One Piece in Singapore

Manga

The simplified Chinese version of One Piece in Singapore is licensed and released by Chuang Yi Publishing. As of 20th January 2010, 56 volumes of One Piece have been released. Typically, new volumes are released in Singapore between one to two months after the volume's release in Japan. So far, none of the supplementary materials like the data books and color walks have been published.

Anime

In 2003, Odex bought the Singaporean license for One Piece. They dubbed a couple of epsiodes themselves though this version was tested and disliked so it has never be broadcasted. A second, more well known dub, was produced with the now defunct business, Unlimited Productions. This version features Chuck Powers as Monkey. D. Luffy, Brian Zimmerman as Roronoa Zoro, Alison Lester as Nami, Jamie Meldrum as Usopp and Joe Murray as Sanji.

Trivia

• This dub was created before the 4Kids dub.
• The series was dubbed in two 52 episode parts
• Some of the original VA left during the production of the second season, meaning that they were replaced by the other main cast (Chuck played Usopp after Jamie left) or played by a new VA (Paul John Pistore VAed Sanji after Joe left)
• Some of the actors went on to play other characters in American Dubs (Elisabeth Morinelli, who plays Officer Jenny in the Pokemon USA Dub of Pokemon, played Tony Tony Chopper in the Odex Dub of One Piece)
• Originally, the series was going to be released on DVD. However, the TV airings backfired and the deal fell through. So, it was released on VCD instead.

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Links

[1] - A site that features in-depth info about the Singaporean Dub of One Piece plus interviews with some of the Voice Actors.