#opening stuff

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

me, bored: hey i should find the lyrics for some of the openings and do some translations of them just for fun and practice

me, six lines into one day: o-oh

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

Now that you've watched them all, why don't you rank the openings?

fuck yeah!! im not including the different remixes of we are (so openings 7 and 10 iirc), for the record. i was actually very torn on we are, because i really feel like it should be higher but like everything above it slaps too hard.

i had to rewatch all of the openings for this- which is not a complaint in the slightest, i actually love almost all of them, which made this immensely difficult. 

edit: lots of people are complaining in the replies so just a reminder, this is all my personal opinion and it’s not even a little bit objective. im not saying im the arbiter of opening quality or whatever this is solely based on how much dopamine i, personally, receive when watching them.

We Go (OP15)

Fight Together (OP14)

One Day (OP13)

Bon Voyage (OP4)

Over the Top (OP22)

Hard Knock Days (OP18)

Brand New World (OP6)

We Are (OP1)

Hands Up (OP16)

Kokoro no Chizu/Map of the Heart (OP5)

Hope (OP20)

Hikari E/To the Light (OP3)

We Can (OP19)

Wake Up (OP17)

Share the World (OP11)

Kaze wo Sagashite/Search the Wind (OP12)

Jungle P (OP9)

Crazy Rainbow (OP8)

Believe (OP2)

Superpowers (OP21)

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

One Day

here’s my amateur translation i did for one day (OP13/marineford), since people expressed quite a bit of interest in seeing my opening translations, hahaha. i put the romaji in italics for ease of listening along, and the translations are below the corresponding lines in parentheses.

we are || hikari e || bon voyage || kokoro no chizu || brand new world || one day || fight together || we go || hands up || hope || dreamin’ on

[VERSE]

雨上がりの空を仰ぐ度/ameagari no sora wo aogu tabi

(I always look up at the sky after the rain)

泣き虫だった頃の僕を想う/nakamushi datta goro no boku wo omou

(Thinking back to when I was just a crybaby)

誰かの背中を/dareka no senaka wo

がむしゃらに追いかけた/gamushara ni oikaketa

(I recklessly chased someone else’s back)

「強くなりたい」って/‘tsuyokunaritai’ tte

(Saying ‘I want to get stronger’)

今は風に消えた「ありがとう」/ima wa kaze ni kieta ‘arigato’

(Now that that ‘thank you’ has disappeared into the wind)

僕は強くなれているのかな?/boku wa tsukonareteiru no ka na?

(Am I getting stronger?)

答えはまだ出そうにないからさ/kotae wa mada desou ni nai kara sa

(The answer hasn’t reached me yet, so)

やっぱりまだ/yappari mada

歩いていくよ/aruite iku yo

(I’ll keep on walking after all)

[CHORUS]

さぁ行こう/saa, yukou

(So, let’s go!)

立ち止まることなく/tachitomaru koto naku

(Nothing will stop us as we strive)

流れる時に負けないように/nagareru toki ni makenai you ni

(To win against the flow of time)

何度も立ち向かい続けよう/nandomo tachimukai tsudzukeyou

(We’ll stand and fight, as many times as it takes)

大切なもの失いたくないから/taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara

(So we won’t lose something precious to us)

[BRIDGE]

僕の中に流れる声は/boku no naka ni nagareru koe wa

(The voice inside of me)

ずっとずっと僕を支えてる/zutto, zutto boku wo sasaeteru

(Is always, always supporting me)

イタズラな雨が邪魔するけど/itazura na ame ga jama suru kedo

(Although the rain might slow me down)

逃げ出さないから/nigedasanai kara

(I won’t run away)

Oh

[-CHORUS AGAIN-]

[OUTRO]

信じたその先へと…/shinjita sono saki e to…

(Towards the afterwards that we believed in…)

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

realized i can finally watch over the top (op 22) so i did that today and then i watched it six more times in a row

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Fight Together

while i’m at it, here’s my translation of fight together (OP14/post-marineford) too!

