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[size=20]Crunchyroll Adds One Piece Catalog Episodes, Motion Manga[/size]
posted on 2014-02-28 23:48 EST

Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Friday that One Piece catalog episodes will debut on Saturday at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Starting from the series’ beginning, Crunchyroll will add about 20-30 new episodes of the comedy adventure every week. Crunchyroll began streaming the anime with episode 619 last November.

North American anime distributor Funimation added the sixth television anime season last month. Funimation is currently streaming new episodes in the series every Saturday at 9:00 p.m. EST for audiences in the United States. The series airs on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block every Sunday at 1:00 a.m. EST.

Crunchyroll also announced that the Sore de mo Machi wa Mawatteiru (And Yet the Town Moves) and Hadigirl (Too shy shy girl’s Romantic Comedy) motion manga are now available for premium members. The motion manga will debut for free users on March 27 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

Crunchyroll describes the story of Sore de mo Machi wa Mawatteiru:


Crunchyroll describes the story of Hadigirl:

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-07/funimation-to-release-one-piece-film/z-on-home-video
[size=20]Funimation to Release One Piece Film: Z on Home Video[/size]
posted on 2014-04-07 14:20 EDT

Release slated for Fall; cast announcement upcoming

North American anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment announced on Monday that it has acquired the home video rights for One Piece Film Z in the United States and Canada. The film is slated for release in Fall 2014.

The film’s Blu-ray and DVD will ship in Japan on June 28. One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda personally served as an executive producer on the film, which is the 12th film in the franchise. Avril Lavigne contributed her songs “Bad Reputation” and “How You Remind Me.”

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The 74th volume of ‘One Piece’ manga series to be released June 4

June 03, 2014
Translated by The Asahi Shimbun from the website of Anime Anime Japan Ltd.

To see the original story in Japanese, go to the official site of “Anime Anime” (http://animeanime.jp/).

(source: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201406030031)

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“One Piece” TV Anime Latest OP Song “Wake up!” Full PV
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/07-1/video-one-piece-tv-anime-latest-op-song-wake-up-full-pv

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One Piece Film Z Dub Cast Announced

posted on 2014-07-06 00:05 EDT

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[size=20]One Piece Gets 2-hour ‘3D2Y’ Anime Special in August[/size]
posted on 2014-07-07 22:35 EDT

“Mysterious episode” to feature content not previously shown in anime, manga

The One Piece television anime series is getting a two-hour special next month as part of the show’s 15th anniversary celebrations. The “One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai” (One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Overcome Ace’s Death! The Oath With Luffy’s Crewmates) special will air on August 30 from 9 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. on Fuji TV stations.

The “mysterious episode” will be a completely new work that will have content not previously shown in the anime or the manga. The special will focus on the “3D2Y” code that Luffy’s crewmates must decipher, and will take place during the Straw Hat crew’s two-year training period. The special will also feature Luffy’s secret haki training with Rayleigh.

Toei Animation producer Hiroyuki Sakurada said that the special will not just include Rayleigh and Hancock, but also Buggy, Mr. 3, Mihawk, Perona, and Admiral Sakazuki (Akainu), among others. Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda will design a new enemy character, Bandy World, who will have the ability of the “Moa Moa” fruit. Bandy World escaped from the sixth level of Impel Down during the Marineford battle, and he is now shocking the world with his former crew by taking out Marine battleships and prominent pirates one by one. The World Government summons the Seven Warlords to take care of World, but he manages to capture them. Now World has his sights set on Boa Hancock. Oda also provided a comment on the new special, nothing that at the end of the special, “a must-see surprise for fans is waiting.”

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[size=20]One Piece ‘3D2Y’ 2-Hour Anime Special’s Promo Streamed[/size]
posted on 2014-07-18 21:26 EDT

“Mysterious episode” to feature content not previously shown in anime, manga

Toei Animation began streaming a promotional video for the “One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai” (One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Overcome Ace’s Death! The Oath With Luffy’s Crewmates) special on Saturday. The two-hour anime special will air on August 30 from 9 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. on Fuji TV stations.

