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Additionally, three of these movies have had special [[featurette]] shorts, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series. They were shown dancing in ''Jango's Dance Carnival'' with ''Clockwork Island Adventure''; playing soccer in ''Dream Soccer King!'' with ''Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals''; and playing baseball in ''Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King'' with ''Curse of the Sacred Sword''.
Additionally, three of these movies have had special [[featurette]] shorts, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series. They were shown dancing in ''Jango's Dance Carnival'' with ''Clockwork Island Adventure''; playing soccer in ''Dream Soccer King!'' with ''Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals''; and playing baseball in ''Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King'' with ''Curse of the Sacred Sword''.


{{nihongo|''One Piece: The Movie''|ワンピース|Wanpīsu|[[2000 in film|2000]]}} is the first feature film, coming into Japanese cinemas in the year 2000. Like the series itself, it starts by telling the legend of a successful pirate: There once was a pirate named Woonan. He was known as the Great Gold Pirate, who obtained almost a third of the world's gold. Over the course of a few years, that pirate's existence faded and a legend grew, that he disappeared with his gold to a remote island. An island pirates continue to search for. Aboard the ''[[Going Merry]]'', Luffy, and his crew, starved and reckless, are robbed of their treasure. In an attempt to get it back Luffy wrecks the getaway ship, freeing a young boy named Tobio, who was a captive of El Drago's pirate crew. El Drago's love for gold has driven him to look for Woonan's island and thanks to Woonan's treasure map, he finds it. Meanwhile Luffy's crew split up and despite their own circumstances, they must find a way to stop El Drago from obtaining Woonan's gold.
{{nihongo|'''''One Piece: The Movie'''''|ワンピース|Wanpīsu|[[2000 in film|2000]]}} is the first feature film, coming into Japanese cinemas in the year 2000. Like the series itself, it starts by telling the legend of a successful pirate: There once was a pirate named Woonan. He was known as the Great Gold Pirate, who obtained almost a third of the world's gold. Over the course of a few years, that pirate's existence faded and a legend grew, that he disappeared with his gold to a remote island. An island pirates continue to search for. Aboard the ''[[Going Merry]]'', Luffy, and his crew, starved and reckless, are robbed of their treasure. In an attempt to get it back Luffy wrecks the getaway ship, freeing a young boy named Tobio, who was a captive of El Drago's pirate crew. El Drago's love for gold has driven him to look for Woonan's island and thanks to Woonan's treasure map, he finds it. Meanwhile Luffy's crew split up and despite their own circumstances, they must find a way to stop El Drago from obtaining Woonan's gold.


{{nihongo|''Clockwork Island Adventure''|ねじまき島の冒険|Nejimaki-shima no bōken|[[2001 in film|2001]]}} is the second movie. As with the first, it starts with the Straw Hats being stolen something, - their ship. Luffy’s crew is adrift for over a week, leaving plenty of time to lament the loss. They come across a thief duo that claims it was stolen by the Trump Pirates, who have taken over Clockwork Island. To make things even worse, Nami is kidnaped. Now, the gang must travel to Clockwork Island to, not only reclaim their vessel, but also to potentially find the world famous treasure, the Diamond Clock, and to save Nami, before she has to marry the Trump Pirates' leader.
{{nihongo|'''''Clockwork Island Adventure'''''|ねじまき島の冒険|Nejimaki-shima no bōken|[[2001 in film|2001]]}} is the second movie. As with the first, it starts with the Straw Hats being stolen something, - their ship. Luffy’s crew is adrift for over a week, leaving plenty of time to lament the loss. They come across a thief duo that claims it was stolen by the Trump Pirates, who have taken over Clockwork Island. To make things even worse, Nami is kidnaped. Now, the gang must travel to Clockwork Island to, not only reclaim their vessel, but also to potentially find the world famous treasure, the Diamond Clock, and to save Nami, before she has to marry the Trump Pirates' leader.


