One Piece season 1 explained

Season Number:1
East Blue
Bg Colour:
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Num Episodes:61
Network:Fuji Television
Next Season:Season 2
Episode List:List of One Piece episodes (seasons 1–8)

The first season of the One Piece anime series was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Kounosuke Uda. The season is adapted from the first twelve volumes of the manga by Eiichiro Oda and aired on Fuji Television from October 20, 1999 through March 14, 2001, totaling 61 episodes. The first season depicts the exploits of the pirate captain Monkey D. Luffy and as he gathers his crew and heads to the Grand Line in search of the titular treasure, the "One Piece".

In 2004, 4Kids Entertainment licensed the series for a heavily edited[1] English dubbed broadcast. 4Kids edited the episodes for content, merged one episode and left out 18 episodes, thus reducing the season's episode count to a total of 53 episodes. The series made its U.S. premiere on September 18, 2004 on Fox as part of its FoxBox TV programming block, lasting until July 30, 2005. Funimation Entertainment later licensed the series and released the first season in four unedited and uncut, bilingual-language compilations; the first was released on May 27, 2008 and the last was released on March 31, 2009.

The season uses four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme is the award-winning title, performed by Hiroshi Kitadani in Japanese and Vic Mignogna in English (Funimation dub; Russell Velazquez initially performed the English version for the 4Kids dub before replacing it with the "Pirate Rap") for the first 47 episodes. The second opening, which was used for the rest of the season, is "Believe" by Folder5 in Japanese and Meredith McCoy in English. The first ending theme, titled "Memories" for the first 30 episodes, and was performed by Maki Otsuki in Japanese and Brina Palencia in English, who also performed the second ending theme song, titled "Run! Run! Run!" in Japanese, for the rest of the season. Caitlin Glass performed the English version of the second ending theme. 4Kids used original music in their adaptation, while Funimation opted for English-language versions of the theme music pieces.

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Episodes

Critical reception

The season's uncut home video release generally received positive reviews from critics due to its humor, fight sequences, characters and music. The Arlong Park storyline has been highlighted as the strongest of the season, although David Brook less favorably described these episodes as "melodramatic" for Blueprint Review. Commenting on the animation, several critics applauded the series' accuracy to the manga's art style, but noted that moments of limited animation betrayed the low budget of the series.

Both John Sinnott and Neil Lumbard rated the season "Highly Recommended" when writing for DVD Talk, with Lumbard describing Luffy as "easily one of the most endearing, comical, and fun characters in anime history". Writing for Anime News Network, Carl Kimlinger awarded the first 26 episodes "B" ratings, but found the "emotional core" of the Captain Buggy episodes to be underwhelming and commented that the early episodes of the series did not match the standard that would be set by later episodes. Writing for Starburst, Julian White claimed that the series was "likely to give you one helluva migraine" and awarded 6/10 to the first 26 episodes. IGN's David F. Smith awarded the first 13 episodes 7/10, also commenting on the slow pace of the episodes but conceding that "you might just call it a convention of the genre".

Nefarious Reviews rated the season "Medium" saying that "the early episodes don’t give a good first impression, but once the longer story begins, One Piece stretches it’s creativity to give a good opening season with promises of so much more adventure". David F. Smith writing for IGN gave the uncut home video release a 7/10 saying that "One Piece is a pretty good time. It's a colorful, funny, action-packed kids' adventure show, and Funimation's wrapped it up in a well-produced package at a price that can't be beat."

Home media release

Japanese

VHS

Toei Animation (Japan, VHS)
VolumeEpisodesRelease dateRef.
VHS ONEPIECEpiece11–4February 21, 2001[2]
piece25–8February 21, 2001[3]
piece39–12March 21, 2001[4]
piece413–16April 18, 2001[5]
piece517–20May 23, 2001[6]
piece621–24June 20, 2001[7]
piece725–28July 18, 2001[8]
piece829–32August 22, 2001[9]
piece933–36September 19, 2001[10]
piece1037–40October 24, 2001[11]
piece1141–44November 21, 2001[12]
piece1245–48December 19, 2001[13]
piece1349–52January 17, 2002[14]
piece1453–56February 14, 2002[15]
piece1557–61March 20, 2002[16]

