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is an anime and manga series created by mangaka Eiichiro Oda. ''One Piece'' focuses on a ragtag crew of pirates called Straw Hat Pirates formed and led by Captain Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and become the Pirate King.
Growth and popularity
The manga began its serial run in issue #34 of Shueisha's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine on August 4, 1997, while the anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation premiered on Fuji TV on October 20, 1999.
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.[1] Nevertheless, the author states (as of July 2007) that the ending is still 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.[2]
''One Piece'' is the third highest selling manga in the history of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'',[3] (being beaten by ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' (''Kochi Kame'') and ''Dragon Ball'') and is currently their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan. The manga is so well-liked that it is the first to increase the sales of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' in eleven years.[4] Volume 25 of ''One Piece'' holds a manga sales record in Japan, with 2,630,000 units sold in its first printing alone; as of Volume 46, the series has sold over 140,000,000 copies domestically, and is the fastest manga to reach sales of 100,000,000.2
Manga
Main articles: List of One Piece chapters
Viz translation
The ''One Piece'' manga, written, drawn, and created by Eiichiro Oda, is originally published by Shueisha in Japanese for sale in Japan. In the west, the English 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. The first artbook, 'Color Walk 1' has also been released in English. The second book has yet to be released in North America.
Anime
As the success of ''One Piece'' rose within its serialization in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'', it would soon reach an even larger audience through the medium of television, being adapted into an animated series. That television series (a largely faithful adaptation of the manga) debuted in 1999, but animated ''One Piece'' actually had its origins one year earlier with an OVA.
Episodes
Main articles: List of One Piece episodes
As of September 9, 2007, ''One Piece'' has had a total of 323 TV episodes. Episodes from 207 onwards have been broadcast in high-definition at 720p resolution, in addition to standard definition.
Though most anime series air a new episode every week, recently ''One Piece'' airs an average of three episodes a month (or, in some cases, will air several episodes back-to-back and then go off the air for a few weeks). This is thought to be because the anime is very close to catching up with the manga, and because the anime is in the middle of a manga storyline, the series cannot simply begin airing filler right away, as is the usual practice under such circumstances.
In the fall of 2006, Toei Animation produced a series of five recap episodes, retelling the back stories of each of the Straw Hat crew members using clips from old episodes, tied into the current storyline by framing the recaps as flashbacks each of the characters were having just before storming the Tower of Justice. The recaps also marked a change in the series' time slot, and they may have been done to help familiarize new viewers with the cast of characters.
Movies
Since the debut of the series on television, Toei Animation has also produced eight ''One Piece'' feature films, released each spring since the year 2000. 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 features, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series (specifically dancing, playing soccer, and playing baseball). These movies, and their attached features, are as follows:
# '' (ワンピース ''Wanpīsu'', 2000) - The crew comes across an island that is said to be the location of an amazing collection of gold, but they are not the only ones after it.
# 'Clockwork Island Adventure' (ねじまき島の冒険 ''Nejimaki-shima no bōken'', 2001) - When their ship is stolen, the Straw Hats 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, the Trump Pirates kidnap Nami so she can marry their leader. The Straw Hats have to stop them before it's too late.
#
★ Featurette: 'Jango's Dance Carnival' (ジャンゴのダンスカーニバル ''Jango no dansu kānibaru'') - Jango hypnotizes an entire island, including the Straw Hats, into dancing so he may escape the Marines.
# '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) - 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 declare Chopper their king. However, there are people besides the Straw Hats looking for the Crowning Treasure.
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★ Featurette: 'Dream Soccer King!' (夢のサッカー王! ''Yume no sakkā-ō!'') - The Straw Hat Pirates challenge various enemies from the show to a penalty shoot-out.
# 'Dead End Adventure' (デッドエンドの冒険 ''Deddo endo no bōken'', 2003) - In order to gain money, the crew enters a pirate race called the Dead End Race.
