One Piece in Sweden

Names
Many names are translated from their original Japanese forms to Swedish. For example, Kokoro is named Hjärta (Heart) in Swedish and Mr. 2 Bon Kurei is named Herr 2 Hägg 'o' Syrén which means "Mr 2 Bird cherry 'n' lilac". The latter's name is in fact derived from the Swedish expression "mellan hägg och syrén" ("Between bird cherry and lilac"), referring to a time of the year between the blooming of bird cherry and lilac. This is meant to correspond to the character's Japanese name, Bon Kurei (Bon Kurei being a night in the Obon festival). Also, some of the characters' names are spelled differently in Swedish, for example, Luffy is named Ruffy. Several characters are re-named for seemingly unknown reasons (such as Brook becoming Brukk–however, this can be because "Brukk" in Swedish is pronounced the same way as "Brook" is pronounced in English–or the Supernova Apoo becoming Pao).

List of Names

 * Aokiji = Blåfasan (Meaning "The blue pheasant")
 * Alvida = Arvida
 * Borsalino (Kizaru) = Borsalino (Gulapa)
 * Brook = Brukk
 * Capone Bege = Capone Gängvilde ("Gängvilde" being a wild person in a gang)
 * Caribou = Karibu
 * Karoo = Nebbi (Nickname for "beak")
 * Catarina Devon = Catalina Devon
 * Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) = Charlotte Linlin (Stormamma — Initially translated as "Storfrun" or "Stormor")
 * Chew = Puss (Meaning "Kiss")
 * Koby = Kobi
 * Coribou = Koribu
 * Sir Crocodile = Herr Krokodil
 * Daruma = Cigarren (Meaning "The Cigar")
 * Doc Q = Doktor Q
 * Donquixote Doflamingo = Don Quijote Doflamingo
 * Dosun = Bonk (A type of battering ram)
 * Dracule Mihawk = Juraquille Mihawk Falköga ("Falköga" meaning "Falcon eye")
 * Enel = Ener
 * Eustass Kid = Eustace Kidd
 * Fisher Tiger = Fiskartigern
 * Fukaboshi = Hajstjärna (Meaning "Shark Star")
 * Fukurou = Ugglan (Meaning "The Owl")
 * Gan Fall = Gan Phol
 * Gedatsu = Nirvana
 * Gecko Moria = Gecko Moria
 * Hammond = Havsålle (Pun for "Havsål" meaning "European conger")
 * Hatchan = Åttan (Meaning "The Eight"), nicknamed "Åttis" (Hachi in Japanese)
 * Hyouzou = Blåring (Short for "Blåringad bläckfisk" meaning "Blue-ringed octopus")
 * Iceburg = Isburg
 * Igaram = Rossli ("Rosslig" being his disguise name, meaning "Wheezy")
 * Ikaros Much = Ikaros Mycke ("Mycke" being a slang of "Much")
 * Impel Down = Nerderdriv
 * Jewelry Bonney = Juvel-Bonny
 * Jinbe = Valhaj (Meaning "Whale shark")
 * Kalifa = Cariffa
 * Killer = Slaktarn
 * Kumadori = Teatersmink (Meaning "Theatre makeup")
 * Kuro = Svart ("Svart" meaning "Black")
 * Kuroobi = Svartbälte (Meaning "Black Belt")
 * Laboon = Labun
 * Lola = Laura
 * Manboshi = Månfiskstjärna (Meaning "Silver Moony Star")
 * Monkey D. Dragon = Monkey D Drake ("Drake" meaning "Dragon")
 * Monkey D. Garp = Monkey D Garp
 * Monkey D. Luffy = Monkey D Ruffy
 * Mont Blanc Noland = Mont Blanc Norland
 * Neptune = Neptun
 * Nola = Nora
 * Oars = Od
 * Pappag = Pappagu
 * Pekoms = Pekomz
 * Perona = Bellona
 * Punk Hazard = Punkfara
 * Roronoa Zoro = Lolonoa Zoro
 * Ryuboshi = Sillkungstjärna (Meaning "Oarfish Star")
 * Sanjuan Wolf = San Juan Varg ("Varg" meaning "Wolf")
 * Sakazuki (Akainu) = Sakazuki (Rödhund/Rödahund — Meaning "Red dog")
 * Scratchmen Apoo = Skrapman Pao/DJ Apoo
 * Sengoku = Krigsrike (Meaning "Realm of War")
 * Seven Warlords of the Sea = Krigshav sju (Meaning "The Seven Seas of War")
 * Shakuyaku = Lactiflora (Lacty)
 * Shiryu = Shiryu
 * Shirahoshi = Vitstjärna (Meaning "White Star")
 * Skypiea = Uranotopia
 * Smoker = Bolmare (Slang for "Cigar smoker")
 * Tamago = Äggbaronen (Meaning "The egg baron")
 * Tashigi = Fältsnäppa (Meaning "Sandpiper")
 * Tony Tony Chopper = TonyTony Choppa
 * T Bone = T-Ben
 * Trafalgar Law = Trafalgar Lowe/Trafalgar Law
 * Urouge = Urudzj
 * Vasco Shot = Vasco Hutt
 * Wano Country = Harmonins Land (Meaning "Land of Harmony")
 * Wyper = Waipa
 * X Drake = Dies Drakul

Manga
In Sweden, One Piece has been published since 2003. As of Volume 36, its publishing house, Bonnier Carlsen slowed their release speed down to six volumes a year. The editing of the manga is sometimes viewed as careless.

