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In the currentOne Piecestory spark , Luffyis in a life - or - end struggle againstKaido , theself - extol strong creaturein the world . While this type of climactic conflict is fundamental to the superhero musical genre , a special aspect of the Luffy / Kaido battle would never bump in American comic .

Despite a plethora of overpowered graphic symbol , many of who Luffy has figured out a way to defeat , Kaido stands out as one of the strongest antagonist the vernal plagiarist has ever faced . WhileKaido ’s great power is obvious , the more impressive element of the fight is Luffy ’s resiliency and versatility . No matter what Kaido does to Luffy he literally bounce back , stronger than ever . However , there has now been alotof bouncing back . The fight   set about inOne Piece # 1022 , which was print in October 2021 . The most current issue , where the fight is still ongoing , isOne Piece#1048 , which was published in May 2022 . Moreover , it seems the scrap is probable to last at least a few more issues , if not longer .

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The length of the fight , however , is perhaps not solely due to the creative breathing in of themanga ’s creator Eiichiro Oda , but rather due to the technical criterion of the manga manufacture itself . consort to Frederik L. Schodt’sManga ! Manga ! : The World of Nipponese Comics , a mangaka is given significantly more " page " or dialog box to separate their story than in the average American comic . As a upshot , a mangaka has no force per unit area or expectation to finish a combat in one or two issue , as is the fount in the US .

Theselimits on American comicshave several moment . First , as a result of the need to get the " story " out in fewer comical panels and comic record pages , American comics run to let in more text and few graphics , or   to be specific , more textinevery computer graphic . The text supply readers with the context of what they see in the funny venire , and the factual art render the completion or near closing of the action account in the text . to boot , there is also less forcible space to visually depict the action .

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Conversely , Nipponese manga allow the mangaka to visually describe every , or almost every , constituent of action , from mop up to conclusion as if it were in substantial - time . Text , moreover , is used to just express what characters are say , rather than what they are thinking or to narrate the present moment . Manga tends to take the principle of"a picture is deserving a thousand words"very seriously , show everything it ’s possible to show without becoming tedious .

Consequently , in a manga as popular , long - running , andinfluential asOne Piecenot only does Oda have the ability to extend out a fight longer than in a comparable American comedian ,   but with a fighting as important to the ultimate settlement of the fib asLuffyversusKaido , Oda was likely throw plenty of discreetness to develop it as he take in set - a exclusive right not enjoyed by American comic author and artist , who would never be allowed to make a competitiveness scene that stretches over eight months and counting .

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One Piece chapter 1048is available now fromViz Media .

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