One Piece Movie 1 - Recommendations

• TV (26 eps)
• 2001

Some years into the future, a strange, unexplainable natural disaster has broken off a piece of the Japanese mainland. Known as the Lost Ground, it is now inhabited by people with Alters -- machine-like extensions of their own will. In order to keep the peace on the Lost Ground, the HOLY organization uses its own Alter capabilists to police the region. In the midst of the chaos is a young man named Kazuma, whose life will soon change forever as he discovers his hidden abilities, and how to wield them.

• TV (51 eps)
• 2001 - 2002

Fifty years ago, the Demon Stone and RAVE (two powerful artifacts) are broken and scattered throughout the world. The story follows the journey of Haru Glory; during his travels he meets many new friends and allies, and also enemies known as the Daemon Card. He will have to use the powers given to him by RAVE to defeat the Daemon Card and find the other pieces of RAVE.

• TV (62 eps)
• 1999 - 2001

Drawn to the mystique of the unknown, Hunters travel the world in search of terrifying creatures, incredible riches, and unexplored lands. Gon Freecss is a naive-yet-determined young boy who aspires to join the ranks of these individuals, in order to find his missing father Ging - a master of the profession himself. To reach his goal, he partakes in the formidable Hunter Exam, a series of tests that push the participants to their physical and mental limits, with a Hunter License as the prize. During the exam Gon befriends vengeful Kurapika, doctor-to-be Leorio, and skilled assassin Killua, who have entered for their own reasons. But with the sinister Hisoka standing in their way, will Gon and his friends be able to succeed in obtaining their reward, or even escaping with their lives?

• TV (167 eps)
• 2000 - 2004

Kagome is a normal high school girl who falls into a well, transporting her back in time to the feudal era. Upon her arrival to this world, she mercifully unleashes Inuyasha, a half demon. As if this isn't enough, she also discovers that she is the bearer of the Shikon no Tama, a jewel of great spiritual power, a jewel which has just shattered into a million shards. Now, along with Miroku the priest, Sango the demon hunter, and Shippo the mischievous fox-demon, they must set out to find the Shikon shards and defeat the evils of the demon Naraku.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2012

When Luffy and the crew were attacked by several marine warships they are forced to use Coup de Burst to escape. Crash landing on an island, the crew decide to explore while repairs occur. Upon meeting an wax artisan and learning the truth behind the island, Luffy offers his help.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2009

Twenty years ago, the notorious pirate, Gold Lion Shiki, managed to achieve the impossible: he became the first person to escape from the maximum-security marine prison, Impel Down. Having spent the last two decades in hiding, Shiki has now returned, and he has a series of nefarious plans in mind. One day, after a chance encounter with Luffy and the gang, Shiki takes a liking to Nami’s talents as a navigator and decides to claim her for his own, scattering the rest of the crew across his various floating islands in the sky. Now, Luffy and the Straw Hats must fight their way past Skiki’s army of modified animals in order to save their comrade and stop the Gold Lion’s plot to destroy East Blue and gain control over the world.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2015

After two years of training, the Straw Hats reunite at Sabaody and finally make it to the New World. At Punk Hazard Island they meet again with Trafalgar Law, forming a pact against the Four Warlords. And Luffy meets with a friend he thought was dead.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2006

Having recovered a treasure chest from a sinking ship, the Straw Hat Pirates can’t wait to see what riches await them inside. So imagine their surprise when they find they've gotten an old lady instead! Anxious to get back home (and avoid Nami’s wrath for having thrown out the treasure previously in the chest), the old lady offers a great treasure reward if the crew will return her to her home on Mecha Island. Her legend of the Golden Crown sounds too good to be true… but Luffy smells adventure, so what's the crew to do? In an island full of amazing inventions, the crew will test their riddle-solving skills – and Luffy's dumb luck – to solve the mystery of Mecha Island and its treasure.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1998

Pirate Luffy and his crew, Zoro and Nami, are aimlessly drifting along in the ocean; but soon their tranquillity is blown apart, literally, as a missile hits their boat. Amidst the commotion, a giant sea monster carries Nami away and Luffy and Zoro disappear below the waves. When the pair eventually washes up on a beach, they are about to be captured by two pirates - that is, until a young girl called Medaka intervenes! Luffy and Zoro are told of the Pirate Ganzak, a dastardly man who shattered the island's peace and enslaved its residents in the process. Spurred on by the promise of food, Luffy and Zoro decide to storm the tower where the pirates are based. But can the pair foil Ganzak's plot and free the people, even when it appears that Nami has betrayed them? And more importantly, will they score themselves a decent meal?

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2015

Luffy and the Straw Hats must face their former Davy Back Fight competitors on the mysterious island of Nebulandia – whose fog renders devil fruit powers useless. Foxy also has some new tricks up his sleeve, in the form of three new crewmembers. Do the Straw Hats stand a chance without their devil fruit abilities?