# 'Curse of the Sacred Sword' (呪われた聖剣 ''Norowareta seiken'', 2004) - An old friend of Zoro's is possessed by an evil sword, and due to a favor Zoro owes him, he joins his side. The Straw Hats will have to find a way to seal the sword before its true power is unleashed.''
#
★ Featurette: 'Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King' (めざせ! 海賊野球王 ''Mezase! Kaizoku yakyū-ō'') - The Straw Hats face the Arlong Pirates in a game of baseball, with Buggy and Mr. 2 Bon Clay as announcers.
# 'Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island' (オマツリ男爵と秘密の島 ''Omatsuri danshaku to himitsu no shima'', 2005) - The crew lands at a resort owned by Baron Omatsuri, ;who challenges them to a series of games. However, there is more to Omatsuri and his friends than meets the eye.
# 'The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle' (カラクリ城のメカ巨兵 ''Karakuri-jō no meka kyohei'', 2006) - The crew searches for the treasure known as 'the Golden Crown on Mecha Island, a technologically advanced island filled with ama'zing machines, which; is ruled by a man named Ratchet.
# - An edited version of the Alabasta arc with new animation.
# 'Episode of the Island of Perpetual Winter' (2008) - A retelling of the Drum Island Arc.
TV specials
Every year or two, a one-hour special episode is aired in place of a normal episode.
# 'Adventure in the Ocean's Navel' (aired after Episode 53) - The Straw Hats encounter a city in the middle of a whirlpool, called the Ocean's Navel, that is being destroyed by giant monsters. These monsters supposedly protect a treasure capable of granting wishes, but in the process of defeating these guardians, the crew ends up releasing another evil.
# 'Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream!' (aired after Episode 149) - The crew comes across three children and two adults, posing as a family. As it turns out, the oldest child knows the location of a great treasure discovered by her late father, and they are on the run from a pirate with a dangerous ability.
# 'Protect it! The Last Great Performance' (aired after Episode 174) - It is the last performance of a great actor and playwright, but several actors suddenly quit. Luckily, the Straw Hats offer to take their place. However, the quitting actors turns out to be more than a coincidence when they meet a Marine with a grudge against the playwright.
# 'The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy' (aired after Episode 253) - In an alternate reality world that resembles Edo Period Japan, Luffy acts as a member of the police. This is made up of two adventures: in the first, Buggy makes trouble in the town; in the second, a mysterious girl named Vivi appears. This special contains several cameos from characters throughout the entire series.
# 'Boss Luffy Returns! A Dream or Reality Lottery Trouble' (Although it continues the story of Special #4, isn't considered as Special #5, but instead Episode 291 by the official count)
# 'The Great Race at the Rice Cake Firewood Castle! Red Nose's Conspiracy' (Although it continues the story of Special #4, isn't considered as Special #5, but instead Episode 292 by the official count)
# 'The Criminal is Boss Luffy? Chase the Vanished Great Sakura Tree' (Considered as Special #5, although this is episode 303 with the addition of Jpop singers "Tackey and Tsubasa" in the opening theme song.) Similar to Detective Memoirs of Straw Hat Luffy, this takes place in an alternate reality in feudal Japan with cameos of previous characters. Luffy and the others are samurai living in a feudal Japanese town. The town's giant Sakura tree is stolen, and Luffy goes to search for it.
English adaptations
Odex English version
In Singapore, the anime is licensed by Odex, which produces their own English dub. It contains fewer edits to names and animation with most if not all reference to blood, violence and death being left unedited.
4Kids English version
The anime was adapted by 4Kids Entertainment and shown on Cartoon Network's Toonami as well as their online broadband service Toonami Jetstream in the United States of America and on networks in many other English-speaking countries around the world. The 4Kids version debuted in the US on the Fox network as part of the Fox Box block (now called 4Kids TV) on September 18, 2004. This version of the show varies considerably from the original Japanese series[1]; 4Kids took many liberties in adapting the series to make the show suitable for kids. As of September 2006, 104 English-dubbed episodes have been produced from the first 143 Japanese episodes of One Piece [2]; and a variety of sources explain that 4Kids had dropped the license afterwards, such as Anime Newtype Magazine[5]. The anime's naming conventions are 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.
