One Piece: The Movie

Synopsis

A pirate once known as the Great Gold Pirate Woonan amassed nearly a third of the world's gold. Over time, his existence faded from memory, and a story emerged that he vanished along with his treasure on a remote island—an island that pirates have been searching for ever since. Aboard the Going Merry, a starving and reckless Luffy and his crew have their loot stolen. In their pursuit to recover it, they destroy the thieves' escape vessel, guided by a young boy named Tabio, who is a captive member of El Drago's pirate crew. El Drago's obsession with gold drives him to seek Woonan's island, and with Woonan's treasure map, he locates it. Meanwhile, Luffy's crew becomes separated, and despite their individual predicaments, they must find a way to prevent El Drago from claiming Woonan's gold.

Background

One Piece Movie 01 was aired in theaters as a double feature alongside Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game as part of Toei's Spring 2000 Anime fair.