One Piece, Vol 25: The 100 Million Berry Man
Author: Eiichiro Oda
Publisher: Viz Media
American release date: January 5, 2010
Format/Genre/Length: Paperback/Manga/Action Adventure/216 pages
Overall Personal
Rating: ★★★★★
Luffy and crew are seeking the way
to the sky island known as Skypiea. They travel to the east coast of Jaya
Island to speak with a man with big dreams – Mont Blanc Cricket. On arrival,
they are impressed by his huge home, until they discover it is just a façade
for a much smaller building. Is this a warning about the kind of man he is?
There they find a children’s book called Noland the Liar. Sanji
remembers hearing the story as a child in the North Sea. They are confronted by
Mont Blanc Cricket himself – the Last Boss of the Monkey Mountain Allied Force!
Thinking they’re after his gold, he attacks! Turns out the monkeys they ran
into previously are under Cricket’s command. They learn that Cricket is a
descendant of Noland the Liar, and he is determined to clear his family name!
Cricket tells Luffy and the others
what he knows about the island in the sky, beginning with a strange phenomenon
known as the Imperial Cloud, when “day suddenly turns into night.” Then he
explains about the Knock Up Stream, which is their only chance of getting up to
the sky island, but sounds very risky! Usopp is all for giving up the attempt,
but is Luffy swayed by the danger involved? Of course not! According to legend,
they need to find the South Bird in order to find the Knock Up Stream, which is
located to the South. Unfortunately, their compass won’t work there, which is
why they need to rely on the South Bird! Good luck in finding it!
Of course, as with any enterprise
Luffy is involved in, there are challenges to be overcome. The Knock Up Stream
only appears so often, as Mont Blanc Cricket tells them they need to find the
bird before sunrise! Which, of course, entails trying to locate it in the dark!
In the meantime, the two monkeys have offered to repair the Merry Go before
they will need her to find Skypiea. Luffy and the others break up into teams,
to have a better chance of locating the mysterious bird, but time is not on
their side!
Meanwhile, back in Mocktown, the
pirates are beginning to figure out just how valuable Luffy is! And some
familiar figures make an reappearance.
This volume of One Piece is
certainly action packed. Luffy is fixated on the idea of going to the island in
the sky – and what Luffy wants, he usually gets! I thought it was hilarious
that when anyone mentioned Noland the Liar, people would look at Usopp! I have
no doubt this island exists and that they will get there! Seeing some old
friends was the icing on the cake! Another great volume, looking forward to
more!
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