One Piece Story

The Series
One Piece is the pirate series written and drawn and story by Eiichiro Oda, the former assistant for Nobuhiro Watsuki for the Rurouni Kenshen. The series currently went up to 43+ Volumes and 431 Chapters and is currently the most popular series in Japan.

History
Before creating One Piece, Oda had publish 2 one shot Romance Dawn 1 and Romance Dawn 2 in early 1997. In August 1997, One Piece offical story was frist published in Shonen Jump for Shueisha. One Piece was known for it's unique storyline, strange characters, real-world refarance, creative object, mixture of battle elements, mixtures of emotions, humorous moments, inspirations, in-depth character development, strong mythos, and complex details in the series. Oda intent to balance his story and mix the story with many kinds of elements found in the real world and other stories, fables, myths and legends.

Oda originally wanted his series to run for 5 years but the series went longer then expected. Oda even said that he really don't know how much longer. Since Oda put so much effort and details in his series in 430+ chapters that there is much in One Piece to talk about.

Story
It's the story about Luffy who was inspired by Red-Haired Shanks to become an pirate. 22 Years ago, the Pirate King Gold D. Roger was excuted, before he died, he told the crowds of people to set out and find his treasure One Piece. That sparked the Great Age of Pirates as countless of pirates sets out to find the treasure. 22 years later, the 17 years old Luffy departs his village to become an Pirate King. On his way, he'll need his crews and an ship.