The Artistic Evolution Of One Piece

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[@HxH2011DRA]

Good to see ya around again! I left you a dm on Twitter btw

[@777ARK]

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[@MisterHeroman]

More like devolution.

[@zeoinfinitneospace2134]

Can you do review fist of the north star manga vol 1 please wanted see your opinion about fist of the north star manga please

[@masternobody1896]

finally full summary of one peice nvm

[@jerrberrrr]

I keep forgetting Oda has hyper realism in him because OP has become his life. I truly hope he can end the series the way he wants and take a nice break. One of worlds most imaginative creators.

[@acg1301]

I heard after the series end , he want to make a manga about robots like the Franky shogun , i just hope he take atleast 2 years rest before starting again

[@supremedreams2]

@@acg1301 nah, he needs more than 2 years tbh, one piece has been going on forever I'd give him 4 years at minimum. He really needs it

[@retrogamermax8287]

@@acg1301 Nah. Oda needs a 20 year vacation after One Piece. The man deserves and needs the rest.

[@RedLogicYT]

@@retrogamermax8287 Writing the manga you WANT to do after a big success is like a vacation to mangaka honestly

[@espinoth9913]

@@RedLogicYT yeah but he's been having health problems due to overworking himself, to the point that his editors FORCED him to take more than the regular holiday breaks mangaka get. In an industry infamous for overworking creators to the bone, that's a big deal.

[@kurasuta3715]

One thing I would like more people to understand is that drawing realistically and drawing stylised/cartoonish are two very different skills. Someone who is good at realism and can't draw a comic would still be a good artist. Similarly I think mangakas shouldn't have to draw realistically or painterly to be conisdered great artists

[@jessicalee9224]

This is especially true because the art style matches the story so well. One Piece would be a completely different story if Oda chose to draw the whole thing realistically.

[@Nuninhogameplays]

Oda can draw realistically, he just havr choosen dowing one piece cartoon Style, if you see the before drawing of oda he can draw very perfeclty in a realistacally style

[@ShomeAvi]

To be honest whats the use of hyoer realistic art we have photography. Real talent is to be a comic artist not a shitty biological printer.

[@diakounknown1225]

I thought that was obvious.

[@diakounknown1225]

Apparently not.

[@bocodamondo]

i do love how much more unique expressions oda gives characters in the recent few years chapters, it makes them soo much more funny than going with the usual "face faults" of manga/anime to convey extreme reactions/emotions

[@yushaare]

Yep

[@kaiser9598]

The way Oda draws facial expressions is just immaculate, 100% agree with everything

[@MisterHeroman]

@@kaiser9598 Eh. JJK and Dr. Stone have better expressions for their faces.

[@MisterHeroman]

@@nmr7203 Nah bro, OP faces fall into the same category of wide mouths and shocked eyes for the most part.

[@phayerphlay9156]

@@MisterHeroman depends on your taste, everyone prefers different things

[@andyzhang7890]

Its amazing how in so many anime and manga, their gag expressions aren't actually what they look like in-universe, but in One Piece, every time their jaws unhinge, or their eyes pop out, or anything, its physically happening in that world. It's such an amazing style that feels so cartoony yet perfectly tangible in every panel.

[@tonydai782]

Like Sanji’s elongated heart eye getting slapped that one time

[@andyzhang7890]

@@tonydai782 oh yea lmao, reminds me of when Sanji's nosebleed actually played into the arc's plot and themes. I love how cartoon logic is just part how that world works, so rare to see outside of western cartoons

[@shafwandito4724]

@@andyzhang7890 I'm still laughing whenever I remember that Sanji nearly died in Fishman Island Arc due beautiful mermaids

[@thats4thebirds]

@@shafwandito4724 literally the worst part of that arc tho 😭

[@sekiro_the_one-armed_wolf]

@@thats4thebirds nah that was one of the highlights lmao that arc was shit

[@Will-hd7qj]

I've never seen those realistic drawings before. He's an amazing artist.

[@carlbea]

true!!

[@milten76]

u havent seen many drawings then

[@shafwandito4724]

the only realistic drawing Oda did that I've seen is that famous Snoop Dog with Chopper hat lol

[@shanks6190]

@@milten76 he is talking about the realistic drawings by Oda himself.

[@milten76]

@@shanks6190 still then he hasnt really seen realistic drawings

[@asiansushiamv835]

One Piece's evolution is like watching your sibling or best friend age. You never really realize how much they've changed until you look back at a picture or, in this case, a volume from 5, 10, even 20 years ago. Ever since I've started watching/reading One Piece, it's like the story has been with me throughout all those years. I can't imagine the day when it ends and we can all look back at it's spectacular history One Piece has left behind. What an amazing story, and a fantastic video to go along with it!

