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One Piece (information courtesy of Wikipedia)

One Piece (ワンピース) is a manga and anime series created by artist Eiichiro Oda. One Piece focuses on a ragtag crew of pirates led by Captain Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain his world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, which belonged to the deceased Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.

The manga began its serial run in Issue 34 (1997) of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, while the anime adaptation produced by Toei Animation premiered in 1999. Eiichiro Oda originally planned One Piece to last five years, and he had already planned out the ending; however, the story has continued far beyond his expectations, and its popularity has swelled to enormous proportions. One Piece is the fourth highest selling manga in the history of Shōnen Jump, and is currently Japan's second most popular and best-selling title. Volume 23 of the One Piece manga was the highest selling Japanese novel of all time, prior to the publication of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. As of September 20, 2006, the first 419 weekly installments have been collected into 43 tankōbon volumes, and the manga has reached 429 chapters.

Story

The story of One Piece is set in a fictional ocean-bound world similar to Earth, where pirates rampage wildly in an era of freedom and adventure known as the "Great Age of Piracy". This epoch was inaugurated with the public execution of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King. With his dying breath, Roger announced that the world was free to seek the wealth he had accumulated during his lifetime, provided it could be found in "that" place (Grand Line). In the English adaptation, Roger is also credited with explaining that he "left everything [he] owned in one piece", hence the eponymous label for his glorious treasure.

Twenty two years after Roger's execution, interest in One Piece has dwindled; many have dismissed obtaining it as an impossibility, and some question whether or not it exists. Although pirates are still a paramount threat to the lives of civilians, the Navy has become more effective at halting pirate raids in the four Blue Seas. However, this laconic change of mood has not deterred the adventurous spirit of the Straw Hat Pirates, who travel to the Grand Line (where the fervor of the "Great Age of Piracy" still roars strong) in a hunt for Roger's treasure. Although the Straw Hats frequently find themselves at odds with other pirates, they are still deemed threatening by the World Government and Navy, and three of their number have been assigned high bounties.

One Piece is critically hailed as an effective blend of intense action, slapstick comedy, and drama. It is praised for an engaging plot, imaginative atmosphere, and distinctive, relatable characters, while staying true to its general themes of adventure, discovery, and friendship.

Official Website
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from what i heard the animation is being made in the philippines. well, i guess almost all toei animations are made here. the animator for the main character is a pinay (?).

Really? That's the first time I heard about the Pinay animator. But I guess that's possible since Toei Philippines is really for outsourcing animation from the mother company in Japan. According to one Toei translator I know, they do get a lot of Japanese animators here to oversee the whole animation process. Cool!!

this anime also rocks hehe ongoing p rin hangan ngyun parang sa naruto at bleach. I think malapit na sa 300 episode ngyun tu.

Whoa! Nearly 300 episodes? Never seen so much episode number. I think only die-hard fans would buy the DVD copy. Great to have as a marathon for students this summer.

yup and its exactly 297 episodes and tomorrow will be 298. Well I'm a die-hard fans of this show although I don't buy the dvd I got all my copy from the fansub group lol. I've marathon this anime beginning on its 1st episode. But it will also be nice if I have to collect all of the dvd and all the related stuff heheh

This week is episode 306 entitled "An Illusionary Mermaid Appears? Within Fading Consciousness"(Maboroshi ningyo arawaru? Usure yuku ishiki no naka de)

I'm looking forward for this episode ^^  

This week is episode 307 entitled "The Island Sinking by Gunfire! Franky's Regretful Outcry" (Houka ni shizumu shima! Franky munen no sakebi) ^^

Here are screenshot of the episode:

 

This week is episode 308 entitled "Wait for Luffy! Mortal Combat on the Bridge of Hesitation!" (Luffy wo matte! Tamerai no hashi no shitou!)

The Enies Lobby arc is coming to an end ^^

 

Last week is episode 309 entitled "The Feelings Shown With Fists! Luffy`s Full Strength Gatling"

Mugiwara Luffy wins over CP9's Rob Lucci  ^_^

Last week is episode 310 entitled "A Friend, from the Sea! The Straw Hat Crew's Strongest Bond" (Tomo, umiyori kitaru! Mugiwara ichimi saikyou no kizuna)

this episode makes me sad "Going Merry rescues the Strawhats" 

*update*

Last week is episode 311 entitled "Everyone's Great Escape! The Path to Victory is for the Pirates" (Zenin dai dashuutsu! Shousha no dou wa kaizoku no tame ni) the second to the last episodes of the Enies Lobby Arc

Here are some of the screenshots of the episode:

 

*update again*

This week is episode 312 entitled "Thank You, Merry! The Snow on the Sea of Farewells"(Arigatou Merii! Yuki ni keburu wakare no umi)

It's the last episode of the Enies Lobby arc, and the last appearance of the Going Merry, sad episode *sob*

Here are again some screenshots:

is it funnier than crayon shin-chan?

hmm i think crayon shin-chan is a little bit more funnier than one piece coz one piece is a combination of action, a little drama and comedy unlike crayon shin-chan which is full of the crazyness of shin-chan lol