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One Piece (1999 TV series)

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This article is about the anime series. For the live action series, see One Piece (2023 TV series).

One Piece (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation that premiered on Fuji Television in October 1999. It is based on Eiichiro Oda's manga series of the same name. The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his crew, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates.

One Piece
Genre
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Kōnosuke Uda (#1–130; 196–263)
  • Junji Shimizu (#131–195)
  • Munehisa Sakai (#264–381)
  • Hiroaki Miyamoto (#382–628)
  • Toshinori Fukazawa (#629–891)
  • Tatsuya Nagamine (#892–)
  • Kōhei Kureta (#892–1030)
  • Aya Komaki (#892–961)
  • Satoshi Itō (#962–)
  • Yasunori Koyama (#1031–)
Written by
Music by
StudioToei Animation
Licensed byCrunchyroll, LLC[a]
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
English network
Original run October 20, 1999 – present
Episodes1,122 (List of episodes)

Since its premiere in Japan more than 1,100 episodes have been aired, and later exported to various countries around the world.[3]

Series overview

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Further information: Lists of One Piece episodes
Further information: List of One Piece characters
See also: List of One Piece episodes (seasons 1–8), List of One Piece episodes (seasons 9–14), and List of One Piece episodes (seasons 15–present)
SeasonSeason titleEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1East Blue61October 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)March 14, 2001 (2001-03-14)
2Entering into the Grand Line16March 21, 2001 (2001-03-21)August 19, 2001 (2001-08-19)
3Introducing Chopper at the Winter Island15August 26, 2001 (2001-08-26)December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)
4Arrival & Fierce Fighting in Alabasta38December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)October 27, 2002 (2002-10-27)
5Dreams!, The Zenny Pirate Crew Sortie!, Beyond the Rainbow13November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03)February 2, 2003 (2003-02-02)
6Sky Island ~ Skypiea & The Golden Bell52February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09)June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13)
7Escape! The Marine Fortress & The Foxy Pirate Crew33June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)March 27, 2005 (2005-03-27)
8Water Seven35April 17, 2005 (2005-04-17)April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30)
9Enies Lobby73May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)December 23, 2007 (2007-12-23)
10Thriller Bark45January 6, 2008 (2008-01-06)December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14)
11Sabaody Archipelago26December 21, 2008 (2008-12-21)June 28, 2009 (2009-06-28)
12Island of Women14July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)
13Impel Down35October 18, 2009 (2009-10-18)June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)
14Marineford60June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)
15Fishman Island62October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)December 23, 2012 (2012-12-23)
16Punk Hazard50January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)
17Dressrosa118January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)
18Zou36June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
19Whole Cake Island109April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)
20Wano Country197July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17)
21Egghead34January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13)
One Piece story arcs  
Arc (Saga) Manga Anime Live Key characters
Chp. Vol. S Ep. S Ep. Allies Enemies Back story
 
(East Blue)
Romance Dawn 1–7 1 S1 1–3 S1 1 Luffy, Zoro, Koby Alvida, Morgan, Helmeppo Shanks, Kuina
Orange Town 8–21 1–3 S1 4–8 S1 2 Nami Buggy
Syrup Village 22–41 3–5 S1 9–18 S1 3–4 Usopp, Kaya Kuro Yasopp
Baratie 42–68 5–8 S1 19–30 S1 5–8 Sanji Mihawk, Krieg Zeff
Arlong Park 69–95 8–11 S1 31–44 Nami Arlong Bellemere
Buggy's Adventure 35–75
(covers)		 4–9 S1 46–47 Buggy, Alvida
Loguetown 96–100 11–12 S1 45; 48–53 S2 9 Dragon Smoker, Tashigi, Buggy Roger
Warship Island — S1 54–61 Apis Marines
 
(Alabasta)
Reverse Mountain 101–105 12 S2 62–63 Crocus Mr. 9, Miss Wednesday Rumbar Pirates
Whiskey Peak 106–114 12–13 S2 64–67 Vivi, Karoo Baroque Works
Diary of Koby-Meppo 83–119
(covers)		 10–14 S2 68–69 Garp Morgan Koby, Helmeppo
Little Garden 115–129 13–15 S2 70–77 Dorry, Brogy Mr. 3, Miss Goldenweek
Drum Island 130–154 15–17 S3 78–91 Chopper, Kureha, Dalton Wapol Hiriluk
Django's Dance Paradise 126–172 (covers) 14–19 — Django, Fullbody
Alabasta 155–217 17–24 S3/ S4 92–130 Ace, Vivi, Smoker Crocodile, Robin Koza
Dreams! — S5 131–135 Johnny, Yosaku
 
