The opening begins with a shot of the clouds and sea before crossbones crops around it and turns solid. The narrator begins his usual tale of Gold Roger as the crossbones fade into a map of the Red Line and Grand Line. We see Roger before he is about to be executed, telling pirates to go to the Grand Line and find his treasure. It cuts to a Jolly Roger which zooms to show countless other flags in the background. As the narrator finishes, the screen wipes to Luffy as the camera swirls around him in his new clothing before panning to the sky. The words "One Piece" appear in tune with the music transitioning into the title proper amidst the cloud and sea background seen at the beginning.
Cut to the Straw Hats'Jolly Roger before it zooms on an overhead shot of the Thousand Sunny before it blasts off into the air. It soars through the sky before using another Coup de Burst to fly further. Cut to Luffy smiling before he turns and waves behind him. Cut to the deck of the ship as we see the rest of his crew (Zoro and Nami walking onto the scene). We then got individual shots of the crew doing a pose with a close up of their faces and their names in the background, going in order they joined. After which, we get a quick pan through of their feet before stopping on Luffy's and zooming up to him. It fades to the Thousand Sunny confronting a few Marine ships. The ships open fire on the Sunny but none manage to hit, Luffy jumps up and uses his Balloon form to block a cannonball and bounce it back to one of the Marine ships destroying it. Luffy flies further into the air and goes Gear 3 enlarging his arm.
Then it cuts to different scenes, depending of the episode the opening is seen in:
Episodes 517-518: Luffy running with pictures of the crew as they were last seen before the timeskip.
Episodes 519-578; 583-589: The Straw Hat Pirates fighting on a Marine warship against several Marines (most likely in homage to the to the pirate ship fight from the first opening); Zoro using Kokujo: O Tatsumaki against several of them, Chopper coming out from the floor of the ship with his Horn Point and beating several officers in the process, Sanji using his Diable Jambe against a giant Marine officer, Brook on one of the Marines ships cannons base using his fencing style against various officers, Usopp using his Midori Boshi: Devil to trap various foes, Robin stomping several Marines with her Gigantesco Mano: Stomp, Nami electrocuting various of them with her Sorcery Clima-Tact and finally Franky shooting with Franky Cannon to other Marines ending with his signature pose and the other Straw Hats (minus Luffy) regrouping themselves, each of them with a distinct pose.
It cuts back to Luffy coming down on a marine ship with a Gigant Pistol, destroying it.
Cut to half a screen with the left side displaying some of the Return to Sabaody Arc and Fish-Man Island Arc characters and the right with a map that has the Sunny sailing the seas then fading to it sailing underwater. A young Gold Roger (wearing his Straw Hat) zooms across the screen fading to Shanks in his younger days then to the time when he had given Luffy his Straw Hat. Luffy then fades to his pre-timeskip self then his present day form. The screen wipes again to him running to the Sunny. On the last few verses it cuts to one of the Straw Hats with the word "One Piece" displaying on their body or in some other form and different backgrounds unique to them and they fading in front of the Sunny.
Zoro has "One Piece" written across his chest, Nami around her arm, Usopp on his bicep, Sanji spelling it in smoke, Chopper on the rim of his hat, Robin across her breasts, Franky on his shades, and Brook on the back of his jacket. Luffy reaches the crew and the camera zooms toward him as he turns, and reaches for the screen with the "One Piece" words on his hand. The background fades to black around the words as the song comes to an end.
Special Edition
As the sun rises, Luffy sits on the figurehead of the Thousand Sunny. He runs into the bedrooms and grabs Chopper, who was asleep with Usopp and Franky; he sees Sanji and Robin eating breakfast as he places Chopper in a chair, runs outside to be given a tangerine by Nami, and jumps onto the deck with Zoro and Brook before jumping into the sky.
The Thousand Sunny sails underwater, next to various sea beasts and Surume. Luffy, Usopp, and Brook are seated in a giant fish and say hello to a group of mermaids. Pappag jumps into the screen; as he leaves, all of the Straw Hats are at a cafe with Camie, while Sanji has a nosebleed from two other mermaids flirting with him. Luffy then rides Megalo, who is carrying Shirahoshi inside his mouth. Hody Jones, having drugged himself, stands before Luffy, who activates Gear 2 and Armament Haki to punch Hody.