{{nihongo|''Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals''|珍獣島のチョッパー王国|Chinjū-tō no Choppā-ōkoku|[[2002 in film|2002]]}} is the third to be released and the first movie to feature Chopper, although neither [[Nefertari Vivi|Vivi]] nor Robin are present. The crew searches for the Crowning Treasure, but as they approach the island it is said to be on, they are sent into the air, separating Chopper from the group. On the island, the animals and Mobambi, a young boy living among them, declare Chopper their king. The remaining Straw Hats, searching for him, encounter the treasure hunter Butler and his henchmen. After escaping from his hoard of Horn Eaters, an armored kind of animal, the size of a cow, they succeed in finding Chopper. But when Butler notices the reindeer to be the new animal king he summons his Horn Eaters after him and the fighting starts. In an attempt to save Chopper, Mobambi loses the Crowning Treasure to Butler. Strengthened by its power, he now poses a significant threat to the Straw Hats and every animal on the island.
{{nihongo|'''''Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals'''''|珍獣島のチョッパー王国|Chinjū-tō no Choppā-ōkoku|[[2002 in film|2002]]}} is the third to be released and the first movie to feature Chopper, although neither [[Nefertari Vivi|Vivi]] nor Robin are present. The crew searches for the Crowning Treasure, but as they approach the island it is said to be on, they are sent into the air, separating Chopper from the group. On the island, the animals and Mobambi, a young boy living among them, declare Chopper their king. The remaining Straw Hats, searching for him, encounter the treasure hunter Butler and his henchmen. After escaping from his hoard of Horn Eaters, an armored kind of animal, the size of a cow, they succeed in finding Chopper. But when Butler notices the reindeer to be the new animal king he summons his Horn Eaters after him and the fighting starts. In an attempt to save Chopper, Mobambi loses the Crowning Treasure to Butler. Strengthened by its power, he now poses a significant threat to the Straw Hats and every animal on the island.


{{nihongo|''Dead End Adventure''|デッドエンドの冒険|Deddo endo no bōken|[[2003 in film|2003]]}} is the fourth movie and the first to actually have full feature length. In order to gain money, the crew enters the Dead End Race, a dangerous anything goes sailing competition. On the starting island of the race the crew is introduced to that year's favorite, General Gasparde, a former navy general who deserted after killing his men. The race proceeds and after lots of fighting and Gasparde's treachery, it all comes down to him and Luffy, one on one.
{{nihongo|'''''Dead End Adventure'''''|デッドエンドの冒険|Deddo endo no bōken|[[2003 in film|2003]]}} is the fourth movie and the first to actually have full feature length. In order to gain money, the crew enters the Dead End Race, a dangerous anything goes sailing competition. On the starting island of the race the crew is introduced to that year's favorite, General Gasparde, a former navy general who deserted after killing his men. The race proceeds and after lots of fighting and Gasparde's treachery, it all comes down to him and Luffy, one on one.


{{nihongo|''Curse of the Sacred Sword''|呪われた聖剣|Norowareta seiken|[[2004 in film|2004]]}} is the fifth movie, and mainly focused on Zoro, who goes missing, as the Straw Hat's restock. On their search for him, Sanji follows Maya, a girl of the island, to a village. There, Zoro appears, accompanied by a group of marines. Zoro wields his sword against Sanji and takes three jewel balls from Maya. Luffy stumbles upon a training center of the local navy division. There, he encounters Saga, the leader of the center and owner of the Seven Star Sword, who made Zoro take the balls to revive that swords slumbering power. Luffy fights him, but falls from a cliff. The Seven Stars Sword was that, which had ruined the country of Asuka with its cursed power a long time ago and had therefore been sealed. But with a night of a red full moon, that occurs only once every hundred years, the jewel balls in his possession, and Zoro on his side, only the remaining Straw Hats stand in Saga's way to reviving the swords true power.
{{nihongo|'''''Curse of the Sacred Sword'''''|呪われた聖剣|Norowareta seiken|[[2004 in film|2004]]}} is the fifth movie, and mainly focused on Zoro, who goes missing, as the Straw Hat's restock. On their search for him, Sanji follows Maya, a girl of the island, to a village. There, Zoro appears, accompanied by a group of marines. Zoro wields his sword against Sanji and takes three jewel balls from Maya. Luffy stumbles upon a training center of the local navy division. There, he encounters Saga, the leader of the center and owner of the Seven Star Sword, who made Zoro take the balls to revive that swords slumbering power. Luffy fights him, but falls from a cliff. The Seven Stars Sword was that, which had ruined the country of Asuka with its cursed power a long time ago and had therefore been sealed. But with a night of a red full moon, that occurs only once every hundred years, the jewel balls in his possession, and Zoro on his side, only the remaining Straw Hats stand in Saga's way to reviving the swords true power.


