Episode Guide (In Progress)

This is a complete episode listing for all the animation produced for One Piece (ワンピース Wanpīsu?) based on the manga authored by Eiichiro Oda. The series currently consists of 532 episodes (Ongoing), three OVAs, four TV specials and eleven movies.


This episode list covers the original episode list for the series. Episodes 1-206 were made and broadcast in 4:3 fullscreen, while episodes 207 onward were made and broadcast in 16:9 widescreen. The American localized version of One Piece by 4Kids Entertainment omitted and merged certain episodes due to editorial and censorship purposes. FUNimation Entertainment has licensed the series since, and uncut DVD boxsets were first released on May 27, 2008, beginning with episode 1. FUNimation continues to maintain the English titles of the episodes as close as possible to its authentic Japanese meaning. The anime is still actively ongoing, and is subbed and dubbed by both official and unofficial sponsors, There are also many notable fan subs to the anime.

NAVIGATION.
East Blue Saga Baroque Works Saga Skypiea Saga CP9 Saga Whitebeard War Saga New World Saga
Captain Morgan Arc (1-3) Laboon Arc (62-63) Goat Island Arc (136-138) Davy Back Fight Arc (207-219) Ice Hunter Arc (326-336) Return to Sabaody Arc (517-522)
Buggy the Clown Arc (4-8) Whiskey Peak Arc (64-67) Rainbow Mist Arc (139-143) Ocean's Dream Arc (220-224) Thriller Bark Arc (337-381) Fishman Island Arc (523-)
Captain Kuro Arc (9-18) Coby and Helmeppo Arc (68-69) Jaya Arc (144-152) Foxy's Return Arc (225-226) Spa Island Arc (382-384)
Baratie Arc (19-30) Little Garden Arc (70-78) Skypiea Arc (153-195) Water 7 Arc (227-263) Sabaody Archipelago Arc (385-405)
Arlong Arc (31-45) Drum Island Arc (79-91) G-8 Arc (196-206) Enies Lobby Arc (264-312) Amazon Lily Arc (408-421)
Buggy Side Story Arc (46-47) Alabasta Arc (92-130) Post-Enies Lobby Arc (313-325) Impel Down Arc (422-451)
Loguetown Arc (48-53) Post-Alabasta Arc (131-135) Marineford Arc (452-489)
Warship Island Arc (54-61) Post-War Arc (490-516)

Movies TV Specials OVA
Movie 1 Recap 1 Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack
Movie 2 TV Special 1 Romance Dawn Story
Movie 3 TV Special 2 One Piece Film Strong World Episode:0
Movie 4 TV Special 3
Movie 5 TV Special 4
Movie 6
Movie 7
Movie 8 (not in anime canon)
Movie 9 (not in anime canon)
Movie 10
Movie 11

East Blue Saga.
One piece OVA.
1 [+]One Piece - Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack
One Piece Taose! Kaizoku Gyanzakku (ワンピース 倒せ！海賊ギャンザック) July 26
1998

Captain Morgan ARC.
001 [+]I'm Luffy! The Man Who's Gonna Be Pirate King
Ore wa Rufi! Kaizoku Ō ni naru Otoko da! (俺はルフィ！海賊王になる男だ！) October 20
1999
002 [+]Enter The Great Swordsman! Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro!
Daikengō Arawaru! Kaizokugari Roronoa Zoro (大剣豪現る！海賊狩りロロノア・ゾロ) November 17
1999
003 [+]Morgan VS Luffy! Who's The Mysterious Pretty Girl?
Mōgan tai Rufi! Nazo no Bishōjo wa Dare? (モーガンVSルフィ！謎の美少女は誰？) November 24
1999

Buggy The Clown ARC.
004 [+]Luffy's Past! The Red-haired Shanks Appears!
Rufi no Kako! Akagami no Shankusu Tōjō (ルフィの過去！赤髪のシャンクス登場) December 8
1999
005 [+]Fear, Mysterious Power! Pirate Clown Captain Buggy!
Kyōfu Nazo no Chikara! Kaizoku Dōke Bagī Senchō! (恐怖　謎の力！海賊道化バギー船長！) December 15
1999
- [+]Emergency Planning, A Perfect Strategy for the One Piece
Kinkyū Kikaku Wan Pīsu Kanzen Kōryakuhō (緊急企画 ワンピース完全攻略法) December 22[1]
1999
006 [+]Desperate Situation! Beast Tamer Mohji VS Luffy!
Zettai Zetsumei! Mōjūtsukai Mōji VS Rufi! (絶体絶命！猛獣使いモージＶＳルフィ！) December 29
1999
007 [+]Grand Duel! Zoro the Swordsman VS Cabaji the Acrobat!
Sōzetsu Kettō! Kengō Zoro VS Kyokugei no Kabaji! (壮絶決闘！剣豪ゾロＶＳ曲芸のカバジ！) December 29
1999
008 [+]Who Will Win? Showdown Between the True Powers of the Devil Fruit!
Shōsha wa Docchi? Akuma no Mi no Nōryoku Taiketsu! (勝者はどっち？悪魔の実の能力対決！) December 29
1999

