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New Read - One Piece Ace's Story The Manga, Volume 2

After pre-ordering it, I finally sat down to read through the manga adaptation of the One Piece side story "Ace's Story," volume 2. As noted with the first volume, this story was originally released as a novel entitled, "One Piece Novel A." The manga adaptation was storyboarded by Ryo Ishiyama with art by Dr. Stone's Boichi.

Once again, gorgeous art. But, that's expected from Boichi. Volume 2 picks up after Ace has been taken in by the Whitebeard pirates after challenging Whitebeard to a duel. He loses. But, Whitebeard says to keep on challenging him.

This happens throughout the entire volume until finally there's a solid match between the two of them and Ace is satisfied.

Ace's respect for Whitebeard, and mine, grows and grows throughout the story. Whitebeard is a force of nature and Ace is plotting, planning, and growing in these battles with him. Each battle more interesting than the last.

While the story is one of personal growth in Volume 2, a lot less actually happens compared to Volume 1. That's not necessarily bad, but just a word of note. It ends with Ace and his entire Spade Pirate crew formally joining the Whitebeard Pirates, followed by a flashforward to after the events of Marineford which...is emotional for those who have read it in One Piece. If you have not, I suggest skipping this until you have.

The volume ends with Boichi's adaptation of One Piece Nami vs Kalifa, which happened during the Enies Lobby Arc around Chapter 411 of the manga. It is a well done adaptation, but it also serves as a reminder of how Boichi draws female characters. And how leery he can be from time to time. Just note: some of the angles were drawn to emphasize things.

Overall, though, glad I read this side story.

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New Read - One Piece Ace's Story The Manga

This weekend I sat down and read through the manga adaptation of the One Piece side story "Ace's Story." Originally released as a novel entitled, "One Piece Novel A," this manga adaptation was setup by Ryo Ishiyama with art by Boichi of Dr. Stone fame.

The volume is gorgeous and stylish, as is all art from Boichi. The story is well done, telling about how Ace first got his Devil Fruit powers, but also the formation of his original pirate crew, the Spade Pirates.

It follows Ace's initial adventures in piracy, his second in command Masked Deuce, and his plan to take on the powerful pirate, Whitebeard.

Along the way, we meet some familiar faces and it's a great journey focusing in on Ace.

If you like Ace as a character, check this manga adaptation out.

The volume ends with Boichi's adaptation of One Piece chapter 51, "Roronoa Zoro Falls Into the Sea," where Mihawk and Zoro battle for the first time. It's a great chapter, and Boicihi's art just makes it look so cool.

Can't wait to dive into Volume 2, which concludes this side story, when it drops.

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