

The series was criticized by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), who accused the series of being too violent. The anime seems rushed after the Jaya Arc because Global TV broadcasted the anime twice from Monday to Friday which meant ten episodes per week.In the middle of 2008.

This dual licenses are posible due to both stations are owned by a same group which is MNC Group. The second was Global TV, that broadcasted the anime from the beginning (re-broadcast) until the Jaya Arc and then continued until beginning of Thriller Bark Arc ( Brook's first appearance). The first was RCTI, who broadcasted the anime from the beginning until the Jaya Arc. In Indonesia, There are two TV stations that held license for One Piece. One Piece manga is released in Indonesian by Elex Media Komputindo since 26 November 2002 and as of 14 January 2015, 73 volumes have been released.
