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i always wondered what year it took place. i mean i know its oda time and all but i just thought of what era in time in most represents. i cant put my finger on it, what does everyone else think?
What year does One Piece resemble?
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i always wondered what year it took place. i mean i know its oda time and all but i just thought of what era in time in most represents. i cant put my finger on it, what does everyone else think?
It's sort of a steam-punkish mid 19th's Century, really. They have basic refrigeration (otherwise the Thousand Sunny would reek of godawful meat spoiling), they have electricity, phones, cameras, showers and toilets.
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I believe when they're talking about Norland with cricket Nami says they're in the 1500s.
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I believe when they're talking about Norland with cricket Nami says they're in the 1500s.
In the year 1522, Luffy sets off from his hometown. And since the Strawhats are not en route for a whole year, the whole story takes place in the year 1522.
By the way, in the year 1500 Gold Roger was executed.But the OP World is a fictional world with its own state of the art. It's just the 16th century because that sounds pirate-ish … you know, maritime. Pirates can't sail in the year 2099.
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I've wondered the same thing too (even thought about making a topic about it as well XD), but I don't really think it takes place in the past, since it certainly doesn't take place on "Earth". It's an alternate universe, so it could be in the present…
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Given that most ships in One Piece sail by wind power and that steam engines are either unavailable or exceedingly limited in production, I'd say it most resembles pre-ninteenth century. Of course, that's very vague.
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I got one word that'll blow most steam engines and sailed vessels out of the water.
Cyborgs.
I do agree with the general assessment of 1500 to 1900 though, but then recall Little Garden, and the fact that Vivi once said that secluded islands on the Grand Line advance at different speeds.
Oda, I'm still waiting for the Sci-Fi Island.
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Why is it that pirates can't sail in 2099? This is not earth and 1522 is a differant year, plus this is the Age of Sea. It has it's own state of art and who knows what 2099 may look like if Oda does expanded universe like Star Wars has.
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They said the date during the Noland flashback. The book said that the "Noland incident" was in the 1500's or something…
Or it may have been the 1400's. I forget.
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@joekido:
Why is it that pirates can't sail in 2099? This is not earth and 1522 is a differant year, plus this is the Age of Sea. It has it's own state of art and who knows what 2099 may look like if Oda does expanded universe like Star Wars has.
Yeah, my point exactly… they're on an alternate universe, so the year may be around 1500 but that doesn't necessary means it's the past. THEIR 1500 may not be like OUR 1500. They can be in past, present or future...
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The Noland incident took place 400 years prior to the current story, so it took place in 1100 O.E. (O.E. stands for "Oda Era")
The Void Century ended 800 years prior to the current story, so that took place from 600-700 O.E.
And it's quite obvious that this all takes place in an alternate universe, when considering quantum physics it's in an alternate universe very far away from our own.
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Well FFA is right about the general timeline for the greater portion of the OP universe. It's been said, though, that islands on the grand line age differently. For example, some are stuck in the prehistoric era, like Little Garden.
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The Pirate Era.
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this years aren
t given "anno christi"….theyre given in
"Year of the Sea"("ANNO MARIS"-german edition) mentioned in chapter 287 i..(and we know nothing about that)....but still its right that this is a fictional world like Mantisk said before...so it cant be compared to our century`s...:ermm: -
The reason they have advanced technology is b/c the grandline is made of islands with scattered timelines…...The extremes we have are Little Garden for the past, and Water 7 for the future....really, look at how advanced they were, AND they have a frickin cyborg!
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it reminds me of 1840
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@joekido:
Why is it that pirates can't sail in 2099?
Because that would be change in stlyle. You know, like pirates wouldn't sail on pirate ships with pirate flags anymore.
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I do not understand you Mantisk.
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Because that would be change in stlyle. You know, like pirates wouldn't sail on pirate ships with
pirate flags anymore.Imagines a pirate ship with a pirate flag sailing on the seas at 2099, yep it's a differant world.
