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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = One Piece
| image = [[Image:One Piece, Volume 1.jpg|230px]]
| caption = First volume of ''One Piece'', released in Japan by Shueisha on December 24, 1997
| ja_name = ワンピース
| ja_name_trans = Wan Pīsu
| genre = <!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres, however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->[[Action (genre)|Action]], [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]], [[Comedy-drama]]<!--Discuss in talk page before adding or removing genres, however, keep in mind [[WP:MOS-AM#Content]]. Thank you.-->
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{{Infobox animanga/Manga
| author = [[Eiichirō Oda]]
| publisher = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shueisha]]
| publisher_en = {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Viz Media]]<br /> {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Gollancz Manga]] (former)<br /> {{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Madman Entertainment]]
| publisher_other = {{flagicon|Republic of China}} [[Tong Li Comics|Tong Li Publishing Co. Ltd.]]<br />
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{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Daiwon C.I.]]<br />
{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Schibsted Forlagene]]<br />
{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bonnier Carlsen]]<br />
{{flagicon|Denmark}} {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Carlsen Comics]]<br />
{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Sangatsu Manga (Publisher)|Sangatsu Manga]]<br />
{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Jonesky]]<br />
{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Elex Media Komputindo]]<br />
{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Editorial Toukan]]<br />[[Grupo Editorial Vid]]<br>
{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Comics House]]<br />
{{flagicon|Thailand}} Siam Inter Comics<br />
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[Kim Dong Publishing House]]
| magazine = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]<br />{{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Shonen Jump (magazine)|Shonen Jump]]<br /> {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Comic Champ]]<br /> {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Formosa Youth]]
| first = August 4, 1997
| last = ongoing
| volumes = 52<!--as of December 2008 (While updating, please also change the volume number in the text body.)-->
| chapter_list = List of One Piece chapters
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen]]''
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Anime
| director = [[Konosuke Uda]]<br/>Munehisa Sakai
| writer =
| studio = [[Toei Animation]]
| licensor = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Avex]]</br>{{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Madman Entertainment]]<br> {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[4Kids Entertainment]] (former)</br>{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Funimation Entertainment]]
| network = {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Fuji TV]]
| network_en =
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Toonami (UK)|Toonami]]<br>
{{flagicon|Canada}} [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]<br>
{{flagicon|United States}} [[Cartoon Network]]<br>[[4Kids TV]]<br>
{{flagicon|Australia}} {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Network Ten]]
| network_other =
{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Cartoon Network]], [[SBT]] <br>
{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Animax]], [[RTL II]], [[Tele 5]], [[PPA Films]] <br>
{{flagicon|India}} {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Cartoon Network]] <br>
{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[RCTI]]. [[Global TV]] <br>
{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italia 1]] <br>
{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[GMA 7]] <br>
{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[SIC (Portugal)|SIC]], [[SIC Radical]] <br>
{{flagicon|Spain}} [[K3 (television)|K3]] [[Jetix]] <br>
{{flagicon|Galicia}} [[TVG]] <br>
{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Cartoon Network]] and [[XHGC]] <br>
{{flagicon|France}} [[NT1]] <br>
{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Jetix]] [[Mangas (TV network)|Mangas]] <br>
{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS 2TV]], [[Tooniverse (TV channel)|Tooniverse]], Champ TV, Anione, [[Animax]] <br>
{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[TITV]] (Stop Aired Now),[[Modern Nine TV]] (2008-Present) <br>
{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan Television|TTV]], [[STAR Chinese Channel]] <br>
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| first = October 20, 1999
| last = ongoing
| episodes = 381 <!--as of December 14, 2008 (While updating, please also change the episode number in the lead and Anime sections.)-->
| episode_list = List of One Piece episodes
}}
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| title = Related works
| content =
* [[List of One Piece films|''One Piece'' films]]
* [[List of One Piece video games|''One Piece'' video games]]
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''One Piece'''''|ワンピース|Wan Pīsu}} is a Japanese ''[[shōnen]]'' [[manga]] written and illustrated by [[Eiichirō Oda]], that has been serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' magazine since August 4, 1997. The individual chapters are being published in ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Shueisha]], with the first released on December 24, 1997 and 52 <!--When updating, please also change the number in the info box.--> volumes released as of December 2008. ''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 Hat Pirates|Straw Hats]]. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and thereby become the next Pirate King. When creating the series, Oda was heavily influenced by the manga ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]''.

