Punk Hazard Arc

The sixteenth season of the One Piece anime television series was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto. It began broadcasting in Japan on Fuji Television from January 6, 2013, to January 12, 2014. The story arc, called "Punk Hazard" (パンクハザード), adapts material from the end of the 66th volume to the end of the 70th volume of the manga by Eiichiro Oda. The Straw Hats recover a distress signal originating from Punk Hazard. There they discover Caesar Clown, an ex-Navy scientist, experimenting on children. Luffy and the prisoners team up to stop Caesar and his henchmen. An anime original story arc, called "Caesar Retrieval", takes place immediately after the Heart–Hat alliance's departure from Punk Hazard and deals with them rescuing Caesar from a mysterious person in order to take down Doflamingo and Kaido.

Quick Facts

Location: Punk Hazard
Key antagonist: Caesar Clown

Did You Know?

The first of twelve DVD compilations was released on January 8, 2014, with the last being released on June 4, 2014.
Two pieces of theme music are used: 'We Go!' by Hiroshi Kitadani (up to episode 590) and 'Hands Up!' by Kōta Shinzato for the rest of the season.
When the season originally aired, 'Hands Up!' was not used by Funimation in its simulcast due to licensing issues with the record label.
In North America, the season was recategorized as the majority of 'Season Ten' for its DVD release by Funimation Entertainment.