New version 1.7 of the most exhaustive fighting game about One Piece, adding the two new characters: Brook the musician skeleton and Ener, the former 'God' of Skypiea. Chopper has also been added as an assistant. Whitebeard and Ace become hidden characters. Several attacks have been adjusted to make the fights even more nervous and exciting.
Menu Screen:
Z/S: Up/Down
A/D: Left/Right
J: Select
Fighting Controls:
A/D: Left/Right
S: Defense
J: Attack
U: Distance attack
K: Jump
L: Dash
I: Special attack
O: Summon assistance
One Piece | |
ONE PIECE (ワンピース) (Wan Pīsu) | |
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Genre | Adventure, fantasy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Eiichiro Oda |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
English magazine | |
Original run | July 22, 1997 – present |
Volumes | 92 (List of volumes) |
Anime film | |
Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack! | |
Directed by | Gorō Taniguchi |
Produced by | Tetsuo Daitoku Hidekazu Terakawa |
Written by | Hiroaki Kitajima |
Music by | Toshiya Motomichi |
Studio | Production I.G |
Released | July 26, 1998 |
Runtime | 29 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kōnosuke Uda(#1–278) Junji Shimizu(#131–159) Munehisa Sakai (#244–372) Hiroaki Miyamoto (#352–679) Toshinori Fukazawa (#663–) Satoshi Itō (#780–782) Tatsuya Nagamine(#780–782) |
Written by | Junki Takegami (#1–195) Hirohiko Uesaka (#196–798) Shōji Yonemura(#799–) |
Music by | Kohei Tanaka Shirō Hamaguchi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
English network | Network Ten, Cartoon Network (Toonami) Cartoon Network, TV2 Toonami, CN Too Cartoon Network/Adult Swim (Toonami) Fox (4Kids TV) TV Japan (subtitled) |
Original run | October 20, 1999 – present |
Episodes | 885 (List of episodes) |
Anime film | |
One Piece: Romance Dawn Story | |
Directed by | Katsumi Tokoro |
Produced by | Yosuke Asama |
Written by | Tsuyoshi Sakurai |
Music by | Kohei Tanaka Shiro Hamaguchi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | September 21, 2008 |
Runtime | 34 minutes |
Original video animation | |
One Piece Film Strong World: Episode 0 | |
Directed by | Naoyuki Ito |
Produced by | Hiroaki Shibata |
Written by | Hitoshi Tanaka |
Music by | Kohei Tanaka Shiro Hamaguchi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | December 12, 2009 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
One Piece (Japanese: ワンピースHepburn: Wan Pīsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 22, 1997, and has been collected into 92 tankōbon volumes. 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 of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as 'One Piece' in order to become the next Pirate King.
The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed thirteen animated feature films, one original video animation and thirteen television specials. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising and media, such as a trading card game and numerous video games. The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by Viz Media and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. The anime series was licensed by 4Kids Entertainment for an English-language release in North America in 2004, before the license was dropped and subsequently acquired by Funimation in 2007.
One Piece has received praise for its storytelling, art, characterization, and humor. Several volumes of the manga have broken publishing records, including the highest initial print run of any book in Japan. The official website for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced that the manga has set a Guinness World Record for 'the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author'. As of March 2019, the manga has sold over 450 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling manga series in history. It became the best-selling manga for the eleventh consecutive year in 2018. One Piece is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, estimated to have generated over $20 billion in total franchise revenue, from the manga, anime, films, games and merchandise.[2]
- 1Synopsis
- 1.2Setting
- 3Media
- 4Reception
- 5Awards and accolades
Synopsis
Premise
The series focuses on Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who, inspired by his childhood idol and powerful pirate 'Red Haired' Shanks, sets off on a journey from the East Blue Sea to find the famed treasure One Piece and proclaim himself the King of the Pirates. In an effort to organize his own crew, the Straw Hat Pirates (麦わら海賊団篇Mugiwara Kaizoku-danhen), Luffy rescues and befriends a swordsman named Roronoa Zoro, and they head off in search of the One Piece. They are joined in their journey by Nami, a navigator and thief; Usopp, a sniper and a liar; and Sanji, a womanizing chef. They acquire a ship named the Going Merry and engage in confrontations with notorious pirates of the East Blue. As Luffy and his crew set out on their adventures, others join the crew later in the series, including Tony Tony Chopper, a doctor and anthropomorphized reindeer; Nico Robin, an archaeologist and former assassin; Franky, a cyborg shipwright; Brook, a skeletal musician and swordsman; and Jinbe, a fishman helmsman; and they also acquire a new ship named the Thousand Sunny.
Setting
The world of One Piece is populated by humans and many other races such as 'fishmen' (a race of fish/human hybrids, similar to mermen and mermaids), dwarves, Minkmen (a race of humanoid animals), and giants. It is covered by two vast oceans, which are divided by a massive mountain range called the Red Line (
The currents and weather of the Grand Line's open sea are extremely unpredictable, whereas in the vicinity of islands the climate is stable.[9] The magnetic fields within the Grand Line cause normal compasses to malfunction, making it even more difficult to navigate,[10] and instead a special compass called a Log Pose (
The world of One Piece includes anachronisms, such as the Transponder Snails (電伝虫Den-Den Mushi), snail-like animals that can be attached to electric equipment and function as rotary phones,[15] fax machines,[15] surveillance cameras,[16] and similar devices.[16] Dials (
Devil Fruits
A Devil Fruit (悪魔の実Akuma no Mi) is a type of fruit that, when eaten, grants a power to the eater.[18] A person may only eat one Devil Fruit during their lifetime, as eating a second devil fruit will swiftly end their life.[19] There are three categories of Devil Fruits;[20]
- Paramecia (
超人系 Paramishia, 'superhuman type') is a category of fruits that give the user superhuman abilities.[21]
- Zoan (
動物系 Zoon, 'animal type') fruits allow the user to fully or partially transform into a specific animal. As well as real-life animals, some Zoan fruits allow the user to transform into mythical creatures. Through an unknown technique developed by Dr. Vegapunk, certain items can 'eat' a Devil Fruit like Mr. 4's Bazooka Lassoo, Spandam's sword Funkfreed, Caesar Clown's pet slime Slimy, and non-canon items like Shuzo's bazooka Alpacacino and Patrick Redfield's pen Pato.[22]
- Logia (
自然系 Rogia, 'nature type') fruits give control over, and allow the user 'to change their living body structure into the powers of nature'.[20]
Devil Fruits are said to be incarnations of the sea devil himself, and as a result, Devil Fruit users cannot swim in sea water, as 'they are hated by the sea'.[23] Sea-prism stone also has this effect. When even partially submerged in sea water, they lose all their strength and coordination, although some abilities remain. For example, Luffy is still able to stretch after being totally submerged. Moving water, such as rain or waves, does not have this effect. When a Devil Fruit user dies, the powers reincarnate into a new Devil Fruit. For unknown reasons, Devil Fruit users cannot eat a second Devil Fruit because it would cause their bodies to burst, although Blackbeard managed to get a second Devil Fruit power through an unknown method. Devil Fruit powers can be in a stage called 'Awakened', where the user can turn anything around them, besides their own bodies, into what their Devil Fruit power is.[24]
Haki
Haki (覇気, lit. 'Ambition') is a latent ability that every living being in the world of One Piece possesses; very few manage to awaken it, and even fewer master it. There are three varieties of Haki: Color of Observation or Mantra (見聞色の覇気Kenbunshoku no Haki) allows one to sense the presence of other beings and to have a form of limited precognition. (This is a great advantage in combat because the user can foresee his opponent's attacks). Color of Arms (武装色の覇気Busōshoku no Haki) allows one to envelop body parts and even inanimate forms with a force akin to an invisible armor that possesses defensive and offensive properties. It also allows one to inflict harm upon Devil Fruit users. The rare Color of the Conquering King (覇王色の覇気Haōshoku no Haki) is an ability that, unlike the other two Haki, only a few gifted people have. (If a person is not gifted, then no matter how much they train they will never be able to use it). The Color of the Conquering King enables one to overpower the will of the weak-willed. It can be used to mind-control or even render the victim unconscious. Note that strong willed people can withstand, or even completely ignore, the effects of this Haki, even if they do not possess this ability themselves. This Haki can also have physical impacts, such as causing tremors and destruction to the user's surrounding area. It is shown that when it is used too much Haki will stop working for certain periods of time, so it can't be in use constantly.[25]
Production
While working as an assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki, Oda began writing One Piece in 1996.[26] It started as two one-shot stories entitled Romance Dawn[26]—which would later be used as the title for One Piece's first chapter and volume. They both featured the character of Luffy, and included elements that would appear later in the main series. The first of these short stories was published in August 1996 in Akamaru Jump and later in One Piece Red. The second was published in the 41st issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1996, and reprinted in 1998 in Oda's short story collection, Wanted!.[27]
Oda revealed that he originally planned One Piece to last five years, and that he had already planned the ending. However, he found it would take longer than he had expected.[28] Oda stated that the ending would be what he had decided in the beginning; he is committed to seeing it through.[29]
When creating a Devil Fruit, Oda thinks of something that would fulfill a human desire; he added that he does not see why he would draw a Devil Fruit unless the fruit's appearance would entice one to eat it.[30] The names of many special attacks, as well as other concepts in the manga, consist of a form of punning in which phrases written in kanji are paired with an idiosyncratic reading. The names of Luffy, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, and Franky's techniques are often mixed with other languages, and the names of several of Zoro's sword techniques are designed as jokes; some of them look fearsome when read by sight but sound like kinds of food when read aloud. For example, Zoro's signature move is Onigiri, which is written as demon cut but is pronounced the same as rice ball in Japanese. Eisaku Inoue, the animation director, has said that the creators did not use these kanji readings in the anime since they 'might have cut down the laughs by about half'.[31] Nevertheless, Konosuke Uda, the director, said that he believes that the creators 'made the anime pretty close to the manga'.[31]
Oda was 'sensitive' about how his work would be translated.[32] In many instances, the English version of the One Piece manga uses one onomatopoeia for multiple onomatopoeia used in the Japanese version. For instance, 'saaa' (the sound of light rain, close to a mist) and 'zaaa' (the sound of pouring rain) are both translated as 'fshhhhhhh'.[33] Unlike other manga artists, Oda draws everything that moves himself to create a consistent look while leaving his staff to draw the backgrounds based on sketches he has drawn.[34]
When a reader asked Oda who Nami is in love with, he answered that there will not likely be any references to romance, since he believes the series' intended demographic is not interested.[35]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece has been serialized in the manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 22, 1997.[36] The chapters have been collected into tankōbon volumes by Shueisha since December 24, 1997.[37] In total, there are 938 chapters and 92 tankōbon volumes.[38] Oda teamed up with Akira Toriyama to create a single crossover of One Piece and Toriyama's Dragon Ball. Entitled Cross Epoch, the one-shot was published in the December 25, 2006, issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump and the April 2011 issue of the English Shonen Jump.[39] Oda collaborated with Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, author of Toriko, for a crossover one-shot of their series titled Taste of the Devil Fruit (実食! 悪魔の実!!Jitsushoku! Akuma no Mi!!, lit. 'The True Food! Devil Fruit!!'),[40] which ran in the April 4, 2011, issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. The spinoff series One Piece Party (ワンピースパーティーWan Pīsu Pātī), written by Ei Andō in a super deformed art style, began serialization in the January 2015 issue of Saikyō Jump.[41]
The One Piece manga was licensed for an English language release by Viz Media, who published it via chapters in the manga anthology Shonen Jump, since the magazine's launch in November 2002, and in bound volumes since June 30, 2003.[42][43][44] In 2009, Viz announced the release of five volumes per month during the first half of 2010 to catch up with the serialization in Japan.[45] Following the discontinuation of the print Shonen Jump, Viz began releasing One Piece chapterwise in its digital successor Weekly Shonen Jump on January 30, 2012.[46] In the United Kingdom, the volumes were published by Gollancz Manga, starting in March 2006,[47] until Viz Media took it over after the fourteenth volume.[48][49] In Australia and New Zealand, the English volumes have been distributed by Madman Entertainment since November 10, 2008.[50]
In Poland, Japonica Polonica Fantastica is publishing the manga,[51]Glénat in France,[52] Panini Comics in Mexico,[53] LARP Editores and later by Ivrea in Argentina,[54][55] Planeta de Libros in Spain,[56] and Edizioni Star Comics in Italy.[57]
Festival films and original video animation
One Piece: Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack! was produced by Production I.G for the 1998 Jump Super Anime Tour and was directed by Gorō Taniguchi.[58] Luffy, Nami, and Zoro are attacked by a sea monster that destroys their boat and separates them. Luffy is found on an island beach, where he saves a little girl, Medaka, from two pirates. All the villagers, including Medaka's father have been abducted by Ganzack and his crew and forced into labor. After hearing that Ganzack also stole all the food, Luffy and Zoro rush out to retrieve it. As they fight the pirates, one of them kidnaps Medaka. A fight starts between Luffy and Ganzack, ending with Luffy's capture. Meanwhile, Zoro is forced to give up after a threat is made to kill all the villagers. They rise up against Ganzack, and while the islanders and pirates fight, Nami unlocks the three captives. Ganzack defeats the rebellion and reveals his armored battleship. The Straw Hat Pirates are forced to fight Ganzack once more to prevent him from destroying the island.