[@juztinematic1567]

I agree. I want to notice of animation badly but I wasn't able to notice it that much it's like Oda's kid growing up!

[@fortnitesexman]

it's more depressing than anything, the amount of pointless panels, confusing layouts, and zombie hordes of text constantly increasing more and more just watching as he slowly but surely completely destroys everything good about the series he dedicated half his life to

[@debonreepdas2265]

lmao what drugs u take?@@fortnitesexman

[@madvillain8372]

been waiting on this one!! edit: while it’s true that oda’s assistants draw the backgrounds, it’s been said that oda draws everything in motion (ie. clouds, trees, water, smoke, characters, etc) as well as all of the color spreads :)

[@yushaare]

Yep stated in the SBS if I'm correct

[@robertreyes8792]

The fans lovingly call the clouds Oda's farts. You can see this in the SBS

[@00repz00]

It makes complete sense that he is so talented at realistic artwork. You can't make believably unrealistic art without knowing exactly what realism rules to break and how to break them. It is also mind-boggling how talented Oda is as an artist and a writer. I am just so grateful that his genius was allowed to shine and be shared with the world.

[@ralfsstuff]

Finally. Barely anyone is talking about the changes in Oda's artstyle

[@cennty6822]

It’s mentioned in nearly all online discussions about manga artists changing their style over the years. So it’s pretty common

[@ralfsstuff]

@@cennty6822 that's good to know, thx.

[@hitbycars]

Not only is Oda one of the greatest character designers, but his COLORING ability and mastery of palettes is second to none. Only Tite Kubo comes close, able to make creative and vibrant characters in a more serious style, but Oda's style that is more cartoonish actually allows for MORE creativity. A world with Katakuri also has Wadasume. A world with Big Mom also has King. Such a good balance of dark and bright, cartoonish and serious.

[@glitchedgirI]

Hirohiko Araki is a master of color theory too

[@marthvader14]

Isn't the One Piece manga uncoloured?

[@hitbycars]

@@marthvader14 Full color spreads and colors on the covers, as well as the occasional onus piece of art.

[@Agnos15]

COLORING ability and mastery of palettes is second to none Hirohiko Araki :

[@Black_Dragon_Official_Channel]

I think kubo and araki are better at color spreads and illustrations

[@nomenbeb5747]

I hope you will also make the artistic evolution of Hajime no Ippo, the art has changed a lot over the course of 32 years

[@XxTheAndrePintoxX]

YES

[@jacobmercer5039]

Yes

[@alpr2956]

yes

[@genuinedonger]

please do

[@soulkingabstr4kt887]

yes

[@abean5650]

If there's one thing about One Piece that I find tends to be pretty underappreciated is the art. One Piece's style and exaggeration has been such a massive influence on my own art up until now that it kind of saddens me when all I've heard from other people online about it's art are negatives and dislike. I could just be surrounded by specific people who don't find One Piece to be that appealing. And it's also not to say that it's objectively the best artstyle in any manga ever. I just wish to see more love for One Piece's art due to how influential it was to me and how much negativity I see when it comes to the style. Or anything about One Piece for that matter... I should probably surround myself with more people who actually like One Piece...

[@paijwa]

People just haven't spent time learning art and don't see when something is technically good or not, they see the detail and style, not the fundamental skill. One Piece has a more simplistic and different artstyle than your usual manga, so people will use that to suggest the art is bad, when it in reality is far from it from a technical standpoint. Like, people will say Kingdom has better art because it's a lot more detailed, but it's just strictly worse if you look at it based on perspective, proportions, composition, clarity, and form especially. If anyone thinks Kingdom is better drawn they're smoking crack is what I'm saying. Now if we're talking about Vagabond and the later part of Berserk, it's pretty safe to say that the art is much better from a technical standpoint, they have a lot of detail, but the detail is on top of very good fundamentals. Anatomy and proportions look correct, perspective is better, values make more sense and etc. People just have no clue.

[@thatkidinthecorner5338]

I feel you bro. Tbh i haven't been into one piece for as long as many people here, but it has quickly become kind of my dream artstyle. All the bold designs and super exaggerated expressions are something i always wanted to incorporate more in my drawings, and One piece is the perfect example. Seeing people deem it as "ugly art" makes me very angry and sad, cuz not only it ignores all the love and skill put into it, it's kinda like saying the kind of art i aspire to make is bad too :( Ofc i won't (and can't) copy it, and I've already accepted i can't make stories and characters as great as Oda's, but I wish more people would stop saying simple/different = bad and appreciate it more.

