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The story of One Piece follows the adventures of a young pirate named Monkey D. Luffy whose body was turned to ] after he unknowingly ate a cursed ] known as the Devils Fruit. The series is very colorful and simultaneously holds a '']'' and '']'' flair. | The story of One Piece follows the adventures of a young pirate named Monkey D. Luffy whose body was turned to ] after he unknowingly ate a cursed ] known as the Devils Fruit. The series is very colorful and simultaneously holds a '']'' and '']'' flair. | ||
Because of its colorful characters and intense fights between bizarre characters One Piece has gained a level of popularity near that of '']'' in Japan. Other |
Because of its colorful characters and intense fights between bizarre characters One Piece has gained a level of popularity near that of '']'' in Japan. Other manga that have recently gotten near that popularity point are '']'' and '']''. | ||
One Piece was created by Eiichiro Oda and is being serialised in ] since ]. ], more than 325 chapters and 33 collected volumes of the manga have appeared. There are also more than 195 episodes of the television series, as well as four theatrical movies. | |||
A movie schedule to premier in Japanese cinemas in 2004 is titled ''One Piece: The Movie''. | |||
===Cast of Characters=== | ===Cast of Characters=== |
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One Piece (known as Drake in some regions.) is an anime and manga about super-powered pirates, treasure and following your dreams.
The story of One Piece follows the adventures of a young pirate named Monkey D. Luffy whose body was turned to rubber after he unknowingly ate a cursed fruit known as the Devils Fruit. The series is very colorful and simultaneously holds a Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland flair.
Because of its colorful characters and intense fights between bizarre characters One Piece has gained a level of popularity near that of Dragon Ball in Japan. Other manga that have recently gotten near that popularity point are Inuyasha and Naruto.
One Piece was created by Eiichiro Oda and is being serialised in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997. As of 2004, more than 325 chapters and 33 collected volumes of the manga have appeared. There are also more than 195 episodes of the television series, as well as four theatrical movies.
Cast of Characters
- Monkey D. Luffy (Captain)
- Roronoa Zoro (Swordsman)
- Nami (Navigator)
- Tony Tony Chopper (Doctor)
- Usopp (Sniper)
- Nico Robin (Archeologist)
- Sanji (Cook)
- Vivi
- Ace
- Buggy the Clown
- Arlong
- Smoker
- Shanks
- Crocodile
- Eneru
- Gold Roger
- Whitebeard
Terms
- Seven Armed Seas
- The One Piece
- The Grand Line
- Devils Fruit
- The Pirate King
- East Blue
- The Going Merry
- Sea King
- Nakama (仲間): This Japanese term means friend(s), buddy(ies) or gang. In One Piece this term is used extensively to describe friends whom are as close or closer than family.