Captain Kuro ARC.
009 [+]Honorable Liar? Captain Usopp
Seigi no usotsuki? Kyaputen Usoppu (正義のうそつき?キャプテンウソップ) January 12
2000
010 [+]The World's Strongest Weirdo! Jango the Hypnotist!
Shijō saikyō no henna yatsu! Saiminjutsushi Jango (史上最強の変な奴！催眠術師ジャンゴ) January 19
2000
011 [+]Revealing the Conspiracy! The Pirate Caretaker, Captain Kuro!
Inbō o abake! Kaizoku shitsuji Kyaputen Kuro (陰謀を暴け！海賊執事キャプテンクロ) January 26
2000
012 [+]Battle! The Kuroneko Pirate Crew. Battle on the Slope!
Gekitotsu! Kuroneko kaizoku-dan sakamichi no daikōbō! (激突！クロネコ海賊団坂道の大攻防！) February 2
2000
013 [+]The Terrifying Duo! Nyaban Brothers vs Zoro
Kyōfu no futarigumi! Nyāban Burazāsu VS Zoro (恐怖の二人組！ニャーバン兄弟VSゾロ) February 9
2000
014 [+]Luffy's Revival! Kaya-ojousama's Life and Death Confrontation
Rufi fukkatsu! Kaya ojō-sama no kesshi no teikō (ルフィ復活！カヤお嬢様の決死の抵抗) February 16
2000
015 [+]Defeat Kuro! Usopp's Tear-filled Determination!
Kuro o taose! Otoko Usoppu namida no ketsui! (クロを倒せ！男ウソップ涙の決意！) February 23
2000
016 [+]Protect Kaya! Usopp Pirate Gang Takes Action!
Kaya o mamore! Usoppu kaizokudan dai katsuyaku! (カヤを守れ！ウソップ海賊団大活躍！) March 1
2000
01 [+]One Piece: The Movie
Wan Pīsu (ワンピース) March 4
2000
017 [+]Completely Infuriated! Kuro vs Luffy, Final Battle!
Ikari bakuhatsu! Kuro vs Rufi kecchaku no yukue! (怒り爆発！クロVSルフィ決着の行方！) March 8
2000
018 [+]You Are a Special Animal! Gaimon and His Wonderful Nakama
Anta ga chinjū! Gaimon to kimyō na nakama (あんたが珍獣！ガイモンと奇妙な仲間) March 15
2000


Baratie ARC.
019 [+]The Past of the Three Swords! The Promise Between Zoro and Kuina!
Santōryū no kako! Zoro to Kuina no chikai! (三刀流の過去！ゾロとくいなの誓い！) March 22
2000
020 [+]The Famous Cook! Sanji of the Floating Restaurant
Meimono Kokku! Kaijō Resutoran no Sanji (名物コック！海上レストランのサンジ) April 12
2000
021 [+]An Unexpected Guest! Sanji's Food and Gin's Grace
Manekarezaru kyaku! Sanji no meshi to Gin no on (招かれざる客！サンジの飯とギンの恩) April 12
2000
022 [+]The Greatest Pirate Fleet: Captain Don Krieg
Saikyō no kaizoku kantai! Teitoku Don Kurīku (最強の海賊艦隊！提督ドン・クリーク) April 26
2000
023 [+]Protect Baratie! The Great Pirate: Zeff the Red Leg
Mamore Baratie! Dai kaizoku - Akaashi no Zefu (守れバラティエ！大海賊・赫足のゼフ) May 3
2000
024 [+]Hawk Eyes Mihawk! Swordsman Zoro Falls into the Sea!
Taka no me no Mihōku! Kengō Zoro umi ni chiru (鷹の目のミホーク！剣豪ゾロ海に散る) May 10
2000
025 [+]The Emerge of the Superb Kicking Skill: Sanji VS the Iron Wall Pearl
Hissatsu ashiwaza sakuretsu! Sanji vs Teppeki no Pāru (必殺足技炸裂！サンジVS鉄壁のパール) May 17
2000
026 [+]Zeff and Sanji's Dream: The Sea of Dreams - All Blue
Zefu to Sanji no yume Maboroshi no Ōruburū (ゼフとサンジの夢　幻のオールブルー) May 24
2000
027 [+]The Coldhearted Devil-man: Gin, The Pirate Fleet Battle Commander
Reitetsu hijō no kijin kaizoku kantai sōchō Gin (冷徹非情の鬼人　海賊艦隊総隊長ギン) May 31
2000
028 [+]I Won't Die! Conclusion: Luffy vs Krieg
Shinanee yo! Gekitō Rufi vs Kurīku! (死なねェよ!激闘ルフィVSクリーク!) June 7
2000
029 [+]Outcome of a Deadly Battle! The Spear Inside!
Shitō no Kecchaku! Hara ni kukutta ippon no yari! (死闘の決着！腹にくくった１本の槍！) June 21
2000
030 [+]Departure! Sea Chef and Luffy Travel Together!
Tabidachi! Umi no Kokku wa Rufi to tomo ni (旅立ち！海のコックはルフィとともに) June 28
2000