(Sky Island)
The Zenny Pirate Crew Sortie! — S5 136–138 Zenny Marines
Beyond the Rainbow — S5 139–143 Marines, Wetton
Hachi's Walk on the Sea Floor 182–228 (covers) 20–25 — Camie Hatchan
Jaya 218–236 24–25 S6 144–152 Robin, Cricket Bellamy Noland
Skypiea 237–302 26–32 S6 153–195 Ganfor, Conis, Pagaya Eneru Kalgara
Wapol's Omnivorous Rampage 236–262 (covers) 25–28 — Wapol, Dalton
G-8 — S7 196–206 Kobato, Mekao G-8
 
(Water 7)
Ace's Great Search for Blackbeard 272–305 (covers) 29–32 — Moda Marines Ace
Long Ring Long Land 303–321 32–34 S7 207–219 Tonjit Foxy, Aokiji
Gedatsu's Unexpected Life on the Blue Sea 314–348 (covers) 33–37 — Forest Boss — Gedatsu
Ocean's Dream — S7 220–224 Drim
Foxy's Return — S7 225–228 Foxy
Water 7 322–374 34–39 S8 229–263 Kokoro, Chimney, Iceburg Franky, CP9 Tom
Enies Lobby 375–441 39–46 S9 264–290; 293–302; 304–325 Franky, Sogeking, Going Merry, Paulie CP9, World Government, Garp Clover, Revolutionary Army
Miss Goldenweek's Big Plan, A Baroque Reunion 359–413 (covers) 38–43 — Hina Baroque Works
Boss Luffy Historical Special — S9 291–292; 303 —
S11 406–407
 
(Thriller Bark)
Ice Hunter — S9 326–335 Accino Family
Chopper Man — S9 336 —
Eneru's Great Space Mission 428–474 (covers) 44–49 — Spacey Seamars Eneru, Tsukimi
Thriller Bark 442–489 46–50 S10 337–381 Brook, Lola Moria, Kuma, Oars Laboon
CP9's Independent Report 491–528 (covers) 50–54 — — Spandam CP9
Spa Island — S11 382–384 Lina, Sayo Foxy
 
(Paramount War)
Sabaody Archipelago 490–513 50–53 S11 385–405 Hatchan, Camie, Duval, Rayleigh Celestial Dragons, Kizaru Roger, Crocus
Amazon Lily 514–524 53–54 S12 408–417 Marguerite, Hancock Sun Pirates
The Friends' Whereabouts 543–560
(covers)		 56–57 S12 418–421 Perona, Haredas, Heracles —
S13 453–456
Impel Down 525–549 54–56 S13 422–425; 430–452 Buggy, Bon Clay, Ivankov, Jimbei Magellan, Blackbeard Ace
Little East Blue (Strong World) — S13 426–429 Amigo Pirates
Marineford 550-597 54-61 S14 457–491; 493–516 Ace, Whitebeard, Crocodile Marines Sabo
Toriko × One Piece — S14 492 —
 
(Fish-Man Island)
Return to Sabaody 598–602 61 S15 517–522 Rayleigh Fake Straw Hats
Fish-Man Island 603–653 61–66 S15 523–541; 543–574 Shirahoshi, Jimbei Hody, Decken Fisher Tiger, Koala, Otohime
Decks of the World 613–668 (covers) 62–68 — — Minor characters, worldwide
Toriko × One Piece — S15 542 —
 
(Dressrosa)
Z's Ambition (Z) — S15 575–578 Lily Neo Marines Panz Fry
Punk Hazard 654–699 66–70 S16 579–589; 591–625 Law, Tashigi, Kin'emon, Momonosuke Caesar
Caribou's New World Kee Hee Hee 674–731 (covers) 68–73 S20 921 Coribou G-5, Drake Caribou (Gaburu)
Toriko × One Piece × Dragon Ball Z — S16 590 —
Caesar Retrieval — S16 626–628 Kung Fu Dugong Breed
Dressrosa 700–801 70–80 S17 629–746 Law, Sabo, Rebecca, Gladiators, Tontattas Doflamingo Corazon
The Solitary Journey of Jimbei, First Son of the Sea 751–785 (covers) 75–78 — Wadatsumi, Sea Beasts Jimbei
 
