| One Piece | |
|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Wan Pīsu |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Michiru Shimada |
| Narrated by | Mahito Ōba |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka |
| Cinematography | Toshiharu Takei |
| Editing by | Shinichi Fukumitsu Kōichi Katagiri |
| Release date(s) | March 4, 2000 |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
| Box office | ¥2,160,000,000 |
One Piece
One Piece is the first animated feature film of the franchise, starring Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy, Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro, Akemi Okamura as Nami, and Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp. It premiered in Japan on March 4, 2000 and was released to DVD on January 21, 2001. The film was shown in a double bill with Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!. In their first week of showing, they made a second place in the Japanese box office, a third place during their second week, and two first places during their fourth and fifth weeks. In total, they earned 2,160,000,000 Japanese yen.The legend of the Great Gold Pirate Woonan remains intact, years after his disappearance. Many pirates search for his mountain of gold hidden on a remote island. Among them are Captain El Drago and his men. By hunting down every member of Woonan's former crew, they eventually take possession of a map to that hidden island. On their way there, they meet and decide to rob the Straw Hat Pirates, who, still lacking a cook, are close to starvation. A short fight ensues, during which Luffy, Zoro, and Tobio, a boy who ran away from home to become part of Woonan's crew, are separated from the other Straw Hats and their ship, staying afloat on the shattered remains of what at some point was a boat. Following the scent of food, they quickly arrive at a floating oden bar, run by Tobio's grandfather, Ganzo. El Drago and his crew land on Woonan's island, where they encounter Usopp, who, to evade being killed, convinces them, that he is a professional treasure hunter, offers them his help, and using their map, starts leading them around. Meanwhile somewhere else on the island, Zoro and Luffy, chained together for trying to eat-and-run, get lost and attempt to get back to the shore. With the help of Nami, Usopp gets away from the enemy crew. The Straw Hats meet up and take a closer look at the treasure map. They conclude, that Woonan's treasure must be hidden on the island's only mountain and set out to climb it. On their way up, they meet Ganzo, who reveals to them, that he and Woonan had grown up like brothers, in the same village. On top of the mountain, they find an empty house, with a secret entry to a basement. El Drago and his men arrive and are beaten by Luffy and Zoro. Then the group climbs into the basement. There, Woonan's skeleton is sitting in an empty room, a message for his old friend Ganzo written on the walls. With no gold left to find on that island, the Straw Hats set sail, resuming course for the Grand Line.
| Clockwork Island Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | ねじまき島の冒険 |
| Rōmaji | Nejimaki-shima no Bōken |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka |
| Editing by | Shinichi Fukumitsu |
| Release date(s) | March 3, 2001 |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Box office | ¥3,000,000,000 |
Clockwork Island Adventure
Clockwork Island Adventure is the second animated feature film of the franchise and the first to additionally star Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji. It premiered in Japan on March 3, 2001 and was released to DVD on October 21, 2001.The film was shown in a double bill with Digimon Adventure 02: Diaboromon Strikes Back. In total, they earned 3,000,000,000 Japanese yen. The film was shown along with a six-minute featurette short named Jango's Dance Carnival.While the Straw Hats enjoy a warm day at the beach, their ship with all their equipment and weapons is stolen. They can do nothing but watch, as it disappears into the distance. A week later, dressed in cloth from a rental store for wedding ceremonies and riding a one-person paddle boat they set out to go after their lost belongings. At sea, they encounter the boy Akizu and the young man Borodo. The two call themselves the Thief Brothers and claim to be after a well known treasure, called the Diamond Clock from Clockwork Island. Actually, they are the ones who stole the Straw Hat's ship and brought it to Clockwork Island to make the Straw Hats fight the Trump Siblings. The Trump Siblings Boo Jack, Honey Queen, Skunk One, Pin Joker and Bear King (the leader), are another pirate crew who occupied Clockwork Island for years and forced its inhabitants to build weapons. A number of ships bearing the mark of the Trump Siblings appear and a short fight ensues, during which the Thief Brothers' ship is destroyed and Nami abducted. Using mere pieces of wood to stay afloat and an improvised sail for propulsion, the group manages to reach the foot of Clockwork Island. A long, circular staircase, laced with deadly traps, leads up to the actual island. There, Nami makes the acquaintance of the Trump Siblings' captain, Bear King. He takes a liking to her and decides to make her his bride. Eventually the Thief Brothers and the remaining Straw Hats make it to the end of the stairway and onto the main island. A beautiful landscape appears in front of them, but the island's citizens are in no mood to cherish it. Not knowing that Akizu is their son, a pair of them tells the group of the island's past. Then the heroes go storming the Trump Siblings' stronghold, built around the island's key, which holds the island together. One after another, the Straw Hats get picked off and captured, until only Luffy remains. Once he reaches the stronghold's top and frees his crew, the movie climaxes in an all out battle, during which the Trump Siblings are defeated and the island's key is destroyed. Clockwork Island crashes down into the ocean, but Akizu reunites with his family and the Straw Hats reclaim their ship.
| Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 珍獣島のチョッパー王国 |
| Rōmaji | Chinjū-tō no Choppā-ōkoku |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka |
| Release date(s) | March 2, 2002 |
| Running time | 56 minutes |
| Box office | <¥2,000,000,000 $13,107,237 |
Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals is the third animated feature film of the franchise and the first to additionally star Ikue Ohtani as Tony Tony Chopper. It premiered in Japan on March 2, 2002 and was released to DVD on October 21, 2002. The film was shown in a double bill with Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon. Starting with their first week of showing, the films made a six weeks run in the Top 10 of the Japanese box office, placing third in the first two weeks, fifth and fourth in the third and fourth weeks, respectively, and sixth in the fifth and sixth weeks.In total, they earned 2,000,000,000 Japanese yen, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan and 13,107,237 United States dollar, according to Box Office Mojo. The film was show along with a six-minute featurette short named Dream Soccer King!.With Chopper as their newest member, the Straw Hats arrive at the Island of Strange Animals. Before they can land, a geyser-like fountain sends their ship flying. Chopper falls off and lands in the middle of a gathering of animals. They are performing a ritual, which according to their legend, is supposed to cause a king to fall from the heavens. Believing that legend fulfilled, they proclaim Chopper their new king. The other Straw Hats, searching for their lost crewmate, make the acquaintance of the self-proclaimed genius and expert treasure hunter Count Butler, with his henchmen General Hot Dog and President Snake. Butler is in search of the horns of a particular animal living on the island, which when eaten bestows great power upon the eater. For that purpose, he uses a hoard of bovinae-like animals called horn eaters, which he controls by playing music on a special violin, to round up horn bearing animals. The Straw Hats, unknowingly, lead Butler to Chopper and the group of animals, whose king he has become. Butler gives the gathered animals an ultimatum, to hand over their king, whose horns he believes to be what he is looking for, or to be crushed by his horn eaters. But Chopper does not need to be turned over. He steps forward himself and lures the horn eaters away from the island's animals. A fight ensues and it does not take long until the remaining Straw Hats join in to take their fill. Zoro takes on Hot Dog and Sanji fights with Snake, while Usopp and Nami take care of the horn eaters. Butler fights with Chopper and is about to finish him off, when Momambi, a young boy and only human inhabitant of the island shows up with the former king's horns to lure Butler away from Chopper. The plan backfires, as Butler gets hold of the horns, quickly stuffs them down, and transforms into a large, horned, gorilla-like animal. With that he appears to be winning, until the islands animals and Luffy enter the fight. Luffy defeats Butler, breaks his horns, thus canceling his transformation, and sends him flying. Mobambi fears to be exiled from the island for losing the former king's horns, but instead is elected to be the new animal king.
| Dead End Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | デッドエンドの冒険 |
| Rōmaji | Dead End no Bōken |
| Directed by | Konosuke Uda |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka Shirō Hamaguchi |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 2003 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Box office | $14,817,006 |
Dead End Adventure
One Piece The Movie: Dead End
no Bōken (ONE PIECE THE MOVIE デッドエンドの冒険 Wan Pīsu Za Mūbī Deddo Endo no Bōken?, lit. One Piece The Movie: Dead
End Adventure) is a 2003 Japanese animated film directed by Konosuke Uda and
written by Yoshiyuki Suga. It is the fourth animated movie in the anime/manga
series One Piece. It was released on March 3, 2003. Desperate for cash, the
Straw Hat Pirates enter a secret race between pirate crews known as the Dead
End Competition. There, they must battle against powerful people, including the
bounty hunter who wants to kill Gasparde and a climatic battle with
Marine-turned-pirate Captain Gasparde.