{{nihongo|''Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island''|オマツリ男爵と秘密の島|Omatsuri danshaku to himitsu no shima|[[2005 in film|2005]]}} is the sixth ''One Piece'' movie to appear in japanese cinemas. The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, the former captain of a pirate crew, who were all killed years ago. Being the only survivor, he then started hating all close-knit groups of pirates and wishing to separate them. He and his henchmen seed distrust among the Straw Hats and capture them one by one, leaving only Luffy to free his crew from the Baron's hold.
{{nihongo|'''''Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island'''''|オマツリ男爵と秘密の島|Omatsuri danshaku to himitsu no shima|[[2005 in film|2005]]}} is the sixth ''One Piece'' movie to appear in japanese cinemas. The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, the former captain of a pirate crew, who were all killed years ago. Being the only survivor, he then started hating all close-knit groups of pirates and wishing to separate them. He and his henchmen seed distrust among the Straw Hats and capture them one by one, leaving only Luffy to free his crew from the Baron's hold.


{{nihongo|''The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle''|カラクリ城のメカ巨兵|Karakuri-jō no meka kyohei|[[2006 in film|2006]]}} is the seventh movie and features an, for the series, unusually large amount of [[fanservice]]. The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter the cave. As it turns out, the islands true form, is that of a giant turtle. Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from crashing into a nearby island.
{{nihongo|'''''The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle'''''|カラクリ城のメカ巨兵|Karakuri-jō no meka kyohei|[[2006 in film|2006]]}} is the seventh movie and features an, for the series, unusually large amount of [[fanservice]]. The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter the cave. As it turns out, the islands true form, is that of a giant turtle. Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from crashing into a nearby island.


{{nihongo|''Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates''|エピソードオブアラバスタ 砂漠の王女と海賊たち|Episōdo obu Arabasuta Sabaku no ōjo to kaizoku-tachi|[[2007 in film|2007]]}} is the eighth movie and a retelling of the Alabasta storyline. - The Straw Hats travel to Alabasta, the desert island and home of Neferati Vivi. They find the country in the middle of a revolution. Sir Crocodile, the country's hero, secretly used his criminal organization, Baroque Works, to undermine the citizens trust in Cobra, Vivi's father and head of the Kingdom of Sand, in order to seize the throne and the countries hidden secret for himself. The crew now has to cross the desert, stop the revolution, save thousands of lives from Baroque Works hidden bombers, and most of all, defeat Crocodile, the mighty Shichibukai. - Funimation released the film to selected theaters across the United States on February 7, 2008 and to DVD on February 19, 2008.
{{nihongo|'''''Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates'''''|エピソードオブアラバスタ 砂漠の王女と海賊たち|Episōdo obu Arabasuta Sabaku no ōjo to kaizoku-tachi|[[2007 in film|2007]]}} is the eighth movie and a retelling of the Alabasta storyline. - The Straw Hats travel to Alabasta, the desert island and home of Neferati Vivi. They find the country in the middle of a revolution. Sir Crocodile, the country's hero, secretly used his criminal organization, Baroque Works, to undermine the citizens trust in Cobra, Vivi's father and head of the Kingdom of Sand, in order to seize the throne and the countries hidden secret for himself. The crew now has to cross the desert, stop the revolution, save thousands of lives from Baroque Works hidden bombers, and most of all, defeat Crocodile, the mighty Shichibukai. - Funimation released the film to selected theaters across the United States on February 7, 2008 and to DVD on February 19, 2008.


{{nihongo|''Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura''|エピソードオブチョッパー＋　冬に咲く、奇跡の桜|Episōdo Obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura|[[2008 in film|2008]]}} is the ninth ''One Piece'' movie and the second to focus on Chopper, as it is a retelling of the Drum Island storyline from the manga. It features Franky, Nico Robin, and the ''Thousand Sunny'', who weren't present in the original version.
{{nihongo|'''''Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura'''''|エピソードオブチョッパー＋　冬に咲く、奇跡の桜|Episōdo Obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura|[[2008 in film|2008]]}} is the ninth ''One Piece'' movie and the second to focus on Chopper, as it is a retelling of the Drum Island storyline from the manga. It features Franky, Nico Robin, and the ''Thousand Sunny'', who weren't present in the original version.
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One Piece
First volume of One Piece, released in Japan by Shueisha on December 24, 1997
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy-drama
Manga
Written byEiichiro Oda
Published byJapan Shueisha
English publisherUnited States Canada Viz Media
United Kingdom Gollancz Manga
Australia New Zealand Madman Entertainment
MagazineJapan Weekly Shōnen Jump
United States Canada Shonen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 4, 1997 – ongoing
Volumes50 (List of volumes)
Anime
Directed byKonosuke Uda
Munehisa Sakai
StudioToei Animation
Released October 20, 1999 – ongoing
Movies
  • One Piece: The Movie (2000)
  • Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
  • Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002)
  • Dead End Adventure (2003)
  • Curse of the Sacred Sword (2004)
  • Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
  • The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
  • Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates (2007)
  • Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (2008)

One Piece (ワンピース, Wan Pīsu) is a Japanese shōnen manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 4, 1997. The individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997 and 50 volumes released as of June 2008. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17 year old boy, who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic pirates, named the Straw Hats. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece and thereby become the next Pirate King. When creating the series, Oda was heavily influenced by the manga Dragon Ball.

