Journey Towards One Piece

Assalamualaikum..

 Before reading this, let's watch some anime first.

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I'm sure you guys are clueless even if you did watch the vid.

You see, untuk kipas susah mati manga/anime cam aku, One Piece is a living legacy that I dreamed of surpassing satu hari nanti. *Kan aku nak jadi freelance kartunis one day? Haha*

Why I said this, you wonder? As you know, dalam entry aku yang sebelum ni, aku ada tulis tentang kenapa aku suka One Piece. When I look back, I realized yang aku dah ambik tau pasal perkembangan cerita ni sejak 10 tahun dulu. It's a bit funny since mase aku mula-mula baca, aku tak paham ape pun, *ye la, aku budak kecik lagi kot..* Apa yang aku tau mase tu, "cite ni best! sbb ade banyak tumbuk2!" Haha, noob sungguh pemikiran ku dahulu..

*bende ni start tahun 1997 tau? 4 years later baru aku follow*

Then, as time went on, I learned about the characters and as me as the reader actually felt like I am accompanying them in their journey that 10 faithful years. And now, as I was chillin' around doing nothing, aku tengok balik cite ni dari mula-mula. I must say, it felt so nostalgic. It's like your childhood flashing in front of your eyes. 

 *the family-like relationship between the Strawhat pirates made me warm and fuzzy inside*

That's when I stumbled upon this vid. It's the 14 opening for the anime version. As I watch, that nostalgic feeling once again gets the better of me. Aku tak tau la kalau korang, tapi for me, kalau aku dah betul-betul follow pasal sesuatu cite tu, aku akan rasa seolah-olah aku ada attachment dengan setiap character tu. All the hardships that they endured somehow acts like a catalyst untuk aku buat benda yang sama dalam kehidupan harian aku. *you can see how much a manga can help in changing ones life*

*One of my favorite scene from the anime*

As I lay there, watching this vid, my tears actually rolled on my cheeks without me realizing it. It's as if my eyes acting on reflex. But I do know, I was actually feeling sad. This manga actually accompanied me on my very own journey. and I must say it was long. Maybe someday, once the manga ended, maybe that would be the time where I would finally be someone dependable. And I would use whatever I learned about life in this manga in order to succeed.

*Marco's(the dude in purple) will to fight for Ace's life was breathtaking*

*Ace's (Luffy's brother) death taught me that not everything would go as how we originally planned before*

I hope that one day, my grandchildren would ask me how I cope and went through my life as a person, and I'll just answered proudly "Atuk bace manga je." Haha. :)

*aku nak tengok macamne cucu2 aku tu react, kahkah*

Ape-ape hal, major props to Oda sensei sebab buat manga yang inspirational camni!

Assalamualaikum

p/s Oda Eichihiro is truly a god among mangakas