Cover Page

The Cover or Title pages (more commonly called Door (扉) pages in Japan) of each manga chapter depict that chapter's title and number, together with a full-page illustration. These pages come in several different categories, each tied to a specific type of illustration; most notable are the so-called Cover Arcs, which are considered fully Canon with the manga's storyline.

So far, only two chapters specifically lack cover pages: Chapter 4 and Chapter 6.

Color Spread
The Color Spreads are the most elaborate type of cover page, comprising a double-page illustration in full color. These illustrations may depict any number of subjects, though most are centered on group shots of the Straw Hat Pirates. The Color Spreads do not have special frequency and are the only kind of cover that can appear in the middle of the other. On the Color Spreads, the One Piece logo is generally modified so as to follow the theme of the cover. Several Color Spreads have appeared in some animated variation, such as in Openings for the anime and other One Piece media.

There are several differences between the Shonen Jump release and the collected volume's release (tankōban):
 * In Shonen Jump's release, as the name suggest, they are colorized, but in the volume's release they are in black and white as the rest of the chapter pages.
 * They are again in color once they are reprinted in the Color Walks and Digitally Colored Manga.
 * In Shonen Jump's release, unlike the other cover types, the Color Spreads do not feature the chapter's title and number, and they are instead shown on the third page. In the volume's release (and Digitally Colored Manga) they are on the frame around the spread.

While the majority of color spread are horizontal, some like that of Chapter 507, are vertical. Few Color Spreads are used as promotion or posters for an upcoming movie, such as that of Chapter 829. The Color Spread of Chapter 691 is unique in the way that it is a four page long spread, and is the only one to be split that way so far. To celebrate the 1,000th chapter, a four page color spread was released, but it was split between Chapter 999 and Chapter 1000, with each having a regular two page color spread.

Color Covers
A variant on Color Spreads, Color Covers feature single-page color illustrations. These appeared infrequently in the manga's early years, but stopped during the Alabasta Arc, with Chapter 194 being the last-known instance.

Animal Theater
Animal Theater (アニマル劇場) is the second type of cover page to be introduced. They only appeared in the first half of the series. They depict one or several Straw Hats members (or Vivi and Karoo) in a fantasy scene with an animal. Oda has confirmed that he likes drawing animals, sometimes with unique coloring or appearance.

At first, the Animal Theater covers were randomly featured similar to Color Spread, even in the middle of Cover Story. However, starting Chapter 120 the covers were featured only between two Cover Stories or "Where are they now" series, and shows one character and animal in a rotation so that every member of the Straw Hats appear once before the next Cover Story. Starting with Chapter 580, minor characters randomly appear as well.

Short-Term Focused Title-Page Serials
Short-Term Focused Cover Page Serials (短期集中表紙連載), or "Cover Stories" for short, are stories of minor characters after the Straw Hats have encountered them. Each cover is referred to as one volume of the Cover story and has a dedicated title.

There has been several unique cases of Cover Stories, in which instead of following one character or group, it follow several:
 * Straw Hat's Separation Serial: Unlike the rest of Cover Stories, this focus on the main character's own adventure after the events on Sabaody Archipelago, and happens parallel to Luffy's adventures from Amazon Lily Arc to the Marineford Arc.
 * From the Decks of the World and From the Decks of the World: The 500,000,000 Man Arc: Those stories depicts the Straw Hats friends and families as they read the news of the Straw Hats' renewed adventures, from their return after two years of absence, to their new bounties.
 * The Stories of the Self-Proclaimed Straw Hat Grand Fleet: After going their separate ways after the Dressrosa Arc, the divisions' commanders of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet experience their own adventures. This is the first Cover Story to actually be divided to arcs.

Where They Are Now
Where They Are Now is a series depicting the life on islands the Straw Hats visited after their departure. It first started to appear in Chapter 424. They are similar to the Cover Stories in that they have a specific title and a dedicated numeration, but instead of focusing on one character, one cover corresponds to someone different (generally a friend). "Where They Are Now" series occur between Animal Theater and Cover Stories.

Fan Requests
Fan Requests, as the name suggests, are cover one shots drawn per the request of readers. They only appear in the second half of the series, replacing Animal Theater. They sometimes depicts the Straw Hats or other characters in bizarre situations.

Other Covers
Some covers do not fall under any of the previously mentioned types. Those cover would be regular covers (black and white single page, with the chapter's title and series name in the magazine release), but can be featured in the middle of Cover Stories. So far, there are seven such covers, those are the covers of chapters 29, 30, 31, 82, 432, 766 (with differently styled series title), and 839. Additionally, chapters 4 and 6 do not have a specific cover, and the chapter begins with the first page.

List of Color Spreads
A listing of Color Spread chapters. To display a thumbnail of a picture, click "[show]".

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