(Whole Cake Island)
Silver Mine (Gold) — S18 747–750 Bartolomeo, Desire Bill, Silver Pirates
Zou 802–824 80–82 S18 751–779 Minks Bege, Jack Kozuki Clan
Decks of the World, 500-Million-Man Arc 805–838 (covers) 80–83 — — Minor characters, worldwide
Marine Rookie — S18 780–782 Prodi, Grount, Marines
Whole Cake Island 825–902 82–90 S19 783–877 Carrot, Pedro, Jimbei, Bege, Pudding Big Mom, Katakuri Germa 66
The Saga of the Self-Proclaimed Straw Hat Fleet 864–919 (covers) 86–91 — — Straw Hat Fleet
Reverie / Levely 903–908 90 S19 878–889 Revolutionary Army Charlos, Imu World Government
 
(Wano Country)
Gang Bege's Oh My Family 948–994 (covers) 94–98 — Lola, Gotti Marines Bege
Germa 66's Ahh ... An Emotionless Excursion 1035–1078 (covers) 102–107 — Caesar Big Mom Pirates Germa 66
Wano Country 909–1057 90–105 S19/ S20 890–894; 897–906; 908–1028; 1031–1085 Kid, Law, Tama, Momonosuke, Samurai Kaido, Big Mom, Orochi Oden
Cidre Guild (Stampede) — S20 895–896 Hancock Cidre
Romance Dawn (one-shot) Wanted! S20 907 Ann, Balloon Spiel —
Uta's Past (Red) — S20 1029–1030 Uta
 
(Final)
Egghead 1058–1125 105–111 S20/ S21 1086– Bonney, Vegapunks Marines, Five Elders Kuma
Ogre Child Yamato's Golden Harvest Surrogate Pilgrimage 1109–present (covers) 109–TBA — Samurai — Yamato
Elbaph 1126-present TBA TBA TBA


Voice cast and characters

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Further information: List of One Piece characters
Character Japanese English
(Funimation)
Monkey D. Luffy Mayumi Tanaka Colleen Clinkenbeard
Roronoa Zoro Kazuya Nakai Christopher R. Sabat
Nami Akemi Okamura Luci Christian
Usopp Kappei Yamaguchi Sonny Strait
Sanji Hiroaki Hirata Eric Vale
Tony Tony Chopper Ikue Otani Brina Palencia
Nico Robin Yuriko Yamaguchi Stephanie Young
Franky Kazuki Yao Patrick Seitz
Brook Chō Ian Sinclair
Jimbei Katsuhisa Hoki Daniel Baugh
Narrator Mahito Ohba Bill Jenkins

Production

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Release

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On October 13, 2024, it was announced that the series' Egghead story arc would enter on a six-month hiatus and is set to resume in April 2025, having a new timeslot on Fuji TV. The One Piece Fan Letter special took the time slot on October 20, which will be followed by a 21-episode special edited version of the Fishman Island story arc, titled One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga. This version will feature reshot scenes, retouched art, detailing, color shading, lighting, and special effects to previously animated scenes, and a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.[4] Originally scheduled to premiere on October 27, 2024, the premiere date was moved to November 3, due to Fuji TV's coverage of the 2024 World Series.[5]

English localization and broadcasting

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On June 8, 2004, 4Kids Entertainment acquired the license for distribution of One Piece in North America;[6] 4Kids contracted Viz Media to handle home video distribution. 4Kids' in-house musicians wrote a new background score and theme song nicknamed "Pirate Rap". 4Kids' dub mandated edits for content and length, which reduced the first 143 episodes into 104.[7] Initially, 4Kids originally created an English version of the first opening theme, "We Are!" by Russell Velazquez.[8] It premiered in the United States on September 18, 2004 on the Fox network as part of the weekend programming block FoxBox TV, and later aired on Cartoon Network on their Saturday night action programming block, Toonami in April 2005. It also aired in other blocks and line-ups, such as its Monday-Thursday night prime-time line-up and its Miguzi weekday after-school action block in 2006. Production was halted in 2006 after episode 143/104;[9][10] Viz also ceased its home video release of the series after volume 11. On July 22, 2010, an interview with Anime News Network and Mark Kirk, senior vice-president of digital media for 4Kids Entertainment, revealed that 4Kids acquired One Piece as part of a package deal with other anime, and that the company did not screen the series before licensing it. However, once 4Kids realized One Piece was not appropriate for their intended demographic, the company decided to edit it into a more child-oriented series until they had an opportunity to legally drop the license. Kirk said the experience of producing One Piece "ruined the company's reputation". Since then, 4Kids established a stricter set of guidelines, checks, and balances to determine which anime the company acquires.[11]