''One Piece'' is licensed for an English language release in North America by [[Viz Media]]. The individual chapters are being serialized in Viz's ''[[Shonen Jump (magazine)|Shonen Jump]]'' manga anthology and being published in ''tankōbon'' volumes. In the United Kingdom, the series is being released by [[Gollancz Manga]]. [[Madman Entertainment]] is releasing the series in Australia and New Zealand.

The series was adapted into an [[original video animation]] (OVA) produced in 1998 by [[Production I.G]]. It was later adapted into a full [[anime]] series by [[Toei Animation]] that premiered in Japan on [[Fuji Television]] on October 20, 1999. As of December 15, 2008, 381<!--While updating, please also change the episode number in the info box and Anime section.--> episodes of the series have aired. The anime series was licensed for a heavily edited English [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] broadcast in North America by [[4Kids Entertainment]]. It has since been licensed for a full [[Region 1]] DVD release and broadcast by [[Funimation Entertainment]]. In addition to the anime series and OVA, ''One Piece'' has been adapted into nine [[feature film]]s by Toei and multiple video games based on the series have been released.

With over 140 million copies sold, ''One Piece'' is the third highest selling manga in the history of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. It is considered their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title in Japan.

==Plot==
{{main|List of One Piece characters}}
<!-- Note, as the manga is the PRIMARY work, this plot summary should be written for the manga, not the anime. -->
A boy named Monkey D. Luffy, inspired by his childhood hero [["Red-Haired" Shanks]], sets out on a journey to find the legendary One Piece, to become the new Pirate King. To accomplish this, he must reach the end of the most deadly and dangerous ocean: The [[Grand Line]].

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

During the course of the story, the crew contend with both other less moral pirate crews and the Navy<!--"Kaigun" translates to "Navy". "Marine" is just written on the sails, as it is the word for "Navy" in some european languages.-->. The latter are the subordinates of the World Government, who apparently seek justice by ending the Golden Age of Pirates. Many background story elements involve the delicate balance of power between the World Government and the world's most powerful pirate crews.

==Setting==
{{main|World of One Piece}}
The Grand Line, also known as the Graveyard of Pirates,<ref name="ep3">{{cite episode |title=Morgan versus Luffy! Who's the Mysterious Pretty Girl? |episodelink=List of One Piece episodes |series=One Piece anime}}</ref> is a fictional sea and the setting for most of the story in ''One Piece''. It follows an imaginary line that runs north-west to south-east around the world and perpendicular to the Red Line.<ref name="ep3"/> The Red Line is a stretch of land that circles the globe from south-west to north-east.<ref name="ep3"/> These two Lines divide the two oceans of the world into four seas: North Blue, East Blue, West Blue and South Blue. There are two Calm Belts, running north and south of the Grand Line. These areas experience almost no wind and ocean currents.<ref name="ep54">{{cite episode |title=Foreboding of a New Adventure! The Puzzling Girl, Apis |episodelink=List of One Piece episodes |series=One Piece anime}}</ref><ref name="ch101">{{cite book |last=Oda|first=Eiichirō|title=One Piece|volume=12|year=2000|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|chapter=Chapter 101|isbn=4-08-872822-X}}</ref> The Calm Belts are also breeding ground for huge [[sea monsters]], called Sea Kings in the ''One Piece'' world.<ref name="ep55">{{cite episode |title=The Holy Beast! Apis' Secret and the Legendary Island |episodelink=List of One Piece episodes |series=One Piece anime}}</ref><ref name="ch101"/> They are very effective barriers for those trying to enter the Grand Line.

