Monsters' Anime Does The Sword God's Story Justice

Ryuma's story is enjoyable without One Piece Easter eggs. The brilliant animators quickly make Ryuma lovable and rootable.

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There aren't many, but the manga's flowing and powerful action scenes are slightly enhanced, and the Japanese voice cast brings the characters to life.

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It will feel like you've known the characters for longer by the end of the special, and viewers will want to see more of Ryuma's exploits in ancient Wano.

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Monsters is one of Eiichiro Oda's approximately half-dozen short mangas from before One Piece, included in WANTED!.

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While Ryuma's design and character felt like a prototype of Zoro, WANTED! has brief manga stories about several other One Piece characters.

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After E&H Production's successful Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation, it will be exciting to see what Park Sung-Hoo and his amazing crew do with more Oda stories.

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