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{{nihongo|'''''One Piece'''''|ワンピース|Wan Pīsu}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Eiichiro Oda]] that has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 1997. One Piece follows the adventures of [[Monkey D. Luffy]], a 17 year old boy who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical Fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic [[pirates]] named the Straw Hats. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and become Pirate King.
{{nihongo|'''''One Piece'''''|ワンピース|Wan Pīsu}} is a [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Eiichiro Oda]] that has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 1997. One Piece follows the adventures of [[Monkey D. Luffy]], a 17 year old boy who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical Fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic [[pirates]] named the Straw Hats. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and become Pirate King.


The manga series has been adapted into an anime series by [[Toei Animation]], an [[original video animation]], nine feature films and multiple video games. Compilation volumes of the manga have sold over 140 million copies.
The manga series has been adapted into an anime series by [[Toei Animation]], an [[original video animation]], nine feature films and multiple video games. Compilation volumes of the manga have sold over 140 million copies.

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One Piece
First volume of One Piece, released in Japan by Shueisha on December 24, 1997
GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy-drama
Manga
Written byEiichiro Oda
Published byJapan Shueisha
English publisherUnited States Canada Viz Media
United Kingdom Gollancz Manga
Australia New Zealand Madman Entertainment
MagazineJapan Weekly Shōnen Jump
United States Canada Shonen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 4, 1997 – ongoing
Volumes50 (List of volumes)
Anime
Directed byKonosuke Uda
Munehisa Sakai
StudioToei Animation
Released October 20, 1999 – ongoing
Movies

One Piece (ワンピース, Wan Pīsu) is a manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda that has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since August 1997. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17 year old boy who gained supernatural abilities by eating a magical Fruit, and his ragtag crew of heroic pirates named the Straw Hats. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and become Pirate King.

The manga series has been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation, an original video animation, nine feature films and multiple video games. Compilation volumes of the manga have sold over 140 million copies.

Plot

A boy named Monkey D. Luffy, inspired by his childhood hero Red-Haired Shanks, sets out on his journey to find One Piece and be the new Pirate King, with a powerful crew to back him up. To accomplish this, he must reach the end of the most deadly and dangerous ocean: The Grand Line.

Luffy captains the Strawhat Pirates first through the sea of East Blue and then through the Grand Line. He follows the path of the deceased Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, from island to island on his way to the great treasure One Piece. On his way his crew grows to have a first mate, a navigator, a sniper, a cook, a doctor, an archaeologist, a shipwright, and a musician.

Characters

Main article: List of One Piece characters

One Piece has a large amount of characters, many of which are either pirates or marines. The main protagonist is Monkey D. Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. He leads a crew of eight other pirates: Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Tony Tony Chopper, Nico Robin, Franky, and Brook. Each member has their own dream that is furthered by joining the Straw Hats.

Production

The One Piece manga began its run in issue #34 of Shueisha's Shōnen Jump magazine on August 4, 1997. Its debut was preceded by two earlier one-shot stories, both entitled "Romance Dawn"; each featured Luffy, as well as elements that would find their way into the series. Eiichiro Oda originally planned One Piece to last five years, and he had already planned out the ending, but he found himself enjoying the story too much to end it in that amount of time, and now has no idea how long it will take to reach that point.[1] Nevertheless, the author states (as of July 2007) that the ending is still the one he had decided on from the beginning, and he is committed to seeing it through to the end, no matter how many years it takes.[2]

Produced by Toei Animation, an anime adaptation of One Piece premiered on Fuji TV on October 20, 1999. However, the first animated production of One Piece was an OVA produced in 1998 by Production I.G. Known as One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak!, it featured original character designs by Eiichiro Oda himself, a collaboration that has defined the television show in many ways as well. In contrast with many serialized manga-to-anime adaptations, author Eiichiro Oda works closely with the producers of the anime, providing ideas and feedback for original characters and scenarios added to the TV show, as well as keeping the producers abreast of future plot developments that cut down on internal contradictions in filler material (with some rare exceptions, such as the use of a non-existent naval rank and Zoro's cutting of steel during the Warship Island arc).[citation needed] Konosuke Uda, the director, said that the he believes that the creators "made the anime pretty close to the manga."[3]

The names of many special attacks and certain terminology in the manga consist of a form of punning, in which phrases written in kanji are paired with an idiosyncratic reading, usually mixing other languages (as with Luffy, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, and Franky's techniques) and possibly involving a joke (a number of Zoro's sword techniques, for example, are fearsome when read by sight but sound like kinds of food when read aloud). Eisaku Inoue, the animation director, has said that the creators did not use these kanji readings in the anime since they "might have cut down the laughs by about half." (While fighting the CP9, Zoro has one of these kanji symbols appear)[3]

The development of the anime has also influenced the progression of the manga in a number of ways. Manga artist Eiichiro Oda did not initially intend to make Tony Tony Chopper the kind of "cute mascot" he became for the series, but the anime's use of voice actress Ikue Ohtani for the role influenced the character's design substantially. In the opposite vein, the author wrote the character of Franky with the voice of Kazuki Yao (who had previously voiced Jango and Mr. 2 Bon Clay) in mind.[citation needed]

Media

Manga

Main article: List of One Piece chapters

The One Piece manga, written and illustrated by Oda, is originally published by Shueisha in Japanese-language for sale in Japan. In the west, the English-language adaptation is published and distributed for sale in North America and Australia by Viz Media in both the form of the American Shonen Jump magazine and graphic novels. There are currently 50 volumes of the One Piece manga.

