“One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two” is an another action-packed volume as the Straw Hat Pirates take on their most powerful adversary yet, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Bartholomew Kuma and we will see the group in a position that they have never been in before! Exciting and if you are a “One Piece” fan, worth watching! Recommended!
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DVD TITLE: One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two
DURATION: Episodes 397-409 (Duration: 320 Minutes, 2 DVD’s)
DVD INFORMATION: 4:3, English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, English and Japanese stereo
COMPANY: FUNimation
RATED: TV 14
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Originally created by Eiichiro Oda
Directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Munehisa Sakai
Series Composition by Hirohiko Uesaka
Script by Hirohiko Uesaka, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Junki Takegami, Michiru Shimada, Naoki Koga, Ryota Yamaguchi, Suminori Takegami, Yoshiyuki Suga
Music by Kouhei Tanaka, Shiroh Hamaguchi
Character Design by Kazuya Hisada, Noboru Koizumi
Animation Production by Toei Animation
Featuring the following voice talent:
Mayumi Tanaka/Colleen Clinkenbeard as Monkey D. Luffy
Akemi Okamura/Luci Christian as Nami
Hiroaki Hirata/Eric Vale as Sanji
Ikue Ohtani/Brina Palencia as Tony Tony Chopper
Kappei Yamaguchi/Sonny Strait as Usopp
Yuriko Yamaguchi/Stephanie Young as Nico Robin
Kazuki Yao/Patrick Seitz as Franky
Izo Oikawa/Philip Weber as Iceburg
Takahiro Yoshimizu/David Wald as Paulie
Bin Shimada/Jonathan Brooks as Foxy the Pirate
Tomokazu Seki/Jason Liebricht as Rob Lucci
Masaya Onosaka/Christopher Corey Smith as Spandam
Kumiko Watanabe/Alexis Tipton as Fukuro
Naomi Shindo/Shelley Calene-Black as Kalifa
Hiroaki Yoshida/Andrew Love as Kumadori
Ryotaro Okiayu/Alex Organ as Kaku
Masaya Takatsuka/Phil Parsons as Jabura
Luffy turns a mermaid auction into a pirate-style brawl when he knocks the snot out of a celestial dragon. The punch heard ’round the island may have saved Camie, but it lands the Straw Hats squarely in the sights of an entire fleet of marines! A little help from fellow pirates Trafalgar Law and Eustass Captain Kid buys the crew some breathing room, but the situation goes from bad to worse when an army of Kuma-clone Pacifistas make their presence felt. Throw in some Light Speed Kicks from Admiral Kizaru and Senfomaru’s battle axe, and things couldn’t get much worse for the Straw Hats.
Or could they? Luffy is forced to watch in horror as the real deal Bartholomew Kuma makes his beloved friends vanish one by one until the rubberman ends up a lonely castaway on the island of Amazon Lily!
The Sabaody Archipelago Chapter continues as the Straw Hats entered Fishman Island and they get more than they ask for when they met an old enemy Hatchan, his friends Camie and Papagg (a first mate of Gold Roger), Silvers Rayleigh and the 9 rookie pirates known as 11 Supernovas.
But what happens when the Straw Hat Pirates are attacked by Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
Find out in “One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two”, available now from FUNimation!
What is “One Piece”?
“ONE PIECE” is a popular anime series based on the popular manga series serialized in Shonen Jump by Eiichiro Oda. Suffice to say, “ONE PIECE” is the highest selling manga for Weekly Shonen Jump and its popularity has extended to various anime (via the TV series, OVA and films) and video games in America and also worldwide.
The series is so popular, the episode count currently in Japan is in its 17th season and a total of 705 episodes have been aired in Japan.
Despite receiving a heavily edited version in North America via 4Kids Entertainment earlier on, FUNimation began releasing the original, uncut versions since May of 2008 and here we are in 2015, now with the DVD release of “One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two” (Episodes 397-409), available in September, courtesy of FUNimation.
“ONE PIECE” is an adventure anime about a 17-year-old boy named Monkey D. Luffy who gained enormous strength (and stretching abilities) after eating a magical demon fruit. He eventually teams up with a group of pirates and have the name “The Straw Hats”. Luffy’s driven to one day obtain the most sought out treasure known as “One Piece” and eventually become the King of the Pirates.
So far, in “One Piece”, the group has entered Fishman Island and meet an old enemy, Hatchan and his friends Camie and Papagg. But also the first mate of Gold Roger, Silvers Rayleigh and also 9 rookie pirates known as the “11 Supernovas”.
The Straw Hat Pirates find out that their mermaid friend, Camie is being sold off in an auction and they must rescue her. News from the World Government arrives that they are going to execute the captured Portgas D. Ace, a move that could provoke a war with Whitebeard.
But what happens when the team fights for their life against Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
The Straw Hat Pirates consists of:
Monkey D. Luffy – A 17-year-old guy who is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and dreams to be a pirate king by getting his hands on the “ONE PIECE” artifact. When he was young, he accidentally ate a devil fruit which made his body rubbery and can stretch and blow up. An airhead of sorts, loves to eat but always believes and fights for his friends.
Roronoa Zoro – A 19-year-old skilled swordsman. A skilled and very strong fighter. Wants to be the greatest swordsman in the world.