FUNimation English version
On April 12, 2007, FUNimation Entertainment announced that they have acquired the license of ''One Piece'' and is currently producing the English version from episodes 144 onward, which will premiere on Cartoon Network on September 29th, in an edited version.[6]
[3]
FUNimation will also distribute the series in unedited bilingual DVD box sets, retailing for US$49.98 and containing 13 episodes each. At Anime Expo 2007, Funimation announced that the DVDs will be officially released starting at episode 144 in 2008.
Voice cast
Main articles: List of One Piece voice actors
Japanese staff
★ Original story: Eiichiro Oda
★ Planning: Yoshihiro Suzuki -> Kōji Kaneda -> Tsuyoshi Kumagai -> Yōko Matsuzaki -> Kentarō Shibuya (Fuji TV), Shinji Shimizu -> Atsutoshi Umezawa -> Yōsuke Asama
★ Production management: Munehisa Higuchi -> Kazumi Fujioka -> Kenkichi Sakamoto -> Kazumitsu Matsuzaka
★ Series composition: Hirohiko Uesaka
★ Script: Junki Takegami, Michiru Shimada, Ryōta Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Suga, Hirohiko Uesaka, Naoki Koga
★ Music: Kōhei Tanaka, Shirō Hamaguchi
★ Editing: Shin'ichi Fukumitsu -> Masahiro Gotō (TAVAC)
★ Recording: Kenji Ninomiya -> Erina Watanabe (TAVAC)
★ Sound effects: Hidenori Arai (Fizz Sound Creation)
★ Music selection: Tadashi Jinbo (Audio Tanaka)
★ Recording studio: TAVAC
★ Character design: Noboru Koizumi
★ Art design: Takashi Yoshiike
★ Color coordination: Tsutomu Tsukata
★ Series director: Kōnosuke Uda, Atsuji Shimizu (one-time) -> Munehisa Sakai
★ Production support: Toei
★ Production: Fuji TV, Toei Animation
Foreign language adaptations
The popularity of ''One Piece'' has led to adaptations of both the manga and anime into many other languages including (but not exclusive to) Korean, Chinese, English, German, French, Italian, Basque, Spanish, Thai, Tagalog, Catalan, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Vietnamese, Malay, Indonesian, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and Finnish.
Influences
Real-life pirates
Oda has referenced many real-life pirates over the course of the Manga as well as many other figures of the Golden age of Pirates. These have included; Bartholomew Roberts (Batholomew Kuma), Edward Teach (Marshall D. Teach and Edward Newgate), Samuel Bellamy (Bellamy the Hyena), Francois l'Ollonais (Roronoa Zoro), Henry Morgan (Captain Morgan), Bartolomeo Português (Portgas D. Ace), Samuel Burgess (Jesus Burgess), John Auger (Van Auger), Jean Lafitte (Lafitte) and the female pirate Alvilda (Alvida). In addition, Calico Jack's famous flag, the two crossed swords and skull are believed to be referenced by the flag of Red-Haired Shanks. However out of these references, only Zoro [7], Morgan, Bellamy[8] and Teach have been confirmed by the creator.
Another pirate related reference is from the Shichibukai. The Shichibukai are loosely based on the privateers of old Europe. The privateers were approved pirates, considered heroes in their homeland and pillagers in others. Their main goal was to plunder the villages and towns of the then mighty country of Spain.[9]
Cultural references
Several cities within the story have been based on known cities and countries. The entire Alabasta arc had elements based on ancient Egypt and Arab architecture and clothing. Water 7 is based on the city of Venice. The Florian Triangle is based on The Bermuda Triangle where all the ships that went there disappeared.
