Wanted! is a collection of five manga one-shots that Eiichiro Oda produced prior to One Piece. It is named for the leading story, Oda's first professionally-published work.
Oda provides a page of commentary after each story, musing on his inspirations, challenges, and various other subjects.
This is a 「masterpiece collection」.
No matter what any of you say, this is a 「masterpiece collection」.
You could say these 「masterpieces」 are some of the few successful successors of the will of the countless one-shots out there that have been left to rot. To simply call them "short stories" would be such a shame.
Oh ... but wait, on the cover, the sub-title says "Collection of short stories by Oda Eiichiro".......!!
Ah, whatever.
Contents[]
Wanted! (WANTED!,Wonteddo!?): After bounty hunterWild Joe fails to claim Gill Bastar's head, his ghost begins haunting the criminal. He remains with Gill as he is targeted by the hitman Sino Phoenix, finally passing on when he admits his own defeat.
God's Gift for the Future (神から未来のプレゼント,Kami kara Mirai no Purezento?): God sentences serial pickpocket Bran to having a meteorite fall on his house, only to discover he's actually specified the department store Branchi. To repair the situation, he orders Bran to save the lives of everyone in Branchi, promising to forgive his sins if he succeeds.
Ikki Yako (一鬼夜行,Ikki Yakō?): The monk Guko searches for his lost master Koshin, only to run into a Guardian Deity Koshin had befriended and the monster who killed him.
Monsters (MONSTERS,Monsutāzu?): The traveling swordsmanRyuma searches for "de King", supposedly the greatest swordsman alive. During his travels, he stops in a small town, and accidentally provides the perfect excuse for the conmen D.R. and Cyrano to stage a dragon attack, which Ryuma must now handle himself.
Romance Dawn (ROMANCE DAWN,Romansu Dōn?): During his travels, the young pirateLuffy runs into Shupeal and his crew, where he is taken prisoner. There, he befriends Ann, another victim of Shupeal's, and must fight off the pirate captain to save them both.
