All posts in: One Piece

Takao · One Piece

May 02

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One Piece returns to free-TV in France

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the One Piece anime, Toei Animation Europe has negotiated the franchise’s return to free-TV in France. TF1 Group’s TFX network will begin airing the show during their Sunday morning youth slots beginning May 5th. The series will be aired dubbed in French and simulcast in Japanese with French subtitles. TFX’s broadcast begins with the ...

Cecilia Cordero · One Piece

Mar 13

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One Piece: World Seeker Releases Launch Trailer

One Piece: World Seeker is getting ready for its March 15 launch on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It’s not getting as much fanfare, probably because Bandai Namco has already desensitized fans with their very busy slate these past few month. But the game looks real good, and it seems fun so every little bit of getting the word out there helps. Case in point is a new launch trailer, which shows a ...

Cecilia Cordero · Dragon Ball · Naruto · One Piece

Feb 22

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JUMP FORCE (PC) Review

Jump Force debuted on the PC platform via Valve’s Steam distribution platform last February 15, but given the state of PC ports these days, we waited until at least the first patch just to give the developer (Spike Chunsoft) a chance to iron out the launch day kinks. For the uninitiated, Jump Force is a 3 vs 3 3D arena fighting game that features a wide range of characters originating from ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Dec 24

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A Look Back at 20 Years of One Piece

The One Piece anime franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special site, which went live last December 23. The site features a two minute special promotional video designed to provide a brief glimpse into the anime’s 20 year history. The series of footages included in the PV conveniently outline the various story arcs that have been tackled to date, starting from the East Blue arc ...

Neil Raymundo · Dragon Ball · Naruto · One Piece

Jun 11

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Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece Join Forces in JUMP FORCE

At Microsoft’s recent E3 conference, Bandai Namco’s new fighting game titled Jump Force was revealed. This new game is a crossover fighter that features characters from popular Shonen Jump series, such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece. A surprise reveal at the end of the teaser trailer shows characters from a non-shonen, yet still massively popular manga/anime franchise: The reveal ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Jun 03

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New One Piece Anime PV Features the Germa 66

A new teaser for the One Piece anime is making the rounds right now, and it focuses on one of the most popular additions to the property – Sanji’s genetically engineered, super enhanced family, the Germa 66. The PV only clocks in at a meager 33 seconds, but it was done by maxilla (known for the Space Dandy promotional videos), so you can expect an exciting, hyper-kinetic visual feast. And ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Mar 11

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Sets Sail for Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch owners who want more anime on their console/handheld of choice will be glad to know that One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch via the North American eShop on May 10, followed by a European eShop release on May 11. The version that will be coming to the Switch is the Deluxe Edition, which means Switch owners won’t have to deal with a DLC ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Feb 07

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One Piece: World Seeker Releases 4K Trailer

Bandai Namco is currently raking it in with the success of Dragon Ball FighterZ (which has been added to this year’s EVO lineup), but that doesn’t mean the publisher is ignoring its other titles. Many of their anime-based game offerings, such as the upcoming My Hero Academia and Seven Deadly Sins games, are being teased on social media. Included in this list is the open world adventure game ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Jan 30

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One Piece: Bounty Rush Sails to the West

Eiichiro Oda’s Pirate-themed shonen property, One Piece, is no stranger to game adaptations, and has particularly seen huge success on the mobile platform. Unfortunately for us Western fans, many of the videogame adaptations tend to stay exclusive to the Japanese region. But the more successful ones do make their way towards our shores, no matter how late. One such case is the competitive free ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Dec 14

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New One Piece Mobile Game Teaser Showcases 4 vs 4

Bandai Namco has just revealed a teaser trailer for an upcoming mobile game based on Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga/anime property, titled One Piece: Bounty Rush. The notable thing about this new mobile game, as exhibited by the teaser, is that it allows full-on four vs four team battles using key One Piece characters, with the mechanics being that the team with the most Berries along the way ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Dec 13

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New Open World One Piece Game Coming in 2018

Bandai Namco has recently confirmed a new game based on Eiichiro Oda’s mega popular pirate-themed manga/anime franchise, One Piece. The new game is titled One Piece: World Seeker, and is going to debut in 2018 for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. According to the same announcement, the game is an open world action game (hence the “world “ in the title) and will feature an expansive, seamless ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Sep 12

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Luffy and Sanji Throw Down in One Piece Anime Special Preview

This is old news for people who are up to date on the One Piece manga, but those who are only watching the anime will have to watch out for October 1 as the Whole Cake Island Arc reaches one of its most notable high points. While it’s not exactly the climax, the very emotional fight between Luffy and Sanji is about to occur. For the uninitiated, Sanji has been coerced into joining his family, ...