One Piece is licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media. The individual chapters are being serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump manga anthology and being published in tankōbon volumes. In the United Kingdom, the series is being released by Gollancz Manga. Madman Entertainment is releasing the series in Australia and New Zealand.

The series was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced in 1998 by Production I.G. It was later adapted into a full anime series by Toei Animation that premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on October 20, 1999. As of August 10, 2008, 365 episodes of the series have aired. The anime series was licensed for a heavily edited English dubbed broadcast in North America by 4Kids Entertainment. It has since been licensed for a full Region 1 DVD release and broadcast by Funimation Entertainment. In addition to the anime series and OVA, One Piece has been adapted into nine feature films by Toei and multiple video games based on the series have been released.

With over 140 million copies sold, One Piece is the third highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Shōnen Jump. It is considered their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan.

Plot

A boy named Monkey D. Luffy, inspired by his childhood hero "Red Haired" Shanks, sets out on a journey to find the legendary One Piece, to become the new Pirate King. To accomplish this, he must reach the end of the most deadly and dangerous ocean: The Grand Line.

Luffy captains the Straw Hat Pirates first through the sea of East Blue and then through the Grand Line. He follows the path of the deceased Pirate King, Gold Roger, from island to island on his way to the great treasure One Piece. On his way his crew grows to have a first mate, a navigator, a sniper, a cook, a doctor, an archaeologist, a shipwright, and a musician.

Characters

Main article: List of One Piece characters

Monkey D. Luffy (モンキー・D・ルフィ, Monkī D. Rufi): The main character, a 17 year old boy.[1] He is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. He is portrayed as carefree and sometimes air-headed. He generally has a huge appetite, for meat in particular. By accidentally eating a Devil Fruit, a fruit that grants special abilities to those who eat them, his body gained the properties of rubber. Luffy's dream is to become the Pirate King. Luffy is voiced by Urara Takano in the original video animation (OVA) and by Mayumi Tanaka in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Bella Hudson for 4Kids, by Chuck Powers for Odex and by Colleen Clinkenbeard for Funimation.

Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ): The first to join the crew. He is 19 years old[1] and a skilled swordsman, who uses up to three swords at once, clutching the third into his mouth. He is extremely poor at understanding geographical directions and gets lost very easily. He also sleeps a great deal and loves to drink. His goal is to become the greatest swordsman in the world. Zoro is voiced by Wataru Takagi in the OVA and by Kazuya Nakai in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Marc Diraison for 4Kids, by Brian Zimmerman for Odex and by Christopher Sabat for Funimation.

Nami (ナミ): The crew's 18 year old[1] navigator and the second to join. Her navigation skills are excellent and she has the ability to recognize and analyze even the slightest changes in the weather through sheer intuition. She is also an excellent thief and pickpocket. Her dream is to draw a complete map of the world. Nami is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in the OVA and by Akemi Okamura in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Kerry Williams for 4Kids, by Alison Lestor for Odex and by Luci Christian for Funimation.

Usopp (ウソップ, Usoppu): The crew's 17 year old[1] marksman and the third to join. He is a chronic liar, talented inventor and has notable artistic talent, shown in his painting of the Straw Hat's Jolly Roger and crafting of detailed snow sculptures. Usopp's dream is to become a "brave warrior of the sea". Usopp is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Jason Anthony Griffith for 4Kids, by Jamie Meldrum and Chuck Powers for Odex and by Sonny Strait for Funimation.

Sanji (サンジ): The crew's 19 year old[citation needed] chain-smoking chef and the fourth to join. He knows how it feels to starve from first hand experience. Therefore he will never refuse someone a meal and becomes easily agitated when food is wasted. He is obsessed with women and has a strong sense of chivalry. He will never harm a woman, no matter what. His dream is to find the All Blue, a legendary sea, containing every kind of fish in the world. Sanji is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by David Moo for 4Kids, by Joe Murray and Paul Pistore for Odex and by Eric Vale for Funimation.

