All posts tagged in: luffy

Neil Raymundo · Dragon Ball · One Piece

Nov 14

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Luffy Fights Goku in Extreme Butouden/Great Pirate Colosseum Crossover

Bandai Namco has just released a new video designed to promote the One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum and Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden crossover multiplayer update. Of course, purists will balk at the idea that Monkey D. Luffy, even in his 4th Gear Bound Man form, will be able to keep up with Son Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form, but ridiculously unfair power scaling aside, one cannot deny ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Sep 12

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One Piece: Luffy and Chopper Show Off Rapping Skills in New Fanta CM

Pirates are not really known for their ability to drop phat rhymes, but if there’s one thing the Straw Hats are good for, it’s venturing out into unexplored territories so two of the crew’s representatives, Luffy and Chopper, decide to show off their skills in the most recent CM for carbonated fruit beverage Fanta: The cross promotion is not limited to the CM. Fanta has released eight ...

Cecilia Cordero · Other Cartoons

Jun 06

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Fans Choose Top 5 Actors to Play Luffy of One Piece

With the upcoming Fullmetal Alchemist’s live-action film adaptation, Japanese fans have been guessing about other anime/manga properties they would want to see adapted and who they would want to see portraying the starring roles. Goo Ranking created a poll where fans were asked who they’d want to see starring Luffy D. Monkey if One Piece by Eiichiro Oda were to have a live-action adaptation. ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Mar 01

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New Batch of One Piece: Burning Blood Images Showcase Support Characters

We’re only a few months away from the release of the fighting game One Piece: Burning Blood, so we’re bound to see the trickle of teasers and promo materials turn into a flood. This time around, we’re getting a batch of high quality art that features some of the supporting characters. Sorry if you’re expecting one of the Straw Hats, but the images highlight the underappreciated ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece · Toonbarn TV

Aug 11

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WATCH: Preview for One Piece Episode of Sabo – The Three Brothers Bond

TOEI has just posted a bunch of new promo videos for the One Piece TV special titled Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers’ Bond – The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will, which will serve as a flashback to Ace, Luffy, and Sabo’s childhood while also showing Sabo’s visit to the graves of Whitebeard and Ace and the early parts of the Dressrosa arc from the character’s ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece · Toonbarn TV

Jul 20

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Promo Video for One Piece Episode of Sabo – The Three Brothers Bond

A One Piece recap TV special is scheduled to air on August 22, 2015, with the main focus being a flashback to Luffy, Ace, and Sabo’s past as adoptive brothers. The TV special is titled Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers’ Bond – The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will. It will be worth watching even for fans who have already read the flashback in the manga, as it will also contain ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Dec 07

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 to Feature Fully Playable Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff Sabo

Now that Ace is no longer around (if you don’t know why, you obviously haven’t been paying attention), Luffy’s other adopted brother – the previously considered deceased Sabo has become a person of interest for fans. Not only is he alive but he has become Army Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army. To top it off, he now has Ace’s Mera Mera no Mi. ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece · Toonbarn TV

Aug 05

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New TV Ad for One Piece 3D2Y Special

A new TV ad for the 3D2Y Ace no Shi Wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chikai special was aired during this week’s episode of One Piece (656, Rebecca’s Sword of Death! Backwater Sword Dance.) The full-length TV special, which is meant to celebrate the anime series 15th anniversary, is slated to air on Fuji TV’s Premium Saturday block at 9:00 pm this August 30. ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece · Toonbarn TV

Jul 21

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New CM for One Piece 3D2Y Released

The official Youtube channel for Toei Animation has recently posted new CM for the upcoming One Piece TV anime special, titled 3D2Y Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama tono Chikai (which roughly translates to the equally mouthful “Overcoming the death of Ace! Luffy, the oath with his party!”) The CM is fairly brief, clocking in at 15 seconds, but it should do the job as far as teasing fans is ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece

Jul 09

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One Piece Gets a New 2 Hour Anime Special Next Month

August is an exciting month for One Piece fans, as the TV anime series will be getting a 2-hour special next month as a way of commemorating its 15th anniversary. Titled “One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai” (One Piece ‘3D2Y’ Overcome Ace’s Death! The Oath With Luffy’s Crewmates), the special will be airing on August 30 ...

Neil Raymundo · One Piece · Toonbarn TV

Apr 23

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One Piece Unlimited World: Red Makes Its Way to Europe, and North America in July

English speaking fans of One Piece will be glad to know that the multiplatform action game One Piece Unlimited World: Red will finally be arriving in Europe on June 27, followed by a North American version in July. And the ports will not be arriving as plain jane releases, because both the day one edition and a special Chopper edition will be including several yummy goodies. The day one edition ...

Neil Raymundo · Dragon Ball · Naruto · One Piece · Toonbarn TV

Feb 09

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New J-Stars Victory Vs. Clips Featuring Goku, Luffy, and Kenshin

Namco Bandai has recently posted a bunch of new videos that aim to promote the upcoming 3D inter-franchise brawler, J-Stars Victory VS. The game will serve as a commemoration of Shonen Jump’s 45th anniversary and will be released for the Playstation 3 and PS Vita in Japan. The first clip is an introduction to the basics, while the remaining three are focused on three of the participating ...