One Piece

***One Piece*** is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's *Weekly Shōnen Jump* magazine since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 97 *tankōbon* volumes as of September 2020. 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 of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. In August 2020, it was announced that *One Piece* was approaching its final arc.

The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation and thirteen television specials. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising and media, such as a trading card game and numerous video games. The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by Viz Media and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. The anime series was licensed by 4Kids Entertainment for an English-language release in North America in 2004, before the license was dropped and subsequently acquired by Funimation in 2007.

*One Piece* has received praise for its storytelling, art, characterization, and humor. Several volumes of the manga have broken publishing records, including the highest initial print run of any book in Japan. The official website for Eiichiro Oda's *One Piece* manga announced that the manga has set the *Guinness World Record* for "the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author". As of April 2020, the manga had over 470 million copies in circulation in 43 countries worldwide, making it the best-selling manga series in history. It became the best-selling manga for the eleventh consecutive year in 2018. *One Piece* is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, estimated to have generated more than $21 billion in total franchise revenue, from the manga, anime, films, games and merchandise

## Synopsis:

Around 20 years before the series' timeline, Gold Roger aka King of the Pirates is executed by the Marines. His final words tell of a treasure he left behind on a hidden island known as Laugh Tale (also known as Raftel). Thus begins the dawn of a new age, as the next generations of pirates worldwide seek out the late pirate king's treasure in order to earn the title of the next King of the Pirates. This treasure comes to be known as the all famous 'One Piece'.

Monkey D. Luffy (aka Mugiwara - Strawhat in the English Dub) is a young teenager who sets sail one day to begin his career as a pirate; his goal being to become King of the Pirates. Along the way, he befriends a cast of very unique individuals who join his crew, and they become the famed Mugiwara (Strawhat) Pirates. Together, they go on many adventures as they travel through the Grand Line.

## The World of One Piece:

The Earth is covered mostly by two massive oceans split into two parts each - there's the North Blue, West Blue, South Blue, and East Blue. The North Blue and West Blue are separated from the other two main oceans by a ring of land that circumnavigates the globe, known as the Red Belt. A sea of deadlier waters known as the Grand Line, runs perpendicular to the Red Belt, forming a ring around the globe that separates the North Blue from the West Blue, and the East Blue from the South Blue. Running along either side of the Grand Line are the Calm Belts; stagnant waters with little to no current or winds.

The Grand Line can be entered via the Reverse Mountain (where the Red Belt first intersects the Grand Line), which has rivers that can pull a boat up from the outside, and into the waters of the Grand Line. Once one reaches the halfway point of the Grand Line, they have reached the second intersection of the Red Belt. The only two ways to get through to the other side, are to either go over top of the Red Line (through the capital of the World Government - Mary Geoise; very very risky path for pirates - basically a guaranteed death wish) or to go underneath and underwater through Fishman Island (significantly less riskier). The other side, known as the New World, eventually leads to the mysterious island of Laugh Tale. The waters of the New World are considered to be the most treacherous of all the world, as well as the stomping grounds of the most infamous pirates to currently exist.

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