Navigation in the Grand Line is considered to be very difficult.<ref name="ep63">{{cite episode |title=A Man's Promise, Luffy and the Whale Vow to Meet Again |episodelink=List of One Piece episodes |series=One Piece anime}}</ref> Compasses do not work on the Grand Line because of the nature of its magnetic fields.<ref name="ep63"/> The islands located in the Grand Line are highly rich in minerals which disturbs the magnetic fields in the area.<ref name="ep63"/> In order to navigate the Grand Line, a Log Pose, a compass like instrument, must be used.<ref name="ep63"/> The Log Pose works by locking on to one island's magnetic field and then, once the island is reached, adapting to the next island's magnetic field.<ref name="ep63"/>

Devil Fruits are a type of fruit which, when eaten, permanently give a special power.<ref name="ch19">{{cite book |last=Oda|first=Eiichirō|title=One Piece|volume=3|year=1998|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|chapter=Chapter 19|isbn=4-08-872569-7}}</ref> There are three categories of Devil Fruit.<ref name="SBS30"> SBS questions: ''One Piece'' manga - Vol.30 Chapter 280</ref> Zoan fruits allow the user to fully and partially transform into a specific animal.<ref name="ep88">{{cite episode |title=Zoan Type Devil's Fruit! Chopper's Seven-Level Transformation |episodelink=List of One Piece episodes |series=One Piece anime}}</ref> Logia fruits give control over and allow the user "to change their living body structure into the powers of nature".<ref name="SBS30"/> "Everything aside from those is lumped into the Paramecia category."<ref name="SBS35"> SBS questions: ''One Piece'' manga - Vol.35 Chapter 334</ref> Devil Fruit users can not swim.<ref name="ch1">{{cite book |last=Oda|first=Eiichirō|title=One Piece|volume=1|year=1997|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|chapter=Chapter 1|isbn=4-08-872509-3}}</ref> When even only partially submerged in water, they can't actively use their powers and they temporarily lose their strength.<ref name="ep109">{{cite episode |title=The Key to Turning the Tide and a Great Escape! Doru Doru Ball! |episodelink=List of One Piece episodes |series=One Piece anime}}</ref>

==Production==
''One Piece'' started as two one-shot stories entitled ''Romance Dawn''<ref name="wanted">{{cite book |last=Oda|first=Eiichirō|title=Wanted!|page=202|isbn=978-4088726311}}</ref>—which would later be used as the title for ''One Piece'''s first chapter and volume. The two one-shots featured the character of Luffy, and included elements that would later appear in the main series. The first of these short stories was published in August 1996 in a special issue of Shōnen Jump and later in ''One Piece Red''. The second was published in the 41st issue of Shōnen Jump in 1996 and reprinted 1998 in Oda's short story collection: ''Wanted!''.<ref name="RomanceDawn Animated">{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-10/one-piece-prototype-romance-dawn-to-be-animated |title=One Piece's 'Prototype' Romance Dawn to be Animated |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2008-07-10 |accessdate=2008-08-22 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="SBS1">{{cite book |last=Oda |first=Eiichirō |authorlink=Eiichirō Oda |title={{nihongo|Pirates vs. CP9|海賊　VS　CP9|Kaizoku VS CP9}} |accessdate=2007-07-25 |series=One Piece |origdate=2006-07-09 |publisher=Shueisha |location=Tokyo |language=Japanese |isbn=4088741277 |pages=126 }}</ref> Nevertheless, the author states, as of July 2007, that the ending will still be 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.<ref name="Yomiuri-Oda">{{cite web |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/book/news/20070725bk07.htm |title={{nihongo|''One Piece'' Q&A with Eiichirō Oda|「ONE PIECE」尾田栄一郎さんに聞く}} |accessdate=2007-07-25 |author=Kanta Ishida |date=2007-07-25 |work=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]] |language=Japanese }}</ref>

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. For example the names of Luffy, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, and Franky's techniques are often mixed with other languages and a number of names of Zoro's sword techniques possibly involve a joke, 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."<ref name="KonosukeUdaEisakuInoueInterview"/> Nevertheless, [[Konosuke Uda]], the director, said that the he believes that the creators "made the anime pretty close to the manga."<ref name="KonosukeUdaEisakuInoueInterview">''[[Shonen Jump]]'' Volume 5, Issue 12. December 2007. [[VIZ Media]]. 198.</ref>

==Media==
===Manga===
{{main|List of One Piece manga volumes}}
Written and illustrated by [[Eiichirō Oda]], ''One Piece'' premiered in the August 4, 1997 issue ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', where it continues serialization. In total, 525 chapters have been released in Japan as of December 5, 2008. As of December 2008, those chapters have been compiled into 52 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes in Japan by [[Shueisha]],<ref name="JPv52">{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874602-9&mode=1|title=ONE PIECE／52 |publisher=[[Shueisha]]|accessdate=2008-12-03|language=Japanese}}</ref> with the first volume released December 24, 1997.<ref name="JPv1">{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872509-3&mode=1|title=ONE PIECE／1 |publisher=[[Shueisha]]|accessdate=August 25, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref>

