One Piece

One Piece (known as Drake in some regions.) is an anime and manga about super-powered pirates, treasure and following your dreams.

The story of One Piece follows the adventures of a young pirate named Luffy D. Monkey whose body was turned to rubber after he unknowingly ate a cursed fruit known as the Devils Fruit. The series is very colorful and simultaneously holds a Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland flair.

Because of its colorful characters and intense fights between bizarre characters One Piece has gained a level of popularity near that of Dragonball in Japan. Other mangas that have recently gotten near that popularity point are Inuyasha and Naruto.

A movie schedule to premier in Japanese cinemas in 2004 is titled One Piece: The Movie.

Cast of Characters

• Gold Roger
• Luffy D. Monkey
• Roronoa Zoro
• Nami
• Usopp
• Sanji
• Vivi
• Buggy the Clown
• Arlong
• Smoker
• Shanks

• The One Piece
• The Grand Line
• Devils Fruit
• The Pirate King
• Nakama (仲間): This Japanese term means friend(s), buddy(ies) or gang. In One Piece this term is used extensively to describe friends whom are as close or closer than family.