One Piece FAQ [READ THIS FIRST] (Updated 25 November 2007)

StrawHatLuffy

If you have any questions, ask here instead of creating a new thread!

This section is split up as follows:

1. "Where-to-Find"
- 1.1. Anime
- 1.2. Manga
- 1.3. Music
- 1.4. Lyrics
- 1.5. Arts/Images
- 1.6. Games
2. FAQ
- 2.1. Anime
- 2.2. Manga
- 2.3. Storyline
- 2.4. Misc

Try searching (ex. CTRL-F) for the titles for quick access.

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1.1. Anime
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Raws:
- http://www.saiyaman.info
- http://www.vegapunk.com
Fansubs:
- English:
  - Kaizoku Fansubs| IRC | Episodes 1-233, TV Specials 1-3, Movies 1-6
  - BALF Fansubs | Episodes 210-219, Movie 6
  - Gerusama | IRC | Episodes 219-258, TV Special 4
  - ADC-Elites | IRC | Episodes 248-294, Movie 7
  - Vegapunk | IRC | Episodes 294-Current, Mugiwara Theater
- Other Languages:
  - Chinese speed-sub: http://bbs.fxdm.net/
  - HK-Subs - Poor quality, bad subs bootleg. (IRC: Xeno-HK/Hell-HK)
  - Brazillian Portuguese Fabsub (Thanks to gourryed)
Video Clips Request Thread
US Dub: Please do not ask for them as per the rules.

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1.2. Manga
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For more information about which groups are subbing One Piece and to get the episodes ED2K links, try http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=69

Raws:
- Manga Forums - Raws will be posted when they are found.
- KEFI - #raws @ irc.irchighway.net
- Raw Manga Scans for Volume 1-38 (Torrent)
Translations/Scripts:
- Stephen - Link
- KEFI (oceanizer) - Link (Requires registration)
- Translation/Scanlation Sub-forum
  - NOTE: None of the translations above are to be used for scanlations or feel their owner's wrath!
Scanlations:
- [NULL] - http://www.n-u-l-l.net/
  Please note that null no longer announces or hosts the One Piece scanlations on their site, so you can get them at #null @ irc.irchighway.net
- Translation/Scanlation Sub-forum
- Chinese scanlations (JoJo Hot
Artbook:
Romance Dawn I (Pilot Chapter):
- Text-Translation
More Resources:
- HTTP Link: http://www.directmanga.com/series/onepiece.html (Found by Starlight)
- Zip-ped downloads for each volume
  - http://24.214.125.78/op/
  - http://stoptazmo.com/one_piece/
- Online Reading:
- Download Resource:
  - http://anime-treasures.com/download/manga/one-piece.htm (Thanks to Starlight)

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1.3. Music
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1.4. Lyrics
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1.5. Art/Images
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Fanart::
Pictures:
Calendar Scans: (by e1n)
Wallpapers/Scans: http://browse.minitokyo.net/gallery/?cid=a…r=dos&flip=desc (Requires registration) &

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1.6. Games
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GBA ROMS/PS/PS2 ISO etc.: irc.rizon.net #kaizoku-fansubs K-F|Smoker Files list @ http://animemedia.org/smoker.txt

Torrent
- PS2
  - One Piece Round the Land - NTSC-J

Can't find what you are looking for? Google for it!

Thanks to those who found the links.

PM me if I missed out anything.

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Alright, here's a list of FAQs. Please reply with questions and answers that I have missed. If you have anything not listed, you can also reply here to ask for those questions that do not require a new thread (i.e. Who is xyz?)

NOTE: When suggesting a question, please try to help me answer it because I do not have the time to go around finding information for everything. Thank you.

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2.1. Anime
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Q. Where can I get [insert form of anime] One Piece Anime?
A. Scroll up and read.

Q. What is K-F?
A. K-F is short for kaizoku-fansubs. It is a group that brings us excellent One Piece subs. Website @ http://www.kaizoku-fansubs.com/

Q. How far is the anime up to in relation to the manga?
A. As of now, the anime is in the middle of a filler arc. Afterwards, we're expecting Thriller Bark.

Q. When is a new K-F release coming out?
A. It will be released when it is released. They are doing this in their own free time and are not obliged to release it as and whenever you ask. They also prefer quality over quantity.

Q. Why is K-F so slow?
A. They started subbing when around 100 episodes of One Piece has already aired. Thus, they will need time to catchup with the anime.

