One Piece is an anime series based on Eiichi Oda's manga. Following the adventures of Luffy and his mischievous friends out to find One Piece, and in their adventure they will find many enemies and friends that will help them in their journey.
Overview
One Piece the anime is a a near exact animated translation of the hit manga series of the same name that was created by the now acclaimed manga artist/writer Eiichiro Oda. It's an adventure/comedy series that follows in the path of the series Oda took inspiration in. It is produced by the Toei Animation studio and has aired in Japan on both the Fuji TV and Animax networks. It is mainly targeted toward a younger male audience, but does have cross gender appeal. The first episode originally aired on October 20, 1999.
The success of the anime has also lead to the production of ten feature length movies. The first of which, One Piece: The Movie, was released to theaters on March 4th 2000.
It also created a short run spin off anime specials that took the series cast and put them in a Edo period of Japan setting. It was called One Piece Fuedal Era Special - Boss Luffy. These specials were later incorporated into the regular anime series as filler specials that were mainly showed for holidays.
Originally being distributed to the U.S. by the 4Kids company. They lost the rights and were later acquired by the FUNimation company in 2007. They would later go on to streaming the latest episode out of Japan with subtitles off their official website. The episodes are currently being added to the FUNimation site one hour after they air in Japan.
Directors
Throughout the over ten year run of the One Piece anime, the series has had several main directors who have supervised the creation of Eiichiro Oda to TV.
Director List:
- Kōnosuke Uda (1999–2006)
- Munehisa Sakai (2006–2008)
- Hiroaki Miyamoto (2008 -)
Plot
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.
" You want my treasure? It's yours for the taking,...but you must find it!
I left it at 'that place'! "
Gold Roger
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"!
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. The price one pays for the price of the Devil Fruit is that the person will never be ble to swim for the rest of their life. Over time, Luffy is joined by the 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.
Characters
Straw Hat Pirates
Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy is the ever loving captain of the Straw Hat Pirates. As a young boy he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit that changed his body into rubber. Though Luffy may be pretty simpleminded. He's an honest and straightforward person who would rather die than abandon a friend. His goal is to become the next King of the Pirates. He knew from the start he couldn't do that alone. So, he set sail in search of the best crew he could find.
Roronoa Zoro
Roronoa Zoro was once known as the Pirate Hunter before he was recruited to be a pirate by Luffy. He uses three craft made katanas, where he holds one in his mouth. One of the more peculiar aspects of Zoro is that he has an absolutely horrible sense of direction and tends to get lost easily. Zoro travels the world in search of Dracule Mihawk, the worlds greatest swordsman, in order to fulfill the promise to his childhood friend, Kuina.
Nami
Nami is the navigator and cat burglar of the Straw Hat Pirates. She is also the brains of the groups and handles all their finances. She originally hated all pirates due to the fact her adopted mother was murdered right before eyes and was blackmailed into working for them. That all changed after she met Luffy. Her skills in navigation are second to none in this wild world. Nami's childhood dream was to one day make a map of the world. While at Luffy's side, she plans to map every island in the world and fulfill her dream.
Usopp
Usopp is the sniper for the Straw Hat Pirates and the biggest liar you will ever meet. Though Usopp as always been much more likely to run away from a fight. His gadget making skills have been invaluable to the crew. Inventing is also one of his favorite activities. It was Luffy's friendship with Usopp that earned them their first pirate ship, the Going Merry. Usopp wants to travel the world and become a great warrior that has no fear. A tall order for a man who tries to avoid fights from most he comes across.
Sanji
Sanji is the chef among the Straw Hat Pirates and a lover of the ladies. No lovely lass is safe from his lecherous stare or courting. Though he often claims eternal devotion for Nami. He does the very same for Robin and any other woman that walks within his line of sight. For his fighting style, he refuses to use his hands at any time, focusing instead on the power of his feet. Sanji was raise by a once infamous pirate named Red-Leg Zeff. Together they opened a restaurant on East Blue, but they both share the same dream: To find the mythical All Blue, the place where the fish from all the seas can be found.
