One Piece: The Movie
Is the first movie in the popular anime series One Piece. This movie features an original story which is separate from the storyline in the anime and manga. The story in this movie takes place after the Captain Kuro arc and before the Baratie arc.
There once was a pirate known as the Great Gold Pirate Woonan, who obtained almost 1/3 of the world’s gold. Over the course of a few years, the pirate’s existence faded, and a legend grew that he disappeared with his gold to a remote island, an island pirates continue to search for. Aboard the Going Merry, Luffy and his crew, starved and reckless, are robbed of their treasure. In an attempt to get it back they wreck the getaway ship, guided by a young boy named Tobio, who’s a captive of El Drago’s pirate crew. El Drago’s love for gold has driven him to look for Woonan’s island, and thanks to Woonan’s treasure map, he finds it. During this time, Luffy’s crew have been split up, and despite their own circumstances, they must find a way to stop El Drago from obtaining Woonan’s gold and destroying the Straw Hats’ ship forever. Who will save Luffy from the demon of the crocodile?
