A boy named Monkey D. Luffy, inspired by his childhood hero "Red-Haired" Shanks, sets out on a journey to find One Piece, the legendary treasure of the King of the Pirates, Gold Roger. To accomplish this, he must reach the end of the most deadly and dangerous ocean: The Grand Line.
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Considered by some to be the heir to the throne of Dragon Ball in terms of Japanese market penetration, One Piece is certainly a phenomenon. The manga's print run recently outpaced Dragon Ball and the series, at more than 400 episodes, is still going strong. It's easy to see why; One Piece follows a very simple and very successful shonen action formula. It worked in the past for Rurouni Kenshin and Dragon Ball and it's working wonderfully for One Piece. The premise is pretty basic. Luffy D. Monkey, an irrepressible youth, ate the Devil's Fruit, which gave his body extra-strength elasticity. He's searching for the One Piece, a legendary treasure that will make him the King of all Pirates and finally allow him to prove himself to his childhood idol, a selfless pirate by the name of Shanks. Along the way, he collects an army of somewhat freakish rogues, including a tough swordfighter named Zoro who fights with a sword in his mouth, and Nami, a spunky thief. Together they have wacky adventures, beat up the bad guys, and collect treasure. It all sounds pretty harmless, right?
Well, right, it is. One Piece is completely harmless entertainment. The battles can be surprisingly brutal at times, but overall, this is pure shonen action entertainment. It is entirely unpretentious and knows exactly what it wants to be, and excels at that. That having been said, One Piece is not a particularly deep show, although the characters are well developed. The focus seems to be on the crazy villains and the endless string of fights the main characters go through. Luffy and his crew of misfits go from town to town, saving the repressed masses and eliminating evil pirates who stand between them and the One Piece. In some ways, it's very reminiscent of Rurouni Kenshin. Kenshin and Luffy are both laid-back badasses with hearts of gold that surround themselves with surprisingly capable outcasts and defeat circus freak-style enemies in episode after episode. If you like that sort of thing, One Piece delivers. If you don't, One Piece is going to bore the faith out of you.
So, for fans of formulaic action shows, One Piece is a well-animated bit of fluff that sports decent music and some well-done action scenes. Unfortunately, the bizarre character designs are sure to turn a lot of folks off. One Piece is not done in a traditional anime style. It's very unique and it's bound to rub some people the wrong way. Otherwise, if you like your anime rife with fight scenes that last several episodes, declaratory statements (“Ore wa Kaizokuo ni naru da!” or “I will become the Pirate King!” is Luffy's favorite thing to say...), screwball humor and a touch of originality, One Piece will not fail to please.
Anime: Latest Episode: Episode 426: "Movie Special - The Golden Lion's Ambitions Start To Move!!!"
Manga: Latest Chapter: Chapter 563 "One Heart, One Man"
Movies:
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1 - One Piece The Movie:
The legend of the Great Gold Pirate Wonan remains intact, years after his disappearance. Many pirates search for his mountain of gold hidden on a remote island. Among them are Captain El Drago and his men. By hunting down every member of Wonan's former crew, they eventually take possession of a map to that hidden island. On their way there, they meet and decide to rob the Straw Hat Pirates, who, still lacking a cook, are close to starvation. A short fight ensues, during which Luffy, Zoro, and Tobio, a boy who ran away from home to become part of Wonan's crew, are separated from the other Straw Hats and their ship, staying afloat on the shattered remains of what at some point was a boat. Following the scent of food, they quickly arrive at a floating oden bar, run by Tobio's grandfather, Ganzo.
2 - Clockwork Island Adventure + Special - Jango's Dance Carnival While the Straw Hats enjoy a warm day at the beach, their ship with all their equipment and weapons is stolen. They can do nothing but watch, as it disappears into the distance. A week later, dressed in cloth from a rental store for wedding ceremonies and riding a one-person paddle boat they set out to go after their lost belongings. At sea, they encounter the boy Akizu and the young man Borodo. The two call themselves the Thief Brothers and claim to be after a well known treasure, called the Diamond Clock from Clockwork Island. Actually, they are the ones who stole the Straw Hats ship and brought it to Clockwork Island to make the Straw Hats fight the Trump Siblings. The Trump Siblings are another pirate crew who occupied Clockwork Island for years and forced its inhabitants to build weapons.
