One Piece in Germany

The German version of One Piece is broadcasted by the channelRTL II.

Name changes
The names of the characters can differ from their original form,thus being the source of utter confusion from fans of the dubbed versions.

At times these are mere translations of the Japaneese meaning. Yet a number of names can cause confusion ,as some of them are extremly different to their Japanese counterparts. As a result, there are many German fans who are unable to reconise the characters by their English or even their Japanese names.''

Character Name Changes

 * Note:several of theese names are mere translations of their Japaneese meening.(marked "T")


 * Roronoa Zoro's name was changed to "Lorenor Zorro".
 * Usopp's name is changed to "Lyssop".
 * Jango's name is changed to "Jecko".
 * Captain Kuro's is changed to "Captain Black".(T)
 * Nami's home town is named "Cocos" in this version.
 * Commodore Purin-Purin's name is changed to "Puding".(T)
 * Captain Nezumi's name is changed to "Ratte" (Rat).(T)
 * Hiluruk's name is changed to "Doc Bader".
 * Montblanc Norland's name is changed to "Maron Noland".
 * Montblanc Cricket's name is changed to "Maron Cricket".

Other

 * The name of the Shichibukai is changed to "Die Sieben Samurai der Mehre" ("The Seven Samurai of the Sea")
 * Going Merry's name is changed to "Flying Lamb".
 * The name of "Mantra",a prominent part of the Skypiea arc,is changed to "Mantora"

Edits
Like the English dub, the German dub recieved much editing to remove blood, although edits are not as huge as the English dub and blood is left in usually when it is important to the storyline.

Sound
All intros (except intro 2, "Believe") were left in and unaltered. However as standard with anime dubbed in Germany, the lyrics were resung by a German voice group.

Cuts
Unlike the 4Kids dub, the German dub did not undergo such heavy cuts to the series. Most episodes cut from the series are present in the German dub. However each episode itself has several minutes cut overall (normally from fight scenes).

Trivia

 * Because in Central Europe,One Piece is broadcasted in the German version only, many Czech & Slovakian fans know characters out of this anime by their German names.