[@bloodnessx]

Not many authors would dare to have a style like one piece and tell an serious amazing story. People saw him as a joke first but now he the one last laughing Goda

[@HonkaiHistory]

I think it comes just down to preferences. One Piece can have pretty cartoony and wildly exeragated character designs. If you are more of a fan of realistic and serious designs like Berserk, Gantz ect., you don't know alot about One Piece and see characters such as Gaimon, Alvida, Foxy, it'll be hard to convince you to give it a fair chance. Especially with that many episodes to go through.

[@AshXXMayftw]

This may sound very cheesy, but Oda's become a huge inspiration to me as an upcoming writer. Not in a sense of improving my drawing skills, but just to improve on my writing in general. It's funny looking back on 17 years worth of practice and seeing just how terrible many of my stories turned out, and it's because of people like Oda that I've taken steps to improve on my own works. I doubt any of my books will become as popular as Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings, or even the Percy Jackson series. But in all honesty, that doesn't matter to me. Giving others the opportunity to enter the worlds I've created and experience the adventures the characters go through is more than enough. In the end, I want to provide an out for those who may be going through tough times, or just want to shut off their brain and enjoy a fantastical tale.

[@Lean-vs5um]

can we see some of your work ?

[@AshXXMayftw]

@@Lean-vs5um I actually plan on making a FictionPress account to post rough drafts of my stories there. Mostly to gather feedback on what people like and dislike. :)

[@AshXXMayftw]

@Slapstick If you're interested my name on there is TheAnimeCreator1992, though I haven't posted anything yet. Currently typing out the prologue of the story atm. :)

[@Jonathan-tw4xm]

@@AshXXMayftw same please upload a link to your channel about page

[@AshXXMayftw]

@@rajeetdave I hope so too. I always pour my heart and soul into each work, but more importantly I always make sure it's something I'll enjoy writing instead of something trendy. :) Hope your next project goes well too!

[@chanelz1o1]

I would love to see “The Artistic Evolution of Soul Eater” next.

[@ga-ll1vn]

Nobody likes soul eater 😹👎

[@KaiTheLegend]

Soul Eater is pretty cool and I do love how the artwork evolves throughout the series.

[@mattbambino9005]

@@ga-ll1vn ok kappa

[@luksoba9758]

@@ga-ll1vn here we have a fan of naruto. soul eater is too good for you friend

[@J221.]

@@ga-ll1vn bait

[@mBluett]

Oda draws background characters too. In his own words, he draws "everything that moves". That includes waves, clouds etc.

[@vaishaliagrawal3173]

As a GODA fan I truly wish for the good health of Goda and may he finish this magnificent, outstanding, having-no-words-for series as he wants!!!

[@fortnitesexman]

enabler of bad habits spotted 💀

[@ktomcruz]

Out of the Big 3 I've always been big fan of Tite Kubo's art style, specially during the near end of bleach. How clean his line art is and how makes the use of solid blacks on his panels is just so satisfying.

[@da_pikmin_coder8367]

6:46 Saying that early One Piece was paper animated or cell-animated is a common misconception. I've seen some behind-the-scenes stuff. And yes, even in 1999, and 2000, they were drawing digitally. They had these bulky, pressure-touch pads that reeked of Windows XP, but they did it. Once you realize this, it becomes extremely noticeable that old One Piece was not cell animated. There's no film shake, no film grain, no shadow underneath a character's cell. (There's sometimes interlacing or rainbow effects, but that's a product of CRT TVs, not cell animation.) The One Piece: Special Edition remasters are essentially really well-made upscales. There's no 16mm to do a new transfer with. The only thing in One Piece that's hand-drawn is the backgrounds. But from what I can tell, that's still being done today. The first few One Piece films were cell animated, as mentioned. But not the series itself.

[@ew275x]

Also it's not all done in computers, plenty of animators still use pen and pencil, and their work is composited and colored digitally.

[@KeyleeTamirian]

I somehow love the early One Piece art the most. There's something about it that makes it very special to me, as the style amazed me when i watched it for the first time. Same goes for Manga, i simply love the rubber-like look of characters, with hands and feet being so big compared to arms and legs. Maybe it has to do with my love of 90's Anime. I also noticed a trend that many late 90's shounen used somewhat cartoony look. Trigun, Jing the King of Bandits, Rave Master, Shaman King, early Naruto and One Piece, they all share some similarity with there being some militaristic-looking armor, some cowboy western feel, and characters looking very exagerrated and zany. I can also mention anime like CyberTeam in Akihabara, Saber Marionette J, Space Pirate Mito... There's something zany about late 90's anime that makes me love it a lot ^_^

[@lordanubis1458]

I kinda prefer manga with a cartoony look than a realistic one, they feel a lot more alive, their emotions hit harder, and they can show us a world that only their mangaka can draw

[@JalekokRespawn]

Could have mentioned Nobuhiro Watsuki in terms of inspirations since Oda worked as his assistant. Shaman King's Hiroyuki Takei also worked alongside Oda as Watsuki's assistant. Both Shaman King and One Piece share a lot of stylistic details with Rurouni Kenshin before they really found their own styles.