Nami – The navigator of the group. The main female crew member and really good at weapons.
Usopp – A 17-year-old marksman. A talented inventor and artistic. Known by his long nose, his marksmanship with slingshots and weapons are great. He quit the Straw Hat Pirates and took on a new identity.
Sanji – The chef of the crew. A skilled fighter that uses only kicks in battle and is passionate towards Nami.
Tony Tony Chopper – A reindeer with a blue nose. Ate a devil fruit known as human-human fruit which makes him human in someways but keeping his reindeer look. Able to speak to humans, walk upright and also able to have transformations to become a huge beast. But his talent is his medical skills as he was trained by the Doctrine to become a doctor. Has very low self-confidence because he had been treated badly not only by his kind but also by humans and has not really had a friend but the Doctor and Doctrine.
Nico Robin – The former Vice President of Baroque Works who has become the newest member of the Straw Hat Pirates despite some of the crew not trusting her since she was a former enemy. Has the ability to use her body parts and project them elsewhere and other mysterious abilities not yet known.
Franky – A cyborg who can rebuild his body using pieces of metal and his dream is to build a ship and become its shipwright and sail to the end of the world.
Brook – A pirate from before the time of Roger, he was killed but because of the Paramecia-type-Revive-Revive Fruit, he rose again as a skeleton. An excellent musician, he becomes a member of the Straw Hat Pirates.
VIDEO :
For most television series, because they are created nearly before they are aired on television, unlike film and OVA’s, there typically is not much detail involved in a Japanese animated television series. “ONE PIECE” is probably one of those rare exceptions in that it has really cool character designs and very detailed artistic backgrounds. Of course, since it is on DVD, you will see some artifacting, combing and edge enhancement but it’s not so noticeable unless you are really looking for it.
The anime series is presented in standard 4:3 definition but for a television series, “ONE PIECE” sports cool and unique character designs and beautifully painted artistic backgrounds. Definitely one of the better looking anime series that has remained consistent and has not downgraded since it first aired on television. Character designer Kazuya Hisada (who worked on the “Dragon Ball” and “Dragon Ball GT” series) and Noboru Koizumi (who worked on “Giant Robo”, “Dragon Ball GT” and “Tenchi Universe”) have been very good of capturing “One Piece” creator Eiichiro Oda’s unique style.
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
As for the audio, “One Piece” is presented in English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, English Stereo and Japanese Stereo. Of course, the English 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound is the better audio choice to listen to, although one who has a receiver that can set their audio to all channels can definitely enjoy the Japanese stereo track as well. But both audio tracks are done very well and I have to admit that “ONE PIECE” has one of the most solid English dub tracks for an anime TV series. Very well done on both audio tracks but again, have been very impressed by the voice talent for the series thus far.
Subtitles are in English.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two” comes with the following special features:
DISC 1:
- EPISODE 398 Audio Commentary – Audio commentary by Justin Cook (voice of Eustass Kidd) and voice actress Luci Christian (voice actress of Nami).
DISC 2:
- One Piece in the Booth: With Sonny Strait – (22:10) Featuring an interview between Joel McDonald (ADR Director/Line Producer) and Sonny Strait (voice actor of Usopp).
- Episode 405 Commentary -Â ADR Director Joel McDonald with voice talent (with Supernovas) Laura Wetsel (Jewelry Bonney) and Major Attaway (Urouge).
- Textless Opening – Textless opening song for “Share the World”
- Trailers – Trailers for upcoming FUNimation releases.
With the release of “One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two”, the episodes will complete season 11 and begin season 12 and continues the Sabaody Archipelago Chapter as the Straw Hat Pirates try to save their good friend, Camie who is being auctioned off.
But possibly one of the coolest action-driven arcs as we see the Straw Hat Pirates go against one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Bartholomew Kuma. And suffice to say, things do not bode well for our favorite pirates.
While I don’t want to spoil what happens at the end of the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, by episode 408-409, this kicks off season 12 and is a single story arc titled “Maiden Island” and is based on vol. 53 & 54 of Oda Eiichiro’s manga.
But this is probably one of the arc’s to jump into because it becomes the starting point of Portgas D. Ace being captured by the New Government and is set to be executed. The other importance is the introduction to a new character that will play a prominent role in “One Piece”, her name is Boa Hancock.
This is a long story arc but as the storyline gets ready to jump into the Portgas D. Ace storyline, it’s one of the heaviest, action-packed storylines of “One Piece”, so it’s definitely an important for “One Piece” fans to definitely jump on the viewing bandwagon with “One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two”.
As for the DVD, picture quality is very good on DVD, audio is also crystal clear with both voice acting soundtracks are well done, as “One Piece” is one of the best cast anime series, everyone is right for their role and considering that Toei was strict on the casting for the English dub, FUNimation did a fine job in their cast selection and I was pleased with both Japanese and English dub soundtracks. As for special features, you get two audio commentaries and also the latest “One Piece in the Booth” featuring Sonny Strait.
Overall, “One Piece: Season Seven, Voyage Two” is an another action-packed volume as the Straw Hat Pirates take on their most powerful adversary yet, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Bartholomew Kuma and we will see the group in a position that they have never been in before!
Exciting and if you are a “One Piece” fan, worth watching!
Recommended!
