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One Piece Season 2 Review
One Piece
ONE PIECE （ワンピース） (Wan Pīsu)
Synopsis
The second season of the One Piece anime series contains a single story arc, called "Gurando Rain Totsunyū" (グランドライン突入, lit. "Enter the Grand Line"), which adapts Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga from shortly after the beginning of the 12th through the beginning of the 15th volumes over 15 episodes, following the first adventures of Monkey D. Luffy's Straw Hat Pirates in a fictional sea, called the Grand Line. Stuck in the bowels of the giant whale Laboon, they encounter the whale's caretaker, an old man named Crocus, and Nefeltari Vivi. Taking her with them, they make enemies of the Warlord Sir Crocodile's secret organization, Baroque Works, and befriend the giants Dorry and Broggy on the prehistoric island Little Garden.
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Overview
The second season of the One Piece anime series was directed by Kōnosuke Uda and produced by Toei Animation. In the English language adaptation of the series by former licensee 4Kids Entertainment, the season’s 15 episodes were cut down to a mere four.
Alternative title
– All’arrembaggio! – One Piece
– One Piece – Tutti all’Arrembaggio
– Tutti All’arrembaggio
– Ван Пис
– ون بيس
– Wan Pīsu
– ONE PIECE （ワンピース）
– 航海王
– 원피스
– Lastik Çocuk
– Ντρέικ και το Κυνήγι του Θησαυρού
– וואן פיס
– วันพีซ
– Budak Getah
– Большой куш
– Великий куш
– وان پیس
– ওয়ান পিস্
– Tek parça
– Едно Цяло
– Одним куском
– Уан Пийс
– One Piece – Tutti all’Arrembaggio
– Tutti All’arrembaggio
– Ван Пис
– ون بيس
– Wan Pīsu
– ONE PIECE （ワンピース）
– 航海王
– 원피스
– Lastik Çocuk
– Ντρέικ και το Κυνήγι του Θησαυρού
– וואן פיס
– วันพีซ
– Budak Getah
– Большой куш
– Великий куш
– وان پیس
– ওয়ান পিস্
– Tek parça
– Едно Цяло
– Одним куском
– Уан Пийс
TL;DR Review
The second season of One Piece is mainly used for planting seeds to be further expanded on in the later seasons.
The animation is consistent with the first season. The catchy themes “Believe” by Folder5 and “Run! Run! Run!” by Maki Otsuki continue to the second season. Two more ending themes were introduced in this season, “Watashi ga Iru Yo” (私がいるよ, lit. “I Am Right Here!”) by Tomato Cube and “Shouchi no Suke” (しょうちのすけ, lit. “That’s a Fact!”) by Shōjo Suitei. Both new songs will burrow into your brain and will remain there for a while, especially “Shouchi no Suke”.
This season start with the story of the whale that was left behind, and will later be revisited in the later season (I won’t spoil it here). This season is also the prequel of the Alabasta arc, where we will be introduced to another new crew member.
We are also given some story on what is going on with Coby and Helmeppo, whom we’ve met in the first season. It does feel a little like filler episodes, but it is important for us to know these characters are following their own dream and not just cast aside.
The Straw Hat crew continue on their journey, where they met the two giants, Dorry and Broggy. This short arc on this island will also be revisited in the later season.
One good thing about this short season is there are no filler episodes.
Though the season was short and not a lot of major actions, I still recommend it to the fan of the series. One Piece contains moderate graphic violence and suggestive themes/dialogs. Intended for young adults.
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One Piece
Playlist
A collection of notable music and song from this series.
Music
Opening Theme
Season 1 (eps 1-62)
- “We Are!” (ウィーアー! Wī Ā!) by Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 1-47)
- “Believe” by Folder5 (eps 48+)
Movie 1 (The Movie)
- “We Are!” by Hiroshi Kitadani
Season 2 (eps 63-77)
- “Believe” by Folder5
Season 3 (eps 78-92)
- “Believe” by Folder5
Season 4 (eps 93-130)
- “Believe” by Folder5 (eps 93-115)
- “Hikari e” (ヒカリヘ, lit. Toward the Light) by The Babystars (eps 116+)
Season 5 (eps 131-143)
- “Hikari e” (ヒカリヘ, lit. Toward the Light) by The Babystars
Season 6 (eps 144-195)
- “Hikari e” (ヒカリヘ, lit. Toward the Light) by The Babystars (eps 144-168)
- “Bon Voyage” by Bon-Bon Blanco (eps 169+)
Season 7 (eps 196-228)
- “Bon Voyage” by Bon-Bon Blanco (eps 196-206)
- “Kokoro no Chizu” (ココロのちず, lit. Map of the Heart) by Boystyle (eps 207+)
Season 8 (eps 229-263)
