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94-449: J-Stars Victory VS lets up to four players battle it out against one another using a gameplay and graphical style similar to those of Dragon Ball: Zenkai Battle Royale . Fighters can move and fight in all directions on one of twelve 3D battle fields, each based on a location from a different Jump series. Players should learn the lay of the land and formulate a battle plan with a character suited to it. A defeated character comes back after

188-410: A "manliness" similar to that of Akira Toriyama 's Dragon Ball series. Oda said that he named his main character "Luffy" because he felt that the name suited him. When he later learned about the sailing term, " luffing ", he was delighted by the coincidence. In his prototype one-shot, "Romance Dawn", Oda refined the artistic style and story elements before publishing the final product a year later as

282-593: A Paramecia in order to conceal its true nature. The fruit was originally a treasure sought by the World Government for over 800 years until it was stolen by Red-haired Shanks. According to the Five Elders, the fruit had not been awakened for centuries prior to Luffy's having done so. Luffy has the ability to use Haki ( 覇気 , ambition) . This ability has three types: Armament Haki ( 武装色の覇気 , Busōshoku no Haki ) , an armor-like force, which can amplify defense and

376-516: A Warlord, who plans to kidnap Caesar as part of a plan to take down Doflamingo and eventually his customer, Emperor Kaido. Samurai from the Wano Country, Kinemon, and Momonosuke join the alliance to venture to Dressrosa, the kingdom ruled by Doflamingo. With Caesar hostage, the alliance lands on Dressrosa, where Luffy enters a tournament to win Ace's Devil Fruit. Here he finds out that Sabo is still alive and

470-447: A big impact if they connect and their power can be increased by charging them up. Area-based attacks allow to hit opponents over a wide area. By using different techniques, the player can lead his team to victory; learning each character's different power, range, and effects is the first step towards being unbeatable. Playable game modes include "J-Adventure", a multi-player story mode divided between four campaigns in which players explore

564-471: A gifted, charismatic and attractive first-year Hakoniwa Academy student who is elected Student Council President with 98% of the vote. She institutes a suggestion box, and with the help of her childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi , addresses these requests in an unconventional manner. Over the course of the story, she distributes the student council leadership positions to other students such as Kouki Akune and Mogana Kikaijima . The Student Council learns that

658-510: A great cast of characters, J-Stars Victory Vs.+ fails to leverage their charm on or off the battlefield". Monkey D Luffy Monkey D. Luffy ( / ˈ l uː f i / LOO -fee ) ( Japanese : モンキー・D・ルフィ , Hepburn : Monkī Dī Rufi , [ɾɯꜜɸiː] ) , also known as " Straw Hat " Luffy , is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda . Luffy made his debut as

752-627: A liking to Luffy and agrees to coat the Thousand Sunny to sail into the ocean depths. However, the plan is derailed after Luffy attacks a World Noble for harming a friend, and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates are easily defeated by Admiral Kizaru and scattered to different parts of the world by Warlord Bartholomew Kuma . Stranded on Amazon Lily, an island ruled by the warlord Boa Hancock, Luffy impresses her with his bravery and selflessness. While on Amazon Lily, Luffy learns that his brother Ace

846-428: A much larger roster of characters. A limited edition " Anison " version of the game includes the theme songs from the player characters' television series, such as " Cha-La Head-Cha-La " and " We Are! ", as music that can be played in-game during battles. The game's own theme song is "Fighting Stars", performed by Hironobu Kageyama , Hiroshi Kitadani , and Akira Kushida . In December 2014, Bandai Namco announced that

940-415: A number of publications. T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews called Luffy "likabl[y] goofy" and an idealist with infectious optimism. In a review of One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken , the fourth One Piece film, The Star Online described him as "an airhead and brilliant fighter". Rika Takahashi of EX wrote that Luffy's stretching powers set One Piece apart from "the old stereotypical adventure manga" and

1034-477: A result of his encounter with Magellan , he has also developed an immunity to poison (although it is shown that a strong poison may affect him, albeit very slowly). During his fight against Charlotte Katakuri, Luffy gains an advanced form of Observation Haki (Called Future Sight) to see several seconds into the future. During his time at Udon prison in Wano, Luffy gains two new advanced forms of Armament Haki. The first one

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1128-461: A scar under his left eye from stabbing himself to demonstrate his courage to Shanks and his crew. He later wears a red vest, denim shorts, and sandals, before replacing his vest with a red, unbuttoned sea captain's coat (revealing the X-shaped scar on his chest he received from Akainu), and a yellow sash tied around his waist. In an interview, Eiichiro Oda said Luffy's real-world nationality analogue

