One Piece Film: Strong World
Movie, 2009, The films, Set in A side story after Thriller Bark
One Piece Film: Strong World is #2 of 8 in release order and #2 of 8 in chronological order in the One Piece.
The story
20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears causing massive upheaval to the Marines. During his long seclusion, he was able to come up with a scheme to bring the World Government to his knees. On his way to execute the plan, Shiki crosses paths with the Straw Hat Pirates and becomes so impressed with Nami's knowledge of meteorology that he abducts her to forcedly enlist her into his crew. Luffy and the gang end up on a strange land populated with monstrous beasts as they desperately search for Shiki and Nami.
One Piece Film: Strong World recap
Shiki the Golden Lion, a legendary pirate who escaped Impel Down 20 years ago, arrives in East Blue on his flying ship. He has the power to make objects float and has raised whole islands into the sky. He kidnaps Nami to make her his navigator. His plan is to release the genetically enhanced animals of his floating islands on East Blue to force the World Government to surrender. The Straw Hats split up across the islands to find her, and Zoro and Chopper help a village poisoned by toxic plants; the cure, a plant called IQ, is held by Shiki's scientist, Dr. Indigo. Nami escapes with help from Billy, a bird that makes electricity, but Shiki offers to spare her home village if she rejoins him, and she goes back, leaving a farewell message on a tone dial that angers Luffy. The crew strikes first, and Zoro defeats Indigo to get the medicine.
One Piece Film: Strong World ending explained
Nami, Usopp and Chopper trick Shiki into steering his ship to the island while the crew rigs his palace with explosives. Luffy duels Shiki, and with an electric charge from Usopp, knocks him down. The crew escapes on the Thousand Sunny using Shiki's sail as a parachute, the floating islands crash into the sea, and the Marines capture Shiki. Luffy learns Nami's farewell was a coded call for help, and she throws the dial overboard before he can hear the rest.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch One Piece Film: Strong World
One Piece Film: Strong World is streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.0/10, MyAnimeList 8.03
Where it fits
- Release order: after One Piece, before One Piece Film: Z.
- Chronological order: after One Piece, before One Piece Film: Z.
What to watch before One Piece Film: Strong World
One Piece (1999), which One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) continues. One Piece Film: Strong World itself is optional in the One Piece order.
Cast
- Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- Akemi Okamura as Nami (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp (voice)
- Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Tony Tony Chopper (voice)
- Yuriko Yamaguchi as Nico Robin (voice)
- Kazuki Yao as Franky (voice)
- Cho as Brook (voice)
- Naoto Takenaka as Shiki (voice)
- Ryusei Nakao as Dr. Indigo (voice)
- Banjo Ginga as Scarlet (voice)
Directed by Munehisa Sakai.