<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article lists the same citations more than once . Please consider using named references to ensure each citation appears only one time . (November 2015) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article lists the same citations more than once . Please consider using named references to ensure each citation appears only one time . (November 2015) </Td> </Tr> <P> One Piece is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title written by Eiichiro Oda . Produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Konosuke Uda and Munehisa Sakai, the first eight seasons were broadcast on Fuji Television from October 20, 1999 to April 30, 2006 . One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17 - year - old boy whose body has gained the properties of rubber from accidentally eating a supernatural fruit, and his crew of diverse pirates, the Straw Hat Pirates . Luffy's greatest ambition is to obtain the world's ultimate treasure, One Piece, and thereby become the next King of the Pirates . </P> <P> The series uses 37 different pieces of theme music: 19 opening themes and 18 closing themes . Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks have been released by Toei Animation . The first DVD compilation was released on February 21, 2001, with individual volumes releasing monthly . The Singaporean company Odex released part of the series locally in English and Japanese in the form of dual audio video CDs . </P>

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