1222-519: A second season, Medaka Box Abnormal ( めだかボックス アブノーマル , Medaka Bokkusu Abunōmaru ) , was broadcast from October 11 to December 27 of that same year. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks , who released the anime in both digital and home video formats in September 2013. Sentai Filmworks has also licensed the second season for digital and home video, which was released on January 21, 2014. Both season were streamed by Crunchyroll ; after

1316-456: A set amount of time passes. To win the battle, all three sections of the WIN gauge at the top of the screen have to be filled; the gauge fills one section each time an opponent is defeated. Fighters can use regular attacks, power attacks, area-based attacks, and finishing moves. Regular attacks are the main part of the battle, and all combos begin with them. Power attacks leave the user open, but they have

1410-465: A similar fashion to CP9's Moon Walk ( 月歩 , Geppō ) technique. Later, it is revealed that the Gum-Gum Fruit's real name is the "Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika", a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit whose "awakening" grants Luffy's rubber-like body increased strength and freedom , including turning the environment and other living beings into rubber, which is limited only by the user's imagination. It

1504-575: A small fishing boat in search of the legendary treasure 'One Piece' to become the next King of the Pirates. He meets swordsman Roronoa Zoro , ocean navigator and thief Nami , cowardly marksman and liar Usopp , and chivalrous chef Sanji and invites them to join his crew, while procuring a ship named the Going Merry Luffy also encounters and defeats the top East Blue pirates Buggy the Clown , Don Krieg and

1598-478: A tournament to decide her husband. Medaka enters herself and becomes the victor, choosing to marry Zenkichi once they both graduate. Soon after, Zenkichi's close friend Hansode Shiranui leaves the academy. Medaka and Zenkichi discover she is to become the next host for Iihiko Shishime, a 5000-year-old being. Medaka defeats him and disappears after stopping the moon from crashing towards the Earth, just to reappear in time for

1692-560: A world map, battle various opponents, and collect in-game cards to power up their characters; "Victory Road", a multi-player battle mode in which players must complete certain predetermined objectives during battles; and a free-battle mode which supports up to two players in local offline play and up to four players via online multiplayer. An additional single-player Arcade Mode is exclusive to J-Stars Victory VS+ . The game's story mode, "J-Adventure", takes place in Jump World, an amalgamation of

1786-691: A young boy who acquires the properties of rubber after accidentally eating one of the Devil Fruits that belonged to "Red Hair" Shanks . Monkey D. Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates , and dreamt of being a pirate since childhood from the influence of his idol and mentor Red-Haired Shanks . At the age of 17, Luffy sets sail from the East Blue Sea to the Grand Line in search of the legendary treasure, One Piece, to succeed Gol D. Roger as "King of

1880-440: Is Brazilian . Luffy is portrayed as a carefree, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky character with great ambition and a huge appetite, often thinking with his stomach and comically gorging himself. Optimistic and generally good-hearted, he is not as dimwitted as many believe him to be, and he often demonstrates more understanding than the other characters expect. Knowing the danger ahead, Luffy is willing to risk his life to become King of

1974-511: Is Gear 2 ( ギア 2 ( セカンド ) , Gia Sekando ) , which increases his strength and speed for a short time but strains his body and can shorten his lifespan if used too long. Observing CP9's Shave ( 剃 , Soru ) technique, Luffy adapts the move to his rubber body and can make his arms or legs bigger. Gear 3 ( ギア 3 ( サード ) , Gia Sādo ) , another technique, uses air in his bones to attack but makes him shrink afterward. Luffy can use both techniques simultaneously; after

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2068-456: Is always acting on his own free will. To please his readers, Oda added rubberization to Luffy for comic effect and tries to make the character straightforward. In retrospect, Watsuki felt characters like Luffy reflect a trend of heroes who do not kill their enemies similar to his character Himura Kenshin . In the original Japanese version of the One Piece anime series and later spin-offs of

2162-454: Is called Emission to shoot a short blast of Haki from a distance while the second one is called Internal Destruction which can also go inside his target's body or objects and destroy it from within. During his fight with Kaidou at the top of Onigashima, Luffy unlocks an advanced form of Conqueror's Haki. It is the ability to coat his entire body with it, similar to Armament Haki, which could further enhance his attacks. Throughout One Piece ,

2256-420: Is for this reason that the user is said to become a trickster sun god known as the "embodiment of freedom", able to bring joy to the people around them and making it "the most ridiculous power in the world". In Gear 5 ( ギア 5 ( フィフス ) , Gia Fifusu ) , Luffy's hair and clothes also turn white. The World Government renamed it to erase the fruit's original name from history and reclassified it as

2350-543: Is part of the Revolutionary Army. Sabo wins the tournament, and with Luffy's blessing, Sabo consumes Ace's Devil Fruit. Due to the machinations of Doflamingo, some of the crew is forced to leave for the island of Zou. Luffy and the rest of the crew are forced to fight for their lives when they stumble on the truth of Doflamingo's operations, who attempts to kill everyone in Dressrosa to keep the truth of his rule hidden. With

