User blog comment:Nobody700/Is one piece truly the best?/@comment-3425840-20140119162537

I think One Piece is awesome for its sheer diversity. Although as it is not finished yet, we can't just say it is well connected or stuff but it as of now the story is pretty well all rounded and the quality of the story is epic.

That being said, it can not be just said it is the best out of the blue. I mean HXH has a lot of potential to rival OP, but for hiatus. The overall quality of the storyline, I would say is more or less equal (note quality, not type), currently I will give OP a little edge, but very slight, like a tiny bit. If HXH resumes and comes up with better arcs, it can sure even or topple the scales.

As for Berserk, well honestly in my opinion its plot is more suited for a novel than a manga, and also it is a seinen and darker themed manga. Still if you compare, it's plot is also epic and I would put it a little above OP in the first look, but it has a linear plot line and as OP seems to have lots in store and some darker more diverse back grounds I guess that over all I would still give OP an edge.

As for FMA: Well it is unlike the ones I have already discussed, a complete one. And it was quite well made. However the quality of the story although really really good, was smaller compared to OP or HXH or Berserk and small good < big good, imo. It has a similar quality (again, not type) but smaller length. The same applies for Rurouni Kenshin.

About Toriko, well it is a bit more goofy as a storyline somehow, I mean the concept itself maybe makes it that way. Good as it is, I place it a tad lower than OP/HXH/Berserk/FMA, but only a tad, it can in the future get better and come even.

Naruto had been better than all of these in the beginning, it had admittedly borrowed a lot from HXH but portrayed that in the beginning a bit more attractively. However that was just the beginning, after maybe 2/3 arcs it started going FUBR.

Over all I will place it quite a bit below Toriko and about the same level with Fairy Tail. Would have placed it with Bleach but for the beginning it deserves some credit.

Bleach - Well only good thing are some fights and some epic entries.

Death Note could be in my opinion ranked on the same level with Berserk - although it is a very different piece of work.

Code Geass, well personally I did not like the way it took place, I mean I get the back ground story, but the setting seemed inappropriate to the theme to me. I place it with Toriko.

DBZ could also take the table with Toriko, well a tad below maybe but with the emotional armor it gets a boost.

Yu Yu Hakusho and Hellsing also gets the same seat as DBZ.

Claymore and Soul Eater (manga only) are a tad lower than them, about at Naruto or FT's level. Inuyasha a tad below them, owing to the repetitive plot-line. Well the only thing I liked about it was the corrupt good theme.

Well there are lots of other series about at that mark or little better, like Samurai Champloo - Code Geass Level for me, or Trigun - FT level, or Hajime no Ippo - FT level.