Allen Divers of Anime News Network remarks in 2003 that the art style One Piece employs "initially seems pretty cartoonish with A great deal of your character models exhibiting far more North American affect than that from its Japanese origins", adding that the "artwork and configurations stumble upon as timeless inside their presentation". He also notes that the influence of Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) shines as a result of in Oda's variety of composing with its "massive epic battles punctuated by a lot of humor" Which, in a single Piece, he "manages to share a wealthy tale with out having slowed down by overly complicated plots".[one hundred seventy] Rebecca Silverman of the identical site mentioned that one of several series' strengths should be to "blend action, humor, and significant fare with each other" and praised the artwork, but said that the panels could get far too crowded for easy examining.
Nakano website lauded Oda for his "mind-boggling enthusiasm, talent and power" and his "unwavering will" to provide a story to girls and boys, adding that he goes considerably past the reader's anticipations, With all the perception in "Will not idiot the reader" and "there is one thing interesting forward of it".[a hundred and eighty]