The Thousand Sunny may have potential for a significant storyline if given more emotional depth. Being a story about pirates, the pirate ship itself is an extremely vital part of One Piece.

The One Piece spin-off anime is scheduled to air over ... and Morishita Yukie, who goes by "Sunny" or "Merry." Yukie only approaches Luffy in the role of a ship and wears a mask resembling the ...