Anime

Main article: List of One Piece episodes

The anime debuted in 1999 in Japan on Fuji TV. It was localized into English and brought over the Pacific in 2004, where it debuted on 4Kids TV. The series migrated to Cartoon Network's Toonami block, helmed by Funimation.

As of June 22, 2008, One Piece has had a total of 359 TV episodes. Episodes from 207 onwards have been broadcast in high-definition at 1080i resolution, in addition to standard definition. One Piece episodes air at an average of four episodes a month or, in some cases, air as several back-to-back episodes followed by a break of several weeks.

In the fall of 2006, the Toei Company produced a series of five recap episodes, retelling the back stories of each of the Straw Hat crew members using clips from old episodes, tied into the current storyline by framing the recaps as flashbacks each of the characters were having just before storming the Tower of Justice. The recaps also marked a change in the series' time slot.

In Singapore, the anime is licensed by Odex, who produced an English dub which lasted 104 episodes. It was produced in two 52 episode seasons, with some of the original actors leaving in between seasons. Luffy and Sanji's names are pronounced differently; Luffy's is pronounced similarly to the word "fluffy" (which sounds like "Luh-fee" as opposed to "Loof-y"), and Sanji's name is pronounced with the "an" sounding similar to how it would be used in the word "sand" ("San-gee" as opposed to "Sahn-ji").

The anime was adapted by 4Kids Entertainment and previously shown on Cartoon Network's Toonami, and "reruns" are airing on Cartoon Network's online broadband service Toonami Jetstream in the United States and on networks in many other English-speaking countries around the world. The 4Kids version debuted in the US on the Fox network as part of the Fox Box block on September 18, 2004. This version of the show varied considerably from the original Japanese series[2]In an attempt to appeal to their target audience, 4Kids severely edited the series to make it more appropriate for children's television. 4Kids announced in December 2006 that they had canceled production of their dub.

As of September 2007, 104 English-dubbed episodes have been produced from the first 143 Japanese episodes of One Piece;[3] and a variety of sources explain that 4Kids had dropped the license afterwards, such as Anime Newtype Magazine.[4] The anime's naming conventions were used in One Piece-related media in North America, such as the English version of the fighting game One Piece Grand Battle for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube. The TV version of the Funimation dub continues to use most of these names to date.

On April 12, 2007, Funimation announced it had acquired the license of One Piece and is currently producing the English version from episodes 144 to 167, which premiered on Cartoon Network on September 29, 2007, though is currently on hiatus, replaced as of March 22, 2008[5].

Funimation will also distribute the series in unedited bilingual DVD box sets contain 13 episodes each. The first DVD was released May 27, 2008[6] and the 2nd DVD is schedule to be released September 23, 2008.

Movies

Since the debut of the series on television, Toei Animation has also produced nine 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 "featurette" shorts, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series (specifically dancing, playing soccer, and playing baseball).

  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.
  3. Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (珍獣島のチョッパー王国, Chinjū-tō 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.
  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.
  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. Funimation released the film to select theaters across the United States on February 7, 2008 and to DVD on February 19, 2008.
  9. Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (エピソードオブチョッパー＋　冬に咲く、奇跡の桜, Episōdo obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura, 2008) - A retelling of the Drum Island Arc featuring Franky, Nico Robin, and the Thousand Sunny. Eiichiro Oda himself participated in the writing.

Artbooks

Three artbooks for the series have been released in Japan. The first artbook, Color Walk 1, released June, 2001 under ISBN 978-4-08-859217-6, has also been released in English. The second and third books, Color Walk 2, released November 4, 2003 under ISBN 978-4-08-859376-0 and Color Walk 3~LION, released January 5, 2006 under ISBN 978-4-08-859538-2, respectively, have yet to be released in North America.

Data books

Three One Piece data books have been released in Japan. Red Grand Characters was released in Japan on March 2, 2002.

Released on August 2, 2002, One Piece BLUE: Grand Data File not only included various character and series information, but it also included eight new four-panel manga side stories, the Luffy Pirates 4-Panel Theater (ルフィ海賊団四コマ劇場, Rufi Kaizokudan Yon-Koma Gekijõ). Each of the shorts featured one of the Straw Hat Pirates in absurd situations.

The third data book, Yellow Grand Data File, was released April 4, 2007.

Reception

One Piece is the third highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Shōnen Jump,[7] (behind Kochikame and Dragon Ball) and is currently their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan. The manga is the first to increase the sales of Weekly Shōnen Jump in eleven years.[8] Volume 27 of One Piece holds a manga sales record in Japan, with 2,630,000 units sold in its first printing alone [citation needed]; as of volume 46, the series has sold over 140,000,000 copies domestically [2], and is the fastest manga to reach sales of 100,000,000.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Oda, Eiichiro. Volume 42. One Piece (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shueisha. p. 126. ISBN 4088741277. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Kanta Ishida (2007-07-25). "One Piece Q&A with Eiichiro Oda (「ONE PIECE」尾田栄一郎さんに聞く[[Category:Articles containing Japanese-language text]])". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-25. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  3. ^ a b Shonen Jump Volume 5, Issue 12. December 2007. VIZ Media. 198.
  4. ^ NewType USA February 2007 edition page 118 confirmation of the end of One Piece, Status of uncut version and overall status of anime at the time of announcement.
  5. ^ Taken from the schedule at Cartoon Network
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ "Shōnen Jump Manga Circulation Numbers". ComiPress. 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2007-07-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help); External link in |work= (help)
  8. ^ "Weekly Shōnen Magazine Circulation Drops Below 2,000,000". ComiPress. 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-04-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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