The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by [[Viz Media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?series_id=128 |title=One Piece |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref> On July 8, 2002 ICv2 reported that ''One Piece'' would be in the opening line-up of the [[Shonen Jump (magazine)|''Shonen Jump'' magazine]].<ref name="IC Premiere Titles">{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1696.html |title=Shonen Jump Line-up Tied to Cartoon Network|publisher=ICv2 |date=2002-08-07 |accessdate=2008-07-01 }}</ref> When its first issue was released in November 2002, so was the first chapter of ''One Piece''.<ref name="IC First Issue">{{cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2124.html |title=Shonen Jump #1 in Third Printing |publisher=ICv2 |date=2002-12-10 |accessdate=2008-07-01 }}</ref> The magazine has been publishing successive chapters ever since. The first volume was released by Viz in June 2003.<ref name="ENv1">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/1569319014|title=Amazon.com: One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn: Eiichiro Oda: Books|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=August 25, 2008}}</ref> As of October 2008, 19 volumes have been published.<ref name="ENv19">{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6783|title=VIZ Media . products: One Piece Volume 19|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|accessdate=August 26, 2008}}</ref> And an upcomming 20th volume is scheduled for February 3, 2009.<ref name="ENv20">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/1421515148|title=Amazon.com: One Piece, Volume 20 (One Piece (Graphic Novels)): eiichiro Oda: Books|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]|accessdate=August 26, 2008}}</ref> The English volumes are being distributed in Australia and New Zealand by [[Madman Entertainment]], with the first volume to be released on November 10, 2008.<ref name="madman">{{cite web |url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=11411&method=view |title=One Piece (Manga) |accessdate=2008-11-02 |publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]}}</ref> In the United Kingdom it was published by [[Gollancz Manga]].<ref name="gollancz">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Piece-14-Abandoned-Manga/dp/0575081023 |title=One Piece Volume 14 (Abandoned): v. 14 (Manga): Eiichiro Oda |accessdate=2008-11-02 |publisher=[[Amazon]]}}</ref> Currently it is published there by Viz.<ref name="vizuk">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Piece-Manga-Eiichiro-Oda/dp/0575078685 |title=Amazon.co.uk: One Piece Volume 1: v. 1 (Manga): Eiichiro Oda |accessdate=2008-11-02 |publisher=[[Amazon]]}}</ref>

====Straw Hat Theater====
In addition to the regular manga series, Oda also wrote a variety of short manga pieces, generally less than five pages, featuring the [[List of One Piece characters|''One Piece'' characters]]. Unrelated to the series' plot, the side comics are drawn in [[super deformed]] style, giving all the characters large heads and tiny bodies. Some of these side comics are included in the data book ''One Piece BLUE: Grand Data File'' in [[yonkoma|four-panel]] format. Eight side stories, collectively referred to as the ''Straw Hat Theater'', were included in the ''One Piece Logs'', a series of magazine-format manga compilations released from late 2005 through April 2006. These short bonus comics were featured at the end of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th ''Logs'', and advertised as "''Brand-New from Oda-''sensei''! Special Manga''. According to Oda, for each comic he was given three sheets of blank paper by his editor and told to "draw anything", with these being the result. The first five ''Straw Hat Theater'' manga shorts were also included in the ''One Piece YELLOW: Grand Elements'' data book, along with another bonus side comic. These five comics were also adapted into anime shorts, narrated by Masaya Takatsuka, that aired alongside episodes 279 through 283 of the ''One Piece'' anime adaptation.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}

# "Report Time", published in ''The 2nd Log: "SANJI"'' in November 2005
# "Obahan Time", published in ''The 3rd Log: "NAMI"'' in December 2005
# {{nihongo|"No Code-of-Honor Time"|仁義ない TIME|Jingi nai TIME}}, published in ''The 5th Log: CHOPPER"'' in February 2006
# "Chopper Man", published in ''The 6th Log: "ARABASTA"'' in March 2006
# "Monster Time", published in ''The 7th Log: "VIVI"'' in April 2006
# "Space Time", published in ''One Piece YELLOW: Grand Elements'' in April 2007<ref>{{cite book |title=One Piece YELLOW: Grand Elements |last=Oda |first=Eiichirō |authorlink=Eiichirō Oda |year=2007 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |location=Tokyo |isbn=408874098X |pages= }}</ref>
# "Red-Hair of Class 3-Sea Time", published in ''One Piece: 10th Treasures'' in September 2007
# "Märchen Time", published in ''The 10th Log: "BELL"'' in April 2008

