List of One Piece episodes (season 18)
| One Piece (season 18) | |
|---|---|
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original release | June 26, 2016-Ongoing |
The eighteenth season of the One Piece anime series was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto and Toshinori Fukuzawa. The season wil begin broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television on June 26, 2016. Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates. "Silver Mine" deals with Luffy and Bartolomeo getting kidnapped by the Silver Pirate Alliance. The story arc, called "Zou", adapts material beginning from the middle of the 80th volume to the middle of the 82nd volume of the manga by Eiichiro Oda. The Straw Hats arrived at Zou to reunite with Sanji and the others, only to discover Sanji has been swept up in a personal conflict and that Zou has been under siege by the Beasts Pirates.
The season's first opening theme, used from episode 747 onwards, is "We Can" (ウィーキャン! Wī Kyan!) by Kishidan and Hiroshi Kitadani.
Episode list
"Silver Mine"
| No.[n 1] | Title[n 2] | Original airdate[n 3] |
|---|---|---|
| 747 | "The Silver Fortress! Luffy and Barto's Great Adventure!" "Gin no yōsai rufi to Baruto dai bōken" (銀の要塞 ルフィとバルト大冒険) | June 26, 2016 |
| The Straw Hat Pirates and their allies are shocked by the Barto Club's navigational incompetence while sailing through a hail storm in the New World. That night, Luffy and Bartolomeo are captured by Desire and the Sweet Pirates, who take them to the island of Silver Mine. On Silver Mine, the Silver Pirate Alliance led by Bill prepares to kill Luffy, who is trapped in a silver ball. However, Bartolomeo helps Luffy escape, and the two are chased by the Sweet Pirates, but fall into a chasm along with Desire. Bill hears about this and leaves it to Avelon, while he makes a donation of silver to a certain man. | ||
| 748 | "An Underground Maze! Luffy vs. the Tram Human!" "Chika meikyū rufi tai torokko ningen" (地下迷宮 ルフィ対トロッコ人間) | July 3, 2016 |
| Inside the underground mines, Luffy and Bartolomeo are attacked by the Rail Car Man Avelon. Desire is attacked as well, which shocks her, as Bill had rescued her crew after it was destroyed. The three are then sent plummeting further underground, where they discover members of the Silver Pirate Alliance who are enslaved as miners due to not pleasing Bill. Bartolomeo manages to free his hands, and Avelon returns, unwittingly freeing Luffy from his silver ball with an attack. Luffy and Bartolomeo then work together to defeat Avelon, and upon hearing about this, Bill orders the underground mine to be buried. | ||
| 749 | "The Sword Technique Heats Up! Law and Zoro Finally Appear!" "Kengi Hakunetsu Law Zoro Tsui ni Kenzan!" (剣技白熱 ロー・ゾロ遂に見参！) | July 10, 2016 |
| Luffy, Bartolomeo, Desire, and the miners attempt to escape the underground mine, but are attacked by Peseta and his men. However, Kin'emon arrives and helps them escape, and Zoro defeats Peseta. As the pirates prepare to return to the besieged Going Luffy-senpai, Luffy, Bartolomeo, and Desire are confronted by Bill, who reveals that he was the one who annihilated Desire's crew. | ||
| 750 | "A Desperate Situation! Luffy Fights a Battle in Extreme Heat!" "Zettai Zetsumei - Rufi Kyokugen no Shakunetsu Sensen" (絶対絶命 ルフィ極限の灼熱決戦) | July 17, 2016 |
| Luffy easily overwhelms Bill in battle and sends him down the underground mine. However, Bill eats massive amounts of ore and returns as a giant, releasing large amounts of molten ore that severely damages Silver Mine. Luffy and Bartolomeo manage to defeat Bill, and they and the members of the Silver Pirate Alliance escape as Silver Mine sinks into the ocean. As the Straw Hats and Barto Club set off for Zou, a powerful man known as Gild Tesoro receives the report of Bill's death. | ||
"Zou"
| No.[n 1] | Title[n 2] | Original airdate[n 3] |
|---|---|---|
