One Piece

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One Piece
ワンピース (Wanpīsu)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Shōnen, Fantasy, Drama
Manga
Authored by	Eiichiro Oda
Publisher	Jump Comics
Other publishers: Tong Li Glénat Conrad Chuang Yi (Chinese) Daiwon C.I. Gollancz Manga VIZ Media Schibsted Forlagene Bonnier Carlsen Carlsen Comics Sangatsu Manga Star Comics Jonesky Elex Media Komputindo Editorial Toukan Planeta DeAgostini Comics Comics House
Serialized in	Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI!
Original run	August 4, 1997 – (ongoing)
No. of volumes	45 volumes with 450 chapters
TV anime
Directed by	Konosuke Uda Munehisa Sakai
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	Fuji TV
Other networks: Cartoon Network YTV RTL II/Tele 5 Cartoon Network RCTI Italia 1 GMA 7 Toonami Cartoon Network SIC Cartoon Network and Network Ten K3 Jetix Canal 5/XHGC Jetix Mangas KBS, Tooniverse, Champ TV, Anione, Animax
Original run	October 20, 1999 – (ongoing)
No. of episodes	302(current)
OVA: Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzak
Directed by	Goro Taniguchi
Studio	Production I.G
No. of episodes	1
Released	July 26, 1998
Runtime	30 minutes
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) Karakuri Castle's Mecha Giant Soldier (2006) One Piece: Episode of Alabasta, Princess of the Desert and the Pirates (2007)
One Piece TCG
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.
Special Episodes
Adventure in the Ocean's Navel Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! Protect! The Last Great Performance The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy
Video Games
See: List of One Piece games

One Piece (ワンピース, Wanpīsu^?) is a manga and anime series created by manga artist Eiichiro Oda. One Piece focuses on a ragtag crew of pirates called Straw Hat 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 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,^[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,^[2] and is currently Japan's most popular and all-time third-best-selling Shōnen Jump title. 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.

Contents 1 Manga 2 Anime 2.1 Episodes 2.2 Movies 2.3 TV Specials 2.4 Voice cast 2.5 Japanese staff 3 Foreign language adaptations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Manga

See also: One Piece manga volumes and chapters

The first tankōbon was published in December 1997. As of March 29, 2007, One Piece has reached 450 chapters. The first 440 chapters have been collected into 45 tankōbon volumes.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of One Piece episodes

As of March 25, 2007, One Piece has had a total of 302 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 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. Recently, Toei did a series of five recap episodes, retelling the back stories of each of the Strawhat crewmembers using clips from old episodes, 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' time slot, and they may have been done to help familiarize new viewers with the cast of characters.

[edit] 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 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 Pirates challenge various enemies from the show to a penalty shoot-out.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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) - An edited version of the Alabasta arc with new animation.

[edit] TV Specials

Every year or two, a one-hour special episode is aired in place of a normal episode.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. The Criminal is Boss Luffy? Chase the Vanished Great Sakura Tree - Airing April 1st, 2007 (Considered as Special #5)

[edit] Voice cast

Main article: List of One Piece voice actors

[edit] Japanese staff

• Original story: Eiichirō Oda
• Planning: Yoshihiro Suzuki -> Kōji Kaneda -> Tsuyoshi Kumagai -> Yōko Matsuzaki -> Kentaro Shibuya (Fuji TV), Shinji Shimizu -> Atsutoshi Umezawa, Yōsuke Asama
• Production managers: Munehisa Higuchi, Kazumi Fujioka, Kenkichi Sakamoto
• Series composition: Hirohiko Uesaka (as of currently)
• Scripts: Junki Takegami, Mitsuru Shimada, Ryota Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Suga, Hirohiko Uesaka, Naoki Koga
• Music: Kōhei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi
• Editing: Shinichi Fukumitsu -> Masahiro Goto (TAVAC)
• Recording: 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 coordination: Tsutomu Tsukata
• Series director: Konosuke Uda, Atsuji Shimizu (one-time) -> Munehisa Sakai
• Production support: Toei
• Production: Fuji TV, Toei Animation

[edit] Foreign language adaptations

See also: One Piece (English adaptation)

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, Filipino, Catalan, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Malay, Indonesian, Portuguese, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and Finnish.

[edit] References

[edit] 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
• 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.
• 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.