2444-580: Is pronounced a new member of the Four Emperors. After departing Wano, the Straw Hats reach the island of Egghead where the World Government's lead scientist Dr. Vegapunk resides. Jewelry Bonney also arrives, seeking to avenge her father Kuma's transformation into a cyborg by Vegapunk Vegapunk admits to having studied the forbidden Void Century and requests that the Straw Hats help him escape an assassination attempt by CP0. The situation escalates when CP0 informs

2538-426: Is susceptible to attacks made with a sharp object or weapon (eg. sword, spear). His rubber devil fruit powers grant him the ability to stretch his body at will. He uses his elasticity to accelerate part or all of his body to deliver punches, kicks, head butts, and many other varied attacks as seen throughout the series. Like, others who have eaten a Devil Fruit, Luffy cannot swim; when he is submerged in water or contacts

2632-453: Is voiced by Chuck Powers, the director of said English version. In this edition his name is mispronounced as "Luh-fee" ( / ˈ l ʌ f iː / ). The character was voiced by Erica Schroeder in 4Kids Entertainment 's English-language dubs of the franchise between 2004–2006. Following Funimation / Crunchyroll 's acquisition of the franchise license in 2007, Colleen Clinkenbeard became the voice of Luffy in all English-language releases. In

2726-418: Is your Dream?). In the final chapter of Naruto , Boruto Uzumaki makes a drawing of Luffy as a legacy of him and the series. In a Weekly Shonen Jump manga, Tsugihagi Hyouryuu Sakka (a character resembling Luffy) says, "Instead of saying what you hate, say what you like!". In the One Piece manga, Luffy cited but changed it to "Instead of saying what you like, say what you hate!" The meme was acknowledged in

2820-496: The MMORPG Second Life for a Jump Festa promotion, "Jumpland@Second Life". Luffy has also been mentioned in songs. He sings about being a wanted pirate in "Wanted!" and about One Piece in "Every-One Piece!" Luffy is a major playable character in the crossover game J-Stars Victory VS . Luffy and several other characters joined the cast of Dragon Ball in a spinoff entitled Cross Epoch . On April 3, 2011, Luffy and

2914-675: The Seven Warlords of the Sea , rampaging at Enies Lobby , and retaking Nico Robin . In current arcs, Luffy's total bounty has increased to 3 billion Berries after becoming one of the " Four Emperors in the New World." Luffy first appears as a young boy in Windmill Village located in the Goa kingdom, where he befriends the pirate "Red-Haired" Shanks and intends to become one himself. He accidentally eats

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3008-411: The bounty placed on Luffy continually increases as he faces off against increasingly powerful pirates, representing his notoriety in the One Piece world. After defeating Buggy , Don Krieg , and Arlong of East Blue, early on in the series, Luffy's initial bounty is set to 30,000,000 Berries. By the major timeskip in One Piece , this number had increased to 400,000,000 Berries after defeating some of

3102-502: The live action adaptation of One Piece , Luffy is portrayed by Mexican actor Iñaki Godoy , while Colton Osorio plays Luffy as a kid. Godoy and Tanaka reprised their roles as Luffy in the Latin America Spanish and Japanese dubs of the adaptation respectively. Luffy is usually recognizable by his straw hat , a gift from "Red-Haired" Shanks . In his early childhood, he wears a white shirt and blue shorts. The character has

3196-640: The Best Male Character category for the 2008 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Awards. He ranked 22nd on Chris Mackenzie's IGN list of top-25 anime characters of all time. In a Japanese TV special from August 2017, Luffy was voted as the 8th "strongest hero" from the Showa Era as well as the 4th one from the Heisei Era . Luffy had appeared in magazines, Japanese television shows, manga etc. Luffy

3290-516: The Blue Seas, the Going Merry is heavily damaged and Luffy seeks a shipwright to repair it. He meets Marine Admiral Aokiji , who easily defeats him but allows the crew to continue their voyage. The crew arrives at Water 7, the island with the best shipwrights in the world, where Robin mysteriously leaves with members of the World Government intelligence agency Cipher Pol No. 9 . Luffy's crew aligns with

3384-510: The Fishman Arlong , gaining his first bounty from the Marines. The crew enters the dangerous Grand Line on their ship, the Going Merry . Luffy encounters and offers to return Princess Nefertari Vivi of Alabasta to her homeland to stop a rebellion incited by Seven Warlords of the Sea member and Baroque Works crime syndicate leader Sir Crocodile . On the way, Nami contracts a severe illness and