Plot
In a port town pub, the once
again flat broke Straw Hats witness a suspicious exchange between a customer
and the proprietor. Nami immediately senses money and endeavors to convince the
host to give her whatever information he had given him. The other Straw Hats
join in and soon he is persuaded. He shows them to a backdoor, behind which
they find a long and winding tunnel. That tunnel leads to a large underground
chamber, where a number of pirate crews have a gathering. The island they are
on, turns out to be the starting point of an irregularly occurring,
anything-goes sailing competition. For a moment, the Straw Hats weigh whether
it is wise to join in the race, considering that two giants and a crew of
fish-men, who were once the rivals of Arlong's gang, were participating as
well. But once they learn the height of the price money, not entering is out of
the question. From the bookmaker they receive an eternal pose, to lead them to
the goal of the race. Free food is available at the bottom of the chamber and
Luffy makes extensive use of it. His eating habit of stealing other people's
food quickly angers the bounty hunter Shuraiya Bascùd, as well as a group of
men from General Gasparde's crew. Gasparde is a deserted marine, with a bounty
more than three times as high as Luffy's and said to be the race's favorite. A
fight arises, and after Luffy and Shuraiya beat up his men, they find
themselves standing before the general himself. He is impressed with their
skill and offers both of them to work under him. Of course they refuse, but
Luffy finds some insulting words to do it and is caught off guard by Gasparde's
right hand man, Needles. Luffy's courage impresses Gasparde even more. He
renews his offer, orders Needles to let go of the rookie pirate, and leaves the
room. The next morning, a strong ocean current starts the race, by pushing the
ships upstream over the island. As soon as they are over the top, the various
crews start shooting broadsides, board each others' ships, and ram their
competitors out of the water. But once the island is left behind, the field
quickly clears up, leaving the Straw Hats time eat. While inspecting the ship,
Zoro discovers a boy named Amaguma, who had stowed away to earn money by
killing some pirate to buy medicine for his adoptive grandfather, who works as
an engineer on Gasparde's partially steam powered ship. The race continues.
After fighting yet another rival crew and an encounter with a group of large
sea kings, they arrive at the island the eternal pose is pointing to. The
eternal poses were all mislabeled and led the fleet of unsuspecting pirates
into reach of the cannons of the navy stronghold Navarone. Luffy has no doubt
to whose fault it is. They turn around and using Choppers fine nose, attempt to
catch up with Gasparde's ship. Shuraiya, who had followed Gasparde's invitation
to come along on his ship, turns against him to take revenge for Gasparde's
killing his parents and sister. He fights Needles and throws him over board,
but stands no chance against Gasparde's Logia-type powers, which allow him to
turn parts or all of his body into liquid or solid candy. The general is about
to kill the bounty hunter, when the Straw Hats arrive and catch his attention.
Luffy confronts him and the two engage in a fierce but one-sided battle. Any
attack Luffy throws at his opponent causes his limbs to get stuck in Gasparde's
body. Only after Sanji gives two sacks of flour to Luffy, can he overcome the
villain's ability. Anaguma turns out to be a girl and Shuraiya's thought-dead
sister, Adele Bascùd. With all their competitors taken out, the Straw Hats are
about to arrive at the goal of the race, when a fleet of navy ships appears and
forces them to abandon their prize money.
