Monsters (manga) explained

Monsters
Genre:Action[1]
Type:manga
Author:Eiichiro Oda
Publisher:Shueisha
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Jump Autumn Special
Published:October 30, 1994
Type:ona
Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
Director:Sunghoo Park
Music:Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio:E&H Production
Released:January 21, 2024
Runtime:25 minutes
Portal:yes

Monsters (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese one-shot manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It was published by Shueisha in the Autumn Special issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in October 1994. An original net animation (ONA) adaptation titled was produced by E&H Production and premiered on Netflix in January 2024.

Characters

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  • A wandering samurai who holds the title as the strongest swordsman. By the events of One Piece, his corpse and sword are stolen by Gecko Moria to serve him on Thriller Bark. He ultimately entrusts his sword to Roronoa Zoro.
    A young woman working as a waitress at a bar in a small town. She was the sole survivor of a dragon attack that destroyed her village, leading her to respect Cyrano who she falsely believed to be her savior.
  • A master swordsman second to King, the strongest swordsman. He is in fact a thief who orchestrated the Great Disaster seven years ago that left Flare the only survivor of her village.
  • A thief in town who frames Ryuma for stabbing him. He is in fact a cohort of Cyrano who framed Ryuma.
  • The master and bartender of the cafe that Flare works at.
  • A central character of One Piece who inherits Ryuma's sword on Thriller Bark in the future.

    • Media

    Manga

    Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, the Monsters one-shot was published by Shueisha in 1994 in the Autumn Special issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (with cover date October 30).[2] [3] The chapter was collected in the volume, which released on November 4, 1998.[4] The character Ryuma would later appear as a zombie in Oda's One Piece manga series during the Thriller Bark story arc, thus officially linking the events of both works.[5] [6] [7]

    Viz Media published the one-shot digitally on January 22, 2024.[8]

    Original net animation

    In July 2023, it was announced that Monsters would be receiving an anime adaptation,[9] [10] which was later revealed to be an original net animation that would go on to premiere worldwide on Netflix on January 21, 2024,[11] [12] and January 23 in Japan.[13] Medialink sub-licensed the ONA in Asia-Pacific for streaming on their Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[14]

    The ONA was directed by Sunghoo Park, who was also in charge of composition, and animated by his studio E&H Production. Takashi Kojima served as character designer, with Fuminao Akai as art director, Ryoji Nagasawa as color designer, Lee Ju-Mi as director of photography, Keisuke Yanagi as editor, and Akiko Fujita as sound director. The music was composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi and produced by Takeki Kobayashi.[15]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Milligan. Mercedes. New 'The One Piece' Anime Sets Sail for Netflix, Oda's 'Monsters 103' Adaptation Underway. Animation Magazine. January 21, 2024. https://archive.today/20240121161205/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/12/new-the-one-piece-anime-sets-sail-for-netflix-odas-monsters-103-adaptation-underway/. January 21, 2024. December 18, 2023. live.
    2. Web site: ja:尾田栄一郎氏の初期短編読切『MONSTERS』初のアニメ化決定 監督は『呪術廻戦』朴性厚氏. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2287850/full/. Oricon News. December 15, 2023. ja. July 22, 2023. November 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231127191917/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2287850/full/. live.
    3. Web site: ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 特別編集増刊1994年Autumn Special. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M616280. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. December 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215060812/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M616280. December 15, 2023. ja. live.
    4. Web site: ja:『ワンピース』尾田栄一郎の短編『MONSTERS』のアニメは2024年1月より世界同時配信。主人公リューマたちのビジュアルが公開. https://www.famitsu.com/news/202312/15327913.html. Famitsu. December 15, 2023. ja. December 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215070010/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202312/15327913.html. December 15, 2023. live.
    5. Web site: ja:MONSTERS：中井和哉がアニメにサプライズ出演　竜役だった！　ナレーションも　尾田栄一郎の伝説の短編原作. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240121dog00m200012000c.html. Mantan Web. January 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240121201937/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20240121dog00m200012000c.html. January 21, 2024. ja. January 22, 2024. live.
    6. Web site: Beveridge. Chris. Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' Anime Adaptation Sets Cast & New Trailer Ahead Of Next Week's Debut. The Fandom Post. January 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115170653/https://www.fandompost.com/2024/01/15/eiichiro-odas-monsters-anime-adaptation-sets-cast-new-trailer-ahead-of-next-weeks-debut/. January 15, 2024. ja. January 15, 2024. live.
    7. Web site: Field, Luis. ja:尾田栄一郎先生の短編作品がアニメ化 リューマのバトルと「粋な演出」に絶賛の声『MONSTERS 一百三情飛龍侍極』. https://magmix.jp/post/208549/2. Magmix. . January 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240122082123/https://magmix.jp/post/208549/2. January 22, 2024. ja. January 22, 2024. live.
    8. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Viz Media Publishes Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' 1-Shot Manga in English. Anime News Network. January 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240122203809/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-22/viz-media-publishes-eiichiro-oda-monsters-1-shot-manga-in-english/.206756. January 22, 2024. January 22, 2024. live.
    9. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' 1-Shot Manga Gets Anime. Anime News Network. December 15, 2023. July 22, 2023. November 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231107135217/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-22/eiichiro-oda-monsters-1-shot-manga-gets-anime/.200559. live.
    10. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Anime of Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' Manga Reveals Visuals, January 2024 Netflix Debut. Anime News Network. December 15, 2023. December 14, 2023. January 22, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240122084151/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-14/anime-of-eiichiro-oda-monsters-manga-reveals-visuals-january-2024-netflix-debut/.205515. live.
    11. Web site: Tan. Melvyn. Netflix Reveals Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation Anime’s Trailer, January 21 Premiere Date. Anime Trending. January 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114163900/https://anitrendz.net/news/2024/01/14/netflix-reveals-monsters-103-mercies-dragon-damnation-animes-trailer-january-21-premiere-date/. January 14, 2024. January 14, 2024. live.
    12. NetflixAnime. Netflix. 1746547723409686691. "ONE PIECE" author Eiichiro Oda's 1994 short story "MONSTERS" is receiving its first animated adaptation! MONSTERS 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation streams worldwide from January 21 on Netflix!. January 14, 2024. January 14, 2024.
    13. Web site: ja:尾田栄一郎原作「MONSTERS」リューマ役に細谷佳正、フレア役に花澤香菜　予告も公開. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556993. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114163221/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556993. January 14, 2024. ja. live.
    14. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Ani-One Asia Streams Metallic Rouge, Sengoku Youko, Monsters Anime. Anime News Network. January 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108193810/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-08/ani-one-asia-streams-metallic-rouge-sengoku-youko-monsters-anime/.206236. January 8, 2024. January 8, 2024. live.
    15. Web site: ja:尾田栄一郎原作のアニメ「MONSTERS」2024年1月配信開始 キービジュ＆キャラビジュ公開. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553231. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. December 15, 2023. ja. December 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215065956/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553231. December 15, 2023. live.

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