The Shandian Tribe were based on Native American Indians. The war between them and the Skypieans is similar to the situation where Europeans began to take land away from the American Indians, leading to bloodshed and war. The city of Shandora is equally comparable to the claimed "cities of gold" which many Europeans were given the impression of about America. The Giants of Elbaf are based on the Vikings. Eiichiro Oda has been a fan of Viking culture since his childhood; he also produced a colourspread of various Straw Hats as Vikings.
A few references have also been made to Biblical sources, such as Sodom and Gomorrah: the two King Bulls belonging to the Franky Family, which are named after Biblical cities noted for being corrupt. [10] Bartholomew Kuma was also seen holding a book resembling a Bible upon his first appearance, although this has not yet been elaborated upon in the storyline.
Allusions
Sir Crocodile of the Shichibukai appears to have references to the famous Captain Hook of the story Peter Pan, such as his left hand being a hook. He also keeps Bananawani, giant Crocodiles, believed to be a reference to the fact Hook always lived in fear of his mortal enemy the giant crocodile. These references however remain unconfirmed by the creator. Gecko Moria's Shadow Devil Fruit ability which allows him to cut off a shadow, rendering them in a state similar to how shadows are shown also from the story of Peter Pan.
Nico Robin formed the technique "Cien Fleur: Wing" and lifted up the character Franky. This mimicked a moment in Trigun, which ended a month before this appeared in One Piece, where two of the characters, Vash and Knives, fly away in the last chapter. [11] Ryotsu from "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo" appears in a panel in Volume 44. Kochikame forged the incredible streak of over 30 years in publication leading to Ryotsu appearing in all the stories in the Shonen Jump magazine including One Piece. This was part of a organised tribute between the different mangaka of Shounen Jump magazine.
Notes and references
1. Volume 42, , Eiichiro, Oda, Shueisha, ,
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3. Shonen Jump Manga Circulation Numbers
4. Weekly Shonen Magazine Circulation Drops Below 2,000,000
5. NewType USA February 2007 edition page 118 confirmation of the end of One Piece, Status of uncut version and overall status of anime at the time of announcement.
6. ONE MORE TIME: One Piece sets sail for America again – and this time, FUNimation is at the helm. All the details here! Rob Bricken
7. SBS One Piece Manga - Vol.4 - Chapter 28: The source of Zoro's name.
8. SBS ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.25 - Chapter 230, Bellamy's name explained?
9. SBS questions: ''One Piece Manga'' - Vol.28 - Chapter 260, Fan question: Are the Shichibukai based on the privateers of old England and France?
10. SBS questions: ''One Piece manga'', Vol.43 Chapter 411 - Origins of Sodom and Gomorrah's names.
11. ''One Piece Manga - Chapter 453'', Robin creates wings from her arms to briefly fly, thus alluding a tribute to Trigun in the progress. Oda has not confirmed this.
"Australia Loses Uncut One Piece (2006-01-23 14:02:45)." Madman Entertainment press release reported on ANN 23 January 2006. Accessed 24 January 2006.
External links
English
★ One Piece Wikia- A Wiki related to ''One Piece''
★ One Piece Information- Monkey D. Luffy the Story of ''One Piece''
★ Shonen Jump's ''One Piece'' site Official manga site in North America
★ ''One Piece'' on YTV Secondary official anime site in Canada.
★ Archive of 4Kids corporate One Piece page
★ ''One Piece'' Episode Comparisons
★ Anime News Network
Japanese
★ OnePiece.com (''One Piece'' ドットコム ''One Piece Dottokomu'') Official site from the Japanese publishers.
★ Shueisha's ''One Piece'' Site Official site from the magazine where ''One Piece'' is serialized in Japan.
★ Fuji TV's ''One Piece'' Site Official site from the network airing ''One Piece'' in Japan.
★ Toei's ''One Piece'' Site Official site from the animation studio.
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