The “mysterious episode” will be a completely new work that will have content not previously shown in the anime or the manga. The special will focus on the “3D2Y” code that Luffy’s crewmates must decipher, and will take place during the Straw Hat crew’s two-year training period. The special will also feature Luffy’s secret haki training with Rayleigh.

Toei Animation producer Hiroyuki Sakurada said that the special will not just include Rayleigh and Hancock, but also Buggy, Mr. 3, Mihawk, Perona, and Admiral Sakazuki (Akainu), among others. Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda will design a new enemy character, Bandy World, who will have the ability of the “Moa Moa” fruit. Bandy World escaped from the sixth level of Impel Down during the Marineford battle, and he is now shocking the world with his former crew by taking out Marine battleships and prominent pirates one by one. The World Government summons the Seven Warlords to take care of World, but he manages to capture them. Now World has his sights set on Boa Hancock. Oda also provided a comment on the new special, nothing that at the end of the special, “a must-see surprise for fans is waiting.”

Update: A new key visual was also unveiled on Saturday:

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[size=20]Funimation Reveals One Piece Dub Cast for Thriller Bark Arc[/size]
posted on 2014-07-24 21:44 EDT

Chris Guerrero, Felecia Angelle, Alex Moore, Jamie Marchi, more join cast

North American anime licensor FUNimation Entertainment revealed more of the English dub cast for the One Piece television anime series at San Diego Comic Con on Thursday. The cast for the Thriller Bark arc is as follows:

Andrew T. Chandler as Absalom
Jamie Marchi as Cindry
Jerry Jewell as Hildon
Marcus D. Stimac as Hogback
Ray Hurd as Kumacy
Alex Moore as Lola
Chris Guerrero as Gecko Moria
Felecia Angelle as Perona

Funimation also confirmed that Ian Sinclair will return from the One Piece: Strong World film to play Brook.

Funimation is now taking pre-orders for its One Piece Season 6, Voyage 1 release, which will start the Thriller Bark arc. The DVD set will ship on September 30. Funimation is currently streaming a trailer for the release.

Funimation also confirmed at the panel on Thursday that it has extended its Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital rights for the Canadian live-action television series Lost Girl. The series’ fifth season is in production.

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One Piece Theme Park to Open in Tokyo Tower in Spring 2015, Amuse to Launch New Company
http://otakumode.com/news/53c8838c7043eadd7e000592/One-Piece-Theme-Park-to-Open-in-Tokyo-Tower-in-Spring-2015-Amuse-to-Launch-New-Company

New One Piece Visa credit cards to be released by the end of July 2014
http://sgcafe.com/2014/07/new-one-piece-visa-credit-cards-released-end-july-2014/

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http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/07/16-1/tokyo-tower-to-open-one-piece-theme-park-in-spring-2015
[size=20]Tokyo Tower to Open “One Piece” Theme Park in Spring 2015[/size]
56-year-old second tallest tower in Japan
July 16, 2014 11:20pm CDT

A new must-go place for the fans of the series, it was officially announced on July 14 that Tokyo Tower, 333-metre-tall tower in Minato-ku, Tokyo, plans to open a theme park featuring Eiichiro Oda’s popular manga/anime series One Piece in spring of 2015. While not much information has been revealed on its official website, One Piece. com says it will have live character shows, attractions, restaurants, and shops for original goods. Tokyo Tower was built in 1958 and now is the second-tallest tower in Japan, after 634-metre-tall Tokyo Sky Tree Tower.

Screenshot of the official page. The tagline says, “Straw Hat Pirates’ Territory!!”

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Gear up with these new One Piece and Assassination Classroom goodies from Cospa
http://sgcafe.com/2014/07/gear-new-one-piece-assassination-classroom-goodies-cospa/

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[size=20]One Piece ‘3D2Y’ 2-Hour Anime Special’s 3 New TV Spots Streamed[/size]
posted on 2014-08-26 07:40 EDT
Special telling Luffy’s story of 2-year gap in between time skip with new villain premieres on Saturday

Toei Animation began streaming a three TV spots for the One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai (One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Overcome Ace’s Death! The Oath With Luffy’s Crewmates) special on Tuesday. All three videos feature the special’s theme song, “Next Stage” by AAA (Sands of Destruction, InuYasha: The Final Act) The two-hour anime special will air on August 30 from 9 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. on Fuji TV stations.

