One Piece – Guide, Curiosities, and Arc Lists

Launched in 1999, One Piece is still an anime that is among the favorites of otaku culture. Who has never even heard of this anime, right? The manga was released on July 19, 1997, and is still in production today. The One Piece manga has already collected a total of 100 volumes.

The manga was written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda and published by Jump Comics. The anime was released 2 years after the manga. The direction varies quite a bit between certain arcs, but the main director is Kônosuke Uda. The script is by Junki Takegami and Hirohiko Ueaka. The studio responsible is Toei Animation.

In the story, the protagonist Luffy sails with his crew with the goal of finding a treasure called One Piece that can make him the new king of pirates. Luffy started his journey alone but ended up looking for diverse people to be part of the Straw Hat Pirates. In this article, we will see more details about the anime such as the guide, curiosities, and lists of One Piece arcs.

Sagas and Arcs of One Piece

PART 1 – Sea of Survival: Supernovas Saga

1. East Blue Saga (1999 – 2001)

• Arc Romance Dawn (or Captain Morgan Arc): episodes 1 to 4;
• Arc Orange Town (or Buggy the Clown Arc): episodes 5 to 8;
• Arc Syrup Village: episodes 9 to 18;
• Arc Baratie: episodes 19 to 30;
• Arc Arlong Park: episodes 31 to 44;
• Arc Buggy’s Crew: After the Battle!: episodes 46 and 47;
• Arc Loguetown: episodes 45 and 48 to 53;
• Arc Millennium Dragon: episodes 54 to 61 (filler arc)

This saga is the first of One Piece, and it starts by talking about the protagonist Luffy, who is actually Monkey D. Luffy. Unintentionally, he ate the Akuma no Mi fruit, and that’s how he gained his rubber abilities. The name of the series is One Piece because of the treasure that many wish to find, including Luffy himself.

Even without knowing how to swim, he decides to pursue his dream of gathering people to form his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates. And it is during this search that the adventures begin to unfold.

2. Alabasta Saga (2001 – 2002)

• Arc Reverse Mountain: episodes 62 and 63;
• Arc Whiskey Peak: episodes 64 to 67;
• Arc Coby and Helmeppo: episodes 68 and 69;
• Arc Little Garden: episodes 70 to 77;
• Arc Drum Island: episodes 78 to 91;
• Arc Alabasta: episodes 92 to 130;
• Arc Post-Alabasta: episodes 131 to 135 (filler arc);

In this saga, the crew is formed, and the Straw Hat Pirates are now official. The team aims to enter the Grand Line, the ocean region considered the most dangerous, also called the “pirate cemetery.” Luffy is at the helm of the navigation device called Log Pose. During this journey, they stop at Whisky Peak Island. Although this place is known for being very welcoming, the pirates realize that there are many secrets behind it.

The next island is Little Garden, where prehistoric animals and two giants live. On this island, they end up fighting a lot. Next, they go to the third island, Drum Island, where they seek someone to help Nami, who is sick. They fight against other pirates and integrate the doctor Tony Tony into the crew.

3. Skypiea Saga (2002 – 2004)

• Arc Sheep Island: episodes 136 to 138 (filler arc);
• Arc Rainbow Mist: episodes 139 to 143 (filler arc);
• Arc Jaya: episodes 144 to 152;
• Arc Skypiea: episodes 153 to 195;
• Arc G-8: episodes 196 to 206 (filler arc)

This is the saga with the most filler arcs, at the beginning and the end! The Straw Hats’ first destination is to stop at an island full of sheep. They also help a man while fleeing from a pursuit. In their escape, they go to Ruluka Island, which has a dictator. Besides fighting against the dictator, they have to fight for survival against Rainbow mist, a mist that opens a portal.

They later meet Nico Robin, a new companion of the crew. The Straw Hats try to solve the mystery of the ship that fell from the sky and a map that shows a city called Skypiea. They also confront the pirates of Masira. The crew ends up on Jaya Island.

4. Water 7 Saga (2004 – 2007)

• Arc Davy Back Fight (or Long Ring Long Land Arc): episodes 207 to 219;
• Arc Ocean Dream: episodes 220 to 224 (filler arc);
• Arc Return of Foxy: episodes 225 and 226 (semi-filler arc);
• Arc Water 7: episodes 227 to 265;
• Arc Enies Lobby: episodes 266 to 312;
• Arc Post-Enies Lobby: episodes 313 to 325;

The Davy Back Fight arc was the first in the Adult Swim version (a channel for young adults that usually airs from night until morning). The Straw Hats have a dispute with the Foxy Pirates in the Davy Back Fight. In the two filler arcs of the saga, Luffy’s crew reunites with Foxy, Porche, and Hamburg. A fight begins and Aokiji returns.

The Straw Hats arrive at Water 7 Island, where the crew confronts the dangerous organization CP9 and marks many twists in the series. They later unite with Sogeking, the Franky Family, and Galley-La Company shipwrights to rescue Nico Robin and Franky. For this mission, they even enlist CP9, and Luffy declares war on the government.

5. Thriller Bark Saga (2007 – 2009)

• Arc Lovely Land: episodes 326 to 336 (filler arc);
• Arc Thriller Bark: episodes 337 to 381;
• Arc Spa Island: episodes 382 to 384 (filler arc);

This is one of the shortest sagas, with only 3 arcs. In this phase, Franky is part of the crew, the Straw Hats travel through the Florian Triangle and end up on the ghost island “Thriller Bark.” There, the crew has their shadows stolen by the sea Warlord Gecko Moria, and they only have until sunset to recover them.