ARLONG ARC.
031 [+]The Most Wicked Man of East Blue, Fishman Pirate Arlong
Higashi no umi saiaku no otoko! Gyojin kaizoku Āron! (東の海最悪の男！魚人海賊アーロン！) July 12
2000
032 [+]The Witch of Cocoyashi Village, Arlong's Female Officer
Kokoyashi mura no majo! Āron no jokanbu (ココヤシ村の魔女！アーロンの女幹部) July 19
2000
033 [+]Usopp's Death?! Luffy - Yet To Land?
Usoppo shisu? Rufi jōriku wa mada? (ウソップ死す？！ルフィ上陸はまだ？) July 19
2000
034 [+]Reunited! Usopp Tells Nami's True Story
Zen'in shūketsu! Usoppu ga kataru Nami no shinjitsu (全員集結！ウソップが語るナミの真実) July 26
2000
035 [+]The Hidden Past! Female Fighter Bellemere!
Himerareta kako! Josenshi Berumēru! (秘められた過去！女戦士ベルメール！) August 2
2000
036 [+]Survive! The Mother Bellemere and Nami's Family!
Ikinuke! Haha Berumēru to Nami no kizuna! (生き抜け！母ベルメールとナミの絆！) August 9
2000
037 [+]Luffy Stands Up! End of a Broken Promise!
Rufi tatsu! Uragirareta yakusoku no ketsumatsu! (ルフィ立つ！裏切られた約束の結末！) August 16
2000
038 [+]Luffy in Trouble! Fishmen vs Luffy Pirates!
Rufi Dai Pinchi! Gyojin vs Rufi kaizokudan (ルフィ大ピンチ！魚人VSルフィ海賊団) August 23
2000
039 [+]Luffy Drowning! Zoro vs Octopus Hatchan!
Rufi suibotsu! Zoro vs tako no Hacchan (ルフィ水没！ゾロVSタコのはっちゃん) August 30
2000
040 [+]Proud, Tall Warriors! Dramatic Battle of Sanji and Usopp!
Hokori takaki senshi! Gekitō Sanji to Usoppu (誇り高き戦士！激闘サンジとウソップ) September 6
2000
041 [+]Luffy's Best! Nami's Courage and the Straw Hat
Rufi Zenkai! Nami no ketsui to mugiwara bōshi (ルフィ全開！ナミの決意と麦わら帽子) September 13
2000
042 [+]Bursting Out! Fishman Arlong, Fearsome Attack From The Sea!
Sakuretsu! Gyojin Āron umi kara no mōkōgeki! (炸裂！魚人ア!）ロン海からの猛攻撃！) September 27
2000
043 [+]The End of the Fishman Empire! Nami is my Nakama!
Gyojin teikoku no owari! Nami wa ore no nakama da! (魚人帝国の終わり！ナミは俺の仲間だ！) September 27
2000
044 [+]Setting off with a Smile! Farewell my Hometown, Cocoyashi Village!
Egao no tabidachi! Saraba furusato Kokoyashi mura (笑顔の旅立ち！さらば故郷ココヤシ村) October 11
2000
045 [+]Bounty! Straw Hat Luffy Becomes World Famous!
Shōkinkubi! Mugiwara no Rufi yo ni shirewataru (賞金首！麦わらのルフィ世に知れ渡る) October 25
2000


Buggy Side Story ARC.
046 [+]Following the Straw Hat! Little Buggy's Big Adventure
Mugiwara o oe! Chīsana Bagī no dai bōken (麦わらを追え！小さなバギーの大冒険) November 1
2000
047 [+]You've Been Waiting For It! The Return of Captain Buggy!
Omachi ka ne! Aa fukkatsu no Bagī Senchō (お待ちかね！あぁ復活のバギー船長！) November 8
2000

Logue Town ARC.
048 [+]The Town of the Beginning and the End - Arrival at Loguetown
Hajimari to owari no machi - Rōgutaun jōriku (始まりと終りの町・ローグタウン上陸) November 22
2000
049 [+]Sandai Kitetsu and Yubashiri! Zoro's New Swords, and the Female Sergeant Major
Sandai Kitetsu to Yubashiri! Zoro no Shintō to Onna Sōchō (三代鬼徹と雪走！ゾロの新刀と女曹長) November 22
2000
050 [+]Usopp vs Daddy The Father! Showdown at High Noon!
Usoppu vs kozure no Dadi mahiru no kettō (ウソップVS子連れのダディ真昼の決闘) November 29
2000
051 [+]A Burning Culinary Battle? Sanji vs The Gorgeous Chef
Honō no Ryōri batoru? Sanji vs bijin shefu (炎の料理バトル?サンジVS美人シェフ) December 6
2000
052 [+]Buggy's Revenge! The Man who Smiles at the Execution Platform!
Bagī no ribenji! Shokeidai de warau otoko! (バギーのリベンジ！処刑台で笑う男！) December 13
2000
1 [+]Adventure in the Ocean's Navel
Umi no Heso no Dai Bouken (海のヘソの大冒険篇) December 20
2000
053 [+]The Legend Has Begun! Head to the Grand Line
Densetsu wa hajimatta! Mezase Gurando Rain (伝説は始まった！目指せ偉大なる航路) January 10
2001

Warship Island ARC.
054 [+]Foreboding of a New Adventure! The Puzzling Girl, Apis
Arata naru bōken no yokan! Nazo no shōjo Apisu (新たなる冒険の予感！謎の少女アピス) January 17
2001
055 [+]The Holy Beast! Apis' Secret and the Legendary Island
Kiseki no ikimono! Apisu no himitsu to densetsu no shima (奇跡の生物！アピスの秘密と伝説の島) January 24
2001
056 [+]Erik's Raid! Great Escape from Gunkan Island!
Erikku shutsugeki! Gunkanjima kara no dai dasshutsu! (エリック出撃！軍艦島からの大脱出！) January 31
2001
057 [+]Lone Island in a Distant Sea! The Legendary Lost Island
Zekkai no kojima! Densetsu no rosuto airando (絶海の孤島！伝説のロストアイランド) February 7
2001
058 [+]Duel in the Ruins! Strained Zoro vs Erik
Haikyō no kettō! Kinpaku no Zoro tai Erikku! (廃墟の決闘！緊迫のゾロ対エリック！) February 21
2001
059 [+]Luffy, Completely Surrounded! Admiral Nelson's Secret Plan
Rufu Kanzen Hōi! Teitoku Neruson no Hissaku (ルフィ完全包囲！提督ネルソンの秘策) February 21
2001
060 [+]Those Who Soar in the Open Skies! Revival of the 1000 Year Legend
Ōsora o mau mono! Yomigaeru sennen no densetsu! (大空を舞うもの！蘇る千年の伝説！) February 28
2001
02 [+]Clockwork Island Adventure
Nejimaki-shima no bōken (ねじまき島の冒険) March 3
2001
061 [+]Angry Finale! Cross the Red Line!
Ikari no Ketchaku! Akai tairiku o norikoero! (怒りの決着！赤い大陸を乗り越えろ！) March 7
2001

Baroque Works Saga.