Luffy Version

[quote]Narrator: The “mysterious episode” that didn’t even appear in the original manga makes its debut! Luffy sinks to the depths of despair after losing his elder brother, Ace. In front of Luffy, who has stood up once again in determination to see his crew mates once again, the strongest enemy appears.
Text: The destroyer of worlds – Bundy World (Arata Furuta)
Narrator: A special work in celebration of 15 years! One Piece ‘3D2Y’! Saturday night, August 30 at 9 p.m!
Luffy: I want to become stronger and protect them![/quote]
All-stars Version

[quote]Narrator: A group of extravagant characters gather! The other story of Luffy that wasn’t even told in the original manga. The story of the two years he entrusted to a code is unveiled now!
Luffy: I want to become stronger and protect them!
Narrator: One Piece ‘3D2Y’! Saturday night, August 30 at 9 p.m![/quote]

World Version

[quote]Narrator: Bundy World, captain of the World 5 crew!
World: Friends? Brother? With you like you are now, what is it you can protect?
Narrator: The strongest power-user ever seen bears his fangs at Luffy! Saturday night, August 30 at 9 p.m! One Piece ‘3D2Y’! The two mysterious years are now unveiled.[/quote]
The “mysterious episode” will be a completely new work that will have content not previously shown in the anime or the manga. The special will focus on the “3D2Y” code that Luffy’s crewmates must decipher, and will take place during the Straw Hat crew’s two-year training period. The special will also feature Luffy’s secret haki training with Rayleigh.

Toei Animation producer Hiroyuki Sakurada said that the special will not just include Rayleigh and Hancock, but also Buggy, Mr. 3, Mihawk, Perona, and Admiral Sakazuki (Akainu), among others. Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda will design a new enemy character, Bandy World, who will have the ability of the “Moa Moa” fruit. Bandy World escaped from the sixth level of Impel Down during the Marineford battle, and he is now shocking the world with his former crew by taking out Marine battleships and prominent pirates one by one. The World Government summons the Seven Warlords to take care of World, but he manages to capture them. Now World has his sights set on Boa Hancock. Oda also provided a comment on the new special, nothing that at the end of the special, “a must-see surprise for fans is waiting.”

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[size=20]Funimation to Stream One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Anime Special[/size]
posted on 2014-08-29 16:37 EDT

2-hour “mysterious episode” to premiere Saturday night

FUNimation Entertainment announced on Friday that it will simulcast the “One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai” (One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Overcome Ace’s Death! The Oath With Luffy’s Crewmates) television special. The two-hour special will stream at 12:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 31 (Saturday night).

The “mysterious episode” will be a completely new work that will have content not previously shown in the anime or the manga. The special will focus on the “3D2Y” code that Luffy’s crewmates must decipher, and will take place during the Straw Hat crew’s two-year training period. The special will also feature Luffy’s secret haki training with Rayleigh.

Toei Animation producer Hiroyuki Sakurada said that the special will not just include Rayleigh and Hancock, but also Buggy, Mr. 3, Mihawk, Perona, and Admiral Sakazuki (Akainu), among others. Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda will design a new enemy character, Bandy World, who will have the ability of the “Moa Moa” fruit. Bandy World escaped from the sixth level of Impel Down during the Marineford battle, and he is now shocking the world with his former crew by taking out Marine battleships and prominent pirates one by one. The World Government summons the Seven Warlords to take care of World, but he manages to capture them. Now World has his sights set on Boa Hancock. Oda also provided a comment on the new special, nothing that at the end of the special, “a must-see surprise for fans is waiting.”

The special will air in Japan on August 30 from 9 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. JST.

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Crunchyroll to Stream One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Anime Special!

Aug 30, 2014

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[size=20]One Piece Anime Casts Tohru Furuya in Pivotal Role[/size]
posted on 2014-09-26 00:30 EDT
Spoiler character to make voiced debut in this Sunday’s episode

Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for upcoming episodes of the One Piece anime.