Most of the Straw Hats are seen dancing with various Fish-Man Island residents; Nami with Fukaboshi, Robin with Neptune, Fisher Tiger with a young Koala, Brook with Camie, Chopper with the Medaka Mermaid Quintuplets, Franky with Den, and Usopp with Shyarly. Zoro and Sanji angrily glare at each other before Shirahoshi swims in carrying Luffy. Shirahoshi, Luffy, and the Thousand Sunny lead the rest of the Straw Hats and a large group of merfolk and fish-men to swim upwards. Among the group are the Mermaid Cafe employees swimming with Shirahoshi, Otohime's ghost, the three Neptune Family princes, Hatchan with Camie and Pappag, and Jinbe with visions of the Sun Pirates. All of the Straw Hats smile as everybody reaches the surface,
and after emerging they all cheer with Shirahoshi.
The Straw Hat Pirate Name Board
Zoro Name board.
Nami Name board.
Usopp Name Board.
Sanji Name board.
Chopper Name Board.
Robin Name Board.
Franky Name board.
Brook Name board.
The Straw Hats' ONE PIECE Logos
In the opening, "ONE PIECE" logos are used by the Straw Hats. The logos are somewhere on their body or clothing (except for Sanji). Tiled in the background are objects of significance to the character, with one visible tile breaking the pattern with another of their favorite objects. (eg. Franky: hammers and one pair of swim briefs, Zoro: swords and onigiri, Usopp: slingshots and a rubber band, Nami: mikans and a belly coin, Robin: her name and a purple flower, Sanji: pans and a fork, Chopper: hooves and a cotton candy puff, Brook: violins and his Soul King shark guitar). However, Luffy is the only member of the crew to not have any tiled items in his background because his scene is not static but animated, and shows him running up to his crew and ship.
On Zoro's chest.
Around Nami's arm.
On Usopp's tricep.
In Sanji's cigarette smoke.
On the brim of Chopper's hat.
On Robin's cleavage.
On Franky's sunglasses.
On the back of Brook's jacket.
On Luffy's palm.
Lyrics
Opening Narration
Japanese Kanji
Japanese Rōmaji
Funimation dub
Narrator:
かつて、この世の全てを手に入れた
Katsute, kono yo no subete o te ni ireta
Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates obtained every
伝説の海賊王ゴールドロジャー。
densetsu no kaizoku ou, Gorudo Rojyaa.
treasure that the world had to offer.
彼の死に際に放った一言は
Kare no shinigiwa ni hanatta hitokoto wa,
Smiling even as he stood upon the scaffold,
人々を海へ駆り立てた。
hitobito o umi e karitatteta.
he issued a challenge to the world.
Gold Roger:
おれの財宝か?
Ore no zaihou ka?
You want my treasure?
欲しけりゃ呉れて遣る。
Hoshikerya, kurete yaru.
You can have it!
探せ!
Sagase!
I left everything I gathered together in one place!
この世の全てをそこに置いて来た!
Kono yo no subete o soko ni oite kita.
Now you've just have to find it.
Narrator:
人々はロマンを追い求める。
Hitobito wa roman o oimotomeru.
Now those who dare to dream.
世は正に大海賊時代!
Yo wa masa ni, dai kaizoku jidai!
Hoist the flags and sail into the Great Pirate Era!
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Japanese Kanji
Japanese Rōmaji
English Translation
じっと出来ない止まれない
jitto dekinai tomarenai
I can't stand still, I can't stop
夜明けが遅くてジレったい
yoake ga osokute jirettai
Daybreak hasn't come yet and I can't wait
いち、に、SUNSHINE よんっ…ウイーゴー！
ichi, ni, SUNSHINE yon…We Go!
One, two, Sunshine four…WE GO!
旗を揚げよう Break of Romance Dawn
hata o ageyō BREAK OF ROMANCE DAWN
Fly the flag, Break of Romance Dawn
波風立てようスリープからのジャンプスタート
namikaze tateyō surīpu kara no jampusutāto
Make waves, jumpstart from your sleep
ありえない世界を行くなら
arienai sekai o yuku nara
If you want to go to the unbelievable world
君のタフネスそれが必要
kimi no tafunesu sore ga hitsuyō
your toughness, that's what it takes
目立ち過ぎ それって罪?
medachisugi sorette tsumi?
