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:

Our favorite swordsman meets his match!

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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

Roronoa Zoro was originally planned to be introduced as Buggy the Clown's bodyguard.

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Quotes

Roronoa Zolo: [about Trace Heatfist] Luffy, did you know that guy? Is he a friend of yours?
Monkey D. Luffy: No, well yeah, sort of.
[laughs]
Monkey D. Luffy: He's my big brother!

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Baby Geniuses (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Hikari e"
(Towards the Light)
Performed by the Babystars
(Third opening theme, episodes 116-168)

User Reviews

Awesome

One Piece is an excellent show. It's exceedingly funny and I guarantee that you will laugh. The main characters are so weird and insane that you immediately love them.

First there's Monkey D. Luffy, who is this optimistic boy that can stretch his body thanks to a Gum-Gum fruit he ate as a child. He's the captain.

Then there's the sarcastic sword master, Roronoa Zolo, who practices santoryu, which means he uses three swords at once. He is the first mate.

Nami is the third member to join the crew. She's a thief who hates almost all pirates with a passion, but adores money. She's the navigator.

Usopp is the fourth crew member. He's a total scaredy-cat and always tells lies. He's the crew's sharpshooter.

The fifth crewman is Sanji, who's a serious ladies' man. He is the cook.

And then there's Tony Tony Chopper, who is...a reindeer. He's just a tad shy. He's the crew's doctor.

There might be more crew members, but I don't know of any others. They're all really interesting, but the enemies are just absurd. Every time you see a new one you have to stare at it for a minute or so just to figure out whether he's wearing a wig, or if that's REALLY his outfit. The storyline is great and the music makes me smile. Even if you don't obsess over pirates like I do, you will love this show.