One Piece 4Kids Was... An Experience

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[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

I love how the opening rap has come full circle, people liked it as kids, grew to hate it and find it cringe, before coming back around to realising the absolute lyrical masterpiece it is

[@-Teague-]

I'm not joking when I say I got into One Piece because of the 4kids rap

[@windhelmguard5295]

don't kill the part of you that's cringe, kill the part of you that cringes.

[@jesterstyr4584]

I love Chopper, but the origional version where, "Sanji's cooking for the would be king." Is perfect.

[@guythatlovespotato]

YaYoYaYooooo!!!

[@Phanthief95]

The thing about it is that the opening rap fits so much better for the battle-oriented arcs like Enies Lobby & Marineford than a lot of the other openings. The original rapper even made an expanded version that includes Robin, Franky, Brook, & Jinbe.

[@Mr.-Roybot]

Robin randomly having a southern accent is probably my favorite part of the 4Kids dub

[@2muchjpop]

It's not random. She had the hat at first so they assumed.

[@TheDarkLasombra]

​@@2muchjpop Wasn't the manga much further along at that point?

[@2muchjpop]

@@TheDarkLasombra ya but it's 4kids. You think they have future sight? 😂

[@Ascetronaut]

And Shanks being Australian

[@BAlex2209]

Sanji was Texan in Saban's 4Kids for sure.​@@Ascetronaut

[@afeathereddinosaur]

One of my favorite moments was: Zoro: "It's good to see ya, Buddy! LUFFY!!!!"

[@jacobg6628]

His scream of LUFFY was legendary.

[@goby1764]

LUFFFYYYYYY

[@rsync9490]

you mean Zolo lmao.

[@riatsila144]

@@rsync9490 darn it, was gonna say that! 😆

[@johncedricksantos2401]

Screamed like Guts calling GRIFFIIIIIIIITH!!!!!!!

[@lonewolf9325]

Before Chopper joined, the lyrics were "Sanji is cooking for the Would be King" Edit : If interested, check out OnePiece Live Action 4Kids Dub Intro, as well as We Are Intro.

[@riatsila144]

Which, honestly, are pretty fire lyrics

[@andrewstephenson5825]

​@@riatsila144I know right

[@thoughtfulfreespace]

I thought the first opening didn't have a Sanji part. It was like"the pirate crew coming through" something like that (at least in English). Either way enjoyable times.

[@andrewstephenson5825]

@@thoughtfulfreespace there may have been a version before Sanji that I've heard once or twice, but I usually hear the version with Sanji or Sanji + Chopper

[@AnyMEmdq]

Helmeppo's hammer-gun had to be censored out of the official release because it was too powerful. How would people get hyped about Mihawk after seeing that? 4Kids just restored its glory

[@lonewolf9325]

"YoHoHo he took a bite of Gum-Gum"😂

[@tyujg7495.]

Cursid fruit

[@Slothsoul]

1043 be like 👀

[@igorcoutinholeandro5689]

Nami's mom being alive but never appearing after they defeat Arlong is the most stupid and funny thing ever

[@zerosumgame5700]

I remember the difference watching as an adult. As a child, I always felt like I missed an episode somewhere. It never occurred to me about censorship till a few years after 4kids stopped. Then I buy the series in the form of Funimation DVDs to start watching with my ex, who is now still a close anime friend, and as the series goes on, I'm just emotionally gutted day after day in front of my girl. Luckily for me, she liked that sensitive shit, but I remember bawling my eyes out openly the first time I saw that scene. I think if 4kids had made it to the Robin Arc, they would have just quit or ruined it. Thankfully, Funimation did it SOME justice (detracted for a million repeats of "I want to blah, blah, blah" and full episodes of flashbacks). I got to observe my ex, who was adopted, resonate deeply with the thought of whether her bio parent left her out of love or selfishness. Literally felt her emotions radiating off of her like a tangible, fuck-science-fiction actual aura of personal distress. I felt it BEFORE I looked at her. That kind of impact can only happen when you aren't trying to soften the blows.

