Today's pick in the Daily Anime Pick-Series where I pick one anime each day that I think is worth watching is One Piece!

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Until now I've tried to pick series that are less known but eventually one of the very popular ones has to come and here it is! This is an anime which introduced many anime fans to this new and exciting world and that is probably because the chance that you're encountering it somewhere on western television is very likely. But also this anime is one of the longest out there with currently 822 episodes and many of those have been dubbed to various languages. And just as a side note: I strongly recommend watching in Japanese with subtitles. But that's an entirely separate topic maybe for another article.
So we talked about One Piece as its position in the anime world but not so much about One Piece itself so let's do that. One Piece follows a young pirate named Luffy as he builds up his crew and tries to become the next pirate king. The world itself is split between pirates and the marine. Even though pirates are usually viewed as the bad ones and don't take me wrong there certainly are bad pirates the marine which acts as the world government is often portrayed in a bad light. Luffy's crew on the other hand is certainly on the good side but of course still hunted by the marine.
The strong point of One Piece is its very complex and long storyline. That's something that is certainly not easy to get right. There is a lot of foreshadowing to events that happen many many episodes in the future.
Now animes that are as long as One Piece tend to have a lot of fillers and One Piece is not an exception so whenever you get tired of a certain string of episodes just have a look at filler lists and jump right to the next cannon episode. And of course since this anime started out in 1999 the first episodes won't be in HD but trust me after you've watched a few episodes you won't even realize that fact anymore.
If you start now and watch all 822 episodes so far straight you will get up in a bit more than 13 days. Or rather you won't since you'd die of thirst. So make sure you take some breaks.
I certainly recommend this one to you since you'll be having a lot of fun watching it and when you caught up with all the episodes you can be excited for a new episode each Sunday.

Description

Gol D. Roger was known as the "Pirate King," the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the existence of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece—which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame—and quite possibly the pinnacle of glory and the title of the Pirate King.

Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate ransacking villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder: the thought of an exciting adventure that leads him to intriguing people and ultimately, the promised treasure. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach the most coveted of all fortunes—One Piece.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Source

Studios

Toei Animation

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Super Power, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen

Season & Length & Source

• Fall 1999 (Oct 20, 1999 to the far future)
• 822 Episodes so far
• Manga

Franchise

Side story: One Piece Movie 1, One Piece Movie 2: Nejimaki-jima no Daibouken, One Piece Movie 3: Chinjuu-jima no Chopper Oukoku, One Piece Movie 4: Dead End no Bouken, One Piece Movie 5: Norowareta Seiken, One Piece Movie 6: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima, One Piece Movie 7: Karakuri-jou no Mecha Kyohei, One Piece: Taose! Kaizoku Ganzack, One Piece: Umi no Heso no Daibouken-hen, One Piece: Oounabara ni Hirake! Dekkai Dekkai Chichi no Yume!, One Piece: Mamore! Saigo no Dai Butai, One Piece: Nenmatsu Tokubetsu Kikaku! Mugiwara no Luffy Oyabun Torimonochou, One Piece: Jango no Dance Carnival, One Piece: Yume no Soccer Ou!, One Piece: Mezase! Kaizoku Yakyuu Ou, One Piece: Straw Hat Theater, One Piece Film: Strong World, One Piece: Romance Dawn Story, One Piece Film: Strong World Episode 0, One Piece 3D: Mugiwara Chase, One Piece 3D: Gekisou! Trap Coaster, One Piece Film: Z, One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island no Bouken, One Piece: Romance Dawn, One Piece: Glorious Island, One Piece 3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chikai, One Piece Film: Gold, One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia

Summary: One Piece Movie 8: Episode of Alabasta - Sabaku no Oujo to Kaizoku-tachi, One Piece Recap, One Piece: Episode of Nami - Koukaishi no Namida to Nakama no Kizuna, One Piece: Episode of Merry - Mou Hitori no Nakama no Monogatari, One Piece: Episode of Sabo - 3 Kyoudai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi, One Piece: Long Ring Long Land-hen, One Piece: Episode of East Blue - Luffy to 4-nin no Nakama no Daibouken

Alternative version: One Piece Movie 9: Episode of Chopper Plus - Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura

Other: Oishi-sa Hajikeru! One Piece, Sono Me ga Mitsumeru Mono