A second film, One Piece: Romance Dawn Story, was produced by Toei Animation in July 2008 for the Jump Super Anime Tour. It is 34 minutes in length and based on the first version of Romance Dawn.[59][27] It includes the Straw Hat Pirates up to Brook and their second ship, the Thousand Sunny. In search for food for his crew, Luffy arrives at a port after defeating a pirate named Crescent Moon Gally on the way. There he meets a girl named Silk, who was abandoned by attacking pirates as a baby and raised by the mayor. Her upbringing causes her to value the town as her 'treasure'. The villagers mistake Luffy for Gally and capture him just as the real Gally returns. Gally throws Luffy in the water and plans to destroy the town, but Silk saves him and Luffy pursues Gally. His crew arrives to help him, and with their help he recovers the treasure for the town, acquires food, and destroys Gally's ship.
The film was later released as a triple feature DVD with Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! and Tegami Bachi: Light and Blue Night, that was available only though a mail-in offer exclusively to Japanese residents.[60]
The One Piece Film Strong World: Episode 0original video animation adapts the manga's special 'Chapter 0', which shows how things were before and after the death of Roger. It received a limited release of three thousand DVDs as a collaboration with the House Foods brand.[61]
Anime series
Toei Animation produces an anime television series based on the One Piece manga. The series, which premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on October 20, 1999, has aired more than 800 episodes, and has been exported to various countries around the world.[62] Two cross-over episodes with the anime adaptation of Toriko were aired. The first of these, which was also the first episode of Toriko, aired on April 3, 2011.[63] A second special, which also crossed over with Dragon Ball Z, aired on April 7, 2013.[64]
On June 8, 2004, 4Kids Entertainment acquired the license for distribution of One Piece in North America.[65] 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.[66] Initially, 4Kids originally created an English version of the first opening theme, 'We Are!'[67] It premiered in the United States on September 18, 2004, in first-run syndication on the Fox network as part of the weekend programming block Fox Box, and later aired on Cartoon Network on their weekday afternoon programming block Toonami in April 2005. Production was halted in 2006 after episode 143/104.[68][69] 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.[70]
On April 13, 2007, Funimation licensed the series and started production on an English-language release of One Piece.[71] 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.)[72] 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.[73] Similarly sized sets followed with fourteen sets released.[74] The Funimation-dubbed episodes premiered on Cartoon Network on September 29, 2007 and aired until its removal on March 22, 2008.[75] 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.[76] On May 18, 2013, the uncut series began airing on Adult Swim's revived Toonami late-night programming block from episode 207 onward.[77]One Piece was removed from the Toonami block after March 18, 2017.[78]
In May 2009, Funimation, Toei Animation, Shueisha, and Fuji Television announced they would simulcast stream the series within an hour of the weekly Japanese broadcast at no charge.[79] 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.[80][81][82]
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.[83]Crunchyroll began simulcasting the series on November 2, 2013, for the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America.[84]
Theatrical films
Thirteen 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.[85] The films feature self-contained, completely original plots, or alternate 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. The films themselves offer contradictions in both chronology and design that make them incompatible with a single continuity. Funimation has licensed the eighth, tenth, and twelfth films for release in North America, and these films have received in-house dubs by the company.[86][87]
Video games
The One Piece franchise has been adapted into multiple video games published by subsidiaries of Bandai and later as part of Bandai Namco Entertainment. The games have been released on a variety of video game, handheld consoles, and mobile devices. The video games feature role-playing games, and fighting games, such as the titles of the Grand Battle! meta-series. The series debuted in Japan on July 19, 2000, with From TV Animation - One Piece: Become the Pirate King!.[88] Over forty games have been produced based on the franchise.[89] Additionally, One Piece characters and settings have appeared in various Shonen Jump crossover games, such as Battle Stadium D.O.N, Jump Super Stars, Jump Ultimate Stars, J-Stars Victory VS and Jump Force.
Music
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.[62] Various theme songs and character songs were released on a total of 49 singles. Eight compilation albums and seventeen soundtrack CDs have been released featuring songs and themes that were introduced in the series.
Light novels
A series of light novels was published based on the first festival film, certain episodes of the anime television series, and all but the first feature film. They feature artwork by Oda and are written by Tatsuya Hamasaki. The first of these novels, One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak! was released on June 3, 1999.[90]One Piece: Logue Town Chapter followed on July 17, 2000, as an adaptation of the anime television series' Logue Town story arc.[91] The first feature film to be adapted was Clockwork Island Adventure on March 19, 2001.[92] On December 25, 2001, saw the publication of the second, and so far last, light novel adaptation of an anime television series arc in One Piece: Thousand-year Dragon Legend.[93] The adaptation of Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals was released on March 22, 2002, and that of Dead End Adventure on March 10, 2003.[94][95]Curse of the Sacred Sword followed on March 22, 2004, and Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island on March 14, 2005.[96][97] The light novel of The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle was released on March 6, 2006, and that of The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta on March 7, 2007.[98][99] The newest novel adapts Episodes of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom and was released on February 25, 2008.[100]
Art and guidebooks
Five art books and five guidebooks for the One Piece series have been released. The first art book, One Piece: Color Walk 1, released June 2001,[101] was also released in English by Viz Media on November 8, 2005.[102] A second art book, One Piece: Color Walk 2, was released on November 4, 2003;[103] and One Piece: Color Walk 3 – Lion the third art book, was released January 5, 2006.[104] The fourth art book, subtitled Eagle, was released on March 4, 2010, [105] and One Piece: Shark, the fifth art book, was released on December 3, 2010.[106]
The first guidebook One Piece: Red – Grand Characters was released on March 2, 2002.[107] The second, One Piece: Blue – Grand Data File, followed on August 2, 2002.[108] The third guidebook, One Piece: Yellow – Grand Elements, was released on April 4, 2007,[109] and the fourth, One Piece: Green – Secret Pieces, followed on November 4, 2010.[110] An anime guidebook, One Piece: Rainbow!, was released on May 1, 2007, and covers the first eight years of the TV anime.[111]
Theme park and other establishments
The Baratie restaurant, modeled after the restaurant of the same name in the manga, opened in June 2013 at the Fuji Television headquarters.[112] An indoor theme park located inside the Tokyo Tower called the Tokyo One Piece Tower, which includes the Mugiwara Cafe, opened on March 13, 2015.[113]
Live-action series
One Piece | |
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Based on | One Piece by Eiichiro Oda |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Marty Adelstein Eiichiro Oda Becky Clements |
Production company(s) | Tomorrow Studios Shueisha |
On July 21, 2017, Weekly Shōnen Jump editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano announced that Tomorrow Studios (a partnership between Marty Adelstein and ITV Studios) and Shueisha would commence production of an American live-action television adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga series as part of the series' 20th anniversary celebrations.[114][115]Eiichiro Oda will serve as executive producer for the series alongside Tomorrow Studios CEO Adelstein and Becky Clements.[115] The series will reportedly begin with the East Blue arc.[116]
Other media
Other One Piece media include a trading card game by Bandai called One Piece CCG and a drama CD centering on the character of Nefertari Vivi released by Avex Trax on December 26, 2002.[117][118] A Hello Kitty-inspired Chopper was used for several pieces of merchandise as a collaboration between One Piece and Hello Kitty.[119] A kabuki play inspired by One Piece ran at Tokyo's Shinbashi Enbujō throughout October and November 2015.[120]
One Piece is the first-ever manga series to hold a 'Dome Tour', in which events were held from March 25 to 27 at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, and from April 27 to May 1 at the Tokyo Dome.[121] In 2014, the first One Piece exhibition in Korea was held at the War Memorial of Korea,[122] and the second exhibition in Hongik Daehango Art Center.[123] In 2015, a One Piecetrompe-l'œil exhibition was held at the Hong Kong 3D Museum.[124][125]
Reception
Manga
One Piece is the best-selling manga series in history; it sold 100 million collected tankōbon volumes by February 2005, and over 200 million by February 2011,[126] before selling over 365 million copies sold in Japan and 440 million copies worldwide as of May 2018.[127] According to Oricon, One Piece has been the best-selling manga series every year since 2008 when the company began its manga chart,[128] and it became the best-selling manga for the tenth consecutive year in 2017.[129] Due to promotions for the Strong World film, all 56 volumes of the manga released at the time charted on Oricon's list of the top 200 manga for the week of December 7–13, 2009.[130] Up until February 2012, One Piece had grossed at least ¥112,126,800,000 ($1,404,220,000) in manga tankōbon sales revenue.[131]
Additionally, individual volumes of One Piece have broken publishing and sales records in Japan. In 2009, Volume 56 had the highest initial print run of any manga: 2.85 million copies.[132] Volume 57's print run of 3 million copies in 2010 was the highest first print for any book of any subject in Japan—a record that was broken several times by subsequent volumes and currently held by Volume 67's 4.05 million initial printing in 2012.[133] Volume 60 was the first book to sell over two million copies in its opening week on Oricon book rankings,[134][135] and later became the first book to sell over three million copies since the chart began in 2008.[136]
One Piece has also sold well in North America, charting on Publishers Weekly's list of bestselling comics for April/May 2007 and numerous times on The New York Times Manga Best Seller list.[137][138][139] On ICv2's list of Top 25 Manga Properties Fall 2008 for North America, which is compiled by interviews with retailers and distributors, Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 Lists of graphic novels and ICv2's own analysis of information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, One Piece came in 15th place.[140] It rose to second place on their Top 25 Manga Properties Q3 2010 list.[141]
Allen Divers of Anime News Network comments in 2003 that the art style One Piece employs 'initially seems very cartoonish with much of the character designs showing more North American influence than that from its Japanese origins'. Adding that the 'artwork and settings come across as timeless in their presentation'. He also notes that the influence of Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) shines through in Oda's style of writing with its 'huge epic battles punctuated by a lot of humor' and that, in One Piece, he 'manages to share a rich tale without getting bogged down by overly complicated plots'.[142] Rebecca Silverman of the same site stated that one of the series' strengths is to 'blend action, humor, and heavy fare together' and praised the art, but stated that the panels could get too crowded for easy reading.[143] The website activeAnime describes the artwork in One Piece as 'wonderfully quirky and full of expression'.[144]Splashcomics comments that Oda's 'pleasantly bright and dynamic' (German: 'angenehm hell und dynamisch') art style suits the story's 'funny and exciting' (German: 'witzigen und .. spannenden') atmosphere.[145]
EX Media lauds Oda's art for its 'crispy' monochrome pictures, 'great use of subtle shade changes' on color pages, 'sometimes exquisite' use of angles, and for its consistency.[146]Shaenon K. Bcs classification. Garrity, who at some point edited the series for English Shonen Jump, said that, while doing so, her amazement over Oda's craft grew steadily. She states that 'he has a natural, playful mastery of the often restrictive weekly-manga format,' notes that 'interesting things [are] going on deep in the narrative structure,' and recommends 'sticking through to the later volumes to see just how crazy and Peter Max-y the art gets'.[147] Mania Entertainment writer Jarred Pine comments that 'One Piece is a fun adventure story, with an ensemble cast that is continuing to develop, with great action and character drama.' He praised Oda's artwork as 'imaginative and creative' and comments that 'Oda's imagination just oozes all of the panels [sic]'. He also notes that 'Oda's panel work [..] features a lot of interesting perspectives and direction, especially during the explosive action sequences which are always a blast,' though he complains that the panels can sometimes get 'a little chaotic'.[148]
Anime
The anime adaptations have also been very well-received. The first episode of the anime adaptation earned a viewer ratings percentage of 12.4, behind Pokémon and ahead of Ojamajo Doremi.[149] As of 2017, One Piece is among the top 10 anime in viewer ratings every week in Japan.[150][151] On several occasions the One Piece anime has topped Japan's DVD sales.[152][153]
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'.[154] 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'.[155] Patrick King of Animefringe comments that the art style of One Piece is 'very distinctive and fresh'.[156]
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'.[157] 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!'[158]
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.[159]
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.[160]
Awards and accolades
Manga
The One Piece manga was a finalist for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize three times in a row from 2000 to 2002,[161][162][163] with the highest number of fan nominations in the first two years.[164] The German translation of its 44th volume won the Sondermannaudience award in the international manga category, a yearly comic award given in seven categories by the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Frankfurter Rundschau, Spiegel Online and Comicforum, at the Fair's Comics Centre in 2005.[165][166] In a 2008 poll by Oricon, Japanese teenagers voted it the most interesting manga.[167] The manga was nominated for Favorite Manga Series in Nickelodeon Magazine's 2009 Comics Awards.[168] In 2012, One Piece won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize, alongside Kimuchi Yokoyama's Nekodarake Nice.[169]Da Vinci magazine named One Piece number three on their list of 2013's top manga, which was voted on 4,619 professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers.[170] On June 15, 2015, it was announced that Eiichiro Oda and One Piece had set the Guinness World Record for 'The most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author' with 320,866,000 copies printed worldwide as of December 2014.[171]
Anime
The first opening of the One Piece anime television series, 'We Are!', won the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award of the year 2000.[172] In February 2001, One Piece placed 9th among anime television series in Japan.[173] In 2001, the readers of Animage, a popular Japanese anime magazine, voted the anime television series in 5th place of The Readers' Picks for the Anime that should be remembered in the 21st Century.[174] In June 2002, Animage readers voted One Piece to be the 16th best new anime of the year 2001,[175] and gave it another 16th place in 2004 in the category Favorite Anime Series.[176] In a 2005 web poll by Japanese television network TV AsahiOne Piece was voted 6th most popular animated TV series.[177] Before the poll, Asahi TV broadcast another list based on a nationwide survey in which One Piece placed 4th among teenagers.[178] In 2006, it was elected 32nd of the Top 100 Japanese anime by TV Asahi and 21st by its viewers.[179][180] Funimation's first DVD release of the series 'One Piece: Season 1 First Voyage' was nominated for the Fifth Annual TV DVD Awards.[181]
See also
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- Romito, Joseph (2013). 'One Piece'. In Beaty, Bart H.; Weiner, Stephen (eds.). Critical Survey of Graphic Novels : Manga. Ipswich, Mass.: Salem Press. pp. 242–246. ISBN9781587659553.