[@Weebzz]

The 4kids adaptation was my first experience for One Piece. I still remember getting excited seeing the commercials for some new super power pirate anime coming soon! The night it aired I was out at dinner with my family and the moment we got home I ran upstairs to watch it. As terrible as it was I loved that dub as a kid. It made me laugh so much and I thought Sanji's lollipop was cool as hell.

[@cmt5140]

For me the 4kidz dub kept me from getting into One Piece for the longest time

[@groofay]

Oh, 4kids memories...grape juice wine, lollipop cigarettes, finger guns, jelly donut onigiri. Childhood was such a time.

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

Marines using super soakers in a country going through a drought

[@zerosumgame5700]

Oh, gahd, I always forget the "Jelky Donut" thing Brock did, even as a kid in 90s USA, that was weird. I knew what a damn rice ball was. My dad shared anime with us as it first came to America. OK, maybe Akira was not a great choice for kids, but he made up for it with Nausicaa, and besides, my mom did the same shit with campy horror films. Luckily for them, we were all already fucked from the start, but damn. Then again, if both apple trees grew in the same soil, it's fair to assume the sprouts will be similar...

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

@@zerosumgame5700 all I get out of this comment is that you want an apple jelly filled rice ball

[@guythatlovespotato]

I wish someone will make a 4Kids dub parody for latest episodes.

[@deucefade]

Thanks a lot now I have a dream of TeamFourStar abridging One Piece 😭 that’ll never happen lmfao

[@aurzelli]

*”Nothing happened.”* “Literally nothing happened.”

[@RakkiXIII]

We have one pace, now its time for 4pace

[@Arkayjiya]

@@RakkiXIII I think One Pace did a 4 Kids parody as April's fool last april. They released their 16th episode of Alabasta and it was atrocious. It's probably under their bonus section or something like that.

[@slashermaster28]

I remember seeing a shockingly accurate 4kids style fandub of the Franky vs. Nero fight. Not only is the writing on point, not only did they somehow get the music from the dub, but both voices sound identical to Jaeger from Ultimate Muscle and Meowth from Pokemon.

[@bankotsu2a]

The 4kids rap intro was pure hype, I would rewatch it when I was binging the funamation dub. The voice of Brock from Pokémon hyping things up before the rap was awesome.

[@Moonstriker2514]

He also voiced Kaiba, let that sink in

[@zerosumgame5700]

Holy chit, I never realized but then you said, and perfect soundbytes from both of them played through my brain and I realized the truth...

[@dustinroberts6963]

Some fun facts: Some of the 4Kids dub voice actors have now voiced characters in the official dub, and the guy who sang the original One Piece Rap came out with an updated version a couple years ago on his KZbin channel.

[@rhyleygrant5660]

Grew up watch 4kids one piece after they stopped airing it thought that was the end until 10 years later found the Japanese version

[@AlmightySmorg]

The ending for the 4kids dub is so funny considering it’s when a giant ship is about to fall on the crew so with how the show ended after that we can assume they just died

[@Danityly]

Doflamingo glasses look nice on you !

[@pontiusthepilot]

I'm sorry... did... did you say in this dub Laboon is an _iceberg_ ? you did. oh. okay.

[@calebray1834]

Brook loved that Iceberg.

[@tyujg7495.]

They left Laboon in the games apparently

[@felizpanda]

That was so wild to me I had to look it up

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Yup. They completely skip over Laboon and Crocus for some bizarre reason. Also, the entire Little Garden Arc, I believe. 🤣

[@snuzzlebumble]

It's why Brook needs his afro so much, so the iceberg can recognize him when they finally meet again.

[@doubledamn2599]

Brook found Laboon as a snowflake from a winter island and raised him into an icecube, he was a small glacier when he left and would be a full grown tundra by the time he returned.

