There be Pirates Afoot

We had a bunch of fun with the Ninjas the last time we posted. We are now on to the PIRATES!

Avast Ye Maties and climb aboard for a water filled adventure. We are of course going to talk about the sensation known as One Piece. Everything in this series is over the top. The characters, scenery, wildlife, just plan all of it. I think this is what adds to the fun of the series. Similar to Naruto, we will have a male character that is pushing the envelope on all levels. Alas however, I am getting ahead of myself, so let’s start at the beginning.

We start off with the execution of Gold Roger aka The King of Pirates. He makes it know that he has a treasure called ‘One Piece’ that is out at the Grand Line. This treasure, with this death, is now up for grabs and starts what is known as the ‘Great Pirate Era’.

Lets now introduce you to a young boy (Monkey D. Luffy) who is sitting in a bar/restaurant listing to pirate tales by ‘Red-Haired Shanks’. What Shanks doesn’t realize however is that Luffy is ‘eating’ his treasure, a Devil Fruit (like all boys, he has a bottomless stomach). As it turns out, this is the Gum Gum Fruit and Luffy’s body is now as bendable as rubber. Sounds great huh, but the ill side effect is that anyone who eats these fruits, can’t swim. Must be great being a pirate with amazing powers, but can’t swim – oops.  After a battle in town, Shanks gives Luffy his hat and thus is born ‘Straw Hat Luffy’.

With each adventure, a new shipmate (friend) is found. His original crew starts off  with (in order met) Zoro (3-Blade Sword man), Nami (sexy Thief and Navigator), Usopp (tells tall tales, but great with a slingshot), Sanji (their chef who is a skirt chaser) and to round out the crew Chopper (a anthropomorphic Reindeer Doctor). If you think this is a rag-tag team, wait until you meet the rest of the crew. It is always a fun adventure full of hi-jinks and danger, but they manage to get through it. I swear that Luffy dies like 50 times in this series with all the crap that is thrown at him.

Now let’s expand on the Devil Fruit and the other Pirates of the show. This may be a mixed bag however as most of the Pirates have eaten the Devil Fruit. There are actually 3 types of fruit. These fruits types are Paramecia Fruit (alters the body in some fashion), Zoan Fruit (allows you to change into an animal) or Logia Fruit (you can actually become an element). I am not sure if the fruit is labeled what it does before you eat it, but I am not sure I would be able to take the chance on eating one.

Some of my favorite Pirates are Buggy, Ace and Hody Jones. Buggy is a clown pirate that ate the Chop Chop Fruit. He can literally chop his body into pieces and each part acts as an extension of his body. Now Ace (who is Luffy’s older brother) ate the Flare Flare Fruit. He has the ability to make and control fire with his body. As for Hody Jones, well he is just a plain old Fishman – with a really big mouth and razor sharp teeth. Just as unique as each pirate is, there ships and flags also reflect their personalities. Some are just the size of rafts that the Blackbeard Pirated use to ones that are huge like Moby Dick which the Whitebeards Pirates use that can swim under water.

By the way, who is policing these guys? That would be the World Government and their Navy. These guys are more like the Keystone Cops than anything else, but do have a few heavy weights like Smoker (ate the Smoke Smoke Fruit). They popup here and there to cause issues, but end up just being an annoyance more than anything.

This is an extremely fun read or show to watch for anyone who has a funny bone. My son has been enjoying both and even drew a One Piece scene on his Math Test (boat and crew). For a fun time and an extremely wild adventure to boot, this is one series that you have to catch up on. Not wanting to take my work on this, well for the record, the Manga series has been breaking publication records in Japan. Volume 57 of the series sold 2,305,594 copies alone.

One Piece also has a great variety of merchandise that is as vast as the seas. There is so much that you will fill your Treasure Chest to the brink of exploding. If you want to get you and your crew setup in the pirate gear, then check out the fine selection at Miccostumes.

Here is a hint of our next post: We see several Sailors who are happy playing with the Planets.

Author on Miccostumes Blog – Dan

Everybody is welcomed to write for us. Via offering us interesting or useful information about anime, manga, movie, cosplay etc, you can also promote your site. So, don’t be hesitant to realize more cooperation with us at once :D!

Dan

This is another new author for our blog, who is known as Dan. Huge thanks, Dan! He loves anything in relation to Japan which includes anime, manga, cosplay and figures. He is also a Nature Photographer which is a great way to relax and enjoy the outdoors.

Dan has already contributed one article here:

A Review about Ninjas

He will offer us many other interesting topics about One Piece, Sailor Moon, Vocaloid, Pokemon, Dragon Ball Z, D.Gray Man, Full Metal Alchemist, Zelda, Street Fighter, Bleach, Code Geass, Rozen Maiden, Lolita, Kingdon Hearts, Final Fantasy, School Uniforms, Haruhi Suzumiya, Death Note, Soul Eater, Gurren Lagann, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Christmas Costumes etc. Just keep noticing.

Author on Miccostumes Blog – Kaika

Welcome, Kaika! We do feel grateful since you are willing to be a regular contributor for our blog :P.

This is a new author at our site, known as Kaika or Elpheal. Coming from Singapore, Kaika also shares us many stunning cosplay works in the gallery. Pictures referring to Otome Yokai Zakuro: Lilies, Rondo of the Sun and Moon, OYZ: Bewitched, Kagamine Rin cosplay, EOY 2008: Nietono no Shana etc all seem great. Click here to know more about the author.

Kaika posted an article days ago, introducing us Neon Genesis Evangelion Store Tokyo-01. The anime merchandise shop is introduced there, with detailed product pictures listed.

We expect more writers to join in us. So, if you are interested, don’t be hesitant to contact us now.

Author on Miccostumes Blog – Steve Crandall

Steve CrandallWelcome, Steve, to our site and write for us. Thanks for linking to us at your site. It’s a big pleasure for us actually :D.

This is another regular contributor at our blog. Known as Steve Crandall, he has already published an article. See it here:

Team Haberkorn – How A Fan Club Was Born

Steve is a professional web designer and software engineer and also a big fan for Todd Haberkorn (by the way, this also makes sens on his daughter), who is a famous voice actor from in America. Meeting Todd at the Colossal Con this year, Steve, together with Todd Haberkorn, Suzette Hullette (Fan Club President) and Kristen Tanakatsubo (Social Media Expert) developed and opened up a fan club and also the website.

Loving animation and frequently going to anime cons, Steve will undoubtedly help us keep informed with the latest & interesting news from those pageants, via words and pictures. To know more information about him, you can also pay a visit to this site.

Thanks again, Steve!

Author on Miccostumes Blog – Christopher Montero

Christopher MonteroEven though words can’t express how grateful we feel for contributors at our cosplay blog, we still want to say a huge thanks for all of you :D.

This is another author at our blog – Christopher Montero, who is known as Lunar Angel here. He is a reporter for examiner.com. Writing about video game babes, convention stories and any other related videogame there, he is also a devotee for videogame, anime and manga. He has been cosplaying for 3 years and will keep us informed about cosplay related news from the Sunshine State of Florida, USA. Via interviews, photos or words, you will continue to know what happens on Florida cons and cosplayers who frequently go there.

Christopher has made a post at our blog just now. Take a look at this one:

Videogame Cosplay Interview: Auron from Final Fantasy X

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