we are || hikari e || bon voyage || kokoro no chizu || brand new world || one day || fight together || we go || hands up || hope || dreamin’ on

[VERSE]

夜が明ける前に旅立とう/yo ga akeru mae ni tabi tatou

(Let’s set out before the break of dawn)

まだ見ぬ明日を迎えに行こう/mada mienu ashita wo mukae ni ikou

(Let’s go to meet a tomorrow we can’t yet see)

そう決めたこと悔いはない/sou kimeta koto kui wa nai

(I’ve decided, I have no regrets)

(Oh I know what I'm supposed to do)

どんな試練が待ち受けていようと/donna shiren ga machiuketeiyou to

(Whatever kind of trials await)

高鳴る鼓動 止められはしない/takanaru kodou tomerare wa shinai

(This pulsing heartbeat won’t be stopped)

目指す場所はただひとつ/mezasu basho wa tada hitotsu

(There’s only one place we aim for)

(Fly to the light)

[PRE-CHORUS]

たたかいの果てに得た絆/tatakai no hate ni eta kizuna

(The bonds formed from the end of the battle)

誰にも傷つけさせはしない/darenimo kizutsukesase wa shinai

(I won’t let anyone hurt them)

握りしめた手 開けば/nigirishimeta te akeba

(If our tightly clasped hands are opened)

そこに力が宿る/soko ni chikara ga yadoru

(We’ll find there’s power there)

[CHORUS]

さあ始めよう/saa, hajimeyou!

(So let’s begin!)

新しい世界が呼んでいる/atarashii sekai ga yondeiru

(A new world is calling)

ほら見てごらん/hora, mite goran!

(See, look ahead!)

いくつの海 隔てていたとしても/ikutsu no umi hedateteita toshite mo

(No matter how many oceans divide us)

いつだって支えている/itsudatte sasaeteiru

(I’ll always be there for you)

恐れずに前へ/okorezu ni mae e

(Moving fearlessly onward)

忘れないで/wasurenaide

(Don’t forget)

We fight together

[BRIDGE]

穢したことはない/kegashita koto wa nai

(It’s never been tainted)

あの日 見上げた/ano hi miageta

(From that day, when we looked up)

どこまでも高く廣い空/dokomademo takaku hiroi sora

(At the endlessly vast sky)

ずいぶんと遠くまで來た/zuibun to tooku made kita

(We’ve come from so far away)

それぞれの誓いを胸に/sorezore no chikai wo mune ni

迷いなどない/mayoi nado nai

(But we’ll never stray from the vows in our hearts)

背負うものがある/seou mono ga aru

(We all carry something on our backs)

[VERSE]

陽が昇り/hi ga nobori

(The sun rises)

悲しみさえ等しく照らす/kanashimi sae hitoshiku terasu

(And it shines even on my sadness)

信じてるんだ/shinjiterunda

(I believe)

いつかひとつに繫がる未來を/itsuka hitotsu ni tsunagaru mirai wo

一緒に見つけにいこう/isshou ni mitsuke ni ikou

(We’ll go together to find the future)

(That will someday bring us all together)

君の代わりはいない/kimi no kawari wa inai

(There’s no replacing you)

忘れないで/wasurenaide

(Don’t forget)

We fight together

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

Heyyy Jonny, thank you sm for translating the openings!! May I request your take on Hope? 🥺

you sure may!!

holy shit this song has so many more words than i thought it did. also personally attacked me on a level unseen since i started trying to do kaze wo sagashite. 

we are || hikari e || bon voyage || kokoro no chizu || brand new world || one day || fight together || we go || hands up || hope || dreamin’ on

[CHORUS 1]

君への想いが高鳴って/kimi e no omoi ga takanatte

(When I think of you, my heart beats faster)

限りなきチカラ生まれる/kagirinaki chikara umareru

(And gives me limitless power)

求めるならば　どこまでも/motomeru naraba dokomademo

(If you asked, I’d go as far as it takes)

変わらぬキズナ振りかざそう/kawaranu kizuna nigirikazasou

(Wielding our unchanging bonds)