On April 13, 2007, Funimation (later Crunchyroll, LLC) licensed the series and started production on an English-language release of One Piece[12] which also included redubbing the episodes previously dubbed by 4Kids. In an interview with voice actor Christopher Sabat, he stated that Funimation had been interested in acquiring One Piece from the very beginning, and produced a "test episode," in which Sabat portrayed the character of Helmeppo and Eric Vale played the part of the main character, Monkey D. Luffy. (They would later go on to provide the English voices for Roronoa Zoro and Sanji, respectively.)[13] After resuming production of the renewed English dub, which featured less censorship because of fewer restrictions on cable programming, Funimation released its first uncut, bilingual DVD box set containing 13 episodes on May 27, 2008,[14] similarly sized sets followed with fourteen sets released.[15] The Funimation-dubbed episodes premiered on Cartoon Network on September 29, 2007 and aired until its removal on March 22, 2008.[16] On October 28, 2011, Funimation posted a press release on their official website confirming the acquisition of episodes 206–263, and the aspect ratio, beginning with episode 207, would be changed to the 16:9 widescreen format.[17] On May 18, 2013, the uncut series began airing on Adult Swim's revived Toonami late-night programming block skipping ahead to episode 207 onward.[18][19] One Piece was removed from the Toonami block after March 18, 2017.[20] The series returned to Toonami, skipping ahead to episode 517, on January 22, 2022.[21]

In May 2009, Funimation, Toei Animation, Shueisha, and Fuji TV announced they would simulcast stream the series within an hour of the weekly Japanese broadcast at no charge.[22] Originally scheduled to begin on May 30, 2009, with episode 403, a lack of security resulted in a leak of the episode, and Funimation delayed the offer until episode 415 on August 29, 2009.[23][24][25]

On February 12, 2013, it was announced that Manga Entertainment would start releasing the Funimation dub of One Piece in the United Kingdom in a DVD box set format.[26] Crunchyroll began simulcasting the series on November 2, 2013, for the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America.[27] Crunchyroll later expanded access to the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as a majority of European territories, on February 22, 2020.[28] In April 2020, Netflix officially announced that they would be streaming One Piece starting on June 12 of the same year, for the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, using the "Special Edition" print.[29] Netflix announced that they would stream the Egghead story arc starting on January 13, 2024.[30]

Films

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Main article: List of One Piece films

A total of 15 animated theatrical films based on the One Piece series have been released in Japan. The films are typically released in March in accordance with the spring vacation of Japanese schools.[31] The films feature self-contained, completely original plots, or retellings of story arcs with animation of a higher quality than what the weekly anime allows. The first three films were typically double features paired up with other anime films, and were thus usually an hour or less in length. Funimation has licensed the eighth, tenth, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth films for release in North America, and these films have received in-house dubs by the company.[32]

No. Title Director Writer Release date Runtime
1 One Piece: The Movie Junji Shimizu Michiru Shimada March 4, 2000 51 minutes
2 Clockwork Island Adventure March 3, 2001 55 minutes
3 Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals March 2, 2002 56 minutes
4 Dead End Adventure Konosuke Uda Yoshiyuki Suga March 1, 2003 1 hr 35 min
5 The Cursed Holy Sword Kazuhisa Takenouchi March 6, 2004 1 hr 35 min
6 Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Mamoru Hosoda Masahiro Itō March 5, 2005 1 hr 32 min
7 Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle Kōnosuke Uda March 4, 2006 1 hr 35 min
8 The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta Takahiro Imamura Hirohiko Kamisaka March 3, 2007 1 hr 30 min
9 Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom Junji Shimizu March 1, 2008 1 hr 53 min
10 One Piece Film: Strong World Munehisa Sakai December 12, 2009 1 hr 53 min
11 Straw Hat Chase Hiroyuki Satō Yasuyuki Tsutsumi March 19, 2011 30 minutes
12 One Piece Film: Z Tatsuya Nagamine Osamu Suzuki December 15, 2012 1 hr 47 min
13 One Piece Film: Gold Hiroaki Miyamoto Tsutomu Kuroiwa July 23, 2016 2 hours
14 One Piece: Stampede Takashi Otsuka Atsuhiro Tomioka,
Takashi Otsuka 		August 9, 2019 1 hr 41 min
15 One Piece Film: Red Gorō Taniguchi Tsutomu Kuroiwa August 6, 2022 1 hr 55 min