Tony Tony Chopper
Tony Tony Chopper is the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates, but he isn't human. He is in fact a blue-nosed reindeer that ate the Human-Human Devil Fruit. Not only did that give him the power of speech, but it also gave Chopper the ability can also change forms at will. Through his medical expertise, he created what are called Rumble Balls that are a medicine that allows him to combine his forms in battle. Chopper was trained by two of the greatest doctors on Drum Island. His dream is to become a doctor that can cure any sickness.
Nico Robin
Nico Robin is the archeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates. She ate the Bloom-Bloom Fruit that allows her to bloom any part of her body like a flower. She can grow numerous arms or any part of her body as she wishes. In the beginning, Robin met the Straw Hats as one of their enemies, but through their travels together. She was adopted into the family and fully excepted. Robin's greats wish is to uncover the truth of the missing century that can be fond on the Rio Poneglyph, a secret that led to the destruction of her home island by the corrupt World Government.
Franky
Franky in the shipwright of the Straw Hat Pirates. He was born as Cutty Flam, and trained as a ship builder under the greatest of them all, Tom the Builder. He is a self made cyborg after he suffered severe injuries to his body. Since he did the work himself, only his front half is robotic. His main fuel source is cola. Franky is the designer and builder of the Straw Hats second pirate ship, the Thousand Sunny. He travels with the crew to see this ship reach it's full potential and becomes the true ship of dreams when Luffy becomes the King of the Pirates.
Brook
Brook is the musician of the Straw Hat Pirates. He ate a Devil Fruit that gave him the power of resurrection. He is a sword fighter who also uses music to create a psychological effect on his enemies. He was found by the crew floating on a dead ship with no one else and lost in the Florian Triangle. He died once before but, due to his Devil Fruit powers, his soul returned, but in the dense fog couldn't find his body. By the time he found it again, it was just a skeleton. Brook was once a member of the Rumbar Pirates who left behind a friend Luffy had once met before: The giant whale Laboon. Brook is the only survivor of the crew Laboon has been waiting for. Brook joined the crew so he can see Laboon again and fulfill the promise they made to him decades ago.
Story Arcs
Over the many decades the series has 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 and the arcs are normally named after the islands.
EAST BLUE SAGA
Romance Dawn Arc (1-4)
Monkey D. Luffy, has finally begun his journey as a pirate into the East Blue Sea. His first adventure runs him across the pirate Alvida who's plundering a cruise liner filled with passengers. There he meets a young boy, Coby who's dream is to be a Marine. After defeating freeing him from the clutches of Alvida, they travel together to Shell Town in search of Luffy's next crew member, Pirate-Hunter Zoro. The only problem is that he's being held prisoner by the tyrannical Marine Captain, Axe-hand Morgan. Luffy convinced Zoro to join his crew after retrieving his three katanas. Though Luffy gains a first mate, he loses the first friend he made on his journey so Coby can stay to become a true Marine.
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.
This portion of the story was originally told as the very first chapter of the official manga. It was changed for the anime as a flashback to be shown at Episode 4.
Orange Town Arc (5-8)
On the journey with the beginnings of a crew, but is in desperate need of a Navigator. Luffy is grabbed by a giant bird and crashed into a town being terrorized by the infamous Captain Buggy and his Buggy Pirates. There he runs into an orange-haired thief, Nami, who steals only from pirates and stole a precious map of the Grand Line from Buggy. Luffy wants her as a navigator, and she refuses. She tricks Luffy and turns him over to Buggy, to stop him from chasing her and steal more from him later. The plan changes after Buggy tries to kill Luffy. Though she hates pirates, she'd never want to help take a life. Zoro appears to save them both, but now all of them are hunted by Buggy. After Buggy starts destroying the town to find the three, Luffy takes the fight to Buggy and Zoro handles the rest of his crew. A great surprised is revealed when Buggy recognizes Luffy's straw hat. He was once a fellow pirate of Red-haired Shanks years ago. The rubber boy would win this fight by out witting Buggy and casting him away to the sea, alone. Nami may of refused to be a part of Luffy's pirate crew, she does agree to be partners,... for now.