===Original Video Animation===
The first animated production of ''One Piece'' was an [[original video animation]] (OVA) under the name {{nihongo|''One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak!''|ONE PIECE 倒せ!海賊ギャンザック|Wan Pīsu: Taose! Kaizoku Gyanzakku}}. It was produced by [[Production I.G]] for the ''Jump Super Anime Tour'' in 1998. It was directed by [[Gorō Taniguchi]]<ref name="OVA_Director">{{cite web|title=Goro Taniguchi|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3109|accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref> and featured character designs by Hisashi Kagawa.<ref name="OVA_Designer">{{cite web|title=Hisashi Kagawa|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3028|accessdate=2008-12-13}}</ref>

The episode features a different voice cast and staff from the later TV series by [[Toei Animation]] and is 30 minutes long. Tatsuya Hamazaki created a novel version of the story (ISBN 978-4087030846).<ref name="opdtpg-novel">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/ワンピース―倒せ-海賊ギャンザック-ジャンプジェイブックス-尾田-栄一郎/dp/4087030849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219242750&sr=8-1|title=Amazon.co.jp: One Piece -倒せ! GYANZAKKU pirate (JANPUJEIBUKKUSU) (book (paperback))|accessdate=2008-08-20}}</ref>

The episode starts with Luffy, Nami, and Zoro being attacked by a Sea King, that destroys their boat and separates them. Luffy is found on an island beach, where he saves the little girl Medaka, from two pirates. All the villagers, including the Medaka's father, have been taken away by Ganzak and his crew, as forced laborers. After hearing that Ganzak also stole all the food, Luffy and Zoro rush out to get it back. As they fight the Pirates, one of them kidnaps Medaka. A fight starts bewteen Luffy and Ganzak, ending in Luffy's capture. Meanwhile, Zoro is urged into giving up, by threatening to kill the village people. The people from the village rise up against the Ganzak and while the islanders and pirates fight, Nami goes and unlocks the three. Ganzak defeats the rebellion and reveales his armored battleship. Now it is up to the Straw Hats, to "Defeat The Pirate Ganzak!" and prevent him from destroying the island.

===Anime===
{{main|List of One Piece episodes}}
Produced by [[Toei Animation]], the ''One Piece'' anime series debuted in Japan on [[Fuji TV]] on October 20, 1999, where it continues to air today. As of December 14, 2008, 381<!--While updating, please also change the number in the info box and lead section.--> episodes of the series have aired, spanning ten seasons.

[[4Kids Entertainment]] licensed the series for an [[English language]] [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] broadcast and release in North America. The 4Kids episodes aired in the United States on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network as part of the Fox Box block, premiering on September 18, 2004. The first 143 episodes of the original were cut down to 104 in the dubbed version. The remaining content was subject to heavy editing. Sanji's cigarettes for example were turned into lollipops,<ref name="ann-sanji">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-09-02/4kids-announces-fox-box-schedule
|title=4Kids Announces Fox Box Schedule
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2004-09-02
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> and "the skin of a black pirate was changed to a tan mulatto / white color."<ref name="ann-blackwhite">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-08-26/white-pirates-black-pirates
|title=White Pirates, Black Pirates?
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2005-08-26
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> In December 2006, 4Kids cancelled production of the dubbed version.<ref name="Info1">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.</ref>