3478-552: The Flask Plan once Medaka graduates, forcing the Student Council to train their successors. However, Anshin'in's true plan is to have Zenkichi usurp Medaka's position as Student Council President. Zenkichi does so on the pretense of improving the student life and succeeds. He convinces Medaka to allow the Flask Plan for those who are willing. Relieved from her duties as president of the Student Council, Medaka soon becomes involved in

3572-418: The Four Emperors, the most powerful pirates in the second half of the Grand Line. Luffy is surprised to learn from Garp that the leader of the Revolutionary Army which seeks to topple the World Government is Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy's father. On the way to Fishman Island in their new ship, the Thousand Sunny , which Franky built, Luffy encounters the skeletal musician Brook . Brook accepts Luffy's offer to join

3666-550: The God of Jump World rewards the heroes with a feast. The game features 52 characters from 32 different Jump series. 39 of these characters are playable, while 13 of them can be summoned by players to provide support. In addition to these characters, Gin Tama 's Shinpachi Shimura can be heard providing commentary to some of Gintoki's battle actions and pre-fight dialogue. Other characters from each series make non-playable cameo appearances in

3760-458: The Government of Luffy's presence, and St. Jaygarcia Saturn arrives personally to eliminate him, accompanied by Kizaru. Luffy has appeared in every One Piece video game to date, including Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars , and is featured in the 2006 Dragon Ball Z - One Piece - Naruto crossover game Battle Stadium D.O.N . Luffy, Son Goku and Naruto Uzumaki were avatars in

3854-464: The Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and acquires rubber powers at the cost of being unable to swim. Shanks later saves Luffy from being devoured by a Sea King, a monstrous sea beast, at the cost of his left arm. Before departing Windmill Village, Shanks gives Luffy his treasured straw hat, on the condition that he becomes a great pirate someday and returns it to him. Ten years later, Luffy leaves the village in

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3948-579: The Hope Arc on Naruto Uzumaki , Yusuke Urameshi , and Gon Freecss ; the Investigation Arc on Toriko , Zebra, and Goku ; and the Pursuit Arc on Ichigo Kurosaki , Tatsumi Oga, and Hiei. To progress, each team defeats tournament examiners to acquire upgrades for their ships so they can reach the arena; they also acquire additional allies in the wake of a mysterious enemy that can possess them. When one of

4042-498: The PS3 version of the game sold through 86.55% of its shipment, while the Vita version sold through 89.25% of its shipment. For a multiplatform release, the Vita version did well, Media Create says. Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku praised the game's roster for taking from many different series and how each character has a unique fighting style. However, he said that despite this each character plays

4136-639: The Pirates and protect his crew. A capable and reliable captain, he never puts his crew or himself at risk out of incompetence. During the Loguetown story arc, Smoker (a navy captain at the time) says that Luffy "enjoys playing stupid"; Luffy responds with a mysterious smile. He enlists Chopper and Brook for his crew not just for their personality or appearance, but also because of his instinctive ability to read people. Luffy needs key jobs filled by his crew (cook, navigator, medic, musician, and shipwright, filled by Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Franky, respectively). At

4230-462: The Pirates". He fights multiple antagonists, and aids and befriends the inhabitants of several islands on his journey. Usually cheerful, he becomes serious and even aggressive when he fights. Luffy uses his rubber body to concentrate his power, executing a range of attacks. In his signature attack, the Gum-Gum Pistol, he slingshots punches at opponents from a distance. Luffy also grows stronger over

4324-467: The Sea-Prism Stone, he loses his strength and cannot move on his own. In addition to his Devil Fruit powers, he has immense strength, durability, speed, reflexes, agility, endurance, and stamina. Luffy's signature attack is the Gum-Gum Pistol ( ゴムゴムの 銃 ( ピストル ) , Gomu Gomu no Pisutoru ) , a punch which he learned during years of training. Another technique developed later in the series

4418-500: The Straw Hats are separated entering the Wano Country. Luffy befriends the residents and promises to improve their lives. After Kaido attacks his friend Tama, Luffy challenges the Emperor but is defeated and thrown in prison. There, he re-encounters Eustass Kid and trains under Hyogoro of the Flower, learning a new form of Armament Haki that will enable him to damage Kaido. Luffy's allies liberate

4512-616: The Unusual ) for the celebration of the series's 25th anniversary. He appeared together with the Japanese actor and model Hiroshi Abe . Costumed character version of Luffy together with Goku appeared at the 39th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York and they stood on stage for presentation of the Children & Young People Award, won by the Chilean Children's program ¿Con Qué Sueñas? (What

4606-713: The academy chairman intends to initiate the Flask Plan, a project to forcefully experiment on regular students, called Normals, in order to turn them into humans with superhuman abilities called Abnormals. The Student Council infiltrates the academy's secret lab and battles other students that are involved with the project. Shortly after, the Student Council are challenged to a tournament by Misogi Kumagawa who wishes to replace Medaka's Student Council with one of his own. After Kumagawa's defeat, two students are unsealed from his powers and complete their transfer to Hakoniwa Academy. The two are more powerful than Abnormals and are dubbed "Not Equals". Their leader, Anshin'in, threatens to restart

