The Worst Episodes of One Piece

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5.0/10(4 votes)
#1 - Save the Children! The Elbaph Warriors Rise Up
S23:E11748/16/2026
As monsters assault villages throughout Elbaph, the Giants scramble to hold them back. Meanwhile, as the sleeping children get closer to the fire, Saul tries everything to stop them, but suddenly, he finds his efforts stymied.
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5.3/10(10 votes)
#2 - The Friends' Whereabouts – The Science of Weather and the Mechanical Island
S12:E4189/20/2009
While Luffy races to save Ace, Nami tries to survive life on Sky Island, and Franky dances up a snowstorm before making the switch from cola to tea!
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5.5/10(4 votes)
#3 - Side Story! The World's Greatest Bounty Hunter, Cidre!
S21:E8957/28/2019
Ambushed and outgunned by a skilled bounty hunter Cidre’s group, the Straw Hats rely on the Sunny's Coup de Burst to escape! But they end up stranded without cola! A nearby soda island offers a solution - but Luffy is quickly in over his head! Luckily a vivacious old friend is nearby!
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5.5/10(4 votes)
#4 - Side Story! Clash! Luffy vs. the King of Carbonation!
S21:E8968/4/2019
Luffy and Boa Hancock square off against the Cidre Guild! These unscrupulous bounty hunters have one thing in mind - profit at any cost! When the battle looks won, Cidre gears up in a menacing power suit!
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5.6/10(5 votes)
#5 - A Team Is Formed! Save Chopper (II)
S14:E5424/8/2012
Toriko and Luffy continue their search for the ingredients to save Chopper on To-Chuka Island. The crossover starts on Toriko E51 The Reunion of Toriko and Luffy! Find the Seafood Fruit! (I).
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5.7/10(6 votes)
#6 - The Strongest Tag-Team! Luffy and Toriko's Hard Struggle! (II)
S13:E4924/3/2011
After eating the Hungrila Bird that they captured, Luffy and Toriko team up again to save Nami and Komatsu who have been kidnapped by the Cocoalas. The crossover starts on Toriko E01 Arrival on Gourmet Island! The Gourmet Hunter Toriko Appears! (I).
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5.7/10(6 votes)
#7 - Going into Action! The Implacable New Admiral of the Fleet - Sakazuki!
S20:E8814/21/2019
At New Marineford, Sakazuki, the new Admiral of the Fleet, hears the news about Luffy and recalls the tumultuous Paramount War that haunts the Navy! That game-changing war has repercussions that last into the present!
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5.8/10(6 votes)
#8 - The War of the Best! The Inherited Will of the King of the Pirates!
S20:E8824/28/2019
Nobles from around the world gather for the Reverie as the echoes of the Paramount War resound! Among them are Shirahoshi and her family from the Ryugu Kingdom under the sea. Meanwhile, Admiral Fujitora has a conversation with his new colleague, Admiral Ryokugyu.
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5.8/10(4 votes)
#9 - Romance Dawn
S21:E90710/20/2019
This is a story of Luffy in an alternate reality. While sailing on the sea by himself, a strange bird crashes into his small boat. He looks up to find a giant ship where a girl named Ann has been captured. It seems like the bird belongs to her.
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6.0/10(4 votes)
#10 - Luffy Rages! Rescue Otama from Danger!
S21:E9049/29/2019
Luffy, Zoro, and Kiku fight back against the attacking Beasts Pirates and their samurai allies. Luffy calls out to Holdem, who approaches Luffy's group while holding Tama hostage.
Director:Masahiro Hosoda
Writer:Shinzo Fujita
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Director:Masahiro Hosoda
Writer:Shinzo Fujita
6.0/10(9 votes)
#11 - Nami in a Fix! An Adventure in Block Kingdom
S23:E11574/12/2026
Nami awakens to find herself in a completely unfamiliar place. Giant creatures attack one after another, driving her into a corner. At that moment, she hears a voice calling her name.
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6.0/10(5 votes)
#12 - Destroy the Miniature Garden - Escape Block Kingdom!
S23:E11594/26/2026
Pursued by the Sun God, the Straw Hats flee across Block Kingdom at full speed. Amidst the chaos, the Sun God's true objective begins to surface. But as they run, another wall blocks their path. Their breakthrough rests on Luffy’s fists.
Director:Nanami Michibata
Writer:Shinzo Fujita
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Writer:Shinzo Fujita
6.1/10(8 votes)
#13 - Residents of the Land of Eternity! The Pumpkin Pirates!
S5:E1401/12/2003
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.