Laboon ARC.
062 [+]The First Obstacle? Giant Whale Laboon Appears
Saisho no toride? Kyodai kujira Rabūn arawareru (最初の砦?巨大クジラ・ラブーン現る) March 21
2001
063 [+]A Man's Promise, Luffy and the Whale Vow to Meet Again
Otoko no yakusoku! Rufi to kujira saikai no chikai (男の約束！ルフィとクジラ再会の誓い) March 21
2001

Whiskey Peak ARC.
064 [+]A Pirate-Loving Town? Arrival at Whiskey Peak
Kaizoku kangei no machi? Uisukīpīku jōriku (海賊歓迎の町?ウイスキーピーク上陸) April 15
2001
065 [+]Exploding Santōryū! Zoro vs Baroque Works!
Sakuretsu santōryū! Zoro vs Barokku Wākusu (炸裂三刀流！ゾロVSバロックワークス) April 15
2001
066 [+]A Serious Fight! Luffy vs Zoro: the Baffling Duel!
Shinken shōbu! Rufi vs Zoro Nazo no dai kettō (真剣勝負！ルフィVSゾロ謎の大決闘！) April 22
2001
067 [+]Deliver Princess Vivi! Luffy Pirates Depart
Ōjo Bibi o todokero! Rufi kaizokudan shukkō (王女ビビを届けろ！ルフィ海賊団出航) April 29
2001

Coby & Helmeppo ARC.
068 [+]Try Hard, Coby! Diary of Coby-Meppo's Marine Struggles
Ganbare Kobī! Kobimeppo kaigun funtōki (頑張れコビー！コビメッポ海軍奮闘記) May 13
2001
069 [+]Coby-Meppo's Determination! Vice Admiral Garp's Fatherly Pride
Kobimeppo no ketsui! Gāpu Chūjō no oyagokoro (コビメッポの決意！ガープ中将の親心) May 20
2001

Little Garden ARC.
070 [+]Prehistoric Island! The Shadow Lurking in Little Garden!
Taiko no shima! Ritoru Gāden ni hisomu kage! (太古の島！リトルガーデンに潜む影！) May 27
2001
071 [+]Humongous Battle! The Giants Dorry and Brogy!
Dekkai kettō! Kyojin Dorī to Burogī (でっかい決闘！巨人ドリーとブロギー) June 3
2001
072 [+]Luffy's Anger! A Dirty Trick in a Sacred Battle
Rufi okoru! Seinaru kettō ni hiretsu na wana (ルフィ怒る！聖なる決闘に卑劣な罠) June 17
2001
073 [+]Brogy Wails in Victory! Elbaf's Judgement
Burogī shōri no gōkyū! Erubafu no kecchaku! (ブロギー勝利の号泣！エルバフの決着) June 24
2001
074 [+]The Devil's Candle! Tears of Regret and Tears of Anger
Ma no kyandoru! Munen no namida to ikari no namida (魔のキャンドル！無念の涙と怒りの涙) July 15
2001
075 [+]Luffy Attacked by Magic! Colors Trap
Rufi o osou maryoku! Karāzutorappu! (ルフィを襲う魔力！カラーズトラップ) August 12
2001
076 [+]Critical Counterattack! Usopp's Quick Wit and Kaenboshi!
Iza hangeki! Usoppu no kiten to kaenboshi! (いざ反撃！ウソップの機転と火炎星！) August 19
2001
077 [+]Farewell to the Giants' Island! On to Alabasta
Saraba kyojin no shima! Arabasuta o mezase! (さらば巨人の島！アラバスタを目指せ) August 19
2001
078 [+]Nami is Sick? Beyond the Snow that Falls on the Ocean!
Nami ga byōki? Umi ni furu yuki no mukō ni! (ナミが病気?海に降る雪の向こうに！) August 26
2001

