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is a manga and anime series created by artist Eiichiro Oda. It revolves around a crew of pirates led by captain Monkey D. Luffy, whose dream is to obtain the ultimate treasure One Piece that was left behind by the King of the Pirates, Gold Roger.

One Piece Manga Volumes

See also: One Piece manga volumes and chapters

Introduction to Series

One Piece was created by Eiichiro Oda, a former assistant to Rurouni Kenshin author Nobuhiro Watsuki. The series began its run in Issue 34 of the year 1997 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump and is still being serialized. As of July 4, 2006, the first 409 weekly installments have been collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. One Piece has currently reached 419 chapters.

One Piece is set in a fictional world, where pirates run rampant in an era known as the "Great Age of Piracy". This age was inaugurated with the execution of Gold Roger, the Pirate King. With his last words, Roger declared that all of the treasure he had collected was up for grabs, if it could be found, and described that it was all in "that" place, possibly referring to the Raftel, the last island in the Grand Line.

The story of One Piece focuses on the trials and tribulations of the Straw Hat Pirates, a crew led by the captain Monkey D. Luffy, as they sail the Grand Line from island to island in search of the Pirate King's great lost treasure. Unlike the traditional bloodthirsty pirate stereotype, the Straw-Hats are far truer to their ideals and are often seen helping a village rather than pillaging it. However, they are still pirates, and as such some crew members have been placed with large bounties on their heads. As of the current story arc, three of the seven pirates have bounties, with an expected eighth crew member and bounties for nearly all the crew members.

Because of its emotional story, original characters, engaging fight sequences, plot twists, sense of adventure, and a strong focus on unity and fighting for your dreams, One Piece has grown into one of the most popular shōnen manga in Japan.

Animation

As the popularity of One Piece swelled with its serialization in Shonen Jump, it soon would reach an even larger audience through the medium of television, being adapted into an animated series. That television series (a largely faithful adaptation of the manga) debuted in 1999, but animated One Piece actually had its origins one year earlier.

Early OVA

In 1998, OVAs for three manga serialized in Weekly Jump (including One Piece) were produced for the July "Jump Super Anime Tour". Called "Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzak", this one-episode OVA featured an original villain designed by Eiichiro Oda (the titular Ganzak). Notably, the animation for the OVA was handled by the renowned Production I.G., and the vocal cast was completely different from the later TV series, both of which lend a different feel to this production. Wataru Takagi, this OVA's Zoro, would later return to the Toei Animation-produced TV series to voice the pirate captain Bellamy the Hyena.

This OVA was originally shown only at the 1998 Jump Super Anime Tour; however, there was a Jump-exclusive promotion in early 1999, where fans could send in special coupons from the magazine and redeem them for a VHS copy. Later, a novelization of the OVA, by Tatsuya Hamazaki, would be published under Shueisha's Jump jBooks imprint. [http://www.apricot.com/~fuu/paradise3/novel/index.html.

Movies

Since the debut of the series on television, Toei Animation has also produced seven One Piece feature films, released each spring since 2000. In typical fashion for movies based on serialized manga, the films feature self-contained, completely original plots with animation of higher quality than what the weekly anime allows for. Additionally, three of these movies have had special featurettes, showcasing the characters engaged in various activities unrelated to the series (specifically dancing, playing soccer, and playing baseball.) These movies, and their attached featurettes, are as follows:
  1. The Movie (ワンピース Wanpīsu, 2000)
  2. Clockwork Island Adventure (ねじまき島の冒険 Nejimaki-Shima no Bōken, 2001)
  3. Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (珍獣島のチョッパー王国 Chinjū-jima no Choppā-Ōkoku, 2002)
  4. Dead End Adventure (デッドエンドの冒険 Deddo Endo no Bōken, 2003)
  5. Curse of the Sacred Sword (呪われた聖剣 Norowareta Seiken, 2004)
  6. Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (オマツリ男爵と秘密の島 Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima, 2005)
  7. The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (カラクリ城のメカ巨兵 Karakuri-Jō no Meka Kyohei, 2006)

English Adaptations

Manga

The One Piece manga is published in English in the North American Shonen Jump by VIZ Media. Viz also released an English version of the first One Piece manga artbook, Color Walk 1, in November 2005.

