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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. [64] Awards and accolades[edit] The first opening of the One
Piece anime television series, "We Are!", won the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award of the year 2000. [65] In
February 2001, One Piece placed ninth among anime television series in Japan. [66] In 2001, the readers of
Animage, a popular Japanese anime magazine, voted the anime television series in fifth place of The Readers' Picks for the Anime that should be remembered in the 21st Century. [67] In June 2002, Animage readers voted One Piece to be the sixteenth best new anime of 2001[68] and voted it sixteenth place in 2004 in the category Favorite Anime Series. [69] In a 2005 web poll by Japanese television network TV Asahi One Piece was voted sixth most popular animated TV series. [70] Before the poll, Asahi TV broadcast another list based on a nationwide survey in which One Piece placed fourth among teenagers. [71] In 2006, it was elected 32nd of the Top 100 Japanese anime by TV Asahi and 21st by its viewers. [72][73] Funimation's first DVD release of the series "One Piece: Season 1 First Voyage" was nominated for the Fifth Annual TV DVD Awards. [74] The anime was nominated for Best Continuing Series at the 3rd Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2019;[75] it went on to win in the same category at the 7th edition in 2023;[76] and in 8th edition in 2024, with Monkey D. Luffy also received the award for Best Main Character.
Kazuo is roped into managing Ohma who joins these arenas only to devastate his opponents. His spectacular ability to crush his enemies catches the attention of big business owners, leading to his inclusion in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament under the invitation of Hideki. This tournament is held by the biggest CEOs in Japan and the winner gets the seat of Kengan Association chairman, a position which holds immense power and prestige. As the tournament unfolds Ohma tests his strength while struggling with his mysterious past coming back to haunt him as Kazuo struggles with managing Ohma and figuring out the
true intentions as to why he was invited to this tournament. Characters[edit] Ohma Tokita (十鬼蛇 王馬, Tokita Ōma) Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[3] (Japanese); Kaiji Tang[4][5] (English) A fighter in his late 20s.
After defeating another fighter in a dark alley one night, a representative of the Nogi Group for the Kengan Association, he was picked by the Nogi group to be its new representative with Kazuo Yamashita as his caretaker. The bond between these two individuals begins as they participate in the Kengan matches, and later taking part in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. Nicknamed "Ashura" in the Kengan matches. Kazuo Yamashita (山下 一夫, Yamashita Kazuo) Voiced by: Chō[3] (Japanese); Keith Silverstein[5] (English) A 56-year old salaryman of the Nogi Group. After a fateful encounter with Ohma Tokita, he was reassigned to be Ohma's caretaker by order of the Nogi Group's CEO. Skittish and meek, something awakens inside of him as he ventures deeper into the Kengan matches, as well as his bond with Ohma.
This is one such anime, where the music contributes so greatly to the feel of it that it defines it and sets it apart from other anime — much like the soundtrack by
Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts did for Cowboy Bebop. It's also worth mentioning that rap and beatboxing sometimes enter the dialogue, and it's always amusing. Admittedly, most younger people these days are far more familiar with hip-hop than they are with the jazz, blues, and big band genres; nonetheless, in the realm of anime this feels a bit groundbreaking, especially with the theme songs featuring
Japanese rap lyrics. The world is getting bigger and smaller every day.
Samurai Champloo is a show for everyone. Plenty of great sword-slashing action, clever comedy, and a good share of moments that will tug at your heartstrings — often all at once.