[@alwaysapirateroninace443]

The kids digging for treasure in the background is amazing & completely goes with talking about One Piece.

[@turtlepiece]

One change 4kids made that I found absolutely fascinating was that Kuina was beaten up by disgruntled swordsmen to the point where she couldn’t fight anymore…I find it wild that they would censor just about any violence, and yet have a kid be beaten up to the point of potentially paralysis was better than her falling down the stairs…

[@roger_towny_jr]

Fun Fact: in the Funimation Dub during the Return to Sabaody Arc, the VA's did the same thing that the origional Japanese VA's did where the real strawhats also played the voices of the fake strawhats, but switched characters around. So Chris Sabat [Zoro] played Fake Sanji, and as a reference to this 4Kids Dub, he gave Fake Sanji a cheesy Brooklyn Accent.

[@martinh.5193]

What always bothered me (probably way more than it should) was that Luffy doesn't smack Coby, instead Coby just flinches and says something like "I thought you were going to hit me" and Luffy says "what? I wouldn't hit you" which is a huge alteration of Luffy's personality imho.

[@jacobg6628]

Manga Luffy 100% will hit any man, woman, or child that he feels like. His hands are rated E for everyone.

[@Nasser851000]

That moment when Merphy puts out 2 videos today XD

[@chriscyborg2187]

I can only see one, where's the other?

[@chriscyborg2187]

Yea she put another one on her books channel

[@kobil316SH]

Imagine Sanji crying outside of Puddings window trying to unwrap a lollipop

[@casvandijck9338]

If anywhere, then at least in a country that literally revolves around sweets :P

[@admiralaokiji7889]

bellmare in a dungeon is the funniest change. That would change the entire plot with the crew having to go free her. Also Sanji's lollipop instead of cigarette has been one of my favorite memes for a decade now.

[@casvandijck9338]

Bellemere in a dungeon... right beneath Arlong Park... which Luffy absolutely DESTROYED. I think they unintentionally had Luffy kill Bellemere.

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

I don't think I'm ever gonna forget the image of Helmeppo threatening to shoot Koby with that doohicky lmao

[@1996kylet]

GAYO GAYO!! This Sonic X, Kirby: Right Back at Ya! and Viva Piñata were the lineup and it was great.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

I think Viva Pinata came a little later, Shaman King, Jackie Chan Adventures, Xiaolin Showdown, TMNT (2003), and then Pokémon and Yugioh were around when the 4kids dub started.

[@curtishammer748]

This dub is treated among the One Piece fandom the same way the Holiday Special is treated by Star Wars fans

[@frokachu]

This was my gateway OUT of One Piece. I hated the series because of the 4kids dub when I was younger and assumed that was the only version of it. Took me years later to discover the original subbed version and ended up binging it

[@audreynothepburn7663]

Your sunglasses are Doflamingo-esq and I ❤️ it!

[@Babbleplay]

Chopper's doctoring! Nope, that's more Nami's territory. Doctoring has nothing to do with medicine; it's things related to forgery. Doctoring documents.

[@jacobg6628]

That sounds more like Nami’s job

[@KraziEyevin]

​@@jacobg6628or even Ussop's job, but definitely not Chopper's 😂

[@RakkiXIII]

It means both, and i would assume the forgory definition derives from perfoming "frankenstein surgery" on documents

[@Babbleplay]

@@RakkiXIII I just know in mafia/depression slang, a document forger was called a doctor.

[@guythatlovespotato]

Sanji, Robin, and Croco VA here is funny AF.

[@EliteEdgeK]

The beach looks so nice and quiet!

[@JoshBou]

Funimation's uncut unedited redub is genuinely good stacked with voice acting legends.