Television specials

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Main article: List of One Piece television specials

The One Piece franchise has spawned 13 television specials that aired on Fuji TV. Of these specials, the first four, as well as the sixth, eighth, ninth, and eleventh are original stories created by the anime staff with the exception of the fifth, seventh, tenth, twelfth, and thirteenth specials, which are alternate re-tellings of certain story arcs.

No. Title Director Airdate Runtime Ref(s)
1 One Piece TV Special: Adventure in the Ocean's Navel Yukio Kaizawa December 20, 2000 50 minutes [33]
2 One Piece: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father's Huge, HUGE Dream Munehisa Sakai April 6, 2003 46 minutes
3 "One Piece: Protect! The Last Great Stage" Junji Shimizu December 14, 2003 46 minutes
4 "One Piece: End-of-Year Special Plan! Chief Straw Hat Luffy's Detective Story" TBA December 18, 2005 42 minutes
5 "Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends" Katsumi Tokoro August 25, 2012 1 hr 46 min [33]
6 "Episode of Luffy: Adventure on Hand Island" Hiroyuki Morita, Mitsuru Hongo December 15, 2012 1 hr 42 min
7 "Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend" Katsumi Tokoro August 24, 2013 1 hr 46 min
8 "3D2Y" Naoyuki Itou August 30, 2014 1 hr 47 min
9 "Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond – The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will" Gou Koga August 22, 2015 1 hr 46 min
10 "One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia" Kōnosuke Uda December 19, 2015 1 hr 46 min
11 "One Piece: Heart of Gold" Tatsuya Nagamine July 23, 2016 1 hr 44 min
12 "One Piece: Episode of East Blue: Luffy and His 4 Friends Great Adventure" Takashi Otsuka August 26, 2017 1 hr 46 min
13 "One Piece: Episode of Skypiea" Tetsuya Endo August 25, 2018 2 hr 10 min

OVAs

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No. Title Length Airdate Note Ref(s)
1 "Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack" 29 minutes July 26, 1998
  • Produced and animated by Production I.G
  • Festival film shown on the 1998 Jump Super Anime Tour and released on VHS
  • The only One Piece anime material not made by Toei
2 "Romance Dawn Story" 33 minutes September 21, 2008 Extra episode
3 "Strong World: Episode 0" 18 minutes December 12, 2009 Animated version of Chapter 0 and prequel to One Piece Film: Strong World
4 "Glorious Island" Part 1 5 minutes December 23, 2012 Prequel to One Piece Film: Z
5 "Glorious Island" Part 2 5 minutes December 30, 2012
6 "One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0" 10 minutes July 2, 2016 Prequel to One Piece Film: Gold
7 "ROMANCE DAWN" October 20, 2019 Episode 907 of the series, created in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary [34][35]

Shorts

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No. Title Release date Length
1 Jango's Dance Carnival March 3, 2001 5 minutes and 30 seconds
2 Dream Soccer King March 2, 2002 5 minutes and 30 seconds
3 Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King March 6, 2004 5 minutes and 30 seconds
4 ONE PIECE 3D! Trap Coaster December 1, 2011 12 minutes

Music

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Main article: Music of One Piece

Music soundtracks have been released that are based on songs that premiered in the series. Kohei Tanaka and Shiro Hamaguchi composed the score for One Piece.[36] Various theme songs and character songs were released.

The anime television series consists of 43 pieces of theme music: 24 opening themes and 19 ending themes. As of episode 279, ending themes were omitted and, starting from episode 326 onwards, opening themes were extended from 110 seconds long to 150 seconds long. In episodes 1–206 of Crunchyroll's English-language release of the series, the opening and ending themes were dubbed into English by various voice actors, before reverting to the Japanese versions from episodes 207 onwards and some openings were not licensed by Funimation's release at the time, which is also affected by all territories. Starting with episode 1071, the ending theme has been reinstated after 17 years.