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Most of the items in One Piece or fair alternatives could be found in the real world by the 1890s at the latest, though the Odaverse lags behind its real world equivalent by a few decades in some areas while running slightly ahead of it in others.
About the only things we see that wouldn't be possible by the 1920s at the very latest are things like Maxim that we really couldn't match even today.
Complicating things since 2009.
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Somehow I sort of imagine OP taking place in an average area of the 16th Century (like people said: 1522), but deviating from there in different directions. On some hands, we have islands with dinosaurs and extinct insects running amuck. On others, they have capabilities to invent robots! (not mentioning Franky because he's a more steampunk-ish cyborg run on soda) And from the various adaptations, we are able to see such things as a communication network (Phone Snails), harnassing elements (Dials) and other adaptations without completely being super-modern.
Y'know, Negima WAS awesome…
For the first 18 volumes.
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For me One Piece are very "Wild Wild West" feel.
combination of antique and technology.
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early to mid 1900's because of the technology one piece has. It couldn't be in the 40's because that was when the first atomic bomb was made. And the only bomb in one piece that is as good as an atomic is pluto.
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early to mid 1900's because of the technology one piece has. It couldn't be in the 40's because that was when the first atomic bomb was made. And the only bomb in one piece that is as good as an atomic is pluto.
Pluto was never said to be a bomb.
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Hmm I always thought of One Piece being set in modern times except with different technology. I think it's because of some of the clothes they wear.
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steam-punk indeed ! and yeah, Sci-Fi island drools
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And the only bomb in one piece that is as good as an atomic is pluto.
What about Crocodile's nuclear bomb?
Well, I suppose it wouldn't have been one, because there was no radiation fall out, I guess.
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FUNimation has made a claim (not sure if its in the original anime/manga) that its set in the 16th century.
But, I think it seems more advanced. What with all the giant robot spiders.
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@Luffay:
FUNimation has made a claim (not sure if its in the original anime/manga) that its set in the 16th century.
But, I think it seems more advanced. What with all the giant robot spiders.
well its probably the 16th century - all of the odafied one piece stuff. like a traverse 16th century.
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The year One Piece resembles is the year where you learn what a "Steam-Punk" story is.
Seriously, for cryin' out loud, it's an obvious compiling of different times of ideals and technology to make the story convenient and fantastic.
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Its 1500 after the creation of the World Goverment? or Its just a random date
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@Impel:
The year One Piece resembles is the year where you learn what a "Steam-Punk" story is.
Seriously, for cryin' out loud, it's an obvious compiling of different times of ideals and technology to make the story convenient and fantastic.
THANK YOU.
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Neither did I, I just gave my personal opinion. No idea you even posted that.
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and thats why the thread title is what year OP MOST resembles
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and thats why the thread title is what year OP MOST resembles
No it isn't…...........
@Impel:
Neither did I, I just gave my personal opinion. No idea you even posted that.
I was thanking you for saying the same thing, agreeing with my opinion without even realizing it ^^
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@Kitsune::
No it isn't…...........
I was thanking you for saying the same thing, agreeing with my opinion without even realizing it ^^
correction - what year does one piece RESEMBLE and obviously by that i meant which year/time era does it most resemble. it takes place in a completely diff universe and has things from a bunch of diff eras.
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About the only things we see that wouldn't be possible by the 1920s at the very latest are things like Maxim that we really couldn't match even today.
Forgetting the fact that something linke the Arc Maxim won't ever be possible - flying with a rotor blade propelled airship to the moon is simply impossible.
Alltogether I would either bet on the late 19th century (for the beginning of a national rise of people [while a World Goverment would really better fit in the mid-far future]) or the end of the 17th century for the whole concet of One Piece and individual freedom (ending in an almost anarchic society)
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Parrallel World, nuff said, it's just a mish mash of various eras so.
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in the year threethousand where pirates take over!!!!!!