Syrup Village Arc (9-17)
Luffy has three crew members, but no real pirate ship worthy of sailing the seas as dangerous as the Grand Line. On the next island, Luffy meets a long-nosed liar named Usopp, who is the son of Shank's own crew members. As they are getting to know each other, Usopp leaves to visit the local heiress, Kaya, on the only mansion of Syrup Village to tell her tall tales and make her laugh. Though her mysterious butler, Klahadore, doesn't like Usopp hanging around her because he is the son of a filthy pirate.
Klahadore's motives are put into question after he's seen with an unusually moon-walking hypnotist, Jango; and is revealed to truly be the cruel and brilliant Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates. He's been guarding Kaya all these years just so he could kill her and claim her riches for himself to retire as a pirate. Luffy, Usopp, Nami and Zoro team up to repel the Black Cat Pirates and save Kaya from this villainous plot. In return for saving her, she gives them a ship named the Going Merry, and Usopp joins the crew as their own sniper.
Baratie Arc (20-30)
Luffy has his fledgling crew, a ship, and now his very own Jolly Roger flag, but he's in the need of a pirate chef to cook nutritious food that can keep his constant hunger in check. When Luffy meets old bounty hunter friends of Zoro, They suggest he looks to the famous floating restaurant Baratie that is staffed by former pirates. The Going Merry is fired on by a Marine Captain, Fullbody; and Luffy accidentally damages Baratie in the fight. To make it up, Luffy Promises to work as a bus boy for the one-legged former pirate, Chef Zeff. There he meets a blond, foul-mouth, woman-lover cook named Sanji. He watches this fine chef feed a hungry pirate who's on the verge of starvation for free. Seeing this act of kindness, Luffy decides to make Sanji his chef, but he has a dream of his own to find the All Blue, a single sea filled with fish from all over the world.
Sanji's earlier act of kindness is betrayed when the pirate, Gin, returns with his captain Don Krieg. A wicked man known across the East Blue Sea for his cruelty. Don Krieg attacks Baratie with the intent to steal it and return to the Grand Line, after running away. In the commotion, Nami has stolen the Going Merry and left the crew alone; and Krieg is followed by the greatest swordman in the world Mihawk Dracule, the very man Zoro has been looking for. Zoro is easily defeated but left alive to fight Mihawk another day. To free himself from years of work as a busboy, Luffy orders his crew to go after Nami while he takes on Don Krieg and all his weapons. Luffy comes out victorious, and Sanji agrees to join his crew as their chef. Now, the two head out to catch up with Nami.
Arlong Park Arc (31-45)
Zoro and Usopp catched up to Nami and find that she's been a member of the pirate crew of the evil Fish-man, Arlong; and has been holding people of Cocoyashi and surrounding villages as hostages on their own home island. Fish-men are incredibly strong and Arlong plans to conquer the seas with Nami's maps. When Luffy finally catches up, Nami finds them and tells them to leave with their ship and never come back, but he refuses to leave without his new friend. They are approached by Nami's elder sister who tells them the story of why Nami became a member of Arlong's crew. Arlong arrived at the island when they were just children and murdered their adopted mother Bellemere, a former Marine, when she couldn't pay Arlong's high taxes. He abducted Nami, after seeing her map making skills; and made a deal with her. He would free the people of her village if she joined his crew, made maps for him, and paid him 100 Million berries.
Nami had been living her life alone and on the run to steal from pirates and gather the money she needed to free her home while suffered the indignity of serving as a pirate of her mother's killer. Just as Nami nearly has enough, Arlong betrays Nami and steals the money from her before he can pay her. When this treachery reaches Luffy, He give Nami his precious straw hat for safe keeping and goes with the rest of his crew to take down Arlong, once and for all. Luffy matches his rubber-body against the insane fish-man strength and razor sharp teeth of Arlong and his crew. He would challenge this villain all for the sake of saving Nami and free her heart and the lives of her home village. Now free to choose her own path, Nami officially joins Luffy as his navigator to finally follow her own dream of creating a map of the whole world.
