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The directing is phenomenal in really setting the atmosphere and the eerie tone in the more important scenes, but
also can change into a very light tone in more comedic scenes. The backgrounds show us the backdrop of urban decay,
rather than just flat out telling us. The soundtrack contributes to the atmosphere a lot too, as Kensuke Ushio, who composed music for anime like Chainsaw Man, A Silent Voice, and The Dangers in My Heart, did a great job yet again here to convey the occasional emotional gut punch, or to get us even more uncomfortable in a horrifying sequence. Everything about the production overall was at a very high level, and after seeing the staff behind it, I can see why. It was truly a legendary team of people producing a passion
project from start to finish, with the art director Yuji Kaneko, numerous elite episode directors and storyboarders in Haruka Fujita, in which it’s her first work outside of Kyoto Animation, Kai Ikarashi, who worked on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as well as the Turning Point episode of Mushoku Tensei, and also Toshimasa Ishii, who directed 86: Eighty-Six. I would also love to shout out Hirotaka Mori, since it was his directorial debut in the anime sphere.
The characters were quite a strong part of the series as well, with Kiruko and Maru’s relationship and chemistry being quite the highlight of the show. The dialogue between them felt quite natural and organic, like bros just having a great time together, rather than forcing romance into the dynamic in a contrived manner. That said, as this show has quite a focus on human nature, there is an element of romance there, but it’s more that the show tries to explore human emotions, sexuality, and gender, so how the relationship is handled is quite natural and interesting to watch. They both have past traumas, and I have stated in my past reviews about my disdain for “sob story backstories”— but when an anime can build upon the traumatic past with developments in the present time, it can work well.
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[225] In 2021, TV Asahi announced the results of its "Manga General Election" poll in which 150,000 people voted for their "Most Favorite Manga", One Piece ranked first on the list. [226][227] In 2014, the "One Piece Premiere Summer" event received the "Best Overall Production" award from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. [228] Cultural impact As part of an effort to help Kumamoto Prefecture recover from the 2016 earthquakes, Oda helped set up 10 statues of the Straw Hat Pirates around the prefecture. Luffy was the first statue to be unveiled in front of the Kumamoto Prefectual Government Office on November 30, 2018. Jinbe was the last statue, unveiled at Sumiyoshi Kaigan Park on July 23, 2022. [229][230] At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Greek athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou performed a "Gear Second" pose before winning a gold medal in the men's long jump competition. [231] A gene in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) was named "Baramicin", partly taking inspiration from the One Piece character Buggy. The gene encodes a protein that is split up into multiple parts. [232] A testate amoeba genus was named Alabasta, partly in reference to the One Piece Kingdom of Alabasta, also known as the Kingdom of Sand, a
desert kingdom located on Sandy Island in the Paradise region. [233] Life-size reproductions of the main characters' two pirate ships: the Going Merry (top) and the Thousand Sunny (bottom)
Notes ^ Copies sold per week Week 1: 890,494[133] Week 2: 296,118[134] Week 3: 113,968[135] Week 4: 60,635[136] Week 5: 36,136[137] Week 6: 27,111[138] ^ The latest report of copies in circulation overseas is from August 2022. [130] ^ Manga volume sales: 523,203,195 copies worldwide Japan: 423,203,195 Volumes 1–103: 416,566,000[130] Volume 104: 1,609,752[131] Volume 105: 1,912,008[132] Volume 106: 1,690,973[132] Volume 107: 1,424,462[a] Overseas: 100,000,000[b] Japanese names ^ Devil Fruits (悪魔の実, Akuma no Mi) ^ Haki (覇気) ^ Red Line (赤い土の大陸, Reddo Rain) ^ Grand Line (偉大なる航路, Reddo Rain) ^ Calm Belt (凪の帯, Kāmu Beruto) ^ Sea Kings (海王類, Kaiō-rui) ^ North Blue (北の海, Nōsu Burū) ^ East Blue (東の海, Īsuto Burū) ^ West Blue (西の海, Uesuto Burū) ^ South Blue (南の海, Sausu Burū) ^ Sea Prism Stone (海楼石, Kairōseki, Seastone) ^ Reverse Mountain (リヴァース・マウンテン, Rivāsu Maunten) ^ Paradise (楽園, Paradaisu) ^ New World (新世界, Shinsekai) ^ Straw Hat Pirates (麦わら海賊団, Mugiwara Kaizoku-dan) ^ Going Merry (ゴーイング・メリー号, Gōingu Merī-gō) ^ Thousand Sunny (サウザンドサニー号, Sauzando Sanī-gō) References ^ a b c "The Official Website for One Piece".