[@Blue_Lunacy]

It might be an awkward thing to mention. Considering he was sent to jail for possession of pedophile DVDs.

[@hon3stly_z615]

Honestly nobuhiro watsuki should not be discussed because of the terrible things he’s done

[@lordanubis1458]

​@@hon3stly_z615 Agreed, though if he does a "Shaman King" vid, he would probably mentioned that they worked together at one point as assistants for a big manga series from the mid 90s and would probably leave it at that. If he does go into more detail, he would probably put in a disclaimer saying that he is only explaining Takei's (and to a lesser extent Oda's) history, not praising Watsuki.

[@tobigrantlbart]

A good artist can draw everything, this means when Oda can draw realisticly and this expressive art he is just a good artist. ^^

[@Yoannan_I]

I remember how off put o was at first when I started One piece as a kid because I had already started reading Naruto, dragonball and bleach but oda’s artsy le really grew on me and before I knew it his art style had improved so much I forgot how awkward it looked to me at first

[@vigokatze]

I got into One Piece recently and I do believe that Oda is one of the greatest mangaka of all time

[@hunterkudo9832]

Toriyama for me.

[@fortnitesexman]

he's okay nothing amazing, his main downfall is trying to do everything himself his panel work, character design (somewhat) and ESPECIALLY writing are all sinking deeper and deeper into shit over time

[@LEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

@@fortnitesexmanbro he literally created best selling manga in the world he is one of the greatest author in the world. People will remember one piece for hundreds of years his legacy is big

[@LEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

⁠​⁠@@fortnitesexmanhis character design is genius not every artist can draw crazy exaggerated designs

[@fortnitesexman]

@@LEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA argumentum ad populum lemme just pull up a single example of his current writing, and lets have you try to defend it zoro refuses to properly fight a woman because he just can't bring himself to turn his blade on a woman, resulting in the endangerment of tashigi

[@joaomateus7701]

i can only hope for a kingom artistic evolution, but a hajime no ippo artistir evolution wold be amazing too

[@nomenbeb5747]

yeah, I hope for Hajime no Ippo too!

[@sketchstevens5859]

He'd have to go monthly for that kind of change

[@FilmmakingPro]

As for hajime no ippo, there’s been a huge change in art from the beginning to a thousand chapters later (literally) but if there was going to be some huge artist evolution we would have seen it already.

[@marvelous_jack5228]

Ayyyy, new video, it's nice to see ya back, dude! I haven't read the whole of the One Piece manga (only volume 1), so i didn't know how much it changed. I also have never seen the realistic paintins he'd done before, they're insanely good! BTW, can i suggest ya do one of these videos on the evolution of the Tokyo Ghoul art by Sui Ishida, maybe?

[@thepokekid01]

I feel like it is very simple to see the talent and ability of Eiichiro Oda, even if you don't understand cartooning, by looking at his techniques and how he draws animals. He has some incredible detail and very accurate anatomy that you can often see maybe not in the stray alley cat or dog in the background, but often the monkey, giraffe, bird, whale, or lion on the cover page.

[@rezoannur2333]

5:55 I had no idea those drawings even existed and One Piece is like my favorite series.

[@Kinikunboi]

First time I've encountered this guy's video and I already like him... his voice is so calm and it makes me get drawn to his videos more

[@jaydenterrell8295]

one piece has such a fun and goofy looming art style and i love it

[@sjasogun]

It's funny that you point out that the staff usually draws the scenery while showing the big opening spread of Wano - because IIRC that one was mainly done by Oda personally, as he often does with big establishing shots. I like to imagine that his assistants constantly have to convince him to let them do stuff just so that he can actually get some sleep on any given day.

[@thornray1025]

Obviously he designed it and all but that specific panel has so many repeating minor details that of course had to be done by assistants.

[@omegatichama8897]

Really interesting to see, I never knew Oda can draw in that realistic way too

[@BankaiFever]

The fashion in one piece is vastly underrated. The way clothes accentuate the character designs is unmatched

[@txshiroo._]

Request: Kohei Horikoshi’s art style evolution. The artstyle in the latest manga is pretty surreal in my opinion.

[@shiroe6130]

He go plus ultra each time he draws izuku

[@ringo_real]

@@shiroe6130 sarani mukou: Purusu urtara

[@littleDainolf]

The sniper women from a few chapters back was so god damn nice.

[@brandonmatthews4223]

Very underrated art

[@Drag_on_king]

It is incredible to see odas more realistic artwork and still being able to clearly see one piece characters in them (or at least parts of them, and their mannerism. The one piece with the crying guy has such a similar expression to luffys expression when Ace died that in my head the picture automatically moved to that extreme.

