Overview of 'One Piece' Season 1

One Piece (1999)

Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

Writing:

Eiichiro Oda

Stars:

Release Date: 1999-10-20
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

8.7/10

Country: JP
Language: 日本語
Runtime: 24

Season 1 Episode List

Episode 1 - I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!
Release Date: 1999-10-20
A group of pirates lead by Alvida plunder a ship, only to find a barrel which contains a strange boy named Luffy. Luffy is on a mission to find the legendary treasure "One Piece" and he befriends the ship's cabin-boy, Coby, who actually wants to become a marine officer. Luffy defeats Alvida and the two journey on in search of crewmates.
Episode 2 - The Great Swordsman Appears! Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro
Release Date: 1999-11-17
Luffy and Coby arrive at Shell Island, a Marine base. They meet the bounty hunter Roronoa Zoro, held under arrest by the infamous marine, Captain Morgan, and his son Helmeppo.
Episode 3 - Morgan VS Luffy! Who's This Beautiful Young Girl?
Release Date: 1999-11-24
Luffy convinces Zoro to join his crew, but they must first defeat Captain Morgan. After freeing the island from Morgan's oppressive rule, Coby is accepted as a marine while the other two continue on their journey.
Episode 4 - Luffy's Past! The Red-haired Shanks appears
Release Date: 1999-12-08
Out on the sea, Luffy almost loses his hat and reflects on his past, and how a pirate named Shanks influenced him. Afterwards, Luffy meets Nami, and Buggy the Clown's men.
Episode 5 - Fear, Mysterious Power! Pirate Clown Captain Buggy!
Release Date: 1999-12-15
In order to save herself and steal a map to the Grand Line, Nami tricks Luffy into allowing her to turn him over to Buggy.
Episode 6 - Desperate Situation! Beast Tamer Mohji vs Luffy!
Release Date: 1999-12-29
Mohji and Richie show up for revenge after Buggy's humiliating defeat in the previous episode, and Luffy meets a small dog guarding his master's store, even though he knows that he is long dead.
Episode 7 - Grand Duel! Zoro the Swordsman vs Cabaji the Acrobat!
Release Date: 1999-12-29
Enraged by the actions of Buggy's crew, the city's mayor rushes to fight Buggy himself, but the Straw Hat Pirates come to his rescue. Zoro fights Cabaji, despite still being wounded from his previous encounter with Buggy, while Luffy faces the clown pirate himself and Nami searches for the map to the Grand Line.
Episode 8 - Who Will Win? Showdown Between the True Powers of the Devil!
Release Date: 1999-12-29
Buggy's link to Shanks is revealed, and when he rips the straw hat Shanks gave Luffy, his rage knows no bounds. Who will win in this clash between Devil Fruit users?
Episode 9 - The Honorable Liar? Captain Usopp!
Release Date: 2000-01-12
Nami form an alliance becoming the navigator of the crew, but not a full member yet. They arrive in Syrup Village looking for a suitable ship. On this island they know the liar Usopp, who also has ties to the Shanx.
Episode 10 - The Weirdest Guy Ever! Jango the Hypnotist!
Release Date: 2000-01-19
When trying to convince his rich friend, Kaya, to give the Straw Hats a ship, Usopp is told to stay away from her by her caretaker, Klahadore. However, when Usopp and Luffy later see him conversing with a strange man, they learn of a plot to kill Kaya.
Episode 11 - Expose the Plot! Pirate Butler, Captain Kuro!
Release Date: 2000-01-26
After learning of Captain Kuro's evil plan, Usopp runs back to the village to warn Kaya, only to find that after all his years of lying no one believes him.
Episode 12 - Clash with the Black Cat Pirates! The Great Battle on the Slope!
Release Date: 2000-02-02
Usopp resolves to keep his story of pirates attacking the town a lie by making sure none reach it. Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp then try to keep the Black Cat Pirates at bay.
Episode 13 - The Terrifying Duo! Meowban Brothers vs. Zoro!
Release Date: 2000-02-09
The Straw Hats manage to take out most of the opposing Black Cat Pirates, so Jango orders the Nyaban Brothers to attack. Meanwhile, after getting hypnotized by Jango, Luffy gets himself stuck under the collapsed mast of the Black Cat Pirates' ship.
Episode 14 - Luffy Back in Action! Miss Kaya's Desperate Resistance!