Little Buggy Arc (Filler-canon 46-47)
Buggy the Clown is only literally half the man he once was after his defeat at the hands of Monkey D. Luffy. When his fate seems seals as all these giant beasts are out to eat him, he's saved by a lovely young pirate. Now on the search for his crew, he finds them in a trouble that only their captain can save them from. Once reunited with his men and a new ally, who is also after Luffy; Buggy leads his crew to the island where he knows Luffy will have to come to before going to the Grand Line, Lougetown.
The events of this arc are primarily canon, but were not told as part of the main story. The tale of Little Buggy was told in parts that were on the splash page chapter introduction of the manga.
Loguetown Arc (48-56)
Loguetown is the land of the beginning and the end for pirates in the East Blue. The island where Gold Roger was born and died. The Straw Hat Crew drop on shore to gather the supplies they'll need for the Grand Line. With Zoro's out looking for some new swords he runs into a young Marine with a familiar face, and Luffy finds the spot where Gold Roger was executed. Buggy and Alvida return to try and kill Luffy, but he is narrowly saved by a freak storm. Now, the Straw hats need to escape the island from the Devil Fruit powered Smoker, but a helping hand of the Revolutionary leader Dragon aides them on their journey.
Warship Island Arc (Filler 56-61)
GRAND LINE SAGA
Baroque Works: Reverse Mountain Arc (61-63)
Baroque Works: Whiskey Peak Arc (64-67)
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.
Coby's Dream (Filler-canon 68-69)
Baroque Works: Little Garden Arc (70-77)
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.
Baroque Works: Drum Island Arc (78-91)
The crew rushes to save Nami from a mysterious illness, must fight a selfish king, and gain a doctor for the crew.
Baroque Works: Alabasta Arc (92-130)
The Straw Hat crew fight against the Baroque Works to help Princess Vivi free her kingdom from the hands of Crocodile.
Goat Island Arc (Filler 136-138)
Rainbow Mist Arc (Filler 139-143)
Jaya Arc (144-152)
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 (153-195)
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.
G-8 Base Arc (Filler 196-206)
Davy Back Fight Arc (207-219)
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.
Memory Island (Filler 220-224)
Water 7 Arc (226-261)
In the land of the Water City Water 7, the crew finally has treasure to spare the first order of business is to have the Going Merry repaired after all the trauma it's been through taking them through the Grand Line this far. After cashing in the treasure, they go to visit Iceburg, mayor of Water 7 and leader of the Galley-La Company, the best ship-builders in the world. Just as Luffy and Nami hear the tragic news that the Going Merry can no longer sail, Usopp is robbed of much of their treasure by the Franky and his Franky Family gang. As Usopp tries to get the money back alone to prove himself, Robin has mysteriously disappeared. Luffy and the rest of the crew find Usopp badly beaten and they take revenge on the Franky Family, but their leader is nowhere to be found.
Back at the Going Merry, Usopp refuses to believe the news they have to abandon the Merry, the ship his friend Kaya gave them. He challenges Luffy to a fight for the ship, and doesn't hold back against his friend. Though it ends in his defeat, Usopp leaves the crew and is given the Going Merry to do what he wishes. The next morning the crew discover they are all wanted criminals for the attempted murder of Iceburg. Someone tried to kill him and the main suspect is Robin. Now, both the Galley-La workers are after his head, and Franky returns for revenge for the attack on his Franky Family. Everyone is on the run as Luffy tries to discover the truth behind Robins guilt.
Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Chopper discover the real culprits behind this crime are the Cipher Pol 9, the World Government's most elite killers; and many have been living under cover as part of the Galley-La Company. They have been trying for years to discover if Iceburg holds the plans of the powerful super weapon known as Pluton. In their time, they revealed that the real holder of those plans belong to a man named Cutty Flam who was once an apprentice of Tom the Builder with Iceburg. Once thought dead, Cutty is the real name of the cyborg, gang leader known as Franky. Though Robin has been helping them and seemingly cast aside the Straw Hats, Nami discovers that she left to save the crew from the World Government. As she struggles to find all the crew, the CP-9 have taken both Franky and Robin to the world Government fortress Enies Lobby, where no pirate has ever left alive. All isn't lost when it's revealed that both Sanji and Usopp, disguised as Sogeking, are aboard the sea train and try to save Robin while the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates try to catch up.