After the English adaptation of the anime began on the Fox Box (later renamed 4Kids TV), Viz renamed the character Roronoa Zoro to Roronoa Zolo, and later editions of the first four volumes of the series were changed to match this. Apparently, the rising profile of the series in North America meant that both VIZ and 4Kids were at risk of a lawsuit from those who own the trademark on the fictional character Zorro (which, the author has admitted, was the inspiration for his own character's name). Many fans displayed a very adverse reaction to this change, which was made without comment after 50 chapters of the previous spelling. While "Zoro" is the official romanized spelling of the character's name in Japan, both spellings would be pronounced the same way by a native speaker of Japanese. In the original Japanese versions, Oda consistently uses "Zoro" throughout the entire series whenever the name appears in Roman characters, therefore "Zoro" is the character's original Japanese name. This change is also the most obvious deviation from the original Japanese version: the English-language manga's story and artwork (aside from text replacement and redrawing of sound effects) continue to remain unaltered, in a stark contrast from the English version of the anime (see below). There are criticisms of a toning-down of curse words in recent translations (as well as toning-down of some swear words of later printings of early chapters), as well as contextual/colloquial phrasing of dialogue, though there is far more animosity directed by fans at 4Kids Entertainment.

Anime

  • In North America, the anime is currently licensed by 4Kids Entertainment. It is shown on Cartoon Network's Toonami block at 9:30pm. It has previously aired on American network 4Kids TV at 11:30 am and Canadian network YTV at 8:30 pm; 4Kids TV has since removed the program from its schedule while YTV continues to air it at the watershed time of 4:00 am.
  • The show began on the UK's version of Toonami during April 2005.
  • In Australia, the anime has screened on Cartoon Network and the Channel Ten network on Toasted TV.
  • In Singapore, the anime is licensed by Odex, which produces an English dub, not edited to the extent of the 4Kids version.
  • In India, the anime began on Cartoon Network during June 2006. It is a Hindi dub and is not edited to the extent of the 4kids version.
  • In Brazil, the anime began airing on Cartoon Network during May 2006.

Censorship and Editing
In producing a version of One Piece for the North American market, 4Kids made a number of changes to the property *. These alterations include (but are not necessarily limited to):

  • Cutting longer scenes for time, editing episodes together, and skipping entire story arcs, including those which were originally important to the progression of the plot. As of June 2006, the equivalent of 32 episodes of material had been cut from what were originally 102 episodes, resulting in roughly 31% of the series being eliminated. Only eight of these episodes are completely filler. Among the removed was the entire Little Garden Arc; this arc introduced several characters that would later appear in the series as well as being the source of Nami's illness that would force the detour to Drum Island. It has been speculated that a great part of the cutting was due to a desire to introduce the highly-marketable Chopper as soon as possible (seemingly supported by the number of episodes completely cut holding steady after this point), although it has never been confirmed. There is also the possiblity that 4Kids wanted to forego Mr. 3's sadistic nature.
  • Removing the original symphonic score and replacing it with music produced on a synthesizer.
  • Replacing the opening theme (originally a succession of upbeat pop songs) with a rap theme (even though original promos for the series used the original Japanese theme dubbed into English).
  • Altering much of the dialog from its original intent, filling each episode with pun-based humor, and adding extraneous lines during moments of silence.
  • Removing or changing anything suggestive of alcohol or tobacco use. This includes the digital alteration of Sanji's cigarette (which is turned into a lollipop) and the complete erasure of the two cigars in the mouth of Captain Smoker (who himself is renamed "Chaser").

  • Although most firearms in the series are still referred to as such and still shoot bullets, the great majority have been cosmetically altered to look less realistic. Rifles belonging to Naval Marines have been altered to look more like large water pistols while most other guns are simply recolored. Initially, guns such as Helmeppo's pistol (see image to the right) were changed into other objects altogether, though this has become less common as the series progresses.

  • Editing of more "intense" scenes to lessen or eliminate the peril to the characters (including the removal of nearly all blood, many stated or implied deaths, and much of the explicit violence). Examples include Kuina's death from falling down stairs (changed to being beaten up by someone she defeated) and Belle-Mère's murder in front of Nami being changed to being "taken to Arlong's dungeon" and never heard from again.
  • Removing all Japanese (and most of the English) text, as well as altering every instance of the Navy's emblem (which reads "MARINE") to say "NAVY".
  • Changing the skin colors of some characters to downplay supposed racial stereotypes.