Release Date: 2000-02-16
Captain Kuro himself arrives at the scene, and with Zoro too injured to fight, Luffy being incapacitated, and the other two being too weak to handle him, things seem hopeless. However, Kaya herself appears to bargain with Kuro.
Episode 15 - Beat Kuro! Usopp the Man's Tearful Resolve!
Release Date: 2000-02-23
Zoro and Buchi (of the Nyaban Brothers) face off once again as Luffy and Kuro begin their fight. Usopp orders the Usopp Pirates to run away with Kaya, but Jango goes after them. A flashback reveals how Captain Kuro faked his death with Captain Morgan and how he became Kaya's butler.
Episode 16 - Protect Kaya! The Usopp Pirates' Great Efforts!
Release Date: 2000-03-01
As the fight between Luffy and Kuro is close to an end, the Usopp Pirates do their best to avoid Jango.
Episode 17 - Anger Explosion! Kuro vs. Luffy! How it Ends!
Release Date: 2000-03-08
Kuro's ultimate attack, "Shakushi", attacks everything in the area, whether friend or foe, and Luffy becomes enraged by his lack of regard for his crew. Will Luffy's determination overcome Kuro's sheer speed?
Episode 18 - You're the Weird Creature! Gaimon and His Strange Friends!
Release Date: 2000-03-15
With Usopp now in the crew and a new ship, the Going Merry, under their command, the Straw Hats head to an island said to hold a fabled treasure, only to encounter a strange man stuck in a treasure box that has also been looking for this treasure.
Episode 19 - The Three-Sword Style's Past! Zoro and Kuina's Vow!
Release Date: 2000-03-22
While Usopp & Luffy fool around with the ship's cannon one day, Zoro dreams about his childhood and the promise he made to Kuina.
Episode 20 - Famous Cook! Sanji of the Sea Restaurant!
Release Date: 2000-04-12
The crew meets Johnny and Yosaku, Zoro's former companions, and they set sail for the Baratie restaurant in search of a cook.
Episode 21 - Unwelcome Customer! Sanji's Food and Ghin's Debt!
Release Date: 2000-04-12
Sanji, a cook at the Baratie, helps a starving pirate named Gin. Luffy begins his job as a waiter to pay for the damage he did to the Baratie, and tries to convince Sanji to join his crew.
Episode 22 - The Strongest Pirate Fleet! Commodore Don Krieg!
Release Date: 2000-04-26
Gin returns to the Baratie with his also-starving captain, Don Krieg, to whom Sanji once more gives food, but Don Krieg betrays the cook once he regains his energy.
Episode 23 - Protect Baratie! The Great Pirate, Red Foot Zeff!
Release Date: 2000-05-03
It is revealed that Chef Zeff was a great pirate known as Red Leg Zeff. Gin explains the catastrophe the fleet met in Grand Line when they encountered Hawk-Eyes Mihawk, and Krieg attempts to take control of the Baratie.
Episode 24 - Hawk-Eye Mihawk! The Great Swordsman Zoro Falls At Sea!
Release Date: 2000-05-10
As Nami steals the Going Merry, Mihawk has returned to finish the job, but Zoro challenges him to a duel in order to achieve his dream.
Episode 25 - The Deadly Foot Technique Bursts Forth! Sanji vs. The Invincible Pearl!
Release Date: 2000-05-17
Mihawk leaves after defeating Zoro, so Krieg continues his invasion and has Pearl, one of his stronger crewmates, attack, and Sanji reveals his fighting skills. Meanwhile Johnny and Yosaku leave with Usopp and the wounded Zoro to go after Nami.
Episode 26 - Zeff and Sanji's Dream! The Illusory All Blue!
Release Date: 2000-05-24
With Zeff held captive by Gin, Sanji has no choice but to take Pearl's hits, and he reflects on why Zeff means so much to him.
Episode 27 - Cool-headed, Cold-hearted Demon! Pirate Fleet Chief Commander Ghin!
Release Date: 2000-05-31
Gin finishes off Pearl, claiming that he wants to kill Sanji himself. Still wounded, Sanji faces Gin while Luffy attacks Don Krieg.
Episode 28 - I Won't Die! Fierce Battle, Luffy vs. Krieg!
Release Date: 2000-06-07
When Gin refuses to kill Sanji, Krieg uses a poison gas on him. Luffy seems to have the advantage in the fight until Krieg pulls out his explosive Battle Spear.
Episode 29 - The Conclusion of the Deadly Battle! A Spear of Blind Determination!
Release Date: 2000-06-21
Even after taking several hits from the Battle Spear, Luffy refuses to give up.
Episode 30 - Set Sail! The Seafaring Cook Sets Off With Luffy!
Release Date: 2000-06-28