In a port town pub, the once again flat broke Straw Hats witness a suspicious exchange between a customer and the proprietor. Nami immediately senses money and endeavors to convince the host to give her whatever information he had given him. The other Straw Hats join in and soon he is persuaded. He shows them to a backdoor, behind which they find a long and winding tunnel. That tunnel leads to a large underground chamber, where a number of pirate crews have a gathering. The island they are on, turns out to be the starting point of an irregularly occurring, anything-goes sailing competition. For a moment, the Straw Hats weigh whether it is wise to join in the race, considering that two giants and a crew of fish-men, who were once the rivals of Arlong's gang, were participating as well. But once they learn the height of the price money, not entering is out of the question. From the bookmaker they receive an eternal pose, to lead them to the goal of the race. Free food is available at the bottom of the chamber and Luffy makes extensive use of it. His eating habit of stealing other people's food quickly angers the bounty hunter Shuraiya Bascùd, as well as a group of men from General Gasparde's crew. Gasparde is a deserted marine, with a bounty more than three times as high as Luffy's and said to be the race's favorite. A fight arises, and after Luffy and Shuraiya beat up his men, they find themselves standing before the general himself. He is impressed with their skill and offers both of them to work under him. Of course they refuse, but Luffy finds some insulting words to do it and is caught off guard by Gasparde's right hand man, Needles. Luffy's courage impresses Gasparde even more. He renews his offer, orders Needles to let go of the rookie pirate, and leaves the room. The next morning, a strong ocean current starts the race, by pushing the ships upstream over the island. As soon as they are over the top, the various crews start shooting broadsides, board each others' ships, and ram their competitors out of the water. But once the island is left behind, the field quickly clears up, leaving the Straw Hats time to eat. While inspecting the ship, Zoro discovers a boy named Anaguma, who had stowed away in order to earn money by killing some pirate to buy medicine for his adoptive grandfather, who works as an engineer on Gasparde's partially steam powered ship. The race continues. After fighting yet another rival crew and an encounter with a group of large sea kings, they arrive at the island the eternal pose is pointing to. The eternal poses were all mislabeled and led the fleet of unsuspecting pirates into reach of the cannons of the navy stronghold Navarone. Luffy has no doubt as to whose fault it is. They turn around and, using Chopper's fine nose, attempt to catch up with Gasparde's ship. Shuraiya, who had followed Gasparde's invitation to come along on his ship, turns against him to take revenge for Gasparde's killing his parents and sister. He fights Needles and throws him over board, but stands no chance against Gasparde's Syrup-Syrup Logia-type powers, which allow him to turn parts or all of his body into liquid or solid candy. The general is about to kill the bounty hunter, when the Straw Hats arrive and catch his attention. Luffy confronts him and the two engage in a fierce but one-sided battle. Any attack Luffy throws at his opponent causes his limbs to get stuck in Gasparde's body. Only after Sanji gives two sacks of flour to Luffy, can he overcome the villain's ability. Anaguma turns out to be a girl and Shuraiya's thought-dead sister, Adele Bascùd. With all their competitors taken out, the Straw Hats are about to arrive at the goal of the race, when a fleet of navy ships appears and forces them to abandon their prize money.
| The Cursed Holy Sword | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 呪われた聖剣 |
| Rōmaji | Norowareta Seiken |
| Directed by | Kazuhisa Takenouchi |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Suga |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka |
| Release date(s) | March 6, 2004 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Box office | $13,422,333 |
The Cursed Holy Sword
Zoro is lured away from the crew by henchmen of his childhood friend Saga. In search of Zoro, the Straw Hats encounter the young priestess Maya. Luffy and Usopp get lost and meet Saga, while Saga's men attack Maya's village. Zoro, alongside them, takes three purple orbs from Maya, which none of Saga's men can touch. Luffy fights Saga, but during the encounter falls off a high cliff, causing Usopp to jump after him. Zoro returns to Saga with the orbs and disposes of them in a well. Luffy and Usopp find an underground tunnel system and explore it. There they stumble upon the orbs and take them along. While in the village the remaining Straw Hats hear about the evil Seven-Star Sword, that has taken control of Saga, and the stolen orbs needed to seal the sword's power, when Luffy and Usopp emerge from the ground in front of them. After hearing the story, the Straw Hats decide to help. Zoro learns that Saga is controlled by the Seven-Star Sword and that Saga plans to make him the sword's first sacrifice. They start a fight during which Zoro attempts to destroy the cursed blade. Using the orbs, Maya performs a ritual to keep the sword's power from fully awakening. Saga defeats Zoro, but before he can kill him, the ritual catches his attention and he hurries to interrupt it. After that, with the sword's power unfolding, Saga fights Luffy a second time. During their fight, the sword crumbles and its power is transferred into Saga's body. Zoro appears, takes over for Luffy, and defeats his old friend. After the cursed power leaves Saga's body and his mind is freed from the evil influence, the Straw Hats set sail for their next adventure.
The
Cursed Holy Sword is the fifth animated feature film of the franchise. It
premiered in Japan on March 6, 2004 and was released to DVD on July 21, 2004.
The film made a five weeks run in the Top 10 of the Japanese box office. In its
first week of showing, it made a third place, a fourth place in its second
week, followed by three weeks in fifth place. In Japan it earned at total of
1,800,000,000 Japanese yen, according to the Motion Picture Producers
Association of Japan.Box Office Mojo reports a total gross revenue of
13,422,333 US dollar for both the Japanese and international markets. The film
was show along with a five-minute featurette short named Take Aim! The Pirate
Baseball King.