Q. Where can I get subs of the latest episodes?
A. Look above this.

Q. Where can I find the song [insert song name]?
A. http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=110

Q. Is the anime licensed in America?
A. Yes. Episodes 1-143 were initially done by 4Kids Entertainment (which became 104 episodes in total), and currently Episodes 144 onwards is being done by FUNimation. Details are found in the FUNimation FAQ.

Q. What are the openings/endings?
A. More info at http://arlongpark.net/Anime/OpEd

Q. When does OP air in Japan?
A. Sunday, at 7 pm GMT+9

Q. How many movies are they and what are they called/about?

Movie 1 - One Piece: The Movie
Movie 2 - One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Movie 3 - One Piece: Chopper Kingdom of Strange Animal Island
Movie 4 - One Piece: Dead End Adventure
Movie 5 - One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred Sword
Movie 6 - One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Movie 7 - One Piece: Karakuri Castle's Mecha Giant Soldier
Movie 8 - One Piece: Episode of Arabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates
Movie 9 - One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - The Island of Perpetual Winter

Q. Where can I find more info (ie episode previews, ratings) for the anime?
A. This thread. Scroll down

Q. Where can I find comparison guides between the original anime and the dub?
A. http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=2419

Q. I absolutely hate the dub! How can I help?
A. http://www.saveonepiece.com/

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2.2. Manga
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Q. Where can I find scanlations?
A. Look above this.

Q. Is the manga licensed?
A. Yes, by Viz.

Q. When is the raw coming out?
A. One Piece serializes weekly in Shounen Jump, we will post it in the Manga forum when we find scans of it.

Q. Which volume does chapter X belongs to?
A. http://www.arlongpark.net/Manga/Volumes

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2.3. Storyline (Beware of spoilers)
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Newbie FAQ Guide

Q. What is the name of this xyz minor character that appeared in chapter whatever?
A. Check out this thread or the Red/Blue Data book.

Q. Which crewmembers have bounties?

Luffy - 300 million (prev: 100 million, 30 million)
Zoro - 120 million (prev: 60 million)
Nami - 16 million
SogeKing - 30 million
Sanji - 77 million
Chopper - 5
Robin - 80 million (prev: 79 million)
Franky - 44 million

For bounties of other pirates, refer to the characters list (or the soon-to-be-updated page at Arlong Park.

Q. Who are the Shichibukai?

Hawk-Eye Mihawk
Jinbei
~~Crocodile~~
Donquixote Doflamingo
Bartholomew Kuma
Gecko Moria
???

Blackbeard is currently a candidate to replace Crocodile.

Q. Who is Dragon?
A. Dragon is the most wanted man in the world for being the leader of the revolutionary which opposes the World Government. He first appeared in Loguetown, summoning a mysterious gust of wind to save Luffy when he was about to get captured by Smoker.

! He is also revealed to be called Monkey D. Dragon - Luffy's father.

Alternatively, search for "Dragon" in the forums and you'll get multiple threads on it.

Q. What are the differences between the manga and the anime?
A. http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=1762
More info can be found at the main site.

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2.4. Misc.
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Q. IT's ZOLO not ZORO (or vice-versa)!
A. This is not a question, so I shall not answer it.

StrawHatLuffy

How do I download and watch K-F's releases?

1 - Download the file
Software needed

If you are planning on downloading from bittorrent, you would need a bittorrent client. I would suggest Bitcomet or Azureus

For an FAQ on Bittorrent, head over to http://dessent.net/btfaq/
If you are planning on downloading from IRC, you would need an IRC Client. I recomment MIRC (shareware)
Some patience

Downloading from IRC

Tutorial by Dythim:
You can get a tutorial better than any I can write at http://kasshin.net:2000/

You can find the bot list at http://www.kaizoku-fansubs.com/bots/index.php

Server: irc.rizon.net
Channel: #kaizoku-fansubs
Remember, NO @FIND is allowed!

Downloading from Bittorrent

First, get the torrents (.torrent files) of the episode you want from K-F.

From now on, I am going to assume that you are using Bitcomet.
Open up the torrent, you should be seeing something like this:
When all is done, you should see the download in your main window. All you need now is patience. For more options, refer to your torrent program documentation.

Tip: If you are experiencing very slow speed even after a prolonged period of time, it is possible that your ISP is doing Traffic Shaping (in other words, filtering Bittorrent traffic). You could workaround this by turning on encryption in your bittorrent clients. Currently, Azureus, Bitcomet and µTorrent support a common encryption. Find out how to turn this option on in your respective clients. This feature would only be useful if everyone turns it on.