We are hope

[VERSE]

君と本気で心ぶつけ合った喜びも/kimi to honki de kokoro butsukeatta yorokobi mo

(With you, I felt happiness enough to crush my heart)

笑い転げてナミダ乾かした切なさも/waraikorogete namida kawakashita setsunasa mo

(And the pain of laughing to dry my tears)

繋ぎあわせて風の中/tsunagi awasete kaze no naka

(They come together in the midst of the wind)

はためいているよ　高く　高く/hata meiteiru yo, takaku takaku

(Flying like a flag, higher and higher)

[PRE-CHORUS]

Why　探すことを諦めたの/sagasu koto wo akirameta no

(Why did you give up on your search?)

Why　独り闘い続けるの/hitori tatakitsudzukeru no

(Why do you keep fighting alone?)

ねえ　どんな未来覚悟したの/ne, donna mirai kakugo shita no

(Hey, what kind of future did you set your sights on?)

夢はもう手にしたの/yume wa mou te ni shita no

(Have you already achieved your dream?)

[CHORUS 1]

君への想いが高鳴って/kimi e no omoi ga takanatte

(When I think of you, my heart beats faster)

限りなきチカラ生まれる/kagirinaki chikara umareru

(And gives me limitless power)

求めるならば　どこまでも/motomeru naraba dokomademo

(If you asked, I’d go as far as it takes)

変わらぬキズナ振りかざそう/kawaranu kizuna nigirikazasou

(Wielding our unchanging bonds)

We are hope

[CHORUS 2]

青く広い世界の果てに/aoku hiroi sekai no hate ni

(At the end of the wide blue world)

君と目指したい場所がある/kimi to mezashitai basho ga aru

(There’s a place I want to aim for with you)

進みゆく航路なら/susumiyuku kouro nara

(If we continue on our course)

遠い昔　もう決めていた/tooi mukashi, mou kimeteita

(That we already decided long ago)

[VERSE]

まだ届かない君の声が/mada todokanai kimi no koe ga

(Your voice that hasn’t yet reached me)

無力な胸を押しつぶす/muryoku na mune oshitsubusu

(Crushes my hopeless heart)

僕は君を求めているから/boku wa kimi wo motometeiru kara

(I’m searching for you, so)

ヒカリ差し込む朝を信じていよう/hikari sashikomu asa wo shinjiteiyou

(Let’s believe in a morning flooded with light)

[BRIDGE]

目を閉じて耳を澄まして/me wo tojite, mimi wo sumashite

(I’ll close my eyes, strain my ears)

探し出そう　君の答えを/sagashidasou, kimi no kotae wo

(And set out to search for your answer)

道は必ず　続いているよ/michi wa kanarazu, tsudzuiteiru yo

(Our path will certainly always continue)

まだ見たことのない海へ/mada mita koto no nai umi e

(Towards the yet unseen ocean)

We are hope

[CHORUS 2/OUTRO]

青く広い世界の果てに/aoku hiroi sekai no hate ni

(At the end of the wide blue world)

君と還るべき場所がある/kimi to kaeru beki basho ga aru

(There’s a place I need to return to with you)

僕たちは永遠に/bokutachi wa eien ni

(We’re eternally aiming for)

遠い昔　もう決めていた/tooi mukashi, mou kimeteita

(That we already decided long ago)

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

We Are

to be honest, i’m mostly posting this one for completionism’s sake and the fact that it really is just such a great song. also i already had the japanese lyrics memorized from watching the whole east blue saga on netflix, so all i had to do was type them down.

we are || hikari e || bon voyage || kokoro no chizu || brand new world || one day || fight together || we go || hands up || hope || dreamin’ on

[INTRO/CHORUS]

ありたっけの夢をかき集め/aritakke no yume wo kakiatsume

(Gather up all your hopes and dreams)

探し物探しに行くのさ/sagashimono sagashi ni yuku no sa

(And let’s set out in search of searched-for things)

One Piece

[VERSE]

羅針盤なんて　渋滞のもと/rashinban nante, juutai nomoto

(Compasses will only slow us down)

熱にうかされ、舵をとるのさ/netsu ni ukasare, kaji wo toru no sa

(High on passion, we’ll take the helm)

ホコリ被ってた宝の地図も/hokori kabutteta takara no chizu mo

確かめたのなら、伝説じゃない/tashikameta no nara, densetsu ja nai

(And if we can verify the dusty treasure map)

(It won’t be a legend anymore!)