[details=spoiler]The staff of the One Piece television anime series announced on Friday that Tohru Furuya (Mobile Suit Gundam’s Amuro Ray, Sailor Moon’s Tuxedo Mask) will play the adult version of Sabo in the show. The character will make his full debut in the next episode on September 28. One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda had teased in his comment in Monday’s issue of Weekly Shonen Jump that he had listened to the audition tapes for the role. He commented on the announcement that “Sabo could only be Furuya-san.”

The character had made his debut in the two-hour “One Piece “3D2Y” Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai” (One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Overcome Ace’s Death! The Oath With Luffy’s Crewmates) special on August 30, although the role was not voiced. Oda had said that “a must-see surprise for fans is waiting” at the end of the special.

The staff also released a design for the character dressed as Luffy’s disguised alter-ego “Lucy.”[/details]

picture

spoiler

Junko Takeuchi (Naruto’s titular character) had voiced the role for the child version of the character.

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Banjou Ginga to Replace Masahi Hirose in One Piece

posted on 2014-10-17 18:00 EDT
Riku Dold III actor was hospitalized in September

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Crunchyroll Adds 2 One Piece x Toriko Crossover Specials

posted on 2014-10-19 01:00 EDT

Specials featuring casts from both series originally aired in 2011, 2012

Media distribution service Crunchyroll on Saturday added two One Piece and Toriko crossover anime specials that originally aired in April 2011 and April 2012. The episodes are currently only available for premium members.

The two episodes, labeled as episodes 492 and 542 of One Piece respectively, follow the casts of both series as they meet in various places. The first episode focuses on the two casts as they meet on Hungry-la Island and encounter various beasts. The second crossover special focuses on the two casts as they try to find a special fruit to heal Chopper, who has fallen ill.

Both crossover specials are actually the second half of two-part specials, the first of which aired as episode 1 and episode 51 of Toriko respectively in April 2011 and April 2012.

Funimation did not stream any of the crossover episodes when they first aired, so Crunchyroll’s stream is the first time that the two One Piece-side episodes are legally available for streaming in English.

Crunchyroll also added more backlog episodes to its One Piece catalog on Saturday — episodes 373-384 to finish off the Thriller Bark arc.

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[size=20]Avex Posts Special PV for “One Piece” TV Anime’s 15th Anniversary[/size]
The first anime episode was aired on October 20, 1999
November 09, 2014 11:10pm CST

Toei Animation’s TV anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s super popular manga series One Piece is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. In commemoration of the record, Avex, the company which has been releasing the DVD/Blu-ray (and VHS tapes in the early days) of the anime, today posted a 26-minute video featuring the 15 famous scenes. The first episode of the anime was aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates across Japan on October 20, 1999, then the series counted its 669th episode yesterday on November 9. What is your favorite One Piece episode?

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[size=16]Crunchyroll Streams Almost All One Piece Episodes[/size]
posted on 2014-12-08 23:57 EST

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One Piece: Episode of Chopper Film Gets New Animated Epilogue

posted on 2014-12-09 01:00 EST

New Year’s Eve airing to add new footage based on previously unanimated manga art

A 2014 special edition of the 2008 film One Piece: Episode of Chopper + Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura will add new animated footage to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the One Piece television anime. The new special edition will air on Fuji TV and its affiliates on December 31 at 9:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. EST).

The movie depicts how Tony Chopper, the cute blue-nosed reindeer who serves as the ship doctor for the Straw Hat Pirates, met Luffy and the others during the Winter Island/Drum Kingdom arc. Livedoor News describes the film as the story that fans praise as the “most tearful in One Piece history.”

Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda contributed to the film during its early planning stages. The film featured Nico Robin and Franky (even though they did not appear in the orignal manga’s Drum Island arc) and the screen debut of the Thousand Sunny ship.

The original manga had opening page art that depicted what happened to the characters after this story. That art was the only depiction of the story’s epilogue until now; the 2014 special edition of the film will add special footage that animates the epilogue.

The ninth film in the One Piece anime franchise premiered in Japan in 2008, and ran at the Italian Future Film Festival the next year. In its New Year’s Eve time slot, the movie would go up against NHK’s Red & White Song Battle, the most popular music program of the year.