A teenage boy named Monkey D. Luffy goes on a journey to find the fabled One Piece and become Pirate King, building a crew of merry mischief-makers as he goes.
One Piece is a lighthearted, yet deeply moving, manga and anime series created by Eiichiro Oda, and has been running for nearly twelve years. It's well known for it's off-beat characters, rich storyline, moving scenes, and heart-stopping action. A manga where death is rare, normally isolated to flashbacks; side characters are abundant and never forgotten, and where fodder characters literally faint in the presence of greatness. It is a series ultimately about believing in your dreams, and the bonds of friendship that can be even stronger of those made in blood or steal.Story of One Piece
22 Years ago
Twenty -two years ago the greatest pirate that has ever been known was caught by the World Government. His name was Gold Roger. He was returned to the village that bore him so that he could be executed. Though in shackles, he walked down the roads as if he was a conquering hero come home. Before his execution someone in the crowd shouted to know where did he hide his greatest treasure, One Piece. Still smiling Gold Roger gave his final words.The swords of the executioners fells and the greatest pirate of them all died. This was thought to of been a warning to all and extinguish the hopes of all pirates, but it failed. The last words of Gold Roger ignited the excitement of the world, and thus began "The Great Age of Pirates"!" You want my treasure? It's yours for the taking,...but you must find it!
I left it at 'that place'! "
Gold Roger
The Great Age of Pirates
Inspired as a child by the pirate Red-Hair Shanks, the carefree teenager Monkey D. Luffy sets out to find the fabled treasure, One Piece; and become the Pirate King. On his side: a rubber body, thanks to having eaten a particular fruit that give powers to those who eat it. Over time he's joined by the alcoholic swordsman Zoro, thief and would-be cartographer Nami, and a host of other colorful characters who all join Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates crew in the search for the One Piece ... whatever it is. The Straw Hat Crew
Monkey D. Luffy (Captain)
Luffy is the crew captain. His dream it to find Gold Roger's treasure, One Piece; and becomes King of the Pirates. He is almost never without the straw hat (mugiwara) that he is known for. However, the hat is not his. It belongs to the pirate Shanks.As a child Luffy ate the Devil Fruit called the Gum-Gum Fruit (Rubber Rubber Fruit). This gives his entire body the consistency of rubber.
He is a kindhearted and easy going person. Each member of his crew are not seen as workers or employees, but they are his friends.
Though Luffy will listen to the opinions or demands of his crew. Once he gets excited to do something he is next to impossible to dissuade.
Zoro Roronoa (First Mate)
Zoro is the first member of the crew to join Luffy. His dream is to becomes the greatest swordsman in the world. He is known as the Pirate Hunter, but never referred to himself as such.He is the user of the sword style Santōryū (three swords).
Zoro is often mistaken for being the true captain. Being the first mate is it rare that he actually uses that authority.
Nami (Navigator)
Nami was a proud thief that only stole from pirates, due to her personal hatred of them. Her navigational skills have been shown second to none. Her dream since she was a small child is to make a map of the world. She has a love for treasure and money.Despite being below in rank of Luffy and Zoro, the whole crew often takes her orders and listens to her plans.
Nami is one of the few people Luffy has trusted his precious straw hat with.
Usopp (Marksman)
Usopp is a world class liar and sniper. He often refers to himself as "Captain Usopp". His most prominent facial feature is the long nose. His dream is to becomes a brave warrior of the seas, but his cowardly behavior more often stands in the way.His aim is superb under even the worst conditions. He did the shipwright work and developed weapons for himself and Nami.
After leaving the crew for a short time. Usopp developed a secret identity persona called Soge King.
Sanji (Cook)
Sanji is a chef beyond compare. Able to make healthy high class meals out of the most meager of ingredients. He has a dream to find the All Blue, a location where all the fish from the different seas meet. A dream most chefs dismiss as a fairytale. He is a skirt chaser and loves beautiful women.His fighting style is based completely on the use of his feet, and will never strike a woman. Even if it costs him his life.
Chopper Tony Tony (Doctor)
Chopper is the crew's doctor and the first member to officially join the crew that is from the Grand Line. Including it's only animal member. His dream is to becomes a doctor that can cure any sickness. The youngest member of the crew. He is rather timid and tries to hide his love of being praised by cursing at whoever compliments him.Chopper is a reindeer that ate the Hito-Hito Fruit (Human-Human Fruit). This is why he can talk and change forms.