[@ashes_trashes]

The 4kids dub was actually my introduction to One Piece when I was in middle school. My little brother and I really bonded over it and eventually we wanted to watch the "real" version so we roped our dad into watching it with us. Over time high school got so busy (and the animation got so bad) that we all began reading the manga on our own time. Now we're adults, my brother and I both have partners who we've introduced to One Piece, and on Sundays we get together for dinner and discuss the new chapter. When the Netflix series came out our mom even started to be introduced to the series too! One Piece has honestly been a huge part of my entire family's life for 20 years. It boggles my mind some times.

[@EvilOdysseus]

For anyone insterested, the One Piece Rap was written by Shawn Conrad. He has a youtube channel and has written an extended version Including Robin, Franky, Brook, & Jinbei.

[@notrixamoris3318]

Oh no...Merphy go down the rabbit hole yet again. And she can pull of those sunglasses...

[@Havoc-kun]

4kids One Piece rap starts playing Me and my friends: immediately starts dancing and singing along Song ends Me and my friends: "The 4kids dib sucks" "Yeah" "But that rap is legit though" "Amen brother amen"

[@CapTrigger]

Actually, Yes. Me and my brother got into One Piece from the 4kids Dub. We didnt know, we were kids, it was on, we thought it was cool. We both stopped as we got older, wrote it off as a kids cartoon that ended. Upon finding it again, seeing the changes, and learning how much of the story expands...I had to get back in...and eventually got my brother back too All that to say, 4kids rap still holds up today LOL

[@reclark1690]

I unironically and unabashedly LOVE the One Piece rap. And the 4Kids dub is so much fun to watch as an adult if you're mature enough to understand *why* it exists, and you have an appreciation for the actual series. And I'm somebody who primarily watches the current English dub, with the exception of new episodes.

[@imaferretmaster]

I love how you just exploded onto the scene and immediately got to be as much of the fan base as tekking or Liam, we're so glad you're here Merphy.

[@testingdpatience9203]

I'm about to turn 32, ive been watching one piece since 4kids as part of saturdays line up what got me was zoros backstory so as messed as it is im actual pretty proud to be a fan since 4kids days now seeing what the stupid pirate story(in the 4kids case literally) has turned into. Also i was watching you since Harry potter content, was excited when you did avatar and absolutely thrilled for one piece content.

[@AuraLeafstorm]

The 4kids One Piece dub is the primary example of "so bad it's good." The Funimation dub is pretty alright though! To any Funi dub detractors: watch the "I want to live" scene. They did it justice.

[@rocker1296]

I think that Luffy's English voice actress has done the G5 scenes way better, the woody woodpecker laugh, and other allusions to old cartoons works so well.

[@HExtraordinaire]

I watched it and no. Excluding Franky and Brook, all the voices are badly casted

[@AuraLeafstorm]

@@HExtraordinaire Zoro, Nami, and Robin also sound great. The only Straw Hat dub voice I don't think fits at all is Jinbe.

[@thoughtfulfreespace]

Vivid memories of Mr. 1 cutting Zolo (hah) with zero blood. Also I went back to watch the opening after this and found out the original artist made an extended version, so this is a great day. Glad you enjoyed the experience! Also love the glasses, reminds me of Doffy a little bit.

[@jcnot9712]

I feel like “it reads…” is one of those idioms that has successfully infiltrated common lexicon, ‘cause I’ve heard several people use it when not talking about books. Even when referring to someone’s speech or their opinion on something. Definitely feels at home when describing a cartoon or any form of multimedia.

[@PixelatedQ]

I like to imagine what later crew members and villains would've sounded like in the 4kids dub. It make's me appreciate the current dub so much more.

[@SuperGalaxy]

You have to listen to what Robin sounded like in the 4Kids dub. It is the second most bizarre depicted voice. And you got to watch the first Luffy vs Crocodile fight. The written dialogue is “outstanding”.