Tony Tony Chopper (トニートニー・チョッパー, Tonī Tonī Choppā): The crew's 15 year old[2] doctor and the fifth to join. He is a blue-nosed reindeer, who gained human properties by eating a Devil Fruit. He is capable of conversing with humans and animals alike. He is also very naïve and has a tendency to believe anything told to him. His dream is to create a cure for all the world's diseases. Chopper is voiced by Ikue Otani in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, he is voiced by Lisa Ortiz for 4Kids, by Emlyn Morinelli for Odex and by Brina Palencia for Funimation.

Nico Robin (ニコ・ロビン, Niko Robin): The crew's 28 year old[3] archaeologist and the sixth to join. She ate a Devil Fruit and gained the ability to create copies of any part of her body on surfaces in her proximity. She is extremely intelligent, having taught herself archeology at a very young age. Her dream is to find and decipher the Rio Poneglyph, an ancient stone telling a long lost part of history. Robin is voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi in the Japanese version of the anime. In the English dubs, she is voiced by Veronica Taylor for 4Kids, by Natasha Malinsky for Odex and by Stephanie Young for Funimation.

Franky (フランキー, Furankī): The crew's 34 year old[4] shipwright and seventh to join. He is a cola-powered cyborg. His artificial body grants him incredible strength, as well as making him practically invulnerable to most frontal attacks. It is equipped with countless weapons. Nevertheless, Franky is very sensitive and like Chopper has trouble hiding his emotions. His dream is to build a dream ship and sail it around the world, something he is now doing aboard the Thousand Sunny. Franky is voiced by Kazuki Yao in the Japanese version of the anime and by Patrick Seitz in Funimation's English dub.

Brook (ブルック, Burukku): The crew's 88 year old[5] musician and eighth to join. He is a living skeleton, resurrected by means of a Devil Fruit. He has a strange personality, being a combination of a gentlemanly persona and a perverted, crude sort. He speaks in a dignified, educated manner at most times, while having amazingly bad manners. His goal is to circle the Grand Line and return to Reverse Mountain, fulfilling a 50 year old promise. Brook is voiced by Chō in the Japanese version of the anime. He has yet to appear in any English dub.

Setting

Main article: World of One Piece

The Grand Line, also known as the Graveyard of Pirates,[6] is a fictional sea and the setting for most of the story in One Piece. It follows an imaginary line that runs north-west to south-east around the world and perpendicular to the Red Line.[6] The Red Line is a stretch of land that circles the globe from south-west to north-east.[6] These two Lines divide the two oceans of the world into four seas: North Blue, East Blue, West Blue and South Blue. There are two Calm Belts, running north and south of the Grand Line. These areas experience almost no wind and ocean currents.[7][8] The Calm Belts are also breeding ground for huge sea monsters, called Sea Kings in the One Piece world.[9][8] They are very effective barriers for those trying to enter the Grand Line.

Navigation in the Grand Line is considered to be very difficult.[10] Compasses do not work on the Grand Line because of the nature of its magnetic fields.[10] The islands located in the Grand Line are highly rich in minerals which disturbs the magnetic fields in the area.[10] In order to navigate the Grand Line, a Log Pose, a compass like instrument, must be used.[10] The Log Pose works by locking on to one island's magnetic field and then, once the island is reached, adapting to the next island's magnetic field.[10]

Devil Fruits are a type of fruit which, when eaten, permanently give a special power.[11] There are three categories of Devil Fruit.[12] Zoan fruits allow the user to fully or partially transform into a specific animal.[13] Logia fruits give control over and allow the user "to change their living body structure into the powers of nature".[12] "Everything aside from those is lumped into the Paramecia category."[14] Devil Fruit users can not swim.[15] When even only partially submerged in water, they can't actively use their powers and they temporarily lose all of their strength.[16]

Production

One Piece started as two one-shot stories entitled Romance Dawn[17]—which would later be used as the title for One Piece's first chapter and volume. The two one-shots featured the character of Luffy, and included elements that would later appear in the main series. However, as a whole, they were very different from the final One Piece series. The first of these short stories was published in August 1996 in a special issue of Shōnen Jump and later in One Piece Red. The second was published in the 41st issue of Shōnen Jump in 1996 and reprinted 1998 in Oda's short story collection: Wanted!.[18]

Eiichiro Oda originally planned One Piece to last five years and he had already planned out the ending, but he found himself enjoying the story too much to end it in that amount of time and now has no idea how long it will take to reach that point.[19] Nevertheless, the author states, as of July 2007, that the ending will still be the one he had decided on from the beginning and he is committed to seeing it through to the end, no matter how many years it takes.[20]