[@Gandhi_Physique]

I don't think any other anime has made me more excited or sad than One Piece. It makes me sleepy at times, but then I just take a break and then binge like 100 in a few days. Kinda sucks I am reaching the end though, well at least to a point where I will have to wait for more episodes.

[@FirstLast-wk3kc]

One of the biggest of Epic Fantasy genre. It deserves everything good it s already got and so much more!

[@joelikespotatoes8321]

I miss the old east blue designs, but the new stuff is no where near bad.

[@xia4598]

Well, the thing that got me in to One Piece is its art style, I like that it is weird, surreal, exaggerated and colorful on its own way that it became its trademark and whenever I see a One Piece's colorspread the first thing that will be in my mind is adventure.

[@thisrandomdude_]

If it's already considered the best, imagine if Oda went Araki-style and started releasing one chapter a month or something. Never ever going to happen, but what if...?

[@thomasffrench3639]

I doubt we’ll get that. Breaks are the way they do things, because One Piece is way too big for Weekly Shonen Jump to transfer it to the monthly schedule

[@thisrandomdude_]

@@thomasffrench3639 ofc ofc. Just trying to imagine the potential.

[@fortnitesexman]

maybe then he'd have the time to actually do things properly instead of fucking everything up 💀

[@benschannel9065]

Next evolution video: Psycho-Pass. Its a bit more left field than most but I would be interested to see your take on the dark themes and sci-fi cyberpunk aesthetic.

[@AudiDevv]

OP and Oda has inspired me a lot throughout the years, I just bought a stylus tablet 2 weeks ago (With barely any experience in drawing) and I've just been grinding away at manga designs, I already have a shonen manga in the writings I just gotta get good enough to actually draw them now.

[@slakardtv]

I want to see

[@Limitoveraccel]

please never stop doing these videos

[@Wisteriablight4408]

I plan on writing and illustrating my own manga as an adult, and One Piece, Vinland Saga, and Vagabond are a huge inspiration on my work.

[@daelaenor]

Am I the only one who questions the change of Luffy's head but can't put a finger on what it is? From what I can tell (at least in the anime) his eyebrows are missing the majority of time and are replaced by the outline of them through shadows, his face is rounder, and his hair doesn't follow the same formula as in the past. His appearance is supposed to be leaning towards a Brazilian, which is more apparent in how he first looked compared to his future appearance. Idk, I'm not sure if I have a problem with it now, but I liked it better before.

[@Kagami360]

One piece is definitely one of my favorite manga, glad it's being covered here

[@AllyMarley]

Thank you! I’ve been looking for a video on the artistic evolution of One Piece but didn’t know how to word it. ☺️

[@seefuud2839]

I *MUCH* prefer the classic art style (pre-timeskip) I find it *a lot* more charming than post-timeskip, and is the first thing i think of about one piece. And it somehow feels nostalgic despite not growing up reading/watching One Piece.

[@seefuud2839]

@@ewoma8234 haha, don't we all love One Piece man!

[@yuma_sensei]

Im currently reading one piece(I’m only at volume 14 but have 23 volumes😅) and before I read it I wanted to watch the anime and get to post timeskip because I thought it was much cooler. But now I think the pre timeskip art and character design is much more charming(especially Luffy)

[@Nahuel96G]

I remember in one of those sleeves Oda low key hints to gear 5 luffy flying

[@randomboi151]

Artistic evolution with Kohei Horikoshi would be cool

[@fuquantiegermann3776]

You got me hooked with this one. Your pattern of speech is very soothing and I'm looking forward to watching all of your videos :)

[@wolfbrigade8042]

No matter whether you like One Piece or not, Oda's work ethic is nothing short of monstrous... I have no idea how this man didn't completely destroy himself yet with how much he's working. Massive respect to one of the GOATS of the manga scene.

[@fortnitesexman]

i mean, it's the reason he's facing health issues, so while it hasn't literally killed him it's definitely taking it's toll on him i have no idea why he doesn't just take a chill pill for a while and go at his own pace instead of rushing, resulting in the destruction of himself and the thing he's making i kinda just feel sorry for the dude, he deserves a full on team on his side helping him with everything, instead of what's actually going on, that being him going about it as if he's a one man army

[@fortnitesexman]

and although i do think he's basically destroyed everything good about one piece at this point, i do still have massive respect for him taking on an impossible task practically all alone over the span of 2 decades, and yet he's still a functional man

[@St.Extreme]

08:03 : I see, so you have noticed too that Kin' emon looks like that Yooooooo... guy!