4700-488: The acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony Pictures Television , Medaka Box , among several Sentai Filmworks titles, was dropped from the Crunchyroll streaming service on March 31, 2022. Three light novel works, also written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki, have been released by Shueisha under their Jump J-Books imprint. A two-volume spin-off light novel series, titled Shōsetsu-ban Medaka Box ( 小説版めだかボックス ) ,

4794-522: The aid of his fellow competitors in the tournament, Luffy defeats Doflamingo. In the aftermath, seven pirate crews pledge their loyalty to Luffy, despite his protests, marking the formation of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Afterward, the remaining crew and their friends arrive at Zou and learn it was devastated by Kaido's army. Luffy also learns that Sanji, who joined the first group to Zou, had been blackmailed by his family into an arranged marriage to

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4888-486: The archeologist of his crew. Robin's knowledge alerts the crew to the existence of Sky Islands. Luffy meets Blackbeard — but does not find out his name. Blackbeard encourages Luffy to find the Sky Island, saying that the dreams of pirates never die. The crew successfully reaches Skypiea, where the crew is drawn into a four-hundred-year war over land. Luffy ends the war by defeating the god Eneru . Upon landing back in

4982-437: The beginning of the series, he said that he wanted at least ten crew members with abilities he felt necessary for his goal. Despite his carefree personality, each crew member respects him in their own way. Luffy is rarely concerned about the consequences of his actions, doing what he feels is right at the moment, even if it leads to retaliation by a powerful force. He is an extremely loyal captain, who has demonstrated throughout

5076-401: The care of his friend, the bandit Curly Dadan. Luffy befriends Ace and Sabo, who are like brothers to him, but Sabo is seemingly killed by a World Noble. After returning to Marineford to send a hidden message to his crew, Luffy trains with Rayleigh on Ruskaina Island to learn Haki. Two years later, the Straw Hats reunite and finally make it to Fishman Island. Luffy and the others meet Jimbei and

5170-506: The course of the story by transforming his body through different "Gears;" this is reflected in his bounty, which is used to measure the threat he poses to the World Government. He is the grandson of Monkey D. Garp , who is a vice-admiral of the Navy; the son of Monkey D. Dragon , who is the leader of the Revolutionary Army; and sworn brother of Portgas D. Ace and Sabo . Luffy appears in most episodes, films, television specials, and OVAs of

5264-619: The crew before declining since his shadow has been stolen. To return Brook's shadow, they defeat Warlord Gecko Moria , and Brook becomes Luffy's long-sought musician of the crew. To enter Fishman Island, the crew takes a detour to the Sabaody Archipelago. By this time, Luffy has gained worldwide fame among the notorious rookie pirates with bounties of over 100 million Berries; these rookies are known as Supernovas and include Zoro, Trafalgar Law, Eustass Kidd, and Capone "Gang" Bege. The Roger Pirates' retired First Mate, Silvers Rayleigh , takes

5358-614: The crew goes to find a doctor on the winter Drum Island. After Nami is healed, the reindeer doctor Tony Tony Chopper joins the Straw Hat crew. Upon arriving in Alabasta, Luffy briefly reunites with his brother Portgas D. Ace, a commander in the Whitebeard Pirates, who is hunting the traitor Blackbeard. Luffy defeats Crocodile, though the World Government censors his involvement. Luffy then accepts Crocodile's mysterious partner Nico Robin as

5452-535: The crossover fighting game , J-Stars Victory VS . Toei Animation sponsored the Italian Pallavolo Modena volleyball team in 2008; Pietro Rinaldi and Edoardo Ciabattini's black uniforms were decorated with an image of Luffy on the front. Takashi Kawamura, mayor of Nagoya City in Japan , had cosplayed Luffy in the 10th World Cosplay Summit in which 40 cosplayers from 20 countries and regions all over

5546-415: The cyborg shipwright Franky , initially an enemy, and storm the Government's courthouse Enies Lobby to retrieve her. Robin reveals her past as a fugitive of the Government, but the Straw Hats declare war on the Government to affirm their commitment to her. After defeating CP9 and escaping Enies Lobby, Luffy encounters his grandfather, Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp. Garp tells him Shanks and Whitebeard are two of

5640-714: The daughter of Emperor Big Mom. The crew learns from the Mink Tribe about the Road Poneglyphs and their connection to the final island Laugh Tale, where the One Piece is. An alliance between the Samurai, Mink, Straw Hats and Law is made to defeat Kaido, who rules over Wano via a puppet Shogun. Before storming Wano, half the crew, along with the Mink warriors Pedro and Carrot, infiltrate Big Mom's territory Tottoland both to retrieve Sanji and copy