Zoro goes
missing, as the Straw Hat's restock. On their search for him, Sanji follows
Maya, a girl of the island, to a village. There, Zoro appears, accompanied by a
group of marines. Zoro wields his sword against Sanji and takes three jewel
balls from Maya. Luffy stumbles upon a training center of the local Marine
division. There, he encounters Saga, the leader of the center and owner of the
Seven Star Sword, who made Zoro take the balls to revive that swords slumbering
power. Luffy fights him, but falls from a cliff. The Seven Stars Sword was that
which had ruined the country of Asuka with its cursed power a long time ago and
had therefore been sealed. But with a night of a red full moon, that occurs
only once every hundred years, the jewel balls in his possession, and Zoro on
his side, only the remaining Straw Hats stand in Saga's way to reviving the
swords true power.
| Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | オマツリ男爵と秘密の島 |
| Rōmaji | Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima |
| Directed by | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Written by | Masahiro Itō |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka Kazuhiko Sawaguchi Minoru Maruo |
| Editing by | Masahiro Gotō |
| Release date(s) | March 5, 2005 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Box office | $10,494,545[ |
Baron
Omatsuri and the Secret Island is the sixth animated feature film of the
franchise. It premiered in Japan on March 5, 2005 and was released to DVD on
July 21, 2005. The film made a six weeks run in the Top 10 of the Japanese box
office. It made a third place in its first week of showing, a fourth place in
its second week, followed by two sixed places, a fifth place in its fifth week,
and a seventh place in the sixth week.In Japan it earned at total of
1,200,000,000 Japanese yen, according to the Motion Picture Producers
Association of Japanand 10,466,247 US dollar, according to Box Office Mojo.
Internationally, it earned 10,494,545 US dollar.
The Straw
Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, the former captain of
a pirate crew, who were all killed years ago. Being the only survivor, he then
started hating all close-knit groups of pirates and wishing to separate them.
He and his henchmen seed distrust among the Straw Hats and capture them one by
one, leaving only Luffy to free his crew from the Baron's hold. Many have taken
note of the animation style of the film that had never been used in One Piece
before. Some of the later episodes use styles similar to those seen in this
movie.
| The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | カラクリ城のメカ巨兵 |
| Rōmaji | Karakuri-jō no Meka Kyohei |
| Directed by | Kōnosuke Uda |
| Produced by | Atsutoshi Umezawa |
| Written by | Masahiro Itō |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka |
| Release date(s) | March 4, 2006 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Box office | $7,232,965 |
Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Giant
Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle is the seventh animated feature film of the
franchise. It premiered in Japan on March 4, 2006 and was released to DVD on
July 21, 2006.The film made six weeks run in the Top 10 of the Japanese box
office. It made a fourth place in its first week of showing, a six place in its
second week, and a seventh place in its third week. In its fourth week of
showing, the film placed sixth again, followed by a fifth place in week five,
and a tenth place in its sixth week of showing.[27] The film earned a total of
6,961,436 US dollars in Japan and 7,232,965 US dollars in international
markets.[25]
The Straw
Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old
folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they
find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's leader, Ratchet, impressed
with the find and in search of the Golden Crown himself, invites the crew to
join him in his search and the crew along with Ratchet and his henchmen enter
the cave. As it turns out, the island's true form is that of a giant turtle.
Ratchet, who had known this all along, uses his mechanical castle to take
control of the turtle, in order to use it, to take over the world. Now the
Straw Hats have to stop not only Ratchet, but also the helpless turtle, from
crashing into a nearby island.
The
Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
One Piece Movie: The Desert
Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (劇場版ワンピース エピソードオブアラバスタ 砂漠の王女と海賊たち Gekijōban Wan Pīsu: Episōdo Obu Arabasuta: Sabaku no Ōjo to
Kaizokutachi?, lit. One Piece Film: Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and
the Pirates) is a 2007 Japanese anime film released by Toei Company. The film
is the eighth feature based on the One Piece media franchise, adapting a story
arc from the original manga by Eiichiro Oda, wherein the Straw Hat Pirates led
by Monkey D. Luffy travel to the Kingdom of Alabasta to save the war- and
drought-plagued country from Sir Crocodile and his secret criminal organization
Baroque Works.