[@edwinorellana9348]

Oda is creating one of the greatest work of young fiction ever and i will never be unconvinced of this fact

[@mechajay3358]

The fact that Oda draw in a Realistic style and in style he's done for One Piece really highlights his skills as an Artist.

[@RandomFBIguy]

It's crazy how Oda, his staff, and Toei manage to make One Piece a pretty much weekly release. With all the bangers in manga and anime right now, it's pretty insane.

[@fortnitesexman]

yeah, it's insane-ly stupid he's sacrificing everything good about one piece just so he can rush to the end of the story and get it all over with oh, and what bangers are you referring to? cause atm manga and especially anime is pretty dry when it comes to worthwhile stuff

[@RandomFBIguy]

@@fortnitesexman to you they're bad and dry, but me personally I enjoy a few of them.

[@yuma_sensei]

⁠@@fortnitesexmanBro first look at your username and pfp💀 Second it’s not stupid and the story is definetly not ”rushed” Like it’s already going on for 25 years or something how is that rushed? And the bangers are: The story, The characters, the personality’s, certain arcs and how you fell like your living through the adventure with them.

[@quentinreeb9012]

I love these artistic evolution videos. If you enjoy making them, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to see more!

[@TheMr.PrinceKnight]

The digital line filter wasn't used first on the Broly movie, it was in Tiger Mask a few years before. Also most animators still animate on paper, it's the composition what's more modern and high quality nowadays.

[@DanteYewToob]

One thing about Oda… it takes a great artist who understands reality and form, to twist it so easily and have it be attractive. It’s harder to make a great caricature than it is to make a realistic drawing. Knowing what you can push, how far, what you want the viewer to feel… etc. those take a keen eye and skilled hand. People think of exaggerated art as somehow lesser or easier, but it’s absolutely a separate skill and one that requires a whole basis of knowledge in traditional art. Kinda like people saying a Vet isn’t a real doctor… they have to learn all of the same stuff about how a body works, how to fix it, medications, surgery… etc.. and then they need to learn even more to adapt it to multiple species… human doctors only need to know how to fix one type of hairless ape, but vets need to know how to set a broken leg on a dog, accurately medicate a massive horse, perform surgery on a snake and diagnose cancer in a birb! Caricature and exaggerated art is the same thing… you need to understand the body, anatomy, and proper traditional art so you can twist it and morph it so it makes sense! When we see Luffy all stretched out, fighting a huge character with bizarre proportions at some weird angle… it looks and feels right. We think… “oh damn! Cool! Kick his ass Luffy!” but we don’t think about how perspective and angles with a normal human form is hard enough but keeping the odd proportions accurate and recognizable at odd perspectives is just crazy difficult! Oda doesn’t hold back with the insane character designs either… so keeping them all accurate, on model, and instantly readable during all kinds of fights and scenes is a damn miracle!

[@Achalacha]

After you ask, I directly thought about "Hōseki no kuni" but I think it's not a good choice.... You can't show too much without spoiling the story and the plot twist.

[@aatirmushtaq5026]

Welcome back Man I could have never guessed Oda drew those

[@luigigx1172]

One Piece has the best characters design of all time next to HXH and Jojo yeah Naruto and Bleach look good but to me it just felt so limited and just focusing on looking cool and serious while One Piece you can have any character look badass cool goofy serious scary cute all at the same time it’s amazing

[@lordanubis1458]

Agreed! Other manga series like JJK, MHA, Shaman King, Soul Eater, and Zatch Bell also have a great variety in character designs too! I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love it when a manga series has a decidedly cartoonish art style.

[@samuelwalden1446]

This video was super interesting and you made some really good points. Awesome video!

[@Poet482]

I honestly feel a little upset when I hear people compare One Piece to Naruto. There is not a single aspect of Naruto that is in the same weight class as One Piece. Quality is more important than quantity, sure, but One Piece has only ever *improved* in quality, whereas Naruto was good for around 11 volumes before becoming completely unreadable. Oda is increadibly talented, and not just with the artwork. He's been kicking around ideas in his head for literally his entire life that make in into his masterpiece in one form or another... and *all* with a quality story surrounding those ideas that never stops evolving. The man is practically a machine of perpetual energy, and I hope his health holds up. I want Oda to have a long life making what he wants to make. The death of Miura really puts a highlight on how overworked these people are. Miura wrote the greatest story of *all* time, and even when he slowed down production to a trickle, it still wasn't enough, and it literally consumed his life. I was always an advocate for how I'd rather he slowly make his vision come to fruition properly and ethically rather than it be rushed and unhealthy for him, but it seems the long hours of overworking for so many years had accumulated too much damage for it to matter much anymore. He was only 54, don't forget. All that is to say, people, don't get upset if Oda needs more time off as he ages. He needs "me" time, and he's got a family who would love to see him more often, too. His health comes before One Piece, because his health enables One Piece to exist at all.

