Free Will is a song, sung by Ruppina, for the 9th ending of the One Piece anime. It is also the first ending to be featured in the English Funimation dub that was sung by Kristine Sa. This ending is also interesting as it shows glimpses of Nico Robin's past before her official backstory was told.
Ending[]
Robin is the main focus of this ending. It starts with her in the crow's nest looking out over the stars as the rest of the Straw Hats are sleeping. It contains bits of her past as a little girl, gloomily looking over people passing by and huddling on her bed. It then goes to the present, as she notices shooting stars flying across the sky. She uses her Hana Hana powers to wake the crew (simply patting Nami awake while knocking the male crew members off their hammocks or couches). The Straw Hats groggily head on deck but were fully awaken upon seeing the shooting stars and enjoy the view.
Lyrics[]
Japanese Kanji | Japanese Rōmaji | English Translation |
あぁ 果てしなく 続いてる 空の向こうに |
Aa hateshinaku Tsuzuiteru sora no mukou ni |
Ah, as I look beyond the endless sky I begin to draw a tomorrow that I'll have someday. |
例えば夢が儚いモノでも 少しの希望信じて |
Tatoeba yume ga hakanai mono demo Sukoshi no kibou shinjite |
Even if the dream happens to be impossible, Believe in the small hope. |
Ah 星達が降り注ぐ この空の下 2度とない今を ほら 胸に刻んで |
Aa hoshitachi ga furisosogu kono sora no shita Nido to nai ima wo hora mune ni kizande |
Ah, the stars are streaming down beneath the sky! I etch out this moment that will only happen once. |
傷つくことを恐れずに進む そんな君は光り輝いていたね |
Kizutsuku koto wo osorezu ni susumu Sonna kimi wa hikari kagayaite ita ne |
Moving on without fearing being hurt You were always shining like that. |
Ah 星達がささやいた そんな夜には |
Aa hoshitachi ga sasayaita Sonna yoru ni wa |
On such days that the stars whisper, I feel this time as it turns into memories. |
Ah 星達が降り注ぐ この空の下 2度とない今を ほら 胸に刻んで |
Aa hoshitachi ga furisosogu kono sora no shita Nido to nai ima wo hora mune ni kizande |
Ah, the stars are streaming down beneath the sky! I etch out this moment that will only happen once. |
僕たちは それぞれの花を抱いて それぞれの旅路へと |
Bokutachi wa sorezore no hana wo idaite Sorezore no tabiji e to |
Each one of us hold our own flower Begin to walk along our own road. |
Funimation Version[]
Singer - Kristine Sa
Lyrics[]
Now, I look up and see,
there's something out there,
beyond the endless, clear-blue sky....
Possibilities,
of just what could be,
a "someday" I'll see if I try...
When I am alone all of the memories
go racing through my mind...
The things that I've said and done,
the ones I've lost,
the dreams I left behind...
Sometimes I felt like I would defeat myself,
until I recalled...
That there was a warm place I could always go if I happened to fall...
With friends and family...
Who'd pick me up...[1]
Trivia[]
- In this ending, (as a kid) Robin appeared with sandals but in the actual story, she has brown shoes.