Being brazen, is it a crime?
指名手配→ つまりWinner（•∀•）
shimeitehai→tsumari WINNER（•∀•）
Wanted→means Winner（•∀•）
自由だけが俺たちのルール
jiyū dakega ore tachi no rūru
Freedom is our rule
心配なんてどこ吹くかぜ～
shinpai nante dokofuku kaze~
It's not our way to worry~
ったいワンピース一番乗り
ttai one piece ichibannori
At any cost, One Piece, I'll be the first
夢見る心はちょーデカイ
yume miru kokoro wa chō dekai
My dreaming heart is huge
醒めないことがだいじ～
samenai koto ga daiji--
It's important not to wake up
っと出来ない止まれない
tto dekinai tomarenai
I can't stand still, I can't stop
夜明けが遅くてジレったい
yoake ga osokute jirettai
Daybreak hasn't come yet and I can't wait
いち、に、SUNSHINE よんっ…ウイーゴー！
ichi, ni, SUNSHINE yon…We Go!
One, two, Sunshine four…WE GO!
俺たちは…ここまで来たぜ
ore tachi wa...koko made kitaze
We…made it this far
俺たちは行く…夢の在り処へ
ore tachi wa yuku...yume no arika e
We go…to where the dream is
誰も置いてかないぜ～
dare mo oitekanaize--
We won't leave anyone behind
んしなるのみそれが誓い
nshin-aru nomi sore ga chikai
Keep going forward, that's our pledge
夢が始まったあの日から
yume ga hajimatta ano hi kara
Since the day that the dream began
目指す未来は同じ～
mezasu mirai wa onaji--
the future that I'm aiming at hasn't changed
っと出来ない止まれない
tto dekinai tomarenai
I can't stand still, I can't stop
ココロの太陽沈まない
kokoro no taiyō shizumanai
The sun of my heart will never set
いち、に、SUNSHINE いち、に、SUNSHINE
ichi, ni, Sunshine, Ichi, ni, Sunshine
One, two, Sunshine, One, two, Sunshine
いち、に、SUNSHINE よんっ…ウイーゴー！
ichi, ni, Sunshine yon…WE GO!
One, two, Sunshine four…WE GO!
ウイーゴー！
WE GO!
WE GO!
Full Version
Japanese Kanji
Japanese Rōmaji
English Translation
じっと出来ない止まれない
jitto dekinai tomarenai
I can't stand still, I can't stop
夜明けが遅くてジレったい
yoake ga osokute jirettai
Daybreak hasn't come yet and I can't wait
いち、に、SUNSHINE よんっ…ウイーゴー！
ichi, ni, SUNSHINE yon…We Go!
One, two, Sunshine four…WE GO!
旗を揚げよう Break of Romance Dawn
hata o ageyō BREAK OF ROMANCE DAWN
Fly the flag, Break of Romance Dawn
波風立てようスリープからのジャンプスタート
namikaze tateyō surīpu kara no jampusutāto
Make waves, jumpstart from your sleep
ありえない世界を行くなら
arienai sekai o yuku nara
If you want to go to the unbelievable world
君のタフネスそれが必要
kimi no tafunesu sore ga hitsuyō
your toughness, that's what it takes
目立ち過ぎ それって罪?
medachisugi sorette tsumi?
Being brazen, is it a crime?
指名手配→ つまりWinner（•∀•）
shimeitehai→tsumari WINNER（•∀•）
Wanted→means Winner (:D)
自由だけが俺たちのルール
jiyū dakega ore tachi no rūru
Freedom is our rule
心配なんてどこ吹くかぜ～
shinpai nante dokofuku kaze~
It's not our way to worry~
ったいワンピース一番乗り
ttai WAN PIISU ichiban-nori
At any cost, One Piece, I'll be the first
夢見る心はちょーデカイ
yumemiru kokoro wa chou DEKAI
My dreaming heart is huge
醒めないことがだいじ～
samenai koto ga daiji~
It's important not to wake up
っと出来ない止まれない
tto dekinai tomarenai
I can't stand still, I can't stop
夜明けが遅くてジレったい
yoake ga osokute jirettai
Daybreak hasn't come yet and I can't wait
いち、に、SUNSHINE よんっ…ウイーゴー！
ichi, ni, SUNSHINE yon…We Go!