3 - Chopper's Kingdom On The Island Of Strange Animals + Special - Dream Soccer King! With Chopper as their newest member, the Straw Hats arrive at the Island of Strange Animals. Before they can land, a geyser-like fountain sends their ship flying. Chopper falls off and lands in the middle of a gathering of animals. They are performing a ritual, which according to their legend, is supposed to cause a king to fall from the heavens. Believing that legend fulfilled, they proclaim Chopper their new king. The other Straw Hats, searching for their lost crewmate, make the acquaintance of the self-proclaimed genius and expert treasure hunter Count Butler, with his henchmen General Hot Dog and President Snake. Butler is in search of the horns of a particular animal living on the island, which when eaten bestows great power upon the eater.
4 - Dead End Adventure In a port town pub, the once again flat broke Straw Hats witness a suspicious exchange between a customer and the proprietor. Nami immediately senses money and endeavors to convince the host to give her whatever information he had given him. The other Straw Hats join in and soon he is persuaded. He shows them to a backdoor, behind which they find a long and winding tunnel. That tunnel leads to a large underground chamber, where a number of pirate crews have a gathering. The island they are on, turns out to be the starting point of an irregularly occurring, anything-goes sailing competition. For a moment, the Straw Hats weigh whether it is wise to join in the race, considering that two giants and a crew of fish-men, who were once the rivals of Arlong's gang, were participating as well. But once they learn the height of the price money, not entering is out of the question. From the bookmaker they receive an eternal pose, to lead them to the goal of the race. Free food is available at the bottom of the chamber and Luffy makes extensive use of it.
5 - Curse Of The Sacred Sword + Special - Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball Zoro goes missing, as the Straw Hat's restock. On their search for him, Sanji follows Maya, a girl of the island, to a village. There, Zoro appears, accompanied by a group of marines. Zoro wields his sword against Sanji and takes three jewel balls from Maya. Luffy stumbles upon a training center of the local Marine division. There, he encounters Saga, the leader of the center and owner of the Seven Star Sword, who made Zoro take the balls to revive that swords slumbering power. Luffy fights him, but falls from a cliff. The Seven Stars Sword was that, which had ruined the country of Asuka with its cursed power a long time ago and had therefore been sealed. But with a night of a red full moon, that occurs only once every hundred years, the jewel balls in his possession, and Zoro on his side, only the remaining Straw Hats stand in Saga's way to reviving the swords true power.
5 - Baron Omatsuri And The Secret Island The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, the former captain of a pirate crew, who were all killed years ago. Being the only survivor, he then started hating all close-knit groups of pirates and wishing to separate them. He and his henchmen seed distrust among the Straw Hats and capture them one by one, leaving only Luffy to free his crew from the Baron's hold.
7 - The Giant Mechanical Soldier Of Karakuri Castle The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter the cave. As it turns out, the islands true form, is that of a giant turtle. Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from crashing into a nearby island.
8 - Episode Of Alabasta - The Desert Princess & The Pirates The Straw Hats travel to Alabasta, the desert island and home of Nefertari Vivi. They find the country in the middle of a revolution. Sir Crocodile, the country's hero, secretly used his criminal organization, Baroque Works, to undermine the citizens trust in Cobra, Vivi's father and head of the Kingdom of Sand, in order to seize the throne and the countries hidden secret for himself. The crew now has to cross the desert, stop the revolution, save thousands of lives from Baroque Works hidden bombers, and most of all, defeat Crocodile, one of the mighty Seven Warlords of the Sea.
9 - Episode Of Chopper Plus Bloom In The Winter, Miracle Sakura Alternate-telling of how Straw Hat Crew got Tony Tony Chopper to join their crew. This time around the crew already has Franky, Nico Robin, and the Thousand Sunny.
TV Specials:
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1 - Adventure In The Ocean's Navel
Luffy and crew gets sucked into a big drain hole in the middle of the ocean. They explore the place, help the people living there, fight some big monsters, and find a way to get back out.