Robin Nico (Archeologist)
Robin is the ships scholar and archeologist. A mature, and intelligent beauty. Her dream is to find the Rio Poneglyph, to discover the truth behind the missing century in the world's history. She had been on the run most of her life from the age of eight. She lived among pirates, but only used them for her own needs. She had intended to do the same with the Star Hat crew, but quickly formed a deep bond with the family that is the crew. Robin as a small child ate the Hana-Hana Fruit (Bloom-Bloom Fruit). This gives her the ability to cause any part of her body to duplicate and bloom.
Franky (Shipwright)
Franky is the shipwright of the crew and builder of the crew's latest ship Thousand Sunny. His dream is to build the greatest ship to sail the seas. He is a half cyborg. Since he was the one who did the work it only includes his front half. He often wears very little clothing and is a flamboyant personality. He is the oldest living member of the crew.Franky is the only member of the crew that had to be forced to join. Though it was for his own good and he was happy to do so.
Brook (Musician)
Brook is the latest member of the crew to join and is Luffy's long sought after musician. Technically, Brook is already dead and is a "living" skeleton. The most prominent feature is the afro that still clings to his skull. His dream is much more of a goal. He wishes to return to the beginning of the Grand Line to see the whale Laboon.While alive Brook have the Yomi-Yomi Fruit. It was this that allowed him to be resurrected after his death. His soul may of returned, but he was lost in a fog. By the time he found his body is was a skeleton. Often making jokes about his own death. He was a pirate that predates the age of Gold Roger.
Brook is the second swordsman of the crew, but his style is vastly different then Zoro's. He uses musician effects in his sword fighting.
A very polite speaker, Brook tend to have rude habits, belching as he talks and asking to see a woman's panties.
Story Arcs
Over the many decades the series have been in publication it has had many story arcs with little in between. These are normally isolated to each of the islands the crew visits
Romance Dawn
The story of Luffy's child hood and his inspirations for being a pirate, and the beginning of his own adventure to find One Piece.EAST BLUE ARCS
Shell Town Arc
Luffy faces off against his first Marine Captain and gain his first crew member.Buggy Arc
Luffy gains a reluctant navigator and fights against an old ally of his pirate hero Shanks.Syrup Island Arc
Luffy and his small crew meet a compulsive liar and help defend this small village from an infamous pirate thought long dead.Don Krieg Arc
Luffy is on the look for a cook and needs to fight with the most dangerous pirate from the East Blue that ran away from the Grand Line.Arlong Park Arc
Luffy has to get his navigator back from an evil merman called Arlong and save Nami's home. Loguetown Arc
The Straw Hat crew land in the town where the Pirate King was executed and have to fight to leave. GRAND LINE ARCS
Whiskey Peak Arc
Luffy and the crew face off with a village of bounty hunters and get unknowingly dragged into a war with a secret organization known as Baroque Works.Little Garden Arc
To get Vivi back to Alabasta the crew has to stop off at an island time forgot and try to survive dinosaurs, giants, and Baroque Works agents trying to kill them. Drum Island Arc
The crew rushes to save Nami from a mysterious illness, must fight a selfish king, and gain a doctor for the crew.Alabasta Arc
The Straw Hat crew fight against the Baroque Works to help Princess Vivi free her kingdom from the hands of Crocodile.Jaya Arc
The crew come to an island to find a way to the legendary Sky Islands and learn of the legend of a great liar. Skypiea Arc
Now in the sky, the crew cross ways with a Devil Fruit user that claims to be a god and will sacrifice the lives of anyone he pleases. Davy Back Fight Arc
Back in the Blue Sea, the Straw Hat crew take part in a game between pirates where you risk both your pride and the lives of your very friends.Water 7 Arc
In the land or water the crew try to get their beloved ship repaired, and the crew fractures as one leaves and another seems to of betrayed them to kill.Enies Lobby Arc
The whole Straw Hat crew rush head long into hell to save Robin and declare war against the World Government.Thriller Bark Arc
Sailing through a mysterious sea on the Grand Line. The Straw Hats gain a new crew member and find an island of zombies commanded by one of the War Lords of the Sea. Sabondy Archipelago Arc
The crew have reached the half way mark of the Grand Line and make a new mermaid friend. Saving her from slavery brings about the wrath of the World Government once more, but this time they lose and are scattered across the globe.Amazon Lily Arc
Luffy tries to find a way off the island of amazons to reunite with his crew. He meets the most beautiful woman in the world and learns his brother is scheduled to be executed.Impel Down Arc
With the help of Boa Hancock, Luffy is able to infiltrate the most infamous prison in the world all to rescue his brother. All through the prison levels Luffy risks his life and body. All while running into old enemies and friends.Whitebeard War Arc
Luffy failed to get his brother out of prison in time, but joins the massive war between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates as they try to save Ace. The outcome of this war will change the Great Age of the Pirates.Death in One Piece
The One Piece series has very little death. Most named characters that have actually died have been in flash backs, such as with Nami's adoptive mother Bellemere and Zoro's childhood friend, Kuina. Characters have actively killed animals for food, but they have never been characters of the story with names and normally attacked them first. Characters have more often survived ridiculous amounts of physical damage. For example, Koza who was shot multiple times; and Pell, who somehow lived after being point blank next to a bomb designed to level a five kilometer range.Series creator Eiichiro Oda has once said that he feels it's far more important that the bad guys evil dreams to die, rather then have the heroes actually take a life. Despite this statement there has been certain implications in the story that a few members of the Straw Hat crew has taken a life at some point. None have ever been confirmed.