[@Jb-id1bu]

Glad you loved the voice acting, its easily my favourite part (though the silly name changes might be a close second. Captain Chaser and Trace Heatfist will always hold a special place in my heart.). Lol. Australian Shanks, French Mihawk, Bad Brooklyn Accent Sanji....truly a work of art. Sanji's attack names give me joy as well (if you haven't, look up a compilation of them on KZbin. Its both physically painful and absolutely hilarious.). The fact that 4kids Sanji has an attack named "Leg o'Wham Drumstick Supreme" is perhaps the greatest thing that dub ever did. 😂 Oh, and then there are the Zoro moments. Not just the iconic "Oh hey Luffy, how you doing buddy......LUFFFFFFYYYYYY!!!!!" blood-curdling screech from Whiskey Peak, but the random animal impressions he would do sometimes. Like when we was calling Usopp a chicken (I think he did this at LEAST twice), and that one time he literally BARKED at Daz Bones when they fought in Alabasta. 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@maiqtheliar789]

4Kids is a guilty pleasure of mine. Because I loved One Piece pretty much from the start. I have two kids and one day when they were still little I was watching it and they were interested. I knew the main series wasn't age appropriate for them at the time. So I watched 4Kids with them they loved it and I tolerated it when they were awake. But it was something we bonded over and when they were older I let them watch the mainline series and read the manga. They still love the series, and it is something we can talk about together and bond over. If I ever have grandkids I'll watch the 4Kids with them as well and see if they like it as well. As a parent of small kids who loves One Piece 4Kids was irreplaceable for me at the time, and I have fond memories of enjoying it with them, which is why sometimes I'll start watching it even though my oldest is grown up and my youngest isn't far off from grown up. If you are a One Piece fan with small kids and you want to share your passion for One Piece with them then 4Kids is a good jumping off point for it.

[@miandagny]

I started reading one piece when it first came out in english in my area around 2001 or so, and i was so excited when i first heard about the anime coming out. Then i saw a commercial for it and as soon as i heard the voice of Luffy i was already done with it, and didn't end up watching any of it.

[@loneskankster2242]

As far as censorship goes, I actually love Helmeppo's Hammer Gun. It's something that could exist in Dr Suess, and therefore, fits right at home in One Piece. Also fun fact about baby Sanji's VA - Its literally Ash Ketchum with a Brooklyn accent

[@SweenyTodd98]

One of my favorite things I've learned about the 4kids dub is they apparently stopped producing it around the beginning of the Jaya/Skypia arc. The last thing that happens in the 4kids dub is the ship falling out of the sky towards them. This dub wouldn't let anyone die... until the end where the entire crew seemingly died.

[@Katt1721]

Wild how we've gone from 4KIDS to the now current, faithful dub being only like 30 eps behind the sub release because One Piece has been airing so long it's outlasted how anime is actually sold and marketed to a western audience haha Also fun fact, a couple of the 4KIDS voice actors who are fairly prolific now in their own careers, have minor roles/cameos in the current dub. 4KIDS Luffy voices Miss Buckingham Stussy (she plays a lot of old ladies in cartoons and other anime like Pokemon so it really fits), 4KIDS Chopper voices the Sunny in Film Red, etc...

[@Ascetronaut]

No matter how much i know the 4kids dub is bad, it turned a lot of people away from one piece when we were young, its censorship made no sense in parts, and they changed major story parts like skipping Laboon. The second i hear YO im hyped all over again. The intro is so damn stupid its perfect. Also the man who did the original 4kids one piece rap has since made an updated version on his own channel

[@SMSGarrett]

I had the pleasure of the 4Kids dub being my first exposure to One Piece. Watched it as a Saturday morning cartoon along with the Dragon Ball Z Kai dubs and Pokemon. It led to some interesting experiences. I pronounced "Zolo" with an L for years, started watching subbed and had to get used to Zoro, then started reading the manga and had to get used to seeing Zolo again in print. I did have to relearn character backstories. Basically, it just warranted a rewatch from the beginning. Also, "Sanji's cooking, Chopper's doctoring" is straight bars and you can't change my mind.