5734-572: The different characters' universes. As the story begins, each of the characters is preparing for the Jump Battle Tournament, a fighting competition organized by the God of Jump World, who promises to grant the wishes of the team that wins. The narrative is split between four different arcs, each focusing on a different team exploring Jump World, gathering more teammates to compete, and working to achieve their own personal goals. The Dynamic Arc focuses on Monkey D Luffy , Portgas D. Ace and Seiya;

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5828-427: The fight, fearing the repercussions of Luffy winning. Despite suffering an apparently fatal blow from Kaido as a result, the thrill triggers the awakening of Luffy's Devil Fruit—now revealed to be the mythical Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika. In his new transformation, dubbed "Gear Fifth", Luffy can fight in any shape he likes and successfully overwhelms Kaido, liberating Wano from his rule. A week after these events, Luffy

5922-424: The first chapter of One Piece . In the second version of "Romance Dawn", Luffy resembled his design at the beginning of the series. After the one-shot of One Piece was made, Oda contacted his former mentor, Nobuhiro Watsuki , whom he assisted in making the manga Rurouni Kenshin . Watsuki was pleased with Luffy's characterization and advised Oda to briefly change him for the main series to make it look like Luffy

6016-440: The force of attacks and negate a Devil Fruit user's defense, allow physical contact and damage; Observation Haki ( 見聞色の覇気 , Kenbunshoku no Haki ) , a sixth sense, which can read a person's moves and detect their presence; and Conqueror's Haki ( 覇王色の覇気 , Haōshoku no Haki ) , which can render weak-willed people or animals near him unconscious. Luffy learns all those types of Haki and uses them with his improved attacks. As

6110-580: The franchise, Luffy is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka . Tanaka said jokingly that she regrets providing Luffy's voice because she is a mother in real life and Luffy is much younger. Asked about her voicing, Tanaka said that she "strives for reality" in scenes where Luffy speaks when he is eating or touching his nose. In the OVA Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! , Luffy was voiced by Urara Takano . In Odex 's English-dubbed VCDs produced by Voiceovers Unlimited, Luffy

6204-577: The game were Son Goku, Monkey D. Luffy, and Toriko. Also in December, it was announced that fans could vote for some of the characters that they want to be included in J-Stars Victory VS . Several other characters were announced over the following months via the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" and " V Jump " magazines, as well as characters' transformations which would be available as special moves. The game's adventure mode also features other non-player characters from

6298-572: The game would be released in North America and Europe under the name J-Stars Victory VS+ . Released in summer 2015, VS+ retains the original Japanese voice-over track and adds an additional single-player Arcade Mode not present in the original release. VS+ also marks the game's first appearance on the PlayStation 4, in addition to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita as with its predecessor. The new release features an identical character roster to

6392-837: The game's story mode. The game was first announced in December 2012 under the title of Project Versus J , in Weekly Shōnen Jump ' s second issue of 2013. It was made to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Jump , and has been presented as the "ultimate Jump game". J-Stars Victory VS features characters and settings from various Jump manga, both past and present, ranging from older properties such as Dragon Ball , YuYu Hakusho , and Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo , current long-running series such as Naruto , Bleach , One Piece , and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , to newer series such as Medaka Box , Assassination Classroom , and Beelzebub . The first three characters that were unveiled and used to promote

6486-549: The island's princess, Shirahoshi, and are drawn into a battle for the island against the Fishman supremacist Hody Jones. He, the crew, and Jimbei conceive a plan to defeat Hody and his henchmen in a way that will alleviate racial tensions between humans and fish-men. After Hody's defeat, Jimbei promises to join the crew at a later date and Fishman Island seeks to join the Reverie summit of human kings, held every four years. Luffy learns Akainu

6580-410: The latest official popularity poll of One Piece in which more than 12 million voted from all over the world, Luffy topped the list having total votes of 1,637,921. NTT customers chose Luffy as their second-favorite black-haired male anime character. The Gum-Gum Gatling technique topped the male category in a Japanese survey of the most popular moves in manga and anime. Luffy was even nominated in

6674-430: The manga's anime adaptations, as well as in several of the franchise's video games . Due to the series' international popularity, Luffy is one of the world's most recognizable manga and anime characters. Beyond the One Piece franchise , the character also appears in various manga, anime series, and collaborative video games. His critical reception has been largely positive. When Eiichiro Oda created Luffy, he strove for