- Sasada, Hiroko (December 2011). 'The Otherness of Heroes: The Shonen as Outsider and Altruist in Oda Eiichiro's One Piece'. International Research in Children's Literature. 4 (2): 192–207. doi:10.3366/ircl.2011.0026.
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The aftermath of the war's conclusion is felt all around the world. In the midst of it, Luffy reflects on the past to the days he met Ace as well as another boy, Sabo, who would be his 'brother' and the events of which would have a profound impact on both boys' lives.Main Summary
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- Aristocrats Are Evil: The Goa Kingdom nobles don't quite reach the level of puppy-kicking evil that the Celestial Dragons have, but after trying to clean up the city to make it more presentable for the arrival of a Celestial Dragon by having the Grey Terminal torched and attempting to execute everyone living there, it's certainly not for lack of trying.
- Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other:
- Dadan always wished Luffy, Ace, and Sabo would get out of her hair despite the threat of Garp hanging over her head. But when Ace and later Luffy left to start their adventure and gave her thanks for raising them, she burst into tears.
- Not to mention that after Ace dies, Dadan beats up Garp for not protecting Ace. Makino defends Garp saying that he's the one hurting here. Dadan, in tears, says the one hurting the most is Luffy, and causes Makino herself to breakdown in tears as the memories flash before her eyes.
- Badly Battered Babysitter: Dadan was already having trouble with Ace and Luffy. Then Sabo came along and didn't help.
- Barefoot Suicide: Nami provides a humorous subversion: she takes her sandals off before pretending to jump off Weatheria, in order to trick the old men into letting her stay for two years. They fall for it hook, line and sinker.
- Big Damn Heroes: Dragon and the Revolutionaries had effectively saved the Gray Terminal from being completely incinerated.
- Bittersweet Ending: For the first half of the series. Ace and Whitebeard are dead and the balance of the world is in shambles, but Luffy's crewmates are doing okay and they plan to get stronger in two years before they reunite for the New World.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Curiously enough, Brownbeard. He doesn't actually die in this arc, despite practically screaming Small Name, Big Ego, and the Straw Hat Pirates encounter him on their first island in the New World: Punk Hazard.
- Sabo is first introduced here, though at the end of the arc it seems he died
- Dead Man Writing: Sabo's final letter to Ace, which he sent thinking it would be after he ran away to be a pirate.
- Defector from Decadence: Sabo was actually a noble, but he hated that life and ran away to be a scavenger. It fails horribly.
- Dramatic Irony: As this is after the Marineford Arc, one thing tragically stands out. After Sabo's death by being blown up by a World Noble, Luffy becomes a tearful wreck, as he's unable to save him. Ace smacks him and assures him to drop it, as Ace's still alive and he won't let his little brother be left alone. And considering that Luffy has now lost both of his brothers, and Ace died to save him.. Thank God, Sabo was alive.
- Even Justice Has Standards: Sengoku, who 20 years prior was complicit in the Ohara bombardment and possibly even the massacres of pregnant women in several islands to find the child of Roger, draws the line when an untold number of Level Six criminals escape back into the world, and the World Government decide to cover it up to save face. It's mentioned that just one those criminals is a country-level threat. Is it any wonder he decided to resign?
- Flashback: The whole arc is pretty much made up of one.
- Flat-Earth Atheist: In a world of magical fruits giving people superpowers called 'Devil Fruits', unnatural weather, and strange creatures that some of which border the supernatural, Longarm Tribesmen (who to the reader, and the rest of the outside world In-Universe, come off as pretty weird) don't believe in demons, so Brook's attempt to threaten them only gets him kidnapped.
- Foreshadowing:
- Dragon's appearance with Sabo. It's also mentioned that he rescued someone who was heavily burnt..
- Jimbei leaves Amazon Lily promising to meet Luffy again in Fishman Island.
- Trafalgar Law knows that Rayleigh has plans for Luffy, and realizes that for the Pirate King's Right Hand to appear, it's gotta be something big. Interested, he sails off, but not to the New World, declaring 'D. will cause another storm'. We find out the significance of this statement in the Dressrosa Arc.
- Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Jimbei does this to Luffy when he comes to terms with Ace's death.
- Gonk: Stelly. No wonder Sabo's parents thought he'd make a better heir; he looks like his family tree has been through even more inbreeding than the other noble families.
- He Knows Too Much: As a child, Ace and Sabo tried to pull this on Luffy, but drop the idea when they realize neither of them had killed before.
- Heroic BSoD: Luffy after Ace's death.
- How Do I Shot Web?: This arc shows us just how far Luffy has come with controlling his powers.
- Kill the Poor: The Goa Kingdom's nobles decide to burn the Gray Terminal with the people living there, just to make sure the island looks clean in preparation for the arrival of a Celestial Dragon.
- Manly Tears:
- Luffy cried when coming to terms with Ace's death.
- Likewise, Ace after reading Sabo's letter after his death.
- Meaningful Funeral: Ace and Whitebeard's graves.
- Never Found the Body/Dead Hat Shot:
- Sabo's, whose boat is blown up by a World Noble.
- Not So Different: The three Longarm tribesmen shown back in the end of the Amazon Lily Arc were defeated and imprisoned by the Harahettania people, with Brook's help. The chief declared that as punishment, they should make a side-show out of them, which incidentally, was the reason those Longarm tribesmen kept kidnapping their people (and later did to Brook).
- Opt Out: Garp and Sengoku resign from the Marines in the aftermath of the Battle in Marineford.
- Predecessor Villain: Bluejam is the main villain of the flashback. Alongside with the King of Goa.
- Public Secret Message: Luffy returned to Marineford to honor the dead and rang the Ox Bell. The Marines took this as a declaration of war, but his crew saw the newspaper and knew that this wasn't like Luffy to do something like that, and recognized the real message Luffy was sending to them.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Subverted in this case, as Ace nearly starts to go looking for the one who killed Sabo. Dadan, showing surprising concern at this point, stops him and has her gang tie him up so he doesn't get himself killed.
- Shout-Out: The leader of the gang that wanted to steal the Thousand Sunny looks like Sun Wukong.
- Spare to the Throne: Sabo's parents, after he ran away the first time, decided they needed a more stable heir and adopted a kid more suited for the royal lifestyle.
- Taking You with Me: After the Bluejam Pirates are backstabbed by the Goa nobles and left to burn in the Grey Terminal, they attempt to keep Ace and Luffy from escaping, and make them give them their stolen treasure while they're at it.
- Tempting Fate: Duval assigning himself with protecting the Trhousand Sunny until the Straw Hats return boasts that no matter who their enemy is, he'll fight them..and then Kuma shows up. Despite being fully converted, he's actually on his side.
- Town with a Dark Secret: The citizens of the Goa Kingdom Capital city send all the trash generated within to a trash heap located just outside the city walls. However, when inspectors from the World Government, or the Tenryuubito are scheduled to visit, they decide to burn it all to the ground, incluiding the poor citizens and thugs that live there without warning them, as they consider them trash as well.
- Training from Hell: Implied and Played With for each of the Straw Hats on the islands Kuma sent them to.
- Luffy was sent to an island of Haki adepts, but Raleigh arrives and takes him to a different island where the seasons change weekly all the way from the most scorching summer to the most freezing winter. Oh, and the local wildlife are all the size of King Kong.
- Zoro was sent to the island that Mihawk basically uses as a summer retreat.
- Nami lands on a Sky Island whose entire industry is the study and manipulation of weather. Can we say 'jackpot'?
- Usopp gets trapped in the Boin Archipelago, a venus flytrap the size of a jungle. Aside from all the various plants a trickster like Usopp can make good use of, the island itself is practically Action Survivor Boot Camp.
- Sanji, for all that the Kamabakka Kingdom is an Ironic Hell for him, discovers that the island has 99 secret recipes for food that strengthens the body. And they won't just give him the recipes either. He has to steal them while avoiding their attempts to make him go native.
- Chopper looks like he's landed in the middle of a backwards tribal society, but they actually have a treasure trove of pharmaceutical knowledge. Jackpot again.
- Robin landed on Tequila Wolf, a society built on slave labor to build something with no known purpose.. right before the place was raided by the revolutionary army and everyone set free. Looks like Robin's getting to meet Luffy's dad before Luffy himself does.
- Franky lands on Vegapunk's home island. Yes, that Vegapunk. Through a series of wacky hijinks, he uncovers Vegapunks secret lab where he did his weapons research. For the Gadgeteer Genius that is Franky, this is yet another jackpot.
- Brook looks like the big loser of this set-up when he gets captured by members of the longarm tribe who are only interested in making money off of him as a sideshow attraction. Until Brook reminds us that he's a musician who has just been handed an audience on a silver platter.
- We Will Meet Again:
- A heroic version occurs when Jimbei tells Luffy he will meet him again on Fishman Island.
- Likewise, Luffy sends a subtle one out to his crew; telling them instead of meeting up three days as they planned, they would do so again in two years to focus on training so they may be strong enough to take on the New World.
- Wham Episode: Luffy decides that the crew needs to get stronger and tells them to meet up again in two years.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Sengoku in response to hearing the Government won't allow the Marines to issue bounties, or warn the world's citizens in any way that a bunch of crazy, superpowerful villains are running amok in plain sight so that..those citizens can keep their faith in them, (rightfully) shouts: 'Are you kidding me?!'
- Whole Episode Flashback: Downplayed, but the meat of the arc is an extended flashback depicting how Luffy met Ace and Sabo and became brothers with them before suffering tragedy.
- Worth Living For:
- When he was at his absolute lowest, his crew was the only reason Luffy kept on living.
- Also the conclusion of Ace's existentialist crisis about being Roger's kid was partially resolved by Luffy's revelation that he (Luffy) was lonely and he sought Ace's companionship because 'being alone is worse than being in pain' and Luffy would be sad if Ace was dead.
