One Piece, Volume 22: Hope!!

One Piece [ワンピース] #22

by Eiichiro Oda

When Crocodile's evildoing is revealed, the rebellion that will destroy Alabasta just might be averted... But the Baroque Works will do everything in their power to make sure that doesn't happen--even if they have to kill Princess Vivi! The Straw Hats will have the fight of their lives to keep this evil Croc from getting his way!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Adventure, Shonen, Graphic Novels, Fiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2002

About the author

Eiichiro 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)

Reviews

[Χαρά Ζ.]

For Arabasta!!!

[Lashaan Balasingam]

The race against the clock continues with this latest volume as Crocodile continues his search for the secret destructive weapon. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang is out hunting for the hidden location of the bomb that will take down the entire kingdom. The highlight of this volume has to be in Luffy's return and it's nothing short of insane and hilarious! The volume ends on a cliffhanger with two Baroque members entering the picture. This franchise story-arc is slowly coming to an end and things are getting more and more exciting!

[Emi.acg]

Lo leí anoche y se me mezclo con lo que leí del siguiente jajaja pero en este me parece que siguió la pelea con Luffy y Crocodile, la segunda y Luffy volvió a perder pero lo salvó las gotitas de agua que había lanzado al aire.

La verdadera historia cof cof jajajsj Muestran la motivación de Robin por ayudar a la organización, la gran recompensa que le dieron siendo tan pequeñita.

Y por otra parte los marinos ayudando, ese Zoro y su sentido de la orientación 😅🤣 no andaba ni cerca pero al final igual llegó de los primeros xd

[Juho Pohjalainen]

No one until now has managed to keep Luffy down even once, and Crocodile goes and does it twice. The first great example of the main character's insane determination, willpower, and endurance. Even Crocodile is stumped: he could have easily taken one more round if only he'd kept his cool, but he let it get into his head and went to a physical brawl and suddenly it starts to look a lot worse for him. But he might still win, I'm not saying anything, no spoilers.

Did you know there's a pretty popular theory that Crocodile is in fact Luffy's mother? Crazy, right?

Even with all the henchmen down, the stakes just keep getting higher. Most other stories would have called it a day by now. Let Crocodile go down the second round. But Oda had more things to say. A bomb to drop. Literally.

[yel ᰔ]

➺ 5/5 🌟

"This hole looks crocodile-ish"

PLEASE LUFFY 🤣🤣 i laughed harder that i should!! but the countdown was actually pretty good to build up the issue that they and the whole albasta are only seconds away from blowing up. of course the comedy wouldn't be gone just because of that!

but luffy and mr. crocodile's fight?? *chef's kiss*. this is so freaking good!!i'm now even more convinced to watch the anime because the fight scenes must have been so good!!

[T.R. Preston]

Quite a bit more set up in this one, if I remember correctly. Alabasta drags at some points.

[Seb]

This is great.

[Alexis]

Robin's power is actually super unique and really cool to see in combat

[Gavin Hetherington]

I decided to read One Piece for the first time! You can check out my reviews arc by arc on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-...

[Gabby]

This shit is epic af😫

[Sara]

More of the same again. Lots of action, fighting and looking for bombs. And the intriguing introduction of another agent but I'm desperate for some wrapping up of events by this point.

[Hungry Rye]

4.75 stars

I really don’t know how they’re gunna win this 😭

[Patty ⋆˚࿔]

Avevo dimenticato che arco narrativo pazzesco fosse Alabasta, non vedo l’ora di vederlo nel live action 🔥

[Alec Costa]

nunca me senti tão otário

[Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson]

This volume starts off with Chapter 196: 1

The Arabasta Arc is getting close to being over, but in the meantime the King's special Gaurd the Duck Claw Squad are willing to go to their death's protecting the Royal Family. This to me seemed to be a horrible piece of tragic irony, and goes to show how cowardly Crocodile really is.
While on the other side of the city, Mr. 1 & Zoro's battle is coming to a conclusion. This battle gave Zoro wonderful character growth, and has endeared himself to me more. Why can't he be a real person? T_T

I'll write more when my editing mode hits.
Happy Readings!
Fly my Pretties! Fly!