On August 11, 2019, it was announced that Sakuramen, a musical group will be collaborating with Kohei Tanaka to compose music for the anime's 20th season.[37]

Opening theme

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No. Title Original artist English artist Episodes Total
Original International release
1 "We Are!" Hiroshi Kitadani Russell Velazquez (4Kids; unused)
Vic Mignogna, Jerry Jewell[b] (Crunchyroll)[c] 		1–47, 1000 48
2 "Believe" Folder 5 Meredith McCoy 48–115 68
3 "Hikari e" The Babystars Vic Mignogna 116–168 53
4 "Bon Voyage!" Bon-Bon Blanco Brina Palencia 169–206 38
5 "Kokoro no Chizu" Boystyle N/A (not dubbed) 207–263 57
6 "Brand New World" D-51 264–278 15
7 "We Are! (7 Straw Hat Pirates Ver.)" 7 Straw Hat Pirates 279–283 279–325 5 47
8 "Crazy Rainbow" Tackey & Tsubasa 284–325 Not licensed 42 —
9 "Jungle P" 5050 326–372 326–458 47 133
10 "We Are! (One Piece Animation 10th Anniversary Ver.)" TVXQ 373–394 Not licensed 22 —
11 "Share the World!" TVXQ 395–425 31
12 "Kaze o Sagashite" Mari Yaguchi with the Straw Hats 426–458 33
13 "One Day" The Rootless 459–492 34
14 "Fight Together" Namie Amuro 493–516 24
15 "We Go!" Hiroshi Kitadani 517–590 517–628 72 111
16 "Hands Up!" Kota Shinzato 591–628 Not licensed 38 —
17 "Wake Up!" AAA 629–686 58
18 "Hard Knock Days" Generations from Exile Tribe 687–746 60
19 "We Can!" Kishidan and Hiroshi Kitadani 747–806[d] 60
20 "Hope"[e] Namie Amuro 807–855 49
21 "Super Powers" V6 856–891 36
22 "Over the Top" Hiroshi Kitadani 892–934 43
23 "Dreamin' On" Da-ice 935–999, 1001–1004 69
24 "Paint" I Don't Like Mondays. 1005–1027, 1031–1073 1005–1073 66 69
SP "New Genesis (Uta from One Piece Film: Red)"[f] Ado 1028–1030[g] Not licensed 3
25 "The Peak" Sekai no Owari 1074–1088 15
26 "UUUUUS!" Hiroshi Kitadani 1089–present TBD
Alternates
  1. "One Piece Rap" (4Kids)
    • Version 1: (Episodes 1–29)
    • Version 2: (Episodes 30–59) (inclusion of Sanji and Usopp in the lyrics)
    • Version 3: (Episodes 60–104) (inclusion of Chopper in the lyrics)

Ending theme

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# Title Original artist English artist Episodes Total
1 "Memories" Maki Otsuki Brina Palencia 1–30 30
2 "Run! Run! Run!" Caitlin Glass 31–63 33
3 "Watashi ga Iru Yo" Tomato Cube Leah Clark 64–73 10
4 "Shōchi no Suke" Suitei Shojo Stephanie Young 74–81 8
5 "Before Dawn" Ai-Sachi Kristine Sa 82–94 13
6 "Fish" The Kaleidoscope Leah Clark 95-106 12
7 "Glory -Kimi ga Iru Kara-" Takako Uehara Caitlin Glass 107–118 12
8 "Shining Ray" Janne da Arc Justin Houston 119–132 13
9 "Free Will" Ruppina Allan Jensen 133–155 24
10 "Faith" Caitlin Glass 156–168 12
11 "A to Z (One Piece Edition)" ZZ Vic Mignogna 169–181 13
12 "Tsuki to Taiyō" Shela Stephanie Young 182–195 14
13 "Dreamship" Aiko Ikuta Jessi James 196–206 11
14 "Mirai Kōkai" Tackey & Tsubasa N/A (swapped with ending 15) 207–230 24
15 "Eternal Pose" Asia Engineer N/A (not dubbed) 231–245 15
16 "Dear Friends" Triplane 246–255 10
17 "Asu wa Kuru Kara" TVXQ 256–263 8
18 "Adventure World" Delicatessen 264–278 15
19 "Raise" Chilli Beans. 1071–1088 18
20 "Dear Sunrise" Maki Otsuki 1089- TBD

Other music

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On December 23, 2019, a teaser video was uploaded on Arashi's YouTube channel, in collaboration with the anime. The 39-second video for the song A-ra-shi: Reborn, has the 5 animated members of the band mingling with the crew from the anime, up until the moment when Arashi is about to give a concert. The full version video was released on January 4, 2020.[38]