On April 12, 2007, [[Funimation Entertainment]] announced it acquired the license for the series. After producing a new English voice dub in, the company released its first unedited, bilingual DVD box set, containing 13 episodes, on May 27, 2008.<ref name="DVD-boxsets">{{cite web|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/7150.php|title=Anime on DVD Reviews &ndash; One Piece: Season 1 Part 1|accessdate=2008-02-16}}</ref> Similarly sized sets followed with two sets released as of September 16, 2008.<ref name="DVD-boxsets2">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/One-Piece-Season-Second-Voyage/dp/B001C4ZQE8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1216745965&sr=8-2|title=Amazon.com: One Piece: Season 1, Second Voyage|accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref> The Funimation English dubbed episodes premiered on the [[Cartoon Network]] on September 29, 2007 and aired until it was cancelled on March 29, 2008.<ref name="One Piece unaired">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-29/cartoon-network-has-no-plans-for-one-piece-return | title=Cartoon Network Has No Plans for One Piece's Return (Updated) | date=2008-03-29 | accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref> However, since November 3, 2008, the Funimation dubbed episodes has begun airing on the Australian Cartoon Network block.

In Singapore, the anime is licensed by [[Odex]], who produced an English [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]] which lasted 104 episodes. It was produced in two 52 episode seasons, with some of the original actors leaving in between seasons.{{Fact|date=September 2008}}

In the July 2008 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', it was announced that the prototype one-shot that preceded ''One Piece'', ''Romance Dawn'', is being adapted into an anime OVA as part of the Jump Super Anime Tour.<ref name="RomanceDawn Animated" /><ref name="Jump40th">{{cite web|url=http://www.jump40th.com/|title=In memory of 40 years of Weekly Shōnen Jump |accessdate=2008-07-28 |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jumpfesta">{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpfesta.com/anime/anime-info/anime_op.html |title=Jump Super Anime Tour - Great Gathering of Jump-Heroes |accessdate=2008-07-28|language=Japanese}}</ref>

===Films===
{{main|List of One Piece films}}
Since the debut of the series on television, Toei Animation has also produced nine ''One Piece'' [[feature film]]s, released early in each year since 2000. Although the first three films were less than an hour long and played as part of a double-bill with other anime movies. 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. They were shown dancing in ''Jango's Dance Carnival'' with ''Clockwork Island Adventure''; playing soccer in ''Dream Soccer King!'' with ''Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals''; and playing baseball in ''Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King'' with ''Curse of the Sacred Sword''.

===Music===
Four Music & Song Collections, containing various music pieces from the anime and the first feature film have been released.

For each feature film, starting with the second and thus far ending with the eighth, there has been released a Movie Single, from various artists, as well as an [[original soundtrack]].

For all of the first seven Straw Hats there has been released a Character Song Single, a [[Single (music)|single]] sung by the ''[[seiyū]]'' of each character, in the corresponding voice. Also, seven Character Song Albums, [[Record album|album]]s containing songs, sung by more than one of the Straw Hat's ''seiyū'''s, have been released.

The first seven opening songs, as well as the first 18 ending themes, have been released in single form.

Additionally, there have been 15 releases of various music collection cds, ranging from best-ofs to video game soundtracks.

=== Video games ===
{{main|List of One Piece video games}}
''One Piece'' has been adapted into a whole series of video games published by [[subsidiary|subsidiaries]] of [[Namco Bandai Holdings]]. The games have been released on a variety of [[video game console|video game]] and [[handheld game console|handheld consoles]]. The series features various genres, mostly [[Role-playing game (video games)|role-playing games]]—the predominant type in the series' early years—and [[fighting game]]s, such as the titles of the ''Grand Battle!'' sub-series.

The series debuted in Japan on July 19, 2000 with ''One Piece: Mezase Kaizoku Ou!''.<ref name="GameSpot1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/wonderswan/adventure/fromtvanimationonepiece/tech_info.html|accessdate=2008-09-30|title=From TV Animation: One Piece for WonderSwan|publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> At the moment, the series contains 27 games, not counting ''[[Battle Stadium D.O.N]]'', the title ''One Piece'' shares with its related anime series ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[Naruto]]''. The second episode of the most recently released game ''[[One Piece: Unlimited Cruise]]'' is currently in production and is supposed to be released sometime during the winter of 2008/2009.<ref name="Bandai">{{cite web|url=http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/games/games_onepiece.html|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-29|title=バンダイレーベル|publisher=[[Bandai]]}}</ref> Furthermore, two unnamed titles have been announced for the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[PlayStation Portable]] handheld consoles.<ref name="GameSpy26">{{cite web|url=http://uk.psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/one-piece/|accessdate=2008-09-30|title=GameSpy: One Piece|publisher=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref><ref name="GameSpy27">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/one-piece/|accessdate=2008-10-26|title=GameSpy: One Piece|publisher=[[GameSpy]]}}</ref>

