 2, 2023
The conclusion to the epic battle against Arlong. Luffy destroying the room that Nami lived in to free her! Also the team is setting sail for the grand line again, and we get to meet some old enemies.
September 17, 2021
Ótimo final de saga! E ótimo começo de outra ali em Loguetown, mas agora vou dar uma pausinha pra terminar as outras leituras 😌
May 28, 2023
Say what now? 😲 🫢
January 14, 2024
Another excellent action-packed One Piece edition. Fun, hilarious and plenty of tension. I’m often left wondering how Luffy will escape his latest situation. Highly entertaining.
August 26, 2023
"Laugh? When faced with certain death....every man trembles in fear, however tough he is. Twenty-two years ago, another man laughed on that very spot. He was Gold Roger, King of the Pirates!!!"
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June 9, 2022When I was younger, I thought that Loguetown was a corruption of Japanese lettering and that it was meant to be a Roguetown, as in, a town of rogues. But nowadays I get it fully. It's a place of epilogue of Roger's story, and now, prologue of Luffy's. We're done with East Blue, with beating some small-time crooks and gaining some crewmates and of course with the very first bounty, and here the story really kicks off.
There really was a lot to like here. Arlong's defeat was another one of those iconic moments, but it had nothing on Luffy grinning ear to ear at his own execution. That one moment pretty succinctly defined his character, and in retrospect, set down some interesting things for the future.
There really was a lot to like here. Arlong's defeat was another one of those iconic moments, but it had nothing on Luffy grinning ear to ear at his own execution. That one moment pretty succinctly defined his character, and in retrospect, set down some interesting things for the future.
April 21, 2022
NICEEE
October 22, 2019
The volume concludes the "Saw-Tooth" Arlong story arc by giving Luffy a saviour resolution in the eyes of Nami and the shackles she has been dragging around her whole life. The action sequence was insane and exactly what you'd expect from Luffy as he gets creative in the chaos he inflicts on the captain of the Fish-Man pirates.
The story then begins a transitory arc that sends Luffy and his crew to the Grand Line but first, they do a pit stop at Loguetown where new and old enemies are introduced and make a splendid spectacle as they spit out all of their motives.
Ending on a cliffhanger and one of the most improbable plot twists ever, the story is bound to get even more chaotic from here on out.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
The story then begins a transitory arc that sends Luffy and his crew to the Grand Line but first, they do a pit stop at Loguetown where new and old enemies are introduced and make a splendid spectacle as they spit out all of their motives.
Ending on a cliffhanger and one of the most improbable plot twists ever, the story is bound to get even more chaotic from here on out.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
May 1, 2020
Marathon buddy read with the siblings. The end of the Arlong fight and into the rivals intro. One of my favourite parts of the series is the bounties. I love the reactions every time.
December 5, 2023
'Okay. I'm in too good a mood to fight.'
Hoo boy! This was such a great end (and much more long-drawn than in the live action which I actually didn't mind because well, Arlong is just that strong) to the East Blue arc. Luffy knowing exactly what Nami needs and going ahead and doing it, ugh I love themm. Zoro waking up after the fact as everything comes crashing down around him, though LOL.
That Shanks cameo, ahh! He's so effortlessly fucking cool, no wonder Luffy is a fan.
The other half of the volume is set in Loguetown and OMG, can I just say this crew is so ridiculous and still somehow works so well? Zoro buying swords in a way that's more than fitting for him, Sanjilooking for girls to flirt with buying fish heh, Nami trying on fancy clothes only to not buy them and Usopp being the sensible one for once and purchasing supplies for the crew. Meanwhile, Luffy finding himself in a situation only Luffy can and laughing about it aldjlsf. THIS BOY.
Sidenote but I just love that Nami has the tangerine trees with her on the ship
Onto Chapter 100 and the Baroque Works arc, eeeep!
Hoo boy! This was such a great end (and much more long-drawn than in the live action which I actually didn't mind because well, Arlong is just that strong) to the East Blue arc. Luffy knowing exactly what Nami needs and going ahead and doing it, ugh I love themm. Zoro waking up after the fact as everything comes crashing down around him, though LOL.
That Shanks cameo, ahh! He's so effortlessly fucking cool, no wonder Luffy is a fan.
The other half of the volume is set in Loguetown and OMG, can I just say this crew is so ridiculous and still somehow works so well? Zoro buying swords in a way that's more than fitting for him, Sanji
Sidenote but I just love that Nami has the tangerine trees with her on the ship
Onto Chapter 100 and the Baroque Works arc, eeeep!
March 6, 2022
This was a tale of 2 halves: On one hand we FINALLY got away from Arlong and the fish-men, but on the other we have 2 pirate enemies back from previous volumes. It's only #11, how are we already bringing bad guys back? There was some better emotional beats in this one, which the series was desperately missing, to give it some grounding, but I may be at about the end of my patience for this series. The pace is glacial and it's light on the human element that makes it anything other than a cartoon.
August 24, 2022
El final del arco de Arlong es de 10. Me encantan las portadillas de las aventuras de Cobi y el esquema del barco. Me cansa, eso sí, que tanto el tomo anterior como este estén plagados de faltas de ortografía. Encima se nota que no es intencionado. Creo que hay una mejoría notoria en el dibujo, las escenas de acción quedan mucho más limpias de hace unas escenas para acá. El siguiente arco que ha empezado promete mucho!
December 26, 2020
Chapters 91-99
The aftermath of Arlong fight, and we get some light moments, but of course not long before another fight. We also get the return of some characters I was not expecting to see again. All in all, fun but repetitive at times.
The aftermath of Arlong fight, and we get some light moments, but of course not long before another fight. We also get the return of some characters I was not expecting to see again. All in all, fun but repetitive at times.
May 10, 2021
amazing way to end nami's story... but i personally can't stand loguetown part, yeah it kinda helped the story cause we meet a new important character, but still, it's sooo boring and captain smoker is kinda annoying at the beginning
July 9, 2022
The end of the first major arc in One Piece! It was fantastic! I truly love this crew and all the side characters so far. And we also had the crew cross into the Grand Line and their TRUE adventure begins now!
September 29, 2022
EAST BLUE, PART 11; Vol. 11 - The Meanest Man in the East
091: Darts
092: Happiness
093: Going Down
094: The Other Villain
095: Spin, Pinwheel
096: The Meanest Man in the East
097: Kitetsu III
098: Dark Clouds
099: Luffy Died
091: Darts
092: Happiness
093: Going Down
094: The Other Villain
095: Spin, Pinwheel
096: The Meanest Man in the East
097: Kitetsu III
098: Dark Clouds
099: Luffy Died
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