"One Piece" is one of the biggest anime shows on the planet, a series of legendary reputation (and episode count) with unparalleled worldbuilding. For 25 years, the anime has adapted the manga of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, which also follows the story of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as they venture around the world in search of a mythical treasure known as the "One Piece" (all the while constantly getting involved in government-toppling shenanigans).

As popular as "One Piece" is, the anime does have a couple of big things going against it. First of all, the show suffers from airing in a timeslot aimed at kids, meaning a lot of memorable scenes and images from the manga end up being changed for the anime's broadcast — like Zeff no longer cutting off and eating his own leg (or Luffy no longer stabbing himself in the...