[BRIDGE]

個人的な嵐は/kojinteki na arashi wa

(When you’ve got their own storms to weather)

誰かのバイオリズム乗っかって/dareka no baiorizumu nokkatte

(Just catch a ride on someone else’s biorhythm)

思い過ごせばいい/omoisugosebaii

(It’s okay to think about it)

[CHORUS]

ありたっけの夢をかき集め/aritakke no yume wo kakiatsume

(Gather up all your hopes and dreams)

探し物探しに行くのさ/sagashimono sagashi ni yuku no sa

(And let’s set out in search of searched-for things)

ポッケトのコイン/pokketo no koin

(With a coin in my pocket)

それと/sore to you wanna be my friend?

(Do you wanna be my friend?)

We are, we are on the cruise!

We are!

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

brand new world (OP6/enies lobby) translation! this one was mostly straightforward but there were a couple words i had to wing a little bit. this project is making me develop a lot of respect for people who translate songs to scan and rhyme.

we are || hikari e || bon voyage || kokoro no chizu || brand new world || one day || fight together || we go || hands up || hope || dreamin’ on

[CHORUS]

走り出せ 走り出せ/hashiridase, hashiridase

(Start running, start running)

空高く旗かざし/sora takaku hata kazashi

(As we fly our flag high in the sky)

[VERSE]

果てない この海をこえて探しに行こうよ/hatenai kono umi wo koete sagashi ni ikou yo

(Let’s go to search across this endless ocean)

誰も未だ 見つけられない 世界のキセキを/daremo imada mitsukerarenai sekai no kiseki wo

(For a miracle that no one has yet found)

高鳴る胸 想いのまま 突き進むだけさ/takanaru mune omoi no mama, tsukisusumu dake sa

(Our hearts pounding with our hopes, we can only push ahead)

夢追い人が残す 足跡を/yumeoibito ga nogosu ashiato wo

(And leave the footprints of dream-chasers behind)

[PRE-CHORUS]

どんな嵐の夜も 心一つにすれば/donna arashi no yoru mo, kokoro hitotsu ni sureba

(And whatever stormy nights may come, if we join our hearts)

越えてゆけるよ いつだって/koete yukeru yo, itsudatte

(We can always overcome)

[CHORUS]

走り出せ 走り出せ/hashiridase, hashiridase

(Start running, start running)

空高く旗かざし/sora takaku hata kazashi

(As we fly our flag high in the sky)

[BRIDGE]

誰にも見せない 涙もあるけれど/darenimo misenai namida mo aru keredo

(And there are tears you’ve never shown anyone, but)

追いかけて 追いかけて 夢を指すコンパスは/oikakete, oikakete, yume wo sasu conpasu wa

(Keep following, keep following, that compass to your dream)

真っ直ぐな瞳さ 立ち止まれない/massugu na hitomisa, tachidomarenai

(Looking straight ahead, never stopping)

Around the world, start me up!

[VERSE]

走り出せ 走り出せ/hashiridase, hashiridase

(Start running, start running)

誰よりもその先へ/dareyorimo sono saki e

(Towards the future, before anyone else)

逃げ出さなければ 明日をつかめるんだ/nigedasana kereba, ashita wo tsukamerunda

(And if we don’t run away, we’ll get to have tomorrow)

追いかけて 追いかけて 目に映る全て今/oikakete, oikakete, me ni utsuru subete ima

(Keep following, keep following, the present reflected in your eyes)

真っ白な心に 記してゆこう/masshiro na kokoro ni shirushite yukou

(And write it down in your pure white heart)

Brand new world, start me up!