===Trading card game===
{{Expand |date=December 2008}}
''One Piece'' has been adopted into a [[trading card game]] by [[Bandai]].<ref>http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/7695.html</ref>

===Art and guidebooks===
Three [[art book]]s and three [[guidebook]]s for the ''One Piece'' series have been released. The first art book, ''One Piece: Color Walk 1'', released June 2001,<ref name="booknavi-cw1">
{{cite web
|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859217-4&mode=1
|language=Japanese
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|title=ONEPIECEイラスト集／COLORWALK／1
|accessdate=2008-11-22
}}</ref> has also been released in English on November 8, 2005.<ref name="vizprod-cw1">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5340
|title=One Piece Color Walk Art Book, Vol. 1
|accessdate=2008-11-22
|publisher=[[Viz Media]]
}}</ref> The second art book, ''One Piece: Color Walk 2'', was released on November 4, 2003,<ref name="booknavi-cw2">
{{cite web
|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859376-6&mode=1
|language=Japanese
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|title=ONEPIECEイラスト集／COLORWALK／2
|accessdate=2008-11-22
}}</ref> and the third, ''One Piece: Color Walk 3 - Lion'', was released January 5, 2006.<ref name="booknavi-cw3">
{{cite web
|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-859538-6&mode=1
|language=Japanese
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|title=ONEPIECEイラスト集／COLORWALK／3／LION
|accessdate=2008-11-22
}}</ref> The first guidebook, ''One Piece: Red - Grand Characters'' was released in Japan on March 2, 2002.<ref name="booknavi-dbred">
{{cite web
|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873211-1&mode=1
|language=Japanese
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|title=ONE PIECE　RED　GRAND　CHARACTERS
|accessdate=2008-11-22
}}</ref> Released on August 2, 2002, ''One Piece: Blue - Grand Data File'' not only included various character and series information, but also eight new four-panel manga side stories, the {{nihongo|''Luffy Pirates 4-Panel Theater''|ルフィ海賊団四コマ劇場|Rufi Kaizokudan Yon-Koma Gekijō}}.<ref name="booknavi-dbblue">
{{cite web
|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873358-4&mode=1
|language=Japanese
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|title=ONE PIECE　BLUE　GRAND　DATA　FILE
|accessdate=2008-11-22
}}</ref> Each of the shorts featured one of the Straw Hat Pirates in absurd situations. The third guidebook, ''One Piece: Yellow - Grand Elements'', was released April 4, 2007.<ref name="booknavi-dbyellow">
{{cite web
|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874098-0&mode=1
|language=Japanese
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|title=ONE PIECE　BLUE　GRAND　DATA　FILE
|accessdate=2008-11-22
}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''One Piece'' is the third highest selling manga in the history of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan<ref>{{cite web | year=2006 | title=Shōnen Jump Manga Circulation Numbers | url=http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923 |date=2007-05-06 | work=[http://comipress.com/ ComiPress] | accessdate=2007-07-25 }}</ref> and is currently their most acclaimed and all-time third-best-selling title. The manga is the first to increase the sales of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in eleven years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comipress.com/news/2007/04/17/1825 |title=Weekly Shōnen Magazine Circulation Drops Below 2,000,000 |accessdate=2007-04-17 |date=2007-04-17 |work=[http://comipress.com/ ComiPress] }}</ref> Volume 27 holds a manga sales record in Japan, with 2.63 million units sold in its first printing alone;<ref name="Yomiuri-Oda" /> as of volume 46, the series has sold over 140 million copies domestically;<ref name="Yomiuri-Oda" /> and is the fastest manga to reach sales of 100 million.<ref name="Yomiuri-Oda" />