[@Tiny7795]

Those sunglasses are amazing though. 10/10 great look

[@huninnmuginn5337]

Merphy with Golden ‘Mingo glasses should be a staple, I think it’s good. Also never thought to dig deep on the 4kids dub

[@3Scuba]

I'm so happy you got into One Piece! I've never been so excited to see someone else have the same shirt as me 😀

[@thomaswatkins1842]

This was my gateway and also one of the reasons i dropped the series as i grew older. I found naruto to be much more adult and edgy. But when i was young i loved it. I called my mom at work one day, and she didnt answer, so i left her a message. It was the whole 4kids rap. That she showed to her whole department at work. Eventually like 15 years later i tried to collect all the dbz dvds and they sent me season 1 and 2 of one piece instead and they let me keep them while send me the dvd box sets as well. Decided to watch them and then the pandy hit and i binged everything in like 6 months. Best series ever.

[@HellYeahGaming]

I used to watch 4Kids Saturday mornings every week, alternating between it and KidzWB depending on what show was airing on either channel at the time. So when I was 14 One Piece premiered in August 2004 on 4Kids (at the time known as the FoxBox) it was my very first exposure to the series and I…. I can’t lie, I fell in love with it immediately. From Luffy’s first gum gum rocket I felt in my soul that this series was something special that I would be connected to on a spiritual level. Of course as I got deeper into the series and as I matured I realized how utterly horrendous the 4kids dub is not just as an adaptation, but as an overall product, yet I cannot bring myself to even mildly dislike it. It is what brought me into the greatest story of all time and still had just enough spark of that magic for me to recognize that. So I’ll insult it, make fun of it, laugh it off, but I will never ever hate it or give it any undue disrespect. Without it there would be no One Piece in my world.

[@jaketno]

Honestly the sunglasses are kind of a vibe lol Reminds me of "Return to Sabaody" Robin

[@FeeBee3001]

This was my introduction to OnePiece and I loved it.

[@MaksimVolkau]

Almost the doffy sunglasses, Merphy 😂

[@matthewaldana1]

The 4Kids dub is the reason I love One Piece so much and have throughout my entire life. Man, those were the good times, waking up early on Saturday mornings and waiting for the next episode. The rollercoaster the show has been through is one heck of a thing to witness, but at least it's back on Toonami.

[@jm8080ful]

It is truly one of the dubs of all time

[@akumacode]

this was my gateway into anime. from here i got into DBZ, Yugioh, Naruto, Bleach and then everything just sprang from those

[@sonicstormer]

You probably wouldn't get much content out of it, but I wonder what Murphy's take on the Kaizoku fan subs would be. Like with all the cool little animated text things for the attack names.

[@gryffonmanic]

Okay, removing death, this. Replacing Laboon with an iceberg (Not Ice-Pops) that. What about 4Kids just flat-out skipping Little Garden? Our introduction to the Giants of Elbaf? Skipping this very short arc affects the following stuff in the long-run: - One of Usopp's goals he wants to accomplish on his quest to become a brave warrior of the sea - Introduction to Mr 3 (who's one of the key players in Impel Down and Marineford. seriously, I think they just haphazardly throw in some dialogue as to why he's chasing the crew and has beef with them in the 4Kids adaptation that doesn't even make any sense in canon) - Oimo and Kashi's heel-face turn against the World Government during Enies Lobby - The New Giant Warrior Pirates allying themselves with the Straw Hat Grand Fleet after Dressrosa - Everything involving Big Mom's backstory in WCI - *JoyBoy's origins and the legend of Sun God Nika*

[@Ihasnotomato]

Yeah this kinda was my gateway to One Piece. I watched it every day before school when I was a little kid and thought it was pretty cool but nothing special. All I remembered about it was the theme song but otherwise thought nothing of it. Then years later in my senior year of high school some friends of mine asked If I "watched/ read One Piece?" And I said "Oh yeah, I remember watching that show, it had a catchy theme song but that's all I remember" and they were like "Dude, don't tell me you watched the 4kids dub..." to which I said "now that you mention it, that's probably not how the original is huh?" And then I spent like 4 months watching the then 450 or so episodes that were available and got fully caught up and re-educated to what One Piece ACTUALLY was and how amazing it is! Simply put: The 4kids dub was so dumbed down that it barely stayed in my mind and felt like nothing special and if it wasn't for my friends properly showing me One Piece; to this day I might have still thought of it as just a dumb, simple kids show.