The group ends up counting on the help of Brook, a living skeleton who assists them in fighting against Oars, giant creatures that Moria brings back to life. And Brook becomes part of the Straw Hat crew.

6. Marineford War Saga (2009 – 2011)

• Arc Sabaody Archipelago: episodes 385 to 407;
• Arc Amazon Lily: episodes 408 to 421;
• Arc Impel Down: episodes 422 to 425;
• Arc Little Blue East: episodes 426 to 429; (filler arc)
• Arc Impel Down: episodes 430 to 456 (post-filler continuation);
• Arc Marineford: episodes 457 to 489;
• Arc Post-Marineford: episodes 490 to 516;

The saga begins with the Straw Hats visiting the tenth island of the Grand Line, called Sabaody Archipelago. On this island, they have to face opponents and the Eleven Supernova pirates. They end up being defeated by enemies such as Admiral Kizaru, the Pacifista, Bartolomeu Kuma, and Sentomaru.

Luffy goes to Amazon Lily Island, an island only for women who kill men when they appear. The other Straw Hat members are separated and end up in different places. Luffy needs to reunite the entire crew again and also save his brother Ace from the underwater prison.

Luffy can’t make it in time; Ace has been transferred to the Marine headquarters. To rescue him, he escapes from Impel Down with Jinbe, Emporio Ivankov, Crocodile, Mr. 1, Mr. 3, Buggy, and Inazuma to find Ace. The war is preparing with the dangerous confrontation between the protagonist’s titanic powers, the Marines, Whitebeard, and the other pirates trying to take down the Emperor.

PART 2 – The Final Sea: The New World Saga

7. Fish-Man Island Saga (2011 – 2012)

• Arc Return to Sabaody: episodes 517 to 522;
• Arc Fish-Man Island: episodes 523 to 574;

This saga has the fewest arcs, only two. This part takes place two years after the Marineford War, many things have changed during this period. Luffy’s bounty rises to 400,000,000 due to crimes committed against the Marines. The Straw Hat Pirates spent this time training, so they returned stronger and with greater mastery of their skills.

The Straw Hats go to Fish-Man Island, pursued by the Caribou Pirates. And as if that weren’t enough, they must face the inhabitants of the new island and save it from another danger. They manage to reach the New World, where they find illegal experiments in Dr. Vegapunk’s laboratory. Luffy discovers a conspiracy on Dressrosa Island.

8. Pirate Alliance Saga (2012 – 2016)

• Arc Z’s Ambition: episodes 575 to 578 (filler arc)
• Arc Punk Hazard: episodes 579 to 625;
• Arc Recovering Caesar: episodes 626 to 628 (filler arc);
• Arc Dressrosa: episodes 629 to 746;
• Arc Silver Mines: episodes 747 to 750 (filler arc);

In the New World, the Straw Hats encounter the Marines and the New Marines, with whom they clash. The crew receives a call for help from Punk Hazard Island from a group suffering from samurais. They go to the island and are pursued by Vice Admiral Smoker.

They go to a place that is also home to one of Dr. Vegapunk’s laboratories, and some enemies have conducted experiments that could have disastrous results. The Eleven Supernova group causes chaos in the New World, being considered the “Worst Generation” of pirates.

9. Yonkou Saga (2016 – present)

• Arc Zou: episodes 751 to 779;
• Arc Supernova Marines: episodes 780 to 782 (filler arc);
• Arc Whole Cake: episodes 783 to 877;
• Arc Reverie: episodes 878 to 889;
• Arc Wano Country: episodes 890 to 894
• Arc Carbonic Acid King: episodes 895 and 896
• Arc Wano Country (continuation): episodes 897 to 906
• Arc/Episode Romance Dawn: episode 907 (filler episode)
• Arc Wano Country (continuation): episodes 908 to 995 (currently)

The connection is with the movie One Piece Film: Gold. It shows the events after Doflamingo’s defeat. The Straw Hats, Trafalgar Law, Kin’emon, and Kanjuro go to Zou Island (one of the New World islands). The island is surrounded by the Beast Pirates.

Luffy, Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Brook, and Pekoms head to Whole Cake Island. The group tries to rescue Sanji and save him from his arranged marriage with Charlotte. The group still needs to defeat the Big Mom of the Four Emperors.

Luffy’s bounty rises to 1,500,000,000. The Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance recruits allies in Wano Country to free the nation from the control of shogun Kurozumi Orochi, Emperor Kaido and his crew, and the Beast Pirates. However, the group still needs to deal with the Big Mom Pirates, who followed them to Wano Country seeking revenge. Big Mom decides to form an alliance with Kaido to conquer the world.

10 Curiosities about One Piece

1 – Most of the pirates in One Piece were inspired by real-life pirates and celebrities;

2 – Luffy’s nationality is Brazilian;

3 – The creator of One Piece wanted to be a mangaka since he was 4 years old because he didn’t want to have a “real job”;

4 – It was planned that Sanji’s name would be Naruto;

5 – Tony Tony Chopper was originally drawn with a more realistic reindeer appearance and carrying a sword;

6 – Eiichiro Oda gets emotional whenever he writes a sad scene;

7 – The goal was for One Piece to last only 5 years and not 22 years;

8 – Boa Hancock is in love with Luffy. Her name is inspired by Thomas Hancock, the inventor of elastic, and Luffy has the power to stretch parts of his body;

9 – In 1997, One Piece first appeared in Shonen Jump magazine and quickly became one of the most popular mangas in Japan;

10 – Sanji, who in the original version is always smoking, has his cigarettes replaced by lollipops in the censored version. This censorship happened so that the anime could be aired on children’s channels.

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