Free Will is a song, sung by Ruppina, for the 9th ending of the One Piece anime. It is also the first ending to be featured in the English FUNimation dub that was sung by Kristina Sa. This ending is also interesting as it shows glimpses of Nico Robin's past before her official backstory was told.
Ending
Robin is the main focus of this ending. It starts with her in the crow's nest looking out over the stars as the rest of the Straw Hats are sleeping. It contains bits of her past as a little girl, gloomily looking over people passing by and huddling on her bed. It then goes to the present, as she notices shooting stars flying across the sky. She uses her Hana Hana powers to wake the crew (simply patting Nami awake while knocking the male crew members off their hammocks or couches). The Straw Hats groggily head on deck but were fully awaken upon seeing the shooting stars and enjoy the view.
Lyrics
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Aa hateshinaku tsuzuiteru sora no mukou ni Itsuka mita asu o ima egakihajimete iru Tatoeba yume ga hakanai mono demo Sukoshi no kibou shinjite Jibun ni makesou ni naru hi mo aru Sonna toki wa atataka na basho ga atta Hokoreru mono itsumo kitto Boku no senaka oshite kureta yo ne? Aa hoshi-tachi ga furisosogu kono sora no shita Nido to nai ima o hora mune ni kizande Doko made mo habatakeru jiyuu na tori ni Kagirinai yume o nose kimi ni todoke ni yukou Kizutsuku koto o osorezu ni susumu Sonna kimi wa hikarikagayaite ita ne Moshimo itsuka mayoi nayandemo yuukizukete itai zutto Aa hoshi-tachi ga sasayaita sonna yoru ni wa Omoide ni kawatteku toki o kanjite Hateshinaku tsuzuiteru jiyuu na sora ni Itsuka mita asu o ima sono te ni tsukamun da Aa hoshi-tachi ga furisosogu kono sora no shita Nido to nai ima o hora mune ni kizande Doko made mo habatakeru jiyuu na tori ni Kagirinai yume o nose kimi ni todoke ni yukou Boku-tachi wa sorezore no hana o idaite Sorezore no tabiji e to arukihajimete iru |
Ah, as I look beyond the endless sky I begin to draw a tomorrow that I'll have someday. Even if the dream happens to be impossible, Believe in the small hope. There are days I feel like losing to myself, But there was a warm place that I could always go People I could be proud of were always there Placing hands upon my back and pushing me onwards. Ah, the stars are streaming down beneath the sky! I etch out this moment that will only happen once. A free bird that can fly to anywhere, I'll deliver this endless dream on it. Moving on without fearing being hurt You were always shining like that. If you were to get lost someday, I want to encourage you. On such days that the stars whisper, I feel this time as it turns into memories. The one I saw in the free endless sky, Is the future, and I'll someday grasp it. Ah, the stars are streaming down beneath the sky! I etch out this moment that will only happen once. A free bird that can fly to anywhere, I'll deliver this endless dream on it. Each one of us hold our own flower Begin to walk along our own road. |
FUNimation
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Now I look up and see |
Trivia
- In this ending, (as a kid) Robin appeared with sandals but in the actual story, she has brown shoes.