The manga was a finalist for the [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize]] three times in a row from 2000 to 2002,<ref name="tocp2000">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.users.interport.net/a/a/aardy/comics/awards/tezuka00.shtml
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=2000 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes
}}
</ref><ref name="tocp2001">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.users.interport.net/a/a/aardy/comics/awards/tezuka01.shtml
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=2001 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes
}}
</ref><ref name="tocp2002">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.users.interport.net/a/a/aardy/comics/awards/tezuka02.shtml
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=2002 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes
}}
</ref> with the highest number of fan nominations in the first two years.<ref name="ann-tezu">
{{cite web
|title=2001 Tezuka Award Nominees are in
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-03-17/2001-tezuka-award-nominees-are-in
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2001-03-17
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> And the German translation of its 44th volume won the Sondermann audience award on the [[Frankfurt Book Fair]] in 2005.<ref name="sondermann">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Comic-Preis-Sondermann-an-sieben-Preistrger-verliehen--/de/Politik/19761803
|language=German
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=Comic-Preis Sondermann an sieben Preisträger verliehen
}}</ref> In a 2008 poll by [[Oricon]], Japanese teenagers elected it the most interesting manga.<ref name="oriconpoll">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3835
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=Oricon: most interesting manga
|publisher=Tokyograph
}}
</ref>

The first opening of the TV anime, {{Nihongo|We Are|ウィーアー!|}}, won the [[Animation Kobe Theme Song Award]] of the year 2000.<ref name="anikobe">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.anime-kobe.jp/archive/2000/award/award_j2.html
|title=アニメーション神戸賞
|publisher=[[Animation Kobe]]
|accessdate=2008-11-22
|language=Japanese
}}</ref> In February 2001, ''One Piece'' placed 9th among TV anime in Japan.<ref name="ann-anotw">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-03-16/top-10-anime-in-japan
|title=Top 10 Anime in Japan
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2001-03-16
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> In 2001, the readers of ''[[Animage]]'', a popular Japanese anime magazine, voted the TV anime in 5th place of "The Readers' Picks for the Anime that should be remembered in the 21st Century".<ref name="ann-animage2001">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-16/more-details-regarding-animage-top-100
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|title=More details Regarding Animage Top 100
|date=2001-01-16
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> In June 2002, the ''Animage'' readers voted ''One Piece'' to be the 16th best new anime of the year 2001,<ref name="ann-animage2002">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-05-10/june-animage-ranks-anime
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|title=June Animage Ranks Anime
|date=2002-05-10
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> and gave it another 16th place in 2004 in the category "Favorite Anime Series".<ref name="ann-animage2004">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-05-12/animage-awards
|title=Animage Awards
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2004-05-12
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> In a 2005 web poll by Japanese television network [[TV Asahi]] ''One Piece'' was voted 6th "most popular animated TV series".<ref name="ann-asahi2005poll">
{{cite web
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2005-09-23
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime
|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> Before the poll, Asahi TV broadcast another list based on a nation-wide survey in which ''One Piece'' placed 4th among teenagers.<ref name="ann-asahi2005surv">
{{cite web
|accessdate=2008-11-20
|date=2005-09-23
|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime
|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime - Part 2
|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]
}}</ref> In 2006, it was elected 32nd of the Top 100 Japanese anime by TV Asahi and 21st by its viewers.<ref name="asahipro">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/index_top.html
|language=Japanese
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=日本全国徹底調査！好きなアニメランキング100
}}</ref><ref name="asahipub">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/contents/2006user/cur/
|language=Japanese
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|title=月バラ2時間スペシャル　芸能界アニメ通が集結!徹底調査アニメランキング100
}}</ref> In September of the same year the [[Newtype (magazine)|''Newtype'' magazine]] placed it 5th.<ref name="newtypetop100">
{{cite journal
|journal=[[Newtype (magazine)|Newtype]]
|issue=September 2006
}}</ref> It was the most downloaded TV [[BitTorrent (protocol)|torrent]] for the week ending July 7, 2008.<ref name="mosttorrent">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/12916.html
|title='One Piece' Most Downloaded TV Series
|accessdate=2008-11-18
|publisher=ICv2
}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.j-onepiece.com/ ''One Piece'' website] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.onepiece.com.au/grandline/ Madman ''One Piece'' website]
* [http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/one/ Shueisha ''One Piece'' manga website] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.shonenjump.com/mangatitles/op/manga_op.php Shonen Jump ''One Piece'' manga website]
* [http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/onepiece/ Fuji TV ''One Piece'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/onep/ Toei ''One Piece'' anime website] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/one_piece/ YTV ''One Piece'' anime website]
* [http://onepieceofficial.com/ Funimation ''One Piece'' anime website]
* {{ann manga|id=1223}}
* {{ann anime|id=836}}

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