@Galaxy:
Episode 0 would be great to get. We'd get a voice for Kizaru and Rayleigh.
Hopefully they pull through with it.
He's already got one, he's in Episode 8 :P
@Galaxy:
Episode 0 would be great to get. We'd get a voice for Kizaru and Rayleigh.
Hopefully they pull through with it.
He's already got one, he's in Episode 8 :P
@Zek:
He's already got one, he's in Episode 8 :P
Indeed he was, and played by : Bradford Hutson (Though I have never heard of him before)
Newest Podcast episode. They did a 5 minute interview with FUNi Brand Manager Charlene Ingram (who announced Season 5 & SW at Otakon).
@Zach:
Charlene (Sr/OP Brand Manager at FUNi) talks about the latest One Piece announcements – albeit briefly -- on our latest podcast episode:
http://onepiecepodcast.com/blog/2012/07/30/episode-230-the-quindecennial-part-two/
Also, if you want Episode 0, ask House Foods. Buy some curry.
Sweet! I'll check it out when I have time. Thanks as always for bringing all this info, guys.
They got Season 5 (Episodes 264-336) and Strong World.
Yaaaaaay.
I want a balloon…
This is awesome news, let's just hope they don't take too long to release the new episodes and the movie though.
gives cbajd5 a handful of balloons
^I think this news deserves a topic change, don't you?
Thanks for providing the ANN link :).
I really wanna see Vic Mignogna singing "Fanfare".
Interview with Mike Mcfarland on One Piece season 4
@LUFFY#1:
Interview with Mike Mcfarland on One Piece season 4! http://dragonhub.blogspot.com/2012/07/power-rangers-morphenomenon-for-time.html
Boy, that's sure a great news piece about Power Rangers.
@LUFFY#1:
Interview with Mike Mcfarland on One Piece season 4!
http://dragonhub.blogspot.com/2012/07/power-rangers-morphenomenon-for-time.html
http://www.funimation.com/one-piece/clip/mike-mcfarland-interview/4550971
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Great interview!
See, people: good things happen when you buy in bulk. ;)
For anyone who was there, I was the guy who had the Luffy hat and balloon, courtesy of the OPP.
@Toddler:
This is awesome news, let's just hope they don't take too long to release the new episodes and the movie though.
Season 5 is coming right after Season 4 next Summer, and Strong World is set for release next year.
Season 5 is coming right after Season 4 next Summer, and Strong World is set for release next year.
The press release said a Strong World release date is not yet known so for all we know it could be released in 2014 or 2015, but yeah, chances are though it's 2013..
could someone upload it please?
My bad it can be viewed worldwide. Now why couldnt they just do that with the other 101 videos too? Oh well
@LUFFY#1:
The press release said a Strong World release date is not yet known so for all we know it could be released in 2014 or 2015, but yeah, chances are though it's 2013..
17:24:07 <bay|ota|funi>Q: Thank you for more one piece, Release date for movie?
17:24:51 <bay|ota|funi>A: Next year</bay|ota|funi></bay|ota|funi>
16 characters of 'Yep, 2013.'
@Gentleman:
16 characters of 'Yep, 2013.'
Oh, well that settles that.
In celebration of all of this season 5 news, I preordered S4V2 and bought collections 1-5 amazon and since I'm missing a couple of the corresponding voyages. Over $120 of my B-day in One Piece but it's well worth it!
In celebration of all of this season 5 news, I preordered S4V2 and bought collections 1-5 amazon and since I'm missing a couple of the corresponding voyages. Over $120 of my B-day in One Piece but it's well worth it!
I did something similar with my birthday a few days ago. Imported UCSP2, bought the One Piece card deck, strawhat beach towel, s4v2, etc.
I can't wait to hear Sogekings theme dubbed.
That'll be in set five, I think. I'm looking forward to Luffy vs Usopp (v3) and the CP9 reveal (v4) the most.
Oh, I forgot we get Franky's past in Water 7. That'll be in set four.
well looks like 2013 is going to be the year for one piece
@gum:
well looks like 2013 is going to be the year for one piece
Another reason to be pissed if 2012 happens.
Another reason to be pissed if 2012 happens.
i was just thinking that after i posted it lol
Another reason to be pissed if 2012 happens.
Same here, I thought that exactly when we got the news for season 5 and movie lol.
I'm so incredibly happy about all of this. We finally have solid confirmation the series is doing well. At least well enough to keep going.
Another reason to be pissed if 2012 happens.
I guess Funi would regret blowing a huge amount on OP with that right around the corner.
I'm so incredibly happy about all of this. We finally have solid confirmation the series is doing well. At least well enough to keep going.
I am also happy about this, it seems that all our worrying about them not licensing Season 4 was pointless considering now they have Season 5 and a movie licensed and only the first box set of season 4 has been released. I think One Piece is one of the only long-running shows FUNimation has that they will actually continue and not drop the license to.
I think One Piece is one of the only long-running shows FUNimation has that they will actually continue and not drop the license to.
They don't really have any other long-running series as far as I can think of. "Fairy Tail" is doing well, we all know what happened with "Detective Conan". You could say "Sgt. Frog" and "Shin-Chan" are done for but FUNimation hasn't been asked how well they've sold since their last releases. If someone were to ask and they said, "They didn't sell well enough", well I'll take that as confirmation. As it stands I say they're up-in-the-air. "Shin-Chan" itself takes a long time to dub so even if season 3 sold well it would be a while if we see another season of that.
