The world thought he had vanished into the mists of legend, but he announced his return by upending the Navy fleet. Roger, after which Shiki promptly escaped by cutting off his own legs to escape his shackles, buoyed up by the powers of the gravity defying Float-Float fruit. The only man who could tame and capture him was Gol D. The legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion has returned after 20 years absence. But Strong World has had a US release, it has had a dub, and it has had a Blu-ray release too, which is why we start off with it first, so we can get our first taste of the Straw Hat Pirates in HD! Most of them haven’t been dubbed, or indeed released in the US, which makes them something of a UK coup. Not to worry, as Manga Entertainment will be going back to the beginning, and releasing the first nine movies as well, in three triple pack DVD releases. If all you have partaken of is the television series as released by Manga, and have somehow managed to avoid the manga comic book releases, then you might be at something of a loss when it comes to where the characters are in the film, and indeed some unexpected additions to the Straw Hat Pirates, and a wholly different ship too. And Manga Entertainment is starting right from movie 10? Indeed, the first film that we get here will be One Piece Movie: Strong World, which is set way in the future of the run. And with a phenomenal franchise such as One Piece, it isn’t just limited to the television series it gets special episodes, OVAs and feature films as well, and in the 15 odd years that it has been running on Japanese television, that amounts to some 13 movies. We’re starting right from the beginning with the TV show, and even though we are already up to episode 156, that only scratches the surface of the 600 plus episodes of the series out there, a number that only continues to grow each week of course. Introduction It came as a very pleasant surprise when Manga Entertainment picked up the One Piece franchise for UK release, probably the biggest anime in Japan.
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