After the battle, Gin decides to go back to the Grand Line with Krieg despite still being poisoned, and Sanji makes the difficult decision on whether to stay or to go with Luffy just as Yosaku comes back with news that he knows where Nami is.
Episode 31 - The Worst Man in the Eastern Seas! Fishman Pirate Arlong!
Release Date: 2000-07-12
The crew chases after Nami, who stole their ship, and Yosaku takes time during the trip to explain about Arlong and his Fishmen to Luffy and Sanji. Meanwhile, Usopp, Johnny, and Zoro arrive at the island Nami docked at.
Episode 32 - Witch of Cocoyashi Village! Arlong's Female Leader!
Release Date: 2000-07-19
Zoro is captured by the fishmen after Usopp and Johnny ditch him, and it's revealed that Nami was part of Arlong's crew the entire time. When a group of Fishmen attack Cocoyashi Village, Usopp comes to the rescue.
Episode 33 - Usopp Dead?! When is Luffy Going to Make Landfall?!
Release Date: 2000-07-19
After Zoro escapes with Nami's help, she tries to prove her loyalty to the Arlong Pirates by appearing to kill Usopp. Meanwhile, Luffy's group finally arrives at the island.
Episode 34 - Everyone's Gathered! Usopp Speaks the Truth About Nami!
Release Date: 2000-07-26
Johnny tells the others about Nami killing Usopp, and Luffy does not believe them until Nami appears herself and confirms it. She tells them to stay out of her business and leave without her, but Luffy stubbornly decides to stay on the island. Usopp returns, revealing that Nami only pretended to kill him, and Nami's sister, Nojiko, starts to explain why Nami is acting the way she is.
Episode 35 - Untold Past! Female Warrior Bellemere!
Release Date: 2000-08-02
Nojiko starts her story about Nami's childhood and their adopted mother, Bellemere. Despite being poor and none of them being related by blood, they had a happy life.
Episode 36 - Survive! Mother Bellemere and Nami's Bond!
Release Date: 2000-08-09
Nojiko continues her story, explaining how their life was ruined when the Arlong Pirates first took over the village.
Episode 37 - Luffy Rises! Result of the Broken Promise!
Release Date: 2000-08-16
When a marine officer under Arlong's pay confiscates all the money Nami stole over the years, in order to one day buy the village from Arlong, the villagers decide that enough is enough and fight back, despite Nami's pleads that they do not and that they'd all be killed. Upon seeing Nami's sorrow, the Straw Hats head for Arlong Park.
Episode 38 - Luffy in Big Trouble! Fishmen vs. The Luffy Pirates!
Release Date: 2000-08-23
The Straw Hats face the Fishmen themselves as the villagers watch from the sidelines.
Episode 39 - Luffy Submerged! Zoro vs. Hatchan the Octopus!
Release Date: 2000-08-30
Arlong has trapped Luffy in the ocean and Zoro faces the six-sword wielding octopus Hatchan.
Episode 40 - Proud Warriors! Sanji and Usopp's Fierce Battles!
Release Date: 2000-09-06
With Hatchan defeated, two of the fishmen battle Sanji and Usopp. Things look grim for Sanji as he attempts to face Kuroobi underwater, and Usopp gets the chance to prove that he too is a brave warrior.
Episode 41 - Luffy at Full Power! Nami's Determination and the Straw Hat!
Release Date: 2000-09-13
Arlong's officers have been defeated, but Sanji and Zoro prove to be no match for Arlong in their current state. However, with Luffy finally free, he just may be able to defeat the "most wicked man in the East Blue". Meanwhile, Nami finally gathers the courage to face Arlong.
Episode 42 - Explosion! Fishman Arlong's Fierce Assault From the Sea!
Release Date: 2000-09-27
Luffy returns to the fight, and the battle with Arlong versus Luffy begins.
Episode 43 - End of the Fishman Empire! Nami's My Friend!
Release Date: 2000-09-27
The battle spreads into Arlong Park itself and Arlong is no longer holding back.
Episode 44 - Setting Out with a Smile! Farewell, Hometown Cocoyashi Village!
Release Date: 2000-10-11
Arlong's reign of terror is over, and no one has anything on their mind except to party. As the crew celebrates, Nami reflects on her hometown and decides to officially join the Straw Hat Pirates.
Episode 45 - Bounty! Straw Hat Luffy Becomes Known to the World!
Release Date: 2000-10-25