DVD

Toei Animation (Japan, Region 2 DVD)
VolumeEpisodesRelease dateRef.
ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.011–4February 21, 2001[17]
piece.025–8February 21, 2001[18]
piece.039–12March 22, 2001[19]
piece.0413–16April 18, 2001[20]
piece.0517–20May 23, 2001[21]
piece.0621–24June 20, 2001[22]
piece.0725–28July 18, 2001[23]
piece.0829–32August 22, 2001[24]
piece.0933–36September 19, 2001[25]
piece.1037–40October 24, 2001[26]
piece.1141–44November 21, 2001[27]
piece.1245–48December 19, 2001[28]
piece.1349–52January 17, 2002[29]
piece.1453–56February 14, 2002[30]
piece.1557–61March 20, 2002[31]
ONE PIECE Log Collection“EAST BLUE”1–17July 23, 2010[32]
“SANJI”18–30July 23, 2010[33]
“NAMI”31–44August 27, 2010[34]
“LOGUE TOWN”45–61August 27, 2010[35]

Blu-ray

The Eternal Log contains 16:9 versions of the episodes in standard definition Blu-ray format.

English

4Kids

4Kids Entertainment Edited TV Version: Viz Media (USA, Region 1 DVD), Madman Entertainment (Australia, Region 4)
VolumeEpisodesRelease dateISBNRef.
USAAustralia
1King of the Pirates1–3February 28, 2006May 17, 2006[36]
2The Circus Comes to Town4–6April 25, 2006July 26, 2006[37]
3The Teller of Tales7–11June 27, 2006September 6, 2006[38]
4The Cat's Ninth Life12–16August 29, 2006November 8, 2006[39]
5King of the Busboys17–21October 24, 2006January 24, 2007[40]
6The Better Swordsman22–26December 26, 2006March 14, 2007[41]
7New Crew27–31February 27, 2007May 2, 2007[42]
8Belle Of The Brawl32–36April 24, 2007July 18, 2007[43]
9Rogue Town37–41June 26, 2007September 12, 2007[44]
10Baroque Works42–46August 28, 2007November 7, 2007[45]
1-3Starter Pack1-11N/AMarch 14, 2007ISBN N/A

Uncut

In North America, the final episodes of this season were recategorized as the opening of "Season Two" for their DVD release by Funimation Entertainment. The Australian Season sets were renamed Collection 1 through 5.

Uncut English & Japanese versions: Funimation Entertainment (USA, Region 1), Manga Entertainment (UK, Region 2), Madman Entertainment (Australia, Region 4)
VolumeEpisodesRelease dateISBNRef.
USAUKAustralia
Season OneFirst Voyage1–13May 27, 2008N/ASeptember 1, 2010[46]
Second Voyage14–26September 16, 2008October 13, 2010[47]
Third Voyage27–39January 20, 2009November 3, 2010[48]
Fourth Voyage40–53March 31, 2009December 15, 2010[49]
Season TwoFirst Voyage54–66June 30, 2009January 12, 2011[50]
CollectionsCollection 11–26July 26, 2011May 27, 2013N/A[51]
Collection 227–53September 27, 2011July 1, 2013[52]
Collection 354–78November 29, 2011September 23, 2013[53]
Treasure Chest CollectionOne1–103N/AOctober 24, 2012ISBN N/A
Voyage Collection1–53September 6, 2017ISBN N/A