The film was directed by
Takahiro Imamura. The screenplay was written by Hirohiko Uesaka based on a storyboard
by Kōnosuke Uda, Eisaku Inoue, Ken Ootsuka, Kenji Yokoyama, and Takahiro
Imamura. Eisaku Inoue was also responsible for the character designs and acted
as animation director. Kohei Tanaka and Yasunori Iwasaki are again credited for
the film's musical score, joined this time by Shirō Hamaguchi, Kazuhiko
Sawaguchi, and Minoru Maruo. The film's theme song was written and sung by Ai
Kawashima. The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta stars
the regular television cast of Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura,
Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ōtani, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Ryūzaburō Ōtomo and Misa
Watanabe.
In Japan, the film was
released on March 3, 2007, where it peaked at second place of the weekend box
office and grossed $7,075,924. Worldwide, the film has grossed a total of
$7,090,891.[1] The film was briefly shown at select theaters across the United
States, before it was released on DVD in North America on February 19, 2008
Plot
The film opens with Nefeltari
Vivi flying with Pell in a brief flashback. Returning to the present, Vivi and
the Straw Hats meet Crocodile's subordinate Mr. 2 Bon Clay. Mr. 2 shows the
Straw Hats his devil fruit ability, which allows him to assume the form and
voice of anyone whose face he has touched. Vivi describes a brief history on
how the Baroque Works leader Crocodile has used Dance Powder while posing as
the country's hero. He has also tricked the rebel and royal armies into
fighting each other. Once in Alabasta and after crossing the desert, the Straw
Hats find the rebel's base deserted, while the rebel army, led by Vivi's
childhood friend Koza, witnesses the port town Nanohana being burned by members
of Baroque Works disguised as soldiers of the royal army. The rebels decide to
attack Alubarna, where at the same time Mr. 2 impersonates the king, Nefeltari
Cobra, and orders the royal army to engage. Meanwhile in the desert, the Straw
Hats are intercepted by Crocodile and his partner, Ms. All Sunday. Crocodile
aims for Vivi, but Luffy stays behind and distracts him, while the other Straw
Hats escape. In the ensuing fight, Crocodile defeats Luffy by impaling him
through the chest with his hook and buried alive.
The Straw Hats arrive at
Alabasta's capital city, Alubarna, where the officer agents of Baroque Works
are already waiting for them. The Straw Hats lure them into the city, allowing
Vivi to try and stop the approaching rebels. Vivi's attempt fails and she
rushes to the palace. Meanwhile, Usopp and Chopper defeat the officer agents
Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas, while Sanji manages to defeat Mr. 2. Vivi
finally reaches the palace and convinces the acting royal army captain, Chaka,
to blow up the palace to make the fighting sides listen to her. However,
Crocodile and Ms. All Sunday arrive and interfere with her plan. Back in the
streets, Nami defeats Ms. Doublefinger and Zoro learns to cut steel by
defeating the blade-bodied Mr. 1. Back at the palace, Koza witnesses Crocodile
questioning Vivi's father who stands nailed to the wall, about the ancient
weapon Pluton. He and Chaka attack Crocodile, but are quickly defeated. With
the two armies' leaders in his control, Crocodile engulfs the palace plaza in a
sandstorm, making it even harder to stop the fighting. After that, he follows
his partner and the king into the royal mausoleum. Luffy arrives and follows
Crocodile. In the streets, Vivi and the remaining Straw Hats try to find a bomb
set by Baroque Works to wipe out both armies. Luffy and Crocodile fight in the
mausoleum. Crocodile hits Luffy with his poisonous hook, but Luffy is not
stopped. The Straw Hats find the bomb, as well as Mr. 7 and Miss Father's Day
in the city's clock tower. Vivi takes out the agents and prevents the bomb from
being fired; however, Vivi discovers that the bomb has a timer. Pell arrives and
supposedly sacrifices himself to save Alabasta. Meanwhile in the mausoleum, an
enraged Luffy breaks Crocodile's poisonous hook and defeats him.