Drum Island ARC.
079 [+]Ambush! The Bliking and Wapol the Blik
Kishū! Burikingu gō to Buriki no Waporu (奇襲！ブリキング号とブリキのワポル) September 2
2001
080 [+]A Doctorless Island? Adventure in the Country Without a Name!
Isha no inai shima? Na mo naki kuni no bōken (医者のいない島?名も無き国の冒険！) September 9
2001
081 [+]Ya Happy? The Doctor who is Called a Witch!
Happī kai? Majo to yobareta isha! (ハッピーかい?魔女と呼ばれた医者！) September 16
2001
082 [+]Dalton's Resolve! Wapol's Forces Land
Doruton no kakugo! Waporu gundan shima ni jōriku (ドルトンの覚悟！ワポル軍団島に上陸) October 7
2001
083 [+]Island that Lives in Snow! Ascend The Drum Rockies!
Yuki no sumu shima! Doramu Rokkī o nobore! (雪の住む島！ドラムロッキーを登れ！) October 7
2001
084 [+]The Blue-Nosed Reindeer! Chopper's Secret
Tonakai wa aoppana! Choppā no himitsu! (トナカイは青っ鼻！チョッパーの秘密) October 21
2001
085 [+]Dream of the Outcasts! The Quack Doctor Hiluluk
Hamidashimono no yume! Yabu isha Hiruruku! (はみだし者の夢！やぶ医者ヒルルク！) October 28
2001
086 [+]Hiluluk's Cherry Blossoms and Inherited Will
Hiruruku no sakura to uketsugare yuku ishi! (ヒルルクの桜と受け継がれゆく意志！) November 4
2001
087 [+]VS Wapol's Army Corps! The Abilities of the Baku Baku no Mi!
VS Waporu gundan! Bakubaku no mi no nōryoku! (VSワポル軍団！バクバクの実の能力！) November 11
2001
088 [+]Zoan Type Devil's Fruit! Chopper's Seven-Level Transformation
Zōn kei akuma no mi! Choppā Nanadan Henkei (動物系悪魔の実！チョッパー七段変形) November 18
2001
089 [+]When the Kingdom's Rule is Over! The Flag of Conviction Lasts Forever
Ōkoku no shihai owaru toki! Shinnen no hata wa eien ni (王国の支配終る時！信念の旗は永遠に) November 25
2001
090 [+]Hiluluk's Cherry Blossoms! Miracle of the Drum Rockies
Hiruruku no sakura! Doramu Rokkī no kiseki (ヒルルクの桜！ドラムロッキーの奇跡) December 2
2001
091 [+]Farewell, Drum Island! I'm Going Out to Sea!
Sayōnara Doramujima! Boku wa umi e deru! (さようならドラム島！僕は海へ出る！) December 9
2001