[DeannaReadsandSleeps]

If they don’t hurry up and kill that man.

[Blake the Book Eater]

Crocodile’s continued fights with Luffy are so entertaining!! He’s definitely the most impressive villain the crew has faced!

[Zehra]

I just love everyone winning their fights and growing on them

[Ben Truong]

One Piece, Vol. 22 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next ten chapters (196–205) of the on-going manga series.

This tankōbon continues the Arabasta Arc. Despite his agents' defeats, Crocodile is still confident that his plans to take over the kingdom are nearing fruition. With Arabasta embroiled in a civil war of his own design, Crocodile needs only to destroy both warring parties in one fell swoop to take control of the country.

Knowing that a canon is the most practical way of fulfilling this purpose he sets to put this plan into motion, while Nefertari Vivi and the Straw Hat Pirates try to find its hiding place before it is too late. Meanwhile, Crocodile searches for Pluton, forcing King Cobra to lead him and Nico Robin to an ancient stone called a Ponegliff underneath the castle.

However, when Nico Robin says the Ponegliff has no information on the Plulton, Crocodile tries to kill her and escape before his cannon is fired. Meanwhile, Monkey D. Luffy, having recovered and learned from their previous encounter, engages Crocodile in battle.

This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Eiichirō Oda. For the most part, it is written and illustrated rather well. The narrative continues the Arabasta Arc as it is nearing the end. Crocodile's compatriots may have been defeated, but his plans of taking over Arabasta have a good chance of working. The Straw Pirates plans to stop Crocodile with Monkey D. Luffy recovered to fight Crocodile once again.

All in all, One Piece, Vol. 22 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.

[Esther Sánchez]

Empieza de forma un tanto confusa, con cosas salidas de la nada que no vienen a cuento, pero en cuanto aparece Luffy todo se vuelve a encauzar y ya entramos en la recta final de Arabasta, mezclando bien los momentos de humor con la tensión de la batalla final.

[Goblin Reaper]

BAROQUE WORKS PART 11, Vol. 22: Hope!!

196: 1
197: The Leaders
198: 4:15 P.M.
199: Hope!!
200: Water Luffy
201: Nico Robin
202: The Royal Mausoleum
203: Crocodile-ish
204: Red
205: The Sand-Sand Band's Secret Fort

[Hafeez]

Volume 22: Chapter 196-205
Saga 2: Arabasta
Arc 11: Arabasta

"Ideals only can be bring into reality by the ones who have the ability"
- Crocodile -

Round 2: Water Luffy vs Crocodile.
Winner: Crocodile

Round 3: Luffy vs Crocodile

[lobelyys]

i don't want to be THAT person, but crocodile is sooo hot. anyway we're nearing the end, and there are stil bw people around, and i just want this done already

[Julia]

Ein wahnsinns Finale! Das Treffen von Vivi und Corsa, Luffys Auftritt, Crocodiles Verrat und der Endkampf... ich liebs

[Vivianne (vivianneslibrary)]

Tears are being shed.

[Emily]

o Crocodile igual meu menino Shigaraki no final de Boku no Hero destruindo tudo hein

fiquei de cara também com o Luffy descobrindo o ponto fraco dele e usando SANGUE pra conseguir meter uns socos na própria mãe!!! que loucura

[Stiby (María MV)]

Este tomo me ha aburrido un poco pero es que no estaba de humor, y la mitad de cosas que pasaban me daban un poco igual 😅
Pero al menos tenemos a Luffy!

[Zbigniew Gacek]

Tomik o bieganiu, każda postać gdzieś zasuwa a Luffy jest noezniszczalny. Czekam na wielki finał bo troche to zaczyna długo trwać.

[Maggie]

3.5/5

[SameerLeseRatte123]

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