7086


The episode 629 of _One Piece_ is out with a new opening theme. The opening
shows scenes from dressrosa arc ( which I have read in manga ) which will be
covered in the future episodes ( in the range of 30-40 future episodes ).

Are these episodes have already been produced and scenes cut from these
episodes are used in the opening or are these short scenes are made just for
the opening theme?

If future episodes are produced before hand then roughly how many episodes are
produced in advance?


CC BY-SA 3.0
2014-01-19T11:42:43.307
7038
2014-01-21T08:11:41.580
2014-01-21T08:11:41.580
63
2892
question
anime-production one-piece
Are the scenes in the opening theme content from later episodes?


Typically the OP and ED are handled separately (sometimes by different
studio). The studio/team that created the OP/ED are [usually
credited](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KttpUvA4eoA#t=76).

The animated content in the OP and ED are usually done exclusively for their
respective themes. Sometimes you'll notice stylistic differences between the
animated content of the OP/ED and that of the actual show.

When anime is localized sometimes the licensor doesn't have access tp (or
chooses not to pay for) the original creditless OP/ED themes so they remix the
opening and add their own soundtracks to it. Sometimes to better fit their
target audience (in regards to the language) and probably at same time not
have to pay to license the songs and/or edited to fit within their
broadcasting lot (i.e. more commercial time).


CC BY-SA 3.0
2014-01-21T08:09:49.243
7086
2014-01-21T08:09:49.243
63
7038
answer