One Piece: Departure to the Starry Sky[1] was a special screening performed in various Konica Minolta science museums in Japan. It was an educational planetarium special, and featured the Straw Hat Pirates learning about various astrological topics.
Short Summary[]
After a storm, the Straw Hat Pirates wake up on Starry Sky Island, where they must travel through a series of astrologically-themed areas to return to the Thousand Sunny.
Long Summary[]
As the Straw Hat Pirates sail through a storm, they are thrown from the Thousand Sunny, and land on Hoshizora Island. There, they meet Chiron, who explains that they have to travel through five islands to return to the Sunny. Determined to do so, the Straw Hats set off towards the first island, Seiza Island.
On Seiza Island, they run into the constellations Leo, Libra, and Sasori, among others. Luffy considers eating Sasori due to it being a scorpion, but Nami admonishes him. They eventually leave for the second island, Shinwa Island.
When they arrive, they meet Ohitsuji, a golden sheep. Luffy is able to capture the sheep, who offers to guide them to the third island, Wakusei Island, in exchange for its freedom. Luffy agrees, to Nami's disappointment.
On Wakusei Island, they meet the eight planets of the Solar System, but eventually leave for the fourth island, Uchu Island.
There, a comet flies past them, directing them towards to the Thousand Sunny. The Straw Hats follow it to the fifth island, Hoshizora Kaiten Island. When they arrive, they find a collection of stars in a rotating sky, and are instructed to pick a specific one within 10 attempts, or they will be trapped on the island forever. Luffy and Sanji pick randomly and fail nine times, but on the tenth attempt, Zoro cuts the sky itself, stopping the rotation and allowing them to escape.
Having escaped the island, the Straw Hats return to the Sunny, as Chiron watches from afar.[4]
Locations[]
The screening includes a variety of unique locations, themed after different astrological things.
- Hoshizora Island (星空島, Hoshizora-jima?, lit. "Starry Sky Island"), the main setting of the screening.[2] Seemingly a collection of islands, made up of the following five:
- Seiza Island (星座島, Seiza-jima?, lit. "Constellation Island"), themed around constellations.
- Shinwa Island (神話島, Shinwa-jima?, lit. "Mythical Island"), themed around the myths surrounding constellations.
- Wakusei Island (惑星島, Wakusei-jima?, lit. "Planet Island"), themed around the nine planets.
- Uchu Island (宇宙島, Uchū-tō?, lit. "Space Island"), themed around space phenomena.
- Hoshizora Kaiten Island (星空回転島, Hoshizora Kaiten-jima?, lit. "Starry Sky Rotating Island"), themed around stars.
Astrological Components[]
Characters[]
- Chiron (ケイロン, Keiron?) is a guide for those who are lost. He is the embodiment of the constellation Centaurus (ケンタウロス座, Kentaurosu-za?).
- Sasori (さそり座, Sasori-za?, lit. meaning "Scorpius") is a scorpion. It is the embodiment of the constellation Scorpius, with which it shares a name. It lives on Constellation Island
- Ohitsuji (牡羊座, Ohitsuji-za?, lit. meaning "Aries") is a golden ram. It is the embodiment of the constellation Aries, with which it shares a name, and is likely based on the constellation's interpretation in Hellenistic astrology. It lives on Mythical Island.[4]
Other[]
Constellations[]
- Leo (しし座, Shishi-za?)[4]
- Libra (らしんばん座, Rashinban-za?)
- Cygnus (はくちょう座, Hakuchō-za?)
- Pegasus (ペガスス座, Pegasusu-za?)
- Cetus (くじら座, Kujira-za?)
- Orion (オリオン座, Orion-za?)
- Taurus (おうし座, O ushi-za?)[2]
Planets[]
- Mercury (水星, Suisei?)
- Venus (金星, Kanaboshi?)
- Earth (地球, Chikyū?)
- Mars (火星, Kasei?)
- Jupiter (木星, Mokusei?)
- Saturn (土星, Dosei?)
- Uranus (天王星, Ten'nōsei?)
- Neptune (海王星, Kaiōsei?)[4]
Cast[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 One Piece: Uchuu tte Omoshiree! Hoshizora Jima-hen - MyAnimeList
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 One Piece Planetarium Program - Konica Minolta official website, the last archived airdate is August 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ワンピース ～宇宙っておもしれえ！ 星空島編～ - hita-rogo1035's blog, the screening is visited in September 2011 and the cast is listed
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 ワンピースプラネタリウム ONE PIECE～宇宙っておもしれえ！星空島編～ ネタバレ - onepiece-figure blog, the screening is detailed.