Reception

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Ratings

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The anime has been very well received. The first episode of the anime adaptation earned a viewer rating of 12.4%, behind Pokémon and ahead of Ojamajo Doremi.[39] In Japan, One Piece has consistently been among the top five animated shows in television viewer ratings, as of 2020.[40][41][42]

On international online video platforms, the One Piece anime got 1.9 million demand expressions per month in 2016, making it the year's most popular anime and fourteenth most popular TV show in the world, according to Business Insider.[43][44] In the United States, where it is available on the Hulu streaming platform, One Piece was 2018's most binge-watched television show in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.[45]

In 2022, One Piece was the most watched TV show of the year in the world, beating Stranger Things[46] and Monkey D. Luffy was ranked as top three world's most popular character according to TV Time, a popular tracking service.[47]

Critical reception

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In a review of the second DVD release of 4Kids Entertainment's dub, Todd Douglass, Jr. of DVD Talk called its adaptation a "shabby treatment" resulting in an "arguably less enjoyable rendition". Douglass said that the 4Kids original opening was "a crappy rap song" and that the removal of whole scenes leaves a "feeling that something is missing". He later went on to say that "Fans of the 'real' One Piece will want to skip picking [...] up [4Kids Entertainment's One Piece DVDs] until an uncut release is announced", and also stated that "kids may get into this version because it's what they have seen on TV".[48] Margaret Veira of activeAnime praised the TV series' "great" animation, stating that "It gives life and stays true to the style and characters of the manga." She notes the fight scenes in particular have "a lot of energy to them".[49] Patrick King of Animefringe comments that the art style of One Piece is "very distinctive and fresh".[50]

In a review of the first Funimation DVD release for Mania Entertainment, Bryce Coulter comments that One Piece is "not your typical pirate adventure" and that mixed with "the right amount of random fun along with a shonen style storyline" it becomes "an appealing and fun romp".[51] In a review of Funimation's second DVD release for Mania Entertainment, Bryce Coulter comments that "You can tell that they are giving One Piece the attention that was neglected by 4Kids" and that "One Piece is a great tale of high-seas fun that will leave you wanting more!"[52]

In Indonesia, Global TV was reprimanded by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for airing the anime television series. Nina Armando, member of the KPI and a lecturer at the University of Indonesia, said the show should not be aired at times when children are likely to watch.[53]

Awards and accolades

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The first opening of the One Piece anime television series, "We Are!", won the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award of the year 2000.[54] In February 2001, One Piece placed ninth among anime television series in Japan.[55] In 2001, the readers of Animage, a popular Japanese anime magazine, voted the anime television series in fifth place of The Readers' Picks for the Anime that should be remembered in the 21st century.[56] In June 2002, Animage readers voted One Piece to be the sixteenth best new anime of 2001[57] and voted it sixteenth place in 2004 in the category Favorite Anime Series.[58] In a 2005 web poll by Japanese television network TV Asahi One Piece was voted sixth most popular animated TV series.[59] Before the poll, Asahi TV broadcast another list based on a nationwide survey in which One Piece placed fourth among teenagers.[60]

In 2006, it was elected 32nd of the Top 100 Japanese anime by TV Asahi and 21st by its viewers.[61][62] Funimation's first DVD release of the series "One Piece: Season 1 First Voyage" was nominated for the Fifth Annual TV DVD Awards.[63] The anime was nominated for Best Continuing Series at the 3rd Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2019;[64] it went on to win in the same category at the 7th edition in 2023;[65] and in 8th edition in 2024, with Monkey D. Luffy also received the award for Best Main Character. It was nominated in Best Action and two voice actor categories in the same year.[66]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In North America through Crunchyroll (formerly known as Funimation), in the United Kingdom through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly known as Manga Entertainment) and in Australia through Crunchyroll Store Australia (formerly known as Madman Anime).
  2. ^ The alternative English version of the song is only used in the TV edited broadcast of episode 152.
  3. ^ Unused in Episode 1000
  4. ^ From Episodes 753–756, the special opening movie, featuring scenes from "One Piece Film: Gold", was not licensed.
  5. ^ This song was from Namie Amuro's best album, "Finally", which is credited in episodes 809–855.
  6. ^ This song is credited as the theme song of "One Piece Film: Red".
  7. ^ Japanese broadcast only

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