As a result of defeating Buggy, Krieg and Arlong, Luffy now has the highest bounty in all of East Blue. News quickly spreads to Shanks, who celebrates Luffy's arrival into the world of pirates by partying with Mihawk, despite already being severely hungover.
Episode 46 - Chase Straw Hat! Little Buggy's Big Adventure!
Release Date: 2000-11-01
After his fight with Luffy, Buggy was sent flying to another island with several body parts missing. Thus, Buggy begins his journey to find his crew and his body parts, making some unlikely friends.
Episode 47 - The Wait is Over! The Return of Captain Buggy!
Release Date: 2000-11-08
With Buggy assumed to be dead, his crew fights over who will be the new captain, only to be captured by a tribe of cannibals.
Episode 48 - The Town of the Beginning and the End! Landfall at Logue Town!
Release Date: 2000-11-22
The crew arrives at the last large town before the entrance to the Grand Line--Loguetown, the place where Gold Roger was both born and executed, where they stock up on supplies and sightsee. As Luffy heads for the execution platform where Roger was killed, old enemies are searching for him.
Episode 49 - Zoro's New Swords and the Woman Sergeant Major!
Release Date: 2000-11-22
While searching for new swords to replace the ones shattered by Mihawk, Zoro meets a woman named Tashigi, who looks exactly like an older Kuina, who then helps him look.
Episode 50 - Usopp vs. Daddy the Parent! Showdown at High!
Release Date: 2000-11-29
Usopp manages to anger the daughter of bounty hunter Daddy the Father, and finds his own life at stake. When Daddy discovers that Usopp is the son of Yasopp, the only man to beat him, he challenges him to a duel.
Episode 51 - Fiery Cooking Battle? Sanji vs. The Beautiful Chef!
Release Date: 2000-12-06
In order to win a rare fish, Sanji enters a cooking contest and faces a woman named Carmen.
Episode 52 - Buggy's Revenge! The Man Who Smiles On the Execution Platform!
Release Date: 2000-12-13
Luffy arrives at the execution platform only to be caught in a trap by Buggy and Alvida.
Episode 53 - The Legend Has Started! Head for the Grand Line!
Release Date: 2001-01-10
Miraculously saved from death by an unnatural green gust and a lightning bolt to Buggy, the Straw Hats rush out of Loguetown, only for Zoro to be stopped by Tashigi and Luffy to be stopped by Captain Smoker.
Episode 54 - Precursor to a New Adventure! Apis, a Mysterious Girl!
Release Date: 2001-01-17
On a stormy night a girl called Apis escapes from the Marines and arrives at Straw hat's ship, but the girl upon knowing that they are pirates begins to hide some of the reasons which she is being wanted by the Marines. As the Straw Hats escape from the Marines, they get caught in the Calm Belt.
Episode 55 - Miraculous Creature! Apis's Secret and The Legendary Island!
Release Date: 2001-01-24
After escaping the clutches of the Marine fleet, the Straw Hats soon find themselves in an equally dangerous predicament - stranded in the Calm Belt!
Episode 56 - Eric Attacks! Great Escape From Warship Island!
Release Date: 2001-01-31
The Straw Hats want to return Apis's dragon to his nest, but the Marines have them surrounded. Looks like it's time for another daring escape!
Episode 57 - A Solitary Island in the Distant Sea! The Legendary Lost Island!
Release Date: 2001-02-07
Even for Nami, finding the dragon's lost island proves to be tougher than looking for a needle in a haystack - or at the bottom of the ocean.
Episode 58 - Showdown in the Ruins! Tense Zoro vs. Eric!
Release Date: 2001-02-21
Zoro is left fighting with Eric while Luffy and the gang run to the ship in order to get to Lost Island, but only find more problems.
Episode 59 - Luffy, Completely Surrounded! Commodore Nelson's Secret Strategy!
Release Date: 2001-02-21
At last Admiral Nelson has seen through the ambitions of Eric, but takes it a little too personally and now the mystical dragon's life is in danger.
Episode 60 - Through the Sky They Soar! The 1000 Year Legend Lives Again!
Release Date: 2001-02-28
With his last breath, Ryuuji calls all his fellow dragons, and the Lost Island re-surfaced. Meanwhile Luffy takes out Admiral Nelson and his gang.
Episode 61 - An Angry Showdown! Cross the Red Line!
Release Date: 2001-03-07
After leaving Warship Island the Going Merry is now towards the Grand Line, and the crew now returns to the Great Adventure.