Back at the plaza, it starts
to rain and, with Chaka and Koza presenting the defeated Crocodile as the
rebellion's orchestrator, the fighting stops. It rains for three days. After
that, Luffy wakes up and a banquet is given for the pirates. News arrives that
a marine fleet is on their way to Alabasta. The Straw Hats decide to leave as
fast as possible, leaving Vivi with a choice. The next day, she appears at the
coast, to say farewell to the crew. From there, she uses a transponder snail to
broadcast a speech through the country. The film ends with Vivi asking whether
she was still their friend, but the Straw Hats show the sign of their
friendship on their arms. In the end credits, Vivi finds Pell alive and peace
eventually returns to Alabasta.
The
Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta is the eighth animated
feature film of the franchise and the only One Piece film to additionally star
Misa Watanabe as Nefeltari Vivi. It premiered in Japan on March 3, 2007 and was
released to DVD on July 21, 2007. The film was licensed by Funimation
Entertainment and given a limited theatrical release in the United States on
February 7, 2008. Funimation also released the film to DVD on February 19, 2008
and to Blu-ray on January 27, 2009. The film placed four times in the Top 10 of
the Japanese weekend box office. It placed second in its first week, fourth in
its second week, and both ninth in its third and fifth weeks of showing. The
film earned 7,075,924 US dollars in Japan, 7,084,304 US dollars in
international markets (excluding the US and Canada), and 7,090,891 US dollars
worldwide.
The Straw
Hats travel to Alabasta, the desert island and home of Nefertari Vivi. They
find the country in the middle of a revolution. Sir Crocodile, the country's
hero, secretly used his criminal organization, Baroque Works, to undermine the
citizens' trust in Cobra, Vivi's father and head of the Kingdom of Sand, in
order to seize the throne and the country's hidden secret for himself. The crew
now has to cross the desert, stop the revolution, save thousands of lives from
Baroque Works hidden bombers, and most of all, defeat Crocodile, one of the
mighty Seven Warlords of the Sea.
| Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom | |
|---|---|
| Kanji | エピソードオブチョッパー＋ 冬に咲く、奇跡の桜 |
| Rōmaji | Episōdo Obu Choppā Purasu: Fuyu ni Saku, Kiseki no Sakura |
| Directed by | Junji Shimizu |
| Written by | Hirohiko Uesaka |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka Yasunori Iwasaki |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 2008 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Box office | $8,654,110[ |
Episode
of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom
It is the
second film to focus on Chopper, as it is a retelling of the Drum Island
storyline from the manga. It features Franky, Nico Robin, and the Thousand
Sunny, who weren't present in the original version.
| Strong World | |
|---|---|
| Kana | ストロングワールド |
| Rōmaji | Sutorongu Wārudo |
| Directed by | Munehisa Sakai |
| Written by | Screenplay: Hirohiko Uesaka Story: Eiichiro Oda |
| Music by | Kōhei Tanaka Shirō Hamaguchi |
| Release date(s) | December 12, 2009 |
| Box office | ¥4,700,000,000 $53,000,000 |
Plot
Shiki uses his Devil Fruit
powers to destroy marine ships and warn Monkey D. Garp and Fleet Admiral
Sengoku. On a floating island, Monkey D. Luffy is chased by a
genetically-enhanced animal. The monster is overpowered by the other monsters
before Luffy defeats the fourth monster. The Straw Hats have been separated
into three groups: Sanji with Usopp, Roronoa Zoro with Tony Tony Chopper, and
Nico Robin with Franky and Brook. Shiki tells Nami that she has been taken to
the island against her will and a brief flashback is shown: several days
earlier, the Straw Hats read news of an attack on East Blue. Luffy vows to
protect the East Blue before witnessing Shiki's ship overhead. After escaping a
storm, Shiki meets Nami and reveals his powers to make any inanimate object he
touches float. After learning it was Nami that delivered the warning, Shiki
offers to take them there before abducting Nami. The others try to rescue her,
but Shiki makes the pirates scatter on the island.
Shiki asks Nami to become his
navigator but she refuses. His henchman Dr. Indigo demonstrates an evolved bird
called Billy, who can produce electricity, but Shiki rejects it after Dr.
Indigo is electrocuted. He reveals that a plant, called IQ, can cause animals
to evolve instantly and to increase strength along the way. Nami protects
Billy, and the bird is left with her as Shiki and his men leave. Meanwhile,
Sanji and Usopp battle various animals while Sanji searches for Robin and Nami.
Meanwhile, Zoro and Chopper rescue a young girl, Xiao, and are lead to her
village and are told about the large poisonous plants around the village.