Enies Lobby Arc (262-325)
Robin may have abandoned the crew to save their lives when she turned herself into the CP-9 and is being led to her death, but Luffy doesn't plan to let her go so easily. Risking the deadliest seas of the Grande Line, The Straw Hats with the Franky Family and Galley-La workers head into the judgement island of the World Government, Enies Lobby. They have invaded fortress filled with a large army of Marines and World Government agents to save Robin, but she doesn't want to live. As a child on Ohara Island she desperately studied to become a scholar, like her mother Olivia, so she could one day join her out to sea, but the World Government discovered the research into the lost centuries the best minds of Ohara have revealed. They have sent in the Buster Call to kill all on the island and it would cut short Robin's reunion with her long absent mother. Robin would be the only survivor of the island and be pasted with the blame of the island's obliteration. As a child she would live on the run and being told she was a demon who didn't deserve to live. To prove Robin does have real friends, Luffy will declare war on the World Government, and she will be free to declare her heart's greatest wish.
Robin may finally be ready to be saved, but the entire Straw Hat crew will have to defeat every member of the CP-9 to find the key to the Sea Prism Stone cuffs that hold Robin back fro using her powers. All while they have the threat of the Buster Call being called on Enies Lobby. Even once they have Robin, they have to escape while surrounded by Marine Worships and no ship to escape on. Just as things look their darkest for the crew, a friend they thought lost comes to their aid.
Back at Water 7, Luffy has a family reunion with his grandfather and an old friends from the past. The next island on the course is Fish-Man Island, but they can't reach there without a ship. That's when Franky comes to the rescue. He offers to build them a ship to rival the Pirate Kings own vessel to sail the Grand Line. As the crew sets sail, everyone now has a bounty, and Franky joins the crew as their shipwright on the Thousand Sunny. After their escape from capture once again, the world reacts to the new wanted status of the Straw Hat Pirates who conquered Enies Lobby.
Thriller Bark Arc (337-381)
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.
Spa Island Arc (Filler 382-383)
Sabaody Archipelago Arc (385-405)
The crew have reached the half way point of the Grand Line, but the Red Line stands in their path. Upon saving a mermaid named Camie, they discover there may be a way to reach Fish-Man Island, but first have to rescue a Camie's friend who actually has a past the Straw Hats, Hatchan. With Nami's blessing, Luffy fights the Flying Fish Riders and their leader, Duval; but the one he's really after is Sanji, who he said ruined his life. In this battle, a mysterious power awakens inside Luffy.
Their old foe, now friend, leads the crew to a man who can help them get under the Red Line. A man who can give their ship a special coating that will allow them to travel into the depths of the seas on their ship, but this is a man with an incredible past. He is Silvers Rayleigh, the first mate of the Pirate King Gold Roger. Also on this island are some of the greatest rookie pirates of the new era, the Eleven Supernovas. In their search for Rayleigh, Camie is kidnapped to be auctioned off. Saving her from slavery brings about the wrath of the World Government once more after Luffy strikes one of the royal Celestial Dragons
After learning the true story behind the death of Gold Roger from the man who was there, The crew try going into hiding while they wait for their ship to be coated, but they now face admiral Kizaru with Sentomaru and the cybornetic copies of Bartholomew Kuma called the Pacifista. Even the assistance of Rayleigh isn't enough when the real Kuma appears and scattered the crew to the far parts of the world.
Amazon Lily Arc (408-417)
Luffy has faced his greatest defeat, been separated from the rest of his crew, and he has no way of knowing where he will land after being sent flying away by Bartholomew Kuma's powers. He crashes on the island of Amazon Lily in the Calm Belt, where no men are allowed. Though he would try to escape, he is captured and faces execution in front of the Kuja Amazons on the orders of the Empress Boa Hancock, a member of the Shichibukai and captain of the Kuja Pirates. She may be considered the most beautiful woman in the world, but Luffy isn't taken in my the charms of a woman who will use her powers to turn her own loyal subject into stone just because they saved his life after he landed on the island. To win his freedom, he has to fight Boa Hancock's two Devil Fruit powered sisters.