One Piece is one of 4Kids' more violent properties as the producers have left in some blood, appendages being ripped off (such as Shanks' arm and Zeff's leg), a rebel who was shown to have a missing chunk to his shoulder and even a character being killed by gunfire. Not all scenes have been edited with much attention to detail, causing such oddities as a Luffy with two scars (the left side of his face being mirrored to remove a sword held near the right side of his head). The series is no longer as sanitized as it once was, possibly as an indirect consequence of the looser standards afforded sister 4Kids show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Since the dubbed version of the Drum Island arc began, most deaths and references to death have been kept in one way or another and the level of violent content allowed is now closer to that of the original show.

Criticism
The majority of criticisms against 4Kids' interpretation of the anime come from fans of the original Japanese series. The primary reason for these complaints is the large scale editing done to the series by 4Kids, both to the artwork and the storyline itself. A sticking point for the fans is the 4Kids' marketing strategy for the franchise; although the show is enjoyed by a fairly broad audience in Japan and consistently scored high ratings from teens, children, and even adults, 4Kids decided to air the show on Saturday mornings and focus solely on the lucrative 6–11 demographic (which the show was only partially intended for originally). It now airs at night on Cartoon Network and has been receiving much higher ratings from the 9-14 demographic. Such practices do not apply solely to One Piece; they follow the corporate policy of Americanization. As a result, many of 4Kids' other properties are heavily edited as well. Madman Entertainment, holder of the distribution sublicense in Australia, had stated that it would be releasing uncut One Piece DVDs, but as of January 23, 2006, "for the time being, Madman will be releasing the TV edited version only." It is unclear when Madman Entertainment will release uncut episodes of One Piece in the future or what factors transpired in this sudden change. This might have stemmed from 4Kids' plans to release uncut, undubbed versions of their anime series, which they have done with Yu-Gi-Oh! and Shaman King; however, they abruptly discontinued these versions in 2005, for reasons unknown. Considering that Madman generally releases DVDs that were released and refined in the US (converted to PAL, for Australian viewers), this may be a plausible reason.

Another contentious aspect to the editing in the North American English dub is that the same naming conventions are used in One Piece-related media in North America, such as the English version of the fighting game One Piece Grand Battle (known as One Piece Grand Battle! Rush in Japan) for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube. While the English adaptation of the manga remains true to the original story and has no art edits, it uses some of the naming conventions established by 4Kids, such as Zolo and "Coco Village." The English manga translation does not use most other 4Kids conventions, however, "Smoker" over "Chaser," "Log Pose" over "Grand Compass," and "Whisky Peak" over "Misty Peak" being some examples.

The English dub that is made and shown in Singapore is frequently ridiculed by fans for having low production values, but it is considered to be much more faithful to the original Japanese series than its American counterpart. The Singaporean version contains edits, such as the occasional omission of Smoker's cigars and Sanji's cigarettes and the removal of blood. However, more fans are statisfied with the Singapore version because there are less edits.

Some fans have become so opposed to the English dub that they have parodied them or written critical editorials of the edited version. One notable example is a fandub named Dub Piece circulating YouTube.

Cast of characters

The Straw Hat Pirates

Speculated Straw Hats and Temporary Companions

  • Speculated
    • Franky - Speculated as most likely to join after the Enies Lobby arc ends, due to the flashbacks and character developement so far.
    • Paulie - Speculated to join after Enies Lobby, but he has shown less developement and attachment to the Strawhat Crew than Franky.
  • Temporary Companions
    • Koby - befriended Luffy in the beginning of the series and kind of helped to defeat Axe-Hand Morgan. Though he ultimately had to disavow his connection with Luffy in order to join the Navy, he still considers him a friend at heart.
    • Johnny and Yosaku - Sailed with them during the Baratie and Arlong arcs.
    • Princess Nefertari Vivi and Karoo - Sailed with them for the entirety of the Baroque Works Saga. Vivi was welcome to join the crew if she chose to do so, though she ultimately stayed on Alabasta.
    • Eyelashes - Travelled with them for part of the Alabasta arc.
    • Mr. 2 Bon Clay - Helped the Strawhats escape Alabasta during a naval blockade, and declared his lasting friendship with them despite his technical status as an enemy.
  • Anime Only
    • Portgas D. Ace (Portgaz D. Trace in the English dub) - Saved crew from Smoker and Baroque Works, sailed with them during their time in Alabasta Kingdom in anime filler.
    • Apis (Anime Only) - Sailed with them during the Warship Island arc (cut from the English dub).

