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Julie Davis found the characters to be "superficially pretty" and "so-clean-they-look-almost-like-paper-cutouts" with "really, really gigantic eyes", though she notes that the animal alter forms of the zodiac
were "cute and cuddly". Fellow reviewer Urian Brown disagreed, stating that "the characters are designed in a sleek stylish manner that is classy" and felt the animation was "refined". [120] Though it only covers part of the manga, critics felt the ending brought the story to a good stopping point while making it clear that there was much left for the Sohma and Tohru to
with, including the curse and Tohru's future choice between Kyo and Yuki. [121][122] Though some felt the plot was lacking in development, they also praised the series for the strength of its character relationships. [122] Allen Divers of Anime News Network called the series a "true emotional roller coaster" which hides "truly deep and heartfelt drama" behind humor, adding that the show explores many "aspects of emotion. "[121] In April 2005, Funimation Entertainment started a project calling for convention attendees to help them fold 1,000 origami paper cranes.
It is based on Eiichiro Oda's manga series of the same name. 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, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next Pirate King. Since its premiere in Japan, more than 1,000 episodes have been aired, and later exported to various countries around the world. [3] Series overview[edit] Further information: Lists of One Piece episodes Further information: List of One Piece characters See also: List of One Piece episodes (seasons 1–8), List of One Piece episodes (seasons 9–14), and List of One Piece episodes (seasons 15–present) SeasonSeason titleEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired1East Blue[4]61October 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)March 14, 2001 (2001-03-14)2Entering into the Grand Line16March 21, 2001 (2001-03-21)August 19, 2001 (2001-08-19)3Introducing Chopper at the Winter Island15August 26, 2001 (2001-08-26)December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)4Arrival &
Fierce Fighting in Alabasta38December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)October 27, 2002 (2002-10-27)5Dreams!, The Zenny Pirate Crew Sortie!, Beyond the Rainbow13November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03)February 2, 2003 (2003-02-02)6Sky Island ~ Skypiea & The Golden Bell52February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09)June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13)7Escape! The Marine Fortress & The Foxy Pirate Crew33June 20, 2004 (2004-06-20)March 27, 2005 (2005-03-27)8Water Seven35April 17, 2005 (2005-04-17)April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30)9Enies
Lobby73May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)December 23, 2007 (2007-12-23)10Thriller Bark45January 6, 2008 (2008-01-06)December 14, 2008 (2008-12-14)11Sabaody Archipelago26December 21, 2008 (2008-12-21)June 28, 2009 (2009-06-28)12Island of Women14July 5, 2009 (2009-07-05)October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)13Impel Down35October 18, 2009 (2009-10-18)June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)14Marineford60June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)15Fishman Island62October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)December 23, 2012 (2012-12-23)16Punk Hazard50January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06)January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)17Dressrosa118January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19)18Zou36June 26, 2016 (2016-06-26)April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)19Whole Cake Island109April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)June 30, 2019 (2019-06-30)20Wano Country195July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07)December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17)21Egghead8January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)TBA Production[edit] English localization and broadcasting[edit] On June 8, 2004, 4Kids Entertainment acquired the license for distribution of One Piece in North America;[5] 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. [6] Initially, 4Kids originally created an English version of the first opening theme, "We Are!" by Russell Velazquez. [7] It premiered in the United States on September 18, 2004 on the Fox network as part of the weekend programming block FoxBox TV, and later aired on Cartoon Network on their Saturday night action programming block, Toonami in April 2005. It also aired in other blocks and line-ups, such as its Monday-Thursday night prime-time line-up and its Miguzi weekday after-school action block in 2006.