[@Excellor64]

I had the fortunate situation that I am not American lol As someone from Latin America, our dubs were literal translations and they went all out with the voice acting. Also, no censorship!! I was spoiled before coming to the US. Then learning what a lot of kids grew up with as anime, it sent me for a loop! And then I went straight to subs, and never looked back (except for some anime that I don't mind like Code Geass or Trigun).

[@CrimsonGenie]

For a long time this was my most cherished version and I loved those voices 😂

[@PenguinDust1969]

I watched it when it aired on Saturday mornings 20 years ago. I think it was part of the 4Kids Fox block and I had been an anime fan for a long time even then, but I couldn't figure the show out. I had paged through a few issues of the manga in comic stores, but the show didn't seem to fit what I had read. Still, it introduced me to the anime and less than a decade later I binged the first 300+ Yibis episodes via Nyaa and fell in love with the series, anime and manga. I genuinely enjoy the One Piece Rap these days. It's up there with the Pokémon Roll Call song and "Fighting evil by moonlight..."

[@GalekC]

the early ViZ manga translation is heavily based on the 4kids dub btw

[@mattflanagan9850]

talking about one piece on a beach is i think the best thing ive seen , i dont think ill recover from hearing about one piece from my english professor while watching the ocean

[@WMastersred]

I enjoyed you having fun! This was a delightful break.

[@MatheusNiisama]

I think the biggest resentment I have for this dub is how badly it held back One Piece from achieving the popularity it deserved in it's earlier phases. It would take at least a decade for One Piece to carve a strong niche in the anime comunity again, and at least another decade for it to REALLY blow up and enjoy the popularity that it has enjoyed in Japan since it's first chapter. Nowadays I can look back to it for the so bad that it's good localization that it is.

[@num1otori143]

It did happen to me. Fell in love with One Piece thru fan subs and then 4Kids gives us that as the adaptation. It was bad 😢.

[@itzcrazydan]

This is what DETERED me from One piece! Its funny you mentioned how we can laugh with it now cause we have SO much more content. Back in 2005 we hadnt even reached Water 7! So back then the existence of the 4Dub and its reputation REALLY hurt the English viewing audience and unless you were hardcore into anime enough to pursue the Japanese version, you probably were under the impression that THIS was what OP was. The 4Kids left such a false perception it wasnt until COVID that I actually gave it a shot and was FLABERGASTED at how AMAZING it was and how i was robbed of it for so long!

[@krusnik94]

Merph casually wearing Doflamingo's sunglasses "Don't worry, these are prescription"

[@GalekC]

yup, this was my exposure to one piece. the first episode debuted september in 2004 alongside me kinda falling for Yu Yu Hakusho (togashi sensei's other series) a year later, i stumbled upon a vgcatz comic page going over how wrong the characters sounded, all the while i found myself genuinely kinda into the "Rogue"-Town arc & Baroque Works saga by that point. Due to Kuina not dying in it, i think it made me even more unironically think that Tashigi was just her with amnesia

[@lilcherryblossom]

The 4kids dub was my first experience with One Piece. I was in my late teens so well beyond the target age group, but still intrigued by the weird rubber pirate boy and his adventures. The horrible dubbing was what drove me to find the manga and I’m so glad I did!