Villains

Others

Character Bounties in One Piece

One Piece Story Arcs

This is the portion of the anime which is based on the manga. The series can currently be broken down into 4 parts: The East Blue Saga, The Baroque Works Saga, The Skypiea Saga and The World Government Saga. It is broken up to smaller sub-arcs.

Chapter Title Page "Mini-Arcs"

Due to the One Piece manga's nature as a weekly serial, each individual chapter has its own title page to start that series' section of Weekly Shonen Jump. While most manga artists use this space either to expand the chapter's length by a page or to draw a one-off illustration, Oda will take minor characters and defeated villains, and give them their own story arcs, which sometimes end up coinciding with the goings-on of Luffy and his crew at some point. Each of these stories, known officially as "Short-Term Focused Title-Page Serials" (短期集中表紙連載 Tanki Shūchū Hyōshi Rensai), runs for between 20 and 40 (usually around 30) consecutive installments, interrupted only by title pages drawn in color. Each "episode" is one panel, with a caption that includes the title of the arc (given by Oda himself) and a description of what happens in the image. After each arc has run its course, there is a set of "normal" chapter title pages that showcases each member of the Straw Hat crew, and then a new story arc is introduced. While these "mini-arcs" (as fans call them) are part of the canon manga story, only two have appeared thus far in the anime: those of Buggy and his crew (episodes 46–47) and of Koby and Helmeppo (episodes 68–69).

There are currently eight title page story arcs in the manga, with the last still ongoing:

  1. Buggy's Crew: After the Battle! (An Account of Buggy & Crew's Adventures (バギー一味冒険記 Bagī Ichimi Bōken-Ki) in the Japanese version), ch. 35–75 (28 installments, plus 2 "sidestories" with Richie as captain)
    • Chronicles the misadventures of Buggy as he makes his way across the sea without his limbs or torso, and his crew as they choose a new captain and (literally) get themselves into hot water. Also marks the reappearance of another pirate captain in a new form.
  2. Koby and Helmeppo's Chronicle of Toil (A Diary of Koby-Meppo's Struggles (コビメッポ奮闘日記 KobiMeppo Funtō Nikki)), ch. 84–119 (30 installments)
    • Follows Koby and Helmeppo's trials and tribulations as Chore Boys in the Navy, the incident involving Helmeppo's father, and their being taken in by Vice-Admiral Garp.
  3. Django's Dance Paradise (ジャンゴのダンス天国 Jango no Dansu Tengoku), ch. 126–172 (37 installments)
    • Follows Django from his abandonment by his crew, to his fateful meeting with Fullbody, all the way to his enlistment as a member of the Navy.
  4. Hatchan's Sea-Floor Stroll (はっちゃんの海底散歩 Hatchan no Kaitei Sanpo), ch. 182–228 (40 installments)
    • Hatchan escapes from prison and travels the ocean, meeting various characters. Though he is spurned by Octopako, the object of his affections, he finds fulfillment in running a takoyaki stand.
  5. Wapol's Omnivorous Hurrah (ワポルの雑食バンザイ Waporu no Zasshoku Banzai), ch. 236–262 (23 installments)
    • Shows what happened to Wapol after he was knocked out of the Drum Kingdom. Though he is reduced to abject poverty, his Devil Fruit powers prove useful and he soon ascends to power once more as the wealthy CEO of a toy company.
  6. Ace's Great Blackbeard Search (エースの黒ひげ大捜査線 Ēsu no Kurohige Dai-Sōsasen), ch. 272–305 (29 installments)
    • Follows Ace as he searches for Blackbeard on behalf of his captain, Whitebeard. During the course of his travels, he befriends the milk-maiden Moda, and infiltrates the Naval base G2 where he is able to obtain classified documents about Blackbeard's whereabouts, as well as help reunite Moda with her parents.
  7. Gedatsu's Accidental Blue-Sea Life (ゲダツのうっかり青海暮らし Gedatsu no Ukkari Seikai-Gurashi), ch. 314–348 (32 installments)
    • Shows what happens to Gedatsu after he loses his battle to Chopper and falls from Skypiea. Through a series of accidents and coincidences, he ends up as the business partner of Goro, Kohza's uncle, and helps him found a hot spring resort.
  8. Miss Goldenweek's "Operation: Meet Baroque Works" (ミスG・Wの作戦名「ミーツ・バロック」 Misu Gōruden Wīku no Sakusenmei "Mītsu Barokku"), ch. 359—413 (55 installments)
    • Follows the adventures of Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine as they escape from Little Garden after hearing of the demise of Baroque Works. The three end up on a resort island where Captain Hina is taking a break from capturing Baroque Works. The three disguise themselves to hide from the marines, but Hina still manages to capture Miss Valentine. She demands that the remaining Baroque Works members (Mr. 5, Miss Goldenweek, and Mr. 3) turn themselves in, or they will execute Miss Valentine. Mr. 2 Bon Clay ends up pretending to be Mr. 3 in order to allow the others to save Miss Valentine. Miss Goldenweek's group then heads to a marine prison, where they free the other Baroque Works members. However, Sir Crocodile and Mr. 1 refuse to escape. The others (Miss Doublefinger, Mr. 4, and Miss Merry Christmas, as well as Mr. 4's dog-gun Lassoo) leave with Goldenweek, and they start a new Spider's Cafe. Meanwhile, Crocodile and Mr. 1, along with the recently captured Mr. 2 and Mr. 3, are transferred to Impel Down.

