This is OPLA! Our limited-run series One Piece live action podcast series. Each week we bring you interviews with some of the talented individuals behind Netflix’s One Piece!
This season, we talk to the actors who brought the characters from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece to life. Each week we talk to these amazingly talented individuals from across the world, and peer into what it was like to step into their role.
Interview
This week, we have Alexander Maniatis, the actor who plays the butler Klahadore (a/k/a the villain Kuro). Mr. Maniatis is a prolific actor, playing rolls in Love, Lies and Hybrids, Asseblief & Dankie, Warrior, The Young Pope and more. In addition to his acting, Alexander also works as a voice artist and musician (vocals, piano and guitar). His new track FREAK drops soon!
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OPLA! #7: “Kuro Therapy” (with Alexander Maniatis)

We are The One Piece Podcast! Since 2009, we’ve gone through the latest installments of One Piece every week, and we’re not stopping until the end! New episodes publish every Monday!

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On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Greg & Stephen joining forces for a new edition of their wondrous, informative recurring segment: the SGS!
This week, the duo discusses One Piece Chapter 1114, plus they take your questions! During every manga break, Greg and Stephen come together to discuss the latest events in the manga, and answer your questions!!
00:00:00 Introduction;
00:10:26 Manga Recap with Stephen & Greg: Chapter 1114
01:03:01 SGS: Chapter 1114;
01:55:14 To Be Continued…!
Stephen Paul
ROLE: Very Special Guest and Translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and MangaPlus, How’s it Going, Stephen?
CREW SINCE 2010 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 112
Stephen is a veteran professional translator who has worked on hit series like Akane-banashi, Show-ha Shoten, Saint Young Men, Vinland Saga, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Yotsuba, and of course, One Piece. He has been responsible for the translations of VIZ’s One Piece manga since early 2012 and will probably never stop. On the podcast, he sheds light on little-known or otherwise unexplainable references behind the series, as well as in-depth background on translation choices. Don’t challenge him to wordplay unless you want a pun of bricks dropped on your head. When not podcasting you may also find him with his wife and cat Simba. You can find our oomfie on Twitter at @translatosaurus.
Greg Werner
ROLE: Our Man in Japan
CREW SINCE 2009 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 29
Greg brings us news and perspectives from One Piece’s homeland, and his unique insight about the series. Greg has been a One Piece fan since nearly the beginning of its run, starting thegrandline.com where he meticulously documented the beginnings of the series. In Japan, Greg has become a One Piece celebrity, winning a major televised competition against One Piece’s manga editors. Today, Greg writes columns on the official One Piece website, one-piece.com and teaches students in Japan, and is intimately involved with the series.
SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.
NEWS & UPDATES

OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)!

We will be LIVE at the City Winery once again on Sunday, August 25th at 7:00 PM ET! Tickets will be on sale soon, check back for more! You can check out our last live podcast performance here!


Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! 
We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday!
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Episode 818, “Burpees Not Barbies” (SGS #16)

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1114, “The Wings of Icarus” with special guests Kdin Jenzen (voice actress, producer, director on Unicorn Overlord, Genshin Impact, Show By Rock, Kageki Shoujo and most famously Sengoku’s pet goat in One Piece), and our contributors Vero and Josh McKenzie!
We also have our Anime Recap for One Piece Episode 1102, “Sinister Schemes! The Operation to Escape Egghead”; One Piece Episode 1103, “Turn Back My Father! Bonney's Futile Wish!”; One Piece Episode 1104, “A Desperate Situation! The Seraphim's All-out Attack!” with Sam Leach!
Finally, we have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories.
SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.
00:00:00 Introduction;
00:19:09 Manga Recap: Chapter 1113;
00:00:00 Anime Recap: Episodes 1102 - 1104
01:39:46 Piece Together;
02:32:31 To Be Continued…!
NEWS & UPDATES

OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)!

We will be LIVE at the City Winery once again on Sunday, August 25th at 7:00 PM ET! Tickets will be on sale soon, check back for more! You can check out our last live podcast performance here!


Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! 
We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday!
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Episode 817, “An Appaulling Truth” (with Kdin Jenzen)

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Greg & Stephen joining forces for a new season of their wondrous, informative recurring segment: the SGS!
This week, the duo discusses One Piece Chapters 1107 - 1113, plus they take your questions! During every manga break, Greg and Stephen come together to discuss the latest events in the manga, and answer your questions!!
00:00:00 Introduction;
00:15:48 SGS: Chapters 1107 - 1113;
01:49:57 To Be Continued…!
Stephen Paul
ROLE: Very Special Guest and Translator of One Piece in Shonen Jump and MangaPlus, How’s it Going, Stephen?
CREW SINCE 2010 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 112
Stephen is a veteran professional translator who has worked on hit series like Akane-banashi, Show-ha Shoten, Saint Young Men, Vinland Saga, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Yotsuba, and of course, One Piece. He has been responsible for the translations of VIZ’s One Piece manga since early 2012 and will probably never stop. On the podcast, he sheds light on little-known or otherwise unexplainable references behind the series, as well as in-depth background on translation choices. Don’t challenge him to wordplay unless you want a pun of bricks dropped on your head. When not podcasting you may also find him with his wife and cat Simba. You can find our oomfie on Twitter at @translatosaurus.
Greg Werner
ROLE: Our Man in Japan
CREW SINCE 2009 | FIRST APPEARANCE: Episode 29
Greg brings us news and perspectives from One Piece’s homeland, and his unique insight about the series. Greg has been a One Piece fan since nearly the beginning of its run, starting thegrandline.com where he meticulously documented the beginnings of the series. In Japan, Greg has become a One Piece celebrity, winning a major televised competition against One Piece’s manga editors. Today, Greg writes columns on the official One Piece website, one-piece.com and teaches students in Japan, and is intimately involved with the series.SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.
NEWS & UPDATES

OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)!

We will be LIVE at the City Winery once again on Sunday, August 25th at 7:00 PM ET! Tickets will be on sale soon, check back for more! You can check out our last live podcast performance here!


Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! 
We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday!
Episode Credits
Hosts:


Greg Werner (One Piece live action series advisor)


Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)

Art by Steve Yurko
Edited by Delaney Jordan
OPP Logo by Yuin
Music composed and arranged by Kirsten Carey, and featuring accompaniment by:
Ben Willis, Bass
Jonathan Taylor, Drums
Molly Jones, Flute and Saxophone
Cory Murphy, Trombone and Tuba
Dave Hurley, Percussion
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Episode 816, “Hollow Earth Theory” (SGS #14)

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1113, “Stalemate” with special guests Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus), Emily Fajardo (ADR Director on One Piece for Crunchyroll), and Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, and writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others). We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, comments, and theories.
SUBSCRIBE TO US ON PATREON! You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to ad-free episodes and our 800+ episode archive, our exclusive series 4’ced to Watch 4Kids with Steve & Alex, our full-length film OPPJapan, exclusive episodes with our special guests and a lot more.
00:00:00 Introduction;
00:19:09 Manga Recap: Chapter 1113;
01:39:46 Piece Together;
02:32:31 To Be Continued…!
NEWS & UPDATES

OPLA! is back for a whole new season! Check out interviews with the cast including Aidan Scott (Helmeppo), Alexander Maniatis (Kuro), Craig Fairbrass (Zeff) and Chioma Umeala (Nojiko)!

We will be LIVE at the City Winery once again on Sunday, August 25th at 7:00 PM ET! Tickets will be on sale soon, check back for more! You can check out our last live podcast performance here!


Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! 
We have an all new series about the history of 4Kids … as told by the people who were actually there. Check out 4Kids Flashback every Wednesday!

Episode Credits
Hosted by Zach, Ed & Steve
Special Guests:


Emily Fajardo (ADR Director on One Piece for Crunchyroll)


Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, and writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others)


Stephen Paul (translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump & Manga Plus)

Art by Steve Yurko
Edited by Delaney Jordan
OPP Logo by Yuin
Music composed and arranged by Kirsten Carey, and featuring accompaniment by:
Ben Willis, Bass
Jonathan Taylor, Drums
Molly Jones, Flute and Saxophone
Cory Murphy, Trombone and Tuba
Dave Hurley, Percussion
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Episode 815, “It Sinks!” (with Emily Fajardo)

This is OPLA! Our limited-run series One Piece live action podcast series. Each week we bring you interviews with some of the talented individuals behind Netflix’s One Piece!
This season, we talk to the actors who brought the characters from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece to life. Each week we talk to these amazingly talented individuals from across the world, and peer into what it was like to step into their role.
Interview
This week, we have Chioma Antoinette Umeala, the actress who plays Nojiko in Netflix's One Piece.  Chioma also plays Tara in The Woman King and Ayo on Isono.
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OPLA! #7: “Kuro Therapy” (with Alexander Maniatis)

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