- Won the War, Lost the Peace: Not long after the Marines win against the Whitebeard Pirates, the world starts going out of control; As Jimbei said, Whitebeard's death created a power vacuum more bloodthirsty pirates are eager to fill, and islands once under his protection are now open game. Whitebeard's Famous Last Words about One Piece existing has reignited a second Age of Pirates, creating havoc outside of the Grand Line. And the Marines can't respond to either crisis due to the losses from the War.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: An imprisoned Nami after being caught stealing in Weatheria convinces the people to set her free because she was only trying to find a way to return to the Blue Sea and meet Luffy at the rendezvous point in Sabaody, starts crying Crocodile Tears, and mentions that he'd just just lost his brother in the Battle of Marineford. As soon as they release her, she takes Haredas hostage to get him to tell her how to leave, and everyone else to back off. Later partially subverted as she was genuinely sad for Luffy, and the tears were indeed real.
- Wretched Hive: Gray Terminal, a massive junkyard located outside the gate of the capital city of Goa, where many of the Kingdom's poor and undesirable populations live.
- You Are Not Alone: Jimbei reminds Luffy that while he has lost a lot during the war, he hasn't lost everything. Luffy then realizes he still has his True Companions, and breaks out of his Heroic BSoD.
- Zany Scheme: Silvers Rayleigh essentially plans this for Luffy: He has him with Jimbei break into Marineford again, sail around it once, then have Luffy ring the Ox Bell 16 times before taking a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in Marineford and having his snapshot taken by the press before scooting off again. It certainly got everyone talking, but there was a specific message that only his True Companions would get.
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Index
One Piece (season 14) | |
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The cover of the first DVD compilation released by Toei Animation of the fourteenth season | |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 58 |
Release | |
Original network | Fuji Television |
Original release | July 18, 2010 – September 25, 2011 |
Season chronology | |
Next → Season 15 | |
List of One Piece episodes (seasons 9–14) |
The fourteenth season of the One Pieceanime series was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto. The season began broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television on July 18, 2010 and ended on September 25, 2011. The season focuses on Monkey D. Luffy as he tries to save his brother Portgas D. Ace. It contains two story arcs. The first is titled 'Marineford' (マリンフォードMarinfōdo), which mainly adapts the 56th to 59th volumes of the material from the One Piece manga by Eiichiro Oda. The second story arc, which is yet to be named, also adapts material from the 59th to 61st volumes of the manga.
The season deals with the war between the Marines and Whitebeard's pirates. Focusing on Luffy, Jimbei and the escaped convicts from Impel Down as they infiltrate Marineford to save Ace. Eventually, Luffy must decide on whether to continue training or go back to Sabaody to see his friends once again. The first DVD compilation was released on October 5, 2011.[1]
The season used three pieces of theme music. The first opening theme, titled 'Kaze o Sagashite' (風をさがして, lit. 'Search for the Wind') and performed by Yaguchi Mari with Straw Hat, continues to be used for the first two episodes.[2] The second opening theme, from episodes 460 to 492, is 'One Day' performed by The Rootless.[3] The third opening theme, from episodes 493 to 516, is 'Fight Together' performed by Namie Amuro.[4]
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One Piece Warlords
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459 | 'Ticking Down to the Time of Battle! The Navy's Strongest Lineup in Position!' Transcription: 'Kessen no Toki Semaru! Kaigun Saikyō no Fujin Kansei!' (Japanese: 決戦の刻迫る! 海軍最強の布陣完成!) | July 18, 2010[5] | |
Ace reaches the scaffold in Marineford, where the Marines assemble for Whitebeard's assault. Meanwhile, Luffy's ship approaches the Gates of Justice, blocking his path through Marineford. After Ace finally reaches the execution platform, Sengoku asks who his father is, but Ace insists that Whitebeard is his father. However, Sengoku reveals to the world via Transponder Snail that Ace's mother is Portgas D. Rouge, who had him inside her womb for 20 months and he took his mother's surname to become a pirate himself. He also reveals that Ace is the son of the Pirate King, Gold Roger, much to the horror of Ace, the Marines and the reporters. | |||
460 | 'A Vast Fleet Appears! Here Come the Whitebeard Pirates!' Transcription: 'Kyodai Kantai Arawaru - Shūrai! Shirohige Kaizoku-dan' (Japanese: 巨大艦隊あらわる 襲来! 白ひげ海賊団) | August 1, 2010[6] | |
While the Marines are waiting for Whitebeard's assault and Ace's execution, Garp has a flashback: months before Gold Roger was executed, he reveals to Garp that he is having a child and told Garp to look over the child. The Marines search for any people who are connected to Roger. Portgas D. Rouge, Ace's mother, keeps the child inside her womb months after his execution. However, after Rouge gives birth to the child, a boy whom she names Gol D. Ace, she dies of exhaustion. Ace is raised by Garp and Dadan soon after. Garp also introduces Luffy to Ace and they befriended each other. During Sengoku's execution speech, he receives word that the Gates of Justice has been opened without an order, allowing Luffy's ship to pass through. After Whitebeard's fleet appears for the assault, the Moby Dick appears from underwater in front of the execution platform. | |||
461 | 'The Beginning of the War! Ace and Whitebeard's Past!' Transcription: 'Kessen no Makuake! Ēsu to Shirohige no Kako' (Japanese: 決戦の幕開け! エースと白ひげの過去) | August 8, 2010[7] | |
Whitebeard reveals his Devil Fruit powers in front of the Marines. Whitebeard and Ace's past are shown: Ace was the captain of the Spade Pirates. Ace confronts Jimbei to meet Whitebeard since Ace turned down an offer to become a Warlord. Soon after Whitebeard offered Ace to join his crew when his battle has ended, Ace attempted to kill Whitebeard to no avail. Whitebeard allowed Ace to become division commander. However, when Blackbeard turned against the crew and killed Thatch, Ace left Whitebeard on a mission to capture Blackbeard. When Ace tells Whitebeard on the execution platform that he ignored his advice, Whitebeard says that he was the one who sent Ace to confront Blackbeard when he originally told him not to go, to cover Ace's mistake in his rescue attempt. | |||
462 | 'The Force That Could Destroy the World! The Power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!' Transcription: 'Sekai o Horobosu Chikara! Gura Gura no Mi no Nōryoku' (Japanese: 世界を滅ぼす力! グラグラの実の能力) | August 15, 2010[8] | |
Whitebeard and his allies declare to the Marines and the Warlords their determination to rescue Ace, while Luffy and his group continue to reach Marineford. A tsunami approaches Marineford on both sides as a result of Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit abilities. However, Aokiji stops the two waves with his Ice-Ice abilities by freezing them and the central bay. The Whitebeard division commanders leap into action, as do the Vice-Admirals. Mihawk then steps up and launches a large slash attack towards Whitebeard. | |||
463 | 'An All-Consuming Inferno!! Admiral Akainu's Power!' Transcription: 'Subete o Yakitsukusu!! Taishō Akainu no Chikara!' (Japanese: すべてを焼き尽くす!! 大将赤犬の能力!) | August 22, 2010[9] | |
Jozu manages to withstand Mihawk's slash with his Devil Fruit power, which turns his body into diamond. Kizaru attempts to attack Whitebeard, but Marco blocks the attack by turning into a phoenix with his Devil Fruit power, and knocks Kizaru back. Jozu digs out a large chunk of the ice and tosses it toward the Marines, but Akainu melts it with his magma-based Devil Fruit power. Akainu counterattacks with his power, sinking one of Whitebeard's ships, but Whitebeard effortlessly extinguishes the magma. While the Marines and the Whitebeard pirates fight on the ice, Coby and Helmeppo start becoming scared, as many Marines more powerful than they are have been taken down easily. Little Oars Jr., a descendant of the original Oars steps forward to force his way through the Marine defenses and save Ace, whom he views as a close friend. | |||
464 | 'A Descendant of the Beast! Little Oars Jr. - Full Speed Ahead!' Transcription: 'Majin no Shison! Ritoru Ōzu Junia Bakushin!' (Japanese: 魔人の子孫! リトルオーズJr.驀進!) | August 29, 2010[10] | |
Oars Jr. forces his way into the plaza, overturning one of the Marine ships and defeating the Giant Unit, enabling the Whitebeard Pirates to advance. He continues despite Ace's protests that he is too large of a target and recalls the time Ace made him a hat that protected him from the weather. Kuma blasts Oars with Ursus Shock, Doflamingo cuts off his leg, and Moria impales him with Spiky Shadow Lizard, causing him to collapse while trying to reach out to Ace. | |||
465 | 'Justice For the Winners! Sengoku's Strategy in Action!' Transcription: 'Shōsha dake ga Seigi - Hatsudō! Sengoku no Sakusen' (Japanese: 勝者だけが正義 発動! センゴクの作戦) | September 5, 2010[11] | |
Oars Jr. tries to reach towards Ace, but is unable to and falls down. Vice Admiral Ronse launched a sneak attack at Whitebeard, but was easily defeated by a quake punch. Whitebeard ordered his soldiers to storm the plaza. Coby and Helmeppo run inside Marinefold to escape the battle, but witness Akainu kill a marine for doing so. Sengoku tells the strategy of forgetting about the time and executing Ace to all the marines, and Coby and Helmeppo also hear it. They witness something falling from the sky, which happens to be Luffy and the escaped prisoners from Impel Down. | |||
466 | 'Straw Hat Team Arrives! Tension Grows at the Battlefield' Transcription: 'Mugiwara Chīmu Tōchaku - Fūunkyū o Tsugeru Senjō' (Japanese: 麦わらチーム到着 風雲急を告げる戦場) | September 12, 2010[12] | |
In a flashback, the tsunami Whitebeard created rushes toward Luffy's Marine ship. They attempt to ride the wave, but get stuck on the top when Aokiji freezes it. After hearing a report that Ace's execution will happen early, they attempt to break free, but fall into the hole Jozu created. Luffy checks to see that Ace is still alive, then stops Crocodile from attacking Whitebeard. Whitebeard notices that Luffy has Shanks' hat, and Luffy, undaunted by Whitebeard's power or reputation, tells him that he will rescue Ace and become King of the Pirates. | |||
467 | 'Even If It Means Death! Luffy vs. the Navy; The Battle Starts!' Transcription: 'Shindemo Tasukeru - Rufi VS Kaigun Batoru Sutāto' (Japanese: 死んでも助ける ルフィVS海軍戦闘開始) | September 19, 2010[13] | |
Luffy charges forward to save Ace, fighting off the marines in the way. Admiral Kizaru attacks him with a beam of light, but Ivankov saves him, only to get attacked by Kuma, whom he claims to know. Luffy encounters Jango and Fullbody; Jango accidentally hypnotizes himself and Fullbody, and Luffy barely escapes from Hina using Gear Second. Elsewhere, the Whitebeard Pirates are having difficulty getting past the Vice-Admirals, and Squard attempts to sneak past, only to encounter someone. Moria attacks with a group of zombies, halting Luffy's progress, while Marine reinforcements come in. Ace yells that Luffy must not try to save him, saying that he cannot bear to be saved by a weakling, while actually not wanting Luffy to die. However, Luffy tells him he does not care, and will save Ace even if he dies. As Jimbei arrives, defeating Moria's zombies with a blast of salt water, and Luffy defeats a giant officer with Gear Third, Sengoku reveals to the Marines that Luffy is the son of Dragon. | |||
468 | 'Hard Battles, One After Another! Devil Fruit Users vs. Devil Fruit Users!' Transcription: 'Gekisen no Renzoku! Nōryokusha Gundan VS Nōryokusha Gundan' (Japanese: 激戦の連続! 能力者軍団VS能力者軍団) | September 26, 2010[14] | |