One, two, Sunshine four…WE GO!
声を上げよう Gate of The New world
koe o ageyou Gate of The New world
Let's raise our voice at the gate of the new world.
見せつけてやろう ルーキーからのスーパースター
misetsukete yarou RUUKII kara no SUUPAA SUTAA
Let's show them how we have become super stars from mere rookies.
予定調和 そんなの嫌なら
yotei chouwa sonna no iya nara
If you hate how everything is going predictably,
ずっとイマジン それが肝心
zutto IMAJIN sore ga kanjin
then it's important to keep imagining.
キョーレツに ハンマーがHit!
KYOURETSU ni HANMAA ga Hit!
The hammer has made a powerful hit!
バネの原理↑ 高く跳べ
BANE no genri ↑ takaku tobe
By Hooke's law of springs ↑ jump up high!
ひざの傷は いつかは治るさ
hiza no kizu wa itsuka wa naoru sa
The wounds in our knees will eventually heal.
未知なるタイフーン 楽しもうぜ
michi naru TAIFUUN tanoshimou ze
Let's wait in happy anticipation for an unknown typhoon.
At 72 episodes, this opening has lasted longer than any other thus far.
The song is a follow up to Kitadani's previous song, "We Are!", which was the very first One Piece opening song.
Episodes 522 and 523 both begin and end with this song, although it is played softly in the background in both instances when used at the end.
Like many other One Piece songs, this one has several puns, like "Ichi, ni, sunshine, yon... we go", Japanese for "one, two, sunshine, four... we go;" san is "three" in Japanese, the same sound of the first syllable of "sunshine," and go is "five" in Japanese.
Another pun is the reference to Weekly Shōnen Jump, the magazine in which the One Piece manga is serialized weekly. There is one line that says jyanpustaato, meaning "Jump Start". This makes reference to the fact that One Piece is one of the top manga in this magazine, and often considered as a Shonen Jump Star or Shonen Jump Hero.
The animation has Usopp's name spelled Usoppu, whereas in other openings, such as "Share the World", it is spelled Usopp. Likewise, other animated work such as the more recent One Piece Film: Strong World, uses the old and well-established form as well. Starting at Episode 522, Usopp's name regains its proper spelling.
Near the beginning of the song, a line reads "Break of Romance Dawn", a combination of the phrases "break of dawn" and "Romance Dawn", the latter being the name of the first chapter, the first volume of the manga, and a story written by Oda, considered the "prototype" for One Piece.
An instrumental version of this song was used as background music for each episode preview until Episode 891, where it was replaced by an instrumental of "OVER THE TOP" for the Wano Country Arc afterwards.
This is the first opening since "BON VOYAGE!" to begin with a narration.
The background on which every crew member is displayed at the end of the song also contains a tiling of an image of an item they are associated with, save for one tile which depicts something else that often refers to a (word) joke involving the character. This image is easily missed and considered an easter-egg by many fans.
Along with the crew being shown fighting in the adjusted opening since Episode 519, several other smaller, cosmetic changes were also made. During Roger's initial speech, he used to have a rather flat shading, where the change has added far more color and vibrancy to the picture. Later on, during the Straw Hat owners' sequence, young Roger's mouth used to be an open smile, whereas the changed version has his teeth pressed onto one another to mimic the smile that his older self has shown countless times throughout the series. Robin's flower easter egg image is also switched higher to be more visible. However, Usopp's romanized name is fixed starting at Episode 522. Since Episode 523, the Straw Hats' fighting scene was a bit revamped, with better quality and shading.
A flag similar to Franky's Toei Jolly Roger can be seen among the flags at the beginning.
In the Funimation Simulcast, there is a translation error. It says: "We won't left anyone behind" instead of saying: "We won't leave anyone behind".
When Luffy uses Gear Third, his arm inflates how it did prior to the timeskip (bone inflated consistently throughout his arm), rather than his new style after the timeskip (with the air focused around his fist).