Watching the Episode
Software needed

Codecs:

You will need codecs to view the episode. K-F episodes are encoded in XVID format. The best decoder out there is ffdshow.

Alternatively, you can get the Compack which is a combination of some useful filters. This will allow you to play not only K-F's releases, but also many others inculding DVD-Encodes.
Player:

Windows Media player will do but I recommend VLC Player or Media Player Classic (no installation needed)

I guess I do not need to tell you how to open the files in your players right?

So that ends it, reply with any questions. Once those are answered, I will delete them.

StrawHatLuffy

Troubleshooting video problems

Do you have the neccessary codecs?
If you are constantly getting errors like "The codecs needed to play this video are missing etc.", you will need the correct codecs. Make sure you have installed XVID codecs (that's what K-F uses for episodes before 162), X264 codecs (that's what they use for newer releases) and the MP3 decoder (that's what they use for audio).

ffdshow or Compack will do. When installing, BE SURE TO ENABLE X264 codecs! More information avaliable on their news post.

Latest Version of ffdshow at time of post: K-F's Mirror Mirror 2

If it still doesn't work, you might have some conflicting codecs. You will need to set ffdshow the default decoder:
1. Go to the Start Menu -> Programs -> ffdshow -> Configuration
2. Make sure these are set to libavcodec
  
  If you want, you can set the Meri to the highest by sliding the slider at the bottom of the screen all the way to the right.
3. There generally shouldn't be any problems with the audio, but if you do, open up Audio Configuration instead of Configuration and configure it the same way as the video. Do note that ffdshow does not have its own decoder for MP3 and you generally should have mp3lib installed.
Is your PC too slow to support the video?
1. Get Media Player Classic.
2. Next open up the program and go to View -> Information and make sure it is checked.
3. Open up a video file and play it. Check out the numbers at the bottom of the screen.
  
  The second reading should stay at zero. If it doesn't, it can mean that your PC is too slow to play the video or the decoder isn't doing its job well. In this case, you should upgrade your computer. The new codec that K-F uses is much more difficult to decode.
Conflicting codecs?
In this case, you will have to remove every codec you have installed. This includes all those codec packs etc. After you are done, install ffdshow again or the alternate compack.
You might as well make a thread and ask for help now ^^ If I have any more steps, I will update this post,

NOTE: I do not claim to be some tech wiz, these are just some ways of troubleshooting.

StrawHatLuffy

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Bounty1Berry

Here's a good basic question– what's the typical size download for a chapter of the (scanlated) manga. I notice the screenshots seem to imply the fansubbed episodes are 150-250Mb, which clearly puts them out of reach of the audience with 56k or slower connections

I am linking to this because it took some time to write, and I refuse to let it go unnoticed.

OP Import Guide

oceanizer

Originally posted by Bounty1Berry@Jun 13 2005, 11:59 AM
Here's a good basic question– what's the typical size download for a chapter of the (scanlated) manga. I notice the screenshots seem to imply the fansubbed episodes are 150-250Mb, which clearly puts them out of reach of the audience with 56k or slower connections
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Usually one chapter is around 5MB. It depends though. I think Jump chapter should be less than that. (30 pages - 5~6MB, 40 pages - 7MB, that I know.)

StrawHatLuffy

For Episodes 1-70, K-F releases are usually below 200 MB. But from EP 71 onwards, the quality has been increased and you can see the increase in quality.

yo strawhatluffy i was wondering if u can b kind enough to tell me where to get 148-219 and 232-235 other than that cheap xeno hk it sux big time + they only have till 80 smthg and the osi-fansubs link isnt working please um stuck at the latest release of k-f which is turtle speed

Nope,I don't know any way to find those other than the HK subs. Well, actually K-F's subs aren't that slow. Considering the quality they bring us, they are fast compared to many other groups.

warp

i have a question when watching kf episodes on windows media player or winamp does the quailty still turn out the same as if i downloaded ffdshow?

StrawHatLuffy

Originally posted by warp@Jun 28 2005, 02:45 AM
i have a question when watching kf episodes on windows media player or winamp does the quailty still turn out the same as if i downloaded ffdshow?
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There won't be any changes, unless the decoder you are using now is terrible, then getting ffdshow - which is a better decoder - will make it a bit better.

