**First Appearance:** Chapter 41; Episode 17

Banchina was Usopp's mother and Yasopp's wife. She pushed her husband to follow his dreams and go to sea with the Red-Haired Pirates. However Usopp grows up with a sick mother who became bed-ridden due to her illness.    Every day he would tell the same lie, that his father had returned to take them away, hoping it would keep her hopes high and help her to recover. However, she knew he would never return and before her death told Usopp that she was glad he had gone to sea. Even after she passed away, Usopp continued to tell the same lie, even though he no longer had any reason to do so.    In the Loguetown filler Arcs, Yasopp admitted that he was useless and could do nothing for his wife and child. After one of Shanks' men asks &quot;Wasn't it for the better, Yasopp?&quot; Shanks' men hoot and cheer like it was a good thing he left his wife and child. Banchina is Italian for &quot;Dock&quot;.

(Source: One Piece Wikia)

Gold Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King. 
Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece. 
*This includes following special episodes: 
- Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore! (Episode 336) 
- The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (Episode 492) 
- Team Formation! Save Chopper (Episode 542) 
- History's Strongest Collaboration vs. Glutton of the Sea (Episode 590) 
- 20th Anniversary! Special Romance Dawn (Episode 907)

A voice actress and producer specializing in televised anime. Harp was hired by FUNimation Entertainment in 2003 to voice the character of Tweedledee in Kiddy Grade. Since then, her work has included Sei in Burst Angel, Sanae in Akira Kurosawa's Samurai 7, Hibari Ginza in Speed Grapher and additional roles in Yu Yu Hakusho, Spiral, Fullmetal Alchemist, Case Closed, Desert Punk, Baki the Grappler, The Galaxy Railways, Negima, and BECK.    Her portrayal as Hibari Ginza in the 2006-2007 release of Speed Grapher won her an award in the ADR Awards as voted by members of the websites Dub Review and Anime on DVD.    Harp is also the inspiration for Aubrey Chorde, one of the main characters in the webcomic Something Positive by her friend R.K. Milholland. He claims he decided to make the comic after she told him to do "something positive" with his life. She currently lives and works in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas. Her hobbies include knitting, crafts and collecting Hello Kitty Memorabilia. (Wikipedia)

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...
 
(Source: Viz Media)