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:

The Mermen have gone too far!

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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

Part of the names of Sanji's attacks are in French. Part of Nico Robin's are in Spanish

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Quotes

Roronoa Zoro: Was that a bribe?
Monkey D. Luffy: Yup.
[walks off]
Roronoa Zoro: Well, at least he's honest.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Digimon the Movie (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Brand New World"
(Sixth opening theme, episodes 264-278)

User Reviews

If you believe in your nakama, anything goes!

On first glance, One Piece is not too different from other Anime series. It has hilarious, roll on the floor from laughing humor and so much action it makes you wonder if the crew ever gets tired.

But in its core, One Piece is about something else: it's about nakama. Nakama, a Japanese term generally referring to comrades, receives a completely new feeling in One Piece. Stand by your nakama, believe in them no matter what happens, no matter what anyone does or says about them. Help them in any situation, even if it means putting your own life on the line. With you nakama, you can do anything. And it is this extreme sense of comradry that makes you fall in love with the characters and wish you could be a part of the strange little group.

It also teaches how humans are allowed to have flaws; in fact, all people do: seemingly perfect Swordsman and first mate Roronoa Zoro has no sense of direction whatsoever and can easily get himself lost on any one way street, navigator Nami is absolutely crazy for money, cook Sanji loses his mind once he sees a lady.. and the list goes on and on. But despite these flaws, they continue fighting. For each other and with each other. If one crewmember can't do it, somebody else will be right there for support.

If you're looking for a funny, action-filled series whose main characters easily grow to your heart and feel like family: go for One Piece. You will not regret it!