Basically when the video is bad, it's the video's fault, not the decoder's.

i'm looking for the scan of this book "One Piece Red Grand Characters" . couldn't find it #null , so i'm wondering if this book was ever scanlatted?

any website with character database based on this book too would be fine too. i'm curious into the official character stats. please help

StrawHatLuffy

Originally posted by sksk@Jul 9 2005, 02:30 PM
**i'm looking for the scan of this book "One Piece Red Grand Characters" . couldn't find it #null , so i'm wondering if this book was ever scanlatted?

any website with character database based on this book too would be fine too. i'm curious into the official character stats. please help
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Up till now, I have yet to see any scanlations of that book. Well, if time permits and ocean approves, we might do it :lol: but it's gonna be a huge project.

StrawHatLuffy

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COWMAKAZE

For some reason when I open up ffdshow's configuration, I get a completely different window without any of those options. It's not working, either.

StrawHatLuffy

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warp

can u view one piece kf and gerusama on windows midea player.

StrawHatLuffy

Yes, but not recommended.

warp

Originally posted by StrawHatLuffy@Jul 18 2005, 01:52 AM
Yes, but not recommended.
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y

StrawHatLuffy

Limited functions + poor support of many video and audio features aka Dual audio and subtitles etc. I can go on.

Ivotas

What do your recommend then? Personally IÂ´ve always watched my episodes with Real Player and never had any problems with it.

wintergt

Right now it's probably easiest to go with vlc.. it has all the necessary codecs built in, so you don't need to screw around with that.

warp

Originally posted by StrawHatLuffy@Jul 20 2005, 05:26 AM
Limited functions + poor support of many video and audio features aka Dual audio and subtitles etc. I can go on.
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how about winamp. would that work.

StrawHatLuffy

Erm Winamp is as good as Windows Media Player for playing video IMO. It will work if you do not want advanced features thougbh.

warp

when downloading bitcomet do u download bitcoment client or bitcomet tracker or both

StrawHatLuffy

Client. You don't need the tracker.

Quexinos

… Up until a few days ago I thought Kaizoku-fansubs was the only group that did One Piece fansubs. So permit me to ask, what's the difference between GeruSama and Kaizoku Fansubs?... (besides the fact that KF is obviously behind GS) Im just a tad confused as to why there are apparently 2 fansubbing groups for the same anime... or something...

StrawHatLuffy

Gersusama is doing the subs for the latest episodes using raw from Saiyaman while KF does the subbing from DVD raws. So you can say that they complement each other. I think Gerusama recommends KF's subs once they reach the episodes he has subbed.

Shylu

New source for scanlations: http://www.mangaviewer.com (read online, vol 1-11 available)

StrawHatLuffy

Thanks. Updated the main post with some link fixes.

wintergt

Another small update for those that were following the Davy Back arc subs by hell-fansubs. It seems the project has been canned, with little chance of revival. But the good news is that another group is gonna sub 210 and onwards. (they should be releasing ep 210 tonight even) Their name is Balkongo but they're not even on anidb so I don't know what to expect really.. (so far they've only done one Gun X Sword ep that I'm aware of)

warp

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StrawHatLuffy

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BatDan

It's nice that the FAQ has been updated but the links are out of date.

Can someone update the links?

StrawHatLuffy

@BatDan:

It's nice that the FAQ has been updated but the links are out of date.

Can someone update the links?

And this I would require help. Please point out those outdated ones so that they can be removed. I don't have the time to do the checking on all of them now… XD

BatDan

Ah, that I could do. Since I can't remove them due to the fact I don't have mod powers.

The K-F link is broken.
Oh Snap fansubs hasn't been working for as long as I can remember.
Stephen's first mirror has been broken for a long time.
Actually, all K-F links that begin with "www" are broken.
All the apforums.net links lead somewhere else instead of where they are supposed to lead.

yoshis007

Links? I took some time to find the new locations of some of the thread

Video Clip Request: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=2319

Manga:
Raws:
Manga forums - http://apforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=14

Romance Dawn I (Pilot Chapter):
Text Translation: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=2032
to be more exact http://apforums.net/showpost.php?p=66604&postcount=37

Music:
Snoop around at (kaizoku fansub link doesn't work) and http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=110

A recommended addition to the thread…
One piece WIMAMP radio thread: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=5550

Art/Images:
Fanart:http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=3539
Pictures:http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=560
Calender Scans: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=325
Wallpaper: (you might want to add this, it was recently made) http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=5382

anime related:

Where can I get the song [Insert song name]?
http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=110

Where do I find episodes 184-219 subbed ?
o_o;; doesn't know how to search for this..