6768-749: The many other "combat-oriented mangas [ sic ]", making the series "something new and interesting". Anime News Network (ANN) writer Zac Bertschy found Luffy reminiscent of Rurouni Kenshin 's character Himura Kenshin in personality and attitude, but still thought him entertaining. Mania Entertainment's Bryce Coulter called Luffy a "great shonen hero". ANN's Carl Kimlinger wrote, " Colleen Clinkenbeard 's Luffy continues to grow on you". Luffy ranked first in all of One Piece Characters Official Popularity Poll . The only main protagonists that achieved ranked first in all of their correspondent popularity polls are Luffy and Gintoki Sakata . On The 1st Global One Piece Characters Popularity Poll ,

6862-471: The members of the student council, during their various adventures to honor suggestions presented by academy members in order to better the academy. It received three light novel series, two series with two volumes and one with one volume between 2012 and 2013. It was adapted into a 12-episode anime television series that aired between April and June 2012. A second 12-episode season aired between October and December 2012. The series follows Medaka Kurokami ,

6956-509: The original, while also incorporating game balance adjustments based on feedback from Japanese players. A J-Stars Victory VS+ Compendium art book and set of PlayStation themes were offered as a pre-order bonus. The game was given a review score of 32/40 by Famitsu . Following its first week of release, the PS3 version of the game sold 118,240 units in Japan while the Vita version sold 97,821 units. Japanese sales tracker Media Create reported that

7050-784: The other One Piece protagonists appeared in the first episode of the Toriko anime series and the crossover manga chapter. Luffy made a cameo appearance in a Weekly Shonen Jump episode of To Love-Ru , and the Gum-Gum was mentioned in the 50th episode of the Gin Tama anime series. According to Funimation Entertainment 's Mike McFarland and Christopher Sabat , Luffy was more likable than Dragon Ball 's Son Goku . Joe McCulloch preferred Luffy to Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto because Luffy "work[ed] his ass off" to achieve his goals after accidentally acquiring his powers. Luffy has been praised in

7144-499: The plan goes awry. As the crew attempts to escape, Luffy defeats her general Charlotte Katakuri, discovering an advanced application of Observation Haki in the process. Jimbei formally joins the crew, but stays behind to aid his former Fishman crewmates in holding off the Big Mom Pirates as Luffy's crew escapes. News of Luffy's fight with Big Mom and the reveal of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet cause Luffy's bounty to skyrocket. Meanwhile,

7238-401: The prison and makes plans to attack the island of Onigashima where Kaido resides. Jimbei arrives in Wano, and on the night of Wano's annual Fire Festival, an alliance of the Straw Hat, Heart and Kid pirates, the retainers of Kozuki Oden and an army of Samurai, launch a raid on Onigashima. Luffy faces Kaido across several bouts that push him to his limits. The Five Elders send CP0 to interfere with

7332-528: The prisoners into the war in Marineford between the navy and Whitebeard's forces. Whitebeard is eventually impressed by Luffy's spirit and orders his men to support Luffy directly. Although Ace is freed, he gives his life to save Luffy from Admiral Akainu. A broken-hearted Luffy is evacuated with Jimbei from Marineford by Trafalgar Law. Returning to Amazon Lily, Luffy remembers first meeting Ace; after Shanks left Windmill Village, Luffy's grandfather Garp left him in

7426-460: The same, with strong, weak and knockdown attacks, and titled his review " J-Stars Victory VS Gets Real Old Real Fast". He also noted the lack of a meaningful plot in the story mode. The western PlayStation 4 release has a score of 61 on Metacritic while the PlayStation Vita version has a 74; both indicating mixed or average reviews. IGN awarded it a score of 5.0 out of 10, saying "Despite

7520-464: The series that he is willing to risk his life for the well-being of his crew. Luffy's rubber attributes are a result of him eating a devil fruit called the Human-Human fruit model Sun God Nika. This devil fruit is thought to be called the Gum-Gum fruit due to the world government's propaganda. Granting him a rubber-like body, his powers make him immune to electric attacks and most blunt forces, but he

7614-548: The teams wins the tournament, the God of Jump World reveals the true purpose of the competition: to gather warriors to combat the Dark Phantoms, an evil force capable of impersonating strong fighters. Using the keys of Effort, Bravery and Friendship, the heroes travel to the Dark Phantoms' world and seal them away. With the Dark Phantoms defeated, all the heroes are offered a wish. They collectively wish to have another tournament so they can fight again and get stronger. Granting it,

7708-640: The two year time skip, he gains better control of these techniques and is no longer affected by their drawbacks. Luffy develops another technique, Gear 4 ( ギア 4 ( フォース ) , Gia Fōsu ) (similar to Gear 3), inflating his muscles with air to increase the size of his body (except for his legs) while his limbs are coated in Armament Haki. In contrast to Gears 2 and 3, Luffy uses compression rather than extension for his attacks, compressing and releasing his limbs to dish out devastating blows. The force of his kicks are to an extent that he uses them to fly in

