Yuta Okkotsu

Jun 09, 2022

One Piece

The series focuses on 

, a young man made of rubber, whom, inspired by his childhood idol, the powerful pirate 

, sets off on a journey from the East Blue Sea to find the mythical treasure, the One Piece, and proclaim himself the King of the Pirates. In an effort to organize his own crew, the 

,

Luffy rescues and befriends a pirate hunter and swordsman named 

, and they head off in search of the titular treasure. They are joined in their journey by 

, a money-obsessed thief and navigator; 

, a sniper and compulsive liar; and 

, a perverted but chivalrous cook. They acquire a ship, the 

Going Merry

,

and engage in confrontations with notorious pirates of the East Blue. As Luffy and his crew set out on their adventures, others join the crew later in the series, including 

, an anthropomorphized reindeer doctor; 

, an archaeologist and former 

assassin; 

, a cyborg shipwright; 

, a skeleton musician and swordsman; and 

, a fish-man helmsman and former member of the 

. Once the 

Going Merry

is damaged beyond repair, Franky builds the Straw Hat Pirates a new ship, the 

Thousand Sunny

,

Together, they encounter other pirates, bounty hunters, criminal organizations, revolutionaries, secret agents, and soldiers of the corrupt 

, and various other friends and foes, as they sail the seas in pursuit of their dreams.