Luffy's awaking powers would appear once more, and his pure heart would win both the trust and heart of Boa Hancock. While Luffy plans to return to Sabaody Archipelago to reunite with his crew, the news of Ace's capture and scheduled execution finally reaches him. He makes the toughest choice of his life to put his friends aside to try and save his brothers' life. He asks Boa Hancock to use her position with the World Government to help him break into the great prison Impel Down to stop the execution before it can start.
Lost Friends Mini Arc Pt.1 (418-421)
Impel Down Arc (422-452)
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.
Lost Friends Mini Arc Pt.2 (453-456)
Marineford Arc (457-490)
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.
Dawn Island Arc (491-516)
NEW WORLD SAGA
Fish-Man Island Arc (517-)
It is about the Straw Hat adventure on Fish-Man island.
Theme Songs
Over the course of the years that One Piece has been running on TV. There have been many varieties in songs for both the opening and closing of the episodes. On a few occasions the Voice Acting staff of One Piece has sung opening and closing songs for the series. They are credited as "The Straw Hat Pirates".
Opening Themes
| Opening # | Song Title | Credit/Performer | Episode Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening 1 | "We Are" | Performed by: Hiroshi Kitadani | 1-47 |
| Opening 2 | "Believe" | Performed by: Folder5 | 48-115 |
| Opening 3 | "Toward the Light (Hikari E)" | Performed by: Babystars | 116-168 |
| Opening 4 | "BON VOYAGE!" | Performed by: Bon-Bon Blanco | 169-206 |
| Opening 5 | "Map of the Heart (Kokoro no Chizu)" | Performed by: BOYSTYLE | 207-263 |
| Opening 6 | "Brand New World" | Performed by: D-51 | 264-278 |
| Opening 7 | "We Are!" | Performed by: The Straw Hat Pirates | 279-283 |
| Opening 8 | "Crazy Rainbow" | Performed by: Tackey and Tsubasa | 284-325 |
| Opening 9 | "Jungle P" | Performed by: 5050 | 326-372 |
| Opening 10 | "We Are!" | Performed by: TVXQ | 373-394 |
| Opening 11 | "Share the World" | Performed by: TVXQ | 395-425 |
| Opening 12 | "Search the Wind (Kaze o Sagashi)" | Performed by: Yaguchi Mari and Straw Hat | 426-458 |
| Opening 13 | "One Day" | Performed by: THE ROOTLESS | 459-491 |
| Opening 14 | "Fight Together" | Performed by: Namie Amuro | 493-516 |
| Opening 15 | "We Go!" (ウィーゴー!) | Performed by: Hiroshi Kitadani | 517- |
Ending Themes
| Ending # | Song Title | Credit/Performer | Episode Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ending 1 | "memories" | Performed by: Maki Otsuki | 1-30 |
| Ending 2 | "RUN! RUN! RUN!" | Performed by: Maki Otsuki | 31-63 |
| Ending 3 | "I'm Right Here! (Watashi ga Iru Yo)" | Performed by: TOMATO CUBE | 64-73 |
| Ending 4 | "That's a fact! ( Shōchi no suke)" | Performed by: Suitei Shojo | 74-81 |
| Ending 5 | "BEFORE DAWN" | Performed by: AI-SACHI | 82-94 |
| Ending 6 | "fish" | Performed by: The Kaleidoscope | 95-106 |
| Ending 7 | "GLORY: Because You're Here (GLORY -Kimi ga Iru Kara-)" | Performed by: Takako Uehara | 107-118 |
| Ending 8 | "Shining ray" | Performed by: Janne de Arc | 119-132 |
| Ending 9 | "Free will" | Performed by: Ruppina | 133-155 |
| Ending 10 | "FAITH" | Performed by: Ruppina | 156-168 |
| Ending 11 | "A to Z" | Performed by: ZZ | 169-181 |
| Ending 12 | "Moon and Sun (Tsuki to Taiyō)" | Performed by: Shela | 182-195 |
| Ending 13 | "Dreamship" | Performed by: Aiko Ikuta | 196-206 |
| Ending 14 | "Future Voyage (Mirai Kōkai)" | Performed by: Tackey and Tsubasa | 207-230 |
| Ending 15 | "Eternal Pose" | Performed by: Asia Engineer | 231-245 |
| Ending 16 | "Dear friends" | Performed by: TRIPLANE | 246-255 |
| Ending 17 | "Because Tomorrow Will Come (Asu wa Kuru Kara)" | Performed by: TVXQ | 256-263 |
| Ending 18 | "Adventure World" | Performed by: Delicatessen | 264-278 |
Special Ending-
A special ending was used for certain select anime special TV Specials.