| 751 | "Curtain-up on a New Adventure! Arriving at the Phantom Island, Zou!" "Bōken Kaimaku - Maboroshi no Shima "Zō" Tōchaku!" (冒険開幕 幻の島「ゾウ」到着!) | July 31, 2016 |
| Bartolomeo tells his crew how the Straw Hats first came to be. Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters Admiral Kizaru gets a report about the new Shichibukai Edward Weevil defeating sixteen of Whitebeard's allies while destroying cities. Many people doubt his claim of being Whitebeard's biological son, but Kizaru states his strength is similar to the former Yonko in his prime. After being caught in thick fog, everyone on the Barto Club's ship spot a huge shadow moving to which their surprise is a massive elephant. Law reveals that Zou is on the elephant's back where it's populated by the Mink Tribe for 1000 years. | ||
| 752 | "The New Warlord! The Legendary Whitebeard's Son Appears!" "Shin Shichibukai Densetsu - Shirohige no Musuko Tōjō" (新七武海 伝説・白ひげの息子登場) | August 7, 2016 |
| The Straw Hats and Barto Club go their separate ways after reaching Zou and the Thousand Sunny. Meanwhile, at Baltigo, Dragon prepares to summon all the top members of the Revolutionary Army after receiving reports of victories on various islands after the Dressrosa incident. Unaware to them, Burgess is near their base, due to stowing away on a ship by chance, and contacts Laffitte and Shiliew to bring the Blackbeard Pirates to pillage it to obtain many weapons. After defeating the A.O. Pirates, Edward Weevil and his mother, Bakkin, decide to go after Luffy in order to find the rest of the Whitebeard pirates. On another island, Buggy's organization makes a killing in the business left behind after Doflamingo's defeat but lose their strongest fighters to Luffy. | ||
| 753 | "A Deadly Elephant Climb! A Great Adventure on the Back of the Giant Elephant!" "Kesshi no Tozō - Kyozō no Se no Dai-bōken!" (決死の登象 巨象の背の大冒険!) | August 21, 2016 |
| The Straw Hats, samurais, and Law climb Zou while discussing about the others and Raizo until a monkey knocks Kin'emon and Kanjuro off Ryunosuke. As the Straw Hats and Law make it to the top of Zou, they find the Mokomo Dukedom in ruins. They search through the abandoned country and are attacked the minks with one of them wearing Nami's clothes. | ||
| 754 | "A Battle Begins! Luffy vs. the Mink Tribe!" "Sentō Kaishi - Rufi tai Minku-zoku!" (戦闘開始 ルフィvsミンク族!) | August 28, 2016 |
| The minks, Carrot and Wanda, leave the Straw Hats and Law in order to stop Luffy from invading the Whale Forest and getting attacked by the Guardians. Luffy comes into conflict with two Guardians, Roddy and Blackback, but Wanda and Carrot intervene. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats and Law walk through Kurau City, seeing signs of recent heavy damage, which Wanda reveals is due to an attack by Jack as she prepares to take Luffy to see his crewmates that had come to Zou earlier. | ||
| 755 | "Garchu! The Straw Hats Reunite!" "Garuchū! Mugiwara no Ichimi Sai Shūketsu" (ガルチュー！麦わらの一味再集結) | September 4, 2016 |
| Zunisha, the elephant that carries Zou on its back, spouts water onto Zou, throwing the Straw Hats into chaos. Meanwhile, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and the monkey mink attempt to climb back up to Zou, but the water causes them to fall off again. Luffy, Wanda, and Carrot reunite with Law and the rest of the Straw Hats and head to the Right Belly Fortress, where they receive an unexpectedly friendly welcome from the minks. They then reunite with Nami and Chopper, but Nami starts crying as she begins to reveal something about Sanji. | ||
| 756 | "Start to Counterattack! Great Moves by the Twirly Hat Crew!" "Hangeki Kaishi - Guruwara no Ichimi Dai-katsuyaku!" (反撃開始 ぐるわらの一味大活躍！) | September 11, 2016 |