Ace is still upset that the Whitebeard Pirates and Luffy are still trying to save him, but decides to accept whether he lives or dies. Whitebeard tricks Buggy into helping him, noting that despite being weak, he has powerful followers who could pose a threat. Whitebeard, sensing that the Marines have a plan when the forces in front of them fall back, orders the ships under his command to attack the Marine ships flanking him. Jimbei fights with Moria and defeats him even when he steals several shadows to increase his power. Smoker attacks Luffy and manages to pin him down, but Hancock, angered by him attacking Luffy, attacks him and manages to kick him despite his Logia powers with her Haki. Ivankov encounters Kuma, saying they knew each other. However, Doflamingo reveals to Ivankov that the Kuma he knew is dead. | |||
469 | 'Kuma's Transformation! Ivan-san's Blow of Anger!' Transcription: 'Kuma ni Okita Ihen - Iwa-san Ikari no Ichigeki' (Japanese: クマに起きた異変 イワさん怒りの一撃) | October 3, 2010[15] | |
Doflamingo tells Ivankov that Kuma had slowly been modified into a Pacifista over time, and a few days ago, had his brain replaced, completely losing his personality and free will in the process. Luffy receives the key to Ace's handcuffs from Hancock, who then fantasizes about a wedding ceremony held on Amazon Lily between herself and Luffy with the entire Kuja tribe witnessing. Ivankov fights against Kuma while Luffy continues to advance up the battlefield. Crocodile defeats multitudes of Whitebeard's lower-ranking men to get to him, but is assaulted by Jozu, who is then halted by Doflamingo. Mihawk then steps up to block Luffy's path to the execution platform. | |||
470 | 'The Great Swordsman Mihawk! Luffy Comes Under the Attack of the Black Sword!' Transcription: 'Kengō Mihōku - Rufi ni Semaru Kokutō no Zangeki' (Japanese: 剣豪ミホーク ルフィに迫る黒刀の斬撃) | October 10, 2010[16] | |
Mihawk begins attacking Luffy while Hancock and Ivankov are occupied, easily defeating two of the New Kamas who arrive to assist him and knocking Jimbei aside. Luffy manages to get away by using Buggy as a human shield, and fifth division leader Vista arrives to fight Hawk-Eye. Buggy and his followers manage to get one of the Transponder Snails as part of his plan to become famous. Sengoku orders that the links to the Transponder Snails be cut so that the world will only know that the Marines won. An army of Pacifistas, led by Sentomaru, attacks the Whitebeard Pirates from behind. | |||
471 | 'The Extermination Strategy in Action! The Power of the Pacifistas!' Transcription: 'Senmetsu Sakusen Shidō - Pashifisuta Gundan no Iryoku' (Japanese: 殲滅作戦始動 パシフィスタ軍団の威力) | October 17, 2010[17] | |
The Pacifistas approach from behind, defeating the Whitebeard Pirates in their path, but the plan is not fully effective because of Whitebeard's attacking the ships at the sides. The Marines withdraw to the plaza, intending to raise the fortification wall and execute Ace before finishing off the Whitebeard Pirates, and Luffy and the division leaders rush to reach Ace before then. Sengoku orders all the Transponder Snail to stop broadcasting, but the one Buggy stole continues to broadcast images of the war as he tries to make himself famous. Squard, one of Whitebeard's pirate allies who had been missing for some time, stabs Whitebeard through the chest with his sword. | |||
472 | 'Akainu's Plot! Whitebeard Entrapped!' Transcription: 'Akainu no Bōryaku! Otoshiirerareta Shirohige' (Japanese: 赤犬の謀略! おとしいれられた白ひげ) | October 24, 2010[18] | |
Squard’s stabbing of Whitebeard shocks the Whitebeard pirates, as does his statement that Whitebeard agreed to sacrifice his allies to save Ace. As the Whitebeard pirates question Whitebeard and become demoralized, the Marines gain the upper hand and Aokiji freezes Buggy, cutting the Transponder Snail footage. Whitebeard chastises Squard for falling for the Marines’ lies, but forgives him. He opens a path for his men to escape, telling them to follow him if they are prepared to give their lives. As their faith in him is restored, Whitebeard then jumps into the fray, determined to save Ace even if he dies doing so. | |||
473 | 'The Encircling Walls Activated! The Whitebeard Pirates Backed into a Corner!!' Transcription: 'Hōi Sakusen Sadō! Shirohige Kaizoku-dan Zettaizetsumei!!' (Japanese: 包囲壁作動! 白ひげ海賊団絶体絶命!!) | October 31, 2010[19] | |
In a desperate attempt to stop Whitebeard from advancing to the execution platform, the Marines activate walls to block Whitebeard's path, but gets stopped by the ice. Squard realizes his error in Whitebeard's stabbing and bursts into tears, but Marco comforts him. Meanwhile, Luffy and his allies charge to the execution platform and the Marines attack them to no avail. Whitebeard confronts John Giant, and defeats him with a punch to the chest. Luffy uses his arms to reach Ace, but the Marines activate the walls and stops Luffy. However, it could not move Oars, Jr.'s body. Akainu uses his Meteor Volcano attack to melt the ice in an attempt to prevent Whitebeard's pirates from reaching Ace, much to Luffy's horror. | |||
474 | 'Execution Order Issued! Break Through the Encircling Walls!' Transcription: 'Shokei Shikkō Meirei Kudaru - Hōiheki o Toppaseyo!' (Japanese: 処刑執行命令下る 包囲壁を突破せよ!) | November 7, 2010[20] | |
Akainu's Meteor Volcano melts the nearly all the ice and destroys the Whitebeard Pirates' ships, dropping them into boiling water, enabling the cannons on the wall to bombard them while the Pacifistas block the way out. The hole left open by Little Oars Jr.'s body is vulnerable, and Luffy and some of the Whitebeard Pirates try to break through, but are forced back. Sengoku prepares to have Ace executed now that the Whitebeard Pirates cannot save him or escape, but Oars regains consciousness. Jimbei launches Luffy over the wall, and he begins to fight the three admirals as Whitebeard decides to play his 'trump card'. | |||
475 | 'Moving Into the Final Phase! Whitebeard's Trump Card for Recovery!' Transcription: 'Saishū Kyokumen Totsunyū! Shirohige Kishikaisei no Itte' (Japanese: 最終局面突入! 白ひげ起死回生の一手) | November 14, 2010[21] | |
Luffy attempts to slip past the admirals, but Kizaru easily catches up to him and knock him to the ground. The executioners prepare to execute Ace, but Crocodile intervenes, saying he can kill Whitebeard later and he does not want the Marines to win. Aokiji attacks Luffy, but Marco knocks him away before he can finish him off. Mr. 3 hides in the passageways below Marineford, having managed to escape Aokiji's freezing. The Whitebeard pirates rush toward the opening in the wall, prompting the Marine forces to fire their cannons at them, but Whitebeard commands a submerged paddle ship to surface, and Oars propels it into the plaza with the pirates on board. As Whitebeard's forces reach the plaza, Sengoku and Garp prepare to fight them. | |||
476 | 'Luffy at the End of his Tether! An All-Out Battle at the Oris Plaza!' Transcription: 'Rufi Chikaratsuku! Orisu Hiroba no Sōryokusen!!' (Japanese: ルフィ力尽く! オリス広場の総力戦!!) | November 21, 2010[22] | |
Whitebeard attacks the Marines in the plaza, and Aokiji comes to fight him until third division Leader Jozu arrives to handle him. Luffy comes under attack from two vice admirals and Kizaru, then collapses from his injuries and exhaustion. Whitebeard tells Luffy to stay out of the rest of the battle, but admires his persistence. The battle continues as Akainu engages Whitebeard, the allied pirates arrive to help Whitebeard's pirates, and the Pacifistas arrive to fight them. Marco flies up to rescue Ace, but Garp knocks him back and declares that anyone trying to rescue Ace will need to kill him first. | |||
477 | 'The Power That Will Shorten One's Life! Energy Hormone, Redux!' Transcription: 'Inochi o Kezuru Chikara - Tenshon Horumon Futatabi' (Japanese: 命を削る力 テンション・ホルモン再び) | November 28, 2010[23] | |
Ace thinks back to his childhood, when he fought with anyone who spoke ill of Roger, and wondering if he should ever have been born. In the present, he’s touched by everyone fighting for him and realizes that he wants to live. Buggy comes to after recovering from being frozen, and notices that Mr. 3 is gone. Whitebeard doubles over in pain while fighting Akainu, enabling Akainu to severely injure him and distracting Marco and Jozu long enough for them to be injured by Kizaru and Aokiji. Luffy asks for Ivankov to give him Tension Hormones to enable him to fight again and save Ace. Ivankov refuses, saying that it will likely kill him, but Luffy responds by saying that he would rather die than fail to save Ace, causing Ivankov to comply, restoring Luffy’s energy. Coby, despite being afraid earlier and Helmeppo's advice to stay out now that the Marines are almost certain to win, goes out to fight. | |||
478 | 'To Live Up to a Promise! Luffy and Coby Collide!' Transcription: 'Yakusoku no Tame ni!! Gekitotsu! Rufi to Kobī' (Japanese: 約束のために!! 激突! ルフィとコビー) | December 5, 2010[24] | |
Ivankov warns Luffy that the hormones are only fooling his body, and he will not be able to get up if he falls again, before the two advance, fighting the Marines in their way. Coby tries to stop Luffy, but Luffy defeats him almost instantly. Luffy encounters more Pacifistas, but Hancock stands in their way to allow him to advance. Jozu and Marco are defeated by Kizaru and Aokiji. Whitebeard receives even more injuries from the Marines, but keeps fighting for the sake of his men. The executioners try to execute Ace again, but Luffy incapacitates them with his Haki of the Supreme King. | |||
479 | 'The Scaffold at Last! The Way to Ace Has Opened!' Transcription: 'Shokeidai Mokuzen! Hirakareta Ēsu e no Michi!!' (Japanese: 処刑台目前! 開かれたエースへの道!!) | December 12, 2010[25] | |
After Luffy unleashes his Haki, the Marines move to eliminate him, seeing the potential threat he poses, and Whitebeard orders his men to back him up, wanting to see what he will bring about in the future. Crocodile and Hancock attack Luffy’s enemies as he advances toward the scaffold. Buggy tries to thaw out the transponder snail in order to continue broadcasting to the world. Ivankov lets Inazuma out of his hair to make a bridge for Luffy to use to reach Ace, but Garp moves out to fight Luffy, saying that he is a Marine and Luffy is a pirate. | |||
480 | 'Each on Different Paths! Luffy vs. Garp!' Transcription: 'Sorezore no Eranda Michi - Rufi vs Gāpu!' (Japanese: それぞれの選んだ道 ルフィVSガープ!) | December 19, 2010[26] | |
Garp faces off with Luffy and thinks back to when he trained him so that he could become a Marine and stay on the right path. Luffy and Garp throw punches at each other, but Garp hesitates and Luffy knocks him off the bridge, defeating him. Luffy reaches Ace, but Kizaru destroys his key with a beam of light and Sengoku transforms into a giant golden Buddha. Mr. 3, disguised as an executioner, comes to, and uses his powers to create a copy of the key and unlock Ace's shackles as the platform collapses and the Marines open fire on Luffy and Ace. Ace, now released, uses his flame powers to protect Luffy and Mr. 3 from the barrage. | |||
481 | 'Ace Rescued! Whitebeard's Final Order!' Transcription: 'Ēsu Kyūshutsu! Shirohige Saigo no Senchō Meirei!' (Japanese: エース救出! 白ひげ最後の船長命令!) | December 26, 2010[27] | |
Ace and Luffy fight off the Marines as the Whitebeard pirates move to escape. Some of the Marines are demoralized, but Akainu and Aokiji are determined to prevent the Whitebeard Pirates from leaving. Squard attempts to hold off the Marines to allow their escape and atone for stabbing Whitebeard. Whitebeard, however, decides to remain behind, not wanting any of his crew to die for him. He says that he is a remnant of the old era and that the time has come for a new one to arrive. | |||
482 | 'The Power That Can Burn Even Fire! Akainu's Ruthless Pursuit!' Transcription: 'Hi o mo Yakitsukusu Chikara - Akainu Hijō no Tsuigeki' (Japanese: 火をも焼き尽くす能力 赤犬非情の追撃) | January 9, 2011[28] | |