2 - Open Upon The Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream Bonnie and Max, crew members on Pirate Zap's ship, are tired and want to escape, but unfortunately have no money. Three children held captive on the ship happen to overhear them. The eldest, Amanda, who's father was a pro treasure hunter, knows the whereabouts of a great treasure, and with that proposes a deal. They agree, and the five barely escape and make it onto a small island where they meet Luffy and his crew
3 - Protect! The Last Great Stage For many years, Ex-Marine Lieutenant Randolph and his troupe have put on a play aboard his ship. Having lost his family to pirates, Randolph wishes to put on plays that will give courage to those who have also lost their loved ones to pirates. Unfortunately, Randolph must retire soon, and he is now giving his last performance. Luffy and his crew come to see the play, and somehow manage to take part in it as well.
4 - Historical Play Special - Chief Luffy's Detective Story Luffy is a detective and must go head to head against a family of lawless clowns run by none other than Buggy the Clown who attack the place where the masters reside. Helping him are his nakama Nami, Sanji, Chopper, and Usopp. Set in Fuedal Era, Japan.
OVAs:
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1 - Defeat The Pirate Ganzak While Luffy and his crew of Zoro and Nami are starving on their small boat, they are attacked by a large monster. Nami is taken away, while Luffy and Zoro wash up on shore. There they meet a young girl, Medaka, and learn of the sad history of the island. The evil Pirate Ganzack has taken away all the men in the village and enslaved them, including Medaka's father. Now Luffy, Zoro, and Medaka must infiltrate Ganzack's base in order to rescue the villagers and Nami.
2 - Romance Dawn Story In search for food for his crew, Luffy arrives at a port town, defeating a pirate named Crescent Moon Gally on the way. He meets a girl named Silk in town, who was abandoned by attacking pirates as a baby and raised by the mayor, which has caused her to value the town as her "treasure". The villagers mistake Luffy for Gally and capture him just as the real Gally returns.
Openings & Endings:
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Openings: 1: We Are : http://rapidshare.com/files/59545885/ONE_PIECE_op1.mp3 2: Believe : http://rapidshare.com/files/59545886/ONE_PIECE_op2.mp3 3: Hikari : http://rapidshare.com/files/59545887/ONE_PIECE_op3.mp3 4: Bon Voyage : http://rapidshare.com/files/59545888/ONE_PIECE_op4.mp3 5: Kokoro no Chizu : http://rapidshare.com/files/59545889/ONE_PIECE_op5.mp3 6: Brand New World : http://Rapidshare.com/files/59545890/ONE_PIECE_op6.mp3 7: Crazy Rainbow : http://rapidshare.com/files/59554686/ONE_PIECE_op8.mp3 8: Jungle : http://rapidshare.com/files/68528258...-_Jungle_P.mp3 9: We Are (Remix) : http://rapidshare.com/files/151490723/One_Piece_OP10_-_We_are__Remix_.mp3.html 10: Share The World : http://rapidshare.com/files/218400223/One_Piece_Opening_10_-_DBSK_-_Share_the_world.mp3
“Often times, people simply deny the existence of what they do not understand, and anyone who
tells them otherwise is a liar. What they don’t know stays ‘unexplained’ and they are happy with that.” “If you believe so, then it’s decided. If you don’t believe it, then it can be changed.”
I really like the English Dub made by Funimation. Do you mind telling me how many episodes Funimation has dubbed? I know the Japanese version might be superior, but I have a huge fondness for anything made by the voice actors who work though Funimation Entertainment.
(Let's pretend that the horrible monstrosity that 4 Kids made doesn't exist) XD
heyy!!
from what i found out, i think the last episode was :
168 "A Giant Snake Bares It's Fangs! The Survival Game Begins!" before the show got replaced by DBZ, not 100% sure though.. Srry
oh so they finished the skypiea Ark in the dubbed version!!!
thx chup1n
Edit!!!
but i found this:
"The seventh season of the One Pieceanime series contains, the "Escape! The Naval Fortress & The Foxy Pirate Crew" chapter. Its episodes are produced by Toei Animation and directed by Kōnosuke Uda, Hiroaki Miyamoto, and Munehisa Sakai.[1]Funimation Entertainment picked up the license for an English language release after 4Kids Entertainment had dropped it"
and the seventh Season (196 - 228). but i cant find the videos anywhere!!!!!!!
09-25-2009, 07:46 PM
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