One Piece
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Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shōnen, Drama, Fantasy, Military, Mystery, Steampunk. |
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Created by | Eiichiro Oda |
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Written by | Eiichiro Oda |
Published by | Jump Comics |
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Directed by | Konosuke Uda Munehisa Sakai |
Studio | Toei Animation |
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Directed by | Goro Taniguchi |
Studio | Production I.G |
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There has recently been a One Piece card game introduced, created by Bandai, but due to lack of players and sales it has been put on hold. | |
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One Piece (ワンピース, Wanpīsu) is a manga and anime series created by artist Eiichiro Oda. One Piece focuses on a ragtag crew of pirates led by Captain Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and become Pirate King.
The manga began its serial run in 1997 issue #34 of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, while the anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation premiered on Fuji TV on 1999. Eiichiro Oda originally planned One Piece to last five years[1], and he had already planned out the ending; however, the story has continued far beyond his expectations, and its popularity has swelled to enormous proportions.
One Piece is the fourth highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Shonen Jump[1], and is currently Japan's most popular and all-time third-best-selling Shōnen Jump title. In TV Asahi's latest top 100 Anime Ranking, One Piece managed to come 32nd on the list beating other current and popular anime like Naruto. Volume 24 of the One Piece manga was the highest selling Japanese novel of all time, prior to the publication of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Manga
The first tankōbon was published in December 1997. As of January 17, 2007, One Piece has 441 chapters. The first 430 chapters have been collected into 44 tankōbon volumes.
Anime
As the popularity of One Piece swelled with its serialization in Shōnen 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
As of January 21 2007, One Piece has had a total of 294 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, but because the anime is in the middle of a manga storyline, the series cannot simply begin airing fillers right away, the usual practice in such a situation is to wait until the current storyline is over if it's a manga storyline and then do fillers. Despite the infrequent air times, the series has remained very popular. Most recently, Toei did a series of five recap episodes, retelling the backstories of each of the Strawhat crewmembers using clips from old episodes. These were tied into the current storyline by framing the recaps as flashbacks each of the characters were having. The recaps also marked a change in the series' timeslot, 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 seven 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 featurettes, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series (specifically dancing, playing soccer, and playing baseball). These movies, and their attached featurettes, are as follows:
- One Piece: The Movie (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-jima 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.
- Featurette: Dream Soccer King! (夢のサッカー王! Yume no Sakkā-Ō!) - The Straw Hat men challenge their foes to a game of soccer.
- 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 amazing machines, which is ruled by a man named Ratchet.
- 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) - Not much is known except it will be a retelling of Alabasta with new animation and a slightly different story. - Due out March 3, 2007 in Japan.
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 supposidly 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.
Voice cast
Main article: List of One Piece voice actors
Japanese Staff
- Original Author: Eiichiro Oda
- Planning: Yoshihiro Suzuki -> Koji Kaneda -> Tsuyoshi Kumagai -> Yoko Matsuzaki -> Kentaro Shibuya (Fuji TV), Shinji Shimizu -> Atsutoshi Umezawa, Yosuke Asama
- Production Managers: Munehisa Higuchi, Kazumi Fujioka, Kenkichi Sakamoto
- Series Organizer: Hirohiko Uesaka (as of currently)
- Scripts: Junki Takegami, Mitsuru Shimada, Ryota Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Suga, Hirohiko Uesaka, Naoki Koga
- Music: Kouhei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi
- Film Editor: Shinichi Fukumitsu -> Masahiro Goto (TAVAC)
- Recording Engineer: Kenji Ninomiya (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 Coordinator: Tsutomu Tsukata
- Series Director: Konosuke Uda, Atsuji Shimizu (one-time) -> Munehisa Sakai
- Production Support: Toei Co., Ltd.
- 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, Malay, Indonesian, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and Finnish.
Related Media
References
- ^ SBS questions: One Piece Manga - Vol.42 Chapter 405, Fan question: Are you thinking about ending One Piece any time soon?
External links
- English
- One Piece Information- Monkey D. Luffy the Story of One Piece
- Shonen Jump's One Piece site Official manga site in North America
- Kingofthepirates.com Official anime site in the U.S.A.
- One Piece on YTV Secondary official anime site in Canada.
- Madman's One Piece site Official anime site in Australia/save one piece .com
- One Piece Wikia
- 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. Template:Ja icon
- Shueisha's One Piece Site Official site from the magazine where One Piece is serialized in Japan. Template:Ja icon
- Fuji TV's One Piece Site Official site from the network airing One Piece in Japan. Template:Ja icon
- Toei's One Piece Site Official site from the animation studio. Template:Ja icon