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6.1/10(9 votes)
#14 - Chopperman to the Rescue! Protect the TV Station by the Shore!
S9:E33612/23/2007
The most adorable hero the world has ever known - Chopperman - must battle a hideously evil villain to regain control of his favorite television station!
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6.1/10(8 votes)
#15 - Dead or Alive! Queen's Sumo Inferno!
S21:E9327/11/2020
Featured Beast Pirates All-Star, Queen the Plague’s, unique way of executing prisoners in the Excavation Labor Camp in Udon. Instead of killing Straw Hat Pirates captain Monkey D. Luffy and his friend Old Man Hyo in an instant, Queen decided to let them fight for their lives by forcing them to join the Sumo Inferno Tournament. To allow them to go all-out against the enemies, Queen removed their Seastone handcuffs. However, to keep them under his control, Queen ordered his men to put collars around Luffy and Old Man Hyo’s necks. The collar that Queen put around Luffy and Old Man Hyo’s neck is similar to what the Celestial Dragons’ slaves are wearing. If Luffy and Old Man Kyo purposely leave the ring in the Sumo Inferno Tournament, blades will immediately come out of the collar and cut off their heads.
Director:Masahiro Hosoda
Writer:Jin Tanaka
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Writer:Jin Tanaka
6.2/10(9 votes)
#16 - An Inevitable Melee! Wetton's Schemes and the Rainbow Tower!
S5:E1421/26/2003
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.
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6.2/10(11 votes)
#17 - And so, the Legend Begins! To the Other Side of the Rainbow!
S5:E1432/2/2003
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.
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6.3/10(6 votes)
#18 - A Bond of Friendship Woven by Tears! Nami's World Map!
S9:E28110/15/2006
Nami's heartbreaking past - and Luffy's epic battle with Arlong - are recalled in this flashback to the early days of the Straw Hats!
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6.3/10(8 votes)
#19 - Everything Is for Her Friends! Robin in the Darkness!
S9:E28310/29/2006
A flashback reveals Robin's motives for cooperating with CP9, Nami's shocking discovery about the archaeologist's past, and Luffy's determination to save his friend!
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6.3/10(6 votes)
#20 - Caesar Goes Missing! The Pirate Alliance Makes a Sortie!
S15:E62612/22/2013
Smooth seas stretch out before the Straw Hats as they leave Punk Hazard far behind -- but while they fear Donflamingo's return and prepare to face him, another foe lies in wait, whose powers could be their downfall!
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6.3/10(6 votes)
#21 - A Desperate Situation - Luffy Fights a Battle in Extreme Heat
S18:E7507/17/2016
Luffy, Desire, and Bartolomeo go up against Bill! But the mad, Smelt-Smelt man becomes deranged and lets his true power unfurl! Do Luffy and the others have any hope of exposing Bill's self-serving aims and turning his gang against him?
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6.3/10(4 votes)
#22 - A Climactic Sumo Battle! Straw Hat vs. the Strongest Ever Yokozuna!
S21:E9039/22/2019
Luffy faces against Urashima in a sumo match. Holdem tries to pull off Tama's cheek until Luffy sends Urashima crashing into Holdem's residence.
Director:Yūsuke Suzuki
Writer:Ryo Yamazaki
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Director:Yūsuke Suzuki
Writer:Ryo Yamazaki
6.4/10(9 votes)
#23 - Legend of the Rainbow Mist! Old Man Henzo of Luluka Island!
S5:E1391/5/2003
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.
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6.4/10(9 votes)
#24 - Thoughts of Home! The Pirate Graveyard of No Escape!
S5:E1411/19/2003
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.
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6.4/10(11 votes)
#25 - Nami’s in a Major Pinch! The Zombie Mansion and the Invisible Man!
S10:E3412/3/2008
After the meeting with Hogback, who frightens Chopper by insisting that no one is allowed in his laboratory, Nami takes a shower with Usopp and Chopper outside while musing her thoughts on their situation. But Nami finds herself restrained by an invisible man in the shower, the figure fleeing when Usopp and Chopper manage to drive him off. The invisible man meets with Hogback and the ghost, referred as Perona, to discuss what to do with the Straw Hats. As the rest of the crew set foot on Thriller Bark, Luffy taming the cerberus as the group encounter more zombie creatures, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper attempt to leave the manor. But the trio instead find themselves surrounded by the Surprise Zombies: zombies that strike from paintings, taxidermied heads, and even floor rugs.
Director:Tetsuya Endo
Writer:Isao Murayama
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Director:Tetsuya Endo
Writer:Isao Murayama