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One Piece Pirate Anime to Start Simulcast on May 30 (Update 3)
posted on by Egan Loo
The North American anime distributor simulcast will start on Saturday, May 30 at 9:00 p.m. CDT with episode #403 on www.onepieceofficial.com, followed soon thereafter by Funimation's partner sites.
Funimation has also started streaming the first two anime episodes and the Sabaody Archipelago Saga story arc (starting with episode #391) with English dubbing and English subtitles on Thursday. Funimation has been dubbing the anime series since 2007 with Toonami programming block.
open in Japan on December 12. Oda created the film's original story and over 120 pages of rough drawings.
Update: More background information added.
Update 2: The streams with both English dubbing and English subtitles begin from the anime's first episode. Funimation is streaming the later Sabaody Archipelago Saga story arc on Thursday, but only with English subtitling. Thanks, wolve3.
Update 3: Viz Media has also Shonen Jump magazine this fall. Thanks, Drac.
Image © Eichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation
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