| Kin'emon and Kanjuru find themselves back at the bottom of the elephant's leg after the eruption rain pushes them down. The Straw Hats have a feast with the Mink tribe until Brook arrives and asks to talk to them privately. Before Brook can tell them anything, several dog minks arrive and chew on his bones. Nami explains that they were attacked by one of Big Mom's ships, launched a counterattack, then arrived at Zou. Wanda was about to explain how the city was destroyed, but then Duke Dogstorm, one of the rulers of Mokomo Dukedom, woke up and asked to see the saviours. | ||
| 757 | "A Threat Descends! The Beast Pirates, Jack!" "Kyoui Shurai - Hyakujuu Kaizokudan Jakku!" (脅威襲来 百獣海賊団ジャック！) | September 25, 2016 |
| As Law reunites with his crew, the Straw Hats go to see Duke Dogstorm and learn what happened 17 days ago to Zou. Jack and the Beast Pirates attacked the country looking for Raizo, who the minks never heard of. However, Jack doesn't buy this and continues his assault but the minks fight back. Back in the present, Brook tells the crew not to mention the samurai of Wano because of this but Luffy still ends up mentioning them, shocking everyone. | ||
| 758 | "The King of the Day! Duke Dogstorm Appears!" "Hiru No Ou! Inuarashi Koushaku Toujou!" (昼の王 イヌアラシ公爵登場！) | October 2, 2016 |
| The Straw Hats and Wanda reach Duke Dogstorm's sanatorium, where they meet the Duke as well as his subordinate Sicilian. As night falls, Duke Dogstorm and his subjects fall asleep while Wanda tells the Straw Hats about how Duke Dogstorm and the Musketeers arrived and fought against Jack. | ||
| 759 | "The King of the Night! Master Cat Viper Emerges!" "Yoru No Ou! Nekomamushi No Danna Kenzan" (夜の王 ネコマムシの旦那見参) | October 9, 2016 |
| Duke Dogstorm tries to explain to Jack that there are no samurais in the country and they should stop their destruction. Jack ignores him and they begin fighting. A rain rupture gives the Minks a slight upper hand, but then at 6pm Dogstorm retreats with his musketeers to allow the King of the Night to take over. Master Cat Viper emerges displaying his strength to Jack by flipping him over. Jack is angered and turns into his human form. | ||
| 760 | "The Exterminated Capital! The Twirly Hat Crew Arrive!" "Shuto Kaimetsu - Guru wara no Ichimi Jōriku" (首都壊滅 ぐるわらの一味上陸!) | October 16, 2016 |
| Master Cat Viper fights against Jack in his human form. Eventually the sun rises and the day shift takes over as Duke Dogstorm reappears to once again do battle with Jack. Wanda explains to Luffy and the others that the battle dragged on for five days, during which the two rulers repelled the enemy forces but were unable to bring down Jack. On the fifth day Jack out of anger unleashed a poison gas weapon on the whole city which quickly brought the Minks resistance to an end. Jack then proceeded to torture the two rulers and their subordinates to the point where he cut off Duke Dogstorm's leg and Master Cat Viper's arm. She then explains how Jack left the island after hearing Doflamingo's defeat to rescue him and was supposedly killed in the attempt. The very next day Sanji's group lands at Zou and stumbles upon the destroyed capital finding the wounded and injured citizens slowly dying from the poisonous gas. | ||
| 761 | "The Time Limit Closes in! The Bond Between the Mink Tribe and the Crew!" "Kokugen Semaru - Minku Zoku to Ichimi no Kizuna!" (刻限迫る ミンク 族と一味の絆！) | October 23, 2016 |
| Sanji, Chopper and Caesar temporarily leave the ruined city to formulate a plan when they hear Nami cry out in distress. Sanji immediately comes to her rescue and saves her from a group of Jack's subordinates who then quickly flee the island. Regrouping they force Caesar to use his powers to clear away the gas and to help create an antidote since he was the one who created it. As soon as the gas is removed they move in to help the wounded when Nami is attacked by an angry Wanda who thinks they are with Jack. However she immediately relents when Pedro confirms they are not. With Caesar's help Chopper creates an antidote which the rest of the crew quickly administers to the survivors. After everyone's been treated Sanji passes out food to hungry while Brook plays music to the Minks delight. Wanda explain that they owe a debt to the straws hats that they hope they can one day repay. Chopper then announces that its time for him to check on Master Cat Viper and the crew asks to tag along which Wanda allows. | ||
