One Piece (1999– )
"Wan pîsu: One Piece" (original title)

There once lived a pirate named Gol D. Roger. He obtained wealth, fame, and power to earn the title of Pirate King. When he was captured and about to be executed, he revealed that his ... See full summary »

Stars:

Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Monkey D Luffy (533 episodes, 1999-2012)
Kazuya Nakai	...	Roronoa Zoro (406 episodes, 1999-2012)
Akemi Okamura	...	Nami (401 episodes, 1999-2012)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Usopp (400 episodes, 2000-2012)
Mahito Ôba	...	The Narrator (382 episodes, 1999-2012)
Hiroaki Hirata	...	Sanji (379 episodes, 2000-2012)
Colleen Clinkenbeard	...	Monkey D. Luffy (336 episodes, 1999-2007)
Ikue Ôtani	...	Tony Tony Chopper (310 episodes, 2000-2012)
Chikao Ôtsuka	...	Gold Roger (307 episodes, 1999-2012)
Yuriko Yamaguchi	...	Nico Robin (271 episodes, 2001-2012)
Luci Christian	...	Nami (246 episodes, 1999-2006)
Christopher Sabat	...	Roronoa Zoro (239 episodes, 1999-2006)
Sonny Strait	...	Usopp (225 episodes, 1999-2006)
Kazuki Yao	...	Franky (222 episodes, 2000-2012)

Storyline

There once lived a pirate named Gol D. Roger. He obtained wealth, fame, and power to earn the title of Pirate King. When he was captured and about to be executed, he revealed that his treasure called One Piece was hidden somewhere at the Grand Line. This made all people set out to search and uncover the One Piece treasure, but no one ever found the location of Gol D. Roger's treasure, and the Grand Line was too dangerous a place to overcome. Twenty-two years after Gol D. Roger's death, a boy named Monkey D. Luffy decided to become a pirate and search for Gol D. Roger's treasure to become the next Pirate King.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate | treasure | navigator | doctor | cook | 

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Taglines:

Set sail for One Piece!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

One Piece

Box Office

Budget:

JPY 10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

4 Kids Entertainment, FUNimation Entertainment, Toei Animation Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 24 min (original) 21 min (edited)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Episodes from 207 onwards have been broadcast in high-definition at 720p resolution, in addition to standard definition.

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Quotes

Monkey D. Luffy: Enough running! Let's fight these Navy guys!
[trips over a bunch of harpoons the Navy ships fired at them]
Monkey D. Luffy: Hey, what are these doing here?
Sanji: Ussopp thought we might be able to use them.
Monkey D. Luffy: Nah, I'll just throw them overboard.
[chucks the wooden harpoons over the back of the ship, and hits the pursuing Navy ships]
Monkey D. Luffy: Now, let's fight these Navy guys!
[sees the ships full of harpoons]
Monkey D. Luffy: Oh...

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Connections

Referenced in Deck the Halls (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Wii ara!"
(We Are!)
Performed by Tohoshinki
(Tenth opening theme, episodes 373-394)

User Reviews

Straw Hat Pirates, I Wanna Be Your Nakama..!

Let me start by saying, I don't understand Japanese & I'm a huge fan of Naruto, Shippuuden & Bleach (of course, all original Japanese versions). One Piece was shown on Cartoon Network when I was 14 & I thought it was lame. Now, I see why it was lame, it was 4kids English version which was pretty horrible. Luffy recruits a small & diverse group of people who will be his nakamas on his journey.

Monkey. D. Luffy is the captain of a small group of pirates, famous as the Straw Hat Pirates. He is more interested in food & nakamas than in gold & money as normal pirate would be. He is a comedian more than a captain, but he rises to the occasion when needed & he's a great role model. He wants to get to One Piece & become the King Of Pirates. He gets Roronoa Zoro on board first. He is a highly skilled swordsman & is known as the pirate hunter Zoro. He uses three katanas & its his ambition to become the best swordsman in the world. Then Nami comes aboard as the navigator, its her dream to draw the map of the whole world. After that, Usopp the storyteller (i.e he's a liar) becomes their nakama.

Next Sanji becomes their cook. His dream is to prove that All-Blue exists & he's an awesome kicker & highly skilled cook. But he loses it whenever he sees a beautiful lady. Next Chopper, a reindeer (you heard me right!) becomes their doctor, he's a very good doctor. Then Nico Robin hops on aboard. Her dream is to find out about the ultimate Poneglyph, Rio Poneglyph.

This story is about taking the initiative to go for your dreams. Take the awesome adventures with Luffy & his nakama & you'll fall in love with them. There is comedy, spirit & the awe-inspiring factor in the anime. Even the animation which feels weird at first grows on you so much that you'll like this kind of animation than the others.

Now, I have just finished seeing the Sky Island episodes where Enel is fighting Luffy (200th episode). I have to say I am hooked to this show. This is definitely a show, not for meant for kids. Even if you hate Japanese audio, try seeing it for some episodes & you'll get hooked. I can't recommend this series enough. See it, believe it, enjoy it. This is my all time favourite anime, above Bleach & Naruto. This is miles above those anime. Anyone who has seen all three animes will agree with me..:)

10/10