The first canon deaths in One Piece are in the first chapter of an unnamed bandit at the hands of Lucky Roux, and Higuma, the mountain bandit, when he's eaten by the Sea King that roams around the waters of Luffy's village. However, in the anime these scene were treated as a flashback.
Sanji
In Skypiea; Sanji, Usopp, and Luffy battled with one of Enel's Priests, Satori. Luffy eventually restraint Satori and Sanji was the one who gave the final blow in the fight with a powerful kick to the skull. Later in the story arc, Satori is shown a day later, still unconscious and in the same position he was left in. Again, he isn't confirmed to be dead, because once the battle is over they he and several other of the Priests are never seen again, with the exception of Gedatsu.Zoro
When Zoro fought the Nyaban Brothers, Siam and Butchie at Syrup Village. He cut both of them down at once. Butchie was the only one to continue fighting. Zoro comments that he most likely survived do to his fat. His brother, Siam, completely disappears from the battlefield. The same goes for Butchie when Zoro ultimately defeats him. There is no sign of anything happening to them or their bodies. They just vanish.During the fight with Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger in the Alabasta arc, it was revealed that Zoro was scouted to be a member of Baroque Works, Mr. 7. Miss Doublefinger says that he was killed by Zoro. He never admits to killing and later Mr. 7 is seen with his partner Miss Father's Day. Since Mr. 7 is just a code name. It's unknown if this is the same Mr. 7 that Zoro met, or a different person given this same code name.
During the Skypiea arc, Zoro fought with Enel's Pirest, Ohm; and defeated him. It was the introduction of Zoro's new attack, "hyaku-hachi pound hou" (108 Pound Cannon). This attack not only shattered Ohm's iron-cloud sword, but struck him as well. Such as with Satori, Ohm is never seen again.
Robin Nico
When Robin was answering Usopp's questions about her special skills she says her specialty is assassination. It's unknown if Robin has ever taken a life in her past. This could of just been an example of her very dark sense of humor.It had been thought that she killed a member of the Alabasta's Royal Court,
Igaram, but he lived. It was never explained if she allowed him to live or he just survived on his own.
Such as with Zoro and Sanji, in Skypiea Robin battled one of God Enel's chief enforcers, Yama. Robin forced him to fall upon his own Axe Dial weapons and dropped him off a giant cliff, head first. He was only seen in the aftermath of his fall, not moving; and never seen again.
Nami (Anime Only)
This character and scene was never in the manga and is non-canon.As the crew are climbing up Reverse Mountain, they are attacked by Erik the Whirlwind. Nami kicks his foot out from under him and he falls down Reverse Mountain into the East Blue sea below. Erik is a Devil Fruit user so he can't swim and would die.
Crew Romance
In many of the Shonen Jump manga series (i.e. Naruto, Bleach, Detective Conan) there are normally some forms of romantic relationships. These often become the topic of heated discussions among fans. Though the first chapter of One Piece was titled "Romance Dawn". The story has not had any real development of romance among the main characters. Breaking the trend that is in most manga series.
Series creator, Eiichiro Oda, had once been asked by a fan if there is any romance among the crew. He skillfully evaded the question by answering, "They are in love...........with ADVENTURE.".
Sanji has expressed his undying love for ever female that has been a member of the crew, but he also does so for every attractive female that he comes across, both friend or foe. To date no woman has expressed an interest in returning his advances.
Ironically, the crew member of the Straw Hat pirates that has had some romance in his life is Usopp. Not with another member of the crew, but Kaya, a girl from his home village. She is waiting for his return and trains to be a doctor so when he comes home she can care for him. (CH. 440/Ep. 324) This almost mimics the relationship Usopp's parents had.
The pirate Alvida has expressed an interest in Luffy, but her desire isn't nearly as extreme as Boa's. Since she watches as Buggy tried to execute him.
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