The Swedish manga's translator Simon Lundström translated the first 54 volumes from Japanese to Swedish. Afterward, Magnus Johansson took over the translating job, and has translated all the volumes up to Volume 65, before Simon Lundström translated the final volume of the Swedish translation after he had won the Manga-case.

The SBS column is translated as well, but it is renamed "LBFJ" ("Läsarbrev från Japan", meaning "Reader mail from Japan").

The Swedish volumes uses the German cover designs and even sound effects, since the publishers base their release off the German-translated volumes rather than the Japanese ones, and only a few sound effects are translated into Swedish. This is because the publishing house Bonnier Carlsen cooperates with the German publishing house of the same name. However, the manga is translated from Japanese rather than from German (unlike the Swedish version of Dragon Ball), and with an exception for Luffy, the names of the characters have no overlap with the German translation.

The Swedish translation of One Piece ended at Volume 66 due to a heavy decline in sales. Initially it was planned for the whole series to be translated, but the assumption was made during a period of high manga sales in Sweden and the publishers not anticipating the eventual length of the series. Currently the most up to date release of the series in Sweden is in English, via distribution of VIZ Media's translation and releases through their UK branch.

List of Volumes
Volume 1: Äventyret börjar (2003-03-25)

Volume 2: Ruffy mot Clownen Buggy (2003-04-25)

Volume 3: Skattjakten fortsätter (2003-05-25)

Volume 4: Ulv i fårakläder (2003-06-25)

Volume 5: Vem ska besegras? (2003-07-25)

Volume 6: Löftet (2003-08-25)

Volume 7: Den gamle (2003-09-25)

Volume 8: Nu ska du dö! (2003-10-25)

Volume 9: Namis tårar (2003-11-25)

Volume 10: Karate under vattnet (2003-12-25)

Volume 11: Den grymmaste skurken (2004-01-25)

Volume 12: Början på legenden (2004-02-25)

Volume 13: Simma lugnt (2004-03-25)

Volume 14: Instinkt (2004-04-25)

Volume 15: Full fart framåt! (2004-05-25)

Volume 16: Du får som du vill! (2004-06-25)

Volume 17: Kampen i snön (2004-07-25)

Volume 18: Storebror (2004-08-25)

Volume 19: Varning för monster! (2004-09-25)

Volume 20: Slutstriden i Albana (2004-10-25)

Volume 21: Utopia (2004-11-25)

Volume 22: Hopp! (2004-12-25)

Volume 23: Vivis äventyr (2005-01-25)

Volume 24: Människans drömmar (2005-02-25)

Volume 25: Hundramiljonersmannen (2005-03-25)

Volume 26: Äventyret på gudarnas ö (2005-04-25)

Volume 27: Ouverture (2005-05-25)

Volume 28: Stridsdemonen (2005-08-25)

Volume 29: Oratorium (2005-10-25)

Volume 30: Vansinnesmelodin (2005-12-25)

Volume 31: Vi väntar! (2006-02-25)

Volume 32: Fågelsång (2006-04-25)

Volume 33: Davy Stöldkamp!! (2006-07-25)

Volume 34: Sjuvatten — havets huvudstad (2006-09-25)

Volume 35: Kapten (2006-11-25)

Volume 36: Den nionde rättvisan (2007-01-25)

Volume 37: Herr Tom (2007-03-25)

Volume 38: Raketmannen (2007-05-25)

Volume 39: Strid om ett pris (2007-09-25)

Volume 40: Växel (2007-11-25)

Volume 41: Krigsförklaring (2008-03-25)

Volume 42: Piraterna mot CP9 (2008-06-25)

Volume 43: Hjältelegenden (2008-07-25)

Volume 44: Vi ska hem (2008-09-25)

Volume 45: Jag förstår att ni är upprörda (2008-11-25)

Volume 46: Äventyret på spökenas ö (2009-01-25)

Volume 47: Äventyret på spökenas ö (2009-04-25)

Volume 48: Ods äventyr (2009-08-25)

Volume 49: Nattmaran Ruffy (2009-12-01)

Volume 50: Åter Framme (2010-02-25)

Volume 51: Duval Järnmask (2010-04-25)

Volume 52: Roger och Rayleigh (2010-07-25)

Volume 53: Färgen hos en härskare (2010-08-25)

Volume 54: Ingen kan längre stoppa det (2010-10-25)

Volume 55: Ett paradis i helvetet (2011-03-25)

Volume 56: Tack! (2011-05-25)

Volume 57: Det avgörande slaget (2011-07-15)

Volume 58: En era vid namn Vitskägg (2011-08-15)

Volume 59: Portgas D Ace dör (2011-12-15)

Volume 60: Lillebror (2012-03-13)

Volume 61: Romance Dawn i den nya världen (2012-05-25)

Volume 62: Äventyr på Fiskfolkets ö (2012-07-25)

Volume 63: Otohime och Tiger (2012-10-25)

Volume 64: 100 000 mot 10 (2012-11-30)

Volume 65: Börja om från början (2013-03-01)

Volume 66: Vägen som leder mot solen (2013-06-05)

Anime
The anime has never aired on Swedish television be it dubbed or otherwise. The FUNimation DVDs (as well as Movie 8) however, have been released in some stores, primarily stocked in Science Fiction Bokhandeln (The Science Fiction Bookstore).