- “Kokoro no Chizu” (ココロのちず, lit. Map of the Heart) by Boystyle
Season 9 (eps 264-336)
- “Brand New World” by D-51 (eps 264-278)
- “We Are! (7 Straw Hat Pirates variant)” (ウィーアー!〜7人の麦わら海賊団篇〜 Wī Ā! Shichinin no Mugiwara Kaizokudan Hen) by the voice actors of the first seven Straw Hat Pirates (eps 279-283)
- “Crazy Rainbow” by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 284-325)
- “Jungle P” by 5050 (eps 326+)
Movie 8 (The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta)
- “compass” by Ai Kawashima
- “Compass(English Version)” by Catlin Glass
Season 10 (eps 337-381)
- “Jungle P” by 5050 (eps 337-372)
- “We Are!” (ウィーアー!) cover by TVXQ (eps 373+)
Season 11 (eps 382-407)
- “We Are!” (ウィーアー!) cover by TVXQ (eps 382-394)
- “Share the World” by TVXQ (eps 395+)
Season 12 (eps 408-421)
- “Share the World” by TVXQ
Season 13 (eps 422-458)
- “Share the World” by TVXQ (eps 422-425)
- “Kaze o Sagashite” (風をさがして, lit. “Search for the Wind”) by Yaguchi Mari with Straw Hat (eps 426+)
Season 14 (eps 459-516)
- “Kaze o Sagashite” (風をさがして, lit. “Search for the Wind”) by Yaguchi Mari with Straw Hat (ep 459)
- “One Day” by The Rootless (eps 460-492)
- “Fight Together” by Namie Amuro (eps 493+)
Season 15 (eps 517-578)
- “We Go!” (ウィーゴー! Wī Gō!) by Hiroshi Kitadani
Season 16 (eps 579-628)
- “We Go!” (ウィーゴー! Wī Gō!) by Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 579-590)
- “Hands Up!” by Kōta Shinzato (新里 宏太 Shinzato Kōta) (eps 591+)
Season 17 (eps 629-746)
- “Wake up!” by AAA (eps 629-686)
- “Hard Knock Days” by Generations from Exile Tribe (eps 687+)
Season 18 (eps 747-782)
- “We Can” (ウィーキャン! Wī Kyan!) by Kishidan and Hiroshi Kitadani
Season 19 (eps 782+)
- “We Can” (ウィーキャン! Wī Kyan!) by Kishidan and Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 782-806)
- “Hope” by Namie Amuro (eps 807+)
Closing Theme
Season 1 (eps 1-62)
- “Memories” by Maki Otsuki (eps 1-30)
- “Run! Run! Run!” by Maki Otsuki (ep 31+)
Movie 1 (The Movie)
- “Memories” by Maki Otsuki
Movie 2 (Clockwork Island Adventure)
- “Believe” by Folder5
- “Ready!” by Folder5
Season 2 (eps 63-77)
- “Run! Run! Run!” by Maki Otsuki (ep 63)
- “Watashi ga Iru Yo” (私がいるよ, lit. “I Am Right Here!”) by Tomato Cube (ep 63-73)
- “Shouchi no Suke” (しょうちのすけ, lit. “That’s a Fact!”) by Shōjo Suitei (eps 74+)
Season 3 (eps 78-92)
- “Shouchi no Suke” (しょうちのすけ, lit. “That’s a Fact!”) by Shōjo Suitei (eps 78-81)
- “Before Dawn” by Ai-Sachi (eps 82+)
Season 4 (eps 93-130)
- “Before Dawn” by Ai-Sachi (eps 93-94)
- “fish” by The Kaleidoscope (eps 95-106)
- “Glory -Kimi ga Iru kara-” (Glory-君がいるから-, lit. Glory: Because You Are Here) by Takako Uehara (eps 107-118)
- “Shining Ray” by Janne Da Arc (eps 119+)
Movie 3 (Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals)
- “Mabushikute” by DASEIN
Season 5 (eps 131-143)
- “Shining Ray” by Janne Da Arc (eps 131-132)
- “Free Will” by Ruppina (eps 133+)
Season 6 (eps 144-195)
- “Free Will” by Ruppina (eps 144-156)
- “Faith” by Ruppina (eps 157-168)
- “A to Z” by Z (eps 169-181)
- “Tsuki to Taiyō” (月と太陽, lit. The Moon and The Sun) by shela (eps 182+)
Movie 4 (Dead End Adventure)
- “sailing day” by BUMP OF CHICKEN
Movie 5 (The Cursed Holy Sword)
- “Ano Basho e” by Harebare
Season 7 (eps 196-228)
- “Tsuki to Taiyō” (月と太陽, lit. The Moon and The Sun) by shela (eps 196-206)
- “Mirai Koukai” (未来航海, lit. Future Voyage) by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 207+)
* “Mirai Koukai” was replaced with “Eternal Pose” due to music licensing issues in English speaking territories.
Movie 6 (Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island)
- “Yume Miru Goro wo Sugitemo” by Kishidan
Season 8 (eps 229-263)
- “Mirai Koukai” (未来航海, lit. Future Voyage) by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 229-230)
* “Mirai Koukai” was replaced with “Eternal Pose” due to music licensing issues in English speaking territories. - “Eternal Pose” (エターナルポーズ) by Asia Engineer (eps 231-245)
- “Dear friends” by TRIPLANE (eps 246-255)
- “Asu wa kuru kara” (明日は来るから) by TVXQ (eps 256+)
Movie 7 (The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle)
- “Sayaendou” by NewS
Season 9 (eps 264-336)
- “Adventure World” by Delicatessen (eps 264-278)
- “Family” by the Straw Hats’ voice actors (eps 279-283)
- No ending theme (eps 326+)
Season 10+
- No ending theme
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