Arabasta ARC.
092 [+]The Hero of Alabasta and the Ballerina on Deck
Arabasuta no eiyū to senjō no barerīna (アラバスタの英雄と船上のバレリーナ) December 9
2001
093 [+]Coming to the Desert Kingdom! The Rain-Calling Powder and the Rebel Army
Iza sabaku no kuni e! Ame o yobu kona to hanrangun (いざ砂漠の国へ！雨を呼ぶ粉と反乱軍) December 16
2001
094 [+]Reunion of the Powerful! His Name is Fire Fist Ace
Gōketsutachi no saikai! Yatsu no na wa hiken no Ēsu (豪傑達の再会！奴の名は火拳のエース) December 23
2001
095 [+]Ace and Luffy! Warm Memories and Brotherly Bonds
Ēsu to Rufi! Atsuki omoi to kyōdai no kizuna (エースとルフィ！熱き想いと兄弟の絆) January 6
2002
096 [+]The Green City, Erumalu and the Kung Fu Dugongs
Midori no machi Erumaru to Kunfū Jugon! (緑の町エルマルとクンフージュゴン！) January 13
2002
097 [+]Adventure in the Country of Sand! The Demons that Live in the Scorching Earth
Suna no kuni no bōken! Ennetsu no daichi ni sugomu mamono (砂の国の冒険！炎熱の大地に棲む魔物) January 20
2002
098 [+]Here Come the Desert Pirates! The Men who Live Free
Sabaku no kaizokudan tōjō! Jiyū ni ikiru otokotachi (砂漠の海賊団登場！自由に生きる男達) January 27
2002
099 [+]Spirit of the Fakes! Heart of the Rebel Army, Kamyu
Nisemono no iji! Kokoro no hanrangun Kamyu! (ニセモノの意地！心の反乱軍カミュ!) February 3
2002
100 [+]Rebel Warrior Kohza! The Dream Sworn to Vivi!
Hanrangun senshi Kōza! Bibi ni chikatta yume! (反乱軍戦士コーザ！ビビに誓った夢！) February 10
2002
101 [+]Heat Haze Duel! Ace vs Scorpion Man
Yōen no kettō! Ēsu vs otoko sukōpion (陽炎の決闘！エースVS男スコーピオン) February 17
2002
102 [+]Ruins and Lost Ones! Vivi, Nakama, and the Shape of a Country
Kiseki to maigo! Bibi to nakama to kuni no katachi (遺跡と迷子！ビビと仲間と国のかたち) February 24
2002
03 [+]Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
Chinjou Shima no Chopper Oukoku (ワンピース 珍獣島のチョッパー王国) March 2
2002
103 [+]At Spiders Cafe - The Enemy Ringleaders Meet at 8 o'clock
Supaidāzu Kafe ni hachiji teki kanbu shūgō (スパイダーズカフェに8時敵幹部集合) March 3
2002
104 [+]Luffy vs Vivi! A Tearful Vow for Nakama
Rufi vs Bibi! Nakama ni kakeru namida no chikai (ルフィVSビビ!仲間に賭ける涙の誓い) March 10
2002
105 [+]The Alabasta War Front! City of Dreams, Rainbase
Arabasuta sensen! Yume no machi Reinbēsu! (アラバスタ戦線！夢の町レインベース) March 17
2002
106 [+]Trap in a Desperate Situation! Breaking Into Rain Dinners
Zettai zetsumei no wana! Rein dināzu totsunyū (絶体絶命の罠!レインディナーズ突入) March 24
2002
107 [+]Operation Utopia Commences! The Wave of Rebellion Begins to Move
Yūtopia sakusen hatsudō! ugokidashita hanran (ユートピア作戦発動!動き出した反乱) April 14
2002
108 [+]The Fearsome Bananawani and Mr. Prince
Kyōfu no Bananawani to Mistā Purinsu (恐怖のバナナワニとミスタープリンス) April 21
2002
109 [+]The Key to Turning the Tide and a Great Escape! Doru Doru Ball!
Gyakuden dai dasshutsu e no kagi! Dorudoru Bōru! (逆転大脱出への鍵！ドルドルボール！) April 28
2002
110 [+]Merciless Fight to the Death! Luffy vs Crocodile
Jōmuyō no shitō! Rufi vs Kurokodairu! (情無用の死闘！ルフィVSクロコダイル) May 5
2002
111 [+]The Miracle Sprint! Alabasta the Animal Land
Kiseki e no Shissō! Arabasuta Dōbutsu Rando (奇跡への疾走！アラバスタ動物ランド) May 12
2002
112 [+]Rebel Army vs Royal Army! The Battle will be in Alubarna!
Hanrangun vs kokuōgun! Kessen wa Arabāna! (反乱軍VS国王軍！決戦はアルバーナ！) May 19
2002
113 [+]Alubarna is Crying! Fierce Fight of Captain Carue!
Naki no Arabāna! Gekitō Karū taichō (嘆きのアルバーナ!激闘カルー隊長!) June 2
2002
114 [+]Swear on Your Nakama's Dream! Battle at Molehill 4th Avenue
Nakama no yumi ni chikau! Kettō Mogura tsuka 4 banchō (仲間の夢に誓う！決闘モグラ塚4番街) June 9
2002
115 [+]Today's Grand Performance! Mane Mane Montage!
Honjitsu dai kōkai! Manemane Montāju! (本日大公開！マネマネモンタージュ！) June 16
2002
116 [+]Transforming Into Nami! Bon Kurei's Hard-Hitting Ballet Kenpo
Nami ni henshin! Bonkurē renpatsu baree Kenpō (ナミに変身！ボンクレ－連発バレエ拳法) June 23
2002
117 [+]Nami's Whirlwind Warning! Clima Tact Explosion
Nami no senpū chūihō! Kurimatakuto sakuretsu (ナミの旋風注意報！クリマタクト炸裂) June 30
2002
118 [+]Secret of the Royal Family! The Ancient Weapon, Pluton
Ōke ni tsuwaru himitsu! Kodai heiki Buruton (王家に伝わる秘密！古代兵器プルトン) July 14
2002
119 [+]Essence of a Mighty Sword! The Power to Cut Steel and the Breath of All Things
Gōken no kyokui! Hagane o kiru chikara to mono no kokyū (豪剣の極意！鋼鉄を斬る力と物の呼吸) July 21
2002
120 [+]The Battle is Over! Kohza Flies the White Flag
Tatakai wa owatta! Kōza ga ageta shiroi hata (戦いは終わった！コーザが掲げた白い旗) August 4
2002
121 [+]Vivi's Voice Goes Unheard! A Hero Descends!
Bibi no koe no yuke! Eiyū wa maiorita! (ビビの声の行方！英雄は舞い降りた！) August 11
2002
122 [+]Sand Crocodile and Water Luffy! Death Match: Round 2
Suna wani to mizu Rufi! Ketō dai ni raundo (砂ワニと水ルフィ！決闘第2ラウンド) August 18
2002
123 [+]Smells Like Croc! Run to the Tomb of the Royal Family, Luffy!
Wanippoi! Ōke no haka e hashire Rufi! (ワニっぽい！王家の墓へ走れルフィ！) August 25
2002
124 [+]The Nightmare Draws Near! Secret Base of the Suna Suna Clan
Akumu no toki hakaru! Koko wa Sunasunadan himitsu kichi (悪夢の時迫る！ここは砂砂団秘密基地) September 1
2002
125 [+]Magnificent Wings! My Name is Pell, Guardian Spirit of the Kingdom
Idai naru tsubame! Wa ga na wa kuno no shigoshin Peru (偉大なる翼！我が名は国の守護神ペル) September 8
2002
126 [+]I Will Surpass You! Rain Falls on Alabasta!
Koete iku! Arabasuta ni ame ga furu! (越えていく！アラバスタに雨が降る！) September 15
2002
127 [+]A Farewell to Arms! Pirates and a Little Justice
Buki yo saraba! Kaizoku to ikutsu ka no seigi (武器よさらば！海賊といくつかの正義) October 6
2002
128 [+]The Pirates' Banquet and Operation Escape Alabasta!
Kaizokutachi no utage to Arabasuta dasshutsu sakusen! (海賊たちの宴とアラバスタ脱出作戦!) October 6
2002
129 [+]Everything Began that Day! Vivi Tells of her Adventures!
Hajimaru wa ano hi! Bibi ga kataru bōkendan (始まりはあの日!ビビが語る冒険譚) October 20
2002
130 [+]Beware her Scent! The Seventh One is Nico Robin!
Kiken na kaori! Shichininme wa Niko Robin! (危険な香り！七人目はニコ・ロビン！) October 27
2002


Post-Arabasta ARC.
131 [+]The First Patient! Anecdote of the Rumble Ball
Hajimete no kanja! Ranburu bōru hiwa (はじめての患者！ランブルボール秘話) November 3
2002
132 [+]The Navigator's Mutiny! For an Unwavering Dream!
Kōkaishi no hanran! Yuzurenai yume no tame ni! (航海士の反乱！ゆずれない夢の為に！) November 10
2002
133 [+]Inherited Recipe! Sanji the Curry Iron Chef
Uketsugareru yume! Karē no tetsujin Sanji (受け継がれる夢！カレーの鉄人サンジ) November 17
2002
134 [+]I'll Make it Bloom! Manly Usopp's Eight-Shaku Ball
Sakasete misemasu! Otoko Usoppu yasaka tama (咲かせてみせます！男ウソップ八尺玉) November 24
2002
135 [+]Infamous Pirate Hunter! The Wandering Swordsman, Zoro!
Uwasa no kaizoku gari! Sasurai no kenshi Zoro! (噂の海賊狩り！さすらいの剣士ゾロ！) December 1
2002

One Piece (Manga)

ONE PIECE (ワンピース Wan Pīsu?) is a pirate adventure manga written and drawn by Eiichiro Oda, created in August 1997. The manga is known to employ colorful and creative motifs that are taken from classic mythology, politics and musical aspects. It is also mixed with pirate lore and shonen formula.