[@herota1658]

Chill dumbass it's a fcking children's book

[@chubbyalonso3687]

As much flaws as Naruto has, come on now, it didn't become unreadable after 11 volumes. I agree that it's not in the same ballpark as One Piece but still, Naruto had great peaks but was let down by plot holes and poor writing.

[@Poet482]

@@chubbyalonso3687 Naruto and Neji's fight is literally 100% about how people are only capable of being the best if they're genetically born that way. Naruto says believes otherwise... and then the series goes on to undermine everything by revealing that Naruto has the strongest possible bloodline powers in the setting on top of the convenient plot powers that make him as powerful as the plot needs him to be for him to win with no effort. Also Neji completely annihilated Naruto, Naruto won by cheating with fox magic, and everyone in the stands cheers on Naruto because he's "so skilled" and such... in a fight that he only won because he allowed himself to get possessed and mindlessly overpower his opponent... who then nonsensically gets KOed by a single punch. Lee versus Gaara was the best fight because it was the only fight that stood up for the series alleged theme without being hypocritical. Watch this video, then you'll understand. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPXnK1vZ8p6lac

[@chubbyalonso3687]

@@Poet482 Yes I know, I have seen that video before, that doesn't mean it became shit after this point. There were still great arcs after that but everything culminated in a poorly planned and poorly written final arc.

[@diegovaldes1408]

@@Poet482 Everyone that has watched naruto knows absolutely all of that lmao you don't need to write a fucking bible

[@Micha-Hil]

Oda's One Piece being inspired by Toriyama's Dragon Ball is somehow both ironic and poetic simultaneously

[@unclephillymya]

Oda is a national treasure

[@albinjager1568]

Great video as per usual, I enjoy this series a lot! Would love to see Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga or Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul! Keep it up :)

[@xcreenplay7264]

im just in shock that oda has another unique drawing style besides one piece

[@andifatah5240]

Letsss gooo been waiting for this

[@SantoSelene]

This is a great video; I'm tired of people calling Eiichiro Oda a bad artist. I don't care whether you dislike his style you can't look at me in the eye and tell he he's a bad 'artist'.

[@revolvingworld2676]

@@ChaosSwissroIl No he isn't, I dont know what your definition of "bad artist" even is but its definitely not Oda.

[@TheSquidman-dw5oi]

​@@ChaosSwissroIl You are not actually making any valid arguments. Oda's art was and still is good. So stop harassing everyone in the comments about the art

[@TheSquidman-dw5oi]

@@ChaosSwissroIl No. You are literally just spouting random nonsense and trying to frame it as an argument.

[@TheSquidman-dw5oi]

@@ChaosSwissroIl Your supposed argument is "Oda bad because I don't like good artstyles". How about you grow up and actually get a good taste in art. Because it is obvious that you don't have that

[@Goomyx1492]

@@ChaosSwissroIl I just binged the entire series for the first time very recently, and I didn't see a downgrade at all. The art is busier and it's a little more confusing to follow but the art itself is just as strong as ever, if not better. The first 200-300 chapters had a very simple style. You could see that as a good thing, but some could also see that as kind of boring. Some people don't want characters talking in an all-white background. Some people like very detailed panels. It's all about preference.

[@Mio96O-O]

I just love how Eiichiro Oda and Masashi Kishimoto are irl close friends but their fans fight all the time.

[@lenroz]

Having only caught a few episodes of One Piece on tv as a kid, the manga art does look impressive. Still gives me archive panic, it would be an investment to read. Great video as usual, of course

[@sirapple589]

It would be a worthwhile time investment, One Piece is fantastic.

[@corruptedgamers2778]

8:44, the snail lol

[@kunnykuni]

I wouldn't say the art (simply) got better... Oda was actually always a good draftsman. Some mangaka start with a low level (Beelzebub comes to mind). Oda was always good. Look at how he drew hands in the first few volumes. He already had a strong grasp of anatomy and perspective. The style evolved that's for sure. He became faster andmore efficient and was able to put more details before the deadline. There are things I like more in his earlier art (the more cartoony aspects) and things I love more now. Also, most artists actually can draw realistic pieces if they want too. Real life drawing is a key asect to improving as an artist. To be able to draw Luffy and Co, Oda first learnt how to draw realistic people.

[@theheavenlyfb4071]

I'm just glad to hear that he's taking more breaks now, like the man has been doing this for 20 years he deserves a break every now and then.

[@kinpsyght3731]

Sacrifices are needed to keep up with all the moving pieces. It's weekly and you can't have every panel be perfectly paneled or perfectly drawn by yours and everyone's standard. The story is still what keeps this manga number one, but the art have declined over the years as the popularity and longevity of this series became a crutch for one person to really consistently spew out weekly. I'm glad he still chooses the right moment to really get detailed even if he has to make short cuts with smaller panels, but I do miss the old picture book esq. style of drawing.