"Family" by The Straw Hat Pirates
(TV Specials 2, 3, and 4)
Desecration of One Piece, the Rescue, & Online Future
Though One Piece is a smash success in Japan. It has suffered a tenuous reputation in the U.S. market. This is due to the first release of the anime to the U.S. being from the 4Kids company for the TV program called Fox Box, a run of programs intended for young audiences. In order to make the series appropriate for younger audiences. It was severely edited and censored. Entire canon story arcs were completely removed, and some scenes were edited to alter the meaning. These heavily edited versions of One Piece were later aired on Cartoon Network in the Toonami run. the anime lasted up till the end of the Alabasta Arc and was canceled. The series reappeared erratically on Cartoon Network, but was soon dropped. 4Kids held tight control over the licensing of the series and refused to allow other publishers to distribute an uncut version of the animes on VHS/DVD.
Due to the increase in online video sharing sites and high speed internet access being so wide spread. It wasn't long until the original Japanese version of the anime was spreading across the internet where fan groups, called fansubs, were taking the original series and translating them into several different languages. For many years, this was the only way for fans across the world to see the anime how it was intended.
4Kids would eventually lose the licensing rights to One Piece due to undisclosed financial issues, and in April 2007 the FUNimation company announced they had acquired the rights to One Piece and would be redubbing the series from the beginning.
In September of 2007, these redone episodes were again aired on Cartoon Network and picked up where the original 4Kids airing had left off. It ran through a series of filler episodes, through to the end of the Skypiea Arc, but as before. It was again canceled on March 27 2008. The fansub groups continued to pirate the series online so that people could keep up with the latest episode.
A surprise announcement was made in May 2009 that FUNimation, Toei Animation, Shueisha, and Fuji TV would be releasing a simulcast online through FUNimation's own website. The episode would have English subtitles and would be posted online one hour after the episodes aired in Japan. The series was scheduled to begin streaming on May 30, 2009 with One Piece Episode 403, but there was a security leak of the episode. In responce, FUNimation delayed this offer until August 29, 2009 and truly began simulcast with One Piece Episode 415.
Though pirating of the anime continued, many websites offering pirated fansub versions of the anime removed it from their catalogs and directed users to the FUNimation website.
| Person Name | Episode Count | |
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| Kohei Tanaka | 18 |
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| Tetsuji Nakamura | 1 |
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| Konosuke Uda | 14 |
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Eric Vale | 11 |
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Caitlin Glass | 2 |
| Munehisa Sakai | 2 |
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| Hidehiko Kadota | 2 |
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| Junichi Fujisaku | 1 |
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Shigeyasu Yamauchi | 1 |
| Yuji Endo | 1 |
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| Atsushi Shimizu | 1 |
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| Hiroshi Tanaka | 1 |
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| Ken Koyama | 1 |
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| Gen Fukunaga | 7 |
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| Carly Hunter | 7 |
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Justin Cook | 8 |
| Shiro Hamaguchi | 18 |
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| Mike McFarland | 6 |
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| Zach Bolton | 3 |
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| Shinji Shimizu | 5 |
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| Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro | 1 |
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Eiichiro Oda | 528 |
| Junji Shimizu | 1 |
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