Roronoa Zoro
| Roronoa Zoro | |
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| One Piece character | |
 Roronoa Zoro by Eiichiro Oda |
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| First appearance | One Piece chapter 3 |
| Created by | Eiichiro Oda |
| Voiced by | See Voice actors |
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| Aliases | Pirate Hunter Zoro |
| Bounty |  120,000,000 |
Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ, spelled as "Roronoa Zolo" in some English adaptations), nicknamed "Pirate Hunter" Zoro (海賊狩りのゾロ Kaizoku-Gari no Zoro), is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda.
He is one of the two swordsmen of the Straw Hat Pirates. He was the first to join Monkey D. Luffy after being saved from being executed by Marines. Native to East Blue, and the dojo where he trained is in a town called Shimotsuki. He is an expert swordsman who uses three swords for his Santōryū (Three Sword Style), but is also capable of the two and one-sword styles. He has a bounty of 120,000,000.
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[edit] Creation and conception
[edit] Design
Zoro commonly wears a white shirt, dark green pants, and a haramaki sash that holds his three swords. Zoro also has a black bandanna tied around his left forearm that he only wears on his head when he is fighting at his strongest. Eventually, Zoro gets a scar across his left eye and replaces his shirt with a long dark green samurai's coat, closed at the waist with a red sash.
[edit] Personality
Zoro is confidential, but very often acts in a comic mode, and also has a lousy sense of direction. When he and the rest of the crew is sailing, Zoro is sleeping or training. He and Sanji have a great rivalry, they resort to fighting (verbally and physically) for minor issues and very often.
[edit] Voice actors
In the original Japanese version of the One Piece anime series, Zoro has been voiced by Kazuya Nakai as an adult and Megumi Urawa as a child. In addition to the Japanese versions, different voice actors have been used for the child and adult forms of the character.
In 4Kids' dub of of One Piece, adult Zoro was voiced by Marc Diraison. In Funimation's dub of the entire One Piece franchise, adult Zoro has been voiced by Christopher R. Sabat.
In 4Kids' dub of the first five story arcs of One Piece, child Zoro was voiced by Andrew Rannells. In Funimation's dub of the One Piece franchise, child Zoro was voiced by Aaron Dismuke in One Piece: Unlimited Adventure, Cynthia Cranz for episode 2 and by Brina Palencia for the rest of the series.
[edit] Appearances
Zoro first appears in the manga chapter "Enter Pirate Hunter Zoro" ("海賊狩りのゾロ"登場 Kaizoku-gari no Zoro Tōjō), first published in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on August 18, 1997.[1] He first appears as a captured criminal awaiting his execution at the hands of the Marines.[1] Before the beginning of the series' narrative, Zoro loses his childhood friend Kuina and vows to get strong.[2]
For years, he devoted himself to hunt pirates with their sword skills in the company of his friends Johnny and Yosaku. Until Luffy offered to join his crew, and although at first he refused, in the end he agreed.
When he discovers that the best swordsman who there in the world is Dracule Mihawk, Zoro thinks only to beat him one day.[3]
During the separation of the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoro finished in Mihawk's home, and during the time-skip he was training.
[edit] Reception
Zoro ranked second in all four Shōnen Jump character popularity polls.[4][5][6] Furthermore, in a 2007 poll by Oricon, Zoro was voted as the 4th most desired character to receive a spinoff.[7] DVD Talk praises Zoro's "hilarious" three-sword fighting style as a great example of the show's sense of humor.[8] Holly Ellingwood from Activeanime praised Zoro's fight against Luffy as one of the best moments from the 10th DVD from the series released by Viz Media, praising the action scenes.[9] Sabat's work with Zoro has resulted in him being a nominated of the category "Best Voice Actor (English)" in the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) Awards from 2008.[10] Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network commented on Sabat's work with Zoro as a "standout", noting that Zoro and Sabat are "well-matched.[11] Kimlinger also found that his and Sanji's flashbacks from the anime "really do jerk tears, even if they are less than gracefully executed".[12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Oda, Eiichiro (w, a). ""海賊狩りのゾロ"登場" Weekly Shonen Jump v29, 36 (August 18, 1997), Japan: Shueisha
- ^ Oda, Eiichiro (1997). "5 海賊王と大剣豪" (in Japanese). Romance Dawn —冒険の夜明け—. One Piece. 1. Shueisha. ISBN 4-08-872509-3.
- ^ One Piece manga, Volume 6, Chapter 52
- ^ Volume 7, page 148 (in the Japanese version).
- ^ Volume 24, pages 206–209 (in the Japanese version).
- ^ Volume 43, pages 214–219 (in the Japanese version).
- ^ "スピンアウト企画、予想ランキング1位 『デスノート』のL（エル）" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 5, 2007. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/40995/. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "DVD Talk Review: One Piece – Season 1, First Voyage". DVD Talk. May 25, 2008. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33356/one-piece-season-1-first-voyage/. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ^ Ellingwood, Holly (August 16, 2007). "One Piece Vol. 10 Baroque Works (Advance Review)". Active Anime. http://activeanime.com/html/2007/08/15/one-piece-vol-10-baroque-works-advance-review. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Announces SPJA Industry Award Finalists at Tokyo International Anime Fair". Anime News Network. March 27, 2008. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-03-27/society-for-the-promotion-of-japanese-animation-announces-spja-industry-award-finalists-at-tokyo-international-anime-fair. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ Kimlinger, Carl (June 3, 2008). "Review: One Piece: DVD – Season 1 Part 1 Uncut". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/one-piece/dvd-season-1. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Kimlinger, Carl (September 29, 2008). "Review: One Piece: DVD – Season One Part 2 Second Voyage". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/one-piece/dvd-season-one-part-2. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
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