Whitebeard's final order leaves his pirates distraught as they leave Marineford for the New World. Meanwhile, Buggy uses a transponder snail and does a public broadcast on the Sabaody Archipelago, angering witnesses. When Akainu mocks Whitebeard, saying that he will not surpass Gold Roger, Ace is provoked. Despite his crew's objections, Ace confronts him, but is incapacitated and his vivre card is exposed as Akainu reveals that his magma powers can extinguish fire. Despite Jimbei's objections, Luffy tries to get Ace's vivre card. Akainu launches a powerful attack at Luffy, but Ace jumps in the way at the last second to shield Luffy from his attack. Luffy watches in horror as Ace's vivre card is finally burned up. | |||
483 | 'Looking for the Answer! Fire Fist Ace Dies on the Battlefield!' Transcription: 'Kotae o Sagashite - Hiken no Ēsu Senjō ni Shisu' (Japanese: 答えを探して 火拳のエース戦場に死す) | January 16, 2011[29] | |
Akainu's attack against Ace gives him only seconds to live. Akainu tries to attack Ace again, but Jimbei blocks it, and Marco, freed from his handcuffs by Mr. 3, arrives with Vista to assist him. Garp is angered by Akainu's actions, but Sengoku holds him down. Ace apologizes to Luffy for not letting him to be rescued properly and for not being able to see him achieve his dream. He tells Luffy that he wanted to know whether someone like him deserved to be born. Before Ace dies, he thanks Luffy, Whitebeard and his crewmates for loving him in spite of who he is. Ace's death shatters Luffy's spirit, and he screams in torment. | |||
484 | 'The Navy Headquarters Falls! Whitebeard's Unspeakable Wrath!' Transcription: 'Kaigun Honbu Hōkai! Shirohige Kotobanaki Ikari!' (Japanese: 海軍本部崩壊! 白ひげ言葉なき怒り!) | January 23, 2011[30] | |
After witnessing the death of Ace at the hands of Akainu, Luffy becomes incapacitated. Akainu attempts to kill Luffy, but the Whitebeard Pirates fight him to protect Luffy, and Jimbei flees with him. Enraged at the death of Ace, Whitebeard attacks Akainu and creates a massive earthquake that severely damages Marine Headquarters and leaves him isolated from his men. The Blackbeard Pirates, having acquired several notorious criminals from the lowest level of Impel Down, then make their appearance, with Blackbeard having come to witness Whitebeard's death. | |||
485 | 'Ending the Matter! Whitebeard vs. The Blackbeard Pirates!' Transcription: 'Kejime o Tsukeru - Shirohige VS Kurohige Kaizoku-dan' (Japanese: ケジメをつける 白ひげVS黒ひげ海賊団) | January 30, 2011[31] | |
Blackbeard reveals that the entire reason he wanted to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was to gain access to Impel Down, and that he gained entrance by having Laffitte hypnotize the Marines in control of the Gates of Justice to admit all Marine ships, which also enabled Luffy's ship to gain entry. Whitebeard attacks Blackbeard to avenge Thatch, whom Blackbeard had killed to get the Dark Dark Fruit. Blackbeard uses his Dark Dark powers to cancel out Whitebeard's Devil Fruit powers, but Whitebeard gains the upper hand, only to be attacked and mortally wounded by the rest of Blackbeard's crew. Whitebeard tells Blackbeard that he will not be the one to find One Piece, and reveals that Ace may have died, but others with the Will of D have inherited Roger's will, and that One Piece is real. Whitebeard dies standing up, with hundreds of wounds on his body, but not a single one on his back. | |||
486 | 'The Show Begins! Blackbeard's Plot is Revealed!' Transcription: 'Shō no Kaimaku - Akasareta Kurohige no Takurami' (Japanese: ショーの開幕 明かされた黒ひげの企み) | February 6, 2011[32] | |
News of Whitebeards's death spreads across the world, and many people are excited to hear of the demise of one of the world's most powerful pirates. The Whitebeard Pirates attempt to flee, but Akainu, having survived Whitebeard's assault, emerges in front of Jimbei. Jimbei, having grown to like Luffy, refuses to hand him over, and Iva, Inazuma and a few of the Whitebeard Pirates arrive to assist him as Hancock holds off the Pacifistas. Meanwhile, Blackbeard throws a cloth over himself and Whitebeard's body, and emerges with the ability to use his and Whitebeard's Devil Fruit powers. As those assembled watch in horror, he declares that his era has begun. | |||
487 | 'The Insatiable Akainu! Lava Fists Pummel Luffy!' Transcription: 'Akainu no Shūnen! Rufi o Osou Maguma no Kobushi' (Japanese: 赤犬の執念! ルフィを襲うマグマの拳) | February 13, 2011[33] | |
Blackbeard expresses his desire to sink Marineford into the ocean after destroying the fortress, but Sengoku attacks him, saying that the island is a symbol of justice in the world. The Marines continue to pursue and kill the retreating Whitebeard Pirates, and Coby begins hearing the combatants' voices in his head. Akainu defeats Inazuma and Iva, then chases down Jimbei and punches through his chest, severely injuring both him and Luffy. The two fall to the ice below, but Crocodile attacks Akainu and launches Luffy into the air, where Buggy catches him. Crocodile and Whitebeard's division commanders fight Akainu to cover Luffy's escape. Just as Buggy desperately tries to escape, Trafalgar Law arrives in his submarine. Law says that Luffy will become his enemy one day, but as that is a worthwhile relationship, he will give him medical treatment. | |||
488 | 'The Desperate Scream! Courageous Moments That Will Change the Future' Transcription: 'Hisshi no Sakebi - Unmei o Kaeru Yūki aru Sūbyō' (Japanese: 必死の叫び 運命を変える勇気ある数秒) | February 20, 2011[34] | |
The fighting between the pirates and the Marines continues as Sengoku and Garp fight Blackbeard, and the Marines are determined to eliminate the fleeing Whitebeard pirates. Kizaru attacks in an attempt to prevent Law from escaping with Luffy and Jimbei. Coby, having developed the ability to sense the voices of those fighting, becomes overwhelmed by all the violence, and screams that fighting is unnecessary and only risks the lives of many soldiers who have families. Akainu tries to kill him, but Red-Haired Shanks arrives, blocks his attack and reveals that he has come to end the war. | |||
489 | 'Here Comes Shanks! The War of the Best is Finally Over!' Transcription: 'Shankusu Kenzan! Chōjō Sensō Tsuini Shūketsu' (Japanese: シャンクス見参! 頂上戦争ついに終結) | March 6, 2011[35] | |
Shanks tricks Buggy into returning Luffy's straw hat to him, noting that while he would like to see Luffy again, it is too soon for their reunion. Law's submarine barely escapes from Aokiji and Kizaru's attacks, and Kizaru declares that they will have to give up if that did not kill Luffy. Hancock requisitions a Marine ship to go after Luffy out of concern for him. Shanks convinces the Marines, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates to stand down by saying that fighting will only lead to more casualties, and declaring that he will fight those who still wish to do so. All those involved comply, and the war ends. | |||
490 | 'Mighty Leaders Face Each Other Down! Heralding the 'New Era'!' Transcription: 'Gun'yūkakkyosu! 'Atarashī Jidai' no Hajimari!' (Japanese: 群雄割拠す! '新しい時代'の始まり!) | March 20, 2011[36] | |
The public celebrates the end of the war around the world. Meanwhile, in Marineford, Sengoku is being told that Blackbeard released the Impel Down inmates to join his crew earlier. Sengoku is enraged by Blackbeard and the World Government, which doesn't want to see its reputation being damaged any more and therefore orders to withhold the news that more prisoners from Level 6 have escaped from Impel Down. In the sea, Law's submarine surfaces near a Marine ship with Hancock on board. Law tells her that even though Luffy has been stabilized, he also suffered severe injuries from the battle. Ivankov and the Newkamas reveal that Luffy could not stand up in Impel Down because of his condition at that time. Ivankov also says that Luffy pushed himself to save Ace, much to Hancock's sadness. Jimbei, now partially recovered, appears despite being told to rest. Jimbei tells everyone that he cannot stop worrying once Luffy wakes up. Hancock orders Law's crew to call the Kuja's ship and return to Amazon Lily. | |||
491 | 'Landing at the Maiden Island! The Harsh Reality Falls Upon Luffy!' Transcription: 'Nyōgashima Jōriku - Rufi o Semeru Kakoku na Genjitsu' (Japanese: 女ヶ島上陸 ルフィを責める過酷な現実) | March 27, 2011[37] | |
As a result of Whitebeard's death, pirates over the world attack islands while heading to the Grand Line, while islands formally under Whitebeard's protection fall under siege. Meanwhile, the Kuja's pirate ship arrives and escorts Law and his crew to the Maiden Island. Ivankov says goodbye to everyone, agreeing with Jimbei that meeting each other was an interesting experience that might never have happened if it were not for Luffy. Later, Hancock and the Heart Pirates arrive at Maiden Island, where the Heart Pirates are nearly killed before Hancock explains why they are here. However, Nyon tells Hancock that the tribe can not accept men on their island, but lets the Heart Pirates stay in a small bay on the island while Luffy recovers. Two weeks later, Luffy wakes up and goes berserk. Upon hearing Luffy has woken up, Hancock orders food to be made for him (partly so she can go and see him), despite not having eaten anything herself in the two weeks. As Luffy destroys the jungle, Jimbei discovers Luffy in a state of depression from realizing he is not dreaming, and that Ace really is dead. Luffy sheds tears and screams Ace's name. | |||
492 | 'The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle!' Transcription: 'Saikyō Taggu! Funtō, Rufi to Toriko!' (Japanese: 最強タッグ! 奮闘、ルフィとトリコ!) | April 3, 2011[38][n 1] | |
Toriko and the Straw Hats follow the assailant's tracks and set out to rescue their comrades, Nami and Komatsu. Along the way, they face a fierce group of lions, but are aided by Toriko's allies: Sunny, Coco & Rin. They find their friends being held captive on a mountain by a group of mammals called Cocoalas. Luffy and Toriko defeat the Cocoalas together, rescue their friends and discover that the mountain itself is made of a delicious fruit that was rumored to reside there. Later, an eruption occurs which reveals the entire island to be one giant dessert. After Luffy and Toriko gorge on the dessert island, the Straw Hat crew gathers the provisions they need and sets off on their journey, as Toriko continues his search for his Full Course Menu. This episode concludes a crossover which began in Episode 1 of Toriko. | |||
493 | 'Luffy and Ace! The Story of How the Brothers Met!' Transcription: 'Rufi to Ēsu - Kyōdai no Deai no Monogatari!' (Japanese: ルフィとエース 兄弟の出会いの物語!) | April 10, 2011[39] | |
A flashback of Luffy's life is shown. Ten years before Luffy's journey, Garp takes his grandson to Mt. Corvo. While there, they meet mountain bandit Curly Dadan, along with her henchmen Magra and Dogra. Dadan also reveals about Ace who was adopted by her. While in the jungle, Luffy encounters more mountain bandits and eats their meat to his dismay. Dadan tells him that the mountain bandits are a member of her gang known as the Dadan family. She tells Luffy to work for her. Luffy hits Dadan and tells her that he must be strong. Ace walks away and Luffy pursues him. One week later, Dadan finds Luffy and has him sleep with Ace. Luffy continues to pursue Ace in the forests, and interacts with the animals. After two months, Luffy eventually reaches the end of the forest and finds a junkyard covered with fog. | |||
494 | 'Here Comes Sabo! The Boy at the Gray Terminal!' Transcription: 'Sabo Tōjō! Gurei Tāminaru no Shōnen' (Japanese: サボ登場! 不確かな物の終着駅の少年) | April 17, 2011[40] | |
Luffy discovers the junkyard is named the Gray Terminal. Luffy runs after Ace when he steals the treasure and run into Sabo, a boy who lives there. Luffy discovers the stolen treasure and is tied up. Luffy screams and Porchemy, a member of the Bluejam Pirates, finds them. Luffy, Ace and Sabo escape, but Luffy is captured by Porchemy. Luffy is tortured into asking where the treasure is at, but he refuses to cooperate. Realizing that Luffy would not tell Porchemy about the treasure's whereabouts, Sabo and Ace break into Porchemy's hideout. | |||
495 | 'I Won't Run! Ace's Desperate Rescue Operation!' Transcription: 'Ore wa Nigenai - Ēsu Kesshi no Kyūshutsu Sakusen' (Japanese: おれは逃げない エース決死の救出作戦) | April 24, 2011[41] | |
Sabo and Ace confront Porchemy. When Porchemy asks about Ace's treasure, he refuses to answer and together, Ace and Sabo defeat Porchemy and Luffy is rescued. Later, Bluejam guns down Porchemy for failing to capture the three children. Sabo reveals that the forest is near Dadan's house and together they go there. Dadan allows Sabo, Luffy and Ace to stay in the forest. During this time, Luffy finally befriends Sabo and Ace. | |||