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It could be any year to be honest between 1000-2000. Hell, it could even be in the future. It could be basically modern time, but with a different way of living, so it doesn't really resemble any year.
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I'm one of those who goes by Noland's log…I think its 152-something...however, it resembles something very different. I doubt collared button-ups or suit jackets like that were even thought up in that era...just goes to show how creative Oda Sensei is...
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Forgetting the fact that something linke the Arc Maxim won't ever be possible - flying with a rotor blade propelled airship to the moon is simply impossible.
Actually, I wasn't even thinking about the fact that it flew to the Moon so much, but more about the fact that it's powered by an electrical system capable of keeping it in the air in the first place. Maxim is likely to be extremely heavy for an aircraft in light of the fact that gold constitutes a considerable portion of its structure.
As far as flying to the Moon goes… well, for all we know, outer space in the Odaverse has an atmosphere of some sort. That or Maxim isn't really driven by its propellers, but by some sort of electromagnetic propulsion system.
Alltogether I would either bet on the late 19th century (for the beginning of a national rise of people [while a World Goverment would really better fit in the mid-far future]) or the end of the 17th century for the whole concet of One Piece and individual freedom (ending in an almost anarchic society)
Well, again, the level of technological advancement that we see is generally consistent with the end of the 19th century plus or minus thirty years. For instance, the fact that the most common infantry weapon is a smoothbore musket is more consistent with the middle 1800s, but the cameras that we see in Water 7 would suggest at least the 1920s. So, split the difference and say a steampunkish 1890s.
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Well, again, the level of technological advancement that we see is generally consistent with the end of the 19th century plus or minus thirty years. For instance, the fact that the most common infantry weapon is a smoothbore musket is more consistent with the middle 1800s, but the cameras that we see in Water 7 would suggest at least the 1920s. So, split the difference and say a steampunkish 1890s.
'cause of the various aspects of the op technology (i.e. the bunch of devil fruit propelled ships) its quite impossible to guess even the century but on the other hand there is the possibility to just compare odas op-society to the political & social movements of the past - not as if it would say anything about one piece but at least it could describe odas world of thought ..
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@Torao:aren't submarines from like eighteenhundret-something?
the concept of a Submarine was created in 1600s and One Piece takes place in the 1500s, so the Submarine still have a century ahead of time in the One Piece timeline
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One Piece takes place in the 1500s
does it?
i would have said more like around 1800also did you move the discussion or a mod?
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does it?
i would have said more like around 1800also did you move the discussion or a mod?
No really, according to Wikipedia the first submarine was built in 1620 but it was what you can call a semi-submarine, the military adopted it in 1775 and the first non-human powered submarine was launched in 1863.
I'm interested in this type of discussion, so I decided to move it to this thread
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I'm interested in this type of discussion, so I decided to move it to this thread
ah allright
@Shadowgreed:No really, according to Wikipedia the first submarine was built in 1620 but it was what you can call a semi-submarine, the military adopted it in 1775 and the first non-human powered submarine was launched in 1863.
yeah i believe you^^, i meant are you sure about one piece playing around the year 1500?
because of the steam-engine and co i would say that it takes place more around 1800-1900.EDIT: ah because of the date we got in the noland story?
well i wouldnt compare it to our 1500s, i think thats just a random number (its not like the one piece-jesus got pinned on a cross 1500 years ago^^) -
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yeah i believe you^^, i meant are you sure about one piece playing around the year 1500?
because of the steam-engine and co i would say that it takes place more around 1800-1900.EDIT: ah because of the date we got in the noland story?
well i wouldnt compare it to our 1500s, i think thats just a random number (its not like the one piece-jesus got pinned on a cross 1500 years ago^^)Yeah, that's the only scene we have in the whole story where Oda actually mentioned around what year the story takes place… wait didn't he made a comment about it on one of his SBS? ahh yeah, even though it said to be around that time they are way ahead of time when it comes to technology, the same can be said about the grand line and the crazy weather is like global warming has been living there
