One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates, Adventures in Alabasta
ONE PIECE エピソードオブアラバスタ 砂漠の王女と海賊たち
Quick Facts
| Format | MOVIE |
| Status | Finished |
| Started | 2007-03 |
| Finished | 2007-03 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Runtime | 90 min |
| Score | 7.0 / 10 |
| Popularity | #17,610 |
Synopsis
Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates accompany Nefertari Vivi to the desert kingdom of Alabasta, where a rebellion threatens to engulf the country in civil war. As Vivi attempts to reconcile the royal army and the rebels, the crew confronts the criminal organization Baroque Works and its leader, Crocodile, whose plans depend on deepening the kingdom’s unrest.
The eighth theatrical film is a condensed retelling of the Alabasta storyline from the manga and television anime rather than a separate adventure. It emphasizes the arc’s central battles and emotional turning points, presenting the conflict as a self-contained feature while omitting or abbreviating substantial portions of the original journey.
Highlights
- Toei Animation released the film theatrically in Japan on March 3, 2007.
- Takahiro Imamura directed the feature, with Hirohiko Uesaka writing the condensed screenplay.
- It was the first theatrical One Piece film to retell an established manga storyline rather than present an entirely original adventure.
- The film received a nomination for Animation of the Year at the 31st Japan Academy Film Prize.
- Funimation gave the film a limited North American theatrical engagement in February 2008 before releasing it on home video.
- Ai Kawashima performed the film’s theme song, “Compass.”
New Characters
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