For those One Piece fans who are looking for a brand new swashbuckling adventure to jump into, these are are some of the best pirate anime to watch.
The swashbuckling adventures of Luffy and his crew to find the legendary One Piece is a tale that has become beloved by fans across the globe, especially due to how perfectly author Eichiiro Oda has managed to balance a lighthearted and jovial tone with very serious themes and characters, making for a captivating adventure that has become a legendary series in the world of anime and manga.
There’s no denying that when it comes to anime that follow a group of pirates looking to get their hands on valuable treasure of some kind, no series has become quite as popular as One Piece, but that isn’t to suggest that there aren’t pirate anime shows out there that are still worth watching, because there certainly are.
The artwork, humor, and long-term storytelling in One Piece are all incredibly unique to that series, but plenty of shows have still put their own fresh take on the classic pirate story, resulting in wonderful adventures spanning across the glistening ocean or the vast depths of space that all One Piece fans need to check out for themselves. 8 Fena: Pirate Princess
Having been trapped on a mysterious island since she was young, Fena very much assumed that her miserable life would not consist of anything more than abiding by her captors, but when two old acquaintances from Fena’s past help her escape just as she is about to be forced into a wedding, the three manage to escape into the vast open sea without any plans or money.
As the crew continue to travel and learn more about one another, Fena comes to find out that her late father took on a final journey out at sea in the hopes of finding a land known as «Eden». What ensues is a fun and uplifting adventure that moves at a breakneck pace, with new members joining the crew every few episodes who help to keep the story fresh and exciting. 7 Sol Bianca: The Legacy
Inspired by the original two-volume Japanese OVA series of the same name that released in 1990, Sol Bianca: The Legacy follows a group of space pirates aboard the Sol Bianca who stumble upon a young girl called May hiding on their ship. Once the girl states that her missing parents are somewhere on Earth, April and the gang embark on a mission to explore the now forgotten planet, and run into some seriously unexpected revelations along the way.
Despite being set in space, the comradery between the Sol Bianca crew and their opportunistic attitudes mimics those early days of One Piece when the crew were still figuring out the world around them, and the combination between 3D and 2D animation really helps the bigger scenes of the show pop out of the screen.