Notes

  1. Daniels. Joushua M.. August 2008. Lost in Translation: Anime, Moral Rights, and Market Failure. Boston University Law Review. 88. 3. 710–711, 723. January 9, 2009.
  2. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT8S "ONE PIECE piece.1"
  3. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT8T "ONE PIECE piece.2"
  4. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HUS6 "ONE PIECE piece.3"
  5. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HWKI "ONE PIECE piece.4"
  6. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HY3N "ONE PIECE piece.5"
  7. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005J4HG "ONE PIECE piece.6"
  8. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005L9FJ "ONE PIECE piece.7"
  9. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005LP8C "ONE PIECE piece.8"
  10. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005N70Y "ONE PIECE piece.9"
  11. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005NYJL "ONE PIECE piece.10"
  12. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005Q84K "ONE PIECE piece.11"
  13. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005R6BE "ONE PIECE piece.12"
  14. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005TOG3 "ONE PIECE piece.13"
  15. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005ULBY "ONE PIECE piece.14"
  16. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005V490 "ONE PIECE piece.15"
  17. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=57 "ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.01"
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  31. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=72 "ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.15"
  32. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3944 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “EAST BLUE”"
  33. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3945 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “SANJI”"
  34. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3946 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “NAMI”"
  35. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3947 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “LOGUE TOWN”"
  36. https://web.archive.org/web/20061018173828/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5565 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 1 (DVD)"
  37. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234401/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5566 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 2 (DVD)"
  38. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234553/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5567 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 3 (DVD)"
  39. https://web.archive.org/web/20060927003956/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5568 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 4 (DVD)"
  40. https://web.archive.org/web/20061018173825/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5569 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 5 (DVD)"
  41. https://web.archive.org/web/20061018173902/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6072 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 6 (DVD)"
  42. https://web.archive.org/web/20070301120918/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6655 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 7 (DVD)"
  43. https://archive.today/20100207165413/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6656 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 8 (DVD)"
  44. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234243/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6657 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 9 (DVD)"
  45. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234336/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6658 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 10 (DVD)"
  46. http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/wjyM=WCOz0fDBHHvfT/browse/item/78085/4/0/0 "One Piece Season 1 DVD Part 1 (Hyb) Uncut"
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References

  1. Daniels. Joushua M.. August 2008. Lost in Translation: Anime, Moral Rights, and Market Failure. Boston University Law Review. 88. 3. 710–711, 723. January 9, 2009.
  2. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT8S "ONE PIECE piece.1"
  3. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT8T "ONE PIECE piece.2"
  4. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HUS6 "ONE PIECE piece.3"
  5. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HWKI "ONE PIECE piece.4"
  6. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HY3N "ONE PIECE piece.5"
  7. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005J4HG "ONE PIECE piece.6"
  8. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005L9FJ "ONE PIECE piece.7"
  9. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005LP8C "ONE PIECE piece.8"
  10. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005N70Y "ONE PIECE piece.9"
  11. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005NYJL "ONE PIECE piece.10"
  12. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005Q84K "ONE PIECE piece.11"
  13. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005R6BE "ONE PIECE piece.12"
  14. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005TOG3 "ONE PIECE piece.13"
  15. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005ULBY "ONE PIECE piece.14"
  16. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005V490 "ONE PIECE piece.15"
  17. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=57 "ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.01"
  18. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=58 "ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.02"
  19. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=59 "ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.03"
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  31. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=72 "ONE PIECE ワンピースpiece.15"
  32. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3944 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “EAST BLUE”"
  33. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3945 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “SANJI”"
  34. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3946 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “NAMI”"
  35. http://shop.toei-anim.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=3947 "ONE PIECE Log Collection “LOGUE TOWN”"
  36. https://web.archive.org/web/20061018173828/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5565 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 1 (DVD)"
  37. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234401/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5566 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 2 (DVD)"
  38. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234553/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5567 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 3 (DVD)"
  39. https://web.archive.org/web/20060927003956/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5568 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 4 (DVD)"
  40. https://web.archive.org/web/20061018173825/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5569 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 5 (DVD)"
  41. https://web.archive.org/web/20061018173902/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6072 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 6 (DVD)"
  42. https://web.archive.org/web/20070301120918/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6655 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 7 (DVD)"
  43. https://archive.today/20100207165413/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6656 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 8 (DVD)"
  44. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234243/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6657 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 9 (DVD)"
  45. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011234336/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6658 "One Piece (Edited), Vol. 10 (DVD)"
  46. http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/wjyM=WCOz0fDBHHvfT/browse/item/78085/4/0/0 "One Piece Season 1 DVD Part 1 (Hyb) Uncut"
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