[@chad0ch0]

i was 10 when the dub came out, so it was my first exposure to the series. Watched it, loved it, then forgot about it for a couple years. Eventually picked up a copy of SJ when I recognized Luffy on the cover and was shocked at how deep and compelling the plot actually was. Been a fan ever since, so thanks 4Kids! Also the rap is iconic 🔥

[@benodinson]

Yeah 4Kids One Piece was my gateway for sure. I will say going from the 4Kids dub to the more well known English dub rocked me as a teenager since that aired on Toonami but now that I've grown up. I appreciate it in hindsight for introducing me to the series that I've come to truly love and enjoy.

[@thighgap54]

That opening theme song is a banger, though

[@GunmarTheBlack]

My introduction to one piece was me staying up on a Saturday night at some point in middle school while they were reruning the series on toonami and my first episode was Franky's introduction in Water 7, where everyone is groaning about him showing up and are yelling at him to leave and not bothered him and then he gets into a fight with Luffy, I thought he was so cool and yeah he is I was right but after his introduction I had watched all of water 7, Enies Lobby, and Thriller Bark every Saturday night, giller episodes and all and boy was it such a fun experience, they're still may favorite arcs because of that

[@yuukinoyuki9064]

Yeah this was my gateway into One Piece, I watched til I caught up, then I switched to the subs around Skypiea and it quickly became clear that I missed something so I went back and watched from the beginning. Switched to the manga around Marine Ford.

[@bonifacewomber125]

This was literally my gateway to one piece as a kid. I watched it the day. It came out years later I am still haunted by this gross adaptation, but the wrap the theme song is amazing.

[@calebcollins5887]

This was the show I grew up watching and got me into the manga. I still remember hearing diable Jon being explained by the heat of the devil in a Brooklyn accent.

[@Thyme-Lord22]

Have you seen the moment with Croc and Luffy, it’s so unserious. “If this is a desert toilet, then that makes you, desert doo-doo.” I CAN’T. 😂😂😂

[@Jb-id1bu]

Peak villain dialogue.

[@CaptRedbeard19]

4kidz and shonen jump were my start in One Piece and I have never looked back. The 4kidz rap is one of if not the best One Piece opening.

[@pokeyoureyeman2288]

I remember as a kid writing an angry letter to 4kids after seeing the One Piece dub. I had found the show when I lived overseas, and when I came to the states the show didn't air until years later. I was so excited to be able to watch the show again then was completely disappointed by the changes. They took all the seriousness out of the show.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Maddie Braunstein's performace as Dr. Kurhea is a highlight of this dub

[@proto_carl8404]

As someone who didn’t grow up with this I laughed tears when I first saw this as an adult… this was crazy to me

[@TOPA808]

Yes. I watched the 4Kids Dub growing up and I am not ashamed to admit that I loved it as a kid! Those fond memories are what got me to pick up the series again in college (thankfully Funimation had begun dubbing by that point). I definitely don't remember all the terrible stuff in the 4Kids version, but I have seen it as an adult and I am sometimes shocked that I still liked it so much! 😅

[@hatjobmon]

The 4kids dub was my 1st experience with One Piece. Been a weekly reader since Wano. Yeah it was bad introduction to the series but it did grap me into it. Great video as always.

[@Ascetronaut]

Im one of the ones who saw this as well as yugioh on 4kids and fell in love with the series. So when i eventually learned of the real version on toonami, and the manga as well, it made the series that much better. Started from the bottom

[@piplupz1586]

It really is the best, glad you had a good time with it

[@miandagny]

Those glasses look really good

[@adamrivers3250]

I think the last 4kids dubbed episode was one of the first episodes of sky island arc where the galleon falls from the sky and it looks like it crashed into the Merry. Hilarious place to end this car crash of an adaption.

[@ctrigger3]

The 4kids dubb is nightmarishly beautiful

[@qjc1142pigs]

I Stan the smoke just trickling out of smokers mouth as if from his devil fruit, rather than the cigars I genuinely think it’s cooler.

[@IceAokiji303]

IIRC, 4kids also skipped Little Garden entirely. Specifically to get to Chopper faster to sell merch.