7802-426: The various series. Producer Koji Nakajima stated that getting the rights to the multiple franchises owned Shueisha was not hard, but rather determining which actions the characters make in the game was the most difficult part. Since some of the characters do not fight in their series, their actions and motions had to be approved by each licensee after many negotiations. He also stated that he originally hoped to include

7896-579: The world were competing. Also, the famous Japanese actress and model Kanna Hashimoto had cosplayed Luffy in the celebration of One Piece ' s manga 18th anniversary. She dressed up as Luffy (albeit in a feminine reinterpretation) for Weekly Shonen Jump 's combined 37-38 issue. Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece posed Luffy's Gear 2 during his entrance before the Long Jump finals on Tokyo Olympics 2020 and won Gold Medal. Another Olympic gold medalist Massimo Stano pulled out Luffy's Gear 3 pose just as he

7990-467: The writing on the Road Poneglyph that Big Mom has in her possession. Luffy and Sanji learn the wedding is a set-up to murder Sanji's family and steal their advanced technology, while Brook steals a printing of the Road Poneglyph. The crew reunites with Jimbei, revealed to be indebted to Big Mom but intent on defecting to Luffy's crew. They ally with Capone Bege to assassinate Big Mom at the wedding, though

8084-533: The year-end ceremony. Following her return, Medaka decides to leave the academy and assume her father's place ahead of her family's business conglomerate, the Kurokami Group, just to later return as the new chairwoman. Ten years later, Zenkichi has worked his way up the Kurokami Group, becoming a high-level employee before reuniting with her, with both promising to get married after another fight. Written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki , Medaka Box

8178-452: Was acclaimed by Polygon as one of anime's most iconic power ups ever due to the handling of Luffy's movements as he starts acting like Looney Tunes cartoon and becomes unique in battle. In 2023, a Luffy balloon was used during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ; however, an accident created a hole in the balloon, causing it to partially deflate at the character's hat portion. Luffy's balloon

8272-434: Was crossing the finish line. As well as Major League Soccer player Nicolas Benezet imitated Luffy's Gear 2 pose after scoring a goal on Sunday night in his first match with Seattle Sounders FC. China's most popular actor Xiao Zhan stated on his interview that he wanted to be like Luffy. He admired Luffy because, "he had been working hard to realize his ideals and despite always facing difficulties he never give up". Gear 5

8366-481: Was defeated by Blackbeard and handed over to the World Government for execution. Hancock helps him infiltrate the underwater prison Impel Down to rescue Ace. Inside he meets previous foes and new allies, such as former Warlords Crocodile and Arlong's old captain Jimbei . Along with Buggy and members of the Revolutionary Army, Luffy frees the prisoners, but Ace is transferred to Marineford for his execution. Luffy and Buggy lead

8460-502: Was promoted to Fleet Admiral and Blackbeard replaced Whitebeard as one of the Four Emperors. Luffy begins a feud with Emperor Big Mom over control of Fishman Island. The crew leaves the ocean depths and enters the secret New World island, Punk Hazard. Upon arriving at Punk Hazard, half of the crew is captured by Caesar Clown, a subordinate of the Warlord and underworld broker Donquixote Doflamingo. Luffy and his crew ally with Trafalgar Law, now

8554-526: Was released on May 2 and June 4, 2012. A second two-volume spin-off novel series, titled Medaka Box Gaiden: Good Loser Kumagawa ( めだかボックス外伝 グッドルーザー球磨川 ) , was released on October 10 and November 19, 2012. A prequel light novel, titled Medaka Box: Juvenile – Shousetsu-ban ( めだかボックス ジュブナイル 小説版 ) , was released on October 4, 2013. Medaka Kurokami appears as a playable character in the Jump crossover fighting game J-Stars Victory VS , with Kumagawa appearing as

8648-483: Was serialized in Shueisha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between May 11, 2009, and April 27, 2013. Shueisha collected its 192 individual chapters in twenty-two tankōbon volumes, released from October 2, 2009, to September 4, 2013. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Gainax , was broadcast on TV Tokyo , TV Aichi , and TV Osaka from April 5 to June 21, 2012;

8742-532: Was the first manga character that had been on the cover in the Men's Non-No fashion magazine's 24-year history and his clothes were designed by Shinichi "Miter" Mita. He also appeared in the cover of a famous fashion magazine, ELLE MEN together with Roronoa Zoro after the collaboration between One Piece and Gucci . He had appeared in CGI in the semi-annual live-action television series Yo nimo Kimyō na Monogatari ( Tales of

8836-500: Was used again in the 2024 parade. Medaka Box Medaka Box ( Japanese : めだかボックス , Hepburn : Medaka Bokkusu ) is a Japanese manga series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki . It was serialized in Shueisha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between May 2009 and April 2013, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. The series follows Medaka Kurokami, Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, Kouki Akune and Mogana Kikaijima, who are

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