Anime-Only Arcs

Because the One Piece manga is still ongoing, Toei Animation uses non-manga material (filler) as a way to slow down the progression of the plot. If the anime were to catch up with the manga, Toei would either have to wait for Oda to release more manga chapters, take the story in a direction independent of the manga (as was done in Rurouni Kenshin, InuYasha and Fullmetal Alchemist), or simply end it; any of these would likely damage the popularity of the series, and would not reflect well on either Toei Animation or Oda. Thus, additional material is the only viable alternative.

Unlike non-manga material in many other shows, most One Piece filler takes place in story arcs independent from the main plot, and having little to no effect on the subsequent canon story. These arcs also generally consist of lighter fare than Oda's own work, containing much more comedy, the presence of child characters, and little in the way of drama. Purist fans of the series tend to consider them little more than entertaining fluff, and inferior to material by Oda himself. Currently, the anime has four story arcs not present in the manga:

  1. Warship Island Arc (a.k.a. Apis arc): comes between the East Blue and Baroque Works sagas. The Straw Hat Pirates attempt to help a mysterious girl named Apis and a "Thousand Year Dragon" named Ryuji, while combating the nefarious Erik and the Naval forces after the dragon. It was completely cut from the English-dubbed anime. Despite the arc's low reputation among fans, its removal struck many as an uncharacteristic move on the part of 4Kids, as the Warship Island arc seems to be aimed at younger viewers than the majority of the series, featuring very little content that 4Kids would consider "objectionable" by its standards.
  2. Filler Arcs: comes between the Baroque Works and Jaya/Skypiea sagas. It is composed of several standalone episodes, followed by two short story arcs.
  3. G8 Arc: comes after the end of the Jaya/Skypiea saga. Instead of splashing down in open sea, the Going Merry (Merry Go in English versions) is trapped within the enclosed and heavily fortified waters of a Navy base, where the crew must scatter to survive before attempting to retake their ship and escape.
  4. Ocean's Dream Arc: follows the Longring Longland arc and precedes the crew's arrival at Water Seven. The crew loses its memory and has to get it back before they can continue. It is notable in that it is the only non-manga storyline thus far to be based on a One Piece videogame (Ocean's Dream, released for the Sony PlayStation in 2003).

TV Specials

Every year, a one-hour special episode is aired in place of a normal episode.

  1. Adventure in the Ocean's Naval (aired after Episode 53)
  2. Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream! (aired after Episode 149)
  3. Protect! The Last Great Performance (aired after Episode 174)
  4. The Detective Memoirs of Chief Straw Hat Luffy (aired after Episode 253)

Terms

See also: List of One Piece terms

Associated Music

As has become typical of long-running youth-oriented anime, One Piece has gone through a long succession of theme songs, performed by popular artists, since its debut on television. Though performed by popular singers and bands, most seem to be written specifically for the show, as nearly all of them reference treasure, the sea, or ships in some way. As of May 2006, there have been 6 opening themes, 18 regular ending themes, and a number of film- and special endings as well. Soundtrack CDs released in Japan also include a large number of "image songs" based on the series, performed either by cast members in character, or by theme song artists. 4Kids' dub of the series has stripped the opening and ending music of all episodes in favor of a more catchy, "kid-friendly" version. This "One Piece Rap" (as it is infamously known) keeps the music basically the same throughout each of the episodes(with one or two edits here and there with each new member of the crew).