I'm glad all this waiting is paying off. I feel a bit foolish for starting to doubt, but can you blame me? Either way, seeing One Piece selling well and surviving despite what 4Kids did to it makes me smile, and that's hard to do these days.
I'm glad all this waiting is paying off. I feel a bit foolish for starting to doubt, but can you blame me? Either way, seeing One Piece selling well and surviving despite what 4Kids did to it makes me smile, and that's hard to do these days.
Keep in mind that the 4kids generation is growing up- the new, younger generation is being introduced to One Piece by funimation. Naturally, 4kids won't hurt One Piece forever.
I always knew One Piece would do well and now what with it going into the water 7/enies lobby storyline as I have always said the show is going to make it big in America. But to be fair it already has according to funimation.
In what way has it made it big here, according to FUNimation. It's popular and it's doing well but I don't know about "big".
Keep in mind that the 4kids generation is growing up- the new, younger generation is being introduced to One Piece by funimation. Naturally, 4kids won't hurt One Piece forever.
That's a very good point.
In what way has it made it big here, according to FUNimation. It's popular and it's doing well but I don't know about "big".
I'll agree with you on that. It's still nowhere near the popularity in America as Dragonball Z, Bleach, or Naruto, but it seems to be getting another step closer to that point. Maybe in another decade or so if we eventually get past the Marineford arc…
I feel like "One Piece" can overpower "Bleach" at some point in the near future. "Bleach" is over and in about two years it'll get to the final episode on [adult swim]. On top of that, as we already know, the core anime fanbase seems to have acknowledged the dip in the series' quality, while at the same enthusiasm for "One Piece" has been rising.
As a matter of fact, if you check Hulu's television show rankings every once in a while (it's updated every hour), it's not uncommon to see "One Piece" beating "Bleach".
well one piece is going to keep on growing now and appeal to more people. When i said made it big i meant its one of funis biggest and best selling titles now. Trust me the enies lobby arc is going to win a hell of a lot of fans im sure of it.
@gum:
I always knew One Piece would do well and now what with it going into the water 7/enies lobby storyline as I have always said the show is going to make it big in America. But to be fair it already has according to funimation.
I heard that Water 7 was what made it popular in Italy (or was it france)? It would make sense for the popularity to skyrocket at that point. I mean, it is the best arc in the series. The most ever offtered in terms of character developments and plot twists and seriously tearjerking scenes.
I feel like "One Piece" can overpower "Bleach" at some point in the near future. "Bleach" is over and in about two years it'll get to the final episode on [adult swim]. On top of that, as we already know, the core anime fanbase seems to have acknowledged the dip in the series' quality, while at the same enthusiasm for "One Piece" has been rising.
As a matter of fact, if you check Hulu's television show rankings every once in a while (it's updated every hour), it's not uncommon to see "One Piece" beating "Bleach".
Yeah, that could very well be. I do like Bleach, but One Piece has far more to offer and offers new material. It's fair to say One Piece will at least outrun Bleach, but I believe Naruto is still beating it in the United States. I like Naruto too, but I'd like to see One Piece beat it out one day as well and become the next Dragonball like it did in Japan.
It was Italy where One Piece became extremely popular during the Water 7 arc back in 2008. They only had 195 episodes dubbed from 2001-2005 but because the series reached into the million of viewers, they are currently only 50 about episodes away from the current Japanese broadcast. The anime also became popular in France when a new dub appeared in 2008. It too is only about 50 episodes away from the current Japanese broadcast. Hopefully the same thing will happen here finally.
I got the dvd today… and for some reason funi does not has an english opening... licence thingy or something. ep 230 they will dub the song. i find this very anoying
I got the dvd today… and for some reason funi does not has an english opening... licence thingy or something. ep 230 they will dub the song. i find this very anoying
Licensing issues are a bitch aren't they? Give them a couple more DVDs & the dubbed OP/ED will hopefully return.
It doesn't take long for this thread to become a broken record, does it? :P
@Zek:
It doesn't take long for this thread to become a broken record, does it? :P
To be fair not everyone's completely up to date.
Yeah, not everyone have got their sets yet. Heck, I won't have my set until next week when other places starts sending out their copies of the dvds set.
We should have a news letter.
So as not to waste anyone's time, I'm gonna cover the next page's worth of comments in a single post. Ready?:
Guys, guys. I heard FUNimation Got Season 5 and Strong World. You guys know what's going on?
Don't ask stupid questions, read the Thread Rin Geez.
You know Rin, Rin, you two are just contributing to this thread becoming a broken record again
Yeah Rin, and comments like that aren't helping either.
Can't we all just get along? :(
Eh, I don't really care if anyone asks a question about something we addressed pages ago. Not everyone reads through every single post here and it's not like I'm gonna ignore their question just because of that. shrug If someone's wondering something about the latest release, I'm happy to let them know the answer.
I kinda agree with what Zek's saying but I just thought it was unnecessary to reiterate. Not trying to criticize.
What does it matter? Does anyone expect every reader to read several pages worth of forum posts? Come on. Answer the person's questions or ignore them. It shouldn't be a big deal either way. Spilled milk, guys.
To be fair not everyone's completely up to date.
Also to be fair, people are busier than I am, and can't spend their time constantly checking for updates
But to be unfair: WHY CAN'T THEY JUST KEEP UP!?!?!
Damn. One Piece is #17 on Hulu. It usually sits in the 30's.
It got as high as #10 on Hulu on Monday.
https://twitter.com/#!/OnePiecePodcast/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.com%2Fh64iqxp