The names of many special attacks and certain terminology in the manga consist of a form of punning, in which phrases written in kanji are paired with an idiosyncratic reading. For example the names of Luffy, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, and Franky's techniques are often mixed with other languages and a number of names of Zoro's sword techniques possibly involve a joke, for example, are fearsome when read by sight but sound like kinds of food when read aloud. Eisaku Inoue, the animation director, has said that the creators did not use these kanji readings in the anime since they "might have cut down the laughs by about half."[21] Nevertheless, Konosuke Uda, the director, said that the he believes that the creators "made the anime pretty close to the manga."[21]

Media

Manga

Main article: List of One Piece chapters

The One Piece manga, written and illustrated by Oda, is originally published by Shueisha in Japanese-language for sale in Japan. It began its run in issue #34 of Shueisha's Shōnen Jump magazine on August 4, 1997. In the west, the English-language adaptation is published and distributed for sale in North America and Australia by Viz Media in both the form of the American Shonen Jump magazine and graphic novels. There are currently 50 volumes of the One Piece manga.

Original Video Animation

The first animated production of One Piece was an original video animation under the name One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak! (ONE PIECE 倒せ!海賊ギャンザック, Wan Pīsu: Taose! Kaizoku Gyanzakku). It was produced by Production I.G, directed by Gorō Taniguchi and featured character settings by creator Eiichiro Oda,[citation needed] for the Jump Super Anime Tour in 1998.

The episode features a different voice cast and staff from the later TV series by Toei Animation and spanned a total of 30 minutes. Tatsuya Hamazaki created a novel version of the story (ISBN 978-4087030846).[22]

The episode starts with Luffy, Nami, and Zoro being attacked by a Sea King, that destroys their boat and separates them. Luffy is found on an island beach, where he saves the little girl Medaka, from two pirates. All the villagers, including the Medaka's father, have been taken away by Ganzak and his crew, as forced laborers. After hearing that Ganzak also stole all the food, Luffy and Zoro rush out to get it back. As they fight the Pirates, one of them kidnaps Medaka. A fight starts bewteen Luffy and Ganzak, ending in Luffy's capture. Meanwhile, Zoro is urged into giving up, by threatening to kill the village people. The people from the village rise up against the Ganzak and while the islanders and pirates fight, Nami goes and unlocks the three. Ganzak defeats the rebellion and reveales his armoured battleship. Now it is up to the Straw Hats, to "Defeat The Pirate Ganzak!" and prevent him from destroying the island.

Anime

Main article: List of One Piece episodes

It was not before October 20, 1999, that One Piece, produced by Toei Animation premiered in Japan on Fuji TV. It was then localized into English and brought over the Pacific in 2004, where it debuted on 4Kids TV. The series migrated to Cartoon Network's Toonami block, helmed by Funimation.

As of August 24, 2008, One Piece has had a total of 367 TV episodes. Episodes from 207 onwards have been broadcast in high-definition at 1080i resolution, in addition to standard definition. One Piece episodes air at an average of four episodes a month or, in some cases, air as several back-to-back episodes followed by a break of several weeks.

In Singapore, the anime is licensed by Odex, who produced an English dub which lasted 104 episodes. It was produced in two 52 episode seasons, with some of the original actors leaving in between seasons.

The anime was adapted by 4Kids Entertainment and previously shown on Cartoon Network's Toonami. Reruns were airing on Cartoon Network's online broadband service Toonami Jetstream in the United States and on networks in many other English-speaking countries around the world. The 4Kids version debuted in the U.S. on the Fox network as part of the Fox Box block on September 18, 2004. This version of the show varied considerably from the original Japanese series.[1] In an attempt to appeal to their target audience, 4Kids severely edited the series to make it more appropriate for children's television. 4Kids announced in December 2006 that they had canceled production of their dub.

As of September 2007, 104 English-dubbed episodes have been produced from the first 143 Japanese episodes. 4Kids dropped the license afterwards.[23] The dub's naming conventions were used in One Piece-related media in North America, such as the English version of the fighting game One Piece: Grand Battle! for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. The TV version of the Funimation dub continues to use most of these names to date.