496 | 'To The Sea Someday! The Pledge of the Three Brats!' Transcription: 'Itsuka Umi e! San'nin no Akudō Chikai no Sakazuki!' (Japanese: いつか海へ! 三人の悪童ちかいの盃!) | May 1, 2011[42] | |
Luffy's attempt at using the Gum-Gum Pistol technique backfires. Luffy is no match for Ace and Sabo, and is defeated. The three invade Edge Town, a town located just past the Gray Terminal and fight off several bandits. When they go to High Town, the trio disguise themselves, but are discovered. Sabo is seen by a noble, who is tricked before escaping with the others. Back at the forest, Sabo explains to Ace and Luffy that he is the nobleman's son. Sabo explains that the reason he left: his parents made him study and take lessons on culture to marry a princess. Despite his father's objections, Sabo left for the Gray Terminal. Sabo explains that his dream is to live freely on the sea and vows that they will become pirates. Ace reveals that he will become a pirate to become infamous and Luffy reveals his dream of becoming the King of the Pirates. The three become brothers by sharing a drink of sake together. | |||
497 | 'Leaving the Dadan Family for Good?! The Kids' Hideout Has Been Built!' Transcription: 'Dadan Ikka to no Wakare!? Kansei! Himitsu Kichi' (Japanese: ダダン一家との別れ!? 完成! 秘密基地) | May 8, 2011[43] | |
Luffy, Sabo, and Ace leave the Dadan Family mainly because they need to hide from Garp, who disapprove of their dreams of becoming pirates and also because of Bluejam and his crew are finding them. They end up building a fort in a large tree. Dadan does come to visit them secretly, showing some compassion, but ends up being attacked by the various traps Sabo set up. | |||
498 | 'Luffy Becoming an Apprentice?! A Man Who Fought Against the King of the Pirates!' Transcription: 'Rufi Deshi-iri!? Kaizoku-Ō to Tatakatta Otoko!' (Japanese: ルフィ弟子入り!? 海賊王と戦った男!) | May 15, 2011[44] | |
Ace, Sabo, and Luffy chase down a Danpa and succeeds to catch it, but a tiger steals it. To get revenge, the three brothers put fish on their back to lure the tiger, but a bear that can match the tiger appears. Ace attacks the bear, but it gets angry and chases the three brothers. It is then stopped by a former pirate captain named Naguri using Haki. Sabo reveals that Ace's father is Gold Roger. Ace, however, dislikes his father being mentioned. Meanwhile, Sabo's father goes to Bluejam and tells him that he wants Sabo back. Dadan discusses the visit of a certain world noble with Dogra and Magra. | |||
499 | 'The Battle against the Big Tiger! Who is Going to be Captain?!' Transcription: 'Ōtora to no Kessen! Senchō ni Naru no wa Dare da!' (Japanese: 大虎との決戦! 船長になるのは誰だ!) | May 22, 2011[45] | |
While Ace and Sabo are chased by the tiger, they encounter Naguri again. The brothers build a ship for Naguri during their training. The three brothers confront the tiger again, and they are nearly defeated. As Sabo distracts the tiger, Luffy uses his Gum-Gum Rocket technique to shoot Ace at the Tiger, finally defeating it. The three brothers see Naguri off. Meanwhile, Bluejam gives the crew a message to Sabo's father that they have found him. | |||
500 | 'Freedom Taken Away! The Nobles' Plot Closing in on the Brothers!' Transcription: 'Ubawareta Jiyū! Sankyōdai ni Semaru Kizoku no Wana' (Japanese: 奪われた自由! 三兄弟に迫る貴族の罠) | May 29, 2011[46] | |
While gathering supplies in the Grey Terminal, Sabo, Luffy and Ace are captured by Bluejam's crew. Sabo's father scolds Ace and Luffy for their involvement with his son and takes him back to High Town. Bluejam takes Luffy and Ace to his hideout and forces the two to take supplies to the Grey Terminal. Meanwhile, at High Town, Sabo finds out about the nobles' plan to burn down Gray Terminal from his newly adopted brother Stelly. He also tells Sabo that a group of observers from the World Government will arrive in Goa Kingdom in three days time. Sabo runs away to warn Luffy and Ace. The next day, the nobleman has his family search for Sabo. Sabo is told to keep the arson plan a secret, but runs back to Luffy and Ace. | |||
501 | 'The Fire Has Been Set! The Gray Terminal in Crisis!' Transcription: 'Hanatareta Honō - Gurei Tāminaru no Kiki' (Japanese: 放たれた炎 グレイ・ターミナルの危機) | June 5, 2011[47] | |
In High Town, Sabo fails to warn his brothers as he gets caught by his father. Meanwhile, Bluejam tells Ace and Luffy about the fire at the Gray Terminal. Sabo is detained in a wine cellar, after escaping once again he fails to reach the Gray Terminal. At which point he tells Dragon about the fire and admits that he will never be free as long as he stays in High Town. Bluejam and his crew burn down the Grey Terminal, trapping the people in Goa Kingdom and filling the Dadan family with horror. Bluejam discovers that he was cheated by the Nobles, and confronts Luffy and Ace about his hidden treasure. Ace uses his Haki to knock Bluejam's crew out, but Bluejam threatens to kill Ace with his gun. | |||
502 | 'Where can freedom be found? A Sad Departure of a Boy!' Transcription: 'Jiyū wa Doko ni Aru? Shōnen no Kanashiki Funade' (Japanese: 自由はどこにある? 少年の悲しき船出) | June 12, 2011[48] | |
Dadan knocks Bluejam's shot astray and confronts him. Dadan gives Bluejam an ultimatum: he will let Ace go, or Dadan will defeat him. The Dadan Family and Luffy flee, but Ace refuses to run after them. Dadan orders her bandits to take Luffy away. The citizens discover an escape route. On a ship, Ivankov is told by Dragon that the country would be an example of how it would happen in future events. Meanwhile, in High Town, the citizens are left in horror as it burns down. In Mt. Gogo, Luffy is resting and is upset about missing Ace and Sabo. Back in High Town, Sabo decides to live his life alone as a free man. Just as the citizens discovers that Sabo has escaped, Sabo is confronted by Saint Jalmack, a Celestial Dragon, who shoots at his boat. | |||
503 | 'Take Good Care of Him! A Letter from the Brother!' Transcription: 'Yoroshiku Tanomu! Kyōdai kara Todoita Tegami!' (Japanese: よろしく頼む! 兄弟から届いた手紙!) | June 19, 2011[49] | |
Saint Jalmack shoots at Sabo's boat again, destroying it and killing the sole occupant. Ace and Dadan return to her house much to the relief of Luffy and Dadan's bandits. Ace reveals that not only they have defeated Bluejam, but the fire became too powerful. Dadan made an escape route for Ace, but was burnt in the process. Dogra returns from High Town and tells Ace and the others that Sabo has died. Enraged at the death of the noble, Ace tries to find his killer, but gets tied up in the process. The next day, Ace receives Sabo's letter and Luffy gets upset that his friend has died. Ace eventually convinces Luffy to live free without any regrets, as the letter tells him to take care of Luffy. | |||
504 | 'To Live Up to the Promise! Departures of Their Own!' Transcription: 'Yakusoku o Hatasu Tame - Sorezore no Tabidachi!' (Japanese: 約束を果たすため それぞれの旅立ち!) | June 26, 2011[50] | |
After the death of Sabo, Ace and Luffy continue their training while the others discover the Revolutionaries' ship. Meanwhile, Dragon tells Ivankov that he has attracted too much attention and departs for Baltigo. At the Grey Terminal, the villagers begin to accumulate more junk. At the forest, Ace becomes more fond of Luffy as a brother when Luffy gets nearly mauled by a bear. After seven years of intensive training, Ace departs from the Goa Kingdom to the ocean and Dadan is emotionally distraught. Three more years pass and Luffy bids farewell to everyone as he departs on his journey to the Grand Line. Luffy encounters the Sea King that ate Shanks' arm again and uses the Gum-Gum Pistol technique to defeat him. In the present, Luffy is still upset that Ace has died and proclaims to Jimbei that he is too weak. | |||
505 | 'I Want to See Them! Luffy's Mournful Cry!' Transcription: 'Aitsura ni Aitē! Rufi Namida no Sakebi' (Japanese: あいつらに会いてェ! ルフィ涙の叫び) | July 3, 2011 | |
At Windmill Village, Garp visits Dadan and the mountain bandits. Dadan fights the Vice Admiral. Makino stops Dadan and tells her that Garp is suffering as a result of Ace's death. When the Mayor asks about Luffy, Dadan screams for her adoptive son, telling him not to be defeated. Meanwhile, at the New World, a funeral is held for Ace and Whitebeard. Shanks mourns the loss of his friends before he departs from the New World. At Amazon Lily, Luffy is still distraught because of Ace's death. Jimbei tells Luffy not to blame Ace for his actions. Enraged, Luffy tries to fight Jimbei, but the fishman easily defeats him. When Jimbei queries about what Luffy still has left, Luffy tells Jimbei that he wants to see his crew. | |||
506 | 'Straw Hats in Shock! The Bad News Has Reached Them!' Transcription: 'Mugiwara no Ichimi Gekishin! Motarasareta Kyōhō' (Japanese: 麦わらの一味激震! もたらされた凶報) | July 10, 2011 | |
On Kuraigana Island, Zoro confronts and is nearly defeated several Humandrills, but is stopped by Mihawk. On Birdie Kingdom, Chopper is captured by a human tribe and attempts to escape, but is stopped by the giant birds. Eventually, the tribe befriends the birds and Chopper before he receives the newspaper about Ace's fate. On Weatheria, Nami is working hard labor when she also receives the newspaper. On the Bowin Island, Usopp has become overweight despite Heracles' objections and knocks down a News Coo with a newspaper. On Kamabakka Kingdom, Sanji has become a crossdresser and watches the sunset; he receives the newspaper and becomes horrified about Ace's death. On Tequila Wolf, Robin decides to see her friends. Meanwhile, on Baldimore, Franky remembers that he defeated a mechanical polar bear after finding a stash of cola, before a fax machine prints out a newspaper about Ace's death. At Hungaria, Brook is writing music for the Longarm Tribe when he loses his concentration and discovers Ace's death. Back on Kuraigana Island, Zoro tells Mihawk that Kuma teleported him, and Mihawk informs Zoro of Ace's death. | |||
507 | 'Reunited with Dark King Rayleigh! Decision Time for Luffy!' Transcription: 'Meiō Reirī to no Saikai - Rufi Ketsudan no Toki' (Japanese: 冥王レイリーとの再会 ルフィ決断の時) | July 17, 2011 | |
On Maiden Island, Rayleigh kills a Sea King and arrives on the island in front of Law's crew. Meanwhile, at Amazon Lily, Hancock is contemplating about marriage when Jimbei and Luffy meet the Dark King, who tells that Law has left the island with his crew. Rayleigh gives back Luffy's straw hat and befriends the Snake Princess and her sisters. Rayleigh tells Hancock that Kuma he would send Luffy to Amazon Lily just before he teleported the Straw Hat crew away. However, Rayleigh cannot bring Luffy back to the Sabaody Archipelago, as he would suffer the same fate on the island. He gives Luffy an offer to be trained. Meanwhile, at the Bowin Islands, an overweight Usopp desperately tries to escape and fight despite Heracles' objections. Usopp gets sucked into the island's mouth and is rescued by Heracles. Usopp makes a vow to Heracles that he will not abandon Luffy. | |||
508 | 'Back to Our Captain! A Jail Break at the Sky Island and the Incident on the Winter Island!' Transcription: 'Senchō no Moto e - Sorajima no Datsugoku to Fuyujima no Jiken' (Japanese: 船長のもとへ 空島の脱獄と冬島の事件) | July 31, 2011 | |
At Amazon Lily, Luffy is trying to make up his mind regarding Rayleigh's offer, as he made a promise to his crew to meet in three days. On Weatheria, Nami attempts to flee from the island by stealing a local balloon, but it crashes and Nami is captured by the townspeople as a traitor. After Nami bursts into tears while talking about Luffy's failure to save Ace, she flees with Haredas and is eventually chased by the townspeople yet again. Meanwhile, on Karakuri Island, Franky asks Kitton to use his ship, only to be rejected. When he is told that there is an ice breaker developed in Dr. Vegapunk's laboratory, he finds the laboratory and is chased by the Marines. Franky discovers blueprints and a button with a pirate mark. When he pushes the button, it explodes, destroying the laboratory and seemingly killing Franky. | |||