However, long term exposure to the plants is poisonous to humans, and the
girl's grandmother has become ill by it. Xiao was looking for the cure which is
the IQ plant, but Shiki has stolen the IQ plants for his experiments. Sanji and
Usopp learn that Shiki also takes all the men and young women to his royal
palace, leaving the village with only the very young and old, before meeting up
with Zoro and Chopper.
Nami flees with the help of
Billy, and finds the Thousand Sunny along with Luffy. Robin's group discovers
that Shiki is planning to release the animals on the island into East Blue to
force the World Government's surrender and that he is planning a demonstration
against a village on the floating island to show their power. The two join the
others at the village, and they also learn of the plan from the village
residents. Shiki confronts and defeats the Straw Hats and offers Nami to rejoin
him on the condition that the Cocoyashi Village will be taken. Robin's group
arrives and rejoin the rest of the crew. Xiao gives them a tone dial and they
replay Nami's farewell message, to Luffy's anger.
Meanwhile, Nami attempts to
destroy the plants protecting his palace, but gets poisoned herself. Shiki
traps her near the plants and heads off to meet the pirate captains gathering.
While greeting them, the Straw Hats launch a preemptive strike against Shiki
and his henchmen. The group manages to defeat them while Chopper and Usopp are
ordered to search for Nami. Nami is found by Billy who helps destroy the plants
just as Usopp and Chopper arrive. Chopper soon realizes the only way to save
Nami is to find the IQ medicine, but Shiki attempts to stop them. Luffy engages
Shiki in a duel. The two find the IQ plant, but find the medicine is being held
by Dr. Indigo. Zoro manages to defeat Dr. Indigo and Nami recovers. Sanji and
Brook, meanwhile, witness another of Shiki's henchmen, Scarlet, attempting to
kiss Robin, but Sanji defeats Scarlet.
Nami, Usopp and Chopper trick
Shiki into redirecting his ship to the island, forcing his crew to flee. The
Straw Hats rig the palace with explosives. Shiki refocuses his attention on the
Straw Hats, but Luffy uses an electric charge and knocks Shiki to the ground,
leaving Luffy victorious. The other Straw Hats escape with the Thousand Sunny,
using Shiki's pirate sail as a parachute. Luffy is recovered by Billy while the
villagers are shown flying away using the wings on their arms. The Marines
capture the retreating pirates, including Shiki. As the Marines witness the
islands crash into the sea, now free of Shiki's power, they spot the Thousand
Sunny. However, the Straw Hats escape. Luffy later learns that Nami's message
had ended with the crew being asked to save her.
Strong
World is the tenth feature film in the One Piece franchise. It is the first film
to additionally star Chō as Brook. It was released December 12, 2009. This film
has a prequel in the manga showing the origins of Shiki and was published in an
issue of Shonen Jump. This is the first film Eiichiro Oda personally wrote, in
celebration of the tenth anniversary of the anime series.
The story
takes place just after the "Thriller Bark" anime storyline. The plot
involves the East Blue under siege by a ruthless pirate named Shiki or
"Golden Lion Shiki" and Nami getting kidnapped. It's up to the Straw
Hats to stop Shiki from destroying the East Blue and save Nami.
Straw Hat
Chase
Straw Hat
Chase is the eleventh animated feature film in the One Piece series and the
first to also use computer animation. It was directed by Hiroyuki Satō and was
released in Japan on March 19, 2011, and was released to DVD and Blu-ray on
July 20, 2011. It was double billed with the Toriko film Toriko 3D: Kaimaku!
Gourmet Adventure! The film features Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Schneider and Buzz,
and the music was written and performed by the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.
Luffy
desperately tries to find his missing straw hat. However, Luffy's crew comes
across a man names Schneider, and his dog Buzz. Schneider is injured from the
inside and the crew discovers a bird with Luffy's hat. Luffy and Buzz chase
after the hat while Schneider is recovered thanks to Chopper's help. Buzz and
Luffy eventually enter a Marine base, where the Marines find Luffy's hat. After
Luffy's hat is damaged, the Straw Hats arrive in the Thousand Sunny and Luffy
eventually gets his hat back with Buzz's help. Later, Schneider realizes that
his injury was caused by accidentally swallowing a fork from eating spaghetti,
and is non-fatal. The Straw Hats and Schneider eventually go their separate
ways, with Schneider telling Luffy to take care of his hat.
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