Description
Chopper Man, originally appeared in the second omake , 4-Panel Comic Strips created for the One Piece Blue: Grand Data File which was published in August 2, 2002. Later he made an appearance in Chopper's Grand Battle 3 ending. The game was released on December 11, 2003.
This omake which features Chopper Man exclusively, is the 6th omake in the series and was originally published in The 6th Log: "Arabasta" on March 31, 2006. This Chopper Man installment marks the first time we see the other Straw Hats within the Chopper Man universe. The characters from this omake later appeared on the colorspread of chapter 405 .
It was also the first omake to appear within the anime, airing alongside with episode 279 . After this Chopper Man became so well liked by fans that the animators decided to give him his own entire episode, episode 336 . In this episode the characters from the omake are joined by the robot Frangashan played by Franky . Leaving Brook to be the only Straw Hat crewmember that has not yet appeared within the Chopper Man universe.
In the Chopper Man universe Tony Tony Chopper is depicted as a mantle wearing superhero, with members of the Straw Hat Pirates featured in various different roles (mostly villains). The story parodies the superhero, and Super Sentai genres, as well as One Piece itself.