509 | 'Encounter! The Great Swordsman Mihawk! Zoro's Self-Willed Deadly Struggle!' Transcription: 'Sesshoku! Daikengō Mihōku - Zoro Iji no Shitō' (Japanese: 接触! 大剣豪ミホーク ゾロ意地の死闘) | August 7, 2011 | |
On Kuraigana Island, Zoro tries to use Mihawk's boat to escape but is stopped by the humandrills. He also discovers that the humandrills have used Zoro's techniques. Mihawk tells Zoro that humandrills have used their behavior while watching other humans and tells Zoro to rest, but confronts the humandrills. Meanwhile, on Namakura Island, the shamans mistake Brook's music scores as talismans against the Longarm tribe. The Longarms confront the shamans of the island; however, Brook reveals that the talismans are music. After playing a song, the shamans capture some of the tribe members. When Brook tells the shamans to release the Longarms, the tribe captures the skeletal musician. On Amazon Lily, Luffy finally makes up his mind and decides to go back to Marineford. | |||
510 | 'A Disaster for Sanji! The Queen's Return to the Kingdom!' Transcription: 'Sanji no Junan - Ōkoku e to Kikanshita Joō!' (Japanese: サンジの受難 王国へと帰還した女王!) | August 14, 2011 | |
Jimbei and Luffy hijack a Marine ship and enter Marineford again using the Gates of Justice. At the Birdie Kingdom, the local tribe gives Chopper a basket of fruit and cotton candy. Chopper eventually flies off with one of the kingdom's birds and discovers a newspaper, much to his horror. Meanwhile, on the East Blue's bridge, Robin is given a photograph and the Revolutionaries offer her to meet with the leader, as she is the only survivor of Ohara. Robin is given a newspaper, informing her that Luffy is alive and learns about what is going on. On Kamabakka Kingdom, Ivankov returns to the kingdom. Sanji confronts Ivankov, and is informed about what happened to his crew. Sanji and Ivankov fight each other and Ivankov defeats him with the Death Wink, Hell Wink and Galaxy Wink techniques. Sanji is horrified to learn about Luffy's recent involvement. At Baltigo, Ivankov informs Dragon about Luffy's escape. Dragon tells Ivankov about what happened to Kuma, and is told that Luffy has made it to Marineford. | |||
511 | 'Unexpected Relanding! Luffy, to Marineford!' Transcription: 'Masaka no Saijōriku! Rufi Marinfōdo e!' (Japanese: まさかの再上陸! ルフィ海軍本部へ!) | August 21, 2011 | |
Luffy finally arrives at Marineford along with Rayleigh and Jimbei. Luffy uses the Gum-Gum Whip technique on the Marines, allowing him to reach the Ox Bell - ringing it 16 times to signify the end of the war. Luffy follows the reporters and throws a bouquet of flowers. The reporters take Luffy's pictures, along with his tattoo. Luffy, Jimbei and Rayleigh leave Marineford. Meanwhile, the Five Elders discuss their plans to fill the three remaining Warlord positions with powerful warriors. At the New World, Sengoku resigns from his position. Back at Marineford, Coby decides to get stronger. Meanwhile, Kidd hears of Luffy's recent involvement in Marineford. In the open sea, Capone's ship gets sucked into a vortex, Basil challenges Brownbeard while reading the news and Urouge discovers an island with thunderstorms. Kidd uses his Devil Fruit powers to defeat the pirates, and vows to defeat Luffy. | |||
512 | 'With Hopes It Will Reach My Friends! Big News Spreading Fast!' Transcription: 'Nakama ni Todoke - Kakemeguru Dai-nyūsu!' (Japanese: 仲間に届け かけめぐる大ニュース!) | August 28, 2011 | |
Buggy tearfully reunites with his crew on an unknown island. Alvida discovers a treasure mark from which Luffy found in Impel Down. Mr. 3 delivers a message from the World Government to Buggy. At the Sabaody Archipelago, Duval and the Flying Fish Riders confront the Copper Pirates. Shakky, Camie, Hatchan and Pappag entrust the protection of the ship to Duval. Eventually, the pirates confront Kuma and the World Government. At Alabasta, Cobra, Chaka and Koza learn they have problems with other pirates. However, Igaram tells them that Vivi and Karoo were excited that Luffy has survived. On another unknown island, Crocodile and Mr. 1 read the news on Luffy's involvement, and decide to return to the New World. Chopper flies on a bird when he receives Luffy's message. Robin travels to the East Blue and receives Luffy's message. On Kamabakka Kingdom, Sanji and Ivankov receive the news on Luffy's involvement. Usopp tries to escape Bowin Island when he and Heracles receive the news. On Weatheria, Nami and Haredas receives Luffy's message while trying to escape. Franky, having survived the explosion at Karakuri Island, also receives the news. Brook is caged by the local tribes when he receives the news. On Kuraigana Island, Zoro and Perona eventually learn about Luffy's message. | |||
513 | 'Pirates Get on the Move! Astounding New World!' Transcription: 'Ugokidasu Kaizoku-tachi! Kyōtendōchi no Shinsekai' (Japanese: 動き出す海賊たち! 驚天動地の新世界) | September 4, 2011 | |
Near the Sabaody Archipelago, Law and his crew decide to wait for the proper moment to enter the New World. On a winter island, X. Drake confronts Kaido's security guard to enter a town. Meanwhile, on a local spring island, Apoo runs on an invisible road to the sky. At a burning island, Blackbeard defeats Bonney and abandons her to be captured by Akainu. At Marie Jois, Doflamingo tells a government official that he seemingly killed Moria while in Marineford. However, Doflamingo does not care about the World Government's powers, as he is still a pirate. Ashamed for returning to the Birdie Kingdom too soon, Chopper dons a disguise. After being allowed to stay on the island to study the local medical plants, Chopper makes a tearful vow to Luffy that he will train intensively. | |||
514 | 'Living through Hell! Sanji's Fight for His Manhood!' Transcription: 'Jigoku o Ikinuke - Sanji Otoko o Kaketa Shōbu' (Japanese: 地獄を生き抜け サンジ男をかけた勝負) | September 11, 2011 | |
On Weatheria, Nami is cornered by the scientists again. However, the navigator apologizes and takes off her shoes before luring the scientists to the edge of a cliff, allowing Nami to stay on the island. Nami requests Haredas to teach her the weather of the New World, as she wants to help Luffy on his journey to become King of the Pirates. The navigator also requests that she will use the Weather Balls as weapons. Meanwhile, on Kurakiri Island, the Marines investigate the lab's destruction. Franky learns about Vegapunk's inventions and uses a tiger mat as a cover for his head. Franky tells his friends about his dream and decides to help his captain by acquiring new skills learned from Dr. Vegapunk's inventions. When his mat is burned, the shipwright scares off the Marines. On Kamabakka Kingdom, Sanji learns from Ivankov that eating helps his body to become aggressive. Despite Ivankov's refusal to teach the dish of aggression, Sanji declines his offer to use Newkama Kempo, as he is a man who likes ladies. Ivankov offers to teach Sanji the ways of newkama cooking if he can gather 99 recipes from around the kingdom and retain his manhood while doing so. Sanji finally accepts Ivankov's offer and proceeds to fight the Newkamas. | |||
515 | 'I Will Get Much, Much Stronger! Zoro's Pledge to his Captain!' Transcription: 'Madamada Tsuyoku Naru! Zoro Senchō e no Chikai' (Japanese: まだまだ強くなる! ゾロ船長への誓い) | September 18, 2011 | |
At the Tehna Gehna Kingdom, Brook is displayed to the townsfolk while reading the newspaper. Brook tries to train himself so he can reach 40 degrees, but this fails. The skeleton decides to perform his new song, 'Bone to be Wild', on a guitar. Meanwhile, under the East Blue's large bridge, the Revolutionaries learn of Robin's past with Crocodile as they depart to Baltigo. Despite Robin's initial reluctance, the archaeologist finally decides to improve herself by joining them. At the Bowin Islands, Usopp tells Heracules about his past with Luffy and decides to train under him to become stronger. Heracules tells Usopp about the Pop Greens, which can be used as a weapon, before he begins to exercise again. On Kuraigana Island, Mihawk declines Zoro's request to train him, but after realizing that Zoro defeated the Humandrills, Mihawk finally decides to teach him. Zoro then proceeds to begin his training by fighting the Humandrills again. The other Straw Hat Pirates are informed that in two years from now, they will reunite with Luffy at the Sabaody Archipelago. | |||
516 | 'Luffy's Training Begins! To the Place We Promised in 2 Years!' Transcription: 'Rufi Shugyō Kaishi - Ninengo ni Yakusoku no Basho de' (Japanese: ルフィ修行開始 2年後に約束の場所で) | September 25, 2011 | |
Jimbei thanks Luffy for what he has done to him. Vowing to meet again at Fishman Island, Jimbei and Luffy go their separate ways. At Rayleigh's request, Hancock's ship lands on a Ruskaina, an abandoned island northwest of Maiden Island. As Hancock and Luffy go their separate ways, Rayleigh tells Luffy about the island. Luffy tries to attack a large elephant with Gear Second, but it fails. Rayleigh teaches Luffy two Haki techniques, using the first technique, Observation Haki - a power feeling a person's presence - to avoid the elephant's attack. Rayleigh then knocks out the elephant with Armament Haki, another technique used as an invisible shield and can render a Logia-type Devil Fruit user unconscious. Rayleigh also reveals that the Armament Haki can be transferred to a weapon. When the elephant tries to attack again, Rayleigh finally defeats it using the Conqueror's Haki, a rare type of Haki that can only be awakened by a user. Luffy promises to Rayleigh that he will stay for the next two years to control his Haki techniques and prepare to reunite with his crew. The next day, Luffy begins his training with Rayleigh. |
Home Releases[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
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14THシーズン マリンフォード編 | piece.01 | 459–462 | October 5, 2011 | [51] | |
piece.02 | 463–466 | November 2, 2011 | [52] | ||
piece.03 | 467–470 | December 7, 2011 | [53] | ||
piece.04 | 471–474 | January 11, 2012 | [54] | ||
piece.05 | 475–478 | February 1, 2012 | [55] | ||
piece.06 | 479–482 | March 3, 2012 | [56] | ||
piece.07 | 483–486 | April 4, 2012 | [57] | ||
piece.08 | 487–490 | May 9, 2012 | [58] | ||
piece.09 | 491, 493–495 | June 6, 2012 | [59] | ||
piece.10 | 496–499 | July 4, 2012 | [60] | ||
piece.11 | 500–503 | August 1, 2012 | [61] | ||
piece.12 | 504–507 | September 5, 2012 | [62] | ||
piece.13 | 508–511 | October 3, 2012 | [63] | ||
piece.14 | 512–516 | November 11, 2012 | [64] | ||
トリコ×ワンピース コラボスペシャル完全版 | 492, 542 | October 26, 2012 | [65] | ||
ONE PIECE Log Collection | 'MARINEFORD' | 459–476 | August 22, 2014 | [66] | |
'ACE' | 477-491, 493–496 | August 22, 2014 | [67] | ||
'PROMISE' | 497–516 | September 26, 2014 | [68] |
English[edit]
In North America, the season was recategorized as the majority of 'Season Eight' for its DVD release by Funimation Entertainment. The Australian Season Eight sets were renamed Collection 38 through 42. Episode 492, the Toriko crossover, was omitted from the English home video releases.
Volume | Episodes | Release date | ISBN | Ref. | ||||
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USA | UK | Australia | ||||||
Season Eight | Voyage One | 457–468 | May 31, 2016 | N/A | October 5, 2016 | ISBN N/A | [69][70] | |
Voyage Two | 469–480 | July 26, 2016 | N/A | November 2, 2016 | ISBN N/A | [71][72] | ||
Voyage Three | 481–491 | September 20, 2016 | N/A | December 7, 2016 | ISBN N/A | [73][74] | ||
Voyage Four | 493–504 | November 8, 2016 | N/A | January 11, 2017 | ISBN N/A | [75][76] | ||
Voyage Five | 505–516 | December 13, 2016 | N/A | March 8, 2017 | ISBN N/A | [77][78] | ||
Collections | Collection 19 | 446–468 | May 23, 2017 | October 22, 2018 | N/A | ISBN N/A | [79] | |
Collection 20 | 469–491 | September 19, 2017 | December 17, 2018 | N/A | ISBN N/A | [80] | ||
Collection 21 | 492–516 | December 5, 2017 | TBA | N/A | ISBN N/A | [81] | ||
Treasure Chest Collection | Five | 397-491 | N/A | September 6, 2017 | ISBN N/A | [82] | ||
Voyage Collection | 10 | 446-491 | N/A | July 4, 2018 | ISBN N/A | [83] |
Notes[edit]
- ^This episode aired as the second half of a one hour TV Special alongside Toriko.
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