| 762 | "The Delinquent Comes Home! Emperor Big Mom's Assassins!" "Akudō Kikyō yon - Sumeragi Biggu Mamu no Shikaku" (悪童帰郷 四皇ビッグマムの刺客) | October 30, 2016 |
| As they walk through the forest Brook explains the story behind Sanji's disappearance. Apparently Big Mom's assassins had managed to track the straw hats to Zou, thanks to the fact that Pekoms is actually a Mink and who was known to be a delinquent among the tribe. Pekoms and Capone "Gang" Bege land on the island and quickly learn of Jack's attack and the Straw Hats miraculous rescue. Wanting to settle the matter without conflict Sanji and Brook meet with the two in the forest alone to listen to their demands. Bege mentions that they have another mission besides capturing Caesar. However Pekoms says he can't harm the straw hats after knowing that they saved his homeland from destruction. Angered, Bege calls him a coward and subsequently shoots him in the back. | ||
| 763 | "The Truth Behind the Disappearance! Sanji Gets a Startling Invitation!" "Shissō no Shinjitsu - Sanji Kyōgaku no Shōtai Jō" (失踪の真実 サンジ驚愕の招待状) | November 6, 2016 |
| Bege tells Sanji and Brook that Pekoms is no longer needed and then proceeds to use his devil fruit ability to call out the soldiers to fight Sanji and Brook, then cornering them. It was later found out that Nami and Chopper followed Sanji but they were captured by Vito. Ceaser, who was also hiding in the trees, gets exposed by Bege. Bege then takes the crew into his own body and hands out an invitation for Big Mom's tea party, which was followed by Bege telling them that it was for Sanji's wedding with Charlotte Pudding. It was also found out that Sanji was the son in the Vinsmoke family. When Sanji refuses the invitation, Bege tells the Straw Hat crew that they have already been captured by Bege as they are in his body and the latter used his Castle-Castle ability to corner Sanji. After that Vito tells Sanji something, which after hearing the latter, becomes angry. | ||
| 764 | "To My Buds! Sanji's Farewell Note!" "Yarō-domo e - Sanji Wakare no Okitegami" (野郎共へ サンジ別れの置手紙) | November 13, 2016 |
| Sanji calmly asks Bege for a pen and paper which he assumes is for leaving a note for his captain. After writing a short message Sanji gives it to Nami to deliver to Luffy before giving the three of them a short goodbye. He embraces them in what appears to be a hug only to then spin around throwing them outside the castle gate and outside of Bege's body where they instantly return to normal size. Bege moves to recapture them only to be stopped by Master Cat Viper whom Sanji had sensed was nearby. Meanwhile back inside the castle Sanji takes Caesar hostage and threats to kill him to force Bege to leave the island peacefully upon realize that neither of them can be harmed. He reluctantly complies and Nami, Chopper and Brook are forced to watch him leave with their friend. As Nami finishes the story Luffy disapproves of the whole thing and resolves to get Sanji back. Brook points out that they have someone who knows where Sanji is being taken, the injured Pekoms who is being treated alongside Master Cat Viper. | ||
| 765 | "Let's Go and Meet Master Cat Viper!" "Nekomamushi no Dan'na ni Ai ni Yukō" (ネコマムシの旦那に会いに行こう) | November 20, 2016 |
