Books like One Piece, Volume 48: Adventures of Oars

The weird comedy-horror fun continues as the Straw Hats take the fight to Moria and his zombies with the aim of getting their shadows back. The highlights were Chopper's fight against Hogback and Usopp's fight against Perona. Chopper hasn't received much character development beyond his introductory arc, so it was good to see him get some here. Seeing him fight against someone respected because of their unethical approach to medicine showed a determined and principled side to him that we haven't seen much of before as he's usually delegated to comic relief. Similarly, while Usopp's fight starts off comically, we end up seeing how smart and tactical he can be when put on the spot. I like the idea of him spontaneously adopting the Sniper King persona whenever he needs a confidence boost. I didn't like how creepy they made Sanji though - up to this point he's just been a dope who gets infatuated with any pretty lady he sees, but they made him act really perverted in this volume. The fights have been over and done with in just the right amount of time and haven't dragged out like some of the ones in other arcs have.Luffy's fight with Moria hasn't been anything really exciting yet, but seeing the zombie behemoth Oars messing everything up with Luffy's absentmindedness and goofiness has been hilarious. It's scary to think what it's capable of now that it's totally under Moria and Hogback's control, because it will have all of Luffy's combat prowess but none of his compassion.