One Piece: Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
ONE PIECE THE MOVIE カラクリ城のメカ巨兵
Quick Facts
| Format | MOVIE |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 2006-03 |
| Finished | 2006-03 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Runtime | 94 min |
| Score | 6.7 / 10 |
| Popularity | #19,645 |
Synopsis
The Straw Hat Pirates discover Roba, an elderly woman concealed inside a treasure chest recovered from a shipwreck. She promises them the legendary Golden Crown in exchange for passage home, leading Monkey D. Luffy and his companions to Mecha Island, where an old folk song provides clues to the treasure’s location.
Their search brings them into contact with Ratchet, a gifted inventor whose castle is filled with elaborate machines and concealed mechanisms. The seventh film is a standalone adventure built around riddles, slapstick and mechanical spectacle, using the seven-member Straw Hat crew from the period before the Thousand Sunny and its shipwright joined the main series.
Highlights
- Toei Animation released the film in Japanese theaters on March 4, 2006.
- Kōnosuke Uda, the first principal director of the television anime, directed the movie.
- Masahiro Itō wrote the screenplay, returning after writing the preceding theatrical feature.
- Gorō Inagaki of SMAP provided the Japanese voice of the film’s central inventor.
- The theme song “Sayaendō” was performed by the Japanese idol group NEWS.
- The climactic action includes an early animated use of movements resembling Gear Second shortly before the technique debuted in the television adaptation.
New Characters
Ratchet — a brilliant but egotistical inventor who controls Mecha Island’s extensive collection of machines and pursues the Golden Crown for his own ambitions.
Roba — Ratchet’s elderly mother, whom the Straw Hats discover inside a treasure chest and escort back to Mecha Island.
General Maji — one of Ratchet’s principal subordinates, responsible for operating several of the island’s defensive machines.
Colonel Honki — Ratchet’s other leading henchman, who confronts intruders using a cumbersome mechanical battle suit.
Gonzo — a fisherman on Mecha Island whose folk song contains clues connected to the legendary Golden Crown.
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