History.

Eiichiro Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's' 'Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump at a young age. As a child he was inspired by Vikings and he aspired to become a manga artist. Later, he created Pandaman for Yudetamago's Kinnikuman. In 1992, Oda at the age of 17, submitted the manga called Wanted!. This got him notice to join the staff at the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where he became an assistant under several established manga writers including Shinobu Kaitani, Masaya Tokuhiro and finally Nobuhiro Watsuki.

Oda had interest in making a pirate manga both from his obsession with vikings as a youth and inspired by various pirate events including the discovery of the pirate ship of Edward Teach (known by his pirate name of Blackbeard). He wrote two seperate one-shots in the mid-1990s, both of which were called "Romance Dawn". The stories introduced Monkey D. Luffy, a straw-hat wearing boy who set out to sea to become a legendary pirate. Several concepts of the eventual serialization appeared in these stories, including Luffy's inspiration for being a pirate and a mysterious power he gained from eating a special fruit that turned his body into rubber (a prototype for the Devil Fruit).

In August 1997, Oda took many of his "Romance Dawn" ideas and started using them in a weekly serial under the title "One Piece". It was first serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, the weekly shonen magazine owned by Shueisha. The series quickly caught on and became popular from the initial chapters on, establishing itself as one of the premiere manga series in the magazine.

Originally, Oda wanted his series to run for 5 years (meaning One Piece could have ended in 2002), but he went longer than expected and has no idea how many more years his story will be. However, it should be noted that Oda has stated that the end of Chapter 597 marks the end of the first half of One Piece. Oda has already planned the ending for One Piece. Despite how long it will take him to complete it, he will end One Piece the way he planned from the start.

PLOT.
One Piece is the story of a boy named Monkey D. Luffy who was inspired by Shanks, a pirate. At the start of the series, 22 years from the present timeline, 1500 AOS a pirate named Gol D. Roger, known as the Pirate King was executed, but before his death, he told the crowd of his treasure, "One Piece". His death sparked what would become the Golden Age of Pirates as countless pirates set out to look for his treasure. Luffy becomes one as well, desiring to be the next Pirate King and sets out to gather crewmates and begin his adventures on journeys.

STYLE.
At the time of its release, the dot-eyed style of artwork seen in anime like Dragon Ball was becoming less popular and manga and anime seemed to be moving over for the more popular big-eyes style of drawing, made famous by shows like Sailor Moon. Eiichiro Oda was fully aware of the change of art style and was worried early on in its run that his style would put off people from reading his manga. As time progressed and One Piece's popularity grew, Oda was able to relax the style more, resulting in One Piece's drawing style becoming much more loose and kinetic.

As well as its unusual art style, the style of weird drawn characters had been another worry of Oda. Another problem at the time of early production was that the Bishie was becoming a popular form of manga character depiction and "ugly" or "weird" characters manga were becoming signifcantly harder to sell. However, these character designs have since become one of One Piece's selling points, allowing more eccentric characters to be drawn.

EVOLUTION OF SERIES.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Throughout the fourteen years of its run, One Piece does the world-building style, introducing strange races, each islands would have it's personal cultures, the history of the world, and the modern mythologies. It was known to focus more on the story rather then typical Shonen fighting.

The story changed through the series, for example in the East Blue Saga, Luffy would travel from one island to another, fighting pirates and/or Marines, gathering crew members in progress. This formula of fighting pirates/Marines on each island changed when the Straw Hat Pirates reached Loguetown when they face both sides. By the time they reach the Grand Line they would face one large enemy. During the Baroque Works Saga, the Baroque Works organization is the antagonist, then during Skypiea, it's Enel and his God's Warrior militia, during the CP9 Saga, it's the CP9. During the Whitebeard War Saga they would face many sides.

The story arc was based on the islands that the Straw Hat Pirates would visit. When grouping the story arcs, there are usually a few smaller arcs grouped together with one major arc. During the East Blue Saga, all arcs were small, but starting with the Baroque Works Saga, there were usually a number of small arcs following up to one major arc. For example: Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, Drum Island, Jaya, and Longring Longland are small arcs while Arabasta, Skypiea, and Water 7/Enies Lobby are major arcs. This pattern disappeared during the Whitebeard War Saga, however, as Thriller Bark was 48 chapters long while subsequent arcs were much shorter.

Starting at the beginning, the Straw Hat Pirates would trek from island to island in a straightforward pattern with getting backtracked, forced to get off-course or shattered. It's not until Water 7 that they were forced to leave Water 7 to Enies Lobby to rescue a crewmember and backtracked to Water 7. By the time they reached Sabaody, they were scattered across the Grand Line; with two leaving the Grand Line, with few backtracking.

The tone of the series at start was lighthearted, simple and comedic during the East Blue Saga, Baroque Works Saga and Skypiea Saga but during Water 7 Arc, the series was becoming serious, complex and dark but still retains the lighthearted and comedic nature. The series became rougher and wilder by Sabaody Archipelago Arc and by the Post-War Arc, it became more dramatic.

