ROMANCE DAWN

The latest ONE PIECE manga volume 61 is on sale.

I've told you umpteen times that I'm a great fan of ONE PIECE.

※See also http://eh-take.blogspot.com/2010/08/yesterday-i-bought-new-manga-one-piece.html, http://eh-take.blogspot.com/2009/12/strong-world.html

I was overpowered with the author Eiichiro Oda's ingenuity as soon as I saw the cover of volume 61.

This volume contains the final chapters of Part 1 and the beginning chapters of Part 2, so Eiichiro Oda seems to draw characters in almost the same poses as volume 1.

And the title of volume 61 is "ROMANCE DAWN -for the new world-", which means the beginning of the adventure and riminds us of the very first chapter of volume 1 "ROMANCE DAWN".

Look at and compare them.

Volume 61

Volume 1

What's more, illustration of the first of Part 1 and that of Part 2 is quite similar.

Illustration of Chapter 1

Illustration of Chapter 598

Eiichiro Oda obviously expresses the new embarkation after two years of separation with using the same forms on the book covers and illustrations.

Not only its stories but also its illustrations and titles fascinate people deeply, indeed!!