Where can I find comparison guides between the original anime and the dub?
http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=2419

Manga Related:

Which volume does chapter X belongs to?
can't find it : (

How many languages are One Piece translated into?
can't find this either : (

Storyline related
Newbie FAQ guide: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=4403

What is the name of this xyz minor character that appeared in chapter whatever?
is it this thread? http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=3099

Who are the shibukai?
This thread? http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=816

What are the differences between the manga and the anime?
http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=1762

I hope this helps : ( there was several I couldn't find… yayy! I just wasted 20 minutes of my SAT studying time

StrawHatLuffy

Thanks a lot =D

/me goes and update the post now.

Quote: A recommended addition to the thread…
One piece WIMAMP radio thread: http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=5550"

I have problem playing the "radio". After 1, 2 sec, it just buffers again and again. Then, at some point, the buffer stops and the rest is history. Can anyone provide solution? Or is it my connection?

StrawHatLuffy

Please post in that thread. I've no idea as to how this works.

Selph

Pff. I downloaded all this stuff aaaallll by myself, no faqs or anything. Got 100% collection of the one piece online media.

The episodes (1-260), Music (Every single bit, update regularly), Specials and Manga.

Sure it was hard work.
But I got it all!
And I didn't need any help!
I am the best!

~Sorry I had to brag :happy:

olorin

Is there a site with the japanese DVD release schedule and covers?
Thx in advance.(no japanese site pls)

EDIT nvm found it here

ITSALION

Quick Q: in which episode(s) does Sanji fight Bon Clay?

StrawHatLuffy

@IT'S:

Quick Q: in which episode(s) does Sanji fight Bon Clay?

Hmm. I'm sure you could have tried the episode list @ http://arlongpark.net/Anime/Episodes and found out that it is episode 108.

ybmc

Who exactly voices Odacchi in the Soccer Special? I can't read what's in the credits….

warp

Its oda himself

….......

Arkadian

I got a quick question

Is Zoro bounty (60m) from defeating/killing the bounty hunters on Whiskey Peak, or is it for that AND beating Mr. 1 AKA Daz Bones.

As far as I remember it was just for the bounty hunters, since if it was also for beating Mr. 1, then why didn't everyone else got bounties ?

Masta D.

@Arkadian:

I got a quick question

Is Zoro bounty (60m) from defeating/killing the bounty hunters on Whiskey Peak, or is it for that AND beating Mr. 1 AKA Daz Bones.

As far as I remember it was just for the bounty hunters, since if it was also for beating Mr. 1, then why didn't everyone else got bounties ?

It was for both. Zoro's bounty was based off of Daz's (which was 50 mill I believe) so they gave him whatever was close to it. Also, killing one-hundred people IS noteworthy in the OP world.

hyakamaru

I would like my site to be added in the list @ first post.

http://tf.demenzia.org/

hyakamaru

Took the time to fix the links, or look for dead ones. Hope they help.

@StrawHatLuffy:

Music:
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Try http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=110 & http://kaizoku-fansubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=13 for links and information.

the apforums link does not exist. pls change to http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=7389.

the KF one has been moved to http://www.kaizoku-fansubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2896.

@StrawHatLuffy:

Lyrics:
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http://captain-usopp.net/here/

its a dead link. Bialy's lyrics have been moved to http://tf.demenzia.org/

@StrawHatLuffy:

Where can I find the song [insert song name]?
http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=110

Again, that link is dead. http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=7389

@StrawHatLuffy:

What are the openings/endings?
More info at http://arlongpark.com/?page=opend

dead link. http://www.arlongpark.net/Anime/OpEd

@StrawHatLuffy:

How many movies are they and what are they called/about?
Movie 1 - One Piece: The Movie [Released by K-F]
Movie 2 - One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure [Released by K-F]
Movie 3 - One Piece: Chopper Kingdom of Strange Animal Island [Released by K-F]
Movie 4 - One Piece: Dead End Adventure [Released by K-F]
Movie 5 - One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred Sword [Not Released by K-F yet]
Movie 6 - One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island [DVD raw released by Saiyaman]

we can add Movie 7 here now.
One Piece: Karakuri Castle's Mecha Giant Soldier

@StrawHatLuffy:

Where can I find comparison guides between the original anime and the dub?
http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=2419

@StrawHatLuffy:

Which volume does chapter X belongs to?

@StrawHatLuffy:

How many languages are One Piece translated into?

those three links above are unrelated to topic.

@StrawHatLuffy:

As of now, all the other crew members has no bounties. For bounties of other pirates, refer to the characters list.

that link doesnt work. new: http://www.arlongpark.net/Characters