| As they continue to travel through the whale forest the group is suddenly attacked by a swarm of Sutchies, large insects that feed on blood and are a menace to the Mink Tribe. Working together the straw hats along with Wanda and Carrot quickly exterminate them. While they are walking Brook lightens the mood with a song about going to meet Master Cat Viper. He finishes the song just as they reach the forest guardian's home where they are met by Pedro, captain of the guardians. Entering the compound Chopper quickly begins administering treatment to Master Cat Viper while Luffy and the others meet with Pekoms who they learn is now awake. He tells them that the head of the Vinsmoke family; Sanji's father is the one who ordered the wedding. Pekoms also says that he is the leader of an organization of assassin's known as Germa 66 whom Nami says is a mythical army that doesn't exist. | ||
| 766 | "Luffy's Decision! Sanji on the Brink of Quitting!" "Rufi Ketsudan - Sanji Dattai no Kiki!" (ルフィ決断 サンジ脱退の危機!) | November 27, 2016 |
| Pekoms tells Luffy that the wedding between Sanji and Big Mom's daughter is to form an alliance between the Vinsmoke family and the Charlotte family, and that the staw hats won't become her subordinates. However once the wedding is complete Sanji will no longer be part of the straw hat crew. Luffy retorts saying Sanji will refuse but Pekoms warns that if he does then Big Mom will kill someone close to him. Luffy then makes the decision to follow Pekoms to the tea party to sabotage the wedding and bring Sanji back. Law reappears and after introducing his crew talks with Luffy about his plan, warning him that Kaido will be coming for them soon and that the country is also in danger. Master Cat Viper then shows up and orders a feast to be thrown in the straw hats honor. While the rest of the crew parties Brook, Robin and Franky stand guard at the city gate to prevent Kin'emon and Kanjuro from entering the kingdom and invoking the wrath of the Minks. Unfortunately the three of them end up falling asleep and the two samurai pass through the gate to look for Luffy. | ||
| 767 | "A Volatile Situation! The Dog and the Cat and the Samurai" "Isshokusokuhatsu Inu To Neko To Samurai!" (一触即発 イヌとネコと侍！) | December 4, 2016 |
| The monkey from the gate sees the two samurai and immediately rings the warning bell to warn the rest of the country. Duke Dogstorm and Master Cat Viper both mobilize their troops and rush to the ruin city to intercept them. As they search the two kings run into each other and due to their intense rivalry prepare to fight. Meanwhile Luffy and the rest of the straw hats race to find Kin'emon and Kanjuro (who have already reunited with Momonosuke) and manage to stop them as they enter the city. Kin'emon upon seeing the two kings fight reveals himself and his comrades to the Minks, announcing that they are from the Kozuki clan in the Land of Wano much to Luffy and the others horror. However instead of attacking Dogstorm and Master Cat Viper and the rest of the tribe all bow to the two samurai, quickly explaining to the straw hats that they have been friends with Kin'emon's clan and that they are like family to them. Luffy and the others are then shocked to learn that Raizo had indeed been on Zou all along and that the entire country lied to Jack and the Beast Pirates to keep him safe. Usopp then asks why they would all risk their lives for one person and Master Cat Viper replies that no matter what they'd never sell out their friends to which Luffy smiles. | ||
| 768 | "The Third One! Raizo of the Mist, the Ninja, Appears!" | December 11, 2016 |
Home releases
Japanese
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18thシーズン ドレスローザ編 | piece.01 | 751-754 | January 11, 2017 | [1] | |
| piece.02 | 755-758 | February 1, 2017 | |||
Notes
- 1 2 Episode number by Toei Animation's count
- 1 2 Title of the episode: literally translated, romanized using Hepburn romanization, and in kanji form
- 1 2 Date the episode originally aired on Fuji Television
References
- General
- ワンピース 公式サイト 東映アニメーション (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ワンピース (in Japanese). Fuji Television. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- Specific
- ↑ ワンピース (出演). "ONE PIECE ワンピース 18THシーズン ドレスローザ編 piece.01". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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