[@elessar6950]

His art hasn't actually declined though. It's definitely improved. It's just the paneling that has gotten a little worse since he wants to get through the story quicker.

[@acacia8261]

@@elessar6950 it's less clean as well

[@tintakot]

not to mention there are a lot more going on in every panel due in part to the sheer number of characters involved so the panels can get very cramped and busy.

[@Hoichael]

@@elessar6950 Hows the crack tasting? Are you smoking it out of a pipe or out of a bong?

[@carstan62]

"Obviously he couldn't get by without help from his assistants, like EVERY mangaka." Togashi: And I took that personally.

[@bayekofsiwa5847]

Another artistic evolution may take its turn after the raid finally ends in failure.

[@Azur_Vita]

amazing Video, lots of Information nicely put together to give an overview - thank you

[@afro_souledits2382]

One Piece is beautiful just like oda and his art

[@indeedken]

Early one Piece has my favorite art

[@bugi9309]

yeah... i mean the only thing that's weird to me is how the eyes just got rounder and rounder

[@phos9867]

EXACTLY, also Luffys face shape becoming a circle, I don’t like it, he’s become more child looking through the years aside from his physique

[@a.razakabilagbo7409]

This was beautiful 🥲

[@edizok8801]

I hope you make an artistic evolution of slam dunk or naoki urusawa's works

[@tomfarrow6330]

These videos are really interesting! Have no shame in doing as many as you want !

[@tresnonugroho6397]

Fun Facts: The One Piece manga is made by Oda. The One Piece anime and movies are made by Toei.

[@bobroctopus2210]

yes

[@IdentityVI]

Yes

[@Maltesfilm]

I was hoping for more comparisons between the artstyles of the different periods of one piece and an more in-depth look and analysis of said artstyle.

[@TilNight]

A Tokyo ghoul one would be interesting I think or maybe that’s just me lol the manga I thought was really well done

[@Marck250491]

Brilliant exposition, I recommend you Katekyo Hitman Reborn. It has an incredible style and evolution.

[@kazutorishou834]

THE ONE PIECE... THE ONE PIECE IS REAL!!!

[@flavioryu5922]

Wait, those little images at the volume covers were HIS arts?!?!?!? All those years i was like what's this weird drawing! No way!

[@connorthornberg]

One quick note: while its definitely true that most of the background art is drawn by his staff, the panel that you showed while saying that line (the opening shot of Wano Kuni) is one of the panels that Oda has said is his all time favorite scenes he's drawn. So it's a little misleading to put that particular panel up while you're saying that lol. For those who are curious, Oda has said his favorite panels to draw are the opening shot of Wano Kuni (the Flower Capital hill), the scene of Robin wiping the mangrove resin on Usopp's pants in Sabaody while Papagu explains what the resin is (hmmm....), and the scene of Luffy in silhouette dancing around the campfire at the end of Skypeia with the Shandorians, Skypeians, and wolves around him (HMMMMMM......). He's also said that the final panel of Wano Kuni is the one he is most looking forward to drawing. I wonder if there's something tying all of these scenes together ;)

[@cancerousdeadmemesvevo3650]

Another thing about DB is the seamless transition between the carefree children's manga filled with gag fights, and the more mature+serious fighting manga. OP does this pretty well, too, but in DB it was executed so well that you almost wouldn't be able to draw a line between the two parts if the anime wasn't broken up.

[@Mezchano]

I actually hope Oda makes a story set in modern day or at least a grounded setting when he makes a return after One Piece finishes, he writes really good characters so I could see him making a really good short 4 to 10 volumes series.

[@connordarvall8482]

I wasn't ready for the HD snailphone.

[@real_michael]

I love One Piece!

[@sloth8866]

In reality, ironically, cartoonish style is more harder. It requires imagination which most of us definitely don't have.

[@tobangafeufeu]

That's awesome! Where can I watch Oda's other artistic stuff?

[@LeelosAdventure]

Bro I was reading thriller bark last night and I thought “did the art suddenly improve?! Ussop did not look this clean before!” I’m happy this video exists and other people thought similar things

[@CraftDutch]

Is there a place I can find eiichiro oda art that was shown in this video?

[@chadfishfruit]

No 😡

[@akay6363]

Tf

[@akay6363]

Chad what is your problem

[@chadfishfruit]

@@akay6363 I'm sorry use Google I was very angry my friend called me unfunny

[@akay6363]

Oh ight , I didn’t need it tho. I was just reading the comments and I saw yours . But doesn’t matter man sometimes you Cant controle yourself and get mad at people that has nothing to do with it