- 9.0/104 votes
#1 - The First Patient! The Untold Story of the Rumble Ball!
Season 5 Episode 131 - Aired 11/3/2002
After their adventures in Alabasta, the crew come upon another deserted island and split up tasks amongst themselves. Chopper is left in charge of guarding the ship, and he reminisces about the day he first made the rumble ball and his first patient, Dr. Kureha, while spending some time with the newest crewmember: Nico Robin.
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- 8.8/104 votes
#2 - Uprising of the Navigator! For the Unyielding Dream!
Season 5 Episode 132 - Aired 11/10/2002
A weird salesman is fished out of the water and onto the Going Merry, and Nami buys a ton of "1000 year paper" from him to draw her sea maps. However, that's not going to be easy with the rest of the crew goofing off as usual.
Director: N/A
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- 8.8/104 votes
#3 - A Recipe Handed Down! Sanji, the Iron Man of Curry!
Season 5 Episode 133 - Aired 11/17/2002
The Going Merry runs into several Marine ships in some fog, and the Straw Hats meet a trainee Marine chef named Tajiyo. Sanji helps him out of a bit of cooking trouble.
Director: N/A
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- 8.8/104 votes
#4 - I Will Make it Bloom! Usopp, the Man, and the Eight-Foot Shell!
Season 5 Episode 134 - Aired 11/24/2002
The crew stops on an island that's having its annual fireworks festival; Usopp meets a young fireworks-maker named Kodama and helps her achieve her dream.
Director: N/A
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- 8.8/104 votes
#5 - The Fabled Pirate Hunter! Zoro, the Wandering Swordsman!
Season 5 Episode 135 - Aired 12/1/2002
Zoro has a flashback about the time when he first met Johnny and Yosaku, and faced off against Bandits and, Dick.
Director: N/A
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- 9.3/103 votes
#6 - Zenny of the Island of Goats and the Pirate Ship in the Mountains!
Season 5 Episode 136 - Aired 12/8/2002
After escaping from several Marine ships, the Straw Hats land on an uncharted island and meet an old man named Zenny. Chopper finds out that, because of his bad heart, Zenny probably only has three days to live.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/104 votes
#7 - How's Tricks? The Designs of Zenny the Moneylender!
Season 5 Episode 137 - Aired 12/15/2002
The Straw Hats help Zenny out, hoping to make his last days good ones; they learn about Zenny's past as a money lender, and his dream of becoming a pirate. But Zoro realizes that Zenny has outlived Chopper's predictions and so the straw hats decide that, after helping him finish his pirate ship, they will leave the island.
Director: N/A
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- 8.8/104 votes
#8 - Whereabouts of the Island Treasure! Attack of the Zenny Pirates!
Season 5 Episode 138 - Aired 12/22/2002
Zenny decides to follow his dream and become a pirate, despite his age. He helps the Straw Hats out of trouble with the Marines, and then they part ways.
Director: N/A
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- 8.3/103 votes
#9 - Legend of the Rainbow Mist! Old Man Henzo of Luluka Island!
Season 5 Episode 139 - Aired 1/5/2003
On Ruluka Island, some of the Straw Hats make enemies of the Mayor and his men, who have placed high taxes on everything. Robin, Usopp, and Luffy meet Professor Henzo, who's doing research on the island's rainbow mist. When some of the mist shows up, Henzo borrows the Going Merry to go explore it.
Director: N/A
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- 8.3/103 votes
#10 - Residents of the Land of Eternity! The Pumpkin Pirates!
Season 5 Episode 140 - Aired 1/12/2003
The inside of the Rainbow Mist full of wrecked ships and treasure, and is guarded by five kids. The kids are actually friends of Henzo's that got lost in the mist over 50 years ago.
Director: N/A
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- 8.3/103 votes
#11 - Thoughts of Home! The Pirate Graveyard of No Escape!
Season 5 Episode 141 - Aired 1/19/2003
Henzo, his friends, and the others try to find a way out of the ship graveyard. Meanwhile, the Mayor and his men let the information about the Rainbow Mist slip to the remaining Straw Hats still on Ruluka.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/103 votes
#12 - An Inevitable Melee! Wetton's Schemes and the Rainbow Tower!
Season 5 Episode 142 - Aired 1/26/2003
Luffy accidentally propels himself and Rapanui to the end of the mist. Nami appears in the ship graveyard with a rowboat full of treasure and a string connected to the real world, which are both stolen by Wetton's subordinate. The Mayor uses the Rainbow Tower to make a bridge to the Rainbow Mist.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/104 votes
#13 - And so, the Legend Begins! To the Other Side of the Rainbow!
Season 5 Episode 143 - Aired 2/2/2003
The Going Merry escapes from the Rainbow Mist, getting badly damaged on the way. The Mayor gets arrested by a bunch of powerful marines that turn out to be older versions of Henzo's friends, who were thrown 50 years into the past by the Rainbow Mist's collapse.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of One Piece Season 5
Every episode of One Piece Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of One Piece Season 5!
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureComedyAnimation
Network:Fuji TV
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The First Patient! The Untold Story of the Rumble Ball!" is the best rated episode of "One Piece" season 5. It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/3/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Uprising of the Navigator! For the Unyielding Dream!".