On April 12, 2007, Funimation announced it had acquired the license of One Piece and is currently producing the English version from episodes 144 to 167, which premiered on Cartoon Network on September 29, 2007, though is currently on hiatus, replaced as of March 22, 2008.[24]

Funimation will also distribute the series in unedited, bilingual DVD box sets, containing 13 episodes each. The first DVD was released May 27, 2008.[25] The second DVD is schedule to be released September 23, 2008.[26]

In the July 2008 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, it was announced that the prototype one-shot that preceded One Piece, Romance Dawn, is being adapted into an anime original video animation (OVA) as part of the Jump Super Anime Tour.[18][27][28]

Movies

Since the debut of the series on television, Toei Animation has also produced nine One Piece feature films, released early in each year since 2000. Although the first three films were less than an hour long and played as part of a double-bill with other anime movies. In typical fashion for movies based on serialized manga, the films feature self-contained, completely original plots with animation of higher quality than what the weekly anime allows for.

Additionally, three of these movies have had special featurette shorts, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series. They were shown dancing in Jango's Dance Carnival with Clockwork Island Adventure; playing soccer in Dream Soccer King! with Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals; and playing baseball in Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King with Curse of the Sacred Sword.

One Piece: The Movie (ワンピース, Wanpīsu, 2000) is the first feature film, coming into Japanese cinemas in the year 2000. Like the series itself, it starts by telling the legend of a successful pirate: There once was a pirate named Woonan. He was known as the Great Gold Pirate, who obtained almost a third of the world's gold. Over the course of a few years, that pirate's existence faded and a legend grew, that he disappeared with his gold to a remote island. An island pirates continue to search for. Aboard the Going Merry, Luffy, and his crew, starved and reckless, are robbed of their treasure. In an attempt to get it back Luffy wrecks the getaway ship, freeing a young boy named Tobio, who was a captive of El Drago's pirate crew. El Drago's love for gold has driven him to look for Woonan's island and thanks to Woonan's treasure map, he finds it. Meanwhile Luffy's crew split up and despite their own circumstances, they must find a way to stop El Drago from obtaining Woonan's gold.

Clockwork Island Adventure (ねじまき島の冒険, Nejimaki-shima no bōken, 2001) is the second movie. As with the first, it starts with the Straw Hats being stolen something, - their ship. Luffy’s crew is adrift for over a week, leaving plenty of time to lament the loss. They come across a thief duo that claims it was stolen by the Trump Pirates, who have taken over Clockwork Island. To make things even worse, Nami is kidnaped. Now, the gang must travel to Clockwork Island to, not only reclaim their vessel, but also to potentially find the world famous treasure, the Diamond Clock, and to save Nami, before she has to marry the Trump Pirates' leader.

Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (珍獣島のチョッパー王国, Chinjū-tō no Choppā-ōkoku, 2002) is the third to be released and the first movie to feature Chopper, although neither Vivi nor Robin are present. The crew searches for the Crowning Treasure, but as they approach the island it is said to be on, they are sent into the air, separating Chopper from the group. On the island, the animals and Mobambi, a young boy living among them, declare Chopper their king. The remaining Straw Hats, searching for him, encounter the treasure hunter Butler and his henchmen. After escaping from his hoard of Horn Eaters, an armored kind of animal, the size of a cow, they succeed in finding Chopper. But when Butler notices the reindeer to be the new animal king he summons his Horn Eaters after him and the fighting starts. In an attempt to save Chopper, Mobambi loses the Crowning Treasure to Butler. Strengthened by its power, he now poses a significant threat to the Straw Hats and every animal on the island.

Dead End Adventure (デッドエンドの冒険, Deddo endo no bōken, 2003) is the fourth movie and the first to actually have full feature length. In order to gain money, the crew enters the Dead End Race, a dangerous anything goes sailing competition. On the starting island of the race the crew is introduced to that year's favorite, General Gasparde, a former navy general who deserted after killing his men. The race proceeds and after lots of fighting and Gasparde's treachery, it all comes down to him and Luffy, one on one.

Curse of the Sacred Sword (呪われた聖剣, Norowareta seiken, 2004) is the fifth movie, and mainly focused on Zoro, who goes missing, as the Straw Hat's restock. On their search for him, Sanji follows Maya, a girl of the island, to a village. There, Zoro appears, accompanied by a group of marines. Zoro wields his sword against Sanji and takes three jewel balls from Maya. Luffy stumbles upon a training center of the local navy division. There, he encounters Saga, the leader of the center and owner of the Seven Star Sword, who made Zoro take the balls to revive that swords slumbering power. Luffy fights him, but falls from a cliff. The Seven Stars Sword was that, which had ruined the country of Asuka with its cursed power a long time ago and had therefore been sealed. But with a night of a red full moon, that occurs only once every hundred years, the jewel balls in his possession, and Zoro on his side, only the remaining Straw Hats stand in Saga's way to reviving the swords true power.

Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (オマツリ男爵と秘密の島, Omatsuri danshaku to himitsu no shima, 2005) is the sixth One Piece movie to appear in japanese cinemas. The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, the former captain of a pirate crew, who were all killed years ago. Being the only survivor, he then started hating all close-knit groups of pirates and wishing to separate them. He and his henchmen seed distrust among the Straw Hats and capture them one by one, leaving only Luffy to free his crew from the Baron's hold.

The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (カラクリ城のメカ巨兵, Karakuri-jō no meka kyohei, 2006) is the seventh movie and features an, for the series, unusually large amount of fanservice. The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter the cave. As it turns out, the islands true form, is that of a giant turtle. Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from crashing into a nearby island.

Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates (エピソードオブアラバスタ 砂漠の王女と海賊たち, Episōdo obu Arabasuta Sabaku no ōjo to kaizoku-tachi, 2007) is the eighth movie and a retelling of the Alabasta storyline. - The Straw Hats travel to Alabasta, the desert island and home of Neferati Vivi. They find the country in the middle of a revolution. Sir Crocodile, the country's hero, secretly used his criminal organization, Baroque Works, to undermine the citizens trust in Cobra, Vivi's father and head of the Kingdom of Sand, in order to seize the throne and the countries hidden secret for himself. The crew now has to cross the desert, stop the revolution, save thousands of lives from Baroque Works hidden bombers, and most of all, defeat Crocodile, the mighty Shichibukai. - Funimation released the film to selected theaters across the United States on February 7, 2008 and to DVD on February 19, 2008.

Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (エピソードオブチョッパー＋　冬に咲く、奇跡の桜, Episōdo Obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura, 2008) is the ninth One Piece movie and the second to focus on Chopper, as it is a retelling of the Drum Island storyline from the manga. It features Franky, Nico Robin, and the Thousand Sunny, who weren't present in the original version.

Music

Four Music & Song Collections, containing various music pieces from the anime and the first feature film have been released.

For each feature film, starting with the second and thus far ending with the eighth, there has been released a Movie Single, from various artists, as well as an original soundtrack.

For all of the first seven Straw Hats there has been released a Character Song Single, a single sung by the seiyū of each character, in the corresponding voice. Also, seven Character Song Albums, albums containing songs, sung by more than one of the Straw Hat's seiyū's, have been released.

The first seven opening songs, as well as the first 18 ending themes, have been released in single form.

Additionally, there have been 15 releases of various music collection cds, ranging from best-ofs to video game soundtracks.

Video Games

Main article: List of One Piece games

Become the Pirate King! (めざせ海賊王！, Mezase Kaizoku ou!, 2000) released in Japan, for the WonderSwan handheld system, was the first One Piece video game on the market. Since then, the number of One Piece video games has risen to 29 on nine different video game consoles. Five of those games have also been released in the United States, two in Europe.

Art books

Three art books for the series have been released in Japan. The first art book, Color Walk 1 (ISBN 978-4-08-859217-6), released June 2001, has also been released in English. The second and third books, Color Walk 2 (ISBN 978-4-08-859376-0), released November 4, 2003 and Color Walk 3~LION (ISBN 978-4-08-859538-2), released January 5, 2006, respectively, have yet to be released in North America.

Data books

Three One Piece data books have been released in Japan. Red Grand Characters (ISBN 978-4088732114) was released in Japan on March 2, 2002.

Released on August 2, 2002, One Piece BLUE: Grand Data File (ISBN 978-4088733586) not only included various character and series information, but also eight new four-panel manga side stories, the Luffy Pirates 4-Panel Theater (ルフィ海賊団四コマ劇場, Rufi Kaizokudan Yon-Koma Gekijõ). Each of the shorts featured one of the Straw Hat Pirates in absurd situations.

The third data book, Yellow Grand Data File (ISBN 978-4088740980), was released April 4, 2007.

Reception

One Piece, behind Kochikame and Dragon Ball, is the third highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Shōnen Jump.[29] It is currently their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan. The manga is the first to increase the sales of Weekly Shōnen Jump in eleven years.[30] Volume 27 of One Piece holds a manga sales record in Japan, with 2,630,000 units sold in its first printing alone;[20] as of volume 46, the series has sold over 140,000,000 copies domestically;[20] and is the fastest manga to reach sales of 100,000,000.[20]

The One Piece TV show was the most downloaded TV torrent for the week ending July 7, 2008.[31]

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  31. ^ 'One Piece' Most Downloaded TV Series Via BitTorrent

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