Opening Themes

1. "We Are!" by Hiroshi Kitadani

2. "Believe" by Folder5

3. "Hikari e" (ヒカリへ "Toward the Light") by The Babystars

4. "BON VOYAGE!" (French: "Good Voyage!") by Bon-Bon Blanco

5. "Kokoro no Chizu" (ココロのちず "Map of the Heart") by BOYSTYLE

6. "Brand New World" by D-51

Ending Themes

Television
  1. "Memories" by Maki Otsuki
    • (Episode 1-30)
  2. "RUN! RUN! RUN!" by Maki Otsuki
    • (Episode 31-63)
  3. "Watashi ga Iru Yo" (私がいるよ "I'm Right Here!") by TOMATO CUBE
    • (Episode 64-73)
  4. "Shōchi no suke" (しょうちのすけ "That's a fact!") by Suitei Shojo
    • (Episode 74-81)
  5. "BEFORE DAWN" by AI-SACHI
    • (Episode 82-94)
  6. "fish" by The Kaleidoscope
    • (Episode 95-106)
  7. "GLORY -Kimi ga Iru Kara-" (GLORY -君がいるから- "Glory: Because You're Here") by Takako Uehara
    • (Episode 107-118)
  8. "Shining ray" by Janne da Arc
    • (Episode 119-127, 129-132)
  9. "Free will" by Ruppina
    • (Episode 133-155)
  10. "FAITH" by Ruppina
    • (Episode 156-168)
  11. "A to Z" by ZZ
    • (Episode 169-181)
  12. "Tsuki to Taiyō" (月と太陽 "Moon and Sun") by Shela
    • (Episode 182-195)
  13. "Dreamship" by Aiko Ikuta
    • (Episode 196-206)
  14. "Mirai Kōkai" (未来航海 "Future Voyage") by Tackey & Tsubasa
    • (Episode 207-230)
  15. "Eternal Pose" (エターナルポーズ Etānaru Pōzu) by Asia Engineer
    • (Episode 231-245)
  16. "Dear friends" by TRIPLANE
    • (Episode 246-255)
  17. "Asu wa Kuru Kara" (明日は来るから "Because Tomorrow Will Come") by TVXQ
    • (Episode 256-263)
  18. "Adventure World" by Delicatessen
    • (Episode 264-)

  • Special: "Family" by the Straw Hat Pirates
    • (Episode 128, TV Special #2, TV Special #3, TV Special #4)

Films
  1. "Memories" by Maki Otsuki
  2. "Believe" by Folder5
  3. "Mabushikute" (まぶしくて "Dazzling") by DASEIN
  4. "Sailing day" by BUMP OF CHICKEN
  5. "Ano Basho e" (あの場所へ "To That Place") by Harebare
  6. "Yume Miru Koro o Sugitemo" (夢見る頃を過ぎても "Even If I Spend Too Much Time Dreaming") by Kishidan
  7. "Sayaendou" by NEWS
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References

"Australia Loses Uncut One Piece (2006-01-23 14:02:45)." Madman Entertainment press release reported on ANN 23 January 2006. Accessed 24 January 2006.

Oda's Tribute

Fans have happened to notice that much of One Piece makes references to the works of Akira Toriyama, the famed creator of Dragon Ball Z. This is because Oda grew up watching Toriyama's work; he is now Oda's idol. Some have even called One Piece Oda's complete tribute to Akira Toriyama. References include similar character appearances and attitudes.

  • The most noticeable reference is Luffy's eating habits to those of Goku and his family of Dragonball Z fame.
  • Luffy's recent warm up stretches in Episode 270 is another similarity tribute to Goku of Dragonball Z.

TV series episodes

Main article: One Piece Episode Guide

External links

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Unofficial Sites

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Italian

Spanish

Brazilian
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