There has been changes in the cast. First it was the ship, Going Merry, who was destroyed at the end of the Enies Lobby Arc. But it was during the Marineford Arc that the series was facing a big change; Whitebeard and Ace died. During the Post-War Arc, Sengoku and Garp step down from the Marines while Aokiji is nominated to replace Sengoku.

The end of the Whitebeard War also shows the world of One Piece changing, similar to how life changes in the real world after Wars. As the Balance of the Great Powers is disrupted by the loss of one of the Yonko (Whitebeard), the seas he ruled over are soon overrun with pirates trying to gain control.

One Piece has since spanned across more than a simple pirating tale. Throughout the years of its serialization, One Piece has taken vastly differing directions in its storyline. One Piece also has been noted to include many themes such as what treasure is, the meaning of justice, and the concept of chasing one's dreams.

CULTURAL LINK.

Subject Matter.
Many real world items were the primary focus on certain characters and arcs.

Racism - During the Arlong Arc, the conflict between the Fishmen and Humans was a subject of the storyline, this later was expanded as newer tribes and cultures were introduced in the series with the main focus being the Sabaody Archipelago arc. There is even more focus on this theme during the Fishman Island arc.
War - Focused on during the Baroque Works saga, Skypiea arc and Whitebeard War Saga.
Slavery - The Arlong Arc and the Sabaody Archipelago Arc are both known examples of slavery.
Justice - Seen throughout the series, but primarily focused on during the Water 7 arc, Enies Lobby arc, and Whitebeard War saga.
Pursuing One's Dreams - Focused on throughout the series, particularly with the Straw Hat Pirates, however the Jaya arc in particular brought this most in the open.
Censorship - Primarily the focus of the Ohara storyline, including Nico Robin.
Status Divide - It is focused on with the Straw Hat Pirates' status as pirates, the World Government's status as "world leaders", the Marines' status as "protectors of the world", and the World Nobles as well as nobles thinking they have a higher status than everyone else.
Eugenics - Ace, Luffy, and Robin were targets for discrimination due to their parents. Another example is the fact that the World Nobles act superior to others due to their heritage.

Mytology.
The real world mythology seems to have played a great role in inspiring Oda to create One Piece. The same can be said for various other well known stories, books, and other known myths:

Enel was a self-proclaimed god with the power of lightning

The Kuja pirates, consisted of females exclusively, seem to have many similarities to the Greek Amazons.

The Kuja pirates' jolly roger features a skull with snakes replacing hair, which is a reference to the Greek myth of "Medusa", the woman who had snakes instead of hair and who was able to petrify anyone who looked into her eyes.

Sodom and Gomorrah, the two pets of the Franky Family, were named after the two cities mentioned in the Bible as places where people had no morals and were destroyed by God.

The names of the the Marine admirals (Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru) are known to have been taken out of a Japanese folklore, Momotaro. The three animals that followed Momotaro on his quest were the dog (inu), monkey (saru) and pheasant (kiji).

The Thriller Bark ark was clearly inspired by Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenstein, and Michael Jackson´s song that has the same name: "Thriller".

The Fishman Island arc has several references to fairy tales, notably the Japanese legend of Urashima Tarou, and the Disney movie The Little Mermaid. King Neptune is also named after the Roman god of the sea.
There are three ancient weapons named after Greek gods: Pluton (from Pluto), Poseidon, and Uranus.

Places.
The island of Water Seven is heavily based on the city of Venice, Italy. The city's situation of rising water levels, acqua alta, is also used as a source of inspiration for the arc.

RECEPTION.
One Piece has the highest total manga sales within Japan, and is currently Weekly Shōnen Jump's most acclaimed and all-time best-selling title. The manga is the first to increase the sales of Weekly Shōnen Jump in eleven years. As of volume 63, the series has sold over 240,000,000 copies domestically and is the fastest manga to reach sales of 100,000,000.[1]

2008: One Piece was the best selling manga in Japan with 5,956,540 volumes sold. Volume 49 with 1,544,000 copies was in fourth place, Volume 50 with 1,678,208 copies hold the first place and Volume 51 with 1,646,978 copies was in second place.[2][3]
2009: One Piece was the best selling manga series in Japan with 14,721,241 volumes sold. Volume 53 hold the first place with 2,057,528 copies sold, volumes 54, 52, and 55 place second, third and fourth respectively with 1,963,696, 1,952,551, and 1,810,410 copies sold respectively.[4][5]
2010: Volume 59 holds a manga initial circulation record in Japan with 3.2 million copies.[6] The volume set a new record for the first-week sales by selling 1,852,541 copies.[7][8]
2010: The first half One Piece was the best selling manga in Japan with 15,220,095 copies sold approximately. Volume 57 was in first place and Vol. 56 in the second with 2,305,594 and 2,276,013 copies sold respectively.[9][10]

In response to the Oricon survey question about which manga people would want to see in live action movie, One Piece takes second place behind Slam Dunk.[11] Another survey asked 6,000 participants the question "Which manga do you think is the most entertaining?" One Piece took first place with Dragon Ball taking second.[12]

The popularity is of such proportion that it has been used in a number of cross-promotional, merchandising, and other advertisements in that regard.

TRIVIA.
The original plan Oda set out for One Piece was for it to last for 5 years (meaning it would have ended in 2002).
The title "One Piece" has a secret meaning that only Oda knows.
Each week, Oda works on the story for three days then on the drawings for three more days.